…10 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Local'Binary' eclipse Companion stars eventually align. 810 S State Street 222-4822 - 1906 Packard 995-9940 + bibburritocorn To play: Complete the grid so that every row, column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. There is no guessing or math involved, just use logic to solve. Good Luck and enjoy! By TED CULLINANE Daily Arts Writer One of the more attractive aspects o...…
…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 DEMF grooves this week By ANNA ASH draw in a million people like it Associate Arts Editor did back then either. But consid- ering the production issues that Even after some severe finan- the DEMF has had, electronic cial troubles, the Detroit Elec- music fans are just grateful that tronic Music it still exists. Festival will DEMF Since its inauguration, the be beating DEMF (in a...…
…12 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ARTS IN BRIEF - CONCERT PREVIEW Mountain Heart May 26 The Ark 8 p.m. $20 Since the six member group beganin1998,MountainHearthas received an International Blue- grass Music Association Award and five consecutive IBMA man- dolin player of the year awards for band member Adam Steffey. Their down home feel will suit The Ark audience well. CONCERT PREVIEW Matt Jones May 26. Crazy Wi...…
…<, ' - A Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 MICHIGAN 7, OREGON STATE 0 Blue heads to Supers, By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer Three up, three down can be either a good or bad thing for a softball team. It was the best possible outcome for Michigan this weekend The Wolverines won all three of their games in the Ann Arbor Regional, capped off by a 7-0 victory over Oregon...…
…14 Monday, May 21,2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M'-Nine clinches Big Ten regular-season title 4 By ANDY REID pionship rings and will host next Daily Sports Writer weekend's Big Ten Tournament. "It hasn't really sunk in yet,' IOWA CITY - As Michigan base- freshman catcher Chris Berset said. ball coach Rich Maloney trotted "We worked so hard this winter, back to and to get it now is great. Especially the dugout MICHIGAN 7 bein...…
…Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 7-footer verbally commits to Blue By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor Erik Saroney, men's basketball coach at Henninger High School in Syracuse, N.Y, got a call in the summer of 2004 from Ben Cronin's father. Cronin was home-schooled and had just finished his eighth- grade year. He had grown pretty tall and his father was entertaining the thought of enrolling him in the public hi...…
…16 Monday, May 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Come home to the Blues. safety, stability and peace of mind only the Blues can offer. We accept everyone, regardless of medical history. We never drop anyone for health reasons. And we provide more hometown access to doctors and hospitals than any other Blue Cross health care company. We'ye been here since 1939, and Blue Shield we'll be right here whenever you need us. Come home to...…
…4C iChipari 4:)atiV nn Abor MImichganail~co MonayMay14,2007Sumer e6k 1 Strides for student vote NEWS Up to no good at the Frieze Adventurous students are drawn to the remnants of the Frieze building, but construc- tion workers said students are unaware of the hazards that await them. See page 2. OPINION From the Daily: Rogers & me Just when you thought it was illegal to disenfranchise a whole group of people, along came Rog- ers's law. With...…
…EW S Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Students won't 'keep out' By SARAH SALA For the Daily Art and Design junior Lauren Peterson said she visited the site of the Frieze Building on a Sunday afternoon last month. The half-demolished building and surrounding worksite were vacant of construction workers and security personnel, Peterson said. The only witnesses she said she noticed as she climbed a two- the structure...…
…BILLS From page 1 proposed legislation. Novak and Thomas said creat- ing a system where voters have two addresses would be too complicat- ed and expensive for their offices to implement. "We view these bills as a step backwards," Novak said. "Right now it's pretty simple - you have one residence." Novak suggested ways of improving voting for students including automatically regis- tering 16-year-olds to vote when they get their drivers' licens...…
…Monday, May 14, 2007 4 PThe Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solelysthe views of theirauthors. The green mile Fuel s...…
…Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com EMMARIE HUET Our st n the drive from my home- town of Atlanta, Ga., last week, I had a lot of time to look at license plates: "Geor- gia ... on my mind," North Caro- lina's "First in Flight" and Ohio's "Birthplace of Aviation," among oth- How do you ers. (Sounds represent like North 581530 Carolina 5 3 and Ohio stateless need to duke Americans? that one out.) But the most interestin...…
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…Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SHAY SPANIOLA/Daily Steps leading up to Wazoo Records display the work of Richard Ahern who lived in a loft above the store and paid his rent by painting this wural until his death in 2004. film he felt that he could make MOORE "Roger & Me" without worrying From page 1 that it would be criticized for not beinga traditional documentary. Moore said he became acquainted "Who gives anyo...…
…Arts Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 CONCERT PREVIEW The Album Leaf blooms at the Pig By MATT RONEY sounds and drum loops as a foun- For the Daily dation for evocative and hypnotic post-rock. At its best, The Album Jimmy LaValle knows how you Leaf's music is as stirring as it is feel, and he has just the right song soothing. LaValle is more than for it. capable of communica...…
…Monday, May 14, 2007 1 U The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bobby Bac and captain Paulie with ominous overtones that he could off them on a passing whim if he wanted to. Tony used to be loved, but now he's mostly feared. And you can feel that something bad is coming. That something bad? It would appear to be his nephew Christo- pher. Once groomed by Tony to replace him someday, their rela- tionship changed when Chris's girl- friend starte...…
…Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM IN BRIEF Zombies and Americans "28 Weeks Later" At Quality 16 and Showcase Fox Atomic "28 Weeks Later" is the sequel to "28 Days Later" and is almost as good, but in a very different respect. Months after the events of "28 Days," the "rage virus" has been almost completely eliminated. Lon- don is a quarantined community, offering great amenity and military protection for the few...…
…12 I A T Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MOCAD From page 9 nity for a viewer to see his or her understandingofthe worldthrough another window," Aaron said. From the fur-lined, silver- metallic sleeping bag lying on the floor adjacent to an electric orange wig (Meredith Danluck's "The Punk Wanderer"), to Jessica Craig-Martin's "Speedboat. Orgy Venice" which documents the aftermath of a night of indulgence for hip so...…
…Sports Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 Am Sophomores Bettie Wade (left) and Tiffany Ofili (right) won Big Ten titles this weekend and helped Michigan win a share of the Big Ten championship. SOFTBALL Big Ten loss doesn't faze Blue By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor COLUMBUS - Michigan soft- ball coach Carol Hutchins has been imploring her players all year to judge their suc...…
…Monday, May 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SOFTBALL From page 13 western's cleanup hitter with one out, runners on second and third and Michigan holding a 2-0 lead in the third inning. But the Wildcats' bottom hit- ters produced and snapped Mich- igan's 29.2-inning shutout streak in the Big Ten Tournament. Nemitz followed the base on balls with a hit by pitch and a walk - both on full counts - to score two runs. Nemitz was ah...…
…Monday, May 14,2007 1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BASEBALL 'M'-Nine suffers setback in Big Ten race By ANDY REID heals." Daily Sports Writer Michigan struggled in large part to a slew of injuries to starters, most The Michigan baseball team's notably seniors Andrew Hess, Brad weekend was filled with frustration, Roblin and Eric Rose. pain and Earlyinthe first game of Sunday's heartbreak PENN STATE 15 doubleheader, Rose chased a pop...…
…16 I Monday, May 14, 2007 1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com EXPERIENCE HOW IT WAS MEANT TO BE SEEN, HEARD AND FELT! Debut Performance by Buffet Dinner Show $50.00 Late might Show $40.00 Both shows include a complementary glass of wine! Only 8:00pm show includes complementary dinner buffet A -One of the world's best contemporary jazz keyboardists -His music boldly embraces an incred- ible blend of soulful and funky jazz, while creati...…
…"Pfizer would have been the number one choice to work in Michigan. " Andrew Laskowski, 2007 Engineering graduate and former Pfizer intern OPINION From the Daily: Keeping promises In another misguided deci- sion on the war in Iraq, President Bush stubbornly vetoed Con- gress's time-tabled withdrawal plan. Despite the setback, Con- gress has a responsibility to end the unjust war. See page 4 SPORTS Wolverines soar into postseason The Michigan s...…
…Monday, May 7, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'U' to address climate change With tutor program, Engin profs take on economic inequity IPCC study prompts immediate action By ARIKIA MILLIKAN Daily News Editor A new report from the Inter- governmental Panel on Climate Change released Friday stresses that policymakers must act now to curb growing environmental threats before irreversible conse- quences ensue. The University is takin...…
…Monday, May 7, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 PFIZER From page 1 Team, formed in late January to evaluate regional consequences of the Pfizer closing, reduce economic harm by bringing in businesses and keep people from moving away by providing new jobs. So far, Ann Arbor SPARK has reached out to several companies for open positions and has also organized career fairs, Ann Arbor SPARK CEO Mike Finney said. Amy Cell, an Ann Arbor...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RACHEL WAGNER Trimming down childhood obesity You don't have to be Jenny Craig or Richard Simmons to see that America has a weight problem. Adult obesity rates have soared since the 1970s, climbing from 15 percent to about 33 percent in 2004. Evenmore alarming, Ending obesi- two thirds of all adults are ty takes more considered than apples overweight. and "DDR" Blame the proliferation mats. of fast-food...…
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…Monday, May 7, 2007 , The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ALUMNI From page 1 to lenders, the announcement said. Last April, the University's alumni association agreed to send its members a letter promoting Chase's loan consolidation plan for a yearly minimum fee of $25,000. The yearly payment the associa- tion received from Chase increased depending on the number of stu- dents who signed on to the plan endorsed in the association's letter,...…
…Arts Monday, May 7, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 Web of Mediocrity Spidey's web stretches too far third time around By PAUL TASSI Daily Film Editor It's an interesting direction to take, mak- ing "Spider-man 3" a romantic musical com- edy. But while a fraction of the population may enjoy this completely uncalled for cre- ative departure, the rest of us were expect- ing an epic action f...…
…'M 10 Monday, May 7,2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SYED From page 9 rechargeable batteries, that ty easy path to superhero-dc Of course, as I grew up ized that becoming a bi with entire sectors of Wa to burn on the latest in Ke Teflon is about as realistic a an alien father named Jor-E my common man instinct in, I could no longer ident a presidential luncheon-d corporate suit as my superh matter his heart of gold. Even so, Spid...…
…Monday, May 7, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Volta turns in right direction By CHRIS GAERIG Daily Arts Writer There are few things that can be said about Bjork that haven't already been said. Good and bad alike, she's heard it all: musical genius, fashionably challenged, innovator, childish extrovert. When word started to spread about Volta, her latest release, blogsbuzzedwith rumors of Tim- Bjork baland collabora- Bjark tions,...…
…Sm Monday, May 7, 2007 # The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BJORK From page 11 All this flesh on our bones / Let me push you up against me tightly / And enjoy every bit of you." In a musical environment dominated by "getting one's eagle on," this coy sexuality stands as one of Bjdrk's underrated qualities and something that appears on nearly all of her albums. Each track so unique, yet some- how has all the typical Bjork traits: boomingvo...…
…' ;;; . ? ., «-: 9 ,. ' r 1 4:, y MICHIGAN 9, MICHIGAN STATE 1 Win sends Blue in positive direction By DAN FELDMAN ManagingSports Editor EAST LANSING - The eighth- ranked Michigan softball team is heading south. But the Wolverines' hitting appears to be going north. Michigan heads to Big Ten Tour- nament in Columbus next weekend as the third seed, its worst finish in the conference in a dozen years. The Wolverines will play No. 6 seed Illin...…
…Monday, May 7, 2007 14 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Seniors finish Ferry Field careers By BRIDGET O'DONNELL Daily Sports Writer For three seniors, it was a last hurrah. At the Len Paddock Invitational this weekend, the final home meet of the season for the Michigan men's track and field team, Andrew Ellerton, Jeff Porter and Michael Whitehead hit all the right notes in their swan-song performances. Despite wi...…
…Monday, May 7, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Injury-free invitational enough for Blue By CHRIS HERRING Daily Sports Writer Whenaspectator asked Michigan women's track coach James Henry to assess the Wolverines' perfor- mance shortly after this weekend's Len Paddock Invitational, it was clear Henry cared very little about the team's finish. "We came out unscathed," Henry responded. "No one got injured, and that was really our ...…
…161. Monday, May 7, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Come home to the Blues. . r Is your health care plan in transition? Come home to the safety, stability and peace of mind only the Blues can offer. We accept everyone, regardless of medical history. We never drop anyone for health reasons. And we provide more hometown access to doctors and hospitals than any other health care company. We've been here since 1939, and we'll be r...…
…NFL draft day. Seven Wolverines taken, one player in round one. Page 13 A y 1, 2 7 NEWS Bird Flu plans could help 'U' prepare for a campus shooting University administrators said the emergency plans in place for an epidemic could help protect students in the case of an active shooter on campus. See page 2. OPINION From the Daily: A perfect ending Bill Clinton was 'just right' for spring commencement Satur- day. With the bar set high, the Univ...…
…2 Tuesday, May], 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com After Va. Tech, 'U' keeps to disaster plans By ARIKIA MILLIKAN Daily News Editor Last fall, the University mobi- lized its staff to prepare for a mas- sacre.s Researchers anticipated a situa- tion where an influenza pandemic could wipe out up to 40 percent of the University's population. Uni- versity staff members all over cam- pus developed emergency plans to face the danger the...…
…Tuesday, May 1, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 CORRECTIONS Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@mnichigandaily.com. MORE ONLINE at michigandaily.com STORIES BLOGS Football play- Read about ers accused of psych services assault were and policies at offered a settle- the University ment deal at a at michigandaily. pre-trial hearing, com/thewire. REACTION the tragedy, but that he fears the Song, who was a member o...…
…4 Tuesday, May 1, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com J1e 1Midiigan Oai(!j Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 ":'<. "' tothedaily@amich.edu Changing our ways Adequate mental health care, gun control key to prevention A IMRAN SYED EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsignededitorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board....…
…Tuesday, May 1, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 EMMARIE HUEToTEMAN The blame of a killer A fter two young men entered Columbine High School eight years ago, shooting teachers and fellow stu- dents before killing themselves, the nation struggled to under- stand such a senseless act. Where did they get their guns? You can't How long had they rationalize planned it? an irrational What mov- action. ies did they watch to get ideas?...…
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…Tuesday, May 1, 2007 8 N E The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com EXERCWSE YOUR FEDERAL RIGYTS! CONS~OLIDATE YOUR DIRECT AND/OR FEDERAL LOANS CLINTON From page 1 Clinton spoke to graduates for 23 minutes and emphasizedthe impor- tance of being engaged citizens. "You are living in one of the most exciting times in human history," he said. "It is exploding with opportu- nity. It is bursting with knowledge." But he referred to the world as an ...…
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…10 Tuesday, May 1, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BIDS at SEA! Feist crafts a catchy 'Reminder' 4 PIANO * KEYBOARDS - PERCUSSION/STEEL DRUM - DRUMMERS - SAX -"GUITAR - BASS - FEMALE VOCALS Do you wear sunglasses in the marching band? Keep your roommates awake practicing? Have the biggest bass, SBX Dr keyboard on campus? Ever been to Rio, Hong Kong, Paris or Rome? Want to play all night and get paid too? Have we got a gig for ...…
…Tuesday, May 1,2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 ARTS IN BRIEF FILM Psychic powers not n1ecessary to predict Cage flop "Next" At Quality 16 and Showcase Paramount In "Next," a run-of-the-mill action flick, Nicolas Cage ("Nation- al Treasure") plays Cris Johnson, a Las Vegas magician who can see exactly two minutes into his own future. Scamming casinos, stealing cars, deterring dastardly villainous plots; it's all acceptable unti...…
