0 7f 3.I From The Editors R.ADOMSTDTI !ER E 3B The Daily Dish Ken Fischer confronts diversity in the University Musical Society. 3B The List A guide to the happenings, concerts and events around town this weekend. 4B EQMC The East Quad Music Cow op hosts local artists in the Halfass. 5B In My Own Words Jolene Bricker describes the complicated life of being disabled on campus. 6B Auto Symposium A discussion of the problerns and history of mistakes facing Detroit's automotive industry. 10B Media Column Krstin MacDonald hails R. Kelly and Chuck Nor- ris for their putrid work. 11B Campus Life Column Mark Giannotto is not ha with Fa go,"upr- ibs and hyper-activisrn. 12B Random Student Interview The Random lies, likes "The Land Before Tunim and is too nice to friends. 12B Point/Counterpoint The G. . Joes and Ninja Turtles are at it again, arguing about where to party on weekends. Magazine Editor: James V. Dowd Associate Magazine Editor: Chris Gaerig Cover Art: Forest Casey and Shubra Ohri Photo Editor: Shubra Ohri Designer: William Couch This week's magazine centers on one of the most important issues facing the state of Michigan - the future of its automotive indus- try. Two local experts, Industrial Engineering Prof. Jeffrey Liker and industry consultant Kurian Pothen discuss their views on what is wrong with the local industry and suggest solutions for fixing it in the future. Random wants to melt By Chris Gaerig The Michigan Daily: Hi, is Amanda there? Random: This is. TMD: This is Chris from the Michi- gan Daily and I have great news. You've been selected to do the Random Student Interview. Do you have a few minutes? R: Yeah, sure. TMD: Did you watch the Super Bowl? R: I watched some of it. I was actually studying for my Pharmacology exam. TMD: That sounds horrible and bor- ing. Well that's terrible. Did you see the halftime show? R: No, I didn't watch that either. TMD: Do you know who was play- ing? R: The Rolling Stones. TMD: What do you think about us having the Rolling Stones play the halftime show of a primarily American game? R: I don't know. I like the Rolling Stones, so I thought it was pretty cool. TMD: But they don't have anything to do with the Super Bowl. Why would they even care about it? R: Does the halftime show ever have anything to do with the Super Bowl? It's good to see different people. TMD: Do you remember any of the commercials? And if so, what was your favorite. R: The beer commercials were pretty funny but I didn't watch a lot of them. They weren't really that good this year. TMD: I saw this FedEx commercial where a caveman kicked a little dinosaur. It was funny because it was like he was kicking a puppy. R: Um, OK. TMD: Global warming: good or bad idea and why? R: Bad because it's destroying the earth. TMD: So what? It's going to be warmer a lot longer. R: Yeah, warm enough to kill you. TMD: But everyone dies. R: I guess, but I don't want to die from being burned to death. TMD: It's not like we'd melt or any- thing. And speaking of melting, we could melt down the icecaps and solve the fresh- water problem. Ship that straight to Cali- fornia. Wouldn't that be a great idea? R: Yeah, if we could do that. TMD: We can with global warming. So how is it such a bad idea? R: I don't know. TMD: Yeah, I really don't think you do. Have you seen the Daily's Top 10 albums/movies of 2005? Do you agree with them? R: I thought they were pretty good movies. TMD: What would be your number one movie of the year? R: Um, I liked "Brokeback Mountain" and "Pride and Prejudice." TMD: Those sound boring. I haven't seen either because I don't see boring movies. What would be your number one album of the year? R: Um, I would have to say Jason Mraz. TMD: Do you think Kanye West actually is Jesus? R: No, I actually don't like Kanye West at all. TMD: But he took a picture of a crown of thorns. That's kind of Jesus-esque. R: Um, no. TMD: No, that's not Jesus-like. I thought he did that but maybe I'm wrong. TMD: Do you ever read the Point/ Counterpoint in the Statement? R: No. TMD: Well some members of the campus think that we should end it. Wha do you think about that? R: Could you repeat that? My room. mate had the TV on. TMD: Your roommate sounds like ar ass. We're on the phone. People on cam pus want to stop the Point/Counterpoint What do you think about that? R: I guess it's freedom of speech sc no. Keep writing. TMD: Do you know how many "Land Before Time" movies there have been? R: Like six? TMD: There have been 10. If the: were to come out with an eleventh wha do you think it would be called? "Petri Becomes a Man?" R: That'd be pretty cool. TMD: Would that be too sexual fo kids? R: A lot of those movies have adul themes to them anyway so it wouldn't be much different. TMD: "The Land Before Time" i pretty sexual anyway, you're right. Base( on my voice, what would you rate me or a one to 10 scale? R: A 10 of course. TMD: That's pretty generous but als( correct. How tall do you think I am? We also have a story about the East Quad Music Co-op, a campus group that provides many talented student and local bands with a chance to showcase their talent. Another interesting piece is Jolene Bricker's "In My Own Words," as she describes her bat- tle against special treatment that people try to give her because of her disability. Thanks for reading. James V. Dowd, Managing Magazine Editor Chris Gaerig, Associate Magazine Editor ANNARBOR REACHING OUT presents- REACH- OUT AND ROCK - " FAIJM m 3 Editor in Chief: Donn M. Fresard Managing Editor: Ashley Dinges LOYOLA UNiVERSITY CHICAGO SUMAI Your Summer Classroom: Get Ahead or Try Someth ........... HOt fashion just got easier Join ClubPos h by visiting ~ poshh.com *All proceeds will benefits.1 pion Hei del'1 rg Saturday, Feb 11 doors @ 10:00 p.m. $7 Experience lakeside campuses near Chicago internships and summer fun. 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