…How the University shaped a president SPECIAL SECTION jRltc i ari' '3atim Ann ArborMichigan www.michigandaily.com sday anuary4 C ourt: Stop affirmative action now Admissions office stops reviewing apps until next week By JAKE HOLMES Daily StaffReporter The University must immedi- ately stop using affirmative action admissions, an appeals court said last week. In response, the Univer- sity has halted the processing of all applications un...…
…2A - Thursday, January 4, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: TrDA:FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Campus Characters Explained Tales from the convenience store In-N-Out clerks recount late-night shifts While working the night shift at In-N-Out Pizza, the convenience store and popular liquor depot among students, at 615 E. University Ave., store employee Kash Akhtar once sold eight cans of beer to a 21-year-old custom...…
…4p The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 4, 2007 - 3A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January 4, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD 4 Five security contractors taken captive in Iraq Four Americans and an Austrian abducted in November in southern Iraq spoke briefly and appeared uninjured in a video believed to have been recorded nearly two weeks ago and delivered yesterday to The Associated Press. The men - se...…
…4A - Thursday, January 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 9 f Mdign a tl Edited and managed by students at the university of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu EMILY BEAM DONN M. FRESARD CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectthe officialposition of theGDaily's editorialboard. All other signed articles and ill...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.comh Thursday, January 4, 2007 - 5A * De Niro leaves CIA history pic to wolves Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd" is probably one of the mostpolished, clean and * sterile period The Good productions Shepherd ever made. The Oscar- At Showcase winning and Quality 16 actor's second Universal (and less suc- cessful) attempt at directing - his first was the coming-of-age fable "A Bronx Tale" - the film is dis...…
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…9 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 4, 2007 - 7A CLINTON From page IA University President Mary Sue " Coleman, who heads the com- mencement speaker search process, said it took over a year to secure Clinton's commitment. "Throughout the year, people with (Coleman's) office checked in on the invitation and reiterated our desire to have him speak," said Lisa Jeffreys, a project specialist in Coleman's office. Krenz said ...…
…8A - Thursday, January 4, 2007 8A -Thusday Jauary4, 007The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 111 m.1 1 ' + 0I I IIVERSI I I 1 4 LIII i I I I I I I I Ill 1I I U 1 0 I I 1 WOHIE'S LAHUEST SELECTION OF UNIVEISITY OF MICIIGAN SIHT & LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRTS 0 11 111 H-3ki,313 I II ' 11 11 H I I I ;~ I' hAIII III 31,11111 IV I ;Ii 6 0 6 I ! I …
…ROSE BOWL DITION f SOUTHERN CAL 32, MICHIGAN 18 LEFT BEHIND Souther Cal receiver Dwayne Jarrett torched the Wolverine defense for 205 yards at two touchdowns on 11 catches in Southern Cal's 32-18 Rose Bowl win . USC runs off with victory By SCOTT BELL their own hands. Daily Sports Editor Execution should be flawless, routes should be crisp and everyone should be on the same PASADENA, Calif - If Michigan fans have a page. hard time putting...…
…DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Thursday, January 4, 2007 'M' SCHEDULE THURSDAY--1.4 W BASKETBALL VS. ILLINOIS, 7p.m. FRIDAY -1.5 M Swim/Dive @Arizona 4 p.m. SATURDAY -1.6 W TRACK (aMichigan Women's Open, 9 a.m. M Swim/Dive (@ Arizona State, 2 p.m. M Basketball tNorthwestern, 2:30 p.m. WRESTLING VS. HOFSTRA, 7p.m.., SUNDAY--1.7 W BASKETBALL VS. PENN STATE, 2p.m. home games snail caps all times EST SAID AND HEARD "If they l...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 4, 2007 - 3B Tankers train in Mexico Blue struggles through Hoosier State over break By COURTNEYRATKOWIAK DailySports Writer Itwasn'texactlyawinterbreak. Between semesters, the men's swimming team traveled to the La LomaAltitude TrainingCenterin San Luis Potosi, Mexico. In the sunny, 70- degree weather, the Wolverines par- ticipated in a rigorous altitude camp to prepare for the ne...…
…4B - Thursday, January 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 GAME STATISTICS BreaS on Team Stats USC MICH First Downs 21 19 Rush/Yds 23/61 27/58 Passing Yards 391 309 Offensive Plays 68 68 Total Offense 439 321 Return Yards 63 52 Comp/Att/Int 27/45/S 26/41/1 Punts/Avg 4/352 6/418 lflercoSt er T Imbes/Lo st oss 31: 29:1 Pnaltie/Yar 3/27 2/20 r J W L . a L U Tme ofPoss 30:02 2958 'M' career M I C H I G A N C-A Yds 26-41 309 26-41...…
…* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box- score. The defense-o-meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Carr-o-meter judges Lloyd Carr's demeanor following the game and the hypemeter measures the fans' game performance. t Thursday, January 4, 2007 - 5B DEFENSE-0-METER 1 No matter how many times the defense says they play ass s...…
…6B - Thursday, January 4, 2007 Exitin x c n g .................................... INSIGHT BOWL 1 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL 2 Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41 Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 (OT) The most surprisingthingfromthe game:Min- MVP: Boise State quarterback Jared Zabransky for overcoming failure. nesota coach Glenn Mason lost his job because After throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown with a of the collapse. Minnesota athletic...…
…GERALD FOR side The Unive most famo never forgi By ANDREW GROSSMAN Daily StaffReporter University alum and former President Gerald Ford, who sought to restore trust in the presidency in the aftermath of one of the most scandal-ridden administrations in American history,; died at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. on Dec. 26. He was 93. When asked in 1995 what his greatest accomplishment was as president, Ford said it was "heal- ing America." A...…
…2C - Thursday, January 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Washington bids Ford a quiet farewell The Michigan Marching Band stands by as a hearse, carrying the remains of former President Gerald Ford, drives past after arriving at the Gerald R. Ford International Air- port on Tuesday in Grand Rapids. In his boyhood ho-me of ran Rapids, Ford is laid orest Capitol hosts a simple funeral for an understated man By ANDREW GROSSMAN Da...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 4, 2007 - 3C BRIEFS U has yet to announce plans for a memorial event Mourners have said goodbye to former President Gerald Ford in ceremonies across the nation, but the University has yet to announce any plans for a tribute to its most famous alum. "There are plans, but a date and location haven't been finalized," said Jared Wadley, a University spokes- man. "Right now it's still natio...…
…4C - Thursday, January 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com S Rumsfeld and Cheney and the president made a big * mistake in justifying going into the war in Iraq." - FORMER PRESIDENT GERALD FORD in a 2004 interview with journalist Bob Woodward, published following Ford's death. Time has a way of clarifying past events, and now we see that President Ford was right." - SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY (D-Mass.) when presenting Ford with the John...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Michigan's * record with Ford Thursday, January 4, 2007 - 5C Year W 1932 8 1933 7 1934 1 L 0 0 7 T 0 1 a By the* numbers 2 National titles won during Ford's tenure at Michigan 2 Conference championships 2-1 Michigan's record vs. Ohio State in Ford's three years $2,400 Salary in first year as a coach at Yale Awards at Michigan g Meyer Morton Award (1932) Team's Most Valuable Player (1934) Notable Quot...…
…6C - Thursday, January 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com From the Big House to the White House July 14: Born to Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer King in Omaha, Neb. Enrolled at the University of Michigan, where he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon and played center on two n championship football teams. Named mostvaluable player on the Michigan football team. Graduated from the University with degrees in economics and political scien...…
…ie Lidilgan Bai Ann Arbor Mk www.michigandaily.com Iday, Januar _ ,. } i = _ : ' ILLINOIS TOPS ARTS, WOMEN'S HOOPS PAGE 5 SPORTS, PAGE 8 4,000 reasons to go to * college New law gives grant to graduating high schoolers By ALESE BAGDOL Daily StaffReporter Every high school student in Michigan who graduates in 2007 or later is now eligible for a $4,000 scholarship at any public university in the state. To qualify for the Michigan Promise ...…
…2 - Friday, January 5, 2007 How does the University pick the commencement speaker? It's not a popularity contest, administrators say Although some students may have hoped Paris Hilton, 2006's most-Googled celebrity, would give this year's commencement speech, the honor went to former President Bill Clinton. As it turns out, University President Mary Sue Coleman and the Honorary Degree Com- mittee pick speakers who have done something with th...…
…The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Friday, January 5, 2007 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 5, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush names retired admiral to top intelligence spot Retired Vice Adm. Mike McCo- nnell, a veteran of more than 25 years in the intelligence field, will be named by President Bush to succeed John Negroponte as national intelligence director, a senior administration official said yesterd...…
…4 - Friday, January 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustratio...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 5, 2007 - 5 A rather good Dream LATEST MUSICAL BREAKS LACKLUSTER TREND By HYATT MICHAELS Daily Arts Writer Since the trailer hit theaters last year and its critical explosion at this summer's Cannes film festival (for a 20-minute preview, no less), "Dream- Dreamgiris girls" left fans of the origi- At the nal musical salivating for Showcase and its opening. After all the Quality 16 hype,...…
…4 6- The Michigan Daily -Friday, January 5, 2007 the michigan daily PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE Near Business & Law School Call 668-1100. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. Near B-school. Call 222-9033. ! !AVAIL. NOW or later. 4 blks. to campus. Effs. 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. apts. in beautiful homes. Monthly ok for some units. Rent neg. w/ long term. For appt. & price, 972-7030. For pix a2apart- ments.com or a2realproperty.com ! ! ROOMS avail. 3-5 blks. to UM ce...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 5, 2007 - 7 SMOKE AND MIRRORS PETER SCHOTTENFELS/Daily Ann Arbor resident Niko Burnell sits with friends and smokes Narghila yesterday at Rendezvous Cafe on South University Avenee GM exec vows to maintain global supremacy over Toyota DEAN From page 1 As she prepares for her exit, Blank said she would like to see the Ford School continue to improve on the quality of its education and e...…
…8 - Friday, January 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Senior wing Lester Abram was Michigan's leading scorer in a 71-61 defeat of Ilinois. Cagers have to slam 'backdoor on Wilcats Crisler cruel to defeat By CHRIS HERRING Daily Sports Writer When Michigan women's basketball coach Cheryl Burnett reviews film of last night's game ILLINOIS 70 against Illinois, someone MICHIGAN 51 may have to tell her which part she's watching. The ...…
…SAM BUTLER:OBAMA, YOUR TIME IS LATER OPINION, PAGE4A IN'CHILDREN, A DYSTOPIAN FUTURE A LOT LIKE THE PRESENT WOMEN'S HOOPS ENDS 28-GAME CONFERENCE SKID SPORTSMONDAY ARTS, PAGE 5A Addomolml- -got 46P 4w Illic4loan 43at lij n Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com "I tend to agree with the ladies in lavender." - Kath Borg, the mother of a Michigan cheerleader, lending her support to a group protesting Penn State women's basketball coach Rene ...…
…2A - Monday, January 8, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, January 8, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Sandwich number 2 is number 1 Deconstructing Zingerman's most popular sandwich Even on a rainy Sunday after- ing, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut, noon, the line at Zingerman's Deli- between thick slices of grilled Jew- catessen stretched out the door ish rye bread, are worth the wait. yesterday. Families, coup...…
…S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS MOGADISHU, Somalia Ethiopian forces under attack in Somali capital Gunmen attacked Ethiopian troops supporting the Somali gov- ernment yesterday, witnesses said, in the second straight day of vio- lence in a city struggling to emerge from more than a decade of chaos. The unrest comes at a precari- ous time for Somalia's transitional administration, which is trying to assert some control for...…
…4A - Monday, January 8, 2007 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 EMILY BEAM DONN M. FRESARD CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectthe official position ofthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations repr...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, January 8, 2006 - 5A Smith shoots par in exploitative fable Clive Owen does a convincing antihero as the protector of a very important bundle of joy in the terrific "Children of Men." FILM REVIEW Whatfuture? CUARON'S STARTLING DYSTOPIA LOOKS LESS LIKE 2027 AND MORE LIKE 2006 ByKAI QIN Daily Arts Writer The destruction of humanity isn't new sub- ject matter in filmby any means. In recent years a...…
…6A- The Michigan Daily -Monday, January 8, the michigan daily a PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE Near Business & Law School Call 668-1100. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. Near B-school. Call 222-9033. ! !AVAIL. NOW or later. 4 blks. to campus. Effs. 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. apts. in beautiful homes. Monthly ok for some units. Rent neg. w/ long term. For appt. & price, 972-7030. For pix a2apart- ments.com or a2realproperty.com ! ! ROOMS avail. 3-5 blks. to UM cen- t...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CENTER OF ATTENTION PROTESTERS From page LA shop - a punishment considered by many activists to be too lax. Jen Hsu, co-chair of the Michi- gan Student Assembly's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Commission and organizer of yes- terday's protest, said her primary goal was to expose the public to injustice. "The main thing is education through visibility," she said. At a press conference after the ...…
…8A - Monday, January 8, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 4 a a Take our career path. At Jefferies, things move fast. We're building the #1 investment bank for growing and midsized companies. Join us, and we'll expect you to move and grow at the same pace. You'll have opportunity from day one, with early exposure to clients, working alongside industry veterans on a spectrum of complex transactions across a vast range of indus...…
…TANKERS EARN SPLIT AGAINST QUALITY OPPONENTS MEN'S SWIM/DIVE 2B HERMAN: PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR SM COLUMN 2B TSortHEMonday oTHE MICHIGAN DAILY Monday, January 8, 2007 michigandaily.com PENN STATE 41 LONG TIME COMING 'M' notches Big Ten win ByANDY REID Daily Sports Writer The players may have acted like they didn't know about it. The coaches may have said the topic never came up in practice. But the jubilation following the Mich- i...…
…DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, January 8, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' SCHEDULE TUESDAY-1.9 ICE HOCKEY VS BOWLING GREEN,735 PM, THURSDAY-1.113 W BASKETBALL VS. WISCONSIN,7RM. FRIDAY-112 W Track/Field at Kentucky Invitational,' A.M. M SWIM/DIVING VS. PURDUE4 P.M. W SWIM/DIVING- MICHIGAN INVITATIONAL, 6 PM. W Gymnastics at WestVirginia, 7:30 PM. ICE HOCKEY VS NORTHERN MICHIGAN, 7.35 PM. WTENNIS - ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 8, 2007 - 3B CRASHING THE BOARDS PLAYER OF THE GAME Reed Baker GUARD Baker was unheralded when Michigan coach Tommy Amaker snatched him from the depths of Div. IlIl basketball. But following his game-high 11 points against the Wildcats, fans will be saying much more than "Who?" when they hear Reed Baker's name. NOTABLE QUOTABLE "(Michigan fans) were deep today. They were real good. I t...…
…4B - Monday, January 8, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Subs pick up starters slack By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Writer Two players who would've seemed like big contributors for the Wolverines yesterday didn't log many minutes. Michigan center Krista NOTEBOOK Phillips was a dominat- ing presence at the beginning of yesterday's game. In the first eight minutes of play, she scored three points, grabbed six rebounds (two offensive), ...…
…DONN FRESARD: STEP UP AND RAISE TAXES, GOVERNOR OPINION, PAGE4 BACK IN ACTION WHY BARBIE SHOULD KEEP HER BUST SIZE A PREVIEW OFTHE ROAD AHEAD FOR THE ICERS SPORTS, PAGE9 ARTS, PAGE 8 IP 1idfigan 8814A Ann Arbor, Michig www.michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 9,2007 FLORIDA 41, OHIO STATE 14 Branch goes out on NFL limb 'M' tackle will skip senior year, enter draft By SCOTT BELL Daily Sports Editor After weeks of speculation, junior Alan ...…
…2 - Tuesday, January 9, 2007 MAYBE NEXT YEAR Darwin's dream When I walked into my firstbiologi- cal anthropology lecture, I had no idea that it was cross-listed with Aretha Franklin 101. But when I entered the lecture hall, I was immediately thrust into a medley of songs by the Queen of Soul. "Respect" and "Think" were just a few of the classics coming from Prof. John Mitani's iTunes library. I noticed that a couple of students looked confu...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush expected to call for more troops in national address President Bush will address the nation at 9 p.m. tomorrow about his new approach for the war in Iraq, the White House said. Bush is expected to announce an increase of up to 20,000 additional U.S. troops. Bush's decisions, more than two months in the making, already are drawing criticism from ne...…
…4 - Tuesday, January 9, 2007 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 I have to remind people that when Richard Nixon stood his last election in 1972, he was supposed to be in office until 1977, but he was held accountable for Watergate. You can't always wait until the next election." - Legendary investigative rep...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - 5 Take our career path. At Jefferies, things move fast. We're building the #1 investment bank for growing and midsized companies. Join us, and we'll expect you to move and grow at the same pace. You'll have opportunity from day one, with early exposure to clients, working alongside industry veterans on a spectrum of complex transactions across a vast range of industries. But w...…
…6- The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, January 9, 2007 the michigan daily PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE Near Business & Law School Call 668-1100. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. Near B-school. Call 222-9033. ! ! AVAIL. NOW or later. 4 blks. to campus. Effs. 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. apts. in beautiful homes. Monthly ok for some units. Rent neg. w/ long term. For appt. & price, 972-7030. For pix a2apart- ments.com or a2realproperty.com ! ! ROOMS avail. 3-5 blks. to UM cen...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SOMALIA From page 1 aircraft with elaborate sensors that can go after discreet targets - day or night. They are operated by the Special Operations Com- mand and have been used heavily against the Taliban in Afghani- stan. U.S. Navy vessels have been deployed off the coast of Soma- lia to make sure al-Qaida or allied jihadists don't escape the coun- try, the State Department said last Wednesday. Somalia's...…
…8 - Tuesday, January 9, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom What happened to my Barbie? Too easy. Stand and delivered SWANK AVOIDS PITFALLS FOR UNEXPECTED TRIUMPH By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer For an actress like Hilary Swank, having a movie open in January - the first weekend, no less - can't be a good thing. Withaudiencesfocusingon **'* expanding Oscar contend- F ers from the previous year Freedom ("Munich" and "Brokeback Write...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - 9 'M' drops puck on new stretch ByAMBER COLVIN Daily Sports Writer If it's possible to have a fresh start in the middle of a six-month long, 39-game season, the Bowling Green Michigan at Michigan hockey team is getting one Matchup: Michi- right now. gan 13-8-0; Bowl- When fans ing Green 5-16-1 last left the When: Tonight slumping Where: Yost Ice 13th-ranked Arena Wolverines T...…
…10 - Tuesday, January 9,k2007 nt Shoes or no shoes, Baker's a threat The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer EVANSTON - After scoring 19 points against Army on Dec. 28, Michigan freshman Reed Baker knew he had the ability to score with the best of them. But never in his wildest dreams did he think he could score without his shoes. With the Wolverines clinging to an early 6-4 lead eight minutes into the ga...…
