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…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 3, 1996 INSECTS Continued from Page 5 the snail's leisurely visit to a tiny water- ing hole. Though "Microcosmos" is not an educational film in the standard sense - there is no numbing drone of narra- tion, or boring stream of facts - it acomplishes something even more important. It affords the viewer a glimpse at the commonalities that unify all animals and allows us to experience life at a level ...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 4, 1996 Actors share their souls in Basement Arts Burn This' By Christopher Tkaczyk Daily Arts Writer It has been said that the greatest writ- ing comes from deep within writers, and that what they write from their hearts is what is most true. To get deep inside, writers must go beyond any boundaries set by their personal lives. To share their greatest fears and tri- umphs with their readers, wri...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 NATION /WORLD Algerians suspected in Paris bomb PARIS (AP) -- Clue by clue, a shadowy network of Algerian militants emerged yesterday as the prime suspect in a deadly Paris subway bombing. A gas canister. Black powder. Nails to cut flesh. All were hallmarks of a wave of bombings last year claimed by Algeria's Arned Islamic Group. All were present at the scene of Tuesday's attack, which kil...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 6, 1996 NATION/WORLD r Fatal car crashes. with teen drivers drop nationwide AP PHOTO Shots in memory A kaibile, special forces soldier shoots into the air in remembrance of the fallen soldiers during 36 years of war at the last special forces graduation ceremony yesterday in Poptun, El Peten, Guatemala. The Guatemalan army is discontinuing the training of these special counter-insurgency units due...…

… apScltmz I~aft Go eat a house! Nothing to do tonight? Then go decorate a holiday gingerbread house at Bryant Community Center. Go build the the tastiest house you can make with frosting, candy and other goodies. There is a $22 fee per house, and you must pre-register, Bryant Community Center is located at 3 W. Eden Court. For more information, call 994-2722. Monday December 9, 1996 'Daylight' stays in the dark By Bryan Lark Daily Arts Wr...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 - 9 tU2's 'Discotheque' takes the Irish band in a new direction Los Angeles Times 1 DUBLIN, Ireland - For most of its :clebrated career, U2 has preached the ospel of rock 'n' roll tradition, toasting every turn such personal heroes as Avis Presley, the Beatles and Bob bylan. -So, why is Adam Clayton, the group's )ssist, talking about such '90s techno- .nce favorites as the Prodigy, Massive Attack...…

… Wije 1tIutiwn 1&d IA Scoreboard COLLEGE ASKETALL NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Indiana 76, NOTRE DAME 75 TORONTO 100, Houston 89 DUKE 103, Lehigh 51 Dallas 108, ORLANDO 102 NORTH CAROUNA 106, B. Cookman 62 UTAH 107, Charlotte 97 XAVIER 95, Florida A&M 64 GEORGETOWN 55, Seton Hall 51 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE San Francisco 34, ATLANTA 10 Home team in CAPS Tuesday December 3, 1996 9 fgly play ot way to - for Jic/h gan playing "ugly" can s...…

… ~~f9=2 £tch- -n Dati Wednesday December 4, 1996 9 Fast start bor Blue grapplers yEvui Braunstoin Dly Sports Writer q Judging by its performance in pre- eason meets, you wouldn't think the Michigan wrestling team was start- ing seven underclassmen. The Wolverines continued to post impressive results in their early sea- son tournaments, as seven wrestlers placed in the top five of their weight class in the Northern Open. The tournament was ...…

… NATI ON/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 - 9A ormer generals urge nfue sarming WASHINGTON (AP) -Two retired generals who once oversaw America's nuclear arsenals are now urging disar- mament. "We believe the time for action is now, for the alternative of inaction could well carry a high price," they said. Joining them in an unprecedented peal to U.S. and Russian leaders to orge a global consensus to reduce nuclear arsena...…

…Catholic church still under seige in Northern Ireland NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 6, 1996 - 9 BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland (AP) -Taunts, jeers and rocks at Mass every weekend, and now an arson attack on a church school at night: Our Lady the Mother of Christ is a congregation under siege. The Rev. Eamonn Cowan, like the other three priests who live in the parish house beside the Roman Catholic church, sleeps somewhere ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 9, 1996 - 9A 'Burn This' sets hearts ablaze By Christopher Tkaczyk Daily Arts Writer Sheer awe is what most of the audi- ence must have felt after they walked away from taking in director Allison Tkac's ingenious presentation of Landford Wilson's "Burn This." The play was a comedic drama whose main themes covered the process of grieving personal losses as well as the hardships of living as a creative art...…

… NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 10, 1996--9 ,Race redistricting faces Supreme Court in 2 cases I - - - -a Calif. systems to wait on Prop. 209 U Court wary of efforts to maximize candidates' success WASHINGTON (AP) - The racial politics of running for Congress in Georgia and for a local school board in Louisiana provided the backdrop yester- day asthe Supreme Court examined the use ofrace in redrawing election district...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 'Tis the season. for position to gain end-of-the-year honors, bucks 0 0 Holiday maji By Bryan Lark Daily Arts Writer Cue the theme from "Chariots of Fire"-- the long and winding race for that gilded golden gentle- men called Oscar has offi- cially begun this holiday sea- son. With 1996 less than a month from being history, every film released this yearf that has any chance of Oscar conside...…

…10 -The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 3, 1996 g icer Berenzweig to sit out two games By Mark Snyder Dily Sports Writer The Michigan hockey team will be short one defenseman tomorrow night. Sophpmore Bubba Berenzweig will be sidelined for the next two games due to academic con- terns. Michigan coach Red Berenson said that time away f tt w from the team would benefit the blueliner. "I don't think he will be able to play until the (Great ...…

…10- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 4, 1996 Michigan harriers bow to sun gods Wolverines experience heat exhaustion, poor finishes at NCAA Championship By Jacob Wheeler Daily Sports Writer It's too bad the Michigan men's cross country team couldn't finish its season on a high note, on some cool Midwestern course closer to home. Instead, the college careers of seniors Scott MacDonald, Dave Barnett and Jeff Beuche were left in the Tucs...…

…im Uxihe Itdjig=an ~ai 1, Scoreboard NCAA BASKETBALL HOUSTON 79, Tulsa 7 Texas 82, FLORIDA 64 VILLANOVA 75, Providence 64 KANSAS 72, Cincinnati 65 UTAH 60, Southem Utah 40 BOSTON COLLEGE 73. Rutgers 64 Virginia 75, WILLIAM & MARY 64 CLEMSON 82, Furman 55 TEXAS TECH 77, New Mexico 68 Home team in CAPS West Virginia 101, SYRACUSE 79 Thursday December 5, 1996 iDA This time, Tfurco is Ihe savior 6y James Goldstein Daily Sports Writer Last s...…

…10 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 6, 1996 R Friday's EventsI., ThuansDRAWING? ge Tousndsof $DOLLARS in PRIZESgie 4 W RM 1 . 4* away. Drawing will be held at 9 p.m. by Santa at S. University & Church St. Tickets avail- able until 8:30 p.m. through all participating businesses. Must be present to win. Grand Prize: $500.00 Gift Certificate from Suwanee Springs Leather on S.U. '' FREE PARKING? VALIDATED FREE PARKING all day Frid...…

…1OA - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 9, 1996 Beavis and Butt-Head do Ann Arbor Those guys to the right are pretty dam excited, as you can see. They are coming to theaters Dec. 20 In their first big screen motion picture, "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America." And you can join in the fun because, heh heh heh, they're cool! The Daily Arts section is still giving away passes to see good old B and B after the movie opens. How do you become on...…

…10 -- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 10, 1996 NATION/WORLD Christopher puts pressure on Serbs Los Angeles Times BRUSSELS, Belgium - Secretary of State Warren Christopher escalated U.S. pressure on Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic yesterday, urging him to talk to opposition leaders, recognize freedom of assembly, respect oppo- sition victories in recent municipal elections and unfetter the media. Although he said Milosevic demon-...…

… Mg --I r £tvul -1111049 Uue sweeps By Ames Goldstein an ark Snyder Dailports Writers SITROIT - The goal was nothing less than a swdi. SWchigan hockey coach Red Berenson stated it. The Mirigan hockey team stated it. Going into this week- ollege Hockey Showcase at the Joe Louis Arena, stiment around the team was the same. wins, nothing less. 1uichigan met that goal by squeaking past Minnesota, 4-3 in overtime, on Friday afternoon and manhandli...…

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…_______________________________________________The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 6 1996 11 b, a ill i L Anfii h f e e l e rse lo u rs: 9- 7 10-6 12-6 :ellular 600 S Main- -7 rite4 I Lupoli r a :ath4' wiar Sat. S. I Seri[cesI outh Street I 8079 - mj 1I '.4 I, .: I t 1a1 I 9 '1 F k 'O l.< i!1 'A rt .. 0 U U i I I WD 0 S I p LMJ )U i * 0I ::e :. $.... 4. - oW: 11 S1lid !I ots Glojves :rs Boots. ni...…

…EI 3iditgau&idlg 8 a nz- q,: .., Forget the Alamo, Blue to face 'Bama at Outback By Nicholas J. Cotsonika Daily Sports Editor After the bowl situation was finally settled last night, the Wolverines didn't end up with a legendary bowl game. But they did end up with a legendary opponent. On New Year's Day, No. 15 Michigan (8-3) will play No. 16 Alabama (9-3) at I1 a.m. at the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla. The Wolverines haven't played on New ...…

… ft gi bk £ 1d 9 9tt Student showcase The department of film and video's term-end screening of student work will occur on campus this weekend. Check out student-produced films, videos and various digital productions created during the past few months. It's a rare chance to see the early work of budding Steven Spielbergs or Alfred Hitchcocks. The free presentation is at 7:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday nights at 1324 East Hall. Tuesday D...…

…12- The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 Minnesota 1 0 2 0-3 Michigan 2 0 1 1-4 First period - 1. MN, Rasmussen 9 (Anderson), 0:23; 1. UM, Morrison 6 (Muckalt, Herr), 5:12; 2. UM Botterill 8 (Luhning, Fox), 18:53 (pp). Penalties - Clymer, MN(tripping), 9:29; Rominski, UM (holding), 13:35; Woog, MN (inter- ference), 16:54; Lyons, MN (holding), 18:48; Herr, UM (roughing), 18:48; Berg, MN (rough- ing), 19:02; Fox, UM (roughing), 19:02. ...…

…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 Intrasquad competitions kick off'96-'97 gymnastics' seasons. Healthy women tumblers kick off season Men's gymnastics tumbles into action By Sara Rontal For the Daily Put away the Band-Aids and ace bandages; the Michigan women's gymnastics team is finally healthy and ready to start fresh this season. With five consecutive Big Ten championships and four straight trips to the NCAA champions...…

… Uft ift~mi Dat Midnight Madness! Ann Arbor breaks into a shopping frenzy today as the downtown retail district offers bargains galore. Enjoy late night shopping and a general ly festive atmosphere as this Ann Arbor tradition offers great bargains for all your holiday shopping needs. For more information on the day's happenings, call 668-7652. Friday December 6, 1996 12 Mars ttacks! 0 Burton sci-fi thriller takes no prisoners By Krist...…

…2B- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - December 9, 1996 NFL Standings - Week 15 American Football National Football Associated Press Poll The new AP top 25 college football poll for games played through Dec. 7. First-place votes in parentheses. Cinference Conference East Team 1. New England 2. Buffalo 3. Indianapolis 4.iami 5."N.Y. Jets Central Team 1. Pittsburgh 2. Houston 2. Jacksonville 4. Cincinnati 5. Baltimore West Team 1. Denver ...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 10, 1996 Material Girl makes news with kid, 'Evita' soundtrack Newsday Madonna won't allow her daughter, Lour'des, to watch TV when she's older. The child is "not going online!" Madonna insists. "No!" She will be raised Catholic, or so it seems. Mother and daughter, now living in Los Angeles, will probably settle some- where outside New York City, but "not the -amptons." The latest news on the Mado...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 2, 1996 -13 omen :cagers scare No. 1 Stanford Richard Shin Daily Sports Writer The unranked and unheralded Itchigan women's basketball team ame within seconds of pulling off an upset of epic proportions last night in Hawaii, losing, 77-74, to top-ranked Stanford in the finals of the Hawaiian Air Wahine Classic. The game, which ended just before press time, pitted the Wolverines inst the heavily favored C...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5,_1996 - 13k Grapplers head to Vegas By Evan Braunstein Daily Sports Writer The Michigan wrestling team will travel to Las Vegas this weeked, but the wrestlers won't have much time to bet at the craps tables. The Las Vegas Classic is the Wolverines' first team tournament of the season, and they will spend most of the trip on the wrestling mats. The tournament includes almost 40 steams from around the...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 6, 1996 - 13 Check out all the weekend's sports action in SPORTSMoNDAY Only in The Michigan Daily. Man or Astroman? That is the question. Band makes Earth appearance Man or Astroman? lands in Pontiac for Saturday show By Ted Watts Daily Arts Writer Wacky theatrical bands have an odd tendency to veil their real selves behind their stage personas. From the Residents to Gwar, you tend to not see the a...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday, December 9, 1996 - 3 ' 0 r0l BARRY JONATHAN SUMMER/Daily The Michigan women's swimming team qualified for the NCAA Championship in five events this past weekend at the Miami Invitational. As a team, the Wolverines blew their 10 opponents away with 1,157 total points, almost 700 more than any other team. Wolverines sink com etition in season s first invltational meet SOLLENBERGER Sollenberger in Paradise U...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 10, 1996 - 13 CORDS Sued from Page 12 The Grateful Dead The A rista Years Af ta -last, a box set worthy of its length. .tf rateful Dead have been house- mld mes for years, but like most of the contemporaries, their entire 20- 0ar output has been reduced to a 1agihl of songs played and overplayed 4,Luseam on "classic rock" radio. t heir post-hippie days are entirely i pid. Can anyone other than a I3ed|ad ...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, D December 2, 1996 LEROI Continued from Page ii were going to, but they wouldn't let that happen." Fisher even had to use 6-foot-9 for- ward Maceo Baston to help out up front. Fisher had hoped to rest Baston, out with a strained Achilles tendon since early November, at-least until tonight's game against Bradley or Thursday's matchup with Detroit. It turned out Baston's help was vital. He had nine points and...…

…14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 TURCO Continued from Page 10A Turco was the difference - no doubt about it. The Wolverines did not have many scoring opportunites in the first period. They couldn't get it going. If it weren't for Turco, Michigan could have been down early. And the result could have been the same as last year's home opener against the Broncos. "Turco played terrific," Western Michigan coach Bill Wilkinson ...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 6, 1996 Explosive New York artists The Last Poets release hot new book UMS Choral Union to perform 'Messiah' By Stephanie Jo Klein Daily Arts Writer - By any means necessary, The Last Poets have always had their say. Since they first performed their lyri- cal style of spoken-word poetry and rap on May 19, 1968, at a celebration of Malcolm X's birthday in Harlem, New York, members of The Last Poets ...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - December 9, 1996 BASKETBALL Conlan gives largest lift of all Junior guard boosts Michigan on both ends of the court By John Lrol Daily Sports Editor DURHAM, N.C. - When Michigan needed him most, Travis Conlan was there. Don't call him a hero. By his own admission, he wasn't one. But if Conlan had fouled out, instead of the Wolverines' leading scorer, Maurice Taylor, Michigan would probably have lost. ...…

… Scorebward NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Seattle 118, PHILADELPHIA 94 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Charlotte 107, VANCOUVER 91 OAKLAND 26, Kansas City 7 NCAA BASKETBALL NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ARIZONA 83, Texas 78 Anaheim 5, BOSTON 2 KENTUCKY 90, Wright State 62 N.Y. Rangers 5, PHOENIX 2 BOSTON COLLEGE 59, Vanderbilt 52 Toronto.3, CHICAGO 1 Home teams in CAPS. 14" Tuesday December 10, 1996 Icers look to continue GLI dorninance' Wolverines ho...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 -15SA A DV E RTI SEM EN T I1 VOUiME, 2, HUMBER 1 11 F HNIESIUOFMHFA DECEMBER 1911 DOING IT**. In high school, Seany Handelman played tennis for the love of the game. At the University of Michigan, he's mixed business with pleasure. A senior economics major who spent the* second half of . his junior year at the London School of Economics, Handelman has merged his tennis \ and business skil...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 6, 1996 - 15 RECORDS onued from Page 14 lack 9 Black 9 ix It Up / Scotti Bros. 0 STARS 8 from da' boot Street Life / Scotti Bros. Black 9 is supposed to be a rapper; the four members of Nais are supposed to be singers. They're both on Scotti Bros. Records, and all of their debut albums should be trashed before they cause any more auditory damage. TI~e scout who sinned them should be fired (out of a cannon...…

…FOOTBALL- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - December 9, 1996 - 5B 4YU conquers the ~WAC, Wyoming Cougars heroics, 13 wins not good enough for Bowl Alliance bid, however ' LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ethan endary coach, tradition and fan support. Pochman's foot and Joe Tiller's decision BYU delivers all those " helped BYU make its bid for a major BYU was one tick of the clock -no bowl berth. But the sixth-ranked ticks, according to Tiller - from not C...…

… The Michigan Daily - Tuesday. December 10. 1996 - 15 Men's swimmers to train Down Under over break By John Friedberg Daily Sports Writer Australia seems like the perfect place to spend the holidays. Summer is in full swing as temperatures are in the 90s. Sound like paradise? Well, what if you had two workouts per day and had to spend most of your time in Perth rather than Sydney or Melbourne? The Michigan men's swimming and diving team wil...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 - A Blue cagers prepare for clash with Watson's Titans By Alan Goldenbach Daily Sports Editor It's tough to get up-for a game where your opponent considers it a rivalry but you see it as another cupcake-type, early-season game. That's what the Michigan men's bas- ketball team will be facing tonight when Detroit comes to Crisler Arena. And undoubtedly, the Wolverines are thinking ahead to a li...…

… Scoreboard WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PURDUE 73, No. 7 Notre Dame 58 No. 10 DUKE 72, Florida St. 66 No. 10 TEX. TECH 74, Oral Roberts 51 ALABAMA 70, No. 16 Minn. 67 No. 14 W. KEN. 81, Murray State 57 No. 9 IOWA ST. 57, Tenn.-Martin 36 MICHIGAN ST. 90, Il.-Chicago 60 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE WOFFORD 84, Montreat Anderson 59 INDIANAPOLIS 37, Philadelphia 10 No. 23 Xavier at LOYOLA-MMT,, inc. Home games in CAPS 9 * Fri...…

…68 -The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - December 9, 1996 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 'M' women's basketball survives Pleasant suprise from Central By Sharat Raju Laily Sports Writer MT. PLEASANT - There are many things deceiving about Mt. Pleasant. First of all, there certainly is no mountain nearby. Second, other than the casino, there really isn't anything "pleasant" there. And third, the Central Michigan women's basketball team doesn't play like...…

…16 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 10, 1996 M !r!nr!!M!!Mw11Mhi iw w 1996-97 Bowl Picks Btaff Picks - all picks made against the spread. BOWL LAS VEGAS: Ball State (no line) vs. Nevada ALOHA: California (-1) vs. Navy LIBERTY: Houston (+16) vs. Syracuse CARQUEST: Miami (Fla.) (-3 1/2) vs. Virginia COPPER: Utah (+7) vs. Wisconsin PEACH: Clemson (+G 1/2) vs. Ltisina State ALAMO: IOWA (+4 1/2) vs. Texas Tech kO.DAY: Colorado (-5 1/2)...…

…_. .. .. The Michigan Daily - Friday. December 6. 1996 -17 - n . v .i V sr vrn j r " lR vvv ni wv yr + v Michigan women to be tested by Central Chippewas to serve as By Richard Shin Daily Sports Writer If the Big Ten is the big test for the lichigan women's basketball team this season, then Sunday's 2 p.m. game at Central Michigan will be a cram ses- sion. With only three games left on the non-conference schedule before Michigan's first co...…

…Hocuy The Michigan Daily - SP RTSMonday - December 9, 1996 - 7B Late-night call leaves Sloan on 'M' sideline <, . . , .:.. ':::. f ,. >::; _ nup Michigan junior Chris Fox had two assists in Saturday's 7-3 Michigan victory over Ferris State. Here he slides a pass just by the outstretched stick of the Bulldogs' Brent Wishart. SARA SiILLMAN/Daily Icers power way to victory over Ferris State Madden dishes out a career-high six assists, ear...…