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…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 NATION/WORLD "This is a coup for Oracle" - Jim Shepherd, AMR Research analyst N Oracle seals PeonleSoft buvout HEAD NR. .. 1_ _ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ending 18 months of bad blood, Oracle Corp. raised its takeover bid for bitter rival PeopleSoft Inc. by 10 percent to seal a $10.3 billion deal that will create the world's second largest maker of business applications software. PeopleSoft a...…

…a NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS Engineering society's open skate to benefit charity The Biomedical Engineering Soci- ety will have an open skate today from 10 to 11:45 p.m. in Yost Ice Arena. The event is not restricted to members. The cost of attendance is $2 or two cans of food, and proceeds will go to a charity. Last year, the society collected 150 cans of food. For more information, contact Dhruv Agg...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 OPINION 0 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 Utothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinion...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 5 Tying up loose ends before break By Sarah Sprague Daily Staff Reporter As students head home for winter break, they are being reminded by University Housing officials to take measures to keep campus housing safe while they are away. Students are required to move out of all residence halls by Dec. 23 at 9 p.m. and will not be able to move back in until 8 a.m. on Jan. 3. Housing securit...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 the michigan daily X 'V) H . 0° a z <. a o u( BARCLAY PARK CONDO Near North Campus. 2 bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms, gas fire- place. Available immediately. $239,900.00. Call Marjorie, Century 21 Brookshire @ 734-635-1881. CONDO IN NIELSEN Square. 2+ bdrms. 2 yrs. old. Walk to Medical & North Campus. Approximately 2,000 square feet. Listed @ $339,900. By owner. Call 734-222-5126. FRIDGE 4 SALE, fu...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 7 DISORDER Continued from page 1 have done a 360-degree turnaround since getting on the (message) board." "One can read these posts and see how far they've come," she added. For example, one woman joined the site in May and began reading the posts. The woman only recently began posting messages, saying she finally told her husband about her eating disorder. The website is moderated 24 h...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 NEWS A U.S. officials warned of concerns against AIDS drug Health center failed to inform administration of dangers of drug used to fight AIDS in Africa WASHINGTON (AP) - Weeks before President Bush announced a plan to protect African babies from AIDS, top U.S. health officials were warned that research on the key drug was flawed and may have underreported severe reactions including deat...…

… Tuesday December 14, 2004 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTS 9 9 MELISSA RUNSTROM A closer stalk with me Courtesy o Oet Jam Cigars are for grown-ups. 'RED' MEANS GO LUDACRIS REACHES CAREER TURNING POINT By Evan McGarvey Daily Arts Writer Music R V1 w The most shocking rhymes on The Red Light District have nothing to do with the following: girls, weed, parties and gigantic asses. Ludacris has started rapping abou...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 ARTS A Holiday ballet continues tradition in A2 By Rachel Berry Daily Arts Writer MEMEM I'm so high right now ... 'Arsenal' blasts its way into cosmic success The Ann Arbor Ballet Theater will celebrate its 20th anniversary performance of E.T. Hoffmann's full story-length ballet, "The Nutcracker Prince," by donating proceeds from the opening show to the University of Michigan's C.S. M...…

…I ARTS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 11 'GTA' box set compiles eclectic tribute to '90s By Forest Casey Daily Arts Writer After the breakout success of "Grand Theft Auto III," Rockstar Games finally had enough clout to create the type of soundtrack befitting of such a cinematic game. No longer would Rockstar have to rely upon deeply brilliant) electronic music: They could license songs that fit in perfectly with the ...…

…Tuesday December 14, 2004 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com ,PORTS I 12 - - - - - ---------- ----------- Rose Bowl * No. 6 Texas vs. No. 13 Michigan " Jan. 1, 2005 * 4:45 p.m. * ABC ANew rontier The Michigan Daily and The Daily Texan exchange words of wisdom before the Wolverines and the Longhorns play on New Year's Day. Longhorns poison Rose Bowl aura Michigan season not worthy of BCS BOB HUNT The Michigan Daily ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 13 'M' looking to return to GLI glory ----- ,, By Gabe Edelson Daily Sports Writer From 1987 to 1997, the Michigan hockey team compiled a 20-game winning streak in the Great Lakes Invitational, a holiday-season tournament held in Detroit every year since 1965. The Wolver- ines won nine straight GLI titles from 1988 to 1996. But Michigan hasn't taken home the tournament trophy since the final y...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 STAFF PICKS Predictions against the spread for the bowl season New Orieans Bowl: North Texas vs. Southern Miss. (-4.5) Champs Sports Bowl: Georgia Tech (-5) vs. Syracuse GMAC Bowl: Mmphis vs. Bowling Green (-4.5) Fort Worth Bowl: Cincinnati (-1.5) vs. Marshall Las Vegas .owl: Wyoming vs. UCLA (12) Hawaii Bowl: UAB vs. Hawaii (-3) MPC Computers Bawl: Fresno State vs. Virginia (-5.5) Motor C...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 15 'M' faces test against Terriers MATCHUPS Continued from page 12 but hit on just 10-of-14 field goals. Edge: Michigan By Josh Holman Daily Sports Writer It's no question that injury problems are the story of the year for the Michi- gan men's basketball team. But the Wolverines (6-3) have had their games against the High Points and South Floridas of Division I bas- ketball to sort out what ...…

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…Thursday, October 14, 2004 Opinion 5A Impediments to student voting Arts 1OA "NBA Live 2005" nails a slam dunk AL MONTOYA ATTENDS TO SOME UNFINISHED BUS1N Ss ... FACEOFF 2004 One-hundredjourteen years ofedtorilfreedom Weather H:61 LOW 43 TOMORROW: Sports 14A Notre Dame avenges NCAA loss last year, wins 3-0 in South Bend www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 12 02004 The Michigan Daily C Otgk)s 04 The last sta...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 14, 2004 NATION/WORLD I Court tackles teen execution WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court yesterday struggled to assess the morality and propriety of states executing murderers who killed at age 16 or 17 - the ultimate punish- ment carried out in few places outside the United States. The court has outlawed executions for those 15 and under when they com- mitted their crimes. Still, 19 states allo...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 3A ON CAMPUS Detroit Lions exec {speaks on his career Tom Lewand, a University alum and executive vice president of the Detroit Lions, will talk with University stu- dents and members of the Ann Arbor community about his career today at 7:30 p.m. in 250 Hutchins Hall of the Law School. Lewand, who received a master's degree at the University's Business School, runs the Lions' day-to-day...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 14, 2004 OPINION 4 U 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opini...…

… The OP/ED The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 5A politics of student voting Gerrymandering the student vote in A2 Exercise your nght to vote! BY CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK The Ann Arbor City Council considered a motion to prohibit keeping upholstered furniture outdoors ear- lier this year. Regardless of the stated motives for this proposal - such as fire safety - many students saw the proposal as a ridiculous move to clean up porch...…

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…NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 7A STUDENTS Continued from page 1A his second year of dental school. "If you're disciplined enough and your parents are willing to put in the time, then homeschooling is great. It really helped me to work at my own pace and understand what I was learning," Cudney said. There are many reasons why parents decide to home school their kids, Cudney said. "Some people do it because of religio...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 14, 2004 NEWS FINALae PoeErIDENTIAL DEBATEaej b Candidates jostle over health care, jobs PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH DEBATE Continued from page 1A of Kerry's plan have been "grossly misleading." The website's report said Kerry's plan would not result in a government takeover of health care, but "leave 97 percent with the insurance they have now - while up to 27 mil- lion who aren't insured would gain...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 9A Challenge Convention Case Competition Banc of America Securities is excited to launch the second annual Challenge Convention Case Competition for juniors at a select group of undergraduate colleges, including yours! The Competition has been designed to give students an inside look at what it is like to work for an investment bank. Each week of the competition teams will help a client naviga...…

…4 Thursday October 14, 2004 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com ART s 1OA 4 I (4 At least 'The Osbournes' finally ended ... Teen-drama 'life' recycles tired plots By Abby Stotz Daily Arts Writer ABC's new teen-centered drama "life as we know it" tells the story of three teenage boys trying to get through high school. One has a crush on a teacher, another is in love with a chubby girl and the third is trying desperat...…

… ARTS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 11A Harper, Blind Boys try gospel By Jamie Hillenberg For the Daily As artists grow and their musical styles mature, change is inevitable. It is a byproduct of growth and a healthy sign that those highly artistic and talented minds haven't yet given all that they've got. Often this transition works and the artist We may look tough, but we sound like Dave Matthews Band. Courtesy of Ca...…

…0 Thursday October 14, 2004 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily. com SPORTS 12A 12A 4 Dudley satisfied in role as blocker Illinois treats Michigan as prime football rival By Chris Burke Daily Sports Editor While preparing for the upcoming season during fall practice, fifth-year senior fullback Kevin Dudley decided he'd have a little talk with Michigan coach Lloyd Carr. Dudley had played in 24 games over his career, notching ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 13A Year-round training aids Brannen, Blue By Sara Uvingston For the Daily When it's January, and the wind-chill factor puts the tem- perature at 30 degrees, most of the men's cross country team is out running as part of its 80 to 90 mile a week routine. Thirteen of the 19 runners on the team are also a part of the men's track and field team as distance and middle-distance runners, which requi...…

…14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 14, 2004 0 Irish avenge NCAA loss in 3-0 Michigan shutout Tuura is key to solid Wolverine defense By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer Ever since the "luck of the Irish" ran out for Notre Dame in last year's NCAA men's mi soccer tournament against Michi- gan, the Fighting Irish have been ** hungry for revenge. After the com- pletion of yesterday's rematch, the Irish went home with fuller stoma...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - Faceoff 2004 - Thursday, October 14, 2004 - -w --- qw- w ,W-r- -mr--- W7 aIje £kbitgr i atIg Great Expectations Jeff Tambeiini and T.J. Hensick have something to prove By Gabe Edelson " Daily Sports Writer 's clear from Jeff Tambellini's words and the inflection in his voice that he's eager to put last sasonbehind him. "I don't like to make excuses for anything,' the junior forward said. "The way you play o...…

… -UEms -IF --w T qw -W s w q 2B - The Michigan Daily - Faceoff 2004 - Thursday, October 14, 2004 Thursday, October 14, 2004 - Table of contents 3 Summer temptation Follow Al Montoya through a whirlwind summer after being selected by the Rangers. 4&5 The second to last line A look at the six men chosen to keep opposing players from getting to Montoya. 6 Refs getting strict The NCAA is looking to enforce old rules in a new way. 7 NHL l...…

…w - ~-.---- - -. qqw, IW lw w lw w The Michigan Daily - Faceoff 2 6B - The Michigan Daily - Faceoff 2004 - Thursday, October 14, 2004 SUMMER Continued from page 3B Maloney said. "But the (American Hockey League) is a rough league with players who are much older than Al, so I think Michi- gan will be good for him this year." Two others, Montoya's mother and Michigan coach Red Berenson, passion- ately supported the decision. "Educatio...…

…- - - U - -- - ~ ~ ~ U - - - - - U- qw 7 lw 3 IW qw q% 4B - The Michigan Daily - Faceoff 2004 - Thursday, October 14, 2004 Thursday, October 14, 2004 - Faceoff; Here's a look at Michigan's three defense pairings pegged to keep the puck from By Ian Herbert and Ryan Sosin " Daily Sports Writers * Photos by Tony Ding even getting to Al Moni I Nick Martens ...and Tim Cook Year: Senior Year: Sophomore Year: Senior Year: Sophomore...…

…Tuesday, September 14, 2004 Is KERRY PRACTICING WEIRD SCIENCE? ... OPINION, PAGE 4 Weather News 3 New 'U' web site combats identity theft Arts 8 'We Don't Live Here Anymore' opens at the Michigan Theater c LIM t ijjrnil UIIQ1 HI: 83 ~59 TOMORROW: 84 Sports 11 Garrett Rivas sees improved consistency One-hundred-thirteen years of editorialfreedom www.mzhirkandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 160 c2004 The Michigan Daily New ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 -NATION/WORLD Putin moves to strengthen Kremlin NEWS IN BRIEF 1E L u means the return to the extremely inef- house, the State Duma. # Russan ea rficient system of government," said Ser- Vladimir Rvzhkov. one of the few -.1 - zl- - --.- --. 1 .1.1 1 -..- - ...- .- . local elections to combat terror MOSCOW (AP) - Responding to a series of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin ye...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS Festifall migrates to North Campus Seeking to recruit new members from North Campus, more than 100 students groups will bring displays to the North Campus Diag from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.. MSA offering student group registration Anyone interested in register- ing a student group can stop by the Student Organization Accounts Services office in the Michigan Union today, whe...…

…4 - TheMichiganDaily-Tuesday,September_14,_2004 OPINION ;keofhdjjgrnt ~il 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com I I EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily ref...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily . - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 5 TheMiciga-Diy I Tusdy. eembr 4 2004-T .: BUSH Continued from page 1. acknowledged there was more work to be done and advanced what he called a pro-entrepreneur, pro-agri- culture economic policy. Bush called for America's trading partners to lower trade barriers, especially those that decrease the competitiveness of American agriculture. "We can compete with anybody, anytime, an...…

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…Tuesday September 14, 2004 arts.michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com E9ilRgTSn t 8 0 . . . . . ..... . ....... . .. . ........... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ...... ............................................. . 4 In my hand, I hold the cure for the gum disease known Courtesy of as GINGIVITIS. NBC 'Medical' solid, but stuck in poor slot Courtesy of Warner Maybe eat- ing those tacos wasn't a good Idea. POWERFUL DRAMA NULLI...…

… ARTS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 9 BREAKING THE BANK BLOCKBUSTERS IGNITE SUMMER BOX OFFICE For the cultured film connoisseur, the summer months are kind of like a retread to middle school: A long, arduous break between the most active months of your year. Summer is a time for blockbusters; buildings on fire, fast cars, lusty leading ladies - you know something's got to get hijacked. There is nothing more to blockbust...…

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…Tuesday September 14, 2004 sports. michigandaily.com sportsr@michigandaily. com aT~e 1kijtg OUnag SPORTS 11 . . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. . Rivas comfortable with kicking duty Nonconference loss fair trade for Roses By Gennaro Flce Daily Sports Editor "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Sophomore Garrett Rivas utters this Bible verse - Philippians 4:13 - every time Michigan coach Lloyd Carr calls his ...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 Pigskin-palooza Teams tune up before beginning conference schedule 0 By Scott Boll and Dan Ording For the Daily As the Big Ten season rapidly approaches, there is one more Saturday of quality matchups outside of Michigan's confer- ence. There are two SEC games that could potentially decide the winners of both its divisions. Auburn will take on reigning champion LSU for the upper hand in t...…

…Arts 10 Bring the noize Two generations of Nw York rook moonp ( hdrt1Crt J U0freedL, Sports 13 LaVell Blanchard is back in Ann Arbr. One-hundred-thirteen years of edit'oralfreedom Monday, June 14,2004 Summer Weekly www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan * Vol. CXIII, No. 146 ©2004 The Michigan Daily Workin' at the Carr wash House argues over funding, 'U' admissions By Alison Go Daily Staff Reporter The state House passed a bill Wednesda...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 NEWS AAPD purchases Tasers, aims. for better equipped officers By Donn M. Fresard Daily Staff Reporter :v The Ann Arbor Police Depart- ment, after placing an order totaling nearly $100,000, will equip each of its uniformed officers with Taser guns before next fall. Sgt. Jim Baird, the officer in charge of the Taser program, said the devices are intended to help police officers subdue uncoopera...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 - 3 vSirn'the Blues 'U' researchers propose solution to spam e-mail By Chloe Foster Daily Staff Reporter The battle between the common Internet user and spam e-mail drags on - a state of war in which there are no rules and no higher authority to whom one can appeal forjustice. But a research team at the University's School of Information suggests that some level of accord may be in sight. Do...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com h UmbEDITEDAND MANAGED BY 4 , STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 NIAMH SLEVIN Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion IT the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan D...…

…LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, June .14, 2004 - 5 Confessions of a Republican BONNIE KELLMAN A BiLNT EDGE should not be absolved of blame TO THE DAILY: The falling application rates recently released by the University indicate a disturbing trend that must be recognized and acted upon now to ensure that a diverse campus com- unity remains intact. The 25 percent drop in African American, 22 percent drop in Asian Pacific Amer...…