…Friday,January 13, 2006 News 3 FBI looking into accusation of poisonous handshake Opinion 4 Poet congratulates Coke protesters CAGERS LOOK FOR VICTORY IN CHAMPAIGN ... SPORTS, PAGE 8 One-hundredffteen years of editorialfreedom Arts 5 The Hard Lessons make Halfass debut www.michirandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 54 62006 The Michigan Daily Lighting up RODRIGOU GAYA/Daily Rackham student Connie Pagedas works with muscle ce...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 2006 NATION/WORLD Alito headed for confirmation NEWS IN BRIEF !0 Democrats critical but seem to lack votes to block confirmation WASHINGTON (AP) - Samuel Alito coasted toward probable confir- mation as the 110th Supreme Court justice yesterday, with the only question after 18 hours of grueling Senate inter- rogation being how many Democrats would support him. Alito said nothing to undermine his...…
… NEWS ON CAMPUS Changes to State 0 St. commuter lot effective tomorrow Beginning tomorrow, two changes to facilitate traffic flow near the State Street Commuter Lot, which is near the University's tennis center, will be enacted. The north driveway will now be the entrance and the south driveway will be the exit. Also, buses will board passengers at the lot's north- east corner. Buses will unload in a space adjacent to the handicapped parking ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 2006 OPINION G e lirbigutn 1tuig 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 '44 I sincerely apologize to the nation and the international community for using erroneous data in...…
…Friday January 13, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com R TeStn Btilg 5 Courtesy o f A "I'm a Phoenix, bitch." Gritty cop show still the best on television Courtesy of No Fun The Hard Lessons will perform at the Half- ass tonight at 9:30 p.m. By Adam Rottenberg Daily Arts Editor MICHIGAN BAND BRINGS ROCK'N'ROLL TO THE HALFASS By Kimberly Chou Daily Arts Writer As the guitarist and vocalist for raucous garage band...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 2006 - 7 FUNDING Continued from page 1 speculate on the exact number. The budget cut is the first for the agency since 1970. In previous years, NIH budgets have fallen short of inflation rates, drawing con- cern from University Medical School fac- ulty that the pace of medical research will slow in the coming years. "To see funding increases reduced to levels below historical trends, and this ye...…
…Friday January 13, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com PleRTiSiigan ti1 8 Cagers try to finish last year's business a By Matt Singer Daily Sports Editor It was a brief, shining moment in an otherwise miserable season. Midway through the 2004-05 Big Ten season, an injury-prone Michigan squad took then-undefeated Illinois to the brink. With less than 10 minutes to go, the Wolverines held a 41-37 advantage, bringingr the ...…
…Monday, February 13, 2006 News 2A Cheney accidentally peppers fellow hunter with shotgun pellets Opinion 4A Mara Gay supports a colorful V-Day CAGERS CONTINUE LATE-SEASON IMPLOSION .. SPORTSMONDA One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorrd freedom Arts 8A Final Destination 3 offers no pay-off Boom= www.mkrigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 74 62006 The Michigan Daily *1 GRE changes pushed back another year PHOTOS BY ANGELA...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 13, 2006 NATION/WORLD Cheney accidentally shoots hunter NEWS IN BRIEF 0_ Vice president becomes McBride, said the vice president met ; with Whittington and his wife at the.. first since Aaron Burr to hospital yesterday. Cheney "was pleased BAGHDAD shoot a man while in office to see that he's doing fine and in good A 1 ..afa1 ru 1ra ri-mtni et.ri 1 WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice Presi- dent Dick Cheney acci...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 13, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS 0 Hopwood festival to feature Bonnie and Clyde Come watch the notorious bank-rob- bing couple Bonnie and Clyde tonight at 7 p.m. at the Michigan Theater. The film, written by University alum David Newman, is part of a semester- long series of films inspired by Avery Hopwood himself or written by Hop- wood Award winners. The series takes place each Monday night. English Prof....…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 13, 2006 OPINION Ibe Str gztn :4aift 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 JIam the Jesus Christ of politics." - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who wi...…
…Monday February 13, 2006 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com R TeSatchogan Baiiq 5 . .. . .. ..... . The horror, the horror Courtesy of New Line "Shit, I wish we'd gotten that role In 'EuroTrip.' " MECHANICAL HORROR FRANCHISE GRINDS INTO NEXT STOP The entertainment world was stunned. Oscar nominations, announced Jan. 31, stirred a flurry of media attention for the trophy-tipped films, particularly frontrunner "Broke- bac...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 13, 2006 - 7A .SCP Continued from page 1A MSA passed condemning the war in Iraq in 2003 as examples of the * assembly's flaws. "MSA is not here to change the way the world works; we are here to affect student concerns," she said. The party was organized last fall when Clark learned that MSA had spent $20,000 to bring Lud- acris to Hill Auditorium. "The money would have been better spent on any hypo...…
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…PINNED: Nick Roy helps wrestling cruise past rival Ohio State PAGE 2B THE SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN: Sharad Mattu discusses Michigan football's recent coaching changes PAGE 3B CLOSE BUT No CIGAR: Women's gymnastics falls just short against No. 2 Utah PAGE 6B February 13, 06 be d3an Thi 1B PURDUE 84, No. 22 Michigan 70 efense I SS Last-place Boilermakers best Cagers By Matt Singer Daily Sports Editor WEST LAFAYETTE - Just two weeks ago, it a...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 CkBSPORTsWEEKLY Staying calm key for dance team Athlete of the Week Lisa Gentile For the Daily This was it. The hours of preparation, the sore muscles and the long practices all led up to this one performance at the national competition. Teams waited anxiously and focused on what they would have to do. But for the Michigan dance team, this was a time its members just wanted to savor...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 - 38 .Desperate Cagers get unexpected aid Changes on Carr's staff By Ian Robinson Daily Sports Writer With 15.2 seconds left in the first half, Michigan coach Cheryl Burnett looked to her newly expanded bench to put someone in the game to protect Ashley Jones, who already had two fouls. Before Friday's game, Burnett would've had trouble finding some- one to fill in because i O B O Kel...…
…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 HITTING AFTER THE WHISTLE ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK Brandon Kaleniecki Michigan The senior forward had two first-period goals in Saturday night's 4-2 win over the Lakers. He notched the second one while falling down, after tripping over himself. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "It's like trying to catch a feather in the air, and you are grabbing it here and there, and once you get it you've go...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 - 5B FAST BREAK Men's Basketball Saturday's Game PURDUE 84 - NO. 22 MICHIGAN 70 Defensive woes haunt Wolverines By Matt Singer Daily Sports Editor WEST LAFAYETTE - If defense really wins champi- onships, the Michigan basketball team shouldn't expect to earn any hardware in the near future. On Saturday, Purdue became the third consecutive team to benefit from Michigan's defensive woes. ...…
…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 Rough landings doom tumblers against No.,2 Utah By Katie Niemeyer Daily Sports Writer Stick your landings! These words will ring in the heads of every Michigan gymnast after Saturday night's meet against No. 2 Utah. Starting the night on vault, the Wolverines took a step or a hop on all six landings and failed to post a single score above 6.4° o a 9.80. After the first rotation, No. ...…
…Monday, March 13, 2006 News 2A Slobodan Milosevic autopsy suggests he died of heart attack Opinion 4A Suhael Momin won't buy American cars V/ITHI SWEEP, ICERS DO SME SPRING CLEANING ...SPORTsMONDAY One-/zundred-ffteen years ofedton'alfreedom Arts 8A Of Montreal gets laid at the Blind Pig ------------------- www.mihirandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 89 @2006 The Michigan Daily o SEECIONSUNDAY NOT DANCING Cagers miss tour...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 13, 2006 NATION/WORLD Milosevic autoposy suggests heart attack NEWS IN BRIEF ?fi -; w _ ' ~ ,.vr" _, i ' 'r Report ends speculation that former Yugoslav leader killed himself THE HAGUE,Netherlands(AP) - A heart attack killed Slobodan Milosevic in his jail cell, according to preliminary findings from Dutch pathologists who conducted a nearly eight-hour autopsy on the former Yugoslav leader yester- da...…
…NEWS ON CAMPUS Speaker to address women's images in advertising Jean Kilbourne, best known for her appearance in the documentary "Kill- ing Us Softly", will speak on the harm- ful effects of the media's portrayal of women in advertising today at 7 p.m. in Lorch Hall. Career Center to host interview workshop The Career Center will host a work- shop about interviewing today from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Student Activities Build- ing. No pre-registra...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 13, 2006 OPINION J~ew1lrbftn aiI tt 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 44I think criticism of the president is legitimate." -Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), criticiz-...…
…Monday SCIENCE 5 A news@michigandaily.com vSA Sounds of Innovation A new implant could revolutionize hearing-aid technology By Chad Brenner Daily Science Writer A group of University scientists recently developed a new hearing aid device which will allow users to hear a higher-quality sound than existing technology permits. The device is called a cochlear implant - a type of hearing aid implanted in a spi- raled, snail-like structur...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 13, 2006 - 7A FAZ Continued from page 7A would give them a second chance," said Husain's son Ali, a Business school senior and pitcher on the varsity baseball team. The pizza man's oldest son sus- pected that his father's generosity may have been the reason that the family chain did not achieve the same financial success as Domino's Pizza, which started in Ypsilanti about the same time Husain opened H...…
…Monday March 13, 2006 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com TS tt 44 8A r~~~~~~~ . . . ....... ...___ __ ___ __ __ Thrice singer/guitarist Dustin Kensrue performs at the Taste of Chaos tour's Detroit stop. A slideshow can be found on www.michigandally.com. A taste of hard rock Of Montreal makes love to audience at the Blind Pig last Thursday night. MONTREA LMA CHERIE OF MONTREAL BRINGS MUSIC, SEX TO THE PIG By Lloyd Cargo D...…
…MEN's TENNIS: Tennis team cannot keep up with the Texas two-step. PAGE 3B THE SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN: The world of sports offers highs and lows. Just ask Matt Venegoni. PAGE 3B GYMNASTICS: Despite high team score, Michigan falls to nation's best. PAGE 5B SPORTS AYu iuU I Friday's Game MICHIGAN 6, Ferris State 4 Saturday's Game MICHIGAN 3, Ferris State 2 S .m g lea I g' Blue sweeps ICers advance to semis Buodogs By Mark Glannotto Da...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 13, 2006 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Fruitful friendships from runnn Atlet oitan ieu Athlete of the Week Name: Kara Delicata Hometown: La Salle, Ontario Team: Women's Tennis Class: Junior By Daniel Greenblatt For The Daily It is probably the best form of cardiovascular activity out there. In addition, it is social by nature and often results in long-lasting friend- ships. What is this maryelous activity...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 13, 2006 - 3B Topsy-turvy week in sports ends on a high note You know those weeks where it just feels like you're on a roller coast- er. One moment a bird poops on your shoulder, and the next, you find a $5 bill on a cold morning. Well, I had one of those weeks. Let's start on Sunday. Everything was going fairly normal. I was returning to school after a restful break and then boom, my friendM Larp ins...…
…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 13, 2006 HITTING AFTER THE WHISTLE ICE HOCKEY 4 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Andrew Ebbett Michigan The senior captain did what a captain is sup- posed to do, leading the Wolverines with two goals and one assist in Friday night's 6-4 win. The two goals were his first ever in a CCHA playoff game. He added another assist in Satur- day's 3-2 victory. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "The only way you're going to get me ou...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 6, 2006 - 5B High scores generate excitement but not victory By Katie Niemeyer Daily Sports Writer Against most teams, a 9.90 is good enough for at least a top-three finish in the event. At least that's what Michigan junior Carol MacNamara hoped after she posted the impressive score in the No. 9 Wolverine's opening event, vault. But the score didn't hold up. Michi- gan senior Jenny Deiley followed sui...…
…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 13, 2006 Michigan Daily Ch NCAA MEN's BASKETBALL allenge TOURNAMENT First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Title Final Four Elite Eight Sweet Sixteen Second Round first Round 1. Duke (30-3) 16. Southern (19-12) 8. Geo. Wash.(26-2 9. UNC-Wilm. 25-7_ 5. Syracuse (23-11) 12. Texas A&M (21-8 4. LSU (23-8) I ATLANTA Score the most points and receive a $5...…
…Thursday, April 13, 2006 News 2A Jurors hear 9/11 tape in trial of suspected terrorist P1"""C) 4t Opinion 4A Alison Go on going liberal Arts 8A Michigamua film reveals divisive past One-hundredfifteen years ofedztorzilfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 112 @2006 The Michigan Daily LSA bids farewell * to Spanish 0 Sminor LSA Curriculum Committee votes to suspend Spanish minor on a three-year trial basis; cur...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 13, 2006 NATION/WORLD Mexican migrants from the state of Chiapas wait for nighfall to begin crossing the Arizona desert into the U.S. near the town of Sasabe, Mexico. Migrants rush to Arizona bord WASHINGTON Bush's original W I intelligence was false President Bush's claim three years ago that weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq was based on U.S. intelligence that was later proved false,...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS CAAS marks its 35th anniversary with conference The University's Center for Afroamerican and Africa Studies will celebrate its 35th anniversary by holding a two-day conference beginning today at 9 a.m. The con- ference is titled "The future of Black Studies." Speakers include Uni- versity faculty and Mary Frances Berry, former U.S. assistant secre- tary of education. Berry is...…
…4A- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 13, 2006 OPINION j1h SOW 41V 'A. tuan P-1ww' Awr - - - - t(du KIMBERLY LEUNG'Ti T'E TAK-.-uiT iBox 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 4 ' It is important for c...…
…OP/ED The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 5A LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Send all letters to the editor to tothedaily@nmichigandaily.com. VIEWPOINT Coke restored behind students' backs Name change does not make up for racist past TO THE DAILY: I find it absurd that the University would consider recognizing Michigamua as an offi- cial student group (Michigamua commits to reforms, 04/12/2006). Any group that has a history of mocking...…
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…Thursday April 13, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily. com R TeSitfigFn tilg 8A M-agination heads unveil film series By Blake Goble Daily Arts Writer With a slight uneasiness, the co-presidents of M-agination Films sat down for what must have seemed like an unlikely event: an interview. Two filmmakers accustomed to controlling it shines on others, Engineering junior Jamie Shenk and LSA junior Tom Gehani are finally step...…
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…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 13, 2006 ARTS Lips cant win 'War' By Abby Frackman Daily Arts Writer Music R EVI EW * Last we heard from them, the Flaming Lips were busy telling the story of Japanese fighter girls pre- paring to battle pink robots. Now, four years later, The musician's critical ear the Oklahoma-born, acid-fueled Lips are back taking potshots at the president and asking rhe- torical questions about world destruc...…
…Thursday April 13, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com ERTichigSn Bailq 11A . . .. . ... .. .. . . ....... ..... . .. . .......... ......... TOLEDO 10, Michigan 9 (10) a g r at 0I e Rainy day and poor play lead to defea By Chris Herring Daily Sports Writer The Michigan baseball team's play yesterday resembled young children being forced to stay inside on a rainy day. ~When the sun hid behind the dark clouds, the...…
….12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 13, 2006 Dedication and attitude add up to high hopes for Hayk By Jessica Asbill Daily Sports Writer By definition, an underdog is the individual least expected to suc- ceed. Still, freshman Amber Hay loves the role. "My favorite part about running is winning as the underdog," Hay wrote in an e-mail. Hay quit gymnastics and started running track at age nine, when her father, who had run track, per- ...…
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