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…The Michigan Daily - 'W"4,/ , c4. - Thursday, March 14, 1996 - 7B Conan O'B By Ryan Posly Daily Arts Writer "The perfect world would be where 'The Conan O'Brien Show' would be o, I am not kissing up to anyone. CMI it determined ambition or crazed reo6nition, but this is how Conan O'Brien himself predicted his ideal future way back in 1985, during an ititerview for the Harvard Crimson's commencement issue. Little did young Conan know how true...…

…88 - The Michigan Daily - Wa ., 4t. - Thursday, March 14, 1996 Sexist board games:The Man' infects board-game industry By Otg Parker Daily Arts Witer I started thinking about Barbie the otherday. I contemplated Barbie's nega- tive portrayal of women - one time I heard thatif Barbie were a real woman, she would be six-foot-four with a waist of 16inches and ... well, you can figure out the rest. Of course, we all know that women's feet really...…

…E it I1a *rn1 Weather Tonight: Variable cloudiness, low 15. Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, high around 280. One hundredfve years ofeditoralfreedom W y4ednesday February 14, 1996 ,.: ., .. . , .y: y+'9x ' . . c '..y. ,,.- , . , .Ni Mr., > r ~ .'.t na n., , ra,. 3y ea~nr ..w,=:: <.§ a.+ ": sag h: . :xa, a .,.a, , x s 6 , ,. ..:- .r, ; e- '" ,., <,<.. , . * ' w+ -r,4 "9 * C' ., :'^# r, t." nr' f a r yl;:. + ' t 1 ,+r1 :a .. Ky {a . :.:. s .' a. y....…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 14, 1996 NATION/WORLD Dirty telephone politics used in race NATIONAL t .EP. Wages show smallest increase since '82 NN The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Frantic to head off a surging Patrick Buchanan in the 1992 New Hampshire Republican pri- mary contest, President Bush's politi- cal team seized on a remark by Buchanan questioning the fitness of women to have careers. Over the next days, hun- dr...…

…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 14, 1996 - 3 ND students cund guilty of xam cheating An undisclosed number of Notre ame business students were found uilty of cheating by a university com- ittee last week. Students in four different sections of he Advanced Corporate Finance class ere charged with cheating last semes- er when they were seen collaborating n a take-home exam. They had gath- red to work on the exam in a univ...…

…4 -- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 14, 1996 atbe £iirn &iilg]D(1 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in Chief ADRIENNE JANNEY ZACHARY M. RAlMI Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion ofa majority ofthe Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily reflect t...…

…i NATION/WORLD 1 1 I i I I 1 ' 1 i ; s l 7 1 bbird blast fails to clear entrance to Japanese tunnel FURUBIRA, Japan (AP) - A third northernmostmain island, about 550miles amite blast failed yesterday to re- north of Tokyo, when the boulder slipped moveahuge boulderthat trapped people off the mountainside and pierced the roof in a highway tunnel in northern Japan. ofthehighway tunnel,trappingthe bus in Crews were planning another blasting...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 14, 1996 LOST: Pearl ring. Last seen in Union Bathroom. Reward- Call 764-4911. 1&2 BDRM. Apt. on S. State, avail. spring(May 1), Fall. 5 mins, to Student Union. A/C, prkg., fum., idry., heat, & hot water. No smkg./no pets. Please call 996- 3539 1003 PACKARD Prkg., Idry., Fall & May lease. 4 bdrm. $1500-1520 + util., 2 bdrm- $780. 764-2616. 1014 CHURCH - Modem, fum.; tri-level townhouses for up to ...…

…The MichiganDaily - Wednesday, February 14, 1996 -7 PRIME CAMPUS location. Studios and l bedrooms avail. for summer & fall rental. Spectacular views. Quiet living. FREE basic cable. Security entrance system W/ 24 hour concierge. Triad Realty. 663- 1530. PRIVATE ENTRANCES make these huge 2 bdrms. your own home with all the amenities of apt. living. May leases avail. * CMB at 741-930. "RENT ME I'M A GREAT HOUSE 6 bdrm., 4 prkg., 818 Brown 6 bd...…

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…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 14, 1996 NATION/WORLD ;Chinadeploys 150,000 troops to warn Taiwanese 0 The Washington Post BEIJING - As it massed troops for military exercises on its coast, China brushed aside a conciliatory gesture from Taiwan yesterday and warned that Taiwan's President Lee Teng-hui is playing "children's games" with the lives of the island's 21 million resi- dents. The government in Taiwan an- nounced creat...…

… d*JwJSrtu ~iv My eerie Valentine Wanna explore the darker side of Valentine's Day? Then come to the Michigan Theater's special screening of Fritz Lang's classic "Metropolis," a futuristic drama set in the year 2000. Live music will accompany this rare treat. At the Michigan Theater, 7 p.m.. Wednesday February 14, 1996 11I Love is not lost on 'Labor' show is a perfect cure for valentine blues By Tyler Patterson PFor the Daily It's Valenti...…

…12- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 14, 1996 RECORDS Continued from Page 11. black artists' hits of days eternal to form a two-CD miracle of 36 songs is no-.easy task. But what BET has pro- duced is but a hair shy ofperfect. Granted there are a few points of concern. The Temptations and Gladys Knight and the Pips aren't featured, but I'll forgive them this. What I won't forgive is some of the weak stuff on here. How could you put Jer...…

… Ulipe Sidiug Capriati returns, withdraws Former teen-age tennis star Jennifer Capriati withdrew from the Paris Open yesterday before even playing a point. The 19-year-old dropped out of the tournament after straining her hip and back in practice just before her first-round match, It would have been Capriati's first competitive match in 15 months. ,J1 11 Wednesday February 14, 1996 13 .'Mwomen netters corral Broncos By iten Ghelani For ...…

…14;- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 14, 1996 'M'icers frustrated by missed opportunities Michigan natives Murray Glaspe thrilled with win Murray, Glasper happy to beat Blue, ByNicholas J. Cotsonika Doy Sports Editor 'Few things upset Michigan hockey cech Red Berenson more than missed opportunities. ,fter the Wolverines tied Ohio State, 2T2, Feb. 3, a frus- trated Berenson at- tributed the tie, in p rMto Michigan's iability to put...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 14, 1996 - 15 MICHIGAN Eontinued from Page 14 injury which could keep her out for the rest of the season. Two freshmen, Kristen Duff and Lisa Simes, have just been cleared to practice and their status for the weekend is still up in the air. Also, Nikki Peters is out forthe week- end, while Dianna Ranelli and Heather Kalbnick remain questionable. But everything isn't so glum for 4pichigan coach Beverly ...…

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…eather tonight: Snow showers, low omorrow: Snow likely, igh around 350 ito *1rn One hundredflve years ofeditorialfreedom Tuesday November 14, 1995 m r a R 5 n Admin. salary increases outpace faculty again -2.8 By Joeh Whit. Daily Staff Reporter Executive officers at the University enjoyed higher pay increases than fac- ulty and staff members again this year, according to the annual Faculty and Staff Salary Record released yesterday. Wh...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 14, 1995 SALARIES Continued from Page 1 you look at the quality of the faculty, it is important that we maintain competi- tive salaries to keep that quality. Fac- ulty salaries here are a continuing prob- lem for us." President James J. Duderstadt jumped to the top of the University's list this year with his $260,709 salary, which includes a 5-percent merit increase and a $16,667 equity adjustment. ...…

…f ' ' , The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 14, 1995 - 3 AAPD releases names in car crash It was a Dearborn man who was the 'person killed when a tree fell on his car over the weekend, Ann Arbor police said yesterday in releasing the names of th& people involved the incident to The -Michigan Daily yesterday. Staff Sgt. Dennis Betz said the driver was John Cain, who died later Satur- day. Cain was driving a Ford Ranger pick-up truck when a...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 14, 1995 (Thle , ic igttn ttil JEAN TWENGE T E ERASABu PEN 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan r-- MICHAEL ROSENBERG Editor in Chief JULIE BECKER JAMES M. NASH Editorial Page Editors Ifit's snwing, -rimustbefwinter iaz Michigan - or maybefall Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the Da...…

… LoCAL/iSTATL tilt ,celert 'birthday 'LANSING (AP) - Hannah banged her dad on the head with a giant library card. Madeline blew kisses. And Mar- garet got the first bite of birthday cake. The Engler triplets turned 1 yester- day, celebrating with a party at the Michigan Library and Historical Cen- ter that quickly turned into a major media event. Gov. John Engler and his wife, Michelle, struggled to hold the squirm- ing 1-year-olds as the tri...…

…6- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 14, 1995 POOL TABLE - 9 ft $400/Best offer. You move. Dirk: 998-2519. BEAUTIFUL LARGE campus homes. 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, parking. 663-1370. Available May or September 1996. CENTRAL CAMPUS houses 1996 3-10 bedrooms, furnished. Call 663-3098. EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS available January 3, 1996 near U of M central campus. Please contact Wilson White Company at 995-9200. Equal Housing Opportunity. EFFICI...…

… E IOCKILISTAIrt Student eeded y Soumya Mohan r the Daily Ask not for whom the bell tolls. Ask ho is tolling the bells. Anyone interested might want to ask out 'tolling the bells of the Burton ower's Charles Baird Carillon, the iird-heaviest such instrument in the orld. Margo Halsted, the University's rillonist since 1987, is looking for at ast three more students to study caril- n in the winter term. She insists that playing the bells is ro...…

… You've been flirting again The Flirtations, a gay andlesbian a capella group;-play the Ark tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $13.50 in advance at Schoolkids' Records; call 763-8587 for more information. Page 8 Tuesday, November 14, 1995 . ., 0 Ben Harper fights with his music By Jennifer Buckley ,Daily Weekend Editor When Ben Harper opened for P.J. Harvey at the State Theater last month, he sat in darkness for most of his se...…

…The Michigan Daily -Tuesday,November 14, 1995 - 9 When the specific rings universal Laurie Rozakis, Ph.D. Ken Smith ?instnt American Literature -Fh Pcett Columbine S:The coverof"Instant American Litera- ture" boasts that inside this book the reader will get "A complete education- without the tuition!" Perhaps that should read "a complete abomination," because that is exactly what you'll find inside this nauseating summary of American litera...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 14, 1995 RECORDS Continued from page 10 Replicants Replicants Zoo Entertainment A recent trend in modern rock music has been the cover album. Established artists like Annie Lennox, Elvis Costello and Duran Duran decide to take a break from writing original material, and pay homage to their influences. Such al- bums are also really handy if you've run out of ideas, or need to fulfill a record contrac...…

… S dgu 89.Maddux does it again Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux won an unprecedented fourth r ,straight National League Cy Young Award yesterday. The 28-year-old righthander led the majors in wins with a 19-2 mark and a 1.63 ERA. H joins Steve Carlton as the only pitchers to win the award four times. Cincinnati's Pete Schourek finished second, followed by Maddux's teammate Tom Glavine and Los Angeles rookie Hideo Nomo. No surprises: Footbal...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 14, 1995 CARR Ctnued *t Pope 1 The athletic director began making up his mind after Michigan topped Boston College, 23-13, Sept. 16. "We had played three ranked teams, two ofthem away on artificial turf, and it was real opportunity for me, in fact, to travel with the team and Lloyd and seethe way those young men were responding to him," Roberson said. Roberson kept watching Carr and the players, and h...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 14, 1995 - 13 Although unfamiliar with success, Wildcats have little trouble adjusting The Daily Northwestern EVANSTON - Open any newspa- per, flip through any magazine or turn on the television and you're bound to see something about Northwestern's football team. The phenomenal success of this year's fifth-ranked squad (9-1 overall, 7-0 in Big Ten) has not only earned respect for the Wildcats throughou...…

…14- Tuesday, November 14, 1995 -The Michigan Daily alAIn '1A Bombing casts spotlight on aid to Saudi Arabia The Washington Post WASHINGTON - The car bomb attack against Americans in Saudi Arabia has cast a spotlight on U.S. assistance to that country's national security apparatus that both Washing- ton and Riyadh have tried to hide. Fearful of the outcry among funda- mentalists in Saudi Arabia and from U. S. critics ofthe undemocratic oil k...…

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… ASKED 675 students at U 27 schools t what they want this holi- day season. The results, in order of preference: 3. Camcorder 4. TV video game system 5. Video games ENTERTAINMENT ACCESSORIES 1. CDs. 2. Videos F T 3. Concert tickets 4. Movie tickets ~ r 5. Books TECH TOOLS 1. Computer 2. CD-ROM drive 3. Printer 4. Software 5. Modem, PHOTO EQUIPMENT Y A 1. Camera 2. Film 3. Camera lens 4. Instant camera 5. Stogle-use camera COMMUNICATIONS 1. Cor...…

…'TCIO THD E oo F ' ato e deweep in t mad- run BY GLENN MCDONALD ILLUSTRATION BY C.S. HARDING, U. OF /ARIZONA Double Take First-Day Freshman7 - A Haiku Series The slow droning buzz My stupid-ass alarm clock! Take that, clock! Take that! Mmm. Sleepy. Yawn. Stretch. Nine-thirty. Nine-thirty! Damn! My eight o'clock. Missed. This milk's gone chunky. Expiration dates! And so... Water with corn flakes. Where's Hobbes Hall? Hey, you! Where in the hel...…

… lumb and lmber? W ALK INTO ANY DORM ROOM, and you're bound to find a tele- vision set in maximum use. The images flying from the screen shape our worldly outlooks, stimulate our minds and make Lis look deep within ourselves for life's } inner truths. And that's just Beavis and Butt-head. Shows like Picket Fences and 60 Minutes win the awards, but you're more likely to find a college boob tube playing such modern clas- sics as Married... Wit...…

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… TOCY TOUH Iowa State U. Ever want to jump up and touch the goal posts before a foot- ball game? Just reach on up there and... oops. U. of Iowa freshman band member Robert Rubocki got on a friend's shoulders to touch Iowa State's goal post before the Iowa-Iowa State game, but as he was hanging from it, the post got a little tipsy. In fact, it was falling down. Both sides say they'll stick to the tradition of the players tear- ing down the post...…

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…College Rock Sympathy for the Devil? Hey, Tipper! Hey, PMRC! Never mind these chuckle- head death metal bands. Slayer? Geeks. Morbid Angel? Gimps. Napalm Death? Pan- sies! College rock is the real enemy. These bands are pol- luting our children's minds. If, on some crisp winterday, ynu hear any of the below elements onthe car radin - beware! You may be listening to the hedonistic, subversive strains ofcollege rock. Jangly, Byrds-ian guitar - T...…

… I Rocky Mountain Dry W HEN IT COMES TO LISTING the nation's top party schools, the U. of Colorado seems to have gained tenured status. So it's hard to believe that as of this fall, all 18 fraternities at CU self-imposed a ban The me ill Never lie on booze in their chapters. But it's true. The fraternities have joined their already dry sorority counterparts and approved a resolution pledging: "No member chapter will host any function in it...…

…BY BONNIE DATT . sssss 5, 5 55555~ Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. "This should be an interesting Christmas release - red blood and green blood." -Greg Nicotero, From Dusk Till Dawn Special-effects artist. Jack Frost nipping at your nose. "There's no angst. There's just a bunch of rat-bat f-kin' monsters." - Quentin Tatantino bTI ranting 105 1Kober Ro0driflo1c c cleasc -aersir hristiais scant' Stc Nnovwi'to ii.< iooci, ltt -.violets vc ima...…

… Turbo Term I( FOLKS, YOUR VIRTUAL TERM papers are due Friday. And I expect at least two rap video clips to go with each section of commentary. If you have any questions, just catch me on the Web chat...." Students at many colleges have "Since I teach media and pop come to expect this kind of assign- culture analysis courses, the ability ment. Innovative computer-orient- to use visual, moving images is a ed courses are popping up in every big ...…

…If you've seen PalJam O'Rourke for free at your c a mpusy thank your student activity council BY COLLEEN RUSH ASSISTANT EDITOR ICTURE IT: BLOOMINGTON, IND., fall 1994. Big Head Todd and the Monsters are playing IU's 2,500- seat venue. Opening for the band is a funny little no-name group called Hootie and the Blowfish. Who and the Whatfish? Ask that question today and you're likely to elicit some serious stares. But Brandon O'Leary, director o...…

… Raiders of the Lust Art The King aid 10 ASCOT STEAL- ing - yet another dying art in America. The once time-honored tradition seems to have gone the way of the dodo. And just what really happened to the dodo, anyway? Swiping a rival school's mascot used to make you a hero - even a legend. Just a little added competition between friendly rivals. No harm done. But today, school offi- cials aren't so forgiving. Although each season brings rene...…