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…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...…

…ARTS Famed sculptor featured at Rackham The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 9 By Abigail B. Colodner For the Daily The French poet Jacques Prevert fondly dubbed 20th-century sculptor and artist Alexander Calder "an ogre with faerie's fingers." A collaboration between the two artists, each legendary in his own right, is on display in Ftes: "Fetes: Alexander Calder and Alexander Jacques Prevert" in the Insti- Calder and tute for t...…

…Monday August 14, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARe TSdlan~ilp By Jeffrey Bloomer Managing Editor Oliver Stone's "World Trade Cen- ter" is about devastation - physi- cal and emotional, internal and external, locally and abroad. It's World Trade also about hope, Center the remnants of which are slightly At the Showcase more difficult to and Quality 16 pick out, a con- Paramount sideration the filmmaker makes a last s...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 14, 2006 Welcome to the Hall, Joe Dumarsl 0 D earoe Dumars, I've wanted to write you this letter for a while, and since you've just been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame, now seems like the perfect time. Since I became a basketball fan, you've been the player I've followed and I've tried to style my game after. I don't remember your early-playing days with the Pistons, so it was in the twiligh...…

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…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. ...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 ARTS THE 'EYES HAVE IT PRIMAL HORROR FLICK EMBRACES ROOTS AND SHOCKS ALIKE By Jeffrey Bloomer Managing Arts Editor We all know where this is going. A squarely middle-American family goes on a cross-country road trip through the rural South'- west to celebrate their par- ents' silver. Their post-MTV belle of a teenage daughter The Hills complains she would rather Have Eyes be in Cancun; thei...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2006 One man shines as one woman in'Wife' By Caroline Hartmann Daily Arts Writer "You were born in the West, yes? Did the Stasi ever come to your door?" Charlotte von Mahlsdorf's deceivingly deli- cate voice begs the audience for an honest answer in Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife," - a one-person play profil- ing the life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf - performed I Am My by Malcolm Tulip at the Own W...…

…Thursday, September 14, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 11A [,.||9j||||Engineer Fox leads Stickers By Andy Reid For the Daily Some would say that being an engi- neering major is impressive enough. Others would say that leading the entire Michigan field hockey team in points is impressive. But not only can senior captain Mary Fox claim both of these, she also displays an invaluable characteristic that is essential to any sports team: leadership. A...…

…Tuesday March 14, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com OReTigSn tiig 11 . . . ....1 1 Cagers try to focus on task ahead By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Editor It got to the point where he had to turn off his phone. After Michigan discovered it wouldn't be in the NCAA Tournament, senior Daniel Horton couldn't bear the phone calls. "I got a few calls, but after two or three from my mom and my dad, I just turned my phone off,...…

…'Step Up' treads water at lowest denominator C By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer When is a dancing movie more than just its (emphatically, determinedly, attractively) moving parts? I'll tell you when - when it saves lives and redeems souls. And if there's one thing "Take the Lead," starring Step Up Antonio Banderas, At the Showcase taught us, it was that and Quality 16 salsa music can do Touchstone just that for a group of underprivileged urban...…

…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 14, 2006 r .s-. , £." t F . i .: t , , tom ' t.;.3 f . E xi v._ : Hance helps solidify Spikers 4 By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Editor Players are usually threatened with punishments for missing practice or lacking hustle. Sophomore Kerry Hance of the Michigan volleyball team was chastised for losing her shoe. "It happened twice in one conditioning session (last spring)," Hance said. "The first...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 Schmucker's strong play leading the way for Blue 0 By Bryan Hamilton Daily Sports Writer It's not how you start but how you finish that counts. This old cliche held true two weeks ago at the Rio Verde Collegiate women's golf tournament. After opening the tournament with a first-round score of 76, Michigan senior Amy Schmucker fought back over the next two days to put herself into a battle ato...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2006 Shouldnt miss - 'Little Miss' By Amanda Andrade Daily Arts Writer In "Little Miss Sunshine," an only-slightly-contrived lit- tle gem of bittersweet indie nirvana, the best moments are the quiet ones. Those are the moments when charac- L ters hewn from the deepest bedrock of the Little Miss American middle class sit with each other Sunshine in a mercurial haze of love, hate, expec- At the Show...…

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…Monday August 14, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 13- Varsity still looking for right stuff along line By Stephanie Wright Daily Sports Editor The starters on the left side of Michigan's offen- sive line and in the middle are all but set in stone: Jake Long at tackle and Adam Kraus at guard, while Mark Bihl looks like a lock to start at center. But the starting jobs on the right-side of the line were still up ...…

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…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2006 -SPORTS- Ashley added to staff, hopes to help bring Netters to next level By Kevin Wallace For the Daily The Michigan women's tennis team has once again added youth to its roster. But this time, it's in the coaching department. After employing first-year coach Aman- la Augustus on July 6th, the Wolverines recently announced the hiring of assistant coach Teryn Ashley. As a member of the St...…

…JAMMIN' WITH JUAN COLE Notorious prof's iPod playlist, page 6B. struts his stuff. Fashion, page 7B. B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 p Redeem thysel ay what you want about the cruelty of Hollywood criticism - few industries ever give such big welcome- back hugs. Consider the sad case of Ben Affleck, h once, a big- league star, now a piti- ful one, habitually KRISTIN associ- MACDONALD ated with such non-big-league terms as "...…

…lRTS The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2006 - 15 .1 ' NJ L CAGERS Continued from Page 13 "We've been told (the competi- tion) will be very good," Amaker said. "Australia is a place that has provided good experiences both on and off the court." Coaches usually use the Big Ten Foreign Tour to give younger play- ers an opportunity to gain valu- able playing experience. That's why Amaker's pick of redshirt senior Abram to travel to Austra...…

…2B- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 14, 2006 {the b-side} 4 Once again paving the way for more electronic-based modes of viewing film, iTunes announced Tuesday its partner- ship with Disney to present future and 75 previously released films for download on the popular website. New films will be available for $12.99 in the week prior to their release and will jump to $14.99 once they are released. Old films will sell for $9.99. For...…

…16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2006 -SPORTS- He may be a wanderer, but McKay is on track for success By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Editor Between shots on the golf course, Bill McKay, Jr. lets his mind wander. "Probably just a song," said McKay of what he's thinking between shots. "No particular song, maybe just something I heard recently." His casual approach to golf is apparent in the way he answers questions - indifferen...…

… the b-sidel Thursday, September 14, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3B Beware of darkness: Mainstream adult film is back By Jeffrey Bloomer Managing Editor The battle cry of the collective American audience is still echoing faintly amid the masses, and it looks as if Hollywood has finally taken the hint. This fall, a host of dark, intense, unabashedly adult-oriented movies will hit U.S. theaters. It started last weekend with "Hollywoodland" an...…

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…{the b-side] Here's to Vinology, A2's swankiest new wine bar Thursday, September 14, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5B By Andrew Sargus Klein Associate Arts Editor The ambiance of Vinol- ogy, one of Main Street's lat- est accoutrements, looks like a stripped-down version of a '50s diner. But the interior boasts a rich atmosphere suitable for any displaced Manhattanite to find cultured respite. Ashley's, hands down the most diverse (in terms of ...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 14, 2006 the b-sidel No 'Stranger': Doc comes to A2 Ten albums on Juan Cole's Pod. Here's a musical salute to you, Juan Cole. 4 By Mary Kate Varnau Daily Arts Writer Documentary filmmaker Eliza- beth Barret calls her creative process an extensionof "homegrown media." Bar- Stranger with ret, who hails a Camera from Appa- Tonight at 7 p.m. lachian Ken- Free tucky, spent At MLB Auditorium 2 the p...…

…the b-sidel Thursday, September 14, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7B The University's best dressed in Playboy, UPS brown By Kimberly Chou Associate Arts Editor Warner King Washington II, a University art and design senior, is a male model. This explains a lot. It explains why he's taking a break from his fourth year of col- lege: He's picking up modeling jobs and working for a party pro- moter. It explains why he's look- ing into graphic des...…

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