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…0 0 40 All members of the Michigan alumni family. Who will your class produce? The Alumni Association not only keeps you connected to Michigan after you graduate, but it serves as a key resource for you during your years in Ann Arbor. We have a variety of programs that can help you and your fellow students network with alumni, develop your leadership skills, meet new people and just have fun! Below are some of the programs that can enhance ...…

…The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 5C PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MIKE HULSEBUS/Daily The University will become one of the few universities in the country to have its library collection available online. Google digitiz By Karl Stampfl DECEMBER 14,.2004 Daily Staff Writer Soon anyone will be able to browse the University library, whether he is in Ann Arbor or Europe or anywhere in between. The University announced a partnershi...…

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… 8C - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 UNIVERSITY Student binge drinking increases By Jacqueline E. Howard MARCH 29, 2005 Daily StaffWriter Campus surveys show that while the number of students who choose to drink may fluctuate, binge drinking among those who do consume alcohol is increasing. "The intensity of the drinking habits of those who do drink is increasing," said Patrice Flax, coordinator of the University's Alco...…

…UNIVERSITY MSA votes against divestment " The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 9C By Jeremy Davidson MARCH 16, 2005 Daily StaffWriter Hundreds of anxious students and local community members filled an emotionally charged Michigan Union Ballroom when the Michigan Student Assembly soundly defeated a proposal advocating the creation of a com- mittee to examine University investments in companies that do business with Israel. T...…

…10C - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 UNIVERSITY IJ' renovates By Aymar Joan SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 Daily Staff Writer University Housing officials detailed plans to signifi- cantly improve on-campus housing, including plans for at least one new residence hall, renovations to two exist- ing dorms and an overhaul to dining services. The proposals, part of the Residential Life Initiatives, have been in development for months....…

… UNIVERSITY The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 11C *Student cracks mystery of Mona Lisa's deterioration By Adrian Chen and Michael Kan JANUARY 7. 2005 Daily StaffWriters Cracking a smile more than 500 years ago, the mysterious woman in Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" inspired the artist to create one of the world's most recognizable works of art. Now the painting itself is cracking, and conserva- tionists at the Louvre -...…

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…Wilco This band finally caught up to itself, putting on a great show at Hill Auditorium in October 2004. PAGE SD * Fall 2005 cJbr 3kbigan &zij ARTS NEW' STUDENT EDITION Top Model America's Top Model: Cycle One came out on DVD and earned four and a half stars for the show. PAGE CIN SECTIOND No. 1trait o successful people: rock music o you're here. The parents have vanished, your roommate's stuff is lying on his bed, the sun is baking the r...…

…2D - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 ARTS OCTOBER 12, 2005 Politiking Hollywood This year has seen a much-commented- upon glut of political documentaries. The John Kerry biopic "Going Upriver," a denunciation of FOX News in the form of director Robert Greenwald's "Outfoxed" and the conservative Liberty Film Festival which took place in Hollywood at the beginning of October were just some of the more prominent offerings...…

… ARTS The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 3D Disney's latest smash hit is simply 'Incredible' By Zach Borden NOVEMBER 5,2005 Daily Staff Writer Known for single-handedly creating the genre of computer-animated movies with the groundbreaking "Toy Story" nine years ago, Pixar has had a consider- able rise since Buzz and Woody took the world by storm. Now a recognizable brand name asso- The ciated with spectacular fam- lncre...…

…4D - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 ARTS CITIZEN 'Guide' covers the STEWART WITH NEW BOOK, 'DAILY SHOW' CAST ins and outs of sex By Bernie Nguyen SEPTEMBER 20,2004 Daily Staff Writer SATIRIZES AMERICA By Steve Cotner OCTOBER 22, 2005 Daily Staff Writer The persona of Jon Stewart has become short- hand for a certain irony. His name no longer belongs to one cynical comic, or even to a TV show, but to It would see...…

… ARTS The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 5D *Music alum returns with *.New York Phiarmnonic By Alison Go FEBRUARY 4, 2005 Daily Staff Writer F-N1A-S MVIEW At a time when Vietnam War demonstrations raged on Central Campus, one trombonist holed himself up in the Bursley Residence Hall prac- tice rooms, dreaming of someday playing for TV's 'Last Comic' one of the world's premier orchestras. Thousands of practice hours late...…

…6D - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 ARTS Goodman, Reiner can't save NBC's tail * DOUG WERNERT By Doug Wermert SEPTEMBER 5,2004 Daily Staff Writer When performer Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy fame was attacked by a tiger during his Las Vegas show last October, two major events happened: Fans prayed for his recovery, and MARCH 8. 2005 Stop the reunion When a popular television program decides to call it quits, a coupl...…

… ARTS The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 7D 'LOST' AND FOUND ABC'S DRAMA STAYS ON COURSE By Doug Wernert SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 Daily Staff Writer The housewives intercept a secret memo from American teenagers: Eva Longoria is fucking hot. PRIMETIME SOAPS 'HOUSEWIVES' LIVENS UP ABC's SUNDAY NIGHTS When it comes to laying out its premise, the new ABC drama "Lost" doesn't waste a second. A man laying in a pile of brush reg...…

…8D - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 ARTs ROCK OPERA GREEN DAY MATURES WITH POLITICIZED ALBUM EVAN McGARVEY By Joel Hoard SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 Daily Staff Writer MUSIC R EVIEW Beginning with album Kerplunk! in ing with Nimrod in 1997, Green Day spent the first half of their career perfecting the two- and-a-half-minute pop-punk song, while both reviving their breakthrough 1992 and culminat- Green Day American Idiot Re...…

… ARTS The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 9D 'Want Two' pulls at heart of Rufus By Alexandra Jones NOVEMBER 24, 2004 Daily Staff Writer MUSIC REVIEW Rufus Wainwright is missing some- thing. The genetically talented, operatically trained (his parents are Canadian folk- singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle) and very, very openly gay male chanteuse has released Want Two, the second installment of tracks recorde...…

…ARTS Sc een 10 S Daily Arts all-stars Jeffrey Bloomer and Evan McGarvey dish on the sum- mer's hottest movies and other pop culture fascinations - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Michael Jackson and Ross Perot - along the way. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Director: George Lucas Released: May 19. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman Box Office: $373,926,219 Evan McGarvey: I just think no one really cares...…

…Basketball 0 falls short Both the men's and women's basketball teams lose in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. PAGE3E Fall 2005 SPONTRTS NEW STUDENT EDITION Baseball earns a spot Despite losing in the Big Ten tournamnet, the baseball team earned a bid to the NCAA regionals. PAGE GE SECTION E, Yost has the best fans in A 2 An instant classic MICHIGAN 45, Michigan State 37 (30T) Blue beats Spartans in overtime thriller B y now, yo...…

…2E - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 SPORTS 'M' comes up short in Pasadena at Rose Bowl By Sharad Mattu JANUARY 5,2005 Daily Staff Writer PASADENA, Calif. - When its regular season ended, Michigan's Achilles heel was clear. Mobile quarterbacks such as Michigan State's Drew Stanton and Ohio State's Troy Smith had given the Wolverines fits with their ability to scramble and throw. Texas quarterback Vince Young is made of t...…

…I i SPORTS The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 3E BASKETBALL: BOWING OUT EARLY * Cagers lose in first round of Students should support program Big By Josh Holman MARCH 11, 2005 Daily Staff Writer Tens CHICAGO - It was a completely different setting - postseason play in the United Center, their backs up against the wall in a win-or-go- home situation. But the drama played out in familiar fashion. It was a game in whi...…

…4E - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 SPORTS I MICHIGAN 4, Wisconsin I COLORADO LEE 4 , Michigan 3 Frozen failure National title slips away again." IAN HERBERT Caught up in the Game MARCH 28, 2005 GRAND RAPIDS - Fourteen NHL draft picks, three first rounders, two 50-point scorers, a Hobey Baker finalist, a superstar goalie and the win- ningest coach in Michigan history. Oh yeah, and 10 seniors. That's what made up this...…

…SPORT, Blue loses to Indiana to end its The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 5E season in the NCA By Anne Uible NOVEMBER 24, 2004 Daily Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON - The Michigan men's soccer team isn't used to playing under the lights. And when they shone down brightly on Armstrong Field, the Wolverines ended up __HGAN___ just a little bit short. NAnALT Michigan's tumul- tuous season concluded in a 1-0 loss to No. 2-seed In...…

…6E - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 SPORTS opens Fish with win By Matt Singer MARCH 28, 2005 Daily Staff Writer If the weathermen had their way, the Michigan baseball team wouldn't have even taken the field for its home opener against Oakland. All week long, forecasters predicted near-freezing temperatures, high winds and snow showers for the afternoon's first pitch. But when senior Jim Brauer took the hill for the 78t...…

… SPORTS The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 7E i Don CANHAM: 1918-2005 Remembering a 'Michigan man' He led football turn-around, transformed 'M' athletics By Chris Burke OCTOBER 9, 2005 Daily Staff Writer FILE PHO Director of Athletics from 1968-1988, Don Canham revolutionized how sports - specifically Michigan football - was markete The Michigan football program was floundering at the end of 1968. The Wol- verines h...…

…8E - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 l SPORTS Grapplers take second, Bertin wins National title By Mark Giannotto MARC" 21, 2005 Daily StaffWriter ST. LOUIS - He pointed at the Michigan stitched into his sin- glet and let out a deep breath. As he waved to the crowd, one got the feeling that senior Ryan Bertin and the Michigan wrestling team had just removed a giant burden from their shoulders. Since last year's NCAA ...…

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…I 0 -W nd #* lie / ships, with ( that bleed'Maize and Blue, Michigan has become synonymous with the Uni- itself. Amassing an all-time record of -36, including 11 national champion- >otball is a winning tradition. Rivalries [io State (Michigan leads series 57-38- Mlichigan State (Michigan leads series ) have only grown over the years. And memories that last a lifetime - from 8-5 on er ate ;17 infamous on game c winning p 1 ,L1Z...…

…Around town Discover the three main areas for dining in Ann Arbor. Find out where to go for a quick lunch or nice dinner. PAGE IOF Fall 2005 clbr Alicrigttan t1 u ANN ARBOR Kerrytown Northwest side of Ann Arbor offers fresh and famous food to those willing to walk beyond campus. PAGE3F SECTION F w NEW STUDENT EDITION Welcome, freshmen, to Ann Arbor A city of hidden treasures I I IA )N N IVI. F I Y ou've heard great things about A...…

…2F - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 ANN ARBOR Beyond Briarwood: Shopping in the city By Lindsey Ungar Daily Staff Writer Sure, Briarwood is just a short bus ride away and it has all the modern-day favorites - Abercrombie & Fitch, Express, Hollister Co. and J. Crew. But Ann Arbor is home to more fashionably unique choices for students. Nestled close to campus are boutiques ranging in price from rea- sonable to expensi...…

… ANN ARBOR The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 3F 0 FOOD FINDS There is more than one way to satisfy your sweet tooth By Katie Niemeyer Daily Staff Writer Got a killer sweet tooth? Everybody on campus can point out Stucchi's or Ben and Jerry's on State Street. But if you just stick to these better-known ice cream shops, you'll be missing out on a world of possibilities in Ann Arbor. For the ice cream fanatic, look past th...…

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…ANN ARBOR The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 7F Students light up for weed reform By Olga Mantilla APRIL 4, 2005 Daily Staff Writer An estimated 900 people gathered this weekend for Ann Arbor's annual Hash Bash, a peaceful and music-filled rally that brought together a diverse group of participants. Their reasons for attending ranged from educating people about marijuana reform laws, to supporting a recently passed propos...…

…8F - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 ANN ARBOR AN ANCIENT CHINESE ART HIEFTJE Continued from page IF Reichardt and Libertarian candidate Rich Eirkett, came through with an overwhelming victory. She received 8,165 votes, while Reichardt received 861 and Birkett received 228 votes. "I'm glad to have won another election. I'm looking forward to serving two more years on the City Council," Carlberg said. "I think there will...…

… ANN ARBOR The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - Fall 2005 - 9F OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING * Tenants struggle with fine print By Kim Tomlin APRIL 20, 2005 Daily StaffWriter Many students have expressed frustration with one of the most important parts of living in off- campus housing - the contract. There are numer- ous areas where students can be confused or taken advantage of by Ann Arbor landlords if they do not understand the fine print on ...…

…10F- V-we Iugan v1y - New Stuaent Edition - Fall 2005 ANA ' ANN ARBOR Navigating the streets of A2 By Katie Niemeyer and Lindsey Ungar. Photos by Mike Hulsebus. : t t The State Street area is one of the most well-traveled for Michigan students. Places like Cosi, Mr. Greeks and Potbelly's offer students a quick between-class lunch or a moderately-priced dinner with friends. Noodles & Co. added a little more variety with its opening last year...…

…Thursday, April 7, 2005 Opinion 4A Zac Peskowitz bids farewell Sports 8A M-9 bounces back with win over Chippewas TAKE A LOOK AT THE LOCAL MUSic SCENE ... WEEKEND MAGAZINE i5 rvIfi.t igau0 tt 43at~i Weather 57 z 35 TOqO RROW- One-hundredfourteen years of ediorialfreedom www.michhandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 114 2005 The Michigan Daily Flint calls for review of contracts Resolutions endorsing an examination of investme...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 7, 2005 NATION/WORLD Kurd elected president of Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Two months after elections, Iraq's new government finally began to take shape yesterday as lawmakers elected as president a Kurdish leader who promised to represent all ethnic and religious groups in a session broadcast across the country - and shown to Sad- dam Hussein in his jail cell. A prominent Shiite Arab was expect- ed ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 7, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Alloy Orchestra to perform at Michigan Theatre The popular three-man musical ensemble, the Alloy Orchestra, will per- form tonight at 5 p.m. at the Michigan Theatre. The Alloy Orchestra writes and performs live accompaniment to silent films using various unusual objects, including its famous "rack of junk." The 'featured silent film of the night is the recently restored classi...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 7, 2005 OPINION je firtd, 40, wn * 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's just another seedy attempt by the liberal media to embarrass me." - House Majority Leader Rep....…

… 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...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 7, 2005 - 7A VOTING Michigan is a "red herring" coming from people who oppose efforts to Continued from page 1A expand voter participation. election period from a day to a week "There's virtually no history of voter would allow busy citizens a greater fraud in Michigan," Brater said. opportunity to vote, he added. Chesney disagreed, saying, there is State Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) "concrete evid...…

…Thursday April 7, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com OE R TSicbigtnBailg 0 8A ___ __ _ w, 'M' recovers lost bats in big win against Central Detroit rock city? Yeah, it S' c By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Writer After an abysmal weekend in Min- nesota, Michigan looked to cure its hitting woes at home. The Wolverines took advantage of their first opportunity to improve yesterday against Central Michigan. Led at the...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday April 7, 2005 - 9A Gossain makes return to singles By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer Senior co-captain Vinny Gossain would have liked to forget the last time he played in a dual singles match for the Michigan men's tennis team - until last Sunday, that is. Against Wisconsin in the first round of the 2003 Big Ten Tournament, the Wolver- ines' fate rested on the shoulders of the then- sophomore. Unfortunately...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 7, 2005 ONE AND THE SAME FRESHMAN RUNNERS AIM TO PUSH EACH OTHER TO THE TOP 0 By Daniel Bronwich Daily Sports Writer The strategy employed by the two freshmen distance runners at the Michigan Invi- tational at the end of January was simple. One would take the lead for the first two laps, then the other would pass her and pace the rest of the mile-long race. And whoever had the most left at the end ...…

…AF AV A 16B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 7, 2005 UI zEi a D the capricious lifelwith Adam Burns No, TmAT'S NOT MY ORDER If there's one thing I've learned in my time here at Michigan, it's that we can protest the crap out of anyone. If the Rose Bowl was a battle between the best protestors of two rival schools instead of the best with a disappointing bowl record, it football players, the Wolverines sim- does not change the fact...…