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…6 2A - Monday, March 31, 2008 FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Intergalactic Doritos On June 12, scientists from a Brit- ish university will transmita Doritos commercial to 47 Ursae Majoris in the hopes of contacting possible inhabit- ants of the star system, The Chron- icle of Higher Education reported. The scientists from the University of Leicester are hoping it will promote more public interest in science. Anthony van Eyken, director of th...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS HARARE, Zimbabwe Election results still not made public Zimbabwe's main opposition party claimed an early lead in na- tional elections but the govern- ment did not release results Sunday and sent riot police into the streets, raising fears of aviolent dispute. No results were officially an- nounced by evening, 24 hours af- ter the end of voting. Independent election monitors said riot police ...…
…4A - Monday, March 31, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 74Ce ICd1ian :altj Edited and managed by students at the University ofMichigan 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 oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations rep...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 31,2008 - 5A SING AND A MP41 ARTS IN BRIEF 'Hot Fuzz' director's new film falls short By SARAH SCHWARTZ DailyArts Writer A runner needs to be aware of a marathon's phases. There's the energetic high at the beginning, the lagging mid- dle, the "wall" - when it's pain- ful to go on - and finally the sprint Run, to the finish line. Fatboy, Run It's a little disap- pointing to find At Showc...…
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…U The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I March 31,2008 2008 NCAA EAST REGIONAL ALBANY, NY MICHIGAN 5, NIAGARA 1 e MICHIGAN 2, CLARKSON 0 cm . -q. 4MV. fROZEN OUR- D Senior Kevin Porter skates to the Wolverine bench after scoring a goal during NCAA Regional play. Porter tallied five goals, incIuding a regional record four against Niagara, to lead Michigan to the Frozen Four. NEXT UP: FIGHTING IRISH Five goals cure 'slump' FORGET FINALS,...…
…2B - March 31, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 2B - March 31, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Blue shuts down Big Ten opponents early in season Junior Zach Putnam hit his first two home runs of the season, pacing the Wolverines in their sweep over Iowa. CLF REEDER/Daily Put nam leads sweep Wolverines pickup four wins on the weekend behind strong pitching duo By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE - U...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com M~arch 31, 2008 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom March 31, 2008 - 38 * Blue blanks Big Ten competition Junior tandem teams Up for key doubles victory e The team with a But rolling Mic overal with 7 day an pair of verine eight s The igan's legiate reache tivene. "W becaus Michigan wins weren't adjusted to college tennis yet, and we had a brutal schedule," ighth-straight Michigan Coach Ronn...…
…4B - March 31, 2008 n-da The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a Scoring drought ends season, WNIT hopes MEN'S SWIMMING 'M' sputters to sixth place finish By RYAN A. PODGES Daily Sports Writer- By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING - As you might have seen afterthe Michigan wom- en's basketball team blew a 20- point second-halflead to Wisconsin about a month MICHIGAN 40 ago, MICH. STATE 45 Michigan coach Kevin Borseth usuall...…
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…2 - Friday, March 28, 2008 The malty taste of freedom Close the door. Turn down the music. Hide the Keystone Light. Many dorm residents know the routine when they hear a knock on the door after quiet hours. But for a brief period in the 1970s, students in the dorms lived without the fear of being busted by a wandering resident adviser. On Jan. 1, 1972, Michigan law- makers reduced the legal drink- ing age from 21 to 18, and for about seven y...…
…The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Friday, March 28, 2008 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, March 28, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS Senate passes 3 percent funding hike BAGHDAD FUNDING From Page 1 Senate passed only one. trict includes North Campus, The bills went to a conference a member of the House Appro iolence continues to the state, and all of them are committee, eventually becom- priations committee. She sai recovering fr...…
…4-Friday, March 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 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 EDITORIA( PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials leflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board.:All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views o...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 28, 2008 - 5 New 'rap-rock'group avoids genre's stigma Awkward youth Teen indie-punk group returns with a mature and coherent second album By SASHA RESENDE DailyArts Writer By BRIAN HAAGSMAN DailyArts Writer The combination of rap and rock can be dangerous. Turn-of-the-millennium bands like Limp Bizkit and Crazy Town are the warning label, displayingthe sheer mag- Why? nitude of musical ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LIBERTARIANS From Page 1 ertarians, we've really had a fantas- tic year," Plourde said. The group, which meets weekly, has brought eye-opening speak- ers to campus this year, including Kenyan journalist June Arunga, who gave a speech advocating free trade rather than foreign aid as a solution to poverty. In October, the group partnered with Students for Sensible Drug Policy to sponsor a speech by Grav- ...…
…0 8 - Friday, March 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a MICHIGAN 59, SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 45 STILL GOING Plenty of shots propel Blue to quarterfinals Wolverines take Lady Rams out of rhythm ByANTHONY OLIVEIRA Daily Sports Writer On most nights, even when the Wolverines win, the opposition attempts more shots than the Mich- igan women's basketball team. NOTEBOOK But for just the seventh time this season, the Wolverines outsh...…
…Daily Arts' annual fashion section The B-Side 1Iic 1Nid n igariBly Ann Arb or, vMicnigan Thursday, March 27,2008 michigandaily.com MARIJUANA RALL Hash Bash might not be able to secure Diag Organizers say space is taken, but'U' won't say who reserved it By CHARLES GREGG-GEIST Daily Staff Reporter For36years, the Diaghas playedhostto amassgath- ering of marijuana enthusiasts in early April. They've turned out in droves through sun, rain and ...…
…I The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 2A - Thursday, March 27, 2008 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: TUSA-FRIDAY: The Extremist Explained _Before You Were Here MAT KIND OF CAsDOEg w ItY emn DRI Cruising with Coleman The next time you see a 2002 Buick LeSabre cruising around campus, you might want to look twice. It could be University President Mary Sue Coleman. In her bronze-colored, full- size sedan, Cole...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD With violence rising, Iraqi prime minister issues ultimatum Iraq's prime minister warned gunmen in the oil port of Basra to surrender their weapons by Friday orfaceharshermeasures, asclashes between security forces and Shiite militia fighters spread throughout the south and in Baghdad. Despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ultimatum yesterday, government troops in Basra were having...…
…4 4A - Thursday, March 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i iidigan &ajl Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 4 We must eliminate the Detroit entitlement mentality." ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editori...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, March 27 2008 - 5A MICHIGAN 4, IPFW 2 Miller's tough year gets better By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer One more day, and Tim Miller would have stayed scoreless for a full calendar year. But against Michigan State Feb. 23, the junior's 364-day score- less streak came to an end. Miller scored not one, but two goals against the Wolverines' in-state rival in their only triumph over the S...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COMPUTING From Page 1A tiative at the University, said in an e-mail that the feedback from the initiative has been largely enthusi- astic because of its environmental potential. "The amount of electrical power consumed by IT is growing each year as it's used for more purpos- es," King said. Since 2000, the amount of elec- trical energy required to power computers has doubled from 1.5 percent to 3 percen...…
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…4 2A - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 AHE UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE FARTHEST FROM THE CEK Aong walkome 'A If you're prone to complain- ing about the freezing-cold trek across the Diag, just remember: it could be wrose. Northwood Apartments, the farthest University dorm from Central Campus at 2.87 miles from the Diag. might seem like the Siberia of University housing. Located on North Campus, the apartments span 1.5 million square feet of University ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com , Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Report: Medicare, Soc. Security to run out by 2019,2041 Trustees for the government's two biggest benefit programs warned that Social Security and Medicare are facing "enormous challenges"withthethreattoMedi- care's solvency far more severe. The trustees, issuing their once- a-ye...…
…4 4A - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74c1E itthdi'*an &at6U Edited and managed by students at the University ofMichigan 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 illustratio...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 5A Filling in the blanks was in one of the offices of the Walgreen Drama Center and picked up a newsletter - its head- line caught my eye. The article was about the concept of "objectives" in acting. ABIGAIL B. In theater, COLODNER objectives are a specific way to think about a script. Also called "intentions," they're what a character aims, line by line, to get out of the pe...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 7A Official: Dalai Lama trip still planned DALAI LAMA From Page 1A he is also scheduled to speak in Seattle, Wash. in early April. Rimpoche said he expects the Dalai Lama to discuss the current situation in Tibet when he comes to the University to speak. "It will be on everyone's mind, and it's on his mind too, so he will talk about it," he said. Rimpoche said the Dalai Lama...…
…8A - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com From the Ann Arbor film festival ........................... I ......... ...........................-R................ A NIGHT OF PRIDE AND CELEBRATION I Some useful guidance By BLAKE GOBLE Daily Arts Writer There were baby boomers as far as the eye couldsee, discussing censorship and the Bush administration. Thick-rimmed spec- tacles could be seen on almost every patr...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 9A Gotta love the trash 'stache Why West Virginia's Alexander should be on your list of favorite Tournament players It happens to me every year when the NCAA Tournament rolls around. There's one person who just catches my attention for being far and away the goofiest basketball player alive. Last year it was UNLV's Kevin Kruger. He admitted to getting Grant Hill's autograph...…
…4 10A - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RODRIGO GAYA/Daily Senior Samantha Findlay has continued to lead the Michigan softball team after a move from first base to second in the off-season. F indlay flourishes in new spot Senior moves to second base after three years of solid play at first By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer For the first time in her Michi- gan career, Samantha Findlay isn't picking up her ...…
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…w w -W wr lw w w -W -w v 2B Te ic iga Diy - W desay arh 6 20 We nsdyMach26 :208 - e :icign : 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 92: You can only sexile your roommates if they have someplace to go. rule 93: If you're not going to cross the picket line, you have to understand why you shouldn't. rule 94: Your tiny apa...…
