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… Check out the acclaimed new film "Star Maps" today. The story of a young Mexican so desperate to become a movie star that he resorts to prostitution. Using the distribution of star maps as a cover, he sells himself to the men and women of Los Angeles. Directed by Miguel Ortega, this hot independent tragedy should not be missed. At The Michigan Theater tonight at 7 p.m. $5 for students. Tuesday September 9, 1997 9 Great expectations Hopes ...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 9, 1997 'G.I. Jane' battles boredom G.. Jane Original Soundtrack Various Artists Nollywood Records What do The Pretenders, John Lee Hooker, Three Dog Night and Bad Company have in common? Absolutely nothing! But, G.I. Jane's director Ridley Scott would like us to think so. Having seen a million trailers for the film, I hit play expecting to hear some- thing akin to the soundtrack from "Top Gun" - e...…

…I The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 9, 1997 - 14 'Alien' probes enigmatic issue U, John Brown (Billy Connolly) woos Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) in "Mrs. Brown." rown brngs Qeen to ife Daily Art Wnter Recovering from this past summer's blockbuster disaster movies has been grueling, but the anguish has paid off after seeing a truly "quality" film, "Mrs. Brown." It is mind-bog- ing to think that all the deserved attention for such a...…

… Uti Bd ji m 1&d Scores hom E C'sA MAJOR LEAGUE KANSAS CITY 9, BASEBALL leatte 2 DETROIT 6. MINNESOTA 7, Texas 2 Oakland 2 CLEVELAND 2, CHICAGO (NL) 8. Baltimore 1 Cincinatti 1 TORONTO 12, Philadelphia 13, Anaheim 10 NEW YORK METS 4 MILWAUKEE 8. Florida at Chicago (AL) 5 LOS ANGELES, inc. PRO FOOTBALL Kansas City 28. OAKLAND 27 12 Tuesday September 9, 1997 Basketball repo a work in progress By Mark Snyder Ljily Sports Writer After a summ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 9, 1997 - 13 Get AT&T One Rate. FREE. And don't worry about the time or the distance. If you live off campus, choose AT&T Long Distance and sign up for AT&T One Rate. Free. You'll also get a free one-year membership to Student Advantage'-the largest student discount program ever. - AT&T One Rate: only 15 "a minute on calls from home-to anybody, anytime, anywhere in the U.S. - Student Advantage:...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 9, 1997 COACHES Continued from Page 12 "He has so many different ideas about how to make a team success- ful. He's coached at the highest lev- els. " He's seen volleyball played in Japvan, China, Brazil and all over the world." Current outside hitters on the Wolverines can learn about spiking on the other side of the world from their head coach and serving back home in Ann Arbor from the assistants...…

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…4w la 16 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 9, 1997 'M' seniors leaving their S mark as program improves By Fred ink Daily Sports Writer This season the Michigan women's soccer team has two things that it never had before - a national ranking and a senior class. In their fourth year as a varsity sport, the Wolverines feature three players who have been with the team since its inception. With a more mature team, Michigan opened the...…

…~A2 *rnr Weather Tonight: Rain showers, low aro'und 610. Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, high around 65*. I One hundred five years f edtorialfreedom Monday September 9, 1996 1.. 1!11111111 1 0 1; 0 8 11, 1 .; s .x r u' ' '> SEMI /iLA A 4 Abortion divides GOP in Lansing Anupama Reddy aily Staff Reporter LANSING - The Michigan Republican Convention, which began as a pep rally for the party, developed into a frantic contest between pro- choice...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 9, 1996 NATION/WORLD Fran kills 22, floods neighborhoods t { . ' z ,, . . RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Their neighborhoods in tatters but their resolve largely intact, residents of hurri- cane-battered areas turned yesterday to cleaning up formidable messes, watch- ing swollen waterways and adjusting to life without electricity. At least six peo- ple were still reported missing. Four electric utilitie...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan o n, September 9, Bonsai exhibit showcases unconventional art 1996 - 3A Students win Summer Hopwoods Three University students were hon- with Summer Hopwood Awards in Creative Writing, while two others were given the Marjorie Rapaport Award in Poetry, also administered by. the University Hopwood program. Funded through a bequest from University alum and Broadway play- wright Avery Hopwood, the 59th annu- al contest ...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 9, 1996 i~jz rbigum &ii 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the Universit y of Maicihi.ganl RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in Chief ADRIENNE JANNEY ZACHARY M. RAIMI Editorial Page Editors NOTABLE QUOTABLE, 'The game turned In our favor when we went ahead.' -- Nick Saban, Michigan State football coach, explaining his philosophy on how the Spartans beat Purdue two week...…

… NATION! ORLD The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 9, 1996 - 5A Tobacco industry spent $15M to protect interets Ride 'em cowboys AP PHOTO Doc Holiday of Darby, Mont., pulls ahead of Mike Betz in the 37th Annual Camel Races In Virginia City, Nev., on Saturday. Ten camels and 30 riders competed in 10 heats riding camels, ostriches and water buffalo. Tro1Ca Storn Hortense swee trou Carbbean WASHINGTON (AP) - Feeling its own health threaten...…

…6A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, Septermber 9, 1996 DOWNTOWN PARKING low rates for evenings plus weekends. Day parking also available. Oakland Management 761-7491. EFFIC. TWO BEDROOM rooms. Parking. 668-8Z53. F 1984 CHEVY CHEVlTTE very reliable new tires brakes fuel tank radiator & head gasket. $800 OBO 662-3285. 2 BOOKCASE headboards, good condition, $20 each or best. 995-3253 (machine). BICYCLES. Good condition. $25 and up. 475-3238. CH...…

…Christopher Los Angeles Times LONDON - Secretary of State Warren Christopher called on Israel yesterday to ease trav- el restrictions on Palestinians and to withdraw its troops from the disputed West Bank city of Hebron, steps that he said will rejuvenate the Iiddle East peace process. Christopher said that in the wake of the "psy- chological breakthrough" of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first meeting with Palestinian Authority ...…

… Uftg td jt=]ntg Michael oore & 'U' AcclaImed fimmaker Michael Moore will make a special visit to Ann Arbor today to sign copies of his new book, "Downsize This!" Moore is the director of the hit documentary "Roger & Me," about Flint, Mich., and he also developed the television program "TV Nation." The book signing will take place at 7 o'cock tonight at the Michigan Theater. A Monday September 9, 1996 8A 'ER' docs leave 'NYPD' blue at 50...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 9, 1996 - 9A %TRATFORD Continued from Page 8A environment, proving to be a problem for many directors. While the structure of the writing calls for a madcap romp, to play it traditionally is sure to create an unpleasant reaction in the audience. Fortunately Stratford has Marti araden, whose answer is to go against e writing and create a darker feel that, though still a comedy, causes a deeper reaction in...…

…IDA - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 9, 1996 RECORDS Continued from Page 9A alone, both in songs and on the knob on your stereo. The comp starts off with the utterly grotesque "Shaking," and it's more or less a best-of continuation from there. The bass of "Part My Konk" circles like a vulture around your head whether it's the first time you've heard it or the hundredth. "Bum in the Alley" is a special blend of chaos that will make you...…

…el £idbituu tuilg M' spikers bounce Georgia, grab second in weekend tourney j"A. By Kevin Kasiborski Daily Sports Writer Let this weekend be a lesson for future visitors to Cliff Keen Arena. You don't want to play the Michigan women's volleyball team when it's mad. Just ask Georgia. The Wolverines were not happy about losing their first three matches in Hawaii, even though all three opponents were ranked in the top 25. And they weren't t...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - September 9, 1996 SCOREBOARD The Associated Press Top 25 The new Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll with results from the past week. First-place votes in parentheses. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Team 1.Nebraska (57)' 2. Tennessee (4) 3. Florida State (3) 4. Florida 5. Colorado (3) 6. Penn State 7. Texas 8. Ohio State 9. Notre Dame (1) 10. Miami 11. Michigan 12. North Carolina 13. Alabama 14. B...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - September 9, 1996 - 3B OLYMPIANS ntinued from Page 18 could amount to more than one chap- ter. The end of the Olympics probably spelled the end of their playing days, so now it is time to settle down, so to speak. The three women have traveled from college to professional stints and back to field hockey, struggling ithout family, money and knowl- edge of whether they were coming or going. "It gets difficult...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday -- Monday, September 9, 1996 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Clement leads Miami to 52- 6Win MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Hurricanes looked both efficient and explosive Saturday, and that was with their top rusher and receiver watching from the bench. Ryan Clement threw four touch- down passes in the first half and Dyral McMillan ran for 156 yards to lead 11th-ranked Miami past The Citadel 52-6. Miami (2-0), shorthanded for...…

…I COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, September 9, 1996 - 58 Spartans lef green with envy LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's defense provided a lot of offense for the top-ranked Cornhuskers in their season opener Saturday. Safety Mike Minter and defensive end Grant Wistrom scored on interception returns, and cor- nerback Mike Fullman scored on a 62-yard punt return as Nebraska began its bid for a third con- secutiv...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - September 9, 1996 'M' men's harriers slosh through weekend tourney, grab top-four spots By John Friedberg Daily Sports Writer Many sporting events get post- poned due to inclement weather, but the rain could not stop the Michigan men's cross country team from com- peting in the Michigan Open on Saturday. The times were slower than in years' past, with the weather slowing down the pace. "Everyone was p...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday September 9, 1996 - 7B Sporting Views: Play the best to be the best; weak schedules ruin football By John Friedberg Daily Sports Writer An old saying in sports goes some- *ing like this: "To be the best, you have to beat the best." Whoever coined that phrase must not have been referring to college football. Glancing over the scores from this weekend's college football weekend, fans see a disturbing trend. Nat...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - September 9, 1996 Youthful resurgence to lead 'M' women netter Freshman class of Hardin, Hart, Lund and Weggenman ready to step in and contribute during I By Pranay Reddy Daily Sports Writer After ending last season decimat- ed by injuries, the Michigan women's tennis team is back this year revitalized with youth. With this influx of youth, however, comes inexperience. Four of the eight players on t...…

…77, WE One hundred three years of editorial freedom AAW Vol. CIV, No. 120 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 9, 1994 0 1994 The Michigan Daily adiation committee: no testing done at 'U' By DAVID SHEPARDSON Daily News Editor A committee created by President James J. Duderstadt to investigate the University's role in the use of radia- tion experiments in the 1940s and 1950s has not uncovered any evi- #nce of experiments on volunteers, m...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 CHANGES Continued from page 1 Betts said although he has not com- piled any numbers, from his observa- tions, the number of incidents have declined. "From what I've been told and checking with custodians, it seems to have ended the problem." He added that his initial impresssion is that the activity has not moved to any other area of campus. Aaron Rank, a facilitator of the East Quad Group fo...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 - 3 Same-sex couples to receive employee benefits The University is moving forward with its promise last September to end discrimination based on sexual orien- tation. The University Board of Regents amended Bylaw 14.06 - the nondis- crimination clause--to include sexual orientation in the list ofcharacteristics that the University may not use to dif- ferentiate between individuals. At its month...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 G.be £irbixttuu ntuig 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Jessie Halladay Editor in Chief Samuel Goodstein Flint Wainess 'This is the most talented Michigan team I've seen since I've been here.' - Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz, who has a knack for aggrandizing opponents ATURDAY AFTERNOON WTH THE NATIONAL ENDOWM~.ENT FOR THE ATRIT-...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 - 5 'U' pays $38OOOI) after IRS review By FRANK C. LEE Daily Staff Reporter The word "audit" is enough to send achill down anyone's spine. But individuals aren't the only ones who fear the Internal Revenue Service. Institutions across the nation, in- cluding the University, are having their books scrutenized for financial jproprieties. "About two years ago, the Internal Revenue Service announced ...…

…6 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 WATCH FOUND in river at Arb. Still ticking! Owner, please call Mike, 662-5257. I BLOCK from central campus. $380 + 1/2 utilities to share 2 BDRM. apt. w/ grad student. Female, non-smoker, no drugs. Spa- cious apt. Has bay windows, separate entrance, hardwood floors, laundry facilities and off street parking. Sept. '94 to Aug. '95 lease. Call Catherine at 662-9075. 2 BEDROOM- AATA bus, near US...…

…Henry Ford chairman of Los Angeles Times DEARBORN - In a surprise move that makes a Ford family mem- ber the front-runner to eventually as- sume the top job at Ford Motor Co., a *great-grandson of founder Henry Ford was named yesterday as head of the auto maker's powerful finance com- mittee. William Clay Ford Jr. will take the post Jan. 1 when it is vacated by his father William Clay Ford Sr., the 69- year-old brother of the late Henry Ford l...…

…8'- The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 Crime bill to distribute $200 million for more police E The new crime bill should provide 20,000 officers over next 16 months The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Attorney General Janet Reno yesterday an- nounced that the Justice Department plans to distribute $200 million for about 2,600 police by Oct. 1, the first week the crime bill goes into effect. "This bill will fight crime on the street a...…

…,Quayle att The Washington Post inner ci SAN FRANCISCO - Former "Ou Vice President Dan Quayle returned group, to the scene of his infamous "Murphy Comm Brown" speech yesterday and opened cisco. up a broad new front in his attack on 1960s - the "poverty of values" in America. has tak Continuing along acomeback trail fruit. TI * e hopes will transform him from a to welfa diculed former vice president to a are actu serious presidential candidate,...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 - 10 Pontiff decries bloodshed in Bosnia Los Angeles Times VATICAN CITY - "Enough war! Enough destructive rage!" the pope implored from an altar that should have been in Sarajevo. Preaching to faithful he didn't meet in a city he couldn't reach, Pope John Paul II yesterday lamented "the deso- late spectacle of a sinking humanity" and prayed for peace in the former Yugoslavia. "The dead of Saraj...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 - 11 ,Iliness of French president unsettles Paris political scene T ne wasiungton Post PARIS - Eight months before he is scheduled to leave the Elysee Pal- ace, an end-of-term mood is rapidly engulfing Francois Mitterrand's presidency, leaving French voters per- plexed and agitated about whether they will have to choose his successor sooner than expected. 0 As he recovers from his second operati...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 131 die in USAir crash outside Pittsburgh. ALIQUIPPA,Pa. (AP)-A USAir jetliner nose-dived into a ravine while trying to land nearPittsburgh last night, killing all 131 people on board. It was the deadliest crash in the United States in seven years. Flight 427 originated in Chicago and was to stop in Pittsburgh before continuing to West Palm Beach, Fla. "I looked up and there it was," said To...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 - 13 U.S. steps up plans for Haiti invasion AP PHOTO Cuba.Leandro Gomez pulls his brother Alexandro in a box yesterday afternoon inside the camp housing Cuban refugees in the Guantanamo Naval Air Base in Washingo Havana to resume talks on rfees seeking asym in The Washington Post WASHINGTON - The United States, stepping up its planning for not only the invasion of Haiti but also its aftermath, ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 10, 1994- 14 Israel proposes 3 years of relations with Syria Rabin's declaration marks major first step AP PHOTO Women supporting the Muslim fundamentalist group Islamic Jihad demonstrates in front of the Gaza City jail yesterday. Arafat meets with fundamentalists to ease tensions Syria has refused to regognize the Jewish state absent a pullout from the Golan Heights, which Israel captured in 1967 Th...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 - 15 .White House weighs plan for tax cuts, citing election pressures President Clinton hopes to thwart congressional Republican plan for tax cuts, may bolster National Service program funding I The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Under elec- tion-year political pressure, the Clinton administration is weighing whether to dust off its proposal for a middle-class tax cut - an unfulfilled *campaign p...…

…16 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 0.1 0 Tt^!1[7 Jlff tcY+an …

…RTS TIME WAITS a 30-year retrospective of the Rolling Stones BY TOM ERLE WINE ecently, Bill Wyman (the rock critic, not the former Stones bassist) wrote an article that laimed that the main- stream press makes each Rolling Stones tour and album into a gargantuan me- dia event and that the public doesn't really care. While there's a certain amount of truth to that -after all, each album since 1974's "It's Only Rock & Roll" has been hailed a...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 0 lago (Scott Wentworth) incenses Othello (Ron O'Neal) with lies, incensing him into a rage in the Stratford Festival's production of "Othello." Stratfior-d's 'thell' its the hm By MELISSA ROSE BERNARDO In contrast to "Hamlet" or "Macbeth," "Othello" is a domestic tragedy. There are no kingdoms at stake, no countries in strife; it is the story of one man and how racism poisons and Othello ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 - 3 'Fiddler' plays on the heart strings Despite a few sour notes, 30th anniversary tour is moving as ever By MELISSA ROSE BERNARDO It would be virtually impossible to do a bad production of "Fiddler on the Roof." The beloved show, based on stories of Sholom Alechem, never Direction and Choreography. Sammy Dallas Bayes, who directed a Topol revival and helped choreograph the film version of "Fi...…

…4 - TheMichigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 Labradford creates, not destroys By ANDY DOLAN Sometimes, amidst all of the fads, genres and sub-genres of popular mu- sic, one can't help but wonder about the diverse sounds that wander outside its familiar boundaries. While several bands have explored this uncharted realm, very few can actually claim their sonic textures as being residents of it. Oddly enough, Richmond, Vir- ginia is home t...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 - 5 eR ECO RDS Continued from page 4 third-rate Stooges rip-off, but this was entertaining. But, "The Very Crystal Speed Ma- chine" grew on me. Thee Hypnotics' new album is cheesy, but it's also fun to listen to. They still wish they were .from Ann Arbor, but now they also want to sound like the Rolling Stones' .style of R&B rock and roll music. So, -they got the Black Crowes' Chris ;Robinson to ...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 1994 RECORDS Continued from page 5 Deee-Lite Dewdrops in the Garden Elektra How far the mighty have fallen. Since their brilliant 1990 debut "World Clique" Deee-Lite haven't been able to recapture the magic that was their special blend of personality and danceability. That's not to say that "Dewdrops in the Garden" is bad, but in the wake of songs like "Groove is in the Heart" "Smile On," the son...…

…M~ci'fly friday September 9, 1994 - 7 Continued fhm ag plicitly homosexul "Sm i is the heterosexual iide shoots heroin with the pr n "Respectable" and riden ruk dx ers on "Far Away Eyes." As the '7Oswounddwnodh Stones' place in hih sc y cleaned up, Mick dvorcend dseew ad the band seemed alitteaa los "E tional Rescue" was the h e "Some Girls," a thoroughly enj but slight collection olef-ove too You," their las album to domiat the charts, was ...…

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