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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 11, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD. Defense Secretary Gates says he sees progress in Iraq Hard choices face Iraq's politi- cal leaders on how to stabilize the country despite promising new signs of progress toward reconcili- ation, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. "They seem to have become energized over the last few weeks," Gates said. The Pentagon chief told reporters who...…

… 4A - Monday, February 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U4ie 0lidoi an a4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 0 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily~comn Monday, February 11, 2008 - 5A Like G-Unit, only not terrible. Southern rap thrives on ne By CHRIS GAERIG ManagingArts Editor With all of the heat that main- stream hip hop has felt in the past several years about increasingly violent topics, misogyny and ram- pant drug references, the Virgin- ian rhyming duo Clipse - Malice and Pusha T - stands firmly as a middle finger to the FCC and musical do-goo...…

… a 6A-- Monday, February 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com the michigan daily I PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. 665-8825. !! GREAT APARTMENTS & HOUSES FOR 08-09 !! A combination of quality and prices you can't Beat! We have Hses. & Apts. all overA2. w/ something to fit every need. Studios, 1 bdrms., 2 bdrms., 3 bdrms., and houses still available. PICK UP OUR LISTINGS TODAY at Campus Management 337 E. Huron (663-4101). "CMI proudl...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ELECTION From Page 1A over whether lawmakers would cast their ballots publicly or secretly delayed the start of the first vote until 8 p.m. Friday. During the debates, two parlia- ment members were taken to the hospital before voting took place - one for a heart arrhythmia and another for stress. In the voting, Klaus received one more vote than Svejnar, but he didn't achieve the necessary majority, forci...…

… 8A - Monday, February 11, 2008 ROSCOE From Page 5A However, the past, especially when it involves family, always catches up to the fragile present. Nine years after leaving for Tin- seltown, Roscoe receives a sweet, guilt-tripping phone call from his mother reminding him of his par- ents' 50th wedding anniversary. Before he knows it, Roscoe is head- ing back to rural Georgia along with his "celebrity" fiancee Bianca (Joy Bryant), accurately d...…

…TO THE MAIZE RAGE? hasn't yet turned it around * The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com February 11, 2008 FRIDAY: MICHIGAN 4, MIAMI 2 * SATURDAY: MICHIGAN 5, MIAMI 5 No. vs. No. 2 Battle of the nation's best DRIGO GAYA/Dal The Michigan hockey team celebrates one of its nine total goals scored against Miami (Ohio) goaltender Jeff Zatkoff. Zatkoff came into the weekend with the nation's best goals-against average and save percentage. Dynamic ...…

… 2B - Monday, February 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaiiy.com It might not be pretty but Michigan hoops is worth it Senior Eric Tannenbaum captured a 10-4 victory against Ohio State, but a controversial no-call on a takedown in the closing seconds gave him just a minor decision. The match was a deciding factor in the Wolverines' 16-15 loss. Lak ofbonus points dooms iI nweeken1-ld road tripd By IAN KAY . Such missed opportunities u...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RODRIGO GAYA/Daily RedHawk fans lined the glass at Steve Cady Arena all weekend, some having camped out overnight to get tickets. Students ihned up overnight f ora tickets o anticipated series Ab tick M OXF( Arena c before t the bigg But7 Miami ( to Frida betweer top-ran! before t The j Steve C Thursda line jus and one that, hi immers Baue 60 tent fans, ma as Ric coach E waiteda for onec section game. B...…

… a 4B - Monday, February 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines finally show signs of improvement "I know one thing. After going through this, there'll never bea win that I don't enjoy the rest of my lHfe. In some years, it's been lots of wins. And a lot of times, I was upset how we played afterward. And that'll never happen again as long as I live." - Men's basketball coach John Beilein t has been a tough season for Be...…

…No2 Wli nes gear utortshowdown with top-ranked Miami (Ohio) Sotae Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 8, 2008 michigandaily.com HIGHER EDUCATION Granholm proposes 'U' funding increase 'U' would receive 3.2 percent boost in state funding under governor's request By EMILY BARTON Daily News Editor Gov. Jennifer Granholm asked for a 3.2 percent increase in state funding to the University of Michi- gan in the budget proposal she released yest...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, February 8, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes' WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: Explained MEDICAL RELIEF Tipping their hat to tradition Woven into campus cul- ture here at the University are a number of popular traditions embraced by students. Never step on the bronze "M" on the Diagbefore take you a blue book exam. All new students have to walk through the I...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 8, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS VIENNA, Austria Iran develops advanced nuclear centrifuge Iran's nuclear project has developed its own version of an advanced centrifuge to churn out enriched uranium much faster than its previous machines, diplo- mats and experts said yesterday. They said that few of the IR- 2 centrifuges were operating and that testing appeared to be in an early phase, with the...…

… 4 - Friday, February 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 fyiligtan 3a4, Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu From my money - that's where I got the money." - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, commenting on the source of the $5 million donation her campaign recently received, as reported yesterday by the New York Post...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, February 8, 2008 - 5 PHOTOS COURTESY OF ARABESQUE MUSIC ENSEMBLE The Arabesque Music Ensemble plays tonight at 8 p.m. at Rackham Auditorium. RESURRECTING GREATNESS These are pictures of a band that used to be popular. They are no longer popular. Going back to the '90s Popular '90s group returns with a disc of pop anthems and a few experiments By SASHA RESENDE DailyArts Writer The members of Na...…

… 6- Friday, February 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com the michigan daily I E 025 PARKING AVAILABLE 1.5 blocks East of the B-School. 734-260-4003. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. 665-8825. Or rent !! GREAT APARTMENTS & HOUSES FOR 08-09 !! A combination of quality and prices you can't Beat! We have Hses. & Apts. all over A2. w/ something to fit every need. Studios, 1 bdrms., 2 bdrms., 3 bdrms., and houses still available. PICK UP OUR...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CLASSES From Page 1 smaller companies where they can stand out." Schox said today's students are more interested in learninghow to obtain start-up funding and learn- ing what it takes to build their own companies from the ground up. His course, and another engi- neering course on venture capital- ism being taught this semester, are geared toward students with more definedbusiness goals. The College of En...…

…8 - Friday, February 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a 0 PHOTOSCOURTESY OF ABC At least one of these people is a prophet. Can you guess which one? PHOTOS COURTESY OF BARSU I can think of four ugly reasons these guys don't make it onto their album covers. Primetime prophet Music for the everyman Death Cab guitarist displays his overshadowed skills on solo disc By CAITLIN COWAN DailyArts Writer In the video for Chris Wal...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 8, 2008- 9 MICHIGAN 68, PENN STATE 53 TURNAROUND TIME Late push in first half keeps Blue in game By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer With 3:47 left in the first half, Michigan coach Kevin Borseth glared at the the Crisler Arena scoreboard. His team had just 19 points, and was trailing Penn State by eight. "I thought, wow, we got to get out of this funk somehow," Borseth said. In the fi...…

… 10 - Friday, February 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 'M' edges Nebraska for first win in Lincoln NOrTEBOO By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer Husker Country hasn't been friendly territory for the Wolver- ines. The Michigan women's gymnas- tics team had never won at Nebras- ka in the regular season. But last night, No. 5 Michigan broke tradi- MICHIGAN 196.575 tion and NEBRASKA 196.075 defeated No. 12 Nebraska, 196.575-1...…

… W$1iChilan4ai~ l Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 7, 2008 michigandailycom SIGNING DAY BRINGS 23 NEW WOLVERINES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS Talks stall between 'U'GSIs GEO asked for 9 percent raises for each of next three years; University countered with offer of 2,percent yearly raises By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter With less than a month before the union's current contract expires, contract negotiations between the Graduate Em...…

… 6 2A - Thursday, February7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: FRIDAY: The Extremist Explained _Before You Were Here Shoveling a winter wonderland LEARNING BLACK HISTORY Students living in the dorms and off-campus apartments should be thankful next time they walk outside to find their sidewalks in front of their build- ings coated in snow and ice. Although sid...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS LAFAYETTE, Tenn. Twisters kill at least 54 people across the South At least 54 people were killed and hundreds injured Tuesday and yesterday by dozens of tornadoes that plowed across Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. It was the nation's deadliest barrage of twisters in almost 23 years. President Bush gave assurances his administration stood ready to help. TeamsfromtheFed...…

… 4A - Thursday, February 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C idiCgan 4il Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ' i 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 0 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR The Department of Defense is like the world's biggest supertanker." -Defense Sec. Robert Gates, speaking about the U.S. mi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 7, 2008- 5A MichiganOhio StatePenn State APPHOT Terrelle Pryor announcing he will postpone his college decision, opting to take time for visits to more schools. According to Pryor, his final choices are Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State. Pryor: I don't know where I'm going |RARD Here's a glance at some of '~l~~f orsa eris Even without prized QB, Michigan's class still among best ...…

… a 6A- Thursday, February 7, 2008 the michigan daily The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com parking 025 PARKING AVAILABLE 1.5 blocks East of the B-School. 734-260-4003. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. 665-8825. !! GREAT APARTMENTS & HOUSES FOR 08-09!! A combination of quality and prices you can't Beat! We have Hses. & Apts. all over A2. wI something to fit every need. Studios, 1 bdrms., 2 bdrms., 3 bdrms., and houses still available. PICK UP OUR...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 7, 2008 - 7A BAR From Page 1A laws allow distillers to sell their products directly to retail loca- tions. Distillers in Ann Arbor are required to sell products through distributors. Many of the bar's patrons said they will miss the quirky nature of Leopold Bros. The pub, which opened in the fall of 1999, offers typical bar games like darts and pool, but also features a variety of bo...…

… a 8A - Thursday, February7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'A' apparently not OK for Mitera New role hasn't translated into After transfer, guard left out in the cold sustained success By ANDY REID Daily Sports Writer Three photos hang on one wall of the Michigan hockey team's lounge. They are surrounded by NCAA Championship trophies, Brendan Morrison's Hobey Baker Award and various other shrines dedicated to the Wolverines' ...…

…. }try Fo . ;; ; . g ;M1. y t. 3 The Michigan Daily ( michigandaily.com ( Thursday, February 7,2008 ' asa a + _. . r I The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. Predicting = - -the U Grammy - -* 0 W : U_ 'kIN T I ' Ue 3- Eu - - --- a1i - - V winners ... ,, . , "++ .M +4 ,.. - - - - - m~ - - - - - - x5,a - - - 1 vi 0 m Of W z Q 0 z Q W V E- z Q J F.. Q z W W W W W ,...…

… 2B - Thursday, February 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom REDUCTIVE REASONING Picking one and one apart. The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events Today 2.7.08 Penny W. Stamps Distin- guished Visitors Series Presents Satoru Takahashi 5 p.m. At the Michigan Theater Free Brown Bag Lecture: William Bolcom, Pulitzer Prize-Win- ning Composer 12 p.m. At the Institute for the Humanities (202 South Thayer St.) Free Grocer's Daughter Choc...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 7, 2008 - 3B The Bowl, Tuesday and our judgement e reap the fat we pile on. Exhibit A: The Super Bowl The Super Bowl wasn't anticli- mactic simply because Tom Petty barely hangs on anymore and Tom Brady's Bootgate turned out to be the greatest foot-in-mouth debacle in recent sports journalism. No, what most commentators are gen- erally agreeing on is how tepid the ad fare turned out ...…

… 0 4B - Thursday, February 7, 2008 BAND From Page 1B but this time out oft line-fueled irony? It ble. The audience ho lasts and what fallsi level seats, parachutists dropping from the In the 1980s, the sky and full-blown circus floats maneuvering short-lived mascot around the field. very offended Mic The overall direction of halftime perfor- college mascots w mances seems to be toward more clutter, more every other school extravagance, more...…

…Iie lidigan Bail Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 6, 2008 michigandaily.com As McCain opens lead, Dem. race still open Clinton and Obama split, states, indicating a long race ahead From staff and wire reports Sen. John McCain swept a string of delegate-rich, East Coast primaries Tuesday night, reaching for command of the race for the Republi- can presidential nomination. Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama tra...…

… 4 2A - Wednesday, February 6, 2008 TH ELDEST STORE IN NICKELS A RCADE T ip your hat to Van Boven Nestled between State and Maynard streets, Nickels Arcade is a quaint outdoor walkway adorned with decorative columns, stone tiled floors and a glass atrium ceiling. The walkway is home to some of Ann Arbor's old- est specialty shops. The offices there range from clothing stores to a hypnotherapy center to a law office. But of all its shops, Ni...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NAIROBI, Kenya Peace Corps halts Kenya operations because of violence The U.S. Peace Corps said yes- terday it had temporarily sus- pended its operations in Kenya following weeks of violence over a disputed election. WhilenoPeaceCorpsvolunteers have been targeted in the violence that has engulfed Kenya since the Dec.27 elections, the Washington- based group h...…

… 4A - Wednesday, February 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7Jbe 4Miidiigan &U3at Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu I've never minded the role of the underdog." - Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, speaking to supporters in Phoenix, as reported yesterday by The New York Times. Looking presidential ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITO...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - SA Everyday art:from the ground up The windows of Espresso Royale on State St. - a glass wall, really - are familiar to most students here. They reveal the cafe's- interior to pedestrians and provide constant dis- traction for those meet- ing for a seri- ABIGAIL B. ous chat or COLODNER a morning scan of the paper. They allow those inside to entertain a feeling of electing ...…

… 4 6A- Wednesday, February 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com the michigan daily PARKING AVAILABLE 1.5 blocks East of the B-School. 734-260-4003. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. 665-8825. fOr rent H GREAT APARTMENTS & HOUSES FOR 08-09!! A combination of quality and prices you can't Beat! We have Hses. & Apts. all over A2. w/ something to fit every need. Studios, 1 bdrms., 2 bdrms., 3 bdms., and houses still available. PICK UP OUR LIS...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - 7A' SENIORS From Page 1A For an upper-division, in-state LSA student, tuition costs $5,793 per semester, compared with out-of-state tuition of $16,655 per semester. Fifty-year LSA senior Carly Kaloustian, an in-state student, said the fact that it wasn't "horri- bly expensive" to extend her col- legiate stay by one year played a large role in her decision to come back. "I w...…

… 8A - Wednesday, February 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MICHIGAN 55 A BLOWN OPPORTUNITY 2nd-half shooting slump ends upset bid By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Editor COLUMBUS - Ekpe Udoh doesn't shoot many 3-pointers in practice. But when the Michigan men's basketball team trailed by four with four and half minutes remaining last night, the 6-foot- 10 sophomore nailed one from the top of the key. The basket, his fifth trey of ...…

…V w wr Nw, 1 I ..f IW qw w I B heMihianDaly - edesdy, ebrary 6 00 A quick wit andimpeded speech hen I was 16, I attended a meeting in an unfamil- iar town. I got lost on the way, so I stopped at a gas station for directions. Instead of getting help with directions, the cops were called on the suspicion that a men- tally retarded man was disorientat- ed and z was told to go home. Situations like that happen to me several times a year. ...…

… MW ,w ,w The Michigan Daily -- Wednesday, February 6, 2008 Wedneday, ebrury.6,20 :8 - e icign ai THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with KATE PEABODY A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one tol0. rule 78: Refrain from analyzing the latest enigmatic development on "Lost" in front of people who don't watch the show. rule 79: Ask yourself why you own a Mac but always go for the PC side of ...…

…vV ....... ..... mw IW The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 6, 2008 ABOUT CAMPUS Wednesday, rebruary 6. 2i - ly QUOTES OF THE WEEK ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST He was our prophet, seer and revelator. He was an island of calm in a sea of storm." - THOMAS S. MONSON, the newly- appointed president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on former Mor- mon leader Gordon B.sHinckley, who died last week. Monson was an adviser...…

… 'k. IW qw IW 4B Th Michgan ailysoWednsday Febraryg6o200 Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - The Michigan Daily 5B 0 Without ef preference! By Karl Stampfl I Dai n Justice Clarence Thomas' dissent from the 2003 Supreme Court decision that upheld the Univer- sity of Michigan Law School's affirmative action policies, he wrote, "Were the court to have the courage to forbid the use of racial discrimination in admissions, legacy preferences (and si...…

…For baby-boomer action heroes, age is no obstacle Arts, Page 5 fMIdiigan Bailm Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 5, 2008 michigandaily.com CAMPAIGN 2008 * CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN/Dail Zariff, who is adamant that that's his only name, has been Barack Obama's barber for 15 years. Zariff said Obama's always been a consistent person, but that he's seen a slight change in the senator's personality since the presidential race started...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, February 5, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory To\ THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Hitting the south campus slopes THE HOME TEAM After living on Prospect Street and in close proximity to Sgt. Peppers for the last nine months, I thought I had seen it all, from rowdy students cut- ting through my parking lot in pursuit of one more keg to my neighbors run- ning down the road at 2...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 5,2408 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DIMONA, Israel Palestinian suicide bomber kills Israeli woman, injures 11 A Palestinian bomber blew him- selfup yesterday in this desert town near Israel's nuclear reactor, killing an Israeli woman and wounding 11 people in the first suicide attack inside Israel in a year. Police killed a second attacker after a doctor found a suicide vest while treating him for ...…

… 4 -Tuesday, February 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu No, I'm not a traitor. I'm just following my own truth, and that truth has led me to Barack Obama." - Oprah Winfrey responding to claims that she should support Hillary Clinton instead of Barack Obama in the Democratic primary because she is a w...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - 5 The over-the-hill action heroes 'Chip' heats 'up the party LEFT: Yay, confetti! ABOVE: The most elaborate rat maze ever. Electro-poppers entertaining, Hot Chip didn't echo the absurd, overtly sexual return with their style of CSS, telling you to suck on their art tits, nor did they mimic distinct sound and Peaches's sexual gyrations. Their juxtaposition of floating bal- ...…

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