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…LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 25, 2005 - 5 Beyond diversity MARA GAY C( \'),-!SENSE. Shirvell doesn't deserve NYPD TO THE DAILY: No pizza for Andrew Shirvell! I was rather stunned by Mon- day's story (Gay pride sticker sparks controversy at pizzeria, 07/08/05) largely because of the intolerance of one of the article's protagonists, Andrew Shirvell. Even a quick read of the article made Shirvell's duplicitous intenti...…

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…lIon day uly 25, 2005 rts.michigandaily.com rtspage@michigandaily.com abe Wtdlian Bad 9 PARADISE LOST QuAsI-POicAL PLOT BLOWN OUT OF THECS By Jeffrey Bloomer Daily Arts Editor Huh. In MichaelfBay's futuristic-sci-fi-melodra- ma-allegory-chase movie-whatever the hell "The Island," Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson play The Island Lincoln Six-Echo and Jordan Two-Delta, named that way At the Showcasel probably because it sounds and Quality...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 25, 2005 'Prince' continues Potter's dark turn Mob hit still dazzes in its fifth season By Doug Wernert qv Daily Arts Editor By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer With the exception of 2002's "Order. of the Phoenix," a slight hiccup in quality for the Harry Pot- ter series, J.K. Rowling's seven-part arc about a boy wizard's battle to vanquish evil Harry Potter has been the rare and the Half- artistic steamro...…

…Monday July 25, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com aJbe ou1rbig~wn t&dlu SPORTS 11- Getz promoted I wit q ui St By James V. Dowd Daily Sports Editor The low salaries and sweltering summer weather of Tobacco Road can taint the rosy vision of professional baseball for many prospects. Luckily for recently departed Michigan second baseman Chris Getz, the excitement generated by early success helps him deal with the heat. Af...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 25, 2005 The next Great One? The NHL sure hopes Crosby is A fter closing up shop for only the NFL has the widespread players of all time. If Crosby is not almost a year, the NHL is popularity necessary to weather a a star in the next few years, there is L back in business. When the setback of the NHL lockout's magni- a chance he will be seen as a bust. 30 owners agreed to the terms of the tude. Even with ...…

…Opinion 4 Regents should protect transgender community Arts 9 Batman returns with a "Pow!" SJb he 1Mi 4juu 1aiI Monday,June 20, 2005 Summer Weekly One-hundred-fourteen years ofedftonad freedom -, W W WAIII 111 clilUilll .l tJlll Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 130 ©2005 The Michigan Daily 'U' adjusts Coca-Cola contracts Coke must achieve specific goals set by the Dispute Review Board over the next year to maintain its contracts. By Jere...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 20, 2005 ERO UMMEGoogle may build in A2 STAR FSME 4 Corporation is looking for a suitable location for its new technologv center By Muhammad Saleem Khan Daily Staff Reporter Search engine giant Google is considering Ann Arbor as a possible place to build a new 200,000 square foot technology center. While Steve Langdon, spokesman for Google, would not confirm the rumors, local realtors have said that a re...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 20, 2005 - 3 HEART BREAKER Students ask administration for amendment to By Lindsey Ungar Daily Staff Reporter Students continued to urge the University to amend its nondis- crimination bylaws to include "gen- der identity and expression" at the Regents meeting last Thursday. Wolverine Coalition for Human Rights - a student group formed in January specifically to amend the bylaws - has aimed to send six speak...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 20, 2005 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 STEPHANIE WRIGHT tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief 4 DONN M. FRESARD Editorial Page Editor ~ EDI1~TED AND MANAGED BY E U DENT DAT 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 Mic...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 20, 2005 - 5 VIEWPOINT The new news A perfect storm brewing in city politics JEssE SINGALST THE I BY ROB GOODSPEED address the city's housing crisis by mak feel terrible forn BRnGootro ing more options available within the ctty Natalee Hollo- or too long, the student and renter and bringing an open-minded approach to w way's parents. I t community has played a peripheral density and development; and to expan...…

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…honday ue 20, 2005 rts.michigandaily.com rtspage@michigandaily.com be cfiditgtu Bail RTS 9 KNIGHTED BALE DISAPPEARS INTO NOLAN'S MASTERFUL 'BATMAN' REIMAGINING By Evan McGarvey Daily Arts Editor All it takes is the first 10 min- utes of "Batman Begins" - where a shockingly grizzly Christian Bale fights off a dozen men in a rural Chinese prison courtyard, mud streaking his face, the sky cov- ered in steely grays and washed- out blues - to ...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 20, 2005 Coldplay sticks to pleasant routine By Abby Frackman Daily Arts Writer For those who would think fatherhood has warped Chris Martin's sweet-as-young-love arrangements or dutiful lyrics, fear not. Noth- ing has changed - not Coldplay even a little bit. In fact, X&Y Coldplay's newest album, capitol X&Y is proof that the quartetcan still pound out beautiful songs no matter the mood. Martin's judgme...…

…Monday June 20, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com l RiTiigS ilg 11t- wz- it M 'Nine i4 < Y :d 4 topsy- turvy season hard to explain PETE SNEIDER ON SOFTBALL Even Sean Salisbury would have a tough time breaking this season down - but let's try. Michigan opened its season with a pair of victories over Georgia and North Carolina, two teams boasting top-10 rankings. Heading into their conference schedule, the Wolverines we...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 20, 2005 Captains aim to ease freshmen's transition 4 By James V. Dowd DailySports Editor Come October at Yost Ice Arena, you might have to look twice to make sure you're cheering for the right team. The graduation of 10 seniors from the defending CCHA champions means there's going to be a lot of new faces wearing the Maize and Blue out on the ice and hanging around the Michigan locker room. Talent-wise...…

…Opinion 4 Throw right-wing Christians to the lions Sports 11 National champion Monday, July 18, 2005 softball team visits w 'W1*-w' the White House Summer Weekly One-hundred-fourteen years of editorial freedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 133 @2005 The Michigan Daily Gay pride sticker sparks controversy at pizzeria By Laura Van Hyfte Daily News Editor Members of a local student-oriented Catholic parish received an e...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 18, 2005 4 ROCK 'N' READ Grant given to develop vaccine for world's poor Nasal, heat-resistant vaccines being created for easier, accessible immunizations By Muhammad Saloom Khan Daily Staff Reporter Scientists at the Michigan Nan- otechnology Institute for Medi- cine and Biological Sciences have received a $6.3 million grant that they will use to work on the development and testing of a more efficient...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 18, 2005 - 3 Student groups to bring major artist to campus By Jeremy Davidson Daily News Editor Members of the University Activities Center, Big Ticket Productions, UM Hillel and the Michigan Student Assembly have been developing plans for a major concert this fall. The two major contenders at this stage are Kanye West and Ludacris, though at this point in time the groups have not set a final date for the sh...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 18, 2005 ix E , kli igttn ttil 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 STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorals refect 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...…

…VIEWPOINT If you give a mouse a cookie ... The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 18, 2005 - 5 Someone else's war story KARL STAMPFL BY STUART WAGNER Recognizing the rash of terrorist attacks in the world since Presi- dent Bush declared an end to major combat operations in Iraq in May 2003, it should prove unsurprising that Europe's public opinion toward the occu- pation of Iraq has finally reached U.S. shores. Americans are failing to see the ...…

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…1Monday July 18, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com Ule AItdigan aJlu ARTS 9 SORRY CHARLE BURTON, DEPP FAIL TO RESTORE THE MAGIC IN LACKLUSTER ADAPTATION By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer How can anyone not see it? The squeaky voice, the pasty face, the outlandish wardrobe, all for a reclusive man-child, tucked away in a secluded wonderland? Why would you make Willy Wonka resemble the recently acquitted King of Pop, Micha...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 18, 2005 Powerful 'Secret' unearths legacy By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer More than 30 years after a couple of punk, amateur, twentysomething Washington Post reporters exposed the biggest politi- cal scandal in American histo- The Secret ry, we finally get Man: The to hear the whole Story of truth behind the Watergate's story directly Deep Throat from the source. Written by the By Bob Woodward most wel...…

…Monday July 18, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com lfetidigan Bflilu SPORTS 117 National champs visi Whi1 . VS teHouse ::l By Matt Singer Daily Sports Writer WASHINGTON - Being No. 1 certainly has its perks. Thirty-four days after wrapping up its first national championship in heart-stopping fashion, the Michi- gan softball team enjoyed a short but memorable trip to the nation's capital. Tuesday's 20-hour whirl- wind to...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 18, 2005 After hosting All-Stars, Detroit returns to normal 14 By Ian Robinson Daily Sports Writer DETROIT - Downtown Detroit came alive last week as baseball enthusiasts from around the world gathered at Comerica Park for Tues- day night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game. But this weekend, life returned to normal. The crowds that lined Woodward Avenue and Witherell Street to wel- come their basebal...…

…Opinion 4 Jones: You shouldn't nt be desperate just because the Army is Arts 9 White Stripes dance with 'Satan' Monday,June 13, 2005 Summer Weekly One-hundred-fourteen years of editorid freedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor Michigan Vol. CXV No. 129 @2005 The Michigan Dail Minort enrollment up for next fall Preliminary data show slight growth in minority and overall enrollment since last year By Jeremy Davidson Daily News Editor New data ...…

…0erdftyan fal One-hundredfourteen years of editorial freedom Monday Time 11 900-9; www.michganday.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 129 @2005 The Michigan Daily U U a p ons N es Blue beats UCLA to win first national title in program history By Scott Bell Daily Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY - After 1299 days since Michigan's last championship, three more innings couldn't hurt. The No.-l ranked Michigan softball team put together it...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 13, 2005 SAE Continued from page 1. In Kattola's four-count complaint, filed at the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, he accused SAE members of fueling the violence that ensued that night hy supplying minorsuwith alcohol and encour- aging an intra-fraternity feud. Nacht said he was disappointed with the way the Uni- versity handled the matter, adding that the University did not ensure that underage drinking...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Special Section - June 13, 2005 w F W Road to the championship The season had its ups and downs, but the Wolverines' balance ultimately carried them to the national title. Scott Bell * On Softball OKLAHOMA CITY - Did you hear that? That loud noise on Wednes- day night was the sound of thousands of softball fans collectively sighing in relief. And it didn't come just from Ann Arbor fans. Sure, the people of Ann...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 13, 2005 - 3 Petition seeks to restrict student parking By Muhammad Saleem Khan Daily Staff Reporter Frustrated with a lack of parking space, the North Burns Park and Oxbridge neighbor- hood associations have submitted a petition to the Ann Arbor City Council to create parking districts that will require a special permit for cars parked longer than two hours between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Peter Nagourney, co-chair...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 13, 2005 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 STEPHANIE WRIGHT DONN M. FRESARD tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor 7Trt ft EDITED AND MANAGED BY U 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 Mich...…

…The Michigan Dailv - Monrday un I13 _' 205 - 5 VIEWPOINT Keep Ann Arbor weird 1 I Ic IVII1.1116a11 Lially - IVI VI fuay, Jul i f IC , G Take your free ride and shove it ALEXANDRA JONES CEC\ NaST P u PE )RE-4 By RICHARD MURPHY I've been shopping at The Under- world on South University Avenue for over a decade. It's closing this month, claiming rising rents and stag- nant sales. No doubt it will be replaced by downtown's third Aveda salon....…

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…Monday June 13, 2005 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTS 9 LOVE, MARRIAGE, MACHE GUNs PITT ANDJOLIE ARE WHITE-HOT GREASE FIRES OF PURE ENTERTAINMENT By Jeffrey Bloomer Daily Arts Editor FILM R EVIEW * The most extravagant scene of the tongue-in- cheek "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" has its title spouses, played with no reserve by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, violently duking it Mr. & Mrs. out and destroying just Smith about every i...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 13, 2005 Arb enhances retelling of Shakespeare classic By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer F IN E A RTS R EV IE W After "Much Ado About Nothing" and "As You Like It" the past two years, director Kate Mendeloff, her team of Residential College Shakespeare Players and other local actors in the Arb are returning to where they Thursday, Friday, started five years ago: to the Saturday and most beloved and perhaps...…

…Monday June 13,2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com fE Itcdtijuunai 9 SPORTS 11 1 Seven of 'M' Nine go in Major League draft By James V. Dowd mindset that you are going to make it," able to get a degree, and now I'm going to Daily Sports Editor Getz said. "You have to wake up and take a chance in professional baseball." think, 'I'm going to the big leagues.' If Nevertheless, Brauer said he is When Michigan baseball coach...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 13, 2005 Harriers disappointed J f with national showing 7P!91j1 0 By Ian Robinson Daily Sports Writer In the 22-year history of the women's NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, no Michigan athlete has "won an individual event title. Individual titles continued to elude the Wolverines at this past weekend's championships in Sacramento. The squad earned eight points en route to a tie for 32nd plac...…

…pinion Arts 4 Why liberals should be disappointed with Granholm 9R. Kelly releases 'Reloaded' to public One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorlfreedom Monday,July 11, 2005 Summer Weekly www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXV, No. 132 ©2005 The Michigan Daily State rep may put stem-cell egislation on next year's ballot After more than a month of watching his legis- ation on embryonic stem-cell research languish in the Michigan H...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 11, 2005 LONDON Continued from page 1 such a connection so far. Only a single day after these attacks, it seems that London's pulse has regained some regularity. While Queen Elizabeth II requested flags fly at half mast, residents and tourists are back on the street and back in the tube. Affected areas have been taped off, and some of the train lines are under repair, but Londoners are not afraid to conti...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 11, 2005 - 3 Vlchigan Theater receives- DAMAGECONTROL ;rant, Soundfall unfunded . , Justin Miller ily News Editor The Michigan Theater will purchase digital cinema projectors and video plays with a grant given to it by the te in an effort to lure college gradu- s to Ann Arbor. fhe city applied for the grant as part Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Cool Cit- .itiative to make Michigan cities >re attractive for college...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 11, 2005 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 STEPHANIE WRIGHT DONN M. FRESARD tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor ° f' ~a ~ 'e* U EDITED AND MANAGED BY PC UDSTUDENTS AT THE Unless othenvise noted, unsigned editoria reflect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's editoridlboard. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of ...…