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…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2005 - 23 AMAZIN' BLUE The oldest and best co-ed a cappella ensemble on campus. BIG TICKET PRODUCTIONS Why did Jerry Seinfeld, Dennis Miller and Guster perform on campus? Because Big Ticket Productions made it happen. WHAT IS UAC? The University Activities Center is the largest student-run programming organization at the University of Michigan. UAC's mission is to provide quality programming that is b...…

…24 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2005 A 4 I Welcome to campus Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore spoke on Sept. 30, 2004, at Hill Auditorium. Moore talks election at Hill Auditorium Count on us throughout your college career for everything you need for school and campus life, including new and used textbooks, class and dorm supplies, insignia clothing, and much more. Pierpont Commons Bookstore Pierpont Commons (North Campu...…

… Routine horror sequel sati~sfies By Jeffrey Bloomer March 21, 2005 In the course of just two films, Samara Morgan (Daveigh Chase), the tortured, fearsome villain of "The Ring," has become 1 the stuff of dreams The Ring (or nightmares) for TR adolescent Ameri- Two can horror fans. DreamWorks Samara is a sort of postmodern Fred- dy Kruger whose mere screen pres- ence elicits overjoyed shrieks from audiences, and her freaky exploits continue in ...…

…26 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2005 -ARTS 4 Smith and ames fail to save tepid comedy By Amanda Andrade That's okay, of course, because all of these men Daily Arts Writer are actually enamored by their ladies' "person- alities" rather than their supermodel good looks. Although maybe that's less surprising consider- ing the New York of the film is the city in which After slumming hard in progressively idiotic average-looking w...…

…s The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2005 - 27 M "Hayden Christensen to play me!? What's the matter with you people?" 'Wars' trilogy finally arrives on DVD set UM students: By Adam Rottenberg October 1, 2004 After years of eager anticipa- tion, the "Star Wars Trilogy" has finally arrived on DVD. While the devout "Star Wars" purists will surely Star Wars deride George Trilogy Lucas for his 20th Century Fox further tin- kering of the fi...…

…Orientation 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SIe Ri TSganjadg A 28 Saturday night thriller Varsity prevails M epic overtime *-'By Gennaro Filice November 1, 2004 With just under nine minutes left on Saturday, the Big House was as quiet as it has been in years. DeAndra Cobb's 64-yard touchdown run gave Michigan State a seemingly insurmount- able 27-10 lead. But the Wolverines weren't quite ready to fold in the 97th me...…

…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2005 - 29 A ter our years you cart learn at least one thingy r Ff As I inch closer and closer to the culmina- tion of my stay at this illustrious university, I find myself asking two questions: (1) Could cornhole (a beanbag-tossing lawn game that has quite frankly changed my life) eventually sup- plant baseball as America's pastime? And; (2) What did my $140,000 of tuition money really go toward? And c...…

…30 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2005 Icers blow 3-0 lead and d ' bow out of postseason A By Gabe Edelson March 28, 2005 GRAND RAPIDS - The players on the Michi- gan hockey team didn't travel to the NCAA Midwest 'Regionals for this. They didn't take the ice at Van Andel Arena to see their three-goal lead evaporate into the tension-filled air, their national title hopes obliterated by four unan- swered goals from the Tigers of Co...…

…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2005 -_31 Pooling efforts lead to win "They celebrated like we won the na- tional title." - Cheryl Burnett, Michi- gan women's basketball coach By Matt Venegoni January 24, 2005 For a team that had not won in 36 days - after losing nine straight - Michigan's 63-61 victory over Indiana yesterday felt like a Final Four win. With a roster full of freshmen, the Wolverines' behavior was not unexpected. A mo...…

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…Thursday, March 31, 2005 Science 8A Sports 9A Weekend Magazine Military recruits new robots 'M' nine pulls out victory in slugfest Exams are coming. Stay awake and study. TrhE SEGREGATION OF UNIVERSITY HOUSING ... OPINION, PAGE 5A £ tattl 4 gtl Weather MR 58 LOW, 35 TOMORROW: , 3/7 One-hundredfourteen years ofedoriadfreedom www.mizhiandaiy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 109 ®2005 The Michigan Daily E3W Board's control of publicat...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 NATION/WORLD Court supports elderly workers NEWS IN BRIEF #a l 3_. ., WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court made it easier yesterday for any worker over 40 to allege age discrimina- tion, ruling that employersican be held lia- ble even if they never intended any harm. About 75 million people are covered by the decision. The ruling makes it clear that older workers will have a high threshol...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday,,March 31, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Philharmonic Orchestra to hold concert tonight The University Philharmonic Orches- tra will hold a concert tonight at 8 p.m. at the McIntosh Theatre of the School of Music. Conducted by Robert Boardman, the program will include musical pieces by Hayden, Mendelssohn and Bartok. For more information, visit www.music. umich.edu. Theatre dept to perform comic production The "Hot ...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 OPINION A&L.a. . * ix je 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 where you dream. It's in a perfect world. Margaret's happy world." - Greenway proponent Marga...…

…-;- ..'/ /,ii OP/ED The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 5A VIEWPOINT Diversity's demons "I'm at the gym, and every race is up there, but it never goes past that game of basket- ball. It's never like, 'Hey, want to hang out, want to come to this party?' It just ends right there." - Engineering junior Rich Gate, who lives in East Quad Residence Hall, on the social boundaries of race "The blacks stay with the blacks, and the whit...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 7A MSA Continued from page 1A because it requires a great amount of effort and time to accomplish MSA's goals. Mustafa Gulam, an LSA freshman who is South Asian and ran for an LSA seat on MSA but did not win, said minorities sometimes feel that they cannot or do not want to go out and seek the power that lies in government positions. "Minorities ... will not have power so long as they the...…

…Thursday March 31, 2005 news@micbigandaily.com SCIENCE 8A THE EVOLUTION OF WARFARE New robots take the battlefield in the miltary's bid to revolutionize the army despite fears from roboticists By Michael Kan Daily News Editor e acking an M249 machine gun and laced in camouflage treads what may be the next caliber of U.S. soldier. But at roughly three feet tall, with night vision embedded in its mechanical eyes and a battery life of a...…

…Thursday March 31, 2005 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com RETidSigan Bail 9A 'M' Nine slugs out win In Ypsi By Matt Singer Daily Sports Writer YPSILANTI - In a game that featured never-end- ing twists and turns, it wasn't surprising that the game- deciding play was a bizarre one. With the score tied at 12 in the top of the eighth inng, Matt Butler, one of Michigan's best clutch hit- MICHIGAN 18 ters, stepped to the plate. ...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 Seniors look for first national title M MEN'S TENNIS Far from home, Hung in for Rubin By David Spielman For the Daily The Michigan water polo team's final regular season home game of the season on March 20 - a 12-2 victory against California Lutheran - was preceded by a sentimental tribute to the team's graduating players. But the Wol- verine seniors - including Jo Anton- sen, Betsey Armst...…

…0 0 4 12B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 Stdiu "V Tutor gives advice for writing papers By C. C. Song Daily Arts Writer Coffee, Red Bull, all-nighters ... What do these things have in com- mon? They are all associated with a project that bothers students - the final paper. In an effort to do sal- vage their grade in a course, stu- dents always strive for their best on this assignment and hope that it will assist them in...…

…Q Q Q p 0 2B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 The Michigan Da Featured Article 6-7B AWAKE you call that a bagel? jwith Adam Rottenberg IF IT AIN'T BROKE 0. d u r i n g The Weekend List A guide t the events in Ann. Arbor this weekend. e x a m w e e k Random Student Interview Katherine and Kate discuss board games, cowboy hats and TS. Eliots real name. Fast Break Arts Break delivers to students 3 creative respite from ...…

…10B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 The Michigan I Randoms willing to apply lotior Students seek out ideal study locations By Doug Wemert Daily Weekend Editor By Amanda Shapin Daily Arts Writer When it comes time for finals, all some students want to do is find a quiet, secluded area to study and focus. Others may crave a lively environment where they can openly discuss readings and homework with classmates. Still others m...…

… w 7* w S 4B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 The Michigan Da BREAK TIME ART ACTIVITY HELPS RELIEVE STUDENT STRESS By Megan Jacobs Daily Arts Writer On Tuesday nights, the Michigan Union Underground is not just home to Subway and Wendy's. Nestled snugly between Magic Wok and the computer consoles is Arts Break, the crafty collaboration between Univer- sity Union Arts and Programs and a group of students who have glue ...…

…0.. w-- 8B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 it's because i'm gay, isn't it? w i t h Steve Du B o i s THE GAYCE UP MY SLEEVE The Michigan I shaken, not stirredlwith Ellen McGarrity FROM A GIRL: WHAT FIND AMUSING ABOUT THE OPPOSTE SEX Ihave two friends, both soon-to- be University graduates, who have been accepted into the Uni- 1'ersity's Law School. One of them is an ethnic minority (Hispanic), inso- far as she can check a ...…

… -W 7W 6B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 31, 2005 The Michigan Daily .ate. . S T A Y 1 N G z2 From coffee to pills, students share their best techniques By Jackie Lamaj For the Daily It's that time of year again - with finals not too far ahead, students are cracking open the books and churning out papers all over campus. Sleep is often the first necessity to be pushed aside in an attempt to stay awake for an all-night s...…

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…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 ...…