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… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 3 THIS WEEK Five years ago... In a show of support for the Uni- versity's race-conscious admissions policies, hundreds of students - supported by students from 70 col- leges and universities in 25 states - took part in the "national day of action." The event was the second of its kind during the semester. "It's up to us to lead the way -I we need to provide guidance to the rest of ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 OP/ED ableMdip aI 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 LOUIE MEIZLISH Editor in Chief AUBREY HENRETTY ZAC PESKOWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoo...…

… LAWSUITS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 3, 2003 - 5 Legislators find way to court steps for heanng By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter WASHINGTON - Along with 10,000 demonstrators in the city, several members of Congress made the short walk from their Capitol Hill offices to the area around the Supreme Court yesterday to either listen to oral arguments in Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger or express their support for ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 7 RALLI ES Continued from Page 1 showing how you feel," Thomas said. "I want people to have the opportunity (for higher edu- cation), and it's important that we are a racially diverse student body." In addition to the buses sponsored by SSAA and BAMN, the Michigan Student Assembly sponsored and chaperoned six buses for the overnight trip to Washington. Unlike the SSAA buses, MSA called its vehic...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2; 2003 WAR Iraqiforces continue to lose strength as US. moves akead WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Iraqi Republican Guard units are at less than half their original strength after days of air and ground attacks by coalition forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday. "We continue to work on them," said Air Force Gen. Richard Myers. He said Iraqi commanders have moved some troops aroun...…

…NATION/WORLD Weather hinders efforts to save victims of landslide in Bolivia The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 9 At least 13 people are reported dead and hundreds are still missing CHIMA, Bolivia (AP) - Firefight- ers and local villagers raced yesterday to reach villagers buried under clay and rocks from a landslide that has killed at least 13 people and left hun- dreds missing. Bolivian Defense Minister Freddy Teodovic said in...…

… Wednesday April 2, 2003 michigandaily.com mae@michigandaity.com RTS 10 BY SARAH PETERSON DAILY FINE ARTS EDITOR IE A PREV IEW Out of the 269 groups that auditioned, only 30 from the entire state of Michigan made the grade. Now, as "Evening at the Apollo" comes to Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater, those 30 will compete for a chance at winning $1,000 and the opportunity to participate in Amateur Night at the one and only Apollo Theatre in Har...…

…ARTS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 11 By Adam A Daily Arts Wi How m a scene w Bugs Bu "Who Fra bit?" Zen help of S made a I 1988 tha effects to entertain young and later, "R( filled spec A filmn live side-b focuses o detectivel Mario Bro Roger (vo serves as vivid work Jessica Ra walks that tion and a from Baby laughs and The DV WASCALLY WABBIT 'ROGER RABBIT' DVD OUTDOES MOVIE Rottenberg an example of what a great DVD re...…

… Wednesday April 2, 2003 michigandaily.com sportsdesk@umich.edu aJbe athrbian t&iiI SPORTS 12 Senior co-captains enjoy differences By Eric Ambinder Daily Sports Writer It wasn't surprising that Michigan women's tennis team members Joanne Musgrove and Jen Duprez would become co-captains as seniors. But best friends? "When I first visited Michigan my senior year of high school, I would have never guessed that Jen and Joanne would become be...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 13 Mental toughness key for M' netters By Brad Johnson Daily Sports Writer A little home cooking cannot come soon enough for the struggling men's tennis team. Michigan (0-4 Big Ten, 5-9 over- all) is currently in the midst of a three-match road swing and will return home on Saturday to face its squad works as hard as any team in the Big Ten. According to Goldberg, however, Michigan's mental to...…

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…3 Tuesday Aril 1, 2003 02003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 122 One-hundred-twelve years of editorildfreedom TODAY. Light rain showers dur- ing the day and continu- ing into the evening. HH59 tO~ 1 Tomorrow. 56 r ?"" www.michigandaily.com U.S. troops fight final 50 miles to Baghdad The Associated Press LET THE GAVEL DROP P1iztffs discuss goals in brbzg their cases before Supreme Court American forces battled I...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 NATION WORLD Reporter fired for Iraqi TV interview The Associated Press NBC fired journalist Peter Arnett yesterday, angered that he had given an unauthorized interview with state-run Iraqi TV saying the American-led war effort initially failed because of Iraq's resistance. Arnett apologized for his "misjudgment," but added: "I said over the weekend what we all know about this war." Meanwhile...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 - 3 CAMPUS Sleep under the stars for hunger cleanup The Hunger Cleanup Coalition will hold a hunger sleepout on the Diag Thursday. Participants will gather in room 126 of East Quad Residence Hall at 8 p.m. to watch "Listen," a documen- tary dealing with Ann Arbor homeless- ness. Participants will then spend the night on the Diag. Anyone interested should contact Hunger Cleanup Coali- t...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 OP/ED atb ic Igan Dal 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 LouIE MEIZLISH Editor in Chief AUBREY HENRETTY ZAC PESKOWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cart...…

… WAR The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 - 5 f mages of war: The eyes behind the front lines en he came to the University in 1995,199 99graduate Warren Zinn shared the same aspiration as many other students - he wanted to go to medical school and become a doctor. But something along the way changed his mind, and Zinn never went to medical school. Instead, he became a photojournalist, spending the last three years working for the ...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 the michigan daily FROZEN FOUR TICKETS. 2 for Minnesota, 2 for Final. 716-651-0545, call before noon. CAMPUS PARKING SPACES AVAIL. 665-8825. 2 BDRM. APr. on top fir. of bldg. Prime loc. New carpeting & kitch. flr. for Fall. Heat & water included, fum., flee prkg., $1149/mo., Call 665-8825. 2 BDRM. APT., lots of updates. Adjacent to West Park, Huron & 7th. Heat, H20 & prkg. incl. $835 & $920/mo...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 - 7 H ISTORYdiverse student body, which in turn improved the learning environment of Continued from Page 1 all its students. The intervenors took a for Individual Rights. The Washington- different stand, arguing that the consid- based firm sued on behalf of Jennifer eration of race was necessary to offset Gratz and Patrick Hamacher - who racial discrimination. were denied admission to the College In...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 NATION WORLD Popularity of organic foods on the rise The journey home By Victoria Edwards Daily Staff Reporter According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, organic farming is one of the fastest-growing segments of agriculture in America. The most recent estimate puts retail sales of organic foods at more than $7.8 bil- lion, with nearly half purchased at conventional gro- cery stores. Th...…

… Tuesday Apil1, 2003 michigandaily. com mae@michigandaily.com 21RTS 9 ROTTEN TO 'THE CORE' UNLIKELY APOCALYPTIC DISASTER LACKS HEART Gambling narrative 'Poker Nation' folds By Ricky Lax Daily Arts Writer BOOK REVIEW **I Andy Bellin's straight-to-paperback book "Poker Nation" is a how-to guide, expose and personal profile rolled into one - a good thing, because none of these elements would make for a half-decent book on their own. "Poker...…

… Tuesday April 1, 2003 michigandaily.com sportsdesk@umich.edu iPORTS 10 'M' nine puts hurt on Hawkeyes 20-4 Tourney action eases pain of missing Blue By Jake Rosenwasser Daily Sports Writer The Wolverines made Duane Banks Field in the plains of Iowa seem more like Coors Field in the Rocky Mountains. Without the aid of thin air, Michigan (3-1 Big Ten, 1I- 10 overall) smacked four homeruns, and the Wolverines bombarded Iowa (1-3, 7-9) for ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 1, 2003 - 11 No 'Magic of 1984' yet: Tigers lose, 3-1 Jeter injured in collision at third DETROIT (AP) - Dustan Mohr used to hate Comerica Park. Now, he loves it. Mohr hit a two-run homer over the ballpark's shortened left-field fence as the Minnesota Twins and Brad Radke shut down the Tigers 3-1 yesterday in Alan Trammell's debut as Detroit's manager. "That's the fifth or sixth ball I've hit out there, a...…

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…Weather TODAY: Monday March 31, 2003 ©2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 121 One-hundred-twelve years ofeditorialfreedom Some clouds dur- in g the day foI~owed by a chance of light snow in the evening. H'RI: 41 LOW,,,33 Tomorrow: 55l3a wwwmichigandaitycom U.S. campaign presses on in southern Iraq U.S., British report increased cooperation from Iraqi people The Associated Press Allied soldiers inched toward Bagh...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 31, 2003 NATION WORLD N. Korea: No compromises with U.S. NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLIES FRM AROND 'H WORL SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Iraq's had it ... accepted the demand North Korea on Saturday pointed to raised by the imperialists and its the weapons inspections that preceded followers for 'nuclear inspection' the war in Iraq as a reason not to com- and disarmament." promise in its own standoff with the Dur...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 31, 2003 - 3A CRIM~E SAFE calls for divestment from Caterpillar Corp. Students' attempt * to make explosives discovered by DPS According to the Department of Public Safety, two subjects were dis- covered making an explosive device at a parking lot on Fuller Road Satur- day night. The subjects, who were identified as University students, were making the explosive from a water bottle and assort...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 31, 2003 OP/ED RicA 4dga1,d~ 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 LOUIE MEIZLISH Editor in Chief AUBREY HENRETTY ZAC PESKOWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and carto...…

… Monday March 31, 2003 michigandaily.com mae@michigandaily.com ARTS 5A Rock's 'State' lost in confusion By Joseph Litman Daily Arts Writer MOVIE REVIEW As headliners on a stand-up tour, Chris Rock and Bernie Mac would be a peerless combination. As running mates for national executive office, the comedians are slightly less formidable. Both men have their moments in "Head of State" - particularly Mac, whose time on screen is the film's h...…

…I 6A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 31, 2003 the michigan daily CAMPUS PARKING SPACES AVAIL. 665-8825. " Tour an apartment with prime, enter to win $500 CASH! * Sign a lease with Prime, receive a chance to win $1000.00 CASH. " Be the lucky winner of both! CARS FROM $500. Police impounds. Hon- das etc. For listing: 1-800-319-3323 ext 4494. FISCHER HONDA - Terrific Discount! Show your M-Card, NO fuss! Purchase - Lease New - Used Accord...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 31, 2003 - 7A CRITICS Continued from Page 1A counselor from the Southgate school district who wished to remain anonymous said minority applicants from his school generally got accepted with lower grades and test scores than white applicants. "I would say they're lower in general, not a lot lower, but lower," said the counselor, whose district includes Gratz's alma mater. The counselor said this year many of ...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 31, 2003 C 2003 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. "PricewaterhouseCoopers" refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership or, as the context requires, the network of member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity. We are proud to be an Affinative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. VOTED #1 IDEAL EMPLOY...…

…ahbe 1flkbio~un &a1i SPORTS March 31, 2003 SECTION B . ,. i ,... -:.. . . . .. ... . TONY DING/Daily Michigan diver Jason Coben twisted and turned to a national championship this weekend. Cob en wins NCAA title in a squeaker By Walden ar Centeno Daily Sports Writer Junior diver Jason Coben's performance helped push the Michigan men's swimming and diving team to a ninth-place finish in the NCAA Champi- onships in Austin, Texas. Coben bec...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 31, 2003 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Worst to first: In just two years, volleyball now atop Big Ten By Maggie Adams Daily Sports Writer "We're looking for a top-five finish at nationals this year, which is a totally reasonable, reachable goal," junior Tim Roche said of the men's club volleyball team. Its three practices a week seem to have paid off this year, vaulting the team to eighth place nationally an...…

…The Michigan Daily - Weather can't stop Blue in pair of wins STEVE JACKSON By Josh Holman Daily Sports Writer Baseball in March is usually played in sunny states like Arizona and Flori- da - not Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, the place where the Michigan baseball team opened its Big Ten sea- son against Iowa. The environment didn't bother the Wolverines, though, as they took two of the first three games in a four-game series against the H...…

…0 4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 31, 2003 Chatting into the boards "We're all pretty excited. There's a lot more emotion on the inside than there is on the outside." - Michigan coach Red Berenson, who shed his poker face in favor of a smile and a fistpump at the end of yesterday's game. SATURDAY'S GAME M Michigan 2 Maine 1 SUNDAY'S GAME f Michigan 5 Colorado College 3 Key play 4:25 of the third period - Michigan's Jason Ry...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 31, 2003 - 58 HO. (t1O.1OL (OLLIU, 4 Ho.1 H[W AAMPWIK, E 92 HO. 4 WA~VHN~I R,2 1 HO. 1(OtOUDO (OLLI"~, I HO. 1 NSW fllffMSh, I Nll&(120 NO.4 SAINT (LOUDSTAT, 2 Midwest A"NN "" - "OT"I( " H HO. I UI(KiO HO. 1 HMffPM4IX~ US~T PAY Northeast wo.f mis. -T"I(Th" IRN1I(J 29 FROZEN FOuR S.~lV. - JJ.( AAIiJ1 HO. 2 flI, 1 HO. 2 BOSTON UHIV.MUII, C fflh1(( 29 F NO. NI(1I0H, S HO. 2 BOSTON ...…

…0 6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 31, 2003 'M' weathers cold, sweeps Wildcats By Sharad Mattu Daily Sports Writer After 17 grueling innings of soft- ball, Michigan's Grace Leutele had one thought: "Let's get out of the cold!" But the Wolverines weren't just happy to warm up - they were also thrilled to escape with a pair of extra-inning wins over Northwestern. In the second game, the two starters, Nicole Motycka for Michi- ga...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 31, 2003 - 78 Grieco stars in final conference meet 'M' finds silver lining at Big Tens By Michael Nisson Daily Sports Writer CHAMPAIGN - Michigan's Big Ten Championship victory on Saturday was a bittersweet one for senior Janes- sa Grieco. On the one hand, she had just won her fourth Big Ten Champi- onship team. On the other hand, in the back of her mind was the fact that she was never going to be ...…

…0 8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 31, 2003 MickiganDaily.com/Pizza House Challenge NCAA MEN 'S BAS REThALL TOURNAMIE NT First Round March 20-21 Second Round March 22-23 Regionals March 27, 29 Regionals. March 28, 30 Second Round March 22-23 First Round March 20-21 1 Kentucky 1 Kentucky 16 IUPUI 1 Kentucky ...::..:.: 8 Oregons 9 Uta9 Utah 5 WisconsWn 12 Weber State 5 Wisconsin t 4 Dayton 13 Tulsa u Midwe 1 Kentuk Texas ...…

…Bather Friday March 28, 2003 ©2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 120 One-hundred-twelve years ofeditorialfreedom TDAY: Heavy thunderstorms are expected' throughIiout the day with strong winds from the southwest. LOS 34 Tomorrow X1124 wwwmkhigandaily.com I MINNIpill 1=0 INIMMEMEMENIN i I Rumsfeld: 'Ihe Associated Press American-led forces bombed Iraqi targets and battled troops across Saddam Hussein's slowly shri...…

…0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 28, 2003 NATION/WORLD U.S. ambassador walks out on debate NEWS IN BRIEFi -[I Negroponte leaves U.N. meeting during Iraqi ambassador's accusations against U.S. UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations walked out of a debate on the Iraq war yesterday after Iraq's ambassador accused the United States of trying to exterminate the Iraqi people. "I did sit through quite a long par...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 28, 2003 - 3 CAMPUS New group protests war, supports 'U' admissions Groups to display cultural heritage A number of cultural shows and festi- vals will take place this weekend. The Latino cultural show will be in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater tomorrow at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Michigan Union Ticket Office. The 12th Annual Japan Cultural Festival, which includes dances, human-s...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 28, 2003 OP/ED cue ffirtdjitgn Dtig 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 LouIE MEIZLISH Editor in Chief AUBREY HENRETTY ZAC PESKOWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and...…

… Friday March 28, 2003 michigandaily.com mae@michigandaily.com ARTS 5 New By Daniel Yowell Daily Arts Writer 'Tremors' shakes up SciFi Courtesy of little brothermusic.com Beatx master 9th Wonder. % :. LISTEN TO YOUR BROTHJER DURHAM TRIO IS READY TO TAKE OVER HIP-HOP TV REVIEW Welcome to the quaint, sleepy town of Perfection, Nev.: proud home to the Graboids - a species of enormous, tenta- cled, burrowing sand worms. Even though Graboid...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 28, 2003 the michigan daily CAMPUS PARKING SPACES AVAIL 665-8825. Get yours hands on $1500 for Doing virtually nothing. " Come into Prime and just look at our apartments and you are placed into a $500 drawing. " Lease an apartment today and enter into a drawing for $1000. BMW '% RED 318ti, 37K miles, auto, CD, almost like new, $11,900. Call 248-646-7320. CARS FROM $500. Police impounds. Hon- das etc. F...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 28, 2003 - 7 COLEMAN Continued from Page 1 ed citizenry, the state supports it with public funds. The universities, in turn, have a recipro-, cal responsibility to the states. In this regard, our roots are not only deep, but also broad, extend- ing hundreds of years and hundreds of miles." Coleman also emphasized the impor- tance of keeping the University accessible for all students and maintaining a diverse...…

… Friday March 2, 2003 michigandaily.com sportsdesk@umich.edu OReTSiCbgan jaiv 8 Bears 'surprised' to play at Yost Iowa presents early challenge for Blue By Waldemar Centeno Daily Sports Writer By Dan Rosen Daily Sports Writer With loyal fans that could fill any arena close to home and a No. 6 spot in the Pairwise Rankings, the Uni- versity of Maine hockey team didn't expect to be at Yost Ice Arena in the Midwest regional. When the Blac...…

…Weather Thursday March 27, 2003 ©2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 119 - -- - --m amwm a-v" One-hundred-twelve years of editorzldfreedom TODKAY: Showers all day long with winds from the south- east up to 20 miles per hour. 9~H 54 nn ~41 Tomorrow:. 4l-1 i www.michigandaily.com i~l il ol !;1:il11 iFpo Letter asks U' to open activities to all students By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff R ter A campaign against oppo...…

…-NATION/WORLD U.S. troops NEWS IN BRIEF will delay strike on Baghdad WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. ground forces in central Iraq are gathering fresh combat power, probing enemy defenses and allowing time for allied airpower to weaken Iraq's Republican Guard around Baghdad before launching a multi- pronged attack on the capital, officials said yesterday. The speed of the initial U.S. ground attack into Iraq from Kuwait last week led many to assume B...…