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Higher Ed. Act alters privacy laws: Clinton approves lower 7.43 percent loan interest rate
President Clinton signed a bill yesterday that, in addition to lowering student interest rates on college loans, could allow the University to release the identity of students who violate the University's Code of Student Conduct.
In the midst of a Congressional term marked by argument, irritation and inaction, the signing is being lauded as a model of bipartisanship.
AIDS deaths decline by 47 percent: Virus no longer among nation's top 10 killers
WASHINGTON - For the first time since it joined the list in 1990, AIDS is no longer among the nation's top 10 leading killers, as deaths last year dropped by a whopping 47 percent.
The disease moved from 8th to 14th after the unprecedented declines in 1997, according to a report released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
Superfan title to be shared
Fans aren't seeing double. There really are two Superfans.
Public Health alumnus Jeff Holzhausen recently passed the cowbell to his successor, LSA first-year student Reza Breakstone, who will carry on the tradition of donning a cape and montage of Michigan symbols in an effort to rouse fans at Michigan sporting events.
Let it out: 'U' students scream for awareness on the Diag
Aaahhhhh-wareness filled the Diag yesterday, marking the middle of National Mental Health Awareness Week with the second annual Scream-in.
The Scream-in, co-sponsored by student mental-awareness group Mentality and the Project SERVE Issues Team, was designed to bring the issues of mental health into the open.
Detroit Rep. Hood dies at 64
State Rep. Morris Hood, Jr., the Detroit Democrat who chaired the House Appropriations Committee, died yesterday at the age of 64.
Hood, the longest-serving member of the Michigan House of Representatives, was well known as an advocate for equal opportunities in higher education and the citizens of Detroit.
Fieger's tax cut proposal criticized
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey Fieger poses political problems of all sorts for Michigan elected officials. Many are running from him, some are questioning his morals and still others are attacking his proposals.
In no uncertain terms, Regent Daniel Horning (R-Grand Haven) and Regent candidate David Brandon said yesterday that a Geoffrey Fieger Administration would be devastating to Michigan's colleges and universities.
Milosevic gets another chance
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - A U.S. envoy gave Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic another chance yesterday to bow to international demands and avoid NATO airstrikes. But Milosevic remained defiant.
Following his meeting with envoy Richard Holbrooke, Milosevic's office said "attempts were made to overcome the differences" over the crisis in Kosovo province.
Greenspan says turmoil hurts U.S.
WASHINGTON - Offering hope of further interest-rate cuts, Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan warned yesterday that a "fear-induced psychological response" gripping the world's financial markets is bound to cramp the U.S. economy.
Activist Palmer speaks on campus
Creating a community of discourse about teaching and learning on university campuses will be the topic when Parker Palmer - a writer, teacher and activist who works on issues of education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change - takes the floor today at the Counsel for Ethical, Spiritual and Religious Dialogue's day of dialogue.
'U' services help students get home safely late at night: Safewalk and Yellow Cab offer safe alternative to walking home alone
In an effort to keep students safe after long hours of studying, the University is continuing late-night programs to look after its students into the early morning hours.
Five years ago, the University and Yellow Cab created a program to provide free, late-night rides for students, giving them an alternative to walking alone after shutting their books.
Statistics show fewer res,but higher infant mortality
LANSING (AP) - People who died in fires last year were more likely than not in a home without a working smoke detector, a state insurance agency said yesterday.
Fifty-one percent of the 182 people who died in fires last year were in homes that either didn't have smoke detectors or had detectors that weren't working when the fire broke out.
Research: Notes
The Food and Drug Association recently approved a heart device currently being used by the University Medical Center.
The implantable machine is called the HeartMate and is attached to the abdomen. Once installed, the device pumps oxygenated blood into the body.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Clinton calls for fair vote
WASHINGTON - President Clinton led a restrained campaign yesterday against today's vote to launch an impeachment inquiry, while congressional Democrats complained that Republicans have stacked the process against him.
The vote in the House of Representatives is by far the most politically important of Clinton's presidency. In public, he projected an aura of laissez-faire. But the president, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Vice President Al Gore continued their behind-the-scenes lobbying.
Dems hope inquiry motivates voters
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans remain more intensely interested than Democrats in voting in November's elections. But Democratic pollsters said yesterday the House vote on proceeding with an impeachment inquiry of President Clinton could motivate more Democrats to go to the polls.
Study: College tuition increases about 4 percent
WASHINGTON - The price of college tuition rose about 4 percent over last year, though a record amount of financial aid - more than $60 billion - was available to students, according to two studies released yesterday by the College Board.
CHICAGO (AP) - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. And it has looked that way since September, maybe earlier. Already, many stores are putting up their Christmas displays and setting out their yuletide merchandise.
Report: Crew searched for smoke source
NEW YORK (AP) - Flight attendants on Swissair Flight 111 were told to use flashlights to clear meal trays as crew members in the cockpit cut power to the cabin in an attempt to find the source of smoke minutes before the plane crashed, ABC News reported yesterday, citing sources.
MOSCOW (AP) - Empty pockets and anger over the failure of Boris Yeltsin's government to end years of economic malaise drove hundreds of thousands of Russians to nationwide protests yesterday. Disillusionment and pragmatism kept many more away.
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