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…The Michigan Daily - Orientation Edition 2005 -_31 Pooling efforts lead to win "They celebrated like we won the na- tional title." - Cheryl Burnett, Michi- gan women's basketball coach By Matt Venegoni January 24, 2005 For a team that had not won in 36 days - after losing nine straight - Michigan's 63-61 victory over Indiana yesterday felt like a Final Four win. With a roster full of freshmen, the Wolverines' behavior was not unexpected. A mo...…

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…Arts 9 'Sith' brings visual punch Sports 12 Softball makes Super Regionals Monday, May 23, 2005 One-hundred-fourteen years of editorial freedom Summer Weekly www.michiandaiy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXVI, No. 127 ©2005 The Michigan Daily U, housing rates increase by 5 percent By Amber Colvin and Jeremy Davidson Daily Staff Reporters Living in University housing will cost more next year because of an increase in the room and board fee ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 'U' will renovate Mosher- Jordan By Lindsey Ungar Daily Staff Reporter Mosher-Jordan Residence Hall will be the first residence hall to undergo building-wide renovation and restora- tion as part of the Residential Life Ini- tiatives program. The University Board of Regents approved the $44 million project during its meeting last week. The renovations will make signifi- cant improvements to studen...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 - 3 LEO demands promotions from LSA By Julia F. Homing Daily StaffReporter Representing the concerns of LSA Lecturers who feel they are not receiving the full benefit of their contract, the Lecturers' Employee Organiza- tion staged a demonstration outside the LSA Execu- tive Committee meeting last Tuesday to show their disapproval of what they see as the administration's lack of consideration for the ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 I 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 STEPHANIE WRIGHT tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief DONN M. FRESARD Editorial Page Editor ~ ~ ~A ure EDITED AND MANAGED BY ESTUDENTDAT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of Th...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 - 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bev, Tim and the Apocalypse Ratzinger failed to open, honest and responsible attempt JESSE SINGAL T T g at reckoning with that past. dd rc Nt ind _ a res~s vzc Vasn TO THE DAILY: Karl Stampfl's opinion piece (A view from the wrong side of history, 5/3/05) takes as its starting point the recent papal election and its implications for the German origin of members of his own f...…

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…Monday May 23, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com Ale TidiSganSMily BACK WITH A 'REENGE'-ANCE LUCAS'S PREQUELS COME TO A TRIUMPHANT CLOSE WITH AWE-INSPIRING VISUALS By Adam Rottenberg Daily Arts Editor 1FILM R EVI EW After three of the most wildly popular films of all time and two of the most loathed, George Lucas has finished his work on the theatrical "Star Wars"films. Fans will debate for years whether or not the preq...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 I 'Woods' brings earthy rock By Alexandra Jones Daily Arts Editor MUSIC R.EVIEW i i "Did you ever get the feeling / That you don't belong" begins a verse of "What's Mine Is Yours," one of the 10 explosions of deep, dark rock'n'roll on Sleater-Kin- ney's latest release, The Woods. It's a feel- ing Sleater-Kinney has gotten used to: After creating an unmistak- Sleater- able style with a half Kinne...…

… NEWS ENDERS Continued from page 3 Enders said that when t learned about Wild's death, like it was one of them whol murdered. "This was the first real that a journalist had been k purpose, and all of a sudden became very real again. De fact that people were being k our front lawn, we were slipj a false sense of security." The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 23, 2005 - 11 Enders also encountered difficulty challenges of printing the paper was try...…

…Monday May 23, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com She migORn TSil 4 12 Ritter cruises, Blue rolls into Super Regional By Scott Bell Daily Sports Writer Coming into the regional final on Sunday, North Carolina's softball team was looking for back-to-back wins to secure an upset over the heavily-favored Wolverines. Seven innings later, its glass slipper was shattered as Michigan shut down the Tar Heels, 6-0. The power p...…

…Opinion 4 'U' should cut Coke I 4 contracts immediately Sports 11 Softball goes 2-for-2, Monday, May 16, 2005 wins Big Ten tourney w :43 Summer Weekly One-hundred- ourteen ears o editorial reedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXV, No. 126 @2005 The Michigan Daily Evidence supports Coca-Cola allegatios By Christopher Zbrozek For the Daily The University committee currently investigat ing alleged human rights abuses by the Co...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 4 Team prepares solar car for races By Melissa Ackerman For the Daily The University's Solar Car Team will be competing in its first race of the season this week, the Formula Sun Grand Prix, in Topeka, Kan. The five-day event pro- vides an opportunity for 40 teams from various parts of the country, to present their cars. "Because this race is only 140 miles, it is more a chance to show off the ca...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 - 3 'U' scientists create bendable concrete FINGER-LICKING GOOD'1 Concrete will be used on Ypsilanti bridge, could extend road and bridge lives By Ankit Sur For the Daily our bridges last longer," said Bill Shreck, a MDOT spokesperson. "This is a good opportunity for us to examine the effectiveness of the material. If it holds up it has the potential to (be) used across the state." According to Shr...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 STEPHANIE WRIGHT DONN M. FRESARD tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY ikIi 4STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MIC HIG AN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michiga...…

…VIEWPOINT Whose party? The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 - 5 The "U.S. News and World Report" effect KARL STAMPFL ONSw. By DAVID RUSSELL In her book "It's My Party Too," Christie Todd Whitman, former New Jersey gover- nor and Environmental Protection Agency administrator during Presi- dent Bush's first term, seeks to draw moderate Republicans' attention to the rise of what she calls "social fundamentalists" - those who believe that...…

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…onday May 16, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com Reznor's angst plagues new LP By Gabe Rivin Daily Arts Writer ARTS 9 MUSIC R-..... Sixteen years into Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor still suffers from the same aggressive depression that made his music a popular counterpart to Nirvana in the early '90s. But post-NIN material has shown how Reznor's songwriting has entered Nine Inch a stagnance that's inappropriate for the N...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 Prefuse performs glitch-hop at the Pig By Cyril Cordor Daily Arts Writer Prefuse 73 performed a fusion of rock, electronica and hip hop last Tuesday at The Blind Pig. He is on tour with an eccentric, under- ground MC named Beans andthemath- Prefuse 73 rock band Battles. with Beans Along with his per- and Battles sonal band, Prefuse Tuesday, May 10 73 - though not AtThe Blind Pig an MC or a vocal-...…

…Monday May 16, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com able 1rhd igan uiI SPORTS 11 ' Merebant and'M' deliver again By Katie Niemeyer Daily Sports Writer With two on and one out in the bottom of the second inning at Alumni Field on Saturday, Iowa brought in its No. 1 pitcher, Lisa Birocci to replace Ali Arnold, who had started the game. After walking Michigan centerfielder Alessandra Giampaolo, Birocci loaded the bases for t...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Two individual titles not enough for Blue By Ian Robinson Daily Sports Writer COLUMBUS - Winning a conference cham- pionship in any sport requires a total team effort with everybody contributing to the overall finish. No team knows that better than the women's track and field team. Entering this weekend's Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Colum- bus, Michiga...…

…Sports 10 Opinion 4 Softball wins Big Ten championship Archdiocese of Detroit abandons city's students Ihe - oiuredji &r IftJs One-hundred-furteen years of edin7Fors reedom Monday, May 9, 2005 Summer Weekly I ''I I'll ''I 1,, 11 - - -- --- - 16 , 11 11 i 1 11 1 1 ''1 1 1 1 1 1 I'll 1 11 www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor Michigan Vol. CXV No. 125 ©25 Thehi nDail Remembering a Michigan man Former athlete, recruited so any talented black ath...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 9, 2005 Poll: Students worry about HERE, KIfY-KITTY-KITTY Social SecuriW, back accounts 4 By Justin Miller Daily News Editor The newest generation to pay into Social Security is worried about the program's future and is in favor of personal savings accounts, according to the newest polling data of col- lege students. Harvard's Institute of Politics reported that nearly 70 percent of students are some- wha...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 9, 2005 - 3 Canham set the tone 'U' petitions students for for Michigan Athletics ideas about North Campus CAN HM Continued from page 1 Committee asks for student input to create a new vision for lot of faith in me, and together we a additional campus development produced a pretty good team. And the success I had at Michigan, I By Undsey Ungar would share equally with him." For the Daily Other coaches who Ca...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 9, 2005 I 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 STEPHANIE WRIGHT tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief DONN M. FRESARD Editorial Page Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan D...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 9, 2005 - 5 VIEWPOINT Fixing poverty is w BY EMILY BEAM ( ( housands Died in Africa Yesterday" was the title of a recent New York Times op/ed piece written by Jeffrey Sachs. He's arguably the most influential economist in the world, and he's helped nations like Bolivia and Poland get their economies on track. In short, he's my hero. In his recent book, "The End to Poverty," he delivers compelling and practical...…

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…Monday May 9, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 'Kri' sequel features stunning Pgraphics By Ryan Guerra DailyArts Writer VI DEOG A ME R EV IE W In 2002, "The Mark of Kri" garnered a cult following with minimal mainstream support. The game fea- tured an excellent story presented through eye- Rise of catching animation, solid the Kasai voice acting and innova- PS2 tive combat. But rather SCEA than building on the strengths o...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 9, 2005 'Heaven' scores on visuals, but inaccurate story lagsr By Amanda Andrade Daily Arts Writer It's easy to imagine the memo circulating through Hollywood in the wake of movies like "Gladiator" and "Lord of the Rings": "If it doesn't have snazzy costumes and at least three CGI battles, it doesn't run. Oh, and a Kingdom love story. Chicks dig the love of Heaven stories." Witness the result- ing deluge ...…

…Monday May 9, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 11- Late comeback 1ifts 'M' to title------------ By Kevin Wright kDaily Sports Writer As the ball jumped off Northwestern's Garland Cooper's bat and slowly rolled to Michigan shortstop Jessica Merchant, the crowd at Alumni Field rose to its feet. Mer- chant smoothly fielded the ball, switched it to her throwing hand and snapped the ball Ito freshman Samantha Findla...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 9, 2005 'M' Nine unable to stop Purdue By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Writer After Purdue third baseman John Hunter lined out to sophomore Brad Rob- lin to end the second game of yesterday's doubleheader, the frustrations of the series' first two games were finally lifted. Overcoming the offensive woes from those games, Michigan (9-11 Big Ten, 29- 14 overall) finally manufactured runs and defeated Purdue 6...…

…. '- Arts 10 'Hitchhiker's Guide' sags under weight of original Opinion 4 Regents should pass Tuesday, May 3,2005 student fee increases Summer Weely One-hundred thrteen ears o ediorid reedom wwwmichi-andailvcom Ann Arhor Michivn -Vol- C'V Nae-124z (CIOMAnTkPMr n4,~ fln;kl YY rr YY.1111V111 t411Ua11 .wits 1 X1111 111 VV1 1Ylltdll till Y Vl. ULl Y INU. 147 W4vvo 111C 1Vlll:lli all "an F 'U, to build new hospital GRADUATION ELATION Propo...…

…w 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Coke Coalition asks 'U' to drop contracts By Jameel Naqvi Daily Staff Reporter The University's Dispute Review Board - created last year to hear complaints against University vendors and suppliers - held a public hearing last week on the Coca- Cola Company's allegedly unethical labor and environ- mental practices in Colombia and India. Representatives from the Coke Coalition, a student group t...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday May 3, 2005 - 3A New nanotechnology laboratory to be built By Julia F. Heming Daily Staff Reporter University Regents unanimously approved a proposal for a new nanotechnology institute last week, giving support to a scientific field that may have the ability to combat cancer cells while leav- ing healthy cells unharmed. The current Center for Biologic Nanotechnology at the University has several research projects ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 3, 2005 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 STEPHANIE WRIGHT tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief EDITED AND MANAGED BY T |CI|lu uSTUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsig UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's edit SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opi I DONN M. FRESARD Editorial Page Editor ned editorials reflect the opinion of orial board. All other pieces do not nion of Th...…

…VIEWPOINT Not today, buddy The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 3, 2005 - 5 A view from the wrong side of history KARL STAMPFL (} : SiCONtV SATIONS I --- BY IAN HERBERT The weather screwed up my plan for this article. In a naive plan to gain some sort of understanding of what it must be like to be homeless, I was going to be homeless in Ann Arbor - for a mere 36 hours. I see these guys every day on my way to class, and I noncha- lantly pass b...…

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…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Campus recruiting by military to ruled on by Supreme Court OBAMA Q butts on the job market? Can we honestly say our teachers are working twice as hard, or our parents," Obama asked as the audience nodded their heads. Obama also said improvement was needed at home as well. "We've got some work to do in our own households ¢ and our own communities - new money won't make a dime's bit of difference i...…

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…Tuesday May 3, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaiLy.com Adams's 'Galaxy' returns By Alexandra Jones Daily Arts Editor The problem with "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is that only the first third of it is really any good - but that third is near perfect. The The film opens in almost Hitchhiker's exactly the same way Guide to as the 1981 BBC ver- the Galaxy sion, as well as the At Sh e book and the radio andwQualcase6 show ...…

…b ARTS- Silver Mt. Zion defy style on 'Hrses By Chris Gaerig Daily Arts Writer MUSIC REVIEW As the side project for Efrim Menuck - the frontman and musical mastermind behind Canadian post-rockers Godspeed You Black Emper- or! (GYBE!) - A Silver Mt. Zion A Silver is likely to see its Mt. Zion share of experi- Orchestra mental techniques. and the Utilizing the epic, Tra-La-La instrumental style Band of GYBE!, their Horses In the Sky work featur...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 3, 2005 'Petersburgpresents Central Asian stories ARTS x:Penn propels'Nixon' S-mBy Jeffrey BloomerE .PC. ~DaiyArts Editor .ae. . 4 By Alexandra Jones Daily Arts Editor SBOOK R EV IE W * * Tom Bissell seems to have struck the perfect balance between success and lit- erary indie cred. He's _ written a serious book - last year's "Chasing God Lives the Sea: Lost Among ifl St. the Ghosts of Empist Petersbur...…