…TO AID STATE ECONOMY, EXPAND 'U' FURTHER BEYOND A2 OPINION, PAGE 4 NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP BREAKING DOWN BE'S ROSE BOWL MATCHUP DAILY ARTS GIVES CLIPSE'S LATEST 5 STARS ARTS, PAGE 5 SPORTS, PAGE 8 IIE l id~gan OaiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 13, 2006 WINTER BREAK-INS Over break, A2 thieves' winter wonderland Police offer tips on how to avoid losing your laptop, iPod By BRIAN TENGEL Daily StaffReporter Stud...…
…2 - Wednesday, December 13, 2006 THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here A bus with a view Bus driver sees campus from the road Barbara Brown always liked buses. When she was 6 years old, she took a trip with her father in a private jet to see Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The jet landed, and she and her father boarded a small bus that took them to the caves, known for their deep crevasses and towering sta- lagmites. Whe...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS ALPHA PHI ALPHA From page 1 WASHINGTON Bush gives no hint of new direction for war in Iraq President Bush, facing intense pressure to craft a new blueprint for the Iraq war, said yesterday the U.S. is holding fast to its objec- tives and commitment. The White House said he knows the general direction he wants to move U.S. policy but won't announce it until ne...…
…4 - Wednesday, December 13, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom fl1E i*Icdtigan ,3a4''l Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu KIM LEUNG A TDoAS'T 7 V-'r C P A 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'...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 5 IClipse art DUO'S FURIOUS SECOND DISC A MASTERPIECE By BRIAN CHEN Daily Arts Writer After lawsuits, label politics and frustrating delays of the Clipse's soph- omore effort Hell Hath No ** * Fury,it's easytounderstand Cljpse the inspiration behind the album's title. But what's Hell Hath No Fury surprising is the degree of Jive influence their anger has had in the outcome...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 7 Despite guests, Gwen can barely 'Escape' By ABBY FRACKMAN Daily Arts Writer The cover of The Sweet Escape, the lat- est release from Gwen Stefani, features a glamorous headshotof the singer. The photo ** A is flashy and clean -e (thank you, airbrush- Gwen ing), two qualities Stefani only briefly present on The Sweet Escape the album. It features interscope a handful of ...…
…8 - Wednesday, December 13, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' aims to end bowl drought in Pasadena By STEPHANIE WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor In the past four years, Michigan has won two Big Ten titles and had players win numerous postseason awards - including a fair share of All-America hon- ors. But it hasn't won a bowl game. The third-ranked Wolverines will get a chance to reverse that trend when they take on No. 8 Southern Ca...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 9 As part of the Daily's coverage of the 2007 Rose Bowl, here is the cover of the 1989 game between Michigan and Southern Cal. The Wolverines entered the game as heavy underdogs and found themselves trailing 14-3 at the half. But behind sophomore run- ning back Leon Hoard - who rushed for two touchdowns and 142 yards- Michigancame stormingback, outscoringthe Trojans 19- 0 ...…
…10 - Wednesday, December 13, 2006 -The Michigan Dil ihsaeal n ch NAi Kar' l d1 - imdanco 1 The Entertainment Capital of L.A. VT EADY FU '97 HOSE MO 1$ -' 'rY 4 A …
…JAMES DICKSON MAKES THE CASE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE OPINION, PAGE 4 MIDTERM EXAM RIGHTEOUS DICAPRIO HOT MORALLY SOUND IN'DIAMOND GRADING THE FIRST HALF OF HOCKEY SEASON SPORTS, PAGE 9 ARTS, PAGE 5 Admommm.- d 46F Illic i an .. 4,3at IV W4. 40 40 Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com nber 12, 2006 'U' seeks to delay Prop 2 MSU, Wayne co-file motion By ANDREW GROSSMAN and ANNE VANDERMEY Daily StaffReporters The University asked a fed- eral...…
…2 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: Ten Spot Arbor Anecdotes University Jobs The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here NICE SHOT Trapped alone in her cell 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.corn DONN M.FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-esse fresard@ntichigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.comi CONTACT INF...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS MICROBIOLOGY MICROCOSM alen - ~Shooting at Palestinian CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Discovery docks school sparks fear of war with space station.sakai a After a two-day journey, space shuttle Discovery reached the international space station yester- day for aweeklongstay to continue construction on the orbiting lab and rotate outa crew member. Discovery commander Mark...…
…4 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com EL74 Midligan 3atilV Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ~~413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu 4 We canceled them when we realized Senator Obama would sell more tickets." - Gov. JOHN LYNCH (D-N.H.) on the state Democratic Party's decision to cancel the Rolling Stones as headliners for a state party fundraiser, a...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Rock and Your an a hard Catch u A s the semester concludes, you might have started to wonder exactly what you'll do with all that free over break. p ic~c ePeople will tell you that holidays are for family, reconnecting with DICAPRIO'S LATEST TAKES old friends and resting VIEWERS INTO AFRICA up for another productive By IMRAN SYED semester. Daily Arts Writer People are wrong. It seems Hollywood's eyes have...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com STAY From page 1 along with Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the trustees of any other public educational institute in Michigan. Because the University's lawsuit is a response to the BAMN suit, its legal bills will be covered by its legal insurance plan. Thestayrequest won'tgounchal- lenged, though. The Pacific Legal Foundation, a Sacramento-based law firm that opposes affirmative action, is likely to file a r...…
…8 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'Talladega' bites: Ferrell's streak over 4 By MICHAEL PASSMAN Daily Arts Writer In case you haven't noticed, Will Ferrell has kind of lost it. Not in the Mel Gibson "I'm only making movies in dead languages now, sugar tits" FILM: sort of way, but Ferrell's **# " streak of can't-miss com- edies came to an abrupt SPECIAL end following "Anchor- FEATURES: man: The Legend of ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 9 REPORT CARD: Daily hockey writers hand out midseason grades to the hockey team. B-. Defense Goaltending Offense Young guns get eyed by scouts Two things are certain when you look at the Michigan defense: - On paper, it's a group teeming with talent. - On the ice, that talent doesn't always translate into performance. But the most recent and pressing problem plaguing the ...…
…10 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006 With cupcakes behind them, seniors still have much to prove The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Daniel Levy on Men's Basketball Nowadays it's all about what's new, hip and in style. We will do anything to look younger and stay fresh on the scene. Even in the sports world, youth steals the show. Professional teams are reluctant to trade away young talent. Lots of atten- tion is paid to players still in high ...…
…9 C iC4t HIZ ':)at im Ann Arbor, Michigarn www.michigandailyxcom 'Apocalypto' has no heart ARTS, PAGE 5A Monday Decembe r11 006 A MATTER OF TIME Carr calls playoff 'inevitable' SPORTSMONDAY Minority applications increase Early influx precedes Prop 2's implementation By WALTER NOWINSKI Daily StaffReporter Applications to the Univer- sity from underrepresented minorities are up nearly 20 percent from the same time a year ago. Because Prop...…
…2A - Monday, December 11, 2006 BORDERS NONFICTION BESTSELLERS " "You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management' Oz Mehmet " "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream," Barack Obama * "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town," John Grisham " "Culture Warrior," Bill O'Reilly " "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," Jimmy Carter " "Marley & Me," John Grogan " "Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition," I...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 11, 2006 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS PORTRAIT O BEIRUT, Lebanon Protesters call for concessions from U.S-backed leader Hundreds of thousands of Hez- bollah members and their allies flooded central Beirut yester- day demanding changes in the government's makeup as soldiers r strung more barbed wire around the offices of the Western-backedk premier. Buoyed by the big turnout after a week of street p...…
…4A - Monday, December 11, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ': "tothedaily@umich.edu ALEXANDER HONKALA | 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 signe...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 11, 2006 - 5A Lay-Z HIP-HOP KINGPIN BREAKS EVEN IN COMEBACK By ANTHONY BABER Daily Arts Writer Three years ago, Jay-Z released The Black Album as his final project before retiring to the managerial side of things. Hova left on top, sold Roc-A-Fella Records for a startling $10 million Jay-Z and became president and Kingdom Come CEO of Def Jam - reaping Def Jam the benefits of such artist...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GOOGLE From page IA Vinology Wine Bar since Septem- ber. The McKinley Towne Centre office will expand the company's presence in Ann Arbor, but the space will not be Google's perma- nent home in the city. The company is describing the move as its second phase of expan- sion. City Council passed a resolution on Sept. 5 encouraging the com- pany to keep its offices downtown and offering support setting up t...…
…8A - Monday, December 11, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom The Entertainment Capital of L.A.. Ir AMI Immle~s , line s u am ame maf T~~~O mw YFi a 1 4 …
…Can Billy Sauer Her handle the wal pressure in net? cha THE BOSCH WATCH 4B Si man: Other ys to decide a mpion SM COLUMN 2B michigandaily.com Monday, December 11,2006 THE MICHIGAN DAILY u NOTRE DAME 4, MICHIGAN 3 SWEPT O'WAY Turnbull excels on new line By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Writer SOUTH BEND - Before yesterday's game, forwards T.J. Hensick and Kevin Porter com- bined for 63 points on the season. Sophomore forward Travis Turnbull a...…
…r The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, December 11,D2006 M' SCHEDULE SATURDAY-12.16 M BASKETBALL VS NORTHERN ILLINIS,2 P.M. W BASKETBALL VS. DARTMOUTH, 7P.M. M GYMNASTICS VS. MAIZE AND BLUE INTRASQUAD, 7 P.M. *home games in all caps *all times EST SAID AND HEARD "It's bullshit. Until the BCS gets a playoff system, the BCS will always be a joke.... I believe Michigan is the best te...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 11, 2006 - 3B 'M' can't get gorilla off back, suffers tough loss Senior Lindsey Bruck embraces a teammate following a meet last year. She hopes an infusion of new faces can help the team tackle its difficult schedule and erase the memories of last season's bitter ending. New faces, sam-e goals for Tum-blers By ANTHONY OLIVEIRA Daily Sports Writer For much of Friday night, the Maize and...…
…4B - Monday, December 11, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CONTACT TO THE HEAD NOTABLE QUOTABLE "Its probably one of the more disappointing (birthdays) I've ever had:' - Michigan senior alternate captain TJ. HENSICK on losing to Notre Dame on his 21st RODRIGO GAYA/Daily birthday. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Travis Turnbull MICHIGAN The sophomore forward had his first career three-point game yesterday, and four points on the weekend. Turnb...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 11, 2006 - 5B CRASHING THE BOARDS NOTABLE QUOTABLE "Jevohn can get up with the best of them. Not with me, but with some of the others he can get up. He's got to dunk on somebody before I can put him in my category." - Senior BRENT PETWAY when asked about sopho- more teammate Jevohn Shepherd's jumping ability. PLAYER OF THE GAME Dion Harris GUARD Harris continued to shoot well from the...…
…6B - Monday, December 11, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Double trouble: Pair of 11-point runs sparks rout 4 By ANDY REID Daily Sports Writer Two halves. Two 11-point runs. And now, two straight losses for the Michigan wom- en's basketball team. No. 25 Nebraska strung together 11-point streaks early in both halves to effectively put the game out of the Wolverines' reach. Rid- ing the runs, the Cornhuskers rolled to an 87-47 vi...…
…THE NOT-QUITE-SO-GOOD OLD DAYS OF CLASS REGISTRATION NEWS, PAGE 2 L AKES M IAM I FROM THE DAILY: BIG HOUSE PLAN SHOULD FOLLOW ADA CAGERS HOLD ON AGAINST REDHAWKS SPORTS, PAGE 7 OPINION, PAGE 4 I ie~ hpa hug Ann Arbor, Mi. www.michigandaily.com "I trust (my students) to really think about the issues and to talk to each other. Out of this emerges people who take charge." - ENGLISH PROF. BUZZ ALEXANDER Friday, December 8, 2006 At WSU, a bol...…
…2 - Friday, December 8, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs TI C1a Long lines, Think finding classes for next semester is tough now? Imagine what it would be like without the Internet. Students now have the luxury of being able to register for class- es at almost all hours of the day or night, from the convenience of their own rooms, sometimes even in their underwear. But in the days before Wolverine Ac...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush gives chilly response to Iraq study group President Bush gave a chilly response to the Iraq Study Group's proposals for reshaping his policy yesterday, objecting to talks with Iran and Syria, refusing to endorse a major troop withdrawal and vow- ing no retreat from embattled U.S. goals in the Mideast. British Prime Minister Tony Blair, an unflagging ally in the unpopular war, ...…
…4 - Friday, December 8, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 jb Midigan B&i4y Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. x.413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu EMILY BEAM DONN M. FRESARD CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed article...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THEATER PEM E Meet the rents CLASSIC COMEDY COMES TO THE POWER CENTER By CATHERINE SMYKA Daily Arts Writer Imagine bringing a guy home to meet your family for dinner. You're nervous. He doesn't know what to say. You plead with your dad to You Can't refrain from interrogating Take it him until at least the third With You date. He spills a plate- ful of spaghetti on your Today and mother's lap. It happens S...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com cagers hang on to win By DANIEL LEVY Daily Sports Writer OXFORD - At Monday's press conference, Michigan players said that getting handled by North Carolina State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge taught them what it takes to win away from Crisler Arena. MICHIGAN 62 But early in the sec- MIAMI (OH) 56 ond half of last night's 62-56 win over Miami (Ohio), it looked like Michigan could use a refresher course. Wi...…
…8 - Friday, December 8, 2006 New-look Irish ready The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com By AMBER COLVIN Daily Sports Writer Last time the Michigan hockey team skated into the Joyce Cen- ter in South Bend, it banged seven pucks past Irish goaltender David Brown. And just for good mea- sure, the Wolverines tapped in an empty-netter to make it an even eight-goal night. But that was more than a year ago. And oh, how the times have changed. With...…
…WHY WE DON[ HAVE SNOW DAYS:M TIIFt TC A DI FROM THE DAILY: MIHIGANDERS, HAMPUS LEGENDDEBUNKED MATHEMAT CSOF PAINTER A APSLGN EUKE ".~~ '. FORGET THE AUTO INDUSTRY NEWS, PAGE2A MAKE YOUR OWN POLLOCK B-SIDE OPINION, PAGE 4A ONE-HUND\ I)EI-SIXTEEN YEAI S 01 ED()~\ITO B EIEOM Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com PROP 2 AFEMT Thursnday December 7 2006 GROWING UP HMONG IN DETROIT BEN SIMON/Daily LSA junior Sheldon Johnson, vice speaker of ...…
…2A - Thursday, December 7, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Why doesn't the University have snow days? Hint: It's not because of a lawsuit The chances that your exam will be post- poned due to a blizzard are slim. The Univer- sity has not canceled classes for inclement weather in 28 years. But contrary to campus legend, there is no policy forbidding the University from...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS T LONDON Scotland Yard treats former spy's death as murder Scotland Yard said yesterday it is treating the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko as murder. The announcement came nearly two weeks after Litvinenko died in a London hospital; the rare radio- active substance polonium-210 was found in his body. Scotland Enginee Yard detectives are in Moscow as Environr part of the wideni...…
…4A - Thursday, December 7, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu EMILY BEAM DONN M. FRESARD CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, December 7, 2006 - 5A Undone by RedHawk shooting, Blue falls to 6-4 on the year By CHRIS HERRING Daily Sports Writer OXFORD - Coming off arguably its biggest win of the season, the Michigan women's basketball team returned to the courtbetter than ever. Well, in some ways it did. Despite season highs in MICHIGAN 74 shooting percentage and assists, MIAMI (OH) 84 and a season low in turnovers, th...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 6, 2006 - 7A MEDIA RELATIONS From page 1A of the perception that the campus is becoming less welcoming to minor- itystudents. TheUniversityhas also faced intense scrutiny after Univer- sity President Mary Sue Coleman took a defiant stand against Pro- posal2 the day after its passage. Whenmajornewsbreaks,Peterson has been responsible for immediately forming the University's response, s...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, December 7, 2006 - 8A Cagers look for road win By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Writer Any decent team should be able to win at home. There's the comfort of shooting on rims that send balls on predictable caroms. There's the home crowd that creates momentum and provides motivation when necessary. And there's the possibility that the refs will be intimidated by the environment and shade calls th...…
