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…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...…

…6A- The Michigan Daily -Thursday, February 22 the michigan daily PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On Central Campus Call 668-1100. ! ! AVAIL. NOW or later. 4 blks. to campus. Effs. 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. apts. in beautiful homes. Monthly ok for some units. Rent neg. w/ long term. For appt. & price, 972-7030. For pix a2apart- ments.com or a2realproperty.com ! ! ROOMS avail. 3-5 blks. to UM cen- tral campus. $455-$635. Monthly tease ak far same. Rent neg. with...…

…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 ...…

…6A- The Michigan Daily -Monday, January 22, the michigan daily PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. Near B-school. Call 222-9033. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On Central Campus Call 668-1100. ! AVAIL. NOW or later. 4 blks. to campus. Effs. 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. apts. in beautiful homes. Monthly ok for some units. Rent neg. w/ long term. For appt. & price, 972-7030. For pix a2apart- ments.com or a2realproperty.com ! ! ROOMS avail. 3-5 blks. to UM cen- tral campus. ...…

…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:...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 22, 2007 - 3B . Hensick snaps skid with hat trick By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Writer FAIRBANKS - It showed both jubilation and relief. After netting his third goal of Friday night's 6-2 win for his first career hat trick, Michigan senior T.J. Hensick raised his hands in the air and NOTEBOOK covered his face. "Just saying, it's about time," said Hensick, describing the emotion. "It's ...…

…4B - Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ofihi1 runs to record By MIRGIM JUSUFI Daily Sports Writer It's the beginning of the season, but forget about getting the kinks out or getting into a groove. There's just no time for that. And if you're one of the runners who lined up for the 60-meter hurdles Saturday against Michigan sophomore Tiffany Ofili, you know there's only About eight seconds or less to get those ki...…

…WHEN A MOOSE TRESPASSES ON UNIVERSITY PROPERTY NEWS, PAGE 2 TWO-MINUTE DRILL ICERS HOLD OFF MSU FOR 2-1 VICTORY SPORTS, PAGE 8 WHITNEY DIBO: YOU SHOULD TALK ABOUT THE MIDEAST OPINION, PAGE 4 iC i an' atil Arbor, UMch gan 'U' gets low marks in accessibility for poor students www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, Noy 006 ByKELLY FRASER Daily Staff Reporter The University is fail- ing to make itself accessible to low-income students, according...…

…2 - Wednesday, November 22, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WE A 'THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before You Were Here Home on the range Camp Davis: Where moose and man meet Chris Malvica had a problem. A few years ago, a moose was trespassing on University prop- erty. He sent out his dog Skippy, trained to scare away animals, but Skippy was no match for the moose, which chased her back in...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON U.S. to require passports for nearly all air travelers Nearly all air travelers entering the U.S. will be required to show passports beginning Jan. 23, includ- ing returningAmericans and people from Canada and other nations in the Western Hemisphere. The date was disclosed yesterday by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in an interview with The Associated Press. The Homela...…

…4 - Wednesday, November 22, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74 ittcid'&gan4:atily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com 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 sig...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 5 'Daybreak' times three 'LOST' REPLACEMENT STARTS OUT STRONG By BEN MEGARGEL Daily Arts Writer In the two-hour series premiere of "Day- break," the same day replays three times. There are three identical sunrises, three Dodgers games with the same score and three similar attempts to evade Daybreak the police. Although the concept and repeated scenes Wednesdays may seem li...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, Novembe the michigan daily 0 CAMPUS PARKING SPACES Avail- able. 665-8825. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE Near Business & Law School Call 668-1100. ! ! Fall 2007...945 GREENWOOD ! ! 5 bdrm/2 bath, $3000/mo, 5 Free prkg, ldry., hardwood floors, 734-834-4010. 2007 AVAILABILITY MPC ! ! Bdrm. Price Date 1302 S. Forest #2 3 $1395 May 1021 E. University#7 5 $2095 May 325 E. Jefferson #4 8 $3995 May 1130 S. Forest #4 2 ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 7 'U' GRADES From page 1 statewide proportions of low- income and minority students. To determine low-income stu- dent access, the authors of the report compared the proportion of University students receiving Pell grants to the overall proportion of college and university students receiving Pell grants in Michigan. The Pell grant program is the largest student aid program...…

…8 - Wednesday, November 22, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I 'D' takes precedence By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer It didn't seem like a difficult question, but it took senior Brent Petway a long time to answer. What does he like better: a momentum-swinging dunk or a game-changing block? "That's tough right there," Petway said. "That's 50-50. That's a push." But when pressed further, his real feelings came out. "You know ...…

…Friday, September 22,2006 LUES BACKFIL )RTSSATUDAY News 3A Soldier with state ties dies in Iraq Opinion 4A Goldberg: Welcome to the People's Republic oftA2 Arts 5A Alice Coltrane comes home on Hill One-hundred-sieteen years ofeditoralfreedom ----------------- ---- --- -------- - - - - m www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 14 2006 The Michigan Daily At Columbia, a debate over an invitation "In the end, I receiv...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 22, 2006 ~aEbid~fmBu I - NATION/WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FREsARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com A CONTACT INFORMATION News Tips Corrections Letters to the Editor Photography Department Arts Section Editorial Page Sports Section Display S...…

…Friday, September 22, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3A ON CAMPUS I Speaker to examine human rights post-9/11 Michael Posner, president of Human Rights First, will speak today from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Osterman Common Room at 202 S. Thayer St. He will speak on human rights in the post Sept. 11 world. Award-winning prof to lecture * on poetry Susan Stewart, an English pro- fessor at Princeton University, will give a lecture on poetics and the...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 22, 2006 -OPINION NOTABLE QUOTABLE RYAN JABER 1VrSTMAKS. M[ A DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM J CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com It's an energy eS drink and it's a fun name. As soon as people look at the = ca...…

…rFrday September 22, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ATe Sigan ilq 5A Courtesy of BBE Kids, you're looking at the best producer you've never heard of. Dilla 'Shines' on posthumous disc By Anthony Baber Daily Arts Writer MUSIC REVIEW * * * J Dilla is by far one of hip hop's most influential and acclaimed producers. Dilla, born J Dilla James Yancey, The Shining the Detroit pro- ducer got his BBE start with groups lik...…

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…Friday, September 22, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7A Spinach growers WINGED CHOCOLATE work to draw up food safety planeii. SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - Cali- fornia produce growers and pro- cessors worked to draw up new food-safety measures yesterday as government investigators trying to pinpoint the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak narrowed their search to three counties. Trade groups hoped to deliver the guidelines to the Food and Drug Admin...…

…Friday September 22, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTSe lculgan 8A A Blue plays ,. 'kickballi m upset loss By Alex Prosperi For the Daily Wake-up calls are no fun. And this one wasn't any different. To many people's disbelief, the Michigan women's soccer team lost 2-1 to Oakland Uni- versity. No one in attendance would have thought twice about the final outcome after watching the first 15 minutes of play. The W...…

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…w -wW - w v. w wMF -W-W w w - - 6B - Football Saturday - Saturday, September 23, 2006 PROCRASTINATION STATION QA Saturday, September 23, 2006 - Football Saturday - 3B Through thick and thin WISCONSIN 10 MICHIGAN 28 Before every football game this season, two of the Daily's football writers will take the weekend's matchup to the Play- Station 2 and then let you know what happened. " Play of the game - With Michigan trailing 7-10 with 35...…

…w w -w w w w w w w w w w w w ! v mr w 'W IW ! i ". _# qw w mw s s .m SUPPORT Senior cornerback Leon Hall may get most of the glory, but he isn't the lone Wolverine tearing up opposing offenses. A group of six non- YEAR: Reds seniors does its best to help hold the reins of the secondary. And while POSITIONS: it may not be topping All-American lists just yet, this sextet of defenders HOMETOW is ready to bring Michigan's defense back t...…

…Opinion 4 From the Daily: Scrap the skybox plan Arts 10 Inexplicably dull 'Da Vinci' hits t he bid ri Jbz Atkbigun 1§ai g Monday, May 22, 2006 Summer Weekly One-hundred-sbteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 119 ©2006 The Michigan Daily Regents approve controversial Big House project by 5-3 vote Plan increasing capacity to Addition of proposal to 108,251 passes in closest Regential Proposed ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 22, 2006 RESPONSE Continued from Page 1 column on Coleman's decision. "Coleman found no benefit in further delaying the discussion,' Peterson said. John Pollack - founder of Save the Big House, a group opposed to the reno- vations - said the University's decision to tack the renovations onto the agenda was irresponsible. "It was a very sly move, and I don't think it reflects well on due process at the Univ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 22, 2006 - 3 Study aims to improve 'U' admissions policies While a decision on MCRI looms, University officials voice concerns about AAAC's effort to determine the correlates of academic success By Walter Nowinski Daily Staff Reporter Interim Provost Edward Gramlich gave his sup- port to a controversial study last Monday at the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs meeting last Monday. The study in q...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 22, 2006 o~ur 4 'Luxury' or tradition? Luxury boxes could make fans long for Halo JEREMY DAVIDSON Editor in Chief IMRAN SYED Editorial Page Editor JEFFREY BLOOMER Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All...…

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