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…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 19, 2004 - 3B Smith goes to Shock in pro draft By Erk Ambinder Daily Sports Writer On the day that would decide her future, outgoing Michigan women's basketball senior Jennifer Smith was at her boyfriend's baseball game, waiting anxiously for the phone call. Smith's cell phone finally rang on Saturday afternoon - it was former teammate Rachel Cortis. Smith's dream had come true. The defending WNBA cha...…

…4B-The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 19, 2004 41 Players of the Illinois series Players of the Iowa series Erin Montgomery (Illinois) Montgomery hit a game-tying two-run homer in the second game of the series, bringing the score to 2-2 in the third inning. FRIDAY'S GAME Michigan 4 WP: N. Motycka (13-3) Illinois 2 LP: A. Fortune (17-8) Nicole Motycka (Michigan) In the first game of the series, Motycka drove in Michigan's first thre...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 19, 2004 - 5B Line of the week Derek Feldkamp Pitcher Saturday vs. Illinois (Game 1) Notable Quotable Players of the Series IP H R ER BB 7.0 5 2 1 2 FRIDAY'S GAME Illinois Fighting Illini 3 LP: Joe Ziemba (1-5) Michigan Wolverines 6 WP: Jim Brauer (2-2) K 2 "'Frustrating' is an understatement." - Michigan coach Rich Maloney on watching a potential win slip away from the Wolverines twice yesterday...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 19, 2004 Jackson, '' By Matt Singer Daily Sports Writer Goliath marched into the Varsity Tennis Center yesterday, and even a slingshot-wield- ing David was powerless against him. Despite its most valiant efforts, the No. 53 Michigan men's tennis team allowed No. 1 Illinois to cruise to a 5-2 win for its NCAA-record 55th straight victory. The match, which followed a disappointing 5-2 loss to Purdu...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 19, 2004 - 7B Golf struggles in Columbus With Big Tens on the horizon, performance has Sapp concerned By Stephanie Wright Daily Sports Writer After steady improvement over the past two tournaments - includ- ing its best finish in nearly three seasons on March 28 and a strong performance against Big Ten com- petition at the Boilermaker Invita- tional over the weekend - the Michigan men's golf team to...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - April 19, 2004 " Our hearts refuse to go on ... The Daily counts down the greatest momen in the last year of Michtithn s 4 dane rI t Field Hockey in Final Four Date: Nov. 21 Where: Amherst, Mass. What: The field hockey team made its third NCAA Final Four appearance. Why it was so great: A loss to Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament resulted in a poor seeding in the NCAA Tournament...…

…Friday, April 16, 2004 Opinion 4 Sports 8 Shabina Khatri gets her final hurrah Michigan faces coaching legend Hell hath no fury like an Uma scorned in 'Kill Bill: Vol. 2' ... Arts, Page 9 il rleli fq" tc t 43ai Weather News 12 University student speaks from Iraq One-hundred-thirteen years of editorialfreedom TOMORROW: ©2004 The Michigan Daily wwwmichgaindaidy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 136 .Plymouth Road medians propose...…

…I 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 NATION/WORLD Iranian diplomat killed in Baghdad NEWS IN BRIEF _. . NAJAF, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen assassinated an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad yesterday just as Iran, with tacit U.S. approval, attempted to mediate with a radical Shiite cleric defying American forces in this southern Iraqi city. The slaying of diplomat Khalil Naimi, shot in the head by unknown gunmen while he drove near his embas...…

…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 - 3 MSA forum discusses budget, tenants union .Rally protests against rape, sexual violence The Ann Arbor Coalition Against Rape and University Women Against Rape will hold the 25th annual "Take Back the Night" tomorrow at 7 p.m. on the Diag. The rally will feature a vari- ety of speakers. This year's keynote address will be given by survivor and activist Sara Ylen, w...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET UANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinon michigandaily conm tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cart...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 - 5 MichiganEngineering University of Michigan 1 .ss4 - 2 O O 4 College of Engineering C-40olle e: o Dean's onor L'i s The Dean and faculty of the College of Engineering congratulate the following undergraduates for attaining the Dean's Honor List. These students completed a minimum of 12 graded credit hours and received a 3.5 GPA or better to earn the distinction of Dean's Honor List fo...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 - 7 BROWN Continued from Page 1 sity students. Rackham student Jonathan Lachance, who is studying urban planning, worked with 11 other University students to look at the population distribution of blacks and whites in Ann Arbor, Detroit and Southfield. Lachance said the Brown case worked to eliminate inequalities within a district, but eventually growing inequalities arose between the city and subur...…

… Friday April 16, 2004 arts.michigandaily.com artseditor@michigandaily.com AWFM as 8 Get thee to a nunnery. Controversial film 'Sisters' By Hussain Rahim Daily Arts Writer Make no qualms about it: "The Magdalene Sisters" is a downer in every sense of the word. Writer/direc- tor Peter Mullan encountered a fair amount of controversy for bringing one of the most shameful acts of the Catholic Church to the big screen in all its unrelentin...…

…Sand she's angry Here comes The Brde ..." Kill Bill: Vi Oh, for the love of elevation! Kill Bill: Vol. 1 on DVD Released: April 13, 2004 By Adam Rottenberg Daily Arts Editor After all the blood is spattered and the severed limbs all fall to the ground, Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" serves as the perfect homage to the grindhouse flicks of the '70s. The director's love for the body genres emanates from the screen, beginning with th...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 - 10 BUSINESS Continued from Page 1. who work here and their customers," he said. Despite such obstacles, some local owners said they have no choice but to just deal with the difficulties of doing business. "You just have to deal with whatever they lay on you. You have to work your fingers to the bone," said Bill Loy, an owner of Student Bike Shop on Maynard Street. The survey also found ways...…

… Aril 16, 2004 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com OReTSirh-gan Baij 11 - - -------- - -- ------ Illinois, 'Itch' set to square with 'M' Nine By Megan Kolodgy Daily Sports Writer If coaching experience is any indication of a team's quality, the Michigan baseball team (5-3 Big Ten, 16-12 overall) will have to watch its back this weekend when Illinois rolls into town for a battle of Richards. The Fighting Illini (3-5, 10-17) a...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 FRIDAY Focus V 4 s 0 ation by Abell n by le and plan 0 AP PHOTO 1g; (I w EwI …

…Thursday, April 15, 2004 News 3A Opinion 4A Sports 1A City receives home- land security funds Jason Z. Pesick can't wait for commencement Wolverines win in a thriller, 14-13 The Best (and worst) of Ann Arbor ... Weekend Magazine iganwai- Weather HI: 63 LOW: 46 TOMORROW: Sesa One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditoralfreedom www.michigmndaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 135 ©2004 The Michigan Daily New law increases MIP penalties...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 2004 NATION WORLD Troops to stay in Iraq longer than previously promised WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 10,000 American soldiers who were to return this month to home bases in Louisiana and Ger- many will have their tour in Iraq extended at least three months to help combat the surge in anti-occupation violence, defense officials said yesterday. The decision, which has not been announced publicly,...…

…news@michigandaily.com Tha nnit-hidan flails - Thiircilnv Artril 1 VZ 7rlt*IA -_ A .P'IJEW S ~ire VI AImicmg LndIay - i nuIsUy, ApmII1!LD, LVV4 - 3A CRIME $300 cell phone taken in League According to Department of Pub- lic Safety Reports, a suspect stole a cellular phone from a faculty mem- ber at the Michigan League Sunday afternoon. The suspect was described as an 18- to 20-year-old black male with a light complexion and short hair, carry...…

…4A -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, April 15, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion. michigandaily..com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and c...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 5A World's oldest mouse helps u 1 1 0 By Chloe Foster Daily Staff Reporter Tucked away in a laboratory in the University's medical center, there lives a tiny creature whose sole existence has caused celebration and antici- pation within the scientific community. This tiny creature is a dwarf mouse, and his name is Yoda. Though not on a calorie-restricted diet like other elderly mice, Y...…

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…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 2004 NEWS American Bar president encourages professionalism with social consciousness By Lucille Vaughan Daily Staff Reporter American Bar Association President Dennis Archer encourages students who want to make a difference in the world to get involved in public service that will help sup- port equity and justice. Archer, a former mayor of Detroit, spoke to a crowd of more than 100 people yest...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 9A DRINKING Continued from Page 1A Lawmakers later removed this provi- sion before sending the bill to Granholm, because under Canadian law underage drinkers from the U.S are allowed to consume alcohol in some provinces. Sofia said if minors returning from the border after drinking receive an MIP, they have an opportunity for "affirmative defense" in which they must prove in court that th...…

… Thursday April 15, 2004 sports.michigandaily.corn sports@michigandaily. corn OReTStidmin awat LOA - ---------- -- - Eastern has no answer for Blue By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer YPSILANTI - With the bases loaded in the second inning, Michigan softball senior Jennifer Olds would not let Eastern Michigan off easy. Facing two outs early in the second game of yesterday's doubleheader in Ypsilanti, Olds drove a pitch to deep right-cent...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 11A In a slugfest, Lentz saves the day By Gabe Edelson Daily Sports Writer MT. PLEASANT - It's the bottom of the ninth. You lead by one, but your opponent has the tying and winning runs on base. Your sixth pitcher of the day - an everyday second baseman - has failed to improve the situation. If you are Michigan base- ball coach Rich Maloney, whom do you call on from the bullpen? Yesterday, the ...…

…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 2004 Merchant lives up to big-fly billing By Anne Uibie Daily Sports Writer YPSILANTI - It's hard not to expect something special whenever junior short- stop Jessica Merchant plate for the Michigan softball team. Hitting her 13th home run of the season on Saturday against Ohio State to tie Michigan's single-sea- son record, there is little steps up to the 0 80 °';. doubt she will break the re...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 13A Porter calls on Olympians to reach a 'national level' Clemens was used, not liked, by Yankee fans By Sam Olson For the Daily When preparing for a sporting event, it never hurts to get some friendly advice. In Michigan sprinter Jeff Porter's case, seeking the advice of friends is always helpful, especially when the advice comes from two members of the U.S. Olympic track team. "I call some o...…

…14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 2004 01 Trio leading the way for Wolverines By Johnm Stiglich II Daily Sports Writers "The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. " - Henry Kissinger With just two tournaments left on the schedule before the Big Ten Championship, men's golf coach Andrew Sapp may have found the players to lead Michigan to its first Big Ten title since 1952. Thus f...…

…0 0 20B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend Maguipe - Thursday, April 15, 2004 GERMS PAVE THE WAY FOR MARKLEY'S 'WORST' REPUTATION By Lindsey Bieber Daily Arts Writer Imagine waking up to the sound of your roommate puking one win- ter morning. A rampant stomach flu outbreak was just one factor that made Mary Markley Residence Hall the worst dorm to live in on campus :this year. The stomach flu, which spread to other dormitories, started in Mark...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend Maazine - Thursday, April 15, 2004 9 -f 7W -W 7W - - y " p , . -- - The Michigan Daily - Weekend Nag JOEL HOARD - GET THAT PAPER CREME DE LA CREME THE DAILY CHOOSES THE BEST OF ANN ARBOR THE WORST OF ANN ARBC The city of Ann Arbor captivates iong-term residents as well as students who make this Midwestern town their home for a short period of time. The highly opinionated citizenry makes a set of mem...…

…0 0 9 0 18B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend N 8ziBe - Thursday, April 15, 2004 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PIZZA CHALLENGE Daily staff picks best pizza in Ann Arbor The Michigan Daily - Wekendlau g Random provides entertainment, laugi' By Sravya Ch umsnflaN and Nlamh Slevin Daily Weekend Editors Lying in wait in the student ghetto, anticipating the arrival of each unsus- pecting delivery man was the most lethal pizza inspection team known to An...…

…7f 7f 7W a a v 4B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend Magazin - Thursday, April 15, 2004 JESS PISKOR - COOKIN'UP A SORM The Michigan Daily - Weekend a Frosty walks win Frieze 'Worst' title PUTTING MY DEGREE TO GOOD USE My mom received a call from the post office last week. They called to inform her that a fragile package had arrived, and she needed to pick it up immedi- ately. She and my little sister Lydia dutifully trooped down to the Tra...…

…go m 16B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend Magazine - Thursday, April 15, 2004 New 'U' registration method a flop The Michigan Daily - Weekend I-Il And the winner is. By Katie Marie Gates Daily Arts Writer junior Julia Bochnowski said. "It took me an hour and a half to regis- ter. I am really just frustrated, and I don't understand why they would harm people's ability to register." The Michigan Daily voted the website, updated this semeste...…

… -f 76 0 w 6B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend Magaine - Thursday, April 15, 2004 The Michigan Daily - Weekend Mak Frank's Restaurant a classic Ann Arbor gem By J. Brady McCollough Daily Arts Writer Pete Poulos has personally pre- pared every meal served at Frank's Restaurant for the last 20 years, but he's not in the business of cooking. "I'm just here to please people," Poulos said. Frank's has been pleasing its patrons since 1969, whe...…

…v 0 14B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend M aazile - Thursday, April 15, 2004 GoodspeedUpdate a useful tool for 'U' community The Michigan Daily - Weekend Mi By Ruby Robinson Daily Arts Writer Lurking just beneath the surface of topical news websites like CNN.com and Yahoo! News is a world of news bulletins and gossip that relatively few Internet surfers know about - blogs. Short for weblogs, blogs refer to "any website with the newest conten...…

… 0 9 a e e The Michigan Daily - Weekend Mge 8B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend Ma"azine - Thursday, April 15, 2004 ZOLA DELIVERS. FRENCH FARE WITH UNIQUE STYLE AND PANACHE Original, homely powder rooms offer relief By Sravya Chirumamilla Daily Weekend Editor By Niamh Slevin Daily Weekend Editor Remember those home-cooked breakfasts at Mom's house. Bacon was sizzling, pancakes were flip- ping and eggs were frying to culmi- nate in the...…

…0 0 0 0 12B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend Magazine - Thursday, April 15, 2004 The Michigan Daily - Weekend Mag Scorr SERILLA - HA TVE IT is, MAGAINST IT APRIL I S THE CRUELEST MONTH With great pride and satisfac- tion, I would like announce here for the first time to my family, friends and fans that I have final- g secured post-graduation employment. Yes I know things were looking a mite grim the last couple months, rejection lette...…

… m 0 0999S9 0 0 0 The Michigan Daily - 1ifkfli a* 10B - The Michigan Daily - WeekeiIagazne - Thursday, April 15, 2004 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT EUGENE ROBERTSON Takes Two to Tango ELISE BERGMAN Fashion of the Times FOREST CASEY The Voice of theYoung EUGENE ROBERTSON Gongs of Truth BRENDAN O'DONNELL Grandma BRETT MOUNTAIN Artistic Convictions DANNY MOLOSHOK Frustration DAVID TUMAN The Edwards Campaign SETH LOWER The Deer Hunter DANNY MOLOS...…

…Wednesday, April 14, 2004 News 3 Controversy over MSA appointment Opinion 4 A s Paul finally intro- duces himself Arts 5 Post-rockers Tortoise play Detroit Tumblers head to NCAA Championships ... Sports, Page 10 eloiraugtt Weather HI: 56 LOW: 35 TOMORROW: 60/41 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXIII, No. 134 ©2004 The Michigan Daily Institute offers new links for .depression By...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 NATION/WORLD 0 Panel: FBI lost chance to stop 9/11 Sept.11 commision says the agency failed to detect key al- Qaida cell WASHINGTON (AP) - In a world "blinking red" with terrorist threats against the United States, the FBI missed a last-minute chance to detect a key al-Qaida cell and possibly dis- rupt the Sept. 11 attacks, the commis- sion investigating the 2001 hijackings said yesterday...…

…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 3 THIs WEEK IRON kmlLra1a' Exec. board controversy occurs at MSA meeting I ' ii'N L1 IL L L 111V 1 VIN. Ii Five years ago ... Students expressed excitement when it was announced that U.N. Sec- retary-General Kofi Annan would be delivering the keynote address at graduation ceremonies. "I think it's nice to have someone who has an influence on the world, not jus...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 OPINION 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 opinion. michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 JORDAN SCHRADER Editor in Chief JASON Z. PESICK Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and c...…

… Wednesday April 14, 2004 arts.michigandaily.com artseditor@michigandaily.com iTr ES 5 Baseball THE HOTTEST PICKS INELNTERTAiNMETf- FROM A DAILY ARTS WRITER Yankees-Red Sox - The best match-up in professional sports just got better with off-season acquisitions like Curt Schilling and A-Rod. Too bad Don Zimmer is with the Devil Rays now. Pedro-Zimm II would have been quite the battle. 660 - The most dramatic moment of the young baseball se...…

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…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 ART S GROOVE THING 'U' GROUP PLAYS OWN BRAND OFz; PERCUSSION"0 By Sarah Peterson Daily Fine Arts Editor "I play the brooms, pen and pencil, shoes and alto cans, and I make farting noises with my mouth," commented Lisa Goldstein, a member of Groove, the University's Stomp-like group. Gold- stein's instrumental expertise, like her fellow band member's, is in alternative instruments. "We use ...…