…THE BEST FILMS OF 2007 'No Country,''Superbad,' and 'Atonement' the best of a good year for Hollywood The B-Side IE-dhdEan FBEEaij Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 31, 2008 michigandaily.com BOARD OF REGENTS 'U' regent McGowan to step down at end of term JEREMY CHO/Dail Kerin Borland, senior associate director of The Career Center spoke at the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union last night. She discussed Facebook privacy. How Facebo...…
…2A - Thursday, January 31, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist CJiie fidcign Daij 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL DAVID GOH Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@miehigandaily.com goh@michigandaily.com I Supply and demand in the classroom A first-rate education is priceless, b...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 312008 - 3A NEWS B NEW ORLEANS RIEFS Australian government to apologize to Aborigines Edwards ends presidential bid Democrat John Edwards bowed out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on yester- day, saying it was time to step aside "so that history can blaze its path" in a campaign now left to Hill- ary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. "With our convictions and a...…
…4A -Thursday, January 31, 2008 T The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 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 editorialboard. All other signed articles and illustrations representsolely the views...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 312008- 5A Tough schedule will prepare'M' for the future Freshman Aaron Palushaj leads Michigan in assists even with the stick-handling abilities ofea leading goal scorer. For Palushaj, it's stickwork that co Freshman forward the last off the ice after practice. Palushaj and his roommate, first- proves goals aren t line forward Max Pacioretty, alter- the 1 goal nate taking shots agai...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 7A TRAINER From Page 1A this summer. Robinson works with some of the biggest names in swimming, includ- ing Kaitlin Sandeno, Erik Vendt and Phelps. But strangely, when he accepted the job four years ago after graduating from Adrian College, he had no swimming experience, had never seen a swim meet and even admits he didn't know who Phelps was. Today, though, there are few pe...…
…8A - Thursday, January 31, 2008 The Michigan Daily - mchigandaily.com a PALUSHAJ From page 5A Hagelin said the goalwas possible because Palushaj gave Kolarik more time to see the puck before passing it to the senior forward, who dumped it to Pacioretty for the goal. "He's good at holding onto the puck that extra second to create room for the other players," Hage- lin said. "He just creates plays in the neutral zone, doing breakouts." Hagelin...…
…-- M, ' >. -' '' i _ , . .r::- , ?: II E . , ' :! ) ; > K:i 1 ,ter 1 )f 1 r.l I V , : 1 Y 5 ,:, d . ._ a eK N The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com 1 Thursday, January 31, 2008 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. IN CONCERT The Assad Brothers' Brazilian Guitar Summit is a big deal: Yo-Yo Ma called Assad's recordings one of his favorites of all time. Blending various South ...…
… a 2B - Thursday, January 31, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com REDUCTIVE REASONING Picking one and one apart. The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events Today 1.31.08 Stravinsky Revisited 7:30 p.m. At the Power Center $24/$18, $9 with student ID Images of Identities Improv Comedy Show 8:30 p.m. At the Michigan League Underground Free Tomorrow 2.01.08 Special Consensus 8 p.m. At The Ark $1t Comedian Brian Kiley 8 and 10:30 p.m. At th...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January 312008 - 3B 'Sweet Valley,' but better When the CW's "Gossip Girl" first came out, refused towatchit- not because I thought a TV program about Upper East Side teen- agers' sex lives was trashy, but becauseIloved the books too much. I love Cecily von Ziegesar's book series, KIMIBERLY I do. A friend CHOU bought books two and three (titled "You Know You Love Me" and "All I Want Is Everyth...…
…48 - Thursday, January 31, 2008 k The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM: The best of the year "The Namesake" is a pick for best adaptation. Other bests: alternative i Individual movies that made an impr but didn't make the list From Page 1B 6. "ONCE" (JOHN CARNEY) Not too many movies on this list can really be considered "heart- warming." An oil tycoon, a hit- man, a doomed romance - not exactly a good pick-me-up. "Once" is unique in...…
…SIGNING THEIR LIVES AWAY WHAT MARY SUE COLEMAN'S AUTOGRAPH SAYS ABOUT HER THE STATEMENT JOHN STIGLICH: ALLOW WHITE REPS IN CLAP YOUR HANDS. SAY YEAH. THE BLACK CAUCUS REALLY, OPINION, PAGE 4A ARTS, PAGE 5A () NI ~N)IflIf IDISIXTEN Y'Il\ls()Il ll' I I \,L tOs Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 31, 2007 r ; p - : ., Third in an occasional series about the University's connection to the Iraq war Profs go from edg...…
…2A - Wednesday, January 31, 2007 EWe y W S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes THE CARILLON MAN CAN I THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained Spying on 'U' In 1960s, CIA used students as informants C, c itichl-gan al 9~ 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONN M.FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 fresard@michig...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 31,2007 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Reporter testified against Libby in CIA-leak trial Reporter Judith Miller testified yesterday that former vice presi- dential aide L Lewis "Scooter" Libby identified a CIA operative to her on two occasions on dates ear- lier than he has told investigators he first heard the info...…
…4A - Wednesday, January 31, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 54Michtig'an 4ai lj 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 the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 5A The best infomercial on television I've always had this odd fascination with infomercials. I almost never want the ridiculous product pitched on Saturday-afternoon television, yet I find myself watching a decent amount of them out of curiosity anyway. Before I realize it, I usually end up blowing an hour of my day watching a demo of some poor-quality "super" blender tha...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 7A PROFS From page 1A said Congress should with- hold funding to prevent Bush from making a decision they disagree with. According to Cole, Bush made some decisions because he won't be in office when it comes time to face the conse- quences. "You know how when you're on death row and your scheduled to die fairly soon?" he asked. "You go to your lawyer and ask for an appeal....…
…8A - Wednesday, January 31, 2007 PS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CerBASKbtLL Cag ers come back to Cris er Senior Lindsey Bruck's season-ending injury has opened the door for her teammates. Opportunistic duo key for 'M' By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor There's probably not much the players on the Michigan men's basketball team and a pig- tailed girl in a blue- and white-checkered dress from Kansas have in com- Iowa at mon. Mi...…
… Th M9hia 9a 9-Wdnsa, auay392 Personal Statement Shacking up with squirrels ByEmilyBeam 0 0 My parents' reactions - a mix of 40 percent panic and 60 percent denial - made itclear that getting an apartment with my boyfriend was a big deal. My mother was forced to aban- don her advice that had served so well for previous gentlemen callers, that I should ditch him and "concentrate on my studies." For-the 12-month duration of the lease, we wer...…
…I i 0 0 0 THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOKwith ANDREW GROSSMAN O CA JIII2?,Ld $ A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently ranked from one to 10. Weneda, anar 3, 00 -Th Mc iga aly< 7 CONT'd: Turns out Christianity and public education don't quite mix 2B HEAVENLY'U' The University didn't always eschew reli- gion. There's more than one reason why you should be glad they do now. 3B THE JUNK DRAWER Find ou...…
…-rhe . i . pgan a * y--Wedne , Jan u ry3 10O ._r__----- ---_._----- W- 49 " 0 I Wedesday Janury 312007 - e ichgnDiy< 3 QUOTES OF THE WEEK TALKING POINTS Three things you can talk about this week: 1. Order of Angell 2. Global warming, nuclear war and the second coming 3. Microsoft Vista (I'm) not that good at pronouncing words anyway." - New York Times reporter JUDITH MILLER on a television interview from a few years ago. Defense lawye...…
…S 9 '2 - - AML Amh - L 0 0 _0 sday, ;--nuarv 31, 2007 - The Michigan Daily Ted Kaczynski, thebb U91nabomber, 167graduate of the University's Mathematics graduate program tCOVER STORY if 1104 e IZ 5" l f6 n Ale- The hidden meaning of handwriting By Anne VanderMey I Daily News Editor Ralph Williams, English professor What people don't know about Kaczynski, the brilliant but murderous mail bomber, is that he's a very sensitive ch...…
…Tuesday, January 31, 2006 News 3 'U' launches M- blog network CAGERS RANKED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE i998 ... SPORTS, PAGE 10 , , ' ' Opinion 4 From the Daily: Michigamua likely beyond reform Arts 8 'Big Momma's House 2' garners low rating One-hundredffteen years of editorialfreedom www.mchikgandaziy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 65 62006 The Michigan Daily Officials say city's ready for big game Kilpatrick and Granholm say ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 31, 2006 NATION/WORLD Al-Zawahiri calls Bush a "butcher" In first video since the Pakistani airstrike, bin Laden's No. 2 expresses fury toward U.S. CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri said in a vid- eotape aired yesterday that President Bush was a "butcher" and a "failure" because of a deadly U.S. airstrike in Pakistan targeting the bin Laden dep- uty, and he threatened a new attack...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 3 * ON CAMPUS Human rights fellow to lecture Women's Studies prof. Carol Jacobsen will deliver a lecture titled "Representing Human Rights: Women's Criminalization and Torture" at 4:30 p.m. in room 1636 of the School of Social Work. Art program to sponsor votive decorating The ArtsBreak program will spon- sor glass votive decorating in the MUG in the basement of the Michigan Union tonigh...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 31, 2006 OPINION ibe 3iNbijgtt &il 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 The vote today is whether or not we will take a stand against ideological court- packing."...…
…Tuesday c January 31, 2006 news@micbigandaily.com SCIENCE 5 . . . ......... . CLASSICAL CHIP Quantum chip * could revolutionize information processing GRAPHIC BY GERVIS MENZIES University researchers have constructed a microscopic chip with macroscopic potential By Chad Brenner For the Daily One small step for computer designers, one micro- scopic leap for computer design. University researchers have developed a chip that uses quantum ...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 7 FILIBUSTER Continued from page 1 1987 but was never sworn in as a justice. *We don't do this every time someone is nominated to the Supreme Court," Kay said. "We're nonpartisan ... we're about rights." Nationally, the ACLU has continued to be vocal in its opposition to Alito's nomination. In his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 18, ACLU Executive Director Anthony...…
…Tuesday January 31, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily. com RTS 8 . . .. . . . ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. - . . . . . ... .............. .. . . . . ......... . VIOLENT 'HOUSE' ARREST LAWRENCE-LED SEQUEL EXPLORES NEW DEPTHS IN INANITY By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer There comes a point in every man's life when he must stop what he's doing and re-evaluate his perspec- tive on the world and his place within it. Such a time c...…
… ARTS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 9 New doc shows life and quest of yogi s By Kristin MacDonald Daily Arts Writer Rising jam band vows to trip out the Blind Pig Warbling loud, monotonous chants, three brightly colored, nearly naked Hindu holy men carefully pick their way along the sharp back- bone of a rocky mountain ridge. The snow-capped Himalayas loom tall and majestic By Jake Smith Daily Arts Writer CONCERT PRVIE...…
…Tuesday January 31, 2006 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com PORTS 10 . . . . ................ . - ---------- Cagers ranked for first time By Kevin Wrightr Daily Sports Editor It was nothing out of the ordinary.: Sherrod Harrell was pulling into Crisler Are- na's parking lot ready for another day of practice when he received a phone call._ It was his brother to inform him that the Wol- verines were ranked 21st in the Associ...…
…Monday, January 31, 2005 News 3A ITCS cans spam e-mail Opinion 4A From the Daily: a new term ATHLETIC DEr. TIES TO SAY C-YA TO HOCKEY CHEER ... PAGE 8B One-hundredfourteen years of editorialfreedom Weather p :31 LOW: 14 TOMORROW: 39/is Arts 8A Eastwood and Swank team up in sentimental boxing drama ...... - ----------- -- 0 www.mchikandaiy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 70 02005 The Michigan Daily v J GEO pushes contract e...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 31, 2005 NATION/WORLD OPEC: Oil prices will remain high VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Con- sumers received no solace from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which said yesterday that oil prices near $50 per barrel would remain high through the spring, even as the cartel decided to keep its produc- tion ceiling unchanged. The decision, reached at a truncated meeting of the 11-nation group, ...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 31, 2005- 3A . ON CAMPUS MLK closing lecture focuses on Sept. 11 impact Popular myster writer Walter Mosley will speak in a lecture titled 'Bearing Witness' where he will focus on both positive and negative effects of Sept. 11. Mosley is best known for his mystery series surrounding the adventures of a black detective named Easy Rawlins. The lecture will be held today in Rackham Auditorium at 7 p.m....…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 31, 2005 OPINION aht Allktn } Mt 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 is hard to say that-something is legitimate when whole portions of the country can't vote and doesn...…
…Monday January 31, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily. com ART s 5A SA FOREST CASEY/Daily King Wilkie performs on the second night of the Ann Arbor Folk Festival. CHEADLE'S EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCE ANCH By Zach Borden Daily Arts Writer In 1994, the civil war in Rwanda reached a climax when extremist members of the Hutu tribe attempted to wipe out the entire Tutsi tribe. Near- ly one million Tutsis were massacred while m...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 31, 2005 - 7A LEO E Continued from page 1A centrally," Peterson said. Despite the obstacles, Peterson said the Uni- versity continues to work toward the goal of evaluating all the lecturers currently employed by the University and assigning them to their respective title within the three-year time frame required by the contract. As of now, LEO has received criteria for eval- uations from only the Co...…
…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 31, 2005 ARTS 0 Courtesy of 20th Century Fox "I don't care if you do know Denzel, I'm still getting top billing, sweetie." Final twist can't save lukewarm horror film By Jeffrey Bloomer Daily Arts Writer Twentieth Century Fox made news last week when it announced that for the first time in its 70-year history it would with- hold the final reel of a film - "Hide and Seek" - in an effort to curb ...…
…FIRST IN 16 After 15-consecutive wins, the water polo team lost to Indiana - its big- gest rival - for the first time ever. PAGE 3B GOLDEN GRAPPLERS GENNARO FILICE The wrestling team defeated No. 4 Minnesota yesterday to set up a show- down for the Big Ten title next week. PAGE 7B Student section gave up on its most talked-about cheer PAGE 8B The SportsMonday Column SPORTS DAY January 31, 2005 lB able Noigm DaUt, ix ;I : :jj Losing s...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 31, 2005 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY In sync skaters look for perfection Athlete of the Week Name: Nate Brannen Team: Men's Track Hometown: Cambridge, Ontario Class: Senior Why: Brannen placed fifth overall in the mile at the Boston Indoor games on Saturday, racing against some of the best runners in the world. His time of 3:55.11 set a new Michigan mile record and was just .11 seconds shy of the nationa...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 31, 2005 - 3B WHAT DID YOU SAY? "I guess we're the team that, at least, never says die." - Michigan coach Cheryl Burnett on her team's effort to comeback at the end of yesterday's game YESTERDAY'S SCORE PLAYERS OF THE GAME Michigan 71 79 Jolene Anderson (Wisconsin) The guard scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished four assist against Michigan. Wisconsin Tabitha Pool (Michigan) Poo...…
…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 31, 2005 LINE OF THE WEEK Kevin Porter Forward Saturday vs. Northern Mich. 1 Goal, 5 Shots NOTABLE QUOTABLE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK "(He was like) Wayne Gretzky over here behind the net." - Michigan senior Milan Gajic on Andrew Ebbett's behind-the-net assist to Eric Nystrom on Saturday. Tuomas Tarkki (Northern Michigan) Tarkki stymied the Wolverines' few attempts during his team's win on Friday...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 31, 2005 - 5B WHAT DID YOU SAY? "It's good to see Purdue get (its) first Big Ten win." - Michigan coach Tommy Amaker after yesterday's 84- 55 loss to the Boilermakers. SUNDAY'S SCORE PLAYERS OF THE GAME Michigan 55 84 Matt Kiefer (Purdue) The forward punished Michigan on the scoreboard and the glass, leading all players with 21 points and eight rebounds. Graf ( Brown played Michigan's o record...…
…6B - SportsMonday - January 31, 2005 - The Michigan Daily 01 0 0 e If you are interested in Asia based career opportunities with the world's leading financial powerhouse, then this is an event you cannot miss. UBS invites all students interested in pursuing an exciting and rewarding financial services career to meet our representatives and learn more about our opportunities in Hong Kong / China / Singapore. Date: Time: Venue: Monday, Febr...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 31, 2005 - 7B Tired Blue tops unbeaten Bucks Middleweights carry Grapplers By Anne Uible Daily Sports Writer COLUMBUS - The Ohio State men's swimming and diving team was rested, ready and hopeful as it tried to finish out its schedule with an undefeat- ed conference record. Michigan entered Columbus after a long week of training, a four-hour bus ride just moments before the start of the meet and t...…
…8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 31, 2005 JOI0 After years as a staple of Michigan hockey, 'The Chant' is now in danger of becoming a thing of the past By Jake Rosenwasser " Daily Sports Writer Page design by Daniel Bremmer 000 uring the Michigan hockey team's last two games this weekend, the University has started to enforce a ban on profanity at Yost Ice Arena. The athletic department recently changed its policy regarding ...…
