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…Tuesday February 14, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily. com ORTeSuidiIga ild 9 z t g .Bios, profiles ad .to OlMpiC Magic~ E~ o If you haven't yet been exposed to the Winter Olympics in Torino either on TV, the Internet, word of mouth or the 20th Winter Olympiad's "official brain implant chip" (I heard that technology's on its way for the Beijing Summer Games in 2008) you're probably living in a wooden cabin in the wil- der...…

…February 15, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com PRTiSiganBailu 9 . . .....9 * Depleted Cagers look to end skid By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Editor Unique rituals xhelp leers focus When Michigan traveled to Minnesota on Jan. 21 to take on the Gophers, Michigan coach Tommy Amaker opened with the guard trio of Daniel Horton, Dion Harris and Lester Abram. That was the last game the three started together. In the Wolveri...…

…s w ___ __ . ,,a _ ! POT NT TERPOT_ T C Most deadly assassins Scariest man on earth: Osama bin Laden or Dick Cheney? '4q4 ByT: The Real Americar It's settled. Dick Cheney is officially the most dangerous, least trustworthy man in America - and we're proud to call him Commander In Chief . or ab. Vice President.1 There's always been doubts about Cheney's ability to function as Vice President - his heart is a Walkman, two AAA-batteries a...…

…February 20, 2006 SOFTBALL: The defending national champions drop two in their opening road trip. PAGE 2B THE SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN: Sharad Mattu guarantees that Michigan will make the Big Dance. PAGE 3B MEN's GYMNASTICS: Against two other top-10 teams, the Wolverines come up short. PAGE 6B SPORTS NDAY ---------- ---------- -- ------- ---- 1B RENEE= No. 16 MICHIGAN STATE 90, Michigan 71 WOMEN'S SWIMMING&DIVING 'M' 'hapy' with third place...…

…0 0 0 -0 RANDOM STuDENT INTERVI EW Random doesn't care about best costume By Evan McGarvey / Associate Arts Editor he Michigan Daily: Hi, you've been selected for the ran- dom. First thing's first. What's your name and where are you from? Random: Emily, from Birming- ham. TMD: This week, it's an Oscar themed issue of The Statement. So, of all the movies nominated for best picture, which ones have you seen? R: I don't even know what movies...…

…Thursday February 2, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com P OeRIidSigan Bail 1OA 0 Cagers tame Li0S By Scott Bell Daily Sports Editor STATE COLLEGE - After deferring to a red-hot Dion Harris for most of the game, it was time for senior Daniel Horton to take center stage. "You need seniors on the road, and we certainly needed our senior leader," Michi- gan coach Tommy Amaker said. Horton's 3-pointer with 58 seconds rema...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday -February 6, 2006 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Club Tae Kwon Do alive and well Athlete of the Week 6 a Name: Mike Woods Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario Team: Track and Field Class: Sophomore By Julian Khaira For the Daily White. Yellow. Green. Blue. Red. Brown. It's a long road to Black. For the members of the Michigan Tae Kwon Do club, there's more to it than the color of the belt they wear while they train. For j...…

…Tuesday February 7, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily. com POeRlitSigan tily 10 al Olympics full of 'cool' sports High-speed sports. Low-speed sports. No-speed sports. Violent crashes. Guns. Spandex body suits. Women in sequined outfits. Men in sequined outfits. Naked emotion. Precious metals. Internation- bulky sled, then hopping in and praying that their driver can navigate down a chute of ice. In 2002, the Jamaican ...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 8, 2006 Specs, spirit spark defense By Ian Robinson Daily Sports Writer In the 1990s, Kids growing up in Chicago metropolitan would try to emulate their favorite Bulls on the court - like Michael Jor- dan or Scottie Pippen. But Michigan freshman Melinda Queen couldn't escape the constant references to Chi- cago power forward Horace Grant. "When I was younger, I did watch Horace Grant because I am ...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 2006 Wechter sprints for M' as his twin hurdles for Irish By Kimberly Chou Daily Sports Writer Somewhere between the years of dirty diapers and nursery school, sophomore sprinter Andrew Wechter and brother Austin endured the bane of identical twins everywhere - matching outfits. "When we were real little, our par- ents would dress us alike," Wechter said. "I would always wear blue and he woul...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 CkBSPORTsWEEKLY Staying calm key for dance team Athlete of the Week Lisa Gentile For the Daily This was it. The hours of preparation, the sore muscles and the long practices all led up to this one performance at the national competition. Teams waited anxiously and focused on what they would have to do. But for the Michigan dance team, this was a time its members just wanted to savor...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Senior excels under pressure By Colt Rosensweig Daily Sports Writer Whenever the Michigan men's gymnastics team needs a big routine, senior Gerry Signorelli is the man it looks to. And far more often than not, Signorelli comes through for the Wolverines, calmly hitting every skill as if there was no pressure at all. "Guys expect me to step up, to hit when they need it," Signo- relli said. ...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 Skiba making best of bad situation By David Murray Daily Sports Writer Canada should be proud. Over the past six games, Stephany Skrba, the Richmond Hill, Ontario native and Canadian Junior Nation- al Team member, has shown Michi- gan fans why she was crowned Miss Canada Basketball in 2005. Skrba scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds in an early-season game against Saint Franci...…

… w 9w a .j. tfAND014l STUDENT T NTERVI EW PB Tangible history The Shant serves as DKE offices and fraternity museum. 4B Arch column Austin Dingwall on Detroit's future and the University's involvement. 4B The List A guide to the happenings, concerts and events around town this weekend. 5B In My Own Words Andrew Horowitz discusses the difficulties of entering the music business. 6B Greek Life Tragic incidents lead to University and Gree...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 20, 2006 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Rain or snow, frisbee tops tourney Alete itane ea Athlete of the Week Name: Casey White Hometown: Commerce Team: Wrestling Class: Redshirt freshman 40 By Lisa Gentile For the Daily Battling the weather seemed to be the biggest of the Men's Ultimate Frisbee team's worries when it trav- eled down to Charlotte, N.C. for the Queen City Tune- Up. The team - also known...…

… U V V V U - UA UI -W -IV 3B Oscar Hosting How will Jon Stewart cope with the biggest MC gig in show business? 3B Memorable Moments Imran Syed picks the top five scenes from Oscar's past. 4B Best Actor/Actress D i i writers pick their fav ites for acting os tp honor. 5B Best Sup. Actor/Actress Favorites in these egories are Rachel Weisz. and George clooney. 6B Best Picture Amanda Andrade breaks down the nights biggest race, 8B Best Dire...…

…9 0 . T . ____ _ Serving Ann Arbor Emilye Bangham and her Hippie Hash By Kate Schmier / Daily Staff Writer I. f people-watching is your secret pleasure, forget the Diag and .. head over to the legendary Fleet- wood Diner on Ashley Street. Open 24 iours a day, seven days a week, this little greasy spoon is a true microcosm of Ann Arbor life. On a typical eve- niig, you might find a white-collared businessman returning from the office, a n...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 6, 2006 - 3B Super Bowl media blitz brin gs old friends together Goalie Sally Stone laid the foundation for Michigan's defensive effort, helping her team to a perfect 5-0 record for the weekend. Perfection pervades as water poo wins first five By Eileen Hengel Daily Sports Writer Trailing by two points in the third period, the Indiana offense was poised to cut into the Michigan lead but the W...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 7, 2006 - 11 0 WRESTUNG Young wrestler has promising future By Robert Kaitz Daily Sports Writer To characterize Michigan freshman Michael Watts's season as a learning experience would be a gross under- statement. Like all freshmen, Watts came into a new environment in Ann Arbor looking to find a niche - both academically and socially. Watts hails from Riverton, Utah - a suburb of Salt Lake City - so he...…

…0 0 0 EQMC Continued from page 4B car mental pop group Slumber Party. yo Linn, who heard about EQMC while set he was in high school, described ing Slumber Party as "one of my favor- cor ite bands period. They're all-girl be indie-pop, and mostly vocal with a drum machine. It's pretty rare to see EQ an all-girl band these days. Detroit fol has got a pretty good scene right sh now, and this is one branch from that net scene." alri Joining th...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 - 38 .Desperate Cagers get unexpected aid Changes on Carr's staff By Ian Robinson Daily Sports Writer With 15.2 seconds left in the first half, Michigan coach Cheryl Burnett looked to her newly expanded bench to put someone in the game to protect Ashley Jones, who already had two fouls. Before Friday's game, Burnett would've had trouble finding some- one to fill in because i O B O Kel...…

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…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 20, 2006 - 3B Despite recent missteps, 'M' will still be dancing t sure doesn't seem like it right now, but the Michigan and underclassmen. The juniors and seniors are pretty much men's basketball team will be an NCAA tournament team doing everything right now, with the freshmen and sophomore this year. (Ron Coleman) coming off the bench and filling in for whom- Although the team can't seem to go 2...…

…0- Oscar Predictions The Daily film staff picks their 2006 winners The history of hosts Jon Stewart brings youthful appeal to the Oscars. By Andrew Bielak j Daily Arts Writer oscar amanda categories'andrade jeffrey bloomer best PICTURE will win "Brokeback SHOULD WIN "Brokeback best Mountain" DIRECTOR "Brokeback Mountain" "Brokeback "" Mountain" imran syed "Brokeback Mountain" "Good Night and Good Luck" Ang Lee kristin macdonald , ...…

… AM AM w 9 I RoOM STUDENT ITRVIEW 3B The Daily Dish John Klausmeyer discusses the future and excitement of the Exhibit Museum of Natural History. 4B A Structure's Soul Austin Dingwall describes the beauty of steel beams, blue tarp and construction sites. 4B The List A guide to the happenings, concerts and events around town this weekend. From The Editors This zine is week's the first maga- under Random more afraid of mayor thar By Ch...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 6, 2006 HITTING AFTER THE WHISTLE 0 ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK Andrew Ebbett Michigan The senior captain had two goals in the sec- ond period of Friday's game, one of which was shorthanded. On Saturday night, he had the assist on the game-tying goal. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "At first, I was concerned about-why we didn't score on the empty net. I thought we had some time down there." - Michigan ...…

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… 0 7f 3.I From The Editors R.ADOMSTDTI !ER E 3B The Daily Dish Ken Fischer confronts diversity in the University Musical Society. 3B The List A guide to the happenings, concerts and events around town this weekend. 4B EQMC The East Quad Music Cow op hosts local artists in the Halfass. 5B In My Own Words Jolene Bricker describes the complicated life of being disabled on campus. 6B Auto Symposium A discussion of the problerns and history o...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 HITTING AFTER THE WHISTLE ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK Brandon Kaleniecki Michigan The senior forward had two first-period goals in Saturday night's 4-2 win over the Lakers. He notched the second one while falling down, after tripping over himself. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "It's like trying to catch a feather in the air, and you are grabbing it here and there, and once you get it you've go...…

… w 4- The D True Hollywood Story It's Over Your Head I Architecture Column BAustin igWai "By the way, Detroit did the damn thing this year. It was a real city for one weekend." Simple and elegant, that quote comes straight from a friend's closing e-mail remarks telling me of his Super Bowl XL experience. That got me thinking. What is a real city? Can a place be a city just for one weekend? If so, Detroit must be an imposter most of the...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 20, 2006 HITTING AFTER THE WHISTLE ICE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK TJ. Hensick Michigan The junior forward scored a goal on Saturday night and had two assists on Friday. His leader- ship played a key role in Michigan's three-goal comeback on Friday. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "We took a step forwards in the first two periods. Then we took a step back in the third period. And then, like coach said, we to...…

… U a 0 a v w Best Actress y mrn Syed Daily Arts Writer Best screenplay By Jeffrey Bloomer / Managing Arts Editor hough you'll have to wait until the end of the night to find out for sure, this year's best actress field is probably the easiest to judge of all the acting cat- egories. The, clear frontrunner is Reese Witherspoon, as Johnny Cash's unshakable compan- ion June Carter in "Walk the Line." Though the film's best picture buzz fi...…

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…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 6, 2006 - 5B FASTBREAK Men's Basketball PLAYERS OF THE GAME Saturday's Game NO. 23 IOWA 94 - NO. 21 MICHIGAN 66 Daniel Horton Michigan Brown's screen sparks Hawkeye first-half run The senior point guard scored a game-high 19 points. He went 8-for-9 from the charity stripe and was the lone Wolverine guard to shoot over 50 percent from the field. Adam Haluska Iowa The Hawkeye guard paced Iowa's ...…

…0 0 0 T1IDAI LY DISH i The best of the bad: R. Kelly and Chuck Norris Everyone's a Critic I Media Column By Kristin MacDonald Kit Ken Fischer, University Musical By Kate Sci urely you have all seen at least one chapter of R. Kelly's recent, stupendous (and, may I add, unironically Grammy-nominated) masterpiece "Trapped in the Closet." If not, get thee to the nearest computer and download the hip-hopera's 43-minute entirety. Poetry has ...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 - 5B FAST BREAK Men's Basketball Saturday's Game PURDUE 84 - NO. 22 MICHIGAN 70 Defensive woes haunt Wolverines By Matt Singer Daily Sports Editor WEST LAFAYETTE - If defense really wins champi- onships, the Michigan basketball team shouldn't expect to earn any hardware in the near future. On Saturday, Purdue became the third consecutive team to benefit from Michigan's defensive woes. ...…

…0 A-- 4- w established community standards. The IFC will be an SSO, which means that it will have full access to the University's available resources, and the full responsibilities of being an SSO. The deadline to complete the registration process with SOAR was Feb. 1, 2006. A thousand stu- dent groups have begun the process and are interested in completing it. Seven hundred of these groups have already completed the process. "It appears th...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 20, 2006 - 5B FAST BREAK Men's Basketball PLAYERS OF THE GAME Saturday's Game NO. 16 MICHIGAN STATE 90 - MICHIGAN 71 Graham Brown Michigan Pre-game scuffle results in ongoing investigation The senior forward helped fill the scoring void created when Chris Hunter went down. Brown scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Wolverines. Shannon Brown Michigan State The junior guard took the...…

…a a I Best supporting actress By lmran Syed / Daily Arts Writer Best supporti By Sarah SchwartzI/ Dah he best support- ing actress award is often con- ferre;l by the Academy as a signal of arrival for rising starlets (Uma Thur- man in 1994, Kate Winslet in 1996, Angelina Jolie in 2000) on their way to becoming stars. So it's not surprising that of the 2006 nominees, it's the three young and beautiful first-time nominated actresses who...…

…Death of a salesman, the birth of a building they're on patrol. Students assisted with jump- starts, vehicle ey're a proud depart- Snent. They don't ask for much. people he serves. Addition- ally, Veld specifical- ly avoided pursuing meaning- less charg- - Richard Kinsey AAPD Sergeant It's Over Your Head I Architecture Column By Austin Dingwall gainst the backdrop of a midnight sky, the glowing box atop the Arthur Miller Theatre puls...…

…6B -The Michigan Dail - SportsMonday - February 6, 2006 0 WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Erdman outpaces nation in 800 0 MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Woods, Whitehead stand out for Blue By Chris Herring Daily Sports Writer SOUTH BEND - This weekend, Katie Erd- man's performance at Notre Dame was compa- rable to Leonardo DiCaprio's role in "Catch Me If You Can." Well, sort of. Like DiCaprio, Erdman got out. in front early, forcing her competition to "catc...…

… 0 -W are hired, there are some great successes, and then it becomes yesterday's news as some other hot topic takes over the inter- est of senior executives. Slow and steady may be successful, but it is not very exciting. Fundamentally, the Big Three do not in their gut believe in the value of developing people. My description of Toyota could apply almost as well to Honda. Nissan is somewhat of a different story and made bad business decis...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 Rough landings doom tumblers against No.,2 Utah By Katie Niemeyer Daily Sports Writer Stick your landings! These words will ring in the heads of every Michigan gymnast after Saturday night's meet against No. 2 Utah. Starting the night on vault, the Wolverines took a step or a hop on all six landings and failed to post a single score above 6.4° o a 9.80. After the first rotation, No. ...…

… -W w 1 - -W 1P ,2w VI\§.71E A~ LlI andiJp °,Gl daeo Courtney's death is a horrifying exam- ple of what can go wrong at any college party - and it does not stand alone in the University's recent history. In the fall of 200, Engineering sophomore Byung-Soo Kim died after trying to consume 21 shots on his 21st birthday. In the fall of 2003, Kinesiology junior Evan Loomis suffered kidney failure, after being hazed at the Sigma Chi fratern...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 20, 2006 Injury stalls meet, slows 'M' finish By Katie Niemeyer Daily Sports Writer Just like two young fans who participated in a mid- meet contest, it looked like the Michigan women's gymnastics team might be putting all the pieces of the puzzle together Friday night. The Wolverines started the night on vault, an event they've been struggling with. But Friday night, Michigan started things ...…

… -0 S -W the art of politicking and big stars schmooze shamelessly to see their names on the ballot. It's no wonder given the stakes. Attention from the Academy can mean big business for small films that rely on critical acclaim and strong word-of-mouth to sell themselves. This year's "Capote," for example, saw a surge of interest that sent it back into wide release after a surprise best picture nomination rescued it from box-office decay....…

…0 -i-- 5 could have been charged with a mis- demeanor for failure to uphold the state's tight liquor laws, but she's probably not alone in granting occa- sional mercy toward inebriated stu- dents. DPS officers say that they do not take pleasure in giving out MIPs, and don't go out on "party patrol." That's the city's job. TNIT OWN WORDS Underage drinking Bartending, where dressing up is part of the job By Lindsay Bartdein Town and gown AP...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 6, 2006 - 7B Credit Suisse First Boston is now Credit Suisse. By operating as a single brand, with a single global vision, we can provide you with more opportunities than ever before. Your vision brought you to one of the world's most respected educational institutions. Now be a part of one of the world's most respected financial institutions. Credit Suisse is looking for individuals who are intere...…

…0 Honda. Sure, there are recalls and questions about how excit- ing designs are, but when sales are not up from last year at this time it is surprising. And market share in America and globally only seems to go in one direction: up! Why are there so many ups and downs for the traditional powerhouses in the American auto industry? Executives of these companies will blame it on external factors, or at least factors beyond their control, and t...…

…Amor- A -- --201r- DEPARTMENT OF EPA EN F PUBL tICe S A F E T Y I ET By Anne VanderMey Daily News Editor t was a difficult day for University president James Duderstadt. Just after lunch, 45 student activists marched into his office and refused to leave until their demands were met. Later that night, hundreds more gathered in the plaza outside the Fleming Administration Building carrying can- dles and banners. Last year, DPS cited 618 peo...…