…ie Lidilgan Bai Ann Arbor Mk www.michigandaily.com Iday, Januar _ ,. } i = _ : ' ILLINOIS TOPS ARTS, WOMEN'S HOOPS PAGE 5 SPORTS, PAGE 8 4,000 reasons to go to * college New law gives grant to graduating high schoolers By ALESE BAGDOL Daily StaffReporter Every high school student in Michigan who graduates in 2007 or later is now eligible for a $4,000 scholarship at any public university in the state. To qualify for the Michigan Promise ...…
…idrigan Dai& INE t! WN 71mDP SEV ENTEENIV Y EA RS 01" TIA) 1, l UDOM Ann Arbor, Mi www.michigandaily.com Monday, February 5, 2007 Icers top Western 'BLOC PARTY' Michigan on senior night SportsMonday Arts,5A 'P Fourth in an occasional series about the University's connection to the Iraq war "It was a kick in the gut. My initial reaction was, 'I hate this state.' " - University employee Matthew Scott, who got health care through his partn...…
…46F tc4toan 4:3atl4m Ann Ar bor. Michigan www.michigandaily.com ICERS BACK INTO NO. 2 PLAYOFF SEED SPORTSMONDAY Sliding off the bubble Monday, March 5 2006 'ZODIAC' IS A MYSTIFYING TRIUMPH ARTS, PAGE 5A RIAA to students: Pay up Music industry intensifying threats against downloaders By KATHERINE MITCHELL Daily StaffReporter RC sophomore Baird Campbell knows the perils of illegally down- loading music. Last semester, he received a warning...…
…Thai, Indian and Indonesian interpretations of the legendary tale come to campus. The B-side. 1Iie10hdpgn 4hi Ann Arbor, Michiga www.michigandaily.com Shutdown could hurt 'U' State gov't faces MICHIGAN'S MONEY $940 million MESS INTRODUCING A COACH John Beilein, the new Michigan men's basketball coach, yesterday at Crisler Arena during his first press conference in Ann Arbor. Beilein's hiring was announced on Tuesday. See sports, page SA. ...…
…the Statement If you've given up on that career as a social worker and just want a yacht named Caviar and a house in Aspen, here's how to sell out. K ckoff 0 7 ~20 Believe it or not, there's still going to be a season. Look inside for the Daily's annual football preview. lp 1Midigan BrI Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 5, 2007 JI LEE. ) michigandaily.com FRATERNITIES & SORORITIES Greeks launch hazing hotline 21 national chapters...…
…e ver Blue won't have Football Saturday, inside to forfeit to PSU Sports, page 8A IelyIciganBaiai Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 5, 2007 ommchmaaimmm michigandaily.com LIFE ON CAMPUS 'U' considers consolidation of dining halls JEREMY CHO/Daily Theodore Shaw, the head of the NAACP's legal defense and education fund, condemned the "massive incarceration of African-Americans in the criminal justice system" in a speech at the Michigan Le...…
…Two critics face off on 'American Gangster Arts, Page 5A di (IIan BaLT) 0 NE-HU[:\l{D E-IGFlTEENlaYE ARtS)F EIlTORIALT.FREEDOM~}; Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 5, 2007 michigandaily.com Firm lets alumni lend to alumni Company's effort not officially endorsed by University Alumni Association By ANDY KROLL Daily Staff Reporter An online lending company is trying to make money by encouraging University alumni to directly lend or borrow...…
…Why college k*ids are p3y'n poke g a'n l, 111CI gaailij Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 5, 2007 michigandaily.com TER PROPOSAL 2 Touted by 'U,' outreach often absent in city schools MAX COLLINS/Daihi Mohammad Dar, then the vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly, and more than 90 onlookers waited for Zack Yost to arrive at the body's meeting in the Michigan League last night. Shortly after Yost called the meeting to order,...…
…2 - Friday, January 5, 2007 How does the University pick the commencement speaker? It's not a popularity contest, administrators say Although some students may have hoped Paris Hilton, 2006's most-Googled celebrity, would give this year's commencement speech, the honor went to former President Bill Clinton. As it turns out, University President Mary Sue Coleman and the Honorary Degree Com- mittee pick speakers who have done something with th...…
…2A - Monday, February 5, 2007 MONDAY: The Extremist The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY:' Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained You've got males Inside the University's most male-dominated major When she was growing up, LSA senior Laura Bickle heard stories from her mother about the gender gap in many fields of mathematics and science. It didn't deter her, though. Bickle...…
…2A -Monday, March 5, 2007 TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained Deep dish for deep pockets Pizza near campus is usually cheap. There's Backroom Pizza on Church Street, which sells slices of cheese for a dollar. New York Pizza Depot's two loca- tions sell a small pizza and a drink for four dollars after 10 p.m. And don'tforget the $5 large pizzas sold after Michigan football...…
…2A - Thursday, April 5, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Explained A slice from Silvio Medora found niche in organic pizza With NYPD, Cottage Inn and Back- room Pizza all vying for student dol- lars, Silvio Medora's friends told him he'd never succeed in opening another pizza joint on campus. That was nearly two years ago. Now, after 18 months of business, Silvio's Organic Pizza h...…
…2A - Wednesday, September 5, 2007 2A -Wedesdy, epteber5, 007The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Who cleans the Big House? 413 E. Huron at. Ann Arbor, Mt 41109-1327 wwwmichigandailycom KARL STAMPFL DAVID GOH Editor nChief BousnssManager stamjl@mihigandiyoS, gohpoostogundoityecoo CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Officebhor:Sun.-Thurs. 11 aom. -2 a After the football teamas upset lasa Saturday, mare than 100,000 fans walked away fram Michigan S...…
… 2A - Friday, October 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Friday, October 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Explained THURSDAY: Before You Were HerE A pricey stogie Smoking che La Gloria Cobana Serie R Limitada cigar is by no means a small under- taking. First, there's the price. Listed at $34.99 - $37.05 after tax - this is Nickel's Arcade to...…
… 2A - Monday, November 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.mirhigandaily.rem KARL STAMPFL DAVIDGOH Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-055 A loan no longer WE WANT GORE Following a trend of liberal arts colleges eliminating loans for needy students, Williams College, a presti- gious liberal arts college in William- stown, Mass., announced Thursday that it will replac...…
… 2A - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 AY: FRIDAY: ire Here The Extremist It's 'undignified' There's a rich history of sup- port and fanaticism during sport- ing events at the University, but there is something missing from the mix. While the performance of many athletic teams from numer- ous schools in collegiate athlet- ics is enhanced by the energetic performance of a larger than life, plush caricature of their school's mascot, Michigan sport...…
…The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Friday, January 5, 2007 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 5, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush names retired admiral to top intelligence spot Retired Vice Adm. Mike McCo- nnell, a veteran of more than 25 years in the intelligence field, will be named by President Bush to succeed John Negroponte as national intelligence director, a senior administration official said yesterd...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 5, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS k wn A41mdrerS H10mnn THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL BAGHDAD Suicide truck bomb kills 132 people Stunned Iraqis loaded coffins onto minivans and picked through the rubble of buildings yesterday after a suicide truck bomber oblit- erated a Baghdad market in a main- ly Shiite area, killing at least 132 people in the deadliest single strike by a suicide bomber ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 5, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. Macomb man suspected of killing wife captured Wearing neither coat nor shoes, a fugitive suspected of killing and dismembering his wife was found hiding under a fallen tree yester- day in a snowbound state park after a bitterly cold night on the run, authorities said. A police posse tracked down Ste- phen Grant about 225 miles north of the sub...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS TEHRAN, Iran Iran releases 15 . captive Britons President Mahmoud Ahmadine- jad defused a growing confronta- tion with Britain, announcing the surprise release of 15 captive Brit= ish sailors yesterday and then glee- fully accepting the crew's thanks and handshakes in what he called an Easter gift. The announcement in Tehran was a breakthrough in a crisis that had escalated over nearly two we...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS Wednesday, September 5, 2007 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, September 5, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush advised not to change strategy in Iraq President Bush's senior advis- ers on Iraq have recommended he stand by his current war strategy, and he is unlikely to order more than a symbolic cut in troops before the end of the year, administration officials told The Ass...…
…" The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS M LANSING 0 Senator upset with ma shutterbug DemS Republican state Sen. Tom eXp George, a mild-mannered doc- tor who often gives upbeat talks Buil on the Senate floor about healthy lifestyles or Michigan history, was uncharacteristically angry when he stood up to talk this week. The target of his ire was the By fact that a Democratic staff mem- ber, during a politically sensitive vote giving...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Mnndm nvmha 900_-'A' NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Citigroup chairman resigns, cites bad debt Citigroup Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Prince, beset by the company's billions of dollars in losses from investing in bad debt, resigned yesterday and is g being replaced as chairman by for- w mer Treasury Secretary Robert E. u Rubin. t The nation's largest banking in company announced Prince's w widely exp...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Dow announces job cuts, plant closings Dow Chemical Co. announced yesterday it is closing plants and cutting 1,000 jobs, or about 2.3 per- cent of its work force, as part of a plan to rid itself of underperform- ing businesses and boost its global efficiency. The Midland-based company, one of the nation's biggest chemical makers, said it will exit t...…
…4 - Friday, January 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu 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 signed articles and illustratio...…
…4A -Monday, February 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a 7e 1J*idiian &U j 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 repre...…
…4A - Monday, March S, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L7t itIdiigan Bjal4,l 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 JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations re...…
…4A - Thursday, April 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com l Iidligan Bil 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 s...…
…a 4A - Wednesday, September 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com eICdI'*an 4a14hj 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 r...…
… 4A -- Friday, October 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com l e iic[ igan .+ ail9 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER TORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR This is so not me. It wasn't that we were making fun of the Jena 6 incident. " - Kristy Smith, a student at University of Louisiana at Monroe, apologizing for ...…
… 4A - Monday, November 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a 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 v...…
… 4A - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * L 4e fitic4t*pan 4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR NOTABLE QUOTABLE If I were a defense attorney, I wouldn't want me on a jury. - Gov. Jennifer Granholm on being called for jury duty yesterday at Ingham Co...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 5, 2007 - 5 A rather good Dream LATEST MUSICAL BREAKS LACKLUSTER TREND By HYATT MICHAELS Daily Arts Writer Since the trailer hit theaters last year and its critical explosion at this summer's Cannes film festival (for a 20-minute preview, no less), "Dream- Dreamgiris girls" left fans of the origi- At the nal musical salivating for Showcase and its opening. After all the Quality 16 hype,...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 5, 2007 - 5A Little life down the 'Bloc' By BRIAN CHEN Daily Arts Writer Bloc Party is not a complex band. Its debut, Silent Alarm, was an exceptionally unoriginal work of post-punk rock with few unnecessary frills. It was also one of 2005's best albums, evidence that Sim- Bloc Party plicity, technical skill and keen melodic prowess can A Weekend sometimes be more power- intheCity ful t...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com h Monday, March 5, 2007 - 5A Urbane-mob drama It's all in shows promise By IMRAN SYED DailyArts Writer With "The Departed" pulling off a best-picture win at last week's AcademyAwards, ***% the crime caper is officially cool The Black again. And it's Donnellys not a moment too soon for NBC. Mondaysat After the now- 10 p.m. comatose "Studio 60 on the Sunset NBC Strip," perhaps permanently, the network d...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 5, 2007 - 5A "I brought out a couple of NCAA rings and an Elite Eight ring and a Sweet r 16 ring. I passed it around to these guys today, and I said, 'We're going to put these on as soon as we can.' " - Michigan coach John Beilein JOHNNY B. GOOD Beilel s a coach's coach "I think he's definitely in the top five (coaches in the country), and I think he's the best teacher. He and Bobby Kn...…
…5A - Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Bring on the party Ann Arbor will neverbe Brick Lane or Sunset, Lan Kwai Fong or the Meatpacking District. Our bars will not rival those on the Bund in Shanghai. And our liberal arts-loving, Big House- packing American university - as a now New York-based alum tells me - is too big for bold-faced names d is Page Six. But that doesn't mean we don't know how to throw killer parties. Or enjoy them. Case in point,...…
…STS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 5, 2007 - 5A bring ou CURTEYF CSTATICPACE Dark kMagik' By Matt Roney ( Daily Arts Writer No irony, little talent, concise marketing. A denial of the faith with generic emo bandon hope, all ye who enter here. Boss is not a happy listen. The first official LP from noise rockers Magik Mark- ers - also known as Elsa Ambrogio and Pete Nolan - is a hell- Magik ish, thundering work. Tho...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 5, 2007 - 5A All the power that its title implies 'Gangster' is just entertaining, not epic By MITCHELL AKSELRAD Daily Arts Writer There's power embedded in a title like "American Gangster." It's a power supported by two char- ismatic leads and a company of talented performers. It's a power evoked by a screenplay efficient in its construction. It's a power inher- ent to director Ridle...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 5A R. Kelly vs. Marvin Gaye?Believe it Pushing' the death plot again love to argue about music, but most people don't. There does, though, seem tobe one person that alot of people have some pretty strong opinions about: Robert Kelly. Want to start a fight at a party or alienate your friends? Tell them that R. Kelly is the Mar- vin Gaye of our generation. I guar- antee the ...…
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…6A- The Michigan Daily -Monday, February 5, the michigan daily PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On Central Campus Call 668-1100. TREE City Properties! Houses & Apartments Available 2007 UNIVERSITY TOWERS I MONTH FREE ON ALL MAY LEASES. ONLY A FEW STILL AVAILABLE. GREAT APARTMENTS & GREAT DEALS WON'T LAST LONG. CALL 734-761-2680 6 Bdrm: 1115 Packard $3100 Sept. 5 Bdrmn: 925 Sylvan $3000 Sept. 4 Bdrm: 812 Packard $2600 Sept. 3 Bdrm: 616 S. Division $...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 5, 2007 - 7 SMOKE AND MIRRORS PETER SCHOTTENFELS/Daily Ann Arbor resident Niko Burnell sits with friends and smokes Narghila yesterday at Rendezvous Cafe on South University Avenee GM exec vows to maintain global supremacy over Toyota DEAN From page 1 As she prepares for her exit, Blank said she would like to see the Ford School continue to improve on the quality of its education and e...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 5, 2007 - 7A BENEFITS From page 1A The decision was released Fri- day. The ruling is the latest in a court battle that started after the passage of the same-sex marriage ban when Attorney General Mike Cox issued a ruling that said the ban also prohibited public institutions from granting benefits to the domestic partners of their employees. The Michigan chapter of the ACLU challenged th...…
