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… 4 2A - Wednesday, October 31, 2007 POPCORN PROTEST Blame Canada Autumn is upon us. Trees burst with colors of red, yellow and orange before their leaves plunge to the earth. The winds gradually change from pleas- antly warm to uncomfort- ably cold, and a veil of clouds enshrouds the once-radiant glow of the sun. But is all that a good thing? According to weather.com, nine out of the next 10 days in Ann Arbor will be partly to mostly cloud...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON U.S. Navy helping pirated vessel A U.S. Navy destroyer helped sailors who retook control of their vessel yesterday in a deadly battle with pirates after the North Kore- an-flagged ship was hijacked off Somalia, the American military said. A helicopter flew from the USS James E. Williams to investigate a phoned-in tip of a hijacked vessel, and demanded by bridge-to-bridge radio that...…
… 4A - Wednesday, October 31, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 mJb 1ihdpigan ~&Ilyj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. r k. 420 Msynsrd Sc. Ann Arbor, MO 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The University is discriminating against individuals with mobility impairments on the basis of disability." - A U.S. Department of Education report dated Oct. 26 summarizing an investigation of Michigan Stadium's ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 5A Letting go of music control Yeesh. Real? Uh huh Steve Carell can't save insincere movie By BLAKE GOBLE in Real Life" is a dishonest dram- DailyArts Writer edy that fails on this basic level. Set amid a family reunion in That title is a huge misnomer. Rhode Island, the film features Dan does not live in real life. the exploits of Dan Burns (the Maybe his resembles a re...…
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… 4 8A - Wednesday, October 31, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bold predictions motivate Ringer By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor Michigan State running back Javon Ringer sat just a table-length away from his new coach Mark Dantonio at Big Ten Media Day in August, and even in the noisy room, it wouldn't have been hard for Dantonio to hear Ringer's plea. Repeatedly, Ringer would tell reporters he never had the chance in his tw...…
…0 ...wV qw w a v w w ! I 12B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 31, 2007 A farewell to Anberay n a move that sounds more like a scene from science fiction than reality, the Chi- cago real-estate company Zaragon Inc. bought and has recently demolished Melrose Place, the apartment complex near EastQuad on East University Avenue, to make way for a 10-story high-rise. I lived in Melrose Place - also known as the Castle at Anberay -...…
…V V V V _ - a v 0 0 w Th -McignDal -Wensdy0Otbe 007 new ul es rule 57: You're iot fooling anyone when you order a diet coke with your triple bacon burger. rule 58: Wearing a mini- skirt in sub-zero temperatures will not make you look hot. Only cold. rule 59: Picking an occupation and putting the word "sexy" in front of it is rarely a good costume idea. E-mail rule submissions to TheStatement@umich.edu THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GARY...…
…0 0 a AOL a 0 w w ThM -Wednesday,c 300 A TIP FOR DEVELOPING YOUR John Maxwell Coetzee: A South African Nobel Prize-winning author so publicity-averse he didn't COCKTAIL PARTY VERNACULAR show up to collect his two Booker Prizes in person BOOK From page 8B were presumed' guilty unless they distanced themselves from Islamic militancy. Muslims could theoretically be accepted as indi- viduals if they proved by words and expressions of patri...…
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…d s i A The Michigan Dail - WednesdIay, October 31, 2007 A TIP FOR DEVELOPING YOUR Slow Food movement: A global effort to preserve local plants, animals and traditional techniques of food COCKTAIL PARTY VERNACULAR preparation. It has 70,000 adherents in SD countries. a 0 WenedyOcoer31 006 - heMihianDaly S Escaping the shadow of, the Twin Towers: Arab Americans post-9/11 In an excerpt from his soon-to-be-released book about Arab America...…
…S S U . AM AMML AM S S 0 0 6 hen a - GOsODtuber h1,s2AD7 Even a GOOD university has its BAD5 pots A LOOK AT THE DARKEST MOMENTS IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY BY BRIAN TENGEL I Daily Staff Reporter any of us like to imagine the University asa beacon of progress. We see it as a place where ideas are expounded and values debated. We envision an institution devoted to the education and-advancement of its students, a forum where diversity and academ...…
…The best of 'Treehouse of Horror' Arts, Page CI e Ahtc gflfl Brlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 30, 2007 michigandaily.com Ed. Dep't threatens'U' 'with funding cuts Letter says Big House must comply with disabilities act By ARIKIA MILLIKAN Daily StaffReporter The U.S. Department of Educa- tion has given the University an ultimatum: Make the Michigan Stadium seating bowl compliant with the Americans With Disabili- ties Act or face c...…
… 2 - Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Saved by mai*ntenance PROTESTING IN PAJAMAS My friend and I were running See something that embo late to a play rehearsal at the ies the Ann Arbor or Univ( Mendelssohn Theater. We luck- sity of Michigan experienc ily snagged a parking spot across E-mail submissions to gro the street in front of University man@michigandaily.com. Health Services, so we figured we were in the clear. Somehow, thought it over for a...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS Solai WASHINGTON Blackwater guards win ( promised immunity After The State Department prom- momer ised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its race, th investigation of last month's deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians, The team fini Associated Press has learned. The immunity deal has delayed By RYAN a criminal inquiry into the Sept. 16 Daily...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 5 "Where are you going!?" Penn's vision doesn't fit story By NOAH DEAN STAHL Daily Arts Writer By now, the story of Christopher McCandless - the Emory University graduate *** from an upper- Into the middle- Wild class family who At the State donated Theater his life's Paramount savings to a charityand set out on a personal expedi- tion into the Alaskan wil- derness - is wid...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 7 HAZING From page 1A incident by the Interfraternity Council, the governing council of many of the University's fraterni- ties. "Are these the values that the IFC stands for? Not only is an IFC organization potentially degrad- ing their pledges, but they are also forcing them to do racist public acts," he wrote. Garcia said the man's response upset him further because Garcia ...…
… 8 - Tuesday, October 30, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Progress on budget slows THE CANDYWOMAN 4 Nearing deadline, lawmakers divided over privatizing adoption, juvenile detention LANSING (AP) - With little time left, lawmakers and Gov. Jennifer Granholm were still divided yesterday over wheth- er more private providers should handle adoption, foster care and juvenile justice services - the big sticking point in resolv- ing ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 9 ' loose heading into rivalry game By SCOTT BELL Even Michigan coach Lloyd Carr Daily Sports Editor joined in on the fun. When asked about Dantonio's clock, he had a If the pressure of a rivalry game reply similar to that of his players'. is supposed to seep through, the "I think the only clock I'm con- Michigan football team sure isn't cerned with is mine," Carr said. showi...…
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… 2A - Monday, October 29, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes Explained B Professor not guilty of stalking THURSDAY: efore You Were Here FRIDAY: The Extremist A KNIGHT'S TALE A professor at the University of New Hampshire was found not guilty of stalking and disorderly conduct last week. The professor had allegedly threatened to kill a University official who he believed caused him to receive a parking t...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 29, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS Kur BAGHDAD U.S. to leave Karbala thri province in Iraq U.S.forceswillturnover security Rebel gr to Iraqi authorities in the southern Shiite province of Karbala today, caught b( the American commander for the area said, despite fighting between Iraqi, Turki rival militia factions. Karbala will become only the By SABRINA T eighth of Iraq's 18 provinces to The New...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 29, 2007 - 5A Argentina poised to elect first female leader President's wife Kirchner's victory marred by voting irregularities By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO The New York Times BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the wife of Argentina's president, Nestor Kirchner, appeared poised late yesterday to become the first woman to be elected president of the country and part of a ...…
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…i The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BLOGGER From page 1A was Tassi's online namesake. Tassi, the film editor of The Michigan Daily, chose to stop writing for the blog and reveal his identity to his readers after Karl Stampfl, the editor in chief of the Daily, discovered that Tassi was theblogger andtoldhimto choose between the two publications. In his post last night, Tassi said he plans to keep writing for the Daily. "Their position is ...…
… a 8A - Monday, October 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Poor taste? Tis the season. )URTESY OF LIONS GATE She's freaking out because the movie is scary, not because it's bad. Her screams are a metahor for fear. J Saw IV" is a good movie. OK, stop laughing. I know there are some people who will never like this series. They might call it a gross bastardization of the horror genre, an annual mindless gore- fest that never...…
…Want to know how to steal the show with a sports-themed costume? See Page 2 The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I October 29, 2007 I C-GAN.4.MNNESO A Big Ten streak over for Blue By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer The precedent: The No. 6 Mich- igan women's cross country team wins the Big Ten Championships. The problem: The Wolverines finished third at this year's Big Ten Championship in Columbus and failed to defend their five straight ...…
… The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 4 2B - October 29, 2007 'M' SCHEDULE THURSDAY -11.01 M BASKETBALL VS.FERRIS STATE,7 P.M. FRIDAY -11.02 M Swimming/Diving@ lndiana,12 p.m. W Swimming/Diving Indiana, 12 p.m. W SOCCER VS. MICHIGAN STATE,7 P.M. VOLLEYBALL VS. MINNESOTA,7 P.M. Ice Hockey V@Nebraska-Omaha, 8:05, p.m. Field Hockey @ Semifinals TBA W Tennis @ThunderbirdInvit, TBA SATURAY -11....…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com October 29, 2007 - 3B Beilein among three new faces Wide-open race for Big Ten title By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Writer CHICAGO - The three new men's basketball coaches in the Big Ten have each led teams to at least the Sweet 16. But, in their new positions, they have something else in common: They are all trying to install a new coaching system with limited practice time. Michigan coach John Beilein...…
… 4B - October 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GAME STATISTICS Team ta tsl Firs Don Offensive Ply Comp/At/Int Tio Poss3/2d MINN MICH 16 22 36/132 49/307 99 254 66 70 231 561 66 124 4/30/0 12/21/0 I 9/40.2 4/ Yds TD Int I 2s4 1 0 Yd v g TD 13 102 8s 2 18 6.0 11 0 6 2,0 4 0 2 2.0 2 0 307 63 85 3 61 153 22 0 10 s.0 6 0 21 21.0 21 0 2s4 2.2 48 1 No. Yds Avg Lg 4 162 40.5 46 4 162 40.5 46 Yds Avg Lg TD 67 23 27 o0 67 22.3 27 ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com October 29. 2007 - 5B MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box- score. The defense-o-meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Carr-o-meter judges Lloyd Carr's demeanor following the game and the hypemeter measures the fans' game performance. DEFENSE-0-METER 4 It was an impressive performance by the defense, allow- ing just th...…
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… 2A - Friday, October 26, 2007 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Explained- THURSDAY: Before You Were H PHALLIC FOOD When in Rome Italy: home to gondolas, the first pizza, the World Cup soccer champions and the largest num- ber of University students doing a study abroad program. The University's Office of International Programs offers six different study abroad opportunities in either Florence or Rome. U....…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 26, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING With deal nearing, state agencies brace for fallout As Michigan lawmakers work toward an agreement on a new spending plan, some state depart- ments already are planning tempo- rary layoffs and other cutbacks to make ends meet. About $430 million in cuts and spending limitations are needed to balance the new spending plan set to take effect Nov. 1. The st...…
… 4A - Friday, October 26, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 1 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 oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the vi...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 26, 2007 - 5A Yes, those are pool noodles in the pond on North Campus Across the pond, sonic isolation By PRIYA BALI Daily Arets Writer There is music in everything. Even in chaos. "Music is all around us," said iconic composer John Cage, "if only we had ears." These words pro- vided inspira- Gypsy Pond tion for what is MUSiC now known as the Digital Music Through Ensemble (DME), Satu...…
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… 4 8A - Friday, October 26, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Stars' status in uestion 'M' geared for BySCOTT BELL ikJ wild weekend Daily Sprs Editorf Even though the status of quar- terback Chad Henne and running back Mike Hart remains unknown, there is one certainty: Saturday's game against last-place Minnesota is the final chance for the Wolver- ines to rest their starters before a stretch run at Michigan State, at Wisconsin a...…
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…V U V S V V w I a I v - - a i w v w 2B Saturday, October 27, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Saturday, October 27, 2007I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOOTBALL SATURDAY Two-thirdsaof the way through the season and Michigan has at least partially redeemed itself after those early- seasonlosses. Along with Ohio State, the Wolverinesare two games ahead of every other teamn theBig Ten. It's beginning to look like th...…
…w 'V m. U U 6B Saturday, October 27, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Saturday, October 27, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com3B 2007 Michigan roster Gophers don't have much of a chance No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year 2 Shawn Crable OLB 6-5 243 5th 3 Stevie Brown S 6-0 205 So. 4 Brandon Minor RB 6-0 212 So.. 5 Charles Stewart S 6-1 203 Sr. 6 Donovan Warren DB 6-0 173 Fr. 7 Chad Henne QB 6-2 226 Sr. 8 Jonas Mouton LB 6-...…
… U w U 0 w 4B Saturday, October 27, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Saturday, October 27, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Orchard Lake Saint Mary's high school.I But from the start, it was Trent's versa- tility that caught the eye of Michigan coach Lloyd Carr. "When he came here, he was a wide1 receiver," Carr said. "What I liked about him was he played both ways; he was a safety. But the cornerback posi- tion (was...…
