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…Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9A Harriers a year older, wiser going into season By Mark Giannotto Daily Sports Writer Talk at the start of any season usually centers on the optimis- tic predictions for the upcoming campaign. And it's no different with the men's cross-country team. Last year, the team faltered mightily, failing to qualify for the NCAA championships for just the second time in 15 years. In addition, just on...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 STAFF PICKS - PRESEASON SELECTIONS Michigan final record Michigan final AP ranking Big Ten champion Big Ten second place Big Ten third place Surprise Big Ten team Michigan Bowl fate Michigan MVP Heisman winner National Champion National Runner-up ACC champion Big 12 champion Big East champion Pac-10 champion SEC champion Mid-major threat Most overrated player Most overrated team Scott Ma...…

…ON SPACE, SUN RA & DISCO BEBOP Talking to the Mac Podz, page 3B. can't possibly be made for walking. Fashion, page 6B. B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 Sweet Sam Cooke live in a world of superlatives, espe- cially when it comes to music criticism. Music nerds, of which I am cer- tainly one, love to make lists and argue over who was more LLOYD impor- CARGO tant than who. Sometimes it's pretty easy - The Beatles are the great-...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 ;the b-sidel 4 4 4 National The dangerously popular social website MySpace.com announced its partner- ship with Snocap last Friday. Snocap is Napster founder Shawn Fanning's new tech company, and you don't have to be a music-industry bookie to anticipate the new Myspace music store's inevitable filching subscribers to Apple's iTunes. Even small unsigned bands will be able to sell music...…

… {the b-side} Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3B - LOCAL MUSIC Q & A Mac Podz "It's a Norman Rockwell world, with jet planes and fiber optics." - Noam Chomsky By Lloyd H. Cargo Daily Music Editor The Mac Podz are one of the brightest new lights in a thriving local music scene. The Podz have made a name for themselves through electrifying shows at the Blind Pig and various other venues through- out campus. The group, compr...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 {the b-side} TV NOTEBOOK Excess vs. substance: 'Nip/Tuck' gets down and dirty 0 By Caitlin Cowan Daily B-Side Editor In the world of entertainment, more is always more, and it appears that "Nip/ Tuck" series creator Ryan Murphy agrees. Murphy's graphic, sexy plastic surgery drama, which airs Tuesday nights on the FX network, had its season premiere Tuesday night. With the storyline in ...…

…Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5B FILM Continued from page 11B Aronofsky directs a totally different kind of love story spanning 1,000 years. After a sudden and well-pub- licized departure by Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman stepped into the role of a 16th-century conquistador, 21st-cen- tury scientist and 26th-century yogi space traveler searching for the foun- tain of youth - Weisz playing the woman of his life in all three incar...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 the b-side I I Designers go for the bold, beautiful for fall 4 By Caroline Hartmann Daily Arts Writer This fall's fierce and asser- tive fashion trends promise to bring with them a supreme air of domination. It means the end of those hideous gaucho pants, Uggs will face a much-antici- pated and merciless death and even sexiness will be put on the shelf until spring. This new look is u...…

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…1 OC - The Michisan Daily - Thnradav Sentember 7 2006 - m m I -w w w w w w w ~ W w qw w qw W w I w qw w w # # ivv iiiv t.iivciLr,"Il a.iaaiI .iiasiauuYi v% Ntviiivvi r1 C.vvv 30 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 My heart goes out to the Maize and Blue S? ? Ifyou're a long-time Michigan football fan, you've probably had The Conversation. T h ND"EERALA NWCET. A TJ ONYSANDWICHES one where some annoying fan of A. fm at s...…

…w w w w w w w w w w w 1 s : -IRV--w 7--lw - q s ar r ! 'w i 4C - The Michigan Daily -Thursday, September 7, 2006 BIG TEN PREVIEW 9C - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 1. Ohio State The Buzz: If the top- ranked Buckeyes live up to the preseason hype and ride to the national championship, their explo- sive offense led by quarterback Troy Smith will be what brings them there. Make no mistake about it: Ohio State will light...…

…8C - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 W -W. .--I W V V V WV mMMMmMmmmrm=mlmmmm= w w w: w . v - - WRIGHT Continued from page 3C better this year, I argued. The Moun- taineers haveanever won a national title; the Wolverines have 11. But my favorite experience with The Conversation came last sum- mer when I was visiting a friend in Washington D.C. Somehow, a very loud Notre Dame fan ended up in the dorm room, and he and I...…

…Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily COACH E'S JUST A BALL OF FIRE, REALLY. HE'LL LIGHT ONE UNDER YOUR BUTT IF YOU NEED IT." a 4 THOUGHT THIS DUDE WAS CRAZY." HE SIMPLIFIED (THE PLAYBOOK) SO WE COULD JUST PLAY FOOT- BALL, NOT THINK." ,. 4* I Ron English brought energy, passion and excitement back to the Michigan defense. Will the first-time defensive coordinator also be able to return the Wolverines to their winning ways? By...…

…Friday, September 8,: News 2 Tony Blair announces retirement plans Opinion 4 James Dickson: Would you choose Detroit? Sports 16 Football prepares for Chippewas 2006 PYLAN S VITRIOL THOROUGHLY 'MODERN' ARTS, PAGE 8 One-hundred-sixteen years ofedtoriadfreedom www.michikandai&y.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 4 o2006 The Michigan Daily She's been on campus for 100 days. It's about time that you ... Meet the provost A Facebook p...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 8, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI148104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FRESARD ALExIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com NATION/WORLD HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD t r 4 A- :i CONTACT INFORMATION News Tips Corrections Letters to the Editor Photography Department Arts Section Editorial Page Sports Section Display Sales Classifi...…

… NEWS Friday, September 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3 ON CAMPUS Ark to hold free concert for 'U' students The popular Ann Arbor music venue The Ark will host a concert tonight at 8 p.m. Alternate Routes, a young rock band with an empha- sis on storytelling, will perform. The concert is free for anyone with a an Mcard. Theater group to perform and recruit in Union So You Say Productions, a multicultural theater group, is holding a performa...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 8, 2006 I U"'S E 9Cit CQ~it tIi OPINION DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM JEFEBLO R CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE Now, as for my timing and date of departure, I would have preferred to do this...…

… NEWS Friday, September 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5 Medicial ethics minefield just got more complicated r President Bush waves to a crowd after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House yesterday in Washington. Bush returned from Atlanta, Ga., where he made remarks on the war on terror. 'Bush focus on terror for midterms carries risk C But approach may be best. bet for GOP to maintain control of Congress WASHINGTON (AP) - Presiden...…

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… NEWS Friday, September 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7 PROVOST FACEBOOK Continued from page 1A Continued from page 1A Sullivan was trying out for the debate team, which Lay- cock captained. "Luckily, I made it," Sulli- van said. Laycock, a constitutional law expert specializing in religious liberties, joined the law faculty after making the move to Ann Arbor with Sul- livan. "It was such a great oppor- tunity for her, it was really a no-b...…

…Friday September 8, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com RTe Sjdatit, 4 8 'MODERN' MAN DYLAN'S LYRICS DEEPER THAN HIS WRINKLES By Lloyd H. Cargo Daily Music Editor Music Rriaw * * Bob Dylan is a bad, bad man. Bob Dylan is 65. Bob Dylan does ... not ... give ... a ... fuck. And that's why Modern Times is a great rock'n'roll album at a time when very few artists are making them. Because Dylan is morbid, regal, nostalgic an...…

…Friday, September 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9 'Surreal' misfires with title By Andrew Sargus Klein mixed-mediapaintingscoveralarg- comes off as a wry social view- dom combinations. These two 4 Associate Arts Editor er range and leave more room for point: Look how ridiculous these works stretch into the absurd. And the viewer to come to an indepen- outdated notions are. it's wonderful. FNEARTS ___EVEW _dent conclusion - as opposed to But i...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 8, 2006 Statham tanks in goofy action romp A By Christina Choi Daily Arts Writer FjisREvliw i ad For the price of just one movie ticket, you too can witness the charm of Jason Statham ("Trans- porter 2") butchering a British accent. Lucky you. In "Crank," Statham plays Chev Chelios, a foulmouthed Los Ange- les hitman who awakens Crank one morning to find he's At the Showcase been injected and Qua...…

…Friday, September 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 11 Kelis close but not quite here By Kimberly Chou Associate Arts Editor MUSIC REVIEW kknd As Kelis knows, sometimes you just have to swallow. Since her danger- ously catchy "Milk- Kelis shake," pop life for Kelis Was Here the singer - at least the aspects docu- LaFaco mented in the media - has been decidedly frothy. She got married to Nas in a lavish Poison Ivy- themed wedding, appeared at var...…

…Friday September 8, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SOe RTSgan Baily 12 a hippewas enter Big House for intrastate battle By Scott Bell and hands or, worse yet, the numbers Michigan rushing offense Stephanie Wright and ended up falling incom- vs. Central Michigan rushing Daily Sports Editors plete. Steve Breaston nabbed defense: four balls for 68 yards in the Mike Hart was spectacular The Wolverines sent a mes- first ...…

…Friday, September 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 13 What to Watch Wondering which college football games to tune in to after getting home from the Big House? The Daily breaks down the best selections from a smorgasbord of Week 2 college football offerings. ooool OSU-Texas headlines weekend offootball T he good news after the first weekend of quarterback Ricky Santos (back-to-back 3,000- the season is that the Big Ten is 11-0. The plus-yard...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 8, 2006 Blue ready for 'breakout season' By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer More than half of the Michigan men's soccer team is underclass- men, and the young Wolverines carry a heavy burden on their shoulders. "Our expectations are that we compete at a national level," Michi- gan coach Steve Burns said. "Look for this to be a breakout season, not necessarily because we will have a huge amount o...…

…Friday, Septemher 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 15 bE I idbiiw n laiI STAFF PICKS Predictions against the spread for 9/9/06 Central Michigan (+28) at No. 10 Michigan No. 1 Ohio State (+3) at No. 2 Texas No. 19 Penn State (+8) at No. 4 Notre Dame No. 4 Auburn (-20.5) at Mississippi State Central Florida (+23) at No. 7 Florida Arizona (+16.5) at No. 8 Louisiana State Troy (+30) at No. 9 Florida State Air Force (+20) at No. 11 Tennessee No. 12 ...…

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…Monday, September 11, 2006 MICHIGAN RUNS AWAY WITH VTORY AGAINST CMU ... SPORTSMONDAY News 3A Detroit students back to school despite strike b Opion 4A From the Daily: Educatiot today fo jobs tomorrowW Arts 16A The Wire: TV's' most dangerous narcotic One-hundred-sixteen years (fediorifreedom f .i zw.micikandazly.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 5 2006 The Michigan Daily ., , ADAY LIKE NO OTHER By Anne VanderMey Daily News Editor...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 11, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONNA M. FRESARD ALEXIS FwYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION News Tips Corrections Letters to the Editor Photography Department Arts Section Editorial Page Sports Section Display Sales Classified Sales Online Sales Finance Newsroom: 763-2459 Office ho...…

… NEWS Monday, September 11, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3A ON CAMPUS Students told classes to WALKING THE PLANK Juan Cole to resume amid union strike talk on al-Qaeda Juan Cole, professor of mod- ern Middle East and South Asian history, will speak from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Rackham Auditorium. His presentation, "Are we Win- ning the Fight against al-Qaeda? Reflections Five Years Later," is sponsored by the Ford School of Public Policy's Josh...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 11, 2006 OPINION I I ( E i t igttn ttil DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM J CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE I think it's clear that we are safe -safer- but not really yet safe." - Secretary of ...…

…Monday September 11, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ART S 5A HBO's 'The Wire': A B'more love story By Evan McGarvey Managing Arts Editor HBO's "The Wire" opened its fourth season by narrowing its scope to a group of four inner- city Baltimore youths. The cusp of manhood, family and friends, burgeoning personalities - at first it seems like so many other nearly maudlin, barely enter- taining documents of ending boyho...…

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…Monday, September 11, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7A BRANDON Continued from page 1A munity hospital where they were born could not treat the boys' rare blood disease. One of the twins had been taking from the other's blood supply in the womb, leaving one anemic and the other over- whelmed with red blood cells. One of the twins, Brandon said, was purple. The twins spent the first sev- eral weeks of their lives in the facility before making a f...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 11, 2006 ' 1 4 BANK OF CHINA Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner $11,186,000,000 Initial Public Offering May 24, 2006 Largest-ever IPO in China* Largest-ever IPO in Asia outside of Japan* Largest-ever Bank IPO in the world* 4th-largest-ever IPO in the world* 4 Whio's behind some of the most remarkable corporate finance transactions in 2006? You & Us Working closely with our clients, UBS ha...…

…Monday, September 11, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9A 'Covenant' falls wapart By Hyatt Michaels Daily Arts Writer OMG, It's like totally vintage ... skank. 'Basics'trw po past fo sweet bits The WB may be dead, but its influx of super- natural teenage dramas ("Charmed,'"Smallville," "Roswell") lives on. With some brawny teenage The Covenant leads and plenty of high school angst, "The Cov- At the Showcase enant" could have easily and Quality 16...…

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…WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: Erin Webster beat the heat and the competition this weekend in Indiana. PAGE 2B THE SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN: Lousy opponent + lousy weath- er = poor day for scalpers. PAGE 3B FOOTBALL: Stephanie Wright isn t yetanicking about Michigan's passing game. PAGE 4B alemptember 11, 2006 a% i 33 t,,. 3! Op! ;!; ;!; ic; gigl ; :!;;J:!:! ;;:: :;:::!:!;:I:!; llllklglllkT4killlpgm - - ---- --- ------- mmomill RNM a7be s o ign - juip...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - September 11, 2006 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Michigan ROTC vies for cup By Mark Giannotto Daily Sports Writer The Army-Navy football game is an event marked on everyone's calendar, and even though neither school attracts the nation's top recruits, the contest is broadcast on national television every year. Both teams pursue the Commander's Cup, which is awarded to the military academy that fares better in head...…

…SportsMonday - September 11, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3B 1G NOTES Field hockey knocks off No.19 Richmond The Michigan field hockey team made its biggest statement of the season last Friday night by knocking off No. 19 Richmond 3-2 at Old Dominion. It was the Wolverines' second win in as many games after dropping the first four of the season. No. 20 Michigan earned a come-from- behind victory when striker Kristen Tiner beat Spider goalie Be...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - September 11, 2006 THE BLITZ Football 4 GAME STATISTICS MICHIGAN 41.- CENTRAL MICHIGAN 17 Team Stats First Dowsns Rush/Yds Passing Yards Offensive Plays Total Offense Return Yards Comp/Att/Int Punts/Avg Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yads Time ofPoss CMU 2 1/16 166 60 204 165 18/39/1 6/279 2/2 2/43 23:15 MICH 23 50/252 134 71 386 60 13/21/0 5/206 2/0 6/73 36:5 TD Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 Put passing worries on h...…

…SportsMonday, September 11, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5B MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box- score. The defense-o-meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Carr-o-meter judges Lloyd Carr's demeanor following the game, and the hypemeter measures the fans' game performance. ese -x I b DEFENSE-0-METER 3 The front seven dominated for a second straight / week. I...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - September 11, 2006 Wolverines bounce back a ter impressive weekend A vCU Continued from page 11B attempt at fortune telling turns out to ring true, the newcomer's goal proved to be at least one thing yesterday - the game- winner. Michigan (3-3) had all the offense it needed to edge the Rams 1-0 and to be declared the Michigan Invitational winner. The Wolverines, who also defeated Butler on Friday 3- 1...…

…Tuesday, September 12, 2006 TIMBERLAKE: Too S! News 3 Court refuses to block disputed, ballot measure Opinion 4 Ima yed OiinA changingUbEf iii rg Middle East Sports 9 Farm skills pay off for Blue's Bihl One-hundred-sixteen years of editorial freedom zwzv. mzirkiandaiy. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 6 2006 The Michigan Daily Somber memorial on a somber day Diag vigil draws Republican candidate who is Foundation for the Defense c...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tgesday, September 12, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom: 763-2459 office hours: Sun-Thurs. I1 a.m. - 2 a.m. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Photog...…