…* Wednesday, December 1, 2004 A SMACKDOWN AT THE HANDS OF GEORGIA TECH ... SPORTS, PAGE 10 Weather News 3 Study links names, employment discrimination. Opinion 4 Sravya Chirumamilla says goodbye. Arts 8 Albums 30 to 21 on the new millennium's Top 50. LIM~tt jtA I6:41 LOW: 28 TOMORROW: One-hundred-fourteen years ofeditorial freedom www.)nchzigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 43 02004 The Michigan Daily LSA dean to discuss ...…
…Thursday, December 2, 2004 Weather News 3A Opinion 4A Sports 5A NHL stars play at Yost in charity event Zac Peskowitz on the Democrats' strategy Cagers find some good in aftermath 4& TOMORROW: One-hundredfourteen years of editorifreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXV, No. 44 ©2004 The Michigan Daily - Big House renovati in works Stadium may be refitted with luxury boxes By Sharad Mattu and Donn M. Fresard Daily...…
…Friday, December 3, 2004 News 3 SOLE renews protests of 'U' labor practices Opinion 4 Sam Singer on East- West alliance Sports 11 Notre Dame a must- win for cagers One-hundredfourteen years ofedaorzlfreedom Weather 28 TOMORROW: 2004 The Michigan Daily - - - - - - ------- - ---------- ------------------------- M -Ai -p M UP I I; I I I I I I I I, I, v, I I I I I I I, 18 111 a I; Ago RNA I A; A Ag I; OR ol RA P i A; RP I; OR www.michiganday.c...…
…Monday, December 6, 2004 Opinion 4A Daniel Adams is cynical about the MLB Arts 9A Natalie Portman finds an adult edge in the dramatic Closer' LLOYD CARR THWARTS RUMORS OF RETIREMENT a.SPORT {¢Wbe Eb4J'y.E ._ In ..tu. g Weather aI245 LO:42 TOMORROW: 0/32 One-hundred-fourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 46 x2004 The Michigan Daily Blue to play Texas in bowl By Sharad Mattu Daily Sports Edi...…
…Tuesday, December 7, 2004 Opinion 4 Steve Cotner says goodbye Arts 5 Everyone's favorite quantum physicist is back in 'Half-Life 2' c be rbi . uut ai g Weather TOMORROW: 43t/.2 One-hundred-fourteen years ofeditordfreedom www.mziAigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 47 x2004 The Michigan Daily LSA approves transcript changes By Justin Miller Daily Staff Reporter Faculty members of the College of Litera- ture, Science, and the Art...…
…Wednesday, December 8, 2004 'U' TO DEVELOP DEFENSES AGAINST ANTHRAX ... SCIENCE, PAGE 5 Opinion 4 Suhael Momin explains the liberal presence on campus Arts 8 New Bond game fails to five up to 'Golden' standard nutF Weather 33 TOMORROW: 48/ Sports 10 Depleted Wolverines down High Point one-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.micAhiandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXV, No. 48 62004 The Michigan Daily Football player char...…
…Thursday, December 9, 2004 <_ _. Opinion 4A Sports SA Joel Hoard likes to smoke Women's hoops struggles against the zone. c t. Y augt1 Weather 39 TOMORtROW. 46. One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mickgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 49 ©2004 The Michigan Daily Required sexuality course proposed By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter A student-led initiative, years in the making, is now gaining momentum. In about ...…
…Friday, December 10, 2004 Opinion 4 Sports 9 Zack Denfeld wants your ears to hurt Two top goalies face off at Yost tonight THE BEST AND WORST SF THE FALL V SFASCN Akrs, PAGE 8 Weather 1W44 LOW: 30 TOMORROW: q/ v One-hundredfourteen years ofeditoridfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 50 02004 The Michigan Daily I ' njury sidelines Horton for month By Eric Ambinder Daily Sports Writer The Michigan basketball pr...…
…Monday, December 13, 2004 News 3A Bus use increases in A2 GET TO KNOW THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM'S SEVEN FRESHMEN ... PAGE 8B ev it Weather Opinion 4A D.C. Lee talks about poker rn; 30 TOMORROW: 2719 Arts 8A The whole gang returns for a second caper in "Ocean's Twelve." One-/undredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michneandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 51 @2004 The Michigan Daily Chabad House menorah trashed Staff su...…
…www.mic/ngandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 52 Q2004 The Michigan Daily -a - S Googi 4 By Karl Stampfl Daily Staff Reporter Soon anyone will be able to browse the Uni- versity library, whether he is in Ann Arbor or Europe or anywhere in between. The University announced a partnership with Google today in which the Internet search1 engine will digitally scan all University books and other media and make them available to anyone...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 1, 2004 NATION/WORLD Election compromise bid ails NEWS IN BRIEF Ukrainian lawmakers canrl 191 decision to overturn results of controversial elec KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's shivering but determined political opposition dug in its heels in Kiev's frigid central square yesterday, reject- ing an offer of the prime minister's job tion from the declared presidential elec- drawing from talks a...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 1, 2004 NATION/WORLD Sweeping U.N. reforms proposed NEWS IN BRIEF HEALNS UNITED NATIONS (AP) -A high- L C 1 -'01 * - -a / ' " I'lI V/-b !Ys l1 " 71 vh rs 1 7 s /-j !l ' i-l t1 y . Vv -t #-n r1 5 ' /l -r . .n --b y 1 ri nn -i-% i'v ,rte " - ., y/t level panel called for sweeping reform of the United Nations in the wake of bitter divisions over the U.S.-led war in Iraq, with proposals to expand ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 3, 2004 NATION/WORLD Bush picks homeland securit head NEWS IN BRIEF __ __ _ _HEADL__NES O ROUND THE WORLD Alew, [7VUrNmbassador resrrs . presiden n.ame agrICtu r president names agriculture chief WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has chosen former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who helped direct the emergency response to the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes against the Twin Towers, to lead th...…
…Hamas: N At Lehman Brothers, our greatest investment is in our human capital. We hire smarter - and have earned a reputation for targeting high-potential men and women. And we train smarter, too - offering one of the most intensive training and development programs in the industry, Attention Michigan Juniors Lehman Brothers Summer Analyst Information Session, Please join Lehman Brothers representatives for a One Firm presentation. Thurs ay, e...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 7, 2DD4 NATION/WORLD Separatists bomb 7 Spanish cities NEWS IN BRIEF , 4 :. , . .. Iasque rebels renew violence on anniversary of Spain's constitution MADRID, Spain (AP) - Explo- sions rattled seven Spanish cities Mon- day following telephone warnings from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, in a resurgence of violence after months of keeping a low profile since the deadly Madrid train bombin...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 8, 2004 NATION/WORLD *1 House passes intel overhaul bill NEWS IN BRIEF >$ \x' WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted yesterday to overhaul a national intelligence network that failed to prevent the Sept. i1 attacks, combining under one official control fo 15 spy agencies, intensifying aviation and border security and allowing more wiretaps of suspected terrorists. "We have come a long way toward ta...…
…NATION/WORLD Congress NEWS IN BRIEF HA, S. " MiikI S' anorove s .._ . -~1. j.-- intel CtC T Ul tin o Vc ISo i4 o: r W p fO i n S a C e t th t H - Pr a~ti 8 b .... , 'y4 ti y i & p - - II c a se - a g d th a S J ' t fo s a At Lehman Brothers, our g reatest investment is in our human capital. e We hsire smarter - a nd have earned a reputation for targeting 1h hig h-potential mene and women. P And we train smarter, too- off er ing one of the mn...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 10, 2004 NATION/WORLD 0 Canada legalizes gay marriage NEWS IN BRIEF 9HEADLINES F1 AROUND THE WORLD gays and lesbians should be allowed who are wrestling with this uestion. of ,G rj 1..... ... .f. ..-.4-. .... fir... .. « ..- . ,.. « __,.. _, ..... aa .. _. _... ., ..., ....,... .. . .... ...... ....,, ....., . ., .. .,.,...b ,..,,....,., . ...,.,.. ., ., 1 ills is a vicory Ior canacan values." - ...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 13, 2004 NATION/WORLD More soft money used in election NEWS INBRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) - Whatever the reasons John Kerry and the Demo- crats lost the race for the White House, lack of money wasn't one. Tax-exempt pro-Democratic groups raising big checks for this year's elec- tion collected almost twice as much money as their Republican rivals in the presidential race, a study shows. The financial adv...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 NATION/WORLD "This is a coup for Oracle" - Jim Shepherd, AMR Research analyst N Oracle seals PeonleSoft buvout HEAD NR. .. 1_ _ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ending 18 months of bad blood, Oracle Corp. raised its takeover bid for bitter rival PeopleSoft Inc. by 10 percent to seal a $10.3 billion deal that will create the world's second largest maker of business applications software. PeopleSoft a...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 1, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS LSA dean delivers 'State of the College' address LSA Dean Terrence McDonald and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Edu- cation Robert Megginson will address students, faculty and staff and take ques- tions about the state of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts today. This "State of the College" address will take place in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union at...…
… NEWS ON CAMPUS Speaker to question *U.S. foreign policy Libby Frank, a former executive direc- tor of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, will challenge U.S. policy toward Israel, the Palestin- ians and the entire Middle East tomorrow. Her lecture will take place at 8 p.m. in the Kossler room of the Michigan League. Michigan Inspire to hold meeting about new contest The first meeting of Michigan Inspire, a student group s...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 3, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS Event focuses on teaching illiterate people about HIV The Center for Afroamerican and African Studies will host an event to teach illiterate persons about HIV pre- vention. The eventis especially designed for youth and will be held at noon today in room 4701 Haven Hall. Contemporary songs performed at a cappella concert The Sopranos All-Female A Cap- pella Fall Concert will be...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 6, 2004 - 3A ON CAMPUS V' ' brings out men's voices against violence Students can run By Kelly McDermott hand out ribbons to students and Pavglaniti, an LSA senior, hopes for chairs of MSA Daily Staff Reporter encouraged other men to take a personal that events like these will help people pledge to end violence against women. realize that such violence is a serious commissions Students met on the D...…
…NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS New club for black educators to meet for first time The recently formed club Black Edu- cators of Tomorrow will hold their first informational meeting today from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Whitney Room of the School of Education. The club's focus is to sustain a black presence in University education. It will also provide support for blacks pursuing admittance to the school and th...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 8, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS Swing dancing lessons and open dance in Union Michigan Union Arts and Programs will have swing dance lessons from 7:30 to 11:30 tonight. Lessons for beginners will take place in the first hour, followed by an hour of lessons for intermediate dancers. The last two hours will be for open dancing. Lessons will alternate between East Coast and Lindy Hop swing. Cost is $3 for st...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 3A ON CAMPUS SDean addresses global warming SNRE Dean Rosina Bierbaum will speak about "The Scientific Consen- sus on Global Warming" today at 1 p.m. in Room 126 or East Quad Res- idence Hall. Bierbaum was a former chief environ- mental science advisor to former Presi- dent Bill Clinton. The talk is part of a two-part series hosted by the RC science class Energy and the Environment. Ska...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 10, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS Swedish opera singer to perform holiday classics Anne Sofie von Otter, a Swed- ish mezzo-soprano, will perform at Hill Auditorium tomorrow. She will be joined by eight-person ensemble for an evening of festive music in "Home for the Holidays" starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $56. CRIME NOTES Spark causes carpet hole in president's house A small, accidental fire was repor...…
… NEWS The Michigan Dailv - Mondav, December 13. 2004- 3A Te ii Han DaI IVIWI I-,,Monay De-c.-mh-r 1 90..4, - i ON CAMPUS Speaker to discuss life and times of Tibetan monk Donald Lopez, an Asian languag- es and cultures professor, will hold a lecture titled "The Life and Times of a Modernist Tibetan Monk." Lopez will speak in Rackham's Osterman Common Room today from noon to 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact Nicola Kiver at 936-3518....…
…a NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS Engineering society's open skate to benefit charity The Biomedical Engineering Soci- ety will have an open skate today from 10 to 11:45 p.m. in Yost Ice Arena. The event is not restricted to members. The cost of attendance is $2 or two cans of food, and proceeds will go to a charity. Last year, the society collected 150 cans of food. For more information, contact Dhruv Agg...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 1, 2004 OPINION U 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinion...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - December 2, 2004 OPINION + 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com COLIN DALY Tuv 'iic iAwAN Dix EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 3, 2004 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan ...…
…4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 6, 2004 T + 420 MAYNARD STREET je fr t l f ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 4 h tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opin...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 7, 2004 + 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michig...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 8, 2004 OPINION 01 4U+420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 £p tothedaily@michigandaily.corn EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 9, 2004 OPINION li!Y420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigardaily.com CLIN IDALY V Tij V;\ :i EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor NOTABLE QUOTABLE Portable computers in a laptop position produce scrotal hyperthermia." NIElML # Be Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editor...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 10, 2004 OPINION + + -w 420 MAYNARD STREET ALEXANDER HONKALA THE { C iiaucE ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 NOTABLE to&edaily@michigandaily.com QUOTABLE JORDAN SCHRADER EDITED AND MANAGED BY Editor in Chief STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN JASON Z. PESICK '' Gays and lesbians SINCE 1890 Editorial Page Editor are taking their Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majorita tk g...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 13, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 Stothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinion of ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 OPINION 0 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 Utothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinion...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 1, 2004 - 5 Cuba frees six detainees AP PHOTO Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi gestures during and interview with the Associated Press in Baghdad on Nov. 22. I awi advocates Iraqi elections Release ofpolitical prisoners may be aimed to please EU HAVANA (AP) - Cuban authorities yester- day freed dissident writer Raul Rivero, the lat- est of half a dozen political prisoners released ove...…
…Thursday December 2, 2004 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com PORTS 5A F ontcourt lone 5A Frontcourt lone bright spot for 'M' It's time for trust and renovations By Josh Holman and Brian Schick Daily Sports Writers There weren't many positives for the Michigan basketball team to take away from Tuesday's 99-68 loss at Georgia Tech. But if there was one glimmer of hope, it was the play of the post play- ers in the second hal...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 3, 2004 - 5 Putin comes out against new election in Ukraine KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin injected himself directly into the election crisis in this former Soviet republic yes- terday, strongly attacking the opposition's central demand for a new presidential runoff. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters waving Ukrainian flags and wearing orange armbands, sweaters and s...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 6, 2004 - 5 Hoops tournament supports spinal cord research Experts analyze American transport By Sarah Sprague For the Daily A group of Unversity nursing students see an aspect of basketball beyond the hype of college varsity hoops. Students in the class Nursing 214, which focuses on spinal cord injury raised hundreds of dollars for cord research by holding a three-on-three basket- ball tournament...…
…Tuesday November 7, 2004 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com Pdr aitn Ric S 5 ... . ...... DOUG WERNERT Break up the reunion When a popular television pro- gram decides to call it quits, a couple things are bound to happen: One of the show's main characters will go on to star in a series which will inevitably fail, someone else will have a few special appearances on another show, and the remainder of the cast will drift awa...…
…Wednesday December 8, 2004 news@michigandaily.com SCIENCE 5 Researcher Lynne Shetron-Rama grows Bacillus anthracis in host cells at the University's newly founded Biodefense Proteomics Reseac etr Created with a $5.9 million grant, the center will research on methods to disable biological weapons like anthrax. joins nation s biodefensew Snetwork with anthrax center I I By Kingson Man Daily Staff Reporter At this moment, the naturally oc...…
…Thursday ;PORTS sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com 5A . . . ....5 A Eagles soar away from for win By Matt Singer Daily Sports Writer Eastern Michigan University isn't typically known as the premier athletic powerhouse of Washtenaw County But last night, the Eagles taught the Wolver- ines a tBing or two on the basketball court, Ridiig an 18-2 second-half run, Eastern Michigan zoomed past its cross-county rival, erasing a tw...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 10, 2004 - 5 Powell irked at NATO for not training Iraqi troops BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - U.S. Secretary ibility and cohesion" of NATO's international sent him a case of beer. "I enjoyed it very trans-Atlantic area and taken the offensive NATO-led operations into western Afghanistan. of State Colin Powell expressed irritation yester- staff organization. much," Powell said, drawing laughter when agai...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 13, 2004 - 5A Institute'sfuture uncertain after slow start L. SI Continued from page 1A from across the biomedical sciences, LSI was founded in May 1999 from Uni- versity and University Hospital reserve funds. Two co-directors were named - Scott Emr, a researcher at the Univer- sity of California at San Diego, and Jack Dixon, a medical sciences professor at the University. Then, in 2002, President...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 5 Tying up loose ends before break By Sarah Sprague Daily Staff Reporter As students head home for winter break, they are being reminded by University Housing officials to take measures to keep campus housing safe while they are away. Students are required to move out of all residence halls by Dec. 23 at 9 p.m. and will not be able to move back in until 8 a.m. on Jan. 3. Housing securit...…
