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…New eateries for Union, League OPINION Women aren't the only ones who need an HPV vaccine In the debate over mandating the HPV vaccine, men are the oft-forgotten carriers of the virus. See Page 5 ARTS "Speed Racer" heads to theaters Despite dazzling visual eftects, the script sputters in this TV remake. See Page 10 SPORTS Third time's a charm The Michigan baseball team clinched its third straight regu- lar-season Big Ten Champion- ship after ...…

…2 Monday, May 12, 2008 SThe Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'U' student wins on game show LSA senior qualifies for semifinals on college "Jeopardy!" By MATT GALVANa Daily Staff Reporter Most students dread long nights spent wading through textbooks. But for one student, intense cram- ming paid off in an unusual way - as a spot on the iconic TV game show "Jeopardy!." LSA senior Danny Devries appeared on national television Thursday, in th...…

…Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 Rising rice prices hurt A2 businesses Local restaurants ly 40 pounds of Basmati rice that his restaurant cooks up every week. struggle but 'U' The EarthenJarservesmostlyIndi- an cuisine, and Sethi said he used to dining safe for now go to places like Sam's Club to stock up on rice. Recently, though, he's By LINDY STEVENS had to turn to local shops because Daily StaffReporter larg...…

…41 Monday May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com e ltc ilgan Dal,1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect theofficial positionof the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent sol...…

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…8 Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BENEFITS From page 1 ruling, the University's health care policy included a provision to include employees' same-sex partners. University spokeswoman Kelly Cunning- ham said the University's poli- cy was changed to comply with the ruling. "We cannot have same-sex health insurance benefits, so we eliminated those benefits," Cunningham said. "We drafted a policy for otherwise qualif...…

…Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 SUMMER FESTIVAL PREVIEW Matt Roney I Daily Arts Writer Ann Arbor is a far different place in the summer. Some would call it boring, but there's a lot going on, both in town and nearby. Music fans are especially in luck - Michigan is within driving distance of some of the most exciting music festivals of the summer. And it's not like you can spend five days watching great bands pla...…

…10 1Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com What's Happening in Ann Arbor Jazz player at The Ark May 16 at 8pm Otis Taylor, an award-winning African American bluesman, will be performing his renowned, experimental music this Friday. Enriched by varying styles such as psychadelia and trance, and rooted in the traditions of the artist's heritage, his music has drawn acclaim from all over the country. Not bad, considering he ...…

…Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 CONCHORDS From Page 10 ness Time" and "Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros" saw some of the loudest responses, and certain audience members seemed partic- ularly tortured to have to wait until the encore to hear "Bowie" and "Pencils in the Wind (Sellotape)," frequently calling for them during downtime. While the pair regularly acknowledged screams of endear- ment with a running tally...…

…12 Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SPEED RACER From page 11 On a standard-size movie screen the rush of an intense 600 mph race down a roller coaster track is quite literally enough to take your breath away. I imag- ine that you might actually die attempting to watch this in an IMAX theater. The Wachowskis have laid claim to the title of visual effects pioneers since showing a man dodging bullets nine years ago in...…

…Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thrice as nice: 'M' dominates Big Ten By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer The No. 19 Michigan baseball team clinched the Big Ten regular- season title yesterday. With four games to spare. While the Michigan players spilled out of the dugout to celebrate the 12-8 win, which completed a sweep over Minnesota and the program's third straight conference championship, Wolverine coach Rich ...…

…141 Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 20 YEARS WAITING Gray skies lead to Blue victory I Senior Matko Maravic didn't finish a single match in Sunday's regional championship against Texas Tech. claim s regionali By JILLIAN ROTHMAN Daily Sports Writer Senior Matko Maravic woke up Sunday morning to answered prayers - rain. "We are a much better indoor team," Maravic said. And whether it was playing on the indoor cou...…

…Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 SOFTBALL From page 13 Nemitz (21-3) have held the nation's best combined earned runs average all season (0.70). They attack hitters and keep them off-balance. Even though Taylor and Nemitz are underclassmen, hitters and coaches can't help but take notice of their composure on the mound. With the game on the line, they can shut down teams one batter at a time. And the Wolverines c...…

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…Summer Weekly www.michigandaily.com One hundred twelve years of editorialfreedom Monday May 12, 2003 s sMih: a @23 Th4 Mchga D3 NCAA decides on sanctions for 'U' By Gennaro Filice ishment by the NCAA, but not in the form of another Daily Sports Editor year of postseason ban. She says that the University will "completely accept" the probation, loss of schol- For what it called, "one of the three or four most egre- arships and disassociation ...…

… 2 -The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 N EW S disassociation ever handed out by the players by forfeiting 112 regular "A two-year postseason ban isn't ter if we are able to overcome this and NCAA. Under the disassociation, season and tournament games the worst that could've happened by stillhave agreat season." Continued from Page 1 Michigan cannot receive any assis- which they took part in, removing any stretch," Yeager said. "When the...…

…N EW S The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 - 3 Prof. named one of 13 Carnegie scholars By Neal Pais For the Daily Last Wednesday, the Carnegie Corpo- ration of New York named 13 new Carnegie scholars, including Paul Edwards, an associate professor in the School of Information at the University. I Each scholar will receive up to $100,000 over the next two years to pur- sue an area of research that promotes the company's philanthropic ide...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 SRAVYA CHIRUMAMILLA JASON PESICK Aletters@michigaNADly.com Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor 4 EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT T hE 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....…

…LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 - 5 The hunt is on JOHN HONKALA TOO EARY IN H UN Governor spoke the truth in address To THE DAILY: I'd like to renpond to Natalie Moran's letter to the editor (Gover- nor's remarks distasteful, she should apologize, 05/05/03). For a person with a college degree, one might assume she would have learned how to glean e take-home mes- sage" from a lecture, seminar or speech. I admit...…

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…8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 -NEWS BHOPAL Continued from Page 1 focused on bringing the situation back into people's minds so that the area can be properly cleaned up," Justice for Bhopal organizer Ryan Bodanyi said. In addition to this, the group staged a demonstration outside of Dow Chemi- cal's headquarters in Midland, Michigan. Because Dow acquired Union Car- bide's stock in 2001, Justice for Bhopal, Greenpeace and the w...…

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…www.michigandaily.com R T S MONDAY MAY 12, 2003 Ship-shape By Sarah Zeile For the Daily MOVIE REVIEW Detroit-born writer/director Neil LaBute's new film "The Shape of Things" is a treatise on the cruelty of love, the meaning of art and the nerdi- ness of virtue. Based upon LaBute's play of the same name, "The Shape of Things" retains much of the flavor of the stage, with lengthy two-person scenes shot from a single camera angle. This theatr...…

… The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 - 11 -ARTS eEnlnslaethip-ho sp p export THE NEw PORNOGRAPHERS, THE ELECTRIC VERSION; MATADOR RECORDS Since 2000, the New Pornographers have been indie rock's answer to the Traveling Willburys and have put out a massively popular, underground pop record in Mass Romantic. Well, they're back and in style with this year's Electric Version, a pop-rock bombshell bred out of the sounds of the "marketing mus...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 ARTS BLUR THINK TANK PARLOPHONE/VIRGIN RECORDS Blur's self-titled 1997 release was best known for its jock-rock sing-along "Song 2," but discerning fans who stuck around for the rest of the album were treated to a wonderful makeover. Abandoning the shameless Britpop they had rolled into town on, Blur recreated themselves as an art-rock ensemble, and 1999's 13 furthered the transformation. The re...…

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…SPORTS 4 14MONDAY MAY 12, 2003 w u.michigandaily.com sportsdesk@umich.edu Day of disappointment Players committed to stay at Michigan By Michael Nisson Daily Sports Editor The point guard made two more riv- eting points in his young career. "No one gave any indication of leav- ing," guard Daniel Horton said. "I am not leaving." Horton, who will be a sophomore, gave the Maize and Blue faithful rea-. son to feel positive about the NCAA sa...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 - 15 'M' Nine assisted by senior hurler - By Jake Rosenwasser Daily Sports Writer It was fitting that on Senior Day the only senior on the Wolverine pitching staff recorded the final outs at Ray Fisher Stadi- um. With the bases loaded and only one out, Tim Leveque got Northwestern's Josh Lieberman to groundout into a game-end- ing doubleplay to clinch a 3-1 win for Michigan (15-11 Big Ten, 28-21 overa...…

…16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 Brannen, Waits shine at Len Paddock Invitational. 4 By Ellen McGarrity Daily Sports Writer It's amazing what a little competition can do for one's time on the track. It was the final baton handoff in the 4x400-meter relay of the Len Paddock Invitational, and by the time Nate Bran- nen grabbed hold of the baton, he was barely in third place. The sophomore was 90 feet from the second-place run- ne...…

…OP/ED The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 - 17 PERSPECTIVES ON THE SANCTIONS Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not VIEWPOINT The never-ending nonsense of the NCAA .... BY JOSEPH LITMAN Sports journalists who occupy their time primarily cover- ing a single sport routinely cite reasons why their respective area...…

…18 -The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 Canham: Fisher either incompetent or stupid 4 By GOM o ice Daily Sports Editor Whose fault is it? After the NCAA Committee on Infractions delivered its punishment for the Michigan basketball progras Thursday, this question that has lingered around Ann Arbor for years sur- faced once more. Many fingers pointed to now-deceased Eddie L. Martin, the booster who shelled out more than $616,000 to four s...…

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…20 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 12, 2003 Fab Five era now an embarrassment to 'U' 4 J. BRADY MCCOLLOUGH All About the Cause So, was it worth it? S Was it worth it to see your team play for two straight national championships? Was it worth it to watch five 18-year olds rub their asses all over the Spartan 'S' at the Breslin Center's half- court? Was it worth it to wear those baggy, maize shorts with the blue block 'M' and know you were ...…