…WHITNEY DIBO: WHAT NOT TO DO HAWKEYES CLAW THEIR WAY ON NEW YEAR'S EVE IN GEORGIA I W HEN I W AS YOUR AGE BACKIN WIN AGAINST CAGERS OPINION, PAGE 4A ) DAILY ARTS WAXES NOSTALGIC FOR FIFTH GRADE THE B-SIDE SPORTS, PAGE 5A e MidiganBa4& Ann Arbor Michigan wwwmichigandalycom Thursday February1,2007 Say no to pro-Prop 2 survey,'U' tells profs Suit that began it all ends Group was trying to smoke out affirmative action programs By BRIAN TENGE...…
…Ad mmkkb.- 9 46F oan4, ailm 1 V N Y E i* -) 11 1. , \ ., , 11 If ;, 'I VFE;]-, V IiAIIS OF1 Dl P I'l I (Al 7 N -) 1.1 JJ . .. .1. f, .) Ann Arbor Michigan www.michigandaily.com riday February 2, 2007 Anewhope for cancer treatment. 'U'researchers find stem cells that cause tumors By ARIKIA MILLIKAN Daily StaffReporter While some stem cells are known for their potential to cure cancer, University researchers have discovered evidence that a ...…
…idrigan Dai& INE t! WN 71mDP SEV ENTEENIV Y EA RS 01" TIA) 1, l UDOM Ann Arbor, Mi www.michigandaily.com Monday, February 5, 2007 Icers top Western 'BLOC PARTY' Michigan on senior night SportsMonday Arts,5A 'P Fourth in an occasional series about the University's connection to the Iraq war "It was a kick in the gut. My initial reaction was, 'I hate this state.' " - University employee Matthew Scott, who got health care through his partn...…
…FRESARD: QUELLING THE DATE AUCTION CONTROVERSY OPINION, PAGE 4 THE VIRONG MESSAGE SLUMPING CAGERS FACE TOUGH TEST IN COLUMBUS 'MESSENGER' FAILS TO DELIVER ARTS, PAGE5 SPORTS, PAGE 9 ~Iieffiid~iganDaIt iAt www.michigandaily.com uesdayFebruary 6 20 0 Uma Thurman to star in film of prof's novel Select Termn ST UDENT GOVERNMENT REGISTERING CHANGE, After working for two years to reform the registration date system, LSA-SG is almost ready ...…
…B-SCHOOL? B.S. ONE STUDENT PUTS ROSS IN ITS PLACE. THE STATEMENT FROM THE DAILY: OTHER PROP 2 COMES BACK FOLK ROCKER JOSH RITTER TO TO HAUNT MICHIGAN PLAY THE ARK OPINION, PAGE 4A ARTS, PAGE SA ~Ie Ei~ian BaI1.j Anr ArborMich rga www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 7, 2007 FRI 'U' alums, professors take part in war By EMILY ANGELL Daily StaffReporter Then-LSA sophomore Adri- an Mejia spent the final weeks of December 2003 like most...…
…JARED GOLDBERG: GLOBAL WARMING IS YOUR PROBLEM OPINION, PAGE 4A TWO KIDS WALK INTO A BAR NSIDE THE 2007'U' FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASS AND DAILY ARTS TELLS YOU WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT THEM THE B-SIDE SPORTS, PAGE SA Ailmommikh- a 46Y 46F Ich 43a IM I an Arbor, Michig www.michigandaily.com sday, February RESIDENCE HALL DEBAUCHERY REFOMNG MICNGAMLJA Despite unease of Angells, society adopts newname Alcohol, drug citati ons on the rise in reside...…
…DICKSON: WHEN BEING YOURSELF ISN'T ENOUGH OPINION, PAGE 4 NOT TALKING RETIREMENT BASEMENT ARTS TAKES ON 'A FEW GOOD MEN' LLOYD CARR SAYS HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE SPORTS, PAGE 8 ARTS, PAGE 5 (Iie 11c114an DaIl ..I $. .%NHN RE II SEIN TEN YEA N I I I lT)RIAL FEEI I.I 1I Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com riday, February 9, 2007 MAKING WAY FOR NORTH QUAD POKING THE NEXT PHOTOS FROM FACEBOOK COM 2008 White House hopefuls are using soc...…
…STI I I N THE HUNT APPLES IN STEREO ~II L II Ill~ flINVENTIVE INDIE ROCKERS BREAK NEW GROUND IN MEN'S HOOPS DEFEATS MINNESOTA, LATEST EFFORT KEEPS BIG DANCE HOPES ALIVE SPORTSMONDAY ARTS, PAGE 5A Ann Arbor, Michigan www.nichigandaily.com~ Monday, February 12, 20C HARRIETT WOODS - 1927-2007 First woman to edit Daily dies Woods went on to become first female Lt. Gov. of Missouri By EMILY BARTON Daily StaffReporter Harriett Woods, The Michig...…
…SYED: TOYOTA IN NASCAR ISN'T AS UNAMERICAN AS YOU THINK OPINION, PAGE 4 NOT FOR KIDS CAGERS HEAD TO PIVOTAL ROAD CONTEST AT MSU LITTLE CHILDREN' A COMPLEX VISION OF SUBURBIA ARTS, PAGE 5 SPORTS, PAGE 9 ( NI N ~I) \ FL N BALS( f L )IL')R EI LV+b\ Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Tuesday, February13, 2007 CAMPUS CRIME Students robbed at gunpoint They asked for Fourth Avenue. Kinsey said the suspects' home- directions, but towns - R...…
…;T Will you be able to hide the skeletons in your closet in the age of cell phone cameras and YouTube? The science of love tdiian al Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com * FUELING THE FUTURE Energy chief speaks at U' Panelists call for new, sustainable technology ByARIKIAMILLIKAN Daily StaffReporter Everyone has turned on a light switch. It doesn't require much thought. There's just a quick flick, and then back to everyday life. At an ...…
…SEEKING ANSWERS TO AMERICA'S ENERGY QUESTIONS OP-ED, PAGE 5A THE SPIN ZONE 'GIRL TALK' COMES TO THE LEAGUE THE B-SIDE MICHIGAN'S FUTURE QB GETS ACQUAINTED WITH AZ SPORTS, PAGE 6A L7 I i A I igataiI Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com COWABUNGA. BABE -hrsday, February i5, 2007 WAR IN IRAQ Tape of captive A2soldier released FORESTCASEY/Daily The Valentine's Day Ninjas, a group organized by members of the group of campus pranksters ...…
…FROM THE DAILY: GO FISH - IN MICHIGAN OPINION, PAGE 4 THE WAINWRIGHT STUFF . WOMEN'S HOOPS FALLS SHORT TO RANKED FOR PURDUE RUFUS MEETS MODERN DANCE ARTS, PAGE 5 SPORTS, PAGE 8 lot 46F 46F tc4t an 4,3atig ()NI I R .' N 1) 1.1, 1-4 1.) 4 .1 -'A If'S (')**'*Fl*)!'I'(*')]II*A l.,**'['I'I' A Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Friday, February 1lb 2007 VAGINA MONOLOGUES This year, a role for men Male extras will join traditionally all-...…
…Cagers stay in Big Dance chase with win over ranked Indiana at Crisler Arena SportsMonday 112Midigan fail nn Arborvhichi www.michigandaily.com Monday February 19, 2007 Minority admissions plummet Numbers point to dramatic effect of affirmative action ban By WALTER NOWINSKI Daily News Editor The acceptance rate of under- represented minorities has plunged since the University was forced to stop using affirmative action in January, accordin...…
…S MARA GAY: IF YOU NEEDED A REASON TO CARE ABOUT IRAQ OPINION, PAGE 4 STARS COLLIDE NORAH JONES MELLOWS OUT -TOO MUCH HENSICK HOLDS HIS OWN AGAINST NATION'S BEST SPORTS, PAGE 8 ARTS, PAGE S E iC t aI1 t l Ann Arbor, Michig www.michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 20, 2007 WOMEN IN MATH UNIVERSITY RESE ARCH Research begins at stem cell lab LIF REEDER/ Psychology Prof. Denise Sekaquaptewa discusses a study she co-authored that examined t...…
…Maybe all those student loans really are worth it. A look at the University's six wealthiest alumni - and two very rich dropouts. PLUS: Why Mary Sue Coleman would have been better for Harvard lIie 1Midtciga n Da1j Ann Arbor Michigan www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21 2007 From the editor Several articles that have recently appeared in these pages have been found to contain plagiarism. At least four articles by Devika Daga - three...…
…The B-side ~Ic didci~rnaI i Mchi www.michigandaily.com day F Last dance for Chief Illiniwek TOP: Residents of West Quad and South Quad residence halls lines up across Madison Street last Feb. 15 in preparation of the annual snowball fight between the two dorrs. BOTTOM: A snowball fight participant prepare to hurl a bucket of snow. ,e°"l tA tradition. - K Has the beloved South Quad-West Quad snowball fight become too dangerous? -~ By Walte...…
…FROM THE DAILY: SURVIVING SPRING BREAK OPINION, PAGE 4 ONE ALUM'S VISION BLOGUPDATES ABOUT'M'STARS FROM THE NFL COMBINE WHAT'S NEXT FOR MUSEUMS ARTS, PAGE5 MICHIGANDAILY.COM/THE GAME ~1ie f IidianDaiIt Ann Arbor, Mi www.michigandaily.com Friday, February 23 T *" ragic accident kills LSA senior Andrew Bensinger died while studying in Thailand By EMILY ANGELL Daily StaffReporter A group of students gathered on a beach in southern Thailand ...…
…2A - Thursday, February 1, 2007 The egghead West Quad chef turns out an omelet a minute Every weekday, John Wood arrives at West Quad cafeteria at 6:30 a.m., dons his Michigan base- ball cap and white apron, and pre- pares to use his culinary skills as an omelet connoisseur. Wood, better known as the Omelette Man, is a 61-year-old Ann Arborite. He began his career as an Ann Arbor firefighter but said he eventually grew bored with that line o...…
…2 - Friday, February 2, 2007 MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters WATCHING THE SHADOWS Who pays the people who try to hand you coupon books? Turns out they're not doing it just to save you money You know the people. They stand - rain or shine - in front of the Michigan Union or in the middle of the Diag, mostly during the first few weeks of eachsemester. As you walk b...…
…2A - Monday, February 5, 2007 MONDAY: The Extremist The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY:' Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained You've got males Inside the University's most male-dominated major When she was growing up, LSA senior Laura Bickle heard stories from her mother about the gender gap in many fields of mathematics and science. It didn't deter her, though. Bickle...…
…2 - Tuesday, February 6, 2007 MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: The Extremist Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Expla'ined POKER FACE I guess most University students have a good story involving the Arb. Mine occurred over the summer. It was a beautiful day, full of sunshine and Frisbees and crazy college kids on drugs. A few friends and I set out to find a spot we had only heard about. Far down the Huron River is a small inlet of...…
…2A - Wednesday, February 7, 2007 0 MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes THURSDAY: .. . . Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained Swim where? The Union was once home to a pool For 41 years, the Michigan Union was more than a study- hour refuge or fast-food refu- eling station. It was also the place for male students to perfect their backstroke. Designated originally as a men's recreational club, the Union's ground floor - beneath w...…
…2A - Thursday, February 8, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Explained The ice man driveth Kevin Bushey captains the Zamboni at Yost Young hockey fans everywhere grow up dreaming of driving the Zamboni. it slides effortlessly across the ice, drawing the attention of the crowd. Kevin Bushey was one of those kids. "When you're 10, you think 'Wow, if only I could get a discount on fro...…
…2 - Friday, February 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters Why are there so many unread Wall Street Journals lying around campus? Not because students want the latest financial news While walking across campus, no intention of reading it, though. you've probably tripped over a tat- Sometimes, the trial subscrip- tered copy o...…
…2A - Monday, February 12, 2007 WEDNESDAY: Rtes Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained Revelry in the residence halls The dorms with the highest rates of alcohol citations Although Markley and Bursley have the reputation as the rowdiest dorms oo campus, the oumobers tell a differeot story. Fletcher aod Alice Lloyd had the most incidents per resident- and the most alcohol and drug citations per resident - of all ...…
…2 - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ann Arbor ingenuity I rent a room in the partially unfinished basement of an old Ann Arbor house. Usually, I'm the girl who can always stand the cold, the last to reach for the blankets, but the past month has been an excep- tion. I've put five blankets on my bed and wear about 4 layers of clothes and a hat to sleep. I took the space heater with a built-in thermometer out...…
…2A - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2A -Wednsday Febuary14, 007The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained A protest group's first chapter Student group wrote the Port Huron Statement A group of tudentn in trying to rentart a tampon chapter of what in perhapn the mont famoun group founded at the Univernity, Stu- dentn for a Democratic Society. It wan ...…
…2A - Thursday, February 15, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained The manbeh ind the mullet Student hasn't changed hairstyle in 14 years Engineering sophomore Stephen of hair he originally grew at the nape of declined. Krause has had the same hairstyle since his neck widened into a mullet. Still, the mulletdoes need trimming he was 6 years old. His ...…
…2 - Friday, February 16, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters What's the deal with all those smokestacks near the Hill? It's not as shocking as you might think High above campus, brick chim- neys belch steam day and night. Although they might look like part of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, the smokestacks are part of th...…
….I 2A - Monday, February 19, 2007 MONDAY: The E xtremist TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY:- Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained This really old house The worn, creaky floorboards historic building shouldn't be on the second story of Burnham destroyed, the University offered House betray the building's his- Burnham House to any University toric past. unit that would pay to move the Burnham House, which gu...…
…2 - Tuesday, February 20, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, February 20, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom BURGERS AND BEARSI How to win friends and influence people I was running late to give a Pow- erPoint presentation in one of my classes recently. I scampered into the classroom, where I was sup- posed to present, and plugged my computer into the projector. I had already half-started my presentation. I f...…
…2A - Wednesday, February 21, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION 0 Dancing in the street Students partied like it was 196...…
…2A - Thursday, February 22, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here C FRIDAY: Explained Buimpy's pilot Richard Manger met his wife while flipping burgers Richard Manger is skinny. It's a little surprising, considering he owns Blimpy Burger, an Ann Arbor land- mark that has served up greasy food for almost 55 years. Manger's relationship with the res- taurant began when he worked there as a Unive...…
…2 - Friday, February 23, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Her How does the University end a tradition? For one, its methods included committees, cops and e-mail Some campus rituals fade away. Others are put down with a massive police presence. The latter is how the University ended the Naked Mile, a two-decade old campus tradition, in 2002. Traditionally,...…
…* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 1, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Levin, Warner join forces to oppose Iraq policy Two senators - a Republican and a Democrat - leading separate efforts to put Congress on record against President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq joined forces yes- terday, agreeing on a nonbinding resolution that would oppose the plan and potentially embarrass the White House. Sens. John Warner, (R-Va....…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON S General says Baghdad could be secured with fewer than 21,500 troops The top U.S. commander in Iraq told a Senate panel yesterday that improving security in Baghdad would take fewer than half as many extra troops as President Bush has chosen to commit. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be Army chief of staff, Gen. George Casey said he had as...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 5, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS k wn A41mdrerS H10mnn THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL BAGHDAD Suicide truck bomb kills 132 people Stunned Iraqis loaded coffins onto minivans and picked through the rubble of buildings yesterday after a suicide truck bomber oblit- erated a Baghdad market in a main- ly Shiite area, killing at least 132 people in the deadliest single strike by a suicide bomber ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 6, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS VIENNA Iran ignores threats, sets up centrifuges Shrugging off the threat of tougher U.N. sanctions, Iran has set up more than 300 centrifuges in two uranium enrichmentunits at its underground Natanz complex, dip- lomats and officials said yesterday. The move potentially opens the way for larger scale enrichment that could be used to create nucle- ar warheads. I...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 7, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS Country colleges trying WASHINGTON C u t yt y n House to confront presidentonIraq to create urban buzz next week Democratic critics of the Iraq war seized the offensive at both ends of the Capitol yesterday, dis- closing plans for a symbolic rejec- tion by the House of President Bush's decision to deploy additional troops and filing legislation in the Senate...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BEIJING North Koreans ready to start talks on nuclear weapons North Korea expressed its readi- ness earlier today to discuss initial steps of its nuclear disarmament, raising hopes for the first tangible progress at international talks on Pyongyang's atomic weapons pro- gram since they began more than three years ago. "We are prepared to discuss first-stage measures," the North's nuclear envo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS MECCA, Saudi Arabia Palestinian faction leaders sign deal to share power Rival Palestinian factions signed a power-sharing accord aimed at ending months of bloodshed yes- terday, agreeing that the Islamic militant group Hamas would head a new coalition government that would "respect" past peace agree- ments with Israel. However, Israel and the U.S. have demanded ...…
…Monday, February 12, 2007 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS MUNICH Gates to Putin: One cold war is enough, thank you Pentagon chief Robert Gates responded yesterday to Vladimir Putin's assault on U.S. foreign policy by saying "one Cold War is enough" and that he would go to Moscow to try to reduce tensions. Gates also sought more allied help in Afghanistan. He delivered his first speech as Pentagon chief at a security c...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS BEIJING Tentative accord reached on North Korea nukes Atentative agreement announced earlier today on initial steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament could set the stage for the first con- crete progress after more than three years of talks marked by delays, deadlock and the communist coun- try's first nuclear test explosion. The U.S. envoyto the talks,A...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD * Iraq to seal borders with Syria and Iran in crackdown The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced yesterday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran and ordered the return of unlawfully seized homes, as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines. Ahead of the...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Chrysler to slash 13,000 jobs For 13,000 Chrysler workers, Feb. 14 will now be known as the Valentine's Day massacre. Chrysler announced yesterday its long-awaited restructuring, which included a 16 percent reduc- tion in its work force, shift reduc- tions, a plant closing and a surprise hint that the plan could lead to a DaimlerChrysler d...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 16, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING GOP rejects part of Granholms plan for this year's budget Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants Senate Republicans to put out their own plan for cutting nearly $900 million out of this year's state bud- get now that they have rejected part of her budget-balancing plan. "I can't negotiate with vapor, when they've put out no plan on the other side," she said during...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Car bombings kill 63 in first strike since crackdown Militants struck back yesterday in their first major blow against a U.S.-led security clampdown in Baghdad with car bombings that killed at least 63 people, left scores injured and sent a grim message to officials boasting that extremist factions were on the run. The attacks in mostly Shiite areas - twin explosions in an open- air m...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DEWANA, India Fire sparked by train bombing kills 66 Leaders of India and Pakistan pressed ahead yesterday with their peace process, hours after twin bombs - apparently intended to disrupt their relations - sparked a fire that killed 66 people aboard a train that links the two rivals. The fire destroyed two coaches on the Samjhauta Express, about an hour after ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LONDON Blair to announce partial withdrawal of troops from Iraq Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce today a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported. Blair will also tell the House of Commons during his regular weekly appearance before it that a total of about 3,000 British...…
…1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ROME Italian premier ousted after losing Senate vote Premier Romano Prodi resigned yesterday after nine months in office following an embarrassing loss by his center-left government in the Senate on foreign policy, including Italy's military mission in Afghanistan. Prodi aides did not rule out the possibility that President Giorgio Napolitano would ask Prod...…
