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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS PRISTINA, Kosovo Kosovo declares independence from Serbia Revelers fired guns, waved red- and-black Albanian flags and set off fireworks over Kosovo yester- day after parliament proclaimed independence in defiance of Serbia and Russia, which condemned the declaration of the world's newest- nation. A decade after a bloody separat- ist war with Serbian forces that claimed 10,000 lives, lawmak- ...…

… 4A -Monday, February 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 7JbC irhi43an 3at Edited and managed by students at the Universityaf Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations rep...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, February 18, 2008 - 5A COURTESY OF UNI And so Ryan Reynolds created man. Child of the revolution f M rich tary, strif love( Lee. stud Vien thro resei Boh pove ador Bee Iron brok on t for artis divo Li cam B: oped it's Alre New animated derfully wry graphic novels, Satrapi's life story hits the ilm is a visual big screen in the beautifully flawed animated film, "Perse- masterpiece polis." Pre...…

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… 8A - Monday, February 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 Shooter called girlfriend before killing 7 students As trash violations pile up, many students say city officials unfairly target their houses 4 Kazmierczak said 'Don't forget about me' on tragic day WONDERLAKE, Ill. (AP) - The girlfriend of the man who killed five people and himself at Northern Illinois University said Sunday that he called her early on Valentine's D...…

…BELL: GRADING RODRIGUEZ'S FIRST MONTH AS COACH Where Rodriguez must improve to end Michigan's winless streak against Ohio State PAGE2B 0 The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I February18,2008 MICHIGAN 80, OHIO STATE 70 0-H-I-OWND WOMEN'S FASKE, TBALL Blue can't stop Hoosier attack With persistent inside pressure, Indiana avenges prior loss to 'M' By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON - Before yesterday's game against Michigan, ...…

… 4 2B - Monday, February 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Rodriguez's rst report card Blue notches rainy wins in Texas tourney he ball's in your court, Rich Rodriguez. Now that the Michigan men's basketball team has finally toppled Ohio State, all focus shifts to your newly inherited team's struggles against the pesky Buck- eyes. That's what four straight losses will do. That's the weight that will be on your back when yo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 18, 2008 - 3B Sugiyama upsets longtime rival Sophomore Sarah Curtis grabbed first in the all-around to lead Michigan to a blowout over Minnesota. 'M' blows away Gophers Curtis, Bruck and Botterman lead Michigan to easy win By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer A four-point victory in gym- nastics is like lapping the field in a NASCAR race - it's ablowout. The Michigan women's gym- na...…

… 4B - Monday, February 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Alternate captain injured in win Kolarik's groin injury may be very serious, coaches say By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer The Yost faithful held its col- lective breath Saturday when alternate captain Chad Kolarik fell to the ice on a 5-on-3 penalty kill halfway through the third period. The senior col- NOTEBOOK lapsed in front of Michigan's net with what Beren...…

…4bF an at IV C Fit Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 14, 2008 michigandaily.com Student lending woes worry'U' Officials Financial aid chief website, more than 100 different Michigan colleges and universi- says market ties are eligible to participate. Last year, about 8,500 MI-LOANs conditions are were given to students, totaling about $68 million, The Associ- cause for concern aced Press reported. The suspension of the program By A...…

… 2A - Thursday, February 14, 2008 PORN PROBLEMS Connecting the residence halls While the majority of academic buildings on campus have at least some wireless access, plans to pro- vide wireless in the dorms are still in the preliminary phases, leaving some students to question what's taking so long. The only dorm to have wireless access throughout the entire building to date is Mary Markley. Some dorms also have pilot programs that provide ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS DAMASCUS, Syria Hezbollah militant killed in bombing Imad Mughniyeh, the suspected mastermind of dramatic attacks on the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Marine barracks that killed hundreds of Americans in Lebanon in the 1980s, has died in a car bombing in Syria. The Islamic militant group Hezbollah and its Iranian back- ers yesterday blamed Israel for the killing of Mughniyeh, Hezbollah's security chi...…

… 4A - Thursday, February 14, 2008 The MihiganDaily- michgandalyc 4 71LC 1Jrhd i~jan43tj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR N AE( What, isn't two Cabinet posts enough?" - Bill Clinton, trying to convince Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) to use his superdele...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 14, 2008- 5A Average Joes get their chance Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez will hold open tryouts today By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Editor Rich Rodriguez compares his first open tryout experi- ence to the movie "Invincible" - the story of Vince Papale, a bartender who tried out for the Philadelphia Eagles and made the team. "The first year I did it, I had about five or 10 guys s...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A- Thursday, February 14, 2008 the michigan daily 4 4-5 BDRM. Near athletic complex. 2 bath, central air, ldry, prkg, jacuzzi. $2300/mo. 9/1/08. bfish333@aol.com parkin9 PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. 665-8825. for rent 060 Mt GREAT APARTMENTS & HOUSES FOR 08-091 A combination of quality and prices you can't Beat! We have Hses. & Apts. all over A2. w/Isomething to fit every need. Studios, 1 bdrms., 2 bdrms...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com STUDY From Page 1A Participants rated the negative qualities in their relationships with spouses and significant others, chil- dren and best friends. One said, "My (spouse/partner, child, friend) gets on my nerves," and the other said "My (spouse/partner, child, friend) SHIRTS From Page 1A the T-shirts. At the beginning of winter semes- ter, the Hall Council sent an e-mail apologizing to all South Quad r...…

… 4 8A -- Thursday, February 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Heptathlete Shotwell vaults into school record books By MACKENZIE MELVIN Daily Sports Writer Every day, sophomore Frank Shotwell runs full speed at a 12- foot high bar, uses a pole to propel his body over it, and drops onto a cushion below. It sounds terrifying to most people, but Shotwell and the Michigan men's track and field teamrely on his pole-vaulting, one of...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com Thursday, February 14,2008 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. AT THE MIC Want to hear what the other half has to say on this chilly Valentine's Day? "The Penis Monologues," a series of intense poetry readings from some of the most talented men on campus, will give you an in-depth look into the mind of the modern man. Doors open at 8:30 p...…

… 2B - Thursday, February 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com REDUCTIVE REASONING Picking one and one apart. The Daily Arts guide to Ann Arbor's upcoming events Today 2.14.08 Valentine's Card-Making and Cookie Decorating 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. At the Michigan League Underground Free Japanese Contemporary Dance 12 p.m. At the University Hospital Main Lobby, Floort Free Tomorrow 2.15.08 Brown Bag Lecture: Jo Kanamori 12 p.m. At School of...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 3B Returning to the 'Wild'9 DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE ven if you have read "The Call- of the Wild," I sus- pect you can't tell me much about it.You might recall that it's by Jack London - so it's a love letter to dogs - and that it reminds you of a musty grade-school library. But that's probably as far as it goes. That's because you haven't seen the book since fifth grade, i...…

… 4B - Thursday, February 14, 2008 VALENTINE From Page 1B Keep your affection to yourself: By PAUL TASSI DailyArts Writer Public displays of affection are always questionable, but there are some basic rules. Today in particular is a good day to heed them: In class: No touching. There, I said it; that's the rule. It is not OK to hold hands, snuggle or - dear Lord - make out while sitting in lecture. All right, maybe the one acceptable form of to...…

…ONELJ - )1(t" il N UII OF E 'V FIFNYS Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 13, 2008 michigandailycom IMPROVING FINANCIAL AID AFTER PROPOSAL 2 hasn't released data on admits Unlike last year, admissions data may not be made public until May By CHRIS HERRING Managing News Editor In response to Proposal 2, the statewide affirma- tive action ban that took effect in 2006, University officials regularly distributed admissions data to the med...…

… 0 2A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Here Big house on campus Of the University's nearly 60 Greek chapters, one rises above them all. With 131 initi- ated members and 11 pledges, Pi Kappa Alpha - more commonly known as Pike - is the largest fraternity on campus. Pike's membership has grown steadily for several years, said chapter president Jon Marks. He said each year's pledge class is normally S to 10 percentlarger than the year before. M...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Senate approves bill to okay some gov't snooping Yesterday the Senate approved new rules for government eaves- dropping on phone calls and e- mails, giving the White House much of the latitude it wanted and granting legal immunity to tele- communications companies that helped in the snooping after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Protection for the telecom com- panies is the most pr...…

… 4A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4A -W nderrThe Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 my idc t6'a n ail Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 4 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF Some people around here get cold feet when threatened by the administration:' -Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), on the Democrats' role in passing a reauthorization of the Bush a...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - SA PHOTOS COURTESY OF WARNER BROS Addressing the Grammy voters I can see ouRcareers floating away.' FILM REVIEW FOOLISH GOLD Romantic comedy drowns in typical story twists and poor characters By ANNIE LEVENE Daily Arts Writer There's no doubt about it: Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson certainly look like a golden couple. But * 2 Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks Fools Gold the...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 7A ADMISSIONS From Page 1A LSA junior Jessica Viera, the vice president of finance in Sigma Lambda Gamma, a Latina soror- ity, said the University's reasoning sounded strange. "I don't think that's a valid excuse," she said. "It doesn't make sense. (Proposal 2) is a continuing issue. It didn't end last year. It's still going on, and they shouldn't be holdingthe numbers." B...…

… 8A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com AlRUM REIIVIW TRAILER REVIEWS 4 The return of Michael I I Reissue of Thriller proves to be an unnecessary and trite release By CHRIS GAERIG ManagingArts Editor Reviewing Michael Jackson's Thriller is sort of an act of futil- ity. Around 1982 when this album * first dropped - this recent Michael incarnation com- Jackson memorating the particularly arbi- Thriller25...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 9A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 9A ues ions abound on recruiting trail By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor The Michigan men's basketball team's inconsisten- cies have caused plenty of problems on the court. But they're making Michigan coach John Beilein's job more difficult off the court, too. Beilein has been traveling the country s...…

… 10A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Moore makes most of new role After four years on team, walk-on earns spot in event lineup By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer Senior Megan Moore wasn't recruited by the Michigan wom- en's gymnastics coach Bev Plocki. Four years ago, the high school standout sent Plocki a video, and Plocki told her she would probably be able to walk on. For three seasons, the Roche...…

…8B Th Mc iga Diy ens ay, February 13, 2008 Dedlared resentment w w w w wr w IRW w w - m t's the question that's sure to send any college student into a self-analytic panic attack. The question to which most liberal arts students respond in form - shuf- fling their feet uncomfortably, staring at their toes and mumbling something along the lines of "Well, I'm figuring it out." It's also a rea- son why just about everybody in LSA resen...…

…w w w w _t w w w s w w w SB heMihianDaly - eneda, ebrar O1, 00 Weneda, erury13 008-Oh* McignDal THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GABE NELSON A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. rule 81: After see- ing someone slip on ice, don't ask if they're OK. They just want you to pretend that it didn't happen. rule 82: If some- one knows what you filled out for "favorite beve...…

…Th9 icia al enedy eray1,20 w w w 7 w w qw w ABOUT CAMPUS I ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST mss( QUOTES OF THE WEEK "Doesn't it seem like Chelsea's "The wrath of God sort of being pimped out in is the only way I some weird sort of way?" can describe it." The 'genius house' encouraged - at least in the arena of intellectual debate. Think some- Honors luncheon? Telluride thing like the salons of 18th century gets free room and board Pari...…

…w w w _w- T _w_ w- w w w I 6 Th ihia Dy- Wenesay Feruay 3, O00 Weneda, ebuay 3,208 - e :icianDaly The University's regional campuses were founded with immense poten- tial to shape economic progress in Michigan. But the state didn't follow through. omeone looking to find out about the origins of the University of Michigan's campus in Dearborn would find it use- ful to lookthrough the papers of the first director of the Dearborn campu...…

…446brr an at im Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 12, 2008 michigandaily.com CHARITY CALISTHENICS CAPITOL HILL AND CAMPUS The first in an four-part series on how federal legislation would affect college students Bill aims to reduce price of college Lawmakers want more information on how aid, tuition costs are decided By JULIE ROWE Daily Staff Reporter The United States House of Representatives over- whelmingly passed a bill last week ...…

… 2 - Tuesday, February 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 THURSDAY: Explained . FRIDAY: Before You Were Here A bilingual food fight PREPARING FOR V-DAY While sitting in my German class today, the hysterical depart- ment head, carried in a large bag of plastic food. Odd, I thought, as he plunked it down on the desk. He had a brief conversation with my instructor in German, chuckled, and walked out. Class continued as usual ...…

…* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com T y 1 Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON FBI raids home in China espionage investigation The FBI was raiding a home in New Orleans yesterday in con- nection with a spy investigation of U.S. military secrets being ille- gally given to China. A Defense Department ana- lyst with security clearances was among the three or four peo- ple being charged in what law enforcement officials des...…

… 4 - Tuesday, February 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a EILy MJidiigan &4ly Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The system hasn't been able to handle the less-complicated cases it has been presented with to date." - David Glazier, a Loyola Law School professor, forecasting problems the Guantanamo Bay military commissions will have ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 5 DVDs today, coasters tomorrow The magnitude of my problem lies somewhere between global warming and the nonexistence of McDonald's break- fast at noon. Multiple goods are replacing something I am excessively invested in, and ' I don't know whattodo about it. You see, I've amassed about 400 DVDs, and f they're slowly beginning to MICHAEL look like audio PASSMAN cassettes c...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 7 EDUCATION From Page 1 Cynthia Wilbanks, the Univer- sity's vice president of govern- ment relations, said the University is actively giving feedback to law- makers about the bill. "We continue to be fully engaged," Wilbanks said. "We are not reluctant at all to share with policy makers the provisions that we like and the provisions we find challenging and ways in which we'...…

… a 8 - Tuesday, February 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Report: Quick committed credit card fraud Frosh was dismissed from team on Feb. 1 By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer Former Wolverine defenseman Kevin Quick, who was dismissed from the Michigan hockey team Feb. 1, stole a credit card and used it to spend thousands of dollars, The Buffalo News reported. NOTEBOOK The incident erupted just before the Wolverines' s...…

…4 RETURN TO THE TOP Hockey team narrowly misses sweep of top-ranked Miami (Ohio) SportsMonday Nc 1Bidigan Daily IT )F EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 11, 2008 michigandaily.com TOP CHEF TURNS ON THE HEAT AT HILLEL SPRING COMMENCEMENT Graduation will be held on the Diag 66 percent of those BACKUP PLANS surveyed chose Diag 3,OO2graduating studentsvoted torthe Diag over Elbel Field CHRIS HERRING and ANDYKROLL Daily...…

… 2A - Monday, February 11, 2008 IN THE BALLROOM Twister tears through Tenn. college A tornado roared through Union University's campus near Memphis Tuesday, destroying nearly half of the- university's dormitories and three classroom buildings. Many students waited out the storm safely in dorm bathrooms. Fifty-one students were taken to the hospital, and nine were put into intensive care. The university is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, b...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 11, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD. Defense Secretary Gates says he sees progress in Iraq Hard choices face Iraq's politi- cal leaders on how to stabilize the country despite promising new signs of progress toward reconcili- ation, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. "They seem to have become energized over the last few weeks," Gates said. The Pentagon chief told reporters who...…

… 4A - Monday, February 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U4ie 0lidoi an a4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 0 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily~comn Monday, February 11, 2008 - 5A Like G-Unit, only not terrible. Southern rap thrives on ne By CHRIS GAERIG ManagingArts Editor With all of the heat that main- stream hip hop has felt in the past several years about increasingly violent topics, misogyny and ram- pant drug references, the Virgin- ian rhyming duo Clipse - Malice and Pusha T - stands firmly as a middle finger to the FCC and musical do-goo...…

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