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Athletic Dept. losses higher than estimated
Upfront and honest about its shortcomings, the University's Athletic Department yesterday morning revealed an additional deficit of $756,000 dollars found in a recent audit of its budget for the Fiscal Year 1998-99.
The original budget projected a profit of $1.093 million, but the recently discovered losses bring the net loss to $2.784 million - $3.877 million off the original mark. The losses will be made up from the department's estimated $20 million reserve fund, department officials said.
Hurricane bombards eastern seaboard
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Hurricane Floyd battered the southeastern U.S. coast yesterday, causing widespread flooding, power outages and evacuations as it raced toward the fragile shores of North and South Carolina.
Residents along this storm-weary region disappeared into shelter as forecasters warned of tremendous storm surges that could topple homes into the sea, 115 mph winds that could lift tall oaks from the ground and fling them onto rooftops, and 5 to 10 inches of rain that could send vehicles swirling into rivers.
Students' concern for family grows as storm draws near
Hurricane Floyd may seem hundreds of miles away to most University students, but for students from the Southeast and for American Red Cross volunteers, the storm is hitting a little too close to home.
"It just gives you the sense of total futility; even if I were there, there is no way to stop a storm," LSA first-year student Kristy Hanson said.
'U' highlights Palmer House architecture
University architecture students don't have to look far to study famous, historical examples of design. Only a short drive from campus, the Palmer House, which was constructed between 1950 and 1951, stands as one of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's most elegant designs.
Off-campus facilities provide alternate workout environment
Despite the free membership and ideal locations, many students are not working out at University athletic facilities. Instead, they are looking to private clubs and community gyms to get in shape.
The University has three athletic facilities - all open seven days a week until 10 p.m. But many students say the Central Campus Recreation Building, the North Campus Recreation Building and the Intramural Sports Building just aren't satisfying.
New developments to replace vacant sites
Students may soon have a new housing option.
The Stegman Group, a private developing company, has proposed a 15 story apartment, condominium and townhouse complex on the corner of East William Street and North Thompson Street, at the former National Bank of Detroit location.
Committee works to make A
University students have long complained about rising costs of rent in Ann Arbor. But they are not the only ones with this problem.
For years, citizens and city officials have expressed concern over the lack of affordable housing within the city, as more and more residents have reluctantly left Ann Arbor because of too-high costs.
'U' adds buses to shorten wait time
University Transportation Services has added more bus routes to its schedule to reduce the number of times students are late to classes and exams because of tardy buses.
Between the peak hours from 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, students can expect to wait no longer than 10 minutes for a bus.
Study shows 1 in 3 Michigan kids don't buckle up: Researchers find gene that may control cancer
Roughly one in three Michigan children do not use safety belts, despite increased public awareness of the benefits of buckling up, according to University researchers.
In a new study of safety belt use by children age 15 and under, researchers David Eby, Lidia Kostyniuk and Jonathan Vivoda of the University Transportation Research Institute found that seat belt use is about 66 percent for this age group throughout the state.
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Nations promise relief for Timor
DILI, Indonesia (AP) - Closing ranks against terror, countries from France to Thailand promised yesterday to send soldiers to rescue thousands of starving East Timorese from further slaughter.
The United States is offering planes and pilots to get peacekeepers into the province, and will also help with logistics, communications and intelligence.
Starr admits mistakes in Clinton probe
LOS ANGELES - If he could do it all over again, independent counsel Kenneth Starr said yesterday he would have done a better job of spin control and let someone else take on the Monica Lewinsky probe.
With the clarity of hindsight, Starr said he now realizes his public silence about the ever-expanding, six-year Whitewater probe fed a public perception that he was waging "a vendetta" against President Clinton and the first lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
WebDorm lets students put college lives online
Students complaining about the small size of their residence hall rooms will now have the opportunity to expand the boundaries of their living places to the distant expanses of cyberspace.
Mybytes.com, a New York-based company launched its new version of WebDorm yesterday, billing it as the "premiere online community for college students."
Ford honored by state bar for public service
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) - The state bar association honored former President Gerald Ford yesterday for his public service.
At a luncheon in front of hundreds of members of the State Bar of Michigan, Michigan Gov. John Engler praised Ford, describing him as having integrity that transcends the political spectrum.
Texas governor plays to receptive Detroit crowd
DETROIT (AP) - The Republican governor of Texas, George W. Bush, returned yesterday to an island of support in this overwhelmingly Democratic city - southwest Detroit, and its growing Latino/a population.
"It's surprising. Not all the candidates would come to this neighborhood," said Tony Martinez.
Labor talks continue under contract extension
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Bargainers for the major U.S. car companies and the United Auto Workers continued intensive negotiations yesterday after the union granted an open-ended extension to contracts that cover 407,000 workers.
The focus of the talks was at DaimlerChrysler AG's U.S. headquarters, where the two sides met through the night. They took a short break at midmorning, returning to the table yesterday afternoon.
Donations to Michigan State reach all-time high
Michigan State University took in a record number of donations last fiscal year, development officials at the school recently reported.
The donations reached an all-time high of $104.1 million for the 1998-1999 fiscal year. $74.5 million of the donations are attributed to cash gifts and $29.6 million to planned gifts, said Bob Thomas, MSU's director of communications and marketing for university development.
No multicultural requirements at Kenyon College
GAMBIER, Ohio (U-WIRE) - Colleges and universities across the nation have adapted curricular standards demanding multicultural awareness in recent years.
Carleton College's "Recognition and Affirmation of Difference" requirement, for example, decrees that each student at the Minnesota liberal-arts school complete course work in a non-Western "country, tradition, or art" or "theories of gender, class, race or ethnicity" before graduating.
Princeton drinkers face stiff penalties
PRINCETON, N.J. (U-WIRE) - Princeton students who violate the university's alcohol policy this year face a much stiffer penalty after the Trustees' Alcohol Initiative eliminated the warning before offenders are placed on probation.
Under the new penalties, students can expect to receive three months of disciplinary probation with their first infraction of the university's alcohol policy, according to Associate Dean of Student Life Marianne Waterbury. Previously, a first offense would have resulted in a dean's warning.
Yale study reveals hostile job market awaiting college grads
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (U-WIRE) - In a time when stock options and Internet companies are turning 20-year-olds into millionaires, it would seem unlikely that many young graduates would become cashiers.
In a recent job study sponsored by the 2030 Center, a research and advocacy organization for young adults, labor market analyst Helena Jorgensen found that young workers today are feeling the bite of a hostile job market, a trend some say is echoed at Yale's graduate school.
Balancing federal budget would cut popular programs program
The Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON - Congress is beginning to get a close look at the price of keeping the federal budget in balance - it would mean squeezing everybody's favorite programs - and all signs are that the lawmakers won't pay it.
FCC allows satellite to cell phone hookups to call 911
WASHINGTON - A new way of linking satellites and cell phones in an emergency - or perhaps only to indulge in a little dining pleasure - got a big boost yesterday from the Federal Communications Commission.
By a 5-0 vote, the commission allowed the introduction of cell phones that use Global Positioning System satellites to flash their location to 911 operators automatically.
AIDS epidemic attacking
Africa
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - AIDS, not war, has turned Africa into a "killing field" and will wipe out enough adults to create 13 million orphans in the next 18 months, the United Nations children's agency said yesterday.
Reports of infected bats increase in Michigan
KINGSLEY, Mich. (AP) - An unusually high number of rabid bats has been found in Michigan this year - cause for concern but not alarm, officials say.
The 52 bats with rabies found in the state this year are the most of any year on record, said Brian Youngs, medical director of the Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency in Petoskey.
Ex-girl can't get transcript changed
BIRCH RUN, Mich. (AP) - Vic Dee Hrinik may be a man now, but he will remain a girl on his high school records.
A judge has refused to order the Birch Run Area Schools to change the name and sex on the transcript for the former Vicki Hrinik.
House Dems call for reform amid fraud claim
LANSING (AP) - House Democrats said yesterday they will introduce bills this fall limiting soft money contributions and requiring most candidates to file campaign finance reports electronically.
Bill sponsors said the measures would give special interest groups less influence and make candidates more accountable to voters who want to know who's paying for their campaigns.
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