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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Nobel laureate to speak on quantum mechanics Anthony Legget, the winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics will give the University's annual Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics today. Legget, a University of Illinois physics professor will talk about the ongoing issues in understand- ing quantum mechanics. The lec- ture will be held at 4:10 p.m. in the fourth floor amphitheater i...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 OPINION be Lkbigan iail 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 If I had a dollar for every time Mr. Kilpatrick parsed the truth ... we'd have a surplus of $300 m...…

…Wednesday October 19, 2005 arts.michigandaily. com artseditor@michigandaily.com RTS 5A Courtesy of Paramount "Wow! I never knew Spider- man was so limber." Korean ceramic legacy on Display Jenny Flack and Shubra Ohri Daily Arts Writers Visitors can embark on a journey trac- ing the lives of the Korean bourgeois through the longev- _ ity of their pottery. Running up until The Enduring Nov. 6, University of Art of the Michigan Museum Korea...…

…6A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday. October 19. I r " "" " ++"+".. v.. r r rv w.. V Vt VN V1 1 /, ..........-- the michigan daily !! BALTZELL PROPERTIES!! !!!4BEDROOM APARTMENTS!!! 1033 Michigan Ave. Short walk to Law/B- 4 CAMPUS locations to choose from. school. Avail. May 2006,lg. house, com- All come furnished and include heat and wa- pletely fum. 6 free prkg. spots., free ldry., ter. Call today for an appointment. $3400 + utils. 4...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 7A PROTEST Continued from page 1A ances and to protest Newman as a senior executive at Northwest. Newman spoke briefly at the event, which was held in Rackham Auditorium, to introduce University President Mary Sue Coleman. Seven picketers entered the auditorium before the ceremony. They booed when Newman spoke and left after her brief introductory remarks. One union member said Newman'...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 ARTS Everything clicks in Wood's latest film Courtesy of ABC "Tell me my career isn't over!" Prinze founders in stereotypical sitcom By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer TV REVIEW If the last TV season taught view- ers anything, it's that shows with first names for Freddie titles just don't Wednesdays fly. As if "Joey" at 8:30 p.m. and "Rodney" ABC weren't enough to prove this theory, ABC...…

…/"Y T 11 T T T SPIKERS DROP PAIR IAN HERBERT: A MUCH-NEEDED WIN In a game televised on Saturday's win was great, but to With tough games still to play, thev PAGE keep it up M' needs consistency.socrtawnabioeinIa ESPN2, Michigan lost PAGE 3B soccer team won a big one in Iowa to No. 4 Penn State The SportsMonday Column PAGE 7B October 19,005 --------ir i an au- women's City T 1B I MICHIGAN 27, Penn State 25 A second to none 'THAT'S T...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsWednesday - October 19, 2005 CLUBSPORTsWEEKLY Fencers' future By Eileen Hengel But th Daily Sports Writer ual impro the rules Adam Maczik adjusts himself and his roughly four- makes it and-a-half-feet long legs underneath the table. To any buy new bystander, Maczik looks more like a basketball player "(The than a fencer. With his 6-foot-6 frame, the sixth-year some of t physics major would blend in well with th...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsWednesday - October 19, 2005 - 3B Icers know pressure comes with beig No.1 By Mark Giannotto Daily Sports Writer The hunter faces a completely different situ- ation than that of the hunted. The hunted gets the best effort from every team it faces. Because of the Michigan hockey team's best start since 1999, the powers that be in college hockey have rewarded them with the No. $0 1 ranking. In the past, when hold- ing...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsWednesday - October 19, 2005 Michigan 27, Penn State 25 First Start? No problem for safetles By Matt Venegoni Daily Sports Editor Starting two players making their first career starts at the safety positions sounds like a recipe for disaster. But luckily for Michigan on Saturday, two youngsters were able to hold their own against Penn State in the Wolverines' 27-25 win. With free safety Willis Barringer not dre...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsWednesday - October 19, 2005 - 58 The Daily Dashboard 'After evrty game of the 2()05' son, The Michigan Dlaily's footbll writers will taeyou for a ride in Lkoyd's .ar. The gatuges.all refer to. different variables that will *fluctuate from week to week, depending on how the team *a nd fans perform. 'Deesive Intensity is a measure of - you guesse it. -how well. the Wolverines manage to stp their oppo- nents. The Carr...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsWednesday - October 19, 2005 As seen on TV: Spikers swept away By Max Kardon Daily Sports Writer COLUMBUS - In order to win an evenly matched contest, one team must find a competitive edge. This can be achieved by many means, but it is most efficient to exploit the other team's mistakes. This weekend, the sharp play of No. 4 Penn State and No. 18 Ohio State blunted the edge of the Michigan women's volleyball ...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsWednesday - October 19, 2005 - 7B Wolverines fall in rivalry game, extend losing streak By Nate Sandals moved the ball crisply and applied pres- after halftime, the offense still cou Daily Sports Writer sure. sustain pressure in the second half The Michigan defense finally cracked Michigan's best chance came EAST LANSING - Men's soccer in the 31st minute when the Spartans' 61st minute, when freshman de coach Steve B...…

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…Friday, October 14, 2005 News 3 Granholm wants to keep Delphi jobs in Michigan Fixs. PENt\JX~T~i~iL~&.Y ~E ~ OP.TI~11±; PYi7 J~ LANS &OTALLSATIUA Opinion 4 Whitney Dibo doesn't trust President Bush Arts 5 Death Cab hits the Michigan Theater tonight One-hundred-ifteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michzgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 12 x2005 The Michigan Daily Ludacris to perform on campus By Kelly Fraser For the Daily H...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 14, 2005 NATION/WORLD Iraq tense as referendum nears NEWS IN BRIEF 40 BAGHDAD (AP) - Hundreds of Iraqi police and army troops fanned out across Baghdad yesterday, setting up checkpoints and fortifying polling stations with barbed wire and blast barriers two days ahead of a historic constitutional referendum. From the city's Shiite stronghold of Kazimiyah to its southern approach- es in the notoriou...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 14, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Walgreen Center naming ceremony will honor Miller A tribute to Arthur Miller, the legendary American playwright and University alum, will be held at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Rack- ham Graduate School today. The University's School of Music is sponsoring the event, which will also celebrate the naming of the Walgreen Drama Center and the Arthur Miller Theater. Japanese ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 14, 2005 OPINION hbei 3kbigui i74 aUt 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 We're never going to back down, we 're never going to give in, we'll never accept anything less th...…

…Friday October 14, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily. com R TSe icligan tiig 5 "Hey, we've got six people! Who's up for some hockey?" Most Serene enjoy unexpected success By Aaron Kaczander Daily Arts Writer Courtesy of Atlantic "If we look really sad maybe teenage girls will like us even more." DEATH CAB LIVES INDIE GIANTS REFLECT ON 'PLANS' BEFORE By Caltlin Cowan Daily Arts Writer "Oh God, I'm such an old man,...…

…m 6 - The Michigan Daily - Friday October14, 2005 I , , ... ~w IN f V I NY T G V the michigan daily ; I '99 MERCURY SABLE. Loaded. 128K high- way mi., reliable, $3000 OBO. 248-797-0921. CHARMING HISTORIC HOME less than 1 mile from UM Hospital. $295,000. Call 810-227-1438 or 734-994-5703. * Minutes from U of M, downtown, and major freeways * 1-2-3 bedroom apartment homes (with 1-3 bathrooms!) * Unique, Spacious floor plans with vaulted...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 14, 2005 - 7 COKE Continued from page 1 tor of purchasing for the University and a member of the DRB, said Coke is "not in a position to agree to the investigation in Colombia or India." Although the DRB's original requirement was that Coke agree to the audits by the September deadline, Poszywak still didn't recommend that the contract be cut because of what he sees as "good faith actions" from Coke...…

…8- The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 14, 2005 A ARTS Bonnie Raitt lcrfe ihgnTeter By Andrew Blelak For the Daily Legendary country-blues art- ist Bonnie Raitt has to be one of the warmest, most likeable performers in the industry. Complementing her suc- cessful career with a lifelong devotion to various social causes, Bonnie Raitt has earned the Raitt admiration of fans Tuesday, and fellow musicians Oct. 11 alike for her musical Michigan ...…

…Friday October 14, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com PRTS'rgan ailg 9 Icers eager to get revenge on Eagles 0 FOOTBALL M' looks to slow By James V. Dowd Daily Sports Writer The game has stuck out like a sore thumb on No. 7 Michigan's schedule since it was released in July. Squeezed between a series against Quinnipiac last weekend and this Sunday's game against at home." Even for players that haven't been around, ther...…

…I 10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 14, 2005 M keeps eye on postseason By Katie Niemeyer Daily Sports Writer One goal. That has been the difference for the Michigan women's soccer team in its last five games. After going 1-3 in their last four, the Wolverines (6-5-2 overall) are 2-3 in Big Ten play heading into their final five contests before the Big Ten Tournament. But these numbers fail to tell the whole story. Michigan beat No. 4...…

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… 2 - The Michigan Daily - Football Saturday - October 15, 2005 The Michigan Daily - Football 2005 Michigan Schedule 2005 Michigan Roster More Than Meets the Eye There isn't much this 313-pound former running back can't do No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. YearEIig. N Notre Dame (Sept. 10), L 17-10: Not an unfamilar sight for Michigan - a September loss. The Irish used an effective opening drive to take a 7-0 lead. They never looked back and were...…

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…I-di A- AWL Adak 0 0 w S Daily edon h] ony Gonzales in ht ends don. In his fifth year at Michigan, the Allentown, Pa., native finally gets a chance to start against Penn State. i talking began last week when Nittany Lions tailback Austin :eammate of Massaquoi's at Parkland High - called Massa- him that one of Penn State's defensive ends has "something him this weekend. game means more than bragging rights for Massaquoi this hance for...…

…Thursday, October 13, 2005 News 3A Appeal to halt ruling on same-sex benefits denied Opinion 4A Sports 8A Eric Jackson: Evaluating the evidence Football falters in crunch time TE STUDENT GOVERNMENT STRUGGLE ... THE STATEMENT One-hundredfifteen years of editorialfreedom www.michkgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 11 @2005 The Michigan Daily Some wary of football season ticket program PETER SCHOTTENFELS/Daily, Microsoft chairm...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 NATION/WORLD Aid pours in for quake victims NEWS IN BRIEF U.S., Pakistani, German , Aziz said small aircraft were able to - ~ and Afghan helicopters delivered tents, blankets and medical equipment MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Rescue efforts gave way to aid relief, as hopes faded yesterday of finding more survivors in Pakistan's devastated quake zone. Still, miracles emerged amid the mis...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Candlelight vigil for quake victims tonight on Diag A candlelight vigil will be held at 9:30 p.m. today on the Diag to honor victims of last week's earthquake in South Asia. Donations will be collected by the Pakistani Students' Association and given to survivors of the quake. The event is being sponsored by PSA, the South Asian Progressive Alliance and the Indian American ...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 OPINION cabie £id~igan 43aiIld 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 Feeling pretty good." - Chinese astronaut Fei Junlong, in his first broadcast from space afte...…

…NEWS Delphi may cut wages in spring The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 5A CEO says company is paying its workers wages two to three times more than its competitors TROY (AP) - Delphi Corp.'s hourly work- ers could see wage and benefit cuts as early as this spring, officials from the auto supplier, which sought bankruptcy protection last weekend, said yesterday. Delphi Chairman and CEO Robert Miller said the Troy-based compan...…

…6A - The Michi-an Daily - Thursday October 13, 2( the michigan daily '99 MERCURY SABLE. Loaded. 128K high- way mi., reliable, $3000 OBO. 248-797-0921. CHARMING HISTORIC HOME less than 1 mile from UM Hospital. $295,000. Call 810-227-1438 or 734-994-5703. AR SU LY 800.462.2420 ' www.allartsupplies.com * Minutes from U of M, downtown, and major freeways * 1-2-3 bedroom apartment homes (with 1-3 bathrooms!) * Unique, Spacious floor plans with...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 7A "GATES Continued from page 1A And as technology continues to evolve and new markets are developed abroad, Gates not only anticipates the demand for computer sci- entists will grow, but that the importance of the field will become even more far-reaching. "We are entering the golden age," Gates said on the various new emerging technologies he believes will streamline facets of everyday...…

…Thursday cte Adibgurn B itlU PORTS sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com 8A Offense needs to stay on theid By Stephanie Wright Daily Sports Editor This season, Michigan has played as if it were re-enacting a chapter from Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cit- ies." It's been the best of times in the first half and the worst of times in the second. In six games, the Michigan offense has put up 118 points in the first half, an...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 9A Kickers fall in double overtime 0 MEN'S TENNIS Three Netters bring home gold By Anne Uible Daily Sports Writer After back-to-back losses to No. 8 Indiana and St. Louis, the Michigan men's soccer team (6-5-1) needed to find a way to get back in the saddle. But they weren't able to tame the horse last night in Kalamazoo and fell 2-1 in double overtime to the Western Michigan Bron- cos (6-5-...…

… 10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 2005 Longhorns' road to the Rose Bowl is clear By John Geise and Kia Hamadanchy For the Daily Entering the seventh week of the college foot- ball season, conference races are beginning to take shape with teams starting to position them- selves for the postseason. Starting in South Bend and continuing with Florida State and Texas, four top-10 teams will attempt to keep their national title ho...…

…FRANCHISE Continued from page 13B What does this say about the Midwest y in general? To start, it says that there isn't-_ much point in exploring it. Seriously, besides the fact that different people attend these universities, every time a Jimmy John's is built, another campus becomes a little bit like every other cam- pus, and the Midwest becomes a bit more of a generalization. I was ready to get out of Urbana-Champaign, and head to Peoria, I...…

… 3B The Daily Dish Stephanie Pinder-Amaker on student initiatives, 3B The Weekend List A guide to the happenings around town this weekend. 4B Break From the Dorm Martha Cook turns 90, keeps i.s special traditions. 7B Book Excerpt "The Great Reporters" by David Randall 8B Rethinking MSA How the student government system can be maximnized. 11B The Tree Thrift clothing store set to close. From The Editor RANDOM STUDENT I NTERVTEW Random choos...…

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…r . .. ..i. 0 9 Selling out College towns are losing some local flavor - By eremy Davidson /Daily Staff Writer t's a hell of a walk from Columbia, Missouri, to Lawrence, Kansas but the drive isn't bad. The .. speed limit is 65, but if you're not going 80, you start to feel like Moses parting the sea. The pavement stands out like an awkward scab across the flesh of the gre Midwestern plains. I look at the ground of the pas- senger seat by...…

… A POT NTI COUNTERPOT NT Going pro? With Batman and Superman You can tell a Martha Cook girl a mile away / Because she looks so sweet and blase / She always performs with the greatest of ease / And her motto is she aims to please. - Song "You can tell a Martha Cook girl" from the 1946 Martha Cook annual By Batman A much as one claims to love the apparently "untarnished" and "pure" college sports environment, such trite sentiment hides the...…

… 0 9 0 9 During the war years, prominent magazines terrorized young girls by very gloomy estimates on their chances of getting married. If those estimates were correct, we may only deduce that Martha Cook girls are unusually - if not extraordinarily, popular. So, we have little to worry about. Let us be "foot loose and a fancy free" without apprehension. - 1926 Annual, in light of statistic that since 1915, 1,440 of the 2,377 women, or 6...…

… 0 requirement change, which included looking into the curricula of other schools, was done more than eight years ago. "You're dealing with the dif- ficulty of students not being here long enough to see their projects be fulfilled," Wagner said. "That's dis- couraging from our end and that's even more discouraging to the con- stituency because they see a broken promise." Another problem of turnover is the hardship in forging relationships wit...…

… e M I C H I G A N S T U D E N T A S S E M B L Y What MSA can do to boost perennially sub-par voter participation in student government elections By Alison Go I Managing Editor rudging from residence hall to residence hall last March, Jesse Levine shook hands, talked shop and maybe even kissed some babies during his quest for the student government presidency Levine spent $400 out of pocket on posters and flyers and ded- icated more t...…

…Wednesday, October 12, 2005 S . - News 3 Northwest plans to meet with striking mechanics Arts 8 Fiona Apple shows 'Extraordinary' growth diir i6wuivaiv Sports 10 Vozza sustains injury, M' places fourth One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorial freedom www.mic/ngandaziy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 10 ©2005 The Michigan Daily Death count passes 35,000 0 Pakistani authorities say 2 million were left homeless after 7.6 magnitude eart...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 12, 2005 NATION/WORLD U.S. to send aid to flooded zones TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved the dispatch of military helicopters, food and other aid to help Central American nations inun- dated by massive mudslides mount recovery operations. Such catastrophes are too much for any country to handle alone, Rumsfeld said yesterday, en route to meetings he is h6sting in sout...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Gates to discuss tech opportunities for students Microsoft founder and multibil- lionaire Bill Gates will be speaking at Rackham Auditorium today about the opportunities computer science can offer students. Although all tickets have been given out, the lecture will be viewable from television screens in the Rackham Amphitheatre. The event will be held at 10 a.m. today. Ston...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 12, 2005 OPINION Gabe Slirbigan iuiI 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 There are a couple of rotten apples that need to be dealt with." -Robert Davis, who was beaten ...…