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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com T c D - h y V.Monday, April 14, 2008-5B Blue finishes season on 21-game winning streak With 27 wins, Wolverines set program record for victories By RYAN KARTJE Daily Sports Writer With 21 straight victories to end the regular sea- son, the Michigan water polo team was certainly playing its best at the right time. And with three victories at the Terrapin Tourna- ment this weekend in College Park, Md., t...…

…6B - Monday, April 14, 2008 a The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue renews intensity in preparations for NCAAs a Coming off disappointment at Big Tens, Michigan aims to rise to the challenge By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer If any member of the No. 6 Michigan men's gymnastics team didn't get refocused by the team's fourth-place finish Big Ten Champion- ships, he sure did at practice last Monday. Following mistake-filled intras...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 14, 2008-7B3 SPORTS BRIEFS MEW'S GOLF Wolverines come up short in stormy tournament The Michigan men's golf team finished ninth in a 14-team field at this weekend's Robert Kepler Intercollegiate Tournament at Ohio State. All the teams had to battle bad weather on both Saturday and Sunday, causing the course aver- ages to jump eight strokes above the usual par 71. On Sunday, the Wolverines ...…

…8B - Monday, April 14, 2008 SportsMonday i The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2008 Spring Game Depth Chart 4 FS 1. Junior Stevie Brown 2. Sophomore Artis Chambers WLB 1. Redshirt sophomore Jonas Mouton 2. Senior Brandon Logan SS 1. Senior Charles Stewart 2. Redshirt freshman Michael Williams SLB 1. Senior Austin Panter 2. Redshirt freshman Brandon Herron MLB 1. Redshirt sophomore Obi Ezeh 2. Fifth-year senior John Thompson CB 1. F...…

…)NE HUNDI )I EIGLTEEN YEARSOF EDITORILAL FPEEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 11, 2008 michigandaily.com CAMPUS CUISINE eal plans set for overhaul Meal costs will stay about $10 ameal. The changes are meant to aim- the same; Entree plify the meal plans and give stu- dents more flexibility in deciding when and how they want to spend with 'Dining Dollars' their meal credits, said Michael Lee, the University's director of Residential Din...…

…2 - Friday, April 11, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist' THURSDAY: Explained Before there was Title IX Several decades after women had joined their male peers in the Uni- versity's classrooms, their extracur- ricular interests in sports and fitness still remained somewhat of a mystery to the rest of campus. According to the archives of the Bentley H...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, A pril 11, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush tohalt Iraq troop withdrawals President Bush yesterday ordered an indefinite halt in U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq after July, embracing the key recommen- dations of his top war commander. Bush said Gen. David Petraeus will "have all the time he needs" to con- sider when more American forces could return home. Bush's decisions virtually guar- an...…

…4 - Friday, April 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Lbe1Midiigan &aly Edited and managed by students at the University ofMichigan since 1890. 420 Maynard Sc. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu We are not anti-Chinese. Right from the beginning, we supported the Olympic Games." -The Dalai Lama, at a news conference in Narita, Japan talking about the Tibetan government-in-exile's stance on the Games, as reported yesterday b...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 11, 2008 - 5 ARTS IN BRIEF Concert Preview Mexican si] brings eclec sound to A2 Lila Downs Tomorrow at 8 p.m. At the Michigan Th $16-$42 The deep and so Oaxacan musician carries with it a his tion that spans an carrying a sound t to the music of Mex present. She will Arbor debut this Sat at the Michigan The As a bilingual an ist, Downs's eclectic oped as a result of b Oaxaca, Mexico an an...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 11, 2008 - 7 Financing close for new theme park Top officials knew interrogation tactics LANSING (AP) - A company that wants to build a theme park in northern Michigan says it is get- ting closer to completing financing for the project. . Patrick Crosson of Rochester- based Axiom Entertainment said yesterday that the company is scheduling updates for next week with state officials about t...…

…8 - Friday, April 11, 2008 a The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com OUT OF THE WATER RATKOWIAK From Page 1 minutes of the first period. All of a sudden, the game was looking a little too similar to that now-infa- mous 3-2 comeback win against the Irish at Yost Ice Arena. There was still hope, right? Then, the Fighting Irish struck once more. Sauer was collapsing for the second straight year in Denver. The first period mercifully ended. And...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 11, 2008 - 9 NOTRE DAME 5, MICHIGAN 4 (OT) OUT OF TIME Z cAAYMISN/Day (TOP) Freshman goalie Bryan Hogan sits in the goal crease after allowing the game-winning goal in overtime. (ABOVE RIGHT) Junior goalie Billy Sauer stands behind the bench after being pulled for Hogan. Sauer let in three goals on nine shots in the first period. (ABOVE LEFT) Senior forward Kevin Porter tears up at a pos...…

…10 - Friday, April 11, 2008 1-14 )ports a The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I still love the sinners President of the Sins of Sports Fans: Ladies and gentleman, I want to thank you for attending this year's Sins of Sports Fans Convention. We have very impor- tant business to take care of today. People are get- A ting tired of our} behavior. Blog- H. JOSE gers, columnist BOSCH and TV show hosts alike think our words and actions are a...…

…mlIE Midigan Bail ONE.HND.ED.EIGT11 EEN A .YEAS O ITO dI \ I. I Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 10, 2008 COURSE REGISTRATION Faced with early class, B-schoolers get crafty Students have bribed and begged classmates to swap for their morning classes By SUZY VULJEVIC Daily StaffReporter Most students will go to great lengths to avoid early- morning classes, but faced with a Ross School of Busi- ness policy that automatically assigns stude...…

…2A - Thursday, April 10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DhTAG ThANCE PARTY Peeking at Americans' checkbooks Have you ever wondered who determines whether you're more likely to buy a blender this month compared to last month? The answer may be closer than you think. For decades University researchers have been the ones behind the consumer confidence reports, which gauge the health of the economy by asking people about their spe...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS SAN FRANCISCO Olympic torch route cut short to avoid crowds The Olympic torch was rerouted away from thousands of demon- strators and spectators who crowd- ed the city's waterfront yesterday to witness the flame's symbolic journey to the Beijing Games. The first torchbearer took the flame from a lantern brought to the stage and held it aloft before run- ning into a warehouse. A motor- cycle e...…

…4 4A - Thursday, April 10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com l1 Mi~hd14an ~a4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 4 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RODRIGO GAYA/Daily Speaking in the Modern Languages Building yesterday, controversial author David Horowitz called the Muslin Student Asso- ciation an "arm of the Jihadist movement" yesterday in a speech sponsored by the Young Americans for Freedom as a part of the group's Radical Islam Awareness Week. APPLICATIONS From Page 1A "Asian/Pacific Islander," "Cauca- sian/White," "Hispanic/Latino," "Native Am...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 7A American cancels 1,000-plus flights Petraeus: Troop buildup unlikely DALLAS (AP) - Busirss trips a short-circuit or even a fire and usual. WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. military have been reached That volatile situation figured and vacations were rsrupted explosion. Executives at American said America's war commander in for now. in his recommendation to Presi- for tens of thousands ...…

…4 8A - Thursday, April 10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DAY FROZEN FOUR SEMIFINALS COUNTDOWNDCLR TO DENVER DENVERCWLORADO MICHIGAN VS. NOTRE DAME I Today at 9 p.m. 4 Junior Zach Putnam drove in four runs in Michigan's 12-4 win over Toledo yesterday, leading the Wolverine offense. Blue blasts past Toledo with12 runs 'I .I By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer over four games last week- end, the Michigan baseball team score...…

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…0 10A - Thursday, April 10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Taylor mows down 14 in shutout win ROB MIGRIN/Daly Senior Alessandra Giampaolo sprints toward first base during Friday's game against Iowa. Giampaolo has been a catalyst for the offense since moving into the leadoff spot. Wolverines set tone early ByRUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer Forty-eight and one-third innings. 164 at-bats. NOTEBOOK 21 hits. Zero runs allowed. In...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 10, 2008- 11A 'Maravic's success comes from fire, mind By MICHAEL BERTENTHAL Daily Sports Writer Matko Maravic isn't as quick as his opponents. His serve isn't as fast. And his volley isn't as strong. But everyone who talks about the senior captain mentions the intan- gibles: fiery intensity, unwavering pride and especially cerebral adjust- ments. "Most of the players he plays against a...…

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… w v w v v 0 w w elA iic h i g a rF-l a i I -- Tj r, Li rs cia y A p r d 110 2 () 0 3 The Safe Sex Store's owners says her enterprise is just like any other shop, b Selling sex The Safe Sex Store isn't your typical Ann Arbor shop- around-the-corner. A conversation with ownersBeth Karmeisoolmakesthisobvious in notime. Herwelcoming attitude is an instant relief as you walk through the door, and she can make you feel comfortable wheth...…

…V V V 9 0 0 0 W W The Michigan Daily 6 Thursday, April10, 2008 APARTMENTS 1. UNIVERSITY TOWERS 2. Willowtree 3- Cambridge Condominiums 6 " *1" BANKS Q 1. TCF BANK 2. UM Credit Union 3. Chase Bank GROCERY STORE O 1.MEIJER 2. Whole Foods Market 3. Kruger HAIR SALON Q 1. DOUGLAS J. AVEDA 2. Nogginz 3. Coach and Four TANNING SALON O 1. CAMPUS TAN 2. Tanfastic 3. Big House Tanning FLOWER SHOPS Q 1. UNIVERSITY FLOWER SHOP 2. Chelsea Flow...…

…V V V 9 0 w The Michigan Daily Thursday, April i 2008 Thrsa, pil" o:8Dal WHAT Ann Arbor NEEDS "You know, this campus really needs a good We've all had this moment - be it on State Street at 3 a.m. bumbling around with our sloshed roommates, blazing on our friend's leather couch during a spring afternoon or drowsily pulling an all-nighter in the Fishbowl. Sure, Ann Arbor's great (mostly), but the cam- pus area is lacking in some key food ...…

… I -I 7W w -f a 0 -w &a The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 10, 2008 Thrdy Aprl 1, 20866 Th Mihign Dily 7 )R I IN M Nu GEOFFREY GAURANO DAILY STAFF WRITER he baristas are wearing green aprons,black pants and hairstyles that fit the dress code. They swipe your card and serve your I I I drink in a paper cup with a logo printed on the --uk---- ffront, and you slip on a "You know a lot of complementary colored busi ess s ha e asleeve. ...…

…SIie I.idipganBailjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 9, 2008 michigandailycom MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Tuition allocations to shift for undergrads At meeting, MSA urges addition of box to application for Middle Easterners By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily Staff Reporter At last night's Michigan Student Assembly meeting, University Pro- vost Teresa Sullivan announced that each student's tuition will be spent more evenly across different academ...…

…4 2A - Wednesday, April 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FRIDAY: Before You Were Here ROUGH RIDE Wake up and smell the testosterone. Many people already have a hard time getting dates, but the men who live in Baits Houses and Fletcher Hall have it even harder. Those dorms have the highest percentage of males to females in all of the Universitys residence halls. Of the 1007 students who endure the notorious 20-minute bus ride...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 9, 2008- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, April 9, 2008- 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Millions in federal employee charges found questionable Federal employees charged millions of dollars for Internet dating, tailor-made suits, lingerie, lavish dinners and other question- able expenses to their government credit cards over a 15-month pe- riod, congressional auditors sa...…

…Qpinion 4A - Wednesday, April 9, 2008 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Nl Id iigan 4aily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of theDaily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustra...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 9, 2448 -5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, April 9, 2008 -5A Missed opportunities I first came to the Daily want- ing to do something this news- paper doesn't do: I wanted to review theater. I was dazzled and not a little surprised at the extent of accessible shows here. I was hopped up on writing about performance, having taken a mini- course on arts criticism right...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - 7A MSA From Page 1A lier registration dates. That has put athletes at a disadvantage because of their rigorous practice schedules, she said. . MSA resolutions alone do not change University policies. They are passed to University administrators to show where the assembly stands on certain issues. China paramilitary team, 'thugs' to some, protects Olympic flame BEIJING (AP) -...…

…A 8A - Wednesday, April 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 All business at last practice Senior Samantha Findlay's home run gave the Michigan softball team a solid 4-1 lead against Central Michigan yesterday at Alumni Field. The Wolverines went on to win 4-3, their 33rd victory oftthe season. RBI record in victory The team busses were parked outside Yost Ice Arena Monday, ready to take the Wolverines straight to the airpor...…

…w v w w ,w i i ! The Michi-an Daily Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Statement Two allegiances, one truth BsHaiostian n ninth grade, my world stud- ies teacher was delivering a requisite "We are the melt- ing pot of the world" lecture when he said something that jarred me away from my old-school Nokia cell phone game. "I mean, if there was a war, most immigrants in this country would fight for America's army," he said, or something along those l...…

…w w w w qw wr w MF E3 Te icignpaiy W dnsdyApil9,00 Weneda, prl ,00.: h Mc iga al MARTIN From PAGE 5B No 1t/S /SNT A 7+K /fOME 4v/TNKVgW! YOU CAN'T MAKE UP THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GABE NELSON A look at the big news event his week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to 10. THE BIG HOUSE ISN'T BIG ENOUGH D ets a sharp increase in dewand tforstudent teotball tickets, the Athletic Departwent has had the un...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April " 00" - , __ ___,_F__, ---_ _ .- -_ w w V M QUOTES OF THE WEEK ABOUT CAMPUS SN ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST I IT t!"I 1 I ti 1 " K "I don't see how we could have dispersed the crowd without tear gas." - TOM WILBERT, the East Lansing police chief, on attempts to quell quell a riot that erupted at a party near Michigan State University's campus early Sun- day morning. Police said that 3,000 to 4,0...…

… w w w w w w w w lw Wensay pil" " ° h Mcianw -l I 46 The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 9, 2008 ichigan athletics is big business. The University of Michigan Athletic Department has a budget of $74.5 million and projected revenue of $87.4 mil- lion this fiscalyear. Last summer, Adidas and the University inked an 8-year agreement worth $7.5 million for the company to sup- ply apparel to Michigan's 25 athletic teams. The new basket-...…

…miniganaudny.cm EMERGENCY TEXT MESSAGES Enrollment stilllow for alert system Students may be BY THE NUMBERS given chance to sign Percentages of students registered up at orientation for text-message alert systems 15 By CAITLIN SCHNEIDER University of Missouri-Columbia Orange Taylor IIl listens as the verdict is read. He was convicted yesterday of murdering Eastern Michigan student Laura Dickinson in December 2006. T..aylor found guilty in eat...…

…4 2 - Tuesday, April 8, 2008 MONDAY:T In Other Ivory Towers ArA WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before You Were Here A rotten banana and a revelation I can no longer see the color of the futon in my dorm room and the floor is scattered with corn flakes. Is the underwear I found today on my chair clean? Hopefully, because I'm wearing them. When my roommate Nora recently declared, "Damn, we need to clean the room soon,...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS TRIAL From Page 1 * EAST LANSING Longsworth called nesses who had seer Police review body shortly after i During tapes i aftermath these witnesses, G gested there were n of MSU riots a physical struggle Dickinson's room. Police could spend weeks Graham also said reviewingvideo of what they char- found in Dickinson' acterized as a riot near Michigan have been tainted be State University over t...…

… 4 4 - Tuesday, April 8, 2008 bE 1ihd igan 3al'V Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 5 Will television save Hollywood? "Don't look now but there's a bear behind you." When the stars shine Charismatic leads actress. When a grab-bag, goof- ball show like "Leatherheads" are enough to propel screens, we enjoy it, regardless of its inherent flaws. We bask in a loose, old-school the warmth and charm ...…

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