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Michigan student fatally stabbed

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Tamara Williams, a

20-year-old senior at the University of

Michigan, was fatally stabbed by her boyfriend

on campus Monday night, according to police.

Campus police responded to calls of an attack

in progress. When they arrived they found

Kevin Nelson, 26, repeatedly stabbing

Williams. The officers ordered Nelson to stop

his attack. When he refused, the officer shot

him. Both Williams and Nelson died in surgery

at the University of Michigan Medical Center.

Williams’ 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter was

asleep in the apartment during the attack. She

is in protective custody.

Female Duke football player sues

DURHAM, N.C. – Senior Heather Sue

Mercer is suing Duke University and head

coach Fred Goldsmith saying they were in vio-

lation of Title IX. Mercer said she was denied

the opportunity to play for the Duke football

team after going through all of the practices

and tryouts for place kicker. According to her

suit, which seeks unspecified punitive and

compensatory damages, her skills were equal

to other place kickers on the team. Mercer said

Goldsmith made several derogatory remarks

to her while she was trying to earn her posi-

tion. Duke dismissed the lawsuit as frivolous,

claiming it was her lack of talent, not her gen-

der, that kept her off the team.

Clemson bans skateboards, skates

CLEMSON, S.C. – Students at Clemson

University can no longer use their rollerblades

or skateboards on university property after

officials temporarily banned them following

reports of damage to benches and railings

across campus. Students blame the damage on

high-schoolers who frequented the campus

during the summer. A student rollerblading

club is currently looking at alternatives to the

ban as well as other places to skate.

Miss. leaders curb overnight policy

JACKSON, Miss. – A new policy that would

have allowed University of Mississippi stu-

dents who live in dorms to have overnight

guests of the opposite sex was revoked follow-

ing protests from state leaders. Legislators,

parents and religious leaders claimed in a time

of great concern over sexual issues, this

“sleepover” policy, which was voted on and

passed by students, would have sent out the

wrong message. Students have written numer-

ous editorials protesting the terminology

“sleepover” for what was meant to simply be a

24-hour open visitation policy. Student leaders

have also said it was absurd for officials to

think sex couldn’t happen in the hours that co-

ed visitation was already allowed.

Tech grades won’t come in the mail

ATLANTA – Beginning this quarter, stu-

dents at Georgia Tech will no longer be able to

receive their grades via mail. Grades will be

available either on the Internet or through a

voice response phone system. Tech has set up

48 phone lines to handle students checking

their grades. Faculty and staff see this as an

improvement over the old system. Students

will now have immediate access to their

grades. This will also cut down on paper waste

because many students don’t update their

mailing address and their grades are returned.

Students who still want hard copies of their

grades will be able to either print them from

the Internet or order transcripts from the reg-

istrar’s office via the voice response system.

Radio station funds diverted to SGA

MOBILE, Ala. – A student fund set up at

the University of South Alabama for the pur-

chase of a campus radio station has been

diverted to the Student Government

Association. The decision, approved by the

Alabama Board of Regents, came when the

school was unsuccessful in purchasing an FM

radio station. A $1 quarterly charge has been

added to the registration fee for the past three

years. The school has secured $119, 770.96,

intended for the radio station. $50,000 of this

will go into a reserve account in the event an

FM station becomes available. The rest is

available for the Student Government

Association, most of which will go to the

University TV station they operate.

N.C. State building plan causes stink

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina State

University has come under scrutiny over plans

to build a laboratory and classroom that

includes a slaughterhouse. Opponents fear the

school won’t manage it properly and that it

will create a stench. They say the school isn’t

zoned for slaughterhouse because it’s inside

city limits. However, advocates say the loading

and unloading areas will be completely

enclosed. They also cite recent concerns about

food safety as a reason to get research under-

way. Legislators have already approved $5.5

million for the 25,000-square-foot building.

– Compiled by Staff Writers Alice Coggin and Debbie Rhyne