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…The Michigan Daily - Wede4, 4e. - Thursday, March 14, 1996 - 3B Despite gore, 'Braveheart' ranks as best of 1995 YkLEXANDRA TWIN Public Access While everyone in America was probably utterly thrilled to see the buff, bare butt of "Friends"' master thespian, Jennifer Aniston, on the cover of a certain national magazine last week, I was not. It's not that I'm offended by the presence of a buff, bare butt that greets me at the 7-11. Hell no. I'...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - WIe , e4. - Thursday, March 14, 1996 Where have the glam bands gone? Mediocrity abounds in 'rock star' wasteland today migr te from thDelta and Piedmont areas. He, along with Muddy, By Shannon O'Neill Howlin' Wolf and Pinetop Perkins, helped establish the sound of For the Daily post-war blues, some of the most influential music in American It must have happened at the same history. With his old partner, Sonny Terry,...…

…The Michigan Daily - /u4, t ee. - Thursday, March 14, 1996 - 5B Brothers' celebrate life's little pleasures Chicago-based duo's explicit lyrics spark controversy By Eugene Bowen Daily Arts Writer Sex. Such a small word, but the controversies, the concerns, the out- rage its existence sparks are by no means miniature. The stories of AIDS, teen pregnancy and the like have turned one of life's most enjoyable little pleasures into something near...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - Wedc#, 4e - Thursday, March 14, 1996 Jackopierce members celebrate perpetual Mardi Gras on the road By Shannon O'Neill For the Daily It's a gloomy, overcast Fat Tues- day in Ann Arbor, when most people are imagining themselves down South wallowing in the balmy mist of deca- dence and sheer gluttony known as Mardi Gras. So what is a band from Texas doing thousands of miles away from bacchanalian overkill, in a dreary...…

…The Michigan Daily - 'W"4,/ , c4. - Thursday, March 14, 1996 - 7B Conan O'B By Ryan Posly Daily Arts Writer "The perfect world would be where 'The Conan O'Brien Show' would be o, I am not kissing up to anyone. CMI it determined ambition or crazed reo6nition, but this is how Conan O'Brien himself predicted his ideal future way back in 1985, during an ititerview for the Harvard Crimson's commencement issue. Little did young Conan know how true...…

…88 - The Michigan Daily - Wa ., 4t. - Thursday, March 14, 1996 Sexist board games:The Man' infects board-game industry By Otg Parker Daily Arts Witer I started thinking about Barbie the otherday. I contemplated Barbie's nega- tive portrayal of women - one time I heard thatif Barbie were a real woman, she would be six-foot-four with a waist of 16inches and ... well, you can figure out the rest. Of course, we all know that women's feet really...…

…*4 I.E tria rYi Weather Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 33°, Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, high 57. One hundredfive years of editonal freedom Wednesday March 13, 1996 IN 'P, ri. , Womack 3rd top 'U oficer to leave post By Jodi Cohen Daily Staff Reporter Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice Presi- dent Farris Womack became the last of the University's top three officials in just more than a year to announce his resignation. Womack's deci-...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, M, L 4 '* 4A " arun 16. Diplomats a The Washington Post SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - As tourists with snorkel tubes patrolled the underwater reefs nearby, foreign dignitaries began converging on this thriving Red Sea resort yesterday for a somber show of inter- national unity in the face of terrorist threats to Middle East peace. But already the so-called peacemakers' summit has been partially overshadowed by...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 1996 - 3 UNC Tarheels mascot killed Ramses XXIX, a ram and mascot of e University of North~ Carolina heels' football team, was recently found mangled after being stolen from an Orange County, N.C., farm. The killer removed the ram from his chain at the farm and stabbed him 12 times with a knife. The assailant then dragged the ram a short distance away and attempted to field-dress the ani...…

…4- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 1996 UF0 idi-anwulg 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in Chief ADRIENNE JANNEY ZACHARY M. RAIMI Editorial Page Editors NOTABLE QUOTABLE, 'We want the community to know we are here and we are strong.' -Marie Ting, a program coordinator for the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, explaining the purp...…

… - tcItguuDt That's entertainment! Today at the Ann Arbor Film Festival ... Join Award Juror Robb Moss, as he presents two of his works - "Riverdogs" and "The Tourist" - at a 3 p.m. seminar. Moss, one of the Festival's three judges, is a personal documentary filmmaker and an instructor of film at Harvard University. Then check out tonight's crop of independent movies at the Michigan Theater, Screenings are at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Evening admission...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 1996 =~ lost & found I LOST GOLD BRACELET February -vicinity of Washtenaw & South U. Cranbrook Village. Reward. 665-7128. 15 or 1016 S. FOREST Huge 5 bdrm. hse. + study for fall, prkg., idry. $1875/mo. Call Oakland Management. 761-7491. 2 & 3 BDRM. furn./unfurn. @ 1600 Packard. Fall lease. 769-7025 until 8p.m. Don't be a sucker# Buck the system and move to Ypsi! We are only ten minutes from No...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 1996 - 7 CLEAN ROOM IN A hse. Carpeted, fum., ncl. loft. Free off-st. prkg., free Idry. 5 min. 47lk tcampus & LMbldg. $150 neg. 913- 9470 Caiir. Avail. May. FEMALE TO SHARE bedroom in house. Pkg. avail. 741-4822 Michelle. INCRZ EIBLE LOCATION- 4 bdrm. house, 2 bath, furnished, laundry, parking. Puice negotiable. Call Jen @ 516/692-8713 email. 102470.714@compuserve.cnm G. ROOM on Hill & Oakland. Furn.,...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 1996 Some Pinhead directed this'Helraiser'! By Ted Watts Daily Fine Arts Editor "Alan Smithee" is the pseudonym 'director petitions successfully for his be disassociated with a movie. It's a re 5ign when it's used on a project that Artistic expectations, as a third sequ movie is likely to have. "Smithee"'s watermark of badne imprinted on this project. Despite an it the execution of the details of...…

…t it * 4 'K,' 0 7' L R I x 4 t' ! Michigan's Tom Dolan failed to qualify fo By Doug Stevens ly Sports Writer Throughout the season, Michigan men Jon Urbanchek kept his team focused on t Every day, he would shout out number or some other large figure, signifying t remaining until the U.S. Olympic trials. He constantly stressed to his athletes i patient, despite the' frustration inherent i less practices in preparation for a mee away. In October...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 1996 WJbe £irhiagrn &du and Since 1948 1996 NCAA Southeast 1. Connecticut 1. 8. Duke 23 9. Eastern Michigan RCA Dome Indianapolisn 5. Mississippi State March 14 & 16 3. Va. Commonwealth 4. UCLA 4. 13. Princeton Rupp Arena_ Lexington, Kentucky 57. March 22 & 24 5. 11, Boston College 3. Georgia Tech 35 6 14. Austin Peay na rlando, Fla. 50. 7. Temple March 15 & 17 't. 10. Oklahoma 2. Cincinnati 3. at...…

…onight: Partly cloudy, low 8% omorrow: Partly sunny, igh 50*. I i~rrn Unt One hundred five years of editoriailfreedom Tuesday March 12, 1996 / y{ yy 'i x p Q M' fit It, RI'll 9.x n.. R F . ' .s., " X'.: Six tickets ed for SA pres. election ure Mayk Staff Reporter Students voting for Michigan Stu- ent Assembly candidates this month will have a choice of six presidential tickets. Along with the three major par- ties on campus, the United P...…

…S .Th~Ik,~-~~T a.,k4 rrli Muvir.hiianiflails - su ay ividi,.ii .17 'f±Da . -- i ne mvicnigan uLaiiy - i uusuay, marc 1el ..4 -UU NATION/WORLD 'Peacemaker' summit divides Muslims Los Angeles Times CAIRO, Egypt - The upcoming "Summit of the Peacemakers" in Egypt has underscored stubborn divi- sions in the Muslim world as coun- tries are forced to show, through their attendance, News whether they support or repu- Analysis diate the Middle East...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 1996 - 3 Regents head to Dearborn for monthly meeting Agenda, regents predict light meeting with low turnout DPS discovers graffiti on several campus uidings While students were away from Ann Arbor for spring break, vandals painted the town red ... and blue and green and yellow. 'The Department of Public Safety re- ported nine separate incidents of graf- fiti vandalism across campus duri...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 1996 UIb AkdWign IlgQ 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG Editor in Chief ADRIENNE JANNEY ZACHARY M. RAIMI Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opini...…

… RezSiimwi Jlzi~g Get a little 'Wild' at Borders tonight Jon Krakauer is the author of "Into the Wild," a c-aptivating true story of a young man who turns his back on civilization and heads north to Alaska. Krakauer reads at Borders tonight at 7:30. Hell also appear beforehand on WCBN (88.3 FM) radio's "Defending the Earth" program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday March 12, 1996 5 khi comic is the Mac-daddy of laughs 'Def ComedyJam'regular thrills F...…

…6- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 1996 LOST GOLD BRACELET February 15 vicinity of Washtenaw & South U. or Cnnbrook Village. Reward. 665-7128. 1014 CHURCH - Modem, fum.; tri-level townhouses for up to 3 persons $945. Futon, track lighting, vertical blinds, central A/C, court yard, prkg. & ldry. All have finished basement, spiral stairway & skylight. May & Sept.leases, 663-3070. 1016 S. FOREST Huge 5 bdrm. hse. + study for fall, prkg....…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 1996 - 7 NATION/WORLD Murder trial of foner defense officials begins SUBLET FEMALE needed. May-Aug. A SUMMER ARESUIDENT CUNELOA OUTSIDE JOBS! Now hiring- National $196/mo. At Hill & Church. Melissa 747- job could be yours. SUMMER Parks, Ranches, Beach/Mt. Resorts! 500+ WANT A SUMMER JOB? The Michigan 6693. DISCOVERY, a pre-college enrichment employers nationwide! Call SEI now! 919/ Daily is hiring Disp...…

…$- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 1996 34th Ann Arbor Film Festival Don't forget to check out the Ann Arbor Film Festival this week at the Michigan Theater. It features animation, documentary, narrative and experimental films by independent filmmakers around the world. The Festival will start with an opening public reception and a silent auction at 7 p.m. Screenings will follow. Single tickets are $6; entire evening admission is $10;...…

… Pizza, pizza, pizza and more pizza Piles of pizza await you - if you're up to the challenge. Be the top prognosticator in The Michigan Daily and Cottage Inn Pizza NCAA tournament pool, and you will win 10 free large pizzas from Cottage Inn. To enter, fill out the bracket printed in SPORTSMonday and e-mail your picks to daily.contest@umich.edu or bring them to the sports desk at 420 Maynard St. Another bracket will be printed tomorrow. Tuesda...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 1996 Abe crucial link to Penn State's success By Will McCahill Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING-Saturday, he was the only Big Ten wrestler with his own camera crew. Sunday, he was the only Big Ten cham- pion with his own camera crew. Meet Sanshiro Abe of Penn State, the best 126-pound wrestler in the confer- ence. The fifth-year senior has been the driv- ing force behindthe team's 1995-96 cam- p...…

…Iti Un t Wmther Tonigt: Partly cloudy, low around 20. Tomorrow: Partly sunny, high around 42. One hundred frve years ofeditonalfreedom Monday .March 11,1996 Vol cv3 No M tankers qualify for Olymipics By Nicholas J. Cotsonika Daily Sports Editor INDIANAPOLIS - Two hours af- ter Michigan's John Piersma etched his name into American swimming his- t ,he watched an artist paint his name .,the wall of champions. Each athlete who qualifies for ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 Christopher warns China at'risk a exercie NATION/WORLD W .Newsday WASHINGTON - President Clinton has ordered a second Navy air- craft carrier group to join one already in the waters near Taiwan as tensions mlount between China and Taiwan, sources said. The dispatch of the second carrier group comes as Secretary of State War- ren Christopher warned China yester- day that the military exercises...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 -3A Regents give com iuttee guidelines for pres. search .U'adds new tele hone xc e During the next few months a new telephone exchange will replace the existing 747 exchange on campus, In- formation Technology Division spokes- person Bruce Spiher said. The changeover to the new exchange, 647, will start soon and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30. University phone numbers beginnin...…

…4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 420 Maynard Street RONNIE GLASSBERG Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editor in Chief Edited and managed by ' ADRIENNE JANNEY students at the ZACHARY M. RAIMI University of Michigan . Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan...…

… LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 - 5A East U. mall ould cause undue harm To THE DAILY: As an alum, I enjoy reading the Daily online. One of the recent topics, the pedestrian mall along East U., has caught my attention. It sounds like a geat idea to make that stretch of the greet into a pedestrian mall, with aesthetically pleasing plants; etc. Unfortunately, I read that the landscape architects have chosen to...…

…6A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 1016 S. FOREST Huge 5 bdrm. hse. + study for fall, prkg., Idry. $1875/mo. Call Oakland Management. 761-7491. 2 BDRM. BI LEVEL 1 1/2 bath, 1100 sq. ft. Perfect for 4 people. Dwshr. micro., balc., weight mm., rec. rm., private shuttle. Fully fum. contemporary apts. 741-9300. 5 BEDROOM APT.I IDEAL FOR 6 Call Bill or Karen, 995-7223 after 7 p.m. to see beautiful 5 bdrm. apt. on N. Division be- tw...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 - 7A NATION/WORLD Cubans suffer political fallout. ALASKA EMPLOYMENT- Fisheries, RELIABLE PERSON NEEDED for es- F"~v 4 parks, resorts now hiring. Earn to $3,000- tablished Ann Arbor area cleaning service servic s $6,000./mo.! Airfare! Room/Boardi Free route. Reliable transportation a must. Fishery Video w/ program! Call SEI 919/ Responsible, outgoing person. 4 day work 932-1489, ext. A 15. wk., ear...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 ROCK BOTTOM You're failing Physics. Your girlfriend dumped you. Your self-esteen is way low. So you call Grandma for some sympathy. She tells you to "Stop whining and get a backbone." Ouch, talk about tough love. I CI K 7 r .r. 4 . .. n o'$- - 4 n v& v .. Yr e a u Y s. , .. 4,. w EV v V 5 < '.a ,, . . ! " 'e. ;fit' r Ammullk i w -kk A Tm m …

… U t tti qu~ Toto, we're not Cannes anymore! It may not be as popular as the annual event on the French Riviera, but the Ann Arbor Film Festival is sure to amaze with its annual showcase of independent movies. The fiesta kicks off tomorrow and runs through Sunday at the Michigan Theater. Look in this space each day for specific film previews. Call 995-5356 for further information. I Monday March 31, 1996 Theigar burns out Legendary enterta...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Mjniday, March 11, 1996 McKeilen's updated'Richard III' succeeds Famous Shakespearean tale is set in 20th century fascist Europe David Broza Stone Doors Mesa By Jennifer Petlinski Daily Film Editor Only a short time after "Othello," another Shakespeare play finds its way onto the big screen. Director Richard Loncraine's version of "Richard III," set in fascist, 1930s Europe, successfully captures an evil, power-...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 -11A Showasis!Brits quench fans' thirst t By Heather Phares Daily Arts Writer Like all mysterious things, there's more than one way to look at Oasis. On one level, the band is just five arrogant Mancunians exhuming classic rock's corpse. On another, it's a group that demands a place for itself with legend- tagrock'n'roll acts-and is wellon its way to achieving that status. Without wind machines, dry...…

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… U be djicwun &tdlg Icers score first-round knockout By John Leroi Daily Sports Editor There wasn't much the Redskins could do to stop Michigan. Fate just wasn't on their side. And the Wolverines were on a roll. Miami (Ohio) put up a good fight, but in the end, the Redskins' effort fell far short of halting Michigan's march to the CCHA semifinals. The No. 4 Wolverines (29-7-2) held off Mi- ami (10-22-4), 3-0, Saturday, following a con- vinci...…

…28 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 : 4 --- SPORTS CALENDAR jel 3id ig nDalig COMMUNITY SERVICE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK {: Who: Jennifer Barber Sport: Track and Field Eligibility: Junior Year: Senior Hometown: Bridgeport, Mich. High School: Frankenmuth H.S. Why: On Thursday, Feb. 29, Barber read to students at Eberwhite Elementary School as part of the SHARE reading program. Barber has been involved in the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 - 38 M wrestlers take -7th at Big Tens Wolverines qualify 6 for NCAA journament; Iowa grabs title again By Will McCahill Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING-Theobvious con- nection here is between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Richard Nixon. Not since three years before Tricky Dick was able to utter the words "I am not a crook"has Iowa been able to say "I am not a Big Ten champ." The Hawkeyes w...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 BASKETBALL Wildcats bomb Blue in first round By Andy Knudsen Daily Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS-The Michigan women's basket- ball team gave one of its best performances of the season March 1 against Northwestern in the first-round of the Big Ten Tournament. Unfortunately, the Wolverines will not be able to build off of their strong showing until November. The Wildcats (9-9 Big Ten...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11. 1996 - 5B indoor season finale letdown for men and women runners By Kim Hart For the Daily The Michigan men's and women's indoor track seasons came to an end ts past weekend at the NCAA In- door Track and Field Championships. Courtney Babcock and Monika Black of the women's team and Neil Gardner and the distance medley re- lay team, consisting of Trinity Townsend, Jeff Wood, Scott MacDona...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 HOCKEY Turco will be deciding factor Sc ig s postseason run By Alan Goli nbach Daily Sports Writer" There's an old hockey adage that says a1 team can hop on the coattails of a hot goaltender and ride him through the playoffs1 all the way to a championship. That's not to say that a championship team must have a hot man between the pipes, and1 it also doesn't mean that the remain...…

… SWIMMING The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 - 78 Dolan and Piersma's riva extends beyond the pool hy Roommates earn Olympic berths in 400 freestyle By Alan Goldenbach Daily Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS - Michigan's Tom Dolan and John Piersma couldn't have asked for a better finish in the 400- meter freestyle. The Wolverine duo walked away with the top two times and places on the Olympic team in the event. But bes...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 BASKETBALL rdue joins UMass, Uo, Kentucky as top seeds By Paul Barger Daily Sports Writer There were two major surprises for the Big Ten yesterday during the announcement of the field for the NCAA Tournament. One school was elated, while another suf- fered a major disappointment. Purdue, which lost to Iowa Saturday, was given the No. I seed in the West bracket. Minnesota was on t...…

… BASKETBALL The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 - 9B Fife, Mo Seniors play last game in Crisler By Ml1 bel Rosenberg Daily Sports Writer For once, he knew the crowd was y"iling "Dooog," not "Booo." Dugan Fife hasn't been the most popular Michigan men's basketball player in his four years with the team. The Crisler Arena crowd has often de- ridedthe guard's hesitancy to shoot and1 his lack of accuracy at times. His coac...…

…T 10B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 Ule Mtdtigan~tIlg and . 1996 NCAA B Southeast 1. Connecticut .e 2.4 9. Eastern Michi an RCA Dome Indianapolis 5. Mississippi State Match 14 & 16 3. ommonwealth 4. UCLA3 4. 13. Princeton Rupp Arena 6. Indiana Lexington, Kentucky" March 22 & 24 5. 11. Boston College 3. Georgia Tech8 6. 14. Austin PeayQ 7. Temple ando, Fla. 50. March 15 & 17 7., 10. Oklahoma 2. Cincinnati 36. 15.U...…

…icr an t Weather onight: Mostly cloudy, Nhance of snow, low 18°. omorrow: Partly cloudy, snow likely, high 29°. One hundredfve years ofeditorialfreedom Friday March 1, 1996 ;, EO,'U' extend bargaining week By Anupama Reddy Daily Staff Reporter On the eve of spring break, members f the Graduate Employees Organiza- 'ion and the University have agreed to further extend negotiations to March 13. In yesterday's bargaining session, G MO member...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 1, 1996 NATION/WORLD GOP candidates debateay NATION ALREPOR The Washington Post COLUMBIA, S.C. - Displaying the divisiveness caused by a season of brutal, negative advertisements, the major Re- publican presidential candidates angrily confronted one another here yesterday in an hour-long debate that often sounded more like a barroom shouting match. Under a unique format designed by a South Carolina bu...…