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Regents approve Institute proposal
DEARBORN, Mich. - The University's proposed Life Science Institute became two steps closer to reality when the Board of Regents approved initial proposals for the project in meetings last week.
Architects from the Philadelphia-based firm of Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates presented initial designs for the LSI to the regents at their Thursday meeting at the Fair Lane Estate on the University's Dearborn Campus.
Voting bill generates debate in Lansing
After passing through the State Senate in March, a bill, which could adversely affect the voting ability of college students, will be presented to the House either today or tomorrow.
The bill, introduced by State Sen. Mike Rogers (R-Howell), would require a person's voting address and the one on their driver's license to be identical.
House passes loosened concealed weapons bill
Members of the State House passed a bill last Wednesday making it easier for state citizens to acquire concealed weapons permits, despite national outcries for stricter gun control after last month's shootings at Columbine High School, in Littleton, Colo.
Trial dates set for anti-KKK protesters
More than a year after demonstrators gathered at the Ku Klux Klan rally held at the Ann Arbor City Hall to protest the group's presence, the trials of several anti-KKK demonstrators, who face charges for rioting and property damage, have taken a new focus.
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Safewalk continues services in summer
Although many University students use the spring and summer terms to take a break, campus crime doesn't take a vacation.
Safewalk, the night-time walking service which has been operating at the University since 1986, still continues during the off-months in order to reduce the possible risks of traveling alone at night.
A window to the past: Ceremony marks Observatory renovations
While the University's Detroit Observatory is the oldest observatory in America still to have its original astronomical instruments in working condition, renovations to the building itself have been underway for almost two years.
Last Saturday, an estimated 100 people attended a re-dedication ceremony held in honor of the Observatory, which is one of the nation's earliest astronomic facilities built on a university campus.
'U' alumnus savors Pulitzer book honor
During his last two years as a University student, Ted Burrows spent late nights taking history notes in order to study for his classes.
After graduating in 1964, Burrows devoted 20 more years of evenings and weekends plowing through texts in order to complete "Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898," which won a Pulitzer Prize last month.
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