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…M=PACT ",-Continued from page 1A :the survival of M-PACT will be created through a massive fundraising effort, Coleman said. The new program will also be help- ful to students no longer receiving a Pell Grant under a new federal for- mula determining eligibility. Under the new formula, the Bush administra- tion will cut grants to students who no longer qualify for them because their family income has increased. The -money saved from this proce...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 7, 2005 ARTS "You're weird." Director'sc original ci By Alexandra Jones Daily Arts Editor "Donnie Darko" has finally returned. The twisted drama about a disturbedj teenage boy who learns that the world will end from a human-sized, metal-faced "See, I told you there was life after pro wrestling." ALMOST'COOL' STAR-STUDDED CAST KEEPS SLOW-MOVING SEQ DUEL AFLOAT rabbit named Frank, (James Duval who...…

…RUNNING FREE The women harriers won their fourth Big Ten Indoor title in five years in Ann Arbor over the weekend. PAGE 2B GRAPPLING FOR THE TOP No. 5 Michigan boasted three individual wrestling champions but finished in third at the conference tournament. PAGE 7B IAN HERBERT Whether it's lockouts or contract disputes, sports just aren't fair. PAGE 3B The SportsMonday Column SPORTSM-ONDAY March 7, 2005 1B cdbe WOioan J)ttUv - -- -----...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 7, 2005 Gallo paces 'M' for first-place finish By Daniel Levy Daily Sports Writer The final scores were announced over the loud speaker at the Indoor Track Building on Feb. 27. "In second place with 117.5 points ... Illinois. In first place with 130 points... Michigan." Players hugged, screamed, slapped high-fives and raised one finger to the air. Chants of 'The Victors' resonated throughout ...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 7, 2005 - 3B Seniors' careers end on highnote By Lindsey Ungar For the Daily Brian Berends wasn't the only Wolverine choked up after the men's gymnastics meet against No. 10 Stanford on Feb. 26. Berends, along with the other five seniors on the team - Geoff Corrigan, David Flannery, Chris Gatti, Brian Skvarla and Eddie Umphrey - closed out their final home appearance with a compelling 221.200-214.750 ...…

…4B - The Michigan.Daily - SportsMonday - March 7, 2005 LINE OF THE WEEK Eric Werner Defense Saturday vs. Bowling Green 3 Assists NOTABLE QUOTABLE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK "It's nice to put another banner up at Yost, but it's just the beginning for us." - Michigan junior Andrew Ebbett on Michigan's first-place CCHA finish. Jonathan Sigalet (Bowling Green) Sigalet was one of the fastest players on the ice during the weekend series. He had two as...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 7, 2005 - 5B WHAT DID YOU SAY? "The regular season is done, and now we have a new season to go after and fight for the Big Ten title." - Michigan guard Dion Harris SATURDAY'S SCORE PLAYERS OF THE GAME Iowa *Michigan 74 72 Greg Brunner (Iowa) The junior went to the line 15 times, grabbed seven rebounds and netted 24 points. Brunner also complained to the refs about twenty-four times. Brent Pet...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 7, 2005 WHAT DID YOU SAY? "I like to see the ball in Crystal's hands." -- Iowa coach Lisa Bluder on Iowa junior Crystal Smith THURSDAY'S SCORE PLAYERS OF THE GAME Michigan 42 70 Crystal Smith (Iowa) Smith scored a game-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field. She also dished out three assists and collected four steals. BreAnne McPhilamy (Michigan) Senior McPhilamy netted 12 points...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 7, 2005 - 7B }.,Grap lers take 4 P third at Big Tens By Seth Gordon Daily Sports Writer IOWA CITY - Michigan had two chances to beat Illinois this weekend at the wrestling Big Ten Championships and went 0-for-2. After the two teams tied each other for the regular-season championship with identical 7-0-1 records - including a 17-17 tie against each other in Ann Arbor on Feb. 6 - the centerpiece of the ...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 7, 2005 tit4 4' I I r kstor Senior Nate Brannen has his eyes on a third consecutive indoor 800-meter national championship 4 r j4ow VpowIan. Robinsn o d, t.t' ~r pA tiy .plt ' W 4Hrir al race is a race when they can guys that arekallfaster than ck and get palled through to a ,al national race, definitely for something where I can get out se my strength at the end in the ters to come u...…

…Friday, February 25, 2005 ,; Weather Opinion 4 Sports 7 Jasmine Claire on keeping Bill Cosby quiet Tankers finish day in sixth place ietc au 32 TOMORROW: One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mcknganday.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 90 @2005 The Michigan Daily Bush challeges Russian president President: Real democracy includes freedom of press and viable political opposition BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Struggling to...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 25, 2005 NATION/WORLD Pope has surgery to aid breathing NEWS IN BRIEFy C {_; w Vatican emphasizes that operation was not an emergency measure VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope John Paul IIunderwent a successful operation to insert a tube in his throat to relieve his breathing problems, hours after he was rushed back to the hospital yesterday for the second time in a month with flu-like symptoms of fever ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 25, 2005 - 3 . ON CAMPUS Medical students perform musical The "Galens Smoker," an annual musical written, directed and per- formed by University medical students that skewers medical education, will be performed this evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Mendelssohn Theater. Dental School hosts symposium The 32nd annual Moyers Sympo- sium, an event that aims to contribute to the continued education of practi...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 25, 2005 OPINION ie ipnil JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE ( The Holy Father is in our thoughts and prayers and we wish him a speedy recovery and return to the service ...…

…Friday February 25, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ARTS 5 5 CLOSE THE DOOR ALT-ROCKERS STRIVE FOR MEDIOCRITY By Abby Frackman Daily Arts Writer Music REVIEW i For all that is wrong with the album Seven- teen Days, you can't argue that 3 Doors Down aren't ambitious. Few bands can write 13 decent songs in 17 days; needless to say, 3 Doors Down is not one of them. The Mis- sissippi alt-rockers recently returned to th...…

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…Friday, February 25, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com Ulib 1tdi 9 iailU SPORTS 7 7 'M' D 's into sixth at Big Tens By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer With as much firepower as the top-tier men's swim- ming and diving teams in the Big Ten bring, the open- ing day of the Big Ten Championships started off with a bang at the University Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. In Michigan coach Bob Bowman's first Big Ten Champions...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 25, 2005 FRIDAY Focus I I PETER SCHOTTENFELS /Daily Music Prof. Michael Haith- cock conducts the Symphony Band at their concert at Hill Auditorium on Feb. 11. THE UNIVERSITY'S SYMPHONY BAND PLAYS CARNEGIE By Sarah Peterson Daily Arts Writer west. The view to the east is Brooklyn, and the view to the south is the Statue "This is sort of like our Rose Bowl," exclaimed Michael Haithcock, conductor...…

…Thursday, February 24, 2005 News 3A Boykin speaks about being black and gay .IErCA:TP; A 1 r W Cf'WI mJAZN Weather Opinion 4A Sports 8A The Daily calls out the Ann Arbor News Women's hoops drops another in familiar fashion Ici1nvait H : 29 LOW: 18 TOMORROW: 33/14 One-hundred fourteen years of editoridfreedom www.mihigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 89 ®2005 The Michigan Daily $20m given to Judaic 'Studies By Farayha Arrin...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 24, 2005 NATION/WORLD Political wrangling continues mn Iraq NEWS IN BRIEF BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Ayad Allawi, the secular interim prime minis- ter, said yesterday he is putting together a coalition to try to hold onto the job in the next government and block the can- didate of the dominant Shiite political alliance. Kurdish parties also weighed in with demands for top posts, setting up a possible ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Speaker to lecture on Japanese personal pronouns As part of its winter 2005 lecture series, the Center for Japanese Studies presents Cindi Sturtz-Sreetharan today at noon in room 1636 of the School of Social Work. Sturtz-Sreetharan, a member of Cali- fornia State University's anthropology department, will discuss Japanese men's usage of personal pronouns in speech. Famous ...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 24, 2005 OPINION b aug JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE 44'The fundamental principles and institutions of democracy must be adapted to the realities of Russian life ...…

…Thursday . February 24, 2005 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com PORTS 5A . .... . .... Cagers finally break streak By Eric Ambinder Daily Sports Editor Dani Wohl played his heart out. Amadou Ba played - much to the crowd's pleasure - and scored. Dion Harris and Ron Coleman were lava. And when it was over, a huge rush of warm air flowed from Crisler Arena last night. Michigan exhaled for the first time in over a month - a 63-...…

…6A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday. February 24. 2005 the michigan daily ..t 1209 BROADWAY: $215 K. Tree-top condo, 2 bdrm., 1 1/2 baths., 2 lofts, fire- place. Agent: Victoria L. Evans. 649-4752. NEW LUXURY TOWNHOME Condos $38,000 Buying Power twp. taxes. 10 min. to UM. 2-5 bdrms. w/ 2 car garage. 213-4100. 1eRI ywireless T* # Mobile e @comcast Ask About d NEXTOEL NETWORKV Cell Phones & Accessories High Speed Internet & TV Low-Cost Intern...…

…w NEWS The Michigan Daily - . Thursday, February 24, 2005 -,7A The Mich.gn Daiy.- hursday _.Fbruary 24,2005 -y . LEVINE Continued from page 1A housing issues, litigate for students in ten- ,ant-landlord disputes and lobby the city ,government to pass ordinances favorable to student tenants. Levine said he now intends to coordi- nate with SLS and the Residence Halls Association to organize a lease-signing workshop in each of the Universit...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 24, 2005 Blue falls apart at start of second half By Matt Singer Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING - The Michigan wom- en's basketball team hangs close to a pow- erful Big Ten team early, hoping to earn Mj ' j" 4 a shocking upset vic- tory. Then, inevitably, it happens. The opposition explodes for a huge run, the Wolverines collapse and the final score tilts heavily in favor of their opponents. Thi...…

…Su 12B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 24, 2005 w w " U U U CATEGOPY I REST DwPEcTop Eastwood, Scorsese lead pack for Oscar By Zach Borden Daily Arts Writer The Best Director category has been a perennial favorite at the Academy Awards, honoring those responsible for creating a film's look and developing its tone. This year, the five men vying for the directing trophy share two things in common - they are all Oscar veter- a...…

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…10B - The Mic1l n Daily - Thursday, Feuary 24, 2005 w w " U ! U a v The Michigan Dail The .:..h..b..Da"J CATEGOPY I EEST SUppoPTwIG Acrpiss CAil1GOPY I BEsi ACTOR.p Blanchett the favorite in competitive race Foxx dominates as Ray Charles By Amanda Andrade Daily Arts Writer The Best Supporting Actress race is notoriously difficult to call. The category's more prestigious older sister, Best Actress, tends to grab all the headline-...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, ebruary 24, 2005 V V w w V. V V The Michigan ail: CATEGOiRY I IEsT ACTRESS Bening takes Swank head on in '05 race CATEGORY I EsT ADAPIED SCPEEMPLAY 'Sideways' is strongest contendei By Lindsey Bieber and Andy Kula Daily Arts Writers " WEOP1fmac1 0000O0 By Christopher Lochner For the Daily At the heart of 2004's best actress race is a rematch five years in the making. In 1999, Hilary Swank took th...…

…V V V V w w v w V I 8B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 24, 2005 The Michigan CATEGOPY I FEST GPIGINAL SCPEENPLAY CATEGOPY I EIST SupoFzTIrG Aclok Kaufman hopes 2005 is finally his year Church looks to finish comeback By Christopher Lechner diverse. "Hell's Angels" and the original "Scar- For the Daily Perhaps the most obvious choice face," and launched the career of starlet for the nomination, "The Aviator" is Jean Harl...…

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…Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Opinion 4 Jordan Schrader: What scuttlebutt? Arts 5 Video director Dave Meyers speaks on his success - JASON RYZNAR'S LONG TRIP TO MICHIGAN ... SPORTS, PAGE 9 Ict aug:4 Weather &.- 30 LOW: 18 TOMORROW- X:919 One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mz'hiandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 88 ©2005 The Michigan Daily MSA finids ,oke guilty By Jeremy Davidson Daily Staff Reporters The Michi...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 23, 2005 NATION/WORLD I Bush denies plans to attack Iran NEWS 1N BRIEF 4 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Presi- dent Bush said yesterday that it is "sim- ply ridiculous" to assume that the United States has plans to attack Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program. "This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. Having said that, all options are on the tab...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 3 * ON CAMPUS 'U' to host panel on Bill Cosby The Detroit Project, the National Association of Black Journalists and . Michigan Student Assembly's Minority Affairs Commission are sponsoring a discussion on Bill Cosby today from 7 to 9 p.m in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union. "A Conversation with Dr. Bill Cosby" will recap Cosby's recent visit to Detroit, as well as provide an ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 23, 2005 OPINION c e fi ut ttilg JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE G'Ninety-nine- point-nine percent of the media is left of center ... There are two companies doing ...…

…Wednesday February 23, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage @michigandaily. com ARTS 5 Music VIDEO VISIONARY MTV AWARD WINNER REFLECTS ON HIS CAREER AND FUTURE By Chris Gaerig Daily Arts Writer Dave Meyers's life has changed significantly since he first entered the music business as an "abused intern" - running errands, fetching fruit and making copies. Invaluable internships and hundreds of music videos later, Dave is now one of the mos...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday. February 23, 20( the michigan daily _.._.. 1209 BROADWAY: $215 K. Tree-top condo, 2 bdrm., 1 1/2 baths., 2 lofts, fire- place. Agent Victoria L. Evans. 649-4752. NEW LUXURY TOWNHOME Condos $38,000 Buying Power twp. taxes. 10 mm. to UM. 2-5 bdrms, w/ 2 car garage. 213-4100. CAMPUS PARKING SPACES available for now. 665-8825. ! 1 MONTH FREE! 1/2 off Deposit & Cash for. Spring Break if you sign your lease ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 7 LEO Continued from page 1 those matters is to be interpreted. At the rally, LEO campus chair Ian Robinson demanded that the University treat the lectur- ers with "sufficient respect," rather than provide excuses for their sluggish efforts. He also said he hoped the rally and picket would pressure the Uni- versity to act quickly, though he left open the pos- sibility of further labor...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 23, 2005 ARTS Italian psych-rockers debut with 'Valende' By Lloyd Cargo Daily Arts Writer Courtesy of Touch & Go Nice nose hairs, guys. Sick. Noise-pop band Enon releasaes rarities COMP The term "psych-rock" gets thrown around far too often, but the duo of Marco Fasolo and Alessio Gastaldello are worthy suc- Jennifer cessors of the tie-dye mantle. Gentle Recently signed out of Italy by Valende ...…

…Wednesday February 23, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com UJe £idiijmi ktlg PORTS 9 - - ------- - -- - Ryznar returns to Michigan in 'stang By Ian Herbert Daily Sports Editor Two summers ago, Jason Ryznar departed on a long, arduous journey to Michigan. It was the summer before his junior year, and Ryznar was getting ready to head back to Ann Arbor from his hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. He had just bought a new car...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Blue ready to race after four-week rest By Anne Uible_ Daily Sports Writer Thirty-two Big Ten team titles and 294 individual Big Ten Champions. For a coach faced with this storied history of winning tra- dition, first year Michigan swimming and diving coach Bob Bowman is relatively relaxed as his team heads into the Big Ten Championships this weekend. "I'm looking forward to it," Bowman ...…

…Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Weather 42~ i~ Opinion 4 Sam Singer on Paul Krugman's ego Arts 8 Kings of Leon deliver on second album. £F I1 bI33 LOW, 22 TOMORROW: 30mA U.w Sports 9 Eric Ambinder on the mystery of Dion Harris One-hundredfourteen years of editorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXV, No. 87 2005 The Michigan Daily MSA vote on PIRGIM postponed By Karl Stampfl Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan S...…

…NATION/WORLD Protests NEWS IN BRIEF against S ria heat up Protest is largest anti-Syrian rally in the country's history BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Tens of thousands marched yesterday in the biggest anti-Syrian protest in Lebanese history amid signals that Syria will soon withdraw its troops from parts of the country. President Bush renewed demands for Syrian forces to leave Leb- anon immediately. The protest marked one week since the Feb. 14 de...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 3 " ON CAMPUS Senator Levin comes to Union U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Detroit) will speak in the Michigan Union Kuen- " zel Room today at 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the University's College Democrats. Desegregationist speaks on fighting hate, prejudice The Hillel Center for Jewish Activi- ties presents Dick Lobenthal, former director of Michigan's Anti-Defamation League, tonight from...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 22, 2005 OPINION ab Sidi~ttwu &zilg JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE 'Good thinking,' I said to myself as I fired up a thin Cohiba." - The late writer Hunter S. Thomp...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 7 * AMTRAK Continued from page 1A tage Card entitles her to a 15-percent discount on Amtrak fares. She added that said her travel arrangements would suffer if Amtrak service were stopped. "It would potentially mean that I would have to leave the (University) because I would have no way to see my family or my friends," she said. Still, Lewandowski said she has experienced delays while us...…

…Tuesday February 22, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com UX1e MtgTh 9 ART S 8 EVAN McGARVEY Youth and experience 0 01 For better or worse, we pretty much like the art our parents gave us when we were little. The Picasso poster our mother put in our room sparked our lifelong fascination with modernist art; our father's Coltrane collection com- pelled us to try the trumpet. Like religion and political views, our chi...…