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…b t1Oiidigan DaiI1 ONI I .l 1)1 N 1111 NN 1 I(*:.TlI'l NYASO DI~T)B1 11 1FREEOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 21, 2008 michigandailycom TOTAL ECLIPSE GEO votes to postpone deadline for new contract Grad student union now has until March17 to agree to new contract By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily StaffReporter The Graduate Employees' Orga- nization, engaged in contentious* contract negotiations with the University, voted overwhelmingly l...…

… 4 2A - Thursday, February 21, 2008 The art of negotiation Graduate student instructors gathered in Haven Hall yes- terday to hold a grade-in as a protest to draw attention to the Graduate Employees' Organi- zation's ongoing contract nega- tions with the University. But this wasn't the first time that a group of gradoate students have hounded together for a cause. The Graduate Employees Organization is a labor union established in 1970 to l...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS PANELIST From Page' JAKARTA, Indonesia panelist and: West Indonesian Cotton. "Wh this so-called earthquake injures doesn't matt president use 25, kills at least 3 in her speech about how w A powerful earthquake struck each other." western Indonesia yesterday, kill- Cotton w: ing at least three people, injuring "The State 25 others, and damaging several sponsored by buildings, officials said. ...…

… 4 4A - Thursday, February 21, 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 tothedaify@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Pretty bad for patients, pretty good for industry profits:' Allison Zieve, an attorney for the petitioners, discussing her defeat in a Suprem...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 5A 4Winning streak has Blue 'hungry' Team looking to extend three-game winning streak against Gophers By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Editor Just two weeks ago, it was impossible to imagine that the Michigan men's basketball team would soon be the hottest squad Michigan at in the Big Ten. Minnesota But the Matchup- Wolverines (4- Michigan 8-17; 9 Big Ten, 8-17 Minnesota 17-...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 7A VANDERKAAY From Page 1A set a high standard for their brothers to follow. At Michi- gan, Christian was a 2004 NCAA All-American in the 200 -meter freestyle relay and Peter won five NCAA titles. He was also a member of the gold medal-winning 800- meter freestyle relay team at the 2004 Athens Olym- pics and set a new American record in the 500-yard free- style on Feb. 9. C...…

… a 8A - Thursday, February 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Deep roster lets 'M' shrug off injuries By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer While the Michigan women's gymnastics team's record might be squeaky clean, its bill of health isn't. Three all-Americans - juniors Becky Bernard and Tatjana Thuener-Rego and senior Katie Lieberman - sat out of the lineup last weekend with minor injuries. The fourth-ranked Wolverines look...…

…ti B The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I Thursday, February 21,2008 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. BEYOND Graffiti walks a fine line in underground art By Whitney Pow I Daily Fine Arts Editor ON DISPLAY "Letters to Sala," a con- tinuing open exhibition of rarely seen letters and photographs from the Holocaust, is currently in the Harlan Hatcher Grad- uate Libra...…

… 2B - Thursday, February 21, 2008 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com REDUCTIVE REASONING Picking one And one Anart D THE MAGNETIC FIELDS:'69 LOVE SONGS'(1999) The Duily Arts guide to upcoming events Today 2.21.08 Playing Piano in Early 20th Someone Century IstanbulS 7:30 p.m. elses K At the School of Social Work Building, words room1636 Free Mary Jo Firth Gillett 7 p.m. At Shaman Drum Free Change Tomorrow 2.22.08 Jef Brannan 8 and ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 3B When the empire writes back he classic names of Eng- lish literature may still be Donne, Shakespeare and Milton. But look at contemporary bookshelves and book- lists and you'll find that names of some of the best English- language authorsKIMBERLY today sound CHOU much less Anglo-Saxon and, perhaps, much more like your own. Diaz, Jin, Hamid and Lahiri are being read - an...…

… 4 4B - Thursday, February 21, 2008 OSCARS From Page lB BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY "Atonement" "Away from Her" "Le Scaphandre et le Papillon" (a.k.a. "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly") "No Country for Old Men" "There Will Be Blood" Should Win: "No Country for Old Men" Will Win: "No Country for Old Men" As deeply contemplative and esoteric as its source material (a novel by Cormac McCarthy) and yet superb by every con- ventional standard of dra...…

…Maybe all those student loans really are worth it. A look at the University's six wealthiest alumni - and two very rich dropouts. PLUS: Why Mary Sue Coleman would have been better for Harvard lIie 1Midtciga n Da1j Ann Arbor Michigan www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21 2007 From the editor Several articles that have recently appeared in these pages have been found to contain plagiarism. At least four articles by Devika Daga - three...…

…2A - Wednesday, February 21, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION 0 Dancing in the street Students partied like it was 196...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LONDON Blair to announce partial withdrawal of troops from Iraq Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce today a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported. Blair will also tell the House of Commons during his regular weekly appearance before it that a total of about 3,000 British...…

…4A - Wednesday, February 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 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 t...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 5A Let's try to talk about dance Dance is hard to talk about. We don't often need to talk about movement in the first place, especially the movement of bodies, because explaining what we mean is usually as easy as doing it. "I was like...." usually suffices. But when you try to describe or to discuss dance, imitation is sometimes impossible and so we need some sort of ABI...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 7A WAR From page IA University President Mary Sue Coleman and University Regent Julia Darlow attended the lecture, which was pre- sented by the Ross School of Business. Len Middleton, a Business School professor who attend- ed the lecture, said Salbi's sto- ries of women helping other women in war-torn nations were powerful and not some- thing that women in Ann Arbor deal ...…

…3 a 8A - Wednesday, February 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue in dire straits By H. JOSE BOSCH Daily Sports Editor The Michigan men's basketball team may have been pleased with its "signa- ture win" over the weekend. But with- Michigan out a victory tonight, the Wolverines' auto- at Illinois graph will likely fade Matchup: into obscurity. Michigan 18-9; Michigan travels Illinois 19-9 to Champaign for a 9 p.m. tip off ...…

…0 0 0 p & 0 0 Why you probably can't write welI- hate Shakespeare. I'm thinking of forming a support group of disgruntled students who can't stand the Bard. We'd meet late at night in Angell Hall, call ourselves Shakespeare Sucks Anonymous and have some kind of secret handshake. "Hello, I'm an English major, and I hate Shakespeare," we'd say at the beginning of each meeting. I'll tell you what my problem is with the author many consid...…

… 0 a V 0 9 NTeMc iga .al Wednesday, Feburary 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily le of contents THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with WALTER NOWINSKI A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently ranked from one to 10. 4B THE WEALTHIEST WOLVERINES They came, they saw and they went on to conquer. The maize and blue begin- nings of eight of America's richest people. 6B BIG WOMAN ON CAMPUS Harvard's new president m...…

… ANNE- a ..e 0 0 -- 0 _ - __9 The wrong woman for the job Why Harvard should have chosen the most qualified person for the top job, not the most politically correct I assess Wednsda, Fbrury 1, 007 - Te ici D. QUOTES OF THE WEEK Scrotumsounded "(It)is just a wrong way to Sc u characterize the commander to Lucky like some- in chief's decision to do what thing green that is necessary to protect our comes up when you soldiers in harm's way....…

… U s V U 0- a 0 0 Th ihga al -W dedyFnury2,2 0 William Morse Davidson $4 billion I alumni (and two dropouts) Before they were the nation's richest, they sang The Victors in the Big House. These are the eight wealthiest living students who ever passed through the Engin Arch on their way to greatness. The ranking next to their name denotes their spot on Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans. From graduating in the Big Ho...…

…Tuesday February 21,2006 News 2 Holocaust denier sentenced to prison in Austria Opinion 4 From the Daily: Save the zoo ZNE FANS RATTLE ETWAY .. SPOR''S, PAGE 8 One-hundredfifteen years offeditorialfreedom Arts 5 Law students show off art - - ------ - -- - - - - ------- - ---- - - - - - --------------------- www.mizikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 80 62006 The Michigan Daily o Long waits plague 'U' co unselng E CAP...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 21, 2006 NATION/WORLD Holocaust denier sentenced to prison British historian retracts earlier denial, gets lighter prison sentence VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Right- wing British historian David Irving was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after admitting to an Austrian court that he denied the Holocaust - a crime in the country where Hitler was born. Irving, who pleaded guilty and then insi...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS Congressman to present lecture on Patriot Act U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Dear- born) will be speaking with political science Prof. Larry Greene's class about the Patriot Act, domestic spying and the separation of powers within the government. Any interested students are invited to attend. The lecture will begin at 1:30 p.m. today in the Modern Language Building. AirBus to pro...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 21, 2006 OPINION able ltkbtgun"&zlgu 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' If a believer demands that I, as a nonbeliever, observe his taboos in the public d...…

…Tuesday February 21, 2006 arts.michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com Ri TScbigan 1ailg 5 . . ... .. ..... . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . ............ ........... . ....... Demanding change With "The Sopranos" rapidly approaching its triumphant return after a seemingly endless hiatus, I thought I could use a refresher on the trials and tribula- tions of Tony and both of his fami- lies....…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 7 MONOLOGUES Continued from page 1 The debate surrounding the casting decision sparked great interest within the community. But white women were not excluded. Engineering sophomore Chelsea Haughn, although white, stated in her bio that she was indeed a woman of color. The color: pink. "Pink is a delicate color. I am soft and shy and delicate," Haughn wrote, "But pink can also be strong ...…

…Tuesday February 21, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com Utbe 1litkiwu EDiI PORTrS 8 Petway razzed by loud State crowd By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Editor They started long before the game began. They took the form of catcalls, chants and signs. The Michigan State student section, the Izzone, had waited three weeks to unleash its fury on Michigan junior Brent Petway. When the Spartans traveled to Ann me," Petway said. ...…

…Monday, February 21, 2005 News 3A Publication to promote 'progressive' views Weather ID ff4 .4$ttan 43 £ Iitti Opinion 4A Arts 8A From the Daily: More jails not the answer Keanu Reeves stars in mediocre sci-fi thriller 'Constantine' K h 5 24 TOMORROW: ,f One-hundredfourteen years ofedtorialfreedom www.micAigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan . Vol. CXV, No. 86 @2005 The Michigan Daily ' ' releases One fraternity has been expelled, while...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 21, 2005 NATION/WORLD Israel prepares for Gaza pullout NEWS IN R Two large Jewish settlements near Jerusalem will stay in place as others are dismantled JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ariel Sha- ron's Cabinet began charting Israel's future borders in a historic session yesterday, giving final approval to a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a revised route of the West Bank separation barrier that...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 21, 2005 - 3A * ON CAMPUS Drumming troupe uses dance, mime to evoke Japan Japanese drum group, Kodo, will be performing at the Power Center start- ing tonight at 8 p.m. Kodo uses dance, mime and a variety of instruments in its shows, which will run until Wednesday. Tickets are available at the Michigan League Ticket Office or two hours prior to the show at the Power Center. SAPAC, MESA, LGBT to dis...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 21, 2005 OPINION igh Citl igttn ttilg 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 ''He can forget Texas. And he can forget Florida. And I will sit on my hands." - President Bush,...…

…Monday February 21, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTS 5A 'Monologues' shock and inform By Victoria Edwards Fine Arts Editor FINE A RTS REVIEW The Vagina Monologues, a cel- ebration of female empowerment and sexuality, was an attempted balance between shock value and truth. While the shock value of yester- day's performanc- es initially drew the audience in, The Vagina Monologues At the Power Center more often...…

…6A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 21, 2005 the michigan daily 0 NEW LUXURY TOWNHOME Condos $38,000 Buying Power twp. taxes. 10 min. to UM. 2-5 bdrms. w/ 2 car garage. 213-4100. CAMPUS PARKING SPACES available for now. 665-8825. " 1100 Sq. Ft. Apts. Great for 2-5 people " Free High-Speed Internet * Free 130+ Channel Direct TV " Built in microwave, dishwasher, disposal " Beautifully furnished " Close to CCRB " Complimentary Resident...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 21, 2005 - 7A * HAZING Continued from page 1A ternity at the University. No students were punished individu- ally for the incidents and instead leaders of the four chapters agreed to work with the University on a community education and development plan based on the indi- vidual goals and needs of each organiza- tion. Each fraternity or sorority will also have to follow an improvement plan call- in...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 21, 2005 ARTS PETER SCHOTTENFELS/Daily Moe played at the Michigan Theater on Feb. 18. moe. jams out at the Michigan Theater By Jared Newman Daily Arts Writer "Forgive me Father, for I have totally agreed to 'Bill and Ted 3: The Radical Rendevouz.' " STRAIGHT OUTTA HELL KEANU REEEVES STARS IN COMIC BOOK CROSSOVER By Amanda Andrade Daily Arts Writer Keanu Reeves, the chiseled and enigmatic s...…

…FAMLY TIES With her brother in attendance, senior Elise Ray won the all-around title to lead the Michigan women's gymnastics team. PAGE 6B BACK TO BACK The wrestling team defeated Purdue and Michigan State to clinch a share of its second straight Big Ten title. PAGE 7B GENNARO FILICE Words of wisdom from a fantasy baseball veteran PAGE 3B The SportsMonday Column SPORTSMONDAY February 21, 2005 lB I IN ab; i"-un Bad ----------- - ----- ...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 21, 2005 CLBSPORTsWEEKLY Synchro team swims to surprise finish By Colt Rosensweig For the Daily Athlete of the Week Name: Justine Mueller Team: Swimming & Diving Hometown: Monroe, Mich. Class: Freshman Why: Mueller won three individual titles at the Big Ten Champi- onships this weekend and swam on two winning relay teams. She was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships and Fresh- man of t...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 21, 2005 - 3B YESTERDAY'S GAME Iowa 78 MIN Solverson 27 VandeVenter35 Cavey 37 Smith 33 Armstrong 33 Emmert 15 Graham 5 Schlapkohl 3 . Reedy 13 Kasperek 5 TEAM Totals 200 FG M-A 6-15 3-6 8-15 4-13 3-6 0-1 1-2 0-0 3-8 0-0 FT REB M-A 0-T 2-4 3-7 4-6 3-8 3-4 4-14 4-4 1-2 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-4 0-0 0-2 2-5 A F PTS 10 2 18 2 2 10 0 4 19 2 4 12 4 0 8 1 1 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 WHAT DID ...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 21, 2005 LINE OF THE WEEK Jeff Tambellini Forward Saturday vs. Notre Dame 2 Goals and 2 assists NOTABLE QUOTABLE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK "7 talked to some of my friends on Nebraska-Omaha, and they said, 'We can't match up against you because you can't pick a line (to key on).'" - Michigan forward Jeff Tambellini. Cory McLean (Notre Dame) McLean led Notre Dame with three points - all assists. H...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 21 , 2005 - 5B WHAT DID YOU SAY? "I think it is going to be very important for each individual that is a supporter of Michigan to stay strong with them. - Former Michigan standout Glen Rice on the state of the team. YESTERDAY'S SCORE PLAYERS OF THE GAME Indiana Michigan 70 63 Robert Vaden (Indiana) The freshman played 39 minutes and led all scorers with 18 points. He hit 4-of-5 from beyond the...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 21, 2005 Ray succeeds in front of brother . By Katie Niemeyer Daily Sports Writer With her brother - an Army Ranger who spent time in Iraq - in town for the meet, senior Elise Ray exploded at the Coaches Care Chal- lenge at Crisler Arena on Friday, winning her first all-around title of the season (38.575) and cleanly sweeping the event titles. "That's what did it for me," Ray said. "I feel l...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 21, 2005 - 7B Grapplers earn share of Big Ten title R ' F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Seth Gordon Daily Sports Writer The Michigan wrestling team just added two notches to its belt. But now the real work begins. The fifth-ranked Wolverines dominated Michigan State on Friday, 34-8 and Purdue yesterday, 29-18, to secure a sh...…

… 0 0 0 0 8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 21, 2005 ., : ; '41 By Megan Kolodgy Daily Sports Writer 59 edshirt sophomore Amadou Ba looks the part of a Divi- sion I basketball big man. His 6-foot-10, 250-pound frame and wide, impish smile guarantee that his presence on the practice floor is felt. As the other Wolverines shoot around before a recent practice while Ba chats jovially with basketball staffers and teammates,...…

…Friday February 21, 20 ©2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 100 One-kundred-twelve years ofeditorialfreedom Partly cloudy with winds from the t Southwest at ~4 8 miles per LOW: 28 hour. TTomorrow- www.mchigandaily.com Students question, react to Al-Arian arrest By Soojung Chang Daily Staff Reporter Students expressed mixed reactions to the recent arrest of University of South Florida engi- neering Prof. Sami Al-Aria...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 21, 2003 U.S., Britain request U.N. cooperation in Iraqi disarmament NATION WORLD WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration and its closest ally, Britain, are planning to present a new resolution to the U.N. Security Council Monday in a bid for support to use force to disarm Iraq. Finishing touches were being put on the resolution yesterday. Adoption is by no means assured. A majority of the 15 coun...…