…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Thursday, March1 , 8 0010 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. AT THE PIG If you missed out on any sort of gold party last weekend, now's your time to make up for it. The Solid Pot o' Gold Bang! throws down Saturday at the Blind Pig. As usual, doors open at 9:30 p.m. and tickets are $8 for those over 21 and $11 for anyone over 18. AT THE...…
… 2B - Thursday, March 13, 2008 CALEND4 )A R The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events Today 3.13.08 Looks Given/Looks Taken - Jewish Urban Photographers 8 a.m. At the Institute for Humanities Exhibition Space Free Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Series - Julie Mehretu 5 p.m. At the Michigan Theatre Free Tomorrow 3.14.08 Dance Mix 2008 7:30 p.m. At The Power Center Advance: $10, At the Door: $12 Kenny White 8 p.m. At The Ark Free Saturday ...…
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… 4B -- Thursday, March 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Inspecting grammar MORE THINGS WE HATE By ABIGAIL B. COLODNER DailyArts Writer "Women" is not an adjective. It's a noun. So why, in the last sev- eral years, has the phrase "women [noon]" replaced "female [noun]"? Society of Women Engineers. "Osteoperosis: A Woman Doctor's Guide." Organization of Women Architects, who claim they work, interestingly enough, in a "male- do...…
…Ann Arbor, Michigan Prose and poetry The magazine's annual literature issue, featuring student writing The Statement Wednesday, March 12, 2008 michigandailycom CABLE TELEVISION Report: Big Ten Network closer to deal withComcast Insiders say channel president of communications, in an e-mail statement. would be offered on Patrick Paterno, director of communications for Comcast's basic cable Michigan region, said the two sides are still negot...…
… 2A - Wednesday, March 12, 2008 FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Half-barrel bargains If you're going to have your apartment invaded and trashed by students you've probably never seen this St. Patrick's Day, at least try to spend the least amount of money as possible. For interested party hosts, a half-barrel of the ever-classy Heileman's Old Style beer is sold at the Diag Party Shoppe on State Street near East William Street for the bargain pr...…
…The Michigan Daily - michiganclailycom Wednesday, March 12,2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ALBANY, N.Y. Spitzer found to be repeat customer in call-girl scandal With pressure mounting on Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign over a call-girl scandal, investigators said yesterday he was clearly a repeat customer who spent tens of thousands of dollars - perhaps as much as $80,000 - with the hi...…
… 4A - Wednesday, March 12, 2008 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 I think the only 'red-phone' moment was: 'Do we eat here or at the next place."' -Comedian Sinbad, questioning how dangerous a supposedly harrowing 1996 trip to Bosnia Hillary Clinton made with him and Sheryl Crow actually was, as reported yes...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 5A Making artfor the viewing public Rackham Auditorium last Thursday, the Beat- tradition poet Gary Snyder criticized fellow writers who lament the chore of _ - -- getting work published and sold, as though pub- lishingtheir work were A beside the ABIGAIL B. point. COLODNER "Well, they just haven't thought it through - not in an artistic sense and not in a spiritual sense," ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 7A CROWFOOT From Page 1A - each student who spoke dur- ing the lecture simply called him "Jim." LSA freshman Zack Craw- ford, a member of Crowfoot's class last semester, said he was impressed with how Crowfoot seemed to care about every one of his students. He said he and many classmates still receive e-mail messages from Crow- foot. "He had, out of any professor I've ever en...…
… 8A - Wednesday, March 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Rose would help program blossom He never addressed a possible coaching future while speaking with reporters during a reception on Jalen Rose Day. But at Michi- gan's 49-43 win over Illinois Feb. 23, former NBA and Fab Five star Jalen Rose sure seemed like a future college V coach. Before tipoff, MARK every Wolver- GIANNOTTO ine starter went over to Rose's courtside seat...…
…W, w ly - Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Weight loss, nutrition & fitness classes, yoga, tennis, walking trails. Fun & friends at a great place and price less than you would expect. NEWS From Page 7B in kind, and soon they were entan- gled in each other. Finally, she thought, she had his attention. Then came the BEEP BEEP BEEP of a breaking news alert on News Radio 790 AM, All News All The Time. He slowed the pace immediately, and she thought ...…
…-" - "..7 Tw A IRW w qw Th 3icia Diy - enesayMach 2, 0 : Letter from the editor HANGING LIMBS By Beenish Ahmed Wedn sdyMrh12- - THE NATURE OF NEWSByKarlStampfI rnest Hemingway in a letter to friend Maxwell Perkins in 1928: "This bull market in letters isn't going to last forever and I don't want to always be the one who is supposed to have made large sums and hasn't and doesn't." A less than inspiring confession- al. If this grand poobah...…
…POETRY CONTINUED: New Thanksgiving A break from work or school or anything is a vacuum of everything I already know: Holidays move farther away after the fact or closer still before, depending; a few minutes or an hour or a drink or two devoted to everything. The drive home is about 8 albums or so, a flatline through Ohio and Pennsylvania. If cameras still had great flashing bulbs I'd be up early the next day sweeping glass out the door hopin...…
… 'NW AW The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Wedesay Mrc 1, 08-: h McignDal < THE DAY By Z.N. Lupetin ere Itam, standing at the top of a parking garage. I park here all the time. It's convenient. The ticket taker, a small man named Boo, he knows me. I stare out across the rooftops, my pants blowing in the wind. I could fall if I wanted to. it's sad, I think, because I know I won'tfeel my head cracking open on the concrete. I im...…
… 46F an Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 11, 2008 michigandaily.com SMichigan Stadium lawsuit settled T'%* - yy -111 Bi s foo at The settlem over TV bility t the tin House ball sta The ans of, lawsui from t wheelc make ties lik bring t the A] Act. TI U.S. D( signed plainti The sion pr tures c club se Befo expans ber, IM wheelc House will lose them located behind the north and south end zones. tatus as biggest The settlement, filed as...…
… '0 2 - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Cleaning with a side of tetanus GSI'S SEEK COMPROMISE It was 2:30 a.m. and terribly sick, I was leaving my bath- room and headed to bed when the shower caught my eye. It's shared by five girls and liter- ally has not been cleaned once this entire year (Mom: if you're reading this, I'm sorry and I love you). A few nights ago, something in me snapped. I remove...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS COWMBUS, Miss. N Obama decries idea ft of being Clintons VP s' n Democrat Barack Obama ridi- p culed the idea of being Hillary Rodham Clinton's running mate M Monday, saying voters must choose s: between the two for the top spot on m the fall ticket. " The Illinois senator used his a first public appearance of the week y to knock down the notion that he a: might accept the party's vice presi-...…
… 4 4 - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L74C fivlc4l*Qan4,jal*lu A Edited and managed by students at the University ofMichigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu So I don't know how somebody who's in second place is offering the vice presidency to the person who is in first place." - Barack Obama, responding to Hillary Clinton's suggestion that he would make a good vice pres...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 5 Films with more heart than stars "What an ugly baby. Let's fix it up." ONE DAY AT A TIME The portrait of two grew Lives for a Day" maintains its giddiness due to the strengths of its different women two leading women. Amy Adams ("Enchanted") con- and how their lives tinues her winning streak as Dely- sia Lafosse. Though Ms. Lafosse intersect may be a social-climber willing...…
… a 6- Tuesday, March 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com the michigan daily 0 IPOD FOUND IN Angell Hall. Satur- day, March 8th. Email mweath@umich.- edu with details to claim. parking 025 PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. 665-8825. PARKING SPOT AVAIL. on central campus. 734-741-9300. !! GREAT APARTMENTS & HOUSES FOR 08-09!! A combination of quality and prices you can't Beat! We have Hses. & Apts. all over A2. w/ something to fit ever...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BIAS From Page 1 tino, a political science profes- sor at the University of Texas at Austin, said voters might be more concerned about a candidate's race than they're willing to admit. He said voters often lie to exit pollsters about how they've voted. That phenomenon leads some to say they've voted for Barack Obama - who's vying to become the nation's first black president - even when they haven't, he s...…
… 4 8 - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 ARTS IN BRIEF The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a "No, I would not like a fucking apple pie with that." Film Statham shines as leading man in'Job' "The Bank Job" At Showcase and Quality 16 Lionsgate A unique spin on heist flicks, "The Bank Job" is surprisingly dour, yet ultimately clever escapism. Based in part on true events, several real occurrences from 1970s Britain come together in an unbelievably d...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday. March 11. 2008 -- 9 Knee surgery may not keep Merritt sidelined Senior expected to miss rest of season could return for Big Ten tournament By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor Making senior David Mer- ritt one of the Wolverines avail- able to the media before Friday's practice seemed like a curious choice. Just two days after senior David Merritt hurt his knee against Ohio State about a month ag...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 10 - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 BIG HOUSE From Page 1 be removed to make room for the addition. The pre-settlement project esti- mate said the stadium's capacity by the conclusion of the project in 2010 would top 108,000, an addi- tion of 500 seats from the start of the project. But because today's settlement will remove an esti- mated 1,500 seats from the bowl, it's unclear whether that will be enough to m...…
…Gymnasts defeat defending champions Georgia in stunning upset SportsMonday Bidding the word "bitch" farewell Opinion, Page 4A ON I NT ) J-rI ,i] ,tIIT YEARS OF' W IT(Y R A ', jEiLO Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 10, 2008 michigandaily com GEO CONT ACT NEOTIATIONS Union weighs strike options University could bring in mediator to help reach agreement with union By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter With three negotiating sessions left...…
… ,News I 2A - Monday, March10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Greeks give press the silent treatment ROTC SCRUBS The Interfraternity Council presi- dent at Penn State University, Abe Gitterman, recently issued a policy prohibiting all fraternity members from speaking to members of the press, the Daily Collegian reported. In an e-mail sent to fraternity members, Gitterman said the policy is meant to protect "the credibility ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 10, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 10, 2008 - 3A NEWSBRIEFS SCHOOL B From Page WASHINGTON accomplish if Florida likely to host Though t] duties are pi mail-in primary Hollier has th Potentially A consensus began to emerge school system yesterday that the best way to give lion deficit, Florida's Democrats a voice in advocate for electing a candidate for presi...…
… 4A - Monday, March 10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com k~w Edited and managed by students at the University ofMichigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The fact that we have not been attacked over the past six and a half years is not a matter of chance." - President Bush, justifying his veto of a bill to ban waterboarding as an interrogation method in the Central Intelligence Agency, as repor...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 10, 2008 - 5A FILLING IN THE BLANKS By BLAKE GOBLE, DailyArts Writer With the popularity of YouTube lowering the bar for everyone, we can all become pop- ular entertainers. Sure, there are the clever videos from JibJab.com or CollegeHumor. com, but it's the so-so ama- teurs we secretly love. We love the Lonelygirl and the "Leave Britney Alone" guy, Be Kind, regardless of their genuine tal...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CONTRACT From Page 1A efforts on a few major issues like salary increases and health care benefits. "We are narrowing our priorities to our strike platform," she said. "The purpose of the strike platform is that it's a sign from our members that these are the issues that we are willing to walk out for. We won't concede those at the table." If a new contract agreement is not reached by March 17, GEO membe...…
… 8A - Mondav. March 10. 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0, SMOKING From Page 1A the University had numerous non- smoking areas throughout cam- pus and aggressively marketed programs to its employees to help them quit smoking. There is no protection for smokers in the Uni- versity's non-discrimination policy for hiring and admissions, though. The policy has already appeared at one community college in the state. Kalamazoo Valley ...…
…* The Michigan Daily I michigandailycom I March 10, 2008 Blue savors taste ofvictory Wolverines crush defending champion No.1 Georgia By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's gymnas- tics team had all the ingredients for a feast. . "Our first event was the appe- tizer," Michigan coach Bev Plocki said. "The second was the soup and salad, followed by the main course and, of course, floor exercise was dessert. And I do love d...…
… 2B - Monday, March 10, 2008 BOILERMAKERS From Page lB who put in an impressive first- half effort with 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists, the Wolverines turned the ball over less and played with more tenac- ity. Michigan's overall effort and physical play held Purdue (15-3, 24-7) to just 26-percent shooting, and allowed the Wolverines to take a 31-29 lead into the half.' Udoh garnered the biggest applause of the evening when he bloc...…
…The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Monday, March 10, 2008 - 3B S The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 10, 2008 - 38 Strong road score not enough 'M' posts best away score in loss By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer CHAMPAIGN - No one on the Michigan men's gymnastics team had ever experienced a meet quite like this one. From start to finish, the Wolverines knew exactly where they stood in the competition. Unfor- tunat...…
…4B - Monday, March 10, 2008 f-14 vsportsMonda The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Hawkeyes use size, depth to dominate Blue Rotating Iowa lineup stifles Michigan in paint By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS - In the Michigan women's basketball team's 58-37 loss to Iowa on Friday afternoon, size mattered. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder rotated her lineup throughout the Big Ten Tour- NOTEBOOKna- ment quarterfinal to keep her forward...…
…With first postseason win since 2004, a new era of success for women's hoops Sports, page 8 Ferrell shoots an airball in latest predictable comedy Arts,page5 IE 1Eidigan DaiIy ONE H UN1DD(EH TE E Y SI F EIIALFREEDOM Friday, March 7,2008 michigandaily.com ONE-HOUR ARTWORK MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY State, party leaders debate primary plans Ne Coul rac4 You get a selves cratic remain decide on Jan In record 18- to w state contest young ...…
…2 - Friday, March 7, 2008 'The Ultimate Za' Not all of the University's ground- breaking achievements are confined to the classroom. In the early 1980s, students put down their books in an effort to bake the world's longest pizza. Students began work on the mas- sive Sicilian-style pie at 7 a.m. on Oct. 21, 1983, as part of a fundraiser for the United Way charity. The pizza, which was nicknamed "The Ultimate Za," measured 28 inches by 312 fe...…
…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 ...…
…A journey to uncover the history of the Delta Blues The B-Side For women's hoops seniors, one more shot at tourney win Sports Page 5A AdINIMMIN.- .a 46F 46F 41F c Illic i an4,)at N.1 XRS EDITC RIAL l."Ill",E]")OM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 6,2008 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Tenure denial raises questions More than 30 faculty, students sent letter to LSA dean alleging pattern of discrimination By ELIZABETH LAI Dai...…
… 2A - Thursday, March 6, 2008 N eW7s The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 HOW IS THE STREET VAL UE OF MARIJUANA DETERM The price of green The City of Ann Arbor might have some of the most lax pot laws around, but when local police recover the drug, it's the federal government that determines its value. The United States Drug Enforcement Agency puts a $1,000 price tag on one pound of mari- juana, but according to Michigan state police L...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON After locking up GOP race, McCain gets Bush's backing John McCain got a White House embrace from President Bush yes- terday, along with the party perks that go with sewing up the Repub- lican nomination. The endorsement has baggage, though, remindingvot- ers of the drawn-out Iraq war and the nation's economic woes under an unpopular GOP president. Bush, who defeated McCain in a bit...…
… 4A - Thursday, March 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74c i Iictian E3at Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations repr...…
