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News Stories for 10-24-2000
Regent candidates lay out agendas
Five of the eight candidates running for a position on the University Board of Regents gathered yesterday afternoon in a forum to discuss where each candidate stands on the issues that will be affecting the board.Senate battle remains bitter
DETROIT - Yesterday's second and final debate between Sen. Spence Abraham and U.S. Rep. Debbie Stabenow ended any hopes that the bitterly negative Senate campaign would turn civil in the remaining two weeks before Election Day.Bollinger: More residence halls needed
University President Lee Bollinger spoke to the faculty Senate Assembly yesterday about connecting the University to other universities, to the non-educational sector and to itself.Ladybugs infest rooms on campus
Engineering freshman Kavon Stewart, a native of Jamaica, had never seen the delicate flight or bright colors of a ladybug before moving to the University's North Campus. Now, living in one location where ladybugs seem omnipresent, Stewart shares his residence hall room with many of the campus critters.Genetics prof. shares theory of evolution
He predicted hundreds of millions would die of starvation due to a population explosion in the 1970s and 1 billion would die in the 1980s for the same reason. Stanford Prof. Paul Erlich played out some of his other theories on cultural evolution last night in his lecture in the Rackham Graduate School.Rackham closure to affect local venues
When Rackham Auditorium closes next May for an 18-month full-scale renovation project, the congestion due to limited venues on and near campus will increase.Across the Nation
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Ward I candidates focus on housing costs
Neither candidate for the Ward I seat on the Ann Arbor City Council has ever held an elected public office, but both say they were driven to run primarily because they want to address concerns related to housing costs.Voice Your Vote and MSA sponsor series of debates
With a discussion titled "School Vouchers: Do they have a place in the 21st Century?" Michigan Student Assembly's Voice Your Vote Commission kicked off Voter Education Week 2000 last night.Man threatens to jump from top of parking structure
After two tense hours, Ann Arbor police officers removed a man threatening to jump from the 7th floor of the Maynard Street parking structure last night.Crime Notes
Former President Bush campaigns in Michigan
HOLLAND (AP) - At a campaign rally at Hope College yesterday, Former President Bush called his son a man of character, conviction and leadership.Details emerge regarding alleged bomber's routine
ADEN, Yemen (AP) - A man sought in the bombing of the USS Cole regularly visited a tiny hilltop apartment with an excellent view of the harbor where the U.S. warship stopped to refuel, security officials said yesterday. A pair of binoculars was found at the apartment.Fate of Peruvian government uncertain as spy chief returns
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's feared former spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos abandoned Panama and returned home yesterday, deepening a political crisis and further endangering President Alberto Fujimori's already shaky hold on power.Early ordering for the 2002 Olympic Games ends today
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Today could be the last chance to get front row seats to the 2002 Olympics.Families of disabled immigrants eager for citizenship legislation
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Maryse and Pierre Wicker had no trouble getting American citizenship when they arrived from France in 1984. Their autistic son, however, was turned down.Violence continues in Palestinian-Israeli conflict
JERUSALEM (AP)-With the peace process on ice, embattled Prime Minister Ehud Barak attempted yesterday to cobble together a coalition government that would include hard-liners and further diminish prospects for a peace treaty with the Palestinians.Clinton passes law to set a new limit for drunk drivers
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton signed a bill yesterday setting a tough national standard for drunken driving, saying the new legal limit of 0.08 percent will save 500 lives a year and force Americans to take more care when they drink.Actors praise deal that could end 6 month long strike
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actors who appear in TV and radio commercials praised a deal yesterday that would end their six-month strike against the advertising industry, the longest talent walkout in Hollywood history.Analysts divided about possible AT&T break
NEW YORK (AP) - Analysts were divided yesterday over whether AT&T Corp., the nation's largest long-distance telephone and cable TV provider, will break itself into four freestanding companies.Featured Photo: Carving faces
10-24-2000
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