…First in a series of presidential viewpoints Opinion, Page 4A I EHr fiEd ganT EDaIi Oi t llNI I( 01 )11 I W $ Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 22, 2007 michigandaily.com BACK UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS STDYNG ABROAD As dollar falls, study abroad costs rise International programs office urges students to consider countries with weak currencies By JILLIAN BERMAN Daily Staff Reporter The declining value of the American dollar is mak- ing stu...…
… 2A - Monday, October 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 FRIDAY: Here The Extremist Flunking at spelunking DIAG DOG Three students at the University of Texas at Austin were rescued last week after getting lost in a 12,000-foot-long cave several miles from campus, The Daily Texan reported. The students had told a friend to notify the authorities if they hadn't returned by the end of the day. They were found by rescue workers ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD U.S. military kills 49 in raid The U.S. military said its forces killed an estimated 49 militants duringyesterday's dawn raid to cap- ture an Iranian-linked militia chief in Baghdad's Sadr City enclave, one of the highest tolls for a single oper- ation since President Bush declared an end to active combat in 2003. Iraqi police and hospital officials, who...…
… 4 4A - Monday, October 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L4 it NCltigan B3aill) 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 editorials reflectthe official position of the Daily's editorialboard. All other signed articles and illustrations r...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, October 22, 2007 - 5A Don't'Draw,' drop the curtain on Hoge "Franny and Zooey" in India, sort of. Wes's genre It's all in the (neurotic and dysfunctional) family By NOAH DEAN STAHL Daily Arts Writer You might label "The Darjeel- ing Limited" a comedy, a drama or even a Satya- jit Ray tribute, * but in truth, **** the film fits into only one genre: The Dadeel- Wes. ing Limited In his fifth feat...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 22, 2007 - 7A WEBSITE From page 1A student academic affairs in LSA, said students who try to get ahead by copying the answers to home- work problems are only hurting themselves. "I'm not sure that's giving you an edge if you're doing that," he said. He said a study guide is only as helpful as the effort a student puts into using it, and that it defeats the purpose if students are simply ...…
… 4 8A - Monday, October 22, 2007 You need to work for your sadism The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 SKATE From page 5A built upon a series of bland tasks and objectives that come off as something you need to do, instead of something you want to do. Maybe this game is just too real for its own good. The life of an up- and-coming skateboarder never seemed very interesting, soit's not a surprise that its digital representa- tion isn't ...…
…VBELL: AD7FFRENNeiF N GHTAND Haven't been to a night game? You don't know what you're missing. Page 2 The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I October 22, 2007 MICHIGAN 27, 'NJ' can't finish off 'Cats, takes tie By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer Heading into overtime against No. 9 Northwestern on Saturday, the Michigan men's soccer team wasn't apprehensive. It was raring to MICHIGAN 0 go. NORTHWESTERN 0 "I reminded them that everything ...…
… _' 4 4 DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, October 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SAID AND HEARD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK "I've been coaching college football since 1980, and I've never seen a guy go through what he went through for his team. He's the ultimate warrior in my mind." - Michigan running backs coach Fred Jackson on senior Chad Henne's performance at Illinois KELLY FITZPATRICK The sophomo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com October 22, 2007 - 3B CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTH RINGE/Daly Sophomore Mario Fuzetti couldn't get Michigan over the hump this weekend. 'M' all ti~ed up in Big Ten battle From SOCCER page 1B Northwestern could have won, but we-bottled them up and got into a position where we could win the game," Burns said. Despite a still-winless record in the Big Ten, Michigan took a step in the right direction, showing 1...…
… 4 4B - October 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom GAME STATISTICS Brown shines in Hart's absence TeamnStats llinois First Downs 15 Rush/Yds 31/137 Passing Yards 116 Offensive Plays 57 Total Offense 253 Return Yards 86 Comp/Att/Int 14/26/ Punts Avg 5/36.8 Fbls/lost 3/1 Penalties/Yards 10/107 Tire of Poss 25:11 MICH 23 46/115 228 79 343 52 21/33/2 4/44.0 3/1 4/35 34:49 Mallett 2-6 Arrington 1-1 Att 25 9 Yds Avg Lg TD 116 4.5...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com October 22, 2007 - 5B MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box- score. The defense-o-meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Carr-o-meter judges Lloyd Carr's demeanor following the game and the hypemeter measures the fans' game performance. A~ * DEFENSE-O-METER 3 After some early mistakes and shoddy tackling gave the Illini a ...…
…I a 6B - October 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Four Wolverines finish in top10 With its season coming to a close, the No. 6 Michigan women's cross country team notched anoth- er impressive performance to its belt at this weekend's EMU Classic. Four Wolverines finished in the top 10 with redshirt freshman Rachel Severin leadingthe charge in fourth place. Trailing closely behind were redshirt junior Na...…
…Amid controversy, Ann Arbor Film Festival returns with experimental flair. The B-side. Cffiidigan Baij IE :i.i Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Thursday, March 22, 2007 Players arraigned for assault Butler, Richards allegedly beat up student on St. Patrick's Day By JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN Daily Staff Reporter Two Michigan football players werearraignedyesterdayin15thDis- trict Court for allegedly assaulting an LSA sophomore in an Ad...…
…2A - Thursday, March 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were HerE Transparencies and tunes Projectionist uses students as musical guinea pigs Many students shuffle into lecture halls and assemble their notes in silence. But those lucky enough to attend lec- tures when Pete Brown is the projec- tionist may enter class to blaringtunes. "I bring music here j...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON House approves subpoenas for White House staff Flexing their political muscle against the White House, Demo- crats in the House and Senate are insisting that President Bush's top aides describe their roles in the fir- ings of eight federal prosecutors on the record and under oath. A House committee voted yes- terday to authorize subpoenas for political director Karl Rove and other...…
…4A - Thursday, March 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C74l idiign 3atIMy 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 JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR You're hanging schools out to dry." -Michigan Association of School Boards Director Justin King on the state government's inabil...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 5A JEREMY CHO/Daily Defensive lineman Alan Branch is projected to be a top-10 pick in next month's NFL Draft. Despite the hype, there are some who think Branch has more work to do. Bra ch readiesfDraft By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor INDIANAPOLIS - David Terrell. Drew Henson. Ernest Shazor. What do these three former Michigan football players have in common? All of them l...…
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…f 8A - Thursday, March 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Never too early to train: Tankers eying Beijing 2008 Rakes juggles business and gymnastics By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer From the other side of the Can- ham Natatorium pool deck, the numbers are so small you almost have to squint to see them. Walking toward the wall of the natatorium's diving well, the red. LED lights become less blurred. 509 days. 10 hours...…
…WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE HALFASS? PAGE 3B LOCAL DIRECTOR COMES HOME WITH STAR PAGE 3B .B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2007 RIAA's failure to adapt W th the recent RIAA crackdown on Uni- versity students, the morality of file sharing has been a hot topic. On the surface it seems pretty simple: It's wrong - don't do it. Unfortunately, the issue isn't so black and white for those of us who grew up in the digi- tal age. Download- ing mus...…
…{page 2' 2B - Thursday, March 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 THE VAULT 'TOM JONES' (1963) From novel to film and back ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS By KRISTIN MACDONALD Associate Arts Editor "It is widely held that too much wine will dull a man's desire. Indeed it will, ina dull man." So states the ever-understated omniscient narrator in1963's "Tom Jones," and however you may per- sonally feel aboutthe effectsof too much wine, ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com [the b-side) Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 3B A full night of indie rock Castanets, Shapes and Sizes to rock East Quad's Halfass tomorrow By Karen Stasevich Daily Arts Writer Boy does he look happy. Smile, just don't ask questions By BLAKE GOBLE and a Q & A session to follow. All is Daily Arts Writer not lost. Let's go seea movie. It was one of the most bewilder- ing experiences of my life. On Sunday i...…
…the b-sidel 4B - Thursday, March 22, 2007 The science behind perfect sound From page 1B digital filter and a loudspeaker designed to radiate sound in the particular way that violins do - and Gabi happens to be an expert on this." For an electric violin ever to come close to a wood-body vio- lin, it must have more of a jagged frequency response, or "radiate sound" from multiple directions. The sound of a real violin doesn't come from a singl...…
…The B-side ~Ic didci~rnaI i Mchi www.michigandaily.com day F Last dance for Chief Illiniwek TOP: Residents of West Quad and South Quad residence halls lines up across Madison Street last Feb. 15 in preparation of the annual snowball fight between the two dorrs. BOTTOM: A snowball fight participant prepare to hurl a bucket of snow. ,e°"l tA tradition. - K Has the beloved South Quad-West Quad snowball fight become too dangerous? -~ By Walte...…
…2A - Thursday, February 22, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here C FRIDAY: Explained Buimpy's pilot Richard Manger met his wife while flipping burgers Richard Manger is skinny. It's a little surprising, considering he owns Blimpy Burger, an Ann Arbor land- mark that has served up greasy food for almost 55 years. Manger's relationship with the res- taurant began when he worked there as a Unive...…
…1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ROME Italian premier ousted after losing Senate vote Premier Romano Prodi resigned yesterday after nine months in office following an embarrassing loss by his center-left government in the Senate on foreign policy, including Italy's military mission in Afghanistan. Prodi aides did not rule out the possibility that President Giorgio Napolitano would ask Prod...…
…4A - Thursday, February 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C714c d4.c an ail 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 repr...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Dance dreams dashed By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer CHAMPAIGN - At halftime, Illinois' famed mascot, Chief Illiniwek, danced for the final time. After he was finished, the Michigan men's basketball team might have made sure that 1998 remains the last time it danced. The Fighting Illiniused an early second- half spurt to propel them to a 54-42 victory over the Wolverines last night. Michigan, which t...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SNOWBALL FIGHT From page lA "He got on my back and started punching me in the face," Miras- eedi said. Miraseedi remembers hear- ing something snap when he was punched, but he didn't have too much time to think about the noise. A group of his friends pulled the man off of him and helped Miras- eedi to his feet. His face was numb, and a friend didn't see any blood, so Miraseedi rejoined the snowball fight...…
…8A - Thursday, February 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com All the right INGREDIENTS By Ben Simon I Associate Photo Editor A glimpse inside the kitchen and into the world of the South Quad Residence Hall's cafeteria staff Left: Esther Adeosun prepares the hamburgers and french fries for the day. As hot as it was working with the grill, Adeosun said she didn't mind so much, because it was during one of this winter's coldest weeks...…
…B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007 Oscars for the masses thought about writ- ing this column about why you should watch the Oscars, since they have a great significance in society as a social com- mentary on the public's changing tastes on different issues. After staring at a blank screen for three hours, I threw in the towel PAUL The Acad- TASSI emy Awards are either somethingyou watch every year or would never watch even if p...…
…the b-sidel 2B - Thursday, February 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS Daily Arts does Spring Break By WHITNEY DIBO Daily Arts Writer Besides the few good souls who are doing Alternative Spring Break or making obligatory visits to their grandparents, most University students will be making a mass exodus to tropi- cal beach destinations this weekend, hoping to escape the arctic winter and drink away the tra...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (oscars 20071 Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 3B Top of the mountain Which directors, actors and actresses deserves the laurels for 2007? The next three pages have the answers. BEST ACTRESS H aving already made a thorough sweep of 2006's year-end awards, "The Queen's" Helen Mirren is beyond the safe bet for best actress - she's currently resting on the most favorable odds in Oscar history. In any categ...…
…0 4B - Thursday, February 22, 2007 {oscar 2007] The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com He'll never win BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR T hough the early buzz around "Dreamgirls" has faded, Eddie Murphy still looks like the frontrunner here for his role as fictional soul leg- end James "Thunder" FArly. Long popular for his comedic impressions, Murphy channels that energy so seamlessly into his creation of an authentic, drug-addled Motown icon that he...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tthe b-sidel Thursday, February 22 2007 - 5B Less is more, right? He will no doubt be entertaining, but don't expect a win for Jack Nicholson tonight. BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL After getting stiffed for "In the Bedroom" in 2002, Todd Field may have paid his dues to the Academy and be poised to take his first Oscar with the adapted screenplay for "Little Children." Then again, Alfonso Cuaron ("Childr...…
…{the b-side} 0 6B - Thursday, February 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TASSI From page 1B My advice to the Academy to get people to tune in this year is to make the show shorter. No one cares about sound mixing or what the best foreign language animated short was. After these extraneous categories are cut, the only people allowed to give speeches are the top.six categories I mentioned above because I don't care how many peo...…
…IWO JIMA' SportsMonday, '***"* lB Arts,5A ~Ii ffid~an Baigp Ann Arbor Michigan www.michigandaily.com MondayJanuary22,2007 Nation's * top court . rejects BAM suit "You have to get up, you have to get out, and you have to live your life." - University of Michigan at Dearborn senior Lindsay Hollandsworth, whose boyfriend is serving in the Army in Iraq Suit continues in district court By BRIAN TENGEL Daily StaffReporter The U.S. Supreme Cour...…
…2A - Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FRIDAY: Explained cters SWEET JOB O' MINE Cheap reads How Excel sells the least expensive coursepacks in town At the beginning of every semes- ter, the line of students waiting to copy course packs at Excel Test Preparation, Coursepacks and Cop- ies on South University Avenue often snakes down the stairs. It coils around a circle of desks in the store's small waiting ro...…
…9 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD * Iraqi PM drops protection for Sadr's militia Iraq's prime minister has dropped his protection of an anti- American cleric's Shiite militia after U.S. intelligence convinced him the group was infiltrated by death squads, two officials said yes- terday. In a desperate bid to fend off an all-out American offensive, the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr last Friday ordered the 30 lawmake...…
…4A- Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. 8 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu EMILY BEAM DONN M. FRESARD CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 22. 2007 - 5A Photos courtesyof Sidecho They cut a striking silhouette, but Stars of Track and Field offers little more than that. 'Stars' stumble on the starting block Through another lens SISTER FILM TO 'FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS' REFLECTS ON OTHER SIDE OF WAR By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer Dropped into the year-end schedule as qui- etly as his "Million Dollar Baby" was two years ago and ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COURT From page IA against Proposal 2, said Maricruz Lopez, an LSA sophomore and co- chair of the University's BAMN chapter. TENURE From page lA rity as their tenured counterparts. Often this lack of security leads to less of a willingness to take risks in the classroom, Robinson said. In con- trast, the security of a tenured posi- tion gives professors the opportunity to discuss controversial issues and...…
…8A - Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaiiy.com 8A - Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WITH A AND 0 CONVICTION, WENDY KOPP FOUNDED TEACH FOR AMERICA TO TACKLE ONE OF SOCIETY'S DEEPEST SOCIAL PROBLEMS. z 4. TUESDAY JANUARY 23 The / aeer Center L SA TH AMERICA 1._ hfe Univer~sity of Si~fli )ivisioii() f Student Affaire- E AC__________________www.teachforamerica.org 0 …
…Netters refuse to Her lose in convincing Can weekend sweep turn M EN'S TENNIS 3B T THE MICHIGAN DAILY man: a loss really i into a win? SM COLUMN 2B michigandaily.com Monday, January 22, 2007 MICHIGAN 5, ALASKA 2 SWEEPING SUCCESS What dogs can teach you about hockey FAIRBANKS - I twas our great adven- ture. Three college kids traveling nearly 3,000 miles to cover the Michigan hockey team in a weekend series l against Alaska. AMBER Many peo...…
…DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY -1.24 M Basketballat Wisconsin, 9p.m. THURSDAY -1.25 WBasketball at Wisconsin, 8p.m. FRIDAY -1.26 M Track/Field atlIndiana Gladstein Invita- tional,12 pie. M Swimmig/Diving at OhioState and Northwestem, 6 p.m. W GYMNASTICS VS. DENVER, 7:30 P.M. Wrestling at Minnesota, 8 p.m. ICE HOCKEY VS. FERRIS STATE, 8:...…
