…WHO'S THE BIG MAN ON CAMPUS AT CONGRESSIONAL HIGH? OP-ED, PAGE 5A BEST FLICKS OF '06 CAGERS FALL TO NO.2 BADGERS IN MADISON DAILY ARTS PICKS THE YEAR'S BEST MOVIES THE B-SIDE SPORTS, PA6E 8A i I1 i iC4 l Ann ArborMichigan www.michigandaily.com Thursday, January 25, 2007 N.0 Second in an occasional series about the University's connection to the Iraq war 'U' gets low marks on prolific profs Administrators blast recently released rankin...…
…0 2A - Thursday, January 25, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THRDY Before You Were Here Capshrcts FRIDAY: Explained Life in the love lane Local cab driver keeps mood 'loose' Expecting a typical silent cab ride homemany students are sur- prised when the Kenny Lnggins lyrics "Lonse, footloose/kick off your Sunday shoes" blasts frnm the speakers aa they climb intn the back of Myrna Ismail's cab. Ismail, who has...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Ford poised for biggest loss in corporate history Ford Motor Co. could post the worst annual loss in its storied 103- year history when the automaker releases its 2006 earnings today. The old record net loss was $7.39 billion in 1992, but through three quarters of this year, Ford already had lost $7 billion. Burnham Securities analyst David Healy said in a note to inves- tors that For...…
…0 4A - Thursday, January 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CJbe Iidtii~nan &U I Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect theofficial position of the Daily's editorial board. All other sign...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 5A 014 New majority, ;snen's guilty pleasures are new politics? espite the promise of a new year, Americans entered 2007 with what can only be described as a tremendous hangover. Unfor- tunately, this collective head- ache has nothing to do with a fondness for Patron. The vio- lent and corrupt cocktailserved up in 2006 by the Bush Admin- istration - with the help of the. R...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 25, 2007 -- 7A TUITION From page 1A a public university, Hanlon said that the school has a duty to serve Michigan students and keep costs low. But Hanlon said there's little the University can do to prevent tuition increases. Operating costs rise with the cost of commodities like food, supplies and energy. There is also continuing investments in new technology and teach- ing resources....…
…8A - Thursday, January 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Fast start not enough for lue inloss to the aders BEN SIMON/Daily Sophomore Andrew Cogliano represented his country well while curling in Alaska with his teamrnmeates. Icers bond over curling ByAMBERCOLVIN "He was terrible," sophomore Daily Sports Writer Andrew Cogliano said. "I think he was the worst on the team." Jack Johnson might have been Cogliano, the only other Can...…
… B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JANUARY 25,2007 The good and the over-hyped t's easy to trash bad movies we can all agree are bad. No one's going to protest a zero-star review of "Date Movie." What's more difficult is convincing people a movie everyone loves really isn't that good at all. So now I give to you the most overrated films of 2006: Take Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd." This has prob- ably received the most mixed reviews out of...…
…2B - Thursday, January 25, 2007 the b-side The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com orry, 2006, but it's over. No, we're serious this time - it's ot you, it's us. All right, fine, it's you. Come on, we've put up with a lot. It's hard to believe we've done this for a whole year. We've had some good times ,yes, but oh, so many had times. So this is it, our final farewell. You did give us advice to live by. You taught us not to smoke ("Thank You...…
…the b-side Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com STYLE From page 1B not only from a continuous stack of visual surprises, but from a message that is knit into every plot twist and character rather than tactlessly pasted on. Visual playfulness is, of course, a wor- thy attribute in itself, and even with CGI kids' movies aside 2006 was a year for color. "Little Children's" deep palette offered nighttime shadows ...…
…4B - Thursday, January 25, 2007 (the b-side} 9 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom And the award goes to.. Daily Arts rolls out its own red carpet The agony of victory. 0 Don't ever open this envelope: It stinks. By ELIE ZWIEBEL DailyArts Writer It's impossible to rate this shit. In alphabetical order: The Da Vinci Code - Pop- culture literature without sub- stance and little-to-no redeeming value can only yield a pop-culture film wi...…
…FROM THE DAILY: JENA SN'T AN ANOMALY OPINION, PAGE 4 I e JMidjigan 41aily Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 25,2007 michigandailycom AHMADINEJAD AT COLUMBIA e Students split over speech Iranian leader's visit prompts debate over what's appropriate on campuses By KIMBERLY CHOU Daily Staff Reporter University of Michigan students and faculty are split over whether or not Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should have been allowed to ...…
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…T he Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com N Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Social Security could face $13.6 trillion deficit The Bush administration said in a new report yesterday that Social Security is facing a $13.6 trillion shortfall and that delaying need- ed reforms is not fair to younger workers. A report issued by the Treasury Department said that some com- bination of benefit cuts and tax increases will need t...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 7 University won't disclose contingencies Fmr. 'U' President Bollinger sparks debate with invitation BUDGET From page 1 passed a budget that included $320 million in funds for the Uni- versity - the same amount the University budgeted for the 2007- 2008 fiscal year. That budget includes repay- ment of the money the state with- held in August. But Democrats said the plan, ...…
… 8 - Tuesday, September 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam In Michigan and nationwide, 73,000 walk out Answering a crucial question: How long can each side bear a work stoppage? By MICHELINE MAYNARD The New York Times The United Automobile Work- ers union wielded its most potent weapon against General Motors yesterday, sending 73,000 workers to picket lines in its first national strike at GM since 1970. Union officials said the...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 25, 2007 -- 9 Kim a Lion with clubs and books By MATT JOHNSON Daily Sports Writer A practice round before a tour- nament is essential in golf. It allows players to get used to the course and create a plan of attack, noting the difficult holes and how they want to play them. But before his first collegiate tournament, freshman Lion Kim had to forgo his practice round because pf academ...…
… 10 - Tuesday, September 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LI What is the law? A weapon to be wielded? Or more than that? A set of tools. A creative approach. A helping profession and collaborative process. Explore the wide scope of the law in a school devoted to the big picture. CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW I San Diego What law school ought to be.5 6 0 …
…The Wolverines bring in their biggest freshman class in a quarter century FACEOFF 2007 Scary That you might not have seen The B-side 131119n BaI Thursday, October 25, 2007 CHEMISTRY WEEK michigandaily.com aph ris at 'U'not as high MRSA causing worries across country By MARA GAY Daily Staff Reporter Adrug-resistanttypeofstaphinfection-known by the acronym MRSA - caused alarm across the country after a Virginia high school student died from...…
… 4 2A - Thursday, October 25, 2007 Mayhem in Markley According to legend, Mary Mar- kley Residence Hall residents may have more to fear this Halloween than finding the perfect costume or being able to walk back from a party without assistance. Over the past 30 years, the Mass Markley Murder urban legend has gone through many different trans- formations since originating in the summer of 1983. It was then when Jeanne Dixon, a psychic famous ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily com Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS SAN FRANCISCO Microsoftbuys 1.6 percent share of Facebook Rapidly rising Internet star Facebook Inc. has sold a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft Corp. for $240 million, spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google Inc. Culminating weeks of negotia- tions, the investment announced yesterday values Palo Alto-based Facebook at $15 billion - a stunnin...…
… 4A - Thursday, October 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L7L4C fitIC4l*Qan4,3al*lv Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR We've definitely turned the corner in the city." - San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders on the much-needed relief diminished winds have brought to his wildfi...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 25, 2007 -- 5A Buckeyes face tough test in Happy Valley ANGELA CESERE/Da Redshirt freshman Steve Schilling and the rest of the Michigan offensive line have had to deal with a myriad of injuries throughout this season. M' deals with injured line By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor The Michigan football team has thrived on turnovers this season. The Wolverines have forced more fumbl...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 7A Deal with British publisher to continue N EW S TIP? E-mail news@michigandaily.com or call the newsroom at 734-763-2459. PRESS From page 1A solution to the Israeli-Palestin- ian conflict. In an August newsletter, the Michigan chapter of the pro-Isra- el group Stand With Us attacked the book and urged members to contact the University Press and question its distribution o...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MSA From page 1A the Michigan Progressive Party, an MSA party running for election at the time. During the March 2006 election period, a computer program repeat- edly downloaded a single file on the MPP website more than 200,000 times without actually visiting the site. The website had a function that could redirect students to the MSA elections website, where students couldvote. The attack happened duri...…
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…the bde The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com Thursday, October 25,2007 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. Emile Hirsh in Sean Penn's "Into the Wild." On the way to himself By JEFFREY BLOOMER ManagingEditor It was an impulse. That's the way Sean Penn describes it. It was 1990, during the era of another Presi- dent Bush, when Chris McCandless finally let himself go. It wa...…
… 2B - Thursday, October 25, 2007 REDUCTIVE REASONING Putting one and one together, The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 U 'CASPER' (1995) CALEENDA R The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events 4 A ghost for the whole family 7ruv')aty, Nar~dr iG-y1, 8 1pt, By SARAH SCHWARTZ Daily Arts Writer The mentality behind scary movie for kids is somewhat daunting. As "Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour" proved this weekend, it's not an...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BUA From page 5 the air hung with Chinese lan- terns; wool-capped graffiti writers slouching in the train yard, wielding canisters of spray paint. "Istarted paintingthingsthat people told me not to paint," Bua said. "I'm painting MCs and b- boys and break dancers and graffiti writers. People asked, 'What the hell you painting that. for? No one cares about that!' I said, 'I hear you, I respect that, but I...…
… 4B - Thursday, October 25, 2007 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com KLEIN From page 3B background knowledge (though the Daily ran its own photo). But overall, online journalism is the aggregation flagship.And while some are content to analyze what's printed, others use that analysis as the basis for original reporting. Talking Points Memo is a superb combination of aggregation and original reporting. The site broke open Alaska Sen. Li...…
…w w 0 V V V U 0 -W -W --Iw -- Thursday, October 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CCHA From page 7C hotshot leading scorer Jonathan Matsu- moto. But at the end of last season, Bowling Green did show slim signs of life, highlight- ed by a 3-2 win over Michigan and a one- goal loss to conference champion Notre Dame. If the Falcons can muster some of that late-season swagger, they may tally some nice wins, but don't expec...…
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…s V U V V V a v a -W -W -- 6 C Thursday, October 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PORTER From page 3C team, lead this team like he did." Hensick is confident Porter can do as much and more than he did in his senior year. The Colorado Avalanche pros- pect also has a response to those who claim Porter's success was merely a product of Hensick's ability. "...…
…w w w w w w w w w w w w vp 0 w lqw- w mw 4C Thursday, October 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com "The Coglianos and Johnsons of the world - you try to predict that stuff. They're leaving for pro hockey, and you need to deal with that." Associate head coach Mel Pearson and assistantcoachBillyPowers, Michigan's lead recruiters and team architects, have ...…
