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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 7, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Bombing in crowded shopping area kills 53 Two bombs went off within minutes of each other in a crowded shopping district in the capital yes- terday, killing at least 53 people and wounding 130 - a reminder that deadly attacks are a daily threat even though violence is down. There were no immediate claims of responsibility. But back-to-back bombings - designe...…

… 0 0 * pinion 4 - Friday, March 7, 2008 Owutdilgan 4:alp Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles andillustratio...…

…e MFriday, March 7, 2008 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com COURTESY OF MUTE She's like Madonna, only less successful and innovative. Taken at face.value Still better than Michigan basketball. COURTESYOF NEW LINE FILM RtEVIEWs Bac Co teR Sn r Ferrell returns in his latest tepid, stock comedy By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer Will Ferrell has reached aremarkable plateau. At the apex of his career, his name has turned otherwise mu...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LAWSUIT From Page 1 Hammer's attorney claimed Miller's statements on homosexu- als in "Disgust" and in another book written by Miller called "Faking It," in which he said society considers gays to be a "pariah group," showed his feelings toward gays. Green said Miller was forth- coming in his testimony, particu- larly when he said that the Bible condemned homosexuality as an abomination. In response, Se...…

…4 A 8 - Friday, March 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BIG TEN TOURNAMENT 2008 Fel lie1rst tL. I ke S itme Last tourney win came in 2004 Energy at halftime makes the differ- A4 By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS - When you haven't won a Big Ten Tour- nament game in four years, it's easy to get a little nervous. Michigan coach Kevin Bors- eth, in his first year as coach of the Wolverines, felt so anx- ious ...…

… W$1iChilan4ai~ l Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 7, 2008 michigandailycom SIGNING DAY BRINGS 23 NEW WOLVERINES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS Talks stall between 'U'GSIs GEO asked for 9 percent raises for each of next three years; University countered with offer of 2,percent yearly raises By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter With less than a month before the union's current contract expires, contract negotiations between the Graduate Em...…

… 6 2A - Thursday, February7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: FRIDAY: The Extremist Explained _Before You Were Here Shoveling a winter wonderland LEARNING BLACK HISTORY Students living in the dorms and off-campus apartments should be thankful next time they walk outside to find their sidewalks in front of their build- ings coated in snow and ice. Although sid...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS LAFAYETTE, Tenn. Twisters kill at least 54 people across the South At least 54 people were killed and hundreds injured Tuesday and yesterday by dozens of tornadoes that plowed across Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. It was the nation's deadliest barrage of twisters in almost 23 years. President Bush gave assurances his administration stood ready to help. TeamsfromtheFed...…

… 4A - Thursday, February 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C idiCgan 4il Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ' i 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 0 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR The Department of Defense is like the world's biggest supertanker." -Defense Sec. Robert Gates, speaking about the U.S. mi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 7, 2008- 5A MichiganOhio StatePenn State APPHOT Terrelle Pryor announcing he will postpone his college decision, opting to take time for visits to more schools. According to Pryor, his final choices are Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State. Pryor: I don't know where I'm going |RARD Here's a glance at some of '~l~~f orsa eris Even without prized QB, Michigan's class still among best ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 7, 2008 - 7A BAR From Page 1A laws allow distillers to sell their products directly to retail loca- tions. Distillers in Ann Arbor are required to sell products through distributors. Many of the bar's patrons said they will miss the quirky nature of Leopold Bros. The pub, which opened in the fall of 1999, offers typical bar games like darts and pool, but also features a variety of bo...…

… a 8A - Thursday, February7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'A' apparently not OK for Mitera New role hasn't translated into After transfer, guard left out in the cold sustained success By ANDY REID Daily Sports Writer Three photos hang on one wall of the Michigan hockey team's lounge. They are surrounded by NCAA Championship trophies, Brendan Morrison's Hobey Baker Award and various other shrines dedicated to the Wolverines' ...…

…. }try Fo . ;; ; . g ;M1. y t. 3 The Michigan Daily ( michigandaily.com ( Thursday, February 7,2008 ' asa a + _. . r I The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. Predicting = - -the U Grammy - -* 0 W : U_ 'kIN T I ' Ue 3- Eu - - --- a1i - - V winners ... ,, . , "++ .M +4 ,.. - - - - - m~ - - - - - - x5,a - - - 1 vi 0 m Of W z Q 0 z Q W V E- z Q J F.. Q z W W W W W ,...…

… 2B - Thursday, February 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom REDUCTIVE REASONING Picking one and one apart. The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events Today 2.7.08 Penny W. Stamps Distin- guished Visitors Series Presents Satoru Takahashi 5 p.m. At the Michigan Theater Free Brown Bag Lecture: William Bolcom, Pulitzer Prize-Win- ning Composer 12 p.m. At the Institute for the Humanities (202 South Thayer St.) Free Grocer's Daughter Choc...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 7, 2008 - 3B The Bowl, Tuesday and our judgement e reap the fat we pile on. Exhibit A: The Super Bowl The Super Bowl wasn't anticli- mactic simply because Tom Petty barely hangs on anymore and Tom Brady's Bootgate turned out to be the greatest foot-in-mouth debacle in recent sports journalism. No, what most commentators are gen- erally agreeing on is how tepid the ad fare turned out ...…

… 0 4B - Thursday, February 7, 2008 BAND From Page 1B but this time out oft line-fueled irony? It ble. The audience ho lasts and what fallsi level seats, parachutists dropping from the In the 1980s, the sky and full-blown circus floats maneuvering short-lived mascot around the field. very offended Mic The overall direction of halftime perfor- college mascots w mances seems to be toward more clutter, more every other school extravagance, more...…

…~I)E L4idilan DaiIai Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 7, 2008 michigandaily.com FINANCIAL AID won't be able to match Harvard To draw from middle class, some schools increasing packages By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily Staff Reporter After Harvard University announced last month it would substantially increase the amount of financial aid available to mid- dle-class students, a number of other universities announced they would follow suit. But the...…

…2A - Monday, January 7, 2008 THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before You Were Here Can science be se Harvard University psychol- ogy professor Marc Hauser recently assigned his students the task of mak- ing science sexy. "In many people's eyes, science is not hip," Hauser told the Harvard Crimson. "The idea I had was to put together a class of undergrads and try to see in whatnways we can change the face of science." The students formed an organ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 7, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDADJ Iraqi soldier accused in killings of U.S. troops An Iraqi soldier is accused of turning on two decorated Ameri- can servicemen and shooting them to death during a joint operation in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said Saturday. An Iraqi official said the suspect may have links to mili- tant groups. The shooting the day after Christmas in the northern c...…

…4A -Monday, January 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com y Mdiian Ba1l Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. I 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF I have ... concluded that the only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president:' - Geo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 7, 2008 - 5A Weezer frontman returns to form Are quiet young children ever not creepy? By DAVID WATNICK DailyArts Writer In the 11 years since cult favorite Pinkerton was released, Weezer has done just about everything possible to alienate all but its most deranged and shallow fans. Wrapping up a downwardspiralthatbeganwith 2001's self-titled effort, 2005's Make Believe seemed to be th...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 7, 2008 - 7A U' says it can't match Harvard aid Site links pickup players AID From Page 1A college would soon replace exist- ing student loans with grants and scholarships, which students don't have to repay. Pomona spokeswoman Cynthia Peters said the financial changes are not meant to compete with Harvard's, but rather to accom- modate middle class students. "Over time, applications f...…

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…MEN'S GY MNASTICS SEASON PRE With eight freshmen and talented leaders, the men's gyrr team looks to return Michigan to national glory. Page 4B The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I January 07, 2008 Beilein After six-week toughest hiatus, frosh gigyet WEST LAFAYETTE - Michi- gan coach John Beilein doesn't know what he's gotten himself into. Five times in the second half of Saturday's loss at Purdue, the Wolverines came within three point...…

…4 R , ' 4 DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - January 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com 'M' SCHEDULE TUESDAY-1.08 M. BASKETBALL VS. INDIANA, 7P.M. ICEHOCKEY VS. U.S. NTDP7:35P.M. THURSDAY-1.0 W. BasketballC@Purdue, 7p.m. FRIDAY -1.11 W Swimmin Diving@ Notre Dame Invitational, 4p.m. W. Track & Field @Kentucky Invitational, 5 p.m. W. GYMNASTICS VS.WEST VIRGINIA AND ARKANSAS,7'30P.M' ICE HOCKEY VS. WESTERN MICHIG...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com UeMhgnal- ihanayoJanuary 7, 2008 - 3B CRASHING THE BOARDS NOTABLE QUOTABLE "You can't give freedom to the masses." - Purdue coach Matt Painter on his belief that players usually shouldn't be allowed to break from a called offensive play. Painter said that Manny Har- ris and DeShawn Sims were two players talented enough to be given the privilege. PURDUE 65 - MICHIGAN 58 PLAYER OF THE GAME Manny Harris ...…

…I 48 - January 7, 2008 AJKi A1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WOMEN'S BASKE-:'AL Despite sloppy play, 'D' steps up to lead Blue in conference win 'M' shoots for NCAA title 4 Defense allows only 42 points in victory over Northwestern By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer The game was a masterpiece if you like defensive basketball. But for every- one else, it was NOTEBOOK just like the melting snow outside: sloppy and dirty. Michig...…

…Arts, Page 5 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 7, 2007 michigandaily.com INTERNSHIPS Due dates creep earlier Deadlines in October and November put pressure on students By JILLIAN BERMAN Daily Staff Reporter Deadlines for summer intern- ships have put many students under pressure to send out applications as early as October and Novem- ber - six or seven months before their potential jobs are scheduled to start. Many University students s...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, December 7, 2007 - 3 THE CARTWHEELIN' KRIS KRINGLE NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON House passes first energy bill in three decades The House approved the first increase in federal automobile fuel efficiency requirements in three decades yesterday as part of an thi energy bill that also repeals billions Bi of dollars of oil company tax breaks b and encourages use of renewable a fuels. er The bill, passed b...…

… 4 - Friday, December 7, 2007 P-- 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 and illustrations represent solely t...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 7, 2007 -'5 Youssou N'Dour, musical and socio-political touchstone, will perform Saturday at 8 p.m. at Hill Auditorium. Seriously vibrant, engaging * Afro-pop comes to Hill Auditorium By GABRIEL BAKER Daily Arts Writer In terms of bringing world- renown musicians and perform- ers toAnnArbor, it seems as if Youssou the University Musical Soci- N'DOur ety doesn't have Tomorrow a ceiling...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GEO From Page 1 to the University's financial aid website. The group intends to ask the University to increase wages so they match cost-of-living esti- mates, Woods said. GEO made two formal pro- posals at today's meeting - one asking for an increase in child- care subsidies and access and the other pushing the University to offer graduate students a leave of absence for the birth of a child. University ...…

… 8 - Friday, December 7, 2007 J.B. From page 5 A biblical tale may not strike you as a particularly entertaining way to spend a Saturday evening. But Music, Theater and Dance Prof. Philip Kerr assured us that "J.B." is a piece of theatre students will not want to miss. He explained that the play "is an immensely accessible, powerful piece of theater. It points to our humanity and what we as a people have in common." Questions such as the idea ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 7, 2007 - 9 The Michigan volleyball team is in search of its first victory over Penn State in the program's history. A win would put the Wolverines in the Elite 8, and extend their longest run in their history. Blue looks for upset in Sweet 16 By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer Seven banners hang on the wall of Cliff Keen Arena celebrating the Michigan vol- leyball team's NCAA Tournam...…

… 10 - Friday, December 7, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Duke all too familiar for Beilein Miles officially signs contract with LSU 4 By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer Michigan coach John Beilein has been in this spot before. Dec. 1, 1992, he took Canisius to Cameron Indoor Stadium to face defending National Champion Duke. It was Beilein's first season as a Division-I basketball coach. That Canisius squad oddly resembled ...…

…What campus w'i look like in 2027 The Statement Ie Lid jigan DaiIlj tIN L I1 NDI)-EJ(GH T EEN Y EA \RS~ (IF EITI WAL FEEDNM ______________.We nesa ov me ,2007 Wednesday, November ?;, 2007 . michigandailycom THE QUIET ELECTION PAYlNG FOR COLLEGE Next term, tuition is due earlier tu J Sta dates and b be mo to alig demic Acc Finan for th is Jan ter de Th Regen which U' will refund Sequent semester, to adjust pay- ment dates when it approved...…

… 2A - Wednesday, November 7, 2007 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: A'rbor Anecdotes THURSDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: The Extremist BEST SEAT ON THE BUS Pressing issues Phil Pochoda, director of the University Press, said wheo he tells people that he works for the University Press, they often assume that he works for anews- paper or a printing press - not that he's in the business of pub- lishing books. . That maybe because u...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD 2007 was deadliest year yet for U.S. military in Iraq The U.S. military announced six new deaths yesterday, making 2007 the bloodiest year for Ameri- can troops in Iraq despite a recent decline in casualties and a sharp drop in roadside bombings that Washington links to Iran. With nearly two months left in the year, the annual toll is now 853 - three ...…

… 4A - Wednesday, November7, 2007 The 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 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 the vi...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom PARENTS FromPage 1A CarolDickerman, director of the Office of International Programs, agreed with the survey's finding that study abroad is "an education- ally enriching and potentially life- changing experience." .. "Study abroad offers a whole range of benefits," Dickerman said. "It is an opportunity for personal growth and to gain knowledge of the world." The survey found that the amount of time spent ...…

… 4 8A - Wednesday, November 7, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wins, not Heisman, on the mind of Hart By SCOTT BELL play his first full game in nearly a Daily Sports Editor month. "Yeah, injuries messed up alot of Four weeks ago, Mike Hart was things. It's part of the game, but I'm atop the college football world. just worried about this team win- His team had just won its fourth ning this championship," said Hart, straight gam...…

…w w w w w eqr ,w w w w w w w 1 16-he ic iga al -W dedaNvmbr7 007 My brush with stardom on State Street n an unseasonably cold afternoon a few Fridays ago, I got a phone call that made me believe in the miraculous power of dumb luck. My friend called to tell me that the famous Hollywood director Doug Liman ("Swingers," "The Bourne Identity") was shoot- ing pick-ups with his lead actor Hayden Christensen ("Star Wars Episode III: Rev...…

…V V w w -- 7w w " w w W. " N . 0 Wedesdy, . 7,00S - h McignDal new rules rule 60: If you're not a freshman and there are still high school activities on your resume, you haven't accom- plished enough. rule 61: If you're going to wear your iPod all through lecture, you should probably stay home. rule 62: A note to profes- sors: Midterms are over. Stop assigning tests. - E-mail rule submissions to TheStatement@umich.edu THE EDITOR'S...…