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'She should have been safe': Family, friends mourn death of student
Remembering her vivid imagination, sense of humor and love of life, hundreds of friends and family attended services yesterday for LSA first-year student Courtney Cantor, who died Friday morning after falling from her sixth-floor residence hall window.
'U' death echoes accidents on campuses across the nation
The tragic death of LSA first-year student Courtney Cantor last Friday morning is the latest tale of sorrow in a national outbreak of recent tragic accidents on college campuses.
In an eerily similar incident last Thursday, Rosamond Huntoon, a sophomore at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, plunged three stories from her residence hall room window. She remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
Mideast peace talks stall
QUEENSTOWN, Md. (AP) - Prodded by U.S. mediation at the highest levels, Middle East peace negotiations were stalled yesterday over key elements of a land-for-peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. The Clinton administration appealed to the two sides to find the "political will" to settle issues that have generated 19 months of stalemate.
Coming Out Week clouded by Shepard's death
More than 200 members of the University community attended a rally Friday on the Diag to celebrate National Coming Out Week.
Queer Unity Project and Michigan Student Association's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Commission, the groups who sponsored the event, dedicated the rally to all hate crime victims - specifically Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming who died last Monday after being severely beaten.
Elders emphasizes preventative care
Calling for an increase in health awareness and preventive health care education, former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders spoke at the Michigan Theater on Saturday afternoon.
Interspersed with humorous anecdotes, Elders' speech had the crowd of more than 500 laughing on numerous occasions.
Death toll rises as storms hit southern Texas
HOUSTON (AP) - More bodies were pulled from floodwaters in central Texas as torrential storms continued a deadly march east across the state yesterday, killing one man whose mobile home was swept away by a twister.
At least 10 people died in the weekend storms. The latest victim, an unidentified man, died yesterday when a tornado swept through Waller County just after sunrise, demolishing mobile homes and snapping trees in Brookshire, 35 miles west of Houston.
Former Ann Arbor Rep. Dies
Former Rep. Perry Bullard, who wrote landmark state legislation upholding personal liberties, has died. He was 56.
Bullard, a Democrat who represented Ann Arbor in the state House from 1972 to 1992, died Thursday in his home in Wayne County's Canton Township of an apparent heart attack.
President rejects Jones settlement
WASHINGTON - President Clinton rejected a $2 million settlement proposal by Paula Jones yesterday, leaving her lawyers scrambling to put together another offer in hopes of heading off a courtroom clash between the two sides tomorrow, according to sources close to the talks.
Markley windows examined
With the death of LSA first-year student Courtney Cantor under investigation, the safety of Mary Markley Residence Hall windows have come into question.
"I don't believe that there has ever been a report of anyone falling out," before Cantor's death, said Alan Levy, director of Housing Public Affairs.
ITD addresses 'worst-case scenario' in Y2K problem
When the clock strikes midnight on New Years Day 2000, students can thank the Outer Banks of the Carolinas for the Information Technology Division's handling of the Y2K problem's "worst-case" scenario.
ITD Executive Director José-Marie Griffiths was on vacation near the pounding surf when she realized the University may have overlooked something in its plans to deal with the problem of computer systems in the year 2000.
As year 2000 approaches, A2 looks for census help
Listed among many of the major events planned for the coming millennium, the U.S. government is anticipating Census 2000 to be a major undertaking.
With the responsibility of mapping out the entire U.S. population, the census taken every 10 years is the only data-gathering operation mandated by the Constitution.
Kelley headlines symposium
As HMOs continue to replace traditional health care plans, citizens and members of the nation's medical community must confront a new spectrum of quality care problems.
Experts from around the nation, including Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley, gathered Friday and Saturday at the Law School to discuss the changing dynamics of the industry as it approaches the next millennium.
National Pharmacy Week opens doors
For students undecided about the right field of study for them, this week may be the perfect time to think about pharmacy.
National Pharmacy Week began yesterday, and local pharmacists and College of Pharmacy students are spreading the word about their career choice.
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