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Ku Klux Klan rallies at City Hall: Police, peacekeepers help to control violence
Racist slurs flooded Ann Arbor City Hall Saturday afternoon as 37 Ku Klux Klan members held a rally, protected from violent projectile-wielding protesters by fences and barricades. Demonstrators were hit with tear gas and pepper spray while trying to reach the Klan.
University responds to lawsuit intervention motion
The University has issued a response to the coalition of students which filed a motion to intervene as a third party in the lawsuit challenging the University Law School's use of race in its admission policies.
A total of 41 students ranging in gender, race and educational level along with three coalitions filed the motion on March 26 to enter the second of two lawsuits against the University.
'U' chef serves it up in contest semi-finals
Some students may feel dining hall chefs are random passersby, picked only for their ability to look cool in funny white hats. But one University chef is proving he's no doughboy.
Far from a random passerby, East Quad's Grade-A chef is currently in the running for a spot in the Bocus d'Or, an acclaimed international cooking competition.
Legislation proposes mental, physical health care equality
State Rep. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) presented parity legislation last Tuesday that would require insurance companies to cover mental health care and physical health care equally.
"Illness of the brain is another illness just like that of the heart, brain or kidneys," Brater said. "It deserves equal treatment."
Fox to go on trial for incident
Thursday, an Oakland County judge ruled that former Michigan hockey player Chris Fox will stand trial for an incident in a recreational league game that took place last summer.
Assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder is the charge, and if convicted, the recent LSA graduate could face up to 10 years in prison.
Houses to move for parking lot
Chapters may be lost from Ann Arbor's history books by the end of May when three historically valuable houses are removed to make way for a new parking lot.
The University currently owns the houses that are located at 916 Maiden Lane and 919 and 925 Wall Street. The need for additional parking stems from renovations the University is scheduled to perform during the summers of '98 and '99 to provide safe parking facilities and prevent water damage to the Cancer and Geriatric Centers and the west end of University Hospital.
'Semester at Sea' keeps studies afloat
In 1835, the "Beagle" set sail with a twenty-six year old naturalist named Charles Darwin aboard and the theory of evolution was born. In 1513, Ponce de Leon set out to find the fountain of youth. Instead, he found Florida. On September 10, 1998, as part of the "Semester at Sea" program, the S.
Smoking may be in the genes
Smokers may not deserve all the blame for their habit. Recent research at the University finds some people may be "born to smoke."
Ovide Pomerleau, a researcher at the Nicotine Research Laboratory at the University Medical School, found heavy smokers were much more likely than non-smokers to say they experienced pleasurable effects the first time they smoked, leading them to believe that some people are predisposed to be smokers.
Rally gives community a peaceful alternative
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
In the spirit of these words from Martin Luther King Jr., nearly 600 University students and Washtenaw County community members gathered at Wheeler Park on Saturday to promote diversity by taking a peaceful stand against the Ku Klux Klan.
Ann Arbor remembers violence, pain of '96 KKK demonstration
Shock, rage and regret flooded Ann Arbor two years ago as the Ku Klux Klan rallied on the steps of City Hall and caused the liberal city to erupt into violence.
Today, those who witnessed the eight arrests and acts of rebellion still clearly remember the anger and fear of June 22, 1996 that left an indelible mark on Ann Arbor history.
Photostory: Klan rally breaks out in violence, police respond with tear gas
Read the Daily's coverage of the 1996 KKK rally:
Protesters march against KKK demonstration
KKK speaks out about protesters, views
KKK protesters crash city council meeting to denounce rally arrests
05-11-98
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