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…The Michigan Daily 3F Pfizer shuts A2 facility By WALTER NOWINSKI Daily Staff Reporter In a devastating blow to the city and region, Pfizer Inc. announced yesterday that it would close its massive Ann Arbor research and development facility - eliminating 2,100 jobs. At a hastily convened press con- ference this afternoon in the Mich- igan Union, Mayor John Hieftje joined University President Mary Sue Coleman and Gov. Jennifer Granholm and o...…

…The Michigan Daily S . 2007 EST ; ~ of Thanks for voting us Best Burrito in Ann Arbor 2007 BEST Burrito 2006 BEST SNew Local Business 2005 BEST Mexican Food 2005 BEST Late Night Munchies 2005 1 www.btbburrito.com 810 S. State St. 222- 4822 1906 Packard 995-9940 n,) Pizza Ho-,use's per fect combination o1 saladI and sandwich (see blow) \Ndd turkey., tuna, chic(-tn, or f(ta c( Ite Cifiyottlike T +41 b tY ",CEx G rt ,,/ u r ,- r IkA P...…

…The Michigan Daily AqNN ARBOR ww~mVoted Ann Arbor's Number 1. rj) dna~'a~tCINEE r..,^ f" FOOD Chef Jan - 40 'YEARS EXPERIENCE TpGold Meda wrdWme 2006, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1983 International Professional Culinary Competition {The World's Largest Culinary Compeiion) Congratulations to Chef Jan Chef Jan Award Winner of the 2004 Olympic Silver Medal (Oct.18, 12004) Szechuan, Hunan & Peking Cuisine I ~(THRIFT 113STORE we've ...…

…4 The Michigan Daily What your bar says about you Compiled by the Daily Arts staff i ASHLEY'S 338S. State St. You enjoy the finer things in life. You want your beer like you want your women: foreign and stout. When youhave more than 70 of these beauties on tap, then surely you've stumbled into heaven (or where your GSI holds office hours). Ashley's is undoubtedly the beer-snob water- ing hole - its plug is "Friends don't let friends drink ...…

…The Michigan Daily 7F finn A4rbor fine dining Even the most uncultured Prat boy can't spend an entire undergraduate career in Ann Arbor eating only cold pizza and burritos. So at some point, whether it is because the parents are intownor because you've finally met a girl who calls you back when she's sober, you're probably going to want to get dressed and splurge on a nice dinner. For most students, a fancy dinner is synonymous with Main St...…

…4 The Michigan Daily he There's really only one place, at the University where students from all corners of campus convene and set differences and politics aside for the sake of a steak quesadilla. Started bytwo former college students and bur- rito-enthusiasts Adam Lowenstein and Justin Herrick, BTB is an essen- tial part of the late-night foraging-for-food experience. It's accessible: the location on State and Hill streets is hardly a tre...…

…Friday, September 29, 2006 News 3 In campaign, first lady doesn't carry risks ofhusband Opinion 4 John Oquist: Ben Franklin is an aslamo-fascist W Arts 5 Method Man explodes into A2 One-hundred-slxteen years of editorialfreedom www. mzchikandaiy. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 19 ©2 006 The Michigan Daily A goodbye to an agent City's senior FBI agent, who worked on Unabomber case, to retire By Ashlea Suries Daily Staff Report...…

…2 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 29, 2006 NATION/WORLD I 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.conm 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.i. - 2 a.m. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michiga...…

… NEWS Friday, September 29, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3 ON CAMPUS Discussion to focus on unity in LGBT community The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs and University Housing will hold a discussion titled "The LGBT Com- munity: A Harmonious Whole, or Splintering Parts." The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in MSA Chambers in the Michigan Union. Emmy winner to play Socrates at symposium The fifth annual Platsis...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 29, 2006 DONN M. FRESARD EMILY BEAM JEFFREY BLOOMER d M r ESARDf CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAG ED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com OPINION NOTABLE QUOTABLE The party of FDR, the party of Harry Truman has become the party of cut and run." - President Bush, r...…

…Friday September 29, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTs 5 Method smokes up the Pig By Alex Dziadosz Daily Arts Writer Set against a solid red banner, The Blind Pig looked unusually minimalist Wednesday night. The stage design was sparse: a couple of Sutter Home- Method covered turntables, a bucket Man of bottled waters and a stockpile of blunts thicker Wednesday than DJ Mathematics's At the Bling Pig wrists. In sho...…

…I 4 CAMPUS PARKING SPACES Avail- able. 665-8825. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On campus Call 668-1100. ! ! AVAIL. NOW or later. 4 blks. to campus. Effs. 1, 2 & 3-5 bdrm apts. in beautiful homes. Month to month ok. Rent neg. w/ long term. For appt. & $ call 972-7030. For pictures a2apart- ments.com or a2realproperty.com ! ! ROOMS IN beautiful homes with flower beds. 3-5 blks. to UM central campus. $455-$635. Month to month lease ok. Rent neg. wit...…

…Friday, September 29, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7 63 Kazakh children . infected with HIV Medical negligence from corruption, illicit sale of blood blamed SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan (AP) - This industrial city is reeling after learning that at least 63 children have been infected with HIV through medical negli- gence many blame on corruption and the illicit sale of blood. At least five infected toddlers have died after receiving injec- tions or b...…

…Friday September 29, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTlSgan aiiu 4 Varsity thirsty for 'M' should breeze past Gophers Brown Ju4 By Scott Bell Daily Sports Editor "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" Those words flowed from Michigan coach Lloyd Carr's mouth during his weekly press conference on Monday. No, he wasn't giving advice about long- distance relationships or mending broken friendships. He was referring t...…

…Thursday, September 28, 2006 A TRIP TR II A News 2A Gunman takes hostages at school Opinion 4A Chris Zbrozek: Why Amway e ~ a i a i is a cult S Arts 5A Gymasts battle y' through injuries One-hundred-sixteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mich/iandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 18 2006 The Michigan Daily Jobs fund helps 'U' help state P Granholm's fies owned by University fac- ulty collected $16.4 million and program to create proj...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 28, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FusAes ALEXIs Floes Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com NATinN/WORT. n 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...…

… ON CAMPUS Prof to hold MCRI workshop Political science Prof. Scott Page will give a briefing on the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Page will also discuss the skills needed to express opinions about the ini- tiative respectfully. Check the University's Expect Respect website for location information at www.urespect.umich.edu. Sudan refugees to attend film James Hathaway, director of the University's Program in Refugee...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 28, 2006 EMILY BEAM DONN M. FRESARD CHRISTOP E O JEFFREY BLOOMER Edior n Cief CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editor in Chief 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 OPINION NOTABLE QUOTABLE JACK DOERIIING 1 l o >Jn I 6 I I think they'll both lose miserably" -Pakistani Pres...…

…Thursday September 28, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com Se RicTigSn tily SA GYM IT -Z X r 3M3MXAM3MIZ By Colt Rosensweig ( Daily Sports Writer WV' T %7! T Sophomore gymnast Joe Catram- bone was trying to add difficulty to his parallel bars routine during last season's spring break when his left shoulder began to hurt. He fought through it to compete in the NCAA championships, where he quali- fied for the individual ...…

…6A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 28, 2006 Blue let down after tig Tigers By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer After last night's double- overtime game ended, the members of the Michigan men's soccer team walked slowly toward their bench at the U-M Soccer Field with their heads down, feet shuffling and chat- tering mouths quiet. It was a classic post-game scene of defeat. But in fact, the Wolverines didn't lose. Michigan o tied D...…

…Thursday, September 28, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7A Jamison runs to new heights By Matt Singer Daily Sports Editor At his apartment one evening this summer, defensive tackle Alan Branch gazed toward the street and saw something unusu- al zipping by. It was defensive end Tim Jamison, running down the street, getting in some extra condition- ing. Jamison somehow had energy for the additional running, even though he, like most Michigan footba...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September the michigan daily 4 2BDRM. 2.5BATH. CONDO. Near Briarwood Mall. Recent remodel, <$150K. Key Real Estate Services, LLC. 888-255-9781 x204. "I S A V q grad. Students. 1 sile fran campus. $1250 + util. 734-475-2577. 2 BDRM., UTILITIES. incl. $900/mo. Near U.-M Law/Business Schools. 734-323-5021. 4 BEDROOM...AVAILABLE IMME- DIATELY!!! Furnished and Great Lo- cation. Call today to see and move in. ...…

…Thursday, September 28,.2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9A Owens denies trying Sto kill himself DALLAS (AP) - Terrell Owens has been stirring things up for years, from edgy touch- down celebrations to mean-spirited comments about his quarterbacks and cries of being underpaid. Yet the drama was always about football, never matters of life or death. Then came news late Tuesday that Owens was taken in an ambulance to an emergency room. Details from ...…

…10A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 28, 2006 Senior T.J. Hensick (above), senior Matt Hunwick and sophomore Jack Johnson were voted to the CCHA Preseason All-Conference First Team. Mic higan tops mediae pol but not coaches' After 4-0 wee , ATBT returnsq Kudos to Michigan State for choking down the stretch against Notre Dame. Thanks to you, Across the Big Ten went 4-0 with its picks! This week's picks may be a little bit tougher, bu...…

…Thursday, September 28, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 11A Broderick's summer work ethic shows in all-around excellence By Matt Johnson For the Daily Legendary golfer Bobby Jones once commented that the game was a mental war played mainly on a small course inside the player's mind. Senior golfer Brianna Broderick has taken this lesson to heart during her time at Michigan. "I've really worked at the mental aspect of my game," she said. "Coach (K...…

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…YOU'RE DRUNK, IT'S 2 A.M., WHY AREN'T YOU HERE? TABLETALK,PAGE 4B. VAMPIRE STYLE VERY MUCH ALIVE FOR FALL. PAGE 4B. B THE MICHIGAN DAIIX THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 Short, sweet and snappy essica Simpson gives ser- vice with a smile." Well, well, if that isn't a tagline worth a thousand words. Surely you've seen the ubiquitous internet hanner promo- ,. tions for Simpson's latest artis- tic effort, "Employ- KRISTIN ee of the MACDONALD Mont...…

…2B -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 28, 2006 I I 6 4 "Odessey and Oracle" (1968) The Zombies By Matt Kivel Daily Arts Writer With all of the attention and praise surrounding Brian Wil- son and Pet Sounds these days, it seems the music industry has chosen to simply ignore all of the other great psychedelic pop albums of the '60s. The recent deaths of Arthur Lee and Syd Barrett are poignant reminders of the impending mortality of ou...…

…Thursday, September 28, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3B Pixies fill out Tate murder movie By Kimberly Chou Associate Arts Editor Do you ever listen to The Pixies and imagine the Manson family's murder of Sharon Tate? Well, I do. Here's the first installment of our new feature "Score your own movie." Daily Arts takes a scene and sets it to appropriate music, or we take a song and come up with some matching cinematic glory of our own. Working t...…

…4B -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 28, 2006 Sink in your teeth: Nosferatu style returns for fall If you're still going to NYPD, you should eat at Silvio's instead I 4 By Jeffrey Bloomer, Kimberly Chou and Donn M. Fresard Daily Arts Writers By Kimberly Chou Associate Arts Editor If you happen to see fiendishly well-dressed bands of young men lurking around the University student ghetto, don't be alarmed - the vampire look is the ...…

…Thursday, September 28, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 58 ALL TIED UP How TO TIE A NECK TIE, BECOME A MAN By Andrew Grossman and Donn M. Fresard Daily Arts Writers Oh, contemplative side glances. Bringing down i, the 'Road' By Caroline Hartmann Daily Arts Writer Some people have called Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" the defining stamp of the Beat Generation, an unequaled expo- sition of the sacred road trip or a penetrating portrait of Ameri- c...…

…6B -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 28, 2006 FILM Continued from page 1B book, and the underappreciated film versions of it, is that this is essen- tially a story of two people on a fit- fully clandestine road trip, dodging an unnamed watcher along the way. Get the notorious 1997 version by Adrian Lyne, starring Jeremy Irons and a young Dominique Swain in the title role. Kubrick's earlier adap- tation may have raised eyebrows, but Ly...…

…Wednesday, September 27, 2006 A PHOTOGRAPHC FORA INTo AES Opinion 4A Dibo catches xenophobic conservatives Arts SA A more serious side of Ludacris Sports 10A Defensive tackle branches in One-hundred-sixteen years ofedtorialfreedom wvww. mic'higandaiy. corn Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 17 2006 The Michigan Daily Athletic department dissects Big House Plan Group behind the alternative plan defends it as a model not intended to be...…

…A -The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 27, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONN M. FREsARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com NATION/WORLD 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: 763-24...…

…Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - A ON CAMPUS SAB to host free screening of film on Darfur "The Lost Boys of Sudan" will be shown today at 5 p.m. in the Student Activities Building. The film, directed by Megan Mylan, follows the journey of two Suda- nese refugees from Africa to America. The screening will be hosted by James Hathaway, director of the University's Pro- gram in Refugee and Asylum Law and an authority on intern...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 27, 2006 OPINION 6 0 Cl4le l Citl gttn ttilg DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM EMILYBEAM JEFFREY BLOOMER CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, Ml 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com KIM LEUNO Box [4. IL/ Catch a Xenophobic Conservative Day WHITNEY DIBO An easy pill t...…

…Wednesday September 27, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com be 1Michigarn ~uiI ART s 5 Luda goes Sampson but can't find 'Release' The perils of taking your own picture. By Evan McGarvey Managing Arts Editor Though a million bitter New York bloggers and old-man music critics would like you to believe otherwise, Southernrap isn't always about selling crack from your grand- momma's Release porch. The Therapy affection- at...…

…- - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, Septen the michigan daily 2BDRM. 2.5BATH. CONDO. Near Briarwood Mall. Recent remodel, $150K. Key Real Estate Services, L C. 888-255-9781 x204. CAMPUS PARKING SPACES Avail- be. 665-8825. _ PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On campus Call 668-1100. ! AVAIL. NOW or later. 4 blks. to ampus. Effs. 1, 2 & 3-5 bdrm apts. in hbeautiful homes. Month to month ok. Rent neg. w/ long term. For appt. & $ wall 972-7030. For pict...…

…Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7A AWOL soldier surrenders LOS ANGELES (AP) - An Army medic who fled rather than serve a second tour in Iraq because he believes war is immoral turned himself in yesterday to face a possible court-martial. Army Spec. Agustin Aguayo, 34, turned him- self in around 6 p.m. at Fort Irwin, an Army base in the Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles, Army spokesman Ken Drylie said. "It is the rig...…

…8A -The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Aaron, Anna Nicole, Cleo gone wild Gossip COLUMN I I 4 Yes, you, random undergrad, can Indeed become part of a future "Real World" cast. Godspeed. WEIGHT OF TH 'WORLD SCOREKEEPERS HOSTS MTV AUDITIONS Fall's arrived. It's getting dark before you're even out of class, the tempera- ture's changing four times with- in the hour and girls fresh off Welcome Week exploits are covering themsel...…

…Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - A You're innovative, talented and want to push yourself. You're looking for an employer with whom you can realize your greatest ambitions. Come to the Deutsche Bank Open House and find out what perspectives we can offer you: Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Time: Come by anytime between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Location: Michigan League Ballroom Divisions Present: Global Banking: Corporat...…

…Wednesday September 27, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORT"S, I 0 4 1OA Senior goalie a calming force for Wolverines By Colt Rosensweig Daily Sports Writer, In eighth grade, Beth Riley traded her soccer goal for a field hockey cage after her friends vol- unteered her for the position. She's been there ever since. The senior, now in her fourth year as Michi- gan's last line of defense, is a calming influence on h...…

…Wednesday, September 27, 2006- The Michigan Daily - A Your life moves fast. So should your internet connection. Make the grade with a superfast high-speed internet connection and a superlow price. " Broadband connection with AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet - up to 25 times faster than dial-up " Unlimited incoming voice calls " $49.99 modem with a $49.99 mail-in rebate Plus you get everything you need to install when you order, so setup is a s...…

…12A -The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Warhurst proud to sport the red, white and blue I 0 4 By Mirgim Jusufi For the Daily Say you coached the last American to win the Boston Marathon, or heck, were just the coach of the last American male to medal ina distance race at the Olym- pics. Let's not even mention the Big Ten titles, the All-Americans you coached, or the four decades you've been around. Doesn't it feel like some g...…

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….0 v. w 9 0 w uw9 w eV _a _ e 9 OW - " - t LITTLE Continued from page 10B of a not very strict standard of mental selection in our present methods of civi- lization." And yet compared to some of the com- pany he kept at the conference, Little comes across almost as soft and compas- sionate. Appealing to a strain of xenopho- bia so base it would make even the campus organizers of "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day" flinch, the chairman of...…

… i w* ,... -m- 0 W *A w 0U a s 9 W W S.. Excerpts from 'Funny Funerals' By Jett Stone o thank you, Ms. Ritter, I just don't feel comfortable doing this, but I do appreciate your efforts in trying to incorpo- rate me into the service." One would assume that a polite refusal to play guitar during the Orthodox Catholic funeral ser- vice of a friend's mother would stand as a definitive statement. Unfortunately, a covert operation between my...…

…40 v 0 Th MihgnDa U . ~dedy -etebrU- 20 w w w v w f 0 I Weneday Seteber27,206 . - e ichgnDiy 3 The strange career of C.C. Little Our Back Pages I Local History Column QUOTES OF THE WEEK sgIf you're going to hell, register to vote! The Bible says to register to vote!" - Slogans students seek- ing to register voters used to compete for bystanders' attentiarn with an evangelical preacher on the Diag Tuesday. "Well, some girl showing a f...…

… S M ihi . - d .ny, Spt br2 2 See you at the crossroads Over Your Head Architecture Colur i " a w' Wednesday Setmbr27W06 Te ihia ai W__ PETER SCHOTTENFELS/Daily TOP: A man sells olives in his shop in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Most of the olives sold were grown in the West Bank by local farmers. Many of the olive trees are hundreds of years old. MIDDLE RIGHT: Israeli soldiers move toward Palestinian and Israeli protes...…