…41 Monday May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com e ltc ilgan Dal,1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect theofficial positionof the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent sol...…
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…8 Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BENEFITS From page 1 ruling, the University's health care policy included a provision to include employees' same-sex partners. University spokeswoman Kelly Cunning- ham said the University's poli- cy was changed to comply with the ruling. "We cannot have same-sex health insurance benefits, so we eliminated those benefits," Cunningham said. "We drafted a policy for otherwise qualif...…
…Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 SUMMER FESTIVAL PREVIEW Matt Roney I Daily Arts Writer Ann Arbor is a far different place in the summer. Some would call it boring, but there's a lot going on, both in town and nearby. Music fans are especially in luck - Michigan is within driving distance of some of the most exciting music festivals of the summer. And it's not like you can spend five days watching great bands pla...…
…10 1Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com What's Happening in Ann Arbor Jazz player at The Ark May 16 at 8pm Otis Taylor, an award-winning African American bluesman, will be performing his renowned, experimental music this Friday. Enriched by varying styles such as psychadelia and trance, and rooted in the traditions of the artist's heritage, his music has drawn acclaim from all over the country. Not bad, considering he ...…
…Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 CONCHORDS From Page 10 ness Time" and "Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros" saw some of the loudest responses, and certain audience members seemed partic- ularly tortured to have to wait until the encore to hear "Bowie" and "Pencils in the Wind (Sellotape)," frequently calling for them during downtime. While the pair regularly acknowledged screams of endear- ment with a running tally...…
…12 Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SPEED RACER From page 11 On a standard-size movie screen the rush of an intense 600 mph race down a roller coaster track is quite literally enough to take your breath away. I imag- ine that you might actually die attempting to watch this in an IMAX theater. The Wachowskis have laid claim to the title of visual effects pioneers since showing a man dodging bullets nine years ago in...…
…Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thrice as nice: 'M' dominates Big Ten By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer The No. 19 Michigan baseball team clinched the Big Ten regular- season title yesterday. With four games to spare. While the Michigan players spilled out of the dugout to celebrate the 12-8 win, which completed a sweep over Minnesota and the program's third straight conference championship, Wolverine coach Rich ...…
…141 Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 20 YEARS WAITING Gray skies lead to Blue victory I Senior Matko Maravic didn't finish a single match in Sunday's regional championship against Texas Tech. claim s regionali By JILLIAN ROTHMAN Daily Sports Writer Senior Matko Maravic woke up Sunday morning to answered prayers - rain. "We are a much better indoor team," Maravic said. And whether it was playing on the indoor cou...…
…Monday, May 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 SOFTBALL From page 13 Nemitz (21-3) have held the nation's best combined earned runs average all season (0.70). They attack hitters and keep them off-balance. Even though Taylor and Nemitz are underclassmen, hitters and coaches can't help but take notice of their composure on the mound. With the game on the line, they can shut down teams one batter at a time. And the Wolverines c...…
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…OPINION Take personality tests out of job applications While the job market may be tight, it's not tight enough to reject people for jobs because of online personality tests. See Page 4 ARTS "Iron Man" brings life to old genre Robert Domney Jr. shines as the high-tech hero in the surprising- ly above-average new superhero movie. See Page 8 SPORTS Belleville blues The No. 11 Michigan roming team finished fifth of seven teams at the Big Ten Rowi...…
…2 Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Coleman: Minority enrollment down In Detroit, 'U' president talks recruitment changes By LINDY STEVENS Daily Staff Reporter After months of speculation, Uni- versity President Mary Sue. Cole- man confirmed suspicions about a drop in the University's minority enrollment in a speech Wednesday. "I can tell you that our numbers are down," Coleman said to a group of 75 people gathered ...…
…Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com New dean joins faculty Architecture prof. has won awards for "green" buildings By JILLIAN BERMAN Daily StaffReporter Internationally-renowned architect Monica Ponce de Leon, who has designed buildings in cit- ies like New York, Paris and Tokyo, willnextturnher attentiontoAnn Arbor. The University announced her appointment as the new Dean of the Taubman College of Archi- tecture and ...…
…Monday May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com be,, ichioan lEail13 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA MANAGING EDITOR KATE TRUESDELL EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent...…
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…81 Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PRIMARY From Page 1 Despite the candidates' pleas, though, some are convinced the end-of-the-year stress will keep some students from the polls tomorrow. Recognizing that college stu- dents largely flock to Obama's message of hope and change, Nathan Ashworth, chapter coor- dinator of Ball State University's Students for Obama, said he is "a little bit concerned" that some students...…
…Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 With help, Madge delivers By SASHA RESENDE brass sound effects over Daily Arts Writer Timbaland's pulsating beats add to this effect, creating a Madge isn't ready to give song you can shake your ass up her rightly-earned Queen to on a night out at Rick's of Pop crown - or the uber- or on an otherwise boring sexualized superstar image drive to work. The song is that propelled her to...…
…10 Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CANDY From Page 9 Stefani impression. As with the last track, these added vocals sound somewhat out-of-place, although they will clearly be a popular addition for clubgoers who are also gettin' their booties down. With a balanced mix between Timbaland's "Promiscuous Girl"- esque beats ("Candy Shop") and the simple poppy splendor that put Madonna on the map ("Incredible"), Hard Can...…
…Monday, May 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 Blue too focusedfor late-season slump v ast season, the Michigan baseball team had all but clinched the regular-season Big Ten cham- pionship with almost a month to play before the . conference tour- nament. But then, it dropped 2-of-4 games to lowly ANDY Illinois, ateam REID the Wolverines should have easily swept but seem- ingly overlooked. The team's first non-winning confere...…
…- ~ Monday, May 5, 2008 1The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ost ' 'limps to t at Big Tens By ACE ANBENDER For the Daily BELLEVILLE - It was a dreary, overcast day at Belleville Lake for the Big Ten Rowing Championships on Saturday. No. 11 Michigan's performance matched the weather, strug- See a gallery gling to with this article a fifth- www michigandaily.comr place fin- ish in the seven-team tournament. The Wolverines finished 60 points ...…
…NEWS One thing at a time Experts say that while most students believe they can suc- cessfully complete a variety of activities at one time, the stress multitasking places on the brain lowers productivity. See page 2. OPINION From the Daily: Passing the buck Just when you thought Michi- gan's lawmakers couldn't get any more incompetent, ttsey passed a budget on Friday that endangers the state's onlyvaluable resource: its universities. Instead o...…
…2 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Multitasking impairs productivity By SARAH SALA Marois published a study in For the Daily December 2006 that located regions where signals jam in the brain when When LSA Junior Jessica Crayne a person tries to do too many things writes a paper, she also divides her at once. attention between websites like In the study, Marois shortened MySpace and Facebook and plays the time bet...…
…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 TEXTBOOKS From page 1 gan Student Assembly approached him with student concerns over textbook prices, said MSA Vice President Mohammad Dar, who is also a member of the taskforce. "This is a real victory," said Monts. "It's a real les- son to students - it's been their persistence to resolve these issues that got this carried out." Monts said several University deans and faculty m...…
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…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 GARY GRACA EMMARIE HUETTEMAN A two-party problem Our doped-up society When Jesse Ventura ran for governor of Min- nesota in 1998, he cam- paigned with one simple message: "Retaliate in '98." Part of that slo- gan was a playful take on his pro- wrestling career as A third party Jesse "The p Body" Ven- could be just tura. But what the that slogan was also a state needs. battle cry...…
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…8 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 Hey, do you think they'll notice that even with a production budget of $300 million, our super awesome CGI background consists of cheap photo studio wallpaper? An empty treasure chest CONCERT PREVIEW Dinosaur Jr. Escapes Extinction By DEREK BARBER Daily Arts Writer Dinosaur Jr. - the prognostica- tors of prog-punk-pop - will be at the Blin...…
…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 STUDENT LOANS Rising debt for grads Stu C Univ aspires enthoo zation non-pr But self to one ma $60,00 Acc the Pr for gra has inc the pas inflatio college about * versity $22,312 Stor said th ciated Ann A ing in Amo ing to parent cially, associa Financ Rod reflect cy with when parent plans ing the KEGS From ter ba deposi beer it Qua than f lesser new le deposi barrel A qu costs ...…
…10 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Teacher and student share the stage University duo featured in operatic take of Shakespearean classic in Detroit By MAUREEN SULLIVAN DailyArts Writer Associate music professor, Ste- phen Lusmann, began his career as an opera singer in ayoung artist pro- gram in Cincinnati. He played the role of Gregario, a Capulet servant Gounod's in the Gounod's Gloriously famed French T opera...…
…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 ARTS IN BRIEF FILM Verhoeven redeems himself with evocative epic "Black Book" The Michigan Theater Sony Pictures Classics Though Paul Verhoeven ("Hol- low Man") holds a place in his- tory as the first person to accept a Razzie - the anti-Academy Award given for exceptionally egregious achievements in film - in person, he finally proves he is capable of being a posi- tive cinema...…
…12 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BARBER From page 8 iously kicked out of the band, the bassist pursued his side-project Sebadoh while Mascis kept the band name and continued to tour and release records until 1997. As a result, many fans suspected there was a Barlow-sized hole that would never be filled. But time heals. Although it may have taken Dinosaur Jr. nearly two decades to resurrect, tour and release Bey...…
…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 | The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandailycom 734-764-8585 'M'-Nine backs into NCAA Tournament By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer It was the sixth inning of the Michigan baseball team's must-win second game in PENN STATE 6 the Big MICHIGAN 5 Ten Tour- OHIOSTATE 4 nament, MICHIGAN 2 the Wol- verines less than 15 hours removed from a 4-2 first-game loss Thursday to sixth-seed Ohio State. With a ma...…
…14 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue's inconsistency keeps it from WCWS By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN On Softball WACO, Texas - Wow. The Michigan softball team was done for after just one inning in its Super Regional against Baylor. The game was over when the second batter of the game, Kirsten Shortridge, sent one to the U-Haul trucks beyond the fence in right- field, putting Baylor up 2-0. Freshman Nikki Nemitz had ...…
…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 As NCAA Tournament begins, Michigan struggles with runners on base By ANDY REID ever, Michigan's offense had a good Daily Sports Writer weekend at the plate. Just two teams (Ohio State and Minnesota) tallied Nearly 1,700 excited people more hits in their first two tourna- jammed into The Fish Friday night ment games than the Wolverines. as Michigan baseball fever swept "It wasn...…
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…U lAid9ian &ai1 Ann r nd: dMonday, ,2007 Burned: IIIIIStudents N- $ { NEWS 'U' Health System makes the grade The University Health System took top honors in a national evaluation of the medical facili- ties of 116 universities for its ethi- cal stance on prescription drugs. See page 2. OPINION From the Daily: A Greek tragedy In the embarrassing aftermath of Beta Theta Pi getting dis- banded by its national organiza- tion, the Interfraternity...…
…2 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Frat's national org dissolves 'U' chapter By KATHRYN VAN LONKHUYZEP For the Daily The Beta Theta Pi frat national organization disbar chapter at the University c 2 after members of the fr. repeatedly defied disciplinai sures imposed by national< since 2005. David Wright, the nation, nization's general secretary, sent a In summer 2006, four chapter NI letter to chapter members, ad...…
…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 Sample policy boosts U' in rankings RIAA From page 1 By PAUL FIEHLER For the Daily Even as doctors nationwide face criticism for their methods of pre- scribing medicine and the U.S. Sen- ate moves to tighten regulation of the pharmaceutical industry, the University Health System is gain- ing national recognition for its eth- ical prescription policies. The American Medical Stude...…
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…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 RACHEL WAGNER The end of an era DEVADATTA GANDHI The bank that mired Wolf J just over a year, we will find ourselves living in a post-Bush era. A post-Bush era - the phrase practically comes with What we a built- need is an era i sigh of relief and of political a promise compromise. for long- awaited change. We willsoon see, though, how much change America is actually ready to ...…
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…8 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Many Jewish University students, along with other young Jewish people ages 18 to 25, participate in Birth Right trips to Israel that are paid for by private contributors and often organized on college campuses. FRAT From page 2 ty's chapters, the University's chapter fulfilled 57 of 60 criteria, Haggue said. But according to the Office of Greek Life website, many of the incidents...…
…Ar : Monday, May 21,2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 candidly natural. The result is moments of real joy mixed in with the requisite dark- ness, bothlyrically andinstrumen- tally. Tweedy has said in multiple interviews that the sessions for this album were the most comfort- able and collaborative of his entire career, and a lot of the credit for that has to go to Nels Cline, the laid back b...…
