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… The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 29,2006 0S.. w0 '. q aw w 3B JUNK DRAWER A look at all of the things you should and shouldn't be talk- ing about on campus this week. 4B ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT A view of the men and women that help to maintain the Univer- sity campus' face. 6B MERGING GIANTS Clear Channel recently announced a merger with two large equity firms, which could drastically change the face of popular American culture. 7B...…

…w 0e W W -~ --w---. a e . jT. The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - The Michigan Daily \ n dM n r \ Why the recent buyout of Clear Channel will have lasting effects on American culture TALKING POINTS Three things you can talk about this week: 1. Metro Detroit road scholars 2. String theory 3. Rapid growth QUOTES OF THE WEEK We believe it is a more accurate reflection of what is happening ther...…

… *. 0 *. S 6 A* 1 U0* q 0 0 q Th ihgnD W dedaNvme 920 Wensdy Nvmbr29 006. Te- ic iga al Cl , vE4R S T 0RY you seole ithe m 'dnigh'oil "The people Bunn you see doing gmna ao manual labor The silent staffs who keep the 'U' running wround campus A photostory by Emma Nolan-Abrahamian lassrooms have long been vacat- ed for the evening. It's still hours before the Uni- versity wakes from its collective slum- ber and once again fills the c...…

…Friday, September 29, 2006 News 3 In campaign, first lady doesn't carry risks ofhusband Opinion 4 John Oquist: Ben Franklin is an aslamo-fascist W Arts 5 Method Man explodes into A2 One-hundred-slxteen years of editorialfreedom www. mzchikandaiy. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 19 ©2 006 The Michigan Daily A goodbye to an agent City's senior FBI agent, who worked on Unabomber case, to retire By Ashlea Suries Daily Staff Report...…

…2 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 29, 2006 NATION/WORLD I 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.conm DoNN M. FREsARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom: 763-2459 Office hours: Sun.-Thurs. I1 a.i. - 2 a.m. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michiga...…

… NEWS Friday, September 29, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3 ON CAMPUS Discussion to focus on unity in LGBT community The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs and University Housing will hold a discussion titled "The LGBT Com- munity: A Harmonious Whole, or Splintering Parts." The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in MSA Chambers in the Michigan Union. Emmy winner to play Socrates at symposium The fifth annual Platsis...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 29, 2006 DONN M. FRESARD EMILY BEAM JEFFREY BLOOMER d M r ESARDf CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAG ED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com OPINION NOTABLE QUOTABLE The party of FDR, the party of Harry Truman has become the party of cut and run." - President Bush, r...…

…Friday September 29, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTs 5 Method smokes up the Pig By Alex Dziadosz Daily Arts Writer Set against a solid red banner, The Blind Pig looked unusually minimalist Wednesday night. The stage design was sparse: a couple of Sutter Home- Method covered turntables, a bucket Man of bottled waters and a stockpile of blunts thicker Wednesday than DJ Mathematics's At the Bling Pig wrists. In sho...…

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…Friday, September 29, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7 63 Kazakh children . infected with HIV Medical negligence from corruption, illicit sale of blood blamed SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan (AP) - This industrial city is reeling after learning that at least 63 children have been infected with HIV through medical negli- gence many blame on corruption and the illicit sale of blood. At least five infected toddlers have died after receiving injec- tions or b...…

…Friday September 29, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTlSgan aiiu 4 Varsity thirsty for 'M' should breeze past Gophers Brown Ju4 By Scott Bell Daily Sports Editor "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" Those words flowed from Michigan coach Lloyd Carr's mouth during his weekly press conference on Monday. No, he wasn't giving advice about long- distance relationships or mending broken friendships. He was referring t...…

…Wednesday, March 29, 2006 News 3 Ehud Olmert claims victory in Israeli elections CA" -,41W i 1 ' '" ; Opinion 4 From the Daily: S4M win was a dirty one ' ---. . , S .4 .. __.. Arts 5 New NBC drama puts a twist on crime One-hundred-sixteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 101 02006 The Michigan Daily Granhoim approves Minimu wage hike After announcement that wage will jump to $6.95 in ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 29, 2006 NATION/WORLD Bush's chief of staff resigyns Budget director will replace Andy Card in what may be a larger staff reorganization WASHINGTON (AP) - White House chief of staff Andy Card has resigned and will be replaced by budget director Joshua Bolten, Presi- dent Bush announced yesterday amid growing calls for a White House shakeup and Republican concern about Bush's tumbling poll ratings. T...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 3 * ON CAMPUS Visiting prof to " talk on mysterious 'dark energy' Saul Perlmutter, a physics professor from the University of California at Berkley, will serve as this year's lec- turer in the sixth annual Ford Motor Company Lecture in Physics. He will discuss the mysterious "dark energy" that he says is expanding our universe and touch on other recent findings in physics and astrophysic...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 29, 2006 OPINION b £id ittn &U DoNN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editorial Page Editors ASHLEY DINGES 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 He had dreams about flying a plane into the White House." - South Asian terrorist Hambali, cl...…

…Wednesday March 29, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com ite 1AcbigtttWu ?iud - RTFS 5 Who will win, and who will become the next Food Network star? Fox's new reality bites By Mark Schultz Daily Arts Writer "Unanimous" has the potential to be the world's shortest reality show. The program's nine contestants Unanlmous only have to decide which one of them Wednesdays deserves the $1.5 at 9:30 p.m. million prize. Fox The...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily -Wednesday. March 29. 20( the michigan daily CAMPUS PARKING SPACES Available. 665-8825. Two Bedroom Apartments As low As $1,280 Per Month! MAY LEASES ONE (1) MONTH FREE!!! ! ! 5 Bedroom House, Can fit 6 people. 716 E. Kingsley. Free Idry. May or Septem- ber lease, Carlsonproperties.com, 332-6000. ! ! ! 1 MONTH FREE ! ! ! When you lease your apartment for May! Great apartments still available. Don't delay, get yours to...…

…C LEO Continued from page ± NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 7 I Peterson said LSA's long-standing pol- icy says a full-time lecturer appointment consists of three classes per term. Exceptions have been made for lecturers teaching less than three classes, which may have caused the discrepancy, Peterson said. The LEO contract, signed in June 2004, says significant workload changes must first be negotiated with the unio...…

…Wednesday March 29, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com ORTSe ichrganilg 8 Win puts Cagers in NIT finals By Jack Herman__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Daily Sports Editor BASEBALL Pickens leads 'M' past Bowing Green NEW YORK - They're back. Just two years after winning the NIT, Michigan topped Old Dominion, 68-43, to advance to Thursday night's champi- onship ...…

…Tuesday, November 29, 2005 News 3 GOP pushes for lower business tax Opinion 4 Sam Singer on Iraq's incompetent insurgency Arts. 5 George Clooney opens up about 'Syriana' HURRICANES CRASH IT liD (RISLER .? AGE 8 el-hird-ityauiOai One-/wndredfifteen years ofedtorfdfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXVI, No. 38 ®2005 The Michigan Daily Holiday burglars target students Break-ins Near Campus WednesdayNov.23 to Sunday Nov....…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 29, 2005 NATION/WORLD Vote NESIN ABIEF~ I unseats DENVER Snow strands travelers across Plains AP PHOO A masked Palestinian gunman looks on after armed militants closed a polling station during the Fatah movement primaries in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday. G. . Gun men rompt lose of prim rie i Gz Ruling Fatah Party cancels its elections after violence disrupts polling places ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Former University provost to speak on tuition increases Paul Courant, a former University provost, and economics prof. will speak on rising college tuition costs. The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the U Club in the Michigan Union. Documentary examines HIV treatment options There will be a screening of a documentary on the challenges faced by people with HIV...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 29, 2005 OPINION cue Mt diigutt DatIg 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 In my life I have known great joy and great sorrow, and now I know great shame." - Rep. Randy "...…

…Tuesday November 29, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com c" hE A Iiiwn &igt Q t RTS 5 THE HOTTEST PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT FROM A DAILY ARTS WRITER SheiFest -The University's Asian pop-culture publication has gone multicultural, and the clothes at Shei's fall issue launch/fashion show are bound to be haute to trot. The event is Friday night at 8 p.m. at the Michigan Union, and the subsequent clothing auction and Studio 4 ...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 7 SCHOOLS Continued from page 1 medical school class were University graduates. The second most represented school was Harvard University, account- ing for 4.5 percent of entering students. In the MBA program - in which Uni- versity students are nearly 10 percent more likely to be accepted than other applicants - 12 percent of all students are University graduates. "(University students...…

…Tuesday November 29, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com abe Ichrigan Bu&iU PORTCS U 8 a Cagers ready for 'Canes By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer The past hasn't been kind to the Big Ten during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Since the competition's conception six years ago, the ACC has never lost an ACC/ Big Ten Challenge - defeating the Big Ten in 14 of the last 18 games. And the Michigan men's basketball team has mirr...…

…Thursday, September 29, 20C Opinion 4A Sports 10A Statement lB1 Eric Jackson: All ideas aren't equal Gabe Edelson duels a Sparty writer The stories behind Football Saturday r t4 05 CELEBRATE HIE DAILY's 115TH AJDAY. .?AGE 14A U4 '.4 One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorial freedom www.mzchAgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 1 62005 The Michigan Daily Ethics courses to be offered Coleman announces $500k initiative for study of ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 NATION/WORLD Gulf leaders rally for coverage Bush administration blocking health care support for evacuees WASHINGTON (AP) - With Gulf Coast governors pressing for action, Senate Finance Committee members complained yesterday that the Bush administration is blocking a bipartisan $9 billion health care package for hundreds of thousands of evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. "We've...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Photographer documents women worldwide The third installment in the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Presentation Series will be held tonight in the Michigan Theater at 5 p.m. Photographer Paula Allen will share her explorations of women and their confrontations with vio- lence and oppression. Interim provost to speak on Social Security reform A panel discussion fea...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 OPINION je £kbf*uu &Iilg 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 44 I have done nothing wrong." - Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), who was forced to relinquish his post ...…

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… NEB The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 -7A SOLE Continued from page 1A than 40 other colleges across the cour try are holding similar demonstratior to kick off the national campaign agains the production of collegiate apparel it * sweatshop conditions. SOLE held a mock raffle to win day's wage - a quarter, they said - fo a sweatshop worker. The group also gath ered signatures on a petition for the Uni versity to join the sw...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 9A Israel fires artillery on militants in Gaza Strip We are not the children of lithography. POSITIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE Our tools are not emulsion plates, ink and large offset presses. We do not view the world in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. We are the children of the Internet. We are the designers and developers behind the world where information does not wait 24 hours to r...…

…Thursday September 29, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com PheRiTSigantili P R rS 4 1OA . . .......... 0' .f Spartan Sparties: Don't count your chickens, Blue stillfavorite S howdown State ready to escape from shadow of big brother 3M Ibet that you Spartan fans are licking your chops right now. It's not something you have the opportunity to do very often, after all. So I'm sure you're making the most of it. A Yes, ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 11A 0 ROWN Small coxswains loom large for 'M' By Ari Fink For the Daily As the old saying goes, good things come in small packages. In rowing, these small packages are known as coxswains, or by a more unflattering nickname, "cox- ies." Those who aren't rowing aficio- nados might think that a coxswain has the easiest job in the world, just hanging out in the bow of the boat. When asked about...…

…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 Versatility helps Banco excel By Daniel Bromwich Daily Sports Writer Last fall, sophomore Sarah Banco didn't play a single minute of a single game as a midfielder on the Michigan women's soccer team. During the spring, she tried defense during the non-com- petitive season. This fall, the coaches moved her to forward and have commit- ted to keeping her there. And Banco just might have fo...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 13A Catch me if you can The Hokies look to remain on Southern Cal's coattails By Mike Rothman and Chris Herring For the Daily LSU fans felt like Geraldo Rivera on Monday night. The No. 4 Tigers' utter collapse against No. 10 Ten- nessee was just as disappointing as finding nothing in Al Capone's "secret vault" on national television. With Virginia Tech's dismantling of Georgia Tech, the ...…

…..-]jo 1890 2005 14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 Celebrating more than a century of news today115 y rs since t was first publishd Dailyst strve6 t be the. preeminent sourc } news for the Uirsty community..While the times have changed and thousand§ f. have come and g .,t . fundamental pe that guides us remains unchanged: "to do but one thing - give the. news - promptly and accurately. " Oe.2, 1890 The Michigan Daily ...…

…0 W HOSPITAL Continued from page 5B Forensic Psychiatry, where the state sent individuals who committed its most twisted crimes for psychiat- ric evaluation. With the opening of a new building for the Center for Forensic Psychiatry just north of the old hospital last year, however, the complex has been completely aban- doned. A look inside No trespassing signs, asbestos warn- ings and security patrols from a near- by state prison don't do mu...…

…i IRW w w MF mr wwwwwww mw in. Eit.. RANOSTUDENT IJTERVIEW Random knows all kinds of chippendales By Jeremy Davidson|/ Daily Staff Reporter 3B The Daily Juan Cole about the Dish talks Middle The Venturi Effect It's Over Your Head I Architecture Column East and blogging. 3B The List Weekend happen- ings around town. 4B Taking Care The history of Ypsilanti State Hospital, 6B Book Excerpt "'Paul Welistone: The Life o a Pas- sionat...…

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… 0 0 0 9 0e SHo EATDRINK Taste of India Earthen Jar subtracts meat, adds authentic taste By Megan Jacobs ;Daily Arts Writer fe intersection of South Fifth Avenue and Liberty Street is the dining equiva- lent of a vegetarian's wet dream; Seva offers a wide variety of typi- cal American fare such as vegan- black-bean-style burgers while Jerusalem Garden produces the undeniably best falafel in the city. Tucked away, nestled between the fal...…

…T 0 I f 4F w POT Tf t3NTERPOT- T Setting the bar on Rick's With Superman and Batman Ivsuperma~n As I stated a couple weeks back, there are certain guilty pleasures in life. Is the protector of the free world proud of these, well, no. But it is what it is. I'll say it, maybe not as loud as I should, but I like Rick's. There I said it; I enjoy that dingy bar. And I'll let you all in on a secret, the only reason Batman doesn't like it is...…

…. r. .n' -U 0 0 B00K EXCERPT Paul Welistone: The Life of a Passionate Progressive By Bill Lofy Courtesy of The University of Michigan Press, Copyright 2005 Paul Wellstone was a U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 1990 until the time of his death in a plane crash in 2002. A hero to many on the left and a favorite target of the right, Wellstone was an unapologetic liberal in an increasingly conservative era. Wellstone entered politics after a t...…

… 0 4 ~ :... grandkids pile into a 30-foot camper and make the half-hour drive from Plymouth to Ann Arbor (Werth, because of a bad hip, follows behind in his car). No matter what time the game starts, Werth and his family are in their spot by 6:30 a.m. "The game could start at eight o'clock at night and I would be here at 6:30," he says, sitting on a stool with his walker in front of him. Werth has been attending games since 1941, when he to...…

… th e ma k I n 9 0 f a FOOTBBALL SATU SA Several Saturdays a year, a football game turns Ann Arbor upside down. The result? A twisted web of stories from students, alumni, band mem- bers and everyone else who play a part in a 126-year-old tradition. I By Doug Wernert Magazine Editor t is 9:30 a.m., six hours before kickoff on a warm, sunny September morning in Ann Arbor. Members of the Michigan Marching Band are slowly start-...…

…Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Roc I{)> IE(1( IS BACK~V r.. r k. I' x ' Weather Opinion 4 Sam Singer defends the dollar Sports 8 Eric Ambinder on the class of Michigan State basketball 441a44g M. s8 LOW: 38 TOMORROW. Was3 One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mzchigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 107 2005 The Michigan Daily Speaker choice irks grads IJohn Seely Brown, former Xerox scientist, will speak at commencem...…