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October 27, 2003
Ambassador Ron Weiser: Central Europe’s business future is bright Central European countries are among the world’s most effective exporters of democracy and free market capitalism, said Ronald Weiser, U.S. ambassador to the Slovak Republic and a Business School alumnus. Ronald Weiser (Photo by Steve Kuzma) Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic—the Visegrad 4 (V-4)—can…
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October 27, 2003
The country shouldn’t shirk its responsibility to work toward elimination of educational disparities that make the consideration of race in admissions necessary, attorney Maureen Mahoney said in a speech at U-M. If citizens don’t take the initiative, the Supreme Court of the United States might not be willing to give affirmative action another 25 years,…
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October 27, 2003
Members of the U-M community came together Oct. 23 to brainstorm about how to take disparate efforts at incorporating the concepts of democracy and diversity into the student experience and make them work across a large, decentralized university. Professor Emeritus Patricia Gurin leads a dialogue on democracy. Participants include David Scobey, associate professor in the…
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October 27, 2003
“I never saw a woman worth thinking twice about after the anchor was a-peak—on shore it is another thing; and I will laugh, sing, dance, and make love, if they like it, with twenty girls.”—Clement Cleveland, in Walter Scott’s “The Pirate” For long-term relationships, women like dads—men who are kind, compassionate and monogamous. But for…
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October 27, 2003
After the end of World War I mail bombs were sent to prominent government officials, leading to massive anticommunist raids. Foreign nationals were detained during this era, the country’s first Red Scare, and many were ordered deported in spite of the fact that they hadn’t played a role in the bombings. Cole (Photo by Rhoda…
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October 27, 2003
The University’s United Way Fall Charitable Campaign is in full swing. This year’s University goal is $950,000, and as of Oct. 22 the campaign has received more than $330,000 in pledges, one-third of the goal. With a few weeks left in the campaign, University employees still have time to complete and return their donor cards.…
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October 27, 2003
Most women and men hold egalitarian beliefs, but that does not guarantee impartial evaluation and treatment of others, said a speaker who studies gender issues. Virginia Valian (Photo by Toyoko Orimoto) In fact, experimental data demonstrate that we do not view other people simply as people; we see them as males and females, said Virginia…
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October 27, 2003
The School of Public Health (SPH) broke ground Oct. 23 for a $70 million addition and renovation project that will include 125,000 square feet of new modern laboratories, classrooms, interaction spaces and community-focused research space. Funding will come from private gifts, SPH resources and capital investment proceeds. From left to right are: Chasity Wellnitz and…
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October 27, 2003
• West Medical Center Drive will be closed intermittently through Oct. 30 while cooling towers are replaced in Medical Science Research Building II (MSRBII). This will require periodic 15-minute closures of West Medical Center Drive during the week as the equipment is lifted by a crane. People with flags will direct traffic, though drivers are…
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October 27, 2003
A task force appointed by President Mary Sue Coleman is working to identify indicators that best measure the progress of the University in key areas of environmental assessment. The group, appointed in October, hopes to present a set of recommendations by early winter term. Rosina Bierbaum, dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment…
