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Thursday, February 13

U-M ADMISSIONS EXAMINED
> FREEP: "
Getting in at U-M: Geography, culture, academics, athletics and even past donations play a part"
> AP:
"
Nearly 100 congressional Dems file brief in Michigian case"
> NYTIMES: "
College-Entrance Preferences of the Well Connected Draw Ire"

HAND GRENADES FOUND AT ANN ARBOR POST OFFICE
> DAILY: "
Bomb scare at Ann Arbor Federal Building a false alarm", AANEWS: "Federal building evacuated"

FORMER U-M PRESIDENT SHAPIRO TO HEAD DOW'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AANEWS: "
Studies: U-M has stronger diversity"

Poem about '43 Detroit race riots uncovered ...

Fly to Maine from Detroit Metro ...

2.10.03

DID STUDENTS FIRST KILL THE ANN ARBOR TENANTS' UNION?

NOBAMN.COM: BAMN CALLS STUDENT GOVERNMENTS RACIST

NEWSPAPERS: 2,000 ATTENDED PEACE RALLY
> DAILY: "
Peace parade displays growing anti-war sentiment in Ann Arbor"
> AANEWS: "
Thousands rally against war"

MICHIGAN CONSIDERS EXPANDED BOTTLE LAW

02.09.03

5,000 ATTEND A2 PEACE MARCH
>
"World's Largest" Human Peace Sign
>
Peace Parade Photos
>
Organizers' website

'U' TO HOLD LAWSUIT BRIEFS UNVEILING FEB. 17

60% OF MICHIGAN OPPOSES U-M POLICIES

MARTIN TO HEAD OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

AAPD DISCIPLINEND FOR INTERVIEW TACTICS

U-M researchers probe welfare policies ...

Wednesday, February 5

LECTURERS CONSIDER UNIONIZING

FOOTBALL BRAWL SENDS PITTSBURGH STEELERS TO ER

MSU DORM HOLDUP CUT SHORT

CITING DROPS IN MINORITIES ON CAMPUS, DUDERSTADT CRITICIZES 'U' ADMINISTRATION

GRANHOLM PREPARES FOR STATE OF THE STATE
>>
Details ...

FATHOM.COM SHUT DOWN

Detroit among nation's fattest cities

02.03.03

U-M SCIENTISTS' EXPERIMENTS WERE ABOARD COLUMBIA

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER ED: "
The Broad Reach of the Michigan Cases"

McNamara diagnosed with cancer ...

1.30.03


U-M MEETS DEADLINE TO REGISTER ALL FOREIGN STUDENTS WITH FEDS

ANTI-WAR PROTESTORS MEET BUSH'S MICHIGAN TRIP

UNIVERSITY SILENT ON LAWSUIT CONTINGENCY PLAN; MAY COST 'U' $5 MILLION

MENINGITIS @ MSU
> STATE NEWS: "
Student in medically induced coma"
> DAILY: "
MSU sophomore diagnosed with bacterial meningitis"

... YPSILANTI BOY DIES OF UNKNOWN ILLNESS
> AANEWS: "
Death puzzles doctors," "vigilance, not panic"

01.29.03
>
GEORGE WILL: 'WOLVERINE DIVERSITY'
> NEW ZEALAND NEWS COLUMNIST: "
Affirmative action no more than commonsense fairness"

01.28.03


U-M DECLARES WAR ON CAMPUS CROWS

B. JOSEPH WHITE TAKES POSITION IN NY INVESTMENT FIRM HIT ON SEPT. 11

ATTEMPTED PEEPING TOM ARRESTED IN SOUTH QUAD

HANINK: ANTI-WAR = ANTI-ISRAEL? (Letters in response)

Apartment at corner of Division and Ann burns ...
> AANEWS:
"Historic mansion burns"

Four men assaulted and robbed last weekend ...

FBI, DPS in regular communication ...

U-M Dearborn student government considering anti-war resolution ...

U-M students report on Detroit protest ...


1.28.03

U-M GRAD ASSAULTED IN STUDENT GHETTO

BURSLEY TRAIL MUGGERS' TRIAL BEGINS

ANN ARBOR HOMICIDES JUMP IN 2002

DETROIT RESIDENTS FACE COLD WITHOUT HEAT

BASKETBALL: U-M BEATS MSU 60-58

'
FRAT BOYS' DESTROYED K-MART

01.22.03


FRIEND OR FOE?
> WP: "
The Condi Conundrum"
> DAILY: "
Powell, Rice take stand on 'U' policies"
> DETNEWS: ""
Bush refuses to take stand on racial preferences"

EMINEM SUPRISES U-M WITH FREE CONCERT (Daily)

MAN'S BODY FOUND FROZEN IN CITY PARK
> AANEWS: "
Cold can prove fatal to homeless"
> CH4: "
Man's body found in Ann Arbor"

COLEMAN PLANS OPEN HOUSE IN MARCH
> UMPR:
Inauguration information

AANEWS: "
Holiday draws many to U-M"

1.19.03


AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DISCUSSION CONTINUES:

>
'U' ADMINISTRATION RESPONDS TO CRITICS IN UNUSUAL EMAIL
>
YAF PLANNING ANTI-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROTEST MONDAY
> AANEWS:
"Briefs say U-M used race quotas"
"... the administration is not asking the court to overturn the 1978 landmark ruling in the Bakke case that said race could be used as a factor in university admissions."
> "
Results are mixed at colleges using Bush's diversity plan"
> Rochelle Riley: "
MLK used by U-M foes of fairness"

SCALED-BACK DRAMA CENTER PROPOSED FOR NORTH CAMPUS
> "[It] will be more modest. ... more like a student theater."

FREEP: "
Michigan joins protests over war planning"
>
Ann Arbor Area Committee for Peace

LEAGUE ESTABLISHES ROOM FOR "QUIET REFLECTION"

WEBBER SCANDAL EXPANDS WITH NEW BRIEF
> FREEP: "
Webber: Nothing new in grand jury charges"

1.17.03

WHITE HOUSE COURT BRIEF FAILS TO MEET BUSH'S TOUGH TALK
> NYTIMES: "
White House briefs takes cautious stand in race case"
> FREEP: "
U-M admissions systems use quota, lawyers say"
> DETNEWS: "
Bush fuels debate on broader race policy"
>AP: "
Bush administration calls affirmative action plan unconstitutional"
> [PARODY]
"Bush denounces Michigan admissions quotas"

NORTH CAMPUS LOCATION FOR WALGREEN CENTER PROPOSED

JOHN DINGELL TO APPEAR AT NOON RALLY TODAY ON DIAG

01.16.03

BUSH OPPOSES U-M AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES
> BUSH:
U-M method fundamentally flawed
> COLEMAN:
The president misunderstands how our admissions process works
> FREEP: "
U-M racial policy unfair, Bush says"
> DETNEWS: "
Bush opposes U-M affirmative action"
> AANEWS: "
Bush attacks U-M policy"
> NYTIMES: "
With his eye on two prizes, the president picks his words carefully"
> DAILY: "
'Fundamentally Flawed': Bush voices opposition to 'U' policies"

U-M STUDENTS TO APPEAR ON DONAHUE @ 8, 11PM
> Guest include LSA-SG President Monique Luse, U-M YAF member Doug Tietz

1.15.03

U-M STUDENT NAMED GQ'S 'BIG MAN ON CAMPUS'
> AANEWS: "
GQ magazine readers pick U-M student"

RESIDENCE HALLS ELIMINATE SMOKING ROOMS
> UMPR: "
U-M residence halls to be smoke-free by 2003"

PROPOSED CITY ORDINANCE MAY COST GREEKS

UWIRE: "Mystique of secret societies no secret among college students"
> Michigamua front

01.12.03


DIRECTOR OF HOUSING DEPARTS QUIETLY...
> DAILY: "
Director of Housing leaves post"

... AS NEW SECURITY MEASURES ARE FINALLY INSTALLED
>
'Crime prevention Resident Contact Initiatives'
>
Reshalls get security boost with cameras

BUSH ADMINISTRATION PREPARES FOR U-M CASE

MICHIGAN REVIEW MAY LOST OFFICE SPACE UNDER POST-GAMA RULES

AANEWS PROFILES FADI KIBLAWI

AANEWS: "
Anti-war movement needs attention, activists urge"

AANEWS OVERVIEW OF MLK SYMPOSIUM

01.09.03

FREEP:
"Bush's approval sought for U-M admissions policies"

DETROIT AUTO SHOW BEGINS WITH ROCKY START
>
London Times editor: Detroit a 'wasteland' ...
> FREEP:
"Foreign students visiting auto show robbed at hotel"
> CH7:
"Students visiting auto show robbed inside hotel room"

01.08.03


YOU'RE BEING WATCHED: FIRST DORM CAMERAS INSTALLED

SNOW BAN PARKING TICKETS REDUCED TO $35
> AANEWS:
"Christmas snow ticket fine cut from $125 to $35"
> CH4: "
Ann Arbor motorists getting a break on snow tickets"

AANEWS:
Antiwar conference this weekend

POTENTIAL THIEF SENT AWAY WITH BEER AND RETURNABLES ON CATHERINE

Wireless network installed at the Media Union ...

01.06.03

NYTIMES: "
Affirmative action faces a new wave of anger"

CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER SLASHING $125 SNOW BAN FINE

FEDERAL JUDGE GRANTS SUBPOENA FOR WEBBER RECORDS

CITY MAY CONSIDER BANNING SITTING ON SIDEWALKS TO LIMIT PANHANDLING

PLANS FOR PRIVATE DORM MOVE FORWARD

Michigan Theatre Turns 75 (history)

Prominent feminist to speak at MLK symposium ...

01.04.03

CITY VOIDS MANY PARKING BAN TICKETS

FOUR TEENS CHARGED IN BURSLEY ASSAULTS

CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERING ABOLISHING SOME OF 86 ADVISORY COMMITTEES

01.03.03

SNOW BAN PARKING TICKETS REKINDLE STUDENT ANGER
> DETNEWS:
"Parking tickets stir protest in Ann Arbor"
> AANEWS:
"Tickets get icy response"
>
FINES TOTAL $74,500 ...