…Thursday, April 1,2004 News 8A Text of President Coleman's letter on budget cuts Sports 10A Cagers battle for NIT title tonight Funding cuts: What they mean for the University ... Opinion, Page 5A Weather HI: 52 LO 33 TOMORROW: 49131 Weekend 6B The Daily explores the A2 jazz scene One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 125 @2004 The Michigan Daily Police end case about SAE...…
…Friday, April 2,2004 News 3 Opinion 4 Sports 11 Diag prepares to blaze during Hash Bash New FEC rules would limit activities of political action committees Men's gymnastics heads to NCAAs Bob Dylan's historic Halloween performance released ... Arts, Page 8 One-hundred-thirteen years of editorialfreedom Weather HI- 47 LOW: 37 TOMORROW: 533 www.michigandaily com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 126 ©2004 The Michigan Daily 0 e 0...…
…Monday, April5, 2004 News 3A Get a feel for the new Rackham Building Meet the best water polo team east of the Mississippi ... SportsMonday, Page 8B Weather Opinion 4A Cox fails in duty to represent Michigan Arts 8A "Hellboy" sets fire to the box office hI:46 TOMORROW: 55139 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom wwwmichigaindad y. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 127 ©2004 The Michigan Daily LABOR NEGOTIATIONS 'Lectur...…
…Tuesday, April 6, 2004 Opinion 4 Time to take action: Piskor says window for negotiation is closed Sports 10 Olds makes impact on M' softball team Arthur Miller tribute arrives at the Trueblood Theater ... Arts, Page 7 t4lki4u4Wi Weather il:56 LOW. 39 TOMORROW: 56,37 One-hundred-thirteen years of editorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 128 @2004 The Michigan Daily Wolverine Access changes defended Change...…
…Wednesday, April 7,2004 News 3 MSA debates lecturers' demands Hanna-Barbara favorites arrive on DVD ... Arts, Page 5 Weather Opinion 4 D.C. Lee loves poker HI: 57 LOW: 39 TOMORROW: 58132 Sports 9 The Realest meets his match One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom wwwmichigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 129 ©2004 The Michigan Daily -- - a - - HOUSING YMCA site to be renovated City Council votes to redevelop...…
…Thursday, April 8 2004 News 3A New Friendster-like online service takes flight How to make the Diag your soapbox ... Weekend Magazine, Page 12B nutl tal Weather Opinion 4A Sports 9A Steve Cotner's ode to summertime Q&A of the Tigers' season HI: 56 LOW: 37 TOMORROW: 501283 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 130 ©2004 The Michigan Daily I 'THE WALKOUT WILL GO ON TO ENSU...…
…Friday, April 9, 2004 Opinion 4 Louie Meizlish's last words for the Daily Arts 5 Billy Bob Thornton talks about "The Alamo" Remembering Kurt Cobain ... Friday Focus, Page 10 Weather HI 52 LOW/ 29 TOMAdfOROW: 4a/ 32 Sports 9 The women's basket- ball team continues to shrink. One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaiy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan . Vol. CXIII, No. 131 ©2004 The Michigan Daily a S S C asses LABOR NE...…
…Monday, April 12, 2004 News 3A Bush announces Mich. headquarters Opinion 4A Zac Peskowitz knows fiscal policy Arts 5A Elisha Cuthbert is "The Girl Next Door" At last: your Spring Game football fix ... Sports, Page 8B One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom Weather fry His 51 , W-T 35 52133 Michigan Daily ---------- -- www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 132 ©2004 The LABOR NEGOTIATIONS Post-stike ta.:lks ...…
…Tuesday, April 13, 2004 News 3 Speaker addresses health insurance issues Opinion 4 Sports 10 Aubrey Henretty says goodbye Kyle O'Neill says farewell to Michigan New movie gives reason to forget 'The Alamo' ... Arts, Page 8 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorial freedom Weather HI: 48 LOW: 35 B TOMORROW: 55135 ©2004 The Michigan Daily wwwmichi gmidail y.corm Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 133 Mugging occurs in off-campus block...…
…Wednesday, April 14, 2004 News 3 Controversy over MSA appointment Opinion 4 A s Paul finally intro- duces himself Arts 5 Post-rockers Tortoise play Detroit Tumblers head to NCAA Championships ... Sports, Page 10 eloiraugtt Weather HI: 56 LOW: 35 TOMORROW: 60/41 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXIII, No. 134 ©2004 The Michigan Daily Institute offers new links for .depression By...…
…Thursday, April 15, 2004 News 3A Opinion 4A Sports 1A City receives home- land security funds Jason Z. Pesick can't wait for commencement Wolverines win in a thriller, 14-13 The Best (and worst) of Ann Arbor ... Weekend Magazine iganwai- Weather HI: 63 LOW: 46 TOMORROW: Sesa One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditoralfreedom www.michigmndaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 135 ©2004 The Michigan Daily New law increases MIP penalties...…
…Friday, April 16, 2004 Opinion 4 Sports 8 Shabina Khatri gets her final hurrah Michigan faces coaching legend Hell hath no fury like an Uma scorned in 'Kill Bill: Vol. 2' ... Arts, Page 9 il rleli fq" tc t 43ai Weather News 12 University student speaks from Iraq One-hundred-thirteen years of editorialfreedom TOMORROW: ©2004 The Michigan Daily wwwmichgaindaidy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 136 .Plymouth Road medians propose...…
…Monday, April 19, 2004 News 3A Senior citizens and students work together The Daily counts down the top 10 moments in Michigan athletics this school year ... Page 8B er 4 Weather Hl: 78 LO- 45 TOMORROW: 61144 Opinion 4A Joel Hoard wants to protect black culture Arts 1OA Kicking ass with "The Punisher" One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorial freedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 137 ©2004 The ichigan Daily ...…
…Tuesday, April 20, 2004 News 3A New program offers an alternative to eating in the dorms Opinion 4A Jess Piskor praises corporations Sports UA Naweed Sikora tells of trip to 'Sportura' Kanye West falters at the State Theater ... Arts, Page 8A rlvi all Weather TH 62 TOMORtROW: One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 138 ©2004 The Michigan Daily 'THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT WOULD HA...…
…Wednesday, April 21, 2004 News 3 Opinion 4 Sports 17 Harper explains the student affairs budget Sravya Chirumamilla discusses international feminism The Realest says goodbye cul Daily Arts swings into summer... Arts, Page 20 i1v c Weather Hz 71 LOW: 46 TOMORROW: 61142 s One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 139 ©2004 The Michigan Daily .Ballot in MCRJ officials divided ...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 1, 2004 NATION/WORLD U.S. contractors mutilated in Iraq NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINE$ FROM AROUND THE WORLD ...,#. I w _ FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - In a scene reminis- cent of Somalia, frenzied crowds dragged the burned, mutilated bodies of four American con- tractors through the streets of a town west of Baghdad yesterday and strung two of them up from a bridge after rebels ambushed their SUVs. Five U.S. so...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 2, 2004 NATION/WORLD 0 Tensions remain high in Fallujah NEWS IN BRIEF FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - A U.S. Near Fallujah yesterday, insur- ance in a city that is home to militant tractors were already dead. WASHINGTON " !,l . "_ . r..L I L ._ .l TTC general vowed an overwhelming response to the murder and mutilation of four American contractors, but U.S. troops stayed out of this anti-American city yesterda...…
…I 2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 5, 2004 NATION/WORLD Rioters kill troops in foui NAJAF, Iraq (AP) - Supporters of an anti- American cleric rioted in four Iraqi cities yester- day, killing eight U.S. troops and one Salvadoran soldier in the worst unrest since the spasm of looting and arson immediately after the fall of Saddam Hussein. The U.S. military yesterday reported two Marines were killed in a separate "enemy action" in Anb...…
…*I 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 NATION/WORLD Report: Blackout was preventable I WASHINGTON (AP) - Disregard for voluntary rules intended to ensure the flow of electricity opened the way for last summer's blackout in eight states and Canada, investigators said yesterday in their final report. They urged government standards with teeth to ward off future outages. There was a clear understanding long before the blackout l...…
…0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 7, 2004 NATION WORLD Rumsfeld backs more Iraq troops Commanders study ways to increase troop numbers in Iraq' fviolence spreads WASHINGTON (AP) - If vio- lence in Iraq gets worse, U.S. mili- tary commanders will get the troops they need to deal with it, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yes- terday. Coalition forces fought on two fronts yesterday, battling a Shiite- inspired uprising in sou...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 8, 2004 NATION/WORLD Rwandan leaders commemorate NEWS IN BRIEF HAMBURGth anviveesaryonserorelma 10th anniversary of genocide Covce9-1onprtrwlsfe of %...P control of the country. He said Rwanda would never stand by and allow widespread slaughter to take place unchecked. "God forbid, but if a similar situa- tion was to occur anywhere else ... we will be available to come and fight to protect those w...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 9, 2004 NATION/WORLD Rice defends Bush's 9/11 actions NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WOLD WASHINGTON (AP) - Under con- .Rtheir Texas ranch, watched Rice's testi- tentious questioning, national security mony on television. RAMALLAH, West Bank adviser Condoleezza Rice testified yes- The appearance struck sparks on n C about l terday "there was no silver bullet that mattrssofformandssustanc.sti c...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 12, 2004 NATION/WORLD 9/11 commission to look at 'legal wall' NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) -The legal 3,000 people. ing agents to wiretap phones and con- tions," Gorton said on "Fox News-}.. )k- 41 wall that for years divided FBI intelli- gence and criminal agents is blamed largely for the government's failure to grasp the threat posed by al-Qaida inside the United States before the 2001 attacks. ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 13, 2004 NATION WORLD WAR IN IRAQ Militants pull back; release 12 hostages Wihdrawal follows cease-fire between United States and Iraqi militants BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - As a tenu- ous cease-fire held in the Sunni city of Fallujah, a radical Shiite cleric was on the retreat yesterday, pulling his militia- men out of parts of the holy city of Najaf in hopes of averting a U.S. assault. Still, a U.S. command...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 NATION/WORLD 0 Panel: FBI lost chance to stop 9/11 Sept.11 commision says the agency failed to detect key al- Qaida cell WASHINGTON (AP) - In a world "blinking red" with terrorist threats against the United States, the FBI missed a last-minute chance to detect a key al-Qaida cell and possibly dis- rupt the Sept. 11 attacks, the commis- sion investigating the 2001 hijackings said yesterday...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 2004 NATION WORLD Troops to stay in Iraq longer than previously promised WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 10,000 American soldiers who were to return this month to home bases in Louisiana and Ger- many will have their tour in Iraq extended at least three months to help combat the surge in anti-occupation violence, defense officials said yesterday. The decision, which has not been announced publicly,...…
…I 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 NATION/WORLD Iranian diplomat killed in Baghdad NEWS IN BRIEF _. . NAJAF, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen assassinated an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad yesterday just as Iran, with tacit U.S. approval, attempted to mediate with a radical Shiite cleric defying American forces in this southern Iraqi city. The slaying of diplomat Khalil Naimi, shot in the head by unknown gunmen while he drove near his embas...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 19, 2004 N ATION/ WORLD Bremer: Iraq not ready for takeover NEWS IN BRIEF HE U T BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi security forces will not be ready to protect the country against insurgents by the June 30 handover of power, the top U.S. administrator said yesterday - an assessment aimed at defending the continued heavy presence of U.S. troops here even after an Iraqi govern- ment takes over. The unusually b...…
…*I 2A - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 20, 2004 NEWS Bush appoints U.N. diplomat as Iraq ambassador Negroponte to become main lason to Baghdad once US. hands overpower to interim Iraqi government WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush named John Negroponte, the United States's top diplomat at the Unit- ed Nations, as the U.S. ambassador to Iraq yesterday and asserted that Iraq "will be free and democratic and peaceful ." Bush announced the ...…
…2 - The Mich NATION/WORLD Explosions NEWS IN BRIEF Introducing the Automation Alley Technology Center In today's globally competitive market, the appetite for new technologies and technology products is voracious. But conceiving great ideas is one thing; turning them quickly into useable, marketable technology solutions is another. Now, researchers, inventors and technology transfer offices have a vital new resource for rapid technology co...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS NOBEL IDEA Woman harassed by ex-boyfriend at Shapiro Library A caller reported to the Department of Public Safety that her ex-boyfriend was harassing her early yesterday morning. The incident took place at the Shapiro Undergraduate Library. A police report was filed after a DPS officer met with the caller. DPS is cur- rently investigating the case. Criminal sexual assault victims arrive in hospital DPS reports s...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 2, 2004 - 3 .... . Activists have high hopes for tomorrow's Hash Bash University honors famous alum, holds production The Department of Theatre and Drama will present "An Arthur Miller Presentation" in honor of the work of this University alum. The production will be today and tomorrow at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Trueblood Theatre in the Frieze Building. The producti...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 5, 2004 - 3A In loving memo Renovations to Rackham revealed in ceremony Student assaulted while walking across Diag DPS reports from Friday indicate that while four students were walking in the Diag, a man assaulted one of them. After 'the assault, the man fled toward State and William streets, where DPS units arrested him. Huron Valley Ambulance arrived at the scene, but the...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - 3 .-._. Report: Northwest most improved airline Talk to focus on poetry-based composition Music Prof. William Bolcom and conductor Leonard Slatkin will hold a public conversation about Bolcom's piece "Songs of Innocence and of Experience" at noon today in the Edu- cational Conference Center in the School of Social Work building. Bolcom began setting William Blake's ...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 7, 2004 - 3 THIS WEEK 1L10t i !I'pnm~a1&P -- ---winwi 9m STUDENT GOVERNMENT MSA debates lecturers, funds conference I '11r Lc11L1 1 11V I.Vlti I I Five years ago... Nearly 5,000 people gathered in Ann Arbor for the 27th annual Hash Bash Day. The culmination of the event occurred at "High Noon," when the crowd made its way onto the Diag, pipes and joints in hand. Marijuan...…
…news@michigandaily. corn NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 8, 2004 - 3A Alumni to launch Friendster-like service Tree Loyd residents involved in alterCation Department of Public Safety reports from Tuesday indicate a fight occurred between a resident, his girlfriend and his roommate. At one point during the fight, the resi- dent's roommate had a knife, and deliberately cut himself on the arm, but only suffered minor injury. Lim- i...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 9, 2004 - 3 CAMPUS Bamboo and gong concert showcases Filipino music The University Bamboo and Gong Ensembles will be presenting "Gong Pinoy" at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Brit- ton Recital Hall in the School of Music. This free concert will feature Filipino music. The ensembles are under the direc- tion of Felicidad Prudente, a professor of ethnomusicology at the University of the Phi...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 12, 2004 - 3A CRUh4E * Syrup, cornflakes, feathers cover East Quad bathroom A caller reported to DPS on Thursday morning that someone put syrup, cornflakes and feathers all over one of the bathrooms in East Quad Residence Hall. There was no damage done to the bathrooms, and facilities staff mem- bers were requested to clean the mess. E-mail threat made at DPS Headquarters A call...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 3 i Selli7gfetwehy for a cause Economist addresses effects of insurance on heath care access * Collaborators will describe book project on opera Artist Kim Anno and poet Anne Car- son will discuss their collaboration on a book project at noon today in the Oster- man Common Room of the Rackham building. The book, which incorporates Anno's art with Carson's interpre...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 3 THIs WEEK IRON kmlLra1a' Exec. board controversy occurs at MSA meeting I ' ii'N L1 IL L L 111V 1 VIN. Ii Five years ago ... Students expressed excitement when it was announced that U.N. Sec- retary-General Kofi Annan would be delivering the keynote address at graduation ceremonies. "I think it's nice to have someone who has an influence on the world, not jus...…
…news@michigandaily.com Tha nnit-hidan flails - Thiircilnv Artril 1 VZ 7rlt*IA -_ A .P'IJEW S ~ire VI AImicmg LndIay - i nuIsUy, ApmII1!LD, LVV4 - 3A CRIME $300 cell phone taken in League According to Department of Pub- lic Safety Reports, a suspect stole a cellular phone from a faculty mem- ber at the Michigan League Sunday afternoon. The suspect was described as an 18- to 20-year-old black male with a light complexion and short hair, carry...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 - 3 MSA forum discusses budget, tenants union .Rally protests against rape, sexual violence The Ann Arbor Coalition Against Rape and University Women Against Rape will hold the 25th annual "Take Back the Night" tomorrow at 7 p.m. on the Diag. The rally will feature a vari- ety of speakers. This year's keynote address will be given by survivor and activist Sara Ylen, w...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 19, 2004 - 3A Assault in Church Street parking lot lands victim in ER Department of Public Safety crime logs show a caller reported that he was assaulted by several men varying in height from five to six feet tall early Saturday morning. The assault occurred off campus on the third floor of the Church Street parking structure. The suspects fled the scene and the case is currentl...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 3A advocate for women's rights The University's chapter of Amnesty International will sponsor a speech by Nebahat Akkoc at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the Henderson Room of the Michi- gan League. Akkoc is the winner of Amnesty International USA's 2004 Ginetta Sagan Award. This award is given each year to a woman or women who work on behalf of the human rights of women or...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 3 THIs WEEK Student Affairs copes with financial woes I 1 111 LlL71L - 111V 1 Lliu Five years ago... The student body prepared for the annual Naked Mile ,which occurred on the last day of classes. The Michigan Student Assembly said it recruited more than 200 volunteers to line the runners path and protect them from safety hazards. The Department of Public Safe...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 1, 2004 OPINION U1 £kI w &dl 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion. michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles,...…
…0 4 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 2, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET U 0 ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion. michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 5, 2004 OPINION* 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion. michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cart...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion.michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and carto...…
…I 4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 7, 2004 OPINION 6l 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion.michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters ...…
