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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Musharraf calls for Bhutto investigation President Pervez Musharraf announced yesterday that Scotland Yard will help investigate the assas- sination of Benazir Bhutto, revers- ing his initial rejection of foreign help after he came under pressure to allow a U.N. probe. Authorities also pushed back parliamentary elections until Feb. 18 - a si...…

…4A -Thursday, January 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7L 1 4clwc4tpan43atly Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. AnnArbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR It disenfranchises certain voters or makes them make choices between putting food on the table and caucusing."' - Tom Lindsey, an Iowa City high school teache...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 3, 2008 - SA The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 5A A lack of egos makes a world of difference DETROIT - The 2005 and 2007 Michi- gan hockey teams both welcomed large incoming freshman classes following major losses to graduation and profes- sional contracts. But the similarities end there. "(The 2005 team) had a couple guys that played for themselves," ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 7A BOWL From Page 1A Ohio State and Michigan would struggle against faster SEC teams like Louisiana State and Florida in the bowls. Most of the country agreed, with more than 90 per- cent of voters in an ESPN.com poll predicting the Gators would beat the Wolverines. "Ninety-one percent?" wide receiver Mario Manningham said after the game. "Come on, we aren't that bad." The Wo...…

…8A - Thursday, January 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Sauer's shutouts prove consistent play is no fluke A BIG START IN BIG TEN Michigan wins its first conference opener in six years, defeats Iowa with late push - By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer DETROIT - The story used to be how, this year, Michigan goalie Billy Sauer has begun to move away from the unpredictabil- ity that dictated his first two years in net. Bu...…

…t 1 Y F r.N v. _ 1" 'a, . '. k" i . , i cs" N i' r, 4 F l P" The Michigan Daily ( michigandaily.com ) Thursday, January 3, 2008 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. IN CONCERT UMS brings the Emerson String Quartet - named after famed poet Ralph Waldo Emerson - to campus Friday for an original performance at 8 p.m. in the Rackham Auditorium. The world- famous Quartet is a nine...…

…a 2B - Thursday, January 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom REDUCTIVE REASONING Picking one and one apart. ADENR'BILL AND TED EXCELLENT ADVENTURE' 09$9) 4 Today 1.03.08 Bill Hildebrandt Comedy 8 p.m. Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase $5 in Advance/ $7 at the Door Deastro, Javelins!, Childbite and Friendly Foes 9:30 p.m. At the Blind Pig $5/Under 21, $8/18+ Tomorrow 1.04.08 Yellow Room Gang 8 p.m. At The Ark $15 Faculty Recital: Adam Un...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 3B The best of the best ofs Keeping off the grid Andrew SARGUS KLEIN ManagingArts Editor There are always, without fail, shouts of protest when year-in-review lists crop up like fungus this time of the month. Everyone has a favorite band or singer and everyone knows critics, and their lists can be as arbitrary as for- tune cookies or horoscopes. There are always shouts of"no...…

…4 4B - Thursday, January 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com vyon'stOP0 ALBUMS From page 2B 8. Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover Spencer Krug's taking risks. "Should I try some tribal chanting? Sure. How about a track about riding leopards? Definitely." Do they all make sense? Maybe not. But some- where in the swirling, galaxy-sized mind of Sunset Rubdown's leading man, everything does. The same goes for the album. Every trac...…

…BEfR: Wolvr n C ak AlPeA2 Even before Rodriguez, Wolverines open playbook. Could that mean a quick transition for Blue? Page 2C The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com ( January 3, 2008 UP11 FTI NG EXIT PHOTOS BY RODRIGO GAYA/Daily (ABOVE) Michigan coach Lloyd Carr ended his coaching career with a win in Tuesday's Capital One Bowl. (BELOW LEFT) Wide receiver Adrian Arrington scored two touchdowns in the Wolverines' victory. Spo tligtfinds Carr ...…

…I 2C - January 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GAME STATISTICS 0 Tear Stats First Downs Rush/Yds Passing Yards Offensive Plays Total Offense Return Yards Conp/Att/Int Punts/Avg Furbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Tire of Poss MICH 28 47/151 373 86 524 118 25/39/2 2/44.5 4/2 8/65 32:18 OF 18 32/230 169 66 399 93 18/34/0 3/118 1/0 9/49 27:42 4 65 65.0 65 7 7.0 7 4 4.0- 4 4 4.0 4 0 20 0 29 0 29 0 cale 4 2 6 'nglem o t a 4 2 6 ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom January 3, 2008 - 3C MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box- score. The defense-o-meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Carr-o-meter judges Lloyd Carr's demeanor following the game and the hypemeter measures the fans' game performance. DEFENSE-O-METER Yes, they the defense allowed 35 points. Yes, it didn't man- age to stop ...…

…0 4C - January 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com -j <IC F- 0~ <IC (9 0 U 4 4 I A Photoessay by Rodrigo Gaya and Peter Schottenfels 4 a i :. r;, , , , Yi, ..:., "I just know I'm enjoying this win. It's the best one I've ever had. I've never won a bowl game. We win the last one we play in that uniform. No win has been better for me. We sent Coach out the right way. We played a great team and we beat them --Senior safet...…

…Pa michigandaily.com FI i Ksl 11 )I\ ~)) Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 11, 2007 michigandaily.com Law School may get a $102 million addition Matthew Scott, an employee of Nichols Arboretum, shows the white fir tree that was found cut down in Nichols Arboretum last week. A CHRISTMAS CRIME N of h valuable trees tum staff and the Department of Public Safety say there have ten fall prey to been about three tree thefts over the past...…

… 2 - Tuesday, December 11, 2007 MONDAY:TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Explained Before You Were He End of semester 'now or nevers' FRIDAY: ire The Extremist MAKING IT MOVE After the professor collected final papers, passed out course evaluation sheets and left the room just 15 minutes into the last class period, my classmates began to gather their things and shuffle out the door without a look back. Mo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS KABUL, Afghanistan Coalition retakes town from Taliban Hundreds of Taliban fighters fled in trucks and motorbikes yes- terday as Afghan and international troops fought their way into the only important town controlled by the hard-line Islamic movement. Afghan officers reported some militants, possibly al-Qaida, were still resisting in the center of Musa Qala, and said the attacking force cont...…

… I 4 - Tuesday, December 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C74c Mic4ig n Jat*lg Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position ofthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustration...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 5 The, Eden of multiplaTer TV time to brush up on bio Success through better song choice and an epic multiplayer platform By MICHAEL PASSMAN Daily TV/New Media Editor You might want to take a seat. Ready? OK - don't say I didn't warn you. EA's "Rock Band" is the greatest multiplayer video game of all time. There, I said it. Rock Band Just mention- Xbox 360 ing classics lik...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 7 Winter storm kills 18 across the Midwest Killer had trained to be a missionary More than 600 homes ice echo City. lose power The N posted ice OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A ings Tue wintry storm caked the center of souri, K the nation with a thick layer of ice and Illin yesterday, blacking out more than emergenc 600,000 homes and businesses, National and more icy weather was on t...…

… >ber 11 200-7 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 1 4.; ]tt ti t i ' Mnx t1 sr. 6 ZOMBIE From page 5 is sometimes Blind Pig-speak for Nish), there will barely be a moment to reorient yourself. No breaks are planned. On paper, the show promises to be awesome - the bat-shit crazy kind. But it's also an interesting slice of punk music and carnival culture, two things you might not realize Ann Arbor has a firm stake in, even if you stumbled...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 9 Legacies on the line in Orlando By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor Back in the first week of August, three Michigan seniors enumer- ated their goals for the upcoming season: Bring home a National Cham- pionship. Hoist a Bigx Ten Champion- ship Trophy. Beat Ohio State. Oh, and win CARR their bowl game. So far, the seniors are 0-3 - the same as their career bowl record. An...…

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…It's time to pay attention to the hockey team SportsMonday IiE-HUd gau A ij ON .N)1) tII ixi11F)nx Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 10, 2007 michigandaily.com TENURE Profs to students: Get involved Faculty members say process often murky, hard to understand By ANDY KROLL and ELIZABETH LAI Daily StaffReporters At a forum on Friday at Palm- er Commons, a panel of experts encouraged students to learn more about the University's tenure pro...…

… 2A - Monday, December 10, 2007 q TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Explained Before You Were Here, Student elected president amid controversy H FRIDAY: The Extremist OLIDAY CHEER Despite a controversy that began last month after photos surfaced that appeared to show him wearing black face-paint, junior Josh Weinstein was elected Princeton University's under- graduate student government presi- dent, The Daily Princetonian repo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 10, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi defense minister promises focus on Baghdad Iraq's defense minister promised yesterday to wage anew crackdown in a volatile province northeast of Baghdad where militants are try- ing to regroup after being routed from their urban stronghold there last summer. Suicide attacks have killed more than20 people in the last three days in Diyala province, ...…

… 4A -Monday, December 10, 2007 Jpi The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations representsolely t...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 10, 2007 - 5A More than the sum of its parts The glory can be yours - if you have the right console. Xbox gives 'FIFA' its due respect By PAUL TASSI scheme, and the minute differ- Daily Film Editor ences between a chip pass, a chip- lob pass and a chip-lob-through If there were a book that list- pass are just as miniscule as ever. ed everything Americans cared And you'll spend at lea...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily FORUM From Page 1A Elson Liu, a Rackham student, proposed that the group work on forming a volunteer-based note- taking service for students who need it. "It's a simple and meaningful first step," Liu said. With fall semester ending this week, the group made plans to continue its work next month. A tentative list of projects the group plans to undertake will be com- piled this week, and the group will decide ...…

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…Thought last weekend was bad? Scott Bell examines this week's coaching-search debacle. Page 2B The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I December10, 2007 ; ,? ;:: :.; -_ , = r' :R1 f .r V 4 } rpp afs " yr._ j Duke trounces Blue in lowout By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer DURHAM, N.C. - It would seem on paper the Michigan men's basketball team finally caught a scheduling break. They traveled to the unfriendly confines of Cameron Indoor St...…

… 2B - December 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Miller top in blocks 0 By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer STATE COLLEGE - Game three. Match point. Penn State's Megan Hodge, the top-ranked Nit- tany Lions' best NOTEBOOK attacker, was one kill away from advancing her team to its fourth NCAA regional finals appearance in six seasons. But senior Lyndsay Miller had an answer. Exploding off the floor, open hands high above the ne...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com December 10, 2007 - 3B Intrasquad fun starts for 'M' By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer At the women's gymnastics Maize and Blue Intrasquad Friday, the judges' explanations for picking a winner included "She had a nice smile" and "I liked the flippy thing at the end." In the annual exhibition meet, celebrity judges Rishi (Superfan) Moudgil, softball standout Saman- tha Findlay and singer-songwriter Ma...…

… 4B - December 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CHECKING FROM BEHIND 4 THAT'S WHAT HE SAID "It's obviously surprising. I don't think anyone in this room, myself included, would have predicted PLAYER OF THE WEEK Chris Summers MICHIGAN this off. " team could have pulled that The sophomore switched from his usual post at the blue line to forward, and the move proved to be a great decision. Sum- mers notched the game-winning ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com December 10, 2007 - 5B CRASHING THE BOARDS NOTABLE QUOTABLE "For Michigan, everybody is a freshman, really. It's new. And they'll keep getting better and better. At this point in the season, it's not instinctive. ". n- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski DUKE 95 - MICHIGAN 67 DUKE DOMINATION PLAYER OF THE GAME Kelvin Grady GUARD The freshman guard had nine points and two assists. More importantly, he had no tu...…

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…Arts, Page 5 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 7, 2007 michigandaily.com INTERNSHIPS Due dates creep earlier Deadlines in October and November put pressure on students By JILLIAN BERMAN Daily Staff Reporter Deadlines for summer intern- ships have put many students under pressure to send out applications as early as October and Novem- ber - six or seven months before their potential jobs are scheduled to start. Many University students s...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, December 7, 2007 - 3 THE CARTWHEELIN' KRIS KRINGLE NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON House passes first energy bill in three decades The House approved the first increase in federal automobile fuel efficiency requirements in three decades yesterday as part of an thi energy bill that also repeals billions Bi of dollars of oil company tax breaks b and encourages use of renewable a fuels. er The bill, passed b...…

… 4 - Friday, December 7, 2007 P-- The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely t...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 7, 2007 -'5 Youssou N'Dour, musical and socio-political touchstone, will perform Saturday at 8 p.m. at Hill Auditorium. Seriously vibrant, engaging * Afro-pop comes to Hill Auditorium By GABRIEL BAKER Daily Arts Writer In terms of bringing world- renown musicians and perform- ers toAnnArbor, it seems as if Youssou the University Musical Soci- N'DOur ety doesn't have Tomorrow a ceiling...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GEO From Page 1 to the University's financial aid website. The group intends to ask the University to increase wages so they match cost-of-living esti- mates, Woods said. GEO made two formal pro- posals at today's meeting - one asking for an increase in child- care subsidies and access and the other pushing the University to offer graduate students a leave of absence for the birth of a child. University ...…

… 8 - Friday, December 7, 2007 J.B. From page 5 A biblical tale may not strike you as a particularly entertaining way to spend a Saturday evening. But Music, Theater and Dance Prof. Philip Kerr assured us that "J.B." is a piece of theatre students will not want to miss. He explained that the play "is an immensely accessible, powerful piece of theater. It points to our humanity and what we as a people have in common." Questions such as the idea ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 7, 2007 - 9 The Michigan volleyball team is in search of its first victory over Penn State in the program's history. A win would put the Wolverines in the Elite 8, and extend their longest run in their history. Blue looks for upset in Sweet 16 By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer Seven banners hang on the wall of Cliff Keen Arena celebrating the Michigan vol- leyball team's NCAA Tournam...…

… 10 - Friday, December 7, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Duke all too familiar for Beilein Miles officially signs contract with LSU 4 By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer Michigan coach John Beilein has been in this spot before. Dec. 1, 1992, he took Canisius to Cameron Indoor Stadium to face defending National Champion Duke. It was Beilein's first season as a Division-I basketball coach. That Canisius squad oddly resembled ...…

…Work it, hipster A guide to looking good while staying in shape for the horn-rimmed glasses set PLUS: The School of Art and Design's all-student exhibition THE B-SIDE ONE v UN EI G T 4111 ENN 0ER 11F E A 1REED)M Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 6, 2007 michigandaily.com ARTS FUNDING AND OBSCENITY 2 film fest, state settle lawsuit Legislature agrees to change rules ACLU had challenged By ANDREW SARGUS KLEIN ManagingArts Editor The Ann...…

… 2A - Thursday, December 6, 2007 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Explained Before You Were Here FRIDAY: The Extremist HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS The birth of the co-op movement In 1930, the Michigan Socialist Club was founded to find a way to help students with their struggles to meet their basic needs, like regular meals and reliable housing. Several students are credited with coming up with the ide...…