…2A - Wednesday, November 15, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY THURSDAY: University Jb Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. Huron St. Ann ArborMI 48109-1327 www.michigaidaily.com DONN.L FRESARD ALEXISFLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-333 C 734-764-050 C fresard@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandailyrcom JUST IN VASE A different kind of coddling Nurse prov...…
…2A - Thursday, November 16, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor,M 48109-1327 wwweinichigandailycom DONN M. FRESARD ALEXISFLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 fresard@michigandailycorn floyd@michigandailycom Thrning the beat around: How does rock music become band-ready? Here's a clue: M.J. didn't rewrite his songs Students who thought band was a boring, middle school prerequi- s...…
…2A - Friday, November 17, 2006 MONDAY: TUESDAY: Ten Spot Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained BeforeYu.WereHere The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. Huron St. Ann ArborMI 48109-1327 www.michsigandaily.com DONNM.FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-333 734-764-55 fresard@michigandaiy.com floyd@michigandaily.com ~ The glorious history of'U' class battles The rise and fall o...…
…2A - Monday, November 20, 2006 THE WORLD'S TOP TEN FAVORITE SONGS 1. A Nation Once Again, Wolfe Tones (Ireland) 2. Vande Mataram, various artists (India) 3. Dil Dil Pakistan, Vital Signs (Pakistan) 4. Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu, llayaraaja (India) 5. Poovum Nadakkuthu Pinchum Nadakkuthu, Thirumalai Chandran (Sri Lanka) 6. Ana wa Laila, Kazem Al Saher (Iraq) 7. Reetu haruma timi hariyali basant hau nadihruma timi pabitra ganga hau, Arun Thapa (Nepa...…
…2 - Tuesday, November 21, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot WEDNESDAY: University Jobs THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Hail to the studiers valiant A guy in a Michigan sweatshirt walked up to the balcony area of the Fishbowl on Thursday. He started leading a "Fuck the Buck- eyes" cheer and clapped for about a minute. Some students ripped their eyes from their computer screens long enough to join in chanting To gain campus immortali...…
…2 - Wednesday, November 22, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WE A 'THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before You Were Here Home on the range Camp Davis: Where moose and man meet Chris Malvica had a problem. A few years ago, a moose was trespassing on University prop- erty. He sent out his dog Skippy, trained to scare away animals, but Skippy was no match for the moose, which chased her back in...…
…2A - Monday, November 27, 2006 THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here TOP TEN BEST (WORST) FATTY FOODS 1. Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise sauce - Grams of fat in average serving: 72 Calories in average serving: 1,000 2. Cheeseburger - Fat: 68 grams, Calo- ries:1,000 3. Duck Confit - Fat:60 grams, Calories: 1,000 4. Fondue - Fat: 50 grams, Calories: 1,300 5. Fettuccine Alfredo - Fat: 40 grams, Calories: 500 6. French Fries - Fat: 30...…
…2 - Tuesday, November 28, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot U SHOP CLASS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WEDNESDAY: University Jobs THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Gridiron sacrilege My ,boyfriend's mom inad- vertently committed heresy this Thanksgiving weekend. Disclaimer: She has many redeemingqualities, like adelight- ful laugh, bountiful common sense and intuitive thrift. But on Thurs- day morning, her knowledge of Michig...…
…2A -Wednesday, November 29, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before You Were Here For whom tolling the bell is ajob The most widely heard musician on campus Since he was a child, Steven Ball has been fascinatedby bells. As the University's carillonneur, he now rings them for a living. Atop the Burton Memorial Tower, Ball plays the carillon, a series of bells rung by playing a keyboard like that of an organ. The bells are p...…
…2A - Thursday, November 30, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs F R IDAY. re You Were Here Why do freshmen walk through a fountain at orientation? Hint: It's not because they smell There are certain rites of passage once moat complete to become a University student: write essays, take the SAT, go on campus tours, then wade through knee- deep water in a foun- tain. The fountain walk is perhaps one of ...…
…2 - Friday, December 1, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before Birth of the Black Action Movement Group went on strike to increase diversity at the 'U' The University still struggles with maintaining diversity, but not the way it did 35 years ago. In 1970, students and faculty were willing to go on strike until the University administration addressed the lack of divers...…
…2A - Monday, December 4, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes' WEDNESDAY: University Jobs THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here TOP TEN CANNABIS COLLEGES 1. University of Colorado Boulder, Colo. 2. University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisc. 3. University of Florida Gainesville, Fla. 4. University of Oregon Eugene, Ore. 5. Hampshire College South Amherst, Mass. 6. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mic...…
…2 - Tuesday, December 5, 2006 SCOPE IT OUT Premature climax Ann Arbor seemed to have a col- lective orgasm after UCLA upset To gai USC on Saturday, elevating the submity hopes of fans that Michigan could dotes. E make it into the national champion- news@m ship game. As soon as John David Booty's desperation Hail Mary pass at Itsn the end of the fourth quarter was 1 knocked down, my East University know Avenue neighborhood erupted. I heard s...…
…2A - Wednesday, December 6, 2006 NEWS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes N vEs bxTHURSDAY: " ".3Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here One powerful job Behind the scenes at the University's power plant Walking past Palmer Field, you may have noticed two large smoke- stacks near an industrial-looking building. They're part of a power plant that provides 75 percent of the University's electri...…
…2A - Thursday, December 7, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Why doesn't the University have snow days? Hint: It's not because of a lawsuit The chances that your exam will be post- poned due to a blizzard are slim. The Univer- sity has not canceled classes for inclement weather in 28 years. But contrary to campus legend, there is no policy forbidding the University from...…
…2 - Friday, December 8, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs TI C1a Long lines, Think finding classes for next semester is tough now? Imagine what it would be like without the Internet. Students now have the luxury of being able to register for class- es at almost all hours of the day or night, from the convenience of their own rooms, sometimes even in their underwear. But in the days before Wolverine Ac...…
…2A - Monday, December 11, 2006 BORDERS NONFICTION BESTSELLERS " "You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management' Oz Mehmet " "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream," Barack Obama * "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town," John Grisham " "Culture Warrior," Bill O'Reilly " "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," Jimmy Carter " "Marley & Me," John Grogan " "Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition," I...…
…2 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: Ten Spot Arbor Anecdotes University Jobs The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here NICE SHOT Trapped alone in her cell 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.corn DONN M.FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-esse fresard@ntichigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.comi CONTACT INF...…
…2 - Wednesday, December 13, 2006 THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here A bus with a view Bus driver sees campus from the road Barbara Brown always liked buses. When she was 6 years old, she took a trip with her father in a private jet to see Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The jet landed, and she and her father boarded a small bus that took them to the caves, known for their deep crevasses and towering sta- lagmites. Whe...…
…o'1A TL,., OA:-L,:..e..,.., r'%-:1.. A- Ine Micnigan uaily - Iursday, January 5, 2006 NATION/WORLD Go't to transfer Padilla to Fla NEWS IN BRIEF Supreme Court will later would be considered "in due course." the appeal was moot. J. Michael Luttig warned the adminis- H "That's fine. It's great," said Donna The criminal charges do not involve tration that it was risking its credibil- lt if d Ptntinr a1e nn.- b WAR1MN:TAN i ru eeC U Cn 101Wa...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 6, 2006 NATION/WORLD Sharon most likely won't return NEWS IN BRIEF I ~ EU i ULII L I VRI~ay aamlri * Associates say leader is unlikely to reassume duties even if he survives RAMALLAH, West Bank - Pal- estinian leaders anxiously followed reports of Ariel Sharon's deteriorat- ing health yesterday, fearing the prime minister's departure from the political scene could worsen turmoil in the West Bank and...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 9, 2006 NATION/WORLD Doctors to end Sharon's coma NEWS IN BRIEF Israeli prime minister still in critical condition, but brain scan shows signs of improvement JERUSALEM (AP) - A scan of Ariel Sharon's brain yesterday showed improvement, but doctors decided to wait another day to start bringing the Israeli leader out of his medically induced coma, an important step in determining how much dam- age he...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 10, 2006 NATION/WORLD Dems take on Alito in hearings NEWS INEF e * Democrats begin hearing more aggressively than they did in Roberts's last September WASHINGTON - Judge Samuel Alito absorbed hours of criticism from Senate Democrats at close quarters yesterday, then pledged at his confirmation hearings to do what the law requires "in every sin- gle case" if approved for the Supreme Court. "A judge...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 11, 2006 NATION/WORLD Iran defies UN with .I.t White House says Iran may soon face U.N. Security Council action and international sanctions TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran broke U.N. seals on its nuclear enrichment facility yesterday, pledging only to conduct research, but the international nuclear watch- dog said Tehran also planned small-scale enrichment of uranium - a process that can produce fuel for...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 12, 2006 NATION/WORLD Auto handles Dems' pressure Despite heated attacks from Senate Democrats, nominee keeps cool during hearings WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito turned asidei Democratic attacks on his judicial record during occasionally emotion- al confirmation hearings yesterday, declaring his impartiality and saying, "If I'm confirmed I'll be myself." At one point his wife, Marth...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 2006 NATION/WORLD Alito headed for confirmation NEWS IN BRIEF !0 Democrats critical but seem to lack votes to block confirmation WASHINGTON (AP) - Samuel Alito coasted toward probable confir- mation as the 110th Supreme Court justice yesterday, with the only question after 18 hours of grueling Senate inter- rogation being how many Democrats would support him. Alito said nothing to undermine his...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 17, 2006 NATION/WORLD Iraqi ballots nearly all validated NEWS IN BRIEF . Results to come in soon after fraud complaints delayed the final vote tally BAGHDAD - Iraq's electoral commission ruled yesterday that more than 99 percent of the ballots from the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections are valid, opening the way for a new government to start coming together. Final election results have been delayed...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 18, 2006 NATION/WORLD Court upholds assisted suicide law i n Oregon Bush administration tried to use federal drug law to stop Oregon doctors WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court yesterday blocked the Bush administration's attempt to punish doctors who help terminally ill patients die, protecting Oregon's one-of-a-kind assisted-suicide law. It was the first loss for Chief Justice John Roberts, who ...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 19, 2006 NATION/WORLD Supreme Court defers N.H. on abortion law Supreme Court rules in favor of parental consent for abortion but leaves issue open to scrutiny WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court gave New Hampshire a chance to salvage its restrictions on abortion yesterday, sidestepping for now an emotional subject that is likely to be revisited when a new justice joins the court. New Hampshire's ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 20, 2006 NATION/WORLD Google rebuffs White House request for list of search entries Bush administration sees online database of information as vital to uphold online child protection laws SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. is rebuffing the Bush administration's demand for a peek at what millions of people have been look- ing up on the Internet's leading search engine - a request that underscores the...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 23, 2006 NATION/WORLD Leftist Evo Morales sworn in as NEWS IN BRIEF I Bolivia's first Indian president Farmer's son has promised to alleviate country's poverty, resist free-market economic policies LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Evo Morales, Bolivia's first Indian president, took office yesterday with a promise to lift his nation's struggling indigenous majority out of centuries of poverty and discrimina...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 NATION/WORLD Iran threatens full-scale uranium enrichment ' NEWS IN BRIEF HS. EADINESFRMARoND TE WoRLD y'.\ I >1yt "t-. _. * <TJ/ Enrichment can either be used for production of electricity or nukes VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran upped the ante yesterday in its nuclear standoff, warning that it will immediately begin developing a full- scale uranium enrichment program if it is referred...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 25, 2006 NATION/WORLD L..I fr a Zvi ?w~ J Positions available during Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters e Start building your resume: )VERTSING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - Sell Advertising to local and national businesses " Manage your own account territory for Yhe A4ick,/ut art !1 " Earn money working with a student-run organization " Flexible hours that work around your class schedule Manageme...…
…NATION/WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON Sen. Clinton slams eavesdropping Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called President Bush's explanations for eavesdropping on domestic conversations without warrants "strange" and "far-fetched" yesterday, launching a blistering attack on the White House ahead of the president's State of the Union address. "Obviously, I support tracking down terrorists. I think that's our obligation. But I think it can be done i...…
…Friday RTeSNCichUTgn il 0 www.stuffonmycat.com wolsky@umich.edu 2 . .. .. ... .. .. . . . .. ... . .................... -.- . . . . .................. . .... Daily Arts editors, writers not the only ones who've been duped by lying bastards By Alexandra Jones Daily Arts Alpha Bitch In November 2004, the editors of The Michi- gan Daily's Arts section were appalled and infuri- ated to learn that a soon-to-be-maligned Associate Editor had p...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 30, 2006 NATION/WORLD Saddam's trial degenerates into chaos NEWS IN BRIEF LI I Z 0 After new judge expels co-defendant and lawyer from courtroom, Hussein engages in shouting match BAGHDAD (AP) - A new judge cracked down yesterday in a chaotic ses- sion of Saddam Hussein's trial,ordering a co-defendant and a lawyer expelled from the courtroom. The entire defense team left in protest and Saddam w...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 31, 2006 NATION/WORLD Al-Zawahiri calls Bush a "butcher" In first video since the Pakistani airstrike, bin Laden's No. 2 expresses fury toward U.S. CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri said in a vid- eotape aired yesterday that President Bush was a "butcher" and a "failure" because of a deadly U.S. airstrike in Pakistan targeting the bin Laden dep- uty, and he threatened a new attack...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 1, 2006 NATION/WORLD Bernanke approved as next Fed chair Former Fed governor to succeed current chair Alan Greenspan WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate yesterday approved the nomination of Ben Bernanke to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, the most influential economic policy job in the world. Bernanke, 52, was cleared on a voice vote after a short debate in the chamber amid strong bipartisan...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 2, 2006 NATION/WORLD Proceedings in disarray at Saddam's trial NEWS IN BRIEFf. NASHVILLE Bush: Don't expect oil price breaks S President Bush defended the huge profits of Exxon Mobil Corp Yester- day, saying they are simply the result of the marketplace and that consumers socked with soaring energy costs should not expect price breaks. In an interview with The Associated Press, Bush also addresse...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 3, 2006 NATION/WORLD ,-=: . NEWS IN BRIEF me] " ' .> : : I WASHINGTON GOP chooses DeLay's replacement Rep. John Boehner of Ohio won election yesterday as House majority leader, promising a steady hand and a helping of reform for Republicans staggered by election-year scandal. Boehner, who replaces indicted Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, said the GOP "must act swiftly to restore the trust between Congr...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 6, 2006 NATION/WORLD U. N. council split on Iran China and Russia deadlocked with U.S., France and Britain UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Now that the U.N. atomic watchdog agen- cy has agreed to report Iran to the Security Council, diplomats have vastly different notions about how the body should be involved in nego- tiations to make sure Iran is not try- ing to develop a nuclear weapon. The five permanent...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 7, 2006 NATION/WORLD Ar r~OO An artist rendering shows Zacarias Moussaoul gesturing in court. Terror trial begins Moussaoui tossed out of his own sentencing trial after disruption ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Pro- claiming "I am al-Qaida,"terrorist con- spirator Zacarias Moussaoui disrupted the opening of his sentencing trial yes- terday and was tossed out of court as selection began for the jurors who wi...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 8, 2006 1r1 NATION/WORLD. Deacon Charles Oliver waits outside a police tape barrier yesterday to see what is left of his church, Gallilee Baptist, In Sumpter County, Ala. Church fires ragem hC i South Motive unknown for nine church fires suspected to be arson BOLIGEE, Ala. (AP) - Fires damaged or destroyed four more Baptist churches across the Alabama countryside yesterday, less than a week after...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 2006 NATION/WORLD Bush rebukes Muslim violence NEWS IN BRIEF 1 mm. wu ~ mm~a r~u-- m ~m- - m ua.- President chides press to remember responsibilites of its freedom WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush condemned the deadly rioting sparked by cartoons of the prophet Muhammad yesterday, and his secre- tary of state accused Iran and Syria of trying "to inflame sentiments" across the Muslim world. Bu...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 10, 2006 NATION/WORLD Patriot Act agreement reached NEWS IN BRIEF.. 4 GOP sena5tors see eve to eve required to notify the FBI if he consulted a lawyer. These been an important weapon in the government's arsenal for i V V V LLN.blll V V\r 4 r \.+ VV ' f..+ x r - ~ - 't .. "C '" .. _ a... ., _.. . _ .... .. . ... with White House; Dems unsure about next move to prevent renewal of the legislation WA...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 13, 2006 NATION/WORLD Cheney accidentally shoots hunter NEWS IN BRIEF 0_ Vice president becomes McBride, said the vice president met ; with Whittington and his wife at the.. first since Aaron Burr to hospital yesterday. Cheney "was pleased BAGHDAD shoot a man while in office to see that he's doing fine and in good A 1 ..afa1 ru 1ra ri-mtni et.ri 1 WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice Presi- dent Dick Cheney acci...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 NATION/WORLD Protests erupt in Haitian capital NEWS IN BRIEF , 16 ",- . ; At least one killed yesterday in pro-Preval protests PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Supporters of Haitian presiden- tial candidate Rene Preval erected smoldering roadblocks across the capital and occupied a luxury hotel yesterday. At least one protester was killed, but U.N. peacekeepers denied witness accounts that t...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 NATION/WORLD Whittington suffers heart attack NEWS IN BRIEF Shotgun pellet from Vice President Cheney's gun reaches 78-year-old lawyer's heart CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - The 78-year- old lawyer wounded by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident suffered a mild heart attack yesterday after a shotgun pellet in his chest traveled to his heart, hospital officials said. Harry Whit...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, February 16, 2006 NATION/WORLD NEW iIN E CiNEINEMA A'I'lmeWarn(Ar Company PRESENTS A SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING BATE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21,2006 8:00 PM LOCATIlON: NATURAL SCIENCE AUDITORIUM TICKETS AVAILA'LE A T: ROOM 4002 MICHIGAN UNION M1002 mu . ~iv E RY R 1' ME FRS R E o- .',.x . .bi' a A Q . ~.&5 ----------- j New Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers his first economic report to Congres...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily --- Friday, February 17, 2006 NATION/WORLD Annan: Close Gitmo prisons NEWS IN BRIEF ,., " 0 White House rejects call to close camp by U.N. panel, claims detainees are treated humanely UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday that the United States should close the prison at Guantanamo Bay for terror suspects as soon as possible, backing a key conclu- sion of a U.N.-appointed independent pan...…
