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… B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JANUARY 25,2007 The good and the over-hyped t's easy to trash bad movies we can all agree are bad. No one's going to protest a zero-star review of "Date Movie." What's more difficult is convincing people a movie everyone loves really isn't that good at all. So now I give to you the most overrated films of 2006: Take Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd." This has prob- ably received the most mixed reviews out of...…

…2B - Thursday, January 25, 2007 the b-side The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com orry, 2006, but it's over. No, we're serious this time - it's ot you, it's us. All right, fine, it's you. Come on, we've put up with a lot. It's hard to believe we've done this for a whole year. We've had some good times ,yes, but oh, so many had times. So this is it, our final farewell. You did give us advice to live by. You taught us not to smoke ("Thank You...…

…the b-side Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com STYLE From page 1B not only from a continuous stack of visual surprises, but from a message that is knit into every plot twist and character rather than tactlessly pasted on. Visual playfulness is, of course, a wor- thy attribute in itself, and even with CGI kids' movies aside 2006 was a year for color. "Little Children's" deep palette offered nighttime shadows ...…

…4B - Thursday, January 25, 2007 (the b-side} 9 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom And the award goes to.. Daily Arts rolls out its own red carpet The agony of victory. 0 Don't ever open this envelope: It stinks. By ELIE ZWIEBEL DailyArts Writer It's impossible to rate this shit. In alphabetical order: The Da Vinci Code - Pop- culture literature without sub- stance and little-to-no redeeming value can only yield a pop-culture film wi...…

…CHEATING 'U' PLAGIARISM ON CAMPUS THE STATEMENT FROM THE DAILY: WHAT PFIZER'S CLOSING MEANS FOR MICHIGAN OPINION, PAGE 4A 'DREAMGIRLS' BIGGEST OSCAR SNUB IN YEARS ARTS, PAGE 5A EIie Iidigan haij , Michiga www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 24, 2007 SEPT.11 CONSPIRACY THEORISTS The gov't did it, speakers to argue College Republicans members watch President Bush deliver his sixth national address to Congress at Pizza House last nigh...…

…2A - Wednesday, January 24, 2007 FRIDAY: Explained CANDY WOMAN CAN In loco parentis for half of campus Dean of women post not eliminated until 1961 With the admission of women in 1870, the University became a lead- ing progressive example for other major colleges. But 90 years later, the University's policies toward women had lost their progressive edge. It was then that female students cam- paigned the administration for per- mission to w...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BEIRUT, Lebanon Protesters aim to topple Lebanese government Hezbollah-led protesters burned tires and cars and clashed with government supporters yesterday, paralyzing Beirut and areas across Lebanon in the worst violence yet in the pro-Iranian group's cam- paign to topple U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora. At least three people were killed and dozens ...…

…0 4A - Wednesday, January 24, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michiganclailycom EhoMc ligan :al'oly Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other sign...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 5A The art of appreciative silence ne of the most thrilling hear them, they clap either by live performances I've force of habit, familiar with the seen passed with total rhythm of live performance or silence from the audience. No from an impulse to appreciate one applauded after the songs, no that overrides logic. Look into one whistled appreciatively after it yourself thi...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 7A Michigan to take on No. 2 By H. JOSE BOSCH Daily Sports Editor The scenario is very simple for the Michi- gan men's basketball team tonight: David must beat Goliath - or in this case, Michigan at the No. 2 team in the nation, Wisconsin Wisconsin. Matchup: The Wolverines have Michigan 16-4; plenty of motivation for the Wisconsin 19-1 game. They have an oppor- When: Tonig...…

…8A-The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, January 24, 2007 CONSIDER THE Study Abroad fair L ocrISMci Trc]vclj I ntcrnaoaol Specicahsfs "WE DO IT ALL" *Srudy Abroad *Independenr/Escorred Tours * Rail Passes * Airline Tickers *Buy/Sell Fareign Currency Ann Arbor's Oldest and Most Respected .Travel Agency since 1945 CONSIDER THAT: Soy 4brnd IR: /~nM MorSfl etAfrica You can aarn credit toward qradm on rafurets, use your inancial aid, chioose from s80+ ...…

…0 0 9 0 My fiancee went to Falluja Last summer, I got engaged. This semester, a typical conversation with my fianc6e goes something like this: He'll ask how my classes are. I'll say, "They're decent. I'm really enjoying my class on Faust." He might respond, "Isn't Faust one story?" "Well, yeah." And I'll explain, "There are different versions of it. And the his- tory of the story's progression ... oh, never mind. How's your day been?" He t...…

…0 0 " 0 0 0 0 0 THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with ANDREW GROSSMAN t ab'lev ~ f co tents A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently ranked from one to10. Wedesay Jnury24 .207 - e *ihianDil< 7 4B ACADEMIC BORROWING Professors don't think plagiarism on cam- pus is a pressing problem, but do they really know what's going on?, 6B RUDE AWAKENINGS Are early classes a hassle or an institution- alized cruelty? ...…

…i Wensdy 2420 0h icia a The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Why your mother tells you to get enough sleep t the foot of my bed there is a round white pad the size and shape of a fist. Every night, I slip it underneath my pillow, cross my fingers and hope that it will do its job. There is a big, ominous sticker on its face: Super Shaker Bed Vibrator. DO NOT OPEN. The Super Shaker Bed Vibrator is connect- ed to an alarm clock ma...…

…0 0 S 0 0 0 M -The.Mih~gr Dily - ededa, aua 4 20 WenedaJauay 4 207Dal COVER STORY The in the next row Could it be that seventy percent of undergraduate college students admit to cheating and 50 percent have cheat- ed on awritten assignment, as reported by a 2005 study by Rutgers University Prof. Don McCabe and the Center For Academic Integrity? Could it be that at the University of Michigan, with its storied history of progressivism, ...…

…FROM THE DAILY: PRIVATE FUNDS ONLY A STOP-GAP MEASURE OPINION, PAGE 4 F M MATS TO MONET ADISAPPOINTING SIDE PROJECT FROM BLUR'SFRONT MAN GYMNAST POMMELS, PAINTS SPORTS, PAGE 8 ARTS, PAGE5 Ie fiidi3igan Dai lN.. A.-J-1 7 .IX'.1.. N LN I' . K() - Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com} Tuesaay, January 23, 2007 . Pfizer to shut A2 facility City loses biggest taxpayer 2,100 jobs to move or disappear 177 acres near 'U' to be vacate...…

…2 - Tuesday, January 23, 2007 MONDAY: The ENtremist ARITY SIPPING FOR CHARITY Y: THURSDAY: Here Campus Characters A ferret fracas FRIDAY: Explained The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONNM.FRESARD ALEXISFLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0s58 fresard@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com A lot of strange things have hap- pened to me in Ann Arb...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 3 TOOTING HIS HORN NEWS BRIEFS CAIRO, Egypt * Al-Qaida leader mocks Bush's Iraq plan in new tape Al-Qaida's deputy leader mocked President Bush's plan to send 21,000 more troops to Iraq, challenging him to send "the entire army" and vowing insur- gents will defeat them, according to a new videotape released yes- terday by a U.S. group that tracks al-Qaida messages. The Wash...…

…4 - Tuesday, January 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C fid1ligan Bja11M Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 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 artic...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 5 The Ives of today By DEREK BARBER Daily Arts Writer We live in a musical climate where the Sufjan Stevenses, Rufus Wainwrights and Andrew Birds approach popular music with increasingly complex *** arrangements. It's too easy, however, to get swept up in Charles Ives the grandeur of these cur- Ives Plays Ives rent artists without know- New World ing the origins of American c...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LAB From page 1 lines registered with the National Institutes of Health, many were later found to be either incapable of growth or contaminated with animal proteins. Today only 16 are uncontaminated and viable for research and treatment. Although these lines may be used to generate healthytissue for patients who have lost cells because of disease, they are far from suit- able for the type of research Mor...…

…8 - Tuesday, January 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Caldwell makes art, on and off the mat * By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer Sophomore Kent Caldwell does something that no other male gymnast in the world does. But listening to him talk about his signature skill, you could be excused for thinking it's not that big a deal. Ironically, the quad - four com- plete twists in the air on floor exercise - is a natural progres...…

…IWO JIMA' SportsMonday, '***"* lB Arts,5A ~Ii ffid~an Baigp Ann Arbor Michigan www.michigandaily.com MondayJanuary22,2007 Nation's * top court . rejects BAM suit "You have to get up, you have to get out, and you have to live your life." - University of Michigan at Dearborn senior Lindsay Hollandsworth, whose boyfriend is serving in the Army in Iraq Suit continues in district court By BRIAN TENGEL Daily StaffReporter The U.S. Supreme Cour...…

…2A - Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FRIDAY: Explained cters SWEET JOB O' MINE Cheap reads How Excel sells the least expensive coursepacks in town At the beginning of every semes- ter, the line of students waiting to copy course packs at Excel Test Preparation, Coursepacks and Cop- ies on South University Avenue often snakes down the stairs. It coils around a circle of desks in the store's small waiting ro...…

…9 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD * Iraqi PM drops protection for Sadr's militia Iraq's prime minister has dropped his protection of an anti- American cleric's Shiite militia after U.S. intelligence convinced him the group was infiltrated by death squads, two officials said yes- terday. In a desperate bid to fend off an all-out American offensive, the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr last Friday ordered the 30 lawmake...…

…4A- Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. 8 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 articles and illustrations ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 22. 2007 - 5A Photos courtesyof Sidecho They cut a striking silhouette, but Stars of Track and Field offers little more than that. 'Stars' stumble on the starting block Through another lens SISTER FILM TO 'FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS' REFLECTS ON OTHER SIDE OF WAR By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer Dropped into the year-end schedule as qui- etly as his "Million Dollar Baby" was two years ago and ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COURT From page IA against Proposal 2, said Maricruz Lopez, an LSA sophomore and co- chair of the University's BAMN chapter. TENURE From page lA rity as their tenured counterparts. Often this lack of security leads to less of a willingness to take risks in the classroom, Robinson said. In con- trast, the security of a tenured posi- tion gives professors the opportunity to discuss controversial issues and...…

…8A - Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaiiy.com 8A - Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WITH A AND 0 CONVICTION, WENDY KOPP FOUNDED TEACH FOR AMERICA TO TACKLE ONE OF SOCIETY'S DEEPEST SOCIAL PROBLEMS. z 4. TUESDAY JANUARY 23 The / aeer Center L SA TH AMERICA 1._ hfe Univer~sity of Si~fli )ivisioii() f Student Affaire- E AC__________________www.teachforamerica.org 0 …

…Netters refuse to Her lose in convincing Can weekend sweep turn M EN'S TENNIS 3B T THE MICHIGAN DAILY man: a loss really i into a win? SM COLUMN 2B michigandaily.com Monday, January 22, 2007 MICHIGAN 5, ALASKA 2 SWEEPING SUCCESS What dogs can teach you about hockey FAIRBANKS - I twas our great adven- ture. Three college kids traveling nearly 3,000 miles to cover the Michigan hockey team in a weekend series l against Alaska. AMBER Many peo...…

…DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY -1.24 M Basketballat Wisconsin, 9p.m. THURSDAY -1.25 WBasketball at Wisconsin, 8p.m. FRIDAY -1.26 M Track/Field atlIndiana Gladstein Invita- tional,12 pie. M Swimmig/Diving at OhioState and Northwestem, 6 p.m. W GYMNASTICS VS. DENVER, 7:30 P.M. Wrestling at Minnesota, 8 p.m. ICE HOCKEY VS. FERRIS STATE, 8:...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 22, 2007 - 3B . Hensick snaps skid with hat trick By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Writer FAIRBANKS - It showed both jubilation and relief. After netting his third goal of Friday night's 6-2 win for his first career hat trick, Michigan senior T.J. Hensick raised his hands in the air and NOTEBOOK covered his face. "Just saying, it's about time," said Hensick, describing the emotion. "It's ...…

…4B - Monday, January 22, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ofihi1 runs to record By MIRGIM JUSUFI Daily Sports Writer It's the beginning of the season, but forget about getting the kinks out or getting into a groove. There's just no time for that. And if you're one of the runners who lined up for the 60-meter hurdles Saturday against Michigan sophomore Tiffany Ofili, you know there's only About eight seconds or less to get those ki...…

…OTBALL .ALASKAN DISPATCHES FROM THE DAILY:DON'T GIVE UP T A BG MA N I G .C EETROIT SCHOOLS PAGE 2 THE DAILY BLOGS FROM FAIRBANKS MICHIGANDAILY.COM/THEGAME OPINION, PAGE 4 4b1E IcI438anDrnIj ) . N[REI EN Y AI Ann Arbor, MichiganM www.michigandaily.com nday. January i9, 207 CHANGES ON THE BOARD Family, friends remember 'go-to guy' Turner, 27, was REMEMBERING RYAN headed to Army after graduation from dental school By JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN D...…

…2 - Friday, January 19, 2007 0 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY:F- Campus Characters_ The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONN M. FRESABD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 fresard@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com Why does Michigan football have an aversion to night games?...…

… The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com KING OF THE RING NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON " U.S. denounces Chinese missile test The United States criticized China yesterday for conducting an anti-satellite weapons test in which an old Chinese weather satellite was destroyed by a missile. The Bush administration has kept a lid on the test for a week as it weighs its significance. Analysts said China's weather satellites would travel at about the same a...…

…4 - Friday, January 19, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrati...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Early runs bury 'M' By CHRIS HERRING number of fans with them Daily Sports Writer didn't help the Wolverines in their uphill battle, either. Forward Ta'Shia Walker "There's no question that said it best following Mich- when you're at home, you igan's NOTEBOOK need the quick start," Bur- loss to NO E O K nett said. Penn Freshman LeQuisha State on Sunday: "We can't Whitfield admitted Michi- let other teams ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DARLOW From page 1 tions in Michigan. When California voters passed a similar initiative in 1996, public universities there saw a decrease in the enrollment of underrepresent- ed minorities - something Darlow said she doesn't want to see happen at the University. Even though yesterday was her first official meeting, Darlow has already begun meeting with cur- rent regents and administrators ADMISSIONS Fro...…

…6 8 - Friday, January 19, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CONCERT PREVIEW Show marks 30 years POETRY PREVIEW Poet's road trip to stop at the Power Center By CATHERINE SMYKA Daily Arts Writer Though it may seem the only place to find both a uilleann pipe-playing rock band and a musical number by the cast of UMS's "The Pajama Game" in the same room would be an airport lobby (or maybe the Diag), the Music School has prepared a si...…

…' . A band tries to escape the 9-to-5 grind B-Side IieC ltid~lipn BaiIlj Arbor, UMchiga www.michigandaily.com NITTANY KNOCKOUT Dental student dies at CCRB Ryan Turner, 27, was a native of Eugene, Ore. By KELLY FRASER and WALTER NOWINSKI Daily Staff Reporters Dental student Ryan Turn- er died early yesterday morn- ing at the age of 27. He collapsed while running on a treadmill at the Central Campus Recreation Building and was pronounced dead...…

…2A - Thursday, January 18, 2007 2A Thrsdy, anury 8, 007The Michigan Daily - michigandlailycom 40 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdot 'Stranger' in the alley. A2 man moonwaiks his way to campus stardom Ann Arhnr native Brian Wooiridge has heen dancing the moonwalk in the alley behind the Liberty Square parking structure since 1995. Woolridge, 34, first began dancing in the alley when he noticed that it wasn't being used fnr anythin...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Second Republican senator opposes Bush Iraq plan A second Republican joined Senator Chuck Hagel, a Nebraska Republican, and signed onto a Sen- ate resolution yesterday oppos- ing President Bush's 21,500-troop buildup in Iraq, setting a marker for a major clash between the White House and Congress over the unpopular war. Sen. Olympia Snowe, a moderate from Maine, said she would suppo...…

…4A - Thursday, January 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustra...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SCagers catch fire from downtown Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 5A By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer It was one of those dirty lit- tle secrets that nobody wanted to admit, but it had NOTEBOOK reached the point where nobody could deny it anymore. Michigan isn't a good 3-point shooting team. Heading into last night's game against Penn State, the Wolverines were not just last in the Big Ten in 3-point f...…

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