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…SportsMonday, September 25, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 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. ig DEFENSE-O-METER 4 It's incredible that last year's defense - with virtu- / ally the same...…

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…Wednesday, January 25, 2006 (JA.GERS P E TOFAC IN A 2i?3 L' SPORTS, 'AE8 News 3 Winners of Hopwood awards announced Opinion 4 Jeff Cnravens bears witness for prisoners One-hundredffteen years ofeditorialfreedom Arts 5 New Malick film is a cinematic poem ---------------- ----------- -- - -------- -- ; ''I ...... .... www.rmizcgandaiy. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 61 62006 The Michigan Daily f Michigamua members ousted fr...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 25, 2006 NATION/WORLD L..I fr a Zvi ?w~ J Positions available during Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters e Start building your resume: )VERTSING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - Sell Advertising to local and national businesses " Manage your own account territory for Yhe A4ick,/ut art !1 " Earn money working with a student-run organization " Flexible hours that work around your class schedule Manageme...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS Hopwood award * New Orleans Brass winners announced Band to discuss Big Easy's music Poet Alice Fulton, a former span of 30 minutes. T L_ _ __ - . "In the essav com etitin _ RC frehm Ben I - Members of the Hot 8 Brass Band will discuss the musical heritage of New Orleans, the group's home city, at the Rackham auditorium today from 4:30 to 6 p.m. University Musi- cology Pr...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 25, 2006 OPINION Cite firtic4toan otdIll 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 'Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither." - Benjamin Franklin, as qu...…

…Wednesday January 25, 2006 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com TeSiiggn "at 5 . . ... .......... ... 'U' alum speaks at Sundance By Amanda Andrade Daily Arts Writer Maybe it's the endless (and mindless) media coverage of the glitzy parties, extravagant gift bags and supple starlets decked out like ski bunnies, but many critics have accused the Sundance Film Festival of losing its indie edge. What began as a project to brin...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 7 Three campus leaders forced out of groups due to membership MICHIGAMUA Continued from page 1 igamua was made public last December. Hull is an advocate for the LGBT cam- pus community and last year was secre- tary of the Michigan Student Assembly. "Michigamua has a documented history of discrimination, sexism, racism, and cultural appropriation," SSAA said in a written statement to t...…

…Wednesday January 25, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com OTe Sudigan Bailu 8 -- - ------- --- Cagers gear up for rival Spartans By Jack Herman Daily Sports Writer The last time No. 11 Michigan State won an NCAA Tournament: 2000. The last time Michigan played in an NCAA Tournament: 1998. And the Spartans have taken 12 of the last 13 games from the Wolverines - the past two by a combined 26 points. On paper, not much of...…

…Tuesday, October 25, 2005 News 3 Former disabled rep speaks about handicap rights Opinion 4 Sports 8 YAF surprises Suhael Momin Jason Avant quietly leads Michigan receivers ToM WOLFE 1SCUS C, E.. ARTST ..AE One-hundredfifteen years of editorialfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 17 2005 The Michigan Daily Language' requiremn won't change LSA faculty votes 65- 51 against proposal to give students choice of me...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 25, 2005 NATION/WORLD Courtney Watson, 14, surveys her neighborhood in Everglades, Fla., which was flooded by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico driven in by Hurricane Wilma on Monday. Wilma devastates with winds over NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Wilma plowed into southwest Florida early yesterday with howling 125 mph winds and dashed across the state to the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, blowing out ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Medical School * prof to lecture on stem-cell research Medical School Prof. David Gater will lecture today on how stem- cell research may help individuals with disabilities.The event will take place at noon today in Room 4025 of Forum Hall, which is located in Palmer Commons. Career Center to offer workshop on interviews for med school applicants Students looking for help wit...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 25, 2005 OPINION b Brbeu &iw 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 Ben Bernanke is the right man to build on the record Alan Greenspan has established." - President Bush, in...…

…Tuesday October 25, 2005 news@michigandaily.com SIe mCiEDigll SCI E NC E 5 THE ART OF BODY PRESERVATION University researchers use plastination technique to prevent body tissue from decaying By Matt Beneke U For the Daily In a basement laboratory room of the sprawling Uni- versity Hospital is a doctor in surgical scrubs and mask, hunched over a leg, working methodically with a scalpel. Three students sit across the room from him, watching ...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 7 .PARKS Continued from page 1 Parks died in 1977. Parks became a revered fig- ure in Detroit, where a street and middle school were named for her and a paper-mache likeness of her was featured in the city's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Parks said upon retiring from her job with Conyers that she wanted to devote more time to the Rosa and Raymond Parks Insti- tute for Self Development. The ...…

…Tuesday RTSe MOd= Bailu arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 8 ............... CAMPUS NOTES TOM WOLFE SPEAKS ABOUT HIS RESEARCH AT THE 'U, By Jeremy Davidson Daily Arts Writer "One night, all of a sudden about two in the morning, the lights came on and that's what real- ly shocked me. You don't really realize how big a fraternity party is when the lights are dim ... a guy came running through saying 'everybody out, everybod...…

… ARTS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 25, , 2005 - 9 'Doomed' film offers up poor plot By Blake Goble For the Daily Innovative 'Earlash' a well-crafted experiment By Russel McMillan For the Daily M sicRVWNN Yoni Wolf, the genre-dodging maverick and chief architect behind Elephant Eyelash, doesn't need you to know who he is. You As if Hollywood wasn't accused of stealing paper- thin plots for throwaway sequels, prequels and TV rem...…

…Tuesday October 25, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com POtll E RTSii g a n B a ilv S 10 You can't predict the Big, The last couple of years it hasn't been too hard to look at the Big Ten and place the football teams in one of three groups. There were the true title contenders: Michigan, Ohio State and, lately, Iowa. There were the solid teams like Minnesota, Wisconsin and Purdue that always came up just short. And t...…

…News 3 Student fee increases will fund MSA and Arls fexpansion of SLs Monday,July 25, 2005 Arts 9 'The Island': all Summer Weekly sound, no furySu ereky One-hundred-fourteen years of editorildfreedom www.mic/gandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 134 02005 The Michigan Daily Regents approve $1000 tuition increase By Justin Miller Daily News Editor Students can expect to pay about $1000 more this year for tuition in light of the Univer...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 25, 2005 Roberts is nominated to replace O'Connor UP, UP AND AWAY Conservatives support President Bush's choice to nominate John Roberts for the Supreme Court WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts picked up fresh compliments from Sen- ate Republicans last Friday - and advice from a Democrat who voted against him previously to be more forthright in answering lawmakers' questions. Anti-abor...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday July 25, 2005 - 3 Student fees increased to support MSA and SLS AMINAILS New fee will help pay for student groups, off- campus housing attorney By Lindsey Ungar Daily Staff Reporter In addition to the increase in tuition this fall, students will be paying $1 more in student fees for Michigan Student Assembly and Student Legal Services. The Regents narrowly approved the increase in a 4-3 deci- sion at last Thursda...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 25, 2005 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 STEPHANIE WRIGHT tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief DONN M. FRESARD Editorial Page Editor 4 p EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THEB Unless otheise 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 The Michiga...…

…LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 25, 2005 - 5 Beyond diversity MARA GAY C( \'),-!SENSE. Shirvell doesn't deserve NYPD TO THE DAILY: No pizza for Andrew Shirvell! I was rather stunned by Mon- day's story (Gay pride sticker sparks controversy at pizzeria, 07/08/05) largely because of the intolerance of one of the article's protagonists, Andrew Shirvell. Even a quick read of the article made Shirvell's duplicitous intenti...…

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…lIon day uly 25, 2005 rts.michigandaily.com rtspage@michigandaily.com abe Wtdlian Bad 9 PARADISE LOST QuAsI-POicAL PLOT BLOWN OUT OF THECS By Jeffrey Bloomer Daily Arts Editor Huh. In MichaelfBay's futuristic-sci-fi-melodra- ma-allegory-chase movie-whatever the hell "The Island," Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson play The Island Lincoln Six-Echo and Jordan Two-Delta, named that way At the Showcasel probably because it sounds and Quality...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 25, 2005 'Prince' continues Potter's dark turn Mob hit still dazzes in its fifth season By Doug Wernert qv Daily Arts Editor By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer With the exception of 2002's "Order. of the Phoenix," a slight hiccup in quality for the Harry Pot- ter series, J.K. Rowling's seven-part arc about a boy wizard's battle to vanquish evil Harry Potter has been the rare and the Half- artistic steamro...…

…Monday July 25, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com aJbe ou1rbig~wn t&dlu SPORTS 11- Getz promoted I wit q ui St By James V. Dowd Daily Sports Editor The low salaries and sweltering summer weather of Tobacco Road can taint the rosy vision of professional baseball for many prospects. Luckily for recently departed Michigan second baseman Chris Getz, the excitement generated by early success helps him deal with the heat. Af...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 25, 2005 The next Great One? The NHL sure hopes Crosby is A fter closing up shop for only the NFL has the widespread players of all time. If Crosby is not almost a year, the NHL is popularity necessary to weather a a star in the next few years, there is L back in business. When the setback of the NHL lockout's magni- a chance he will be seen as a bust. 30 owners agreed to the terms of the tude. Even with ...…

…Friday, March 25, 2005 Weather Opinion 4 Jeff Cravens defends the Greek system Arts 8 The Decemberists' latest album shines it aug HI: 39 TOMOR ROW:71 43/2S One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorial freedom ww.michzgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 105 ®2005 The Michigan Daily Engin dean to step down By Karl Stampfl Daily Staff Reporter With more than a year remaining in his term as dean of the College of Engi- neering, Stephe...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 25, 2005 NATION/WORLD Kyrgyzstan president flees U Akavev's whereabouts uniiknown, some speculate he left the country BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Pres- ident Askar Akayev reportedly fled on yesterday after protesters stormed his headquarters, seized control of state television and rampaged through gov- ernment offices, throwing computers and air conditioners out of windows. A leading opponent of the Ak...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 25, 2005 - 3 * ON CAMPUS Philharmonic Orchestra presents celebrated opera The theatre-opera Tartuffe, written by Kirke Mechem and performed by the University Philharmonic Orchestra, which is directed by Andrew George, will be tonight at 8 p.m. in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Tartuffe, one of the most celebrated operas written by an American, tells the story of one family's comical struggle to remov...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 25, 2005 OPINION I Ahiiu&zI 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 It's not the opposition that has seized power, it's the people who have taken power. " - Kyrgyzstan opposition...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 25, 2005 - 5 WALK-OUT Continued from page 1 "They are holding our education hostage by keeping us from attending classes," said YAF member and LSA senior Laura Davis. Megan Tuura, an LSA sophomore and YAF member, said the walkout "prohibits us from learning. "And it's our tuition. (GEO) is taking my money,' Tuura added. In addition to anger over the issues of withholding education and tuition, some YA...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 25, 2005 - 7 GEO Continued from page 1 from the older GEO and would continue to support the group because they all desire respect, living wages and benefits. Jeremy Phillips, a unionized University electrician, voiced his support for the union and its demands when he spoke at the rally. He and other electricians were unaware of GEO's planned walkout and its demands until early yesterday, he said. "I l...…

…Friday March, 25, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTS 8 A JULIA TAPPER/Daily LSA and Art junior Sam Kim and LSA freshman Joon Ho Choi participate in a dance at rehearsal. GenAPA performs for tsunami relief 0 0 6 By Amanda Andrade Daily Arts Writer Eleventh-hour preparations and last-minute polishing put a sheen on months of hard work today as the Generation Asian Pacific American multicultural show prepares for...…

… ARTS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 25, 2005 - 9 -1 Don't hurt me. It's not my fault this game sucks. 'Scrapland' fails to deliver or By Jared Newman Daily Arts Writer With his name prominently displayed on the box, it seems that producer American McGee is trying to be a video game big shot with his sci-fi adventure "Scrap- land." While the intriguing robot Scrapland Xbox Enlight universe that he's spun up certainly earns him that ...…

…Friday March 25, 200 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com POwiFRTSLIganBaIv 10 ICE HOCKEY ax- leers look to ' n .x, a ,"Q ac ' P e gds Y y y f g ° d .aa.. y ..........................~.......'..'o.4< e loss in By Ryan Sosin Daily Sports Writer When Michigan (23-3-2 CCHA, 30- 7-3 overall) left the ice following its November matchup with Wisconsin (16-9-3 WCHA, 23-13-4), the Kohl Center crowd taunted the then-No. 1 Wolverine...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 25, 2005 -11 Fishin or a Cham ions/i Three Amigos spark M' staff By Pete Sneider Daily Sports Writer They call them the "Three Amigos." But the talented trio of Michigan hurlers bear little resemblance to Lucky Day, Ned Nederlander and Dusty Bottoms. "I'm not sure if I love that nickname," senior cap- tain Jim Brauer said. "But they call us that for a rea- son." Penn and Feldkamp, who could be No. I...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 25, 2005 T< 7rx rTICA ILA '"r A I-1pC TTC TI en r TRIP TO THE NCAA TOURNAMEtjT -t 7w dovw nun, be' real- it t key top ien the team made th so ou end up aft Ofl IAN HERBERT Caught up in the Game on is peak: Iv best. be m tried Ye my b story to be mi column coup :ow, and I've to say1 of son it up a ruj and I was told in our fil not be ing yc it's 0v So extraa do eve work things I've kE...…

…Friday, February 25, 2005 ,; Weather Opinion 4 Sports 7 Jasmine Claire on keeping Bill Cosby quiet Tankers finish day in sixth place ietc au 32 TOMORROW: One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mcknganday.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 90 @2005 The Michigan Daily Bush challeges Russian president President: Real democracy includes freedom of press and viable political opposition BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Struggling to...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 25, 2005 NATION/WORLD Pope has surgery to aid breathing NEWS IN BRIEFy C {_; w Vatican emphasizes that operation was not an emergency measure VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope John Paul IIunderwent a successful operation to insert a tube in his throat to relieve his breathing problems, hours after he was rushed back to the hospital yesterday for the second time in a month with flu-like symptoms of fever ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 25, 2005 - 3 . ON CAMPUS Medical students perform musical The "Galens Smoker," an annual musical written, directed and per- formed by University medical students that skewers medical education, will be performed this evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Mendelssohn Theater. Dental School hosts symposium The 32nd annual Moyers Sympo- sium, an event that aims to contribute to the continued education of practi...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 25, 2005 OPINION ie ipnil 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 ( The Holy Father is in our thoughts and prayers and we wish him a speedy recovery and return to the service ...…

…Friday February 25, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTS 5 5 CLOSE THE DOOR ALT-ROCKERS STRIVE FOR MEDIOCRITY By Abby Frackman Daily Arts Writer Music REVIEW i For all that is wrong with the album Seven- teen Days, you can't argue that 3 Doors Down aren't ambitious. Few bands can write 13 decent songs in 17 days; needless to say, 3 Doors Down is not one of them. The Mis- sissippi alt-rockers recently returned to th...…

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