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…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 - 3B Double whammy for Blue By Dan Ketchel Daily Sports Writer It wasn't the travel, the unwelcoming crowds or the formidable opponents that left the Michi- gan volleyball team winless on its weekend road- trip. Momentum is what did the Wolverines in, playing two tough away games - Friday night at No. 16 Purdue losing 3-0 and Saturday night at Illinois losing 3-1. Down two games to one agai...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 Michigan 33, Northwestern 17 0 Defense slows top offense. for last 30 minutes By Matt Venegoni Daily Sports Editor EVANSTON - Two drives of less than a minute, over 300 yards and a shootout in the making. After the first half of Saturday night's game, it appeared that the Michigan defense didn't have much of a chance stopping Northwestern. The defense forced the Wildcats' spread attac...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 - 5B The Daily Dashboard After every game of the 2005 season, The Michigan Daily's football writers will take you for a ride in Lloyd's ca. The gauges all refer to different variables that will fluctuate from week to week, depending on how the team and fans perform. Defensive Intensity is a measure of - you guessed it -now well the Wolverines manage to step their oppo- nents. The Carr-o-met...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 Nothing but first place for Blue against Spartans By Nate Sandals Daily Sports Writer Emily Brunemann confirmed she was ready for the rigors of collegiate academics when she finished her first round of mid- terms last week. Friday night, the freshman proved she's ready to compete at the highest level of collegiate swimming as well. Brunemann's first-place finish in the 1,650-yard free...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 - 7B 'M' falls short on senior, day By Colt Rosensweig Daily Sports Writer Though senior day for the Michi- gan field hockey team did not end with a win, it was quite a memorable game. After beating Iowa 2-1 on Friday, No. 11 Michigan (3-3 Big Ten, 12-7 overall) lost to No. 16 Louisville (14-6 overall) 3-2 in overtime. The Wolverines started the game with intensity, keeping possession of th...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 , EXHIBITION OPENERS: MEN - SAT., NOV. 5 vs. GRAND VALLEY STATE WOMEN - TUE., NOV. 1 vs. ATHLETES IN ACTION Basketball teams getting ready for tipoff 'M' looks to guards for successful season By Scott Bell Daily Sports Writer CHICAGO - Last year, the Big Ten had its fair share of representa- tion at the Final Four. Among the sea of North Carolina's blue and Louis- ville's red was I...…

…Friday, October 28, 2005 News 3 Peace Corps returns to its roots Opinion 4 Whitney Dibo is tired of being called a princess Arts 5 Spoon prepares to rock Detroit BLUE TRAVElOUS TO* N wES F oN RfOU: -- IL -G . i~canitt aiIg One-hundredfifteen years of editorialfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 20 c2005 The Michigan Daily Miers gives up on court Bush says he Wll . announce new nominee in a 'timely manner' WASH...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 28, 2005 NATION/WORLD Report: 2,200 firms paid oil bribes NEWS IN BRIEF Investigators say U.N. failed to stop corruption, letting Saddam turn $64-billion program into cash cow UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Investigators of the U.N. oil-for-food program issued a final report yes- terday that accused more than 2,200 U.S. and foreign companies, and prominent politicians, of colluding with Saddam Hussein's regi...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 28, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Edwards to speak on Diag 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards will speak on the Diag tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The University is the last of 10 stops on his College Tour 2005: Opportunity Rocks. Seating is lim- ited. Tickets are free and available at projectopportunity.org by register- ing and printing out a confirmation e-mail with an e-ticket. The...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 28,'2005 OPINION Clbe #ibigrn I Q a~l 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 In a month, who will remember the name of Harriet Miers?" - Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.), on Miers's...…

…Friday October 28, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com TSe igan tiig 5 SILVER SPOON "" INDIE-ROCKERS HIT DETROIT IN SUPPORT OF LATEST RELEASE By Caitlin Cowan Daily Arts Writer U Courtesy of What Are Records? Stephen Lynch brings twisted humor to the Michigan Theater tomorrow night. 'Machine not an upgrade for Lynch By Jake Montie Daily Arts Writer Always known for extensively pushing the envelope, comedian Stephen...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 28, 2005 - 7 ENDOWMENT Continued from page 1 Michigan Difference campaign, designed to increase charitable donations with the goal of raising $2.5 billion, has already raised more than $1.89 billion. She hopes for $800 million of that to be funneled into the endowment. Last year, $25 million of Business School bene- factor Stephen Ross's $100-million gift to the Uni- versity went into the endowment....…

…Friday October 28, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com (Th e irbiigau Ba il PORTCS 8 . . . ......... . Final road test on tap for Varsity By Stephanie Wright Daily Sports Editor Michigan and Northwestern are two clear examples of how unpredictable the Big Ten has been this season. After under- achieving to start their season, the Wolverines are barely in the Big Ten race. After failing to receive a single vote in the pr...…

…Thursday, October 27, 2005 News 3A 'U' underage drinking policies criticized at MSA forum Opinion 4A Sports SA Eric Jackson wantsyou to take a statistics course John Thompson has made a name for himself n-h TAL. ded OF IIfTLeny r...1 P-f STATEMENT One-Izundredfifteen years of ediooriilfreedorn , , "' ''HIM - ------- - I : I :I I I : a I U, --- -- - - --- ------------ --- ---------------------- - www.mzch/igandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 NATION/WORLD Jeb Bush admits fault in Wilma relief NEWS IN BRIEF Miami-Dade aid distribution centers still iow on supplies FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities raised Florida's death toll from Hurricane Wilma from five to 10 yesterday and urged the storm's survivors to have patience as they endured long waits for food, water and other necessities. Gov. Jeb Bush took responsibility ye...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS 'U' to celebrate 45th anniversary of Peace Corps Peace Corps and University offi- cials will celebrate the 45th anniver- sary of the Peace Corps on the steps of the Michigan Union - the site where then-Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy first out- lined his vision for the Peace Corps in 1960 - at noon today. E. Royster Harper, the University's vice president fo...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 O PINION ALEXANDER HONKALA TH. LiFi 1>iCUMUCktEt Tb 3~idbigu :&rlg NTBLE JASON Z. PESICK SUHAEL MOMIN ALISON GO Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890", 420 MAYNARD STREET Do I think I .1 M ~~~A N N A R B O R , M I1 4 8 1 0 9 w s b r h s w y tothedaily@michigandaily comW Nor Too much too soon? ~ - WNBA st...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 5A * KOZOL Continued from page 1A because the students do poorly on standard- ized exams, which affect funding, he said. Kozol said the inner-city schools force teachers to read from scripts instead of sharing their feelings and experiences, as schools - fearful of budget cuts - designate class time to train students in test-taking. Ben Royal, a Rackham student and BAMN organizer, said ...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 7A * KATRINA Continued from page 1A Assistant Director Richard Davis, who is responsible for han- dling all aid cases concerning Katrina victims. But Davis was hard to reach, Human said. "I felt like I was stalking him - I left like six messages." A week and a half later, Human finally got a face-to-face meeting, where he showed Davis pictures of his ruined house. Human alleges that Dav...…

…Thursday October 27, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com able Afkdigjan Ba il PORTrS 0 8A - - ----- ----- - Thompson shines in C M '* 'M'victory By Gabe Edelson Daily Sports Writer Iowa running back Albert Young finished last Satur- day's game against Michigan with 153 rushing yards. Putting together his big day, Young repeatedly ran by, around and through a long list of Wolverine defenders. But there was one man the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 9A WNBA star Swoopes comes out NEW YORK (AP) - Houston Comets forward Sheryl Swoopes is opening up about being a les- bian, telling a magazine that she's "tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about." Swoopes, honored last month as the WNBA's Most Valuable Player, told ESPN The Magazine for a story on newsstands yesterday that she didn't always know she was gay and fears ...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 Sterba lves out dream of bemg a Wolvenne By Anne Uible Daily Sports Writer When Ryan Sterba was a freshman in high school, he wrote a letter to the Michigan athletic department asking them to consider adding soccer to its list of varsity pro- grams. He never received a letter back, but the University added the sport two years later - just as Sterba was mak- ing college plans. "As soon as w...…

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…0 0 U. SHOPEATDRI NK Cheap Eats Campus area feeds students for less By Megan Jacobs!| Daily Arts Writer I - - - 0- -w- hoosing an eatery in Ann Arbor ian be a daunting task, with hundreds of restaurants offer- ing a cornucopia of tasty options. Come nightfall and a somewhat depleted cash reserve, the goal may seem that much harder to achieve. Around every corner, however, is an Ann Arbor gem waiting to be eaten. Pilar's Tamales Ever...…

…................ i -W - -W -0 -9 M- U 3B The Daily Dish Robert Holmes on the many services avail- able to students. 4B Finding Their Religion How New Life is chang- ing student faith. RANDOM STUDENT INTERVI EW From The Editor Random fails world By Nia 6B The Weekend List A guide to the happenings around town this weekend. 7B Point/Counterpoint The superheroes debate over the best part of Halloween. 8B Equal Opportunity Title IX: T...…

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… -f 9 9T 9 - ,f bWK EXCERPT American Prophet: The L of Care) E arey McWilliams is probably the most impor- tant American writer you've never heard of - especially if you were born after 1960. True, some aficionados know that he wrote many excellent books on labor, racial and ethnic preju- ice, civil rights and McCarthyism; that he worked prodigiously for social, political and legal causes; and that he edited The Nation from 1955 to 197...…

…0 U -4 Li Main Stays Cultured area hopes to attract more students ° hGod is real and he cares about people; he cares about you, so we do too. By Sarah Ziering | Daily Arts Writer - New Life Church website uality generally comes with a high price tag and for m any years, Main Street has projected a chic, pricey r image, sending people away to State Street for a more eco n oical night out. While serving as a draw for some, Main Sreet r...…

….. . . -4 IV -W -f U The Weekend idst ifda r 198.o5 John Edwards 2004 Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards will visit the University to conclude his Opportunity Rocks Tour. The event will take place at 11 a.m. at the Michigan League Ballroom. Tickets are free and can be obtained at http://projectopportunity. org/tour-2005/tickets/. Chamber Choir Led by Jerry Blackstone, the choir will perform pieces from Whitacre and Bill- ...…

…U~ w7 - Alw - - - - AMIK-- - AMMK'- - ---- - Ammmr 0 w T . .T T .__._ them to be implemented. They were housed under the Department of Physi- cal Education. They first functioned like intramural teams, but by the late .1_960s, they competed against other schools, though at a disadvantage, since many other institutions had women's varsity teams. Canham made numerous trips to Washington to "talk some sense" into Ford. Schembechler traveled ...…

…............... i U _ _ 4- U 4U _ ___ T . -- : --_ -0 U i sr w Title IX, 3 a.m. swim practice and the changing face of college athletics By Megan Kolodgy I Daily Sports Editor he min- mer athlete who wrote her doctoral disserta- tion on women's athletics at Michigan, said. utes wound "After that, women's games always followed down as the the men's." This episode occurred just before Michi- members of gan fully instituted Title IX, a fe...…

…Wednesday, October 26, 2005 32 ELEVATES THE PALACE .. ARTs, PAGE 5 * News 3 Delphi asks UAW to approve wage cuts for workers Opinion 4 Emily Beam: City Council needs to get a clue 4aF Singer: The Big Sports 9 Ten is the nation's best conference One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan . Vol. CXVI, No. 18 62005 The Michigan Daily 2,000 U.S. troops dead in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) - The Americ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 NATION/WORLD Stranded touists try to go home CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - Hur- ricane Wilma is long gone, but those it left stranded on Mexico's Caribbean coast are tired, fed up and ready to go home after spend- ing the better part of a week in foul- smelling shelters. President Vicente Fox said get- ting the tourists home - and then getting them back again by the start of tourism's high seaso...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, ctober 26, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Performances to raise money for Dance Marathon As part of the Standing Room Only variety show, performances by dance groups, a cappella groups, theater troupes and bands will take place today at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Co-sponsored by Hillel and Dance Marathon, the event will take place from 8 to 10:30 p.m. All money raised will be donated to the charity program of Da...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 OPINION ahbe 3bw icrgat 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 With all of the crime in Los Angeles they pick on us?" --Elmo impersonator Donn Harper, who was arre...…

…Wednesday October 26, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com R Ee ~T S~gt t1 5 W- . .. .. .. .. ... .. Poetry's grand slam MONDAY BLOODY MONDAYt{{.P It's not that I haven't been looking for it - diversity. The Supreme Court case arguing the impor- tance of diversity put the-University on the civil rights map. But for all the diversity banter that I've been subject to, I can't say that I'd ever really experienced diver- s...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 7 * CHOMSKY Continued from page 1. Chomsky has been active in left-wing politics since his mid 30s. Chomsky has become one of the best-known American leftists due to his controversial views, which have sparked intense debate on college campuses and at prominent think tanks for many years. In 1969, he published his first book on politics, and by the early 1980s, he had become both the m...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 ARTS Rollins rages full speed to Ann Arbor By Amos Barshad Daily Arts Writer Henry Rollins would like you to believe that he is not an angry person. Beneath a veneer of hard-edged intensity, and the layers of tattoos, Rol- Henry Rollins lins spoke calmly throughout Tomorrow at 7:30 his brief interview. This, how- At The ever, cannot last; with a few Michigan Theater well placed flourishes...…

…Wednesday October 26, 2005 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com PRheTStrhigan ailg 9 Adams's eyes key in Blue's road win By Ian Herbert Daily Sports Editor There aren't any other guys on the Mich- igan football team from North Carolina. In fact. strong safety Jamar Adams has always been a Tar Heel. But when it came time to choose a university, Adams prayed and decided to make his way north. The sopho- more said that secondary...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 Wilhite all caught up to college game 0 VOLLEYBALL | Opening meet extra sweet for 'M's' Beyer * By Colt Rosensweig Daily Sports Writer Freshman defender Sarah Wilhite jumped into the fast-paced, highly skilled world of college field hockey with both feet. Through the many challenges, she has shown herself more than equal to the task. A well-regarded player equal during her days at Hershe...…

…Tuesday, October 25, 2005 News 3 Former disabled rep speaks about handicap rights Opinion 4 Sports 8 YAF surprises Suhael Momin Jason Avant quietly leads Michigan receivers ToM WOLFE 1SCUS C, E.. ARTST ..AE One-hundredfifteen years of editorialfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 17 2005 The Michigan Daily Language' requiremn won't change LSA faculty votes 65- 51 against proposal to give students choice of me...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 25, 2005 NATION/WORLD Courtney Watson, 14, surveys her neighborhood in Everglades, Fla., which was flooded by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico driven in by Hurricane Wilma on Monday. Wilma devastates with winds over NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Wilma plowed into southwest Florida early yesterday with howling 125 mph winds and dashed across the state to the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, blowing out ...…