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…8 The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 6, 1999 'DIRTCHAMBER SESSIONS' HIGHLIGHTS HOWLET Sugar doesn't sound sweet on new album* It has always been a well known fact that the musical core of Prodigy has always been D.J extraordinaire, Liam Howlet. Although the flam- boyant Keith Flint and the generously "potty mouthed" Maxim Reality have always been the group members who have the spotlight's atten- tion; it is the more reserved Howlet who has...…
… 4coreboard . MAJOR LEAGUE HOUSTON 4, BASEBALL Chicago Cubs 2 TEXAS 6. NBA Detroit . BASKETBALL N.Y. METS 12, Orlando 81, Florida 3 NEW YORK 72 San Diego 4, Miami 92, COLORADO 3 TORONTO 70 San Francisco 7, PHILDELPHIA 95, CINCINNATI 6 Minnesota 87 Golden State at HOUSTON, inc. NHL HOCKEY CAROLINA 4, New Jersey 2 Buffalo 4, N.Y. ISLANDERS 3 San Jose at PHOENIX, inc. SPORTSjgai ~a~ Tracking 'M' teams The Michigan men's tennis team goes to Eas...…
… Blair Shannon begins run at Mainstreet Comedy Showcase. Also a singer, Shannon combines music into his stand-up act. Tonight at 8:30 p.m. for $10. Friday at 8 & 10:30 p.m. and Saturday at 5:45, 8:15 & 10:45 p.m. for $12. Thursday April 8, 1999 U te HEInmi dg TomOrrow in Daily Arts: Daily Arts reviews the new young-Hollywood flick, "Go," which opens tomorrow. " Saxophonist Joshua Redman slides into Ark' By John Uhl Daily Arts Writer In it...…
… Sportswriter Tim Wendel reads from his new novel. "Castro's Curveball" looks at the life of a man who played pro ball with Fidel. Borders, 7 p.m. 8 Friday April 9, 1999 Je £tcftkym &dl * Check out a review of the new teen flick, "Never Been Kissed," starring Drew Barrymore. U Liman and cast 'Go' the distance By En Podolsky Daily Arts Writer Of all the "Pulp Fiction" clones of the past five years, not a single one has gotten it even remo...…
…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 12, 1999 Young dancer promoted to soloist of Harlem theater The Washington Post Somewhere in Arnold and Martha Graf's comfortable brick home, across the road from a sheep farm about 10 miles from Baltimore, lies a forgotten pair of binoculars. They seemed a rea- sonable purchase at the time - the Grafs assumed they'd need help spot- ting their daughter Alicia in the blur of corps dancers when, still in ...…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 13, 1999 AMORPHIS MAKES MELANCHOLIC MELODY Ness plays Solitaire The closest Webster Dictionary word to Finnish group Amorphis' name is "Amorphous," a word describ- ing something that is ambiguous in form. Judging from the group's new release, "Tuonela," the group almost lived up to that near definition of its namesake. Throughout several albums Amorphis has slowly shed its Death Metal skin and has Am...…
…8 The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 14, 1999 Galactic to blast into A2 yCtris kula Da rts Writer No place does the funk better than New Orleans. And right now, no one from that city - or anywhere else, for that matter - is as funky as Galactic. since its formation in 1994, the six- piece band has risen to the level of reign- ing king of acid jazz soul-funk. Mixing slinky guitar lines, greasy Hammond organ, sultry saxophone melodies and so...…
…1~ 8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 1999 Dartmouth assembly opposes Greek changes Fighting fire By Jeffrey Tanenhaus The Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H. (U-WIRE) - More than two months after the Dartmouth Board of Trustees announced a revolu- tionary social and residential life initiative that threatens to end the Greek system "as we know it, an emotionally charged Dartmouth Student Assembly meeting last night night ended with the pas...…
… I Shaman Drum hosts a reception and signing for 11 authors. "Women and Society in Greek and Roman Egypt" translates and interprets documentation of ancient female life. 6:15 p.m. ftAw#qwft R LrIFS * Check out reviews of "Goodbye Lover" and "Life." 8 Friday April 16, 1999 ... : Altman achieves excellent fortune with 'Cookie By Bryan Lark Daily Arts Writer Holly Springs, Miss., the down-home set- ting of Robert Altman's latest film, "...…
… : Gina Morantz-Sanchez at Shaman Drum. Reading from "Conduct Unbecoming a Woman." 4 p.m. 0 Tim Sweeney at Borders. Conducting workshop about music and live performances. 7 p.m. Monday ,Aprl 19, 1999 afie Ltgmatigt LT Tomorrow in Daily Arts: ® "Fame: The Musical" is coming to Detroit's Music Hall. Come back for an interview with University alum Gavin Creel, who stars in the tour. AR- Countdown: 30 Days EPISODE 1 A Cronenberg explores futu...…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 20, 1999 LOCAL/STATE Winners receive Hopwood awards A soleful celebration By Jennifer Sterling Daily Staff Reporter More than a decade ago, screenwriter, director and producer Lawrence Kasdan attended the annual Hopwood Awards Program as a University student who received four awards. Today he is the guest speaker for award recipients at this year's Hopwood awards ceremony in Rackham Auditorium at 3:...…
…16B OThe Michigan Daily - kend, etc. Magazine -Thu$ay, April 1,1999 Cigar smoking remains high-browed way to unwind By Elena Upson Dafly Arts Writer Sylvester Stallone is doing it. So is Madonna. Even President Clinton has found creative uses for it. And this is not about sex. Rather, it's one of the latest trends to sweep the nation: Cigars. Even Ann Arbor has been influenced by the cigar craze. It is no coincidence that La Mirage, a to...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 2, 1999 - 9 i3oston College denied again, this time by Maine in semis ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Freshman Niko Dimitrakos scored Maine's first goal, then made a bril- qint pass to set up Bobby Stewart's inning shot 5:16 into overtime yes- terday as the Black Bears downed Boston College 2-1Ito advance to the NCAA hockey championship game. Michigan State faced New Hampshire in the other semifinal late yesterday n...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily -Monday, April 5, 1999 - 9A WSA hued from Page 1A wn LSA-SG Vice President Gregg Lanier, a mem- beio the Blue Party, ran through the Angell Hall computing site March 25 in a gorilla suit wearing a Blue Party T-shirt inside out. The elections board again randomly assigned one demerit to a Blue Party member, but the Students' Party argued that the board should assign five demerits to one member because, it claim...…
… MAJOR LEAGUE *BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 11, TEXAS 5 Boston 5, KANSAS CITY 3 BALTIMORE 10, Tampa Bay 7 N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, inc. NATIONAL LEAGUE FLORIDA 6, N.Y. Mets 2 San Francisco 11, CINCINNATI 8 Philadelphia 7, ATLANTA 4 LOS ANGELES 8, Arizona 6 Montreal 9, PITTSBURGH 2 NBA BASKETBALL Indiana 88, DETROIT 86 SPORTS Don't feel like making the trip to Bowling Green to see the Michigan baseball team this afternoon? Catch them to...…
… SMAC attack continues for Blue FALCONS Continued from Page 8 "I didn't pitch well at all," Young said. "It was probably my worst out- ing of the season." Young gained the win, though, because the Wolverines' bats lit up escoreboard in the fifth inning. Robbie Reid slugged his first career home run which scored two of the five Michigan runs in the fifth inning. The team added two more runs to complete their run of seven unanswered. Bryan Crans...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 8, 1999 - 9A A weekly guide to who's where, what's happening and why you need to be there ... Th 'Lad Thursday, April 8 through Wednesday, April 15 I ye Diggs and Desmond Askew romp across the screen In "Go." Films opening Go The first "Pulp Fiction"-ish movie to get it right. This film follows the lives of several people telling the same story from various perspectives. At Briarwood: 12:10, 2:30, 5, ...…
… The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 9, 1999 - 9 4iars concert claims to be 'Best Ever' 'Pleasantville' DVD restores TV ma gic Zaheer Merchant the Daily If there is one thing the Friars have larger quantity than talent, it is ibition. That, or the possibility that y just have a sense of humor about ryihing, seem to be the only expla- t' for the fact that their annual X is titled "Best Concert Ever." nsisting of 20 songs, this hour-and- a-hal...…
…c e I[icl i m ttilg PORTS rtm mieh18# IHdllld Ap13 a Page 16 I Men on to finals ...' >. after drought By Dan Dingerson Daily Sports Writer CHAMPAIGN -- It's been a long time. In fact, 25 years have ' passed since Michigan sent its men's gymnastics team to the KNCAA Championships.. "' .. Saturday night, the Wolverines broke that streak. The top-ranked Wolverines entered Huff Hall in an unusual ~ position. They were Big Tenschampions for th...…
…, :. MAJOR LEAGUE TORONTO 7, BASEBALL Tampa Bay 1 AMMICAN LEAGUE Oakland at Minnesota 1, Seattle, inc. DETROIT 0 (12) NATIONAL LEAGUE CLEVELAND 5, NEW YORK 8. Kansas City 2 (10) Florida 1 Anaheim 13, Cincinnati 7, TEXAS 5 CHICAGO 2 San Diego 8, COLORADO 5 (11) Atlanta 8, PHILADELPHIA 6 Los Angeles ARIZONA, inc. PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL Charlotte 92, nrrnnrr CAR A~d~Mu Dfg Tracking 'M' teams Haven't had a chance to catch the Michigan men's t...…
… ATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PORTLAND 113, L.A. Lakers 86 MIAMI 90, Chicago 74 NEW YORK 91, Philadelphia 72 AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON 6, Chicago 0 Tampa Bay 8, TORONTO 5 NEW YORK 6, Baltimore 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee 8, MONTREAL 4 St. Louis 4, PITTSBURGH 2 Los Angeles at ARIZONA, inc. Houston at SAN FRANCISCO, inc. c'Ie Ot~9n Daig SPORTS Tracking 'M' teams You can't go fishing at Fisher Stadium, but you can see the Michigan baseball tea...…
… -WAR IN Kosovo The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 1999 - 9A enrmany calls for 1 day halt of BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - In a diplomatic drive to bring peace to Kosovo, Germany unveiled a plan yes- terday calling for a one-day suspension of airstrikes if Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic begins withdraw- ing troops from the province. NATO called the German plan a "food-for-thought paper," but did not immediately endorse it. Spokespers...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 1999 - 9 'Dido and Aeneas' offers beautiful score By Jeff Druchniak Daily Arts Writer Many people don't know very much about the Michigan Opera Works. It's still a relatively new- born group on the campus arts scene. But this weekend, students will have the chance to get to know the outfit a little better. That's because the MOW will perform its spring production, Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas," at...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 19, 1999 - 9 Lover' says goodbye to quality, hello to fluff By Erin Podolsky Daily Arts Writer There isn't too much new ground to cover in cinema these days, and "Goodbye, hver" doesn't make any attempt to forge a h through the underbrush. It's fluff, lit- tie more than a overlong pile of sexual intrigue and a smarter-than-thou attitude towards its limited audience. But for all its Jake's brother is Ben (...…
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…10 - The Michigan Daily --Friday, April 2, 1999 FRIDAYFOCUS-- PA J r .. 'r , .# h -, _ .; K F - -' ~ . - (j:\ ( .i_. _ : - " After all those years, I was trying to get over all the stigma o you're an idiot'. It was really about getting rid of an imposed i ea about my intellectual abilities." -LSAl senior Leland Parsons By Asma Rafeeq 00 Daily Staff Reporter Kindergarten can be a tough place sometimes. LSA senior Leland Parsons remem...…
… * "Tango" continues to screen at the Michigan Theater. This visually appealing Spanish film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film. 9 p.m. $5.50 Monday April 5, 1999 I.~t Nt . The Daily reviews the 1997 Iranian film "The Children of Heaven." 1. 1 1 Mediocre writing brings 'Train' to halt Daiy Arts Wrixtr Someone - maybe Rhett Butler, maybe he cribbed it - once said that lost causes were the only ones worth fig...…
…10- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 6, 1999 N.H. senator must sing Maine song in D.C.. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A cross-country trip was well worth- while for the Maine Black Bears. The pep band played and about 100 fans cheered and tossed confetti Sunday night as the Maine hockey team returned from winning its sec- ond NCAA Championship this decade. Gov. Angus King embraced Coach Shawn Walsh as the weary team dis- embarked from a plane at...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 7, 1999 WAR IN Kosovo 0 Turmoil in the Balkans Team begins. inve stigations of war crimes. Los Angeles Times MORINE, Albania - Some crimes alleged to be taking place in Serbia's Kosovo province are horrific: mutila- tions, parents killed before their chil- dren's eyes, a 2-year-old girl burned alive. Then there are the more common, if numbing, acts - nearly half a million people forced from th...…
…1OA -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 8, 1999 Women's Film & Art Blowout Extravaganza A twoday festival of film and art. Riverside. 7 p.m. $10 donation. MUSIC Harp Heaven Harp Professor Lynne Aspnes directs her students in a program which includes croissants, coffee and juice. Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth Avenue. 769-2999. $9-12. 11a.m. Faculty Recital The performance will be comprised of music by Debussy, Jan Bach and Bax. Brit...…
…eidiboard -Froacking 'M' teams NATIONAL MAJOR LEAGUE Chicago 2, Like to get up early? Like women's tennis? Then. HOCKEY LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON 1 out the Michigan women's tennis team when it b te TAMPA 0AY 3, Tamp Bay H L ongeles,inc Indiana tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Varsity Tennis NEW JERSEY 1, ST. LOUIS 9 Cleveland at Center. Admission is free for everyone. Washington 0 Milwaukee 4, Anaheim, inc. NY ISLANDERS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 12, Toronto at...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 12, 1999 'M' CLUB SPORTS Water Polo The Michigan women's water polo team won its 11th consecutive Big Ten title at Michigan State this past weekend. The team defeated Ohio State, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Penn State and Michigan State before knocking off Indiana 12-4 in the championship game. "We usually have close, low-scoring games against Indiana," forward Rachel Knighton said. "But we went out and pl...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 13, 1999 Men's gymnastics creates 'unofficial' rivalry By Dan Dingerson Daily Sports Writer The school and team of Ohio State inspire hatred throughout Ann Arbor and the state of Michigan. , Wolverines are brought up to hate those who wear the scarlet and gray and scream for the Buckeyes. In the world of men's gymnastics, though, there is not much of a rivalry between the two schools. But that might b...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 14, 1999 Scales' hit streak ends; Zahn reaches 100 wins 0 By Chris Orandstaff Daily Sports Writer In baseball, all streaks must end. It took 2,632 games before Cal Ripken hung it up, and 56 games before Joe DiMaggio finished a game without a hit - and yester- day, on a some- BASEBALL what smaller Notebook scale, Michigan's Bobby Scales ---------------~- went hitless - ending an 18-game hit streak. ...…
… MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League DETROIT 7. Minnesota 1 TORONTO 7, Tampa Bay 6 NEW YORK 14, Baltimore 7 National League CHICAGO 5, Cincinnati 4 MONTREAL 15, Milwaukee 1 NEW YORK 4, Florida 1 Houston 6, SAN FRANCISCO 3 NBA BASKETBALL CHARLOTTE 83, Detroit 79 INDIANA 83, Orlando 80 MILWAUKEE 98, Miami 86 Phoenix 101, SEATTLE 94 Utlje hc1tm Dai Tracking 'M' Turcos Former Michigan goalie Marty Turco was called up from the Michigan K-Wing...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 1999 Joe's Garage' presents Zappa By leer Msrchnt For the Daily "Joe's Garage" is an experimental rock album in three acts by one of America's most controversial musicians, the late Frank Zappa. The first act of the piece was released in September of 1979, followed by the release the second and third two months later. It can be best described as a collection of songs tied into a plot. Although it w...…
…10 -The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 19, 1999 'Curveball' takes game to Cuba Divas unite on VH1 sped Tim Wendel Castro's Curveball Ballantine Books Baseball is back. And with the big leaguers kicking off their season over the past week, America's game is once again in the spotlight. Taking advantage of the sport's rejuvenation is author Tim Wendel with his new novel - "Castro's Curveball." This fictitious story springs from the variety of...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 20, 1999 Students favor diversity, dispute ways to achieve it LOCAL/STATE Gerard Cohen-Vrignaud Daily Staff Reporter An overwhelming 86 percent of students said diversity has positive affects on higher education, but the same students were sharply divided on the benefits of affirmative action at the University, according to initial results of The Michigan Daily Student Survey. Forty-four percent of r...…
…14B - he MidhiganDaily 4 M endk etc. Magazine -- Thu ay, April1, 1999 A weekly guide to who's where, what's happening and why you need to be there ... The List Thursday, April 1 through Wednesday, April 7 " " "The Michig Daily - Weekend MOTOWN7S NEW BAG Detroit parties provide surreal musical Il i IIIYIiI I 1 1 err A I !^ A Films opening 10 Things I Hate About You *** A high school update of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." Open...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 5, 1999 - 22A 'Summer of Sam' deemed too racy Stewart enjoys job at hall of fame Los Angeles Times Three months before its planned release, a graphic, startling cut of d irector Spike Lee's new film for Walt Disney Co.'s Touchstone : Pictures, "Summer of Sam," has seen deemed too racy to be :,released under an R rating, caus- :ng Lee to go back to the editing > room to tone it down. Lee's original cut of t...…
… CKEY MONTREAL 2, Carolina 0 St. Louis 4, WASHINGTON 2 DETROIT 6, Vancouver 1 DALLAS 5, Anaheim 1 COLORADO 4, Nashville 1 EDMONTON 4. Calgary 2 NBA BASKETBALL BOSTON 108, Washington 87 CHARLOTTE 106, New York 82 DETROIT 89, Atlanta 82 BOSTON 108, Washington 87 CHARLOTTE 106, New York 82 MIAMI 93, Dallas 87 Indiana 91, CHICAGO 74 U j tcr n II Tracking 'M' teams Watch the Michigan softball team rise in the polls. The Wolverines are now sixth...…
…Friday, April 9, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 11 Michigan upend coi y toffGagnon DailySports Writer The first 500 Michigan baseball 110 to be admitted to today's series- oftener with Ohio State will find theiselves the lucky recipients of a free T-shirt. But Michigan coach Geoff Zahn knows its going to take more than mere luck if his Wolverines want to escape this weekend's match-up with their shirts on their backs. Michigan's battle with the ...…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 12, 1999 - 38 Home Sweet Hobey Hobey Baker Award winner Brendan Morrison reflects on college days, NHL Few players, if any, have brought the fans at Yost Ice Arena to their feet the way n4 n Morrison did during his four years at the University In fact, when he grad- 1997, there wasn't much left for him to accomplish in the maize and blue jer- sey.! In*yidually, Morrison took home the 1997 Hobey Baker ...…
…M0 womn pepfor nationals i California Thursday, April 15, 1999 - The Michigan Daily -11A B Dona Krischer Daily Sports Writer Five days from now, Michigan students and spectators will be witnessing the spectacle known s the Naked Mile. And while Tuesday's runners have been posing in the mirror all week to find their "best side," Michigan's women's track team has been prepar- ing for something else. This weekend, the Wolverines head out west f...…
… Amecan League Minnesota at DETROIT, Inc. Texas 4, SEATTLE 3 TORONTO 11, Tama Bay 1 Baltimore at NEW YORK, Inc. Kansas City at CLEVELAND, post. Chicago 4, BOSTON 0 Anaheim 12, OAKLAND 1 National League SAN FRANCISCO 5, Houston 2 COLORADO 6 San Diego 4 Milwaukee 9, MONTREAL 4 Atlanta at PHILADELPHIA, post. Florida at NEW YORK. Inc. 9Stcaof tracing 6M' prospects Offensive tackle Jon Jansen and tight end Jerame Tuman have high prospects going...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily -- Monday, April 19, 1999 -- 11 Jones laws it Ice queens DETROIT (AP) - Testimony in the wrongful death lawsuit against "The Jenny Jones Show" closed last week with a coroner describing the final sec- onds of one former guest's life before another shot him to death. Werner Spitz's account of the final confrontation between Jonathan Schmitz and Scott Amedure was in *hic contrast to the "happy" time that Jenn...…
…LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 20, 1999 - 11 *DPS searches' for new director Mr. Sandman 1y Marta Brill *Daily Staff Reporter The search advisory committee to replace Department of Public Safety Director Leo Heatley is currently sifting throug' a stack of more than 100 appli- cations to find the right person for the job. "We're very pleased with the applica- tions we have received and the candi- dates we have interviewed,...…
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