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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Employee health costs set to rise A crowd of students, Ron Paul supporters and passersby gathered on the Diag last night to hear presidential candidate speak. PAUL From page lA reverse the economy's downwar trend by expanding economic fre dom and limiting inflation. "We are havingtrouble and th state is having trouble," Paul sai "We need to prohibit the printin of money and deal with the feder: reserve ...…

…m 8A - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 95 master's and 38 doctoral programs spanning the academic spectrum. Come and learn about the diverse opportunities for graduate study at UNIVERSITY CARGO From page 5A too hard to round up. We could even just hire al the writers of the best music blogs already out there, and Googlemusicblog could be a one-stop site for the best in commentary and con- tent. It could e...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 9A Eyes on the prize: a title still in reach By SCOTT BELL Daily Sports Editor The week after the Michigan football team's historic loss to Appalachian State, it hoped to get back on track against Ore- gon. But an embarrassing 39-7 loss followed, along with an injury for senior quarterback Chad Henne. Instead of repairing its tar- nished image after the loss to the Mountai...…

… 10A - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 a F r t i' f ,t R I vs s, t s:': 'u 4 t .Sid y4". E v V- 0 0 11 qij r2007 AT&T Knowledge Ventures. All rights reserved. AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Knowledge Ventures. No purchase necessary. Ends 10/15/07. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. and D.C. who are of legal age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence (and at least 18) as of ...…

… 0 0 " Sw The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Cultural learnings of Kazakhstan: A Peace Corps volunteer finds no sign of Borat i C t ', hF# hree years ago, if I had told my friends I was going to Kazakhstan with the Peace Corps, their response would have been a mix of confusion and mystification. The first question undoubtedly would have focused on why I want to "give up" two years of my life. The second ques- tion would h...…

…- . . r A AV 0 0 0 0 0 9 Th ich .nDal Wensdy Octbe 1S 2S0 THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GARY GRACA ru les eu A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. A REAL MAN OF GENIUS? when the editor in chief of Colorado State University's student newspaper, The Rocky Mountain Collegian, allowed "Taser this: Fuck Bush" to run as an editorial, he probably saw himself enshrined next to...…

…_ - --A l -k w--wM 0 V a 0 The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Cont'd: Unclear exactly what you're going to do with your life when you graduate? It might not matter. Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily 3B QUOTES OF THE WEEK CAREERS From page 5B Senior year was complete with investment banking interviews for Cooper, but after writing his senior thesis on documentary film pro- duction, he decided to move to Los ...…

…. . U wA A w a 0 Not everyone who makes their living through advertising wears a tie to work How market research could help Ann Arbor panhandlers make more money ,o-w .0.- S -* drinking beer For the more sophisticated among us, beer is the fruit of an aged and artful craft, not something to spit out onto your shirt after a keg stand. Matt Greff, owner of Arbor Brewing Company, imparts some wisdom for beginners about considering abandonin...…

…i Aft~ w Wensa, coe " B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Cont'd: What market research could mean for panhandlers MONEY From page 4B panhandlers about the science of average passerby. New Yorkers in 2006 about what their trade. In exchange for lunch one of her most successful inter- kind of person they gave their the street. Results were displayed or a few bucks, she asked them viewees was a man named Robert change to fo...…

…9 9 .9 9 9 -W M .! 0 0 6B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - The Michigan Dady -:,-4-C3 'S for 11acabre Sure Yale has produced a record number of Supreme Court justices, Princeton and Harvard a multitude of senators and governors. But when I'm showing off, who do I point to among the University's alumni? Besides Darth Vader and O-Ren Ishii, the answer is Dr. Death and the Unabomber. That's rig...…

…Tuesday, October 10, 2006 CHEERIO! OUR WRITER PLAYS CRICKET ACROSS THE POND ... SPORTS, PAGE 10 News 3 Granholm, DeVos to square off in debate Opinion 4 Toby Mitchell on Arts 5 Ryan Gosling shines D~ssdcpin e £b j uf a I in 'Half Nelson' One-hundred-sixteen years of editorialfreedom www.michiandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 26 @2006 The Michigan Daily OH, THE PLACES WE'LL GO Mario Manningham snags a catch during Michigan's 31-...…

…2-The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 NATION/WORLD 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONN M. FRESARD ALEXIs FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom: 763-2459 Office hours: Sun.-Thurs. 1 I i.m. - 2 a.m. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandail...…

… NEWS Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3 ON CAMPUS Vigil to be held for actor Reeve The Student Society for Stem Cell Research will hold a candle- light vigil in memory of actor Christopher Reeve on the Diag at 8 p.m. today. Reeve was paralyzed in an equestrian accident in 1995 and died in 2004. Dance professor to hold discussion Dance Prof. Peter Sparling will lead a discussion on the Martha Graham Dance Company at the Ann A...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 l E oirtcFC~tga1% DPINION DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editorial Page Editors JEFFREY BLOOMER Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 ' n { r413 E. HURON ANN ARBOR, MI 48104 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed arti...…

…Tuesday October 10, 2006 arts.michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com ART s 5 Ars politica - or not FINE ARTS COLUMN f you happen to be one of the crowd that knows about Banksy, then maybe you under- stand my admiration of political art. Maybe this column is just a continu- ation of that sentiment, but this time the context is our University. The subject of political apathy among students has been tossed around the Daily's Opinion pa...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Tit %;| Ensemble drama steals viewers E - - INVITE YOU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL SCREENING By Ben Megargel Daily Arts Writer It's fascinating how little "The Nine" reveals in the pilot episode. The writersestab- lish almost no plot points The Nine or character insight, yet Wednesdays the drama is at 10 p.m. all the more ABC addictive for it. The conspiracy surrounding the unknown is almost a...…

…Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 7 Turn on the bright 'Lights': NBC football drama scores By Michael Passman Daily Arts Writer Here's a novel concept: a Southern town obsesses over its high school football team. Oh wait, you've seen that already? Friday Night Hmm. Well, there Lights was that book, that movie and the MTV Tuesday at reality show that 8 p.m. ripped off the book NBC and the movie. But no, this is totally differen...…

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…Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 9 American Phelps wins 2006 Nobel Prize in econ INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY NEW YORK (AP) - An American economist who devel- oped theories about unemploy- ment that better capture how workers and companies actually make decisions about jobs has been named winner of the 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in Eco- nomic Sciences. Edmund S. Phelps, 73, a pro- fessor at Columbia University in New' York, was cit...…

…Tuesday October 10, 2006 sports.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com SPe RiSligan tilg 1o1 Cricket not too easy for a Yank Manningham BRIGHTON, England - I know, it's been done before. Whether it's the literary critic who thinks he can t write a book, or the actor who thinks he t can sing (in David Hasselhoff's case, both), we humans _..,: want it all. By Eileen I'm no exception. I'm the sports writer who wants to be an athlete. N...…

…Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 11 Losing bistory doesn't deprive Tigers offim (AP) - When he left Detroit in 1995, after 17 years as man- ager of the Tigers, the venerable Sparky Anderson said, "I ain't here no more." It was like the baseball life was sucked out of the Motor City with his leaving. The Tigers have had six managers since Anderson and none of them, until Jim Leyland this season, could produce a win- ning record...…

…12-The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 .After loss, Steinbrenner to make employment decisions NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Torre was absent Sunday. Alex Rodri- guez, too. And the New York Yankees made no announcement about changing managers. While several players and coaches packed up in a quiet club- house, Day 1 of what figures to be a wild offseason in Yankeeland provided few definitive answers. Torre still has his job - for now. Hours a...…

…Monday, October 10, 2005 Sports 1B Hockey starts season with sweep of Quinnipiac Arts 8A Alt-rock heroes Weezer and Foo Fighters hit Detroit - 74TI iFY~.J\4.£ ~ 1' ~ _ _____ One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 8 @2005 The Michigan Daily Asian Earthquake, measured at magnitude 7.6, called worst disaster in Pakistan's history MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Res- cuers struggled to...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 10, 2005 NATION/WORLD Hundreds dead in GuatemalaN BRIEF Hurricane hits Gulf of ies failed to arrive in time, and "we r . Mexico hardest, leaving hundreds dead and missing GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Dozens of foreign tourists fled devastated lakeside Mayan towns on foot and by helicopter yesterday as Guatemalan officials said they would abandon communities bur- ied by landslides and declare them mass gr...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 10, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS r Lecturer to speak on Detroit housing development Rob Dewaelsche will be giving a lecture on the challenges faced by those trying to develop housing in Detroit at 7:30 p.m. in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union. Dewaelsche is the executive director of Habitat Detroit and has led the organization in redeveloping a 16-block neighborhood. He holds an MBA from the University...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 10, 2005 OPINION cue dicbgau iail JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE I was very sure I would die." -Pakistani earthquake survivor Maria Hussain, who was pulled from the ...…

…Monday October 10, 2005 arts. michigandaily.com artseditor@michigandaily.com JI iFtilgrn u RTS 5A . . . . .. .. .. .. ... .. . Talk is cheap Depending on your perspec- tive, it's either the best or the worst fake news story since the Jude Law debacle: Tom Cruise has finally knocked up fiancee/ purported hostage Katie Holmes. Presumably, this will end specula- tion that he tapped her merely as media-watchdog arm candy to promote a pair of...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 10, 2005 - 7A * MINNESOTA Continued from page 1A impressive rushing attack. It was Russell's 61-yard sprint with 1:27 remaining that sealed the game for the Gophers. Michigan running back Mike Hart came up with 109 yards and a touchdown, but the effort proved futile in the face of the Gophers' sti- fling defense. "We struggled in a lot of areas," quarterbacks coach Scot Loeffler said. "We didn't run...…

…an Dai Ortnc 0 ,a H ral SocilhWok#Day Friday, October 28, 2005 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. School of Social Work, 1080 S. University Reception immediately following presentations For students interested in learning more about careers in social work and University of Michigan degree programs: Master of Social Work Ph.D. in Social Work and Social Science RSVP by Oct. 24 via our website: www.ssw.umich.edu/prospective or call (734) 764-3309 then nr...…

… ARTS The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 10, 2005 - 9A Courtesy of DreamWorks "Do hooks make it more attractive, Jerry?" Claymation duo makes cheerful screen debut Nine Inch Nails back to form at Joe Louis By Amos Barshad Daily Arts Writer CONCERT REVIEW For broke college students on a steady diet of smoky bars, a $50 show isn't really an option. But that's too bad - shows like Nine Inch Nails at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Saturday p...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 10, 2005 We believe in sandy feet, beach bonfires and lifelong memories. We believe in vacations. Have a vacation on us. Learn more in November Your life. You can bring it with you. 0 -4 -~ m …

…STICKERS ESCAPE Blue tops Connecticut in penalty stroke shootout. IAN HERBERT: Transitive property provides disappointing outlook for Blue. PAGE 3B The SportsMonday Column PERSEVERANCE PAYS PAGE 6B She almost quit, but now Jennie Ritter is one of the best pitchers in college softball. PAGE 8B SMPORTS gan October 10, 2005 1B MEN'S BASKETBALL for start of season By Scott Bell Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's basketball team will be...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 10, 2005 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY Frisbee: the ultimate obsession By Robert Kaitz For the Daily Last weekend, the football team wasn't the only Michigan squad that took care of business. The men's ultimate Frisbee club team hosted the Best of the Midwest Tournament on Oct. 1 and 2 and dominated the 12- team field. With the team split into three different squads, two made it to the finals. Ricky Eiksta...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 10, 2005 - 3B Accordeng to the math, Varsity may be in a bit of trouble *Tlonestly believe that I can't say it any better than the rush end LaMarr Woodley. "This wasn't just for the Jug, it was for the Big Ten Championship," Woodley said. "They came across and took all of that away." With this most recent loss to Minnesota - the first one in 19 years - Michigan essentially eliminated itself from the...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 10, 2005 Minnesota 23, Michigan 20 0 Third downs and red zone haunt M' GAME STATISTICS Team Stats First Downs Rush/Yds Passing Yards Offensive Plays Total Offense Return Yards Comp/Att/Int Punts/Avg Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Poss MINN 23 57/264 139 80 403 112 11/23/0 5/195 2/1 9/95 32:50 MICH 19 34/94 155 63 249 263 14/29/0 6/212 0/0 4/51 27:10 By Ian Herbert Daily Sports Edito...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 10, 2005 - 5B The.Daily Dashboard After every game of the 2005 season, The Michigan Daily's football writers will take you fora ride in Lloyd's car. The gauges all refer to different variables that will fluctuate from week to week, depending on how the team and fans perform. Defensive Intensity is a measure of - you guessed it -how well the Wolverines manage to stop their oppo- nents. The Carr-omete...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 10, 2005 Riley comes up big in penalty strokes for Stickers' victory 0 By Colt Rosensweig Daily Sports Writer For the first time in goalie Beth Riley's four-year Michigan career, she faced the extreme pressure of penalty strokes against No. 15 Connecticut (9-4). Michigan had fought through and dominated two 35-minute halves of regulation and two 15- minute overtimes, but the score remained 1-...…

…TheqMichigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 10, 2005 - 7B " Michigan's late surge not enough for victory By Daniel Bromwich Daily Sports Writer For two minutes and 30 seconds yesterday afternoon at the U-M Soccer Field, everything appeared to be going right for the Michigan women's soccer team. At the 73:46 mark, sophomore Melissa Dobbyn thread- ed a pass to senior Therese Heaton, standing at the top of the 18-yard box on the right side. Hea...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 10, 2005 I 0 U I it he Senior pitcher Jennie Ritter's path to softball greatness wasn't easy it took time and effort to become a national champion. By Kevin Wright o Daily Sports Writer Photos by Mike Hulsebus ennie Ritter wanted to quit. The 13-year-old Dexter native wasn't getting any playing time on her 14-and-under summer travel team, and she had had enough. That is, until her pitchi...…

…Weather Friday October 10, 2003 ©2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 29 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditordafreedom TODAY: Evening showers with winds from the southeast at nine miles per hour. HI: 74 L OWN55 Tomorrow 74149 wwwmchigandailycom Rep. criticizes lack of ideological diversity at 'U' Study by state legislator suggests political onesidedness among faculty By Sara Eber Daily Staff Reporter issued a stat...…

… 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 10, 2003 NATION/WORLD I Baghdad police station bombing kills 8 BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide car bomber crashed a white Oldsmobile into a police station in Iraq's largest Shi- ite Muslim enclave yesterday, killing himself, nine others and wounding as many as 45. Earlier, gunmen - one dressed as a Shiite cleric - shot and killed a Spanish military attache. The violence, six months to the day after...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 10, 2003 - 3 CAMPUS Former Census director to lecture on privacy rights Former Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt will speak in a symposium titled "Privacy in the Information Age." Prewitt is a pro- fessor at Columbia University. The event is part of the 40th anniversary of the Biennial Meeting of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and will be at the ICPSR-P...…

…9 4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 10, 2003 OP/ED ale ffitdlwpm &td 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 letters@michigandaily.com EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 LOUIE MEIZLISH Editor in Chief AUBREY HENRETTY ZAC PESKOWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters a...…

… Frday October 10, 2003 michigandaily.com artseditor@michigandaily.com '1T 5 Luck be a lady tonight with 'Dolls' By Melissa Runstrom Daily Arts Witer FINEA I You've just picked up your tickets from the Michigan League ticket office and make your way up the red stairs to the Mendelssohn Theater. You grab your playbill and heed the advice of a friendly usher at the door. After finding your seat the lights dim and very slowly the cur- tain op...…

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… Frday October 10, 2003 www.michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com ct1e Alicbign aiil SPORTS 7 1903 team manager tells tale of the Jug' Ping pong and Goggin provide crazy bounces By J. Brady McCollough Daily Sports Editor Long before the "Little Brown Jug" was the symbol of a one-sided, tar- nished rivalry, it meant everything to two prestigious football programs. The Jug has made its home in Ann Arbor for all but three of the past ...…

… 8 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 10, 2003 FRIDAY Focus 4 MON~ITOR T Wp. 4 4 4 4 4 -. , ;: < ,. >> …

…I ti or Thursday October 10, 2002 02002 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 28 One-hundred-twelve years ofeditorialfreedom TODAY: Partly cloudy throughout the day with some cloud cover dis- sipating in the afternoon only to return in the evening. LOW: 51 Tomorrow: 761 www.michigandaily.com Fischer Newman pursues new term By Tomlslav Ladika Daily Staff Reporter Having served the University's Board of Regents for the p...…

…0 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 10, 2002 NATION/WORLD Tarot card linked to D.C. sniper NEWS IN BRIEF ): .r,, -L~" _ f i BALTIMORE (AP) - A tarot card with the taunt- ing words "Dear policeman, I am God" and a shell casing emerged yesterday as potential clues in the' hunt for the sniper terrorizing Washington's suburbs. The card and casing were found near a middle school in Bowie, where a 13-year-old boy was criti- cally ...…