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GEO begins contract bargaining
Amidst chants of solidarity, organized labor advocacy signs and the sound of bagpipes, about 300 supporters gathered to rally yesterday in support of the Graduate Employees Organization before the first round of contract bargaining last night.
Taking a stand: 200 rally for affirmative action
With umbrellas for potential rain in one hand and protest signs in the other, more than 200 University students, faculty and community members gathered in front of the Michigan Union yesterday to voice their support for affirmative action.
Mudbowl tradition to continue
The 66th annual Mudbowl, sponsored by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, will be held Saturday despite the removal of SAE's traditional opponent - the campus' chapter of Phi Delta Theta fraternity - from campus Tuesday.
The proceeds from the event are normally donated to the University Hospitals' Mott's Children's Hospital, but this year the proceeds will be split between the hospital and a fund created in memory of LSA first-year student Courtney Cantor, who died Friday after falling from her sixth-floor Mary Markley window.
Environment proposal unites candidates
The sun shines, the birds chirp, and the sky radiates above the beautiful green grass. A voice begins to talk about the need for a cleaner, safer environment.
Out walks U.S. Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.), talking about redeveloping brownfields and cleaning Michigan's air. But it seems a contradiction - the conservative U.S. senator talking about his support for a ballot proposal that would spend money to clean the environment, also citing numerous other supporters from both parties.
'Lab on a chip' facilitates DNA analysis
In the not-so-distant future, police officers may be able to identify individual human DNA at a crime scene within minutes.
Investigators might carry hand-held devices similar to those Star Trek space travelers used to explore the environment on distant planets.
Hindu students celebrate Diwali Puja
More than 200 students filled Stockwell Residence Hall's Blue Lounge last night to celebrate the Hindu religion's main holiday, the Diwali Puja.
Diwali is the "Festival of Lights" and a way to celebrate the Hindu new year, Engineering junior Ranjana Roy said.
"We can gather and pray," Roy said. "It's a nice way to come together. It gives a sense of family."
Lawyers discuss impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON - In their first face-to-face meeting, President Clinton's top lawyers and congressional investigators discussed the upcoming hearings on whether Clinton should be impeached for lying under oath an otherwise trying to cover up his affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Politicians to campaign in Detroit area
State Congressional candidates are turning up the heat and bringing in the big guns for the final two weeks of campaigning, as First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich come to Southeast Michigan today.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will host a fundraiser and rally at the Renaissance Center in Detroit today. Headlining the event will be Clinton, who has been traveling around the country in support of Democratic candidates for the past two months.
Women to host day of action
Use your voice! Claim your power! Create choice! This message is being sent to all the young women on campus today.
Celebrated today, dubbed National Young Women's Day of Action is part of a national campaign created and organized by young women.
Lunches attract students, profs
The lure of free food and learning without being graded brought many students to the Michigan Union yesterday for the second event in the new "Faculty Wednesdays" lecture-lunch series.
"It's a nice avenue for students, at a totally voluntary level, to learn something that they don't have to worry about knowing for a test," said biology Prof. John Kuwada, the featured speaker at this month's lecture.
Steel mill will affect minorities
Newly released research conducted by SNRE research associate Robin Saha and Prof. Paul Mohai shows that a proposed steel mill for Genessee County, Mich. would disproportionately affect minorities and low-income individuals.
The area within one mile of the steel mill is comprised of 52 percent minorities, more than double the county and state averages, according to the researchers. The mean income for the area is $36,426 as compared with $57,669 for the county as a whole.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Hate crimes provoke debates
DETROIT (AP) - A little boy riding his bicycle. A woman sleeping in her home. A couple coming home from a church gathering.
None expected to be the object of a hate crime. But all became witnesses to vandalism in the form of racist messages - aimed at them.
Candidate wants apology for stripper accusations
LANSING (AP) - A state Senate candidate in Dearborn says her opponent's supporters have circulated fliers implying she once worked as a stripper, and she wants an apology.
Republican Rhonda Runco's opponent, state Sen. George Hart (D-Dearborn) said he had nothing to do with the fliers and doesn't condone personal attacks in political campaigns.
State agrees to lease former GM Detroit headquarters
DETROIT (AP) - The state announced yesterday it will help ensure the future of a downtown landmark.
Calling it a partnership between the city, state and General Motors Corp., Gov. John Engler said the state has reached an agreement in principle to lease a major portion of the old GM headquarters.
Mideast peace talks may collapse
QUEENSTOWN, Md. - President Clinton's national security team struggled yesterday night to stave off collapse of the largest diplomatic investment of his presidency after Israel announced plans to walk out of Middle East summit talks without an agreement.
Radioactive bugs discovered
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) - Radioactive ants, flies and gnats have been found at the Hanford nuclear complex, bringing to mind those Cold War era B horror movies in which giant, mutant insects are the awful price paid for mankind's entry into the Atomic Age.
Nigerian deathtolls rise
JESSE, Nigeria (AP) - A bell-ringing town crier was sent to Jesse yesterday to call for the injured to return to hospitals, while state radio announced that the death toll from the fireball that tore through this southern Nigerian town has risen to 700.
Scandals familiar to Americans
NEW YORK - The world economy is tottering on the brink, while violence flares around the globe. At home, there is rancorous partisanship and a crippling lack of moral leadership. But all you see in the newspapers is sex, scandal and endless gossip.
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