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… 2A - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 AY: FRIDAY: ire Here The Extremist It's 'undignified' There's a rich history of sup- port and fanaticism during sport- ing events at the University, but there is something missing from the mix. While the performance of many athletic teams from numer- ous schools in collegiate athlet- ics is enhanced by the energetic performance of a larger than life, plush caricature of their school's mascot, Michigan sport...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Dow announces job cuts, plant closings Dow Chemical Co. announced yesterday it is closing plants and cutting 1,000 jobs, or about 2.3 per- cent of its work force, as part of a plan to rid itself of underperform- ing businesses and boost its global efficiency. The Midland-based company, one of the nation's biggest chemical makers, said it will exit t...…

… 4A - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * L 4e fitic4t*pan 4 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 NOTABLE QUOTABLE If I were a defense attorney, I wouldn't want me on a jury. - Gov. Jennifer Granholm on being called for jury duty yesterday at Ingham Co...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 5A R. Kelly vs. Marvin Gaye?Believe it Pushing' the death plot again love to argue about music, but most people don't. There does, though, seem tobe one person that alot of people have some pretty strong opinions about: Robert Kelly. Want to start a fight at a party or alienate your friends? Tell them that R. Kelly is the Mar- vin Gaye of our generation. I guar- antee the ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 7A OUTREACH From Page 1A seen a recruiter from the Univer- sity. "We haven't seen anyone here at all," Deschryver said. "The only things we've seen over that time are a brochure and an application to show our students." University President Mary Sue Colemansaid she was unaware that so many high schools in the Detroit area had not been visited by admis- sions recruiters yet ...…

…8A - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Michigan's GLI roster raided by national teams By NATE SANDALS Daily Sports Editor Come Christmas, most members of the Michigan hockey team will have three letters on their mind - G, L and L By then, NOTEBOOK Michigan will be in full preparation for the annual year-end Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena. But for a trio of Wolverines, three other letters will be a...…

…0 A06 N w w " a 0 The MichiganeDaUhyg - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Un ergraduate and expecting -}daDr ometimes I feel like college kids aren't too far removed from kindergarten. Minus the workload, crazy hours, a little sex here and a little alcohol there, we're all still waiting to pounce on the class freaks during recess. The only difference is that the freaks have changed. A couple weeks back in my psy- chology discussion, one sho...…

… V mVlkA 0 0 v 9 w v w 12 Te icign iy- Wedesda, Dcembr 5,200 WedesayDeembr ,6207 - e . S.anDil- THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GARY GRACA A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. n ruiles rule 69: A good friend is one you don't have to buy a Christmas gift for. rule 70: At this point in the sea- son, it's OK to wear Uggs, but you still can't wear Crocs. rule 71: Read yo...…

…Th0 MW 0 AmAI A - w 0 a a Wednesday, December S, 2007 -The Michigan Daily 3B The his torian Wystan Stevens, the man who sells books at a long foldout table on State Street, is one of the area's most prominent historians. An Ann Arbor native, Stevens has been enthralled with the city's history since he was a young boy. His hobby is not limited to reading, writing and lecturing about days gone by - Stevens spends six to seven Sundays du...…

…U U U AM A -W -0- -0- 0 JAB - gq t; ensa, Deembr-S,200 ! ! ! tL t ABOUT CAMPUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST going green The soundtrack to our lattes An employee's rebellion against coffee shop music Making a music playlist to play over the loudspeakers at Espresso Royale seems pretty simple. For the servers who compile them, the ingredients usually involve indie rock (Radiohead and Broken Social Scene are common at both the Espress...…

…V V.hlI 0 I 8B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Wensay eebe ,207 TeMihgnDal . The MSA campaigns you haven't heard about Mickey Mouse could be your next representative. balls and bad music at Colonial Lane in Ann Arbor. After lacing up their neon green and orange bowling shoes, members from both groups took to the lanes As the competition heated up, frame by frame, members cheered loudly for teammates with each pin knocke...…

… 0 0 S 0 S U S 0 0 " 3. .". I - S .iA 3- - .-Dcebe *07 ThS Mchga . -M fter the Michigan foot- ball team lost its sea- son-ending game against Ohio State, most students stayed in, deciding not to go out after another disappointing loss to their rivals. Jim Egerer was no dif- ferent. But unlike most students who opted to stay in for the night, he made nearly $50,000 in the process. That Saturday night, Egerer, a soph- omore in the Ross Scho...…

…THIS WEEK'S INSTALLMENT OF ARBOR ANECDOTES NEWS,PAGE 2 BIBLICAL BORE NATIVITY STORY' IS PROSAIC AS TITLE ARTS, PAGE 5 PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE: TOP FOUR BCS DISASTERS SPORTS, PAGE 9 Iie I id ipn4BaiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Tuesday December 5,2006 "Despite potential threats to Ms. Gabriel's freedom of speech, the event was very successful." - Nick Israel, Israel IDEA member O MIo IN/Daily Students board a bus to Wa...…

…2 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 SCOPE IT OUT Premature climax Ann Arbor seemed to have a col- lective orgasm after UCLA upset To gai USC on Saturday, elevating the submity hopes of fans that Michigan could dotes. E make it into the national champion- news@m ship game. As soon as John David Booty's desperation Hail Mary pass at Itsn the end of the fourth quarter was 1 knocked down, my East University know Avenue neighborhood erupted. I heard s...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 5, 2006 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, December 5, 2006 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS CARACAS, Venezuela Chavez pledges radical socialism in second term Emboldened by a resounding re- election, President Hugo Chavez pledged to shake up Venezuela with a more radical version of socialism and forge a wider front against the United States in Latin America. Opposition contender Manu...…

…4 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LJbe 1i*idiigan &at Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu EMILY BEAM DONN M. FRESARD CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 5, 2006 - 5 Wake us when He grows up BIBLICAL DRAMA TOO MUNDANE AN EFFORT By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer It's quite a bold move to feature the biggest under- statement of all millennia as a film's tagline. Posters for "The Nativity Story" read "Her child would change the world," ** .3s and all of us - Catholic, atheist or somewhere in between - can The agree that Mary's child has don...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandail COKE From page 1 Coke products. The decision to reinstate the contract came before the prom- ised investigations were complete, said Blase Kearney, a member of Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality. "Coke never submitted the results of their investigation to the University because they never had a reason to," Kearney said. "They got their contracts reinstated." The Coke debate is still raging acr...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December S, 2006 - 9 BCS can't seem to avoid issues ence everyone's already ics'year. Southern Cal, Oklahoma heard all the analysts' opin- and Auburn all finished the season ions on Michigan's unfortu- with perfect records, but after add- nate postseason fate, I decided the ing up the numbers, the Trojans best way to handle the blow would and Sooners took the top-two spots be to rank the in the...…

…10 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 10 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 S 6 0 a A special thank you to all of our University of Michigan Alumni who have participated in the campus recruiting season. 4 4 Bully Beattie Porsha Gills Katherine DaRin James Devaney Brandan Donegan Geneva Edwards Karl Grendahl John Hamilton Allecia Harley Dana Hayes Gil Krakowsky TJ Laesch ...…

…Monday, December 5, 2005 News 3A Campus leaders urged to look beyond politics MICHIGAN HEADED TO SAN ANTONIO F'OR ALAMO BOWL ... SPORTSMONDAY £iitijuuit~ Opinion 4A Elliott Mallen takes on Paul Courant Arts 8A Law students fight to save 'Arrested Development' One-hundredffteen years of edtorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 42 02005 The Michigan Daily NAACP consi ers . Oycotting the Daily Group calls N...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 5, 2005 NATION/WORLD 9/11 Commission: U.S. at risk NEWS IN BRIEF Members say Bush and Congress have failed to enact strong security measures in response to Sept. 11 WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is, at great risk for more terrorist attacks because Congress and the White House have failed to enact several strong secu- rity measures, members of the former Sept. 11 com- mission said yesterday. "It's no...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 5, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS * Choir groups give holiday concert at Hill Auditorium The University Choir and the Orpheus Singers will present a holiday concert at Hill Auditorium tonight at 8:00 p.m. The School of Music is sponsoring the free event, which features traditional Christmas carols and a choral arrange- ment by Bach. Dance Marathon to hold mass meeting in. Union The student-philanthropy group ...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 5, 2005 OPINION Sbe £idhigau DU1Qi1 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 Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illu...…

…Monday December 5, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com R Te SIC'igtt til 5A -- ---- ------ - ... ........ ..... Anatomy of a backlash After much media touting and excessive paparazzi shots of pregnant actress Jennifer Garner, the offspring of Ben Affleck and his beautiful bride finally emerged into the world amid all the predictable swarm of media furor that befits the second coming of Bennifer. The baby girl is health...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 5, 2005 - 7A DPS Continued from page 1A students could be feeding negative perceptions of the Uni- versity's police force. Some black students agreed with Brown. "Communication in general is the problem or the cause of tension between the black community and DPS," Martin of NPHC said "I think a lot of people feel the same way. We don't have a problem with DPS being at the event for secu- rity, but ...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 5, 2005 ARTS Benson brings stoicism to live, show By Kimberly Chou Daily Arts Writer Don't expect a Brendan Benson show to blow you away. He won't play his blonde-wood Gib- son with his teeth, he won't attempt to crowd surf and Brendan there will be no Benson Jon Bon Jovi-esque Friday pyrotechnics. But Atthe Blind Pig if quiet charm is what you're look- ing for, Benson has plenty. Detroit-born Bens...…

…MASTERS OF THE MAT: The Michigan wrestling team bests some of the nation's top teams. PAGE 2B IAN HERBERT: Corporate America does its best to ruin college football for fans. PAGE 3B BOWL-A-PALOOZA: The Daily previews the four BCS bowl games and takes a glimpse at the rest. PAGE 6B SPORTSMONDAY December 5, 2005 lB Varsity to head to San Antonio for bowl By Stephanie Wright Daily Sports Editor For the first time since 1995, the Michigan f...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 5, 2005 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Synchro newest club varsity sport Athlete of the Week Name: Peter Vanderkaay Hometown: Rochester Team: Men's swimming/diving Class: Senior By Katie Field Daily Sports Writer Water ballet it's not. There is much more to synchronized swimming than graceful turns in the water. Just ask sophomore Rochelle Ross, a co-captain of the Michigan Club Varsity Synchronized Swi...…

… The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 5, 2005 - 3B *Bears burned by Burnett's lineup By Daniel Bromwich Daily Sports Writer time all s more assis "It spea As the Michigan starters trotted elected he out onto the floor of Crisler Arena Burnett sa before their game on Saturday against a great c Maine, two things were immediately stands wha apparent. Coach Cheryl Burnett had she brings altered her lineup yet again - the superb co fift...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 5, 2005 HITTING AFTER THE WHISTLE A1 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK Matt Davis Miami (Ohio) The senior center had a goal and an assist on Friday night coupled with another goal in Saturday's win. Davis's tally on Friday was a short-handed goal that sparked a three-goal outburst in the second period. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "I'm at a loss for words right now. This is not Michigan hockey." - Michiga...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 5, 2005 - 5B FASTBREAK Men's Basketball Saturday's Game Saturday's Game MICHIGAN 71- NOTRE DAME 67 Brown brings his A' game to South Bend By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer SOUTH BEND - Graham Brown was ready to play. During pregame warmups in Michigan's game against Notre Dame, the Mio native could be seen jumping up and down, enthusiastically offering high-fives to whomever passed him in th...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - December 5, 2005 Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 4 - 8 p.m. - ABC Texas (9-0 Big 12, 12-0) vs. Southern Cal (8-0 Pac-10, 12-0) bowling Yesterday, matchups for all 28 bowl games were announced, and it looks as if Michigan will be head- ing to San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl. The Wolver- ines (5-3 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) will take on Nebraska (4-4 Big 12, 7-4 overall), a team led by former NFL coach Bill C...…

…Weather Friday December 5,2003 ©2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 65 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom Cloudy with snow showers throughout the a ahnd 2f 7 wins fom ~ W -26 the northeast at 20 miles per Tomorrow: hour. .2O www.michigandaily.com RONNI 1:1 k New server makes files moressecure By Naila Moreira Daily Staff Reporter Students who access their e-mail using Telnet will soon have a more secu...…

…4 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 5, 2003 NATION/WORLD Egypt pushes for resolution in Israel NEWS IN BRIEF;f HEADLINES FROM-AROUND THE WORLD CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Palestin- ian factions opened talks yesterday aimed at producing a cease-fire, and Israel hinted it could reduce military activity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip if a truce were declared. Egypt is mediating the talks, and Egyptian intelligence chief Gen. Omar Suleiman ...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 5, 2003 - 3 Computing team wins seat in global contest Exhibit uses body movements to make art "Roly Wholly Over," an interac- tive media installation, will take place from 3 to 6 p.m., in the Video and Performance Studio of the Media Union. This exhibit explores the relation between perception and body movements. Large-scale devices will be set up, including a bicycle, seesaw, video proje...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 5, 2003 OP/ED able £itdfipvt*u a 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 LOUIE MEIZLISH Editor in Chief AUBREY HENRETTY ZAC PESKOWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and...…

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… Frday December 5, 2003 michigandaily. corn artseditor@michigandaily.com I ftAkhwnjDuHtT RTS 9 MAKING THE GRADE TV'S ANNUAL REPORT Over the past year, television has presented a schizophrenic array of reality, dramas and dull sitcoms where "Must See TV" is easy to miss, and five nights of crime dramas make for a predictable week. While prime-time television seems to be a wasteland of unwanted entertainment, a few shows still stand out an...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 5, 2003 ART S 4 I The triumph of Keep It Together is that while Rosenworcel has embraced more conventional meth- ods of drumming, Guster has taken the depth of their instrumentation and songwriting to the next level. The result is a richly textured pop album that's more rewarding with each listen. Some tunes suggest urgency. The lead single, "Amsterdam," is a pop gem that borders on emo (take t...…

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… Friday December 5, 2003 www.michigandaily.com/sports sportsr@michigandaily.com fJbectrIua~n u SPORTS 12 - - - - - - - Boot Scootin' along Michigan at Vanderbilt Tomorrow, 9 p.m. Memorial Gym Fox Sports Detroit (In progress) Blue, Vandy try to avoid, first blemish of season By Dan Rosen Daily Sports Writer There's a swagger to the Michigan basketball team these days. Some pep in the Wolverines' collective step. They're 4-0 heading into ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 5, 2003 - 13 Switching gears Intrasquad meet to combine fun and intensity By Matt Venegoni Daily Sports Writer Michigan women's indoor track coach James Henry may be the only person in Ann Arbor to like the brevity of the semester break. Henry thinks it is an advantage because his team will not get out of shape since the break is so short. Before the semester break, the team has its first intrasquad toda...…