…Wednesday Ap1 , 2003 @2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 123 One-hundred-twelve years of editoralfreedom Weather TODAY: Partly cloudy in the morning, with skies Hh6 clearing by ~~43 afternoon. Tomorrow: 44. www.michigandailycom 11, 1" 11 1,1111111111111in g Jill t o Supreme Court justices fire tough questions at lawyers By Jeremy Berkowitz and Tomislav Ladika Daily Staff Reporters WASHINGTON - The most important a...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 NATION/WORLD Cuban plane KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - A hijacker who forced a Cuban Airlines plane to Key West Inter- national Airport yesterday by claiming to have; two grenades surrendered about an hour after the aircraft landed with 32 people on board, authori- ties said. The hijacker was carrying a small boy when he left the plane, Key West police spokesman Steve Tor- rence said. The man, weari...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 3 THIS WEEK Five years ago... In a show of support for the Uni- versity's race-conscious admissions policies, hundreds of students - supported by students from 70 col- leges and universities in 25 states - took part in the "national day of action." The event was the second of its kind during the semester. "It's up to us to lead the way -I we need to provide guidance to the rest of ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 OP/ED ableMdip aI 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 and cartoo...…
… LAWSUITS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 3, 2003 - 5 Legislators find way to court steps for heanng By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter WASHINGTON - Along with 10,000 demonstrators in the city, several members of Congress made the short walk from their Capitol Hill offices to the area around the Supreme Court yesterday to either listen to oral arguments in Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger or express their support for ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 7 RALLI ES Continued from Page 1 showing how you feel," Thomas said. "I want people to have the opportunity (for higher edu- cation), and it's important that we are a racially diverse student body." In addition to the buses sponsored by SSAA and BAMN, the Michigan Student Assembly sponsored and chaperoned six buses for the overnight trip to Washington. Unlike the SSAA buses, MSA called its vehic...…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2; 2003 WAR Iraqiforces continue to lose strength as US. moves akead WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Iraqi Republican Guard units are at less than half their original strength after days of air and ground attacks by coalition forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday. "We continue to work on them," said Air Force Gen. Richard Myers. He said Iraqi commanders have moved some troops aroun...…
…NATION/WORLD Weather hinders efforts to save victims of landslide in Bolivia The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 9 At least 13 people are reported dead and hundreds are still missing CHIMA, Bolivia (AP) - Firefight- ers and local villagers raced yesterday to reach villagers buried under clay and rocks from a landslide that has killed at least 13 people and left hun- dreds missing. Bolivian Defense Minister Freddy Teodovic said in...…
… Wednesday April 2, 2003 michigandaily.com mae@michigandaity.com RTS 10 BY SARAH PETERSON DAILY FINE ARTS EDITOR IE A PREV IEW Out of the 269 groups that auditioned, only 30 from the entire state of Michigan made the grade. Now, as "Evening at the Apollo" comes to Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater, those 30 will compete for a chance at winning $1,000 and the opportunity to participate in Amateur Night at the one and only Apollo Theatre in Har...…
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… Wednesday April 2, 2003 michigandaily.com sportsdesk@umich.edu aJbe athrbian t&iiI SPORTS 12 Senior co-captains enjoy differences By Eric Ambinder Daily Sports Writer It wasn't surprising that Michigan women's tennis team members Joanne Musgrove and Jen Duprez would become co-captains as seniors. But best friends? "When I first visited Michigan my senior year of high school, I would have never guessed that Jen and Joanne would become be...…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 13 Mental toughness key for M' netters By Brad Johnson Daily Sports Writer A little home cooking cannot come soon enough for the struggling men's tennis team. Michigan (0-4 Big Ten, 5-9 over- all) is currently in the midst of a three-match road swing and will return home on Saturday to face its squad works as hard as any team in the Big Ten. According to Goldberg, however, Michigan's mental to...…
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…2 -The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 2, 2003 NEWS 'U' researcher heads investigation of African milkbush, cancerlink By Neal Pais For the Daily A new study in the British Journal of Cancer has revealed a new source of Burkitt's lymphoma - the most com- mon childhood cancer in much of Africa. Rosemary Rochford, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, is currently heading the scientific investigation into the suspe...…
…I I N EW S The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 2, 2003 - 3 City undergoes summer construction 3 By Trista Van Tine For the Daily Some Ann Arbor residents who have noticed extensive construction in progress in the area say it has become an inconvenience. "I think that they are taking too long to do each section. Parking is also more difficult now that they have blocked off the roads - sometimes it takes me 30 minutes or more to find a place to...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 2, 2003 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 SRAVYA CHIRUMAMILLA JASON PESICK letters@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor EDITEDAND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THfE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of UNIVERSiTY OF MICHIGAN SINCE the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Daily. I...…
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…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 2, 2003 'Wrong Turn does right By Zach Mabee Daily AtsWste MOVI E REVI EW * * Director Rob Schmidt's "Wrong Turn" may very well be a sensationalized, mod- ern rendering of "Deliverance," devoid of character development and theme and replete with wanton gore and horror vio- lence; nonetheless, it makes for an unsettling yet satisfactory movie. going experience. Chris (Desmond Harrington, "Ghost Ship") is ...…
…arte idtanBaUG SPORFS www.michigandaily.com sportsdesk@umich.edu Injury haunts meet for Blue By Mustafizur Choudhury Daily Sports Writer It was a weekend of triumphs and disappointments for the Michigan women's track and field team at the inaugural NCAA Mideast Regional Championships in Columbus. While four athletes earned a trip to the NCAA Championships, an untimely injury forced four others to watch from the sidelines. A hamstring injury s...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 2, 2003 Brannen, Willis earn event wins at regional meet4 By Ellen McGarrity Daily Sports Writer COLUMBUS - As the bell rang sig- naling the last lap of the 1500-meter run, freshman Nick Willis was positioned dead last among the pack of eight run- ners racing to get a ticket to the NCAA Championships. Doubt and anxiety cov- ered the faces of the Michigan crowd, but Michigan coach Ron Warhurst seemed calm...…
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…2 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2003 ADMISSIONS LAWSUIT N THE DEBATE OVER RACE-CONSIOUS ADMISSIONS 4 By Tomislav Ladika March 31, 2003 When applying to the Uni- versity four years ago, Dave Nelson said he was certain his 3.7 grade point average and 33 ACT score would be enough to guarantee acceptance into the same school his dad had attended and raised him to cheer for as a child. Instead, he said, he was shocked to first be w...…
…ADMISSIONS LAWSUITS The Michigan Daily -O The road to the Supreme Court, rientation Edition, 2003 -3 By Andrew Kaplan and Emily Kraack April 02, 2003 action when the predominant ethos is against you takes a lot of balls," said Michigan Review Editor in Chief James Justin Wilson, who camped outside the WASHINGTON - There is a junc- courthouse for two nights in order to see ture on Interstate 495 where roads the arguments. "The very nature o...…
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… -RESEARCH- The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2003 - 5 'U' Prof's flu vaccine gains FDA approval By Ern Saylor January 06, 2003 A flu vaccine may soon be available to the public in the form of a nasal spray thanks to the work of University epidemiology Prof. Hunein Maassab. Reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December, FluMist was deemed safe and effective for healthy people ages five to 49. If approved by the FDA w...…
…6 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2003 STUDENT GROUPS THE MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY MSA is most prominent voice for student body on campus By Tomislav Ladika either MSA funding to certain student projects or September03, 2002 demanding that the Assembly take an ideological stance on an issue. Committees also report their Supporters, protesters of war clash during rally 4 Students interested in gaining a voice on cam- pus affair...…
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…8 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2003 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 SRAVYA CHIRUMAMILLA JASON PESICK letters@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor n C EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editoria reflect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Dai...…
…LETTERS TO THE EDITORI OP/ED The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2003-9 Daily's choice not to endorse Petering for 'U' Regent outright 'hilarious' To THE DAILY: It is outright hilarious that the Daily has chosen not to endorse me for University Regent! I am Matt Petering, the student candidate for Regent who was endorsed by The Detroit News on Oct. 17. 1 might be the first student candidate ever to receive a major news endorsement for...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2003 OP/ED I It's not the date rape seminars, its the date rape JON SCHWARTZ TO SIDES TO EVY SCHWARTZ T here are many rea- sons that contribute to my general dis- taste for the Greek system at this University and fra- ternities and sororities in general. There's the phoni- ness of dealing with rushees, the cruelty in handling pledges and, quite simply, the ease with which I can improve any roug...…
…LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OP/ED The Michigan Daily - Orientation n Edition - 11 Let market decide which stores should be able to stay To THE DAILY: I feel that your recent editorial, Starbukiza- tion of A2 (05/12/03), is a sincere but incorrect assessment of the situation. First off, if it is true that local stores support local activities at a greater rate than chain stores do, then surely that is a good thing. However, that really should not...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2003 -CAMPUS LIFE Survey rankings say 'U' is one of top party schools in nation 4 By MenarSprow September25, 2002 Students who want to know how life at the University stacks up against other higher educational institutions can for- get about U.S. News and World Report's list of America's Best Colleges, which offers information on universities' grad- uation and acceptance rates and the school's...…
… -CAMPUS LIFE The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2003- 13 .ANN ARBOR SHOPPING: DAZED AND CONFUSED? BY Maia Sprow September2, 2002 No matter how you look at it, shopping in an Ann Arbor is an event. What do you want to buy, how much money do you have and how much do you want to spend, and most importantly how are you going to get there? The area offers an unlimited variety of shops - everything from the Hash-Bash-popular "Purple Haze...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2003 -TRADITIONS- 'U' Officials ignore Naked Mile By Maria Sprow event's illegality, the danger of sexu- the Naked Mile has run its course. April 16,2003 al assault and the potential for Although both departments said they embarrassment for both runners and will increase enforcement on campus Naked Miles of times past brought the University itself - were not tonight, they also said they are not ...…
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… PEOPLE Th GETTING TO KNOW 'U'... e Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2003 - 19 University president gets personal |Popular English professor tells all By Andrew McCormack May 05, 2003 University President Mary Sue Coleman sat down with the Daily News Editors for an exclusive interview to discuss current issues like budget cuts and the lawsuits, but revealed a great deal about her personal his- tory as well. Born to a WWII veteran and ph...…
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