…8 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 18, 2005 ARTS Folkie M. Ward bears his soul on 'Radio' By Andrew M. Gaerig Daily Arts Writer MUSIC R-EVIEW Every genre of popular music pur- ports to be the bastard child. Jazz is too hoppin' for the man. Rock'n'roll is too nihilistic. Blues is the neglected grand- daddy of them all. But folk - well, folk can make a real case for itself. Whereas every- one knows Miles M. Ward for Ward to never reall ...…
…Friday March 18, 2005 sports.rmichigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 9 Icers out to stop underdog Alaska N FOOTBAL Blue has plenty to practice this sping By Ryan Sosin Daily Sports Writer DETROIT - Alaska-Fairbanks has begun to make a habit out of doing the unthinkable. Last week, it put Bowling Green's season to rest by taking the open- ing round series on the road. Yesterday, the Nanooks solved Northern Michigan goalie Tuoma...…
…x oS4 Ly writer went to Uruguay expecting an break and ended up in the midst of a: ~jGabe Edielon *"IQhi1gj SUEf W ,_W, 0 0 a'£ I EMIl -. '' " v't".. y . k , rt , . ,ti .. w Timin0 iS Evermthir group was also fortu- nate enough to arrange a 0 the Ameri- can Embassy. Silverstein discussed Uru- guayan politics, family, and what it was like to lead a life in the foreign service. I found his easy I severa e and his insight into the ...…
…Thursday, March 17, 2005 Opinion 4A Sports 8A Joel Hoard: My kid needs steroids Senior Eric Werner was snubbed for the CCHA award for Best Offensive Defenseman TAKE A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD ... WEEKEND MAGAZINE £e rIt tiu Weather K- 40 LOW: 26 TOMORROW: 4sOA9 One-hundredfourteen years ofeditoralfreedom www.michkgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 99 ®2005 The Michigan Daily Ethnic remarks stir MSA * elections Maize Rage Party,...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 NATION/WORLD Wolfowitz tapped NEWS IN BRIEF to head int'l bank WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush chose Paul Wolfowitz yesterday to head the World Bank, selecting an archi- tect of the Iraq war whose hard-line for- eign policy stance as deputy defense secretary has made him a target of crit- ics at home and abroad. Bush called Wolfowitz "a compassion- ate, decent man who will do a fine job ...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 3A e ON CAMPUS Holocaust conf looks at Rwandan genocide The University's Conference on the . Holocaust presents "Working Together: Holocaust and Rwandan Genocide Sur- vivors," a discussion featuring David Gewirtzman and Jacqueline Mureka- tete, tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Michigan Union. Gewirtzman, a Holocaust survi- vor, and Murekatete, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, have touch...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 OPINION I LI p uiu JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE If you live to be a million, you will never ever in your life meet anyone more blessed than me." - Robert B...…
…NEWS . Bush says coalition will not dissolve despite loss of Italy The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 5A WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush acknowledged yesterday that U.S. allies are anxious to get out of Iraq but firmly denied the coalition was crum- bling. He also said patience was needed to find a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear program. A day after Italy announced it would begin withdrawing soldiers from Iraq by Septemb...…
…6A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 the michigan daily 1209 BROADWAY: $215 K. Tree-top condo, 2 bdrm., 1 1/2 baths., 2 lofts, fire- place. Agent: VictoriaL.Evans. 6494752. NEW LUXURY TOWNHOME Condos $38,000 Buying Power twp. taxes. 10 min. to UM. 2-5 bdrms. w/ 2 car garage. 2134100. TRAULSEN 48-INCH TOR/FREEZER. Exc. Call 734-222-8109. REFRIDGERA- condition. $3600. CAMPUS PARKING SPACES available for now. 665-8825. *WE BUY ...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 7A GREEN BEER Continued from page 1A Ann Arbor bars, nightclubs and restaurants, expecting an influx of University students, have all prepared for the rush today. Many of these bars and restaurants will be serving the St. Patrick's Day beverage of choice - dyed green Miller Lite beer. Jessica Johnson, manager of the Brown Jug, said last St. Patrick's Day the restau- rant went through at l...…
…Thursday arch 17, 2005 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com PaO IRTSigan ailg PO:.r 8A *1 Icers left off list of CCHA honors A recie for St. Patty s success can bring. Especially on the first weekend of the tournament, when upsets are flying in and you still think you have a chance at winning By Jake Rosenwasser Daily Sports Writer Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson is generally forthright when he speaks to the media. But ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 9A * Transfer makes immediate impact 'M' improves in Vegas, takes 4th Uy Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer When Michigan junior Carly Strub decided to leave Hartwick and transfer to Michigan to play water polo, those around her told her not to do it. "A lot of people discouraged me from coming, saying that I wouldn't get a chance to play," Strub said. "I took that on as a challenge. I came anyw...…
…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 Fast start surprises Findlay* By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer If you had told freshman first baseman Samantha Findlay at the beginning of the season that she would have seven home runs after 22 games for the Michigan softball team, she would have been surprised. "I didn't expect (this kind of success) right away," Findlay said. "I just know that every year I try to become better as a pla...…
…12B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 Art exhibit celebrates Nigerian culture 00 By Kathryn Rice Daily Arts Writer If meandering visitors to the Univer- sity of Michigan Museum of Art are lucky enough, they will stumble upon "Masterworks of African Art: Yoruba," a small but splendid exhibition tucked in the upstairs corner of the museum. The relatively modest space that the gallery occupies at the UMMA almost appears to mirror ...…
…0 2B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 The Michigan Dc Featured Article ,you cafllthat abageIl with Adam Rottenberg WHERE'S THE BEE F?. Ellen McGarrity: Ellen looks bacok at he break trip with her par TO THEIR OWN B17T Tripped Up lr s ing re o , : .................. .............. . .. . ............ : ::: ............... WEEKEND 3B 4B Random Student Interview Rachel aesabout St.Pa r& "Day and her fear ofarmatr ni bears...…
…4B - The M~higan Daily - Thursday,larch 17, 2005 The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 9B AM& lw w qw qw lqw w i w Painting the town green: St. Patty's in A2 -- it's because i'mgay, isn't it?Iwith Steve Du Bois SHHH ... ITS TOP'S SECRET By Jackie Lama j For the Daily Lads and lasses, regardless of Irish heritage, St. Patrick's Day is a time to celebrate. Although some students may plan on attending church services to hon...…
… 10B - The Mic an Daily - Thursday, Mrch 17, 2005 -.pp h Mch. ! , The Michigar shaken,not stirred|with Ellen McGarrity w w ,w mw Random likes Alfred an Imo: I SPRING BREAK WFFH THE FOus: THE RV CULTURE YOU NEVER KNEW EXISTED inety-one. That's how many days my parents spent in their motor home in 2004. My dad often likes to remind me of this fact - and his goal of surpassing it by the end of this year. My parents retired just after I...…
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…0 0 0 0 0 0 p 6B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 The Michigan' T F I INDflN CIASSICAL NUSICiND DANCE By Christine Beamer * Daily Arts Writer '4 I AGKENTIN 'L By) he musicians sit cross-legged in a circle, keeping the beat on their legs as a singer recites foreign words to the tune of a drone and two small drums. If you close your eyes, it no longer feels like you are in Ann Arbor but instead in the heart of India tho...…
…Wednesday, March 16, 2005 Opinion 4 Jordan Schrader: The rise of fake news JOSH HOLMAN HAS THE MADNESS ... SPORTS, PAGE 9 i~£ it4 Weather Arts 7 Indie rock ingenue debuts with "Russian Kitsch" I: 39 Low. 26 TOMORROW: F4126i One-hundred-fourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 98 62005 The Michigan Daily MSA votes against divestment By Jeremy Davidson Daily Staff Reporter Hundreds of a...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 16, 2005 NATION/WORLD Iraq's new Parliament to convene NEWS IN BRIEF 1i 1 Despite car bomb attacks, Iraq to hold its first freely elected National Assembly today BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq puts its fragile'democracy to the test today, convening its first freely elected Nation- al Assembly in recent history after last- minute bargaining over Sunni Arab candidates to head the parliament. Shiite Musli...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 3 " ON CAMPUS Harvard lecturer to speak about fertility treatments Susan Kahn, associate director at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University will be speak- ing today on high-tech fertility treat- ments in Jewish life in her lecture titled, "Constructing Jewish Life in the Age of Reproductive Technologies." The event will take place in the Mich- igan Room of the Michig...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 16, 2005 OPINION C~Ije£hfgu&Iu JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN S A SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON Go Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE I'm not sure a rock star who is already having the cream on the cake would ever have a Nobel Peace Priz...…
…Wednesday 0 March 16, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com RU E9iditS Mil 5 __ 5 SPEKTOR RisING THE INDIE QUEEN OF HYPE DELIVERS By Kat Bawden Daily Arts Writer Courtesy of Credit Apparently the elevator doesn't respond well to groping MobMus Band looks *to find unique sound By Chris Gaerig Daily Arts Writer Mobius Band's brand of electronic pop is one that's seen immense radio play and publicity in recent months. ...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 7 * AWARD Continued from page 1 - you get out of it what you put in to it." The creation of the Golden Apple Award was inspired by the teachings of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hur- kanos, who taught 1,900 years ago. In his work, he expressed the importance of getting your life in order one day before you die. The Golden Apple Award honors teachers who PIRGIM Continued from page 1. "We do not know ...…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 16, 2005 Ann Arbor rap duo climbs hip hop's ladder of success.. ARTS 0 Khepra Akanke Daily Arts Writer What happens when everyone wants to be an artist and no one wants to be the audience? Detroit natives Alfred "Griot" Austin and Kavari "Magnif" Tatsico, the duo of Lawless Element, know first hand that people who want to be art- ists themselves seldom listen to other under- ground musicians; every...…
…Wednesday March 16, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com PORTStbigan Bailt 9 . .. .. .... ... Brotherly love helps Cerg Kol ari By Ian Herbert Daily Sports Editor Michigan freshman Chad Kolarik has a * whole lot in common with his older brother, Tyler, and it's not just their last name. For instance, the two also share the same birthday, but Tyler is older by five years. "It's kind of cool," Tyler said. "I'll never for-...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 16, 2005 'M'loses faith, but hopes to rebound By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Writer I see skies of blue and clouds of white. The bright-blessed day, the dark say good night, And I think to myself, what a won- derful world. -Louis Armstrong Aside from Elise Ray's shoulder problems and the troubles with land- ings and dismounts at the beginning of the year, the Michigan women's gym- nastics team had ver...…
…Tuesday, March 15, 2005 34 ,,-- 4 ~2~Ir'rP AGE. 5 Weather Opinion 4 Sam Singer on the dangers of Adderall Arts 8 The Mars Volta release high-concept 'Frances the Mute' c t i twut aug His"35 LOW : 19 3/20 Sports 10 Hirsute Icers go wild for tradition One-hundred fourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan * Vol. CXV, No. 97 x2005 The Michigan Daily Courant to step dov University President Coleman to ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 15, 2005 NATION/WORLD Calif. judge rules for gay mamage NEWS IN BRIEF H E A D L IN E F RA R U W O R L D . U Supporters rejoice in recent of San Francisco's historical role as a gay rights But Kramer rejected that argument, citing 0 court decision finding the state bans unconstitutional SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A judge ruled yesterday that California's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional - a legal m...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, March 15, 2005- 3 ON CAMPUS Symposium talks about music, entertainment laws The 2005 Forum on Music and Entertainment Law will feature guest- speakers Andrew W.K. Jay Cooper and Seamus Blackley, who will speak about laws affecting music and enter- tainment. The forum will be followed by a reception and will feature music throughout the day. The forum will be held today from noon to 6 p.m. in room 100 of Hut...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 15, 2005 OPINION Aiw fiitp Th JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON Go Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE We love large people." - Hooters Air President Mark Peter- son, promoting the airline's policy of acomadat...…
…Tuesday March 15, 2005 SCIENCE 5 news@michigandaily.com DIGGING UP A COSMIC PAST Archaeological astronomers glimpse back in time and discover the most distant galaxy yet By Ryan Anderson For the Daily niversity research fellow Christopher Mullis and his international team of astronomers are cosmic archaeologists. Just as conventional archaeologists dig through the accumulated sediment of hundreds and thousands of years to uncover re...…
…6 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 15, 2005 the michigan daily -L-. 0 1209 BROADWAY: $215 K. Tree-top condo, 2 bdrm., 1 1/2 baths., 2 lofts, fire- place. Agent: Victoria L Evans. 649-4752. NEW LUXURY TOWNHOME Condos $38,000 Buying Power twp. taxes. 10 min. to UM. 2-5 bdrms. w/2 car garage. 213-4100. SATURN SC2, 1993. Professor-owned and driven. Excellent condition, black, leather, cruise, AC, CD, sunroof, five-speed stick. 76K miles...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 7 * HOLOCAUST Continued from page 1 pating in the 24-hour vigil on the Diag or giving donations to sponsor the event. Both Roth and Lacks expressed high hopes for this event because it will ensure that genocide will never occur again. "If we can raise awareness and create a dia- logue on campus about the Holocaust, this will have been a huge success in my eyes," Lacks said. In another effo...…
…Tuesday March 15, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com RTeSitigan tii RiS 8 0 8 r BERNIE NGUVEN MARS ATTACKS Proud to read litism exists. I've accepted this. And yet, I have to wonder why. Why is it that some things are considered more intellectually "valu- able" than other things? Why is it that anything that is popular is automatically lowbrow and bad taste? Whether in lit- erature, music or art, there seems to be ...…
… ARTS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 9 7 'Sea Inside' a stunning, inclusive biopic By Jeffrey Bloomer Daily Arts Writer In his fantasies, poet Ram6n Sampedro swept across the Spanish countryside and its expansive beaches, soaring above the landscape with transcen- dental grace. In reality, he was a quadriplegic man who wanted to die, masking his sadness with insuffer- able wit and fighting a nearly 30-year-long battle for t...…
…Tuesday March 15, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com PORTS a 10 Icers toss razors aside for playoffs Amaker & co. have a ways to go, too 0 By Gabe Edelson Daily Sports Writer In a sport as rife with superstition as hockey - see Milan Gajic's many idio- syncrasies - it was inevitable that one of the game's most famous playoff tradi- tions would make its way to the Michi- gan Wolverines. Until their season comes t...…
…Monday, March 14, 2005 ~ 9, ~ 1 ja~. ~ ax v" Weather Opinion 4A Suhael Momin: the lost meritocracy Arts 8A Metal takes over the Motor City with three shows £ it aia,:3rlii TOMORROW: One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mzihigandaiiy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 96 2005 The Michigan Daily .W . Coleman criticizes MCRI 'rhetoric' r University president compares ballot initiative to Prop 2, claiming both are d...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 14, 2005 NATION/WORLD Iran rejects .S. incentives TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran scoffed at U.S. incentives aimed at coaxing the Islamic republic to drop its nuclear ambitions and declared Saturday that Washington's overtures did nothing to change Tehran's plans to push ahead with its nuclear program. An Iranian envoy in Europe, however, acknowledged in guardedly posi- tive terms that there appeared to be a ...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 14, 2005 - 3A * ON CAMPUS Biblical scholar to lecture on Jesus Prof. James M. Robinson of Cla- remont Graduate 'University will give a lecture titled "The Historical Jesus: O What do we know and where are we now?" at 7 p.m. tonight in Auditorium 3 of the Modern Languages Building. Robinson is an internationally distin- guished scholar of. the New Testament and the history of early Jesus traditions. Mi...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 14, 2005 OPINION ( E 1C FC1T FCC I JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON Go Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE After a while, you just stop caring and want it to be over." - Sheryl Nagy, a junior at Burbank High S...…
…Monday March 14, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com TSe Mign ail 5A Courtesy of Miramax "1 see kidnapped people." Bruce Willis returns to his action roots By Andy Kula Daily Arts Writer L M IE After achieving mild success with for- ays into comedy and family films, Bruce Willis has returned to what he does best: yelling and killing people. His new film "Hostage" pro- vides many such opportunities, but .surprisingly ...…
…6A - The Michigan Daily - Monday. March 14, 2005 the michigan daily 1209 BROADWAY: $215 K. Tree-top condo, 2 bdnm., 1 1/2 baths., 2 lofts, fire- place. Agent: Victoria L.Evans. 649-4752. NEW LUXURY'TOWNHOME Condos $38,000 Buying Power twp. taxes. 10 min. to UM. 2-5 bdrms. w/2 car garage. 213-4100. YrIZ fwmleess Q singular . Mobileer omcast Ask About A rnaNE X E L Nd TWOR Cell Phones & Accessories High Speed Internet & TV Low-Cost Inter...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 14, 2005 - 7A KISS-I N Continued from page 1A mission, the event was quite a success. He said that it felt good to see such a high turnout. Brittany Allen, Co-Chair of the LGBT commission said of the rally: "I am glad it pulled together well." For the past two months, she and others had been putting a lot of work into organiz- ing and publicizing the rally. She added, "I'm glad to see new faces ... it...…
…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 14, 2005 ARTS I Courtesy UIMiramax "Have a Bolly, Bolly Christmas. Bad pun? I'm Sari." Re-tooled Austen tale still enchants By Amanda Andrade Daily Arts Writer S R EV I E W An intriguingly inscrutable title, along with a preposterous amount of misplaced TREVOR CAMPBELL/Dairy Clockwise from top left: Alex Varkatzas and Travis Miguel of Atreyu, My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way and Mic Thompson (7) ...…
…KICKED IN THE BALLS' The men's gymnastics team gets robbed at No. 1 Ohio State. PAGE 5B NCAA TOURNEY COVERAGE Everything you need to know about the Tourney and The Michigan Daily/Papa John Challenge Bracket. PAGE 6B t i t E t f I' arch 14, 2005 .- t - - ---- GENNARO FILICE The Cagers aren't dancing. Bummed? I've got a solution. PAGE 3B The SportsMonday Column SPORTS OI TI AY lB k able firkht]DUOU ------------- - - ey vie Michigan 10...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 14, 2005 CLUBSPORTsWEEKLY Women's hockey gets to nationals Athlete of the Week Name: Nick Willis Team: Men's Track Hometown: Lower Hutt, New Zealand Class: Junior Why: Willis claimed an NCAA title in the mile at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday. He posted a time of 4:00.69 on his way to his first ever individual national championship. Willis beat Indiana junior Sean Jeff...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 14, 2005 - 3B Sweet revenge: Willis takes title By Pete Sneider Daily Sports Writer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It was almost as if his competitors were standing still. That's how fast junior Nick Willis looked as he flew around the eighth and final lap. Willis captured Michigan's second NCAA title of the weekend on Sat- urday with a resounding victory in the mile. His time of 4:00.69 put him a comfortable 2...…
