…a a I Best supporting actress By lmran Syed / Daily Arts Writer Best supporti By Sarah SchwartzI/ Dah he best support- ing actress award is often con- ferre;l by the Academy as a signal of arrival for rising starlets (Uma Thur- man in 1994, Kate Winslet in 1996, Angelina Jolie in 2000) on their way to becoming stars. So it's not surprising that of the 2006 nominees, it's the three young and beautiful first-time nominated actresses who...…
… -0 S -W the art of politicking and big stars schmooze shamelessly to see their names on the ballot. It's no wonder given the stakes. Attention from the Academy can mean big business for small films that rely on critical acclaim and strong word-of-mouth to sell themselves. This year's "Capote," for example, saw a surge of interest that sent it back into wide release after a surprise best picture nomination rescued it from box-office decay....…
…Monday, January 23, 2006 News 3A Michigan schools full of teachers convicted of crimes Opinion 4A Chris Zbrozek wants cheaper textbooks CAG ETS WIN IN N i;X.'NEAPOLIS FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARS ..SPORTSIONDAY One-hundredffteen years ofeditorial freedom Arts 5A Match Point comes up all aces - - - ------ --- immougggill www.miehigandaily.com 62006 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 59 Regents approve provost Board una...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 23, 2006 NATION/WORLD Leftist Evo Morales sworn in as NEWS IN BRIEF I Bolivia's first Indian president Farmer's son has promised to alleviate country's poverty, resist free-market economic policies LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Evo Morales, Bolivia's first Indian president, took office yesterday with a promise to lift his nation's struggling indigenous majority out of centuries of poverty and discrimina...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 23, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS LG BT office to offer HIV testing The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs will sponsor free and anonymous HIV testing in the Michigan Union from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m today. A counselor from the HIV/AIDS Resource Center will be available to answer questions. The screenings are open to the public. Symposium to host talk on nonviolence The Program on Intergroup R...…
…4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 23, 2006 OPINION $bz £ tird4git atil JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE We are in pain, but we are also angry, and this anger will change the future of mining." - Senator ...…
…Monday January 23, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com RThe SchSgan BSiig 5A . . .... . ............ - - - . . . . . . .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. .. .. European vacation Courtesy of DreamWorks Let's be honest, any words are going to come up short here. A MATCH' MADE IN HEAVEN I f dyou're a junior, probably half your friends are gone. Snow piles up in garbage-like heaps in the south student ghetto and they're sendin...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 23, 2006 - 7A BAMN Continued from page 1A shortly after the October rally. She added that BAMN's open endorsement of the use of violence along with its blind devo- tion to affirmative action and Marxist ideology, turned her off from its cause. But Ben Royal, a BAMN organizer, said Wittaniemi is an imposter who infil- trated BAMN and attended its meetings to gain inside information to be used against...…
…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 23, 2006 ARTS 'Evolution' embraces action, guns and gore 'Spear' not quite sharp enough Daily Arts Writer 4 4 By David R. Eicke Daily Arts Writer The head bone's connected to the ... well, not anymore. Jawbones rarely stay hinged in "Underworld: Evolution." The top sets of molars usu- ally end up somewhere on the other side of the room. But at least the horror story stays intact, albeit a tad...…
…RUGBY ON WHEELS: Michigan medical student might just have the skills to make it to the Olympics. PAGE 8B THE SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN: Ian Herbert: Looking for how to have fun play IM sports? Ask this veteran. PAGE 3B DOUBLEHEADER DELIGHT: The men's tennis team sweeps its competition over the weekend. PAGE 6B SPORTSid igm Daft January 23, 2006 lB Michigan 71, MINNESOTA 55 ew Heights Horton hits career-high 32 as 'M' roars to win By Kevin ...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 23, 2006 CLUB PORTSWEEKLY Club table tennis offers fun for all able Aicigut ?uailg Athlete of the Week Name: Tim Cook Team: Ice Hockey Hometown: Montclair, New Jersey Class: Junior Why: During Friday night's game Cook scored his first colle giate goal after playing 81 scoreless games as a Wolverine. He may not remember the moment he scored, but he gave us all something we will never forget. ['...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 23, 2006 - 3B Skrba bright spot in 'M loss By David Murray Daily Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON - The Wolverines saw double for 40 minutes. Every Michigan pass into the post resulted in two Indiana players swarming to form a double-team. Michigan's inside player would then try to either kick it outside to give a teammate a look at a three, or kick it outside in hopes that she would get the ball back - bu...…
…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 23, 2006 HITTING AFTER THE WHISTLE 4 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK Chad Kolarik Michigan Kolarik was one of the few Wolverines that played well in both games this weekend. He had two assists in Friday night's 6-1 win, and followed up with a goal and an assist in Saturday night's loss. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "We haven't been known for scoring short-handed goals, but it's not against the rules." - M...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 23, 2006 - 5B FASTBREAK Men's Basketball Saturday's Game MICHIGAN 71-- MINNESOTA 55 Grier stifled by swarnung Michigan defense By Matt Singer and Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writers MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota's Vincent Grier slid behind the Michigan defense and waited under the basket. That's where Minnesota guard Maurice Hargrow found him on a no-look pass from the free throw line. Grier took the p...…
…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 23, 2006 Brady continues streak while team preps for championships 4 By Amber Colvin Daily Sports Writer "It's alway girls as yout "But I thinks On Saturday, the women's swimming and diving team won its last Though sm dual meet of the season, but Michigan coach Jim Richardson didn't races they ent care. Another "W" on the record is nice, but right now all this team is participated. concerne...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 23, 2006 - 7B Mazlin, Blue start out on right foot JUSTIN BASS/Daily Junior Elizabeth Exon ended a career singles losing streak on Saturday against DePaul. Exon solves jinx, helps By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer He slipped. It was over. Only after Michigan freshman Andrew Mazlin won the point by pulling his opponent off the court so much that he lost his footing and couldn't recover, could ...…
…8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 23, 2006 I nven n 4 the wee 4 The Chair p. Michigan medical student Jaf- fer Odeh redefines what it means to be not only a physician, but also a potential Olympic athlete. The overall concept of wheelchair rugby is sim- ple: get from your goal to your opponent's as many times as possible. Sounds easy enough. But throw in a couple defenders whose only focus is to ram into your chair,...…
…Wednesday, November 23, 2005 1L-e# 1. i l t . _ .t o A r i Kit S T C 8,.S J ®m a 17, 8 News 3 Hendrix calls for recount of mayoral election Opinion 4 Emily Beam: Get off the bus Sports 21 Cagers muzzle Terriers .el ir igaui . ai g One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mkchiandatly.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 36 ©2005 The Michigan Daily cIDON'T KNOW ANYONE THAT'S NOT GOING BACK." Displaced, students head home - Tulane...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 23, 2005 NATION/WORLD Dirty bomb suspect indicted NEws INBRIEF U.S. charges Padilla with being part of a North American terror cell that aimed to recruit overseas WASHINGTON (AP) - Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held in a Navy brig as an enemy combatant for more than three years, was charged yesterday with being part of a North American terror cell that sent money and recruits overseas to "murder,...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS East Asian art on display at Museum of Art An exhibition of East Asian Art in the Alumni Memorial Hall of the Uni- versity Museum of Art features works never before displayed. The exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and includes media ranging from tex- tiles to paintings and photos. Free screening of documentary on the Silk Road "The Silk Road," which was com...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 23, 2005 OPINION U be £ktti gut ~iU JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE This is revisionism of the most corrupt and shameless variety." - Vice President Dick Cheney, re...…
…Wednesday November 23, 2005 news@michigandaily.com SCIENCE 5 University students experiment with tethered satellites on the 'Vomit Comet' Flying into Zero-Gravity By Ryan Anderson U Daily Science Reporter PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID TUMAN/Daily graduates will plummet 8,000 feet out of T his summer, a team of engineering under- the sky, and they'll do it eighty times in two days. As a part of NASA's Reduced Grav- ity Research Program,...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 7 GESI Continued from page 1A cial counsel to the provost, said the quality of environmental research at the University will be improved by a new Web portal sponsored by GESI. It lists all the relevant research being done at the University. But more importantly, GESI will facilitate contributions from the vari- ous schools toward the advancement of environmental research into practi- ...…
…Wednesday November 23, 2005 arts.michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com R TS iiogan ailg a 8 . . ............ . ... . ... ..... . .......... . 40 Sticking it to the man SCHOOL OF ROCK MUSIC LEGEND MITCH RYDER SURPRISES U' CLASS By Caitlin Cowan Daily Arts Writer You wouldn't expect to find a rock legend in Angell Hall's stuffy Auditorium A on a week- day. But that's exactly where Mitch Ryder, the '60s Detroit rock pioneer of Mi...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 9 Ethnic factions agree to remake gov t in Bosnia Lebanese women throw rose petals and rice at the ambulance that carries the coffin of Hezbollah fighter Youssef Barakat, who was killed by Israeli forces on Monday, during his funeral procession in the village of Zibbeqine, near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, yesterday. sre jets.strike targets Lebaon Under U.S. pressure, gr...…
…Wednesday November 23, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com OeRTSigan Bailq ,I 10 Horton helps Blue hold off Terriers. By Jack Herman Daily Sports Writer BOSTON - Two years ago Boston University visited Crisler Arena and defeated Michigan 61-60. Last year, the Terriers invad- MiGN ed Ann Arbor again and left with a 63-51 victory. This year, the Wolverines went to Boston looking for revenge. Even though Michigan took an...…
…Friday, September 23, 2005 News 3 Experts critique John Roberts and his stance on Affirmative action FOOTBALL PREPARES FOR G EN OPENER .PfGfE Opinion 4 Zack Denfeld returns to the Daily opinion page Arts 5 Innovative film maker comes to 'U' One-hundred-fourteen years of editorialfreedom www.michkgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 153 ®2005 The Michigan Daily Fire destroys house Trotter House reopens More student groups will ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 23, 2005 NATION/WORLD Roberts easily clears Senate conimittee WASHINGTON (AP) - John Roberts's nomi- nation as chief justice cleared a Senate committee on a bipartisan vote of 13-5 Thursday, with next week's confirmation so certain that Republicans and Democrats turned to urging President Bush to move carefully in filling a second Supreme Court vacancy. "I will vote my hopes and not my fears, and I...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 23, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS *Okrent, other speakers to talk on plagiarism The Sweetland Writing Center will hold a conference to examine issues of origi- nality and plagiarism. Issues of copyright and ownership will be looked at, as will the appropriate use and dissemination of new ideas. The weekend-long conference, whose speakers include former New York Times public editor and Michigan Daily alum Dan...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 23, 2005 OPINION abie 3kbirigtan tilg JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE '' Right now, it's a wait and see and hope for the best." - Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Mi...…
…Friday e R TSitn til SRS arts. michigandaily. com artseditor@michigandaily.com 5 MiND OVER k G RAY£s' '3tSz7It f MATTER Courtesy of NBC "I find that a shiny pair of handcuffs stands out against an orange jumpsuit." Martha's Apprenice': It's not a good thi~ng By Ben Megargel For the Daily In her post-incarceration bid for image rehab, domestic diva Martha Stewart hops on the real- ity-TV band- wagon with The Apprentice: her version of Mar...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 23, 2005 - 7 FIRE Continued from page 1 identified the porch as the area of origin. Brenner said it still was under investigation what caused the fire. Whether or not a couch on the porch fueled the fire, the incident has reinvigorated the noto- rious couch-on-porch ban ordinance that came about two summers ago. City Council member Joan Lowenstein (D- 2nd Ward) said she was willing at the time and...…
…Friday September 23, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com eRTicSigan lailt 8 11 Blue front seven , need work: Sacks still on the decline ALI OLSE-N/Daily LaMarr Woodley and the Michigan defense, which has only tallied six sacks so far this season, will have a lot to handle against the Badger defense tomorrow. Michigan's nonconference schedule didn't go exactly as it would have liked, with an unimpres- sive win over N...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 23, 2005 - 9 STAFF PICKS Predictions against the spread for 9/24/05 No. 14 Michigan (-3) at Wisconsin No 1 Southern Cal (-21.5) at No. 24 Oregon No. 15 Georgia Tech (+6.5) at No. 4 Virginia Tech No.5 Horida (-22.5) at Kentucky No. 7 Georgia (-14.5) at Mississippi State No. 21.Iowa (+7) at No. 8 Ohio State No. 9 Louisville (-21.5) at South Florida N01 1-1 Purdue (+3.5) at Minnesota Colorado (+14) at No. ...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 23, 2005 FRIDAY Focus 01 0 HOUSTON Photo story by Alexander Dziadosz Staff Photographer ouston, Texas - As bus loads of evacuees from the poorest sections of New Orleans began to pour into America's fourth-largest city. Magnanimously, the mayor of Houston opened his city's doors to the downtrodden victims. Despite Houston's generosity, nothing could completely assuage the anguish of the hapless ...…
…Arts 9 'Sith' brings visual punch Sports 12 Softball makes Super Regionals Monday, May 23, 2005 One-hundred-fourteen years of editorial freedom Summer Weekly www.michiandaiy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXVI, No. 127 ©2005 The Michigan Daily U, housing rates increase by 5 percent By Amber Colvin and Jeremy Davidson Daily Staff Reporters Living in University housing will cost more next year because of an increase in the room and board fee ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 'U' will renovate Mosher- Jordan By Lindsey Ungar Daily Staff Reporter Mosher-Jordan Residence Hall will be the first residence hall to undergo building-wide renovation and restora- tion as part of the Residential Life Ini- tiatives program. The University Board of Regents approved the $44 million project during its meeting last week. The renovations will make signifi- cant improvements to studen...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 - 3 LEO demands promotions from LSA By Julia F. Homing Daily StaffReporter Representing the concerns of LSA Lecturers who feel they are not receiving the full benefit of their contract, the Lecturers' Employee Organiza- tion staged a demonstration outside the LSA Execu- tive Committee meeting last Tuesday to show their disapproval of what they see as the administration's lack of consideration for the ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 I 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 STEPHANIE WRIGHT tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief DONN M. FRESARD Editorial Page Editor ~ ~ ~A ure EDITED AND MANAGED BY ESTUDENTDAT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of Th...…
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…Monday May 23, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com Ale TidiSganSMily BACK WITH A 'REENGE'-ANCE LUCAS'S PREQUELS COME TO A TRIUMPHANT CLOSE WITH AWE-INSPIRING VISUALS By Adam Rottenberg Daily Arts Editor 1FILM R EVI EW After three of the most wildly popular films of all time and two of the most loathed, George Lucas has finished his work on the theatrical "Star Wars"films. Fans will debate for years whether or not the preq...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 I 'Woods' brings earthy rock By Alexandra Jones Daily Arts Editor MUSIC R.EVIEW i i "Did you ever get the feeling / That you don't belong" begins a verse of "What's Mine Is Yours," one of the 10 explosions of deep, dark rock'n'roll on Sleater-Kin- ney's latest release, The Woods. It's a feel- ing Sleater-Kinney has gotten used to: After creating an unmistak- Sleater- able style with a half Kinne...…
… NEWS ENDERS Continued from page 3 Enders said that when t learned about Wild's death, like it was one of them whol murdered. "This was the first real that a journalist had been k purpose, and all of a sudden became very real again. De fact that people were being k our front lawn, we were slipj a false sense of security." The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 - 11 Enders also encountered difficulty challenges of printing the paper was try...…
…Monday May 23, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com She migORn TSil 4 12 Ritter cruises, Blue rolls into Super Regional By Scott Bell Daily Sports Writer Coming into the regional final on Sunday, North Carolina's softball team was looking for back-to-back wins to secure an upset over the heavily-favored Wolverines. Seven innings later, its glass slipper was shattered as Michigan shut down the Tar Heels, 6-0. The power p...…
