…DONN FRESARD: STEP UP AND RAISE TAXES, GOVERNOR OPINION, PAGE4 BACK IN ACTION WHY BARBIE SHOULD KEEP HER BUST SIZE A PREVIEW OFTHE ROAD AHEAD FOR THE ICERS SPORTS, PAGE9 ARTS, PAGE 8 IP 1idfigan 8814A Ann Arbor, Michig www.michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 9,2007 FLORIDA 41, OHIO STATE 14 Branch goes out on NFL limb 'M' tackle will skip senior year, enter draft By SCOTT BELL Daily Sports Editor After weeks of speculation, junior Alan ...…
…2 - Tuesday, January 9, 2007 MAYBE NEXT YEAR Darwin's dream When I walked into my firstbiologi- cal anthropology lecture, I had no idea that it was cross-listed with Aretha Franklin 101. But when I entered the lecture hall, I was immediately thrust into a medley of songs by the Queen of Soul. "Respect" and "Think" were just a few of the classics coming from Prof. John Mitani's iTunes library. I noticed that a couple of students looked confu...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush expected to call for more troops in national address President Bush will address the nation at 9 p.m. tomorrow about his new approach for the war in Iraq, the White House said. Bush is expected to announce an increase of up to 20,000 additional U.S. troops. Bush's decisions, more than two months in the making, already are drawing criticism from ne...…
…4 - Tuesday, January 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu I have to remind people that when Richard Nixon stood his last election in 1972, he was supposed to be in office until 1977, but he was held accountable for Watergate. You can't always wait until the next election." - Legendary investigative rep...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - 5 Take our career path. At Jefferies, things move fast. We're building the #1 investment bank for growing and midsized companies. Join us, and we'll expect you to move and grow at the same pace. You'll have opportunity from day one, with early exposure to clients, working alongside industry veterans on a spectrum of complex transactions across a vast range of industries. But w...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SOMALIA From page 1 aircraft with elaborate sensors that can go after discreet targets - day or night. They are operated by the Special Operations Com- mand and have been used heavily against the Taliban in Afghani- stan. U.S. Navy vessels have been deployed off the coast of Soma- lia to make sure al-Qaida or allied jihadists don't escape the coun- try, the State Department said last Wednesday. Somalia's...…
…8 - Tuesday, January 9, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom What happened to my Barbie? Too easy. Stand and delivered SWANK AVOIDS PITFALLS FOR UNEXPECTED TRIUMPH By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer For an actress like Hilary Swank, having a movie open in January - the first weekend, no less - can't be a good thing. Withaudiencesfocusingon **'* expanding Oscar contend- F ers from the previous year Freedom ("Munich" and "Brokeback Write...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - 9 'M' drops puck on new stretch ByAMBER COLVIN Daily Sports Writer If it's possible to have a fresh start in the middle of a six-month long, 39-game season, the Bowling Green Michigan at Michigan hockey team is getting one Matchup: Michi- right now. gan 13-8-0; Bowl- When fans ing Green 5-16-1 last left the When: Tonight slumping Where: Yost Ice 13th-ranked Arena Wolverines T...…
…10 - Tuesday, January 9,k2007 nt Shoes or no shoes, Baker's a threat The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer EVANSTON - After scoring 19 points against Army on Dec. 28, Michigan freshman Reed Baker knew he had the ability to score with the best of them. But never in his wildest dreams did he think he could score without his shoes. With the Wolverines clinging to an early 6-4 lead eight minutes into the ga...…
…DICKSON: WHEN BEING YOURSELF ISN'T ENOUGH OPINION, PAGE 4 NOT TALKING RETIREMENT BASEMENT ARTS TAKES ON 'A FEW GOOD MEN' LLOYD CARR SAYS HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE SPORTS, PAGE 8 ARTS, PAGE 5 (Iie 11c114an DaIl ..I $. .%NHN RE II SEIN TEN YEA N I I I lT)RIAL FEEI I.I 1I Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com riday, February 9, 2007 MAKING WAY FOR NORTH QUAD POKING THE NEXT PHOTOS FROM FACEBOOK COM 2008 White House hopefuls are using soc...…
…2 - Friday, February 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters Why are there so many unread Wall Street Journals lying around campus? Not because students want the latest financial news While walking across campus, no intention of reading it, though. you've probably tripped over a tat- Sometimes, the trial subscrip- tered copy o...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS MECCA, Saudi Arabia Palestinian faction leaders sign deal to share power Rival Palestinian factions signed a power-sharing accord aimed at ending months of bloodshed yes- terday, agreeing that the Islamic militant group Hamas would head a new coalition government that would "respect" past peace agree- ments with Israel. However, Israel and the U.S. have demanded ...…
…4 -Friday, February 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com . C74C M 'i ail 4,a1,,IM Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. eAnn Arbor MI 48104 W., tothedaily@umich.edu The problem is that at first he was not eating food, but now he is eating food and that has helped him significantly." - ALl RODRIGUEZ, Venezuelan ambassador to Cuba, on the alleged resurgence of Cuban President Fidel...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 9, 2007 - 5 'U' groups aim to 'Encompass' diversity The shadow of Aaron Sorkin looms over North Campus. They can handle it BASEMENT ARTS TWEAKS SORKIN'S CLASSIC 'A FEW GOOD MEN' By WHITNEY DIBO DailyArts Writer When Theatre and Drama senior Adam Miller- Batteau decided to direct Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men" through Base- ment Arts, he knew audi- A Few ence members would come Good ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CAMPAIGN From page 1 ing some candidates and bash- ing others. Many presidential hopefuls have joined the independent Facebook groups as a way of increasing their visibility. John Edwards, for example, is a member of 93 groups, includ- ing The Largest Facebook Group Ever. If Facebook is any indica- tion, Obama will be the 44th president. One Million Strong for Barack has the most members of any group sup...…
…6 8 - Friday, February 9, 2007 Blue falls on road By ANDY REID Daily Sports Writer IOWA CITY - For Iowa, play- ing the Michigan women's bas- ketball team was like a game of dominoes. Knock MICHIGAN 9 one down, IOWA 66 and the rest will follow. Inorder to disassemble the Wol- verines, the Hawkeyes first had to attack the lead domino: fresh- man center Krista Phillips. When she fell, Michigan had no answer, and the Hawkeyes stormed their way to...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 9, 2007 - 9 Freshman Adam DeJong, who won a state title at Canham Natatorium while in high school, hopes to add to his trophy collection while at Michigan. Prep champs fond of Canham By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer As a sophomore and senior, Adam DeJong and Grant Burtch were champions at Canham Ntatorium. High school state meet cham- pions, that is. But the current Michigan f...…
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…2 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters_ T E AEA What's with the nudes on Glen Avenue? The story behind 'The Regeneration of Time' Students making their way in the present and represents the through the University's Medical child's past," Marinaro wrote in Campus each day are greeted by a an explanation publis...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS SAO PAULO, Brazil 0 Amid protest, Bush begins tour of Latin America President Bush sought to reverse an impression of U.S. neglect as he opened a six-day tour of Latin America yesterday. Street protests awaited him. Bush's trip was intended to pro- mote democracy, increased trade and cooperation on alternative fuels. The president and his advis- ers also hoped his v...…
…4 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C MIdiig0an Bal,6l 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 oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represen...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 9, 2007 - 5 JEREMY CHO/Daily Courtesy of Fox Is this freaking you out? OK, good. It's not just us. Fox finds itself a 'Winner'! *.! sort o Element1 and its members will bring their hottest moves Saturday. If they look anything like they do on camera they'll be just fine. Break it down ATHLETIC BREAK CREWS TO COMPETE. BOGGLE MINDS By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer Browsing through Fox's cu...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The U SUDAN sion to re From page 1 uproar o all taken steps to divest from Sudan. the Unive Harvard led the pack byannounc- Students' ing its divestment on April 4, 2005. fur walke All three universities have cited the univ humanitarian concerns about the on Marc Sudanese government's treatment ment ofa of civilians in the country's Dar- Rebecc fur region. Since July 2003, the of Chicag government-support...…
…0 8 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Low score enough for Cagers at Big Tens 0 By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor CHICAGO - Michigan and Minnesota put on an absolutely stunning, awe-inspiring, record- breaking perfor- MINNESOTA 40 mance. MICHIGAN 49 But neither team is likely to frame this particular stat sheet, the one that explains the Wolverines' 49-40 win over the Golden Gophers. Records of futility w...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 9, 2007 - 9 The leaders and Dest * Senior defenseman makes key contributions behind the scenes By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Writer Heading into the season, alter- nate captain Jason Dest was on pace to become Michigan hockey's Iron Man, breaking Rob Brown's record of 164 consecutive games played. After missing the first game of his freshman season, Dest played in every game for nearly thr...…
…10 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 10 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WATCH LIVE SAMESFROM THE 20C7NCAA* IDIVISIN I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ONLINE FOR FREE! ppowd bd hrBsSpor om 40 PROUD PROMOTIONAL PARTNER *Local blackout rules will limit availability to 37 games for most people. This product will not include the Opening Round game on March 13, 2007. NCAA March Madness ...…
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…2A - Monday, April 9, 2007 -_. ^ N The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained History's back pages 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION 6 Plenty of books i...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily NEWS BRIEFS KABUL, Afghanistan 7 NATO soldiers killed in bombings in Afghanistan Roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan yesterday left seven NATO soldiers dead, the alliance said, as its forces continued an anti- Taliban offensive in the world's most fertile opium-producing region. It appeared to be the biggest combat loss for foreign troops in Afghanistan since 2005. Six troops died and one was injured when ...…
…4A - Monday, April 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Jbe Mi*idiigan &U Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu He used what was described to me as rude language " - Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor on what a Northwest Airlines pilot said immediately before a flight from Las Vegas to Detroit that prompted cancellation o...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 9, 2007 - 5A ARTS IN BRIEF Finding perfect 'Pitch' ANIMAL COLLECTIVE'S LENNOX TRIUMPHS ON 'PERSON PITCH' By MATT KIVEL Daily Music Editor "Coolness is having courage" says Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) in the opening min- utes of Person Pitch. The simple credo aptly defines an album that ia decidedly "uncool" and out of step with cur- rent musical trends. As with * * , the eclectic discogr...…
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…8A -Monday, April 9, 2007 A R S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW Grindhouse AtQthe State III'£11.~ U l~Theater, Quality RU 16 and Showcase Jj rindhouse" is exhausting. It's not just a movie - it's a three-hour test of your fortitude as a filmgoers. Can you persevere through the intestine-spilling vio- lence of Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" and the head-scratching dialogue of Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof?" While t...…
…Another perfect Big Ten weekend for women's tennis PAGE 4B Herman: Mitt provides a new kind of magic SM COLUMN 2B SportsMonday THE MICHIGAN DAILY Monday, April 9, 2007/ michigandaily.com.61 BEILEIN'S BEGINNINGS How the new Michigan men's basketball coach made the journey from JV high school basketball to the upper echelons of Division I with his family's help sitting in a comfortable H e can joke about it now, chair in his new office a...…
…Ilk 1 Y Alow ME PLAr DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2B - Monday, April 9, 2007 SAID AND HEARD "We'll be willing to (play) pretty much any Division I game that we can find." - Michigan baseball coach RICH MALONEY on how his team plans to make up for games lost due to this week- end's poor weather conditions. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK MATKO MARAVIC M TENNIS The junior won both his singles ma...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, A pril 9, 2007 - 3B Michigan junior Matko Maravic defeated the nation's 15th-rar during the Wolverines 5-2 upset victory over No. 8 Illinois. ILLINI ' From page 1B "don't get scared," as mild encouragement to his team- mates. Berque believed that in doubles his team came out slow. "t don't think they were as aggressive and didn't play to their own level. They were playing not to miss rather than...…
…4B - Monday, April 9, 2007 SPORT S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WOMEN'S TRACK Small group uses time to make large strides By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer For the members of the No. 5 Michigan women's track team who won't make the trip to next weekend's Sea Ray Relays, the Duke Invitational this past week- end provided a good opportunity to compete. "We couldn't fit the pole vault poles in the plane for next week- end," soph...…
…e ic ig n 4:3allij Ann Arbor, Mich. michigandaily.com Monday, July 9, 2007 Summer Weekly OPINION From the Daily: Brown v. Roberts When the Supreme Court ended overthrew segregation in public schools in 1954, it was the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. Now, five irresponsihle conservativv justices have made it their goal to undo more than five decades of racial progress in our country. For all the talk of precedent, this dec...…
…2 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com At Ann Arbor Google office, the good life By SARAH SALA "I wanted to be a part of a compa- Daily StaffReporter ny that was changing the way things were done," said Matthew Neagle, Many college students dread the a University alum who has been prospect of getting a "real" job after employed by Google forthe pastyear graduation, seeing it as a token of and a half and recently trans...…
…Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 CHANCELLOR From page 1 party for international students and once spent several hours explaining reasons for a tuition hike to student leaders, Kay said. In 1999, Mestas resigned as chair- man of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an organization that creates grants for education and public programs, to become the campus's fifth chancellor. The creation of student housing a...…
…4 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C, he Iffichibgan Oaflu Brown v. Roberts Supreme Court's decision ends busing, opens up resegregation Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR IMRAN SYED EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorialboard. All oth...…
…Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RACHEL WAGNER Leave NCLB behind KATE TRUESDELL WPOtNT The price of patriotism W ith regards to my education, I'm glad went to elementary school in the 1990s rather than the 2000s. Maybe it's because I was too youngto know the politics behind educational policy, but my own schoolgirl experience seems freer and more stimulating com- pared to the experience of school- children today. ...…
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…8 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RULING From page 1 in the future for elementary and secondary education. Kobersy said the ruling causes concern for higher education because most students come to colleges from public high schools School districts may still be able to explore other race-conscious meth- ods of pursuing diversity because of the division in the court. She said that in the 1978 deci- sion, University ...…
