…Thursday, February 16, 2006 Opinion 4 From the Daily: Michigan needs alternative energy Arts 4 Stars fail Slystone's legacy ift)4)K 'V viHF 7 ERdR)'2VT SiQuuisai, Sports 8 Cagers defend home court One-hundredfifteen years of edtorialfreedom www.michgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 77 ©2006 The Michigan Daily Second student this month jumps to death Sophomore's death is second apparent suicide at parking garage on S. Forest ...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, February 16, 2006 NATION/WORLD NEW iIN E CiNEINEMA A'I'lmeWarn(Ar Company PRESENTS A SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING BATE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21,2006 8:00 PM LOCATIlON: NATURAL SCIENCE AUDITORIUM TICKETS AVAILA'LE A T: ROOM 4002 MICHIGAN UNION M1002 mu . ~iv E RY R 1' ME FRS R E o- .',.x . .bi' a A Q . ~.&5 ----------- j New Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers his first economic report to Congres...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS " President Ford's son to speak about media, first families Actor Steve Ford, son of President Ger- ald Ford, a 1935 graduate of the Univer- sity, will speak on the impact the media has on first families today. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Gerald Ford Library. The event will kick off the library's exhibit "Prime Time Presidents," which will focus on the evolvin...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 16, 2006 OPINION cbe MIirbigan it i STEPHEN BUSCH. N RAPER LETTERS TO THE EDITOR *I L; V. i We- \r~~A DoNN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editorial Page Editors ASHLEY DINGES Managing Editor 1. _ ,. r ,, z w :: ., -t A44,Oi4 Wsr- . Ai .v -- 4 * -." Door-locking campaign not the way to prevent crime EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MI...…
…Thursday February 16, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily. com R TSe ictigan Ily 5A . .. . ........... I THE ToP OF PoP FIVE TOP PIECES OF POP CULTURE COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAILY ARTS EDITORS 'House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim' - Production values rarely eclipse WOLV-TV, the zombies look slightly more fearsome than your local church's haunted house and the biggest star on this straight-to-DVD monster mash is Sticky Fingaz, a for...…
…6A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday. February 16, 20( the michigan daily 800.462.2420 M www.allartsupplies.com I ***PARKING ON CENTRAL CAMPUS*** Call today 761-8000. CAMPUS PARKING SPACES Available. 665-8825. ! 5 Bedroom Houses, May lease, Carlsonproperties.com, 332-6000. - !!!LUAUOPENHOUSE!!!Awesome apartments still available for Autumn 2006! Super specials slotted for Saturday! Free food & fun! University Towers. 536 S. For- est Ave...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 7A GRIOT Continued from page 1A to pass on family traditions, according to Mamadou Diouf, an Afroamerican and Afri- can Studies professor. "(Griots) are called 'the people of the word,' men and women with extraordinary memories and rhetorical talents," Diouf said. "They are the repositories of traditions and history of families and communities." Like the traditional griots, James's gr...…
…Thursday February 16, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com PORT iS tgan 3tilg 01 8A w . .. .. . .. . Cagers bury the Gophers Welcome back: Man-to-man de fense and intensity return By Scott Boll Daily Sports Editor Michigan coach Tommy Amaker sent a simple message to his seniors fol- lowing the team's most recent lopsided loss. "We need senior play right now," Amaker said two days after Michigan's 84-70 loss to last-p...…
…s w ___ __ . ,,a _ ! POT NT TERPOT_ T C Most deadly assassins Scariest man on earth: Osama bin Laden or Dick Cheney? '4q4 ByT: The Real Americar It's settled. Dick Cheney is officially the most dangerous, least trustworthy man in America - and we're proud to call him Commander In Chief . or ab. Vice President.1 There's always been doubts about Cheney's ability to function as Vice President - his heart is a Walkman, two AAA-batteries a...…
… w 9w a .j. tfAND014l STUDENT T NTERVI EW PB Tangible history The Shant serves as DKE offices and fraternity museum. 4B Arch column Austin Dingwall on Detroit's future and the University's involvement. 4B The List A guide to the happenings, concerts and events around town this weekend. 5B In My Own Words Andrew Horowitz discusses the difficulties of entering the music business. 6B Greek Life Tragic incidents lead to University and Gree...…
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… w 4- The D True Hollywood Story It's Over Your Head I Architecture Column BAustin igWai "By the way, Detroit did the damn thing this year. It was a real city for one weekend." Simple and elegant, that quote comes straight from a friend's closing e-mail remarks telling me of his Super Bowl XL experience. That got me thinking. What is a real city? Can a place be a city just for one weekend? If so, Detroit must be an imposter most of the...…
…0 A-- 4- w established community standards. The IFC will be an SSO, which means that it will have full access to the University's available resources, and the full responsibilities of being an SSO. The deadline to complete the registration process with SOAR was Feb. 1, 2006. A thousand stu- dent groups have begun the process and are interested in completing it. Seven hundred of these groups have already completed the process. "It appears th...…
… -W w 1 - -W 1P ,2w VI\§.71E A~ LlI andiJp °,Gl daeo Courtney's death is a horrifying exam- ple of what can go wrong at any college party - and it does not stand alone in the University's recent history. In the fall of 200, Engineering sophomore Byung-Soo Kim died after trying to consume 21 shots on his 21st birthday. In the fall of 2003, Kinesiology junior Evan Loomis suffered kidney failure, after being hazed at the Sigma Chi fratern...…
…Wednesday, November 16, 2005 Ti TESSiTT FCWP RLS.~1 K FOR i, AA!N.:TY . Tl';...i , News 3 Prosecutor says no charges in Cox- Fieger case Opinion 4 Jeff Cravens: the problem with Kansas LIMV t Blood Battle Update 1079 1082 pints pints to donate visit www.givelife.org Arts 5 Walker Evans highlights poverty in the Depression One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michzgandai/y.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 32 62005 The ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 16, 2005 NATION/WORLD Alito does damage control Bush's Supreme Court pick says he has learned to interpret the law and not advocate WASHINGTON (AP) - The Samuel Alito who argued against abortion rights in 1985 was "an advocate seeking a job" with the conserva- tive Reagan administration, the Alito who is now a U.S. Supreme Court nominee told Demo- crats yesterday. The current version "thinks he's...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 3 . ON CAMPUS Prof discusses ways to prevent hearing loss Lidia Lee, an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at Eastern Michigan University, will discuss hearing loss tonight at Britton Recital Hall in the E.V. Moore build- ing at 7:30 p.m. She will cover topics associated with preventing hearing loss, including exposure to loud music at rock concerts, listening ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 16, 2005 OPINION (1h e a 1 th'rgttn Ftr1 JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SA 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 I can't see why she shouldn't live till 200." - Conservationist Steve Irwin, referring to H...…
…Wednesday November 16, 2005 arts.mithigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com R TSe idiigan tii 5 S:.& . . >q .. x$ gs E4 ' .: ..c..*.e...o a u .. .p 'a ¢ Y .....'.3.x....... ".e...a... .......5.y.P ret y go od.o m puter P 'F . . . . . . S x <2Y}. ;~ . ' ,y' 3t S..,".'.. i .. 4 '">mus ea .3 E ''a355 4 ".s o ~;¢a z' NOAH KORN/Daily Kinesiology student Santos Perez Vargas analyzes photos for his English 125 class at the UMMA. AOTGREAT Y EXP...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 7 MENINGITIS Continued from page 1 University. The most recent case at the Uni- versity occurred in 1995 and involved only one student, who contracted the viral form of the disease and died two years later from unrelated swelling of the brain. Meningitis vaccines cost around $100 and are available at UHS to any student who has not been previously vaccinated. Winfield said UHS has vacc...…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 16, 2005 ARTS Courtesy of FIBX Bob Mould will perform tonight at the Ark. Husker Du's Mould peforms in Ann Arbor By Lloyd Cargo Daily Arts Writer Bob Mould has finally begun to get the recognition he deserves as one of the best songwriters of the last 20 years. Most famous as a member CONGOLESE BAND HITS THE ARK By Kimberly Chou Daily Arts Writer Feverish dancing took over The Ark's main flo...…
…Wednesday November 16, 2005 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com PORTSigFn Bailt 9 What you missed at orientation T here are a few major mile- implications. stones in every Michigan This year is no exception. The student's life. Your first day winner stays alive in the Big Ten alone in the dorms, after your par- race, pending the outcome of the ents have said goodbye. Your first Penn State game later that evening. blue book t...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 16, 2005 Dierdorf back in action I RACNTEDAY By Ian Robinison Daily Sports Writer She's back and better than ever. After a stress fracture in her hip sidelined her for the past 11 months, sophomore Katie Dierdorf saw her first action of the season when she entered Friday night's game against Temple late in the first half. Just 33 seconds after getting on the floor, she made her presence known. Rec...…
…Friday, September 16, 2005 News 3 'U' hospital chief resigns THF4 ", -vLjs :" -Ro-TTERN BERG V MAuO C. ... FAGE 8 Opinion 4 Sports 10 From the Daily: safety or liberty? Football takes on cross-town rival rl~ir aiI One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michandaiy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 148 ©2005 The Michigan Daily Class rating we siteback up again By Anne VanderMey Daily Staff Reporter Advice Online, a website th...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 2005 NATION/WORLD Taxes cut for Katrna s " victims WASHINGTON (AP) - The House and Senate each passed tax cut bills yes- terday aimed at helping victims of Hur- ricane Katrina as government money continues to flow in response to the dev- astation. The tax cuts are designed to give people affected by the hurricane easier access to their retirement savings and to encourage charitable giving, amon...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Talk to focus on transgender issues The Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs will hold a lec- ture on "Demystifying the Transgender Umbrella" in Room 3909 of the Michi- gan Union from 12:00-1:30 p.m today. Student-made documentary to premiere at Lloyd "Mural," a documentary film by LSA student Sultan Sharrief, will premiere at 5 p.m, tonight in the Hill sem...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 2005 OPINION CI je 40, 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 4I, for one, wake up in the middle of the night thinking about it." - Sen Charles Schumer (D-NY), on his ...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 5 State may raise high school grad standards WANT TO DISCUSS LOCAL AND CAMPUS AFFAIRS WITH DAILY NEWS EDITORS? READ ABOUT, AND OFFER YOUR INPUT ON, STORIES THE DAILYS REPORTERS ARE INVESTIGATING BEFORE THEY PRINT? READ THE WIRE, THE NEW WEBLOG OF THE DAILY'S NEWS SECTION. GO TO WWW.MICHIGANDAILY.COM AND CLICK THE LINK TO THE DAILY'S WEBLOG NETWORK. LANSING (AP) - The Michi- gan Depart...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 7 TEXTBOOKS Continued from page 1 early, bookstores are able to locate more used copies that can be offered to students at reduced prices. University of Michigan anthropology Prof. Andrew Shryock said his reaction to University controls would "depend on what kinds of limits they imposed and how they were justified." He added that he would not want a set of blanket limits on the books he...…
…Friday September 16, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com bRpp~Ir S U 8 . .. ........ AT LEAST IT'S NOT THE GRAMMYS ARTS EDITORS DEBATE THIS YEAR'S EMMY NOMINEES I Even though no one asked for it - but no one complained - Daily Arts edi- ors Punit Mattoo and Adam Rottenberg return to debate this weekend's gala awards show: the Emmys. This imagination-free pro- duction consistently rewards shows past their creative prim...…
… ARTS The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 9 Fox's 'Head Cases' not worth the headache By Nick Kochmanski Daily Arts Writer Courtroom hits like "L.A. Law," "Ally McBeal" and "The Practice" defined the network television landscape of the '90s. But with the recent advent of reality TV and a slew of over-the-top crime dramas, Head Cases such programming seems somewhat passe. Now bigwigs Wednesdays at Fox, tired of continually at 9...…
…Friday September 16, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com OeRTSigan ailt PORF 0 10 ... . ......... . 0 In past, Eagles cure to iV1 woes By Stephanie Wright Daily Sports Editor The rivalry between Michigan and Eastern Michigan might be one-sided, but it's hard to deny its importance for the Wolverines. The last time Michigan hosted its Ypsilanti rival, it was coming off back- to-back losses to start the 1998 cam- paign. ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 2005 -11 NBA stars to hihiht Euro games txt BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro (AP) - The NBA will be well represented at the European Basketball Championship, led by the host nation with five players. More than 20 NBA players will be part of the 16-nation, 10-day tournament that opens today in four cities. Serbia-Montenegro is loaded with talent even though its best player, Sacramento Kings All-Star Peja S...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 2005 MICHIGANDAILY.COM WEBLOG NETWORK THE EDITOR'S PAGE THE PODIUM THE WIRE Welcome to our blog The Sports section would like to introduce you to our new blog, "The Game," with a sample of what it has to offer. This week's posts (displayed on the right) included words about fax Martin as well as an analysis of the tight ends. The goal of the blog is to allow our editors to comment on topics th...…
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… IW w w qw 2 - The Michigan Daily - Football Saturday - September 17, 2005 2005 Michigan Roster The Michigan Daily - Football M' looks to bounce back after lacklu 2005 Michigan Schedule No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. YearElig. Notre Dame (Sept. 10), L 17-10: Not an unfamilar sight for Michigan -a September loss. The Irish usedcan effective opening drive to take a 7-0 lead. They never looked back and were able to hold off the Wolverines, de...…
…v W7-- -4 -4 U- The Michigan Daily - Football 6 - The Michigan Daily - Football Saturday - September 17, 2005 STAFF PICKS Predictions against the spread for 9/17/05 Eastern Michigan (+30.5) at No.:14 Michigan Arkansas (+31) at No. 1 Southern Cal Rice (+41) at No. 2 Texas Ohio (+35) at No. 4 Virginia Tech No. 5 Tennessee (+4.5) at No. 6 Florida No. 8 Florida State (-1.5) at No. 17 Boston College San Diego State (+27.5) at No. 9 Ohio Sta...…
… -w -- - -- , - - W - - -- -w w - - -IV -W The Michigan Daily -- Football Michigan enters the 2005 season with running back talent everywhere you look. But can the Wolverir By Gabe EdelsonI Daily Sports Writer yes' loaded backfield live up to the As the 2003 season wound down to its conclusion, then- senior Chris Perry was putting the finishing touches on one of the finest seasons ever by a Michigan tailback. In his last year as a Wo...…
…Opinion 4 'U' should cut Coke I 4 contracts immediately Sports 11 Softball goes 2-for-2, Monday, May 16, 2005 wins Big Ten tourney w :43 Summer Weekly One-hundred- ourteen ears o editorial reedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXV, No. 126 @2005 The Michigan Daily Evidence supports Coca-Cola allegatios By Christopher Zbrozek For the Daily The University committee currently investigat ing alleged human rights abuses by the Co...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 4 Team prepares solar car for races By Melissa Ackerman For the Daily The University's Solar Car Team will be competing in its first race of the season this week, the Formula Sun Grand Prix, in Topeka, Kan. The five-day event pro- vides an opportunity for 40 teams from various parts of the country, to present their cars. "Because this race is only 140 miles, it is more a chance to show off the ca...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 - 3 'U' scientists create bendable concrete FINGER-LICKING GOOD'1 Concrete will be used on Ypsilanti bridge, could extend road and bridge lives By Ankit Sur For the Daily our bridges last longer," said Bill Shreck, a MDOT spokesperson. "This is a good opportunity for us to examine the effectiveness of the material. If it holds up it has the potential to (be) used across the state." According to Shr...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 STEPHANIE WRIGHT DONN M. FRESARD tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY ikIi 4STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MIC HIG AN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michiga...…
…VIEWPOINT Whose party? The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 - 5 The "U.S. News and World Report" effect KARL STAMPFL ONSw. By DAVID RUSSELL In her book "It's My Party Too," Christie Todd Whitman, former New Jersey gover- nor and Environmental Protection Agency administrator during Presi- dent Bush's first term, seeks to draw moderate Republicans' attention to the rise of what she calls "social fundamentalists" - those who believe that...…
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…onday May 16, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com Reznor's angst plagues new LP By Gabe Rivin Daily Arts Writer ARTS 9 MUSIC R-..... Sixteen years into Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor still suffers from the same aggressive depression that made his music a popular counterpart to Nirvana in the early '90s. But post-NIN material has shown how Reznor's songwriting has entered Nine Inch a stagnance that's inappropriate for the N...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 Prefuse performs glitch-hop at the Pig By Cyril Cordor Daily Arts Writer Prefuse 73 performed a fusion of rock, electronica and hip hop last Tuesday at The Blind Pig. He is on tour with an eccentric, under- ground MC named Beans andthemath- Prefuse 73 rock band Battles. with Beans Along with his per- and Battles sonal band, Prefuse Tuesday, May 10 73 - though not AtThe Blind Pig an MC or a vocal-...…
