…Arts 9 We've got reservations: Daily Arts reviews the new Wilco album Sports 1. For two Michigan runners, the Olympic quest continues Jbr- £tic d'igaut0Ttu i &i One-hundred-thirteen years of editorialfreedom Monday,June 21,2004 Summer Weekly www.michigndaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXIII, No. 147 ©2004 The Michigan Daily MCRI opts *to postpone petition drive By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter The petition to end race-conscious progr...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 NEWS FIRE Continued from Page 1 One other unidentified female and two firefighters were transported to the hospital, Heemstra said. An English pro- fessor later identified the female as Leslie Crowley and. informed students in an English class of Crowley's injuries. Crowley, an LSA sophomore, is a member of the women's basketball team and was treated for smoke inhalation injuries. Her condition...…
…NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 - 3 Police: campus drug *den targeted students ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - After years of frustration, police have launched a sweeping effort to shut down a sophisticated heroin and crack operation targeting University of Michigan students. At the center of the investigation is a white stucco house, located less than three blocks from two of the Universi- ty's biggest dorms, police said. In 10 yea...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 Ule Lidugan latt 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 NIAMH SLEVIN Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of@ the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Th...…
…LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 - 5 Discrimination at all costs? SUHAEL MOMIN N ALTERNATIVE SPIN geader questions assertions about admissions data TO THE DAILY: How could we have been so blind? Of course the drop in minority applications is the University's fault ( U' should not be absolved of blame, IW/14/04)! It's now ever so clear. en did it become their job to go door to door begging for minorities to appl...…
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…michigandaily.com/arts R T S MONDAY JUNE 21, 2004 WILCO HAUNTED BY THIN GHOST RC Players inhabit Arb By Alex Wolsky Daily Arts Writer The metamorphosis of Wilco, and especially auter Jeff Tweedy, is mostly unprecedented.,, With a constantly Wilcol evolving sound and a lyricist growing A Ghost IS with every track, Born they've proven to Nonesuch Obe one of the most vital bands of the last 10 years. A Ghost is Born again finds Tweedy tweak...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 -ARTS THE JURY FOX For their new summer schedule, FOX has debuted "The Jury," a drama that takes the viewer into the deliberation room. The idea is a welcome change from a barrage of shows that focus solely on lawyers. Each episode begins with a quick, interesting outline of the case, then moves into the deliberation room, where the group must unanimously decide the fate of a defendant. The sho...…
…Monday June 21, 2004 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 11 Early Eurotrip for 'M' duo 'M' second in ________i - Director's Cup An unexpected European trip isn't what Michigan track teammates Nate Brannen and Nick Willis want ... but it's what they need. The duo raced across North America for the past two months, trying to qualify for the upcoming Olympics in Athens, Greece. After stops in Ohio, Michigan, Victoria, B.C...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 SPORTS Draft Extravaganza The NBA and NHL Drafts are this week (Thursday and Saturday, respectively). Bernard Robinson Jr. hopes to sneak in and three Michigan hockey players will likely hear their name called. BERNARD ROBINSON JR. 6-6, 210 Scouting Report: Robinson has the athleticism to be solid NBA guard, but he lacks the offense and the consistency needed at the shooting guard position. Ro...…
…Arts 10 Bring the noize Two generations of Nw York rook moonp ( hdrt1Crt J U0freedL, Sports 13 LaVell Blanchard is back in Ann Arbr. One-hundred-thirteen years of edit'oralfreedom Monday, June 14,2004 Summer Weekly www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan * Vol. CXIII, No. 146 ©2004 The Michigan Daily Workin' at the Carr wash House argues over funding, 'U' admissions By Alison Go Daily Staff Reporter The state House passed a bill Wednesda...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 NEWS AAPD purchases Tasers, aims. for better equipped officers By Donn M. Fresard Daily Staff Reporter :v The Ann Arbor Police Depart- ment, after placing an order totaling nearly $100,000, will equip each of its uniformed officers with Taser guns before next fall. Sgt. Jim Baird, the officer in charge of the Taser program, said the devices are intended to help police officers subdue uncoopera...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 - 3 vSirn'the Blues 'U' researchers propose solution to spam e-mail By Chloe Foster Daily Staff Reporter The battle between the common Internet user and spam e-mail drags on - a state of war in which there are no rules and no higher authority to whom one can appeal forjustice. But a research team at the University's School of Information suggests that some level of accord may be in sight. Do...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com h UmbEDITEDAND MANAGED BY 4 , STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 NIAMH SLEVIN Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion IT the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan D...…
…LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, June .14, 2004 - 5 Confessions of a Republican BONNIE KELLMAN A BiLNT EDGE should not be absolved of blame TO THE DAILY: The falling application rates recently released by the University indicate a disturbing trend that must be recognized and acted upon now to ensure that a diverse campus com- unity remains intact. The 25 percent drop in African American, 22 percent drop in Asian Pacific Amer...…
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…NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 - 9 .Iraqi administration leaders target of violence BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide car-bomber killed a dozen people yes- terday near a U.S. garrison in Baghdad and gunmen assassinated a senior Edu- cation Ministry official in a day that also included a rocket attack on the Green Zone housing the U.S. adminis- tration and ambushes around the capi- tal. A U.S. helicopter crashed, but t...…
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…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 - 11 ART 1j - . I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie wo-orld! 'Stepford' disgusts By Raquel Laneni Daily Arts Writer Dating tip # 3947: Take your sweetheart on a date in the stark, beautiful wilderness of British Columbia. By Aexadra Jones Daily ArtsEditor Mus ic REVI EW * ** Carl "A.C." Newman has done the unthinkable, but not the unexpected: He's created The Slow Wonder, a near- immaculate album tha...…
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…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 SPORTS (raft day disappointment By Ryan Sosin Daily Sports Editor Tossing a complete-game eight-hitter against Ohio State in the Big Ten tour- nament could have been a great way for Michigan junior pitcher Jim Brauer to end his collegiate career. At the time he wasn't thinking about jumping into the system of a big league team or what the scouts in the stands were thinking. "I was more concerne...…
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…16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 SPORTS Jays make Feldkamp top 'M' pick By Ryan Sosin Daily Sports Editor Michigan sophomore pitcher Derek Feldkamp was on the road heading home from Ann Arbor last Tuesday when his phone rang. On the other end of the phone was a scout from the Toronto Blue Jays. vDerek had been taken in the 41st round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. "It's a dream come true to see your na...…
…Opinion 5 Elliot Mallen explores the Saran- wrapping of Detroit's skyline Monday, June 7, 2004 Sports J Will the NHL lure Al Montoya away from Michigan? One-hundredthirteen years of editorialfreedom Summer Weekly www~michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan * Vol. CXIII, No. 145 ©2004 The Michigan Daily 'U' releases student identities to RIAA By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter After a six-month-long crusade against file-sharers, the recording ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 7, 2004 NEWS Music school alums nominated, win Tony Awards . By Cecilly Tan Daily Staff Reporter The Tony Awards are commonly thought of as a prestigious award by much of the theater community. This year, six University alumni were nominated and three went home with awards. Two of the three alums won awards with the hit Broadway musi- cal comedy "Avenue Q" - Jeffery Seller ('86) received an award for p...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 7, 2004 - 3 Green Machine Website offers forum for inter-college friendships By Anal Sankarwergmann For the Daily From their first days in college, freshman search to meet the people with whom they can create substantial friendships and bonds. Theface- book.com - a new site aimed at students, alumni and faculty - seeks to be a catalyst in creating friendships among the college crowd. The website cont...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 7, 2004 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 NIAMH SLEVIN SUHAEL MOMIN tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion o4 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. In a ...…
…VIEWPOINT * The myth of democracy The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 7, 2004 - 5 A legacy of hope and promise SUHAEL MOMIN N AIXNERNATIE SPIN BY JASMINE CLAIR The war on terror has taken many turns since Sept. 11. Initial- ly George W Bush proclaimed that it was necessary to invade Iraq to obtain weapons of mass destruc- tion and prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists. Twen- ty-one months later, without a sin- gle WMD being fo...…
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…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 7, 2004 SPORTS 2004 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAFT PREVIEW Starting at I p.m today, 30 baseball general managers will put down their lunch and pick up the phone to join the 2004 baseball draft conference call. Michigan expects to have sophomore pitcher Derek Feldkamp and senior pitcher Jim Brauer picked while incoming- freshman Doug Pickens and senior Kyle Bohm are alsc being considered by teams. DEREK FE...…
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…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 1, 2004 NEWS Qffl damagea, co-op leveled z'z sep arate fire fI ARCADE Continued from Page 1 "It appears that we had a short of S some kind of electrical problem in a computer area," Nimke said. Stabley said there is currently no dam- age estimate, and the fire did not spread to nearby buildings or offices. But Ann Arbor Police Department officers blocked off South State Street between Williams Street ...…
…NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 1, 2004 - 3 .Lecturers, 'U' sign tentative labor agreement Dy Alison Go Daily Staff Reporter After 10 months of twice-a-week meetings, round-the-clock discussion and continuous work, the year-old Lecturers' Employee Organization and the University signed a tentative final agreement for a three-year con- tract on Friday. The union's first contract will be put into place after June 16 pending approval...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 1, 2004 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 NIAMH SLEVIN SUHAEL MOMIN 40 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. F...…
…Boo! *DAN ADAMS SP- I -IN To TE WXND The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 1, 2004 - 5 What's luck got to do with it? BONNIE KELLMAN. BLNT EDGE OTTAWA - ince the World .y Trade Center attacks in 2001, the public's focus and its fear -have been squarely on the threat of terrorism. FOX's new gloom and doom flick, "The Day After Tomorrow," might just change all that. The movie has, in a matter of weeks, revitalized a once dormant debate over the l...…
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…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 1, 2004 ENROLIMENT decrease ments ism Continued from Page 1 The U we are going to make sure they have a decrease quality experience while they're here." admissio The University also reports that appli- sures th cations from underrepresented minority made ch students are down 21 percent - 3 per- numbers cent more than the total applicant pool. two," Pet Peterson said the discrepancy between Peters all stu...…
…NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 1, 2004 - 9 ,Bush, Kerry honor Memorial Day with ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Presi- dent Bush declared yesterday that "America is safer" because of its fighting forces while Sen. John Kerry went to the Vietnam Veterans Memor- ial in somber but historically asym- metrical Memorial Day tributes. "Through our history, America has 0gone to war reluctantly," said Bush, speaking at Arlington National Ceme- tery ...…
…ARTS 0 TUESDAY JUNE 1, 2004 michigandaily.com/arts DISASTER RELIEF NEEDED DIRECTIONLEss 'DAY AFTER' LACKS CHARACTER APPEAL By Forest Casey Daily Arts Writer American cinema has been with- out an epic disaster flick for far too long. The boom times of the '90s left us with several of these big-budgeted monstrosities: "Jurassic Park" T and its various The Day s e q u e l s , After " T w i s t e r," Tomorrow "Armageddon," At Madstone and "T...…
