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…Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9 Sitarist comes t'U' By Catherine Smyka Daily Arts Writer The disparate elements of cul- tures as different as those of India and America don't always mix well. Enchanting guitar talent most often breeds No. 1 blues and country hits in America, while the Indian sitar produces peaceful ballads. Pandit Debashish Pandit Bhattacharya Debashish has merged Bhattacharya the unique Tonight and sounds o...…

…OctAober 3, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPETigSn Baill 10 4 Hood excels in special role for Wolverines By Scott Bell Daily Sports Editor Ask Darnell Hood how he thinks opposing teams feel when they have to face him, and he'll give you an honest answer. "I couldn't imagine going against myself," Hood said. Though his response may not be drenched with modesty, it cer- tainly isn't without reason lack validity eith...…

…Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 11 71-year-old Alou fired after two losing seasons AP PHOT Cowboys lineman Andre Gurode ices his head after being kicked by Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. Haynesworthout five games for kid NEW YORK (AP) - Ten- Haynesworth was penalized a 45-14 victory. nessee Titans defensive tackle and ejected from the game Gurode's helmet ca Albert Haynesworth was sus- early in the third quarter...…

…12 -The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 3, 2006 Cubs done Baker CHICAGO (AP) - Dusty Baker is out as the Chicago Cubs' manager following a last- place finish and a failure to take the team to the World Series in his four years. The Cubs made the announce- ment yesterday, a day after team president Andy MacPhail resigned and the club finished with a 66-96 record. "I wish we could have gotten it done but we didn't," Baker said. "You see four ...…

…Monday, October 2,2006 STOIC WOLVERINES BRING JUG BACK HOME . .. SPORTSONDAY News 3A Granholm, DeVos to square off in debate Opinion 4A From the Daily: MCRI's code- word campaign Arts 5A 'Heroes'just not super One-hundred-sixteen years of editorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan N Vol. CXVII, No. 20 @2006 The Michigan Daily NCAA grad rates up slightly Michigan baseball, men's basketball teams see dramatic jumps By Kevi...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 2, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com NATION/WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom: 763-2459 Office hours: Sun.-Thurs. Ia.mi . - 2 a.mi . News Tips news@miehigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothed...…

… NEWS Monday, October 2, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3A ON CAMPUS Chef to teach how to cook veggie favorites The University Unions Arts and Programs will present "Cooking 101: The Basics" at the Univer- sity Club in the Michigan Union from 7to09 p.m. today. A chef will prepare several vegetarian dishes, including vegetable strudel and vegetable phillo purse. Tonight's event is the first of four cooking workshops. The workshops cost $10 each ...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 2, 2006 e gtt t 3 ttilg OPINION DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM JEFEBLO R CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON iY ANN AREOR, MI 48104 Iothedoily@michigandoily.com Code-word campaign Politics, the English language and MCRI Sensationalism and the smooth lan- guage ...…

…Monday October 2, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com c~be I fidjign n taUQ ART s 5A ........... Built to Spill frontman Doug Martsch performs at St. Andrew's. Built to spill-over, in classic Detroit style Congratulations, class of 2006! FALSE HEROICS PROMISING NEW DRAMA CAN'T QUITE GET OFF THE GROUND By Imran Syod Daily Arts Writer The theory of natural selection and its evolutionary backbone have been abridged by po...…

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…Monday, October 2, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7A FBI looks into Mark Foley e-mail scandal IN DRAG WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is examining former Rep. Mark Foley's e-mail exchanges with teenagers to determine if they violated federal law, an agency spokesman said yester- day. House Speaker Dennis Hast- ert asked yesterday for a federal investigation into the case - a lurid scandal that has put House Republicans in political peril. "I hereby ...…

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…WOMEN'S GOLF: Wolverines beat confer- ence rival in inspiring win. PAGE 2B THE SPORTsMONDAY COLUMN: Like fantasy sports? Give text sims a try. PAGE 3B VOLLEYBALL: Troubles continue 4 for Spikers in Big Ten. PAGE 4B October 2, 2006 S PO RT S,. ,4 g &"got,; - ft " mmm be gautn Bad -Iffiffis EM 0 -mu Varsity takes back the Jug By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Editor MINNEAPOLIS - The Lit- tle BrownoJug had been removed from Ann Arbor for less ...…

…2B -The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 2, 2006 4 Double-overtime goal ends Blue's upset bid against Gauchos By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer Lately, 90 minutes just doesn't cut it for the Michigan men's soc- cer team. On Saturday, the Wolverines made program history by playing in their third consecutive double overtime contest. But Michigan would rather have a chance to revise history, as it suffered a dev- astating 1-0 defeat at th...…

… New season, same By Chris Meszaros For the Daily It was never in doubt that a Michigan women's tennis play- er would win the Wolverine Invitational. It was just a matter of who it would be. Sophomore Chisako Sugi- yama fought to defend her 2005 Wolverine Invitational title against upstart freshman Tania Mahtani, but Sugiyama came out on top for her second straight title. The duel was never close. Sugiyama dominated the match the same way she ...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 2, 2006 THE BLITZ Football GAME STATISTICS Team Stats First Downs Rush/Yds Passing Yards Offensive Plays Total Offense Return Yards Comp/Att/Int Punts/Avg Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Poss MICH 23 45/234 284 69 518 21 17/24/0 3/40.3 1/0 3/30 37:39 ASNG M I C H I G A N Player C-A Yds TD Henne 17-24 284 3 Totals 17-24 284 3 MINN 18 24/1 08 215 58 323 94 17/34/0 7/33.9 0/0 4/29 22:21...…

…SportsMonday, October 2, 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. DEFENSE-O-METER CARR-0-METER 2 /4 LaMarr Woodleys Consider it a wake-up call for Michigan's...…

…6B -The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 2, 2006 Spikers drop two more By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Writer The optimism in junior cap- tains Lyndsay Miller and Katie Bruzdzinki's voices can't mask the cold-hard facts: After a 13-0 start to the season, the Michigan volleyball team has dropped four straight games. Following a heart-break- ing loss to Minnesota on Fri- day night, the Wolverines were swept by No. 14 Wisconsin (30- 24, 30-19, 30...…

…Monday, October 31, 2005 News 3A Report: absentee ballots mishandled in mayoral election Opinion 4A Chris Zbrozek: Halloween of the middle class Arts 5A "Capote" reveals "In Cold Blood's" origins WOLVERINES FINALLY WION OE WITH EXO . TO SPAE ... SPORTSMONDAY One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaziy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 21 2005 The Michigan Daily NAACP slams BAMN By Donn M. Fresard Daily News Editor The...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 2005 NATION/WORLD Post-Sept 11 deadlines missed NEWS IN BRIEF _!: .. s j " Many plans aimed to protect country after Sept 11 have yet to be completed by Bush administration WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration has missed dozens of deadlines set by Congress after the Sept. 11 attacks for developing ways to protect air- planes, ships and railways from terrorists. A plan to defend ships and ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Trick or treat at the Duderstadt Center party The Duderstadt Center will be hosting a Halloween celebration to commemo- rate the grand opening of GroundWorks Media Conversion Facility and the Computer-Aided Engineering Network Hotline. Students can participate in a Hal- loween scavenger hunt to win prizes. The event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Halloween party on 4th floo...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 2005 OPINION cbe irba iI 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 Goodnight Cinderella." - ESPN College Gameday host Lee Corso, in predicting Michigan's Saturday night vict...…

…Monday * October 31, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com R TSe irhigan til 5A . . ........... . . ... ..... ....... The evolution of horror girl makes out with the cap- tain of a nameless sport on her parents' couch, but she hears a sound and freaks out and he gets pissed. So he goes outside to shake it off, but then the girl goes out too and finds her letter- jacket sweetheart inside out, if you get my drift. She fr...…

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…r . , NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 2005 - 7A * EDWARDS Continued from page 1A age poor families to save money. The program would operate by hav- ing the government match the amount of money poor families put into savings. The crowd, mostly students but including a fair number of others, expressed enthusiasm about Edwards's message. He had to stop many times during his remarks because of applause and cheers from the crowd. J...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 2005 ARTS Appropriately gruesome sequel wreaks more havoc By David R. Eicke Daily Arts Writer "Cube with a twist" sounds like the latter end of a drink order, but it also serves to summarize the premise of writer/director Darren Bousman's sequel, "Saw II." The "Cubes" in reference are, of course, 1997's "Cube" and 2002's "Cube 2: Hypercube," in which a Saw 11 group of strangers wake up and A fin...…

…SENIOR DISAPPOINTMENT IAN HERBERT: The Wolverines had to over- come a lot to win this game. PAGE 3B The SportsMonday Column Field Hockey drops to Louisville in overtime. PAGE 6B HOOPS, THERE IT IS Basketball is back. The men's and wom- en's teams kicked off the season at Big Ten Media Day yesterday. PAGE 8B IRTS .E ' 1B SON= ---------------- ---- - ------ -- - ------- - -- ------- Michigan 33, NORTHWESTERN 17 Trampled Northwestern can...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Sailor takes on varsity teams in Hawafii ait ORidtn fla Athlete of the Week Name: Emily Brunemann Team: Women's Swimming and Diving Hometown: Crescent Springs, Ill. Class: Freshman Why: In her first collegiate performance, Brunemann won hands down in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Her time of 16:48.41 allowed her to set the NCAA "B" standard. The second- place swimmer fini...…

…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 ...…