…The Michigan Daily - m NEWS BRIEFS ichigandaily.com Friday, October 12, 2007 - 3A Lessing wins Nobel Prize LANSING Stem cell ban repeal could be on 2008 state ballot A group that supports lifting restrictions on embryonic stem cell research in Michigan has filed paperwork with the state that could lead to a ballot proposal for its effort. The drive to allow more embry- onic stem cell research could target the November 2008 ballot. But sup...…
… 4A - Friday, October 12, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C74C MC4igan 3a'*l Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations rep...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Frida, y, October 12, 2007 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Frida "Don't you frown atme." A new season, a new direction TOP: Corey Dorris as Rooftop confesses to J. Patrick Rourke as Father Lux. ABOVE: Sharif Nasr as Balthazar and Katie Johnson as Norca. Don't talk like a Lady' *Dark humomr, pimp-chic style at the Waigreen By MICHELE YANKSON Daily Arts Writer Depending on the circumstanc...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ANGELOU lem Writer's Guild, acted in Jean Arom pageGenet's Off-Broadway produc- tion, "The Blacks," and wrote and performed in a "Cabaret for Free- "It is one of the kinds of glori- dom." In the early 1960s, Angelou ous things that happen at this Uni- served as editor for "The Arab versity that would be less likely to Observer" in Cairo and instructed happen at a smaller place," Eng- at the University of ...…
… 8A - Friday, October 12, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' faces stiff test in opener Blue must counter spread By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer Freshmen make up.nearly half of the Michigan hockey team's roster. And in the Wolverines' sea- son opener, they'll play last year's NCAA runner-up, No. 2 Boston College, 11 hours from home. But if you're wondering if Michi- gan has a legitimate chance against the Eagles, you...…
…ag -AL-U- v 0 -0 a 8B Saturday, October 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TAPE One is trying to prove the failures against Ohio State and Southern Cal are behind him, while the other is looking to redeem himself from last week's struggles. mogaTRENT BRYANT Position: Wide receiver Height: 5-foot-10 Weight: 175 pounds Year: Senior The skinny: One of the Big Ten's most dangerous dual threats - a great receiver and explosive...…
…Sr V v m W wr 2 Saturday, October 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com v w w Saturday, October 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOOTBALL SATURDAY. 3 Who will win the battle on the ground and in the air? The Daily breaks down the matchup with Purdue. With midterms taking over around campus, see how the football team grades out on the Daily's midseason report card. Can our guest picker stay another week? Can Sc...…
…i r - --Ai - -- -m w -MI IVA ANNE- 6 Saturday, October 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com w w 0 Saturday, October 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FS B. Englemon S. Brown CB M. Trent B. Harrison WILL C. Graham B. Logan DE T. Jamison A. Patterson 2007 depth chart MIKE J. Thompson 0. Ezeh WR M. ManninghamL J. Hemingway LT J. Long P. Dorrenstein KR PR B. Harrison G. Mathews J. Hemingway D. Warren STAFF PICKS...…
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…Radiohead ups the ante once again The B-Side ~Iieffid~iganDaI& Ann Arbor, MichiganThursday, October 11,2007 THE CREDIT CARD INDUSTRY Groups target campus sales tactics michigandaily.com Since 9/11, twice as many take Arabic U.S. PIRG alleges deceptive marketing practices By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily StaffReporter Credit card companies -might have less of an incentive to hawk their cards at the University if a consumer advocacy group has its way...…
… 2A - Thursday, October 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com molwWW"', , A muddied past Cz1e tCht Igan ily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL DAVID GOH Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandaily.com goh@michigandailycom CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom officehours:Sun.-Thurs. lla.m. -2a.m The story of how the Mudbowl began depends on whether the per- son...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT After brief strike, UAW reaches deal with Chrysler The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative four-year con- tractwithChrysleryesterday,hours after going out on strike and the same day General Motors workers ratified a separate four-year pact. Next up: Ford. UAW President Ron Gettelfin- ger said the strike against Chrysler LLC would end immediat...…
… 4A - Thursday, October 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily = michigandaily.com --------- -- -- -- ---- - -- - --- -- 4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 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 a...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 5A New faces in BCS title race PETER SCHOTTENFELS/Daih Redshirt freshman Obi Ezeh has adjusted to his new position, middle linebacker, after making the switch from running back when he came to Michigan. Ezeh proves himself on D By JACK HERMAN Daily Sports Editor As the first half of Saturday's 33-22 win over Eastern Michigan wound down, Michigan's Obi Ezeh fielded a short ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily com Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 7A Study to track 105,000 kids STUDY From page 1A they change a developing child. In addition to physical environ- mental factors, researchers will also gather data about a child's social environment by looking at interactions in the home and having parents fill out question- naires. These factors will be analyzed along with the children's genetic makeup in the hope that th...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 11, 2007 -- 9A A Texan who came north reigns for 'M' Fast start, no goals-for 'M' By NICOLE AUERBACH For the Daily High school football is king in Texas, but for Tex McCullough, the other football captured his attention. "My dad was a ,football coach and always wanted me to play football," McCullough said. "But I used to have seizures' when I was younger, so I couldn't McCULLOUGH pla...…
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…wMC h a , he -_ . .; _ '= ,, , i "4f5' ii i,._ { ;, ,.4 The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com ( Thursday, October 11, 2007 Through the hype, Radiohead makes sense of everything By Chris Gaerig I Daily Music Editor How this changes things Radiohead won't reinvent the music industry, but small stores could take a hit By MATT EMERY Daily Arts Writer The final nail in the coffin. The big middle finger. The death of the record industry. The...…
…I 2B - Thursday, October 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - Thursday, October 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 CALENDA R The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events Today 10.11.07 Stunt Johnson Theater 8 p.m. $5-$7 At Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase University Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m. Free At Hill Auditorium Tomorrow 10.12.07 Our Lady of 121st Street 7.30 p.m $9/$24 At the Arthur Miller Theatre The Kinsey...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 3B * Authors in A2 aya Angelou needs. no introduction. The famed poet will speak tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at Hill Auditorium as part of this year's Ross School of Business reunion activities - and if you can still scramble and get tickets, it will definitely be a worthwhile event. Butit'snotjustonceinabluemoon that a celebrated writer graces our acoustically perfect a...…
… 4B - Thursday, October 11, 2007 IMPROV JAM From page 1B visation," a dance without rules or particu- lar direction. You can dance however you want. You don't even have to "dance" - "move"might be a better word. You can also play the drums or the piano, sit and draw, write or just watch. It's not structured, and being "productive" isn't on anyone's mind. Alex Springer, a Dance senior and the head of the University's Dance Student Assembly, is...…
…fter leaving the 'U,' they became notorious The Statement e fiidigan Dail Wednesday, October 10, 2007 michigandaily:com STATE PRIMARY FIGHT . 5Dems wantoff of state ballot Their student supporters plan to keep campaigning By SCOTT MILLS Daily StaffReporter Democratic presidential can- didates Barack Obama, John Edwards and Bill Richardson announced yesterday that they had filed paperwork to remove their names from the Michigan primary ballo...…
… 2A - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 2A - Wednesday, October10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes THURSDAY: Explained _Before You Were Here FRIDAY: The Extremist ELECTING A KING AND QUEEN Sticker shock In order to give or sell your stu- dent football- ticket to someone who's not a student, you have to buy a $27 sticker, which allows ...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 10, 2007- 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi women killed by security guards Guards in a security convoy opened fire on a car at an inter- section in central Baghdad yester- day, killing two Christian women before speeding away, police said. The Iraqi government said a Dubai- based private security company was behind the shootings. Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf ...…
… 4A - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C I I I e fitic4tgan ailIj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR I have a glass of ethanol every day before breakfast, but I still don't think we should subsidize it." - Republican presidential candidate John McCa...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday. October 10. 2007 - SA IfI were in charge D ear Google: Welcome to Ann Arbor. It's so nice to have you. Now that you've settled in a bit, maybe we can talk about your future, my future - our future together. You see, I have a cou- ple of ideas you mightcbe interested in and you have a couple mil- lion things LU.YDi Imaybe in. CARGO We'd make the perfect team. But let's just get to the point. W...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Employee health costs set to rise A crowd of students, Ron Paul supporters and passersby gathered on the Diag last night to hear presidential candidate speak. PAUL From page lA reverse the economy's downwar trend by expanding economic fre dom and limiting inflation. "We are havingtrouble and th state is having trouble," Paul sai "We need to prohibit the printin of money and deal with the feder: reserve ...…
…m 8A - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 95 master's and 38 doctoral programs spanning the academic spectrum. Come and learn about the diverse opportunities for graduate study at UNIVERSITY CARGO From page 5A too hard to round up. We could even just hire al the writers of the best music blogs already out there, and Googlemusicblog could be a one-stop site for the best in commentary and con- tent. It could e...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 9A Eyes on the prize: a title still in reach By SCOTT BELL Daily Sports Editor The week after the Michigan football team's historic loss to Appalachian State, it hoped to get back on track against Ore- gon. But an embarrassing 39-7 loss followed, along with an injury for senior quarterback Chad Henne. Instead of repairing its tar- nished image after the loss to the Mountai...…
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… 0 0 " Sw The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Cultural learnings of Kazakhstan: A Peace Corps volunteer finds no sign of Borat i C t ', hF# hree years ago, if I had told my friends I was going to Kazakhstan with the Peace Corps, their response would have been a mix of confusion and mystification. The first question undoubtedly would have focused on why I want to "give up" two years of my life. The second ques- tion would h...…
…- . . r A AV 0 0 0 0 0 9 Th ich .nDal Wensdy Octbe 1S 2S0 THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GARY GRACA ru les eu A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. A REAL MAN OF GENIUS? when the editor in chief of Colorado State University's student newspaper, The Rocky Mountain Collegian, allowed "Taser this: Fuck Bush" to run as an editorial, he probably saw himself enshrined next to...…
…_ - --A l -k w--wM 0 V a 0 The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Cont'd: Unclear exactly what you're going to do with your life when you graduate? It might not matter. Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily 3B QUOTES OF THE WEEK CAREERS From page 5B Senior year was complete with investment banking interviews for Cooper, but after writing his senior thesis on documentary film pro- duction, he decided to move to Los ...…
…. . U wA A w a 0 Not everyone who makes their living through advertising wears a tie to work How market research could help Ann Arbor panhandlers make more money ,o-w .0.- S -* drinking beer For the more sophisticated among us, beer is the fruit of an aged and artful craft, not something to spit out onto your shirt after a keg stand. Matt Greff, owner of Arbor Brewing Company, imparts some wisdom for beginners about considering abandonin...…
…i Aft~ w Wensa, coe " B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Cont'd: What market research could mean for panhandlers MONEY From page 4B panhandlers about the science of average passerby. New Yorkers in 2006 about what their trade. In exchange for lunch one of her most successful inter- kind of person they gave their the street. Results were displayed or a few bucks, she asked them viewees was a man named Robert change to fo...…
…9 9 .9 9 9 -W M .! 0 0 6B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - The Michigan Dady -:,-4-C3 'S for 11acabre Sure Yale has produced a record number of Supreme Court justices, Princeton and Harvard a multitude of senators and governors. But when I'm showing off, who do I point to among the University's alumni? Besides Darth Vader and O-Ren Ishii, the answer is Dr. Death and the Unabomber. That's rig...…
…The first column from the Daily's first public editor Opinion, page 4 IPt e I~idligan 4Ba IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 9,2007 michigandaily.com GOP PRIMARY '08 race comig to'U' Republicans to debate in Dearborn; Ron Paul to speak on Diag By EMILY BARTON Daily Staff Reporter The race for the Republican nomination for president is com- ing to the University of Michigan today. At 4 p.m., GOP candidates will debate in Dearborn at a ...…
… 2 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 MONDAY: UESD WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes Explained A gift of leftover lager Last weekend, three strangers broke Blue" and w into our apartment, placed our kitchen See something that embodies the The drive ho chairs upside down on our table and Ann Arbor or University of Michi- AT were chatting in our kitchen but ran gan experience? E-mail submis- out when my roommates got home. sions to gross...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi gov't seeks compensation from U.S. for killings Iraqi authorities want the U.S. government to sever all contracts in Iraq with Blackwater USA within six months and pay $8 mil- lion in compensation to each of the families of 17 people killed when the firm's guards sprayed a traffic circle with heavy machine gun fire last month. The demands - part of ...…
…- i 4 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited dind managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu NOTABLE QUCOTAh #E I lived through the inevitability of Howard Dean. " - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards yesterday on opponent Hillary Clinton's large lead in national polls. Wh a public editor' I I KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN C...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 5 You can't deny the Nation' After watching three weeks' worth of CBS's "Kid Nation," I have come to the following conclusions: 1. Deserting kids in the desert is a great idea. Summer camps have been draining bank accounts for years, and it's time to start sending the nation's youth to live inside abandoned movie sets in New Mex- ico. It's a win-win situation: Parents don't h...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 7 GOP hopefuls to debate in Dearborn CAMPAIGN From page 1 born student government presi- dent, said his group is helping to organize a live broadcast of pre- and post-debate activity on the Dearborn campus on radio station WWJ throughout the day. The Dearborn student govern- ment also invited candidates to come talk to students before the debate. Terry Gallagher, a spokes- ma...…
… 4 8 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 CAVEMEN From page 5 Sports" and constantly laments the libertine ways of his ex, Amy. Nick is perennially broke but has no shortage of criticisms for Joel, whom he advises to "crave the cave" - i.e., date cavewomen only, not admittedly luscious "Sapes" like Kate. "Cavemen"is a clever show - the dialogue is fast-paced and witty, and though the cavemen's yuppie lifestyle is comic and sad, they are likable charact...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 9 UNIVERSE From page 5 psychedelia, is overwrought of all things, and "Walrus" is, frankly, dull. The Beatles's music is the sound of youth, and aging-pop- star Bono delivers his covers very much like an aging pop star. This isn't U2, and it shouldn't be. But the same doesn't go for Joe Cocker, a man who's been cover- ing the-Beatles since before Wood- stock. His gruff "Come T...…
… 10 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Compromise likely on wiretap bill The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BROWSING A ROUTTTOTTE Bill would extend NSA powers By ERIC LICHTBLAU and CARL HULSE The New York Times WASHINGTON - Two months after vowing to roll back broad new wiretapping powers won by the Bush administration, congres- sional Democrats appear ready to makeconcessionsthatcould extend some of the key powers granted to the National Secur...…
