…With first postseason win since 2004, a new era of success for women's hoops Sports, page 8 Ferrell shoots an airball in latest predictable comedy Arts,page5 IE 1Eidigan DaiIy ONE H UN1DD(EH TE E Y SI F EIIALFREEDOM Friday, March 7,2008 michigandaily.com ONE-HOUR ARTWORK MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY State, party leaders debate primary plans Ne Coul rac4 You get a selves cratic remain decide on Jan In record 18- to w state contest young ...…
…2 - Friday, March 7, 2008 'The Ultimate Za' Not all of the University's ground- breaking achievements are confined to the classroom. In the early 1980s, students put down their books in an effort to bake the world's longest pizza. Students began work on the mas- sive Sicilian-style pie at 7 a.m. on Oct. 21, 1983, as part of a fundraiser for the United Way charity. The pizza, which was nicknamed "The Ultimate Za," measured 28 inches by 312 fe...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 7, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Bombing in crowded shopping area kills 53 Two bombs went off within minutes of each other in a crowded shopping district in the capital yes- terday, killing at least 53 people and wounding 130 - a reminder that deadly attacks are a daily threat even though violence is down. There were no immediate claims of responsibility. But back-to-back bombings - designe...…
… 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...…
…e MFriday, March 7, 2008 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com COURTESY OF MUTE She's like Madonna, only less successful and innovative. Taken at face.value Still better than Michigan basketball. COURTESYOF NEW LINE FILM RtEVIEWs Bac Co teR Sn r Ferrell returns in his latest tepid, stock comedy By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer Will Ferrell has reached aremarkable plateau. At the apex of his career, his name has turned otherwise mu...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LAWSUIT From Page 1 Hammer's attorney claimed Miller's statements on homosexu- als in "Disgust" and in another book written by Miller called "Faking It," in which he said society considers gays to be a "pariah group," showed his feelings toward gays. Green said Miller was forth- coming in his testimony, particu- larly when he said that the Bible condemned homosexuality as an abomination. In response, Se...…
…4 A 8 - Friday, March 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BIG TEN TOURNAMENT 2008 Fel lie1rst tL. I ke S itme Last tourney win came in 2004 Energy at halftime makes the differ- A4 By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS - When you haven't won a Big Ten Tour- nament game in four years, it's easy to get a little nervous. Michigan coach Kevin Bors- eth, in his first year as coach of the Wolverines, felt so anx- ious ...…
… W$1iChilan4ai~ l Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 7, 2008 michigandailycom SIGNING DAY BRINGS 23 NEW WOLVERINES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS Talks stall between 'U'GSIs GEO asked for 9 percent raises for each of next three years; University countered with offer of 2,percent yearly raises By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter With less than a month before the union's current contract expires, contract negotiations between the Graduate Em...…
… 6 2A - Thursday, February7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: FRIDAY: The Extremist Explained _Before You Were Here Shoveling a winter wonderland LEARNING BLACK HISTORY Students living in the dorms and off-campus apartments should be thankful next time they walk outside to find their sidewalks in front of their build- ings coated in snow and ice. Although sid...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS LAFAYETTE, Tenn. Twisters kill at least 54 people across the South At least 54 people were killed and hundreds injured Tuesday and yesterday by dozens of tornadoes that plowed across Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. It was the nation's deadliest barrage of twisters in almost 23 years. President Bush gave assurances his administration stood ready to help. TeamsfromtheFed...…
… 4A - Thursday, February 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C idiCgan 4il Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ' i 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 0 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR The Department of Defense is like the world's biggest supertanker." -Defense Sec. Robert Gates, speaking about the U.S. mi...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 7, 2008- 5A MichiganOhio StatePenn State APPHOT Terrelle Pryor announcing he will postpone his college decision, opting to take time for visits to more schools. According to Pryor, his final choices are Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State. Pryor: I don't know where I'm going |RARD Here's a glance at some of '~l~~f orsa eris Even without prized QB, Michigan's class still among best ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 7, 2008 - 7A BAR From Page 1A laws allow distillers to sell their products directly to retail loca- tions. Distillers in Ann Arbor are required to sell products through distributors. Many of the bar's patrons said they will miss the quirky nature of Leopold Bros. The pub, which opened in the fall of 1999, offers typical bar games like darts and pool, but also features a variety of bo...…
… a 8A - Thursday, February7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'A' apparently not OK for Mitera New role hasn't translated into After transfer, guard left out in the cold sustained success By ANDY REID Daily Sports Writer Three photos hang on one wall of the Michigan hockey team's lounge. They are surrounded by NCAA Championship trophies, Brendan Morrison's Hobey Baker Award and various other shrines dedicated to the Wolverines' ...…
…. }try Fo . ;; ; . g ;M1. y t. 3 The Michigan Daily ( michigandaily.com ( Thursday, February 7,2008 ' asa a + _. . r I The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. Predicting = - -the U Grammy - -* 0 W : U_ 'kIN T I ' Ue 3- Eu - - --- a1i - - V winners ... ,, . , "++ .M +4 ,.. - - - - - m~ - - - - - - x5,a - - - 1 vi 0 m Of W z Q 0 z Q W V E- z Q J F.. Q z W W W W W ,...…
… 2B - Thursday, February 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom REDUCTIVE REASONING Picking one and one apart. The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events Today 2.7.08 Penny W. Stamps Distin- guished Visitors Series Presents Satoru Takahashi 5 p.m. At the Michigan Theater Free Brown Bag Lecture: William Bolcom, Pulitzer Prize-Win- ning Composer 12 p.m. At the Institute for the Humanities (202 South Thayer St.) Free Grocer's Daughter Choc...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 7, 2008 - 3B The Bowl, Tuesday and our judgement e reap the fat we pile on. Exhibit A: The Super Bowl The Super Bowl wasn't anticli- mactic simply because Tom Petty barely hangs on anymore and Tom Brady's Bootgate turned out to be the greatest foot-in-mouth debacle in recent sports journalism. No, what most commentators are gen- erally agreeing on is how tepid the ad fare turned out ...…
… 0 4B - Thursday, February 7, 2008 BAND From Page 1B but this time out oft line-fueled irony? It ble. The audience ho lasts and what fallsi level seats, parachutists dropping from the In the 1980s, the sky and full-blown circus floats maneuvering short-lived mascot around the field. very offended Mic The overall direction of halftime perfor- college mascots w mances seems to be toward more clutter, more every other school extravagance, more...…
…~I)E L4idilan DaiIai Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 7, 2008 michigandaily.com FINANCIAL AID won't be able to match Harvard To draw from middle class, some schools increasing packages By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily Staff Reporter After Harvard University announced last month it would substantially increase the amount of financial aid available to mid- dle-class students, a number of other universities announced they would follow suit. But the...…
…2A - Monday, January 7, 2008 THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before You Were Here Can science be se Harvard University psychol- ogy professor Marc Hauser recently assigned his students the task of mak- ing science sexy. "In many people's eyes, science is not hip," Hauser told the Harvard Crimson. "The idea I had was to put together a class of undergrads and try to see in whatnways we can change the face of science." The students formed an organ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 7, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDADJ Iraqi soldier accused in killings of U.S. troops An Iraqi soldier is accused of turning on two decorated Ameri- can servicemen and shooting them to death during a joint operation in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said Saturday. An Iraqi official said the suspect may have links to mili- tant groups. The shooting the day after Christmas in the northern c...…
…4A -Monday, January 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com y Mdiian Ba1l Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. I 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF I have ... concluded that the only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president:' - Geo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 7, 2008 - 5A Weezer frontman returns to form Are quiet young children ever not creepy? By DAVID WATNICK DailyArts Writer In the 11 years since cult favorite Pinkerton was released, Weezer has done just about everything possible to alienate all but its most deranged and shallow fans. Wrapping up a downwardspiralthatbeganwith 2001's self-titled effort, 2005's Make Believe seemed to be th...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 7, 2008 - 7A U' says it can't match Harvard aid Site links pickup players AID From Page 1A college would soon replace exist- ing student loans with grants and scholarships, which students don't have to repay. Pomona spokeswoman Cynthia Peters said the financial changes are not meant to compete with Harvard's, but rather to accom- modate middle class students. "Over time, applications f...…
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…MEN'S GY MNASTICS SEASON PRE With eight freshmen and talented leaders, the men's gyrr team looks to return Michigan to national glory. Page 4B The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I January 07, 2008 Beilein After six-week toughest hiatus, frosh gigyet WEST LAFAYETTE - Michi- gan coach John Beilein doesn't know what he's gotten himself into. Five times in the second half of Saturday's loss at Purdue, the Wolverines came within three point...…
…4 R , ' 4 DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - January 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com 'M' SCHEDULE TUESDAY-1.08 M. BASKETBALL VS. INDIANA, 7P.M. ICEHOCKEY VS. U.S. NTDP7:35P.M. THURSDAY-1.0 W. BasketballC@Purdue, 7p.m. FRIDAY -1.11 W Swimmin Diving@ Notre Dame Invitational, 4p.m. W. Track & Field @Kentucky Invitational, 5 p.m. W. GYMNASTICS VS.WEST VIRGINIA AND ARKANSAS,7'30P.M' ICE HOCKEY VS. WESTERN MICHIG...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com UeMhgnal- ihanayoJanuary 7, 2008 - 3B CRASHING THE BOARDS NOTABLE QUOTABLE "You can't give freedom to the masses." - Purdue coach Matt Painter on his belief that players usually shouldn't be allowed to break from a called offensive play. Painter said that Manny Har- ris and DeShawn Sims were two players talented enough to be given the privilege. PURDUE 65 - MICHIGAN 58 PLAYER OF THE GAME Manny Harris ...…
…I 48 - January 7, 2008 AJKi A1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WOMEN'S BASKE-:'AL Despite sloppy play, 'D' steps up to lead Blue in conference win 'M' shoots for NCAA title 4 Defense allows only 42 points in victory over Northwestern By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer The game was a masterpiece if you like defensive basketball. But for every- one else, it was NOTEBOOK just like the melting snow outside: sloppy and dirty. Michig...…
