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GEO proposes wage increase to 'U'
As negotiators walked past, about 40 Graduate Employees Organization members crowded the LSA Building's second-floor hallways last night in support of the GEO's bargaining team.
"It's not just the bargaining committee," GEO member Ulrike Peters said. "The membership supports them."
Raids halt more Greek social plans
Two more fraternities have suspended social activities after Ann Arbor Police Department officials raided house and fraternity parties this past weekend, ticketing 75 students for underage drinking.
Dave Westol, international executive director of Theta Chi, said yesterday the fraternity has canceled all social activities until the closure of the investigation. Beta Theta Pi also has canceled social activities for this weekend, Interfraternity Council President Bradley Holcman said yesterday.
Clinton says he is 'prepared to act'
WASHINGTON - President Clinton declared yesterday that he was "prepared to act" forcefully to end Iraq's defiance of United Nations weapons inspections, authorizing a new buildup of military forces in the Persian Gulf as U.N. officials evacuated most weapons inspectors and relief personnel from Baghdad.
Celebrating heroes
The Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC units publicly recognized Veterans Day yesterday in a colorful ceremony to honor those who fought for the United States, and those currently preparing for similar missions.
"It was pretty inspirational," said first-year Engineering student and Air Force cadet Neil Moser.
In what organizers touted as an historic event for the University, Muslims and Jewish community members met last night in East Hall to discuss the prospects for peace in the Mideast. Sponsored by groups that include the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and Hillel's Major Events Committee, the event drew more than 120 people and included four panelists.
Students air opinions of Code
Only a handful of the University's 37,197 students attended a forum on the Student Code of Conduct last night sponsored by the Michigan Student Assembly.
"It was a good turnout considering most people on campus don't know about the Code," said Olga Savic, MSA Students' Rights Commission chair. "This is only the beginning of the discussion."
Gingrich to explore 'many avenues'
WASHINGTON (AP) - On his way out of Congress, Newt Gingrich is promising to explore "many avenues for a public life," a phrase that has triggered speculation that he might be heading for the road to the White House.
Gingrich isn't saying whether he will run for president in 2000. His closest advisers say he won't decide for weeks or months. But as he ponders his future, picking up the pieces from disappointing midterm elections, Republicans are debating whether Gingrich could be a serious contender.
AZT shown to protect babies from AIDS virus
Treating HIV-infected mothers with AZT early in pregnancy reduces chances of passing virus
BOSTON (AP) - The drug AZT appears to protect babies from catching the AIDS virus from their mothers, even if treatment begins only after birth.
AZT is already the standard medicine to prevent maternal transmission of the AIDS virus. Typically, doctors give the medicine to mothers during their last 14 weeks of pregnancy as well as to babies for six weeks after birth.
Around the Nation and Around the World
Heart disease more common in black women
Black women are four times more likely to die from heart disease or stroke before the age of 60 than white women, according to a University study presented at Monday's meeting of the American Heart Association in Dallas.
Lori Mosca, director of preventive cardiology research and education in the University Health System, led the study, titled "The Women's Pooling Project."
MSA bans personal computers for elections
It's a clear sign that when the walls of Angell Hall become more colorful than leaves covering the ground outside, Michigan Student Assembly election season has begun.
Changes to the assembly's election code, which governs elections practices in campaigning and voting, include the banning of personal computers for use as online polling sites.
Stormy weather causes power outages
statewide
Utility crews from as far away as Virginia were hard at work yesterday to restore power to a half million homes and businesses blacked out by a wave of storms that swept over Michigan. Some Michigan residents won't get power restored until Saturday, utility officials said.
'The Siege' angers some Islamic students
at 'U'
Everyone knows the premise to a typical action movie. There are the good guys and the bad guys. The bad guys do something really horrible, and then the good guys save the general population from the evils that are thrust upon them. Viewers go home with the feeling that good has prevailed, along with images of several shoot-outs, car chases and heroic feats.
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Labor rights activist speaks at 'U'
Charles Kernaghan, director of the National Labor Committee, spoke to a crowd of more than 60 students at the Michigan Union last night, telling about David vs. Goliath-like efforts to fight for labor rights.
The National Labor Committee, consisting of just five staff members, works against large corporations like Wal-Mart and The Gap to protect workers' rights by focusing on U.S. business practices in foreign countries - in particular sweatshop exploitation in Latin America, Kernaghan said.
awareness for the homeless.
Chrysler merger to become ofcial
DETROIT (AP) - Seven often-tumultuous decades as the scrappy survivor among the Big Three automakers end for Chrysler Corp. today when its merger with Germany's Daimler-Benz AG becomes official.
Seventy-three years after former General Motors Corp. executive Walter Chrysler renamed the Maxwell Motor Car Co. after himself, Chrysler Corp. retires into the history books. The Big Three become the Big Two, and a new era begins for the Motor City.
Election worker's error may reverse close race outcome
STANDISH (AP) - A seven-vote win may turn into a three-vote loss for Michael Baumgartner, who according to unofficial returns won the 34th Circuit Court race.
An election worker's 10-vote recording error may reverse the race's outcome, The Bay City Times reported yesterday.
Israelis ratifyaccords
yesterday, as he demonstrates with thousands of other conservative Israelis against turning over parts of the West Bank to Palestinian control.
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's government narrowly ratified the land-for-peace agreement with the Palestinians yesterday, setting the stage for withdrawal from West Bank territory and an expansion of Palestinian autonomy.
Ultra-orthodox Israelis gain clout
JERUSALEM - In an electoral victory that will intensify the fight over this disputed city's character and future, religious and ultra-Orthodox parties won nearly half the seats in Jerusalem's city council, election results showed yesterday.
Speaker-to-be maynot push impeachment
WASHINGTON - Speaker-to-be Bob Livingston (R-La.) is talking tough about President Clinton's behavior, but privately he has suggested he has little interest in pursuing an impeachment inquiry during his speakership.
With House Republicans seemingly split over whether to seek impeachment of the president, Livingston has yet to take an active role in bridging the differences. In fact, knowledgeable congressional sources said yesterday that Livingston has not discussed impeachment with House Judiciary Committee Chair Henry Hyde (R-Ill.
YPRES, Belgium (AP) - Thousands of poppy petals rained down from a World War I memorial arch in Belgium yesterday while Queen Elizabeth II and several war veterans observed a minute of silence, 80 years after the gunfire of the Great War stopped.
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17 newly elected Republicans are seasoned politicians: GOP pols show shift in voters' priorities
WASHINGTON - So much for the era of the Republican citizen-legislator.
Almost without exception, the 17 House GOP freshmen who begin their orientations in Washington today are seasoned politicians. Technical jargon causes stumbles in Microsoft case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Perhaps Microsoft attorney John Warden explained it best: "There are a few of us, including myself, who still use fountain pens and legal pads."
And it shows at the big antitrust trial in Washington.
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