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…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...…

…Tuesday January 10, 2006 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com POtRliigitSnilg -Orr 8 - - - ---------- Rafters at Crisler have company By Jack Herman Daily Sports Writer While dining at a local restaurant a few years ago, Michigan senior Sherrod Harrell glanced up and saw his own number, 22, posted up on the wall. Intrigued, Harrell inquired with a coach about the number's significance and learned that it belonged to the late...…

…February 10, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com POe 3R TSiigttily 41 8 . . .............. . . .. . . . .. ............ Harris, cagers fall to rival Ghost of booster past haunts Michigan basketball team 4 By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Editor All eyes in Crisler Arena were fixed on a crumpled figure lying at the base of the basket. With less than nine minutes to play in last night's game, Ohio State's Jamar Butler d...…

…Friday March 10, 2006 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com RETSitig Bailv 8 . .. ......... - --- ----- - --------------- - Withloss, Cagers now sit and wait On bubble By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Editor INDIANAPOLIS - Trailing 27-23 at halftime, Minnesota coach Dan Monson made his team a promise. If the Gophers held Michigan to another 27 points in the second half, he guaranteed his players that they could score more than 54 ...…

…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 ......…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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 ...…

…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 "...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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," ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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 ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 10, 2006 - 5B SUICIDE SQUEEZE Baseball Friday's Game: MICHIGAN 8 WP: Drew Taylor (2-3) MINNESOTA 6 LP: Tyler Oakes (1-1) Saturday's Game 1: MICHIGAN 5 LP: Jason Christian (0-1) MINNESOTA 6 WP: Gary Perinar (2-0) Saturday's Game 2: MICHIGAN 2 WP: Chris Fetter (2-0) MINNESOTA 0 LP: John Gaub (0-1) Sunday's Game: MICHIGAN 2 WP: Adam Abraham (3-2) MINNESOTA 0 LP: Cole DeVries (3-2) You've Gotta Hav...…

…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...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 10, 2006 No upset, but Rowers still split . By Mark Giannotto Daily Sports Writer Being talented is one thing, but being great is a whole new ball- game. This is the dilemma the No. 10 Michigan women's rowing team faces after they split a two-race series with No. 17 Tennessee and No. 3 Southern Cal on Saturday in Columbus. The Wolverines beat the Vol- unteers but fell short against the Trojans. ...…

…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 ...…