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…New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3D ARS EW I*N3 BRIEF* TELEVISION University law students form 'Arrested Development' fan club Enthusiastic University students established the first law-student group in the country in support of Fox's critically acclaimed "Arrested Development." What began as a small gathering of people watching their favorite episodes has turned into an 85-member group with a growing web pres- ence. Having alr...…

…4D - The Michigan Daily - New Student Editon 2006 Songs in the key of Bei: Student producer wows By Anthony Baber Daily Arts Writer In modern hip hop, the pro- ducers, long thought of as the stoic guys behind the mixing board, quietly arranging mel- odies, are quickly becoming just as famous as the lyricists. Artists go looking for specific producers because simply hav- ing Kanye West, The Neptunes or Just Blaze attached to a song can thrust...…

…New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5D Ann Arbor Art Fair 2006 July brings blistering dog days, summer-term classes and the blessing - or is it bane? - of Ann Arborites: the Street Art Fair. One Daily Arts editor weighs in on its significance. The tents are gone and the streets clear. It no longer takes 15 minutes to move between the State and Michigan Theaters. Ann Arbor's Street Art Fair is gone, tightly packed away in innumerab...…

…6D - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 Tally Hall visits 'The O.C.' By Kimberly Chou Daily Arts Writer As of now, Hollywood's waif- du-jour Mischa Barton might not know her character's college plans or which boy-toy to choose from on "The O.C." But as long as Orange County beauty Marissa Cooper's melodramatic life allows indie bands to get their TV exposure, Andrew Horowitz, of Ann Arbor-bred band Tally Hall, doesn't have a probl...…

…New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7D 'Entourage' channels Hollywood as industry By Jeffrey Bloomer Managing Editor When life is this good, there's no turning back. Reductively tout- ed as the male spin-off of the late "Sex and the City," HBO's L.A.- set movie-star-on- the-rocks comedy series "Entourage" Entourage: hit an uncommon Complete stride in its second Second season, rallying a Season cult audience and HBO effectively tr...…

…8D - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 Wry film breathes in deep By Kristin MacDonald Daily Arts Writer "Why is the American government the best government in the world?" When his precocious son posits the lamest Thank You of fourth-grade home- For Smoking work questions, Nick Fox Searchlight Naylor's knee-jerk response puts a new twist on patriotism: "Because of its end- less appeals system." Naylor (Aaron Eckhart, "Erin Brockov-...…

…New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9D Music Continued from Page 1D Heaven." Deciphering the lyrics is only half the fun. 3. Radiohead - OK Computer Post-apocalyptic rock with heart? You've heard people talk about them, calling Radiohead the best band of our generation, yet you haven't listened to a single track? Start with this, their most accessible and critically raptured album. Hell, if that's too much, just watch one of their...…

…10D - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 MITCH'S Continued from Page 11D For students who are here now, these decisions are best left for speculation until after the space's opening - for all I know, the whole thing could be a horrible failure. But luckily for those of us who care, UMMA took a risk and didn't completely shut its doors. So here's a toast - perhaps with Mitch's beer - to the grand experiment. - This column originally...…

…New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily -11D Art on tap at Mitch's "I knew we shouldn't have asked for directions at that Amoco." For all of us with distant On the other hand, and on the other memories of Mitch's before side of campus, the museum's it closed down two years temporary space is best described as ago, we also mourn the eyesore snug - cozy enough that UMMA that still looms on the corner of will only display one special Sou...…

…12D - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 ABOVE: Hip-hop pioneer Kool DJ Herc made a rare appearance on deck at The Blind Pig this past January. nn ntruth, Betty Wells-Goffett, owner of the legendary First Street dive bar, recalls that the Pig was one of first places Nirvana actually had an audience. As hosts for traveling rock bands and University acting troupes alike, the city's arts venues are nearly as legendary as their storied...…

…pe orItsan Daily sports NEW STUDENT EDITION 2006 THE LIST Five questions to test your Michigan sports knowledge Aschool as rich in history as the Uni- versity has a lot that comes along with it. Everyone knows Tom Brady went here and that the Fab Five revolutionized college basketball, but it takes a true fan (or someone with essentially no life) to know the answer to these questions: LET'S >>You may have to get eclirated to wearing aize...…

…2E - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 F(SI Michigan football isn't just a prtea'team,a past ime - it 'saWay of life. Here's a look at the traditions that make Football Saturdays unique to 1 h >:?' s~ £ } x r. _ d Drum Major Dennis Lee performs at the Michigan Stadium. MARCHING BAND I'll admit it: I can't get enough of the marching band MURRAY LEVINE Frances Levine participates in tailgating traditions. Michigan grandma imbibe...…

…New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3E VARSITY FOOTBALL 2006 If media prognosticators know what they're talking about, 2006's Michigan vs. Ohio State game should be for all of the marbles, just as it seems every year. The defending Big Ten champion Buckeyes are atop nearly every national poll, and was unanimously selected as the favorite in the pre- season Big Ten polls. Trailing behind the favored Bucks in most pro- jections, in...…

…4E - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 are with the legendary eams of ic ans storied past, the '-'0 ootball sqaud turned out to be a bust. Here's a look back at the best - and worst - moments that defined an otherwise mediocre season for the Iverines. BLUE? Aw, shucks: Crazy end can't save Wolverines By Ian Herbert Daily Sports Editor SAN ANTONIO - ItresembledCaliforniavs. Stan- ford in 1982, but without the fairytale ending. D...…

…New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5E Vanderk By Anne Ulble Daily Sports Writer ATLANTA - There was a momentary silence as the crowd registered the time that flashed on the scoreboard: 4:08.60. An instant later, the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center erupted for Michigan senior captain Peter Vanderkaay as he pumped his fist toward the Wolverine cheer- ing section. Not only did he earn his sec- ond consecutive NCAA title in the 500-yard ...…

…6E - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 WRESTLING Underdog Wolverines take Big Ten title By David VandeVusse ed a key escape to take a 3-2 advan- Daily Sports Writer tage heading into the final frame. With 40 seconds remaining in the third, he The atmosphere at sold-out Cliff maneuvered to bring one of Kuhlman's Keen Arena was electric. And Michigan shoulders to the mat. With the crowd wrestling fans had every reason to be on its ...…

…New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily --7E MICHIGAN SPORTS KNOWLEDGE Want a job? Know your Michigan sports history before the interviews My roommate - the one make or break her interview, it pro- of us who doesn't have voked her to study football in the season tick-_same way that she stud- ets to the Big House ies financial strategy or - has suddenly taken investment options. an interest in football. Until my roommate She was eager t...…

…8E - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 ALEX DZIA[ Aside from his official season T-shirt, block 'M' necklace and Michigan flag fashioned into a cape, one passionate football fan remembered appropriate headgear: a foam Wolverine head. 'Maize Rage' Men's Hoops By Dan Feldman Daily Sports Writer It was a key, late-season Big Ten basketball matchup, not to mention a huge rivalry game: Michigan vs. Michigan State. As the national anth...…

…New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9E WVEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Harriers win fourth-straight conference title in Minnesota For the fourth straight time, the Michigan women's cross country team can call itself the best of the Big Ten. The Wolverines used five of its runners finishing in the top-14 to help them easily put away its competition. "We prepared well for this week and the girls ran a good race out there," Michigan coach Mike ...…

…10E - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 Friends on and off the ice, Sidney Crosby (right) and Jack Johnson (left) were the first and third picks of the NHL draft, respectively. jack sidney he date was July 30,2005. The setting was the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. The event was the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Like any sports draft, there were prognosticators projecting which player each team would select. And there were the naysay...…

…New Student Edition 2006 - The Michigan Daily -11E Horton's return inspires By Scott Bell Daily Sports Writer Every player on the Michigan men's basketball team experienced his fair share of losses last season. But what Daniel Horton went through transcended the game of basketball and changed his life forever. Yes, he faced the 18 losses that the rest of the team experienced. Horton also felt the loss of a teammate when his friend Lester Abra...…

…12E - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 IT rY Did you once think that you had what it took to be a college athlete? Did your dreams get crushed when you realized that you weren't big enough, fast enough, strong enough or geneti- cally blessed enough to make the cut - or come anywhere close? Well you're not alone. IAN HERBERT felt just as dejected as you once did until he found competition in club sports and carefree rivalry in in...…

…A2 ' ACE DEUCEe TREE TOWN AA A NEW STUDENT EDITION 2006 WELCOME HOME THE LIST Five reasons why A2 is its own country lthough the city itself is geographically minute A- it measures less than 30 square miles - it's unique in culture, politics and history. As such, many have come to know this spot on the map as "The People's Republic of Ann Arbor." S Historically, the Ann Arbor populace has been considered one of the most politically liberal ...…

…2F - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 fast facts Ann Arbor boasts a number of archi- techturalstandouts - to find them, you just need to know where to look. Nickels Arcade The passageway connecting Maynard and State streets, built in the 1910s, is one of a handful of remaining glass- roofed shopping arcades in the United States. The Michigan Theater Built in 1927, the theater's renovation 50 years later actually took longer than ...…

…The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 - 3F the essentials of A look at the finest aspects of the city, what to buy and where to go BURGERS Bumpy wins hearts, clogs arteries By Christopher Zbrozek Editorial Page Editor Let's get one thing out in the open; Meals at Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burgerlike all great unhealthy experiences, must be enjoyed in moderation. This is a place where most items that aren't grilled are deep fried. Fulfillin...…

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…6F - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 Not such high times for A2 CATNKOER/aiy Jon Lozer, a senior at Pickney Community High School, gets stuck at the bottom of the steep pit of the Law Library at this year's Hash Bash. By Drew Philp Daily Staff Reporter Aging hippies carrying signs of peace joined dreadlocked teenagers on the Diag April 2 to celebrate cannabis culture and protest marijuana laws in Ann Arbor's 35th annual Hash B...…

…The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 - 7F Holiday break brings string of robberies for 'U' students By Ian Herbert and Christina Hildreth Daily Staff Reporters When LSA sophomore Alex Sutton came home after Thanksgiving Break to find thieves had bro- ken into his house on the 800 block of East Ann Street, he realized it would be a long night. Thieves had kicked in his locked bedroom door and stolen his desktop computer. To finish hi...…

…8F - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition 2006 DRUNKEN I ] I SOMETIMES DRUNKENNESS HAPPENS. It's a feeling you'll come to know and love. Stumbling down South University Avenue at 3 a.m., after last call at the bar; wandering bleary-eyed from a stranger's house party; inebriated and trapped on Central Campus after missing the Bursley-Baits "drunk bus" - suddenly hunger strikes. The burrito craving digs in hard and tight under your ribs...…

…Friday, September 30, 2005 News 3 Granholm signs bill to start K12 schools after Labor Day Opinion 4 Whitney Dibo wants you to go to a concert Arts 8 Dan Savage opens up about "The Commitment" WOLVERINES PREPARE FOR DREWI TANTON AND THE SPARTANS ... PAGE 9 One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 2 ©2005 The MichiganDaily Future courses to nux Sdisciplines By Ian Herbert Daily Staf...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 30, 2005 - NATION/WORLD Judith Miller released from prison NEWS IN BRIEF New York Times reporter had been jailed for refusing to divulge identity of anonymous source WASHINGTON (AP) - After nearly three months behind bars, New York Times reporter Judith Miller was released from a federal prison yesterday after agreeing to testify in the investigation into the dis-" closure of a covert CIA officer...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 30, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Pre-law help on hand in Union Over 100 law students and multiple local test-preparation companies will be on hand in the Michigan Union between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. today. Stop by and collect law applications and explore education options. Visit the Career Cen- ter website at cpp.umich.edu for a list of schools that are scheduled to attend. League hosts open mic night There wi...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 30, 2005 OPINION abe liitan &ilg JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON Go Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE Once it jumps the 101 it doesn't stop until it gets to the Pacific Ocean." - Los Angeles County Super...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 30, 2005 - 5 Iraq withdrawal plans called into question WASHINGTON (AP) - The num- ber of Iraqi battalions capable of com- bat without U.S. support has dropped from three to one, the top American commander in Iraq told Congress yesterday, prompting Republicans to question whether U.S. troops will be able to withdraw next year. Gen. George Casey, softening his previous comments that a "fairly sub-...…

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…Friday September 30, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com cRTSicbiganBaill 8 . . ....... . .... .... . Comedienne returns home By Caitlin Cowan For the Daily FINE ARs PREVIEW From "Laugh-In" in 1965 to "I Heart Huckabees" in 2004, come- dienne and actress Lily Tomlin has been making people laugh. She has been making Lily Tomlin comedy her per- Tomorrow, Oct. 1 sonal business for at 8 p.m. 40 years. Return- Tickets $20...…

…Friday September 30, 2005 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily. com eRittiSanBailg 9 . . ............ . . . .... ........ Injury-free Stanton will test M' By Gabe Edelson Daily Sports Writer When the name Drew Stanton comes up in conversa- tion around the state of Michigan, an exercise in counter- factual history usually ensues. More specifically, the parties privy to the discussion typically mention that, if the Michigan State q...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 30, 2005 MJbe 1hdtigun BaiIU STAFF PICKS Predictions against the spread for 10/1/05 Gabe Edelson No. 14 Michigan (+5.5) at Michigan State Michigan' No. 1 Southern Cal (-16.5) at No. 14 Arizona State Arizona State Ian Matt Herbert Venegoni Stephanie Former All-American Wright Ed Muransky No. 2 Texas (-15) at Missouri No. 3 Virginia Tech (-10.5) at West Virginia No. 4 Louisiana State (44.5) at Miss...…

…Thursday, September 29, 20C Opinion 4A Sports 10A Statement lB1 Eric Jackson: All ideas aren't equal Gabe Edelson duels a Sparty writer The stories behind Football Saturday r t4 05 CELEBRATE HIE DAILY's 115TH AJDAY. .?AGE 14A U4 '.4 One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorial freedom www.mzchAgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 1 62005 The Michigan Daily Ethics courses to be offered Coleman announces $500k initiative for study of ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 NATION/WORLD Gulf leaders rally for coverage Bush administration blocking health care support for evacuees WASHINGTON (AP) - With Gulf Coast governors pressing for action, Senate Finance Committee members complained yesterday that the Bush administration is blocking a bipartisan $9 billion health care package for hundreds of thousands of evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. "We've...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Photographer documents women worldwide The third installment in the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Presentation Series will be held tonight in the Michigan Theater at 5 p.m. Photographer Paula Allen will share her explorations of women and their confrontations with vio- lence and oppression. Interim provost to speak on Social Security reform A panel discussion fea...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 OPINION je £kbf*uu &Iilg JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON Go Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE 44 I have done nothing wrong." - Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), who was forced to relinquish his post ...…

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… NEB The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 -7A SOLE Continued from page 1A than 40 other colleges across the cour try are holding similar demonstratior to kick off the national campaign agains the production of collegiate apparel it * sweatshop conditions. SOLE held a mock raffle to win day's wage - a quarter, they said - fo a sweatshop worker. The group also gath ered signatures on a petition for the Uni versity to join the sw...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 9A Israel fires artillery on militants in Gaza Strip We are not the children of lithography. POSITIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE Our tools are not emulsion plates, ink and large offset presses. We do not view the world in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. We are the children of the Internet. We are the designers and developers behind the world where information does not wait 24 hours to r...…

…Thursday September 29, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com PheRiTSigantili P R rS 4 1OA . . .......... 0' .f Spartan Sparties: Don't count your chickens, Blue stillfavorite S howdown State ready to escape from shadow of big brother 3M Ibet that you Spartan fans are licking your chops right now. It's not something you have the opportunity to do very often, after all. So I'm sure you're making the most of it. A Yes, ...…