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April 18, 1994
When Albert Wheeler died April 4, he left a legacy of accomplishments for others to build on both at the University and within the greater Ann Arbor community. A persistent and vocal leader who raised community consciousness and fought for human rights, Wheeler “pioneered in the field of higher education to grant full access and…
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April 18, 1994
The LS&A Joint Faculty-Student Policy Committee recommends the College use the following definitions of cheating. Cheating is committing fraud on a record, report, paper, computer assignment, examination or other work or other course requirement (adapted from Duke University). Examples include: Using unauthorized notes, study aids or information from another student or student’s paper on an…
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April 18, 1994
By Kellee R. Davis News and Information Services While most students are memorizing mathematical equations or spending endless hours at computing sites during exam week, seniors in a College of Engineering course are hammering out the final tweaks in their self-designed prototypes. Their work, which puts textbook theory to practical use, will be presented to…
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April 18, 1994
The recent theft and subsequent use of a U-M student’s computer password to send a racist message on the Internet prompted a flood of complaints to the University from individuals worldwide. On the evening of April 5, someone used a modem to connect their computer to one at a campus computing site. The individual then…
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April 18, 1994
An applicable portion of the ITD Policy on Proper Use of Information Resources, Information Technology and Networks at the University of Michigan ( Standard Practice Guide 601.7) is printed below. It is the policy of the University to maintain access for its community to local, national and international sources of information and to provide an…
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April 18, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank DrinkWise, an alcohol education program for people with mild to moderate alcohol problems, is being offered for the first time in Michigan through the U-M. Designed to help individuals quit or reduce alcohol consumption, the focus is on education rather than treatment, explains Keith D. Bruhnsen, manager of Drinkwise and of…
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April 18, 1994
By Toni Shears Law School Editor Economic issues should be the focus of the civil rights movement today, according to panelists at the Black Law Students Alliance’s (BLSA) fifth annual symposium held at the Law School April 9. The focus of the symposium—“Civil Rights in the 1990s: Where Are We? Where Should We Go?”—was a…
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April 18, 1994
Lovers who declare their devotion to be as constant as the stars above had better beware, according to U-M astronomer Richard G. Teske. Stars continually move around, causing familiar constellation patterns to change slowly. Careful study of these motions gives astronomers important clues to the history of our 15-billion-year-old Milky Way Galaxy. One example of…
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April 18, 1994
April 30 is the deadline for nominating School of Business Administration staff for the School’s Staff Recognition Program. The awards program will be at 10 a.m. June 9 in Hale Auditorium. The program, launched in fall 1993, was developed at the request of the School’s Quality Council to recognize the achievements and accomplishments of staff…
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April 18, 1994
The University has received a $12 million commitment from Ann Lurie of Chicago, to establish the Robert H. Lurie Fund, in the name of her late husband, a member of the College of Engineering Class of 1964. The fund will be allocated to new campus buildings, including a carillon tower on North Campus. “The exceptional…
