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…1 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, September 212007- 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush refuses to criticize firm over shooting President Bush yesterday refused to criticize a U.S. secu- rity company in Iraq accused in a shooting that left 11 civilians dead, saying investigators need to deter- mine if the guards violated rules governing their operations. Bush said he expected Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would raise the shoo...…

… 4A - Friday, September 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4*I ElleMidigan BailI Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorialsreflectthe official position of the Daily's editorialboard. All other signed articles and illustrations rep...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 21, 2007 -SA Not a single drop of irony. The right kind of 'War' Korea's most expensive film triumphs By BLAKE GOBLE Daily Arts Writer It's a unique feeling to leave a movie not just disappointed, but angry as well. "Dragon * Wars" gives ** you, that feel- ing. Every- Dragon thing goes wrong in this Wars movie, a Kore- an monster At Quality 16 plot set in Los and Showcase Angeles (do...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 212007 - 7A * Co-op gutted, renovated CO-OP From page lA 'U'students join Jena Protest. unsuccessful changes convinced ICC board members of the need for a complete overhaul. "Once I showed them how much money had been poured into the house with ineffective attempts at change, they made the hard deci- sion to empty it out completely," Christiansen said. In addition to the physical ren...…

… 8A - Friday, September 21, 2007 Wl1 Blue own PSU? By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor Two years ago, Penn State strolled into Ann Arbor unde- feated and in line for a potential National Championship bid. Michigan was struggling, hav- ing already lost three games, including two at home. And up 25-21 with 53 seconds left, the Nittany Lions were ready to celebrate not just the continua- tion of their dream season, but the end of a six-game lo...…

…-l 0 0 B Saturday, September 22, 2007 B The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Years coached: 42 Career record: 366-121-3 National Championships won: 2 (1982, 1986) The lowdown: The bespectacled 80-year- old coach holds the most entertaining press conferences. Paterno, who doesn't own a cell phone, uses phrases from before most college students were born, such as "gobbledygook," and tells anecdotes about conversations with his grandson., Th...…

… A Al " 0 I 0 Saturday, September 22, 2007 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.comB 2B ^ Saturday, September 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2007 Michigan Schedule Appalachian St. (Sept. 1), L 32-34: Imagine opening the door to your dorm room and someone punching you in the face. That's what happened at the Big House. So much for a National Championship. 2007 Michigan roster Cornerback Johnny Sears no longer appears on...…

…6B Saturday, September 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i 0 0 Saturday, September 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com aFS B. Englemon S. Brown CB M. Trent B. Harrison WILL C. Graham J. Mouton DE T. Jamison A. Patterson 2007 Depth Chart MIKE J. Thompson 0. Ezeh SAM S. Crable M. Pollock DE B. Graham G. Banks SS JI Adams C. Stewart CB D. Warren D. Dutch Penn State looks to break streak By DANIEL BROMWICH and ...…

… 0 Saturday, September 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Saturday September 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Date: Nov. 7, 1998 Score: No..22 Michigan 27 - No. 9 PenrnState 0 in, What happened: Michigan's defense set the tone early stuffing the Nittany Lions four straight times inside the two-yard cine for a big goallne stand. It was the first time Penn State had been . shutout in more than 10 years. With the...…

…U lAid9ian &ai1 Ann r nd: dMonday, ,2007 Burned: IIIIIStudents N- $ { NEWS 'U' Health System makes the grade The University Health System took top honors in a national evaluation of the medical facili- ties of 116 universities for its ethi- cal stance on prescription drugs. See page 2. OPINION From the Daily: A Greek tragedy In the embarrassing aftermath of Beta Theta Pi getting dis- banded by its national organiza- tion, the Interfraternity...…

…2 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Frat's national org dissolves 'U' chapter By KATHRYN VAN LONKHUYZEP For the Daily The Beta Theta Pi frat national organization disbar chapter at the University c 2 after members of the fr. repeatedly defied disciplinai sures imposed by national< since 2005. David Wright, the nation, nization's general secretary, sent a In summer 2006, four chapter NI letter to chapter members, ad...…

…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 Sample policy boosts U' in rankings RIAA From page 1 By PAUL FIEHLER For the Daily Even as doctors nationwide face criticism for their methods of pre- scribing medicine and the U.S. Sen- ate moves to tighten regulation of the pharmaceutical industry, the University Health System is gain- ing national recognition for its eth- ical prescription policies. The American Medical Stude...…

…41 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Cl he 1WICbtoan 43ailg Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 1ALE QUOTABLE Evidence of a turnaround is absent:' - Sam Kahan, economist for the Federal Reserve Bank, speaking about Michigan's $802-million deficit, as reported Saturday by the Detroit Free Press. JOE LUCAS FI AK JA<;KET TE...…

…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 RACHEL WAGNER The end of an era DEVADATTA GANDHI The bank that mired Wolf J just over a year, we will find ourselves living in a post-Bush era. A post-Bush era - the phrase practically comes with What we a built- need is an era i sigh of relief and of political a promise compromise. for long- awaited change. We willsoon see, though, how much change America is actually ready to ...…

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…8 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Many Jewish University students, along with other young Jewish people ages 18 to 25, participate in Birth Right trips to Israel that are paid for by private contributors and often organized on college campuses. FRAT From page 2 ty's chapters, the University's chapter fulfilled 57 of 60 criteria, Haggue said. But according to the Office of Greek Life website, many of the incidents...…

…Ar : Monday, May 21,2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 candidly natural. The result is moments of real joy mixed in with the requisite dark- ness, bothlyrically andinstrumen- tally. Tweedy has said in multiple interviews that the sessions for this album were the most comfort- able and collaborative of his entire career, and a lot of the credit for that has to go to Nels Cline, the laid back b...…

…10 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Local'Binary' eclipse Companion stars eventually align. 810 S State Street 222-4822 - 1906 Packard 995-9940 + bibburritocorn To play: Complete the grid so that every row, column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. There is no guessing or math involved, just use logic to solve. Good Luck and enjoy! By TED CULLINANE Daily Arts Writer One of the more attractive aspects o...…

…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 DEMF grooves this week By ANNA ASH draw in a million people like it Associate Arts Editor did back then either. But consid- ering the production issues that Even after some severe finan- the DEMF has had, electronic cial troubles, the Detroit Elec- music fans are just grateful that tronic Music it still exists. Festival will DEMF Since its inauguration, the be beating DEMF (in a...…

…12 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ARTS IN BRIEF - CONCERT PREVIEW Mountain Heart May 26 The Ark 8 p.m. $20 Since the six member group beganin1998,MountainHearthas received an International Blue- grass Music Association Award and five consecutive IBMA man- dolin player of the year awards for band member Adam Steffey. Their down home feel will suit The Ark audience well. CONCERT PREVIEW Matt Jones May 26. Crazy Wi...…

…<, ' - A Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 MICHIGAN 7, OREGON STATE 0 Blue heads to Supers, By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer Three up, three down can be either a good or bad thing for a softball team. It was the best possible outcome for Michigan this weekend The Wolverines won all three of their games in the Ann Arbor Regional, capped off by a 7-0 victory over Oregon...…

…14 Monday, May 21,2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M'-Nine clinches Big Ten regular-season title 4 By ANDY REID pionship rings and will host next Daily Sports Writer weekend's Big Ten Tournament. "It hasn't really sunk in yet,' IOWA CITY - As Michigan base- freshman catcher Chris Berset said. ball coach Rich Maloney trotted "We worked so hard this winter, back to and to get it now is great. Especially the dugout MICHIGAN 7 bein...…

…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 7-footer verbally commits to Blue By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor Erik Saroney, men's basketball coach at Henninger High School in Syracuse, N.Y, got a call in the summer of 2004 from Ben Cronin's father. Cronin was home-schooled and had just finished his eighth- grade year. He had grown pretty tall and his father was entertaining the thought of enrolling him in the public hi...…

…16 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Come home to the Blues. safety, stability and peace of mind only the Blues can offer. We accept everyone, regardless of medical history. We never drop anyone for health reasons. And we provide more hometown access to doctors and hospitals than any other Blue Cross health care company. We'ye been here since 1939, and Blue Shield we'll be right here whenever you need us. Come home to...…

…University professors are growing increasingly less reli- gious. What that means for your education. The Statement C74t MIdiigan BatIl Ann Arbor, Michan ww1michi tcom Wednesday, March_21,2007 States act to keep book prices down Ann Arbor Film Festival President Jay Nelson announces that the Michigan ACLU had filed a lawsuit against the state of Michigan challenging obscenity laws during the festival's opening at the Michigan Theater last n...…

…2A - Wednesday, March 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com - Wednesday March 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily michigandailycom MONDAY: The Extremist 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL ALEXISFLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandailyrcom floyd@michigandaily.com To get remains, a midnight raid In the early 1970s, a woman from Washington with Native ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush to Dems: Aides won't testify under oath President Bush warned Demo- crats yesterday to accept his offer to allow top aides to testify about the firings of federal prosecutors only privately and not under oath, or risk a constitutional showdown from which he would not back down. "We will not go along with a par- tisan fishing expedition aimed at ...…

…01 4A - Wednesday, March 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ~Jbe 1i*Iid6ig an Eafl 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 EDITOR IN CHIEF IMRAN SYED EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Rush Limbaugh is irrelevant. I am not his servant." - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger responding to conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh's commen...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - SA MTV's golden standard urtesy o Anchor Ba Excellent makeup. Anatomy of a bloodbath By JEFFREY BLOOMER ManagingEditor To Chekhov's axiom that a gun introduced in an early scene will surely make an appearance in the last, the appealingly lowbrow new Behind the thriller "Behind Mask the Mask: The Rise of Leslie At the State Vernon" has an Theater amendment: If Anchor Bay y...…

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…*I 8A- Wednesday,March 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MES "AKEBALL The search for a coach continues BEN SIMON/Daily Sophomore Jack Johnson and his teammates may have to play fewer minutes to acclimate to the high altitude in Denver this weekend. Icers to playatliud By NATE SANDALS Daily Sports Writer Michigan's toughest opponent in this Saturday's NCAA Tournament game might not be North Dakota. In fact, the Wolverines' f...…

…0 B The Michian Daily - Wednesdav, March 21 2007 Coming to terms with HPV felt sick. When I heard the news, I felt the blood rush out of my head as if my heart had stopped. Now I knew why they ask people to sit down before they tell them bad news. I sat down. It was strange, I thought, that the nurse prefaced our phone conversation by congrat- ulating me on testing negative for gonorrhea and Chlamydia. To me, it seemed like con- gratulating...…

… I 0 0 a S I B h McignDal -Wensdy Mrh 1 20 WensaMac 01 00 avi THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with WALTER NOWINSKI A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. tct x of COnten 3B JUNK DRAWER What you can and can't talk about this week. 6B WHY YOU'RE NOT A RHODES SCHOLAR How Harvard and Yale do more to help their students get prestigious British scholarships than the University does 8...…

…0 0 0 I B h Mchgn aiy-.dnsdyMach21 20 The real reason you didn't win 7 a Rhodes Scholarship When it comes to helping its top students win prestigious scholarships, the University just can't keep up with the Ivies. Jf you have your heart set on becoming a Rhodes Scholar, the first thing you should do is transfer to Yale. As soon as you arrive in New Haven, you'll want to go directly to the Yale office of International Education and Fellows...…

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…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...…