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February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 1

…SEEKING ANSWERS TO AMERICA'S ENERGY QUESTIONS OP-ED, PAGE 5A THE SPIN ZONE 'GIRL TALK' COMES TO THE LEAGUE THE B-SIDE MICHIGAN'S FUTURE QB GETS ACQUAINTED WITH AZ SPORTS, PAGE 6A L7 I i A I igataiI Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com COWABUNGA. BABE -hrsday, February i5, 2007 WAR IN IRAQ Tape of captive A2soldier released FORESTCASEY/Daily The Valentine's Day Ninjas, a group organized by members of the group of campus pranksters ...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 2

…2A - Thursday, February 15, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained The manbeh ind the mullet Student hasn't changed hairstyle in 14 years Engineering sophomore Stephen of hair he originally grew at the nape of declined. Krause has had the same hairstyle since his neck widened into a mullet. Still, the mulletdoes need trimming he was 6 years old. His ...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Chrysler to slash 13,000 jobs For 13,000 Chrysler workers, Feb. 14 will now be known as the Valentine's Day massacre. Chrysler announced yesterday its long-awaited restructuring, which included a 16 percent reduc- tion in its work force, shift reduc- tions, a plant closing and a surprise hint that the plan could lead to a DaimlerChrysler d...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 4

…4A -Thursday, February 15, 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 Nothing means more to me than making government work better for the working families of this state." - Comedian and liberal radio personality AlFRANKEN in a speech yesterday announcing his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for a Sen...…

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…5A - Thursday, February 15, 2007 Upin smoke America's increasing reliance on coal generated electricity runs contrary to environmental goals of decreasing carbon emissions. While politicians form committees and debate the science of global warming, expect energy companies to continue to profit. GARY GRACA VEWPm..T America's love affair with coal The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com By SAM BUTLER Renewing energy at the 'U The tide is shift...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 6

…IORTS - michgandaily.com 6A - Thursday, February 15, 2007 Mallett adjusts to campus By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor He's been here just more than a month. But it didn't take star recruit Ryan Mal- lett that long to fig- EARLY ure out the ENTRANCE difference ...- ... -.. between A sneak peak high school at the four and college. early-enrollees "(It'shard) for Michigan just learn- PART 1 OF 4 ing how to adjust to the time," Mallett said....…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Three-time captain not stepping up when needed Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 7A By DANIEL LEVY A typical Abram stat line used to On Basketball read something like this: 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting, 3-for-3 from What if I were to tell you that the foul line, two rebounds, an Michigan had an experienced lead- assist and a number of right-place, er who was having the worst season right-time plays. He was...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 8

…E I PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On Central Campus Call 668-1100. ! 1, 2, 6 bdrm. apt. for lease. Off Hill St. 734-657-5497. From $725 per mo. 6 BDRM Apt. for lease 1004 S.For- est. 332-6000. carlsonproperties.com ! AVAILABLE NOW: Newly refur- bished 4 bdrm., 2 bath house, incl.: 4 car prkg., updated kitch. & baths; new carpet; ldry.; possible 5th living space; pets o.k. w/deposit. $1,950/mo. 734-751-0328. !! 1 BEDROOM Apartments !! 523 N. Main -...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 9

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 9A SOLDIER From page 1A came in response to his insis- tence the kidnappers show him proof his nephew was still alive. Qanbar said he and the kidnappers had intermit- tently exchanged e-mails for about a month until they cut off contact at the end of January. He said none of the e-mails repeated a demand made in the early days of the kidnapping for a $250,000 ransom. "But I...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 10

…10A - Thursday, February 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Shootouts: Second-ranked Irish hand M' first loss point counterpoint yea or nay? 4 By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer With one upset win already under its belt, the Michigan wom- en's tennis team sought to capture its second against a potent No. 2 Notre Dame team. A win over the Fighting Irish would add luster to an already great start by the Wol- verines. Unfortu...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 11

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue Devils golden standard for NCAA -Y .' ._ 0Thursday, February 15, 2007 -11A Change name o the game Ihate Duke. I hate that the national media loves Duke and con- stantly praises its players for their intel- ligence and class. But according to a study done by the San Jose Mercury News in the mid-'90s, Duke's fresh- DANIEL man basket- BROMWICH ball players had an aver- Broms Away age SAT score of 968....…

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…12A - Thursday, February 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a NEIGHBORS From page IA violations. A minivan is parked across the street, and a tree house is visible from the doorway. "Theyhave abigproblemwith us throwing parties," said LSA junior Claudia Perez-Tamayo, who lives in the house. "It's just really frustrat- ing because they could come talk to us first." Sedney said she and her house- mates usually host parties about o...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 13

…THE PHARCYDE IS THE CURE PAGE 3B. HOW-TO PAGE 4B. s ,r , ' THE Is THURSDAY, F) Love. Sex. Purple. There are a few musicians I'd consider to be totally unique. Prince is a different category in and of himself. Prince is a guitar god, a wildly talented producer and, above all, a heaving, pant- ing, steamy purple sex sym- bol. His appeal is absolutely undeniable. Hell, even t'd blow him. His recent LLOYD H. appearance at the Super Bowl CARGO ...…

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…2 - Thursday, February 15, 2007 ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS 'It I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4o ett sa c I I ADVISED The U.S. military is concerned that torture scenes on the Fox hit"24,"featuring Kiefer Sutherland will leadto similar behavior in actual soldiers. Briga- dier General Pat- rick Finnegan has spoken with the SUTHERLAND show's producers, The New Yorker reported, and told them that many soldiers in Iraq say there's a direct ...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 15

…1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The right ' Cyde WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD HIP HOP GO? By TOM SHEA For the Daily It's official: Akon's single "Smack That" is overplayed. Don't let fraternity guys, socially anxious underclassmen or the Scorekeeper's DJ tell you any differently. The beat sounds too much like Usher's 2004 hit "Yeah!" to be origi- nal, and Eminem's mailed-in verse only speeds his tailspin from the bright, creative center of ...…

February 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 99) • Page Image 16

…4B - Thursday, February 15, 2007 You ser How to mend your t By KIMBERLY CHOU, CAROLINE HARTMANN and ANDREW SARGUS KLEIN Daily Arts Editors Either you forgot, tried too hard or went down in flames. Regardless, it's Feb. 15, and you didn't deliver on Valentine's Day. True, hopeless romantics (and Hall- mark execs) seem to care almost too much about the holiday's conventions - "I asked for Godiva chocolates, I'm making sure he orders pink roses a...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 1

…Admalkhm- F-- ---Ron 4w 41C ic Igan 41,3at IV A )1*1.]'A l ,1*4'1 1*1' ']*"A.I. AIN" C.F FDIT( I Ann Arbor Michiga _ www.michigandaily.com Arrington, Butler to miss practice, maybe games Thursday, March 15, 2007 CAMPUS ACTIVISM SDS to -U Sell, defense stocks C pS pia Thre ers, inc ers, wil practici what aj team ru Wide and tigl of who impact with rr Eugene parr won't say Wolverines during the four week, 15-practice spring session, Michi- ...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 2

…2A - Thursday, March 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here Tobacco and good conversation Fred Chase debates politics, sports with campus figures Eighty-five-year-old Fred Chase quit smoking a long time ago. For the past 13 years, though, he has been a fixture at the Maison Edwards tobac- co shop in Nickels Arcade. Despite the proximity to so much nico...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Republican calls for Gonzales' dismissal Sen. JohnSununuofNewHamp- shire yesterday became the first Republican in Congress to call for Attorney General Alberto Gonza- les' dismissal, hours after President Bush expressed confidence in his embattled Cabinet officer. Gonzales has been fending off Democratic demands for his fir- ing in the wake of disclos...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 4

…4A - Thursday, March 15, 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 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 solely the view...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 5A Harris stays true to roots despite success By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor INDIANAPOLIS - He walked into the Indiana Convention Cen- ter media room and took his place at the table, but only because it was required. Former Michigan middle line- backer David Harris made it quite clear he'd rather be somewhere else. "I'm just ready to be on the field, knocking somebody ou...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 6

…6A- The Michigan Daily -Thursday, March 15, the michigan daily 2 BEDROOM CONDO for sale. Near Hospital. $167,000. Call 586-904-5425. UNIVERSITY TOWERS "PRIME'S NEW BUILDINGS" 2 Bedrooms Priced Right! 819 Brown Street & 411 High Street Starting at $850 May to May Leases! Heat, water & parking included Col todav forator - 761-nOn p PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On Central Campus Call 668-1100. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. 665-8825. ! ! AVAIL. NOW ...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 7

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March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 8

…8A - Thursday, March 15, 2007 . The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Thursday, March 15, 2007 I. The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom E iMpES SWIMMING/DIVING ' 'pursues ersonal gals Blue hopes to save season at NCAAs a By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer It was 4:52 p.m. as the Michigan swimmers left the pool deck in Ann Arbor for the final time this season. Today, they hope to be walk- ing away from a different pool as wi...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 9

…AN ARTIST RE THE ART OF ANN MIKOLOWSKI PAGE 4B Please, take me seriously There are two movies set for release this winter (one out now, one forthcoming) that piqued my interest. The first is about a con- spiracy theorist who believes the mysteries of life can he explained by the number 23. " The second is a story of a man who loses his PAUL family in the TASSI Sept. 11 attacks and must now rely on his col- lege roommate to help him grieve (or...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 10

…(page 2' 2B - Thursday, March 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.corr 0 THE VAU0LT 'RO SHAM BO' (1994) A rare pop experiment ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS By BRIAN CHEN Daily Arts Writer Before he was busy producing Kanye West's Late Registration and composing film scores for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "I Heart Huckabees," Jon Brion was just one of four members in the terribly over- looked pop band known as The Grays. Th...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 11

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tthe b-sidel Thursday, Marchs15,2007 -3 Courtesy of Gege Produes Artisticas LTL Coolest. Minister. of. Culture. Ever. Golden funk ICONIC GUITARIST CAN STILL BRING IT - AND HE'S BRINGING IT HERE By LLOYD H. Cargo Daily Arts Writer The University Musical Society already blessed us once with a concert-opportunity-of- a-lifetime last fall with Alice Coltrane, and this spring, G they're back at it again...…

March 15, 2007 (vol. 117, iss. 114) • Page Image 12

…4B - Thursday, March 15, 2007 {the b-side} 40 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GALLERY PRVi Ap with BELOVED LOCAL ART INTIMATE RE By CAITLIN COWAN DailyArts Writer Poet Jim Gustafson famously wrote that there's "no money in art." There are, however, other riches that come with a fruitful career in art: veneration, Two Ways love and vision. Ann Mikolowski, the beloved of Looking Detroit painter and late in a Mirror wife of RC Prof. ...…

November 15, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 51) • Page Image 1

…Cult favorites FOUND magazine and PostSecret blog team up to tell stories and raise cash for charity at the Michigan Theater A sneak peak at the Detroit Institute of Arts renovations The B-side Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 15, 2007 michigandaily.com At elections, debate over Greek issues COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY Rapper and actor Mos Def, who is coming to campus, has been outspoken on a host of issues. Theda Gibbs, ...…

November 15, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 51) • Page Image 2

… a 2A - Thursday, November 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com In the mid-1960s, Ann Arborites were becoming increasingly con- cerned about the pressures put on young people in the area - especially college students. So in 1965, four area churches united to form a safe, wel- coming place for students and youth to share art and unwind. So began the folk venue that Ann Arbor now knows as The Ark. The Ark didn't begin as a concert ...…

November 15, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 51) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS GRA From WASHINGTON Report shows and. explosives can get marke past airport security In lit P( Government investigators smug- lin d gled liquid explosives and detona- stude tors past airport security, exposing teased a dangerous hole in the nation's by Ne ability to keep these forbidden "Th items off of airplanes, according to kind i a report made public yesterday. good The investigators learn...…

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… 4A -Thursday, November 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C7C iIdiig0an 4a1*1y Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 C Xtothedaily@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...…

November 15, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 51) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 5A A year later, Blue reflects on Bo's lessons By SCOTT BELL is today. He was a great coach and Daily Sports Editor person and touched everybody's lives when he was around. You When the Michigan football don't forget a man like that." team takes the field Saturday after- Author and University lecturer noon to play its biggest game of the John U. Bacon, who was working season...…

November 15, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 51) • Page Image 6

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November 15, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 51) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 7A MOS DEF From Page 1A two years ago and worked with artists like Common, A Tribe Called Quest and Erykah Badu. OAMI Program Associate Theda Gibbs said Mos Def's socially con- scious attitude makes him a good choice for the symposium. "He is an artist who definitely talks about social injustices and is a very socially conscious artist," Gibbs said. "That definitely ties in...…

November 15, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 51) • Page Image 8

… 8A - Thursday, November 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailY.com Want to help Michigan? Wear Maize Saturday 4 11 sto 7 johns UNIVERSITY An American Master's Degree in A 11 right, Wolverine Nation. clad mostly in It's time for me to hit you blue. with some truthbombs. This Saturday, You've coaches, players sucked as favor. Wear maiz fans this It's really not1 year. makes a big differ From Have you see chanting Penn State, Illin "W...…

November 15, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 51) • Page Image 9

…S The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I Thursday, November 15, 2007 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. IN STYLE Kerrytown fashion stop V2V will host a "transatlantic" party tonight.featuring fashion, music (courtesy of Ghostly International) and art from local as well as European contributors. The event is open to the public, 18+, is free and starts at 8:30 p.m. A variet...…

November 15, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 51) • Page Image 10

… 2B - Thursday, November 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE, AND HER LOVER' 0989) REDUCTIVE REASONING Picking one and one apart. 4 Dinner for any and all By BRANDON CONRADIS DailyArts Writer Released during the last gasp in the decade of excess - an era when the film world was domi- nated by flag-waving action films and endless cycles of box-office- friendly franchises -Peter Green- away's "The ...…

November 15, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 51) • Page Image 11

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 3B Video isn't just the future it's vital here's nothing new to the idea that the world is going the way of mul- timedia. It has since the printing press, the telegraph and now the iPhone. Compa- nies like Apple and Google have spurred a marvelous upheaval in how., we - the short- attention-span, oversaturated- ANDREW with-infor- SARGUS mation public KLFjN - gather and pro...…

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… 4B - Thursday, November 15, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 DIA renovated: from the ground up From page 1B were traveling through Italy them- selves, relating to an historical experience once considered essen- tial to European students and art enthusiasts. Other welcome changes to famil- iar galleries hinge on a connection between the historical and the con- temporary. Traditional works of art are now flanked by photographs ...…

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