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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS Union will host discussion on low-cost insurance for students A discussion will be held today on low-cost insurance plans for college students. The panel will feature repre- sentatives from the University Health Service, the UMHS Program for Mul- ticultural Health and the Washtenaw County Health Department. The event, sponsored by the Center for the Educa- tion of Women, will...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 OPINION cite 1Strtkb i1 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 We are in a position where we either transform or die." - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, d...…

…Wednesday Re TScbigan Bailg Rlr arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com 5 - - - ------- .... . .. . 5 BOOK SART EXPERIMENTAL NYC BAND COMES TO UMMA By Caitlin Cowan Daily Features Editor 'Fight Night' By Michael Passman Daily Arts Writer a hit Even if you've never heard of them, you probably already know The Books. One night while watching MTV and poring over your Orgo notes, you most likely saw one of the "Knowing is Beaut...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 7 WAGE Continued from page 1 Washington-based nonprofit that has put out a number of reports criticizing efforts to raise the minimum wage, said increasing the minimum wage leads to overall job loss. That's partly because a higher wage attracts teenagers from high-income fami- lies into the labor market, displacing low- skilled workers, according to the institute. But House Minority Lead...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 ARTS New show more than skin deep By Anthony Baber Daily Arts Writer Leave me on 'Mars' In 1959, John Howard Griffin, a white man, col- ored his skin black and ventured to the South for his book "Black Like Me." Immediately upon publica- tion, the book revealed the still-blatant segregation and omnipresent strife between races. Even today, some people go out trying to make change, confron...…

…Wednesday March 15, 2006 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com cbe £idrigtrn ailI PORT7S 9 ---- . . . . ... .. .. .. .. . . .... . .......... Baseball's truest form, worldwide T he trio of Karl Ravich, Harold Reynolds shouting out after a homerun. and John Kruk didn't look too comfort- I don't know what it was, but I'm in it for the able or excited in the press box of Legends long haul now. Field during the spring training ga...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Icers maintain must-win mentality IIW SWIMMING AND DIVING Fun and jokes draw Schroeder to divin By Daniel Levy Daily Sports Writer Entering the CCHA playoffs as the three seed, the Michigan hockey team has something neither top-seeded Miami nor second-seeded Michigan State can lay claim to - the Mason Cup, the trophy awarded to the win- ner of the CCHA Tournament. And that is why, despite...…

…Wednesday, February 15, 2006 ALIaN DoAi osTHE iBEST M' vUSEUM\S MVE 'TON! i 'S . a .RTS :' , FACE News 2 Man vice president accidentally shot suffers heart attack Opinion 4 Sports 9 Emily Beam misses feminism Cagers face must-win against Gophers One-hundredfourteen years of editorial freedom - -------------- - www. michigandaily. cor Ann Arbor, Michigan s Vol. CXV, No. 76 02006 The Michigan Daily - - - - - - - - MSA votes down $...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 NATION/WORLD Whittington suffers heart attack NEWS IN BRIEF Shotgun pellet from Vice President Cheney's gun reaches 78-year-old lawyer's heart CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - The 78-year- old lawyer wounded by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident suffered a mild heart attack yesterday after a shotgun pellet in his chest traveled to his heart, hospital officials said. Harry Whit...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS Professor to speak about new cancer research Stephen Gruber, a medical profes- sor, will lead a seminar titled "Brave New World of Cancer Epidemiology: A Whole Genome Association Study of Colorectal Cancer. The event is part of the Department of Epidemiology's semester-long speaker series. It will be held today at 3 p.m. in Auditorium 1 of the Public Health Building. Engin...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 OPINION c e Ib rgt Bi fgu ilg 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'Take that hammer and knock it on your own head." - Saddam Hussein, in response...…

…Wednesday February 15, 2006 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com TSe igan ailg 5 5 "OOOOOH, Mitch's!" Similar releases hurt * Beth Orton's latest ART ON TAP AT MITCH S By Chris Gaerig Associate Magazine Editor MUSIC REVIE-W In real estate, few things matter more than the three Ls: location. A gorgeous house in an impover- ished area (see Outer Drive in Detroit) won't sell as much as it would if it were elsewhere. Music fo...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 7 SIMMONS Continued from page 1 Kraker Goodridge. She would go on to make two Olympic teams and become a coach at University. The team was named the Michigammes. It was . one of the only athletic programs open to women in the area. At the time, competitive sports were thought to endanger the internal organs of young women. Goodridge took the risk, and the rest is his- tory. The opport...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 ARTs 'Gardener' still a knockout UP IN FLAMES 0 By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer Only the best movies can engage audiences intellectually while also entertaining them. "The Constant The Constant Gardener," a rivet- Gardener ing spy thriller set in the callous and Focus convoluted world of pharmaceutical companies in Africa, is among the rare films that achieve this effect. Though it'...…

…February 15, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com PRTiSiganBailu 9 . . .....9 * Depleted Cagers look to end skid By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Editor Unique rituals xhelp leers focus When Michigan traveled to Minnesota on Jan. 21 to take on the Gophers, Michigan coach Tommy Amaker opened with the guard trio of Daniel Horton, Dion Harris and Lester Abram. That was the last game the three started together. In the Wolveri...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 Skiba making best of bad situation By David Murray Daily Sports Writer Canada should be proud. Over the past six games, Stephany Skrba, the Richmond Hill, Ontario native and Canadian Junior Nation- al Team member, has shown Michi- gan fans why she was crowned Miss Canada Basketball in 2005. Skrba scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds in an early-season game against Saint Franci...…

…Tuesday, November 15, 2005 ALL-STAR NOIR CAST KSS, KISS' OVER NEW FILM ... AR s, PAGE 8 News 3 GM tries to boost sales with new incentives Opinion 4 Sports I11 Sam Singer on the politics of abortion For Buckeyes, we need Blue Out One-hundredfifteen years ofedorialfreedom www.michzandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 31 62005 The Michigan Daily oleman: eader of the salary pack Coleman refused a salary increase her first year an...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 NATION/WORLD U.S. may have freed ordan bomber NEWS IN BRIEF, Kajm sw ami s~mu __ lilom m HADLN S. RO ARUD E O 40. -- -- - --* Is- Ili lia 1 Ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a Jordanian official is reflected in a broken mirror yesterday as he views the devastated site of the wedding hall at the Radisson SAS hotel, where one of the three bombings took place ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Russel Crowe film r to be screened at Rackham "A Beautiful Mind," starring Russel Crowe as Nobel-laureate John Nash will be screened at 3 p.m. in the Rackham graduate school. The screening is part of a series that delves into Hollywood and mental illnesses. Orientation leader information session on North Campus Open to anyone interested in being a summer orientation leader, ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 OPINION Ttbe £liigt O tdQ JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON Go 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 ''Only one person manipulated evidence and misled the world - and that person was Saddam Hussein." ...…

…Tuesday November 15, 2005 news@michigandaily.com Ott Gibe M SCIENCE As winter approaches, virus-carrying birds and vaccine shortages might make this a flu season to dread 5; The good, the bad & the unknown on bird flui -i By Michael Kan U Daily Science Editor The flu season is back and this time no one wants to be chicken about it. In the latest incarnation of the seemingly run-of-the -mill disease, a new strain of influenza known a...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7 The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7 * STUDENTS Continued from page 1. response to tightened security and com- petition from countries, like Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada, look- ing to attract students with lower costs and reduced paperwork. "I can understand why students may be diverted away (to Australia, the United Kingdom or Canada)," said Arsalan Ahmed...…

…Tuesday November 15, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com RTSic 8 THE HOTTEST PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT FROM A DAILY ARTS WRITER 'My Humps' by the Black Eyed Peas - The pop-rap group wins the Kelis "Milkshake" award for this annoyingly catchy dance track. I only wish I could get the Donna Karen line out of my head. The Cast of 'Happy Endings' - This comedy, now on DVD, boasts one of the best ensemble casts of the year. Lisa ...…

…A 2005-9 Find out what makes Bank of America one of the fastest growing leaders on Wall Street with unmatched career opportunities for exceptional individuals. Come learn how you can contribute as part of our world-class Global Corporate & Investment Bank: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (BBA) SUMMER PRESENTATION Wednesday, November 16, 2005 7:00pm -8:00pm William Davidson D1273 Representatives from the following businesses will be available to discu...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 I# ". EUGENE OBERTSN/Duaily Frank Pahl's Little Bang Theory performed at the UM Art Museum. ToY SOLDIERS LITTLE BANG THEORY PLAY UMMA By Kat Bawden Daily Arts Writer CO NC ERT R EVIEsW - "This is called 'Toy Suite #3,"' announced Frank Pahl, the troubadour and visual artist behind the experimen- tal-music trio Little Bang Theory, before launching into the first song of a captivating ...…

…Tuesday November 15, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com abE leidigzn ail PORTFS 11 For sake of unity, Blue Out wins What do you get when you convince 25,000-plus stu- dents at Michigan Stadium to all wear maize for a Michigan football game? A pretty kick-ass stu- dent section. What do you get when you con- vince them all to wear blue? A slightly less awesome group of fans. But I guess the bottom line is that either o...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 2005 0 MEN'S TENNIS Blue's Mazlin ends season on high note at Big Tens By David Murray For the Daily And then there was one. Just one of Michigan's men's tennis players could handle the onslaught at the Big Ten singles Champi- onships' talented field over the weekend. Freshman Andrew Mazlin was the lone Wolverine to make it to Monday - where he fell just short in the consolation semifinals of ...…

…Thursday, September 15, 2005 WEEKEND MAGAZINE IS DEAD - XLOY3 G :E FST ATEMENT ... B SECTION News 3A Opinion 4A State sheriffs to judges and lawmakers: Stop crowding jails with drug users Eric Jackson explores the science of politics One-hundredfourteen years ofed'orzzlfreedom www.mchiandaiy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 147 ®2005 The Michigan Daily FROM THE EDITORS Today, we at The Michigan Daily debut our new magazine, The Stat...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 2005 NATION/WORLD Judge strikes down Pledge Of Allegiance SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-- A federal judge declared the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional yesterday, a decision that could put the divisive issue on track for another round of Supreme Court arguments. The case was brought by the same atheist whose previous battle against the words "under God" was reject...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Gargoyle Humor Magazine to hold mass meeting The Gargoyle Humor Magazine will be having its Critical-Mass Meet- ing today at 7 p.m. in the Student Publication building located at 420 Maynard St. Anyone who is interested is encouraged to stop in and visit. Visiting artist will display sculpture made of bread Lloyd Hall Scholars Program's visit- ing artist, Beili Liu, has c...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 2005 OPINION J!E £irbi*wu &iilg JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO 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 There is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget." - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 5A -IRAQ Continued from page 1A Sunni people of Tal Afar began yes- terday," said the al-Qaida statement posted on a militant Web site. Its authenticity could not be confirmed. It was unclear why the statement referred to "yesterday." The audiotape was posted later yesterday. The speaker, introduced as al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian, said his militant forces would attack any Iraqi they belie...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 7A SCAMS Continued from page 1A The American Red Cross itself does not solicit funds from the public in per- son, Reading-Smith said. "If the person is coming to your door, be careful about giving," she added. "If it is a bucket drive, ask, 'What is the organization?'" "We are 100-percent funded by the American public, so there are always groups raising funds for the Red Cross. But e...…

…Thursday September 15, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com lOTe MSiganjaily I 8A Michigan's success hinges on battle in the trenches quick look at a list of former Wolverines play- ing in the NFL will show that Michigan has sent more offensive linemen to the professional level in recent years than athletes at any other position. This fact isn't all that surprising, consider- ing Michigan's traditional emphasis on th...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 9A Redshirt freshman settles into role By Sara Livingston Daily Sports Writer Beth Riley recorded six saves in Michigan's 2-0 win over Central Michigan on Tuesday. *Riley, defense lead stick ers tc By Daniel Levy Daily Sports Writer Ten minutes into Tuesday's match at Central Michigan, Michigan found itself with a penalty corner oppor- tunity. Defender Kara Lentz fired a low shot on net a...…

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…The Michigan Daily -Thursday, September 15, 2005 -11A New faces innew NBA plceWs Associated Press After a busier-than-average summer, the past couple of weeks have been rela- tively calm. Among the few free agents still unsigned are Chicago's Eddy Curry and Minnesota's Latrell Sprewell, and among those looking to quell rumors is Boston boss Danny Ainge, who insists he is not trading Paul Pierce. "He'll be with us when training camp opens," Ai...…

…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 2005 Harriers looking to frosh for help q By Max Sanders and Nate Sandals For the Daily Sweat. Blisters. Gallons of water. This is the life of a Michigan cross country runner. The team is racing toward its goal of a second or third place Big Ten finish with seven freshmen run- ners, and Lex Williams and Justin Swit- zer lead the rookie class. "They can make a huge difference this year," seni...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 13A Tigers topple Twins in tight contest DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers insist they haven't given up, though they are playing for little more than pride and perhaps their manager's job. Craig Monroe hit a tiebreaking, two- run single with two outs in the eighth inning to lift Detroit to a 4-2 win yester- day over the Minnesota Twins. The Tigers avoided a three-game sweep after losing 11...…

…14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 2005 Broderick ready to be 'one to watch' 0 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Peterson's status to be determined soon Y By Bryan Hamilton For The Daily What does it take to be one to watch? Certainly there has to be something that stands out above the rest. Is it a person's work ethic? Is it their passionate pursuit of a goal? Or is it the way others are in awe at their talent? Could it be a combina- tion ...…

…__ _ __ T AiN ARBOR EssA-r Drinking Liberally The progressives go to the pubs By Jason Z. Pesick, Editor in Chief Drinking Liberally member Emily Sickler enjoys a cold beverage at Ann Arbor Brewing Company on E. Washington. T e conventional wisdom among young Ann Arbor progressives is that the last few months have been good for their local movement. To many Michigan residents, a progressive revival in Ann Arbor might seem like a revival of...…

… 7,1 -W -W AU _iV inside 3B ShopEatDrink Cafe Zags RANDOM STUDENTi NTERVIEW Random thinks penguins are evil By Doug Wernert / Magazine Editor POiNT/COUNTERPOINT To O.C. or not' With Superman and Lex Luth 4B Finding a fake One Daily staffer's attempt at buy- ing an ID online, 5B ShopEatDrink Sweet U Candy Store 8B Cast Away Voting problems at the p and homW they can be fixed, 12B The Weekend List Weekend happen- ings around town. 13B...…

…0 U. a -w -*-- ----w Lovers and friends? Between the Sheets / The Sex Column By Brooke Snyder SHOPEATDRI NK Cafe Za's serves up variety East University's newest addition proves itself By Niamh Slevin / Daily Staff Writer 'm sure every man has heard it at least once. It's the age-old excuse used by owomen everywhere to softly let down the not-quite-up-to-their-standards man when he tries to make a move. To such unwanted advances, women ...…

…..._. w -9 w w V w qp THE DAILY DISH 'U' prepares foi University Housing Dir By Doug Wern ALI OLSEN/Daily Students line up outside Scorekeeper's Bar & Grill on Maynard Street. arole Henry, the director of University Housing and vice president of Student Affairs, came to the University in June of 2004. She's played a vital role in the exten- sive housing renovations planned in the next ten'years. In January of 2005, the Board of Rege...…

…VOTE Continued from page 11B /ne of the things that made the work of VYV so impres- sive was how very new it all was," Woiwode wrote to me in an e-mail. "None of the machinery of the 2000 election was still in place, either personnel-wise or institu- tionally. So at each juncture, we were blazing our own path." This is impressive indeed - but it's also 0 w v W- _T not the most efficient way to run a recurring effort like a voter regis- ...…

… w "6 U U -W FAKES Continued from page 4B I found that I could either shell out a lot of cash on a really good fake I.D. with all the works - my picture, black lightable, scannable - or I could try and spend $20 on something some kid made in Adobe Photoshop, which I could only use in places that card as a formality. But in my search, I came across a picture-perfect solution. I discov- ered a website that actually sells fake I.D.s: www....…