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…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 3, 2006 - 11 A 'Devil' in an (ugly) blue dress By Mary Kate Varnau Daily Arts Writer FILM REVIEW A A A We've all seen the trailer where Meryl Streep curtly tells Anne athaway "You have no style nor any sense of fashion." Enough already. "The Devil Wears Prada," you have nowhere to talk. In the movie, legendary fashion editor Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep, "A Prairie Home Compan- 'on") takes on a new assista...…

…Savvy Depp redeems wild 'Pirates' sequel By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer FILM REVIEW k i In the world of film, there are characters and then there are characters. The former are many; they're the fellers who walk on and off the screen, hardly noticed, forcing the audi- ence to squint during the Pirates of the credits just to find out Caribbean: their names. But the lat- Dead Man's ter - they're something Chest special. They're the Indi- At th...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 17, 2006 - 11 'You, Me' and the exit: AM a film about nothing By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer FILM REVIEW A k k Owen Wilson's latest character comedy "You, Me and Dupree" is really about as big a disaster as a moviegoer can encounter. More than simply a bad film (it certainly is that), it's an epic underachievement, thrashing a wholly talented and gen- erally likable cast while firing off one inane prank You,...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 24, 2006 - 11 'Lady in the Water' should stay there By Jeffrey Bloomer Managing Editor As a filmmaker, M. Night Shyamalan has it. He may have one of the industry's biggest heads, its most intense insecurity and its most bizarre sense of fame, but the reality of his talent remains. Aside from the fact that his movies change the pop-cul- ture landscape with routine efficiency, he is a suspense Lady in the 1 sty...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 31, 2006 - 11 'Clerks' series still vulgar and funny By Anthony Baber Daily Arts Writer FILM REVIEW i i k In 1994, director Kevin Smith ("Jer- sey Girl") created "Clerks," a simple movie about simple people doing sim- ple, everyday things. It was instantly a cult favorite and led to a scramble of movies with Clerks 11 related characters At the Showcase such as "Mallrats," and Quality 16 "Jay and Silent Weinst...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 3, 2006 Ypsi festival pays homage By Mary Kate Varnau Daily Arts Writer FINE ARTs PREVIEW It's Friday night. Are you going to go to another half- assed, 10-person summer house party? Or maybe you're going to pay $9.50 to see another movieE Or you could hop on over to Ypsi to Elvisfest see the Cottonwood Cloggers, a pro- Friday from fessional performance troupe clog- 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. ging their hearts out...…

…I 12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 'Pirates' plunders box office, sets record high LOS ANGELES (AP) - Johnny Depp's boozy, woozy buccaneer Jack Sparrow has plundered the box office, with "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" taking in a record $132 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates ryesterday. Disney's swashbuckling sequel sailed past the previous all-time best debut, 2002's "Spider-Man," w...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 17, 2006 FAIRY CROSSING H AN (Co AHi AN Co l ( i ICHi AN Vi) +3C s AlGs ANCHI AN C AN1~lA David Fischer, Google's director of online sales and operations, addresses the crowd at a Lansing press conference last -Tuesday. Over a period of five years, the company will create 1,000 jobs in the Ann Arbor area. G O O G LE Engler was opposed to industry incentives. The GM plant in Arlington, Texas was not as hes...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 24, 2006 Cult hit still a'Stranger' to mainstream audience By Mary Kate Varnau Daily Arts Writer "Strangers with Candy" is one of those "things." You either get it, or you don't. Unfortunately, not enough people got it when the show aired on Come- dy Central's Wednesday night line-up, resulting Strangers in the cancellation of the With Candy series after only three At the Michigan 10-episode seasons. The...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 31, 2006 President under fire i 'Articles' By Bobby Gruenberg For the Daily FINE EARTS REVIEW Mark Twain once said "patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it." We are in an age in which our lead- ers have all but declared martial law and seem to be abus- ing their power like Superman in The an arm-wrestling Articles of match. In the film Impeachment "glow ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 3, 2006 - 13 Fast forward past humorless 'Click' By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer As college students, we've all been there. Life come t you fast, and, at the moment you Click think you can han- At the Showcase dle no more, your and Quality 16 workload grows Columbia beyond your wild- est dreams, mak- ng the next couple of weeks of your life an absolute hell. But wouldn't it be great if you could just fast for...…

…Monday July 10, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@micbigandaily.com SPORTS 13- Women's tennis Patrons of the Big House hires new coach can learn a few things from By Scott Boll Daiy Sort Edtortheir international brethren The Michigan women's tennis team announced the newest member of its team on Thursday. But it wasn't the typical off-season addition of a new freshman with the task of finding her way into a lineup. A Instead, Amanda Aug...…

…Monday July 17, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@mickigandaily.com SPORTS 13 SICE HOCKEY Top recruit leaves for NHL without playing for Icers By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Editor Trevor Lewis, the crown jewel of the Michigan hockey team's incom- ing 2006-07 freshman class, prompt- ly ended his Wolverine career before it even started. On Friday after- noon the Murray, "I'm very di Utah, native signed in the L.A. i with the Los Ange- for...…

…Monday July 24, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 13 Class of 2007 continues to grow as Legion rejoins By Scott Bell Daily Sports Editor In just two weeks, the Michigan men's bas- ketball team's 2007 recruiting class has gone from nearly non-existent to nearly elite. Less than a week following the announce- ment of Detroit Redford's Manny Harris to join the team, former commitment Alex Legion announced that he w...…

…Monday July 31, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 1.3 Findlay, Ritter goldenn Taiwan By Jeremy Davidson Editor in Chief Team USA is used to facing chal- lenges on the diamond, but the team found an even more bizarre one before even stepping foot on the playing field. The team, which fielded two Wol- verines, almost didn't make it to the World Softball Championships in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as its plane was nearly t...…

…Monday July 3, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com Horton to sign with Heat, play summer ball By Gabe Edelson Daily Sports Editor NEW YORK - Just before midnight last Wednesday, NBA Deputy Commissioner Russ Granik strode to the podium in The Theater at Madison Square Garden ... "With the 60th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons select Will Blalock from Iowa State" Simultaneously, hearts sank around Ann Arbor and ...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 SPORTS Concept of'Michigan Man remains with alum By Kevin Wallace For the Daily There are professional athletes that will always be linked to the colleges they attend- ed: Doug Flutie to Boston College, Christian Laettner to Duke. And then there is Dave Shand. Shand was regarded by many as the top junior hockey player in Canada while play- ing for Toronto of the Metropolitan Toronto Junior Hocke...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 17, 2006 SPORTS Not in Kansas anymore: 'M' golfer finds stroke at home course, wins title By Scott Bell Daily Sports Editor There's no place like home. Just ask Lindsay Davis. The junior to-be member of the Michigan Vomen's golf team used her home-course advantage to help propel her to a victory at the GAM Michigan Women's Amateur tour- nament this week. She defeated defending champion Mandi McConnel on...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 24, 2006 C SP ORT, Next stop for new coach: Michigan tennis By Kevin Wallace For the Daily Sean Maymi typifies the saying "moving up the totem pole." Beginning in 2001, Maymi served as an assis- tant coach for the University of North Florida men's tennis team, then went on to coach on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour and'finally had stints at both Northwestern Uni- versity and Fres...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 31, 2006 SPORT Tour winner Landis fac possible strip of victoi l MADRID (AP) - With his voice steady and his tone defiant, Floyd Landis vowed he would clear his name of allegations that he cheated o win the Tour de France. In his first public appearance since a testosterone imbalance showed up in a urinetest and cast his title into doubt, the American cyclist said his body's natural metabolism - not dop...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 3, 2006 -15 Another NEW YORK - Isuppose it all started because I didn't have cable. For a variety of reasons I spent my formative years watching must-see, non-network events at my P Grandma Nora's house. And in 1994, the tradition took on a life of its own. You see, I fell in love with the NBA Draft. G For reasons I still don't EDt fully understand, I trans- formed from a casual, H uninformed basketball G fan...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 - 15 Nr 1DTc! I IK IN V1 ViiT1 SHAND Continued from Page 14 "There is one large Michigan hockey family," Shand said. "I know that the term 'family' might be lame, but there is no other way to describe it. Every Michigan player fights hard to win for the players that preceded him or her, that have made Michigan a great athletic institution. I have kept in touch with every player I played with and...…

…SPORTS The Big Ten channel will be the next big thing on television The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 17, 2006 - 15 In the weeks following the Big Ten's announcement of the creation of its very own TV channel, I've been able to infiltrate the Big Ten headquarters in Park Ridge, Ill. to smuggle out the chan- nel's programming for its launch. Sure, it may not launch until August 2007, but it's never too early to prepare. Too bad the Big Ten do...…

…SP ORT" c_ The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 24, 2006 - 15 NOTES Landis takes home the Avant signs contract with Eagles; will wear No. 81* Former Michigan wide receiver Jason Avant has some big shoes to fill. The fourth- e llo w e r s e to n round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles signed a four-year deal with the team last week, where it was also determined that he would wear the No. 81 jersey for the team that has made three NFC Cham...…

…SP ORTS - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 31, 2006 - 15 FENWAY Continued from Page 13 way Park, I am now a changed man. I will no longer sit down while my team is in the middle of a big rally. I won't wait for the Comerica Park video board attendant to let me know when I should make some noise or clap my hands, and I will wear my Tigers cap and jersey proudly to every game. So, from all those in the baseball congregation, can I get an am...…

…I 16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 3, 2006 SPORTS WALKER Continued from Page 14 Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said in a statement: "Not only wasRandy a great friend to the conference, but to his players, his staff and fans. Randy accomplished a great deal at every institution he worked for, but most importantly he personified the values of intercollegiate athletics - he was positive, resilient and honest." Indiana coach Terry Hoepp...…

…16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 FANS Continued from Page 13 shoulder, the suffocating crowd barely left room to breathe. But proper oxygen flow was necessary - each fan was cheering their lungs out. Flags were waving. Hands were clapping. Feet were dancing. One small detail: Kickoff wasn't for three more hours. Dress to impress. The rule of thumb for most Michi- gan fans seems to be that throwing on any shirt is fine, as long ...…

…16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 17, 2006 SPORTS Bonds may face indictment (AP) - Barry Bonds's legal team is preparing for the San Francisco slugger to be indicted as soon as next week and has begun plotting his defense. Attorney Laura Enos told The Associated Press on Friday that ionds, second on the career home run list, could be charged with tax evasion and perjury. Enos, Bonds's personal attor- ney, also said the lawyers believe t...…

…16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 24, 2006 SPORTS Woods captures third British Open, 11th major HOYLAKE (AP) - Tiger Woods bottled up his emotions when he buried his father in May. Even as he stalked the brown, baked links of the British Open on Sunday, his steely focus never wavered. Until he tapped in his final putt. That gave him his third claret jug, his 1lth major championship, but the first victory he couldn't share with Pops. And ...…

…16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 31, 2006 -SPORTS LANDIS Continued from Page 14 after the Tour's 17th stage. Landis isstill awaiting results from a backup sample, which would clear him immediately. But his lawyer, Luis Sanz, said he fully expected the backup test to come back with the same result, because the testosterone imbalance was produced naturally by J.andis's body. The 30-year-old cyclist said Friday that he would undergo ad...…