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…GOSSIPING WITH PEREZ PAGE 5B. DISSECTING N64'S BEST GAME EVER PAGE 3B. THE MICHIGAN DB T HU R S D A , N EM D A IL Y T HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2006 FILM C( 1 Retro flicks: Notjust for kids S o maybe they're hard to discuss with a straight face. So maybe they don't receive cinephiles' critical analysis or any sort of industry award. Who cares? The live-action kids movies of the late '80s/early'90s are still an arguable pinnacle of the fam- ily-...…

…2B - Thursday, November 9, 2006 'the b-sidelh The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GOSSIP K-Fed is having a bad week. A really bad week. Wife Britney Spears (finally) slapped him with a divorce, and his endeavors as a rapper are also floundering in a big way. K-Fed has reportedly eliminated the ticket price for his current tour to boost attendance at his shows. That's right - he can't even give away tickets for free. Federline has also ca...…

…x The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com f the b-side)l Thursday, November 9, 2006 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom th e b -sid e Thursday, November 9, 2006 - Welcome to the jungle: Super Smash Bros. By PAUL TASSI Daily Arts Writer To fully appreciate the significance of Nintendo 64's"Super Smash Bros." you need to go back to an era of true competition in video games. This does not mean trash-talk- ing a 12-year-old Korean you ju...…

…4B - Thursday, November 9, 2006 the b-sideT The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Cigs are so much better fresh DAILY ARTS TELLS YOU HOW TO ROLL YOUR OWN By LLOYD H. CARGO AND ANDREW SARGUS KLEIN Daily Arts Editors Rolling your own cigarettes: It's an art, it saves significant money and gives you an overall aura of badassness (the whole "smok- ing is inordinately unhealthy" thing notwithstanding). At Mai- son Edwards, the tobacconist in Ni...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com the b sid e Thursday, November 9, 2006 - SB Meet the 'Queen of All *.. Media'Y O, By JACQUELINE E. HOWARD;- For the Daily i i JE Its morning. You wake up - naturally, not to an alarm clock, -- but with the Southern California - sunrise. Your favorite cafe - the>- - morning's first stop - plays doublev duty as your office. Settling down r-r4f at a table overlooking Sunset Bou- - levard, you open your lapto...…

…6B - Thursday, November 9, 2006 {the b-sidel The Michigan Dailv - michioandailvncom ........... ..... .. 6 , ., y..... I the forces behind Jack McQuisten, a hair and makeup specialist, prepares a wig for a performance of "The Tempest," backstage at the Power Center on Sunday. 4 TOP LEFT: Randy Baker and Dave Healy, IATSE members, lower a curtain from the rafters. ABOVE: Jeff Boyers of UMS walks past RSC crew member Dave Watson construc...…

…I Monday, October 9, 2 News 2A NATO chief: Afghans may switch allegiance Opinion 4A Imran Syed: What if Wellstone had lived? 006 WOLVERINES CONQUER SPARTANS . SPORTS ONDAY One-hundred-sixteen years ofediorialfreedom Arts wwz 5A 'The Departed': Scorcese's romance with his audience --- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -- w.michiandail .com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 25 2006 The Michigan Daily Hillel leader honorary member of...…

…2A-The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 9, 2006 NATION/WORLD 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FREsARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com NEWS IN BRIEF rN RICHMOND, Va. Allen didn't disclose some stock options For the past five years, Sen. George Allen has failed to tell Congress about stock rx I options he got for his work as a director o...…

… NEWS Monday, October 9, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3A ON CAMPUS Book editor to speak on cultural competence Janet Bennett, executive director of the Intercultural Training Insti- tute in Portland, Ore., will discuss intercultural competence in her lecture, "On Becoming a Global Citizen: The Path to Engaged Citi- zenship' The presentation will be in the Michigan Union ballroom at 4 p.m. today. Free orchestra performance at Hill Auditorium T...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 9, 2006 i Irtchtout, gat v OPINION Ch;. -CMETO 1 DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other sign...…

…Monday October 9, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ART s 5A "If you're going to run a vicious crime ring, always start your day with a hearty breakfast. Always." SUBTLE DEPARTURE SCORSESE'S LATEST A MARK OF DEFT DIRECTION Courtey o ew Ue Ladies take note: engine oil is great for skin complexion. New 'Chainsaw' doesn't cut it By Jeffrey Bloomer Managing Editor Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" is per- haps the most ch...…

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…Monday, October 9, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7A N. Korea says nuclear test was successful i SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said yesterday it had performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, setting off an underground blast in defiance of international warnings and intense diplomatic activity aimed at heading off such a move. The North Korean statement said there was no radioactive leakage from the test site. An official at South Ko...…

…8A-The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 9, 2006 Cook's latest, drops By Christina Choi Daily Arts Writer The worst part ** of grocery shopping: Employee of "Welcome to the Month Meijer! I'm At the Showcase so glad that amd Quality 16 you're here!" If you're Lionsgate lucky, there will be another shopper ahead of you to be used as a human shield from the cheery death rays of an overenthusiastic greeter. If you're not lucky, run like hell to t...…

…MEN'S SOCCER: Kiklar Finh THE SPo ruierst tioi Lwithn nine shorthanded tie. best betst PAGE 2B PAGE 3B October 9, 2006\ RTSMONDAY COLUMN: left, who are the to go undefeated THE BOSCH WATCH: Playoff baseball in Detroit was long overdue & PAGE 6B d r:". ° $ f " a ! r" lB a1je iun ~tttI d No. 6 MICHIGAN 31, \ SO LONG, SPARTY Terific tandem reaches finals By Kirk Shefferly For the Daily After putting up a strong show- ing at the Wolverine...…

…2B-The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 9, 2006 CLUB! WEEKLY Rugby set for match with rival By Colt Rosensweig Daily Sports Writer Two years ago on a miserable, sleeting day, the Ohio State rugby team beat Michigan 29-5 in a friendly match. Last year, fight- ing for a spot in the regional play- offs, the Buckeyes triumphed once more, 59-0. The two teams will face off again this Saturday, and only one thing is certain - this will be no ordi...…

…Monday, October 9, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3B USNTDP Continued from page 1B to one last showdown between the future Notre Dame goaltender and Michigan's most prolific scorer. Before he knew it, Phillips was sprawled on his back in despair. Hensick flew in from the right side of the zone, cut back to the left and let loose a backhanded shot that found the back of the net, giving the Wolverines a 3-2 victory with just four-tenths of a secon...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 9, 2006 THE BLITZ Football GAME STATISTICS Team Stats First Dow~ns Rush/Yds Passing Yards Offensive Plays Total Offense Return Yards Comp/Att/Int Punts/Avg Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Poss MSU 14 26/600 252 61 312 120 20/35/2 4/215 0/0 27:35 NO. 6 MICHIGAN 31 - MICHIGAN STATE 13 Mental mistakes doom Spartans ASNG M I C H I G A N Player C-A Yds TD Henne 11-17 140 3 Totals 11-17 140 ...…

…SportsMonday - October 9, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5B MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box- score. The defense-o-meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Carr-o-meter judges Lloyd Carr's demeanor following the game and the hypemeter measures the fans' game performance. eow DEFENSE-0-METER /3 Michigan's defense dominated the first half, shutting out the Spartans...…

…6B-The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 9, 2006 'M' doomed by Sunday struggles, finish eighth The Tigers made it back to the ALCS for the first time since 1987. Tl SpayDoffafaifr affair K f a DETROIT - finally opened and the fans poured A smy father, my younger in by the thousands. Vendors didn't brother andI walked around just yell "programs" or "beer," they Comerica Park on Friday night, we bellowed with a robustness not noticed the red, ...…

…Thursday, February 9, 2006 News 2A Three college students arrested for setting Ala. church fires NORTHARD BOUND: EXPANS.N PANS FR SOH CAMPUS .1LhE STATEMENT r~r i lOli Opinion 4A Chris Zbrozek demands monarchy Arts 5A Students bring digital art to Duderstadt One-hundredfifteen years of editorialfreedom www.mic/kandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 87 ©2006 The Michigan Daily Plans to expand Entr6e Plus stalled " LSA-SG hopes to ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 NATION/WORLD Students arrested for church fires GUANTANAMO BAY Volunteer lawyers represent prisoners Fires struck nine Alabama churches last month; suspects say it started as a joke BIRMINGHAM Ala. (AP) - Three college students, including two aspiring actors known around campus as pranksters, were arrested yesterday in a string of nine church fires that spread fear across Ala- bama last mo...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS Comedy skits about college life to be performed The University Unions Arts and Pro- grams is sponsoring a series of comedic skits about various aspects of college life. The event will be held at Michigan League today at 8:30. Admission is free. 'Control Room' to be shown at Lane Hall The Center for Middle Eastern and North African studies will be sponsor a viewing of the film...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 /PN UPINION a brefa d ,& 143 w i1J NOTABLE STEPHEN BUSCH L.DSR:APER QUOTABLE DONN M. FRESARD EMILY BEAM ASHLEY DINGES H Editor in Chief CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Managing Editor Editorial Page Editors EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT* 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 My profile 420 MAYNARD STREET on these is ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 onth'suspects tothedaily@michigandaily.com shot all to heck and b...…

…Thursday March 9, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com RTSe iCigt i t 5A . . . . . . . . . THE TOP OF POP MEDIA BLITZ THE OSCAR EDITION BECAUSE, NO, WE STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER THEM Hot celebrity moms - Jennifer Garner almost slipped because of her sudden "ballast" that accompanies the wonderful state of - how did the Victorians say it? - being with child. And even the full-fledged, experienced mom, the ever-dazzling...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 7A ENTREE Continued from page 1A parison because its campus is not as integrated into the community as Michigan's. "We should look at a campus more like ours," Siegel said. Other schools' solutions to the possible loss of revenue include the creation of a small flat rate or percentage charge to businesses that use entree plus, Madoff said. According to Madoff, schools like Michigan State h...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 ARTS Worn soundtrack provides bland emo The last thing people think of when it comes to Seattle is music. The Pacific city is known for high suicide rates, Blue Ray Allen and the Space Needle. Scholars But in the early.'90s, they intro- duced the world to grunge music Blue Scholars with Nirvana's explosion/anthem Self-Released "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Around that same time, Seattle introd...…

…Thursday March 9, 2006 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com Ujeb Sdigrhan &i iI SPO RTrS 9A 9A P ROCRASTINATION STATION MINNESOTA 94. MICHIGAN 86 The men's basketball beat decided to take a page out of the football writers' book and play today's matchup a day early. Is it a bad omen for Michigan's NCAA Tournament hopes? We'll now find out. * Play of the game - With less than a minute to go, Minnesota PG #24 missed a free thr...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 Paid Advertisement 0 Open Letter Regarding The Coca-Cola Company's Commitment to Labor Rights As someone who has devoted my career to labor issues, I share the concerns of student activists regarding labor conditions around the world. Through my work , with the United Nations International Labor Organization, I have seen firsthand the manifold difference it makes in the lives of individuals, f...…

…0 0 NORTH CAMPUS Continued from page 9B Monorail, Monorail here are always new ideas spring- ing up as to how to avoid the iso- lation that North Campus can exude. In 1998, Kelbaugh and Bob Beckley, his predecessor as dean, co-taught a studio to explore pos- sibilities for constructing, of all things, a monorail connecting Central Campus or the Medical Campus to North. At first, con- sidering that the development of Central Campus is all b...…

… 0 0 , r 3B The Daily Dish Clayton Lewis preserves historical graphics at the Clements Library. 4B Literary Community Karl Pohrt fights for the community in the face of growing corporate cor petition 5B In My Own Words Lloyd Cargo shows off his c lectic musc taste every Wednesday on WCBN. 6B Northern Exposure A monorail is just one of the possible plans to further develop North Carnpus 1OB Media Column Kristin MacDonald examines the diff...…

…! ! w w 0 Celebrity role playing: character vs. caricature TH-E DAILY DISH Everyone's a Critic I Media Column By Kristin MacDonald Preserver of Clayton Lewis, Curator of Graphics at ti By Kate i nternet ads for the Oscars took a blatantly star-oriented spin this year. "Heath vs. Philip!" blared one, flashing a photo- shpped image of cowboy-hatted Heath Ledger glaring down a meekly spectacled Philip Sey- mour Hoffman. Though it perhap...…

…w 7W U Cultivating a community Bookseller takes citizenship seriously By Melissa Runstrom / Daily Staff Writer vey year, on the first day of glasses, the workers dress in -_drag in honor of a Shaman Dru m employee who died from AIDS (and in his youth had a penchant for dressing in drag). The current staff- ers at the bookshop dress up to dish out information about safe sex and raise AIDS awareness. "It is a way of remembering this man and ...…

…0 0 "What I encouraged the students to do, what I felt was lack- ing in the discussions about North Campus was a solid idea of what kind of environment it was or should be," she says. Each group had its own idea. The first group felt that North Campus should stick to the original plan by Saarinen, which had lots of open space, was tailored for automobile use and had a classically modern feel. The second group thought that North Campus should...…

…" 0 0 0 0 0 " .0 PHOTOS BY ANGELA CESERE AND STEVEN TAI/Daily ABOVE: Students walk the four-story spiral staircase at the new Computer Science building. RIGHT: North Campus houses the schools of Art and Design, Architecture and Urban Planning, Engineering and Music. BOTTOM: The botanical hallway of the EECS n 1950, the Board of Regents purchased a few hundred acres of land located north of the Huron River near the Medical Campus. The land, ...…

…Thursday, February 9, 2006 i Rv; STRUGES£ COMPT WI ,.Rf _ N;A T( 1\e..,R TH SAT Opinion 4A Alison Go wants podcasted lectures Arts SA Avery Hopwood's play comes to Mendelssohn Sports 8A Cagers set to take on Buckeyes One-hundred-fifteen years ofedntorialfreedom -rn-rn---- www.rmch/zrandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 72 @2006 The Michigan Daily O J 'U ' expects jump in funding Percentage change in state funding $...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 2006 NATION/WORLD Bush rebukes Muslim violence NEWS IN BRIEF 1 mm. wu ~ mm~a r~u-- m ~m- - m ua.- President chides press to remember responsibilites of its freedom WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush condemned the deadly rioting sparked by cartoons of the prophet Muhammad yesterday, and his secre- tary of state accused Iran and Syria of trying "to inflame sentiments" across the Muslim world. Bu...…

… NEWS ON CAMPUS * Michigan Idol to hold tryouts Tryouts for the Michigan Idol talent contest will be held today at 9 p.m. on the lower floor of the Michigan Union. The final prize for the winning contestant is $500. Judges will see 50 contestants on a first-come, first-serve basis. Anyone wishing to participate should pre- pare a two-minute audition piece. Hawaiian scholar to lecture today Haunani-Kay Trask, a renowned scholar of Hawaiian st...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 2006 OPINION albe liitcigau 3 ui~g DoNN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editorial Page Editors ASHLEY DINGES Managing Editor i EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE '4All we've got is fear, and we're going to keep playing the fear card." - Sen. ...…

…Thursday February 9, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily. com R TS91iigan Bailg 5A .S A... ..... Treat albums like art Belle & Sebastian aren't exactly the kind of band you'd expect to cause controversy. The lithe, pretty, melodic lines that support clever, sometimes heartwrenching lyrics seem more likely to serve as lullabies to the hip- ster set, not material for rabid contention. But for the intense emotional attach- ...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 2006 - 7A *MPP Continued from page 1A observers had speculated MPP could be seen as too inexperienced to run are heading up the Defend Affirmati not yet announced Fox cosponsor lution to create t Review SelectC the assembly. task is to monitor The party's slogan is "Better hous- When asked w ing, better classes, a better student said: "My involve government." reflection of my b Fox and Nowin...…

…8A -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, February 9, 2006 ARTS Jake offers something for everyone By Trevor Campbell Daily Arts Writer MTV's barbershop reality can't cut it Years of writing, recording and touring can lead to stressful situations and hard times. Yet Gaines- ville, Fla. quintet Less Than Jake has thrived for 13 years. Perhaps it's their genre-bend- Less Than ing style, including influences Jake from ska, pop, punk, jazz and Tuesda...…

…Thursday February 9, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com OERTllSiigan tii 9A 9A Buc s brin N y it into By Matt Singer Daily Sports Editor Coming into last Saturday's matchup with Iowa, the Michigan s men's basketball team was seldom reminded of its disastrous 2004- 05 season. At the midway point of . . the Big Ten season, the Wolverines ALEX DZIADOSZ/Daily boasted a 6-2 record, already claim- The duo of Dion Harris and...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 2006 Wechter sprints for M' as his twin hurdles for Irish By Kimberly Chou Daily Sports Writer Somewhere between the years of dirty diapers and nursery school, sophomore sprinter Andrew Wechter and brother Austin endured the bane of identical twins everywhere - matching outfits. "When we were real little, our par- ents would dress us alike," Wechter said. "I would always wear blue and he woul...…

…0 0 0 EQMC Continued from page 4B car mental pop group Slumber Party. yo Linn, who heard about EQMC while set he was in high school, described ing Slumber Party as "one of my favor- cor ite bands period. They're all-girl be indie-pop, and mostly vocal with a drum machine. It's pretty rare to see EQ an all-girl band these days. Detroit fol has got a pretty good scene right sh now, and this is one branch from that net scene." alri Joining th...…

… 0 7f 3.I From The Editors R.ADOMSTDTI !ER E 3B The Daily Dish Ken Fischer confronts diversity in the University Musical Society. 3B The List A guide to the happenings, concerts and events around town this weekend. 4B EQMC The East Quad Music Cow op hosts local artists in the Halfass. 5B In My Own Words Jolene Bricker describes the complicated life of being disabled on campus. 6B Auto Symposium A discussion of the problerns and history o...…

…0 0 0 T1IDAI LY DISH i The best of the bad: R. Kelly and Chuck Norris Everyone's a Critic I Media Column By Kristin MacDonald Kit Ken Fischer, University Musical By Kate Sci urely you have all seen at least one chapter of R. Kelly's recent, stupendous (and, may I add, unironically Grammy-nominated) masterpiece "Trapped in the Closet." If not, get thee to the nearest computer and download the hip-hopera's 43-minute entirety. Poetry has ...…

… 0 -W are hired, there are some great successes, and then it becomes yesterday's news as some other hot topic takes over the inter- est of senior executives. Slow and steady may be successful, but it is not very exciting. Fundamentally, the Big Three do not in their gut believe in the value of developing people. My description of Toyota could apply almost as well to Honda. Nissan is somewhat of a different story and made bad business decis...…