…Wednesday January 21, 2004 02004 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan I Vol. CXIII, No. 80 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom Snow show-UK L ers with strong winds in the 12 late after- LO : 15 noon Tomorrow: 1919 www.michigandaily.com - ------------- ----------- -- - ------------------------ - ------------- -- - --------------- i ommummmmmmm SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO BUSH ' u, students Students comment on Bush's address By Victori...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4 NATION/WORLD Palestinians claim Israeli army destroyed mosque RAFAH REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli army bulldozers flattened 30 houses and a mosque in this refugee camp yesterday, Palestinian officials said, accusing Israel of systematically razing homes to widen a military buffer zone. The military said it only targeted buildings from which shots were fired overnight at Isra...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 3 CAJcT S MSA votes to support textbook Caucuses see record turnout The turnout at Monday's Iowa Demo- cratic caucuses, at more than 121,000 registered voters, marks the largest crowd of caucus-goers in Iowa history. Turnout estimates last weekend ranged between 100,000 and 125,000 voters. Gephardt rally has all the trimmings Even by providing an open bar and a free Chuck Berry conce...…
…4 4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 21, 2004 OP/ED U~be ki~gm &z4W 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com opinion. 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. ...…
… POLITICS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 5 Democrats: Bush's portrayal of nation in address is inaccurate WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats challenged the bright picture of America presented in President Bush's State of the Union address yesterday, saying it belied a darker reality of lost jobs, rising deficits and mounting casualties in Iraq. Coming exactly one week before New Hampshire's presidential primary and the night af...…
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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...…
…Wednesday, April 21, 2004 News 3 Opinion 4 Sports 17 Harper explains the student affairs budget Sravya Chirumamilla discusses international feminism The Realest says goodbye cul Daily Arts swings into summer... Arts, Page 20 i1v c Weather Hz 71 LOW: 46 TOMORROW: 61142 s One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 139 ©2004 The Michigan Daily .Ballot in MCRJ officials divided ...…
…2 - The Mich NATION/WORLD Explosions NEWS IN BRIEF Introducing the Automation Alley Technology Center In today's globally competitive market, the appetite for new technologies and technology products is voracious. But conceiving great ideas is one thing; turning them quickly into useable, marketable technology solutions is another. Now, researchers, inventors and technology transfer offices have a vital new resource for rapid technology co...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 3 THIs WEEK Student Affairs copes with financial woes I 1 111 LlL71L - 111V 1 Lliu Five years ago... The student body prepared for the annual Naked Mile ,which occurred on the last day of classes. The Michigan Student Assembly said it recruited more than 200 volunteers to line the runners path and protect them from safety hazards. The Department of Public Safe...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 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 ...…
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…NEWS 8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 MSA allocates extra summer N Mronov revokes photocopkr ngkhtsfor LSA Student Government By Cianna Freeman Daily Staff Reporter Michigan Student Assembly representatives will keep busy this summer working on projects, planning for a concert on campus and meeting with the administration to plan for the fall term. Some of the elected representatives who are staying in Ann Arbor over the s...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 9 Bill proposes replacing high school MEAP test Legislation would replace MEAP test with some version of college entrance exam LANSING (AP) - The high school MEAP test would be replaced with a version of a col- lege entrance exam under legislation intro- duced yesterday in the state Senate. It is one of many possible changes in store for the Michigan Educational Assessment Program, the ...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 Why is it so easy to discriminate against Arabs, Palestinians, and MuslimsO 9 0 The Justice Department fingerprints all visitors and immigrants from Arab and Muslim countries, despite their personal histories. They say they will eventually fingerprint all visitors from all countries, but have yet to finalize plans to do so. Imagine if we started fingerprinting everyone from African and Lat...…
…5' NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 11 M inority admissions decrease by 11 percent; total applicants drop ADMISSIONS Continued from Page 1 cent. She noted that some students didn't have the patience to fill out the new essays. "There were students who chose not to fill out the application because they felt it was too hard to fill out, or they were concerned about how their essays would be rated," Pierce said. "It's a d...…
… Wednesday Aril 21, 2004 arts.michigandaily. com artseditor@michigandaily.com ARTS 12 By Melissa Runstrom Daily Books Editor "I wanted to do something positive," said Julia Dickinson, the executive director for Ann Arbor's inaugural Book Festival. The event spans four days and promises to be a capacious experience with many events featuring authors. Launching the festival is a panel discussion about the transforma- tion from book to scree...…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 -13 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MULTI-ETHNIC STUDENT AFFAIRS Division of Student Affairs 2202 Michigan Union Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1349 734-763-9044 FAX 734-615-6842 Dear Students: Are you interested in being involved in developing a multicultural center that reflects and serves student needs? If so, we invite you to nominate yourself or other students to serve on the Trotter Multicultural Cen...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 ART S TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME DAILY ARTS RATES THE 10 BEST BASEBALL FILMS 'U'-based 'Crisis' improves on original By Joel Hoard and Todd Weiser Daily Arts Writers 1 Field of Dreams (1989): Phil Alden Robinson's epic film all comes down to the quintessential baseball moment: a father and son playing catch. It's the memory where love for the great American pas- time starts for most fa...…
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… Wednesday April 21, 2004 sports.michigandaily.com sportsr@michigandaily. corn SPORTS 17 'M' shuts out Chippewas in doubleheader By Jami Josephson Daily Sports Writer In the second game of a doubleheader against Central Michigan yesterday, the day turned cold and rainy at Alumni Field. After four and a half scoreless innings, it was beginning to look like the No. 9 Michigan softball team was ready to exchange its Gatorade for some hot coco...…
…18 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 Blue wins two games despite recent injuries By Anne Uible Daily Sports Writer WILLm MIAUA/Dily Michigan sophomore Debra Streifier slams a backhand. She followed her sister, Becky, into tennis and has taken off from there. For Streifler, sister's game became passion Teams have a tendency to fold following the loss of a top player, but the Michigan softball team continues to win games on the ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 19 The man who created an obsession New York Times Public Editor and Michigan Daily alum Daniel Okrent talks about his brainchild: Rotisserie Baseball By Jim Weber Daily Sports Editor DANIEL OKRENT COULD BE REFERRED TO AS THE ELI WHITNEY OF THE 20TH CENTURY. WHITNEY DIDN T RECEIVE THE COMPENSATION HE DESERVED FOR THE COTTON GIN, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INVENTIONS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. OKRENT D...…
…20 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 ARTS CoMOg in ct.i - Compiled by the Daily Arts staff Magnetic Fields Album/Tour There's a lot of pressure on the music world's premiere groups to follow up groundbreaking works with top albums. The Stephen Merritt- fronted jangle-electric ensemble Magnetic Fields are releasing their first album since magnum opus 69 Love Songs made Merritt's songwrit- ing famous in 1999. Set for release ...…
…Arts 9 We've got reservations: Daily Arts reviews the new Wilco album Sports 1. For two Michigan runners, the Olympic quest continues Jbr- £tic d'igaut0Ttu i &i One-hundred-thirteen years of editorialfreedom Monday,June 21,2004 Summer Weekly www.michigndaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXIII, No. 147 ©2004 The Michigan Daily MCRI opts *to postpone petition drive By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter The petition to end race-conscious progr...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 NEWS FIRE Continued from Page 1 One other unidentified female and two firefighters were transported to the hospital, Heemstra said. An English pro- fessor later identified the female as Leslie Crowley and. informed students in an English class of Crowley's injuries. Crowley, an LSA sophomore, is a member of the women's basketball team and was treated for smoke inhalation injuries. Her condition...…
…NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 - 3 Police: campus drug *den targeted students ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - After years of frustration, police have launched a sweeping effort to shut down a sophisticated heroin and crack operation targeting University of Michigan students. At the center of the investigation is a white stucco house, located less than three blocks from two of the Universi- ty's biggest dorms, police said. In 10 yea...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 Ule Lidugan latt 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 NIAMH SLEVIN Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of@ the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Th...…
…LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 - 5 Discrimination at all costs? SUHAEL MOMIN N ALTERNATIVE SPIN geader questions assertions about admissions data TO THE DAILY: How could we have been so blind? Of course the drop in minority applications is the University's fault ( U' should not be absolved of blame, IW/14/04)! It's now ever so clear. en did it become their job to go door to door begging for minorities to appl...…
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…michigandaily.com/arts R T S MONDAY JUNE 21, 2004 WILCO HAUNTED BY THIN GHOST RC Players inhabit Arb By Alex Wolsky Daily Arts Writer The metamorphosis of Wilco, and especially auter Jeff Tweedy, is mostly unprecedented.,, With a constantly Wilcol evolving sound and a lyricist growing A Ghost IS with every track, Born they've proven to Nonesuch Obe one of the most vital bands of the last 10 years. A Ghost is Born again finds Tweedy tweak...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 -ARTS THE JURY FOX For their new summer schedule, FOX has debuted "The Jury," a drama that takes the viewer into the deliberation room. The idea is a welcome change from a barrage of shows that focus solely on lawyers. Each episode begins with a quick, interesting outline of the case, then moves into the deliberation room, where the group must unanimously decide the fate of a defendant. The sho...…
…Monday June 21, 2004 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 11 Early Eurotrip for 'M' duo 'M' second in ________i - Director's Cup An unexpected European trip isn't what Michigan track teammates Nate Brannen and Nick Willis want ... but it's what they need. The duo raced across North America for the past two months, trying to qualify for the upcoming Olympics in Athens, Greece. After stops in Ohio, Michigan, Victoria, B.C...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 SPORTS Draft Extravaganza The NBA and NHL Drafts are this week (Thursday and Saturday, respectively). Bernard Robinson Jr. hopes to sneak in and three Michigan hockey players will likely hear their name called. BERNARD ROBINSON JR. 6-6, 210 Scouting Report: Robinson has the athleticism to be solid NBA guard, but he lacks the offense and the consistency needed at the shooting guard position. Ro...…
…Tuesday, September 21,2004 DIZZEE RASCAL SPINS A NEW SOUND ON 'SHOWTIME' ... ARTS, PAGE 9 Opinion 4 Steve Cotner just needs a cigarette Sports 10 Defensive line- man gets funky £ it i~ni~uiV Weather H83 T49 TOMORROW: One-hundred-thirteen years of edtoralfreedom www.mic/ngandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan * Vol. CXIII, No. 165 62004 The Michigan Daily New bills to ease student voting By Jameel Naqvi Daily Staff Reporter For most people, r...…
…2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 21, 2004 NATION/WORLD U.S. hostage beheaded in Iraq NEWS IN BRIEF 4 BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A video his feet, and cutting his throat. hosted vesterdav on ac webh site showed -I in XXacshnton 1 T S nf'fic-nl F the beheading of a man identified as American construction contrac- tor Eugene Armstrong. The militant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsiblity for the slaying and said another hos...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS Energy fair promotes conservation University and community groups, accompanied by music from Cloud Nine Music, will present information about their energy conservation efforts today on the Diag from I1 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the ninth annual University of Michigan Energy Fest. The festival will also be held on North Campus's Portico Plaza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Stu...…
…4 4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 21, 2004 Opinion ~I~ie £kuttn & 420 MAYNAR STREET ANN ARBoR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily. corn i 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 pieces do not necessarily...…
