…4 CONSIDERING A RAIL LINE BETWEEN AN AND DETROIT NEWS, PAGE 3 SCENE STEALER BRENDAN CANNING TALKS FILM, PRETZELS ARTS, PAGE 5 THERESA KENNELLY'S ADVICE FOR NANCY PELOSI OPINION, PAGE 4 UIIE Ahd I43ian BrnIg ONE PH UNDREI-)XTEEN Y EARS 1o ______ www.michigandaily.com )ITO) IAIL Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November10, 2006 PROP 2 AFTERMATH STATE BY STATE Using ballot proposals, Ward Connerly and his supporters banned affirmative action i...…
…2 - Friday, November 10, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes BALANCING ACT WEDNESDAY: University Jobs V Where the nai There is a minor controversy over who the original "Ann" of Ann Arbor was. According to the most popu- lar legend, the city was named after the wives of its two found- ers, John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey. As the tales goes, the men were so fond of watching their wives sit under the branches of wild grapevine...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 10, 2006 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON No crow on menu during Bush, Pelosi lunch chat President Bush and incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, per- haps the biggest loser and winner on Election Day, pledged over lunch yesterday to bury the hatchet and cooperate. When possible. At the White House, where Bush had invited Pelosi for lunch, presi- dential aides joked that there was no crow on t...…
…4 - Friday, November 10, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C74c Mic4igan ail 1RYAN JABER u J sAE Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF Bradley was a damn good reporter." - Veteran reporter and University alumnus M...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, November 10, 2006 - 5 A little 'Dedication' goes a long way By BRIAN CHEN complement. DailyArts Writer In "Goin Hard," C-Rayz Walz, best known for his freestyling Hip hop today isn't a pretty skills in the Bronx, proves he's just scene. For every genuinely tal- as comfortable in the studio and ented star like Li' Wayne and delivers a riveting affirmation of T.I., there are the album's titular the...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 10, 2006 - 7 WEBSITE From page 1 MAIS spokeswoman Linda Green said that for the transporta- tion of so many delicate systems, MAIS needs the whole weekend to ensure everything runs smoothly. The old location will be kept as a backup if things go wrong. "(The move) is a really good thing for the University," Green said. "It puts the University in a position where we can recover informati...…
…8 - Friday, November 10, 2006 TeMhgDay- adycS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A good chat with a prime star By IMRAN SYED tainty didn't exactly mean harsh Daily Arts Writer times for the actors involved. "Actors have a pretty damn good Considering his diverse and per- union. We all did (the movie) for ceptive takes on the macabre title the minimum and we all became character in "American Psycho," partners in it." Comparing it to the t...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 10, 2006 - 9 Blue one away from Bucks Lewis, Hoosiers could scare M' By SCOTT BELL and KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editors One more win. That's all Michigan needs to head into Columbus with an undefeated record and a shot at the Big Ten Championship and a possible National Championship bid on the line. But before the Wolverines turn their focus to Ohio State, they have to take care of b...…
…10 - Friday, November 10, 2006 1eThe Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sees new foe in season open- By CHRIS HERRING Daily Sports Writer After a six-win 2005-06 season, the Michigan women's basketball team hopes to take a step forward this year. But the first step will be toward the unknown. Michigan hosts its season open- er and the program's first-ever game against Arkansas Pine-Bluff tomorrownight. "I'm sure the coaching staff knows abo...…
…Tuesday, October 10, 2006 CHEERIO! OUR WRITER PLAYS CRICKET ACROSS THE POND ... SPORTS, PAGE 10 News 3 Granholm, DeVos to square off in debate Opinion 4 Toby Mitchell on Arts 5 Ryan Gosling shines D~ssdcpin e £b j uf a I in 'Half Nelson' One-hundred-sixteen years of editorialfreedom www.michiandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 26 @2006 The Michigan Daily OH, THE PLACES WE'LL GO Mario Manningham snags a catch during Michigan's 31-...…
…2-The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 NATION/WORLD 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONN M. FRESARD ALEXIs FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom: 763-2459 Office hours: Sun.-Thurs. 1 I i.m. - 2 a.m. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandail...…
… NEWS Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3 ON CAMPUS Vigil to be held for actor Reeve The Student Society for Stem Cell Research will hold a candle- light vigil in memory of actor Christopher Reeve on the Diag at 8 p.m. today. Reeve was paralyzed in an equestrian accident in 1995 and died in 2004. Dance professor to hold discussion Dance Prof. Peter Sparling will lead a discussion on the Martha Graham Dance Company at the Ann A...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 l E oirtcFC~tga1% DPINION DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editorial Page Editors JEFFREY BLOOMER Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 ' n { r413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed arti...…
…Tuesday October 10, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ART s 5 Ars politica - or not FINE ARTS COLUMN f you happen to be one of the crowd that knows about Banksy, then maybe you under- stand my admiration of political art. Maybe this column is just a continu- ation of that sentiment, but this time the context is our University. The subject of political apathy among students has been tossed around the Daily's Opinion pa...…
…6 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Tit %;| Ensemble drama steals viewers E - - INVITE YOU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL SCREENING By Ben Megargel Daily Arts Writer It's fascinating how little "The Nine" reveals in the pilot episode. The writersestab- lish almost no plot points The Nine or character insight, yet Wednesdays the drama is at 10 p.m. all the more ABC addictive for it. The conspiracy surrounding the unknown is almost a...…
…Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7 Turn on the bright 'Lights': NBC football drama scores By Michael Passman Daily Arts Writer Here's a novel concept: a Southern town obsesses over its high school football team. Oh wait, you've seen that already? Friday Night Hmm. Well, there Lights was that book, that movie and the MTV Tuesday at reality show that 8 p.m. ripped off the book NBC and the movie. But no, this is totally differen...…
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…Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9 American Phelps wins 2006 Nobel Prize in econ INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY NEW YORK (AP) - An American economist who devel- oped theories about unemploy- ment that better capture how workers and companies actually make decisions about jobs has been named winner of the 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in Eco- nomic Sciences. Edmund S. Phelps, 73, a pro- fessor at Columbia University in New' York, was cit...…
…Tuesday October 10, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPe RiSligan tilg 1o1 Cricket not too easy for a Yank Manningham BRIGHTON, England - I know, it's been done before. Whether it's the literary critic who thinks he can t write a book, or the actor who thinks he t can sing (in David Hasselhoff's case, both), we humans _..,: want it all. By Eileen I'm no exception. I'm the sports writer who wants to be an athlete. N...…
…Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 11 Losing bistory doesn't deprive Tigers offim (AP) - When he left Detroit in 1995, after 17 years as man- ager of the Tigers, the venerable Sparky Anderson said, "I ain't here no more." It was like the baseball life was sucked out of the Motor City with his leaving. The Tigers have had six managers since Anderson and none of them, until Jim Leyland this season, could produce a win- ning record...…
…12-The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 .After loss, Steinbrenner to make employment decisions NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Torre was absent Sunday. Alex Rodri- guez, too. And the New York Yankees made no announcement about changing managers. While several players and coaches packed up in a quiet club- house, Day 1 of what figures to be a wild offseason in Yankeeland provided few definitive answers. Torre still has his job - for now. Hours a...…
…Arts 9 Out on his own, Radiohead's Thom Yorke still pushes the envelope Sports 13 Netters name new heniad h c Jbe £irb Yjirn i ui1g Monday, July 10, 2006 Summer Weekly One-hundred-sixteen years of editorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 125 ©2006 The Michigan Daily Primary candidates join in forum Abortion, affirmative action By and healthcare among the issues discussed at the forum Kelly Fraser Daily Ne...…
…4 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 FORUM Continued from Page 1 Ann Arbor residents. Mayor John Hiefjte is running for re-election against City Councilwoman Wendy Woods (D-Ward 5). Since his election in 2000, Hiefjte's main focuses have included making the city more energy efficient and estab- lishing rail transit through the city. Woods, who is also associate director of the University's Community Schol- ars program, has been a...…
…FRESARD Continued from Page 1 anyway and if you take your job seri- ously as an editor, you're not going to let yonr friendships affect what you do," Fresard said. Fresard said he will not edit stories about the group in the future. "I plan to have the managing editor handle those stories," he said. Fresard said he will appoint a new man- aging editor, and that there may be addi- tional leadership transitions. No changes have been made thus fa...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 r 40 4~dta~ig Decommissioned Guantanamo ruling sets stage for justice; Congress must follow through JEREMY DAVIDSON Editor in Chief IMRAN SYED Editorial Page Editor JEFFREY BLOOMER 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 ...…
…LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 - 5 There's no place like Michigan TINA HILDRETH WEI COME To My BUBBLE Palestinians should address enemy within TO THE DAILY: picturesofthisfamily. Couldtherenotbe a little girl crying here, too? The intense rivalry between Fatah and Hamas is per- haps exposing children in the territories to more violence than any external force. The Palestinian struggle is no longer In the J...…
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…8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 . Korea stands bymissile'tests Japanese and Australian leaders call for U.N. Security Council to take disciplinary action CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - North Korea's ambassador to Australia warned yesterday that inter- national attempts to halt his nation's missile tests could lead to war. In a letter to The Sunday Herald Sun newspaper in the southern city of Melbourne, Ambassador Chon Jae Hong defe...…
…Monday July 10, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTS 9 Radiohead frontman a finds sound on 'Eraser' By Chris Gaerig Associate Arts Editor The end of Kid A says it all. Thom Yorke, lead singer and mastermind of the enigmatic Radiohead, sits behind the throbbing heartbeat of a Thom Yorke pump organ and angelic cries of harps as he moans The Eraser his way through the mun- XL Recordings dane yet strangely opti- mistic "...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 A lovely play on words By Mary Kate Varnau Daily Arts Writer FILM REVIEW * * * On a weekend when the moviegoing options are huge- budget adventure flicks like "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" and "Superman Returns," a tiny little intellectual giant of a docu- Wordplay mentary comes to the Michigan Theater. At the Michigan "Wordplay" is a neatly placed alternative to the monotony of o...…
…Savvy Depp redeems wild 'Pirates' sequel By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer FILM REVIEW k i In the world of film, there are characters and then there are characters. The former are many; they're the fellers who walk on and off the screen, hardly noticed, forcing the audi- ence to squint during the Pirates of the credits just to find out Caribbean: their names. But the lat- Dead Man's ter - they're something Chest special. They're the Indi- At th...…
…I 12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 'Pirates' plunders box office, sets record high LOS ANGELES (AP) - Johnny Depp's boozy, woozy buccaneer Jack Sparrow has plundered the box office, with "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" taking in a record $132 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates ryesterday. Disney's swashbuckling sequel sailed past the previous all-time best debut, 2002's "Spider-Man," w...…
…Monday July 10, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@micbigandaily.com SPORTS 13- Women's tennis Patrons of the Big House hires new coach can learn a few things from By Scott Boll Daiy Sort Edtortheir international brethren The Michigan women's tennis team announced the newest member of its team on Thursday. But it wasn't the typical off-season addition of a new freshman with the task of finding her way into a lineup. A Instead, Amanda Aug...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 SPORTS Concept of'Michigan Man remains with alum By Kevin Wallace For the Daily There are professional athletes that will always be linked to the colleges they attend- ed: Doug Flutie to Boston College, Christian Laettner to Duke. And then there is Dave Shand. Shand was regarded by many as the top junior hockey player in Canada while play- ing for Toronto of the Metropolitan Toronto Junior Hocke...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 - 15 Nr 1DTc! I IK IN V1 ViiT1 SHAND Continued from Page 14 "There is one large Michigan hockey family," Shand said. "I know that the term 'family' might be lame, but there is no other way to describe it. Every Michigan player fights hard to win for the players that preceded him or her, that have made Michigan a great athletic institution. I have kept in touch with every player I played with and...…
…16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 FANS Continued from Page 13 shoulder, the suffocating crowd barely left room to breathe. But proper oxygen flow was necessary - each fan was cheering their lungs out. Flags were waving. Hands were clapping. Feet were dancing. One small detail: Kickoff wasn't for three more hours. Dress to impress. The rule of thumb for most Michi- gan fans seems to be that throwing on any shirt is fine, as long ...…
…Monday, April 10, 2006 News 3A Employers snub U of Wisc. because it lacks diversity Opinion 4A Suhael Momin: The value of noblesse oblige NID .One-hundre dLSxt E E e neFECT WEEKEND ..eoRONDAY One-/iundred-sAeteen years ofedkoriailfreedom Arts 8A 'Take the Lead' falls out of step 11 -------------- - - - ------ - - ------- - - - ---------------- www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 109 2006 The Michigan Daily North...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 10, 2006 NATION/WORLD Egypt's head questions Shiites' loyalty NEWS IN BRIEF /{li 4 Mubarak angers Iraqi leaders by saying most Shiites' main loyalties lie with Iran CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak angered Iraqi leaders yesterday by saying Shiites there and across the Middle East are more loyal to Iran than to their own countries as he gave a startlingly frank warning about possi...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 10, 2006 - 3A 0 ON CAMPUS Author to discuss religion, morality Students of Objectivism will host Andrew Bernstein, author of "The Capitalist Manifesto," today at 8 p.m. in Auditorium D of Angell Hall. Bern- stein will give a lecture titled "Religion vs. Morality ." A question-and-answer session will follow. The event is free. Sudanese prof to speak on Darfur Hamid Eltgani, an economics profes- sor at...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 10, 2006 OPINION 1thl £itijpu mafigd DoNN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editorial Page Editors ASHLEY DINGES 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 It is a little like a reformed alcoholic taking little drinks - pretty soon, you have a r...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 10, 2006 - 7A RANKINGS Continued from page 1A between the medical school and the rest of the campus. "I think in the end that all of that balances out," Lichter said. "We are on a level playing field with some of the world's finest institu- tions." While Dolan was disappointed with this year's ranking, he said he is more concerned with recruiters' opinions of graduates. He said he would give more weig...…
…Monday . April 10, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com R TSe icligtn tii 0 8A . .............. .. . ........ ... . . --I It's all blog to me 0 his is probably a profoundly hypocritical topic to undertake in a column (a classic pillar of self-aggrandizing writing), but I'll just come out and say it: There are too many damn blogs. For the uninitiated (or for perhaps the few people older than 25 who read this column ......…
…ROwING: Michigan takes out Tennessee, then gives No. 3 Southern Cal a run for its money. - PAGE 2B THE SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN: Gabe Edelson takes a step back to appreciate the train wreck that is the New York Knicks. PAGE 3 MEN'S TENNIS: Netters crush Purdue, then fall short in upset bid of Illinois. PAGE 6B )4 April 10, 2006 SPORTS Ol TD 1B MICHIGAN 14, d - d MICHIGAN 4 Sund Bad first frame mars weekend S By Nate Sandals Daily Sports ...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 10, 2006 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Club tennis is for fun Aelte ittega W Athlete of the Week 6 By Jessica Asbili Daily Sports Writer When you think of an engineer, you usually picture a diligent student who does nothing but study night and day. However, this isn't the case with the Michigan club tennis team, which has a number of engineering students on the squad. "Smart people can play sports, too," ...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 10, 2006 - 3B 0 WOMEN'S TENNIS " Illinois too much for Blue Garden offers more than cellar dwellers By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer Yesterday, the Michigan steamroller that bulldozed over five of its last six opponents finally ran out of gas. After the No. 35 Michigan men's tennis team soundly swept Purdue in West Lafayette on Saturday, 7-0, the Wolverines traveled to Cham- paign to take on ...…
…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 10, 2006 FULL COUNT 6 SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Grace Leutele Michigan The senior slugger was solid on both sides of the ball this weekend. She posted a hit in all four games including a homerun on Friday. She collected three RBI and three runs as well as a solid defensive performance, with four assists Saturday. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "We put ourselves in a hole." - Michigan coach Carol Hutchins...…
