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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush to Dems: Aides won't testify under oath President Bush warned Demo- crats yesterday to accept his offer to allow top aides to testify about the firings of federal prosecutors only privately and not under oath, or risk a constitutional showdown from which he would not back down. "We will not go along with a par- tisan fishing expedition aimed at ...…

…01 4A - Wednesday, March 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ~Jbe 1i*Iid6ig an Eafl 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 EDITOR IN CHIEF IMRAN SYED EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Rush Limbaugh is irrelevant. I am not his servant." - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger responding to conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh's commen...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - SA MTV's golden standard urtesy o Anchor Ba Excellent makeup. Anatomy of a bloodbath By JEFFREY BLOOMER ManagingEditor To Chekhov's axiom that a gun introduced in an early scene will surely make an appearance in the last, the appealingly lowbrow new Behind the thriller "Behind Mask the Mask: The Rise of Leslie At the State Vernon" has an Theater amendment: If Anchor Bay y...…

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…*I 8A- Wednesday,March 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MES "AKEBALL The search for a coach continues BEN SIMON/Daily Sophomore Jack Johnson and his teammates may have to play fewer minutes to acclimate to the high altitude in Denver this weekend. Icers to playatliud By NATE SANDALS Daily Sports Writer Michigan's toughest opponent in this Saturday's NCAA Tournament game might not be North Dakota. In fact, the Wolverines' f...…

…0 B The Michian Daily - Wednesdav, March 21 2007 Coming to terms with HPV felt sick. When I heard the news, I felt the blood rush out of my head as if my heart had stopped. Now I knew why they ask people to sit down before they tell them bad news. I sat down. It was strange, I thought, that the nurse prefaced our phone conversation by congrat- ulating me on testing negative for gonorrhea and Chlamydia. To me, it seemed like con- gratulating...…

… I 0 0 a S I B h McignDal -Wensdy Mrh 1 20 WensaMac 01 00 avi THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with WALTER NOWINSKI A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. tct x of COnten 3B JUNK DRAWER What you can and can't talk about this week. 6B WHY YOU'RE NOT A RHODES SCHOLAR How Harvard and Yale do more to help their students get prestigious British scholarships than the University does 8...…

…0 0 0 I B h Mchgn aiy-.dnsdyMach21 20 The real reason you didn't win 7 a Rhodes Scholarship When it comes to helping its top students win prestigious scholarships, the University just can't keep up with the Ivies. Jf you have your heart set on becoming a Rhodes Scholar, the first thing you should do is transfer to Yale. As soon as you arrive in New Haven, you'll want to go directly to the Yale office of International Education and Fellows...…

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…Maybe all those student loans really are worth it. A look at the University's six wealthiest alumni - and two very rich dropouts. PLUS: Why Mary Sue Coleman would have been better for Harvard lIie 1Midtciga n Da1j Ann Arbor Michigan www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21 2007 From the editor Several articles that have recently appeared in these pages have been found to contain plagiarism. At least four articles by Devika Daga - three...…

…2A - Wednesday, February 21, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 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 INFORMATION 0 Dancing in the street Students partied like it was 196...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LONDON Blair to announce partial withdrawal of troops from Iraq Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce today a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported. Blair will also tell the House of Commons during his regular weekly appearance before it that a total of about 3,000 British...…

…4A - Wednesday, February 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 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 represent solely t...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 5A Let's try to talk about dance Dance is hard to talk about. We don't often need to talk about movement in the first place, especially the movement of bodies, because explaining what we mean is usually as easy as doing it. "I was like...." usually suffices. But when you try to describe or to discuss dance, imitation is sometimes impossible and so we need some sort of ABI...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 7A WAR From page IA University President Mary Sue Coleman and University Regent Julia Darlow attended the lecture, which was pre- sented by the Ross School of Business. Len Middleton, a Business School professor who attend- ed the lecture, said Salbi's sto- ries of women helping other women in war-torn nations were powerful and not some- thing that women in Ann Arbor deal ...…

…3 a 8A - Wednesday, February 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue in dire straits By H. JOSE BOSCH Daily Sports Editor The Michigan men's basketball team may have been pleased with its "signa- ture win" over the weekend. But with- Michigan out a victory tonight, the Wolverines' auto- at Illinois graph will likely fade Matchup: into obscurity. Michigan 18-9; Michigan travels Illinois 19-9 to Champaign for a 9 p.m. tip off ...…

…0 0 0 p & 0 0 Why you probably can't write welI- hate Shakespeare. I'm thinking of forming a support group of disgruntled students who can't stand the Bard. We'd meet late at night in Angell Hall, call ourselves Shakespeare Sucks Anonymous and have some kind of secret handshake. "Hello, I'm an English major, and I hate Shakespeare," we'd say at the beginning of each meeting. I'll tell you what my problem is with the author many consid...…

… 0 a V 0 9 NTeMc iga .al Wednesday, Feburary 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily le of contents THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with WALTER NOWINSKI A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently ranked from one to 10. 4B THE WEALTHIEST WOLVERINES They came, they saw and they went on to conquer. The maize and blue begin- nings of eight of America's richest people. 6B BIG WOMAN ON CAMPUS Harvard's new president m...…

… ANNE- a ..e 0 0 -- 0 _ - __9 The wrong woman for the job Why Harvard should have chosen the most qualified person for the top job, not the most politically correct I assess Wednsda, Fbrury 1, 007 - Te ici D. QUOTES OF THE WEEK Scrotumsounded "(It)is just a wrong way to Sc u characterize the commander to Lucky like some- in chief's decision to do what thing green that is necessary to protect our comes up when you soldiers in harm's way....…

… U s V U 0- a 0 0 Th ihga al -W dedyFnury2,2 0 William Morse Davidson $4 billion I alumni (and two dropouts) Before they were the nation's richest, they sang The Victors in the Big House. These are the eight wealthiest living students who ever passed through the Engin Arch on their way to greatness. The ranking next to their name denotes their spot on Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans. From graduating in the Big Ho...…

…THE GAME: TALES FROM SCARLET AMERICA w NEWS, PAGE 2 PENGUIN POLKA LIFE LESSONS FROM FLIGHTLESS BIRDS ARTS, PAGE5 WOMEN'S HOOPS TROUNCES DETROIT BY 51 POINTS SPORTS, PAGE 8 Iie ffiid~igan4 BaiIli Annr Arbor Michi wwwmichigandailycom uesday, November 21, 2006 She held the title for a year, but despite a small raise, President Coleman is no longer ... LEADEROF THE SALARY PACK By GABE NELSON Daily StaffReporter After a year on top, Univer- ...…

…2 - Tuesday, November 21, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot WEDNESDAY: University Jobs THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Hail to the studiers valiant A guy in a Michigan sweatshirt walked up to the balcony area of the Fishbowl on Thursday. He started leading a "Fuck the Buck- eyes" cheer and clapped for about a minute. Some students ripped their eyes from their computer screens long enough to join in chanting To gain campus immortali...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Bond granted to man caught with $79k at airport Federal prosecutors yesterday appealed a magistrate's decision to release on bond a man who was arrested at Detroit Metropoli- tan Airport while carrying nearly $79,000 in cash and a computer con- taming information about nuclear materials and cyanide. Sisayehiticha Dinssa, an unem- ployed U.S. citizen born...…

…4 - Tuesday, November 21, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com myMi I*gan Bjail Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signe...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 5 Wilmer, Wilmer. We'll take you seriously when you stop doing shows like "Yo Momma." Promise. UNDERWHELMING ADAPTATION HAS NO AFTERTASTE If he gets you to think, he's happy By JEFFREY BLOOMER fundamentally unhealthy product," Managing Editor he said. "I think it'll shake itself out within a generation when it comes It's kind of a rite of passage. to food." The first job, b...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 7 SALARY From page 1 $677,500. Coleman's predecessor, Columbia University president Lee Bollinger, earned a base salary of $326,550 in his last year at the Uni- versity. University presidents earn abasic salary and often receive additional bonuses and benefits. Typically, the regents evaluate the president's performance and determine how big a raise to offer. Inher first yea...…

…8 - Tuesday, November 21, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue knocks out . Ttans By CHRIS HERRING Daily Sports Writer Michigan women's basketball coach Cheryl Burnett knew her team had to find a way to stop Detroit's Joyce Massey going into last night's game. And as the Wolverines kept Massey in check, it became clearer and clearer that the Titans had no idea what to do once their star scorer struggled. Massey, who entered the c...…

…Thursday, September News 2A IRS investigates church over sermon Opinion 4A From the Daily: Binge ticketing mont cure drinking Sports 9A Men's soccer demolishes Oakland 21,2006 HAT THE UAlLYS ARTS EDITORS HATE ... hE B-SIDE One-hundred-sixteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 13 @2006 The Michigan Daily A tale of two plans The athletic department's proposal FILE PHOTO Eighty-three skyboxes w...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 21, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONN M. FREsARDu ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com NATION/WORLD 1 CONTACT INFORMATION News Tips Corrections Letters to the Editor Photography Department Arts Section Editorial Page Sports Section Display Sales Classified Sales Online Sales Finance Newsroom: ...…

…Thursday, September 21, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3A ON CAMPUS Girls may be I Lecture will highlight poker requed to get strategy tips KICKIN'T The Department of Mathemat- ics will hold a free lecture and discussion today from 4 to 5 p.m. in room 1324 in East Hall on the fundamental theorem of poker. Students will learn about the mathematical principles behind poker and how to apply useful, strategies to playing the game. Student group t...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 21, 2006 i 'cZl e lCir 'cg m ttilg OPINION DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM J CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE The devil came here yesterday. And it still smells like sulfur today." - Venezue...…

… OP-ED Thursday, September 21, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5A JACK DOEHRING TiME SIGNATURE VIEWPOINT The East University divide VIEWPOINT MCRI supports rights of individuals BY ALEX DZIADosz The sharp angles and glass paneling of the Executive Residence at the Ross School of Business present a mod- ern and muscular contrast to the quaint maroon brick of East Quad and the Residential College. The buildings straddle East University Avenue, ...…

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…Thursday, September 21, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7A ''ROSS Continued from page 1A scored schools on recruiters' inten- tion to continue recruiting and the number of recruiters each school attracts annually. Some said an additional feature of theRoss School thatsets itapartfrom the notoriously cut-throat Ivy League programs is the humility of the stu- dents enrolled in the program. "Recruiters like students who are both smart and humble," s...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 21, 2006 4 0 4 I You don't become the world's premier bank all by yourself. That's why we believe in partnering with our clients to create innovative and integrated solutions. Integrated is the key word. Because, with cross-divisional training, our trainees broaden their knowledge and learn from experts they wouldn't encounter elsewhere. We think it's about working together, not going it alone...…

…Thursday September 21, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com RSE iiigan Iailv 9A - ----------- Blue bounces back with win over Oakland By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer Flash back to Sept. 16, 2005. The Michigan men's soccer team suf- fered its first ever loss to Oakland 2-1, on the road. The faces of frus- tration and disappointment rode the bus home in dead silence. Flash forward to last night. This time, Michigan p...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 21, 2006 { F 7Test says that Spikers have hops, trots; so does their record By Dan Feldman Daily Sports Writer The Michigan volleyball team might only be 13-0 in the official standings, but the play- ers feel like they're 14-0. For the first time in years, every player on the team passed her preseason fitness test. "We joked about it or talked about it, that test is like our first match, and we w...…

…Thursday, September 21, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 11A Insh will avenge last year's loss to Sparty Here at Around the Big Purdue needed overtime to beat (Does 47-17 sound familiar to Ten (ATB), we like to Ball State but has looked good in you, JoePa?). The Buckeyes hold ourselves to a high its other two wins. Neither team's won comfortably against Cin- standard of excellence. So, our defense is terribly concerned cinnati last weekend, and th...…

…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 21, 2006 I I Duquesne returns to practice after shootings Tiger blasts 'joke' pictures of his wife PITTSBURGH (AP) - Duquesne University's basketball team, depleted but not defeated by the shootings of five players, returned to the court intent on returning to normalcy as soon as possible. They know it's impossible with two teammates still lying in hos- pital beds and two others only beginning...…

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…MET r --3 ° j I r M I HAVE SEX IN THE GRAD. PAGE 3B. WHY JOSH HARTNEFT IS CRIPPLING HIMSELF PAGE 3B. B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 The more you like... mhere are some things in life you can be relatively sure of. Death, taxes, weird weather in Michigan - things like that. There are also some3 universal truths in music. For instance, The Bea- tles are the greatest LLOYD H. band that CARGO has ever been or ever willbe - bu...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 21, 2006 the b-side} 4 "Cool Hand Luke" (1967) Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg Starring: Paul Newman By Kristin MacDonald Daily Film Editor James Dean may have forever defined the iconic pose of rebel- cool with a disgruntled slouch and a leather jacket, but Paul Newman's "Cool Hand Luke" musses that '50s brilliantine with equal smatterings of mud and sweat. As an aimless drifter and chain-gang ...…

…{the b-side] HOW-TO DO IT BY THE BOOK How TO HAVE SEX IN THE GRAD By the Daily Arts Staff Thursday, September 21, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3B By now, you've heard all the conventional rites of passage at the University. Don't step on the "M" until you've taken your first blue book exam. Walk through the fountain during orientation. Get onto the roof of a University build- ing sometime in your undergradu- ate career. Have sex in the Harlan...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 21, 2006 the b-sidel Go out to \aut\ bar: Brunch makes everything OK By Kimberly Chou and Donn M. Fresard Daily Arts Editors Donn M. Fresard: So we decid- ed to go to \aut\ bar because I read an article on Slate a few weeks ago and got really into the idea of eat- ing brunch every Sunday morning. Apparently brunch is almost man- datory these days for East Coast 20- somethings, so I figured it w...…

…Thursday, September 21, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5B Stroke my ego, please: The memoir dies slowly By Kimberly Chou Associate Arts Editor The best line in Chuck Klos- terman's book "Killing Yourself To Live" - a rambling, roadtrip dissertation on rock music deaths, which, of course, ends up being about much more than its proposed subject - occurs after numer- ous pages of erudite, though often overly self-referential thought. Klosterman sa...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 21, 2006 HATE Continued from page 1B in the name of some guy who want to teach people to appreciate their lives. In the dorms students crowd around televisions and howl with delight at every pulled tooth and broken jaw - what is enjoyable in this experience? Are you kidding? Painfully derivative and dumb to protruding bone, "Saw" and its many contemporaries have taken the American horror film host...…