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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 KUDOS Dearborn’s Tobin receives Susan B. Anthony Award Mary Tobin, director of facilities planning at the U-M-Dearborn, received the Susan B. Anthony Award. The award is presented each year to an individual who “exemplifies the dedication, fortitude and involvement of Susan B. Anthony, who challenged inequities suffered by women…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Red oak finds new home as Diag renovations begin Moving this 50-foot red oak is part of the renovation of the Diag, which will create a mostly uninterrupted vista between the Rackham Graduate School and the Horace H. Rackham Graduate Library. The oak and its ball of dirt weighed…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Congolese drummer, dancer energizes students Biza Sompa, master Congolese drummer and dancer, also is a Dance Department faculty member. Sompa puts this energy to work not only in class at the U-M, but by teaching middle school boys in Detroit. Photo by Bob Kalmbach
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Arbor Drugs founder Applebaum pledges $1.2 million to advance entrepreneurial studies By Keith Decie Business School Eugene Applebaum, chairman, president and founder of Arbor Drugs Inc., has given $1.2 million to the Business School, to be used to establish an endowed professorship dedicated to studying and teaching entrepreneurship. The…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Residence hall rates increase by 4 percent The Regents approved an average rate increase of 4 percent for residence halls and 3.9 percent for apartments on the Ann Arbor campus for next year. The basic rate for a double room in the traditional residence hall, now $5,137.44 for two…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Michigan Radio introduces changes to weekend lineup Weekends on Michigan Radio sound a bit different these days with the addition of 11 new shows last month. The new lineup features a comedy, a documentary, interview programs, a game show, a literary discussion and more. 7 a.m.: “Breakfast at Random…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 “AIDS Moves In” conference is Friday The University is hosting “AIDS Moves In,” a free, public conference focusing on AIDS as a family problem, 1-4 p.m. Friday (March 14) in Rackham Amphitheater. “Clearly, AIDS is a family problem,” says conference organizer Jane A. Hassinger, clinical therapist and co-director of…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 CRLT workshop addresses authority issues for women By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Serivices Faced with aggressively challenging or ostentatiously bored students, women faculty members and teaching assistants often wonder, “Is it my personality or my gender that reduces my credibility and authority in the classroom? And no matter…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Avoid pitfalls, realize potential of e-mail lists By Joseph M. Saul Information Technology Division You’re reading your electronic mail, and you come across a message that catches your eye—maybe it’s funny, maybe it’s terrifying, maybe it just looks important. Moving at the speed of thought, you type the commands…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Watch for Mars in March night skies On March 17, Earth passes between Mars and the sun at a distance of 60 million miles—our closest approach to Mars until 1999. But if the moon or clouds interfere with the view on the 17th, Mars remains visible all month rising…
