…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 - 7 Living with roommates requires an open-mind By Donielle Cunningham Daily Staff Reporter Having to live with a stranger is one of many adjustments incoming freshmen make when they come to the University. Whether a new student gets a roommate who they can live with is a toss up. It depends on many factors, such as common interests, back- grounds and personality types. When they reflected on t...…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 OP/ED The University: Poised for greatness? ZAC PESKOWITZ THE LOWER FREQUENCIES LETTER TO THE EDITOR TE h e Tversity is one of a handful of >'<_national uni- versities in this country. It continuous- ly draws stu- dents from throughout the United States and its alumni can be found in every state. The University's reputation is as strong in San Francisco and Miami as it is in Chicago or Det...…
…OP/ED - Runnmg into the wind: Affirmative action LUKE SMITH CRI IS IN THE HOL LA ND Th in im li - rinmin riin n 0 ineMichtI an DIIy - rientationU dIonu 2u-v LETTER TO THE EDITOR I n the late '80s, I was a world- class sprinter. You may not remember me, but there are those who do. The 100- meter dash was my specialty. I ran like the wind. Few men could outrun me, and only a handful of animals had faster jaunts over land than I did. My spee...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition - 2002 www.bkstore.com/umichigan do/ ,C3, Over 10% of all sales at the Michigan Union & Pierpont Commons Bookstores go back to support U of M student services. " The Michigan Union & Pierpont Commons Bookstores are the only bookstores contracted by the University of Michigan. The Michigan Union & Pierpont Commons Bookstores guarantee the lowest textbook prices in town. The Michigan Union & Pierpont...…
…OP/ED The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 - 11 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Affirmative action is inappropriate way to achieve diversity To THE DAILY: It is now clear to me, as it should be to every other member of the University community, that affirmative action is headed for a consti- tutional showdown in the highest court of the land. The time has finally come to settle this issue once and for all. Is affirmative action constitutiona...…
…12 -The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition MSA is voice for campus groups and student body By Toenslav Lalika Daily Staff Reporter Students interested in gaining a voice on campus affairs or those eager to try out something new, have the chance to take on a greater role through the Michigan Student Assembly. MSA is the main student governing body on campus. Every college and school, including the Rackham Graduate School and Law School, is re...…
…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 - 13 Under construction: Renovations, building for the future By Shabina S. Khatri Daily Staff Reporter Freshmen, fear not: The industrial soot of construction covering campus is only temporary and the promised results are well worth the inconvenience, according to developers. The campus is currently undergoing several renova- tion and construction projects that University spokes- woman Julie Pete...…
…14- The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 ITCS, Rescomp offer technology, services to students4 Several University computing sites are open 24 hours a day during the week By Rahul Surn For the Daily Need to write a paper? Although the University has over 1600 computers in its 17 separate campus computing sites, it's still sometimes not enough - especially during exams. LSA senior Yoshi Kamihara uses campus com- puting site computers e...…
…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 - 15 Learning communities give 'U' personal touch By Shoshana Hurand Daily Staff Reporter A university over 40,000 scholars is a far cry from the nation's smaller high school populations. Yet the University of Michigan attempts to ease the transition with 11 residential and nonresidential Michigan Learning Communities. Although freshmen apply to in-residence liv- ing-learning communities when the...…
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…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002- 21 Warning: Activism at large Amnesty 9nternational By Hiba Ghalib, Daily Staff Reporter Students Allied for 3reedom A mnesty International is a g ra s s r o o t s a n equality human rights advocacy group estab- tudents Allied for Freedom and Equality lished in London in 1961 in response eing the first campus to initiate teach-ins nearly 40 years ago, it is not was formed in 2001 by a group of stu...…
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…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002- 23 Q: WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW? A: It's been so long. I tell you a movie I_ want to go see and it just kills me that I haven't gotten there, it's "Monsoon Wedding." But it has been so long, I can't even remember what the last movie was I've seen. ..(couple of questions later)... Oh! The most recent one I prob- ably saw was when I was visiting my son, in Denver, about Shackleton (a true Q:...…
…Join Daily Arts ... None of us will make any money after school, but we all saw the new Star Wars movie early. www.michigandaily.com ARTS 24 'Yankee Hotel' a gift from the band who loves you By Keith N. Dusenberry Daily Music Editor jaded modem youth!), he comes close. First, though, let us praise Wilco for giving - yes, giving - this record to their fans. Foxtrot has been finished for almost a year. Wilco's (former) label, Jeff Tweed...…
…The Michigan Daily - Orientatiorndition -.2002 - 25 Michiganensian Y E A R B O O K Work for the University's Official Yearbook! The Michiganensian yearbook is now hiring staff for the 2002/2003 school year. Positions include: Section Editor and Assistant Section Editor- design and coordinate an entire section of the book. Photographer- shoot campus events, sports teams, and student organizations for publication. Feature Writer- write stories r...…
…26 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition - 2002 A Comprehensive Guide To Getting Involved On Campus Anxious about leaving home and starting school in the fall? Don't be. The best way to make this transition is to get involved. The groups below are the best on campus. There's something for you! WHAT IS UAC? 0 AMAZIN' BLUE The best a capella ensemble on campus. COMEDY COMPANY Interested in comedy? Last year's production of "There's Someth...…
…ARTS The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 - 27 STAR WARS: RECLAIMING THE THRONE Epic galactic saga continues *triumphantly with 'Clones' By Jeff Dickerson Daily Arts Editor It grossed over $430 million in the United States alone and earned almost $1 billion worldwide, yet for many peo- ple "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phan- tom Menace" was a disappointment. Casual moviegoers and fanboys alike complained of too much politicking, con...…
…28 -The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 ARTS SOMETHING TO MARVEL AT 4 Raim i's'S jider-Man' crowned 'no h superhero film I By Luke Smith tion to the character for a Daily Arts Editor new generation. As the film opens, it Somewhere in New Jer- would appear there is no sey, Brodie Bruce just found hero in sight. The unassum- heaven on earth. The adap- ing Peter Parker is nefari- tation of Stan Lee and Steve ously not-cool, and hi...…
…he Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 - 29 ARTS T Dave Chappelle hits up A2 Youngest old-school comedr onfame rndflm By Andy Taylor-Fabe Daily Film Editor At a time when most comedians have settled into a comfortable rut of post- Seinfeld observational humor or Def Comedy Jam-style "white people vs. black people" behavioral shtick, there are precious few comedians out there today who are defining their own styles and relying on their ...…
…michigandaSy.com sportsdesk@umich.edu a 30 Transfer gunning to take over By J. Brady McCollough DailySports Writer When spring practice began, Michi- ,,an's quarterbacks had nowhere to go but up. The incumbent, junior John Navarre, struggled at the end of last season, throwing nine interceptions in his last five games as the Wolverines' offense took a nosedive. Meanwhile, sopho- more Jermaine Gonzales is remem- bered mostly for the snap th...…
…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002.- 31 .Bellamy ready to be top wldeout in group By Joe Smith Daily Sports Editor Don't tell Ronald Bellamy that this year's Michigan receiving corps lacks a go-to guy. Unless you want to get burned. "When an article in the student newspaper claims that the receiving core is weak just because Marquise (Walker) is gone, that lights a little fire inside you," Bellamy said. The senior wideout, who's ...…
…32 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 Scandal unlikely to affect recruiting By Joe Smith Daily Sports Editor Michigan coach Tommy Amaker is often said to have a golden touch when it comes to recruiting. Several recruiting analysts say that despite the recent indictment of banned Michigan booster Ed Martin and its impending conse- quences on the basketball program, Amaker's appeal won't lose its luster. The scandal is "something ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 - 33 JOE SMITH " Yost with the most: Fire, ice mix loudly at hockey haven The legendary brick building sits still now, sleeping for the summer. It's placed right in the heart of Michigan's South Campus. And for good reason, as for a few dozen nights in the dead of winter, it's the center of attention. Its mystique :.. the raucous fans that engulf it each winter ... the familiar, nearly small-tow...…
…34 - The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2002 Field hockey wins first championship for Blue women 0 By Bob Hunt Daily Sports Writer KENT, Ohio - Years from now, people won't remember that the Michigan field hockey team played the consensus No. 1 team in the country in the National Championship Game. They won't remember that its opponent had six senior starters. They won't remember that its opponent riad beaten the Wolverines just two ye...…
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