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'U' hopes
Now that Prof. emeritus Martinus Veltman has been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, many University faculty expect they will see increased prestige and recognition in the future.
"There are few people who have won Nobel Prizes at the institutions where they have done their work. It is quite common for people to move around a lot," physics Prof. Myron Campbell said yesterday.
Prof. emeritus captures Nobel Prize for physics
University physics Prof. emeritus Martinus Veltman won the Nobel Prize for physics on Monday, marking the first time a University staff member has received the prestigious international award.
"You don't dream for things like this," 69-year-old Veltman said yesterday from his home in the Netherlands.
Former professor dies at age 82
Former zoology Prof. Clement Markert, best known to the University community for his suspension from the faculty after refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into Communist activities during the 1950s, died of cancer Saturday at the age
of 82.
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House passes GHB proposal
The drug known as "liquid ecstasy" is one step closer to being in the same category as LSD and marijuana, after the House of Representatives voted 423-1 last night in favor of a bill sponsored by two Michigan lawmakers that will designate GHB as a federal
controlled substance.
KKK opponents speak out against conviction
Carrying signs bearing anti-racism slogans, nearly 20 people rallied yesterday afternoon outside the Washtenaw County Courthouse to protest the conviction of anti-Ku Klux Klan protester Tommy Doxey.
Doxey, a 21-year-old East Lansing resident, was convicted less than two weeks ago for assaulting a police officer during a demonstration in the summer of 1998. The 1998 demonstration was in protest of a KKK rally held in front of the Guy C. Larcom Municip
al Building.
Test ban treaty vote may be in 2001
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hopelessly outnumbered Senate supporters of a global ban on nuclear testing moved closer to a deal with Republican leaders yesterday for a face-saving postponement of a planned vote.
An apparent breakthrough came as Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle said he was ready to pledge - in writing and in statements on the Senate floor - not to press for a vote on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty until after a new president and a new Congr
ess take office in 2001.
Gore, Bradley agree to March debate
The 90-minute debate is to be held at The Times' office in downtown Los Angeles on March 1, 2000, and broadcast live on CNN; six days later, Democratic voters will go to the polls in California, New York, Ohio and at least 13 other states in the single la
rgest day on the primary calendar.
Barak may uproot West Bank settlers
JERUSALEM - Embarking on a confrontation course with the influential Jewish settler movement, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told settlement leaders yesterday that more than a dozen outposts that have sprouted on the West Bank in the last year will be
dismantled.
Ozone risk season ends with record highs
It's a hot summer day. There are no clouds to block out the sun's heat and no wind to blow it away. It seems like a perfect day to grab a towel and a swimsuit and take the car down to the beach for some sun and surf.
Not exactly, according to the Clean Air Coalition of Southeast Michigan, because if it was one of those perfectly hot summer days, then taking a car anywhere could be dangerous for the environment.
MSA debates expulsion of chair, cites inactivity
The Michigan Student Assembly at its weekly meeting last night debated allegations that assembly Rep. Rory Diamond has not fulfilled his duties as Campus Governance Committee chair.
Diamond, an LSA junior, later denied allegations, although he was not at the meeting to defend himself when Vice President Andy Coulouris made a motion to remove Diamond from CGC because the committee allegedly has fallen behind in its responsibilities.
Celebration honors indigenous people
On a darkened stage lit only by a single spotlight, several students sang original music and recited poetry yesterday in recognition of Indigenous People's Day.
"It's formerly known as Columbus Day. It's a different way of looking at the holiday that is celebrated nationally," said Dawn Guenthardt, a co-chair of the Native American Students Association and a University alum, referring to Monday's national holiday
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Higher Education Notes
-The Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts and students and professors at Bringham Young University will publish "The Dead Sea Scrolls" database, a compact disc version of the texts this month.
The database is an electronic searchable version of the Dead Sea Scrolls that can be adapted to any language. But the CPART only produced the non-biblical part of the Dead Sea Scrolls because the collection of scrolls is so large.
West Virginia towns to include students in census
MORGANTOWN, W.V. (U-WIRE) - As the 2000 census approaches, both Morgantown and Huntington are trying to benefit with the help of their university students.
This year the two cities are planning to include the students of Marshall University and West Virginia University, respectively, in their 2000 census. The students will cause each of the cities' populations to increase dramatically if included.
Student found dead after many days
PULLMAN, Wash. (U-WIRE) - A second student in as many months has been found dead in a Washington State University residence hall.
The body of Gregory Atkinson, 33, was found in his Rogers Residence Hall room Sunday afternoon by WSU police and residence life staff. Atkinson apparently had been dead for several days, according to WSU police.
Controversial Princeton prof. to speak publicly
PRINCETON, N.J. (U-WIRE) - The Princeton University community got its first public glimpse of Peter Singer last night when the Australian bioethicist took the stage in McCosh 50 to debate Adrienne Asch, a blind professor from Wellesley College.
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Ann Arbor resident Trudy Ritter, president of the Washtenaw County Medical Society, pins 33 T-shirts outside of the Washtenaw County Courthouse yesterday to represent the 33 people in the county who have died during the past year from domestic violence
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Former football player charged
Iowa City, Iowa (U-WIRE) - After nearly two months of investigation, the Johnson County Attorney's Office filed charges Monday against former University of Iowa football player Ryan Loftin.
Loftin was charged with extortion following an Aug. 21 incident in which he allegedly hand-delivered a letter to Coach Kirk Ferentz in threatening to expose secrets about the UI football program if his scholarship were not restored.
UC faculty study animal brain waves
BERKELEY, Calif. (U-WIRE) - A University of California at Berkeley scientist and fellow researchers announced this month they have found a new way to reconstruct visual information that passes through the brains of animals.
Yang Dan, an assistant neurobiology professor at UC-Berkeley, collaborated with Garrett Stanley, a Harvard professor in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science and Fei Li, a Princeton graduate. The Journal of Neuroscience published the experiment
last week.
Granholm sues Publishers Clearing House
LANSING (AP) - Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm said yesterday she has filed suit against Publishers Clearing House, accusing the company of deceptive marketing for its flashy sweepstakes promotions.
The suit alleges that the company misleads consumers by making them believe they have won prizes or will win prizes if they buy goods from Publishers Clearing House.
State examines gender-based roles for correction ofcers
LANSING (AP) - The state Department of Corrections is studying whether it should assign corrections officers by gender in male and female prisons, Corrections Director Bill Martin told a House committee yesterday.
Currently there are no gender restrictions for officers except during strip searches. Cross-gender assignments have been allowed since 1985 after a lawsuit brought by female officers alleging violations of equal opportunity.
State highcourt
breaks ground
LANSING (AP) - Nearly 30 years after relinquishing its courtroom in the Capitol building, the Supreme Court held a groundbreaking yesterday for the new headquarters of the state's judicial branch.
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Supreme court declines to take 3 religion cases
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court turned its back on three church-state disputes yesterday, a triple dose of bad news for those who favor more government help for religious schools and enterprises.
Far from settling anything, the rejected appeals are likely to fan the national debate over tuition vouchers and other financial help. One immediate result: Maine can continue subsidizing children who attend some private schools while denying such voucher
s for those who go to religious schools.
U.N. employee killed after speaking Serbian in Kosovo
PRISTINA, Yugoslavia (AP) - A U.N. employee killed on his first day in Kosovo was mobbed, beaten and then shot in the head after enraging a group of ethnic Albanian teenagers by speaking Serbian, international police said yesterday.
Pakistani troops stage coup against government
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani troops staged a coup against the democratically elected government yesterday, seizing state-run media and confining the prime minister to his home in a lightning move that raised tensions in the world's newest nuclear
region.
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Animal medical market expands
WASHINGTON - The glossy two-page ad in this month's Woman's Day magazine promises arthritis pain relief from a new prescription drug. The patient is portrayed as pain-free, running unencumbered through a grassy field, blond hair buffeted by the wind.
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