Other Selected Features

Michigan Campus Erupts in Debate Over Affirmative Action
Los Angeles Times - Jan. 19, 2003
The University of Michigan and the Bush Administration are squaring off over the school's affirmative action admissions policy, which has broad implications for higher education nationwide.


Movement Would Thrust Greatness on Lake St. Clair
Los Angeles Times - Oct. 20, 2002
Is Lake St. Clair a "Great Lake"? Some would like it to be, and a movement to have it named the sixth official Great Lake is getting underway.


Terror Case ‘Painful’ to Detroit Arab Americans
Los Angeles Times - Aug. 31, 2002
The U.S. builds its case that four Detroit-area Arab men allegedly conspired to engage in a “global jihad.” The country’s largest Arab American community is alarmed at being forced to live under a cloud of suspicion.


Fearless Football Fans Pack the Big House
Los Angeles Times - Oct. 14, 2001
A country at war and anthrax scares didn’t keep the football faithful from crowding into Michigan's Big House–110,540 of them on Saturday, to be precise, for the largest gathering of people anywhere in the country this day.


The Man Who Conquered the Towers
Los Angeles Times - Sept. 24, 2001
Tens of thousands of people watched, shocked and transfixed, as Philippe Petit pulled off the performance of his lifetime in 1977. On Sept. 11, the man who walked a tightrope strung between New York’s World Trade Center towers, stood riveted by the same emotions and more, as he watched the twin towers crumble before his eyes.


Wine Coach Fills His Students' Cups With Confidence
Los Angeles Times - April 21, 2001
Kevin Zraly, one of the country's most prominent wine coaches, is on a mission is to demystify wine and empower his students with confidence when faced with a snooty sommelier or choosing, say, between a Pouilly-Fumé or a Pouilly-Fuissé.


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