…Friday,January 13, 2006 News 3 FBI looking into accusation of poisonous handshake Opinion 4 Poet congratulates Coke protesters CAGERS LOOK FOR VICTORY IN CHAMPAIGN ... SPORTS, PAGE 8 One-hundredffteen years of editorialfreedom Arts 5 The Hard Lessons make Halfass debut www.michirandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 54 62006 The Michigan Daily Lighting up RODRIGOU GAYA/Daily Rackham student Connie Pagedas works with muscle ce...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 2006 NATION/WORLD Alito headed for confirmation NEWS IN BRIEF !0 Democrats critical but seem to lack votes to block confirmation WASHINGTON (AP) - Samuel Alito coasted toward probable confir- mation as the 110th Supreme Court justice yesterday, with the only question after 18 hours of grueling Senate inter- rogation being how many Democrats would support him. Alito said nothing to undermine his...…
… NEWS ON CAMPUS Changes to State 0 St. commuter lot effective tomorrow Beginning tomorrow, two changes to facilitate traffic flow near the State Street Commuter Lot, which is near the University's tennis center, will be enacted. The north driveway will now be the entrance and the south driveway will be the exit. Also, buses will board passengers at the lot's north- east corner. Buses will unload in a space adjacent to the handicapped parking ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 2006 OPINION G e lirbigutn 1tuig JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON Go Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE '44 I sincerely apologize to the nation and the international community for using erroneous data in...…
…Friday January 13, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com R TeStn Btilg 5 Courtesy o f A "I'm a Phoenix, bitch." Gritty cop show still the best on television Courtesy of No Fun The Hard Lessons will perform at the Half- ass tonight at 9:30 p.m. By Adam Rottenberg Daily Arts Editor MICHIGAN BAND BRINGS ROCK'N'ROLL TO THE HALFASS By Kimberly Chou Daily Arts Writer As the guitarist and vocalist for raucous garage band...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 2006 - 7 FUNDING Continued from page 1 speculate on the exact number. The budget cut is the first for the agency since 1970. In previous years, NIH budgets have fallen short of inflation rates, drawing con- cern from University Medical School fac- ulty that the pace of medical research will slow in the coming years. "To see funding increases reduced to levels below historical trends, and this ye...…
…Friday January 13, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com PleRTiSiigan ti1 8 Cagers try to finish last year's business a By Matt Singer Daily Sports Editor It was a brief, shining moment in an otherwise miserable season. Midway through the 2004-05 Big Ten season, an injury-prone Michigan squad took then-undefeated Illinois to the brink. With less than 10 minutes to go, the Wolverines held a 41-37 advantage, bringingr the ...…
…Tuesday, December 13, 2005 News 3 U' wins award from Ford Foundation for social justice Opinion 4 Sports 9 Sam Singer: Bombs over Teh ran Edelson: New threads cause of Varsity's troubles PETERJACKSON'S GORIlIIA-",'.uT.& . ?Jo4 AKI IH1I THr .i SCREEN 0 .. ART",1 GE 8 One-hundredfifteen years of edaorialfreedom www.michiandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 47 @2005 The Michigan Daily THE SNAKE P IT MSA lost $15k more once By K...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 NATION/WORLD Gang leader denied clemency NEwsINBRE Former Crips gang member to be executed despite supporters' claims that he had a change of heart while on death row SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwar- zenegger refused to block the execution early today of Stanley Tookie Williams, rejecting the notion that the founder of the murderous Crips gang had atoned for his crimes and found r...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Exam study break festivities to take place at the Union The University Unions Arts & Pro- grams is sponsoring the "Great Union Study Break" tonight at 8 p.m. Activi- ties will include swing dancing, gin- gerbread house decorating and other stress-relieving activities. Dept. of Astronomy hosts free planetarium show Tonight at 5 and 6 p.m. the Department of Astronomy's Angell ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 OPINION aIbt £lirbigau ittilu JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALIsON Go Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and i...…
…Tuesday December 13, 2005 news@michigandaily.com W : Sdjtauftg SCIENCE 5 'U' biology station helps with climate-change research By A.J. Hogg U For the Daily Chris Vogel believes climbing a 160-foot-tall ladder in a snowstorm is one of the best cardiovascular workouts in science. "It's not dan- gerous," the University research scientist quipped. "Just cold." But when an instrument fails on the University of Michigan Biological Station Flux...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 7 HARRISON Continued from page 1 four hours after the event on Minerva Street. Longsworth called the prosecution's first witness when the court returned from recess yesterday afternoon. Uni- versity Nursing student Erin Sorenson, who lived on the 1300 block of Minerva Street at the time of the incident, described the events of that night. She maintained her earli- er testimony that she ...…
…Tuesday December 13, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage @michigandaily.com ictSign ttilg 8 11 11111m 118 'KING OF THE JUNGLE JACKSON'S RETURN TO FILM VISUALLY CAPTIVATES By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer Peter Jackson, suddenly among the most revered filmmakers in Hollywood, finally returns to the spot- light after his momentous night at the 2004 Acade- my Awards for the conclusion of the "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy.. Jackson spent the las...…
…Tuesday December 13, 2005 sports. michigan daily. com sports@michigandaily.com PRTSitlh-ggn Egilu 9 Cagers get ready for first ranked opponent Uniforms to blame for Varsity's woes By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer Daniel Horton didn't play. And Michigan lost. Last season, when the Michigan men's basketball team traveled to Pauley Pavilion, it came up just short, falling 80-79 to an upstart UCLA team. Though Michigan took a late six-poi...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 Peretz battles his way to success By Kimberly Chou Daily Sports Writer If junior Steve Peretz is on your team, trust him to be "That Guy." He'll gut out tournament qualifiers with a shoulder injury and dive for base-liners, whether it's in the first or third hour of a three-set match. According to assis- tant coach Michael Kosta, the junior will do whatever it takes to break down an oppone...…
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…Thursday, October 13, 2005 News 3A Appeal to halt ruling on same-sex benefits denied Opinion 4A Sports 8A Eric Jackson: Evaluating the evidence Football falters in crunch time TE STUDENT GOVERNMENT STRUGGLE ... THE STATEMENT One-hundredfifteen years of editorialfreedom www.michkgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 11 @2005 The Michigan Daily Some wary of football season ticket program PETER SCHOTTENFELS/Daily, Microsoft chairm...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 NATION/WORLD Aid pours in for quake victims NEWS IN BRIEF U.S., Pakistani, German , Aziz said small aircraft were able to - ~ and Afghan helicopters delivered tents, blankets and medical equipment MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Rescue efforts gave way to aid relief, as hopes faded yesterday of finding more survivors in Pakistan's devastated quake zone. Still, miracles emerged amid the mis...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Candlelight vigil for quake victims tonight on Diag A candlelight vigil will be held at 9:30 p.m. today on the Diag to honor victims of last week's earthquake in South Asia. Donations will be collected by the Pakistani Students' Association and given to survivors of the quake. The event is being sponsored by PSA, the South Asian Progressive Alliance and the Indian American ...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 OPINION cabie £id~igan 43aiIld JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE Feeling pretty good." - Chinese astronaut Fei Junlong, in his first broadcast from space afte...…
…NEWS Delphi may cut wages in spring The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 5A CEO says company is paying its workers wages two to three times more than its competitors TROY (AP) - Delphi Corp.'s hourly work- ers could see wage and benefit cuts as early as this spring, officials from the auto supplier, which sought bankruptcy protection last weekend, said yesterday. Delphi Chairman and CEO Robert Miller said the Troy-based compan...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 7A "GATES Continued from page 1A And as technology continues to evolve and new markets are developed abroad, Gates not only anticipates the demand for computer sci- entists will grow, but that the importance of the field will become even more far-reaching. "We are entering the golden age," Gates said on the various new emerging technologies he believes will streamline facets of everyday...…
…Thursday cte Adibgurn B itlU PORTS sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com 8A Offense needs to stay on theid By Stephanie Wright Daily Sports Editor This season, Michigan has played as if it were re-enacting a chapter from Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cit- ies." It's been the best of times in the first half and the worst of times in the second. In six games, the Michigan offense has put up 118 points in the first half, an...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 9A Kickers fall in double overtime 0 MEN'S TENNIS Three Netters bring home gold By Anne Uible Daily Sports Writer After back-to-back losses to No. 8 Indiana and St. Louis, the Michigan men's soccer team (6-5-1) needed to find a way to get back in the saddle. But they weren't able to tame the horse last night in Kalamazoo and fell 2-1 in double overtime to the Western Michigan Bron- cos (6-5-...…
… 10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 Longhorns' road to the Rose Bowl is clear By John Geise and Kia Hamadanchy For the Daily Entering the seventh week of the college foot- ball season, conference races are beginning to take shape with teams starting to position them- selves for the postseason. Starting in South Bend and continuing with Florida State and Texas, four top-10 teams will attempt to keep their national title ho...…
…FRANCHISE Continued from page 13B What does this say about the Midwest y in general? To start, it says that there isn't-_ much point in exploring it. Seriously, besides the fact that different people attend these universities, every time a Jimmy John's is built, another campus becomes a little bit like every other cam- pus, and the Midwest becomes a bit more of a generalization. I was ready to get out of Urbana-Champaign, and head to Peoria, I...…
… 3B The Daily Dish Stephanie Pinder-Amaker on student initiatives, 3B The Weekend List A guide to the happenings around town this weekend. 4B Break From the Dorm Martha Cook turns 90, keeps i.s special traditions. 7B Book Excerpt "The Great Reporters" by David Randall 8B Rethinking MSA How the student government system can be maximnized. 11B The Tree Thrift clothing store set to close. From The Editor RANDOM STUDENT I NTERVTEW Random choos...…
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…r . .. ..i. 0 9 Selling out College towns are losing some local flavor - By eremy Davidson /Daily Staff Writer t's a hell of a walk from Columbia, Missouri, to Lawrence, Kansas but the drive isn't bad. The .. speed limit is 65, but if you're not going 80, you start to feel like Moses parting the sea. The pavement stands out like an awkward scab across the flesh of the gre Midwestern plains. I look at the ground of the pas- senger seat by...…
… A POT NTI COUNTERPOT NT Going pro? With Batman and Superman You can tell a Martha Cook girl a mile away / Because she looks so sweet and blase / She always performs with the greatest of ease / And her motto is she aims to please. - Song "You can tell a Martha Cook girl" from the 1946 Martha Cook annual By Batman A much as one claims to love the apparently "untarnished" and "pure" college sports environment, such trite sentiment hides the...…
… 0 9 0 9 During the war years, prominent magazines terrorized young girls by very gloomy estimates on their chances of getting married. If those estimates were correct, we may only deduce that Martha Cook girls are unusually - if not extraordinarily, popular. So, we have little to worry about. Let us be "foot loose and a fancy free" without apprehension. - 1926 Annual, in light of statistic that since 1915, 1,440 of the 2,377 women, or 6...…
… 0 requirement change, which included looking into the curricula of other schools, was done more than eight years ago. "You're dealing with the dif- ficulty of students not being here long enough to see their projects be fulfilled," Wagner said. "That's dis- couraging from our end and that's even more discouraging to the con- stituency because they see a broken promise." Another problem of turnover is the hardship in forging relationships wit...…
… e M I C H I G A N S T U D E N T A S S E M B L Y What MSA can do to boost perennially sub-par voter participation in student government elections By Alison Go I Managing Editor rudging from residence hall to residence hall last March, Jesse Levine shook hands, talked shop and maybe even kissed some babies during his quest for the student government presidency Levine spent $400 out of pocket on posters and flyers and ded- icated more t...…
…Tuesday, September 13, 2005 SALMAN RUSHDIE READS AT BORDERS .. ARTs, PAGE 8 Weather Science 5 Opinion 4 Sports 10 The science behind Katrina Elliott Mallen watches the watchers Inspirational coach asks "How tough are you?" .Ke1Mk aug tti TOMORROW: 79/50 One-hundred-fourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mikigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 145 62005 The Michigan Daily Hurricane victims move forward Tulane " students. ad...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 NEWS Embattled FEMA chief resigns NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Emergency Management Agency director Mike Brown resigned yester- day, three days after losing his onsite command of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. The White House picked a top FEMA official with three decades of firefighting experience as his replacement. R. David Paulison, head of FEMA's emergency preparedne...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS U.N summit Recycling, energy1 1 b issues are topics at burdened b 10th Energy Fest j The 10th annual Energy Fest highlighting energy conservation efforts on campus will be held today on the Diag from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival will highlight topics such as recycling, alterna- tive energy, efficient lighting, elec- tric-powered vehicles, and a bus that runs on oil from...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 OPINION cbe itchigan fatlad JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE 44'Yesterday, London and Madrid. Tomorrow, Los Angeles and Melbourne." - Al- Qaeda member Adam Y...…
…Tuesday - September 13, 2005 news@michigandaily.com SCIENCE 0 5 ... BREAKING DOWN KATRINA University professors explain the cause and ongoing difficulties of the hurricane's destruction By Kingson Man Daily Science Reporter In the days following one of the worst natural disasters to strike American soil, national media outlets portrayed Hurricane Katrina as a two-fold-story: juxtaposed on top of the images of human suffering was the c...…
…6 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday. September 13, 2005 - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -=-, the michigan daily A GREAT FIND. Pollack's Toy Theatre and accessories, prints of English actors and ac- tresses, Victorian style. The Chelsea Collec- tion, 433-3300. COMPARE TEXTBOOK PRICES! Search 24 bookstores with 1 click! S&H calculated http://wwwbookhq.com CMB MANAGEMENT Voted BEST LANDLORD BEST APARTMENTS By Current Magazine Reader's Picks 2004 & ...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 7 *GAS Continued from page 1 tional efficiency," the best transporta- tion may be none at all, suggests Ross. "We have a very efficient arrange- ment," he said. "North Campus aside, this is a very compact campus." The layout of the campus provides a closely knit backbone to build upon. "The university was laid out and has continued to follow the original lay- out back in the 1800s. We'...…
…Tuesday September 13, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com L7, te Strlftotttt Dttiiij n r-rNAc 1 1 an i8 'Lost' still captivates on new DVD By Adam Rottenberg Daily Arts Editor DVD1REV'W Once ina show takes few pundits "Lost" - a a while an extraordinary TV to new heights. But predicted that last season castaway serial from J.J. "Alias" Abams - would be that show. Throw in some sci-fi ele- ments, a huge ensemble cast...…
… ARTS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 9 French director finds truth in cheating By Kristin MacDonald Daily Arts Writer x% THE HOTTEST PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT FROM A DAILY ARTS WRITER Seth Rogen - The stoic star of the hilarious college-sitcom "Unde- clared" (recently released on DVD). He even outshines Steve Carrell . in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," which he co-wrote, with sarcastic and filthy humor. "Indecision: A Novel" - B...…
…Tuesday Septerber 13, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com lOeRTSdiigtn jailt 10 Ecker' s big effort bright spot in ,M'loss By Ian Herbert Daily Sports Editor By the end of Saturday's 17-10 loss to Notre Dame, tight end Tyler Ecker was spent. He was dehydrated, and the training staff had to pump him full of fluids. Ecker played more than he was used to and more than the coaching staff wanted him to, but he was always rea...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 -11 Big Ten powers look for turnaround By Dan Feldman and Chris Herring For the Daily After starting the season 11-0, the Big Ten continued their strong show- ing, posting a 8-3 record last week. But the conference's three highest rated teams - Michigan, Ohio State and Iowa suffered all three losses. Head- ing into the last weekend before Big Ten conference play begins, this will be the last c...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Field hockey standout's vision spans two countries By Eileen Hengel and David Spielman Daily Sports Writers "Catch a ship across the sea/Sail that ship all alone/Never know if I make it home. Louie, Louie, oh baby/Me gotta go/Aye- yi-yi, Richard Berry's classic lyrics describe sophomore forward Lucia Belassi's last two years. Known as "Louie" to her teammates and coaches, Belassi traveled ...…
