…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...…
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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...…
…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. ...…
…Tuesday, March 14, 2006 News 3 Alleged 9/11 terrorist may escape death penalty Opinion 4 Sports 11 Sam Singer hates Yale Cagers' minds focused on NIT nANEKE L A&CHIE TAKES AUDIENCES TO HIDDEN DEPTHS ARTS, PAGE o One-hundredfifteen years ofedor dfreedom www.mich iandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 90 02006 The Michigan Daily INALIENABLE RIGHTS Students lament new aid policy Administrators claim new policy to count non...…
…2 -The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 INR MusATION/ WORLD Moussaoui may escape death penalty NEWS IN BRIEF11 #1 EJudge considers dismissing death-penalty case against suspected terrorist ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The federal judge in the Zacarias Moussaoui case said yesterday she may dismiss the death-penalty prosecution of the al-Qaida conspirator after a federal law- yer apparently coached witnesses on upcoming testimony. U.S. Dis...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS Discussion to be held on food and its affect on mood Marilyn Migliore, local clinician and author of "The Hunger Within", will° hold a workshop on the emo- tional connections between food and eating. The event will be held in the Kalamazoo Room of the Michigan League tonight from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. It is sponsored, by University Health Services. Group to hold lecture on pet fish...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 OPINION a y t J r Y ,t ,t c be Mlidtlf gutn t 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 turned on the kitchen faucet and beer came out." - Haldis Gunders...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday; March 14, 2006 - 5 Paid Advertisement Open Letter Regarding The Coca-Cola Company's Commitment to Labor Rights As someone who has devoted my career to labor issues, I share the concerns of student activists regarding labor conditions around the world. Through my work with the United Nations International Labor Organization, I have seen firsthand the manifold difference it makes in the lives of individuals, familie...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 7 AID Continued from page 1 date, said he is vehemently opposed to assessing a contribution from noncustodial parents because he thinks it will discourage students from attend- ing the University. "We should be encouraging students of single parents to succeed," said Baker, who comes from a single parent. MSA Rep. Mat Brener said the policy presents difficulties lower-income students. "Thi...…
…Tuesday March 14, 2006 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com R TheSflictigan aig * 8 - - - - - - - DJ Paul for president! I uck Jon Stewart: I had When The Smoke Clears Vol.] when it first came out. I knew about "Stay Fly" before you ever heard it at Skeepers. I've had the intro to "Sippin' on Some Syrup" -engrained in my heartsince high school. In short, I love Three 6 Mafia, I'm from Rhode Island and I'm white as fuck. Bu...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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,...…
…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...…
…Friday, April 14, 2006 News 3 Former 'U' radio exec pleads no contest to embezellment 'M'-NINE TO FACE ', T .PYE . FORTSPAGE 8 u4aii Opinion 4 Andrew Bielak calls for BTB revolution Arts 5 Seussical the Musical hits Power Center One-hundred-sAteen years of editorifreedom www.midzigandady.com Ann Arbor, Michigan . Vol. CXVI, No. 113 62006 The Michigan Daily SACUA urges regents to add . clause to bylaws Regents have long refused to add '...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 14, 2006 NATION/WORLD Protesters suffer for attending marches Some workers, students have lost jobs for skipping work and school to go to immigration rallies CHICAGO (AP) - Six employees at a seafood restaurant in Houston were fired this week after skip- ping work to take part in a pro-immigration march. In Detroit, 21 immigrants lost their jobs as meat cutters after attending a similar protest last mo...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 14, 2006 - 3 - ON CAMPUS Musical theater *department to present Seussical The stories of Dr. Seuss will come to life tonight at 8 p.m. at the Power Cen- ter as the musical theater department presents Ahrens and Flaherty's adapta- tion of the late author's tales. Charac- ters include the Cat in the Hat, Horton the elephant and the Whos. Tickets for reserved seating range from $9 for stu- dents and $22 ...…
…4- The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 14, 2006 OPINION { ~i~ Sdh u il 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 RYAN JABERVJUST'MAKES MUIP ..a VD,3 NOTABLE QUOTABLE A category-five political storm is building in GOP precinc...…
…Friday April 14, 2006 arts.rmichigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com RTS s 5 £9 RCreative landscape art graces the Diag "Seussical the Musical" will play tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Power Center. THE DOCTIR IS IN DR. SEUSS MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS THE MAGIC OF CHILDHOOD By Andrew Klein Daily Fine Arts Editor Science has thrown art in our faces, and frankly, it isn't so bad. The neon molecules, the red rib- bo...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily -Friday, April 14, 2006 - 7 * BYLAWS Continued from page 1 identity is prohibited," Courant wrote. Peterson also said the Uni- versity is now focused on enact- ing the policy, citing steps that the administration has already taken, including posting a list of unisex bathrooms across campus and expanding Depart- ment of Public Safety training to include LGBT-related issues. LSA sophomore Jaya Kalra, who serves as co-c...…
…Friday April 14, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com PO R didliggitSii 8 The night life: 'M' prepares for battle against Buckeyes 0 By Colt Rosensweig Daily Sports Writer In tonight's game, records don't matter. It doesn't matter that No.24 Ohio State leads the Big Ten stand- ings and just notched its 20th win of the season. It doesn't matter that Michigan just lost to a Mid-American Conference team for the first time...…
…Arts 9 Stone finds unlikely middle ground in 'WTC' Sports 13 Starting spots on 0-Line still open as Jbe £ rbi4anlTali Monday, August 14, 2006 Summer Weekly practice starts for M One-hundred-slvteen years ofeditornalfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 130 @2006 The Michigan Daily The M-PACT impact Hieftje, Warren A comparison between last year's M-PACT guidelines and the new program for 2006-2007 take primary ex...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2006 PRIMARY Continued from Page 1 past August elections, with fewer than 10 percent of the city's constituents showing up at the polls, there was a decent turnout this year. In addition to focusing on their own campaigns, city politicians are encour- aging voters to participate in Novem- ber's state election. "I will be working hard for the Granholm and Stabenow campaign," Hieftje said. He said th...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2006 - 3 M-PACT Continued from Page 1. one-third of out-of-state students need financial assistance. One student's financial story Architecture senior Armando Lopez is an out-of-state student from Guadalupe, Arizona. His mother, who never gradu- ated from high school, works as a sales associate at JC Penney, making about $10,000 per year. Lopez's said his father was absent while he was growing up and h...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2006 1L. I& ft our t,.,.- tFn at(du FROM THE DAILY Connecticut blues Democrats must avoid the divisiveness trap JEREMY DAVDSON Editor in Chief IMRAN SYED Editorial Page Editor JEFFREY BLOOMER Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT nTHE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890. 413 E. HURON ST. ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editorial Board Members: Amanda Andrade, Emily Be...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2006 - 5 STANDPOINT ACOLUMN FROM A MEMBER OF THE DAILY'S STAFF Give up on public schools? My SUV gets good gas mileage THERESA KENNELLY THERE'S A REASON BY ANDREW KLEIN As both a prod- uct of the District of Columbia's public school system and a believer in pub- lic schools, I must bring light to a few of the misinformed points John Stiglich made in his column (Wake up and smell the coffee, 08/07/06)...…
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…8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 14, 2006 - *NEWSCOLUMN With cancelled flights and long lines, the reality of terrorism hits home AP Pt Los Angeles Airport Police officer Michael Manahan guides his d Baso, to check luggage as travelers wait in line at Los Angeles Inter tional Airport on Friday. the michigan daily NEED EXTRA $$$? Trade Show Booth Sales rpneee to sel women's fat hair remover. Sept. 8 & 9 in FintMichigan. To- tal 17 hour...…
…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...…
…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...…
…'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...…
…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...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
…Thursday, September 14, 2006 CATCHING AT... SIDE News 3A Iranian president finishes five-day 46 tour at Harvard Opinion 4A Christopher Zbrozek: GOP Sports 10 Walk-on enjoys moment in sun One-hundred-sixteen years of edtorialfreedom www. miwh zandaz~y corn Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 9 fA 2006 The Michigan Daily _. -o - - -! f Welcome to the president's house Coleman invites students inside the other white house: the one on S...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 14, 2006 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. Ila.m. - 2 a.m. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Phot...…
… NEWS Thursday, September 14, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3A ON CAMPUS Shooter injures Event features 19, kills one on feminists from around world Montreal campus The University's Institute for Research on Women and Gender is holding a conference on global feminism today. More than 40 videotaped histories with femi- nist activists and scholars from China, India, Poland and the United States will be presented. The conference is from 8 a.m. t...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 14, 2006 OPINION Cl4le Ci l igtt t 3 tti1 DONN . FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE It just made me so sad that I can't be patriotic." - Lincoln Park High School junior ...…
