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…Friday, September 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9 'Surreal' misfires with title By Andrew Sargus Klein mixed-mediapaintingscoveralarg- comes off as a wry social view- dom combinations. These two 4 Associate Arts Editor er range and leave more room for point: Look how ridiculous these works stretch into the absurd. And the viewer to come to an indepen- outdated notions are. it's wonderful. FNEARTS ___EVEW _dent conclusion - as opposed to But i...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 8, 2006 Statham tanks in goofy action romp A By Christina Choi Daily Arts Writer FjisREvliw i ad For the price of just one movie ticket, you too can witness the charm of Jason Statham ("Trans- porter 2") butchering a British accent. Lucky you. In "Crank," Statham plays Chev Chelios, a foulmouthed Los Ange- les hitman who awakens Crank one morning to find he's At the Showcase been injected and Qua...…

…Friday, September 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 11 Kelis close but not quite here By Kimberly Chou Associate Arts Editor MUSIC REVIEW kknd As Kelis knows, sometimes you just have to swallow. Since her danger- ously catchy "Milk- Kelis shake," pop life for Kelis Was Here the singer - at least the aspects docu- LaFaco mented in the media - has been decidedly frothy. She got married to Nas in a lavish Poison Ivy- themed wedding, appeared at var...…

…Friday September 8, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SOe RTSgan Baily 12 a hippewas enter Big House for intrastate battle By Scott Bell and hands or, worse yet, the numbers Michigan rushing offense Stephanie Wright and ended up falling incom- vs. Central Michigan rushing Daily Sports Editors plete. Steve Breaston nabbed defense: four balls for 68 yards in the Mike Hart was spectacular The Wolverines sent a mes- first ...…

…Friday, September 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 13 What to Watch Wondering which college football games to tune in to after getting home from the Big House? The Daily breaks down the best selections from a smorgasbord of Week 2 college football offerings. ooool OSU-Texas headlines weekend offootball T he good news after the first weekend of quarterback Ricky Santos (back-to-back 3,000- the season is that the Big Ten is 11-0. The plus-yard...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 8, 2006 Blue ready for 'breakout season' By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer More than half of the Michigan men's soccer team is underclass- men, and the young Wolverines carry a heavy burden on their shoulders. "Our expectations are that we compete at a national level," Michi- gan coach Steve Burns said. "Look for this to be a breakout season, not necessarily because we will have a huge amount o...…

…Friday, Septemher 8, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 15 bE I idbiiw n laiI STAFF PICKS Predictions against the spread for 9/9/06 Central Michigan (+28) at No. 10 Michigan No. 1 Ohio State (+3) at No. 2 Texas No. 19 Penn State (+8) at No. 4 Notre Dame No. 4 Auburn (-20.5) at Mississippi State Central Florida (+23) at No. 7 Florida Arizona (+16.5) at No. 8 Louisiana State Troy (+30) at No. 9 Florida State Air Force (+20) at No. 11 Tennessee No. 12 ...…

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…I Thursday, September 7,2006 FALL INTO AUTUMN RELEASES THE B-SIDE News 3A Schools change suicide policies4v } Opinion 4A From the Da f: Fall rush should Sports 1C Daily kicks off the football season in special section One-hundred sixteen years of editorial, freedom www.michiganday.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 3 2006 The Michigan Daily Stadium staff to fix ticket problem Mob of people in a long line due to new ticket-taking techn...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 NATION/WORLD Bush admits to secret prisons NEWS IN BRIEF 4 Bush: Tough interrogation was used to get terrorists to reveal plots WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush acknowledged yesterday for the first time that the CIA runs secret prisons over- seas and said tough interrogation forced terrorist leaders to reveal plots to attack the United States and its allies. Bushsaid14suspects - includ- i...…

… NEWS Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3A ON CAMPUS Men's Glee club to hold auditions Students interested in apply- ing to the Men's Glee Club must attend the mass meeting today at 6:30 p.m. in the Michigan Union. Auditions include vocalization and sight-singing. The club is the oldest student organization on campus. Free billiards lessons offered in Union Free pool lessons are offered every Wednesday and Thursday night fro...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 E 1th IriBa Ii OPINION 4 4 4 All you need to know ... about Facebook JAMES DAVID DICKSON DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM JEFFREY BLOOMER CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK ME nagEY EdOOMR Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Rushing into it Fall rush s...…

… NEWS Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5A In ad, vets thank Lieberman for backing war Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gestures as he addresses a crowd of military and civilian attendees of a town hall meeting at the Fallon Naval Air Station in Fallon, Nevada on Monday, Aug. 28. Effort to f ore Rumsfeld no-confidence vote falters Vets for Freedom spends $60,000 on ads for senator's re-election campaign WASHINGTON (AP) - ...…

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… NEWS Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7A FLU TUITION Continued from page IA Continued from page 1A sick and dying that would overwhelm the healthcare system. By November, Uni- versity Health Service will be equipped with more than 50,000 masks. It will be pre- pared to open an alternate health-care system in the case that the hospital exceeds its capacity. There are also plans to keep the Universityrunningsmooth- ly in th...…

…Thursday September 7, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPORTS 4 DAVID) TUMAN/aily Senior Adam Kraus (57) and the rest of the Michigan offensive line have embraced a new blocking scheme Varsity off and running By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Editor Senior left guard Adam Kraus noticed it. The Michigan fans definitely saw the effects of it. And Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and offensive coor- dinator Mike DeBord decided to c...…

…Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9A Harriers a year older, wiser going into season By Mark Giannotto Daily Sports Writer Talk at the start of any season usually centers on the optimis- tic predictions for the upcoming campaign. And it's no different with the men's cross-country team. Last year, the team faltered mightily, failing to qualify for the NCAA championships for just the second time in 15 years. In addition, just on...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 STAFF PICKS - PRESEASON SELECTIONS Michigan final record Michigan final AP ranking Big Ten champion Big Ten second place Big Ten third place Surprise Big Ten team Michigan Bowl fate Michigan MVP Heisman winner National Champion National Runner-up ACC champion Big 12 champion Big East champion Pac-10 champion SEC champion Mid-major threat Most overrated player Most overrated team Scott Ma...…

…ON SPACE, SUN RA & DISCO BEBOP Talking to the Mac Podz, page 3B. can't possibly be made for walking. Fashion, page 6B. B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 Sweet Sam Cooke live in a world of superlatives, espe- cially when it comes to music criticism. Music nerds, of which I am cer- tainly one, love to make lists and argue over who was more LLOYD impor- CARGO tant than who. Sometimes it's pretty easy - The Beatles are the great-...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 ;the b-sidel 4 4 4 National The dangerously popular social website MySpace.com announced its partner- ship with Snocap last Friday. Snocap is Napster founder Shawn Fanning's new tech company, and you don't have to be a music-industry bookie to anticipate the new Myspace music store's inevitable filching subscribers to Apple's iTunes. Even small unsigned bands will be able to sell music...…

… {the b-side} Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3B - LOCAL MUSIC Q & A Mac Podz "It's a Norman Rockwell world, with jet planes and fiber optics." - Noam Chomsky By Lloyd H. Cargo Daily Music Editor The Mac Podz are one of the brightest new lights in a thriving local music scene. The Podz have made a name for themselves through electrifying shows at the Blind Pig and various other venues through- out campus. The group, compr...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 {the b-side} TV NOTEBOOK Excess vs. substance: 'Nip/Tuck' gets down and dirty 0 By Caitlin Cowan Daily B-Side Editor In the world of entertainment, more is always more, and it appears that "Nip/ Tuck" series creator Ryan Murphy agrees. Murphy's graphic, sexy plastic surgery drama, which airs Tuesday nights on the FX network, had its season premiere Tuesday night. With the storyline in ...…

…Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5B FILM Continued from page 11B Aronofsky directs a totally different kind of love story spanning 1,000 years. After a sudden and well-pub- licized departure by Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman stepped into the role of a 16th-century conquistador, 21st-cen- tury scientist and 26th-century yogi space traveler searching for the foun- tain of youth - Weisz playing the woman of his life in all three incar...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 the b-side I I Designers go for the bold, beautiful for fall 4 By Caroline Hartmann Daily Arts Writer This fall's fierce and asser- tive fashion trends promise to bring with them a supreme air of domination. It means the end of those hideous gaucho pants, Uggs will face a much-antici- pated and merciless death and even sexiness will be put on the shelf until spring. This new look is u...…

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…1 OC - The Michisan Daily - Thnradav Sentember 7 2006 - m m I -w w w w w w w ~ W w qw w qw W w I w qw w w # # ivv iiiv t.iivciLr,"Il a.iaaiI .iiasiauuYi v% Ntviiivvi r1 C.vvv 30 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 My heart goes out to the Maize and Blue S? ? Ifyou're a long-time Michigan football fan, you've probably had The Conversation. T h ND"EERALA NWCET. A TJ ONYSANDWICHES one where some annoying fan of A. fm at s...…

…w w w w w w w w w w w 1 s : -IRV--w 7--lw - q s ar r ! 'w i 4C - The Michigan Daily -Thursday, September 7, 2006 BIG TEN PREVIEW 9C - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 1. Ohio State The Buzz: If the top- ranked Buckeyes live up to the preseason hype and ride to the national championship, their explo- sive offense led by quarterback Troy Smith will be what brings them there. Make no mistake about it: Ohio State will light...…

…8C - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 W -W. .--I W V V V WV mMMMmMmmmrm=mlmmmm= w w w: w . v - - WRIGHT Continued from page 3C better this year, I argued. The Moun- taineers haveanever won a national title; the Wolverines have 11. But my favorite experience with The Conversation came last sum- mer when I was visiting a friend in Washington D.C. Somehow, a very loud Notre Dame fan ended up in the dorm room, and he and I...…

…Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily COACH E'S JUST A BALL OF FIRE, REALLY. HE'LL LIGHT ONE UNDER YOUR BUTT IF YOU NEED IT." a 4 THOUGHT THIS DUDE WAS CRAZY." HE SIMPLIFIED (THE PLAYBOOK) SO WE COULD JUST PLAY FOOT- BALL, NOT THINK." ,. 4* I Ron English brought energy, passion and excitement back to the Michigan defense. Will the first-time defensive coordinator also be able to return the Wolverines to their winning ways? By...…

…Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 OUTKAST'S FILM STUCK IN I OWN TIM RP ... ARTS, PAG 9 News 3 Ford CEO resigns____ from postWO Opinion 4 Jared Goldberg: New Orleans's bel ib j uia u black flight Sports 16 Adams adds punch to 'M' secondary One-hundred-sixteen years ofjedtorialfreedom w ww. m ieh iandaiy. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 2 2006 The Michigan Daily AAPD: Lock your doors. Now. About 55 percent of Ann Arbor burglaries involve...…

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…0 NEWS Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3 ON CAMPUS Artist shows sculptures on South U The artwork of Gregory Bars- amian, a New York-based sculptor, will be on display today at 1301 S. University Ave. His work explores the subconscious state of mind and portrays dreamlike experiences in three-dimensional mediums. The convention center is open from 10 to 6 p.m., and $5 donations are appreciated. Hillel to hold open house Hill...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 0;4 e :W tr4i tt t ttil DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER Editorial Page Editors Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com OPINION NOTABLE QUOTABLE What we wanted to create is a news ticker, if you will, of the activity of people's frie...…

… NEWS Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5 Annan warns of crisis as African peacekeepers leave AP PHOTO Katie Couric began her tenure as the anchor of the CBS Evening News last night. She Is the first solo network news anchor and will compete against Brian Williams of NBC and Charles Gibson of ABC. Katie Couric delivers Evening News' debut Sudan refuses to allow a U.N.-led force to take over country KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - ...…

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… NEWS Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7 DEFENSE Continued from page 1A Judging by the initial reac- tion, it seems like this may be a poor business plan for the site. Anger enough users, reason follows, and you won't be the seventh most visited site on the Internet anymore. The question is whether the voices of the angered are simply louder than the voices of the pleased. Are the majority of stu- dents happy with this change?...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 Your Life moves fast. So should your internet connection. Make the grade with a superfast high-speed internet connection and a superlow price. * Broadband connection with AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet - up to 25 times faster tha dial-up * Unlimited incoming voice calls * $49.99 modem with a $49.99 mail-in rebate Plus you get everything you need to install when you order, so setup is a sn...…

…Wednesday September 6, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com e irbichi 9 ---- Palm trees and blunts. That's It. Kast chemistry vanishes on film By Kristin MacDonald Daily Film Editor If anyone. could pump some spark into a movie musical, you'd think it would be OutKast. The music and videos of the popular rap Idlewild duo boast At the Showcase enough dra- and Quality 16 matic flair to Universal make a film project total- ...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 Courtesy of Colum~bia Best. Retirement. Present. Ever. 'B'DAY' HARDLY CELEBRATORY By Kimberly Chou Associate Arts Editor Beyonc6 Knowles might have an "Amen!"-inspiring voice and a booty you could sit a cup on, but on B'Day BeyonCe (available now to stream B'Day on AOL), she can't quite Columbia carry a kick-ass jam when she's not shaking her ass. Actually, let's make that a general rul...…

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…12 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 How to make a stencil A step-by-step guide on how to leave your unique, indelible mark on Ann Arbor city property. 1.) Gather your supplies: an X-acto knife, w some heavy-stock paper and spraypaint. 2.) Pick out a source image, preferably= something you can easily draw or trace . that has strong contrast between positivey and negative space. ~3.) Cut out the positive space with the X- act...…

…Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 13 Match point POP-CULTURE COLUMN It's funny how things co circle. As a kid, I dis tennis first and Top 40 ra some time after. The carefr tude and refreshingly gauch cal taste of a 10 year old - riding shotgun in Mom's car, listening to a provocative new Britney jam - there's nothing quite like it. Last week, one of the most dynamic ten- r nis players of the last half-century walked off in...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 Ward peddles nostalgia on LP By Matt Emery Daily Arts Writer Some musicians just don't get the recognition they deserve. Enter indie guitarist Matt Ward. You could expect the Oregon native to return with a gem fol- lowing 2005's Tran- M. Ward sistor Radio and his production of Jenny Post-War Lewis's Rabbit Fur Merge Coat. But Post-War skips the penetrating social criticism of the title, a...…

…Wednesday September 6, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandail.com cJbe Af idigtui BaiQ SPORT"S 15 hHANDS When sophomore wide receiver Mario Manningham outstretches his arms, different people see dif- ferent things. Those close to him may see the tattoos around his wrist, symbolic of his strong family ties. Penn State fans may see the hands that made the catch that prevented their Nittany Lions from having an undefeated 2005 sea...…

…16 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 Adams solidifies defensive backfield By Matt Singer Daily Sports Editor Growing up in Charlotte, N.C., Jamar Adams didn't know much about the University of Michi- gan. ACC football - Florida State in particular - dominated the airwaves in the football-rich Southeast, leaving little exposure for Midwestern schools like Michigan. That is, until the Wolverines' national-title run made waves...…

…1 k Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - The Michigan Daily -17 _ .. ...o .. ..., t Class of'08 coming into its own By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Editor I V Junior Lyndsay Miller is not an e-mail person. But no one told that to Michigan coach Mark Rosen when he recruited her two years ago. "(The coaches) would get nervous at first because I wouldn't e-mail back right away," Miller said. "But then Lisa (Rosen's wife and assistant coach) figur...…

… 18 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 MANNINGHAM: Ready to up his role for '06 campaign ' ~m Continued from page 15 And work hard he must. Right next to the chip on Manningham's shoulder after a 7-5 season will be a target placed squarely on his back. Rivals.com listed Manningham as the nation's top No. 2 receiver in its preseason rankings, a list that placed him above receiv- ers such as Southern Cal's Steve Smith and Notre...…