…FRESARD: QUELLING THE DATE AUCTION CONTROVERSY OPINION, PAGE 4 THE VIRONG MESSAGE SLUMPING CAGERS FACE TOUGH TEST IN COLUMBUS 'MESSENGER' FAILS TO DELIVER ARTS, PAGE5 SPORTS, PAGE 9 ~Iieffiid~iganDaIt iAt www.michigandaily.com uesdayFebruary 6 20 0 Uma Thurman to star in film of prof's novel Select Termn ST UDENT GOVERNMENT REGISTERING CHANGE, After working for two years to reform the registration date system, LSA-SG is almost ready ...…
…IMRAN SYED: RED AND YELLOW MAKES ORANGE. SO WHAT? OPINION, PAGE 4 NFL DREAM ING UNE OF FAITHFUL FANS GREETS CUTPSE AT THE BUOND PRG BREA STON TRIES TO MAKE THE GRADE AT COMBINE SPORTS, PAGE 9 ARTS, PAGE 5 I e fidIgan Bai3j Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Tuesday March 6, THE UNIVERSITY'S LOBBYING SHOP As state funds drop, 'U' hits Hill Federal lobbying by BIG TEN OF INFLUENCE colleges has Money spent on lobbying last year incre...…
…How BR, ,gJ d& n Modern'Venus' The Rude Mechanicals' unorthodox A look at the 17-day process that brought former West Virginia men's play about race, gender and inhu- basketball coach John Beilein to Michigan Sports, page 9 manity Arts, page 5 iE HUNdilR gan aIj O N - .IfILrNlD1)-1 'l EE: Nt N I'El;k tI(15IJIIlL) s Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Robert Frost, Arthur Miller, Leonard Bernstein and the Dalai Lama all have one thing i...…
…NEWS A2 Mayor could be soon missed John Hieftje, Ann Arbor's mayor since 2000, may leave his position to pursue environ- mentally-friendly legislation on the state level. See michigandaily.com. OPINION City Council picks The Daily's editorial board endorses candidates in each of Tuesday's contested priniary races. See page 4. SPORTS As the leaves turn ... Last week's Big Ten football media day brought about discus- sion of changes to the Michi...…
…Illic4toan 4,3ailp Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 6,2007 michigandaily.com SEDWARD GRAU 1939 Former provost dies at 68 Gramlich served on Fed, warned of sub-prime collapse By KELLY FRASER Daily News Editor Economist Edward Gramlich, a longtime University professor and administrator, died of leukemia yesterday morning in a Washing- ton, D.C. hospice. He was 68. In a career at the University that spanned four decades, Gram- lich h...…
…Arts, Page 5 *Nidigan Dai i Tuesday, November 6,2007 michigandaily.com Court set to hear benefits case Sam the ov te-sex couples say benefits to the same-sex partners of employees. y might leave 'U' The state chapter of the Ameri- can Civil Liberties Union is rep- f court doesn't resenting 21 gay couples who are appealing the case to the state Terturn decision Supreme Court after a February decision by a lower court said the By MARA GAY 2...…
…Work it, hipster A guide to looking good while staying in shape for the horn-rimmed glasses set PLUS: The School of Art and Design's all-student exhibition THE B-SIDE ONE v UN EI G T 4111 ENN 0ER 11F E A 1REED)M Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 6, 2007 michigandaily.com ARTS FUNDING AND OBSCENITY 2 film fest, state settle lawsuit Legislature agrees to change rules ACLU had challenged By ANDREW SARGUS KLEIN ManagingArts Editor The Ann...…
…2 - Tuesday, February 6, 2007 MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: The Extremist Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Expla'ined POKER FACE I guess most University students have a good story involving the Arb. Mine occurred over the summer. It was a beautiful day, full of sunshine and Frisbees and crazy college kids on drugs. A few friends and I set out to find a spot we had only heard about. Far down the Huron River is a small inlet of...…
…2 - Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Not just a post-Valentine's misadventure At first I thought some poor suck- Christmas lights strung along the and slams into the wall. er had simply forgotten Valentine's arch's curve. The bathroom dominatrix Day, but even for a grovelling apol- Having at the moment little storms in with fast, long strides ogy, this would have been going a thought for thorough journalism, I and disappears directly into a stall. bit ...…
…2 - Friday, April 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters Explained yColeman's castle After Students Organizing for and has just a few small windows, tall and have understated entrances Labor and Economic Equality held it's hardly a fortress, University to get a large amount of floor space a sit-in at the Fleming Administra- Plan...…
…2 Monday, August 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WARD 1 From page 1 ment and environmental regulation would be the strengths that separate him from his opponents. "They don't have in-depth experi- ence from all aspects as required by city manager," he said. Briere said she moved to Ann Arbor 34 years ago so she and her son could live in an atmosphere rich in diversity and culture, and soon became involved in the city's politi-...…
…2A- Thursday, September 6, 2007 NEWS The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 HAZING RITUALS BEFORE THE DEPRESSION When all freshmen were potheads If you'rea freshman, you're prob- ably a little bit stressed out right now between trying to figure out when Angell Hall ends and Mason Hall begins and weaving in and out of the shelves of Ulrich's. Imagine doing all that clad in a shiny green beanie. Up until the 1930s, freshmen were forced to...…
… 2 - Tuesday, November 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I Tweety twagedy PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS On my way out of the Chemis- try Building after class, I nearly stepped on a bright yellow bird that was standing perfectly still on the sidewalk in front of the door. The bird, so close to being mashed like gum into the grooves of the several pairs of shoes leav- ing the building, didn't flinch. It didn't fly off when I said "Shoo!...…
… 2A - Thursday, December 6, 2007 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Explained Before You Were Here FRIDAY: The Extremist HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS The birth of the co-op movement In 1930, the Michigan Socialist Club was founded to find a way to help students with their struggles to meet their basic needs, like regular meals and reliable housing. Several students are credited with coming up with the ide...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 6, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS VIENNA Iran ignores threats, sets up centrifuges Shrugging off the threat of tougher U.N. sanctions, Iran has set up more than 300 centrifuges in two uranium enrichmentunits at its underground Natanz complex, dip- lomats and officials said yesterday. The move potentially opens the way for larger scale enrichment that could be used to create nucle- ar warheads. I...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS JABAR, Afghanistan Coalition airstrike hits house, kills 9 from one family A coalition airstrike destroyed a mud-brick home after a rocket attack on a U.S. base, killing nine people from four generations of an Afghanfamilyincludinga6-month- old, officials and relatives said yes- terday - one of the latest in a string of civilian deaths that threaten to undermine th...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom l Friday, April 6, 2007 -- 3 NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Eight U.S. soldiers killed as militants fight back The U.S. military reported yesterday that eight U.S. soldiers were killed in the Baghdad area over the past three days as mili- tants fought back against a secu- rity plan in its eighth week. An Army helicopter went down south of the capital, wounding four, after an Iraqi official said insur- gents fired ...…
…Monday, August 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 WARD 1 From page 1 Growing up in Ann Arbor showed Roberts that the city could change and "still have the charac- ter that makes it Ann Arbor." "I don't think that Ann Arbor has to remain what it is today," he said. Roberts said one project he would take on while in office is developing more affordable housing options. CORRECTIONS Please report any errors in the Daily to correcti...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 6, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Study says Iraq security forces far from ready Iraq's security forces will be unable to take control of the country in the next 18 months, and Baghdad's national police force is so rife with corruption it should be scrapped entirely, according to a new independent assessment. The study, led by retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones, is a sweeping an...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Police crack down on lawyers, critics Policeyesterday fired tear gas and clubbed lawyers protesting against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule. The U.S. and other nations called for elections to be held on schedule and said they were reviewing aid to Pakistan. In the largest protest in the east- ern city of Lahore, lawyers dress...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush to freeze mortgage interest rates for five years The Bush administration has hammered out an agreement to freeze interest rates for certain subprime mortgages for five years to combat a soaring tide of fore- closures, congressional aides said yesterday. The aides, who spoke on con- dition of anonymity because the details have not yet been released, said the five-year moratoriu...…
…4 -Tuesday, February 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ely Mid'gan al Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF IMRAN SYED EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations repres...…
…4 - Tuesday, March 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E E Midc4anJa40y Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. *tAnn Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu 4 There are huge, huge health risks and people should rightly be concerned about this." - Researcher Becky Price of GeneWatch UK on genetically-modified rice produced in America that contains human proteins similar to those in...…
…4 - Friday, April 6, 2007 O PINION The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu 0 6 KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF IMRAN SYED EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent...…
…4? Monday, August 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ut e Iicl ig n i1y JOHN OQUIST I Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of...…
…4A - Thursday, September 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C MIiigan 4aly u 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 of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations repr...…
… 4 - Tuesday, November 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 [ e iic[ ig n il 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 I support them - people get the wrong idea about how much writers make." - Comedian Jay Leno, expressing his support for the Writers Guild of America, which b...…
… 4A - Thursday, December 6, 2007 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. i 1 {Y_ r'Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tathedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorialboard. Allother signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. The Daily's...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 6, 2007 - 5 Best wallof hands since "Labyrinth." Kill the ..Messengers HONG KONG DIRECTORS EXCEL AT AMERICAN HORROR CONVENTION By ELIE ZWIEBEL DailyArts Writer It's appropriate that, in their American directorial debut, Hong Kong twins Danny and Oxide Pang pull together all of Hollywood's favorite * horror formulas into one ghastly package. The trite The result is a scary movie that M...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - 5 He's in psychoville, and Finkle's the mayor. Overwrought psycho- ' thriller doesn't add up Clipse takes over The Blind Pig on Sunday night. By ELIE ZWIEBEL Daily Arts Writer It's a common thought process when reading a new novel to put ourselves or peo- ple we know into the role ofvarious characters. Only in "The Number Th 23," when Wal- Number 23 ter Sparrow (Jim Carrey, "...…
…Friday, April 6, 2007 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com On- of several performances in the lobby of the Arthur Miller Theatre. An experimental 'Edge' of theater By CATHERINE SMYKA Daily Arts Writer While waiting in line at a con- cert, have you ever encountered a pair of students performing a scene from "Hamlet"? On the way into a UMS per- formance, when The Edge was the last time you watched an of a Word interview with the direc...…
…Monday August 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com KATE TRUESDELL Poisonous plastics RACHEL WAGNER A major problem As the summer chugs on, each day is a battle to consume those infamous eight glasses of water. As such, what Your Nalgene we drink has water bottle, been on my mind a lot the silent killer. lately. After doing a little Googling one day, how- ever, I became concerned. In elementary school, I was con- stantly taught to ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 5 Losing my (and your) religion Barely escaping the 'Drought' let fo betwe Englis in the It's ab Tha we ha Golde pass," based book by atheis Pullm in th "The tles o1 by C. laced N Wit of "Th cernec about ideas respo "Chro hates a little Je ha: m uess what Hollywood's and Mr. Tumnus = I don't know, latest controversy is? let's say the Apostle Peter. No, it's not a star- And...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 6, 2007 - 5A Guard adjusts to life mA2 By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Writer At the beginning of the neason, freshman Kelvin Grady admitted he wan behind the curve in picking up Michigan coach John Beilien's offense. But he wan ahead of the curve in other fac- ets. Kelvin's older brother, junior Kevin Grady, is a runninghback for the football team. The older Grady was invaluable in help...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MOCK ROCK From page 1 ing rendition of the Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men," led by freshman Scott Spann as a portly female in a purple dress and black high tops. "I've got those womanly moves," Spann said with a laugh in an interview after the performance. "I was pumped because it's always fun' to dress up and act ridiculous in front of as many people as possible. It's all for a good cause, so I just w...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LOBBYING. From page 1 group in the United States, spent almost $15 million on lobbying last year, according to its filings. About two-thirds of the University's research dollars come from the Department of Health and Human Services. The National Science Founda- tion and the defense depart- ment both contribute about 10 percent. "This university is a three- to four-billion-dollar entity," said Michael Wa...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom CHRYSLER From page 1 cannot break his Chrysler habit - was made public in letters from Jerome B. York, Kerkorian's long- time financial adviser and a former Chrysler chief financial officer. The letters were sent to Daim- lerChrysler's chief executive, Diet- er Zetsche, and to the company's supervisory board. "Tracinda believes by taking a long-term approach to solving Chrysler's problems, it can become a...…
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…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 6, 2007 - 7A Gramlich played key role in If 'U' loses suit, it will Ford School founding he forced tn enmnly n../ 1%__l _A_'~/ Z N6./ 1../ LL v V '../'Ljr 1 Z i]tx.Z T From GRAMLICH, page 1A and 1980s. "Ned was one of the great pub- lic economists," Courant said. "Whatever the problem was, he would figure out a way to work around it." As interim provost, Gramlich guided the Unive...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 7 STADIUM From page 1 Office for Civil Rights that said the University denied investiga- tors access to the stadium. She said the University gave OCR officials five unrestricted site visits, interviews with 20 staff members and "volumes" of pages of information related to the sta- dium. "The Letter of Findings con- tains an irrefutably skewed and flawed depiction of the acces...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MSA From Page 1A voted at all for LSA junior Muham- mad Alghanem, Shaber would have tied Alghanem. Instead, Shaber lost. Bouchard said there are up to 2,000 people who might have been able to cast ineligible votes. But the number of people who actually did is far smaller. Only 2,100 people voted in the entire election. Bouchard said MSA Rep. Tim Hull noticed the discrepancy and brought it to the Central ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MUSIC REVIEW Changing of the garde WHEN'AVANT-GARDE' IS REALLY JUST PRETENSE By BRIAN CHEN Daily Arts Writer The avant-garde has always been controver- sial, not only because of its experimental nature but also for its ostensible inability to delineate the aesthetic goals of its art. "What's the point?" * i' one invariably asks. Unsur- prisingly, avant-garde Maher works are often polarizing Shalal experie...…
