… I 0 0 a S I B h McignDal -Wensdy Mrh 1 20 WensaMac 01 00 avi THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with WALTER NOWINSKI A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. tct x of COnten 3B JUNK DRAWER What you can and can't talk about this week. 6B WHY YOU'RE NOT A RHODES SCHOLAR How Harvard and Yale do more to help their students get prestigious British scholarships than the University does 8...…
…0 0 0 I B h Mchgn aiy-.dnsdyMach21 20 The real reason you didn't win 7 a Rhodes Scholarship When it comes to helping its top students win prestigious scholarships, the University just can't keep up with the Ivies. Jf you have your heart set on becoming a Rhodes Scholar, the first thing you should do is transfer to Yale. As soon as you arrive in New Haven, you'll want to go directly to the Yale office of International Education and Fellows...…
…Funding your education Perspectives on the financial aid These coaches might take over for the fired Tommy Amaker dilemma Sports, 9 Op-ed, Page 5 PI 1id4igan hatIg.j ,TIE-IlNDREIL-SEVINITEE ,RS OF EL(DITORL 1M . Tuesday, March 20,2007 www.michigandaily.com PETER SCHOTTENFELS/Daily BTB Burrito co-owner Adam Lowenstein stands next toa baron South University Avenue yesterday in what will become BTB Cantina. The space used to house Charley's ...…
…2 - Tuesday, March 20, 2007 MONDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: ere Campus Characters Crime pays FRIDAY: Explained CASTLES OUT OF CANS I was in a store browsing through the magazine racks last week. I had to find a copy of The Economist and get some economic data from a large table in the back for my Economics 402 class. When I came upon the magazine I found that it cost $6. I also found- that the information I needed was on one page but far ...…
…K The Michigan Daily - michigandail NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Official: Saddam Hussein's former deputy hanged The former deputy in Saddam Hussein's government was hanged before dawn today for the killings of 148 Shiites, an official with the prime minister's office said. Taha Yassin Ramadan, who was Saddam's vice president when the regime was ousted four years ago, was the fourth man to be executed in the killings of 148 Shiites follow- ing a 1982 a...…
…4 - Tuesday, March 20, 2007 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 KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FI T AID With federal financial aid shrinking, credit card debt spiraling and private lenders cashing in on tuition hikes, student finances are in need of resuscitation. Tuesday March 20, 2007 - 5 T ~Pro a 4 i ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDER HONKALA Federal aid not much help Financial independence Students shouldn't deceive them- selves; the federal government doesn't understand the realities of college li...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i COURT From page 1 and the Law School. The clinic is seeking volunteers from all parts of the University to translate for Spanish-speaking cli- ents. In April, Appleberry hopes to respond to an influx of Spanish- speaking clients by opening a sec- ond clinic in Ypsilanti aimed at the Spanish-speaking community. The law students go over tax documents and explain tax law to the clients. The students the...…
…8 - Tuesday, March 20, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The 45th Ann Arbor Film Festival opens tonight at 7 p.m. at the Michigan The- ater. Tickets for the evening go for $12 and cover a reception, a screening of films in competition and an after-par- ty. Get them now at ticketweb.com. Look for full coverage in Thursday's B-side. Ah! Unhappy dolls By SHERI JANKELOVITZ DailyArts Writer It may seem like the killer-doll markethasal...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 9 Women search for new coach ... ...while men do the same By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Writer Two weeks after Cheryl Burnett retired as Michigan's women's bas- ketball coach, she was still working with Michigan as of Friday, said Athletic Director Bill Martin. Burnett retired in a meeting with Martin, in what he described as a "mild" surprise. "Bottom line is, we had a really ...…
…10 - Tuesday, March 20, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Pair of weekend goals a reminder of the importance of the little things By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Writer DETROIT - Notre Dame goalie David Brown faced 11 first-period shots alone Saturday night. On most occasions, his defense quick- NOTEBOOK ly cleared any rebound out of the zone to prevent second-chance opportunities. But when the Irish defense failed to bottle up these...…
…ilocks iarts, 5A Nf TElEN YE iU. FRLEEI)NM Monday, March 19, 2007 Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Amaker axed In four years of eligibility, he never made tourney Martin: He 'cleaned up' Michigan basketball Recruits ponder future at Michigan. See lB By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor Michigan men's basketball coach Tommy Amaker was fired Satur- day, ending a six-year tenure at the University. "Obviously it's not a joyous...…
…2A - Monday, March 19, 2007 Living in the lap of luxury Although Cambridge House no longer has maids or room service, the residence hall still offers stu- dents a bit of hotel luxury unavail- able elsewhere on campus. The hall's 110 students enjoy pri- vate bathrooms and carpeting. That's why Cambridge House, attached to the Michigan Union and West Quad, is the most expensive residence hall on campus, Univer- sity Housing spokesman Alan Levy...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD r Despite crackdown, insurgents kill six U.S. troops Sunniinsurgents, resilient despite the five-week security crackdown in the capital, killed at least six more U.S. troops over the weekend. A Sunni car bomber hit a largely Shiite district in the capital yesterday, kill- ing at least eight people. The American military said four U.S. soldiers died and one was wounded when the unit wa...…
…4A - Monday, March 19, 2007 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 KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 19, 2007 - 5A "Honey, I have a bad feeling about my career." Forecast: surreal, bland melodrama By BLAKE GOBLE Doesn't make sense? Don't worry: Daily Arts Writer it's not supposed to. Linda finds herself in a bizarre series of events, I remember it like it was yester- leading her from one different day day. It was 1994. "Speed" had just to the next in non-sequential order been released. A...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CANDIDATE From page IA began investigating the case in April. The case is still open, according to DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown. Because the incident is still under investigation, Brown said that she could neither confirm nor deny the identity of the sus- pect. Brown said the alleged crime is "fraudulent access to computers,sys- tems, or networks to knowingly dis- rupt a computer network or system." Joe G...…
…0 8A - Monday, March 19, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a I Dr. David Fivenson Clinical Study: Athelete's Foot Fungus Do you suffer from athlete's foot -scaly, itchy red rash on feet or toes? Dr. Fivenson is conducting a 6-week clinical research study for healthy volunteers 12 years or older with athlete's foot or tines pedis. Qualified participants will receive study related procedures and will receive compensation for time ...…
…Looking for more? For exclusive Web content, go online now: michigandaily.com Bosch: Bad first round a damper on madness SM COLUMN 2B THE MICHIGAN DAILY Monday, March 19, 2007 michigandaily.com 6 * o for anderkaa ByCOURTNEYRATKOWIAK firstindividual NCAAtitle, as Mich- On Thursday, the first day of just going as hard as I could," Daily Sports Writer igan finished seventh at the NCAA competition, Michigan's most suc- Vanderkaay said. "When...…
…DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, March 19, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com - SAID AND HEARD "We were the No. 2 seed, they were the No. 3 seed, but it really looked like we didn't even exist when we watched it. Yeah, it's motivating - it kind of pisses everybody off a little bit. " - Michigan goalie BILLY SAUER on the Wolverines re- ceiving little attention from the national media. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK A...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com YPOR .)V . o I n rd g By ALEX PROSPERI "This year, these kids never Daily Sports Writer cease to amaze me," Plocki said. "In terms of taking a bad situa- Freshman Jackie Kramer land- tion and turning it into the best ed her dismount after a flawless possible thing that they can. We balance beam routine and was shocked. Kramer had just put together the bestbeam performance of her life. In the Wolverines' ...…
…4B - Monday, March 19, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 Blue drops first dual of year 60 By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer COLUMBUS - The No.1Michi- ganmen'sgymnasticsteamseemed to slip through a wormhole into Opposite Land on Saturday. The whole night was backward. The pommel horse, the first rotation of the night and usually one of the Wolverines' problem events, went unbelievably well. For the second week in a row, a...…
…JOHN STIGLICH: EXTRA INNINGS ON BASEBALL TELEVISION OPINION, PAGE 4 TOSSED IN TALLAHASSEE ACTING, DRAMA ARE MONEY FOR ENF,'THE RICHES' SEMINOLES BOUNCE MEN'S HOOPS FROM NIT SPORTS, PAGE 9 ARTS, PAGES5 P tc446Fan 43atlV Ann Arbor Michigan www.michigandaily.com Friday, March1 b 2007 CAMPUS AFTER PROP 2 Committee wants more recruitment, outreach School of Music freshman Nate May, a member of Campus Unite!, chalks the concrete outside of th...…
…2 - Friday, March 16, 2007 MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Before You Were Here Campus Characters E St T R sK') AYSPECIAL Where do they get green beer? The process behind colored alcohol The first green of spring will be Pub on State Street. Ashley's antici- served by the pint tomorrow. Many pates the need for a second delivery students are looking forward to of the dyed Labatt beer that will toasting St...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 16, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON r Measures to end war pass in House, but fail in Senate Democrats aggressively chal- lenged President Bush's Iraq policy atbothendsofthe Capitolyesterday, gaining House committee approval for a troop withdrawal deadline of Sept. 1,2008, but suffering defeat in the Senate on a less sweeping plan to end U.S. participation in the war. Anti-war Democrats pre...…
…4 - Friday, March 16, 2007 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 KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectthe officialpositionof the Daily's editorialboard. Allother signed articles u ~and illustrations represent solely the views of ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 16, 2007 - 5 Second coming for 'Beautiful"70s gem By DEREK BARBER Daily Arts Writer Catherine Howe's lush and breathtaking debut album What A Beautiful Place never even hit the **** shelves before Reflection Catherine Records went Howe * belly-up in 1971. As a What a result, Howe Beautiful Place was robbed of recognition, Numero going on to a meager career in music before finally retiring...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 16, 2007 - 7 REPORT From page 1 aid forms last spring - a fact that the report acknowledges. In an October interview, Uni- versity spokeswoman Julie Peterson said the University had launched an aggressive strategy to get students to apply earlier and make finan- cial aid awards earlier. One of the nine sections of the report calls for the Uni- versity to "be aware of the role of campus cli...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 16, 2007 -- 8 Maneuvering begins on tax hike LANSING (AP) - Even though Republicans largely have come out against Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposed 2 percent tax on services, they set it up for a pos- sible vote in the GOP-controlled Senate next week. Majority Leader Mike Bishop decided yesterday to discharge the measure and bring it to the full Senate because he felt Democrats...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 16, 2007 - 9 PETER SCHOTTENFELS/Daly Sophomore Jack Johnson, who was named the CCHA's Best Offensive Defenseman last night, hopes to end Michigan's winless streak against Michigan State at the Joe. Rivals set to remnatch in Joe FLORIDA STATE 87, MICHIGAN 66 Sunbaked Michigan's season ends in NIT By H. JOSE BOSCH Florida State star forward Al Daily Sports Editor Thornton brought the crowd ...…
…10 - Friday, March 16, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bruck making best of difficult situation 6 0 By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer "The way she grabbed her leg, I knew immediately what had happened," Michi- gan gymnastics coach Bev Plocki said. "I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, and I had a flash of denial. I thought that this couldn't have happened right now. She is going to roll over and get up and everyth...…
…Admalkhm- F-- ---Ron 4w 41C ic Igan 41,3at IV A )1*1.]'A l ,1*4'1 1*1' ']*"A.I. AIN" C.F FDIT( I Ann Arbor Michiga _ www.michigandaily.com Arrington, Butler to miss practice, maybe games Thursday, March 15, 2007 CAMPUS ACTIVISM SDS to -U Sell, defense stocks C pS pia Thre ers, inc ers, wil practici what aj team ru Wide and tigl of who impact with rr Eugene parr won't say Wolverines during the four week, 15-practice spring session, Michi- ...…
…2A - Thursday, March 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here Tobacco and good conversation Fred Chase debates politics, sports with campus figures Eighty-five-year-old Fred Chase quit smoking a long time ago. For the past 13 years, though, he has been a fixture at the Maison Edwards tobac- co shop in Nickels Arcade. Despite the proximity to so much nico...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Republican calls for Gonzales' dismissal Sen. JohnSununuofNewHamp- shire yesterday became the first Republican in Congress to call for Attorney General Alberto Gonza- les' dismissal, hours after President Bush expressed confidence in his embattled Cabinet officer. Gonzales has been fending off Democratic demands for his fir- ing in the wake of disclos...…
…4A - Thursday, March 15, 2007 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 KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the view...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 5A Harris stays true to roots despite success By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor INDIANAPOLIS - He walked into the Indiana Convention Cen- ter media room and took his place at the table, but only because it was required. Former Michigan middle line- backer David Harris made it quite clear he'd rather be somewhere else. "I'm just ready to be on the field, knocking somebody ou...…
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…8A - Thursday, March 15, 2007 . The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Thursday, March 15, 2007 I. The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom E iMpES SWIMMING/DIVING ' 'pursues ersonal gals Blue hopes to save season at NCAAs a By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer It was 4:52 p.m. as the Michigan swimmers left the pool deck in Ann Arbor for the final time this season. Today, they hope to be walk- ing away from a different pool as wi...…
…AN ARTIST RE THE ART OF ANN MIKOLOWSKI PAGE 4B Please, take me seriously There are two movies set for release this winter (one out now, one forthcoming) that piqued my interest. The first is about a con- spiracy theorist who believes the mysteries of life can he explained by the number 23. " The second is a story of a man who loses his PAUL family in the TASSI Sept. 11 attacks and must now rely on his col- lege roommate to help him grieve (or...…
…(page 2' 2B - Thursday, March 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.corr 0 THE VAU0LT 'RO SHAM BO' (1994) A rare pop experiment ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS By BRIAN CHEN Daily Arts Writer Before he was busy producing Kanye West's Late Registration and composing film scores for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "I Heart Huckabees," Jon Brion was just one of four members in the terribly over- looked pop band known as The Grays. Th...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tthe b-sidel Thursday, Marchs15,2007 -3 Courtesy of Gege Produes Artisticas LTL Coolest. Minister. of. Culture. Ever. Golden funk ICONIC GUITARIST CAN STILL BRING IT - AND HE'S BRINGING IT HERE By LLOYD H. Cargo Daily Arts Writer The University Musical Society already blessed us once with a concert-opportunity-of- a-lifetime last fall with Alice Coltrane, and this spring, G they're back at it again...…
…4B - Thursday, March 15, 2007 {the b-side} 40 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GALLERY PRVi Ap with BELOVED LOCAL ART INTIMATE RE By CAITLIN COWAN DailyArts Writer Poet Jim Gustafson famously wrote that there's "no money in art." There are, however, other riches that come with a fruitful career in art: veneration, Two Ways love and vision. Ann Mikolowski, the beloved of Looking Detroit painter and late in a Mirror wife of RC Prof. ...…
…Superman in lecture. Valentine's Day ninjas. An exterminator under attack from a giant fly. What's the deal with the UM Patriots? THE STATEMENT Ilk All" I1E ffiCid~ian4DaiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 14,2007 Avoiding a Greek tragedy PODCASTING LECTURES CLASS GETS PORTABLE With fires up, inspectors look to improve safety By TARYN HARTMAN Daily StaffReporter The morning of May 12, 1996, was full of promi...…
…2A - Wednesday, March14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes ARCH ANGEL THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained When life wasn't a highway Think it's hard to own a car on campus? It was a lot harder in the 1920s. In the early 1920s, University administrators were so annoyed by student-owned automobiles that they banned students from owning them outright. Administrators thought ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON White House considered firing all U.S. attorneys The chief White House lawyer floated the idea of firing all 93 U.S. attorneys at the start of President Bush's second term, but the Justice Department objected and eventual- ly recommended the eight dismiss- als that have generated a political firestorm two years later. White House spokeswoman Dana Per...…
