…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - 7A MSA From Page 1A lier registration dates. That has put athletes at a disadvantage because of their rigorous practice schedules, she said. . MSA resolutions alone do not change University policies. They are passed to University administrators to show where the assembly stands on certain issues. China paramilitary team, 'thugs' to some, protects Olympic flame BEIJING (AP) -...…
…A 8A - Wednesday, April 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 All business at last practice Senior Samantha Findlay's home run gave the Michigan softball team a solid 4-1 lead against Central Michigan yesterday at Alumni Field. The Wolverines went on to win 4-3, their 33rd victory oftthe season. RBI record in victory The team busses were parked outside Yost Ice Arena Monday, ready to take the Wolverines straight to the airpor...…
…w v w w ,w i i ! The Michi-an Daily Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Statement Two allegiances, one truth BsHaiostian n ninth grade, my world stud- ies teacher was delivering a requisite "We are the melt- ing pot of the world" lecture when he said something that jarred me away from my old-school Nokia cell phone game. "I mean, if there was a war, most immigrants in this country would fight for America's army," he said, or something along those l...…
…w w w w qw wr w MF E3 Te icignpaiy W dnsdyApil9,00 Weneda, prl ,00.: h Mc iga al MARTIN From PAGE 5B No 1t/S /SNT A 7+K /fOME 4v/TNKVgW! YOU CAN'T MAKE UP THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GABE NELSON A look at the big news event his week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to 10. THE BIG HOUSE ISN'T BIG ENOUGH D ets a sharp increase in dewand tforstudent teotball tickets, the Athletic Departwent has had the un...…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April " 00" - , __ ___,_F__, ---_ _ .- -_ w w V M QUOTES OF THE WEEK ABOUT CAMPUS SN ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST I IT t!"I 1 I ti 1 " K "I don't see how we could have dispersed the crowd without tear gas." - TOM WILBERT, the East Lansing police chief, on attempts to quell quell a riot that erupted at a party near Michigan State University's campus early Sun- day morning. Police said that 3,000 to 4,0...…
… w w w w w w w w lw Wensay pil" " ° h Mcianw -l I 46 The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 9, 2008 ichigan athletics is big business. The University of Michigan Athletic Department has a budget of $74.5 million and projected revenue of $87.4 mil- lion this fiscalyear. Last summer, Adidas and the University inked an 8-year agreement worth $7.5 million for the company to sup- ply apparel to Michigan's 25 athletic teams. The new basket-...…
…Iie fLidilganDaim Ann ArborMichigan Wednesday, January 9, 2008 michigandaily.com Srad ceremony won't be at Big House '1 con cer U' officials say Because construction crews willstill be working on the Big House's electri- struction means cal and plumbing systems on April 26, the date of the commencement, many emony will be at of the stadium's facilities, like public restrooms, won't be usable. Eastern Theconstruction is part of a multi- y...…
…2A - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2-"S Wednes.:± . '' day. i, auary 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom . ;, .: , THE CLASS WITH THE LONGEST WUAITLIST They're lining up for Bacon THE BOOK BUSINESS Before this semester began, students scoured through their course guides to choose from the more than 1,000 classes offered at the University. Asalways, many students with later registration dates f...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 9,}2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS SAO PAULO, Brazil Stolen Picasso paintings recovered Brazilian police recovered paint- ings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari that were stolen last month from the country's premier modern art museum, officials said yesterday. Two suspects were arrested with the paintings, but no other details were immediately available, said Rosa Maria da Costa, a spoke...…
…4A -Wednesday, January 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * L71 CMidC 4P 0a n alh Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu We are seeing poll numbers in Michigan that defy reason." -Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, commenting on polls that suggest he may win the Michigan primary, as reported yesterday on nytimes.com. 0 KARL...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 5A Absentee artists When productions of time-tested plays are reviewed, the article usually only lightly touches on the merits of the play itself. For Shakespeare's more popular plays, for example, the worth of the playwright's words seem beyond debate. At least, it's beyond scrutiny of the expos6 sort, since the author cannot be reached for comment. Such reviews analyze wh...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 7A In some Israeli towns, . dodging danger the norm Three key players likely leaving program Many angered by ceremony change Many areas plan to upgrade technology for protection By STEVEN ERLANGER The New York Times SDEROT, Israel - Less than two months ago, Raziel Sasson emerged from his rocket-proof closet, will- ing now to sleep just outside it, with the rest of his fa...…
…8A - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam INDIANA 78, MICHIGAN 64 Sophomore DeShawn Sims was one of the bright spots in last night's loss to Indiana. He scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds. Wolverine duo shoulders load Cold touch continues in'M'loss By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Writer Slow doesn't even begin to describe Michigan's Big Ten start - both in the standings and within games. The Wolverines move...…
…0 0 AlIkk AdMIL - Al 191- ._ 0 The Michigan Daily -- Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Campus's obstacle course ome on, Allie," my team- mate Mike called over to me. "You've got this!" I was holding everyone up - which was somewhat understand- able, as I was staring at a giant slab of concrete. And though the sensi- ble thing would be to walk around it or not to be here in the first place, in a rarelyused corner of the School of Dentistry cour...…
… 1 0 9 w w The Michigan Daily -- Wednesday, January 9, 2008 THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GARY GRACA A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one-to 10. Weneda, anar 9 008: heMicignDil rule 72: Don't use the Internet to diag- nose your ailments. You'll think you have everything. rule 73: Incorporate a back- pack into your party attire and disguise your walk of shame as early morning...…
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… 1 0 0 9 9 -0 Th icianD il - e.edyJnur 9 008 Wedesay Jauay , .008 -Te ichga Di. you see are the smallest percentage of that population." About 10 percent of people. living under the poverty level will experience homelessness at one point in a year, Collins said. In Washtenaw County, that translated to about 3,884 people. Out of that population, 1,200 receive help from the Shelter Association in the Robert J. Delonis Center on Huron Stree...…
…Ann Arbor, Michigan Mechanical music group more than just math rock Arts, Page 5 ~Ie i1idigan hug I ONE )UDR FLED I JEARS 4F ED I DOM Friday,_November 9, 2007 michigandaily corn A SIGN OF PROTEST professor mulling bid L.h3 ss r for Czech presidency KELLYN JACKSON/Daily A student stops to look at a poster taped to the east door of Burton Memorial Tower yesterday afternoon. An unknown person posted a grievance about the decline in underreprese...…
… 2 - Friday, November 9, 2007 When Ann Arbor freezes over Some students may have been class. cold this week when the tempera- That day, The Michigan Daily ture dipped into the 30s, but on printed a weather forecast predict- Jan. 19, 1994, University students ing alow of -2 degrees, 20 degrees had to deal with temperatures warmer than the eventual out- more than 50 degrees lower. come. On that fateful, bitter day, the The day came in the mids...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON House passes Defense budget without war funds The House yesterday approved a big boost in the Pentagon's non- war budget for President Bush's signature, even as a spending bill containing far smaller increases for health and education programs headed toward a certain veto. The confluence of the votes reflected Bush's dominant posi- tion in the year-end...…
… 4 - Friday, November 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ele ii tan B)at1U 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 represen...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 9, 2007 - 5 Brazil's Dylan, in spirit if not in style Caetano Veloso, UMS's season climax, will perform tonight at Hill By LLOYD H. CARGO Daily Arts Writer } It would be difficult to understate the magnitude of tonight's Caetano Veloso concert at Hill Auditorium. Landing the revolutionary Brazilian singer-song- writer, poet, filmmaker and activist is yet another major coup for UMS and ...…
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…6 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 9, 2007 - 7 TRANSIT From page 1 sit station between Troy and Bir- mingham, two suburbs of Detroit. The real-estate forum - spon- sored by the University and the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit real-estate think tank - allowed urbanplannerstore-envisionwhat is now a mixture of industrial and suburban buildings as a residential area friendly to those who choose not to own a car. James...…
… 0 8 - Friday, November 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue has all but home advantage FOOTBALL Win or lose, Big Ten title in reach 4 By DANIEL BROMWICH and KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editors Ohio State is already looming. The talk about another matchup for a Big Ten Championship between the two rivals has begun. But don't let Wisconsin hear any of that banter. The Badgers are wait- ing for the Wolverines in a potential tr...…
…The first column from the Daily's first public editor Opinion, page 4 IPt e I~idligan 4Ba IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 9,2007 michigandaily.com GOP PRIMARY '08 race comig to'U' Republicans to debate in Dearborn; Ron Paul to speak on Diag By EMILY BARTON Daily Staff Reporter The race for the Republican nomination for president is com- ing to the University of Michigan today. At 4 p.m., GOP candidates will debate in Dearborn at a ...…
… 2 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 MONDAY: UESD WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes Explained A gift of leftover lager Last weekend, three strangers broke Blue" and w into our apartment, placed our kitchen See something that embodies the The drive ho chairs upside down on our table and Ann Arbor or University of Michi- AT were chatting in our kitchen but ran gan experience? E-mail submis- out when my roommates got home. sions to gross...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi gov't seeks compensation from U.S. for killings Iraqi authorities want the U.S. government to sever all contracts in Iraq with Blackwater USA within six months and pay $8 mil- lion in compensation to each of the families of 17 people killed when the firm's guards sprayed a traffic circle with heavy machine gun fire last month. The demands - part of ...…
…- i 4 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited dind managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu NOTABLE QUCOTAh #E I lived through the inevitability of Howard Dean. " - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards yesterday on opponent Hillary Clinton's large lead in national polls. Wh a public editor' I I KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN C...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 5 You can't deny the Nation' After watching three weeks' worth of CBS's "Kid Nation," I have come to the following conclusions: 1. Deserting kids in the desert is a great idea. Summer camps have been draining bank accounts for years, and it's time to start sending the nation's youth to live inside abandoned movie sets in New Mex- ico. It's a win-win situation: Parents don't h...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 7 GOP hopefuls to debate in Dearborn CAMPAIGN From page 1 born student government presi- dent, said his group is helping to organize a live broadcast of pre- and post-debate activity on the Dearborn campus on radio station WWJ throughout the day. The Dearborn student govern- ment also invited candidates to come talk to students before the debate. Terry Gallagher, a spokes- ma...…
… 4 8 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 CAVEMEN From page 5 Sports" and constantly laments the libertine ways of his ex, Amy. Nick is perennially broke but has no shortage of criticisms for Joel, whom he advises to "crave the cave" - i.e., date cavewomen only, not admittedly luscious "Sapes" like Kate. "Cavemen"is a clever show - the dialogue is fast-paced and witty, and though the cavemen's yuppie lifestyle is comic and sad, they are likable charact...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 9 UNIVERSE From page 5 psychedelia, is overwrought of all things, and "Walrus" is, frankly, dull. The Beatles's music is the sound of youth, and aging-pop- star Bono delivers his covers very much like an aging pop star. This isn't U2, and it shouldn't be. But the same doesn't go for Joe Cocker, a man who's been cover- ing the-Beatles since before Wood- stock. His gruff "Come T...…
… 10 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Compromise likely on wiretap bill The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BROWSING A ROUTTTOTTE Bill would extend NSA powers By ERIC LICHTBLAU and CARL HULSE The New York Times WASHINGTON - Two months after vowing to roll back broad new wiretapping powers won by the Bush administration, congres- sional Democrats appear ready to makeconcessionsthatcould extend some of the key powers granted to the National Secur...…
…11 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Key injured starters to return to practice By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and many of his players blamed injuries for the inconsistent exe- cution during N Saturday's game. NOTEBOOK Carr said quarterback Chad Henne faced increased pressure because the offensive line had to be shuffled. Running back Mike Hart said new players are apt to make...…
…-1 12 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com New York- Cleveland: A Daily Sports running diary 4 By SCOTT BELL and JACK HERMAN Daily Sports Editors It'sgame four of the only division series that didn't result in a sweep. So we here at Daily Sports decided to celebrate with a running diary. Tonight's game will either almost certainly end the Joe Torre era in New York, or set up a decisive game five back in Clevel...…
…e ic ig n 4:3allij Ann Arbor, Mich. michigandaily.com Monday, July 9, 2007 Summer Weekly OPINION From the Daily: Brown v. Roberts When the Supreme Court ended overthrew segregation in public schools in 1954, it was the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. Now, five irresponsihle conservativv justices have made it their goal to undo more than five decades of racial progress in our country. For all the talk of precedent, this dec...…
…2 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com At Ann Arbor Google office, the good life By SARAH SALA "I wanted to be a part of a compa- Daily StaffReporter ny that was changing the way things were done," said Matthew Neagle, Many college students dread the a University alum who has been prospect of getting a "real" job after employed by Google forthe pastyear graduation, seeing it as a token of and a half and recently trans...…
…Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 CHANCELLOR From page 1 party for international students and once spent several hours explaining reasons for a tuition hike to student leaders, Kay said. In 1999, Mestas resigned as chair- man of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an organization that creates grants for education and public programs, to become the campus's fifth chancellor. The creation of student housing a...…
…4 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C, he Iffichibgan Oaflu Brown v. Roberts Supreme Court's decision ends busing, opens up resegregation Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR IMRAN SYED EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorialboard. All oth...…
…Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RACHEL WAGNER Leave NCLB behind KATE TRUESDELL WPOtNT The price of patriotism W ith regards to my education, I'm glad went to elementary school in the 1990s rather than the 2000s. Maybe it's because I was too youngto know the politics behind educational policy, but my own schoolgirl experience seems freer and more stimulating com- pared to the experience of school- children today. ...…
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…8 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RULING From page 1 in the future for elementary and secondary education. Kobersy said the ruling causes concern for higher education because most students come to colleges from public high schools School districts may still be able to explore other race-conscious meth- ods of pursuing diversity because of the division in the court. She said that in the 1978 deci- sion, University ...…
…Monday July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 American music' that never gets old The healing powers of soul. A tamer Cat A little Memphis soul renews the Power By MATT RONEY ing their solo records, that is. Daily Arts Writer Their fans are better off for it. "Blister in the Sun," the lead single A lot of bands have a hard time from the Femmes's 1982 self-titled realizing when they have...…
…10 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FEMMES From page 9 have a constantly fluctuating ros- ter of performers and have fea- tured such artists as avant-garde composer and saxophonist John Zorn and Boston cabaret-punk- ers the Dresden Dolls. Watch for John Sparrow and his caj6on, a Peruvian percussion instru- ment. So fear not - the Femmes won't be tarnishing their perma- nent record. When Brian Ritchie calls out the ...…
…Monday July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 YEAR IN REVIEW Daily sports editor Dan Feldman and Daily sports writer Alex Prosperi pick the best and worst of Michigan sports from the 2006-07 season. DAN FELDMAN: WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY An outright Big Ten Title sets this team apart from women's track and field, which shared its conference championship. Both finished third at ALEX PROSPERI: FO...…
…12 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WORST From page 11 crushed at both No. 2 Wisconsin and No. 23 Indiana and with a trip to No. 3 Ohio State lurking in the near future. Michigan led 34-23 at halftime and it looked like the weak Iowa squad had no chance at the upset. But Adam Haluska and the Hawkeyes went on an unforeseeable 20-1 run in the sec- ond half. Michigan went from shoot- ing 45.2 percent in the first hal...…
