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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 2, 2005 - 7 iIFC Continued from page 1 of pledges class chapters can accept was raised from 41 to 50. Aly Grossman, an LSA freshman who was admitted to the Sigma Kappa sorority this semester, said she doesn't mind being a part of a larger pledge class but acknowledged that "it is a little bit less personal, and it takes a little bit longer to get to know everyone." In contrast to the sororities,...…

…Wednesday November 2, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com a1bE ,9 [iii n ttil RTCS 8 Who's bigger than 2Pac? If you're going to talk about rankings and lists, and you're the least bit interested in rap, then you've got to wonder: Does comparing 2Pac and The Notorious B.LG. even get us anywhere? They were the twin stars of rap's surreal push into the public eye. Their deaths have embodied the unfairly short life-span (...…

…ARTS 'Toothpaste' tickles fancy The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 2, 2005 - 9 By Alexandra Jones Daily Arts Editor There's a certain little webcom- ic called "Toothpaste for Dinner" (www.toothpastefordinner.com) that gets about 20 million hits per month. Slate Magazine said, "In terms of clickability, Toothpaste for Dinner is Rembrandt." Two-hundred of the drawings, some already posted on the website and some never-before-seen, have ...…

…Wednesday Novermber 2, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com OeRTS Harrison can't quite wrap up dad's "git By Gabe Edelson Daily Sports Writer The ball was in the air, and Brandon Harrison's eyes went wide. The true freshman free safety thought he had found just the right belated birthday present for his father. Harrison was in Michigan's fall foot- ball camp during August, so he missed celebrat- ing at home in his native...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 2, 2005 - 11 Brown heads Big Ten team ALEX DZIASDOZ/Daily Senior Adam Bruh holds Michigan's career record for assists in a career with 28. He four this year are tied for the team lead. Bruh leads M'nfnlya By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer He may sport a jersey with No. 7 written on the back, but senior Adam Bruh has relied on anything but luck to get to where he is today - co-captain of the Mich...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Blue barely scrapes by in exhibition matchup By Ian Robinson Daily Sports Writer After 37 minutes, Krista Clement had scored just five points. Coach Cheryl Burnett gave her the green light to shoot at any open opportunity, and Clement increased the throttle with seven of the team's final nine points - leading Michi- gan to a thrilling 65-64 victory over Athletes in Action last night at Cri...…

…Tuesday, November 1, 2005 News 3 Many mourn Rosa Parks's death Opinion 4 Sam Singer makes sense of the Valerie Plame affair Sports 9 Tim Jamison fills in for injured LaMarr Woodley PRODUCER TALKS 'STAR WARS' PAST AND FUTURE ... ARTS, PAGE 5 One-hundredffteen years ofedtorialfreedom www.michzanday.com Ann Arbor, Michigan m Vol. CXVI, No. 22 x2005 The Michigan Daily Appeals court OKs ballot measure BAMN leaders say Granholm will be asked to ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 1, 2005 NATION/WORLD i Secunty NEWS IN BRIEF hHEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WO F 0 I a warns Syria UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A united Security Council warned a defi- ant Syria yesterday of possible "further action" if it doesn't cooperate with a U.N. investigation that has implicated top Syrian officials in the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister. But the United States, France and Britain...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 1, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Parks remembered for courage, strength Witnesses of alleged abuses to speak tomorrow The Coke Coalition, a group that has accused the Coca Cola Company of human rights abuses in India and Colombia, will bring in eyewitnesses Amit Srivastava and Luis Adolfo to talk about the alleged labor abuses they say they have seen. They will be speaking today at 6 p.m. at the School of ...…

…41 4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 1, 2005 OPINION br £bw 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'Like Rosa Parks, Judge Alito will be able to change history by virtue of where he sits." - Sen. Charles ...…

…Tuesday November 1, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com cte llJicligtrn ttiI RTS 5 CLOSING UP THE GALAXY PRODUCER RECALLS SECOND TRILOGY'S ORIGINS By Imran Syed Daily Arts Writer The circle is complete today; the beginning is now at an end. Perhaps the greatest movie franchise of all-time, "Star Wars" has grossed over $3.5 billion in box Star Wars office revenue worldwide Episode 11: and boasts a fan base in Revenge of...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 1, 2005 - 7 BRATER Continued from page 1. But supporters of juvenile justice reform say now is the time for change. Nationally, juvenile justice law is undergoing massive changes, with many states overturning tough legislation passed in the 1990s that stiffened sentences for juvenile offenders and lowered the age at which the accused could be tried as adults. "It can be a very big political hot po...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 1, 2005 ARTS 4 I Tiny video game characters ... with spicy club sauce! God game improves upon predecessor I By Forest Casey Daily Arts Writer VIDEO GME REIE Courtesy of Universal Uma Thurman ... with club sauce! It has become a field of video game developer Peter Molyneux. He has been called overly ambitious, unrealistic and an outright liar for announcing tanta- lizing game con- traditio...…

…Tuesday November 1, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com ale AIrrbgi'n Bilg PORTrS 9 . .. . ......... Want a job. know your SM yroommate - the one of us who doesn't have season tickets to the Big House - has suddenly taken an interest in football. She was eager to let me change the channel from a "Law and Order" rerun to the Northwestern game last Saturday, and even inquired about some of the game's intricacies. So, what...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 1, 2005 Johnson learns to check his emotions By James V. Dowd Daily Sports Writer FAIRBANKS - During Friday night's loss, freshman defenseman Jack Johnson was flustered by the comments and actions from some Alaska- Fairbanks players. In the season's first five games, Johnson - who, entering the series, had found his way into the penalty box nine times - had the Nanooks keying on him all game long....…

…Monday, October 31, 2005 News 3A Report: absentee ballots mishandled in mayoral election Opinion 4A Chris Zbrozek: Halloween of the middle class Arts 5A "Capote" reveals "In Cold Blood's" origins WOLVERINES FINALLY WION OE WITH EXO . TO SPAE ... SPORTSMONDAY One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaziy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 21 2005 The Michigan Daily NAACP slams BAMN By Donn M. Fresard Daily News Editor The...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 2005 NATION/WORLD Post-Sept 11 deadlines missed NEWS IN BRIEF _!: .. s j " Many plans aimed to protect country after Sept 11 have yet to be completed by Bush administration WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration has missed dozens of deadlines set by Congress after the Sept. 11 attacks for developing ways to protect air- planes, ships and railways from terrorists. A plan to defend ships and ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Trick or treat at the Duderstadt Center party The Duderstadt Center will be hosting a Halloween celebration to commemo- rate the grand opening of GroundWorks Media Conversion Facility and the Computer-Aided Engineering Network Hotline. Students can participate in a Hal- loween scavenger hunt to win prizes. The event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Halloween party on 4th floo...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 2005 OPINION cbe irba iI 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 Goodnight Cinderella." - ESPN College Gameday host Lee Corso, in predicting Michigan's Saturday night vict...…

…Monday * October 31, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com R TSe irhigan til 5A . . ........... . . ... ..... ....... The evolution of horror girl makes out with the cap- tain of a nameless sport on her parents' couch, but she hears a sound and freaks out and he gets pissed. So he goes outside to shake it off, but then the girl goes out too and finds her letter- jacket sweetheart inside out, if you get my drift. She fr...…

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…r . , NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 2005 - 7A * EDWARDS Continued from page 1A age poor families to save money. The program would operate by hav- ing the government match the amount of money poor families put into savings. The crowd, mostly students but including a fair number of others, expressed enthusiasm about Edwards's message. He had to stop many times during his remarks because of applause and cheers from the crowd. J...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 2005 ARTS Appropriately gruesome sequel wreaks more havoc By David R. Eicke Daily Arts Writer "Cube with a twist" sounds like the latter end of a drink order, but it also serves to summarize the premise of writer/director Darren Bousman's sequel, "Saw II." The "Cubes" in reference are, of course, 1997's "Cube" and 2002's "Cube 2: Hypercube," in which a Saw 11 group of strangers wake up and A fin...…

…SENIOR DISAPPOINTMENT IAN HERBERT: The Wolverines had to over- come a lot to win this game. PAGE 3B The SportsMonday Column Field Hockey drops to Louisville in overtime. PAGE 6B HOOPS, THERE IT IS Basketball is back. The men's and wom- en's teams kicked off the season at Big Ten Media Day yesterday. PAGE 8B IRTS .E ' 1B SON= ---------------- ---- - ------ -- - ------- - -- ------- Michigan 33, NORTHWESTERN 17 Trampled Northwestern can...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Sailor takes on varsity teams in Hawafii ait ORidtn fla Athlete of the Week Name: Emily Brunemann Team: Women's Swimming and Diving Hometown: Crescent Springs, Ill. Class: Freshman Why: In her first collegiate performance, Brunemann won hands down in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Her time of 16:48.41 allowed her to set the NCAA "B" standard. The second- place swimmer fini...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 - 3B Double whammy for Blue By Dan Ketchel Daily Sports Writer It wasn't the travel, the unwelcoming crowds or the formidable opponents that left the Michi- gan volleyball team winless on its weekend road- trip. Momentum is what did the Wolverines in, playing two tough away games - Friday night at No. 16 Purdue losing 3-0 and Saturday night at Illinois losing 3-1. Down two games to one agai...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 Michigan 33, Northwestern 17 0 Defense slows top offense. for last 30 minutes By Matt Venegoni Daily Sports Editor EVANSTON - Two drives of less than a minute, over 300 yards and a shootout in the making. After the first half of Saturday night's game, it appeared that the Michigan defense didn't have much of a chance stopping Northwestern. The defense forced the Wildcats' spread attac...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 - 5B The Daily Dashboard After every game of the 2005 season, The Michigan Daily's football writers will take you for a ride in Lloyd's ca. The gauges all refer to different variables that will fluctuate from week to week, depending on how the team and fans perform. Defensive Intensity is a measure of - you guessed it -now well the Wolverines manage to step their oppo- nents. The Carr-o-met...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 Nothing but first place for Blue against Spartans By Nate Sandals Daily Sports Writer Emily Brunemann confirmed she was ready for the rigors of collegiate academics when she finished her first round of mid- terms last week. Friday night, the freshman proved she's ready to compete at the highest level of collegiate swimming as well. Brunemann's first-place finish in the 1,650-yard free...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 - 7B 'M' falls short on senior, day By Colt Rosensweig Daily Sports Writer Though senior day for the Michi- gan field hockey team did not end with a win, it was quite a memorable game. After beating Iowa 2-1 on Friday, No. 11 Michigan (3-3 Big Ten, 12-7 overall) lost to No. 16 Louisville (14-6 overall) 3-2 in overtime. The Wolverines started the game with intensity, keeping possession of th...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 31, 2005 , EXHIBITION OPENERS: MEN - SAT., NOV. 5 vs. GRAND VALLEY STATE WOMEN - TUE., NOV. 1 vs. ATHLETES IN ACTION Basketball teams getting ready for tipoff 'M' looks to guards for successful season By Scott Bell Daily Sports Writer CHICAGO - Last year, the Big Ten had its fair share of representa- tion at the Final Four. Among the sea of North Carolina's blue and Louis- ville's red was I...…

…Friday, October 28, 2005 News 3 Peace Corps returns to its roots Opinion 4 Whitney Dibo is tired of being called a princess Arts 5 Spoon prepares to rock Detroit BLUE TRAVElOUS TO* N wES F oN RfOU: -- IL -G . i~canitt aiIg One-hundredfifteen years of editorialfreedom www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 20 c2005 The Michigan Daily Miers gives up on court Bush says he Wll . announce new nominee in a 'timely manner' WASH...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 28, 2005 NATION/WORLD Report: 2,200 firms paid oil bribes NEWS IN BRIEF Investigators say U.N. failed to stop corruption, letting Saddam turn $64-billion program into cash cow UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Investigators of the U.N. oil-for-food program issued a final report yes- terday that accused more than 2,200 U.S. and foreign companies, and prominent politicians, of colluding with Saddam Hussein's regi...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 28, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Edwards to speak on Diag 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards will speak on the Diag tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The University is the last of 10 stops on his College Tour 2005: Opportunity Rocks. Seating is lim- ited. Tickets are free and available at projectopportunity.org by register- ing and printing out a confirmation e-mail with an e-ticket. The...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 28,'2005 OPINION Clbe #ibigrn I Q a~l 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 In a month, who will remember the name of Harriet Miers?" - Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.), on Miers's...…

…Friday October 28, 2005 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com TSe igan tiig 5 SILVER SPOON "" INDIE-ROCKERS HIT DETROIT IN SUPPORT OF LATEST RELEASE By Caitlin Cowan Daily Arts Writer U Courtesy of What Are Records? Stephen Lynch brings twisted humor to the Michigan Theater tomorrow night. 'Machine not an upgrade for Lynch By Jake Montie Daily Arts Writer Always known for extensively pushing the envelope, comedian Stephen...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 28, 2005 - 7 ENDOWMENT Continued from page 1 Michigan Difference campaign, designed to increase charitable donations with the goal of raising $2.5 billion, has already raised more than $1.89 billion. She hopes for $800 million of that to be funneled into the endowment. Last year, $25 million of Business School bene- factor Stephen Ross's $100-million gift to the Uni- versity went into the endowment....…

…Friday October 28, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com (Th e irbiigau Ba il PORTCS 8 . . . ......... . Final road test on tap for Varsity By Stephanie Wright Daily Sports Editor Michigan and Northwestern are two clear examples of how unpredictable the Big Ten has been this season. After under- achieving to start their season, the Wolverines are barely in the Big Ten race. After failing to receive a single vote in the pr...…

…Thursday, October 27, 2005 News 3A 'U' underage drinking policies criticized at MSA forum Opinion 4A Sports SA Eric Jackson wantsyou to take a statistics course John Thompson has made a name for himself n-h TAL. ded OF IIfTLeny r...1 P-f STATEMENT One-Izundredfifteen years of ediooriilfreedorn , , "' ''HIM - ------- - I : I :I I I : a I U, --- -- - - --- ------------ --- ---------------------- - www.mzch/igandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 NATION/WORLD Jeb Bush admits fault in Wilma relief NEWS IN BRIEF Miami-Dade aid distribution centers still iow on supplies FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities raised Florida's death toll from Hurricane Wilma from five to 10 yesterday and urged the storm's survivors to have patience as they endured long waits for food, water and other necessities. Gov. Jeb Bush took responsibility ye...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS 'U' to celebrate 45th anniversary of Peace Corps Peace Corps and University offi- cials will celebrate the 45th anniver- sary of the Peace Corps on the steps of the Michigan Union - the site where then-Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy first out- lined his vision for the Peace Corps in 1960 - at noon today. E. Royster Harper, the University's vice president fo...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 O PINION ALEXANDER HONKALA TH. LiFi 1>iCUMUCktEt Tb 3~idbigu :&rlg NTBLE JASON Z. PESICK SUHAEL MOMIN ALISON GO Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890", 420 MAYNARD STREET Do I think I .1 M ~~~A N N A R B O R , M I1 4 8 1 0 9 w s b r h s w y tothedaily@michigandaily comW Nor Too much too soon? ~ - WNBA st...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 5A * KOZOL Continued from page 1A because the students do poorly on standard- ized exams, which affect funding, he said. Kozol said the inner-city schools force teachers to read from scripts instead of sharing their feelings and experiences, as schools - fearful of budget cuts - designate class time to train students in test-taking. Ben Royal, a Rackham student and BAMN organizer, said ...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 7A * KATRINA Continued from page 1A Assistant Director Richard Davis, who is responsible for han- dling all aid cases concerning Katrina victims. But Davis was hard to reach, Human said. "I felt like I was stalking him - I left like six messages." A week and a half later, Human finally got a face-to-face meeting, where he showed Davis pictures of his ruined house. Human alleges that Dav...…

…Thursday October 27, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily. com able Afkdigjan Ba il PORTrS 0 8A - - ----- ----- - Thompson shines in C M '* 'M'victory By Gabe Edelson Daily Sports Writer Iowa running back Albert Young finished last Satur- day's game against Michigan with 153 rushing yards. Putting together his big day, Young repeatedly ran by, around and through a long list of Wolverine defenders. But there was one man the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 9A WNBA star Swoopes comes out NEW YORK (AP) - Houston Comets forward Sheryl Swoopes is opening up about being a les- bian, telling a magazine that she's "tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about." Swoopes, honored last month as the WNBA's Most Valuable Player, told ESPN The Magazine for a story on newsstands yesterday that she didn't always know she was gay and fears ...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 2005 Sterba lves out dream of bemg a Wolvenne By Anne Uible Daily Sports Writer When Ryan Sterba was a freshman in high school, he wrote a letter to the Michigan athletic department asking them to consider adding soccer to its list of varsity pro- grams. He never received a letter back, but the University added the sport two years later - just as Sterba was mak- ing college plans. "As soon as w...…