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…2 - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PASTRY PASS-OFF Here's a little ditty On Saturday night - a cold, Seesomethingth quiet evening before Easter - I ies the Ann Arbor, was in Mitch's checking out the sity of Michigan ex drink specials and some 40- E-mail submission something guy named Jerry man@michigandai playing live music. The music was your typical It was almost like bar fare of Journey and Oasis comic ge...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com _ Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS NATANZ, Iran Iran says it has expanded uranium enrichment Iran announced a dramatic expansion of uranium enrichment yesterday, saying it has begun oper- ating 3,000 centrifuges - nearly 10 times the previously known num- ber - in defiance of U.N. demands it halt its nuclear program or face increased sanctions. U.S. experts say 3,000 centrifug- es are in theory ...…
…4 - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1,IO The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890, 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles andillustrations represent solelythevie...…
…Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Watch your head, dude. VIDEO G AM E RE EVIE EA ups the ante with improved'UEFA' By MICHAEL PASSMAN Daily TV/New Media Editor Springtime means one thing for American sports fans: UEFA Champions League soccer! OK, maybe not, but in honor of this year's European club football cham- pionship, EA UEFA Sports released "UEFA Cham- Champions pions League 2006-2007" for L09 Xbox 360....…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com in nine A VOTERS ferent dia From page 1 Glen M ican Leg that led to high opposition of Pro- Fund sta posal 2. Seventy-three percent of the high Ann Arbor voters voted against which he Proposal 2. Ann Arb Compared with the Detroit met- the polls ropolitan region, one of the most ers surve segregated cities in the country, 29 years Grebner said there is a much lower Accord sense of racial exclusion in Ann p...…
…8 - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 , ' The Michigan Dailv mihgnalcm 8 - Tuesday, pril 10, 200 Ti Ndirhiass flaii i iiaselal, g y.iu ll-v, LID 4 'SOMEWHERE IN TIME' (1980) AND 'TRANSFORMERS' (1986) '80s film nostalgia: Back to the old favorites A true Michigan romance An epic tale of robots in disguise! By JENNA PARKS Daily Arts Writer Little did I know that revisit- ing a favorite film from childhood could illicit an odd dream involv- ing Dr....…
…=a _ ..lii. .. i r, f { SE x f t Th _ ' F 7;'_ The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BASEBALL Blue returns against EMU By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer You could call tomorrow's matchup a warm-up for Ohio State. Or you could hope the weather warms up so Michigan can actually play. MiChigan Michi- gan plays at Easten at Eastern Michigan Michigan in a doubleheader Matchup: this afternoon Michigan as the Wol- 16-6; Eastern verines end...…
…10 - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 BASEBALL From page 9 game. We have to come oot strong right from the get-go." Said junior Doug Pickens: "We're playing two seven-inning games and that sometimes moves faster than one nine-inning game, just the way the games play out. We might come out a little slow, but hopefully we can pick up right where we left off with Central (Michigan)." Coupled with its previously scheduled mid-week game against Toledo tomor...…
…~ 71 Rodriguez and Tarantino's double feature is over the top and exhausting. It's also pretty entertaining. Arts, page 8A Family guy How Beilein made it from a tiny school in upstate New York to A2 SportsMonday 6NI H N E I E\ I) (I N Il N \I (111 I1T L I)RE \( Ann Arbor, Michigan rhl www.michigandaily.com Mondav Anril 9 2007 . ........... ..,... SWEATSHOP PROTESTS After arrests, SOLE presses on Forum planned for tonight By KELLY ...…
…2A - Monday, April 9, 2007 -_. ^ N The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained History's back pages 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION 6 Plenty of books i...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily NEWS BRIEFS KABUL, Afghanistan 7 NATO soldiers killed in bombings in Afghanistan Roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan yesterday left seven NATO soldiers dead, the alliance said, as its forces continued an anti- Taliban offensive in the world's most fertile opium-producing region. It appeared to be the biggest combat loss for foreign troops in Afghanistan since 2005. Six troops died and one was injured when ...…
…4A - Monday, April 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Jbe Mi*idiigan &U Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu He used what was described to me as rude language " - Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor on what a Northwest Airlines pilot said immediately before a flight from Las Vegas to Detroit that prompted cancellation o...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 9, 2007 - 5A ARTS IN BRIEF Finding perfect 'Pitch' ANIMAL COLLECTIVE'S LENNOX TRIUMPHS ON 'PERSON PITCH' By MATT KIVEL Daily Music Editor "Coolness is having courage" says Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) in the opening min- utes of Person Pitch. The simple credo aptly defines an album that ia decidedly "uncool" and out of step with cur- rent musical trends. As with * * , the eclectic discogr...…
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…8A -Monday, April 9, 2007 A R S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW Grindhouse AtQthe State III'£11.~ U l~Theater, Quality RU 16 and Showcase Jj rindhouse" is exhausting. It's not just a movie - it's a three-hour test of your fortitude as a filmgoers. Can you persevere through the intestine-spilling vio- lence of Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" and the head-scratching dialogue of Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof?" While t...…
…Another perfect Big Ten weekend for women's tennis PAGE 4B Herman: Mitt provides a new kind of magic SM COLUMN 2B SportsMonday THE MICHIGAN DAILY Monday, April 9, 2007/ michigandaily.com.61 BEILEIN'S BEGINNINGS How the new Michigan men's basketball coach made the journey from JV high school basketball to the upper echelons of Division I with his family's help sitting in a comfortable H e can joke about it now, chair in his new office a...…
…Ilk 1 Y Alow ME PLAr DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2B - Monday, April 9, 2007 SAID AND HEARD "We'll be willing to (play) pretty much any Division I game that we can find." - Michigan baseball coach RICH MALONEY on how his team plans to make up for games lost due to this week- end's poor weather conditions. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK MATKO MARAVIC M TENNIS The junior won both his singles ma...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, A pril 9, 2007 - 3B Michigan junior Matko Maravic defeated the nation's 15th-rar during the Wolverines 5-2 upset victory over No. 8 Illinois. ILLINI ' From page 1B "don't get scared," as mild encouragement to his team- mates. Berque believed that in doubles his team came out slow. "t don't think they were as aggressive and didn't play to their own level. They were playing not to miss rather than...…
…4B - Monday, April 9, 2007 SPORT S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WOMEN'S TRACK Small group uses time to make large strides By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer For the members of the No. 5 Michigan women's track team who won't make the trip to next weekend's Sea Ray Relays, the Duke Invitational this past week- end provided a good opportunity to compete. "We couldn't fit the pole vault poles in the plane for next week- end," soph...…
…How BR, ,gJ d& n Modern'Venus' The Rude Mechanicals' unorthodox A look at the 17-day process that brought former West Virginia men's play about race, gender and inhu- basketball coach John Beilein to Michigan Sports, page 9 manity Arts, page 5 iE HUNdilR gan aIj O N - .IfILrNlD1)-1 'l EE: Nt N I'El;k tI(15IJIIlL) s Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Robert Frost, Arthur Miller, Leonard Bernstein and the Dalai Lama all have one thing i...…
…2 - Friday, April 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters Explained yColeman's castle After Students Organizing for and has just a few small windows, tall and have understated entrances Labor and Economic Equality held it's hardly a fortress, University to get a large amount of floor space a sit-in at the Fleming Administra- Plan...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom l Friday, April 6, 2007 -- 3 NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Eight U.S. soldiers killed as militants fight back The U.S. military reported yesterday that eight U.S. soldiers were killed in the Baghdad area over the past three days as mili- tants fought back against a secu- rity plan in its eighth week. An Army helicopter went down south of the capital, wounding four, after an Iraqi official said insur- gents fired ...…
…4 - Friday, April 6, 2007 O PINION The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu 0 6 KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF IMRAN SYED EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent...…
…Friday, April 6, 2007 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com On- of several performances in the lobby of the Arthur Miller Theatre. An experimental 'Edge' of theater By CATHERINE SMYKA Daily Arts Writer While waiting in line at a con- cert, have you ever encountered a pair of students performing a scene from "Hamlet"? On the way into a UMS per- formance, when The Edge was the last time you watched an of a Word interview with the direc...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom CHRYSLER From page 1 cannot break his Chrysler habit - was made public in letters from Jerome B. York, Kerkorian's long- time financial adviser and a former Chrysler chief financial officer. The letters were sent to Daim- lerChrysler's chief executive, Diet- er Zetsche, and to the company's supervisory board. "Tracinda believes by taking a long-term approach to solving Chrysler's problems, it can become a...…
…8 - Friday, April 6, 2007 ARTS IN BRIEF A RT S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com IN CONCERT Folk with some country flavor Daisy May and Seth Bernard Tonight at 7:30 p.m. $15 At The Ark Two of Michigan's most tal- ented singer-songwriters will perform at The Ark this Friday. Daisy May (May Erlewine), Seth Bernard and friends will grace Ann Arbor with their heartfelt harmonies and country-flavored folk. The duo last performed in the area ...…
…Friday, April 6, 2007 - 9 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com How Blue brought in Beilein By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer Former Michigan coach Tommy Amaker was fired on March 17. His replacement, John Beilein, was announced at a press confer- ence yesterday afternoon. Butwhathappenedinthetwoand a half weeks between the dismissal of one coach and the beginning of a new era in Wolverine basketball? Immediately after Amaker was fired...…
…10 - Friday, April 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Berque and Co. looking to take the next step Ever since your arrival in Ann Arbor, you've probably had to put up with other schools always wanting to beat "Mighty Michigan." It's the team every- - one loves to hate and hates to lose to.. Butwhy? Are Mich- igan's fans especially con- descending? Not SCOTT really. Nearly BELL every school has its fair share Too Soon? of fans ...…
…Thai, Indian and Indonesian interpretations of the legendary tale come to campus. The B-side. 1Iie10hdpgn 4hi Ann Arbor, Michiga www.michigandaily.com Shutdown could hurt 'U' State gov't faces MICHIGAN'S MONEY $940 million MESS INTRODUCING A COACH John Beilein, the new Michigan men's basketball coach, yesterday at Crisler Arena during his first press conference in Ann Arbor. Beilein's hiring was announced on Tuesday. See sports, page SA. ...…
…2A - Thursday, April 5, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Explained A slice from Silvio Medora found niche in organic pizza With NYPD, Cottage Inn and Back- room Pizza all vying for student dol- lars, Silvio Medora's friends told him he'd never succeed in opening another pizza joint on campus. That was nearly two years ago. Now, after 18 months of business, Silvio's Organic Pizza h...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS TEHRAN, Iran Iran releases 15 . captive Britons President Mahmoud Ahmadine- jad defused a growing confronta- tion with Britain, announcing the surprise release of 15 captive Brit= ish sailors yesterday and then glee- fully accepting the crew's thanks and handshakes in what he called an Easter gift. The announcement in Tehran was a breakthrough in a crisis that had escalated over nearly two we...…
…4A - Thursday, April 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com l Iidligan Bil Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent s...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 5, 2007 - 5A "I brought out a couple of NCAA rings and an Elite Eight ring and a Sweet r 16 ring. I passed it around to these guys today, and I said, 'We're going to put these on as soon as we can.' " - Michigan coach John Beilein JOHNNY B. GOOD Beilel s a coach's coach "I think he's definitely in the top five (coaches in the country), and I think he's the best teacher. He and Bobby Kn...…
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…8A - Thursday, April 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E PLAYERS: Fab Fiver lauds choice From page 5A past few days. But he added that if The Fab Five member offered his - -Michigan can keep its three recruits opinions on what fans might expect Udoh didn't seem to think Wol- to go along with its new coach, the from Michigan under Beilein next verine fans had much cause for Wolverines could do some special season. concern. things...…
…FOUR RELEASES YOU CAN'T MISS PAGE 3B ON THE WAY WHY '24' IS LOSING ITS EDGE PAGE 3B Where are our icons? o know far less than I should about classic film, but there are some names even I rec- ognize: Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Redford. These actors are icons, immor- talized figures of film whose legacies have lived on long after retire- ment or even their death. I got to thinking: Who are our generation's film icons...…
…2B - Thursday, April 5, 2007 (page 2 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i aVAUL 'THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN' (1988) British allegory running wild By ANDREW SARGUS KLEIN ManagingArts Editor Terry Gilliam's "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" begins on a Wednesday in the Age of Reason in a bombed-out, anonymous French city. It feels like the French Revolu- tion, but the accents are all British and the enemy is the formidable Tur...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom A ELF-PROCLAIMED H ETE ROSEXUA L MALE LISTS T HE MOST IMPORTA NT AND "TH E NOTEBOOK" IS ONLY NO. 10. WVHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN THAT.? S TH E FI LT ER. M IC HIGAN DA ILY.COM/T HE F ILT E R- {the b-side} Politics don't mix with'24' By PAUL TASSI on the ground and begins to lose DailyFilm Editor his shit after executing his friend, a mushroom cloud erupts in the All right, so no one can say I'm background. ...…
…4B - Thursday, April 5, 2007 {the b-side} The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com More than dancing SENIOR THESIS CONCERT COMBINES CHARITY WITH ART By CAITLIN COWAN Daily Arts Writer It seems as if many artists - even the starving ones - want a piece of the pie. Be it Mike Baldwin's "Will Work for Food" cartoon series or the Cunninlynguists's sublime underground rap album Will Rap for Will Dance Food. Six seniors in the School of Music, The-...…
…The academic year through the lens of the Daily The Statement. F-(;R'\l i 46F N N \} l Ann Arbor Michigan www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 4, 2007 Beilein In as hoops coach Former WVU coach to be introduced today By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer Michigan Athletic Director Bill Martin will hold a press conference today to introduce former West Virginia coach John Beilein as the new Michi- gan men's basketball coach. The announcem...…
…2A - Wednesday, April 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: THURSDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes M -- --- Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained The first'High Noon' march Thirty-five years ago, students couldn't RSVP to Hash Bash on Facebook.com - word-of-mouth and fliers were the only advertise- ments for the event. But the lack of easy, online publicity didn't stop scores of students from gathering for the fir...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NE-WS NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush calls Dems 'irresponsible' on Iraq funding President Bush denounced "irre- sponsible" Democrats yesterday for going on spring break without approving money for the Iraq war with no strings. He condemned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria, too, accusing her of encouraging a terrorism sponsor. With Congress out of town, Bush tried to take the upper hand over Democ...…
…4A - Wednesday, April 4, 2007 OPNo a The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74bE iI4d143an ti4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF IMRAN SYED EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustr...…