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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 7 RWANDA Continued from page 1 At the hotel, he said, life was very simi- lar to scenes in the Academy Award-winning movie, "Hotel Rwanda." "We survived (by drinking) the swimming pool water, that is correct," he said, adding that they put the water in garbage cans and didn't boil it before drinking, yet they some- how never got sick. As in the movie, Rusesabagina did in fact face insubo...…

…Tuesday October 1, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com R e i tSi 8 PIANO MAN jURIOII W4. <.. MICHIGAN THEATER AUDIENCE DELIGHTS AT WAINRIGHT'S PERFORMANCE By Alexandra Jones Daily Arts Editor REVIEw Rufus Wainwright is proof that talent tran- scends sociopolitical boundaries. Twenty years ago, it would have been rare for an openly gay musician or entertainer to fill a, con- Rufus cert hall; it would have been Wainwri...…

…* Paltrow's performance saves pedestrian 'Proof' ARTS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 9 By Kristin MacDonald Daily Arts Writer The math genius is a well-explored Holly- wood fixture. From "Pi" to "A Beautiful Mind" to "Good Will Hunt- Proof ing," there is something At the Michigan strangely compelling Theater about number savants Miramax furiously scribbling long strings of gibberish on blackboards. Even more so if they're ...…

…Tuesday October 11, 2005 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com ThbeIirCbigan Bai1U PORTrS 10 - - - - -- - - - Henne will start, no matter what loyd Carr made it clear for what seems like the 100th time - he has no plans to bench Chad Henne in favor of Matt Gutierrez. The reasons to make the change were obvious after Michigan's 23-20 loss to Minnesota. Henne completed just 14 of 29 passes for 155 yards on Saturday, and it was ...…

…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 ...…

… OP/ED The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 5 Hot Topics The Daily evaluated progress toward fulfilling the five most prominent campaign promises made by representatives from Students 4 Michigan - the assembly's ruling party - during their campaigns for office. City Council Students continue to suffer for MSA's failure to secure a permanent, institutional pres- ence at City Hall. During the 1. summer while most students were ou...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday. October 12, 2005 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 ceilings and wood-burning fire...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 7 RWANDA Continued from page 1 p.m., the Power Center reached capacity, and more than 600 people were redirected to the Michigan League Ballroom. By 7 p.m., the Ballroom was standing- room-only, and more than 100 students and community members, some coming from as far as an hour away, huddled around tele- visions in the basement and lobby of the League to watch the speech. Rusesbagina ...…

…Wednesday Rte litSigat til 0 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com 8 Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox "Yes, it is necessary that my bra be exposed in this shot." 'Shoes' takes the long road to success 01 By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer Leaving behind awesomeness of her rich-celebrity- international-waste-of- time-hiking-trip show "Trippin'," Cameron Diaz the utter trash-TV In Her Shoes At Showcase and Quality 16 20th ...…

…Wednesday EllRiditSn tilg PO F sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com 9 Breaking do By Gabe Edelson Daily Sports Writer It happened just four days ago, but it's arguably the most- talked-about play of Michigan's season. Coach Lloyd Carr had just burned the Wolverines' third and final timeout with 1:27 left on the clock, and Michigan had Min- nesota pinned back at its own 26-yard line on Saturday. The score was 20-20, and the ...…

… 10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Keepers new style key to his success By Jami Josephson Daily Sports Writer Opposing forwards, be warned - Peter Dzubay of the Michigan men's soccer team is starting to think out- side the box. This season, the senior goalkeeper has proven his eagerness to come out of the.18-yard goal box to direct- ly challenge opposing forwards. In Sunday's 2-0 loss to Indiana, Dzubay notched six saves -...…

…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...…

…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...…

…Wednesday, October 19, 2007 News 3A Despite fuel costs, students continue to drive \1/i/? O ~ N \/td \/8N JArS 0 > edI AAe)1j One-hundredfafteen years of editoril freedom Opinion 4A Jeff Cravens doesn't want your child left behind Arts 5A 'Elizabethtown' nothing but eye candy --------- - - - -------- -- I I I WHO ----- -------------- --------------------- - - -- - - www. mickandaily. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 13 -2 -The--...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 first annual " fA NATION/WORLD Iraqi voting re suits delayed BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The first bags containing sheets of vote counts from Iraq's provinces arrived in Bagh- dad for tabulation, but delays from other areas mean a final result in the landmark referendum may not be known until the end of the week, election officials said yesterday. Complicating the count is the need to audit re...…

… 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...…