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…MEN'S HOOPS FALTERS LATE THE PULL OF POLLS Gophers halt Wolverines' win streak at three Why presidential polling is bad for America Sports, Page 8A Opinion, Page 4A CNI 1K 1icTiE anRa LE )NE-1HU/NDRE-1D-EIGHTEEN YEARS OF EDITORIA L FR EEDOM Friday, February 22, 2008 michigandaily.com GEO NEGOTIATIONS Contract talks.to continue after break Scheduled negotiations between GEO,'U' ended yesterday without a deal in place By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily ...…

… I 2A - Friday, February 22, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: Explained THEY KNOW NOTT-TNN( Courting the co-eds In 1943, freshmen men didn't have much to fear when it came to courting the opposite sex - that is, if they still had their trusty copy of Michigane- tiquette safely tucked into their back pocket. The little booklet, published by and for male University students, co...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 22, 2008 - 3A' The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, February 22, 2008 - 3A NEWSBRIEFS BELGRADE, Serbia Rioters set fire to office inside U.S. Embassy Angry Serbs broke into the U.S. Embassy and set fire to an office last night as rioters rampaged through Belgrade's streets, putting an exclamation point of violence to a day of mass protest against West- ern support for an indep...…

… I 4A -Friday, February 22, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University ofMichigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 rarhedaily@umich.edu This sounds like a pointless exercise to me - speculating about reporting that may or may not result in an article." --Bill Keller, The New York Times executive editor, responding to a question about whether the Times would run a story appear...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 22, 2008 - 5A ARTS IN BRIEF Event New program teams with Detroit artist to improve city living Detroit to Ann Arbor Art Exhibit At the Michigan Union Art Lounge Through March 4 Art is never far from the city of Detroit. One of its native sons and artists Stephen William Schudlich is acutely aware of this fact. Collecting waste paper off the streets of Detroit is more than a way to save...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 22, 2008 - 7A TEXTBOOKS From Page 1A the battle against boosted book prices. Statistics senior lecturer Brenda Gunderson, chair of the Textbook Task Force; said she helps accom- modate students who use older textbook editions by giving them a list of equivalent page numbers in the newer editions. Gunderson said shekeeps several copies ofthe text- book on reserve in the library and publi...…

… 8A - Friday, February 22, 2008T ih d The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com MINNESOTA 69, MICHIGAN 60 LETDOWN Phillips dominates in paint as Blue doubles up Purdue By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer Michigan coach Kevin Borseth, known for his fire on the sidelines, did something out of the ordinary last night. He sat down. PURDUE 36 With MICHIGAN 72 four min- utes remaining against Purdue, the always-pacing Borseth took a seat between...…

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…The B-side ~Ic didci~rnaI i Mchi www.michigandaily.com day F Last dance for Chief Illiniwek TOP: Residents of West Quad and South Quad residence halls lines up across Madison Street last Feb. 15 in preparation of the annual snowball fight between the two dorrs. BOTTOM: A snowball fight participant prepare to hurl a bucket of snow. ,e°"l tA tradition. - K Has the beloved South Quad-West Quad snowball fight become too dangerous? -~ By Walte...…

…2A - Thursday, February 22, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here C FRIDAY: Explained Buimpy's pilot Richard Manger met his wife while flipping burgers Richard Manger is skinny. It's a little surprising, considering he owns Blimpy Burger, an Ann Arbor land- mark that has served up greasy food for almost 55 years. Manger's relationship with the res- taurant began when he worked there as a Unive...…

…1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ROME Italian premier ousted after losing Senate vote Premier Romano Prodi resigned yesterday after nine months in office following an embarrassing loss by his center-left government in the Senate on foreign policy, including Italy's military mission in Afghanistan. Prodi aides did not rule out the possibility that President Giorgio Napolitano would ask Prod...…

…4A - Thursday, February 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C714c d4.c an ail Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations repr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Dance dreams dashed By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer CHAMPAIGN - At halftime, Illinois' famed mascot, Chief Illiniwek, danced for the final time. After he was finished, the Michigan men's basketball team might have made sure that 1998 remains the last time it danced. The Fighting Illiniused an early second- half spurt to propel them to a 54-42 victory over the Wolverines last night. Michigan, which t...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SNOWBALL FIGHT From page lA "He got on my back and started punching me in the face," Miras- eedi said. Miraseedi remembers hear- ing something snap when he was punched, but he didn't have too much time to think about the noise. A group of his friends pulled the man off of him and helped Miras- eedi to his feet. His face was numb, and a friend didn't see any blood, so Miraseedi rejoined the snowball fight...…

…8A - Thursday, February 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com All the right INGREDIENTS By Ben Simon I Associate Photo Editor A glimpse inside the kitchen and into the world of the South Quad Residence Hall's cafeteria staff Left: Esther Adeosun prepares the hamburgers and french fries for the day. As hot as it was working with the grill, Adeosun said she didn't mind so much, because it was during one of this winter's coldest weeks...…

…B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007 Oscars for the masses thought about writ- ing this column about why you should watch the Oscars, since they have a great significance in society as a social com- mentary on the public's changing tastes on different issues. After staring at a blank screen for three hours, I threw in the towel PAUL The Acad- TASSI emy Awards are either somethingyou watch every year or would never watch even if p...…

…the b-sidel 2B - Thursday, February 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS Daily Arts does Spring Break By WHITNEY DIBO Daily Arts Writer Besides the few good souls who are doing Alternative Spring Break or making obligatory visits to their grandparents, most University students will be making a mass exodus to tropi- cal beach destinations this weekend, hoping to escape the arctic winter and drink away the tra...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (oscars 20071 Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 3B Top of the mountain Which directors, actors and actresses deserves the laurels for 2007? The next three pages have the answers. BEST ACTRESS H aving already made a thorough sweep of 2006's year-end awards, "The Queen's" Helen Mirren is beyond the safe bet for best actress - she's currently resting on the most favorable odds in Oscar history. In any categ...…

…0 4B - Thursday, February 22, 2007 {oscar 2007] The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com He'll never win BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR T hough the early buzz around "Dreamgirls" has faded, Eddie Murphy still looks like the frontrunner here for his role as fictional soul leg- end James "Thunder" FArly. Long popular for his comedic impressions, Murphy channels that energy so seamlessly into his creation of an authentic, drug-addled Motown icon that he...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tthe b-sidel Thursday, February 22 2007 - 5B Less is more, right? He will no doubt be entertaining, but don't expect a win for Jack Nicholson tonight. BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL After getting stiffed for "In the Bedroom" in 2002, Todd Field may have paid his dues to the Academy and be poised to take his first Oscar with the adapted screenplay for "Little Children." Then again, Alfonso Cuaron ("Childr...…

…{the b-side} 0 6B - Thursday, February 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TASSI From page 1B My advice to the Academy to get people to tune in this year is to make the show shorter. No one cares about sound mixing or what the best foreign language animated short was. After these extraneous categories are cut, the only people allowed to give speeches are the top.six categories I mentioned above because I don't care how many peo...…

…Wednesday, February 22, 2006 -- - - ~ ~ '. L .~ News 3 Amid controversy, Harvard President steps down Opinion 4 Sports 8 Jeff Cravens on female politicians Singer: Horton remarkable in win One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorzdfreedom www.michirandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 81 @2006 The Michigan Daily o MICHIGAN 72, No. 8 Illinois 64 Dingell blasts Bush on NSA, war on terrorism Veteran congressman talks about Iraq,...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Summers resigns amid controversy NATION/ WORLD 0 Harvard president will step down because of divisive climate caused by his comments on gender CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Lawrence Summers ended his tumultuous stint as Harvard University presi- dent yesterday, choosing to resign June 30 rather than fight with a faculty angered by his management style and comments that innate ability may expl...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS Prof to discuss how to increase career satisfaction Prof. Kristie Keeton, from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, will present ways to increase career satisfaction and decrease work-related stress across medical fields. The lecture will begin today at 3:30 p.m. in room 2239 of Lane Hall. Amir Sulaiman to perform spoken- word poetry Black Muslim spoken-word artist...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 22, 2006 OPINION be 1Midligutn flilg DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editorial Page Editors ASHLEY DINGES Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE There were certainly moments when I could have challenged more wisely and more respe...…

…Wednesday February 22, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com ctbE 1Aliigau 3 ttdl RTr S 5 The balance of Power Chan Marshall kind of pissed me off recently. The Southern chanteuse has just released an album that's probably going to be the apex of her career: an utterly magnetic piece of work that's expanded her aural ideas with sly, timeless horn riffs thanks to the support of a few Memphis studio legends. Marshall's o...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 7 pDINGELL Continued from page 1 things we do," he said. The domestic surveillance dispute is part of a broader debate regarding overlapping foreign policy mandates in the Constitution, which vests mili- tary powers in both the Executive and Legislative branches. Article I, section 8, for example, gives Congress the exclusive ability to officially declare war and to raise and support ...…

…Wednesday February 22, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com OeRTSigan Baily 6 8 - - - ------------- 0 Horton's game is one for the ages Tommy Amaker said Daniel Horton displayed "courage." Graham Brown called Horton's game "phenom- enal:' Even star Illinois point guard Dee Brown termed his rival's performance "fantabulous." MATT But Horton said his play SINGER was only "aight." Aight?! Spitting Fie I know you're modes...…

…Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Weather 42~ i~ Opinion 4 Sam Singer on Paul Krugman's ego Arts 8 Kings of Leon deliver on second album. £F I1 bI33 LOW, 22 TOMORROW: 30mA U.w Sports 9 Eric Ambinder on the mystery of Dion Harris One-hundredfourteen years of editorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXV, No. 87 2005 The Michigan Daily MSA vote on PIRGIM postponed By Karl Stampfl Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan S...…

…NATION/WORLD Protests NEWS IN BRIEF against S ria heat up Protest is largest anti-Syrian rally in the country's history BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Tens of thousands marched yesterday in the biggest anti-Syrian protest in Lebanese history amid signals that Syria will soon withdraw its troops from parts of the country. President Bush renewed demands for Syrian forces to leave Leb- anon immediately. The protest marked one week since the Feb. 14 de...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 3 " ON CAMPUS Senator Levin comes to Union U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Detroit) will speak in the Michigan Union Kuen- " zel Room today at 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the University's College Democrats. Desegregationist speaks on fighting hate, prejudice The Hillel Center for Jewish Activi- ties presents Dick Lobenthal, former director of Michigan's Anti-Defamation League, tonight from...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 22, 2005 OPINION ab Sidi~ttwu &zilg JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE 'Good thinking,' I said to myself as I fired up a thin Cohiba." - The late writer Hunter S. Thomp...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 7 * AMTRAK Continued from page 1A tage Card entitles her to a 15-percent discount on Amtrak fares. She added that said her travel arrangements would suffer if Amtrak service were stopped. "It would potentially mean that I would have to leave the (University) because I would have no way to see my family or my friends," she said. Still, Lewandowski said she has experienced delays while us...…

…Tuesday February 22, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com UX1e MtgTh 9 ART S 8 EVAN McGARVEY Youth and experience 0 01 For better or worse, we pretty much like the art our parents gave us when we were little. The Picasso poster our mother put in our room sparked our lifelong fascination with modernist art; our father's Coltrane collection com- pelled us to try the trumpet. Like religion and political views, our chi...…

…February 22, 2005 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily. com SPORTS 9 . . .... .... . . .. . Paging Dr. Amaker: M looks to cure streak By Josh Holman Daily Sports Editor Michigan coach Tommy Amaker has conquered the secret to marriage. He has pinpointed the differ- ence between men and women. "My wife always says I need to try to understand it," Amaker said. "Males always want to fix something," Now he's taking the next logical st...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Coben's gone but divers confident By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer Last season, senior Jason Coben was the star diver of the Michigan men's swimming and diving team. He won the NCAA Championship on the plat- form, two Big Ten Diver of the Week awards and the Big Ten Diver of the Championship. While Coben shined, fellow divers Pat Noyes, Jon Donadee and Jake Boehm stayed in the shadows. F...…

…One hundred eleven years ofediorilfreedom NEWS: 76-DAILY 0 CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www~michigandaily.com Friday February 22, 2002 I [VOLexi. Noas . An- # M~y 3. . 202 he N :. 4 1 Personal admissions. *files stored in hallway DalyStf Reporter * Over 40 boxes of confidential paper files, allegedly containing undergrad- uate admissions applications and related materials, were stored in an unsecured hallway in the basement of the Student Activi...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 22, 2002 NATION/WORLD Afghan warlords rival for nower NEWS IN BRIEF - v .1 WASHINGTON (AP) - Growing signs of insta- bility in Afghanistan, where rival warlords are bat- tling for power, threaten to propel the American military into a bigger role in fending off chaos. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who long has argued against a U.S. peacekeeping role in Afghanistan, said for the first time yes...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 22, 2002 - 3 CRIME Web cam used to tape room activity A resident of Mary Markley Resi- dence Hall complained that her roommate was using a computer camera to record private activity in their room without her permission, according to Department of Public Safety reports. The computer was confiscated and the incident remains under investigation. LCD projectors stolen from two campus locations T...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 22, 2002 OP/ED U~lbe Iirbigt &dlg~f 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 4'8109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JON SCHWARTZ Editor in Chief JOHANNA HANINK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editrials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do no...…

… Sucking it up ... Jeff Daniels' latest film "Super Sucker" has a gala screening Saturday at the Michigan Theater, followed by, a VIP reception at Zanziber with the cast. 6 p.m. $20 - 250. michigandaily.com /arts ART04v S FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2002 5 Louis-Dreyfus hopes to avoid Seineld curse By Christian Smith Daily Arts Writer As NBC's new sitcom "Watching Ellie" begins, we see Julia Louis-Dreyfus standing half-naked in her bedroom, repea...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 22, 2002 *1 the michigan daily I " M' q Great campus locations High Quality e 1,2, 3, & 4 bedroom apartments - 4,5 & 6 bedroom houses "24 hr. management & maintenance LOST GREY COCKATIEL in South area, very friendly, $50 reward if caught. seen please call 717-3790. U If PLEASE HELP US find a wood and brass sculpture. Stolen Feb. 15 from the Ecumenical Center. Bigger than a stop sign. World gl...…