February 13, 2008 (vol. 118, iss. 96)

…ONELJ - )1(t" il N UII OF E 'V FIFNYS Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 13, 2008 michigandailycom IMPROVING FINANCIAL AID AFTER PROPOSAL 2 hasn't released data on admits Unlike last year, admissions data may not be made public until May By CHRIS HERRING Managing News Editor In response to Proposal 2, the statewide affirma- tive action ban that took effect in 2006, University officials regularly distributed admissions data to the med...…

… 0 2A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Here Big house on campus Of the University's nearly 60 Greek chapters, one rises above them all. With 131 initi- ated members and 11 pledges, Pi Kappa Alpha - more commonly known as Pike - is the largest fraternity on campus. Pike's membership has grown steadily for several years, said chapter president Jon Marks. He said each year's pledge class is normally S to 10 percentlarger than the year before. M...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Senate approves bill to okay some gov't snooping Yesterday the Senate approved new rules for government eaves- dropping on phone calls and e- mails, giving the White House much of the latitude it wanted and granting legal immunity to tele- communications companies that helped in the snooping after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Protection for the telecom com- panies is the most pr...…

… 4A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4A -W nderrThe Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 my idc t6'a n ail Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 4 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF Some people around here get cold feet when threatened by the administration:' -Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), on the Democrats' role in passing a reauthorization of the Bush a...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - SA PHOTOS COURTESY OF WARNER BROS Addressing the Grammy voters I can see ouRcareers floating away.' FILM REVIEW FOOLISH GOLD Romantic comedy drowns in typical story twists and poor characters By ANNIE LEVENE Daily Arts Writer There's no doubt about it: Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson certainly look like a golden couple. But * 2 Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks Fools Gold the...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 7A ADMISSIONS From Page 1A LSA junior Jessica Viera, the vice president of finance in Sigma Lambda Gamma, a Latina soror- ity, said the University's reasoning sounded strange. "I don't think that's a valid excuse," she said. "It doesn't make sense. (Proposal 2) is a continuing issue. It didn't end last year. It's still going on, and they shouldn't be holdingthe numbers." B...…

… 8A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com AlRUM REIIVIW TRAILER REVIEWS 4 The return of Michael I I Reissue of Thriller proves to be an unnecessary and trite release By CHRIS GAERIG ManagingArts Editor Reviewing Michael Jackson's Thriller is sort of an act of futil- ity. Around 1982 when this album * first dropped - this recent Michael incarnation com- Jackson memorating the particularly arbi- Thriller25...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 9A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 9A ues ions abound on recruiting trail By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor The Michigan men's basketball team's inconsisten- cies have caused plenty of problems on the court. But they're making Michigan coach John Beilein's job more difficult off the court, too. Beilein has been traveling the country s...…

… 10A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Moore makes most of new role After four years on team, walk-on earns spot in event lineup By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer Senior Megan Moore wasn't recruited by the Michigan wom- en's gymnastics coach Bev Plocki. Four years ago, the high school standout sent Plocki a video, and Plocki told her she would probably be able to walk on. For three seasons, the Roche...…

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…w w w w _t w w w s w w w SB heMihianDaly - eneda, ebrar O1, 00 Weneda, erury13 008-Oh* McignDal THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GABE NELSON A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. rule 81: After see- ing someone slip on ice, don't ask if they're OK. They just want you to pretend that it didn't happen. rule 82: If some- one knows what you filled out for "favorite beve...…

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…w w w _w- T _w_ w- w w w I 6 Th ihia Dy- Wenesay Feruay 3, O00 Weneda, ebuay 3,208 - e :icianDaly The University's regional campuses were founded with immense poten- tial to shape economic progress in Michigan. But the state didn't follow through. omeone looking to find out about the origins of the University of Michigan's campus in Dearborn would find it use- ful to lookthrough the papers of the first director of the Dearborn campu...…