… 0 0 * pinion 4 - Friday, March 7, 2008 Owutdilgan 4:alp Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles andillustratio...…
…4A - Monday, April 7, 2008 )II The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 74 i Idiig0an Bal Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorialboard. All other signed articles and illustrations re...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2000 - 5A Many children in our communities now have role models they can turn to for help and advice. They are not rock stars or sports heroes... they are lawyers. Holland & Knight's outreach program, Opening Doors for Children, provides mentors and tutors to thousands of children in public schools and community centers throughout America. This is part of our firmwide commitment to our profession, o...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 7, 2000 - 5 C&A d(C ro C0 oxJCI&7'(C By Concerned Writers, Scholars, Artists, and Activists 2000 WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, are deeply disturbed by the continuing national campaign by Ralph Nader, which is growing ever more harmful as Election Day approaches. It is now plain that Mr. Nader is willing to make incredible statements and take unbelievable positions in order to gain the 5% of the vote he seeks. Ins...…
… Michigan coach honored Michigan field hockey celch Mfirciat *Inkr: x wa,w rdcd the Dta/N ationil Field IHtuckc\-C C:che> ApX5OCiatiOnl C(Ach ot thc Yeair awxard. Qheck online for details. michigandaily.com/sports P ORTS THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2000 MARK FRANCESCCPyHI Devilish pressure looms for Michigan -Noo matter *zwkatAD. lends an ear u Tedon't often listen to each Other anymore. The world as of late, seems to have moved toward more tel...…
…i * e Kimberly Pierce film opens at the State Theater tonight. One of the year's best films tells the story of the gender bending Teena Brandon, played very compassionately and powerfully by newcomer Hilary Swank. Give her a damn Oscar. 7 & 9:30 p.m. te icIi&m iutk Check out Erin Podolsky's review of "Boys Don't Cry," a film that immediatly had critical acclaim when hit screens at Sundance. Friday January 7, 2000 5 i Director flowers i...…
… Yo Momma ... ' Michigan Theater screens Pedro Almodovar's "All About my Mother." 7 & 9:15 r.m. michigandaily,.com/arts LRTS MONDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2000 5A Iincoln Center Jazz Sextet gives 'historic performance By John Uhi Daily Music Editor I propose amending the title of tr peter Wynton Marsalis' recent rd ding "Marsalis Plays Monk" to "Marsalis Plays Duke Playing Monk." The album consists of sup- posedly updated arrangements of Monk tune...…
… Get your fuzzy warbles rick's "A Clockwork Orange" is pure dystopian brilliance. Listening to the "William Tell Overture" will never be the same. At the Michigan Theater, 7 p.m. ARA"kym aft TS TUESDAY MARCH 7, 2000 5 michigandaily.com /arts 'Best Thing' isn't Madonna By Leslie Boxer Daily Arts Writer "The Next Best Thing" is the latest woman-with-a-homosexual best friend challenge to the more conservative view of relationships and fami...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 7, 2000 - 5 *Energy Dept. predicts lower g for summer WASHINGTON (AP) - Gasoline prices should peak this month and decline to an aver- age of $1.46 a gallon for the summer, the gov- ernment said yesterday, revising dramatically its previous expectations of soaring fuel prices going into the vacation season. While the forecast dampened the prospect of $2 per gallon of regular grade gasoline even in high-price...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 7, 2001 - 5 ! "r : " x ' . ^L ae aWIVERSIy sPORTSWEA I l U ,% 1/.:. i l%} /: ! /': ,;asp, t 'y , ...... 3i ' t ^ 1.". } '. i I, A ,>; I '' %fs, 'rf y r; S, i I 8 1 le^' f ';i! 11 lto1 I I // J - A ;' I{ vI s yI{YC. IS / c J. /.'_ S { j£ I ;,. COME SEE lfTQUIDT.Q I 'HE WORLDS LARGEST SELECTIG R ITY F r MINIT. ET I N OF uIN ITS- I …
… The Cult Heroes... Glamn-funk meets metal tonight at the Blind Pig. 10 p.m. $3 ($5 under 21). ARTS michigandaily.com /arts WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2001 5 'Arms of Strangers' the incredible tale . of Kindertransport Netherlands Choir transcends opera By Todd Weiser Daily Arts Writer Academy award winning films "Schindler's List" and "Life is Into the Arms of Strangers Natural Science Auditorium Tonight at 7:30 p.m. have not been so Be...…
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…__ _ __The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 7, 2001- 5 y,} a Z 1 lilt, } 4 Yt r s t 4 y ! i5 t t i F i } y i CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON OUR E YOU A LIKE H WHAT XPL( LOT 'OW YOU DRER PROGRAM WILL ABOUT BUSINESS. DIFFERENT IT CAN BE THOUGHT. TEACH E FROM C i i i f S j _ S i , ,; r a . t r 7 S , i t i i tw k S K 5 t 1 4 4 a t it 1 i 5 . 4' e h )' } f{ tt i i t 5 <, . { I www.csfb.com/explorer The CSFB Explorer Program was created to...…
… A Matter of Degree ... This showcase of 20th cen- tury abstract art at the museum of art runs through Jan. 27th. michigandaily.com /arts ARTS MONDAY JANUARY 7, 2002 5A HOLIDAY MOVIE BLOW-OUT 'Fellowship of the Ring' sets a new *standard for epic fantasy films A By Andy TaylorFabe Daily Film Editor * Although comparisons to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" are inevitable, a more apt The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the R...…
… OP/ED 5A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 7, 2002 PART 1: CLASS STRUGGLE he Graduate Employees Organization, local 3550, is the union that represents all GSIs and GSAs at the University. This is the first of a series that will attempt to demystify+- and emphasize the importance - of the Graduate Emploees Organization. Part 1 will establish the historical context - withan editorial slant - of unionized University student-workers. GE...…
… OP/ED Thursday, March 7, 2002 - The Michigan Daily - 5A N F 0 0 I R N T G H Higher fences and 2,000 deaths haven't stemmed the tide of migrants streaming across the U.S. /Mexico border. It may be time for us to look south and reevaluate border policy. BY MICHAEL GRASS LTAR, Mexico - In this forgotten corner of the continent, saguaro cacti, prickly pear and rocky desert soil fill the thousands of square miles of desolate frontier sou...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 7, 2004 - 5A Largest freshman class ever settles onto campus By Anne Joling counteracting this decline, but the number didn't apply because they didn't want to Daily Staff Reporter of freshmen minority students that enrolled write all the essays. Some of them didn't About 6,571 freshmen are enrolled this term With the beginning of classes today, stu- dents welcome a new semester, new classes, an...…
… OP/ED The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 7, 2004 - 5A DUELING FOR THE PRESIDENCY:. A DEBATE PREVIEW Beyond boxers and briefs Sticking with the president By LIBBY BENTON AND RAMYA RAGHAVAN In 1994, Tisha Thompson altered the political credibility of young people everywhere when she, during an MTV-sponsored town hall meet- ing, asked the hard-hitting question of President Bill Clinton, "Boxers or briefs?" Since then, our generation has...…
…Tuesday November 7, 2004 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com Pdr aitn Ric S 5 ... . ...... DOUG WERNERT Break up the reunion When a popular television pro- gram decides to call it quits, a couple things are bound to happen: One of the show's main characters will go on to star in a series which will inevitably fail, someone else will have a few special appearances on another show, and the remainder of the cast will drift awa...…
… Monday October 7, 2002 michigandaily.com/arts mae@michigandaily.com ARTS 5A 'Red Dragons"n lacks vicious By: Todd Weiser Daily Film Editor ii 'Secretary' explores darker depths of love By John Laughlin Daily Arts Writer After the horrible, joke of a sequel "Hannibal" and the choice of director Brett Ratner, responsi- ble for the less than artistic "Rush Hour" movies, expectations are bound to be low for prequel "Red Dragon." On the oth...…
… OP/ED The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 7, 2002 - 5A ELECTION 2002 NOTABLE QUOTABLES I think that's about the most asinine analysis I've ever heard" - James Carville to Robert Noreck on CNN's Crossfire " I have to tell you Senator, right now you're sounding like a crazy person. - The Daily Show's Jon Stewart to John McCain (R-Arizona) We need to lessen the abuses of domestic violence." - Jeb Bush (R), re-elected governor of Florida in...…
… U A *tganllad chigandaily.cor or@richigandaily.com 5 By Todd Weiser Daily Arts Editor The common tragedies of war and romance are all-too often the subject of literature and cinema. It's just plain easy to produce a tear-jerking plotline that mixes the brutality of battle with the heart-breaking distance of destined lovers. "The Odyssey" (the Homer THE HOTTEST PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT FROM A DAILY ARTS WRITER S Crooked Fingers - The ban...…
… Wednesday April 7, 2004 arts.michigandaily. com artseditor@michigandaily.com fRT~oS 5 5 Courtesy of ° Warner Bros. Betty Rubble and t ; R Daphne are H-O-T. TOIM TooN LEGENDS HANNA-BARBARA CLASSICS EMERGE Ruh-roh! Saturday morning staple comes to DVD By Alex Wolsky Daily Arts Editor Yabba Dabba Do! Beloved frimetime toonfinally amrives in season set By Adam RottenMb Daily Arts Editor DVD REVIEW Few cartoons are as fondly remembered or a...…
… NEWS Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5A In ad, vets thank Lieberman for backing war Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gestures as he addresses a crowd of military and civilian attendees of a town hall meeting at the Fallon Naval Air Station in Fallon, Nevada on Monday, Aug. 28. Effort to f ore Rumsfeld no-confidence vote falters Vets for Freedom spends $60,000 on ads for senator's re-election campaign WASHINGTON (AP) - ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 5 Building on art 'Ganging up' on Guster PERENNIAL COLLEGE FAVORITE TO PLAY HILL AUDITORIUM Architecture for the people, by the people. Sounds ideal and democratic, right? It's also from across the pond. Apparently, a British con- servative think tank has come up with the idea for an "X-List," a public poll of undesirable public buildings, to be - implemented in the near fu...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, December 7, 2006 - 5A Undone by RedHawk shooting, Blue falls to 6-4 on the year By CHRIS HERRING Daily Sports Writer OXFORD - Coming off arguably its biggest win of the season, the Michigan women's basketball team returned to the courtbetter than ever. Well, in some ways it did. Despite season highs in MICHIGAN 74 shooting percentage and assists, MIAMI (OH) 84 and a season low in turnovers, th...…
… Tuesday January 7, 2003 michigandaily.com/arts mae@michigandaily.com A~Ulbetdigau Bafg RTS 5 I FAMOUS FosSE MUSICAL HITS BIG SCREEN Take no notice of Grant, Bullock in 'Two Weeks' By John Laughlin Daily Arts Writer our"esy o"'ira" ax Come On (Come on). Baby don't ya wanna go? Back to same old place, sweet home Chicago. DEATH AND DANCING IN CHICAGO' By Tara Billik Daily Arts Writer In 2001, Baz Luhrmann brilliantl ed the movie-musi...…
… Friday February 7, 2003 michigandaily.com mae@michigandaily.com ARTS 5 Sibling string Quartet plays A2 MOONSTRUCK INDIE ROCKERS LUNA PLAY THE PIG By Archana Ravi Daily Arts Writer In the piece "Eight Colors for String Quartet," the music is divided into eight individual sections, similar to a set of brush paintings, through which musical notes are shared and cultivat- ed. Together, the eight sections create a drama, a kind of ritualisti...…
… Friday March 7, 2003 michigandaily.com mae@michigandaily.com ARTS 5 BLOODY GOOD TIME SHAKESPEARE'S TALE OF ROMAN SAMURAI WARRIORS GETS THE ROYAL TREATMENT By Sarah Peterson Daily Fine Arts Editor From the title character Cori- olanus, a noble and great warrior who despises the lower class, to the two Tribunes, Sicinius Velutus and Junius Brutus, who serve as the speakers for the voiceless masses, the Royal Shakespeare Company's productio...…
…1-1 Friday January 7, 2005 arts.michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTS 5 "Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills." 'Dynamite' DVD features an indie hit Courtesy of Fox Searchlight You want to put your what in my what? 'KINSEY' BIOPIC SCORES WITH SATISFYING PERFORMANCES By Punit Mattoo Daily Arts Writer Every year, one particular film is labeled by the media as a "surprise hit." This past year was no exception wit...…
…Monday February 7, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com. artspage@rmichigandaily. com ART s 5A 5A Indie rockers debut as " headliners in Detroit 'U' alum recounts childhood memoirs By Aaron Kaczander Daily Arts Writer In a miraculous turn of events at the Magic Stick on Thursday night, the colliding worlds of hippie jamsters and alt-rock snobs were brought together in a mish-mash of The Secret musical styles. The Machines Secret Machines The Magi...…
…Monday arch 7, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com cite mStrtun tuUl l.RTFS 5A - , '~ ... . . .......... "Don't hit me so hard. I'm not the guy who made 'Cursed.' " . Scorsese masterpiece still a DVD knockout By Adam Rottenberg baily Arts Editor Even though the Best Director statu- tte has eluded Martin Scorsese through- out his illustrious reflects the para- mount of filmmak- ing. Reteaming with "Taxi Driver" and "...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 7, 2005 - 5A UC Continued from page 1 own opinions about the negative and unintend- ed consequences MCRI could have if it is passed," Coleman said. UC spokeswoman Ravi Poorsina said the num- ber of minority students enrolled at UC schools has rebounded to some degree in recent years, but she said there is still work to be done. "After (Proposition 209) went into effect there was a significant drop i...…
… Tuesday October 7, 2003 michigandaily.com p artseditor@michigandaily.com ARTS 5 TO EACH HIS OWN CAPPADONNA STRIKES OUT SOLO KATIE MARIE GATES By Hussain Rahim Daily Arts Writer Is Disney holding out on us? Iyfinally joined the 21st century last Christmas when my grandmother, of all people, bought me a DVD player. Upon receiving the much-anticipated gift, I was anxious to begin stocking up on DVDs to watch over and over again. I starte...…
… Friday November 7, 2003 michigandaily.com artseditor@michigandaily.com Ae a a nuSu 5 5 Israeli songbird flies to Rackham By Rachel Berry For the Daily FINE ARTs PREVIEW When Chava Alberstein's Yiddish-tinted Israeli accent answered, "Hello" from Israel during a phone interview with her last Saturday afternoon, the sincerity and com- passion reflected in her voice shed light on why Israelis look to her as the most accomplished singer in ...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 7, 2005 - 5A State prepares for flood of evacuees LANSING (AP) - Gov. Jenni- fer Granholm met with Hurricane Katrina victims yesterday at Fort Custer Training Center near Battle Creek as the center readied for the possible arrival of hundreds more evacuees. "Many of them had not had a shower for eight days. They wanted to wash their hair, they wanted to sleep," Granholm said of the first refu...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 7, 2005 - 5 State senate urges court to withhold benefits for gays LANSING (AP) - The state Senate yester- day approved resolutions urging the Michigan Supreme Court to block public-sector employ- ers, including state government, from provid- ing health insurance to the partners of gay employees until the court makes a final ruling on the issue. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 22- 16, mostly...…
…Monday November 7, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artseditor@michigandaily.com R TeSlitligan tilg 5A ' Hollywood Ever After courtey of ucntJ otn e "If you look close enough, you can see where I left my dignity. It's somewhere around 'Cheaper by the Dozen.' " TAINTED LOVE DANES AND MARTIN SHINE IN STELLAR ADAPTATION very young girl knew she'd end up dating the captain of the football team. We sighed and giggled. We had board games dedi- c...…
…Wednesday December 7, 2005 news@michigandaily.com SCIENCE 5 . .. ....... COURTESY OF NASA/JPL An artist's rendition of a hypothetical miniatureized solar system, shown top right, compared to a solar system based around a star called 55 Cancri, which is about the same size as our sun. By Jeremy Davidson U Daily Science Reporter Astronomers observe a brown dwarf that may have planets cientists have discovered an object about 10 times the si...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 7, 2007 - 5A 'Once more with feeling!' ecently, my friend admit- ted to me what gave his life meaning. "On stage - it's the only time I feel really alive," my friend said as we walked away from the Men- delssohn Theater, where he'd been rehearsing. I suspected this was something of an overstatement, but then again, what was I going to do? Argue with him? I should have asked him to d...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandyaily.com Wednesday, March 7, 2007 - 5A News, meet comedy F or better or worse, "The Daily Show with Jon Stew- art" has become the voice of a generation and "The Colbert Report" is that voice's smartass best friend. Comedy Central's duo has blown up in the past year and everyone from slacker college students to ultra-liberal Hollywood types loves to shower the duo with praise. And for good rea- son: Stewart and...…
…Tuesday . February 7, 2006 news@michigandaily.com SCIENCE 5 LEOPOLD BROTHERS BREWERY Two brothers brew up an idea, and end up distilling the essence of sustainability * Leopold Brothers Brewery is more effective and more earth friendly than traditional breweries By A.J. Hogg Daily Science Writer Your drinking habit could be ruining the environ- ment. Todd and Scott Leopold aim to help. They designed and operate Leopold Brothers, a ...…
…Tuesday March 7, 2006 arts.michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com Wh RTSgttgaIltil 5 . ...... .. .. ... - - --- ------------ - POINT COUNTERPOINT WHAT SHOULD HAVE WON BEST PICTURE? Courtesy o Focus Courtesy of Lions Gate 'BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN' V,4 BY JEFFREY BLOOMER et's start with the obvious: "Brokeback Mountain while a personal favorite, is probably not the best movie of last year. Neither, for that matter, is "Crash." But as e...…
…Friday April 7, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily. com Rge did3tSi1 5 Show exudes musical wit By Catherine Smyka For the Daily FINE A RTS PR EVIEW The words "The Mikado" shimmer across the blood- red curtain of the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Hypnot- ic violins set a somber mood. The s curtain rises, and you find a man condemned to death for flirting. The Mikado "Well, that's Gilbert and Sul- Tonight at 8 p.m., livan for ...…
… Monday, August 7, 2000 - The Michigan Daily - 5 LETTERS TO THE EITOR inorit ies not beaten and oppressed' TO THE DAILY: After readint the commen- tary of Mirand Massie regarding the court ruling on UGA admis- sions last week. I am compelled write in response. Is it not racist by definition to homoge- tize entire groups of people based upon their ethnic ancestry? Is it not also racist to presume that simple because a person lives and works ...…
…LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 7, 2006 - 5 Wake up and smell the coffee JOHN STIGLICH STI A SAY Luxury boxes could mark beginning of disturbing trend TO THE DAILY: I applaud the Daily's coverage of opposition to the proposed luxury boxes in Michigan Stadium. Yours is perhaps the only publication currently doing so. The boxes threaten our venerable Michigan tradition with the permanent defacement of a University ico...…
…Monday, May (, 2UIY- e ivenigan ua n 5 VIEWT oI T ' Conceited cancer center Plonors lose sight of cause It looks like the University's Can- Yes, we all like to be laud cer Center will remain nameless praised for our good deeds, b and will not be receiving a $13.3 a childish need, a juvenile re million gift from a local donor, as the ment that undermines the va University refused to name the cen- our actions. The magnitude o ter after the...…
…VIEWPOINT * The myth of democracy The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 7, 2004 - 5 A legacy of hope and promise SUHAEL MOMIN N AIXNERNATIE SPIN BY JASMINE CLAIR The war on terror has taken many turns since Sept. 11. Initial- ly George W Bush proclaimed that it was necessary to invade Iraq to obtain weapons of mass destruc- tion and prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists. Twen- ty-one months later, without a sin- gle WMD being fo...…
…Monday, July 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 NOTABLE QUOTABLE You have a gun and I have a gun, and we'll settle in the streets. - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, sarcastically commenting on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Washington, D.C's handgun ban, as reported yesterday by The Washington Post. Outlook overcast or sunscreen Rock n' recycle L a gho white every step when looks than watt li I end second su...…
