…Where the Wii has failed Keeping quiet about the Olympics A plea for Nintendo to stop making hardware Arts, Page s Why a boycott's a bad idea Opinion, Page 4 ONE HtNDRED-EIGHTEEN'YEARSOF EDIT01RIAL1FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 1, 2008 michigandaily.com RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MICHIGAN Second in a three-part series about making sustainable energy sources a reality Experts see promise in biofuel production Producing energy from pla...…
…40 2 -Tuesday, April 1, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Yesterday, my quirky professor was lecturing on the Comstock Act of 1873, prompting our class to spi- ral into a heated debate about what exactly constitutes. "obscene or lewd" material. To direct the discussion, my pro- fessor cited two guidelines as to what qualifies a material as obscene: if community standards are vio- lated or if it lacks artistic merit. To clarify, she explaine...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS HARARE, Zimbabwe Opposition party in Zimbabwe claims election victory Zimbabwe's opposition claimed victory yesterday in the elections, while a slow trickle in official re- sults raised fears that supporters of longtime President Robert Mugabe were rigging the count. Mugabe has been accused of stealing previous elections, but that was before Zimbabwe's once thriv- ...…
…4 4 - Tuesday, April1, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University ofMichigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations representsolely the views...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily~com h Tuesday, Aprill1, 2008 - 5 The look of a man in need of change. The third-party conundrum- CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: "The Betrayal," Larry Flynt and "The Orbits Inside" A RETURN TOFORM After two tepid years, festival concludes with awards and homegrown, indie mentality By JEFFREY BLOOMER DailyArts Writer "The Betrayal," a prodigious, decade- spanning documentary that follows a fami- ly's immigratio...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - 7 Politician presents plan for Mich. delegates ARTS From Page 1 Hubbs explained how in the song's music video, Wilson is shown t"musically cross-dressing," or assuming male roles and imitating the styles of male artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock. Bertrand presented his analysis of how rock'n'roll and R&B affected race relations in the South. The crux of his argument cente...…
…I 8 - Tuesday, April 1, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Clinton accuses Obama of trying to stop further voting JOIN OUR ONLINE STAFF. E-mail odonnell@michigandaily.com HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused rival Sen. Barack Obama and his allies of trying to stop people from voting as some of his backers have called on her to drop out of the presidential race. The Obama campaign rejected the char...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 1, 2008-,9 Rough starts turn to wins in Iowa sweep CLIF REEDER/Daily Defenseman Chad Langlais helped the Michigan defense block 16 shots during this weekend's NCAA East Regional. Michigan has allowed just two goals in the last three games. M' defense dminant at egional By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer ALBANY, N.Y. - Michigan goalie Billy Sauer was bored. In a span over the firs...…
…10 -Tuesday, Aprill1, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily'.com 10 -Tuesday, April 1, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom DEFENSE From Page 9 injuries - forcing sophomore walk- on Eric Elmblad to play his first col- legiate games - nor Kevin Quick's dismissal from the team have slowed the unit. The blueliners have simply been in the background of Kevin Porter and Chad Kolarik's prolific offense and Sauer's drastic turnaround this ...…
