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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, December 7, 2006 - 8A Cagers look for road win By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Writer Any decent team should be able to win at home. There's the comfort of shooting on rims that send balls on predictable caroms. There's the home crowd that creates momentum and provides motivation when necessary. And there's the possibility that the refs will be intimidated by the environment and shade calls th...…

…WAIT, WHERE'S FINDING A PLACE FOR HANUKAH PAGE 4B. GUIDES TO FINAL PAPERS AND HEADING HOME PAGE 3B. B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2006 Christmas, in album form Whether or not it's just an illusion caused by age and cynicism, it seems like holiday madness is beginning earlier and earlier every year. I heard Bing Crosby's ubiquitous "White Christmas" on November first this year, and I'm not OK with that. Now, I'm not really one fo...…

…2B - Thursday, December 7, 2006 {the b-side} The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Directed by Hayao Miyazaki By BERNIE NGUYEN ManagingArtsEditor Think back to the hazy days of childhood, when anime giant Studio Ghibli and its beloved films "Spirited Away" and "Prin- cess Mononoke" didn't yet exist. Think way back, to lovable giant puff-balls whose strange mix of cat- and owl-like features didn't belie the genera...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com {the b-side} Thursday, December 7, 2006 - 3B HOW-TO The preparation and the homecoming. THE ART OF CRAFTING THE PERFECT PAPER (AT THE LAST MINUTE) PUTTING ON THE BEST FACE FOR THE HOMEFRONT By CHRISTINA CHOI Daily Arts Writer At this time of year, it always seems that your previous gloating about an exam-free syllabus begins to come around and bite you in the ass. Tough.But whether you're hav- ing n...…

…4B - Thursday, December 7, 2006 {the b-side} The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A reconciliation with Hanukah "Look! Over there! Is that a menorah?" GIBSON From page 1B He smiles. "Shooting my new movie, what do you think I'm doing?" I take a quick survey of the top of the pyramid. "Mel, there aren't any cameras here. Besides, filming ended on 'Apocalypto' six months ago, it's opening Friday and we need the final edit." Mel begins to sw...…

…WHITNEY DIBO FEELS SORRY FOR JOS PADILLA OPINION, PAGE 4A CAMPUS CATASTROPHE BOBBY FALLS UNDER WEIGHT 0 EP ARES FOR DISA S TR 0STTE E OF STAR-STUDDED CAST HOW THE U' PREPARES FOR DISASTER THE STATEMENT ARTS, PAGE 5A g N 1) UNDREDSIXT'EE NEARS 011 1 E IAL 1111 EEM Ann ArborMichigan www.michigandailycom Wednesday, December 6, 2006 COST OF COLLEGE State aid *may go up by $1,000 State considers upping Michigan Merit Awards LANSING (AP) - A ...…

…2A - Wednesday, December 6, 2006 NEWS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes N vEs bxTHURSDAY: " ".3Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here One powerful job Behind the scenes at the University's power plant Walking past Palmer Field, you may have noticed two large smoke- stacks near an industrial-looking building. They're part of a power plant that provides 75 percent of the University's electri...…

…T ha Mihiann ly e^1rr air m i e mcnigan Daily - "chiganaiy. NEWS BRIEFS Three EMU * regents leave board Three Eastern Michigan Uni- versity regents resigned their posts yesterday, the Detroit News report- ed. EMU Board of Regents Chair Karen Valvo, Jan Brandon and Sha- ron Rothwell, all Republicans, sent an open letter to Gov. Jennifer Gra- iholm that said EMU suffers from, among other problems, distrust and animosity on campus. Brandon is th...…

…4A - Wednesday, December 6, 2006 OPINIWNdDThe Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com KIM LEUNG TETK-U O Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu EMILY BEAM DONN M. FRESARD CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. Allother signe...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 6, 2006 - 5A Why we love to h .Snparpd At least six of the people in this picture are celebrities. We challenge you to find them all. Requiem for a dream ESTEVEZ'S TRIBUTE TO RFK OVERLY VAST, YET AFFECTING By SARAH SCHWARTZ DailyArts Writer Inequality, a nation at war, immigration prob- lems and an unpopular president - maybe the world hasn't changed so much since1968. Though the...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily PERU From page LA Puno residents are generally dis- trustful of health care because of its poor quality. Another long-term goal is to maintain involvement with the Ministry of Health. "We want to affiliate U-M long- term with the community of Puno," El-Sayed said. "Affiliation with the hospital will grant the clinic with medical resources and physicians year-round, as well as provide it with generalmaintenan...…

…0 8A - Wednesday, December 6, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Petway fills void as Cagers' spark plug 40 By DANIEL LEVY Daily Sports Writer Even the most casual Michigan basketball fan knows one name: Air Georgia. The 6-foot-8 senior, named Brent Petway, was expected to provide a spark off the bench last season with one of his trademark head-above-the-rim slams, pow- erful blocks or timely charges to shift the momentum in the...…

…w ** W E 0 09 U *9 . 0. ® -, heMihiga Dil WdnsdaDcme DISASTER From page 7B teaches a class on extreme weather and last year led students tornado chasing in Oklahoma and Texas. The destructive power of torna- dos has been well demonstrated, and it's not just confined to the Great Plains: a Flint tornado in 1953 killed 116 people and injured 844. Over the years, Southeastern Michigan has seen several F-2 tornados, which support winds as h...…

… AAk ., The Michigan Wednesday, December 6, 2006 9@ ~ "9 ~. 59 * 1 - ". - "- " "i" _ r ..m. . ;... u 3B JUNK DRAWER A look at all of the things you should and shouldn't be talk- ing about on campus this week. 4B READY FOR ANYTHING? After past potential danger at the University, it has taken extensive measures to protect the campus and its students. 6B ARCHITECTURE COLUMN Austin Dingwall discusses the importance and fun of the nick- names...…

…% E . q' ** W 09 *j- *90 -.__ i "- S Th Mihign Dily -* ensdy Deme 6. 2006 Terms of endearment It's Over Your Head j Architecture Column By A st [ DinwaiI Wednesday, December 6, 2006 -The Michigan Daily 3B name is more than just an identity, and a nickname is more than just a name. Take the Biomedical Sci- ence Research Building, for example. The building's metallic auditorium that sits apart from its curved, glass fagade is now lovingl...…

… _ i - 3* * 9UiWWv 0 M O Te ihianDay- edesa. D3 OS6,00 Wensa,. eebr6,20. . heMcia Diy-C COVER STORY At Big House and your house, being prepared for the worst ,,.._, i AO Saving lives during a catastrophe isn't just about firehoses and storm shelters. A look at the oily vigilance behind the University's disaster response plans. By Christina Hildreth I Daily News Editor J ust before 3 p.m. on Easter Sunday in 1988, widely - posted on DP...…

…THIS WEEK'S INSTALLMENT OF ARBOR ANECDOTES NEWS,PAGE 2 BIBLICAL BORE NATIVITY STORY' IS PROSAIC AS TITLE ARTS, PAGE 5 PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE: TOP FOUR BCS DISASTERS SPORTS, PAGE 9 Iie I id ipn4BaiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Tuesday December 5,2006 "Despite potential threats to Ms. Gabriel's freedom of speech, the event was very successful." - Nick Israel, Israel IDEA member O MIo IN/Daily Students board a bus to Wa...…

…2 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 SCOPE IT OUT Premature climax Ann Arbor seemed to have a col- lective orgasm after UCLA upset To gai USC on Saturday, elevating the submity hopes of fans that Michigan could dotes. E make it into the national champion- news@m ship game. As soon as John David Booty's desperation Hail Mary pass at Itsn the end of the fourth quarter was 1 knocked down, my East University know Avenue neighborhood erupted. I heard s...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 5, 2006 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, December 5, 2006 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS CARACAS, Venezuela Chavez pledges radical socialism in second term Emboldened by a resounding re- election, President Hugo Chavez pledged to shake up Venezuela with a more radical version of socialism and forge a wider front against the United States in Latin America. Opposition contender Manu...…

…4 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LJbe 1i*idiigan &at Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu EMILY BEAM DONN M. FRESARD CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 5, 2006 - 5 Wake us when He grows up BIBLICAL DRAMA TOO MUNDANE AN EFFORT By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer It's quite a bold move to feature the biggest under- statement of all millennia as a film's tagline. Posters for "The Nativity Story" read "Her child would change the world," ** .3s and all of us - Catholic, atheist or somewhere in between - can The agree that Mary's child has don...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandail COKE From page 1 Coke products. The decision to reinstate the contract came before the prom- ised investigations were complete, said Blase Kearney, a member of Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality. "Coke never submitted the results of their investigation to the University because they never had a reason to," Kearney said. "They got their contracts reinstated." The Coke debate is still raging acr...…

…8 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a I 0 You thrive on success and you know just how far your talent will take you. We do too. That's why, at Deutsche Bank, you'll be given the opportunity to realize your greatest ambitions. As one of the world's leading financial institutions, we have the platform to take your career higher. You will be part of an innovative, modern culture that celebrates achievement. Ex...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December S, 2006 - 9 BCS can't seem to avoid issues ence everyone's already ics'year. Southern Cal, Oklahoma heard all the analysts' opin- and Auburn all finished the season ions on Michigan's unfortu- with perfect records, but after add- nate postseason fate, I decided the ing up the numbers, the Trojans best way to handle the blow would and Sooners took the top-two spots be to rank the in the...…

…10 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 10 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 S 6 0 a A special thank you to all of our University of Michigan Alumni who have participated in the campus recruiting season. 4 4 Bully Beattie Porsha Gills Katherine DaRin James Devaney Brandan Donegan Geneva Edwards Karl Grendahl John Hamilton Allecia Harley Dana Hayes Gil Krakowsky TJ Laesch ...…

…F j IMRAN SYED ON THE MYTH OF ARTS, LIBERALISM PAGE 5A OPINION, PAGE 4A lie 1Ndian BiI~ 12 _ . EDIT : Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Monday, December 4, 2006 THREE AND OUT Gators get title shot, Blue gets roses By SCOTT BELL against No. 1 Ohio State. Daily Sports Editor The Gators rode the momentum from their 38-28 win against No. Michigan got all the help it was 8 Arkansas in Saturday's South- supposed to need, but somehow...…

…2A - Monday, December 4, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes' WEDNESDAY: University Jobs THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here TOP TEN CANNABIS COLLEGES 1. University of Colorado Boulder, Colo. 2. University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisc. 3. University of Florida Gainesville, Fla. 4. University of Oregon Eugene, Ore. 5. Hampshire College South Amherst, Mass. 6. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mic...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Clinton gets ready to run for White House in 2008 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton met yesterday with New York's Democratic governor-elect, Eliot Spitzer, to solicit his support for her likely White House bid, the latest indication she is stepping up plans to join a growing field of potential contenders for 2008. One rival, Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, announced yesterday he was establishing a...…

…4A - Monday, December 4, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C IC 74c M4t Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu JOHN OQUIST I MAYOR BLOOMBERG, HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY THE SHOOTING OF UNARMED SEAN SELL BY NYPD OFFICERS, OR ASSURE US THAT IT WAS NOT SIMPLY A RACIALLY MOTIVATED ATTACK? -r UNLIKE IN THE SHOOTING OF AMADOU DIALLO SEVERAL YEARS AGO...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 4, 2006 - SA Like father, like son: Ben Taylor works The Ark. Taylor embraces, reflects pedigree "Smells like somebody got into my White Castle!" The bottom's the limit PENN CAN'T SALVAGE NATIONAL LAMPOON'S LATEST FAILURE By ELIE ZWIEBEL Daily Arts Writer Few current college students who know anything about the movies haven't seen 2002's "Van Wilder." Though not the best of comedy t...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CRASH From page lA Thirty minutes after the acci- dent, the goings-on inside the apartment created a surreal tab- leau: Srinivasan and his sister, LSA junior Smrithi Srinivasan,surveyed the mess, mulling over whether to call the landlord and insurance company. Ann Arbor Police Depart- ment officer Renee Bondy took pho- tographs. The rocky descent from the vehicle's front bumper to the floor made Sriniva...…

…8A - Monday, December 4, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A4 4 4 You don't become the world's premier bank all by yourself. That's why we believe in partnering with our clients to create innovative and integrated solutions. Integrated is the key word. Because, with cross-divisional training, our trainees broaden their knowledge and learn from experts they wouldn't encounter elsewhere. We think it's about working together, not g...…

…Spikers fall in first round of NCAA Tournament VOLLEYBALL 3B Bell compares big Michigan disappointments SM COLUMN 2B ortsMondav --mw- Monday, December 4, 2006 .AL THE MICHIGAN DAILY B S? V michigandaily.com6. Brie hope shredde by Gator hype Well, that does it. Another trip to Pasadena's not the end of the world, I guess. But this stings. It really stings. One week ago today, Michi- gan sat comfortably at No. 3 in the Bowl Championshi...…

…DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 a 2B - Monday, December 4, 2006 'M' SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY -12.6 W Basketball @ Miami (Ohio), 7p.m. THURSDAY-12.7 M Basketball @Miami (Ohio), 8 p.m. FRIDAY -12.8 WRESTLING vs. Central Michigan,7 pm. W GYMNASTICS VS. MAIZE-AND-BLUE SCRIMMAGE, 7:30 P.M. ICE HOCKEY VS. NOTRE DAME, 7:35 PM. SATURDAY -12.9 M BASKETBALL VS.DELAWARE STATE, 2 P.M. W Basketball @ Nebr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 4, 2006 - 3B Tankers topple top talent By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer After Michigan coach Bob Bowman won a Coach of the Year award, brought in a top preseason recruiting class and coached an overall solid month in the pool, it was starting to seem like things couldn't get better for the men's swimming and diving team. This weekend, they most cer- tainly did. In an event littere...…

…4B - Monday, December 4, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CONTACT TO THE HEAD NOTABLE QUOTABLE "We were joking about it in between periods. We figured out that Hunwick and I were the only two ones who were actually still healthy going into the third period. We were trying to find wood to knock on as much as we could." - Michigan freshman STEVE KAMPFER when asked if the defensemen were wondering who would get injured next on Satur...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 4, 2006 - SB CRASHING THE BOARDS NOTABLE QUOTABLE "I can't tell you that much." - Senior BRENT PETWAY when asked what state Wof- ford is in (South Carolina). The McDonough, Ga., native knew what conference the Terriers play in (Southern Conference). The self-proclaimed "bas- ketball guru" scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds in the Michigan victory. PLAYER OF THE GAME Courtn...…

…6B - Monday, December 4, 2006 Si PORTSM The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bowl games I BOWL GAME TEAMS DATE AND TIME WHERE Poinsettia TCU vs. Northern Illinois Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 - 8 P.M. San Diego Las Vegas BYU vs. Oregon Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 - 8 P.M. Las Vegas New Orleans Rice vs. Troy Friday, Dec. 22, 2006 - 8 P.M.- New Orleans Papajohns.com South Florida vs. East Carolina Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006 -1 P.M. Birmingham, Ala. Ne...…

…SPIKERS SET BLUE READY FOR NCAA TOURNEY SPORTS, PAGE 10 DRAFT IS ILLEGITIMATE SOLUTION TO LEGITIMATE PROBLEM OPINION, PAGE 4 ONE E ,Dcigan S wiEE- NEAils OF IFrEdyI IALe F'E EDrIOM Ann Arbor, Mich gan www.michigandaily.com Friday, December 1 2006 COURTS Charges against 'Arrington dropped Prosecution could reauthorize charges at a later date By NATE SANDALS and KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Writers YPSILANTI - It doesn't appear that Adrian Arrin...…

…2 - Friday, December 1, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before Birth of the Black Action Movement Group went on strike to increase diversity at the 'U' The University still struggles with maintaining diversity, but not the way it did 35 years ago. In 1970, students and faculty were willing to go on strike until the University administration addressed the lack of divers...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 1, 2006 - 3 * NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi P.M. faces revolt in cabinet Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki faced a widening revolt within his divided government as two senior Sunni politicians joined prominent Shiite lawmakers and Cabinet members in criticizing his policies. "There is a clear deterioration in security and everything is moving in the wrong direction," the Sunni leader to...…

…4 - Friday, December 1, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu EMILY BEAM DONN M. FRESARD CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations re...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 1 2006 - 5 SHEI magazine to host annual bash Our fair University flat out sprawls with opportunity. From theater to business to SHEIFEST art to politi- cal activism, Saturday at 7p.m. there's no $7 shortage of At the Great Lakes it. But where Room at Palmer it. ut were Commons these exam- ples can boast of multiple, con- sistently productive groups with longhistories, in the field of l...…

…6 - Friday, December 1, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 6 6 Legends release fat joints By LLOYD H. CARGO Daily Music Editor Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg initially seem like an odd pair. What do an aging gangsta rapper and an even older coun- try-pop icon have in common? Both are Willie American icons whose Nelson celebrity has eclipsed Songbird the fame their music Lost Highway initially broughtthem. SnoopDoggreleased one gre...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 1, 2006 - 7 FINE ARTS NOTEBOOK Museums of today Kidman is H'wood salary queen By ANDREW SARGUS KLEIN ManagingArts Editor In the world of museums, the past year or so has seen renovation and growth on a broad scale as well as bitter debate across continents. According to the American Association of Museums' 2006 Museum Financial Informa- tion survey of 809 institutions tracks, at least...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LEASES From page 1 this year. Stephanie Chang, an attorney for Student Legal Services, said many students she has met with aren't sure about their housing rights. "We want to make sure that stu- dents know what they can and can- not do with respect to housing," she said. Not many students seem to be aware of the ordinance's details. Many said they thought today was the first day for lease signing. "The ...…