The Oakland Post 2000-12-06

UG catalog scratched ; Deans; VPs' salaries up ; Dorm residents discover their number is up: OU to change resident's phones to '364' by January ; GOING the distance ; Varner; budget on BOT agenda: .Meeting at 2 p.m. auditorium of Elliot Hall ; CRIME watch ; Prof pioneers cancer research ; Battling it out ; Book swap to spread holiday joy ; O come all ye faithless; joyless and cynical ; EDITOR'S VIEW: Our Christmas wish list ; LETTERS to the editor: Ramadan; Muslims holy month; should not be forgotten this holiday season ; Debate over war in Middle East continues; Readers dispute facts; guilt ; STUDENT Affairs ; Happy Holidays From the Student Affairs Staff! UPDATING OU ; MOTLEY FOOLU: Digging Up a Down Payment ; Royal Oak postpones decision on human-rights ordinance ; Group feeds hope to hungry ; AmeriCorps stays strong ; Four Day Weather ; SPORTS edge: SCORE BOARD ; UPCOMING GAMES ; Move over Dr. Seuss; make way for a Grizzly holiday ; Swimmers dominate MidCon Championship meet ; Judd reaches 1000 point milestone as women go 2-1 ; Black Bears improve in Iceland ; Mid-Continent Conference Standings ; the Golden Grizzly: TAMARA SWABY ; LIFE edge: ON CAMPUS ; CONCERTS ; TOYS "4" US: From DVD's to palm pilots; technology gives make-overs to previous inventions; And what better time of year for them? ; OU associate professor plans farewell concert ; Online sites purchase music memorabilia ; Willkommen to Frankenmuth: Michigan's little Bavaria offers Christmas wonderland ; DIA's new exhibit pulls strings with children ; Soulive's debut album turns up unique; feel good sounds ; FOR YOUR entertainment