…JAMES DICKSON MAKES THE CASE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE OPINION, PAGE 4 MIDTERM EXAM RIGHTEOUS DICAPRIO HOT MORALLY SOUND IN'DIAMOND GRADING THE FIRST HALF OF HOCKEY SEASON SPORTS, PAGE 9 ARTS, PAGE 5 Admommm.- d 46F Illic i an .. 4,3at IV W4. 40 40 Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com nber 12, 2006 'U' seeks to delay Prop 2 MSU, Wayne co-file motion By ANDREW GROSSMAN and ANNE VANDERMEY Daily StaffReporters The University asked a fed- eral...…
…2 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: Ten Spot Arbor Anecdotes University Jobs The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here NICE SHOT Trapped alone in her cell 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.corn DONN M.FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-esse fresard@ntichigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.comi CONTACT INF...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS MICROBIOLOGY MICROCOSM alen - ~Shooting at Palestinian CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Discovery docks school sparks fear of war with space station.sakai a After a two-day journey, space shuttle Discovery reached the international space station yester- day for aweeklongstay to continue construction on the orbiting lab and rotate outa crew member. Discovery commander Mark...…
…4 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com EL74 Midligan 3atilV Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ~~413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu 4 We canceled them when we realized Senator Obama would sell more tickets." - Gov. JOHN LYNCH (D-N.H.) on the state Democratic Party's decision to cancel the Rolling Stones as headliners for a state party fundraiser, a...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Rock and Your an a hard Catch u A s the semester concludes, you might have started to wonder exactly what you'll do with all that free over break. p ic~c ePeople will tell you that holidays are for family, reconnecting with DICAPRIO'S LATEST TAKES old friends and resting VIEWERS INTO AFRICA up for another productive By IMRAN SYED semester. Daily Arts Writer People are wrong. It seems Hollywood's eyes have...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com STAY From page 1 along with Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the trustees of any other public educational institute in Michigan. Because the University's lawsuit is a response to the BAMN suit, its legal bills will be covered by its legal insurance plan. Thestayrequest won'tgounchal- lenged, though. The Pacific Legal Foundation, a Sacramento-based law firm that opposes affirmative action, is likely to file a r...…
…8 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'Talladega' bites: Ferrell's streak over 4 By MICHAEL PASSMAN Daily Arts Writer In case you haven't noticed, Will Ferrell has kind of lost it. Not in the Mel Gibson "I'm only making movies in dead languages now, sugar tits" FILM: sort of way, but Ferrell's **# " streak of can't-miss com- edies came to an abrupt SPECIAL end following "Anchor- FEATURES: man: The Legend of ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 9 REPORT CARD: Daily hockey writers hand out midseason grades to the hockey team. B-. Defense Goaltending Offense Young guns get eyed by scouts Two things are certain when you look at the Michigan defense: - On paper, it's a group teeming with talent. - On the ice, that talent doesn't always translate into performance. But the most recent and pressing problem plaguing the ...…
…10 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006 With cupcakes behind them, seniors still have much to prove The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Daniel Levy on Men's Basketball Nowadays it's all about what's new, hip and in style. We will do anything to look younger and stay fresh on the scene. Even in the sports world, youth steals the show. Professional teams are reluctant to trade away young talent. Lots of atten- tion is paid to players still in high ...…
…Thursday, October 12, 2006 .5 OARE NPIECES ... B-SIDE News 2A Yankees pitcher dies in plane crash Opinion 4A Zbrozek: Knowledge economy ineffective for middle class Arts 8A Back off the horse: Spikers fall to Spartans One-hundred-sixteen years of editorialfreedom ------------- --- -- www.mchikandail[ycom Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 28 @2006 The Michigan Daily DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY Campus crime increases TREVOR CAMPBELL/Dai...…
…2A-The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 12, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaly.com business@michiganaicly.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom: 763-2459 Office hours: Sun.-Thurs. I1 a.m. - 2 a.m. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Photograp...…
… NEWS Thursday, October 12, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3A ON CAMPUS Reception to be held for photographer University Unions Arts and Programs members will hold a reception for photographer Michael Myers today from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wall Gallery in Pierpont Commons. Myers's photography focuses on the rela- tionships between humans and the natural world. Workshop to focus on digitized books The University Digital Library Productions Service ...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 12, 2006 DONN M. FRESARD EEFFLEY BEAME EDtON nChieELBACHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT T THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ST. ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michiganda ly.com OPINION 4 NOTABLE QUOTABLE G I have always argued that we should talk to parties whose behavior we want to chang...…
… On-ED Thursday, October 12, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5A Checking in with UHS A student-friendly gynecology clinic BY THERESA KENNELLY Visiting University Health Ser- vices during Welcome Week real- ly put in perspective the problem with having a University-oper- ated center promoting safe sex: UHS just can't figure out how to be approachable for students. The elderly woman who sat behind the "safe sex" booth with a basket of condoms, s...…
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…Whose best interest CRIME Continued from page IA NEWS Thursday, October 12, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7A is served when celebs adopt from Africa the Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center - last year. There were two more rapes last year than in 2004. There were two more on-cam- pus robberies in 2004 than last year, five more cases of arson, three more motor vehicle thefts and 14 more drug law violations. Aggravated assault has ...…
…Thursday October 12, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 8A ,_ Spartans rout Blue in By Dan Feldman Daily Sports Writer In an interview with CSTV. com before the season, Michi- gan State junior Katie Johnson was asked what match she was most excited to play. "Michigan, of course," John- son said. "Michigan at Michi- gan. I don't even care about the one at home because I know we're going to beat them." Mncs 0 If ...…
…KEEP GOING THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH HOW-TO, PAGE 3B. NEW BURLESQUE PRODUCTION BRINGS BACK CLASS. PAGE 6B. B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2006 ON _ k4/a ,' ¢ i,"' The long and short o it I read continuously that we are the ADD generation - no patience for even commercials anymore (and, thanks to TiVO and DVD, no need for it). But though we do storm YouTube for the a quick fix of three- minute Colbert Report segments, KRISTIN we're ...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 12, 2006 the b-side 4 4 4 Television The (in)famous first husband of pop, Kevin Federline, will guest-star in an episode of "CSI" tonight at 9 p.m. The episode centers on a series of tourist beatings that take place on the Las Vegas strip. Federline plays the bit part of Cole Tritt, an arrogant teenager () who harasses agents on the crime scene. The show has reportedly been struggling for its usu...…
…the b-side Thursday, October 12, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3B All night long: Staying up when it counts By Kimberly Chou and Bernie Nguyen Daily Arts Editors It's October. Smells like Halloween parties, turning leaves and - wait, wait - midterm exams. Fuck. If you've been sleepwalking through classes like we all have, you'll probably need to pull an all- nighter in the next week or so - that is, if you haven't already. If you have less t...…
…4B-The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 12, 2006 the b-side 4 1 $1.6 billion later, Google and You - Tube, that is By Forest Casey Daily Arts Writer "Don't be evil." That pretty much sums up the ethics code that internet giant Google has fol- lowed throughout its eight year history. It's like the Golden Rule. It explains why they decided to charge nothing for its unique services like trip planning and massive e-mail storage, why they an...…
…{the b-sidel Thursday, October 12, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5B On the trail of another good movie The Dadyflm staff chooses the cream ofthe movie trailer crop railers are like an ex - tempting at first, but once you buy what he's selling you look back to realize he was nothing more than a manipula- tive fagade in the first place. So it goes with film's most dynamic means of advertis- ing. You need only check out YouTube's infamous "Shin...…
…6B-The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 12, 2006 the b-side, 4 Tassels, top hats and temptation CandyPants Burlesque teases, titillates Detroit By Kimberly Chou Associate Arts Editor Tootsie Pop stands with one hip cocked, smoking a cigarette in the eaves of the Furniture Factory The- ater, an inauspicious Detroit building idling at the corner of3rd Avenue and Alexandrine. It's early Tuesday eve- ning - a full dress rehearsal for the Ca...…
…Tuesday, September 12, 2006 TIMBERLAKE: Too S! News 3 Court refuses to block disputed, ballot measure Opinion 4 Ima yed OiinA changingUbEf iii rg Middle East Sports 9 Farm skills pay off for Blue's Bihl One-hundred-sixteen years of editorial freedom zwzv. mzirkiandaiy. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 6 2006 The Michigan Daily Somber memorial on a somber day Diag vigil draws Republican candidate who is Foundation for the Defense c...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tgesday, September 12, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom: 763-2459 office hours: Sun-Thurs. I1 a.m. - 2 a.m. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Photog...…
… NEWS Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3 ON CAMPUS LIGHT SHOW Stunt troupeA to hold demonstration The Ring of Steel Action The- ater and Stunt Troupe will present a free swordplay demonstration from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Stu- dent Theater Arts Complex. The fight director for the Michigan Opera Theater will present vari- ous sword techniques, including how to wield broadswords and rapers. Socratic Club to hold introduct...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 12, 2006 OPINION 'Chic atchilgan ID ttilg DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief dwmft I EMILY BEAM EMILYBEAM EFFREY BLOOMER CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE In truth, it is a struggle for civilization. -President Bush, during ...…
…Tuesday September 12, 2006 arts.michigandaily.cam artspage@micbigandaily.com lbe ibigrn 3? ugl ART S Art is life is art is life FINE ARTS COLUMN Justin Timberlake, in typical form. BRINGING OP BACK TIMBERLAKE'S BITE (ALMOST) AS BAD AS HIS BARK By Kimberly Chou Associate Arts Editor MUSIC R EVI EW ri Right now, Justin Timberlake is absolutely bulletproof. Marketing aesthetic for his sopho- more record? Throw together natty suits, Justin u...…
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…Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7 THE LONG, DARK BLUES CAMPAIGN Continued from page 1 new members. Wilkins, who was trying to recruit supporters behind one of the Festifall tables, will spend the days between now and the elec- tion driving a green Kia across the state, planning events and sleeping in a different hotel each night as she tries to rally students to support Republicans. The RNC hopes her efforts will turn out ...…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 12, 2006 'Idlewild' offers nothing new By Anthony Baber Daily Arts Writer 4 4 4 THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP zg a '' i ITHE COMPLEXITY OF A PROBLEM DISAPPEARS IN THE SIMPLICITY OF THE SOLUTION. BCG invites the Class of 2007 to our Fall Presentation Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. Michigan Union, Ballroom ALL MAJORS W4ELCOME BCG M U S C REFV IE W in As dominant and innova- tive forces...…
…Tuesday Septernber 12, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com be IdTrbigan iOagi1 SPORTmS 9 Bihl works into'M 1ineup By Scott Boll Daily Sports Editor When Mark Bihl watched his teammates go away for Spring Break last season,he knew most were head- ed off to escape for a week and have some fun. Bihl's destination? His fam- ily's farm in Washington Court House, Ohio. The fifth-year senior's trip home wasn't a punishment for ...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 12,2006 BANK OF CHINA Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner $11,186,000,000 Initial Public Offering May 24, 2006 Largest-ever IPO in China* Largest-ever IPO in Asia outside of Japan* Largest-ever Bank IPO in the world* 4th-largest-ever IPO in the world* Who's behind some of the most remarkable corporate finance transactions in 2006? You & Us Working closely with our clients, UBS has been th...…
…Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 11 Freshman striker hits net By Jamie Josephson Though Marosevic recognizes his role as a scorer for the team, his competi- Daily Sports Writer tive spirit overshadows any selfishness. "I'm just glad we are able to win these games" Marosevic said. "It doesn't He may not quite know his way around campus yet, but freshman Peri matter if I score or if someone else does.I'm working on being able ...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 12, 2006 Zid ane and foe to hug it out foe { BERLIN (AP) - Soccer's governing body wants Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi to make peace after the infamous World Cup head-butt.y "We are definitely working ' on that," FIFA president Sepp - Blatter said Monday before a two-day conference to assess the World Cup in Germany.- One suggestion was for them to meet at Robben Island in South Africa, where ...…
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…Arts 9 Pixar's 'Cars' too slow for fast lane Sports 16 Catch up with the World Cup: Updates and Daily staff picks One-hundred-sixteen years of editorialfreedom Monday, June 12, 2006 Summer Weekly www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan * Vol. CXVI, No. 122 ©2006 The Michigan Daily Theft costs Robbers strike center $3,000 Frieze building Plasma TV, computers among Prof. Robin Coleman loses more items stolen from Trotter Multicultural than ...…
…0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 12, 2006 'U, leaders return from China trio One year after President Mary as t .intro Sue Coleman's visit, the University Un maintains its presence in China the p Chine By Leah Graboski break Daily News Editor M to C This year's China visit, hosted jointly by the Alumni gram Association and the Office of the President, exceeded Shan the expectations of its organizers. Pa The purpose of the trip was...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 12, 2006 - 3 WORKING AT THE CARR WASH Al- aida promises attacks Following Musab al- Zarqawi's death, group does not name successor CAIRO (AP) - Al-Qaida in Iraq vowed yesterday to carry out "major attacks," insisting in a Web statement that it was still powerful after the death of leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The statement did not name a successor to al-Zarqawi, who was killed by a United States airstrike Wed...…
…4 4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 12, 2006 Ulie diwa n t g FROM THE DAILY JEREMY DAVIDSON Editor in Chief IMRAN SYED Editorial Page Editor JEFFREY BLOOMER Managing Editor Coulter's wayward church Author's remarks inflammatory, but hardly alone EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890. 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position...…
…Chronically homeless THERESA KENNELLY TE RE'S A REASON The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 12, 2006 - 5 The politics of gay marriage JARED GOLDBERG IF NOT Now, N? T here's year an area Alco right orde behind my mor apartment com- depr plex in Ann expe Arbor where style four people to ta spend most of stree their time. A O couple of worn chairs, empty bottles cally and trash cans make up their liv- histo ing space. From what I've gathered, men ...…
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…a 8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 12, 2206 UMPATRIOTS PRANK ACADEMIA BY CARISSA MILLER MANAGING NEWS EDITOR For students preparing for final exams last fall, the Angell Hall computer lab and Shapiro Under- graduate Library offered more than just fluorescent- dominated late-night study spots. For at least a few minutes,these familiar sites pro- vided comic relief. Courtesy of the UMPatriots, a group of Universi- ty students dedicated t...…
…Monday June 12, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ,ARTS 9w WRECKLESS DRIVING PIXARS LATEST STORY CAN'T LIVE UP TO ITS STUNNING VISUALS By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer If Arnold Schwarzenegger was a car, what kind of car would he be? And what about Jay Leno? "Cars," Disney and Pix- ar's latest foray into the world of Cars almost creepily At the Showcase intricate anima- and Quality 16 tion, provides Disney/Pixar the ans...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 12, 2006 Altman's latest effort a good 'Companion' By Andrew Klein Managing Arts Editor When word got out that director Robert Alt- man ("M*A*S*H," "Gosford Park") was to team up with the professor of down-home, campy humor Garrison Keil- lor (radio's 32-year- A Prairie Home old "A Prairie Home Companion Companion") himself, a couple of concerns At the Michigan emerged: If the film Theater, Showcase woul...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 12, 2006 - 11 Southern legends come to Hill By Lloyd Cargo Daily Arts Writer Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, but it couldn't drown soul. On Tues- Elvis Costello day night at Hill & Allen Auditorium, Elvis Toussaint Costello and Tuesday at 8 p.m. Allen Toussaint, Sold Out two legends from disparate musical At Hill Auditorium backgrounds, will unite to celebrate life and music in the wake of a tragedy...…
…0 12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 12, 2006 men' lel the start of cinematic apocalypse By Jeffrey Bloomer Managing Editor It's been 30 years to the month since the 1976 Gregory Peck/Lee Renick vehicle "The Omen" opened in American theaters, and oh how things have changed. The original film was released in the height of The Omen the post-Vietnam adult At the Showcase horror renaissance, a and Quality 16 quaint, unnerving super- 20th Cen...…
