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… IhIE4p 4dl3a xtg Ann Arbor, Mich. michigandaily.com Monday, July 23, 2007 Summer Weekly SHARRY POTTER ENCHANTS ANN ARBOR OPINION From the Daily: Adidas shrugged After ditching Nike for Adidas, the University's new apparel con- tract has been hailed as a miracle for the Athletic Department and ethical labor practices alike. But A for all the hype, the University's contract might not be so fail safe after all. See page 4. ARTS The book we've ...…

…2 Monday, July 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Coleman donates $100,000 to Northern Iowa By AMINA FARHA Daily Staff Reporter University President Mary Sue Coleman recently gave $100,000 to the University of Northern Iowa in memory of her father, Leland Wil- son, who was a professor at the uni- versity before his death in 1993. President Coleman's gift will go toward creating the Leland Wilson Endowed Chemistry Lec- tureship ...…

…Monday, July 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 Two 'U' SPEAKERS From page 1 r r data bases plans would be voted on at the meeting because someone from dk the Athletic Development office called him two to three weeks beforehand. He would not specifi- cally name the person who did so. By EMILY BARTON "He asked if I would be willing Daily News Editor to (speak) and I readily agreed," Reece said. The University's School of Edu...…

…4 Monday, July 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CU. be Micbt*oan D Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MO 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Adidas shrugged Contract offers 'U' little incentive to monitor labor standards IMRAN SYED EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDI- Unsignedleditorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. A1 other...…

…Monday July 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RACHEL WAGNER Wordplay KATE TRUESDELL Michigan's cars won't run on B.S. What do Southern rap- pers, Indian movie stars and terrorists have in common? They've all had a part in contributing new words to the Merriam-Webster and the Con- cise Oxford English dictionaries. Crunk, Bollywood and agroter- rorism are a few of the It's not the many words speech, it's both dic- tionaries the ...…

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…8 Monday, July 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com HACKER From page 3 to notify students, mostly gradu- ates, whose information is stored in the databases and may have been accessed, Cunningham said. She said the databases contained COLEMAN From page 2 through the support of donations from both the family and University of Northern Iowa faculty, Harwood said. combinations of students' names, addresses, phone numbers, birth- date...…

…The dust at bookstores is beginning to settle. The highly anticipated finale more than lives up to the hype. By ANDREW SARGUS KLEIN Daily Arts Writer Spoiler warning: A few minor plot details are revealed in this review. With- Harry Potter out a doubt Deathly J.K. Rowl- and the ing knows Hallows what she's doing. Scholastic She has methodically, surgically devel- oped the arc of the Harry Potter series across seven books, with the last, "Harr...…

…10 Monday, July 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A bit of a ruckus A youthful blend of indie-folk picking around at the Pig By DEREK BARBER Daily Arts Writer In the last few years, the Ann Arbor area has become prime ground for a bustling indie-folk scene. While the resurgence of grassroots music is indeed a bless- ing, it has obvious drawbacks. How do music lovers begin to dig through the pile of banjo pickers or navigate a...…

…Monday July 23, 20071' The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 Three cagers take trip to Asia during summer break FILE PI T Bitsy Ritt (left) talks with Amanda Augustus (right) last season, when Ritt was coaching the Wolverines and Augustu was her assistant. Augustus succeeded Ritt, but has since left to coach California. Ritt leads the search for a replacement. Augustus leaves 'M' frCalifornia By DAN F...…

…12 Monday, July 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOOTBALL TIDBITS New facility approved The University Board of Regents approved the sche- matic design for a new $26.1 million indoor football prac- tice facility on State Street, south of Yost Ice Arena. The facility, funded by athletic department resources and gifts, is set to be completed in the Fall of 2009. Notre Dame to replace Michigan on its schedule According to publis...…

…I- From the Daily: Stop overlooking tuberculosis Opinion, 4 Arts, 5 c Ii Li jipr B3aijij Ann Arbor, Michigan wwwmichigandaily.com Friday, March 23, 2007 ILLEGAL MUSIC SHARING More suits on the way from RIAA Battle brewing over funds Three research universities say they should get separate appropriations By JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN Daily StaffReporter Worried aboutbecomingsecond- class citizens in higher education funding, nine of the state...…

…2 - Friday, March 23, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters Dude, where's my car? Finding a parking spot in Ann This year, Sakstrup's, Brewer's Arbor is aggravating. and Triangle Towing have con- Until you get a parking ticket. tracts to tow the cars impounded Then, it's even worse. by the Ann Arbor Police Depart- You may want to toss away the ment. $15 fine for park...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 23, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LONDON Suspects in train bombing arrested at airport British counter-terrorist police said yesterday they arrested three suspects in the deadly suicide bomb attacks on the London transit sys- tem in 2005. No one has ever been charged in connection with the July 7, 2005, bombings, which were the deadli- est attack on London since World War II. The four bombers and 5...…

…4 - Friday, March 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 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 the views o...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FINE ARTS PREVIEW Friday, March 23, 2007 - 5 Political and social themes on a string They don't look nearly as badass in the history texts. HISTORY'S ASSASSINS MEET AND GREET AT THE POWER CENTER By CATHERINE SMYKA Daily Arts Writer What if John Wilkes Booth sat down with Lee Harvey Oswald to discuss politics? The nine main characters in Stephen Sondheim's musi- cal "Assassins" want to change Assassin...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 23, 2007 - 7 LSAT From page 1 Tamayo, who started to prepare for 0 the LSAT in February, said she isn't really worried about the changes to the writing section. McCloskey said the writing sec- tion isn't that important because it isn't graded - meaning a poor showing on the section probably won't hurt your chances at getting into the law school of your dreams. It's there so admissions offi...…

…0 8- Friday, March 23, 2007 JCers face tough squad By AMBER COLVIN Daily Sports Editor When it comes to the NCAA Tournament, Western Collegiate Hockey Association teams have steamrolled the competition. Hogged the spotlight. Monopo- lized the winner's circle. What's the word for that? "I guess they've dominated," Michigan senior captain Matt Hunwick said. Ah, there it is. Six of the past seven National Champions have been from the WCHA, a pow...…

…FROM THE DAILY: SURVIVING SPRING BREAK OPINION, PAGE 4 ONE ALUM'S VISION BLOGUPDATES ABOUT'M'STARS FROM THE NFL COMBINE WHAT'S NEXT FOR MUSEUMS ARTS, PAGE5 MICHIGANDAILY.COM/THE GAME ~1ie f IidianDaiIt Ann Arbor, Mi www.michigandaily.com Friday, February 23 T *" ragic accident kills LSA senior Andrew Bensinger died while studying in Thailand By EMILY ANGELL Daily StaffReporter A group of students gathered on a beach in southern Thailand ...…

…2 - Friday, February 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Her How does the University end a tradition? For one, its methods included committees, cops and e-mail Some campus rituals fade away. Others are put down with a massive police presence. The latter is how the University ended the Naked Mile, a two-decade old campus tradition, in 2002. Traditionally,...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, February 23, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS BERLIN Rice: U.S., Europe and Russia ready to bargain with Iran Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday the United States, European and Russian diplomats have a common goal to encourage Iranback to thebargain- ing table over its disputed nuclear program. "We reconfirmed we will use available channels and the Security Council to try to achieve that goal...…

…0 4 -Friday, February 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 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 oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the vi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 23, 2007 - 5 Admit it: "Bridge to Terabithia" made you cry when you first read it. A 'Bridge to film from fantasy lit Museum of the future ART HISTORIAN DESCRIBES NEW IMAGE By MICHELE YANKSON For the Daily Perhaps the second most common question about the University of Michigan Museum of Art's expansion - other than "When will it finally be fin- ished?" - is simply "What will Reimagini...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com STADIUM accessib From page 1 body ha dent Co] meet compliance obligations," the will not letter said. dium." It also said the project may be Cunn considered a "substantial altera- is deepl tion" under federal standards, ing whe which would require the University She s to make other parts of the stadium will offe handicap accessible as well. users, m Michael Harris, the executive the stad. director of Mich...…

…": .- . 8 - Friday, February 23, 2007 Once again, turnover bug bites Blue in Minneapolis The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Writer Sometimes, less is more. The Michigan women's bas- ketball team committed 25 MICHIGAN 53 turnovers in MINNESOTA 661 a 66-53 loss at Minnesota last night. The Wolverines entered the game last in the Big Ten with 19.2 turn- overs per game. But it wasn't always that bad. Michigan ave...…

…Wrestling Announcer Can't Believe What He's Seeing SPORTS, page IOE War On String May Be Unwinnable, Says Cat General NATIONAL, page 4D the ONION AMrERICAS FINEST NEWIS SOURCE o ONION.COM Child's Last Steps Captured On Video LOCAL, page 7A 33 49 Break out your ascots! Copyright 02007 Onion, Inc. All Righs Rervsed February 2007 1 Volume 43 Issue 00 Hamster Thrown From Remote-Control Monster Truck MILTON, MA-Tragedy was nar- Little People....…

…2 FEBRUARY 2007 0' the ONIO1i 2 FEBRUARY 2007 f4the ONIO~ NATIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF Description Of Hot-Dog Ingredients Fails To Ruin Picnic EVERETT, WA-Try as he might, Matt Cot- tone was unable to spoil appetites at Jack Pierson's Memorial Day picnic. "The absolute worst meat goes into hot dogs-animal parts that oughta be thrown away-and then they pump it full of nitrates and sodium and dyes," Cottone said as his friends eagerly devoured Osc...…

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…6 FEBRUARY 2007 ' the ONION LOCAL Few Of The Offended Guests Were Prepared Loving Gestures 'Completely Unnecessary' STROKIN' from page 1 Immediately following the "Strokin"' debacle, Doblewicz attempted to win back offended guests with Buster Poin- dexter's "Hot, Hot, Hot." He managed to generate a conga line with the whole- some, crowd-pleasing 1987 hit, but the damage had been done. "How could [Doblewicz] have possi- bly thought that awfu...…

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…FROM THE DAILY: PRIVATE FUNDS ONLY A STOP-GAP MEASURE OPINION, PAGE 4 F M MATS TO MONET ADISAPPOINTING SIDE PROJECT FROM BLUR'SFRONT MAN GYMNAST POMMELS, PAINTS SPORTS, PAGE 8 ARTS, PAGE5 Ie fiidi3igan Dai lN.. A.-J-1 7 .IX'.1.. N LN I' . K() - Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com} Tuesaay, January 23, 2007 . Pfizer to shut A2 facility City loses biggest taxpayer 2,100 jobs to move or disappear 177 acres near 'U' to be vacate...…

…2 - Tuesday, January 23, 2007 MONDAY: The ENtremist ARITY SIPPING FOR CHARITY Y: THURSDAY: Here Campus Characters A ferret fracas FRIDAY: Explained The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONNM.FRESARD ALEXISFLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0s58 fresard@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com A lot of strange things have hap- pened to me in Ann Arb...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 3 TOOTING HIS HORN NEWS BRIEFS CAIRO, Egypt * Al-Qaida leader mocks Bush's Iraq plan in new tape Al-Qaida's deputy leader mocked President Bush's plan to send 21,000 more troops to Iraq, challenging him to send "the entire army" and vowing insur- gents will defeat them, according to a new videotape released yes- terday by a U.S. group that tracks al-Qaida messages. The Wash...…

…4 - Tuesday, January 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C fid1ligan Bja11M Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. 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 artic...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 5 The Ives of today By DEREK BARBER Daily Arts Writer We live in a musical climate where the Sufjan Stevenses, Rufus Wainwrights and Andrew Birds approach popular music with increasingly complex *** arrangements. It's too easy, however, to get swept up in Charles Ives the grandeur of these cur- Ives Plays Ives rent artists without know- New World ing the origins of American c...…

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…8 - Tuesday, January 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Caldwell makes art, on and off the mat * By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer Sophomore Kent Caldwell does something that no other male gymnast in the world does. But listening to him talk about his signature skill, you could be excused for thinking it's not that big a deal. Ironically, the quad - four com- plete twists in the air on floor exercise - is a natural progres...…

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…2A - Monday, October 23, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LC 4e AVIdi an BIVy 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor,MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONNM.FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-000y fresard@michigandailycom floyd@michigandaiycom 4 TOP 10 COUNTRIES WHERE From which nations do the victors hail? STUDENTS COME FROM Fo ain h al 1. South Korea - 683 Alumni play big role in attracting interna...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 23, 2006 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS KHARTOUM, Sudan Sudan orders U.N. envoy to leave The Sudanese government yesterday ordered the chief U.N. envoy out of the country after he wrote that Sudan's army had suf- fered major losses in recent fight- ing in Darfur. Jan Pronk was given 72 hours to leave - an order that is likely to complicate international efforts to halt the killings, rapes and other at...…

…4A - Monday, October 23, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com l e ticl igan ily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890 413 E. Huron Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EMILY BEAM, CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR So where do you suppose Dick DeVos thinks the governor's office should be? The Cayman Islands?" - Television ad sponsored by the...…

…SA - Monday, October 23, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com In "Flags of Our Fathers," the rain is almost as thick as the tears. The 'Flag' hangs at half mast Kirsten Dunst as the infamous Marie Antoinette, a costume designer's heaven on earth. M arie Antoinette: infamous teen- age bride, indomitable spender and promiscuous wench. Her Let-them-eat- cake-legacy is less than commendable, but Sophia .i Coppola's forgiving por- traya...…

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