…We Midigan BaiI& NEHUN E)-NINEI) "TEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 19, 2009 michigandaily.com Canton residents Dan Gottschalk, Colleen Carefell and Joshua Carefell explore a showcase in the Exhibit Museum of Natural History last week. Exhibiting financial restraint As budgets tighten, local families head in droves to campus museums By MALLORY JONES DailyStaffReporter Looking for an inexpensive alternativ...…
…N ews 4 2A - Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom w .. .. 3 .. , ,~yF. . F _ .: , Humble beginnings It's hard to imagine foot- hall Saturdays without the presence of the Michigan Marching Band, hut the hand wasn't always part of the football experience. The hand hegan as a stu- dent-run organization with no outside support, accord- ing to the Michigan March- ing Band's wehsite. Harry dePont, the march- inghand'...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Stimulus to give boost to food stamp aid in Mich. The federal stimulus package will boost food stamp benefits and nutrition services in Michigan. Michigan families eligible for the federal food assistance pro- gram will get a 13.6 percent boost in their monthly benefits starting in Apri...…
…. . w '" . . 4 4A - Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. "x Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tathedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations rep...…
…T h i e D hT The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 5A Blue ready to start dancing in Kansas City By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer He's never been there before, but he's notnervous. DeShawn Sims doesn't get ner- vous. Well, at least not before and during games. And when the Michigan men's basketball team, the No. 10 seed in the South region, faces No. 7 seed Clemson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 7A ing cuts - Princeton University ENDOWMENT recently announced it could trim From Page 1A as much as $82 million from the next fiscal year's budget - the The University of Michigan has University of Michigan has large- experienced similar difficulties. ly shielded itself from the imme- Here, the school's end...…
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…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com I Thursday, March 19,2009 woo vI r101W ,., 1;weekend essentials Mar.19 to Mar. 22 TELEVISION Craig Ferguson, the exaggeratedly Scottish host of "Late Late Night with Craig Ferguson," * has a new stand-up special called "Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit 0' Revolution" airing Sunday on Comedy Central at 10 p.m. The " t humor should be a wee bit of Scottish national pride and a whole lot of vulgarity as the late-nigh...…
…4 2B - Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Today 3.19.09 Distinguished Visitors Series, Marina Abramovic At the Michigan Theater Free David Mason Poetry Reading 5 p.m. At East Quad Auditorium Free Ari Heat 8 p.m. At the Ark $5 500 Years of American Grapes arj Wines: A Remarkable Journey 1 p.m. At the William Clements Library Free Tomorrow 3.20.09 Albert Herring, University Open Theater 8 pm. At the Mendelssohn T...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, March19, 2009 - 3B Finding a sense of place in literature Bear with me: A lot of undergrad- uate students end up writing theses to conclude the best four years of our lives (college, supposedly). But I completed (and finally printed, . bound and turned in) my English the- sis earlier this week, and am only now emerging from ...…
…0 4B - Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THE VAULT I THE REPLACEMENTS 'TIM' (1985) An irreplaceable hit 4 The Michigan Theater is the venue for almost every Fi FILM FESTIVAL From Page 1B film, but in terms of the last 50, 60 years of art." Even though the majority of Conner's work was produced between the 1960s and '70s, Harrison assured viewers that "his retrospec- tive is going to be ... as cutting-edge to...…
…THE STATEMENT WOMEN'S HOOPS Illegal immigrant workers struggle to make ends meet while With NIT bid, Michigan's first working toward a college degree. postseason tourney in six years &711d11gan aily Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 19,2008 michigandailycom FIXING THE FISH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Federal court judge upholds Proposal 2 Pro-affirmative action group plans to appeal ruling ByMATTAARONSON and JULIE ROWE Daily StaffReporters A f...…
… A 2A - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Youth and experience The next time you're at office hours, try starting a conversation with your professor about the lat- est American Idol reject or your favorite 50 Cent song. For Law School students taking a class with Professor Vikramad- itya Khanna, this type of exchange is commonplace. Khanna, the soft- spoken corporate and security rela- tions law professor who considers himself a pop-culture junkie,...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 3A NEWSBRIEFS WASHINGTON Feds cut interest rate for sixth time since September The Federal Reserve slashed a keyinterestrateyesterdaybythree- fourths of a percentage point, mov- ing aggressively to contain a credit crisis threateningto push the coun- try into a severe recession. , The latest action broughtthe fed- eral funds rate - the interest that banks charge each other - ...…
… 4A - Wednesday, March 19,2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the v...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 19, 2008 -5A Making music for the critics Ifeel like an asshole. Not because I suggested Daily Arts say we hate Heath Ledger or because my girlfriend spent signifi- cantly more money for Valentine's Day on me than I did on her. No, I feel like an ass- hole because CHRIS I have GAERIG essentially removed myself from the musical com- munity: buying, appreciating and absorbing the art. Th...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 7A As a youth, Stenvig saw race, gender divides SG STENVIG From Page 1A "I've always felt very much that it is part of who I am to fight for equal treatment and I've always been very aware of injustice in part because of facing discrimination as a woman," she said. Stenvig's party platform focuses on increasing minority enrollment at the University and working to reverse Pro...…
… 4 8A - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 'M' lands NIT bid, first-round bye The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer It's been 149 games since the Michigan women's basketball team last played in a postseason tournament. But the Wolverines will never make it to 150. The Wolverines (10-10 Big Ten, 17-13 overall) were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament at midnight Tues- da...…
…Theichigan Daily -Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Prso A hitchhiker's guide to 1-94 U, 9 w VI -w-- U.- V he inside of Chicago's Grey- hound bus station is like Ellis Island. The air is flush with humanity grinding against itself to get somewhere, anywhere. Pho- tographs are taken. Tricolor beads crackle from lush black braids. Eastern European women dangle on their lovers and Midwestern girls chirp on cell phones. But this story isn't about ...…
…V V V V U v w -W w v V a I B Te picign-aiy- edesay M rc S1,20 Wedesay Mach19200 Te ichga D THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by GABE NELSON A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. 2 VOTING FOR FUTILITY Michigan Student Assewbly elections are today and tomorrow. You probably don't care, but you should. This is your chance to select a representative who will protect your inter...…
…4v U I*2,U U 3' 0 WensaMac 9 08 TeMcianDiy< 3 I B> TeMchgniy- WenesayMarh 1,208: ABOUT CAMPUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST QUOTES OF THE WEEK "We didn't know if a car had Sjust don't want to be hit the building or what had thought of as a monster." happened. People were hit- - ASHLEY ALEXANDRA DUPRE, a prosti- ting the floor." tute from New York known as Kristen. on the A pint for your thoughts The club for Ann Arbor's beer-lovin...…
…V 'V V V V IN -v 7qp 4N _w 0 I 4 >Th MchianDaly--WdnsdyMarh 9,00 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - The Michigan Daily VOICes from the The hope, fear and isolation of CA , gthe city'simmigrant workers baci i ntehRo ise Dail StfWie B Mara Gay ucked into a booth at Amer's Deli on State Street, a 22- year-old man pours over notes for a coming English exam. Armed with a black iPod and a good dose of caffeine, he fits right in with the student...…
…ilocks iarts, 5A Nf TElEN YE iU. FRLEEI)NM Monday, March 19, 2007 Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Amaker axed In four years of eligibility, he never made tourney Martin: He 'cleaned up' Michigan basketball Recruits ponder future at Michigan. See lB By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor Michigan men's basketball coach Tommy Amaker was fired Satur- day, ending a six-year tenure at the University. "Obviously it's not a joyous...…
…2A - Monday, March 19, 2007 Living in the lap of luxury Although Cambridge House no longer has maids or room service, the residence hall still offers stu- dents a bit of hotel luxury unavail- able elsewhere on campus. The hall's 110 students enjoy pri- vate bathrooms and carpeting. That's why Cambridge House, attached to the Michigan Union and West Quad, is the most expensive residence hall on campus, Univer- sity Housing spokesman Alan Levy...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD r Despite crackdown, insurgents kill six U.S. troops Sunniinsurgents, resilient despite the five-week security crackdown in the capital, killed at least six more U.S. troops over the weekend. A Sunni car bomber hit a largely Shiite district in the capital yesterday, kill- ing at least eight people. The American military said four U.S. soldiers died and one was wounded when the unit wa...…
…4A - Monday, March 19, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 19, 2007 - 5A "Honey, I have a bad feeling about my career." Forecast: surreal, bland melodrama By BLAKE GOBLE Doesn't make sense? Don't worry: Daily Arts Writer it's not supposed to. Linda finds herself in a bizarre series of events, I remember it like it was yester- leading her from one different day day. It was 1994. "Speed" had just to the next in non-sequential order been released. A...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CANDIDATE From page IA began investigating the case in April. The case is still open, according to DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown. Because the incident is still under investigation, Brown said that she could neither confirm nor deny the identity of the sus- pect. Brown said the alleged crime is "fraudulent access to computers,sys- tems, or networks to knowingly dis- rupt a computer network or system." Joe G...…
…0 8A - Monday, March 19, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a I Dr. David Fivenson Clinical Study: Athelete's Foot Fungus Do you suffer from athlete's foot -scaly, itchy red rash on feet or toes? Dr. Fivenson is conducting a 6-week clinical research study for healthy volunteers 12 years or older with athlete's foot or tines pedis. Qualified participants will receive study related procedures and will receive compensation for time ...…
…Looking for more? For exclusive Web content, go online now: michigandaily.com Bosch: Bad first round a damper on madness SM COLUMN 2B THE MICHIGAN DAILY Monday, March 19, 2007 michigandaily.com 6 * o for anderkaa ByCOURTNEYRATKOWIAK firstindividual NCAAtitle, as Mich- On Thursday, the first day of just going as hard as I could," Daily Sports Writer igan finished seventh at the NCAA competition, Michigan's most suc- Vanderkaay said. "When...…
…DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, March 19, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com - SAID AND HEARD "We were the No. 2 seed, they were the No. 3 seed, but it really looked like we didn't even exist when we watched it. Yeah, it's motivating - it kind of pisses everybody off a little bit. " - Michigan goalie BILLY SAUER on the Wolverines re- ceiving little attention from the national media. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK A...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com YPOR .)V . o I n rd g By ALEX PROSPERI "This year, these kids never Daily Sports Writer cease to amaze me," Plocki said. "In terms of taking a bad situa- Freshman Jackie Kramer land- tion and turning it into the best ed her dismount after a flawless possible thing that they can. We balance beam routine and was shocked. Kramer had just put together the bestbeam performance of her life. In the Wolverines' ...…
…4B - Monday, March 19, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 Blue drops first dual of year 60 By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer COLUMBUS - The No.1Michi- ganmen'sgymnasticsteamseemed to slip through a wormhole into Opposite Land on Saturday. The whole night was backward. The pommel horse, the first rotation of the night and usually one of the Wolverines' problem events, went unbelievably well. For the second week in a row, a...…
…Friday, March 19, 2004 News 3 Prof urges more cohesive activism Opinion 4 Sports 9 Columnists Khatri and Rahim discuss attacks in MSpain Icers matchup with Northern Michigan The cast and crew of "Eternal Sunshine" speak ... Arts, Page 8 £4iti4un Weather hIe 45 LOW: 35 TOMORROW: 61/30 One-hundredthirteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 116 ©2004 The Michigan Daily ' ' agrees to tuitio...…
…0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 19, 2004 NATION/WORLD Poland may withdraw from Iraq NEWS IN BRIEF; ___ __ __ ___ __ __ ___ __ __ ___ __ __ ___ _E W S I B R E a5' . HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD- WARSAW, Poland - President Alek- "But naturally I also feel uncomfort- sander Kwasniewski, a key U.S. ally, said able due to the fact that we were misled 4 ... I alsO feel uncomfortable due to the fact ISLAMABA, Pakistan yesterday that ...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 19, 2004 - 3 Speaker urges collaborative movements Anti-war march to be held tomorrow On Saturday the Ann Arbor Area Committee for Peace, together with Anti-War Action! and Veterans for Peace, will hold a march and rally titled "The World STILL Says No To War." The event will send the message that the war in Iraq has been a tragic mistake. Participants will reflect upon the lo...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 19, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion. michigandaily.com 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 articles, letters and cart...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 19, 2004 - 5 Conn. faces governor scandal HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An antiques deal- er who bought a condominium from Gov. John Rowland at an above-market price pleaded guilty to a tax charge yesterday. A source told The Associated Press that the dealer agreed to coop- erate with authorities in a federal probe of the governor's administration. Wayne Pratt, an expert on New England furni- ture and a reg...…
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…The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 19, 2004 --7 Fischer Newman (R-Ann Arbor) said. "We've had an 18 percent budg- et cut, and it's unheard of, unprece- dented." As her tenure as Michigan Student Assembly president draws to a close, Angela Galardi gave her last report to senior administration officials and entreated them to reconsider proposed changes to the Greek system. MSA Vice President Monique Perry, also giving her last speech to the boa...…
…a Friday March 19, 2004 arts.michigandaily.com artseditor@michigandaiiy.com iftAd#q=J9Wv RTS 8 'Cabaret' titillates 'U' audience By Dawn L Low For the Daily FINEAT Is it possible to reinvent a show that's seen two Broadway revivals, an iconic film and countless college stagings? If you ask the directors of MUSKET's pro- duction of "Cabaret," they'll answer yes. If you're looking for blindly happy musical theater, look elsewhere. If you...…
… Friday March 19, 2004 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 9 Mason Cup refill? The CCHA Tournament is already underway, with two teams already sent packing last night. Ohio State and Notre Dame needed overtime before the Buckeyes pulled out a 6-5 win. Ohio State will play Miami tomor- row. Northern Michigan shocked everyone by scoring two quick goals against Michigan State, and the Wild- cats held on for a 2-1 win. Mi...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 19, 2004 0, THE MADNESCONTNUS ES... Yesterday's NCAA Tournament action saw a 43-point scorer, the annual No. 5- No. 12 upset and several high-ranked teams surviving scares from double-digit seeds. With half of the first-round games still left, Daily basketball writer Daniel Bremmer takes a look at what's ahead today: ATLANTA RE=.ION No. 5 Illinois vs. No. 12 Murray State 12:25 p.m. - Columbus, Ohio T...…
…Weather Wednesday March 19, 2003 ©2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan * Vol. CXIII, No. 113 One-hundred-twelve years of editorialfreedom TODAY: Light rain will fail through- out the day, with thundfr in the early evening and wind from the south- east HI 9 Tomorrow: www.michigandaily.com Saddam mocks, rejects Bush ultimatum The Associated Press In an edgy prelude to war, Saddam Hussein mocked an American ultimatum yesterday to...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 19, 2003 NATION WORLD Global response to outbreaks urged NEWS IN BRIEF ' WASHINGTON (AP) - The Unit- originated in Asia. emerge, re-emerge and persist," the ed States is being urged to take the lead in global efforts to detect and counter new diseases, even as medical authorities work to determine the source of a mystery illness now report- ed in several countries. The new outbreak of an unknown...…
… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - 3 THIS WEEK 110M ±I : eIlkip Boot predicts 'U' approval for Spring Break move I 'its i.lL11L1 111V 1 Vl l' Five years ago... * Anti-affirmative action leader Ward Connerly spoke to 500 students at the Michigan League. Connerly, who sat on the University of Califor- nia Board of Regents board when it voted to end its affirmative actions policies, faced vocal opposition from s...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 19, 2003 OP/ED Ulbe £citgauim I~f & 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 LOUIE MEIZLISH Editor in Chief AUBREY HENRETTY ZAC PESKOWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters a...…
