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Clash of the titans at the Joe
- Paul Wong
By: The Michigan Daily
Author claims ''U'' experiments on animals ineffective
By: Ahmed Hamid
Despite the large role animal experimentation plays in medical research at the University, C. Ray Greek, a scientific advisor for the National Anti-vivisection Society, argues such research is ineffective.
"Scientifically it is not valid. You cannot extrapolate from one species to another," Greek said.
Howard Rush, interim director of the University"s Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, said the University performs research on approximately 150,000 animals per year. "Ninety-five percent of the animals are rats, mice, fish and frogs," he added.
Blowing in the wind: ''U'' aerodynamics lab serves as testing site for GM, NASA
- Paul Wong
By: Tovin Lapan For The Daily
Supported by Michigan"s automotive and engineering industry, the University"s aerodynamics department has garnered numerous contracts over the years for studies using wind tunnels.
Using one of the largest university-owned wind tunnels in the nation, aerodynamicsresearchers on North Campus are currently involved in a project with General Motors to reduce the drag on vans and other large vehicles. Aerodynamics graduate student Sabi Balkanyi has been working on the GM project this year. Balkanyi uses models to test modified van designs for drag.
Bollinger''s stock raised by lawsuits
By: Anna Clark
While neither confirming nor denying that he would accept the Harvard University presidency if offered to him, Lee Bollinger"s vague response to his name appearing on a list of candidates for the job has raised questions about whether he will remain on campus in the coming months.
Last week, The Boston Globe reported that the University of Michigan president was among the top three finalists for the Harvard position.
Although his candidacy has made headlines, Bollinger has only said that he is flattered to be considered and is happy working at the University.
Prof: Minority influence campaigns symbolically
By: Elizabeth Kassab
Presidential candidates stressed the role of minorities in the 2000 campaign a tactic to appeal to groups of voters whose overall presence is increasing.
Emphasis on minority groups in political campaigns stems from the shrinking Caucasian majority and the growth of minority groups, said Stanford political science Prof. Luis Fraga in a lecture delivered as part of the ongoing 2001 Martin Luther King Symposium in the Rackham Amphitheater Friday afternoon.
As the Latino population grows, so should its influence, he said.
Bush to send drug plan to Congress
By: The Michigan Daily
President Bush plans to send Congress a proposal today to help senior citizens obtain prescription drugs, but will include a message that he would consider broader changes that might speed up a prescription-drug benefit for all seniors, a White House official said.
"We understand that there are many on the Hill who believe it should be done as part of comprehensive Medicare reform, and we will be open-minded on that," the official said.
U.S. sends relief to earthquake victims
By: The Michigan Daily
The United States will send $5 million in emergency supplies to earthquake-stricken India, officials said yesterday, and could send more as the situation worsens.
More than 6,000 bodies have been recovered in the quake, and the death toll was expected to climb by several thousand more. Tens of thousands of Indians are homeless.
"This is clearly a terrible earthquake," said Len Rogers, acting assistant administrator in the bureau for humanitarian response at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Chinese prepare to celebrate new year
By: Maria Sprow
While Americans spent the last half of December in preparation for the upcoming new year, the Chinese have only begun. Starting Wednesday, many Chinese will take three days off to celebrate their new year.
"In China, people congratulate themselves on the New Year," Chinese studies Prof. David Rolston said. "Traditionally, there is a creature called the Nian that eats people. If you manage to escape it and make it to the new year, you deserve to be congratulated."
This year, the Chinese New Year falls on Jan. 24, according to the Western calendar.
Local Greens hold democratic ''funeral'' during inauguration
By: Stephanie Schonholz
At the same time George W. Bush was being sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States in Washington, about 50 protesters held a "funeral for democracy" in front of the Ann Arbor Federal Building.
Demonstrators carried makeshift signs reading "Democracy Where?" and "Mourn the Death of the Truth" while shouting "Hail to the thief!" and chanting "What do we want? Democracy. When do we want it?
Student drops from running for open city council seat
By: James Restivo
When LSA senior Chiddima Ozor heard about the vacant seat on the Ann Arbor City Council, she applied with hopes of giving back to the city where she has spent her entire life.
"I was interested in doing a little more for the community and this was a means for me to do it," Ozor said. "I didn"t feel like I was a part of the place where I had grown up."
Ozor asked Thursday to be dropped from consideration for the Ward V council seat because she said her current status as a student would hamper her ability to be an effective city council member.
