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Bollinger speaks on key issues
University President Lee Bollinger outlined his goals and positions on an array of issues yesterday in a speech at the first meeting of the Senate Assembly this semester.
Bollinger told the members of the faculty's governing body - which held its meeting in the Rackham Amphitheater - he does not intend to settle the two lawsuits filed challenging the University's use of race in the admissions process, which were filed in the in the Detroit U.
Students closely watch storm damage
Many University students and faculty have turned their attention to weather updates as Hurricane Georges made its way through the Caribbean this week.
Now it has continued into the Gulf Coast of the United States, and students and faculty are wondering if the powerful storm will affect their friends and loved ones who may be in Georges's path.
Cantor says 'U' has a diverse role today
confronting and impacting some of the most complex and intense issues that face modern society - especially at a major institution such as the University - isn't supposed to be fun, she said.
In the Rackham Graduate School building where she previously served as dean, Provost Nancy Cantor joked to an audience of nearly 100 people that her job as the University's second-in-command and top woman administrator is not fun.
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Student fees vary across Big Ten: Student governments use funds for wide range of campus programs
University students pay a $5.69 fee to the Michigan Student Assembly each semester, but students at other Big Ten universities have different systems of funding student groups and activities.
Unlike many other Big Ten schools, MSA does not receive funding directly from University allocations.
Interest rates may fall after Fed meeting
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policy-makers are expected to cut interest rates for the first time in nearly three years today, acting on Chair Alan Greenspan's alarm about a deteriorating world economy.
The question, private economists said yesterday, is how much success any cut would have in containing a financial crisis that so far has proven unstoppable and now threatens more countries, including Brazil.
Special police to be pulled from Kosovo
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Hoping to avert a NATO attack, the Serbian premier on yesterday promised to withdraw special police units from Kosovo, declaring that separatists in the province had been defeated.
Premier Mirko Marjanovic, however, said the Serb crackdown would resume if the separatists stage new attacks. And Vice Premier Vojislav Seselj said if NATO carries out threatened strikes, Serbia would take hostage pro-Western Serbs who work for independent media, peace and rights groups.
Clinton sets West Bank schedule
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton set a mid-October goal for concluding a West Bank accord yesterday based on a report from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that they had basically resolved how much land Israel will yield.
transportation of choice for many students. By Josh Kroot
Asian graduate students to screen documentary
In an effort to make the campus more aware of issues facing Asian Pacific American students, the Coalition of Asian Pacific American Social Work Students is scheduled to screen its documentary tomorrow night.
"Face Value," a 35-minute video filmed this summer by LSA senior Marc Drake, will be shown at 6 p.m. in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union.
Law to target drug using workers
LANSING (AP) - Non-union state employees who use illegal drugs, misuse prescription drugs or drink during the work day will be subject to firing under a policy that takes effect Sunday.
Gov. John Engler requested the policy, which covers 16,000 state employees.
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Notes: Man caught with pot after fleeing police
A routine traffic stop on Stratton Court in Southeast Ann Arbor turned into an arrest Friday afternoon for the Ann Arbor Police Department.
AAPD reports state that two vehicles were blocking traffic near the court. After the AAPD officer flashed their lights, one of the vehicles, a Montecarlo, drove away.
Gaylord begins storm cleanup
GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) - It could take a month before this northern Michigan city returns to normal, after weekend storms with winds up to 80 mph tore off roofs, toppled trees and knocked down power lines.
Michigan National Guard troops and state highway crews were expected to help with the clean up effort yesterday, said Jim Jacobs, chairperson of the Otsego County Board of Commissioners. Gov. John Engler approved the county's request to designate the city as a disaster area and toured the area yesterday, Jacobs said.
14 arrested after assault on MSU's Sparty
EAST LANSING (U-WIRE) - Casey Shuck woke Friday morning to the sound of water balloons and paint balls hurling at the Sparty statue. But despite the attack, damage was minimal.
The physical science junior was staked out by Sparty with fellow Spartan Marching Band members, poised to protect the statue from vandalism by University of Michigan students, when about 30 people attacked the area.
Students looking to keep their mini-refrigerators stocked have many grocery shopping options,
ranging from convenient on-campus stores to larger, less expensive supermarkets.
"I keep mostly snack food in (my refrigerator)," LSA first-year student Monica Dougherty said.
BONN, Germany (AP) - After ousting Chancellor Helmut Kohl in national elections, a beaming Gerhard Schroeder declared yesterday he will try to forge a coalition between the Social Democrats he led to power and a small environmentalist party that has never before been in government.
conference in Bonn yesterday, one day after the victory of the Social Democratic Party in national elections. To his left is SDP chair Harald Ringstorff.
Annan, Iraqi officials open talks on weapons
UNITED NATIONS - Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tarik Aziz and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday opened what promises to be a weeklong effort to resolve the latest impasse over U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq.
Annan is trying to persuade the Iraqis to rescind an Aug. 5 decision that suspended most cooperation with the inspectors. In return, Annan and the U.N. Security Council would conduct a comprehensive review of the 8-year-old economic sanctions imposed on the country.
Companies offering perks to many workers
CHICAGO (AP) - We've all at least heard about profit sharing, matching 401(k) contributions and, of course, the pay raise as ways to boost employee loyalty and morale.
How about someone to walk your dog? An errand runner to grab takeout or groceries for your family? A free lease and insurance on a 1999 BMW?
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