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…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-...…

…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...…

…Tuesday,January 10, 2006 News 2 Dems grill Alito as confirmation hearings begin 'WEDDING CRASHERS' BUBBLES ON TO DVD ... ARTS, PAGE 5 Opinion 4 Sports 8 Rajiv Prabhakar on racism Venegoni: Young caps off terrific season One-hundredfifteen years ofedforzndfreedom www.mic/ngandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 51 62006 The Michigan Daily State restores last year's 'U' The Big Eight in University of Michigan salaries Robert Kel...…

…Friday, February 10, 2006 News 3 Kidnapped journalist from Ann Arbor appears in new tape Opinion 4 Gavin Stern wants to fire the state Senate Sports 8 Singer: Ghost of Ed Martin lives rx\r, izii4uii One-hundred-ifteen years of editorialfreedom www.mchkiandai/y.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 73 x2006 The Michigan Daily State funding up 2 percent LIGHTS OUT, PART DEUX P Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposed budget would increase the U...…

…Friday, March 10, 2006 News 2 Dubai company relinquishes stake in U.S. ports Opinion 4 Sports 8 Imran Syed stands by Crash' Ruden to lead Icers against Ferris State SPOKEN-WORD PERFORMER TAKES STAGE AT POWER CENTER ... ARTS, PAGE J One-hundredffteen years of editorialfreedom ._x I ww.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXV, No. 88 02006 The Michigan Daily Wage raise bill clears Senate, moves to House innesota 39, MICHIGAN 55...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 10, 2006 NATION/WORLD Dems take on Alito in hearings NEWS INEF e * Democrats begin hearing more aggressively than they did in Roberts's last September WASHINGTON - Judge Samuel Alito absorbed hours of criticism from Senate Democrats at close quarters yesterday, then pledged at his confirmation hearings to do what the law requires "in every sin- gle case" if approved for the Supreme Court. "A judge...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 10, 2006 NATION/WORLD Patriot Act agreement reached NEWS IN BRIEF.. 4 GOP sena5tors see eve to eve required to notify the FBI if he consulted a lawyer. These been an important weapon in the government's arsenal for i V V V LLN.blll V V\r 4 r \.+ VV ' f..+ x r - ~ - 't .. "C '" .. _ a... ., _.. . _ .... .. . ... with White House; Dems unsure about next move to prevent renewal of the legislation WA...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 10, 2006 NATION/WORLD Dubai company relinquishes stake m U.S. ports NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON Bush saves Patriot Act from expiration A day before parts of the USA Patriot Act were to expire, President Bush signed into law a renewal that will allow the government to keep using terror-fighting tools passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Bush's signature came two days after the House gave final approv...…

…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...…

…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...…

… 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...…

…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...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS * Speaker to lecture on gender and prescription drugs Sean McCabe, a representative from the University's Substance Abuse Research Center, will be speaking today from noon to 1:30 p.m. on the topic of gender differ- ences in illicit and prescription drug use. The lecture will be held in room 2239 of Lane Hall. Poster sale begins today at Michigan Union University Unions Arts ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 10, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS Son of radicals to SJournalist to sekra t - aterspeoa read at LShaman fter screening of film about her life ----.----- v I A A A 1 Students of Color of Rackham will screen "The Agronomist" at 6 p.m. as part of their 16th annual conference. The film is based on the life experiences of award- winning journalist Michele Montas, for- mer editor in chief of Radio Haiti. The scr...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 10, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS College Democrats to hold Ann Arbor party meeting The College Democrats will host a meeting of the Ann Arbor Democratic Party tomorrow from 10 a.m. to noon in the Vandenberg Room of the Michigan League. Issues on the agenda include downtown development planning. Stu- dents are encouraged to attend. Europa Forum to take place in Michigan Union The Europa Forum, an interna- tional...…

… 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...…

…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 - 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...…

…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...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 10, 2006 OPINION c~be MiritzniiI 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 I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw (the mouse) in the fire, and the mouse was on fire and r...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 10, 2006 OPINION aIbr £ iltd tija ~ 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 44This timeline isn't based in sci- ence fiction. (It) is based on the reality of where ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 10, 2006 OPINION be 3irbiluual tig 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 How can we expect children to respect teachers on Monday morning, when they spend their week...…

…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...…

…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 ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…Tuesday January 10, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com cIe RTShigantail 5 - -------- ------- I Back with a vengeance courtesy of New Line Turns out your face can get stuck in that funny expression. 'WEDDING' GIFTS VAUGHN AND WILSON'S WILD STREAK STILL FUN ON DVD This fall's TV season was miss- ing something. There were no breakout hits as big as last year's ("Lost" or "Desperate House- wives"), but that wasn't it...…

…Friday February 10, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com fl e d ii nN UI ART s 5 5 Local Slumber Party to play at the Halfass By Molly Schulman For the Daily Get ready for ladies' night as Detroit's favorite femme-pop phenom Slumber Party heads to the Halfass. The lullaby quin- tet, spearheaded by lead vocalist and songwriter Ali- cia Berg, creates Slumber Party Tonight at 9:30 p.m. At the Halfass ors of life on t...…

…Friday March 10, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@mickigandaily.com Ra e ~ TSitt til 5 uourtesy Of Paramount "This new self-tanning spray gun is really sweet!" 'Failure' to entertain By Sarah Schwartz Daily Arts Writer Finally, a proper name has been given to the countless grown men who still live at home. They are no longer "slackers" or "losers." Instead, the movie "Failure to Launch" unites them under the title "adult children....…

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…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...…

…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...…

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…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...…

…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...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 7 Move upsets former YMCA patrons YMCA Continued from page 1 about $1,200 per month per resident to about $320 per month per resident. In response to residents' concerns, council member Stephen Rapundalo (D- Ward 2) said the apartments were on a bus route and that the residents would have medical services available at their apartment complex. Although she voted in favor of the measure,...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 10, 2006 - 7 BECKHAM Continued from page 1 differences when they pop up. CSJ is part of the Michigan Student Assembly. If private mediation does not resolve the conflict, CSJ holds a hearing to determine whether a trial is neces- sary. Susan Wilson, director of the Office of Student Activities and Leadership, will mediate a meeting today with Beckham and the show's organizers. At the meeting, each ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 10, 2006 - 7 WAGE Continued from page 1. supporting of the measure in January. Signature collection on the Diag will continue at least for now, Bates said. Last month, MSA held a panel discussion on the ini- tiative. Students and others on both sides of the debate participated. Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema (R-Wyo- ming) noted that the state has not had a raise in the minimum wage in nine years. ...…

… 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...…

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