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…POETRY CONTINUED: New Thanksgiving A break from work or school or anything is a vacuum of everything I already know: Holidays move farther away after the fact or closer still before, depending; a few minutes or an hour or a drink or two devoted to everything. The drive home is about 8 albums or so, a flatline through Ohio and Pennsylvania. If cameras still had great flashing bulbs I'd be up early the next day sweeping glass out the door hopin...…

… 'NW AW The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Wedesay Mrc 1, 08-: h McignDal < THE DAY By Z.N. Lupetin ere Itam, standing at the top of a parking garage. I park here all the time. It's convenient. The ticket taker, a small man named Boo, he knows me. I stare out across the rooftops, my pants blowing in the wind. I could fall if I wanted to. it's sad, I think, because I know I won'tfeel my head cracking open on the concrete. I im...…

…~II l~d~an&xy DNE-HUNDB , ,k Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily com L BR IG HT FELLOWSHIPS ICERS SWEEP NORTHERN MICHIGAN SPORTSMONDAY Monday March 1 2007 DEBATING '300' TWO CRITICS SQUARE OFF ARTS, PAGE 5A "I got this vision of the future that I would win this contest." - LSA junior Eric Gale on his decision to create a soap opera to enter into a contest sponsored by SOAPnet, a television network devoted to soap operas. Students st...…

…M C ,D aily Cl naalle !IT~ Want a chance at a $50 gift certificate? Check out today's sports section to enter this year's Michigan Daily Bracket Challenge. SPORTS, PAGE 9 ONE I HUNDRED-nEVENT EN Y EAR O ITOI5AI,1 I -' IN Ann Arbor, Michigar www.michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 13, 2007 "You do waste the best years of your life, basically, instead of studying and working." - Rackham student Limor Ben-Har, who served in the Israeli army CA ...…

…2A - Monday, March 12, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: s Before You Were Here Campus Characters Explained New Yor ity meet Sioux Falls LSA senior Eric Barstad, a native of South Dakota, said he has never met someone from his home state while studying at the University. The Sioux Falls native is one of eight South Dakotans currently enrolled at the University. Chris Lucier, director of recruit- ment f...…

…2 - Tuesday, March 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: The Extremist Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained FRIARS STRIKE BACK One burrito to rule them all 4c 1i*Iidoian Dail 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 ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 12, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BOGOTA, Colombia Bush visits Colombia to offer renewed support President Bush said yesterday that 4,700 additional troops he is sending to Iraq above an increase announced in January are slated for support roles only, and urged Congress to approve funding for the war "without any strings attached." Two months ago, after an exten- sive review, Bush ordered 21,500 ad...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 13, 2007 -- 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Gen. Pace calls homosexuality immoral The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday he consid- ers homosexuality to be immoral and the military should not con- done it by allowing gay soldiers to serve openly, the Chicago Tribune reported. Marine Gen. Peter Pace likened homosexuality to adultery, which he said was also immoral, the news- p...…

…4A - Monday, March 12, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 C 1C dt, a n at,6 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 represe...…

…4 - Tuesday, March 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron Sc. , "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 represent solely the vie...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5A There will be blood. Come on. We couldn't run just one review of '300.' Instead, we let two stubborn film critics go at it. They're still breathing - we think. every single one of them. And how he does this is the sole reason everyone By PAUL TASSI paid to see this movie. Daily Film Editor The Persian army he faces is a cross between the Ores from "Lord of the "300" is an ac...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 5 ' Live s' within lives OSCAR'S BEST FOREIGN FILM WINNER LISTENS IN TO EAST BERLIN By KRISTIN MACDONALD Associate Arts Editor Sitting with folded hands behind the plainest of brown desks, Gerd Wiesler is your prototypi- cal worker drone, a secure lit- tle cog in East Berlin's secret police. Compact, patient and * ** almost robotically attentive, Wiesler (Ulrich Muhe) makes The...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SOAP OPERA From page IA insurance agency to confirm his address. "What is this about, did I win?" Gale asked. They didn't tell him, but Gale Was notified a few weeks later that he was one of 10 finalists moving on to he contest semifinals. 4"Night Call" was then posted on SOAPnet.com with nine other semifinalists. Gale put his friends and family to work voting for his film to boost it above the others in...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily MILITARY From page 1 said he will have to give up his hobby while he serves. LEARNING TO BE A SOLDIER Charalambides said the first three weeks of training were the hardest. It was the longest time he had ever spent away from home. He had to wake up at 5 a.m. after sleeping in a small one-room barracks with more than 70 other men - many of whom he disliked. He had to get used to following orders, even those he...…

…8A - Monday, March 12, 2007 ..a The Michigan Daily - mich 6 0 A'Transition' told gracefully with art By PRIYA BALI type of vulnerability and lived Daily Arts Writer outside the stereotype in mascu- linity. Sligh the did the name with With compelling art, some- women who seemed to be antith- times all it takes is a good story. It eses of femininity. Exploring isn't necessarily beautiful or elab- gender through these deviations orate, but it's...…

…8 - Tuesday, March 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 'X' reissue marks the (minimalist) spot 0 J Dilla and his music are still finding ready audiences - and will for a long time. By TED CULLINANE For the Daily Each generation can lay claim to only a handful of artists truly deserving the "genius" label. While some are fixtures in the main- stream, others are never fully recognized for their contributions. **N Such is the c...…

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…T ° : The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 9 Michigan Daily challenge NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOU RNAMENT First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Title Final Four Elite Eight Sweet Sixteen Second Round First Round March 15 -16 March 17 -18 March 22 - 23 March 24 - 25 March 31 April 2 March 31 March 24 - 25 March 22 - 23 March 17 -18 March 15 -16 1. Florida (29-5) S o et em s on sa dw ...…

…DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, March 12, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.c SAID AND HEARD "Your dream is to make (the NCAA Tourna- ment), and to not make it all four years you are here, that's a huge disappointment." - Michigan senior COURTNEY SIMS on the Wolverines missing out on the NCAA Tournament for his entire career. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK JEFF PORTER MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD The senior took home the 60-m...…

…10 - Tuesday, March 13, 2007 RT The Michigan Dailv - michigandailv.com 0 Amaker upbeat entering NIT By DANIEL LEVY Daily Sports Writer It would be natural to assume that Michigan would be extremely disappointed one day after it was Utah State officially left out of the NCAA Tour- at Michigan nament's field of When: 65, settling for yet Tonight, 7 p.m. another National Invitational Tour- Where: namentbid. Crisler Arena But despite the news...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 12, 2007 - 3B Blue can't seal the deal, loses to Nittany Lions By ANTHONY OLIVEIRA team," s Daily Sports Writer said. "It' The w The door was there. Michiga The No. 21 Michigan men's swept B tennis team just forgot how to before. C close it. matches Up two breaks in the final set, veriness sophomore Scott Bruckmann was secutive on his way to his fifth-consecu- time ina tive singles win. Bu...…

…4B - Monday, March 12, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CONTACT TO THE HEAD 0 WILDCATS From page 1B and two assists. Hensick kicked off the Michigan scoring onslaught when he picked up a loose puck between the circles and flipped awrist shot from point-blank range past Northern Michigan goalie Bill Zaniboni. Hensick's other two goals came off rebounds. In the second period, senior captain Matt Hunwick put a shot on net from the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5B CRASHING THE BOARDS NOTABLE QUOTABLE "I have confidence in our univer- sity and our officials. I love work- ing at Michigan, and I respect any decision that they may make." - Michigan coach Tommy Amaker on his uncer- tain job status following Friday's loss to Ohio State. PLAYER OF THE GAME Lester Abram FORWARD Abram led the Wolverines in scoring with 13 points and was 3-of-...…

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…Friday, March 12, 2004 Opinion 4 Sowmya Krishnamurthy criticizes hip-hop Arts 5 The Daily interviews WWE's Ric Flair Sports 8 The basketball team has one last chance to dance Exploring the surreal world of online comics ... Friday Focus, Page 10 One-hundred-thirteen years feditorialfreedom Weather Hl-. 32 LW13 TOMORROW: 47/35 I I I III I IN I III 118111111911111011 Mall , I I I , , I I -------------------- - - - - ----------- - -- - ......…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 12, 2004 NATION/WORLD Court orders gay NEWS IN BRIEF {, .T4 - w marriages to SMassachusetts Legislature ingtwo prelimin passage is far fr clears two hurdles toward riage supporters state gay marriage ban cedural man ultimately lead tc SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Massachusett California Supreme Court ordered an the national deb immediate halt to same-sex weddings following a lan in San Francisco yesterda...…

…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 12, 2004 - 3 CAMPUS Experts to discuss debate over alternative medicine The Forum on Health Policy of the University Medical School and the Internal Medicine Department will sponsor a panel on alternative medi- cine today at noon in the Ford Amphitheater on the second floor of the University Hospital. The discussion will include a panel of experts who will address the "main- str...…

…4 4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 12, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion..michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor NOTABLE QUOTABLE We have succeeded in infiltrating the heart of crusader Europe and struck one of the bases of the crusader alliance." a- Unles...…

… Friday March 12, 2004 arts.michigandaily.com artseditor@michigandaily.com WRTS 5 By Adam Rottenberg and Doug Wernert Daily Arts Editors "I'm really looking forward to this. It's going to be bigger than the Super Bowl," Ric Flair remarks, in reference to the upcoming Wrestlemania XX. The yearly Pay-Per-View event, pro- duced by World Wrestling Enter- tainment, is a household name and is regarded as the biggest event in professional wrestl...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 12, 2004 - 7 W A ESSOLE's demonstration for price disclo- sure he had been ignorant of any Continued from Page 1 sweatshop practices related to Univer- therefore commit themselves to a sity-labeled clothing. wage goal that enables employees "If I would have known, I would not to satisfy these needs," the Univer- have bought so much (University) sity code states. apparel. It is really disturbing to know But C...…

… a Friday March 12, 2004 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 8 To dance, Cagers need strong finish Icers hope new lines can reignite offense By Chis Burke Daily Sports Editor On Jan. 28, the Michigan basketball team came up with one of its better per- formances of the season. The Wolver- ines were lights out from the field, and exploded for. a 90-84 win over Iowa. Three weeks later, onh Feb. 14, the Wolverines went ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 12, 2004 -_9 ____ ______ ______________ WOENS TRACK AND~ FIELD Distance By Matt Singer Daily Sports Writer It isn't a popular tourist destina end, Fayetteville, Ark., will becon collegiate track and field world. T' letes will converge on the town NCAA Indoor Championships a the highest-level competition the And in the midst of it all, five M attempt to assert their position amo "We're all pretty excited," so...…

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…Wednesday March 12, 2003 ©2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 108 TOD £ ii gritae One-hundred-twelve years of editorial freedom Cloudy skies in the morn- ing, clearing in the after- noon, with snowfall expected in the evening. SHI: 42 p~W 30 Tomorrow. www.michigandaily. corn Busing to D.C. will . cost MSA $12000 By Andrew Kaplan Daily Staff Reporter Since passing a resolution support- ing race-conscious admission...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 12, 2003 NATION WORLD Black Hawk crash kills 11, two live NEWS IN BRIEF f FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) - A of Wheeler-Sack Airfield, Lt. Col. leVIENNA, Austria Black Hawk helicopter carrying 13 Bryan Hilferty said. IWould like to extend my condolences tothe people crashed yesterday in a heavi- He said there was no indication families of our fallen comrades and I want to --------d-d--------------pro .tion, P...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 12, 2003-3 THIS WEEK Fie years ago Stacy Hinds, a 23-year-old Ann Arbor man, jumped from the eighth deck of the Maynard Street parking structure. He died a few hours later at the University Hospitals emer- gency room. Ann Arbor police offi- cers said Hinds had psychological problems. Ten years ago ... Lester Monts, dean of undergrad- uate affairs at the University of Cali- fornia at Santa Ba...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 12, 2003 OP/ED U£mD 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 LOUIE MEIZLISH Editor in Chief AUBREY HENRETTY ZAC PESKOWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do ...…

… Wednesday March 12, 2003 michigandaily.com mae@michigandaily.com RTS 5 EDWIN MCCAIN THE AUSTIN SESSIONS ATc RECORDS By Zac Peskowitz Daily Arts Writer In an effort so feeble that it may not even win him the respect of Michael Bolton fans among the Wal- Mart set, Edwin McCain's latest album, The Austin Sessions, is a morass of forlorn lyrics, incoherent instrumentation and syrupy melodies. In McCain's homage to the Southland's musical heri...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 7 IRAQ Continued from Page 1 prised by the comments, Rumsfeld's office issued a written statement saying his main point in the news conference was that obtaining a second U.N. Securi- ty Council resolution "is important to the United Kingdom" and that both countries were working to achieve it. "In the event that a decision to use force is made, we have every reason to believe there will be a si...…

…0 Wednesday March 12, 2003 michigandaily.com sportsdesk@umich.edu ate fiitrb-ign oiIy IPO]RTS g w Rewards a plenty 'M' four prepare to make goal a reality Honors given to Blue in its final charge By Chris Burke Daily Sports Editor Michigan may not have been able to capture the Big Ten's regular season crown, but the league took notice of the Wolverines nonethe- less. Senior LaVell Blanchard, freshman Daniel Horton and junior Bernard R...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 9 Southern comfort not there for Blue By Alex Cummins For the Daily The Michigan men's golf team hoped the warm weather, sunny skies and beautiful beaches of South Carolina would bring the promise of low rounds on the links. Unfortunately, the heat was too much for them. The Wolverines, coming off a last-place finish in the Puerto Rico Classic in San Juan two weeks ago, shot rounds of 308-308-3...…

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…One hundred eleven years ofed eoorfrdfreedom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandally.com Tuesday March 12, 2002 I -ES. _ s~ ... .. .,, . .. r M, a, . I I Number of alcohol arrests up after break Post-Spring Break parties may be to blame for the 24 offenses By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter The first weekend back from Spring Break saw an unusually large number of minors arrested for possession of alcohol. Between Thu...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 2002 NATION/WORLD 0 Soldi'oers prep for last Afghan push NEWS IN BRIEF r'ATVTTV7 Ac ,. ,... A _ - "'..y- I GARD.)E, Afghanistan (AP) - Tanks and trucks theimpact of the bombs. troops from the 10th Mountain Division and the 101st rarar nn m rwTCAfr~o++. U r~ a T --11r0--- it carrie~ti,uvu uu ore u.N.-aiut -Atgian ighters to the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan yesterday to reinforce Amer...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 3 Students with kids may get new benefits Man punched in head while boxing A man was struck in the head while boxing at the Central Campus Recre- ation Building Sunday afternoon, according to Department of Public Safety reports. He was not uncon- scious, although his speech was inco- herent. He was transported to the University Hospital's Emergency Room by Huron Valley Ambulance. ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 2002 OP/ED Zee firtrb-twoutt:49atig 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 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 editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do ...…