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…Friday, Septemher 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 15 bE I idbiiw n laiI STAFF PICKS Predictions against the spread for 9/9/06 Central Michigan (+28) at No. 10 Michigan No. 1 Ohio State (+3) at No. 2 Texas No. 19 Penn State (+8) at No. 4 Notre Dame No. 4 Auburn (-20.5) at Mississippi State Central Florida (+23) at No. 7 Florida Arizona (+16.5) at No. 8 Louisiana State Troy (+30) at No. 9 Florida State Air Force (+20) at No. 11 Tennessee No. 12 ...…

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…Dems ca.pture House PELOSI TO BE SPEAKER SENATE COULD GO BLUE Complete coverage of Congress, including key races and what the shift could mean ... Pages 6-7A .1.1 rtdiigan BatIl Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandailycom Wednesday, November 8, 2006 RESULTS ROUNDUP PAGE 2A U.S. Senate: Incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabe- now (D) wins with commanding percentage. University Board of Regents: Democrats take both open spots, unseating incumbent Repub...…

…2A - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 SODDEN SUFFRAGE Stabenow keeps Senate seat Incumbent gets another 6 years, vows education support By DAVE MEKELBURG, Daily Staff Reporter In a dominatingvictory over Republican chal- lenger Mike Bouchard, Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow retained her seat in the U.S. Senate. Stabenow defeated Bouchard, the Oakland County sheriff, by a 16-point margin as of 3:50 a.m. with 96 percent of the precincts reporting. ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 3A ELECTION BRIEFS STATE SENATE Michigan Senate race remains too close to call As of 4 a.m. today, the race for the state Senate was still too close to call, with 12 seats confirmed for the Democrats and 11 confirmed for the Republicans. Previously, the GOP held 22 seats in the Senate, while the Democrats held 16 seats. Democrats would need to gain at least four seats in or...…

…4A - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ( 4e Michioan [ 43at*lu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com 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 ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 5A A tr s sexy 'South' THE CHARM OF PORT- AU-PRINCE AND THE TROUBLE WITH SEX By MARY KATE VARNAU Daily Arts Writer Set in Haiti at the end of the '70s, "Heading South" (or "Vers le Sud") is thestoryofseveralwealthy ***'> middle-aged women who recapture their youth each Heading summer. They leave their South responsibilities at home At the Michigan and travel to a beach near...…

… 6A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 ELECTION 2006: MONTANA Senate A race for this seat between incumbent Republican Sen. Conrad Burns and Democratic challenger John Tester remained too close to call at 5 a.m. because of a technical glitch that required some votes to be recounted. HOWD MISSOURI Senate In a political bout that lived up to its hype, State Auditor Claire McCaskill squeaked past incumbent Sen. Jim Talent by ...…

…Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7A ND THE NATION SWON NEW HAMPSHIRE Senate Democrats took both of this state's House seats from Republican incumbents. Both seats were considered safe for the GOP in the campaign's final stretch. Then polls began to show 2nd District Rep. Charlie Bass's position weakening. He lost to attorney Paul Hodes. In a surprise upset, social worker and activist Carol Shea-Porter defeated Republican R...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 9A PROP 5 From page IA sity a 3-percent increase in funding after three straight years of cuts. State appropriations current- ly compose about 25 percent, or $325,796,300, of the University's general fund. Ken Macgregor, spokesman for the K-16 Coalition, the group that backed the proposal, said Mon- day that by guaranteeing. funding increases, the proposal would have reduc...…

…10A - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Kickers get tourney bid By ROBERT KAITZ Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's soccer team collectively exhaled on Mon- day after learning its postseason fate. To borrow an expression from college basketball, its bubble didn't burst. The Wolverines will travel to South Bend to face Wisconsin-Mil- waukee (7-0 Horizon League, 16-3- 1 overall) in the first round of the ...…

…Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily -11A UBS Diversity Night. It starts with you. Interactive Workshops, Engaging Panel and Networking Reception Please join us as this will be an optimal chance for you to meet employees of all backgrounds and levels who are eager to answer your industry and firm related questions. * Learn about the world of financial services " Find out how our business operates from Junior and Senior professiona...…

…12A - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BY THE NUMBERS O0 Percentage decline in black enroll- ment at UC-Berkeley in year after Prop 209 passed After four decades of championing affirmative action ... '='!. LEADERS N O \MORE? By Anne VanderMey I Daily News Editor 96 Number of black stu- dents in this year's fresh- man class at UCLA 2,000 Dollars University Presi- dent Mary Sue Cole- man has donated to On...…

…8B - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 W- W - m- TIPOFF 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com __ . . __ lr.._. _... _. _.r_,-- -A. .3..E. N-IF ..4.. .A- ANOW \...A' _. ..V ...1 ..._ -1- --l. - - 1 STAFF PICKS The madness may not start for another four months, but the Daily basketball writers are already thinking about the end of the year. Will any of their predictions pan out? Wisconsin sure hopes so. Michigan's regular season record Big...…

… w w w 2B - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 TIPOFF '06 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TIPOFF 6 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 -7B TIPOFF 2006 Daniel Levy sorts out the contenders and the pretenders in his Big Ten preview. Seniors Courtney Sims and Dion Harris try to finally fulfill high expectations. Captain Lester Abram looks to bounce back after two injury-riddled seasons. IIII11111 1111 I I0...…

…w w w TIPOFF '06 - ~- TIPOFF '06 6B - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 3B Fifth- By Mark Giannotto ( Daily Sports Writer A quick look around the Big Ten By Daniel Levy | Daily Sports Writer 1 lash back to April 1, 2004. over Minnesota, Michigan had an impressive You will see a sophomore cutting 14-3 record. The team then stumbled...…

… -w w ~ -w w w 4B - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 8, 2006 TIPOFF '06 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 --The Michigan Daily- 5B TWO KIND By Daniel Bromwich I Daily Sports Writer eet Courtney Sims No. 1. He's the senior center of the Michigan basketball team and the Wolverines' best low-post scoring option. Several coaches and players think he has the potential to be not just the best big man in the Big Ten conference, but in the na...…

…THE NOT-QUITE-SO-GOOD OLD DAYS OF CLASS REGISTRATION NEWS, PAGE 2 L AKES M IAM I FROM THE DAILY: BIG HOUSE PLAN SHOULD FOLLOW ADA CAGERS HOLD ON AGAINST REDHAWKS SPORTS, PAGE 7 OPINION, PAGE 4 I ie~ hpa hug Ann Arbor, Mi. www.michigandaily.com "I trust (my students) to really think about the issues and to talk to each other. Out of this emerges people who take charge." - ENGLISH PROF. BUZZ ALEXANDER Friday, December 8, 2006 At WSU, a bol...…

…2 - Friday, December 8, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs TI C1a Long lines, Think finding classes for next semester is tough now? Imagine what it would be like without the Internet. Students now have the luxury of being able to register for class- es at almost all hours of the day or night, from the convenience of their own rooms, sometimes even in their underwear. But in the days before Wolverine Ac...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush gives chilly response to Iraq study group President Bush gave a chilly response to the Iraq Study Group's proposals for reshaping his policy yesterday, objecting to talks with Iran and Syria, refusing to endorse a major troop withdrawal and vow- ing no retreat from embattled U.S. goals in the Mideast. British Prime Minister Tony Blair, an unflagging ally in the unpopular war, ...…

…4 - Friday, December 8, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 jb Midigan B&i4y Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. x.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 article...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com cagers hang on to win By DANIEL LEVY Daily Sports Writer OXFORD - At Monday's press conference, Michigan players said that getting handled by North Carolina State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge taught them what it takes to win away from Crisler Arena. MICHIGAN 62 But early in the sec- MIAMI (OH) 56 ond half of last night's 62-56 win over Miami (Ohio), it looked like Michigan could use a refresher course. Wi...…

…8 - Friday, December 8, 2006 New-look Irish ready The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com By AMBER COLVIN Daily Sports Writer Last time the Michigan hockey team skated into the Joyce Cen- ter in South Bend, it banged seven pucks past Irish goaltender David Brown. And just for good mea- sure, the Wolverines tapped in an empty-netter to make it an even eight-goal night. But that was more than a year ago. And oh, how the times have changed. With...…