…Monday, December 5, 2005 News 3A Campus leaders urged to look beyond politics MICHIGAN HEADED TO SAN ANTONIO F'OR ALAMO BOWL ... SPORTSMONDAY £iitijuuit~ Opinion 4A Elliott Mallen takes on Paul Courant Arts 8A Law students fight to save 'Arrested Development' One-hundredffteen years of edtorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 42 02005 The Michigan Daily NAACP consi ers . Oycotting the Daily Group calls N...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 5, 2005 NATION/WORLD 9/11 Commission: U.S. at risk NEWS IN BRIEF Members say Bush and Congress have failed to enact strong security measures in response to Sept. 11 WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is, at great risk for more terrorist attacks because Congress and the White House have failed to enact several strong secu- rity measures, members of the former Sept. 11 com- mission said yesterday. "It's no...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 5, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS * Choir groups give holiday concert at Hill Auditorium The University Choir and the Orpheus Singers will present a holiday concert at Hill Auditorium tonight at 8:00 p.m. The School of Music is sponsoring the free event, which features traditional Christmas carols and a choral arrange- ment by Bach. Dance Marathon to hold mass meeting in. Union The student-philanthropy group ...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 5, 2005 OPINION Sbe £idhigau DU1Qi1 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 illu...…
…Monday December 5, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com R Te SIC'igtt til 5A -- ---- ------ - ... ........ ..... Anatomy of a backlash After much media touting and excessive paparazzi shots of pregnant actress Jennifer Garner, the offspring of Ben Affleck and his beautiful bride finally emerged into the world amid all the predictable swarm of media furor that befits the second coming of Bennifer. The baby girl is health...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 5, 2005 - 7A DPS Continued from page 1A students could be feeding negative perceptions of the Uni- versity's police force. Some black students agreed with Brown. "Communication in general is the problem or the cause of tension between the black community and DPS," Martin of NPHC said "I think a lot of people feel the same way. We don't have a problem with DPS being at the event for secu- rity, but ...…
…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 5, 2005 ARTS Benson brings stoicism to live, show By Kimberly Chou Daily Arts Writer Don't expect a Brendan Benson show to blow you away. He won't play his blonde-wood Gib- son with his teeth, he won't attempt to crowd surf and Brendan there will be no Benson Jon Bon Jovi-esque Friday pyrotechnics. But Atthe Blind Pig if quiet charm is what you're look- ing for, Benson has plenty. Detroit-born Bens...…
…MASTERS OF THE MAT: The Michigan wrestling team bests some of the nation's top teams. PAGE 2B IAN HERBERT: Corporate America does its best to ruin college football for fans. PAGE 3B BOWL-A-PALOOZA: The Daily previews the four BCS bowl games and takes a glimpse at the rest. PAGE 6B SPORTSMONDAY December 5, 2005 lB Varsity to head to San Antonio for bowl By Stephanie Wright Daily Sports Editor For the first time since 1995, the Michigan f...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 5, 2005 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Synchro newest club varsity sport Athlete of the Week Name: Peter Vanderkaay Hometown: Rochester Team: Men's swimming/diving Class: Senior By Katie Field Daily Sports Writer Water ballet it's not. There is much more to synchronized swimming than graceful turns in the water. Just ask sophomore Rochelle Ross, a co-captain of the Michigan Club Varsity Synchronized Swi...…
… The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 5, 2005 - 3B *Bears burned by Burnett's lineup By Daniel Bromwich Daily Sports Writer time all s more assis "It spea As the Michigan starters trotted elected he out onto the floor of Crisler Arena Burnett sa before their game on Saturday against a great c Maine, two things were immediately stands wha apparent. Coach Cheryl Burnett had she brings altered her lineup yet again - the superb co fift...…
…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 5, 2005 HITTING AFTER THE WHISTLE A1 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK Matt Davis Miami (Ohio) The senior center had a goal and an assist on Friday night coupled with another goal in Saturday's win. Davis's tally on Friday was a short-handed goal that sparked a three-goal outburst in the second period. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "I'm at a loss for words right now. This is not Michigan hockey." - Michiga...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 5, 2005 - 5B FASTBREAK Men's Basketball Saturday's Game Saturday's Game MICHIGAN 71- NOTRE DAME 67 Brown brings his A' game to South Bend By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer SOUTH BEND - Graham Brown was ready to play. During pregame warmups in Michigan's game against Notre Dame, the Mio native could be seen jumping up and down, enthusiastically offering high-fives to whomever passed him in th...…
…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 5, 2005 Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 4 - 8 p.m. - ABC Texas (9-0 Big 12, 12-0) vs. Southern Cal (8-0 Pac-10, 12-0) bowling Yesterday, matchups for all 28 bowl games were announced, and it looks as if Michigan will be head- ing to San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl. The Wolver- ines (5-3 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) will take on Nebraska (4-4 Big 12, 7-4 overall), a team led by former NFL coach Bill C...…
…Wednesday, October 5, 2005 MATT SINGER ON HOCKEY'S TRIUJMPHANT RETURN ... PAGE 11 Opinion 4 Jeff Craven: Look for me on the Diag Arts 8 Vince Vaughn brings comedy to Detroit it4iVgn44aV One-hundredfifteen years ofedftorilfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 5 ©2005 The Michigan Daily Student groups rules * revised Regulations aim to bring accountability to campus organizations By Amber Colvin Daily Staff Repo...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 NATION/WORLD New Orleans mayor lays off 3,000 workers Damage to the city's finance forces will make layoffs permanent NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin said yesterday the city is laying off as many as 3,000 employees - or about half its workforce - because of the financial damage inflicted on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. Nagin announced with "great sadness" that he had been unable t...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS League hosts intro Pilates class University Unions Arts & Programs will be hosting an Introduction to Pilates Class tonight in the Henderson Room of the Michigan League. The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a large towel. Rackham hosts photo exhibit An exhibition depicting the expan- sion of Chinese cities under eco- nomic and political ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 OPINION albr Sflidtigau iai7 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 You're trying to get me in trouble with my father." - President Bush, upon being asked whether h...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - 5 *Americans * capture Physics Nobel (AP) - Two Americans and a German won the Nobel Prize in physics yesterday for optics research that is improving the accuracy of such precision instruments as GPS locators, atomic clocks and navigation systems. Americans John Hall and Roy Glauber shared the prize with Theodor Haensch of Germany. Glau- ber, 80, of Harvard University, took half of the ...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - 7 IPO D dents actually use the podcasts," he said. Continued from page 1 Lopatin said attendance has not Simmons version of 'sweating to the dropped at the School of Dentistry oldies.' " since the podcasting of lectures. Duke University was the first college However, this stability in attendance to begin offering podcast lectures last records within the school may be fall. Duke spent $5...…
…Wednesday October 5, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com aJbe 1Mirbirgan uiIQg 8 DOIN' IT OLD SCHOOL I don't want my MTV * VAUGHN BRINGS COMEDY ACT TO DETROIT By Punit Mattoo TV/New Media Editor For one of the supposed saviors of the R-rated comedy, Vince Vaughn seems pretty humble about his success. "I find it flattering," he kept repeating in reference to his cult-icon status and his recent box office suc- cess, wh...…
… ARTS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - 9 THE HOTTEST PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT FROM A DAILY ARTS WRITER Fantasia - The American Idol winner revealed she is functionally illit- erate. No jokes here, how about some props for a woman overcoming impossible odds and trying make some change? Besides, she'd probably still smoke Paula Abdul in a spelling bee anyway. 'A History of Violence' - David Cronenberg's latest crime thriller ope...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 ARTS Willams fires up A2 By Lloyd Cargo Daily Arts Writer crowd It's hard to indict an entire genre, but it's also hard to disagree with Lucinda Williams when she says "(Country music) is horrible today. Believe it or not, country used to be edgier." On Sunday night Wil- lilams proved that country can still be radio-friendly and fierce. Her nearly two-hour set had the pre- Lucinda Wi...…
…Wednesday October 5, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com PR TSictigan til 11 After fumbling twice, safety looks to RB's coach for help By Ian Herbert Daily Sports Editor After Saturday's win over Michi- gan State was long over, senior Wil- lis Barringer went to running backs coach Fred Jackson for some advice. Barringer fumbled the ball twice during the game, and Jackson gave him some pointers on how to hold on to th...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Despite shaky ending, Cardinals win easily ST. LOUIS (AP) - Reggie Sanders, Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals looked every bit like the best team in baseball - even with a shaky ending. Sanders hit a grand slam and set an NL division series record with six RBIs, Carpenter pitched six scoreless innings before being pulled as a precaution and the Cardi- nals built a big lead and he...…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - 13 *Battle of the States . highlight weekend By Mike Rothman and Max Sanders For the Daily The dust has finally begun to settle. All is as it should be in the land we call the Big Ten. Minneso- ta's traditional collapse came at the hands of Penn State, which was so dominate that its quarterback put a Golden Gopher safety in the hospital. Mean- while, Notre Dame racked up more than 600 yards o...…
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…Arts 10 Spielberg shines again in awe-inspiring War of the Worlds' Opinion 4 Stampfl: Old people are crazy One-hundred-foureen years ofeditoral freedom Tuesday,July 5, 2005 Summer Weekly www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 131 @2005 The Michigan Daily BAMN activist murdered in Detroit By Justin Miller Daily News Editor BAMN activist Joe Wagner was stabbed in Detroit two weeks ago and died the following day from his wound...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 5, 2005 pp Computing power helps remake universe By Kingson Man Daily Staff Reporter Astronomy Prof. Gus Evrard likes to think big. He regularly wraps his head around mind-boggling numbers and impossible distances, mentally and vir- tually moving around places so quickly that not even light could keep up with him - all in a day's work. His mission: to figure out how the uni- verse came to look as it does...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 3 Anti-discrimination bill gets GOP support Republicans co-sign bill that would outlaw discrimination against LGBT community By Justin Miller Daily News Editor Months after he searched for Repub- lican co-sponsors for a bill outlawing discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender people, State Rep. Chris Kolb (D-Ann Arbor) intro- duced his bill with three GOP co-spon- sors signing...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 5, 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 STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Daily...…
…b F VIEWPOINT Not independent e BY BRIAN STEPHENS Congratulations, America! We celebrated our 229th year of independence from Great Brit- ain yesterday. When you popped those firecrackers, waved sparklers and sent rockets into the sky last night, what core American values were you extol- ling? In a speech, John Adams said that Independence Day should be celebrat- ed "by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty." If our second president still...…
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…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 9 March 29, 2005 Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education. The decision allows a male teacher to bring a Title IX claim if he complains about sex discrimination. June 23, 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger, Gratz v. Bollinger. In this 5-4 decision, the court sup- ported the use of race as a "plus factor" in admis- sions. The decision had strong implications for the University's admissions policies. June 29...…
…Tesday arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARelTSia~iy I WORLDA BEATER SPIELBERG'S LATEST SPECTACLE ARRIVES WITH AWE0M VISUALS By Jeffrey Bloomer Daily Arts Editor Now here is a frightening film. Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" is dark, tense """"" and merciless, unrelent- War of the ing in its vision of death Worlds and mass destruction. The At the Showcase director's light-hearted and Quality 16 sense of humor is fou...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 11 Lawrence can't save lackluster family comedy By Imran Syed and has to do it in the "cut-throat middle school Daily Arts Writer division" - yes, that's a direct quote - at the school where his basketball dream began. In guiding a team of misfits to the top, Coach Roy inevitably finds himself and remembers once Remember the days when Martin Lawrence again his love for the game. was a star worth ta...…
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…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 13 Charming 'Bewitched' fails to live up to original By lmran Syed Daily Arts Writer The original "Bewitched" had just the right combination of romance, comedy and wit to make audiences forget about their Watergates, assassinations and moon land- ings. Elizabeth Montgomery B t and Dick York (later Dick Bewitched Sargent) had all the magic At the Showcase America needed. Columbia's and Quality 16 ne...…
…Tuesday July 5, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 4 14 Wolverine trio joins professional ranks By Ian Robinson Daily Sports Writer Six NCAA national championships, 24 All-America honors, two collegiate records and 18 Big Ten cham- pionships. These would be gaudy achievements for an entire program to accomplish over a five-year span. But at Michigan, Nick Willis and Nate Brannen of the men's track and cross-coun...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 15 Ebbett is resilient in spite o rocky moments By James V. Dowd Daily Sports Editor Like thepickup truck that he drove to and from Friday's workout at Yost Ice Arena, senior captain Andrew Ebbett is built to handle all types of terrain. While much of his career as a center for the Michigan hockey team has been smooth sailing, Ebbett has hit a few rough spots but showed his resilience by emerging a...…
…16 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 5, 2005 I Leaders and fourth-best Propelled by its first national championship in softball, Michigan finished fourth in the NACDA Directors' Cup, its third-best finish in history. Text by James V. Dowd Page design by Stephanie Wright 4 At the end of each academic year, the United States Sports Academy awards the Directors' Cup in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Direc- tors of ...…
…Tuesday, March 5, 2005 Opinion 4 Dan Adams on bullshit Science 5 Mission reveals secrets of Saturn Arts 7 Detroit-area native Binder returns to the big screen with Kevin Costner ERIC AMBINDER IS IN LANSING FOR THE FiNAl FOUR P\ r i5£1! it iia tao Weather LOW 51 TOMORROW: V 4 One-hundredfourteen years ofedtorialfreedom www.mzhdiandaily. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 112 ®2005 The Michigan Daily 'U' to fund work- study program Ad...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 5, 2005 NATION/WORLD U.S. to decide if quotas are necessary WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will bring trade cases against China to determine whether quotas should be re-imposed to protect textile and clothing manufacturers against a surge in Chinese imports, the Bush administration said yesterday. The decision represents a major vic- tory for U.S. manufacturers, who had been pressing the administ...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 5, 2005 -3 ON CAMPUS Journalist to discuss sexism in the media The Institute for Research on Women and Gender presents writer and scholar Katha Pollitt today from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Hussey Roomof the Michigan League. Pollitt's work has appeared in numer- ous publications, such as The New York Times, The New Yorker and Harper's Magazine and she is the recent recipient of the Michigan Media Award, a...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 5, 2005 OPINION *1jt Au 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 Ifsomeone changes his name to 'Poophead,' he may decide it's a little more important than he thought." - Corin...…
…Tuesday c April , 2005 news@michigandaily.com U1e Atigau taUq SCIENCE 5 ....... ... . Scientists find evidence of new type of black hole super-massive black holes are millions to billions of times as massive as the sun. The newly discovered intermediate- mass black hole, however, appears to be several thousand times larger than stellar mass black holes, but still far too small to be classified as a super-massive black hole. Astronomers ha...…
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