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Housing: Some windows defective:
In the wake of a tragic death less than two weeks ago, a University Housing inspection Saturday revealed that 97 window stops in Mary Markley Residence Hall were malfunctioning.
But the exact number of broken windows could not be pinpointed since each window has two stops - one or both stops could have been broken, University spokesperson Julie Peterson said.
But Cantor's window did work properly
Greeks recommit to alcohol policies
The University's Greek system presidents came together Sunday night to discuss drinking and alcohol policies.
Seven rules - some new, others revised - resulted from the three-hour meeting, which included input from Dave Westol, executive director of Theta Chi's national office.
Sex assault survivors speak out
Female University students spoke out about their personal experiences with sexual assault and against their violators last night.
The audience, somber at times, supported participants, applauding each speaker and showing their feelings through tears of their own.
'U' takes hard line against gambling
As point-shaving, fixed games and monetary bets among college athletes become more visible, the University said yesterday it is not ready to take a gamble with the reputation of its athletic program.
In the midst of potential accusations against the Northwestern University football team, the Michigan Athletic Department proposed a "zero tolerance" policy regarding gambling in college athletics - a policy that would make it illegal for athletes to make bets or be involved with organized gambling.
Oveflow of e-mail draws ITD aid
Many students agree that mass e-mails clog their inboxes, sending Godzilla after them to clear out the excess.
"I usually get 40 or 50 a day," Public Health student Amy Pickard said.
Jones papers raise Willey questions
WASHINGTON - With Kathleen Willey still the unplayed wild card in Kenneth Starr's continuing criminal investigation, documents unsealed yesterday from the Paula Jones lawsuit raise fresh questions about how Willey's name originally surfaced in the search by Jones' lawyers for corroborating evidence that President Clinton was a womanizer.
Prof. defends fossil dating
When railroad construction crews cleared away rock in Atapuerca, Spain, about 100 years ago, they unearthed a treasure trove for archeologists, anthropologists and geologists.
Under the layers of sediment and rocks lay dozens of hominid skeletons and man-made tools, many of which dated back hundreds of thousands of years.
SACUA to review evaluation system
University President Lee Bollinger discussed concerns surrounding faculty evaluations of executive officers, chairs and deans at yesterday's Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs meeting.
Bollinger and the faculty's executive governing body talked extensively about ways to improve a process that has not been used since October 1995.
Scholar discusses politics of peace process in Mideast
Despite continuing violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East, people of both ethnic groups gathered in an Angell Hall auditorium last night for a lecture and discussion on a topic that divided them.
Marc Ellis, a scholar and author of nine books on the subject of the Jewish/Palestinian conflict, spoke for a short time and then opened the floor to audience comments and questions. Ellis said he supports the idea of a combined Israeli and Palestinian "civil state," which would be characterized by citizenship rather than race or ethnicity.
CrimeNotes: Martha Cook resident tries to overdose
A resident of Martha Cook Residence Hall attempted to overdose on sleeping pills early yesterday morning, according to Department of Public Safety reports.
The female resident ingested about eight Tylenol with codeine pills before she began feeling ill, the woman's roommate told DPS officials. The caller said her roommate recently had been depressed. The victim was taken to University Hospitals' emergency room.
10-27-98
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