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…* OPINION AT From the Daily: Why President Obama was the W B H d right pick for graduation y e r -rs speaker. PAGE 4 b a m g m Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 12,2010 michigandailycom OBAMA TO DELIVER COM \MENCEMENT ADDRESS University President Mary Sue Coleman made announcement last night By JACOB SMILOVITZ and KYLE SWANSON Editor in Chief and Daily News Editor President Barack Obama will be the keynote speaker at this year's spring...…

…0 2 - Friday, February 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers LEFT Ellen Myers participates in a candlelieht nigil en the Diag tnr students massacred in the Ciudad Juarez Drug Warons Thursday. As et the beginning ef February, 230 people have heen killed in Juamaz ths year. (SAMANTHA TRAUBEN/Daily) TOP RIGHT Michigan State President Lee Anna K. Simen, lett, Univeersity President Mary Sue Cleman, center...…

…* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 12, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS . DETROIT Mayor plans to demolish 10,000 blighted buildings Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he wants to demolish about 10,000 vacant buildings as part of a broader short-term effort to clean up blight and improve quality of life for city residents. Bing discussed his vision for the city's future yesterday at a panel discussion hosted by Time maga- zine and the Br...…

…4 - Friday, February 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ELAINE MORTON V A L E N T I 1 I & S D M j : 1 0 O P N E S_ , G i 5 T \ O N ~t U e tAD/ Ao~ (ie .chjas ± ? $lL a'nlacc f u1 s AS i r b coll VIVCKS p t~l' 0219C5-0 t3Y \LdD$E100?J JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR INCHIEF ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday; February 12, 2010 -- 5 Jazz festival educates 'U' Ben Huh is the CEO of the Cheezburger Network, which includes FAIL Blog, I Can Has Cheezburger and wany other huwor sites. The Ce ezurger king Ben Huh, the man behind the LOLs, explains the business of captioned cats. By ROBERT SOAVE Daily Arts Writer Ben Huh never wanted to be a comedian. "I certainly don't find myself that funny," he said in...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 12, 2010 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, February 12, 2010 - 7 PRESIDENTS From Page 1 flagship University - could be the perfectplace for such an announce- ment from President Obama. "I'm sure he'll use it as an occa- sion to make a policy statement and Michigan is certainly a place to talk about transitions from an old econ- omy to a new economy," he said. When John ...…

…8 - Friday, February 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue rolls past Gophers on the road By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Editor It seemed so familiar - the Michigan men's basketball team held a precarious lead late in the sec- ond half, MICHIGAN 71 and if this MINNESOTA 63 season's pattern persisted, the team would collapse. But under the leadership of senior forwardDeShawn Sims, the Wolverines pulled away from Minnesota and ...…

…~~I1E0 #AI1311&ij Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 12, 2013 michigandaily.com CRIME Police: Cab driver made unwanted advances Business junior Jamie Kosberg, LSA freshman Lauren Klemz, and LSA senior Kit Clement give free hugs and high fives along with other members of the Do Random Acts of Kindness club on the corner of South University and East University Monday night. RESEARCH Grant fundscell research Physical description of assai...…

…2 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 MONDA:TEDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: This Week in History Prfeso Pofle In Other Ivory Towers Alumni Profiles FRIDAY: Photos of the Week The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 wwwrmichigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief easiness Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-41e-4115 eat 1241 anweiner@michigandaily.cem rmgrein@miehigondaily.com From Britain to A...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Feds wrap up case against former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick turned Detroit's City Hall into a "pri- vate profit machine" by rigging contracts, demanding bribes and even stealing money meant for the needy, a prosecutor said dur- ing closing arguments Monday in the former mayor's co...…

…4 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4~ ~ i ic ia - usa, eray 2 03 h ihga al -mcianalp Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MELANIE KRUVELIS and ADRIENNE ROBERTS MATT SLOVIN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR ANDREW WEINER EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflectthe official position of the Daily's e...…

…*n hTuesday, February 12, 2013 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com implic inequa for go son - c sity, th impro is an u able is TV an As die fans a aficion we ch equali the be our ab And to hav blatan that se but ac the co probei schism seem t S ferenc just th So l say it: The are sel I'm as a sh those surpri can do ment t your fa of you cians genre, simila Now is alw it be. B you'll shared hop ar, black ( Grami Rap A try sin and So h...…

…6 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Eye-opening short documentaries Sorrow seeps through Oscar- nominated films By NATALIE GADBOIS DailyArts Writer Albert Einstein, once said, "Any fool can know. The point is to understand." Good documen- taries give us the opportunity to do just that, experience life from very different perspectives and ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -- 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 7 Thompson leads 'M' Forwards struggling in 'D' zone By GLENN MILLER JR. Daily Sports Writer The past few weeks have been a series of ups and downs for Mich- igan women's basketball senior guard Kate Thompson. The all- time program record holder for 3-pointers has led the team to its best start in progr...…

…8 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michiganclailycom 8 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 Q&A with MSU juniors Sophomore pointguard Trey Burke will be tasked with another tough matchup in Spartan Keith Appling. Michigan travels By DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Editor For the first time since the Fab Five roamed the Ann Arbor streets, the Michigan men's bas- ketball team seems to have a l...…

…4OW 4JW 46F an at Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 12, 2014 michigandaily.com OVERWHELMING OHIO UNIVERSITY HEALTH UHS seeks tointegrate wellness programs PAUL 5H ERMAN/Daily Michigan coach John Beilein and the Michigan men's basketball team mounted a second-half comeback against Ohio State to win in Columhus on Tuesday, 70-60, for the first time in the past 11 years. PUBLIC SERVICE Peace Cgnizes'U New initiative aims to combine m...…

…2A - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Ohio State promotes wellness Student wellness programs at Ohio State University have been reformed to align with the find- ings of a new study conducted by Brown University and the Miriam Hospital, The Ohio State Lantern reported Monday. The study suggests that col- leges should intervene early, e...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 3A PEACE CORPS From Page 1A Smyser said. "The Peace Corps sees University of Michigan undergrads as well prepared for Peace Corps service, and so I think that's a positive thing that makes Peace Corps take atten- tion of undergrads here." Smyser served in the Corps from 2010 to 2012 in Malawi. He said...…

…4A - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MEGAN MCDONALD PETER SHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS 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 Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - In defense of January and bad movies "January is Hollywood's ver- sion of sharting on the wall." That's a word-for-word recap of something I thought about, said out loud and then tweeted a little bit over a month ago "I ain't afraid of no ghosts." Too much angst on confused 6ttt' (for more discerni...…

…bA - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CANAL+ I hope there's toilet paper. 'Les Revenants' reinvents zombies French series presents a fresh take on the undead By GRACE PROSNIEWSKI DailyArts Writer If you've been watching ABC lately, you might have noticed some cryptic ads for its new televi- sion series "Resurrection." While I can't s...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 7A Another Curling Canadian M' signs nine recruits By JEREMY SUMMITT Daily Sports Editor Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson has been curling, and not just in the weight room. He's participated in the Olympic sport that most of Americans can't quite figure out, and despite his storied success in ice...…

…Second-half surge, Walton sparks win Off the bench, Irvin's big shot powers 'M' Wolverines earn first win in Columbus for first time since 2003 BySIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Writer COLUMBUS - During pre- game festivities at Value City Arena, fireworksshot off as No.'2 Ohio State men'sbasketballteam's lineup was announced before it's game against Michigan's." The loud, red, blazing streaks of color lit up the dimmed arena, and in the beginning...…

…8B Ensday February12,2014 The Statement STAFF From Pages 4B-5B A decade ago,Colemancalled for the creation of an advisory board to channel input from staff members to the University administration. Today, Voices of the Staff is a organization composed of 120 volunteer members who serve on smaller project teams to advise the University's administrators and build relationships across units. Tim Kennedy, a. Building Automation Systems manager, ...…

… WenedaFerury1,-01//Te taem n Personal Statement: That sexy sweater by Max Radwin campus mechanics: you are the trend by amrutha sivakumar 1. The Conservator ofAsian Art If you've got the five years worth of post-graduate experience in Asian art required for this job, then you might have a place ready for you at UMMA - dealing with conserving works from Japan, China, Korea and India. 2. Skilled Trades Apprenticeship In no other job will yo...…

…6B Wednesday, February 12, 2014 // The Statement The third culture kid: Between homelands by Rachel Premack The streets of Ann Arbor are covered in gray, squelching slush. The same picture goes for my hometown, less than an hour away. However, LSA sophomore Ayo Akinokun - who has Nigerian parents, spent time in Norway and France and attended high school in Dubai - recalls the warm traffic- congested streets in his home of Nigeria. The cars of...…

…46B ensaFbur 12 204 The Sttmn Wednesday,February12,2014//The t SB eople call them Michigan Men. From a tract of wilderness, they molded one of the nation's premier institutions of higher education. Even today, their names grace the University's academic stone and brick edifices, a permanent testament to their enduring achievements and legacy. These luminaries and legends are the professors, students, researchers and coaches who first number ...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 12, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Higher education, K-12 programs slated to receive funding increases By SHOHAM GEVA and JACK TURMAN Daily News Editor and Daily Staff Reporter Despite a projected short- fall in Michigan both this fiscal year and next, higher education received a funding increase in Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’...…

…420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $110. Winter term (January through April)...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News & Sports Thursday, February 12, 2015 — 3A Goofy, competitive mix for Michigan Wolverines mix sharp focus, fun antics on game days By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer It’s a common misconception that the recipe for winning only includes competitiveness. You also need a pinch of humor. The ingredients seem like they wouldn’t work, but for the Michigan softball team, they do. They coex...…

…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Weekend Roundup Thursday, February 12, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com Have you purchased the Football Book yet? Do the crossword, then order one. store.michigandaily.com ACROSS 1 Popular 6 Scale syllables 9 Drives away 14 Simple-living sect 15 Guitar attachment? 16 Pope John Paul II’s given name 17 Warm-water ray 18 Ziegfeld with follies 19 Donald Jr.’...…

…Sports 6A — Thursday, February 12, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com PAUL SHERMAN/Daily Michigan coach Red Berenson has been impressed with the quality of Big Ten hockey, despite the conference’s struggles. Wolverines maintain hope for conference By JEREMY SUMMITT Daily Sports Editor For the old diehards of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, this year might be as good as any to wish for its return, even if only ...…

…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, February 12, 2015 the b-side University improv group refuses to write scripts Washed-up novelist tries to recapture old glory Rome barely good enough for Daily Food Snob see pg 3B see pg 3B see pg 4B Unable to reach wider audience, Every Three Weekly featured in The Michigan Daily As students walk through the Diag in the middle of the day, they may come across a familiar ...…

…2B — Thursday, February 12, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “You can’t just write some- thing that’s funny,” said Engineering freshman Peter Flanagan, a recently hired E3W writer. “You have to write something that’s funny and fits the guidelines of a standardized paper, so we’re actually parody- ing something. It’s difficult in that regard, getting used to it, but all the editors are really tal- ented, so the...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, February 12, 2015 — 3B VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily Midnight Book Club prepares for a long-form improv performance. Midnight Book Club stays off the script By ALEX INTNER Daily Arts Writer As the members of the Mid- night Book Club arrived at Mason Hall for one of their biweekly rehearsals, they were talking to one another about their weekends and the day’s snowy weather. As one membe...…

…4B — Thursday, February 12, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By CAROLYN DARR Daily Arts Writer Someone who describes lines as gorgeous and certain writing as a miracle can only be a poet. Surprisingly, Linda Gregerson didn’t start writing poetry until her early twenties, after she had finished her undergraduate education. “Of course I loved reading poetry and especially my scholarly period of 16th and 17th-cen...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 12, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 72 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . ...…

…2-News 2 — Friday, February 12, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Campus Voices THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Photos of the Week WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers MONDAY: This Week in History LEFT: LSA senior Robin Griffin and Art & Design graduate students Clara McClenon and Jon Verney sign a poster during CAPS Play Day, an event designed to relieve stress, in Pierpont on Wednesday. (SINDUJA KILARU...…

…2-News 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, February 12, 2016 — 3 of eight people are unaware that they are infected, according to the Center for Disease Control. HIV spreads through blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids and breast milk. In the United States, HIV is spread mainly by having unprotected sex with someone who is HIV- positive or sharing needles, syringes or other equipm...…

…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, February 12, 2016 — 5 Petrus and Qiu bring the East to the West By MERIN MCDIVITT For the Daily Juliet Petrus is comfortable and at home in her cozy Chi- cago apartment. Yet the posters on her wall, 1960s socialist art accompa- nied by bright red Chinese characters, hint at the exotic expe- riences that have shaped her career. Opera sing- er Petrus and her accom...…

…ACROSS 1 Item in a ’60s drug bust 7 Marshal Tito, for one 11 Friendly address 14 Make effervescent 15 Queen’s place 16 Move on water 17 Generic City Hall dog? 19 Caustic chemical 20 __ Toy Barn: “Toy Story 2” setting 21 Japanese volcano Mount __ 22 Guzzle 24 Half a prison? 26 Suffix for professionals 28 Toon who often wore a Metallica T-shirt 29 Why some seek a certain cactus? 32 Bacchanal vessel 33 Rested 34 Choler 35 Essay on meditation? 39 ...…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, February 12, 2016 — 7 SOFTBALL ‘M’ prepares for first tournament By TYLER COADY Daily Sports Writer Michigan softball coach Carol Hutchins isn’t dwelling on last year’s Women’s College World Series loss to Florida. She also hasn’t been thinking about the rematch slated for Saturday against the top- ranked Gators. “The only team I am excited for is Michigan,”...…

…By TED JANES Daily Sports Writer Katelynn Flaherty took one half to get rolling, but once the sophomore guard did, the Michigan women’s basketball team followed her lead. The Wolverines (6-7 Big Ten, 14-10 overall) rallied in the second half, outscoring Wisconsin by 18 in the final 20 minutes, to win their second consecutive game, 82-65. The Badgers (3-10, 7-16) led for most of the first half, keeping Michigan’s...…

…While most University of Michigan students were preparing to watch the 52nd Superbowl last Sunday, LSA sophomore Alex Mullen, Rackham student Richard Nunn and other members from the Latinx Alliance for Community Action, Support and Advocacy had a different task at hand — finalizing their list of demands to the administration. The list of demands was created in response to the lack of Latino representation felt on campus. ...…

…how those felt.” John Pollack –– Consultant John Pollack, an author and Ann Arbor native, began the presentations by speaking about the role of analogies in government, innovation and daily lives. Pollack served as a speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton and now works as a consultant for Fortune 500 companies, philanthropies and non-profit organizations. In an interview with The Daily, Pollock described the import...…

…What does it mean to be Asian enough? Black hair. Off-white skin. It is in my name. The home where I was raised. No shoes indoors. Bags of rice in the cupboard And on the counter And in the cooker. I don’t speak mother/father’s language But I do speak her culture. Respect your elders. Everything in moderation. In America, Asian culture has been stir fried, pickled, and packed into a take out box. So it is digestible Just a ta...…

…A merican tennis player Billie Jean King once said, “Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose — it teaches you about life.” When I joined the public-school system, one of the very first things I did was join the track-and-field team. I was not sure what I was getting into, but I did know one of the nice ladies from my church ...…