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News Stories for 2-4-2000
McCain plans town meeting
The Feb. 22 Michigan GOP primary will be a pivotal point in the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain - so important that the senator has scheduled a town meeting on campus the day before voters will head to the polls.Magistrate clears charge for 'U' alum
Charges against University alum Abby Schlaff for her part in an illegal protest against the U.S. School of Americas were dropped by the United States Magistrate for the Middle District of Georgia, Columbus Division.Chinese students ready to kick off new year
The ball may have dropped a month ago in Times Square, but New Year's celebrations in China will begin tonight and many University students will be commemorating the holiday on this side of the globe as well.BAMN to protest Title IX symposium
Curt Levey, director of legal and public affairs for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Individual Rights, is scheduled to be one of the speakers at the two-day symposium.Clicking for cash
The traditional image of college students working to make ends meet by returning empty soda cans for change or holding a job in a residence hall cafeteria may have faded with the past century.Countries react to change in Austrian government
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Austria's president agreed yesterday to swear in a coalition government that includes a far-right party whose leader Joerg Haider has applauded aspects of the Nazi regime and who campaigned on an anti-immigrant platform.Across the Nation
Around the World
Residence Hall move-in week shortened
Christian Garcia, an assistant director for the Office of New Student Programs, said ONSP and University Housing made the change in response to feedback from students.Dance Marathon to keep students dancing all night
An estimated 250 people are expected to exchange their snow boots for dancing shoes tomorrow morning for the third annual Dance Marathon.Stabenow takes seniors to Canada to buy medicine
DETROIT (AP) - U.S. Rep. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) bused 15 senior citizens to Canada yesterday to prove they could buy their prescription drugs for less money than they could in the United States.Nuclear plant clears inspection to reopen
BRIDGMAN (AP) - The nuclear plant that was shut down and fined $500,000 for safety violations has cleared an important regulatory hurdle necessary to resume operations later this year.Oopsy daisy
Crime Notes
The Calendar
What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekendHarvard student wins $1 M on NBC game show
Harvard Law School student Rahim Oberholtzer became the biggest game show winner in television history two weeks ago - but NBC forced him to keep his million-dollar fortune a secret until Wednesday, the show's air date. Over the course of two episodes of the primetime quiz show "Twenty One," Oberholtzer amassed the record sum of $1,120,000.Bauer to drop out of presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) - Gary Bauer plans to drop out of the presidential race today after a campaign in which he made his conservative points in debates but failed to win enough voter support in the crowded Republican field.Fox, CBS commit to put more minorities in television series
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Seven months after the NAACP threatened lawsuits and boycotts over the lack of minorities on TV series, Fox and CBS became the last major broadcasters to sign commitments to make the picture more ethnically diverse.Friday Focus: A Hill of a Time
2-4-2000
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