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…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 7 FILE-SHARING Continued from Page 1 ing freshman Sue Shokoohi, use pro- grams like Kazaa in order to save money on CD's. Because she often deletes her songs, keeping the total number of files down to around 20, Shokoohi is only "kind of worried" about being contacted for copyright violation. The RIAA, -in the past, has suc- cessfully reached settlements in the past with individuals in violat...…

… 4 Wednesday January 2,20 arts.michigandaily. com artseditor@michigandaily.com RTS 8 ANDREW GAERIG Canonizing the big finish In the film "High Fidelity," which remains pop culture's closest brush with music elitism (read: "record nerds"), obnoxious clerk Barry (Jack Black) asks mopey store owner Rob Gordon (John Cusack) for his top five all time "side one's, track one's." An important question, to be sure, but it highlights a far more b...…

… ART S The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 9 By Justin Weiner Daily Arts Writer How does one follow up the most ambitious trilogy in film history? Barrie Osborne, producer of "The Lord of the Rings" saga, will probably bust out his calculator and take a few weeks to count his money. "The Return of the King," the trilogy's final film, has grossed $329 million to date, bringing the. trilogy's total revenue to around $1 billion....…

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… PfRicTSailn lP(:Rr sports.rmichigandaily. com sportsdesk@michigandaily.com 11 Badgers pose tough test for 'M' on road r Starting guard will miss game Without sports, life would be incomplete By Chris Burke Daily Sports Editor Fresh off two straight difficult losses at the hands of Michigan State and Indiana, the Michigan basketball team won't get a break from the schedule makers. The Wolverines (1-2 Big Ten, 10- 4 overall) will be force...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4 Exon, Tipirneni get birthday serenading Rubin family watches son hit win milestone By Waldemar Centeno Daily Sports Writer After an impressive team victory over DePaul on Saturday, members of the Michigan women's tennis team exuberantly sang, "Happy Birthday," across the court to team- mates Elizabeth Exon and Kavitha Tipirneni. Exon, a freshman from Irvine, Calif., celebrated her fir...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 21, 2004 -13 Bruck adjusts to training center atmosphere TONY DING/Daily Junior Brendan Neligan won't be getting back in the pool for a while after suffering a freak knee injury leaving his house. He will have an MRI done Thursday. Key injury could end ng s Ne 1g S 1l* season By Melanie Kebler Daily Sports Writer Walk into the Donald R. Shepherd Training Center - home of the Michigan women's gym- nast...…

…4 14 -The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, January 21, 2004 I~Ig WI Page 2004 I{ y astl There s no need to fret a6out the sno. 6pri (3reak right around the cornertb iyP a y u rvl Y~e(oida gtpan oa traven to 'Ziiet'rtt /jletto Ai' o't Please call t n ot/n f~ Metro Connection Airport Service for UofM students, Ann Arbor Residents and Corporate Accounts We provide luxury Lincoln Town Cars at taxi prices. The same rate applies for one to four peopl...…

…a loaf halp Tuesday January 21, 2003 ©2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 77 One-hundred-twelve years of editorialfreedom Partly cloudy throughoutthe day and into the night with winds reaching up to 10 miles per hour. _ R1 LOW, 'Tomorro : wwwmkhigandailycom TAKING IT TO THE STREETS Fiht for affirmative action spurs new civil nghts movement Powell, Rice take stand on 'U policies By Andrew McCormack and Dan Tru...…

…01 2A - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 21, 2003 NATION/WORLD CONGRATULATIONS to the following outstanding Michigan students accepted into Teach For America. They've shown they have the leadership and commitment needed to tackle one of our nation's most challenging problems. WEBBER Continued from Page1A cash and other benefits totaling $616,000 to four former University bas- ketball players. Martin allegedly gave Webber $280,000 in ...…

… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 3A CAMPUS Speaker urges students to take initiative for change Negev professor to present on Cultural Critique Shachar Pinsker, a professor of Modern Hebrew at Ben-Gurion Uni- versity in the Negev will present a talk on "Intertextuality, Cultural Critique and the Making of Hebrew Mod- ernism" Thursday in the Frieze Build- ing at 4 p.m. California Prof to host reading of Japanes...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 21, 2003 OP/ED c e + CirttYgttn ttilg 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JON SCHWARTZ Editor in Chief JOHANNA HANINK 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 cartoons do...…

… Tuesday January 21, 2003 michigandaily.com/arts mae@michigandaily.com Urtbe Lidd~aig ARTS 5A COur esy of MGMi There's a fever dog scratching at your back door. A ridiculous 'Guy Thing' By Tara Billik Daily Arts Writer Getting your ass saved by a fellow male cashier who actually convinces your fiance that he may have sold you dirty ladies' underwear is really what this "Guy Thing" is all about. This incident is as ridiculous and painfu...…

…6A - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 21, 2003 the michigan daily - We are so sure you will love our apartments, we will give you a FREE Pizza just for making an appointment & viewing one! - Be sure to ask us about Free Broadband Internet and Direct TV for qualifying apartments. FRATERNITY HOUSE FOR SALE 22 Ig. bdrms., 16000 sq. ft., close to campus, ample common area. Call Jeff @ 734-662-3690. CLOSE TO CAMPUS PARKING. avail. for re...…

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…Si 8A -The Mict January 21, 2003 iei y rl% ,Now y y V a IF y g4 S' TOURS 111 t \o~x OOOP T~QRS ~ 1~ cog © IGu _r3 ca .ie O s . u ; . ~ . . *01 'Ha SUMMER IN MAINE Male/temate instructors needed: Tennis, Swim, Land Sports, Canoe, Kayak, Sail, Water-ski, Outdoor Living, Rocks, Ropes, Arts, Theatre and Riding. Picturesque loca- tions, exceptional facilities. June to August. Residential. Apply on line or call. TRIPP LAKE CAMP for G...…

…aJte Sirbigutn &daIQ SPORTS UESDNEW Jr 1, 2003 SECTIONB lffiffi I IIIIIIJIM M01:11m:11:1iffs : 111 1:01:1 : I:i IS ; i:l:iiiiii 1:1!i::!:l 11:1 !:!I:l i :i: Eleventh heaven Cagers keep rolling, grab 11th straight By Chris Burke Daily Sports Writer EVANSTON - For the second straight game, halftime turned out to be the most important 15 minutes of the entire day for the Michigan bas- ketball team. After holding Ohio State to a mere 18 p...…

…0i 2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - January 21, 2003 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Figure skating team scores big with 'M' hockey fans ATHLETE OF THE WEEK By Jim Weber For the Daily Although nothing will ever replace Score-O during intermissions of Michi- gan men's hockey games, fans are start- ing to welcome an additional form of intermission entertainment: The syn- chronized figure skating team. "Hockey fans eat up the figure skaters, junio...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - January 21, 2003 - 3B YESTERDAY'S GAME .Indi ana Michigan 68 71 Blue breaks slump STEVE JACKSON First Big Ten win takes monkey off back Gueva-rant "This job is more about psycholo- gy than X's and 0's" - Michigan coach Sue Guevara, on keeping her team focused in the Big Ten. Daily's MVP LeeAn lies in her second game coming off the bench, Bies dropped 19 and helped establish Michigan's dominance ins...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - January 21, 2003 Check it out The Wolverines have gone from rock bottom to tops in the Big Ten. How has it happened? Michigan begins the season 0-6 - its worst start in the history of the program. Michigan is now 11-6. Following their loss to Duke, the Wolverines have rattled off 11 straight victories, and are first place in the conference heading into their game against Minnesota tomorrow. How, you a...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - January 21, 2003 - 5B Talkin' the talk "It seemed like there were more Michigan fans here than Northwestern fans." - Michigan forward Lester Abram commenting on the large contingent of Michigan fans among the 5,632 in attendance at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday. SATURDAY'S GAME Michigan 77 Northwestern 70 Players of the game Jitim Young (Northwestern) Northwestern's most consistent offensive player conti...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - January 21, 2003 Sooners surge to victory over Blue 'M' falls short in last race of Quadrangular By Eric Ambinder For the Daily A familiar scene played out Satur- day night as the Michigan men's gymnastics team hosted defending national champion and top-ranked Oklahoma . at Cliff Keen Arena before a lively crowd of 1,187. Hav- ing the experience of already com- peting this season and a home-crowd e...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - January 21, 2003 - 7B Tankers S. shine at Canham By Waldnmar Centeno Daily Sports Writer Home, sweet home. The No. 4 Michigan men's swimming and diving team finally returned home from its seven-meet road trip on Jan. 12 and was given a warm welcome from the faithful at Canham Natatorium. "It's about time we have a swim meet at home with a friendly environment," head coach Jon Urbanchek said. "It's good for...…

…88 - The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - January 21, 2003 Lloyd Carr steers the Wolverines as Michigan's man of mystery By Joe Smith Daily Sports Editor M 's no secret that Michigan coach Lloyd Carr isn't a huge fan of divulging secrets about his ersonal life. He likes it about as much as he likes root canals. Not even the CIA can crack his outer shell. It's been more than 20 years since he first joined the Michigan coaching staff, and sti...…

…Weather Today: Partlyucloudy. High g. Low 7. Onehunredni'e ears of editoralfreedom Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 22.Onhudenieeas, Friday January 21, 2000 t a~;* 'M' sets rules for 1ooster contact By Jen Fish Daily Staff Reporter The University Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics yesterday approved a set of guidelines that will ohibit all student-athletes and athlet- staff members from any and all con- tact with boosters who have v...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 2000 NATION/WORLD TAX CUT Continued from Page 1 Although enrollment to higher education institutions continues to rise, "there is still a problem of too many people dropping out," Furman said. Clinton's announcement yesterday is very similar to legislation that Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) intro- duced last year. Schumer and Snowe sponsored a bill that would provide ...…

… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 2000 - 3 ~RIME Unruly students cause ruckus in residence hal *wo male students were reported to have caused a disturbance in the lobby of Mary Markley Residence Hall on Saturday evening, Department of Public Safety reports state. A member of the front desk staff who believed the students "caused some damage to a door in the lobby" made the call. R othpick in lock events entry A toothpick...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 2000 JGbe artkignx ail Michigan stadium heading for 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 daily.letters@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan HEATHER KAMINS Editor in Chief JEFFREY KOSSEFF DAVID WALLACE Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, lette...…

… NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 2000 5 * Clinton meets with Arafat to accelerate talks WASHINGTON (AP) -President Clinton tried yesterday to pick up the pace of slow-moving talks between Isral and the Palestinians, telling the two sidcs "no one can get every- thing" in an accord. Calling Jor compromise as he sat down with Yasser Arafat in the White House Oval Office, Clintoa: said he would be disappointed if a settleme...…

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… Suicide adds to Christian Dems' scandal woes NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 2000 - 7 Investigators say EgyptAir crash seems deliberate BERLIN (AP) - The senior accountant in parliament for the scan- dal-plagued Christian Democrats committed suicide yesterday, stun- ning lawmakers as new questions arose about the financial dealings of the party that has dominated postwar German politics. *arty officials sought to que...…

…I See a young Frank Sinatra get brainwashed and mixed up. M-Flicks presents a screening of the political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate." Nat. Sci. Auditorium. 7 and 9:30 p.m. $3. Friday January 21, 2000 a* ffift4fom Oak Ll.TS 0 Check out an interview with University alum Selma Blair and a review of her latest film "Down To You." A Ashes cries for hel By Aaron Rich Daily Arts Writer "Angela's Ashes," the Alan Parker screen adaptati...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 2000 - 9 4Cradle' rocks, rolls and falls tuather flat By Erin Podolsky Daily Arts Writer In the 1930s, censorship and Red- hunting were not limited to Hollywood. Hand-in-hand, they per- meated every sector of the arts, per- petrated by the men in the U.S. gov- ernment who felt they knew best and feared anything that so much as mur- . red of dissension. At the same time, the government was funding the ...…

… Scoreboard 1 MEN'S NCAA NBA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL (15) OHIO STATE 78, CHARLOTTE 109, (10) Michigan State 67 Philadelphia 100 (17) TULSA 67, NEW JERSEY 122, San Jose State 41 Detroit 120 LOUISVILLE 72, SEATTLE 104, (22) DePaul 59 Milwaukee 96 Arizona at HOUSTON 122, UCLA, inc. Denver 115 Utah 94, VANCOUVER 89 a lre d jtwu1&t TrMin M swimmers Seniors Hanna Shin and Josh Trexler took home Big Ten diver of the week awards this past week. For T...…

…Friday, January 21, 2000 - The Michigan Daily - 11 Blue netters open at home with Western By Jeff Phillips Daily Sports Writer This Sunday at 1 p.m., the Michigan en's tennis team will take on defending d-American Conference champion Western Michigan in its first dual meet of the season. "Everyone is really excited for the first dual meet," senior Brad McFarlane said. "We're ready to go" This meet will be the first time that the Wolverines w...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 21, 2000 FRIDAY Focus i AML 4 .. .._ to I t ~ C :; y= n_ _ > r s ' ' ( y y' I 6F i As the Influenza virus spreads across campus with the winter wether, students prepare to fight off infection It's 5 am. The itchy, burning cough, revents you - and your roommate - om sleeping. The pile of homework seems to be throbbing in rhythm with your headache as your fever approaches 104 degrees. The t...…

…*1 'Elan .t dews: 76-DAILY )isplay Ads: 76403554 Diasslfied Ads: 7640557 One hundred eight years of editorlfreedom Thursday January 21, 1999 N $ C,9" Th* Michigan Daily IM, Trial Clinton s tounsel refutes 2 articles Mike Spahn )aily Staff Reporter WASHINGTON -Two years ago to the day after President Clinton took his second oath of office on the Capitol steps, White House lawyers yesterday continued to argue that the U.S. Senate should n...…

…2A -R Th "-iga Daily --Thursday, January 21, 1999 NATION/WORLD AP PHOTO Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan testifies before a House Ways and Means Committee on the 18.monthold global finan- cial crisis in Washington yesterday. Gref-ft&%enspan warns investorsa WASHINGTON (AP) - A week q after Wall Street shrugged off a new . ')out of global turbulence, this one com- ing from Brazil, Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan issued a fresh warn...…

… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 21, 1999 - 3A REACH Vacccine fights virus m mice University researchers have created a new vaccine that protects mice from a virus that has been linked to cancer in Sunians and in rodents. T e results of the research were pub- lished in yesterday's issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 'I he gene was engineered by a team from the Comprehensive Cancer Center led by Martin S...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 21, 1999 Ott idig ul NoCIOZoTLs QI Fear and 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Editor in Chief JACK SCHMvLAC. Ed itorial Pag~e Ec tor 'our country is not in crisis. There are no tanks in the streets.' - US. Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.), in the GOP response to President Clintons State of the Union address, on the effects of the Senat...…

…-rL, . RA:-L,:--- 1'1 ...: i.. 'T L,.. .,.....J ..,. 1.............. '94 4 nnn C A LOCAL/S TATEm TevMicigan Daiy - Inursaay, January 21,1- 5 House Democrats push for minimum wage hike A LANSING (AP) -- A plan to increase Mici-igan's minimum wage to $6.15 an hour that minority House Democrats announced yester- day was quickly panned by Republicans, who now control the lower chamber. House Minority Leader Michael Hanley -Saginaw) said the min...…

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… NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 21, 1999 - 7A Presentation shapes witness issue, opinions IMPEACH Continued from Page 1A Craig accused the House articles of being a "witches brew of allegations. "Truly, these are frivolous allegations," Craig said. "The President didn't say what they claim he said, but even if he did, the allegations are of absolutely no import and are totally immaterial to anything of consequence;' ci...…

…8A -- The M nigan Daily - Thursday, January 21, 1999 Steelworkers seek Clinton's help to save their jobs WASHINGTON (AP)-- Steelworkers rallied in the capital yesterday in hopes of persuading the Clinton administration to get tougher on cheap steel imports. A few thousand mill workers and supporters, blaring homs and carrying "Stand Up For Steel" signs, closed Pennsylvania Avenue's westbound lanes for an hour with a march from the Capitol to...…

… NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 21, 1999 - 9A 'Study reviews effectiveness of graduated licenses WASHINGTON (AP) -- Graduated driver's licenses have taken root in the East Coast and will be debated by 15 Western states this year, but a study indicates that some laws may save more lives than others. Graduated-license laws phase in the times and ituations under which young people can get behind the wheel. The laws' most ...…

… MEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL (1) Liconn 70 MIAMI, FL. 68 (2) Duke 82 CLEMSON 60 (6) KENTUCKY 72 (7) Auburn 62 (9) St. John's 84 PROVIDENCE 57 (12) UCLA 98 USC 80 (16)WISCONSIN 75 Illinois 53 Alabama 67 (21) ARKANSAS 60 OKLAHOMA ST. 75 Baylor 47 Nebraska 96 (25) OKLAHOMA 81 NORTHWESTERN 62 Penn St. 60 Ulje£kIi n&z Check out the Michigan hockey team tonight with Standing Room Only tickets. They are available today at the Hartwig ticket office, so ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 21, 1999 - 11A 'Simmons was 'M"s original Red By Chris Langrill Daily Sports Writer Legend. Pioneer. Founding father. These words are often used by Michigan faithful to describe special coaches who dave contributed so much to Michigan's toried athletic tradition. They are words used to describe men ,such as Fielding Yost, Fritz Crisler and Bo Schembechler. These are men who's legacies are so great that ...…

…12A - Th n".chigan Daily - Thursday, January 21, 1999 Inside th Women gymnasts head east FIlLE PHOTO The Michigan hockey team hasn't lost to Notre Dame yet this season, but they haven't blown them out either. The Wolverines beat the Irish at Yost Ice Arena, 1-0, Nov. 21and played them to a 2-2 tie a week earlier in South Bend. Ice formng on Golden Dhombe Notre Dame hockey enjoying a breakthrough season By Vaughn R. Kug Daily Sports Writer ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 21, 1999 - 13A Women finally find way against rivals Five players score in double figures as 'M' gets OT victory By Joshua Isaac Borkin Daily Sports Writer How do you win a basketball game? Try balanced scoring, solid defense and contribution from the freshman class.--------.-.. That's exactly Basketball why the M i c h i g a n 0///t/' ta?/ women's basket------------- ball team won its contest last nigh...…

…14A _. The MI.chigan Daily - Thursday, January 21, 1999 Free throws, hostile crowd 0 let elusive road win slip away By Andy Latack Daily Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS - The Williams Arena crowd was making things diffi- cult for Michigan. With 13:01 remaining and Minnesota enjoying its largest lead of the game, 49-35, the 14,748 fans sensed a blowout. It was becoming a pretty familiar feel- ing for the Minnesota faithful. There were many cases ...…