…Arts 10 The forests are alive with art sports 15 Graham Brown to play in the NFL? tJbe£i& o Tuesday, May 2,2006 Summer Weekly One-hundred-sixteen years ofeditorialfreedom ----- --------- - ------------- www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 116 @2006 The Michigan Daily v C7 Munson named new Engin dean For the second time in a row, College of Engineering's new dean. ment before becoming dean. lege's masters program, s...…
…A 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Boycotts mark nationwide day of protests Immigrants walk off jobs, into streets to show economic clout LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hundreds of thousands mostly Hispanic immigrants skipped work and took to t streets yesterday, flexing their newfound political muscle a nationwide boycott that succeeded in slowing or shuttir many farms, factories, markets and restaurants. From Los Angeles to Chicago, Ne...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 2, 2006 - 3 Regents approve THE 'VISIBLE' CHILDREN housing rate hikes Rate increases help pay for high utility costs, employee benefit programs By Kelly Fraser DailyNews Editor Students moving into a residence hall this fall can expect to leave with their wallets a little lighter than last year. The University's Board of Regents approved an average increase of 5.9 percent in the 2006-07 residence hall rates l...…
…4 4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Healthy, wealthy and wise University plan for free co-pays a sensible solution JEREMY DAVSON Editor in Chief IMRAN SaED Editorial Page Editor JEFFREY BLOOMER Managing Editor Given the exorbitant prices of prescrip- tion drugs in our country, it's encour- aging to see institutions like the University stepping up to make a difference. Last week, the University announced a program called MHea...…
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…I 8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Website tracks 'U' buses in real time Engineering students use GPS technology to allow bus riders to pinpoint University buses as they follow their routes through campus By Molly Bowen Daily Staff Reporter This fall, University bus riders won't have to guess when their ride home will roll up to the curb. A new computer-tracking system in its final testing stages will allow web users to view the...…
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…12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Following t By Chris Gaerig Associate Arts Editor 0 DIV E In 1997, Square Soft released arguably the best video game ever made: "Final Fan- tasy VII." A turn-based role-playing game, "FFVII" not only perfect- ed the RPG format, but also set the bar for gaming Final Fantasy graphics and 3-D interac- VlI:Advent tion. The series follow- Children ing is as devout as it is opinionated, but there is So...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 2, 2006 -13 Powerful tribute offers no insight By Imran Syed the flight where the terrorists were Daily Arts Writer overpowered by a determined group of heroes. It is, by its very being, a story to be cherished, one to be remembered and recounted; natu- Ready or not, here it comes. The rally, it is also one for Hollywood most horrific to explore. moments of United 93 And explore is what Greengrass America's ...…
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… SPORTS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 2, 2006 -15 0 FOOTBALL NFL welcomes three Wolverines, Brown to follow? Women's golf, rowing, claim fourth at Big Ten's; NOTES Men's golf season also comes to a close. The Michigan women's golf team moved up a spot from fifth to fourth to close out the 2006 Big Ten Cham- pionships. The Wolverines posted their sec- ond-best Big Ten Tournament total in program history with a four-round total of 1,202....…
…a 16 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 2, 2006 'M' splits with Wildcats, remains in second place Ca By Scott Bell Daily Sports Editor Just hours after going from controlling its Big Ten destiny to having its title hopes become slim to none, the Michigan softball team faced a gutcheck. After coming close all day long, the Wolver- ines finally got over the hump, responding to the gutcheck and showing the fight that marked the team's OR EN 1...…
…News 8 LSAT prep courses swindle students Arts 9 'M :1-3 conquers despite Cruise's image www.michigandaily.com One-hundred-sixteen years ofeditoriadfreedom Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 117 Monday, May 8, 2006 Summer Weekly ©2006 The Michigan Daily o r Hotline sparks 'U' employee backlash U U-talk urges President for Medical Affairs Robert Kelch and Executive employees to report Vice President and Chief Finan- workplace violations ci...…
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…E 4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 8, 2006 FROM THE DAILY 'She inspired me' Amanpour excellent, selection process still imperfect JEREMY DAVIDSON Editor in Chief IMRAN SYED Editorial Page Editor JEFFREY BLOOMER Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's edito...…
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…a 10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 8, 2006 The 'Stars'are almost aliged on new album By Alexandra Jones Daily Arts Writer MUSIC R EV IEW * Every aspect of the Starlight Mints' sound is a little bit, well, different: Their multi-textured instrumenta- tion includes orchestral strings and curious auxiliary percussion alongside (or in con- junction with) crackly, crunchy production Starlight effects and electric keyboards. Lead singer Mints...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 8, 2006 -11 A rose by any other namTe By Kimberly Chou Daily Arts Writer MUSIC R EVI EW * * n Hype is just another four-letter word, but for Gnarls Barkley, this shit is well deserved. For months now, people - music critics, BitTorrent-abusers, those who read Pitchfork religiously, friends of those who read such media sites religiously - have been Gnarls whispering in delirious antic- Barkley ipation of the Da...…
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…Monday May 8, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com Se TiSiiganBadu 13 Findlay blasts "'M' past Sparty *By Dan Feldman Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING - As the weather heats up, so does sophomore Samantha Findlay's bat. Last year, Findlay stepped up her already stellar hitting late in the sea- son, winning the Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Play- er award. But this season, Findlay appeared to be pressing at...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 8, 2006 SPORTS MEN'S TRACK WOMEN'S TRACK Ferry fields another winner Women hurdle 4 By Katie Field Daily Sports Writer In 1935, Ferry Field was the site for the greatest day in track and field history when Ohio State sophomore Jesse Owens set three world records and tied another in just more than an hour. More than 70 years after Owens's unsurpassable performance and exactly one hundred years since its o...…
…C,- TeMcignDiy odyMy8 20 5 i The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 8, 2006 - 15 .1P1 OuRr. , _ . BELL Continued from page 13 title the following year. But washed away along with an unreached goal will be the expectations that come along with it. Last year, even though the team was ranked No. 1 prior to the Big Ten season beginning and kept the ranking all the way until it hoisted the national cham- pionship trophy in June, Michigan still thriv...…
…4 16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 8, 2006 APORTIE Abraham's slam powers ft: By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Editor man Joe Bonadonna, who forced out Kunkel at home. Walking up to the plate, Abraham was If at first you don't succeed and then just 1-for-8 with a strikeout for the series you fail six more times, try, try again. and was taken out of the starting lineup For freshman Adam Abraham, that of the second game of Saturday's doubl...…
…Arts 9 'Art School' aims too high Sports 13 Softball wins second consecutive Big Ten title www.michigandaily.com One-hundred-sixteen years ofedtorialfreedom Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 118 Monday, May 15, 2006 Summer Weekly 02006 The Michigan Daily 'Dangerous' Prof. fights extremism with books Cole shifts focus from job candidacy at Yale University to helping rebuild the U.S. image in the Middle East By Walter Nowinski Daily Staff...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 15, 2006 Bush considers border control options I Congress worries patrol duties would strain National Guard troops WASHINGTON (AP)- On the eve of President Bush's Oval Office address on immigration, members of Congress expressed concern yesterday that using National Guard troops to keep illegal immigrants from crossing the border would further burden an already overextended military. The criticism came fr...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 15, 2006 - 3 Coleman condemnsGmNDIT U-talk announcement SACUA questions President Coleman on U-talk, faculty recruits By Leah Graboski Daily News Editor When the University unveiled U- *talk, a new hotline for faculty and staff to report unethical or illegal hehavior, many employees respond- ed with concern about the hotline's intent and implementation. But they weren't the only ones trouhied by the announceme...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 15, 2006 UJjzurWw I VIEWPOINT America's role in Darfur JEREMY DAVIDSON Editor in Chief IMRAN SYED Editorial Page Editor JEFFREY BLOOMER Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and ...…
…AT THE PODIUM The Podium is the Daily's opinion blog. It can be accessed at http:// apps.michigandaily.com/blogs/thepodium/ or by clicking on the Podi- um link at the Daily's homepage (www.michigandaily.com). Below are excerpts from this week's featured post, concerning a grievance filed by a couple of Detroit Lions players against their new head coach, citing violations of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement. The Michigan Daily - Monda...…
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…Monday May 15, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaiiy.com ATeSidiig 9 'School' teaches too little By Alexandra Jones Daily Arts Writer In 2001, the filmmaking duo of director Terry Zwigoff ("Bad Santa") and screenwriter Daniel Clowes Art School ("Ghost World") Confidential created a suc- cessful cinematic At the version of the Michigan Theater graphic novel Sony Pictures classics "Ghost World" that reproduced the plot and emotio...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 15, 2006 Sigur Ros shines live with multi-media set By Christine Balmes For the Daily CNETREVIEW One of the admirable powers of Sigur R6os's nebulous whale music is its ability to invite the listener's imagination to come up with fanciful images in tandem with the -music. It must have been a Sigur Ros challenge to match the Thursday Icelandic band's sound At thetState Theaterl with just the right eye Det...…
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…a 12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 15, 2006 'Poseidon' out to sea By Jeffrey Bloomer Managing Editor What is it about open water? There is a long cinematic tradition of huge vessels laid bare to encroaching ocean waters attempt- ing mercilessly to pull them under, Poseidon typically with At the Showcase some magnificent and Quality 16 force of nature Warter Bros. sending the resi- dent luxury liner into splashy digital chaos. Iconic ima...…
…Monday May 15, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 13 Wolverines wash out the competition for title By Dan Feldman Daily Sports Writer EVANSTON - Unable to play on day one of the Big Ten Tournament due to rain, the Michigan softball players and coaches resorted to playing the basketball game "knockout" on the practice court at Welsh-Ryan Arena Thursday. The games were competitive enough that coach Carol Hutchins -...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 15, 2006 -SPORTS A NOTES Porter crowned champion Women's tennis falls after first round win The No. 29 Michigan women's tennis team fell 4-0 to No. 2 Notre Dame this weekend during the second round of the NCAA tournament in South Bend. The only win for the Wolverines came from the No. 1 doubles team of junior Kara Delicata and senior Debra Streifler over the Fighting Irish's Catrina and Christian Thomp...…
…SP ORT Cl - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 15, 2006 - 15 .7 Cagers ink Udoh for '06 By Scott Bell Daily Sports Editor Following the disappointment-filled past few months, the Michigan men's basketball team finally got a pleasant surprise. Just a month after losing 2007 commitment Alex Legion and potential 2006 recruit Patrick Beverley, the Wolverines welcomed Epke Udoh as the fourth member of next season's recruit- ing class this week...…
…16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 15, 2006 -SPORTS- Michigan rides its starters' arms to three more victories By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Editor Pitching isn't rocket science. It's just about throwing strikes. Michigan pitcher Drew Taylor would know the difference. He's a graduate student working on a masters in cellular, molecular and developmental biology. Using change- ups and curveballs with pinpoint con- trol, Taylor struck out ...…
…Opinion 4 From the Daily: Scrap the skybox plan Arts 10 Inexplicably dull 'Da Vinci' hits t he bid ri Jbz Atkbigun 1§ai g Monday, May 22, 2006 Summer Weekly One-hundred-sbteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 119 ©2006 The Michigan Daily Regents approve controversial Big House project by 5-3 vote Plan increasing capacity to Addition of proposal to 108,251 passes in closest Regential Proposed ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 22, 2006 RESPONSE Continued from Page 1 column on Coleman's decision. "Coleman found no benefit in further delaying the discussion,' Peterson said. John Pollack - founder of Save the Big House, a group opposed to the reno- vations - said the University's decision to tack the renovations onto the agenda was irresponsible. "It was a very sly move, and I don't think it reflects well on due process at the Univ...…
