…David Betts on interracial dating ... Opinion, page 4 What baboons can teach us about love ... Science, page 5 A different look at Valentine's Day ... Arts, page 8 y;i LIMItag Tuesday, February 14, 2006 One-hundred-fifteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michiandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 75 ®2006 The Michigan Daily Campus reacts to prophet ecartoons Muslim Students' Association to hold event about controversial depic...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 NATION/WORLD Protests erupt in Haitian capital NEWS IN BRIEF , 16 ",- . ; At least one killed yesterday in pro-Preval protests PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Supporters of Haitian presiden- tial candidate Rene Preval erected smoldering roadblocks across the capital and occupied a luxury hotel yesterday. At least one protester was killed, but U.N. peacekeepers denied witness accounts that t...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS *The Books to perform for free at art museum The electronic music group The Books will be playing a free concert at the Michigan Museum of Art on March 15. Tickets are available today at the Michigan Union Ticket Office. Event to honor LG BTQA people of color An event titled "Heroes: Queer People of Color" will be held today in the Wol- verine Room of the Michigan Union. The...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 OPINION ibe 5irbitn attgl 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 44 I would shoot with Dick Cheney everywhere, anywhere, and not think twice about it." -...…
…Tuesday February 14 2006 news@michigandaily.com S34Cl idiigaENBal SCIENC 5 . . . . ......... THE SCIENCE OF LOVE Studies of baboon behavior have implications for human relationships 'U' professor's research offers insights into the relationship between love and friendship By Chad Brenner Daily Science Writer This Valentine's Day, the lovelorn would do well to consult psychology Prof. Barbara Smuts, who literally wrote the book on love...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 14, 20Q6 - 7 * ASTRONAUTS Continued from page 1 ics like Flash Gordon. Piloting airplanes seemed a more likely reality; his father had built bombers during World War II. Lousma took an interest in planes at a young age, a fascination that followed him through- out his life. Yet sometimes he read comics on space travel, thinking it might happen one day. His mother told him to forget about space tra...…
…"P... I . uesday RTSe idigan tilg arts. michigandaily.com artsp age@michigandaily.com 8 . . . .................... . . . . . . . .................. . ...... . . . . .. ... ......................... My sloppy valentines I it's been a relatively tame Febru- ary in the celebrity world. Sure, there was the whole Britney Spears fiasco. The paparazzi caught her driving around with her child on her lap, but was something like that really a sur...…
…Tuesday February 14, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily. com ORTeSuidiIga ild 9 z t g .Bios, profiles ad .to OlMpiC Magic~ E~ o If you haven't yet been exposed to the Winter Olympics in Torino either on TV, the Internet, word of mouth or the 20th Winter Olympiad's "official brain implant chip" (I heard that technology's on its way for the Beijing Summer Games in 2008) you're probably living in a wooden cabin in the wil- der...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Senior excels under pressure By Colt Rosensweig Daily Sports Writer Whenever the Michigan men's gymnastics team needs a big routine, senior Gerry Signorelli is the man it looks to. And far more often than not, Signorelli comes through for the Wolverines, calmly hitting every skill as if there was no pressure at all. "Guys expect me to step up, to hit when they need it," Signo- relli said. ...…
