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… The Michigan Daily - March 20, 1995-9 'Isaiah' fights losing battle Moving adoption story can't overcome many flaws By Prashant Tamaskar Daily Arts Writer Although many television mov- ies have been made concerning cus- tody battles between biological and surrogate parents, the issue has rarely been addressed by Holly- wood. However, "Losing Isaiah" approaches this topic from a new perspective, throwing in a racial twist to complicate the m...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1995 'Margot' By Scott Plagenhoef Daily Arts Writer Corsets and Victorian hon Overblown, "epic" battle scenes overblown, long-winded soliloqu These are among the convention historical drama which typically k people out of the theater or send t yawning to the exits. "Queen Mar achieves the grandiosity whichn historical dramas strive for with having to turn its nose up at the a ence to accomplish it. ...…

… -or*, I Since the NCAA men's basketball tournament went to a 64-team format, how many times has the Big Ten not had a representative in the Sweet 16? ML Wrestling Baseball Softball Forrest Fires Hockey Men's Basketball Women's Swimming Women's Tennis Women's Gymnastics 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 7 ' Tankers fall short against Cardinal By Marc Diller Daily Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas - In the 14- year history of NCAA women's swimming and diving,...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 20, 1995 'M' Sports Calendar Monday, March 20 - No events scheduled. 'Tuesday, March 21 No events scheduled. Wednesday, March 22- Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, 3 p.m., Fisher Stadium.j Men's Lacrosse vs. Motor City Lacrosse Club, 10:30 p.m., { Oosterbaan Fleldhouse. Thursday, March 23 - Men's Swimming and Diving at NCAA Championships, Noon/7 p.m.,, Indianapolis. Friday, March 24 Men's Swi...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 20, 1995 - 3 -Y "Baseball drops three in Tallahassee By John Lerol Daily Baseball Writer ,hen Bill Freehan scheduled gaes for the 1995 season, he thought hisleam might lose a few games in the p-,conference campaign. The sixth- year baseball coach planned a spring break trip to ihree cities in Florida, a 4atc atthe Hormel Foods Baseball Clas- to, as well as road trips to 1994 na- t4. l runner...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday, March 20, 1995 NCAA Continued from page 1 be hard-pressed to consider their top position a just reward for a successful season. Should Wisconsin win Friday, Michigan faces the unenviable task of playing a hot team on its home ice. The Badgers won the WCHA Tour- nament Saturday, and all of the games in the West Regional will be played at Dane County Coliseum - the arena that Badger fans call home. "It's n...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 20, 1995 - 5 Blue endures . trail of struggles in tough year By Paul Barger gaily Basketball Writer Every year, it seems that the Michi- gan men's basketball season is filled with highs and lows. Even with the victory at Indiana and the double-overtime thriller against Iowa, this has been a disappointing season. The following list of lowlights is a reminder of a year that most would like to f...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 20, 1995 GUSTIN Continued from page 1 Gustin describes as her hardest training ever, the team had two intense practices each day and participated in two meets while on the islands. Then, before returning home, the team stopped off at UCLA to add one more meet to the trip. But compared to the daily schedule that Gustin endures, the trip may seem like a vacation. Every morning, Gustin is up ...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 20, 1995 - 7 'M' upsets Vanderbilt with late-set victories By Alan Goldenbach Daily Sports Writer It's been said that the good thing about making mistakes is that you can learn from them. Coming into this weekend, a black cloud seemed to come over the .Michigan women's tennis team whenever it would enter the third set of matches. The Wolverines had lost seven of their last 10 matches that went...…

…8- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 20, 1995 The Best Way To Save Money On Stuff (Other Than Borrowing Your Roommate's.) Roommates tendto get a little f I weird when you borrow their stuff. (They're funny like that.) Better to get yourself a MasterCard card. Then you could use it to buy the things you really want. And with these College MasterValues* coupons, you'll save up to 40%. And until you get your own p...…

…'El ban ti One hundred four years of editorial freedom 7" .Wolverines battle Spartans for bragging rights, first place By RYAN WHITE Daily Basketball Writer Jimmy King isn't guaranteeing a victory against No. 12 Michigan State in Sunday's battle for the top spot in the Big Ten, but he's coming pretty close. "It doesn't matter what (Michigan State) saying," the senior said when asked about leSpartans believing that they belong in the top ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 20, 1995 DNA test inventor will testify at Simpson trial RAINY DAYS AND THURSDAYS Newsday The Nobel Prize-winning chem- ist who invented the DNA tests at the heart of the case reportedly has agreed to testify at the trial that he would not rely on the tiny bloody samples collected as solid proof of anyone's guilt. Kary Mullis of San Diego says his DNA invention is so sensitive that the smallest conta...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 20, 1995 -3 Questions about constitutionality arise in courts and on campuses he University of Maryland began a contro- versial program to diversify its student population 10 years ago. The Bannecker Scholarships, composed of funding by the state of Maryland, were created as part of the program to compensate for a history of discrimination in the state and its public universities. Each year, 30 academical...…

…4- The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 20, 1995 ~be £tdut i~ 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Jessie Halladay Editor in Chief Samuel Goodstein Flint Wainess Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters, and cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Mich...…

…A2 schools By JENNIFER HARVEY Daily Staff Reporter The Ann Arbor Public Schools are looking for a few good science teachers. They are seeking volunteer professors and students to strengthen the schools' science curriculum. Volunteers, depending on their exper- tise, can help teachers spread the science r4 sage in the classroom, host an after- school activity or make presentations to classes. Ann Arbor Public Schools Science Co- The Michigan D...…

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…RTS Drink a toast to Mule Kids Hobbit' breaks habits By ROBERT YOON Sue Roe likes a good challenge, and that's no fantasy. As if adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's highly mystical and allegorical "Hobbit" for the stage wasn't daunt- ing enough, the director and founder of the Ann Arbor Young Actors Guild (YAG) has chosen to tackle this un- dertaking without certain luxuries that most theater directors take for granted - namely a script. Since Tolkie...…

…2I 'F***ed Up' real g**d By ALEXANDRA TWIN With one foot in the door and one foot in the gutter, filmmaker Gregg Araki -like his new wave of no-budget playmates - has given life to the seething, often dormant belief that the best things in life are those that you build Totally F***ed Up Written, directed shot, edited and produced by Gregg Araki yourself. Or in the case of guer- rilla filmmaking, those that you write, direct, shoot, edit and...…

… Men's Basketball vs. Michigan State Sunday, 2:15 p.m. (CBS) Crisler Arena SPORTS Hockey vs. Notre Dame Tomorrow, 7 p.m. The Palace of Auburn Hills 'M' hockey battles for first Pressure on goalies in contests with Falcons, Irish By BARRY SOLLENBERGER Daily Hockey Writer Quite frankly, tonight's matchup between the No. 2 Michigan hockey team and No. 6 Bowling Green is a goalie's nightmare. TheWolverines(l1-2-OCCHA,16- 4-0 overall) and the ...…