…Tuesday, December 13, 2005 News 3 U' wins award from Ford Foundation for social justice Opinion 4 Sports 9 Sam Singer: Bombs over Teh ran Edelson: New threads cause of Varsity's troubles PETERJACKSON'S GORIlIIA-",'.uT.& . ?Jo4 AKI IH1I THr .i SCREEN 0 .. ART",1 GE 8 One-hundredfifteen years of edaorialfreedom www.michiandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 47 @2005 The Michigan Daily THE SNAKE P IT MSA lost $15k more once By K...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 NATION/WORLD Gang leader denied clemency NEwsINBRE Former Crips gang member to be executed despite supporters' claims that he had a change of heart while on death row SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwar- zenegger refused to block the execution early today of Stanley Tookie Williams, rejecting the notion that the founder of the murderous Crips gang had atoned for his crimes and found r...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Exam study break festivities to take place at the Union The University Unions Arts & Pro- grams is sponsoring the "Great Union Study Break" tonight at 8 p.m. Activi- ties will include swing dancing, gin- gerbread house decorating and other stress-relieving activities. Dept. of Astronomy hosts free planetarium show Tonight at 5 and 6 p.m. the Department of Astronomy's Angell ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 OPINION aIbt £lirbigau ittilu JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALIsON Go Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and i...…
…Tuesday December 13, 2005 news@michigandaily.com W : Sdjtauftg SCIENCE 5 'U' biology station helps with climate-change research By A.J. Hogg U For the Daily Chris Vogel believes climbing a 160-foot-tall ladder in a snowstorm is one of the best cardiovascular workouts in science. "It's not dan- gerous," the University research scientist quipped. "Just cold." But when an instrument fails on the University of Michigan Biological Station Flux...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 7 HARRISON Continued from page 1 four hours after the event on Minerva Street. Longsworth called the prosecution's first witness when the court returned from recess yesterday afternoon. Uni- versity Nursing student Erin Sorenson, who lived on the 1300 block of Minerva Street at the time of the incident, described the events of that night. She maintained her earli- er testimony that she ...…
…Tuesday December 13, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage @michigandaily.com ictSign ttilg 8 11 11111m 118 'KING OF THE JUNGLE JACKSON'S RETURN TO FILM VISUALLY CAPTIVATES By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer Peter Jackson, suddenly among the most revered filmmakers in Hollywood, finally returns to the spot- light after his momentous night at the 2004 Acade- my Awards for the conclusion of the "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy.. Jackson spent the las...…
…Tuesday December 13, 2005 sports. michigan daily. com sports@michigandaily.com PRTSitlh-ggn Egilu 9 Cagers get ready for first ranked opponent Uniforms to blame for Varsity's woes By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer Daniel Horton didn't play. And Michigan lost. Last season, when the Michigan men's basketball team traveled to Pauley Pavilion, it came up just short, falling 80-79 to an upstart UCLA team. Though Michigan took a late six-poi...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 Peretz battles his way to success By Kimberly Chou Daily Sports Writer If junior Steve Peretz is on your team, trust him to be "That Guy." He'll gut out tournament qualifiers with a shoulder injury and dive for base-liners, whether it's in the first or third hour of a three-set match. According to assis- tant coach Michael Kosta, the junior will do whatever it takes to break down an oppone...…
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…Monday, December 12, 2005 ~ITKfI'~7A~V~1Y] 2: ~ [;1<~j~ />~ ~ JAY News 3A MLK symposium theme and speakers chosen Opinion 4A Suhael Momin wants the military to ask and tell ri t..k aug YI Arts 5A Children's classic enlightens audiences One-hundredfifleen years of editoriIdfreedom www.michgandady.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 47 ®2005 The Michigan Daily BREAKING IT DOWN NYU cans Coke contract Administrators say Coca-Cola vio...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 12, 2005 NATION/WORLD Iraqis begin voting in hospits, military camps and prisons Iraqi government annouces it will close borders and extend the nightime curfew BAGHDAD (AP) - Voting begins today in hos- pitals, military camps and even prisons across Iraq, launching the process to choose a new parliament that the United States hopes can help quell the insurgency so U.S. forces can begin heading hom...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 12, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Concert Band to perform at Hill Conductor Steven Davis will lead the University's Concert Band in a perfor- mance with pieces by Gabrielli, Rosetti, Perischetti and Colgrass at 8 p.m. in Hill Auditorium tonight. The concert is free and no tickets are required. Pianist to hold free recital on North Campus Musician Kay Marie Zavislak will perform a piano recital at the McIntos...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 12, 2005 OPINION Cie Birtigtt Dil JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustr...…
…Monday December 12, 2005 arts.rmichigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com RTSe icligau tl 5A The Marcus Roberts Trio performed at Hill Auditorium Thursday. Chicago Orchestra stuns with jazz trio By Jessica Koch Daily Arts Writer It was only 25 George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue stole the spotlight of the two-and-a-half- hour show. Under the direc- tion of guest conduc- tor Robert Spano, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra played a minutes...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 12, 2005 - 7A SLS push "Hc Continued from page 1A '70s," ment, Lewis said clients are usually granted with o appointments the next day. Mo Currently SLS has four attorneys. Next campu semester, SLS will hire a fifth to assist stu- Royst dents with one of their foremost concerns: Lem off-campus housing. yer an Michigan Student Assembly President added Jesse Levine - who spent a chunk of last semes s...…
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…PHYSICS RANKINGS: A pair of University physicists take a crack at simplifying the BCS. PAGE 2B THE SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN: Ian Herbert sits by the fire and reads an ode to Michigan football fans. PAGE 3B WOODLEY: There is no doubt that this 6-foot-2, 275-pound is a natural-born athlete. PAGE 6B sPORTSC AY December 12, 2005 1B aJbe idimy OtteU Michigan 68, SouTH FLORIDA 47 Grabbing the Bulls by the horns Horton, Blue steal game early By S...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 12, 2005 CLUBSPORTsWEEKLY Club turns street fighting to sport tlete iftn Wal Athlete of the Week 6 Name: Becky Bernard Hometown: Stow, Ohio Team: Women's Gymnastics Class: Freshman By Daniel Greenblatt For the Daily Ezekile. The victim's neck is pinned between your two forearms and pressure is applied to limit air flow. This is only one of the many moves in Brazil- ian jiujitsu, a martia...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 12, 2005 - 3B s 'M' youth leads in intrasquad opener By Eileen Hengel Daily Sports Writer Surrounded by flashing lights, fog and the chorus of Kanye West's "Gold Digger," the women's gymnastics team lined up to inaugu- rate the 2006 season in style. The intrasquad meet pitted the Maize against the Blue in each of the respective appa- ratuses: balance beam, floor, vault and uneven bars. After four...…
…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 12, 2005 HITTING AFTER THE WHISTLE 0 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK Andrew Ebbett Michigan The senior captain took it upon himself to right the ship for the Wolverines. Over the weekend he notched two goals and two assists and played a key role in keeping the top line of Nebraska- Omaha at bay. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "(Freshman Andrew) Cogliano was on my other hand. But I'm not much of a passer, s...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 12, 2005 - 5B FASTBREAK Men's Basketball Saturday's Game MICHIGAN 68 - SOUTH FLORIDA 47 Freshman duo gains quality minutes late By Scott Bell Daily Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. - At times it was pretty; at others it was ugly. But one thing was evident on Saturday afternoon at the Sun Dome: The young players for Michigan are getting closer to finding their niche on the team. For freshmen Jevohn Shep...…
…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 12, 2005 unior LaMarr Woodley certainly has made his mark on Michigan football. Earlier this season, he thought he had done all he could. Through seven games, Woodley had five sacks and 14 tackles for loss. And according to his mother, Janice Staples, Woodley believed it could be time to head to the NFL. His rare combination of strength, speed, quickness and tenacity seem well suited for the "...…
…Friday, December 9, 2005 News 3 SUVs weak spot in Ford's future LIVING FOR M\/USIC .. FRIDAY FOCUS, PAGE 1( Opinion 4 Whitney Dibo on Ann Arbor's homeless Arts 5 Iron&Wineand Calexico descend on Detroit One-hundredffteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mzcnaandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 46 2005 The Michigan Daily Lennon exhibit comes to town Daily Arts Writer John Lennon might be one of the most recognizable musicians in th...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 9, 2005 NATION/WORLD House Republicans win war on taxes, plan to cut billions Bill to maintain tax cuts passes in House despite outcry from Democrats WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted yes- terday to make sure investors hang onto lowered tax rates for capital gains and dividends for an extra two years. Voting mostly along party lines, the House nar- rowly passed a $56-billion, five-year package of t...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 9, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS League to host open mic night The Michigan League will host an open mic night today at 8:30 p.m.. For students wishing to participate, a signup list will open at 7:30 p.m. Opera meets techno in original performance The Music School will host the first ever performance of "Mirror Story," featuring an opera set to electronic music, tonight. The opera was written by Alicyn Warren...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 9, 2005 OPINION ahbe 3ITCJrbi uiuu JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE 4 I've got money on South Quad." - A Department of Public Safety offi- cer, speaking over the louds...…
…Friday December 9, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily. com Ira Glass brings 'Life' to. Michigan By Colleen Cox Daily Arts Writer Ten years ago, a low-budget radio show awkwardly made its way on air, e R~uTSt tt 5 I I confusing lis- teners with its varying subject matter. It was a show about small-town tri- als and inter- national crises, superheroes and Ira Glass Tomorrow at 8 p.m. Tickets $20 - $37.50 At the Michigan Thea...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 9, 2005 - 7 SAIRBUS Continued from page 1. it is a positive experience, they are likely to tell their friends," he said. For a trip to Detroit, it is suggested that students purchase tickets in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office. Students may also use their Mcards to buy walk-on seats, but space is limited for students without a reservation. An Mcard is used to buy return trip tickets on a...…
…Friday December 9, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com POeRlE dgattSil 8 To end skid, Icers' focus is on 'D' By Daniel Levy Daily Sports Writer The No. 7 Michigan hockey hopes a pair of recent trends come to a halt this weekend. The Wolverines host No. Omaha this weekend in a bat- tle between two teams heading in opposite directions. The Wolverines (5-3-1 CCHA, 9-5- 1 overall) come into tonight's game having lost four...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 9, 2005 - 9 Helvey meets boyfriend's goal By Daniel Bromwich Daily Sports Writer Michigan entered its game against the Uni- versity of Maryland Eastern Shore needing a win, trying to push its record to .500 for the first time in over a year. So when junior Kelly Helvey finished the first half 5-for-6 from the field. and 3-for-3 from down- }.,3: GH T town to match her sea- son-high with 13 points ....Mihg...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 9, 2005 FRIDAY Focus Toucfediby a fardrock angef . MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER FACE IN THE CROWD PHOTOSTORY BY TREVOR CAMPBELL 0 DAILY PHOTO EDITOR 9I S ight - a sense that people take for granted - is one thing that 19-year- old Lisa Michelle Medina of Mon- trose, Mich. is not concerned with. Medina is one of seven living peo- ple in the world born with bilateral cranial facial birth defects: Her fa...…
…Thursday, December 8, 2005 News 3A IFC welcomes new fraternities to Greek system Opinion 4A Eric Jackson gives into the tPod Sports 8A Cagers 6-0 after win over Delaware State SHOULD nE - ed fR VnATE .Irs oTKiEMl freNTom One-/iundred-ifteen years ofedkorzidfreedorn . www.mcAhigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 45 62005 The Michigan Daily !- 'may soon require health insurance Requirement would make University student healt...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 8, 2005 NATION WORLD r- Bush defends m Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) - Defending his war policy, President Bush said yes- terday that Iraq is making quiet, steady progress in repairing its shattered econo- my though reconstruction "has not always gone as well as we had hoped" because of unrelenting violence. "Rebuilding a nation devastated by a dictator is a large undertaking," the presi- dent said. "It's...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 8, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Community sing at Museum of Art tonight There will be a community sing held at 7 p.m. tonight at the University Museum of Art. Interested individuals are encouraged to participate in a festive night of song accompanied by the Caril- lon Women's Chorale. Art School alum will discuss art made from bread Art and Design alum Beili Liu will dis- cuss her exhibition currently dis...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 8, 2005 OPINION (be £irbigatt ailg JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and ill...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 8, 2005 - 7A LEO Continued from page 1A being treated. Walsh was one of the lecturers who began recruiting other lecturers to form a union about three years ago, when LEO was in its grassroots stages. "We have a contract, and from our point of view it's not being honored," he said to his class. Walsh spoke about issues including the reclassifications and delayed pay increases that have been plagu...…
…Thursday December 8, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com ctbe 1IiriganDBuUlu PORTFS 8A ... - ..- _.._ . ___.._ SA Sims posts career high Sims calms Matt's scary nightmares in M' W1n By Jack Herman Daily Sports Writer In a timeout during the first half of last night's game against Delaware State, Michigan coach Tommy Amaker told center Courtney Sims that if he continued to play the way he was playing, he had a shot a...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 8, 2005 - 9A ' Three new faces make * debut fc By Katie Niemeyer Daily Sports Writer At the start of the season the Michigan women's gymnas- tics team finds itself in the same place as it was at the Tk end of last season - No. 5 in the country. Mic Led by senior Elise Ray, r1 the Wolverines placed fifth > at the NCAA Championships Ti in April, but this is a new : year for Michigan. Now the Wolverines a...…
…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 8, 2005 " ~ n Four-gam--e losing streak shns liht on 'M' troubles w4 By Mark Giannotto Daily Sports Writer In any sport, losing streaks bring deficiencies to the fore- front. The four-game losing streak that the Michigan hockey team is currently enduring is no different. Through nine games this season, Michigan was averaging a robust 4.56 goals per game, with the power play clicking at an impressi...…
…-v ~22 > , 5 ta < i _ £ -w w CAITLIN KLEIBOER/Daily Charles Eisendrath, the director of Wallace House, the headquarters for the Knight-Wallace Fellows, heads up the University program that gives journalists a year off to explore a particular field of study. News Break Wallace House takes in the nation's best journalists. By Doug Wenert | Magazine Editor Ik t seems natural. Take some of the best jour- nalists in the world, put them at the...…
…0 0 3B The Daily Dish Buzz Alexander speaks on his work in Michigan's prison system. 4B Learning Curve How the changes to the Art and Design curriculum affected students and professors. 6B Architecture Column Austin Dingwall on the University's need to change its construction standards. 7B Point/Counterpoint The superheroes argue over college football coaches Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden. From The Editor RANL-)om, STuDENT T NTERVI EW 14B ...…
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… 0 0 0 0 EMMA NOLAN-ABRAHAM IAN/ Daily Art and Design junior Megumi Nishimura makes plastic body molds for the class Conspicuous Consumption: Food as Art Material in the woodworking studio. Making a change Students, administration adjust to new Art and Design School curriculum. By A exandra Jones / Daily ArtsEditor ART SCHOOL Continued from page 5B not giving them any practical skills whatsoever to go out and survive and make a life." "...…
