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ITD buys computers
When students return from spring break, they will find all new computers in the Angell Hall Computing Site. The efforts are a part of the University's plan to upgrade its campus computing resources - a project totaling more than $2 million.
Senators aim to toughen marijuana laws
Getting caught smoking marijuana in Ann Arbor used to cost a paltry $5. In 1990, the city raised that amount to a still-lenient $25 fine with no jail time. Now some Michigan senators want to do away with Ann Arbor's liberal marijuana laws - making possession a misdemeanor instead of a civil infraction.
Students to work in zero gravity
Two University Engineering undergraduate teams will travel to the National Aeronautics & Space Administration's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on March 8 to present their experiments on weightless environments.
The teams are a part of the Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, which is sponsored by NASA in collaboration with the Texas Space Grant Consortium.
Panel focuses on LGBT issues
Sharing their own personal stories and involvement in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues and its relation to the black community, four panelists answered questions about identity yesterday, in front of an audience of about 35 listeners.
VP named finalist in search
A presidential search committee at a small all-female college in North Carolina will announce today whether to offer Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen Hartford the school's highest position.
Meredith College, which has a student body of fewer than 3,000 students, has narrowed its search to Hartford and two other female candidates. One of them may replace the college's current president, John Weems, who has been in office for 27 years, according to The Raleigh News and Observer.
GEO presents new package
Less than 24 hours after deciding to hold a walkout to begin March 10 and 11, the Graduate Employees Organization presented the University with a new package of negotiation proposals yesterday.
GEO Chief Negotiator Eric Odier-Fink said the package, which consists of only three issues, will be the only topics the organization discusses with the University from now on.
Photo feature:Marching to the beat of a different drummer
King sentenced to death penalty
JASPER, Texas - John William King, an avowed white supremacist, was sentenced to death yesterday for the racial murder of James Byrd Jr., a black man who was chained to a pickup truck in the predawn darkness and dragged on a winding stretch of pavement until his head and right arm were torn off.
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Avalanches kills 33
LANDECK, Austria (AP) - The death toll from two avalanches rose to 33 yesterday.
In the western Austrian village of Galtuer, where at least 28 people were killed, scores of rescuers used long metal probes to search for at least three people still believed to be buried beneath tons of snow.
Bike trip to raise money for lung cancer:
Have you ever dreamed of dropping everything in your life, hopping on a bike and pedaling past some of America's most beautiful landscape?
This summer, more than 500 people will embark on the adventure of a lifetime as they pedal across 13 states during the American Lung Association's "Big Ride Across America."
Riders will travel total of 3,250 miles this summer
Senate votes to move primary by nearly 1 month
LANSING - In a bid to move Michigan into the spotlight of presidential politics, the state Senate voted yesterday to move up Michigan's presidential primary by almost a month.
By a vote of 35-1, the Senate passed a bill moving Michigan's primary to the fourth Tuesday in February instead of the third Tuesday in March.
Ford to release largest SUV
DETROIT (AP) - The Ford Excursion will not only be the biggest sport utility vehicle available, it will be among the most profitable. But months before its arrival in showrooms, the truck's already threatening Ford Motor Co.'s effort to portray itself as the world's most environmentally sensitive automaker.
Student discusses work on gender in Tibetan society
Charlene Makley, a participant in the University's Institute for Research on Women and Gender fellowship program, yesterday presented the work of her eight-month fellowship concerning gender roles among Tibetans in Labrang, a small city in Northwest China.
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Texas bill creates new standards for athletes
AUSTIN - A Texas legislator is pushing for the creation of a state-wide minimum academic standard for student athletes to improve graduation rates.
"We've got to do something to make sure these athletes have a fighting chance to graduate," said Rep. Ron Wilson (D-Houston.)
10 more Dartmouth alumni withdraw Greek support
HANOVER, N.H. - Nearly 20 alumni contacted The Dartmouth on Wednesday to say they had rescinded pledges to the college - a significantly higher number than the 10-12 figure given Tuesday by Alumni Fund Director Jennifer Williams, an '85 alum - a discrepancy Williams said last night was in no way intentional and was solely a result of the fact that some alumni have contacted college offices other than the Alumni Fund to rescind pledges.
Students serve Berkeley suit
BERKELEY, Calif. - UC Berkeley - the first campus in the nation to offer services to disabled students - discriminates against students who are hearing-impaired, according to students who Wednesday filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the university.
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