'Right now, right here'

SCC members storm lecture on free speech

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University President Lee Bollinger debates with Students of Color Coalition members in the Alumni Center yesterday while communications studies department Chairman Michael Traugott looks on.

University President Lee Bollinger planned to give a lecture on the First Amendment at the Alumni Center yesterday, but instead members of the Students of Color Coalition decided to exercise their freedom of expression.

'Kingdom' lives happily ever after

Thought about fairytales much since those pre-adolescent days? Maybe it's time to reemerge in the stories of the past. Images of the Big Bad Wolf and the Wicked Stepmother once danced through our heads during a time of innocence where anything was possible. Now that we're all "adults," do these stories still posses their magic? If the extravagance of NBC's new miniseries "The 10th Kingdom" is any indicator, fairytales can still work their magic on those of us who still believe in "happily ever after."

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Cagers prove mettle in loss

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Purdue's Mike Robinson was surrounded by defenders all night, but that didn't stop him from scoring 17 points in Purdue's 78-75 win.
Take away Jamal Crawford and LaVell Blanchard from the Michigan basketball team, and what do you have left? Contrary to some opinions, quite a lot.
Friday Focus: Michigan Hockey - Fight to the Finish

Primary pinch

Candidates unfairly snubbed University
Throughout the campus hoopla surrounding last Tuesday's Republican primary, one event was noticeably absent within the city limits of Ann Arbor. Despite a record voter turnout and an outpouring of student activism, no Republican candidate held campaign events in the city.