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…NEWS One thing at a time Experts say that while most students believe they can suc- cessfully complete a variety of activities at one time, the stress multitasking places on the brain lowers productivity. See page 2. OPINION From the Daily: Passing the buck Just when you thought Michi- gan's lawmakers couldn't get any more incompetent, ttsey passed a budget on Friday that endangers the state's onlyvaluable resource: its universities. Instead o...…

…2 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Multitasking impairs productivity By SARAH SALA Marois published a study in For the Daily December 2006 that located regions where signals jam in the brain when When LSA Junior Jessica Crayne a person tries to do too many things writes a paper, she also divides her at once. attention between websites like In the study, Marois shortened MySpace and Facebook and plays the time bet...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 TEXTBOOKS From page 1 gan Student Assembly approached him with student concerns over textbook prices, said MSA Vice President Mohammad Dar, who is also a member of the taskforce. "This is a real victory," said Monts. "It's a real les- son to students - it's been their persistence to resolve these issues that got this carried out." Monts said several University deans and faculty m...…

…4 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C e Midiigan Bailj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustra- tions represent solely the views of their authors. ...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 GARY GRACA EMMARIE HUETTEMAN A two-party problem Our doped-up society When Jesse Ventura ran for governor of Min- nesota in 1998, he cam- paigned with one simple message: "Retaliate in '98." Part of that slo- gan was a playful take on his pro- wrestling career as A third party Jesse "The p Body" Ven- could be just tura. But what the that slogan was also a state needs. battle cry...…

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…8 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 Hey, do you think they'll notice that even with a production budget of $300 million, our super awesome CGI background consists of cheap photo studio wallpaper? An empty treasure chest CONCERT PREVIEW Dinosaur Jr. Escapes Extinction By DEREK BARBER Daily Arts Writer Dinosaur Jr. - the prognostica- tors of prog-punk-pop - will be at the Blin...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 STUDENT LOANS Rising debt for grads Stu C Univ aspires enthoo zation non-pr But self to one ma $60,00 Acc the Pr for gra has inc the pas inflatio college about * versity $22,312 Stor said th ciated Ann A ing in Amo ing to parent cially, associa Financ Rod reflect cy with when parent plans ing the KEGS From ter ba deposi beer it Qua than f lesser new le deposi barrel A qu costs ...…

…10 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Teacher and student share the stage University duo featured in operatic take of Shakespearean classic in Detroit By MAUREEN SULLIVAN DailyArts Writer Associate music professor, Ste- phen Lusmann, began his career as an opera singer in ayoung artist pro- gram in Cincinnati. He played the role of Gregario, a Capulet servant Gounod's in the Gounod's Gloriously famed French T opera...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 ARTS IN BRIEF FILM Verhoeven redeems himself with evocative epic "Black Book" The Michigan Theater Sony Pictures Classics Though Paul Verhoeven ("Hol- low Man") holds a place in his- tory as the first person to accept a Razzie - the anti-Academy Award given for exceptionally egregious achievements in film - in person, he finally proves he is capable of being a posi- tive cinema...…

…12 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BARBER From page 8 iously kicked out of the band, the bassist pursued his side-project Sebadoh while Mascis kept the band name and continued to tour and release records until 1997. As a result, many fans suspected there was a Barlow-sized hole that would never be filled. But time heals. Although it may have taken Dinosaur Jr. nearly two decades to resurrect, tour and release Bey...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 | The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandailycom 734-764-8585 'M'-Nine backs into NCAA Tournament By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer It was the sixth inning of the Michigan baseball team's must-win second game in PENN STATE 6 the Big MICHIGAN 5 Ten Tour- OHIOSTATE 4 nament, MICHIGAN 2 the Wol- verines less than 15 hours removed from a 4-2 first-game loss Thursday to sixth-seed Ohio State. With a ma...…

…14 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue's inconsistency keeps it from WCWS By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN On Softball WACO, Texas - Wow. The Michigan softball team was done for after just one inning in its Super Regional against Baylor. The game was over when the second batter of the game, Kirsten Shortridge, sent one to the U-Haul trucks beyond the fence in right- field, putting Baylor up 2-0. Freshman Nikki Nemitz had ...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 As NCAA Tournament begins, Michigan struggles with runners on base By ANDY REID ever, Michigan's offense had a good Daily Sports Writer weekend at the plate. Just two teams (Ohio State and Minnesota) tallied Nearly 1,700 excited people more hits in their first two tourna- jammed into The Fish Friday night ment games than the Wolverines. as Michigan baseball fever swept "It wasn...…

…1 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I 4 EXPERIENCE HOW WAS MEANT TO BE SEEN, HEARD AND FELT! International Recording Artist 5 shows in 3 days' arday Saturday Jan Thursday 7:00pm $30.00 Friday and Saturday 8:00pm and 10:00pm $40.00 4 Keiko Matsui -An icon of contemporary and new-age jazz -Her playing is introspective and elegant, yet pulsates with power, while boldly blending Western and Eastern musical influen...…

…U lAid9ian &ai1 Ann r nd: dMonday, ,2007 Burned: IIIIIStudents N- $ { NEWS 'U' Health System makes the grade The University Health System took top honors in a national evaluation of the medical facili- ties of 116 universities for its ethi- cal stance on prescription drugs. See page 2. OPINION From the Daily: A Greek tragedy In the embarrassing aftermath of Beta Theta Pi getting dis- banded by its national organiza- tion, the Interfraternity...…

…2 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Frat's national org dissolves 'U' chapter By KATHRYN VAN LONKHUYZEP For the Daily The Beta Theta Pi frat national organization disbar chapter at the University c 2 after members of the fr. repeatedly defied disciplinai sures imposed by national< since 2005. David Wright, the nation, nization's general secretary, sent a In summer 2006, four chapter NI letter to chapter members, ad...…

…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 Sample policy boosts U' in rankings RIAA From page 1 By PAUL FIEHLER For the Daily Even as doctors nationwide face criticism for their methods of pre- scribing medicine and the U.S. Sen- ate moves to tighten regulation of the pharmaceutical industry, the University Health System is gain- ing national recognition for its eth- ical prescription policies. The American Medical Stude...…

…41 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Cl he 1WICbtoan 43ailg Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 1ALE QUOTABLE Evidence of a turnaround is absent:' - Sam Kahan, economist for the Federal Reserve Bank, speaking about Michigan's $802-million deficit, as reported Saturday by the Detroit Free Press. JOE LUCAS FI AK JA<;KET TE...…

…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 RACHEL WAGNER The end of an era DEVADATTA GANDHI The bank that mired Wolf J just over a year, we will find ourselves living in a post-Bush era. A post-Bush era - the phrase practically comes with What we a built- need is an era i sigh of relief and of political a promise compromise. for long- awaited change. We willsoon see, though, how much change America is actually ready to ...…

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…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 the michigan daily Great Deal! Our last 6 bedroom House for Fall 2007 $2,500/month 22 8 mo. (or longer) Stu Lease Available AV AVAILABLE SEPT. 1ST. William and Division. Efficiency and 1 bdrm. apts. www.1 with security buzzer, separate storage & laundry facilities. Gallatin Realty Co. 734-368-0256. 17 CENTRAL CAMPUS, FURN. rms. for students, ldry., internet, kitchen, no pets. Summ...…

…8 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Many Jewish University students, along with other young Jewish people ages 18 to 25, participate in Birth Right trips to Israel that are paid for by private contributors and often organized on college campuses. FRAT From page 2 ty's chapters, the University's chapter fulfilled 57 of 60 criteria, Haggue said. But according to the Office of Greek Life website, many of the incidents...…

…Ar : Monday, May 21,2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 candidly natural. The result is moments of real joy mixed in with the requisite dark- ness, bothlyrically andinstrumen- tally. Tweedy has said in multiple interviews that the sessions for this album were the most comfort- able and collaborative of his entire career, and a lot of the credit for that has to go to Nels Cline, the laid back b...…

…10 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Local'Binary' eclipse Companion stars eventually align. 810 S State Street 222-4822 - 1906 Packard 995-9940 + bibburritocorn To play: Complete the grid so that every row, column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. There is no guessing or math involved, just use logic to solve. Good Luck and enjoy! By TED CULLINANE Daily Arts Writer One of the more attractive aspects o...…

…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 DEMF grooves this week By ANNA ASH draw in a million people like it Associate Arts Editor did back then either. But consid- ering the production issues that Even after some severe finan- the DEMF has had, electronic cial troubles, the Detroit Elec- music fans are just grateful that tronic Music it still exists. Festival will DEMF Since its inauguration, the be beating DEMF (in a...…

…12 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ARTS IN BRIEF - CONCERT PREVIEW Mountain Heart May 26 The Ark 8 p.m. $20 Since the six member group beganin1998,MountainHearthas received an International Blue- grass Music Association Award and five consecutive IBMA man- dolin player of the year awards for band member Adam Steffey. Their down home feel will suit The Ark audience well. CONCERT PREVIEW Matt Jones May 26. Crazy Wi...…

…<, ' - A Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 MICHIGAN 7, OREGON STATE 0 Blue heads to Supers, By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer Three up, three down can be either a good or bad thing for a softball team. It was the best possible outcome for Michigan this weekend The Wolverines won all three of their games in the Ann Arbor Regional, capped off by a 7-0 victory over Oregon...…

…14 Monday, May 21,2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M'-Nine clinches Big Ten regular-season title 4 By ANDY REID pionship rings and will host next Daily Sports Writer weekend's Big Ten Tournament. "It hasn't really sunk in yet,' IOWA CITY - As Michigan base- freshman catcher Chris Berset said. ball coach Rich Maloney trotted "We worked so hard this winter, back to and to get it now is great. Especially the dugout MICHIGAN 7 bein...…

…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 7-footer verbally commits to Blue By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor Erik Saroney, men's basketball coach at Henninger High School in Syracuse, N.Y, got a call in the summer of 2004 from Ben Cronin's father. Cronin was home-schooled and had just finished his eighth- grade year. He had grown pretty tall and his father was entertaining the thought of enrolling him in the public hi...…

…16 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Come home to the Blues. safety, stability and peace of mind only the Blues can offer. We accept everyone, regardless of medical history. We never drop anyone for health reasons. And we provide more hometown access to doctors and hospitals than any other Blue Cross health care company. We'ye been here since 1939, and Blue Shield we'll be right here whenever you need us. Come home to...…

…4C iChipari 4:)atiV nn Abor MImichganail~co MonayMay14,2007Sumer e6k 1 Strides for student vote NEWS Up to no good at the Frieze Adventurous students are drawn to the remnants of the Frieze building, but construc- tion workers said students are unaware of the hazards that await them. See page 2. OPINION From the Daily: Rogers & me Just when you thought it was illegal to disenfranchise a whole group of people, along came Rog- ers's law. With...…

…EW S Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Students won't 'keep out' By SARAH SALA For the Daily Art and Design junior Lauren Peterson said she visited the site of the Frieze Building on a Sunday afternoon last month. The half-demolished building and surrounding worksite were vacant of construction workers and security personnel, Peterson said. The only witnesses she said she noticed as she climbed a two- the structure...…

…BILLS From page 1 proposed legislation. Novak and Thomas said creat- ing a system where voters have two addresses would be too complicat- ed and expensive for their offices to implement. "We view these bills as a step backwards," Novak said. "Right now it's pretty simple - you have one residence." Novak suggested ways of improving voting for students including automatically regis- tering 16-year-olds to vote when they get their drivers' licens...…

…Monday, May 14, 2007 4 PThe 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 IMRAN SYED EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solelysthe views of theirauthors. The green mile Fuel s...…

…Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com EMMARIE HUET Our st n the drive from my home- town of Atlanta, Ga., last week, I had a lot of time to look at license plates: "Geor- gia ... on my mind," North Caro- lina's "First in Flight" and Ohio's "Birthplace of Aviation," among oth- How do you ers. (Sounds represent like North 581530 Carolina 5 3 and Ohio stateless need to duke Americans? that one out.) But the most interestin...…

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…Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SHAY SPANIOLA/Daily Steps leading up to Wazoo Records display the work of Richard Ahern who lived in a loft above the store and paid his rent by painting this wural until his death in 2004. film he felt that he could make MOORE "Roger & Me" without worrying From page 1 that it would be criticized for not beinga traditional documentary. Moore said he became acquainted "Who gives anyo...…

…Arts Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 CONCERT PREVIEW The Album Leaf blooms at the Pig By MATT RONEY sounds and drum loops as a foun- For the Daily dation for evocative and hypnotic post-rock. At its best, The Album Jimmy LaValle knows how you Leaf's music is as stirring as it is feel, and he has just the right song soothing. LaValle is more than for it. capable of communica...…

…Monday, May 14, 2007 1 U The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bobby Bac and captain Paulie with ominous overtones that he could off them on a passing whim if he wanted to. Tony used to be loved, but now he's mostly feared. And you can feel that something bad is coming. That something bad? It would appear to be his nephew Christo- pher. Once groomed by Tony to replace him someday, their rela- tionship changed when Chris's girl- friend starte...…

…Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM IN BRIEF Zombies and Americans "28 Weeks Later" At Quality 16 and Showcase Fox Atomic "28 Weeks Later" is the sequel to "28 Days Later" and is almost as good, but in a very different respect. Months after the events of "28 Days," the "rage virus" has been almost completely eliminated. Lon- don is a quarantined community, offering great amenity and military protection for the few...…

…12 I A T Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MOCAD From page 9 nity for a viewer to see his or her understandingofthe worldthrough another window," Aaron said. From the fur-lined, silver- metallic sleeping bag lying on the floor adjacent to an electric orange wig (Meredith Danluck's "The Punk Wanderer"), to Jessica Craig-Martin's "Speedboat. Orgy Venice" which documents the aftermath of a night of indulgence for hip so...…

…Sports Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 Am Sophomores Bettie Wade (left) and Tiffany Ofili (right) won Big Ten titles this weekend and helped Michigan win a share of the Big Ten championship. SOFTBALL Big Ten loss doesn't faze Blue By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor COLUMBUS - Michigan soft- ball coach Carol Hutchins has been imploring her players all year to judge their suc...…

…Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SOFTBALL From page 13 western's cleanup hitter with one out, runners on second and third and Michigan holding a 2-0 lead in the third inning. But the Wildcats' bottom hit- ters produced and snapped Mich- igan's 29.2-inning shutout streak in the Big Ten Tournament. Nemitz followed the base on balls with a hit by pitch and a walk - both on full counts - to score two runs. Nemitz was ah...…

…Monday, May 14,2007 1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BASEBALL 'M'-Nine suffers setback in Big Ten race By ANDY REID heals." Daily Sports Writer Michigan struggled in large part to a slew of injuries to starters, most The Michigan baseball team's notably seniors Andrew Hess, Brad weekend was filled with frustration, Roblin and Eric Rose. pain and Earlyinthe first game of Sunday's heartbreak PENN STATE 15 doubleheader, Rose chased a pop...…

…16 I Monday, May 14, 2007 1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com EXPERIENCE HOW IT WAS MEANT TO BE SEEN, HEARD AND FELT! Debut Performance by Buffet Dinner Show $50.00 Late might Show $40.00 Both shows include a complementary glass of wine! Only 8:00pm show includes complementary dinner buffet A -One of the world's best contemporary jazz keyboardists -His music boldly embraces an incred- ible blend of soulful and funky jazz, while creati...…

…"Pfizer would have been the number one choice to work in Michigan. " Andrew Laskowski, 2007 Engineering graduate and former Pfizer intern OPINION From the Daily: Keeping promises In another misguided deci- sion on the war in Iraq, President Bush stubbornly vetoed Con- gress's time-tabled withdrawal plan. Despite the setback, Con- gress has a responsibility to end the unjust war. See page 4 SPORTS Wolverines soar into postseason The Michigan s...…

…Monday, May 7, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'U' to address climate change With tutor program, Engin profs take on economic inequity IPCC study prompts immediate action By ARIKIA MILLIKAN Daily News Editor A new report from the Inter- governmental Panel on Climate Change released Friday stresses that policymakers must act now to curb growing environmental threats before irreversible conse- quences ensue. The University is takin...…