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April 12, 1993
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The University’s student newspaper and yearbook have been named among the top college student publications in the country by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA). The Michigan Daily is one of six college student newspapers to receive the Gold Crown Award, CSPA’s top honor. The Michiganensian, the student…
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April 12, 1993
From the Native American Law Students Association For many Native Americans, poverty is a critical barrier to personal and tribal empowerment. The average family income on reservations is $2,500 per year, and 50–85 percent of reservation residents are unemployed. Tribes are searching for ways to reduce dependency, advance autonomy and further their attempts at self-determination.…
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April 12, 1993
School of Music Dean Paul C. Boylan will be recommended to the Regents in May to serve as vice provost for the arts. If approved, his appointment will be effective July 1. In making the recommendation, Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. notes that the appointment is a collateral one, similar to that of John H.…
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April 5, 1993
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Three U-M undergraduates have received the General Motors Volunteer Spirit Award for community service. Reed P. Bingaman, Michael K. Dorsey and Sabina Lim were honored in a ceremony held last week at the Michigan Union. Each received five shares of General Motors common stock and a plaque presented…
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April 5, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services A few years ago, a seven-year-old girl went on the Today Show and told Jane Pauley and the nation that McDonald’s “clamshells”—those infamous, non-biodegradable polystyrene containers for Big Macs—were terrible for the environment. Such testimonials, along with movements like the Ronald McToxic campaign, convinced executives of McDonald’s Corp.…
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April 5, 1993
The Review Committee for the Department of Population Planning and International Health (PPIH) will hold a public forum 3–7 p.m. April 12 in the Vandenberg Room, Michigan League. The special committee appointed to review PPIH under the procedures set forth in Section 601.2 of the Standard Practice Guide will receive comments from students, staff, faculty…
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April 5, 1993
A series of seminars—The Asset Planning Conference—on pre- and post-retirement planning needs will be hosted by the Benefits Office April 12–14 at the Rackham Building. The conference seminars will focus on such topics as starting a retirement plan, preserving accumulations for estate considerations and long-term care. Seminar presentations will be made by representatives of TIAA-CREF…
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April 5, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank “The best teaching, the teaching that has the greatest effect on students not just for the moment but in the long run, is by dedicated researchers who take their classroom responsibilities seriously and know how to convey information and the results of research and to stimulate critical thinking.” History Prof. Sidney…
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April 5, 1993
Harry A. Towsley, professor emeritus of pediatrics and communicable diseases and of postgraduate medicine, died March 31 at his home in Ann Arbor. He was 87. When he retired from the U-M in 1971, Towsley’s record of accomplishments in pediatric medicine was described by the Board of Regents as “truly astonishing in its scope.” When…
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April 5, 1993
IF the Wolverines won their Final Four NCAA game on Saturday, fans will be able to watch the basketball team play at 8 p.m. tonight (April 5) on big screen TVs at Crisler Arena. Admission is free, on a first-come, first-served basis. The viewing and other activities, Michigan Madness ’93, have been organized by the…
