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Bowled over: Buckeye offense crushes Michigan
COLUMBUS - The frustration of years and championships spoiled came spilling onto the field Saturday as the final horn sounded in Columbus.
No. 7 Ohio State stomped on the demons of three straight defeats to No. 11 Michigan, winning 31-16 before 94,339 fans at Ohio Stadium to gain a share of the Big Ten championship.
'U' students push for honor code
When Engineering junior Patrick Guffey returned from the Academic Integrity Conference on Nov. 8, he knew the University could defy the statistics.
The results of research conducted by Rutgers University Prof. Donald McCabe show that on most college campuses, more than 75 percent of students admit to cheating at some point - a finding Guffey said is most likely an accurate portrayal of our University.
SP edges DAA by 1 seat
The Students' Party clipped past the Defend Affirmative Action Party by a narrow margin of one seat in last week's Michigan Student Assembly elections.
The Students' Party, which currently dominates the assembly, carried seven seats in the election, closely followed by the Defend Affirmative Action, which took six seats. Independent and write-in candidates captured seven seats, and trailing behind, the New Frontier Party put just one candidate in office.
Assisted suicide aired on TV
Jack Kevorkian brought the world an insider's view of his assisted suicide crusade last night when CBS aired a tape of Kevorkian giving a patient a lethal injection.
The program "60 Minutes" showed a Kevorkian patient, Thomas Youk, who suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease, progress from a successful race car driver to the physically incapacitated man seen in the video. Kevorkian said Youk wanted to die so badly he would not even wait a week to think over the decision.
Honorary degrees awarded by regents
With intentions of capturing the essence of diversity at the University, the Board of Regents approved President Lee Bollinger's recommendation that a Nobel Prize winner and a renowned composer receive honorary degrees from the University on Dec. 20.
Residence halls left with spots
Thousands of students moved into University residence halls last September and, for the first time in years, student lounges weren't used as temporary housing. In fact, there are nearly 200 open spaces not being used in residence halls this year, said Alan Levy, director of Housing public affairs.
Clinton thanks troops
OSAN AIR FORCE BASE, South Korea - President Clinton yesterday expressed a "debt of gratitude" to U.S. military personnel around the world for their role in deterring the development and use of weapons of mass destruction and stressed the need to remain "vigilant," particularly in the face of threats from Iraq and North Korea.
Senator says strike on Iraq possible
WASHINGTON - Prospects of a new U.S. military strike on Iraq appeared to grow yesterday, as a leading congressional Republican declared "we better be prepared" for an attack, and Iraqi officials heaped scorn on the chief U.N. weapons inspector who is at the center of the dispute.
Thompson addresses board
Michigan Student Assembly President Trent Thompson spoke about student concerns, assembly projects and student activities in his address to the University Board of Regents on Friday.
MSA Vice President Sarah Chopp also spoke to the regents about the issue of academic integrity at the University.
'U' considering pay Website
The University's Athletic Department currently is discussing the possibility of creating a subscription sports Website and company to create sports Websites for other universities.
"This is all in the planning stage," said Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations Bruce Madej.
Speaker addresses diversity, unity in Latino/a community
Piri Thomas, a highly recognized Latino author and poet, addressed audiences Saturday about racism, diversity and unity among all human beings.
Many view Thomas, the author of "Down These Mean Streets," as the first Latino to inform non-Spanish-speakers of life in the Latino/a barrios.
CampusNotes: Prof. named Russel Lecturer
The University Board of Regents bestowed the highest honor for senior faculty members on Jack Dixon, professor of biological chemistry and chair of the University's department of biological chemistry.
He will deliver this year's Henry Russel Lecture, an event scheduled for March 9.
Engineering students initiated into honor society
The Order of the Engineer Initiation Ceremony was held yesterday for those graduating Engineering seniors who have pledged to take pride and ethics with them as they enter the workforce.
The ceremony gives Engineering students an opportunity to recite the Obligation of an Engineer - a voluntary oath crafted to instill ethics in engineers.
Ohio State bloodied by Michigan in 'battle'
Perhaps Michigan did not win the football game against Ohio State on Saturday, but last week the University won another battle - the week-long Blood Battle against OSU.
The competition is sponsored annually by local chapters of Alpha Phi Omega, a community service fraternity, on both campuses.
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