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…How BR, ,gJ d& n Modern'Venus' The Rude Mechanicals' unorthodox A look at the 17-day process that brought former West Virginia men's play about race, gender and inhu- basketball coach John Beilein to Michigan Sports, page 9 manity Arts, page 5 iE HUNdilR gan aIj O N - .IfILrNlD1)-1 'l EE: Nt N I'El;k tI(15IJIIlL) s Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Robert Frost, Arthur Miller, Leonard Bernstein and the Dalai Lama all have one thing i...…

…2 - Friday, April 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters Explained yColeman's castle After Students Organizing for and has just a few small windows, tall and have understated entrances Labor and Economic Equality held it's hardly a fortress, University to get a large amount of floor space a sit-in at the Fleming Administra- Plan...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom l Friday, April 6, 2007 -- 3 NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Eight U.S. soldiers killed as militants fight back The U.S. military reported yesterday that eight U.S. soldiers were killed in the Baghdad area over the past three days as mili- tants fought back against a secu- rity plan in its eighth week. An Army helicopter went down south of the capital, wounding four, after an Iraqi official said insur- gents fired ...…

…4 - Friday, April 6, 2007 O PINION 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 0 6 KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF IMRAN SYED EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent...…

…Friday, April 6, 2007 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com On- of several performances in the lobby of the Arthur Miller Theatre. An experimental 'Edge' of theater By CATHERINE SMYKA Daily Arts Writer While waiting in line at a con- cert, have you ever encountered a pair of students performing a scene from "Hamlet"? On the way into a UMS per- formance, when The Edge was the last time you watched an of a Word interview with the direc...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom CHRYSLER From page 1 cannot break his Chrysler habit - was made public in letters from Jerome B. York, Kerkorian's long- time financial adviser and a former Chrysler chief financial officer. The letters were sent to Daim- lerChrysler's chief executive, Diet- er Zetsche, and to the company's supervisory board. "Tracinda believes by taking a long-term approach to solving Chrysler's problems, it can become a...…

…8 - Friday, April 6, 2007 ARTS IN BRIEF A RT S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com IN CONCERT Folk with some country flavor Daisy May and Seth Bernard Tonight at 7:30 p.m. $15 At The Ark Two of Michigan's most tal- ented singer-songwriters will perform at The Ark this Friday. Daisy May (May Erlewine), Seth Bernard and friends will grace Ann Arbor with their heartfelt harmonies and country-flavored folk. The duo last performed in the area ...…

…Friday, April 6, 2007 - 9 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com How Blue brought in Beilein By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer Former Michigan coach Tommy Amaker was fired on March 17. His replacement, John Beilein, was announced at a press confer- ence yesterday afternoon. Butwhathappenedinthetwoand a half weeks between the dismissal of one coach and the beginning of a new era in Wolverine basketball? Immediately after Amaker was fired...…

…10 - Friday, April 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Berque and Co. looking to take the next step Ever since your arrival in Ann Arbor, you've probably had to put up with other schools always wanting to beat "Mighty Michigan." It's the team every- - one loves to hate and hates to lose to.. Butwhy? Are Mich- igan's fans especially con- descending? Not SCOTT really. Nearly BELL every school has its fair share Too Soon? of fans ...…

…~ 71 Rodriguez and Tarantino's double feature is over the top and exhausting. It's also pretty entertaining. Arts, page 8A Family guy How Beilein made it from a tiny school in upstate New York to A2 SportsMonday 6NI H N E I E\ I) (I N Il N \I (111 I1T L I)RE \( Ann Arbor, Michigan rhl www.michigandaily.com Mondav Anril 9 2007 . ........... ..,... SWEATSHOP PROTESTS After arrests, SOLE presses on Forum planned for tonight By KELLY ...…

…2A - Monday, April 9, 2007 -_. ^ N The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained History's back pages 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION 6 Plenty of books i...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily NEWS BRIEFS KABUL, Afghanistan 7 NATO soldiers killed in bombings in Afghanistan Roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan yesterday left seven NATO soldiers dead, the alliance said, as its forces continued an anti- Taliban offensive in the world's most fertile opium-producing region. It appeared to be the biggest combat loss for foreign troops in Afghanistan since 2005. Six troops died and one was injured when ...…

…4A - Monday, April 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Jbe Mi*idiigan &U Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu He used what was described to me as rude language " - Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor on what a Northwest Airlines pilot said immediately before a flight from Las Vegas to Detroit that prompted cancellation o...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 9, 2007 - 5A ARTS IN BRIEF Finding perfect 'Pitch' ANIMAL COLLECTIVE'S LENNOX TRIUMPHS ON 'PERSON PITCH' By MATT KIVEL Daily Music Editor "Coolness is having courage" says Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) in the opening min- utes of Person Pitch. The simple credo aptly defines an album that ia decidedly "uncool" and out of step with cur- rent musical trends. As with * * , the eclectic discogr...…

…6A - Monday, April 9, 2007 the michigan daily 0 2 BDRM./2 BATH. Condo in mint cond. Near UM, EMU, & hospitals. $109,900 or $895/mo. 248.767.7277. 2 BEDROOM CONDO for sale. Near Hospital. $167,000. Call 586-904-5425. THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY AT UNIVERSITY TOWERS! Friday. April 13th Come in and spin the Wheel of Luck We're giving away Great prizes!!! Food and drinks provided Apartments starting at only $920.00 tras!! Furn. North campus. Utils....…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com the michigan daily Moda. Anrilt9 .72007- 7A 2007 RENTALS Address Bdrm., Bath., Price, Term 315 John 6 2 3000 Sept. 545 Packard 4 2 2600 Sept. 545 Packard 3 1 1750 Sept. For more listings check: www.MichiganRental.com Call 734-260-7215. 3 BDRM. DOWNTOWN penthouse with lots of extras including fireplace & 2 story balcony. Avail. July 741-9300. annarborapartments.net 3 BDRM., 3/4 people on Catherine/Ker- r...…

…8A -Monday, April 9, 2007 A R S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW Grindhouse AtQthe State III'£11.~ U l~Theater, Quality RU 16 and Showcase Jj rindhouse" is exhausting. It's not just a movie - it's a three-hour test of your fortitude as a filmgoers. Can you persevere through the intestine-spilling vio- lence of Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" and the head-scratching dialogue of Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof?" While t...…

…Another perfect Big Ten weekend for women's tennis PAGE 4B Herman: Mitt provides a new kind of magic SM COLUMN 2B SportsMonday THE MICHIGAN DAILY Monday, April 9, 2007/ michigandaily.com.61 BEILEIN'S BEGINNINGS How the new Michigan men's basketball coach made the journey from JV high school basketball to the upper echelons of Division I with his family's help sitting in a comfortable H e can joke about it now, chair in his new office a...…

…Ilk 1 Y Alow ME PLAr DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2B - Monday, April 9, 2007 SAID AND HEARD "We'll be willing to (play) pretty much any Division I game that we can find." - Michigan baseball coach RICH MALONEY on how his team plans to make up for games lost due to this week- end's poor weather conditions. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK MATKO MARAVIC M TENNIS The junior won both his singles ma...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, A pril 9, 2007 - 3B Michigan junior Matko Maravic defeated the nation's 15th-rar during the Wolverines 5-2 upset victory over No. 8 Illinois. ILLINI ' From page 1B "don't get scared," as mild encouragement to his team- mates. Berque believed that in doubles his team came out slow. "t don't think they were as aggressive and didn't play to their own level. They were playing not to miss rather than...…

…4B - Monday, April 9, 2007 SPORT S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WOMEN'S TRACK Small group uses time to make large strides By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer For the members of the No. 5 Michigan women's track team who won't make the trip to next weekend's Sea Ray Relays, the Duke Invitational this past week- end provided a good opportunity to compete. "We couldn't fit the pole vault poles in the plane for next week- end," soph...…

…You nt want to know sPT I N LIIIEI-HUNDREDSEVENTEN K \ KSIII I N nn Arbor, ichigan www.michigandaily.com Iuesday, April10 2007 COCA-COL A CONT ROVERSY Coke investigations behind schedule DEADLINE TROUBLE The pair of investigations into Coca-Cola have missed this deadline: * March 31, 2007Deadlinefor assessments of the conditions for Coke workers in Colom- bia and environmental issues in India appear lkelp that they will make these two: " A...…

…2 - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PASTRY PASS-OFF Here's a little ditty On Saturday night - a cold, Seesomethingth quiet evening before Easter - I ies the Ann Arbor, was in Mitch's checking out the sity of Michigan ex drink specials and some 40- E-mail submission something guy named Jerry man@michigandai playing live music. The music was your typical It was almost like bar fare of Journey and Oasis comic ge...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com _ Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS NATANZ, Iran Iran says it has expanded uranium enrichment Iran announced a dramatic expansion of uranium enrichment yesterday, saying it has begun oper- ating 3,000 centrifuges - nearly 10 times the previously known num- ber - in defiance of U.N. demands it halt its nuclear program or face increased sanctions. U.S. experts say 3,000 centrifug- es are in theory ...…

…4 - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1,IO 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 andillustrations represent solelythevie...…

…Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Watch your head, dude. VIDEO G AM E RE EVIE EA ups the ante with improved'UEFA' By MICHAEL PASSMAN Daily TV/New Media Editor Springtime means one thing for American sports fans: UEFA Champions League soccer! OK, maybe not, but in honor of this year's European club football cham- pionship, EA UEFA Sports released "UEFA Cham- Champions pions League 2006-2007" for L09 Xbox 360....…

…6 - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 the michigan daily *I 2 BDRM./2 BATH. Condo in mint cond. Near UM, EMU, & hospitals. $109,900 or $895/mo. 248.767.7277. 2 BEDROOM CONDO for sale. Near Hospital. $167,000. Call 586-904-5425. ! ! AVAIL. NOW or later. 4 blks. to campus. Effs. 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. apts, in beautiful homes. Monthly ok for some units. Rent neg. w/ long term. For appt. & price, 972-7030. For pix a2apart- ments.com or a2realproperty.com ! ! RO...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com in nine A VOTERS ferent dia From page 1 Glen M ican Leg that led to high opposition of Pro- Fund sta posal 2. Seventy-three percent of the high Ann Arbor voters voted against which he Proposal 2. Ann Arb Compared with the Detroit met- the polls ropolitan region, one of the most ers surve segregated cities in the country, 29 years Grebner said there is a much lower Accord sense of racial exclusion in Ann p...…

…8 - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 , ' The Michigan Dailv mihgnalcm 8 - Tuesday, pril 10, 200 Ti Ndirhiass flaii i iiaselal, g y.iu ll-v, LID 4 'SOMEWHERE IN TIME' (1980) AND 'TRANSFORMERS' (1986) '80s film nostalgia: Back to the old favorites A true Michigan romance An epic tale of robots in disguise! By JENNA PARKS Daily Arts Writer Little did I know that revisit- ing a favorite film from childhood could illicit an odd dream involv- ing Dr....…

…=a _ ..lii. .. i r, f { SE x f t Th _ ' F 7;'_ The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BASEBALL Blue returns against EMU By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer You could call tomorrow's matchup a warm-up for Ohio State. Or you could hope the weather warms up so Michigan can actually play. MiChigan Michi- gan plays at Easten at Eastern Michigan Michigan in a doubleheader Matchup: this afternoon Michigan as the Wol- 16-6; Eastern verines end...…

…10 - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 BASEBALL From page 9 game. We have to come oot strong right from the get-go." Said junior Doug Pickens: "We're playing two seven-inning games and that sometimes moves faster than one nine-inning game, just the way the games play out. We might come out a little slow, but hopefully we can pick up right where we left off with Central (Michigan)." Coupled with its previously scheduled mid-week game against Toledo tomor...…

…J E NT L7 4clII) Na Il n N .c( llj171 f V mt Mic www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 11, 2007 MICHIGAN STADIUM RENOVATIONS A LOUDER BIG HOUSE? NEW PATH: Sound escapes from box and reflects off opposite box onto field. The proposed design for renovations to Michigan Stadium would include angled glass on luxury boxes that architects say would reflect crowd noise back onto the field. The tilted windows would create two new paths for so...…

…2A - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 N4 2 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NICE GOLF SHOT Arresting the protesters Last Tuesday's Students Orga- nizing for Labor and Economic Equality protest, which resulted in the arrests of 12 students, pales in comparison to the 1968 sit-in and rally for welfare rights in Washt- enaw County. On Sept. 6, 1968, police arrest- ed about 170 University students and 12 others after the protesters staged a fo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEr TO NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Dems subpoena more Gonzales files Democrats subpoenaed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales yester- day for more documents, escalating their fight with the Bush adminis- tration over the firings of eight U.S. attorneys. The subpoena, issued a week before Gonzales is to testify under oath before Congress about the dis- missals, seeks hundreds of docu- ments either withheld or h...…

…4A - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. JOHN OQUIST I O t 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF DID YOU USE - THE JAPANESE DOMINATED THE WAR OF WIKIPEDIA FOR 1812 THROUGH SKILLFUL USE OF THEIR THIS PAPER SECRET WEAPON, MEGAT...…

…, i- The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, April 11,.2007 - 5A ANE ARTS COUMN Art in context Marcel Duchamp made history with a urinal he signed a name to and had exhibited in a gallery in 1917. If it was in a museum, if it - was on the wall, he said, it was art. After all, everyone was standing around looking at it. The argument that "anything" can be art - the ABIGAILB. principle "beau- COLODNER ty is in the eye of the beholde...…

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…8A - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 f ) I T The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0,I MUSIC REVIEW Veteran star duo none too bright on'Tongues' Whimsical mixing DEACON'S 'RINGS' BETTER SUITED FOR VIDEO GAMES By ABBY FRACKMAN Daily Arts Writer When two colossal but distinct- ly different musical minds cross paths, as a fan, sometimes you just have to cross your fingers. Kieran Heb- ** ; den's and Steve Reid's separate Kieran career paths H shar...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Sister act: older Milian gets the win Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 9A a SOFTBALL In one game, slumps turn to x streaks for Blue By ANTHONY OLIVEIRA Daily Sports Writer Playing the waiting game in the locker room last weekend, the ninth-ranked Michigan softball team was glad to BALL STATE 1 playsome- MICHIGAN 6 thing it is more familiar with: softball. "We needed to get out on =the field and see the sunsh...…

…10A - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Turf wars: M'-Nine slides m on carpet The Michigan men's gymnastics team hopes to bounce back from a disappointed finis last year's NCAA 7 Blue wants big revenge By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer Since April 7, 2006 - the day the Michigan men's gymnastics team had to watch six other teams compete for the National Title - the Wolverines Michigan have dedicated at N...…

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… i 0 0 0 w 0 I 2 Te icign .Dil -Weneday A ri 1, g00 Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - The Michigan Daily table of contents 4B THE SKELETONS IN OUR CLOSET Michigan's standard historical narrative is missing a few chapters when it comes to racial discrimination in the state 6B STUDENTS OF THE YEAR These 10 students made a name for them- selves on campus this year. THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with WALTER NOWINSKI A look at the big news events this w...…

…0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10B.he ichga aiy-W desay. prl11 007 I Wednesday, pril.11,.2007 - h *Mchga SDil -3 T here's a reason beyond foot- ball that led redshirt junior offensive tackle Jake Long to pass up this April's NFL Draft -where he likely would have been a first-round selection - and return for his last year of eligibil- ity. He's also looking forward to what the 2007-08 season will bring off of the gridiron. "This was definitely the mos...…

… i 0 T M - d i WenedyAri 1,207 Th. Mci SnDal mANARO Confronting the racismin Michigan's history Our Back Pages I History Column By Chris Zbrozek China Gate Best Chinese food Red Hot Lovers Best hotdog and Best fries We like to tell ourselves stories that make us feel good about ourselves. That can be a difficult task, though, when confronting ugly periods of our past. The Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing, for instance, deals with s...…

…Michigan Daily readers voted on their favorite things about Ann Arbor. On this page and the next are staff members's reflections on several winners. " 0. Wednesay, 207 I) LI-. 0 I-AN RO Espesso Royale Cafe Six Espresso Royale Cafes. Two Amer's Mediteranian Delis. Two Sweetwater cafes. Rendezvous. Ambrosia. Ten Starbucks. As a col- lege student in Ann Arbor, you're never far from a coffee shop. Ann Arbor seems to breed coffee houses. Patr...…

…68The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, Aprill11 2007 m The activists, athletes, artists and organizers who have left their mark on campus this year The artistic scientist SA senior Lia Min stood in don't want to be the one drawing front of a massive 10-foot-tall the discoveries." banner with a large, circular In the fall, Min will attend mirror close to the bottom. She Harvard in pursuit of a doctorate looked into the engraved mirror, in neuros...…

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