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…P iC t Htt '3alll Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 30, 2009 michigandaily.com SHARING YOUR STORY STAYING FOR THE SUMMER Enrollment in summer classes soars MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Recent Eastern Michigan University graduate Brandon Doman (left) sets up shop outside Espresso Royal on State Street to collect personal stories from passersby for his web- site ehdom.com. Doman goes from town to town around Michigan urging people to share...…

…f f Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 29, 2009 michigandaily.com STUDYING OVERSEAS Swine flu's impact being felt abroad AARON AUGSBURGER/Daily University President Mary Sue Coleman smiles with members of the leading faculty governing body in the Regents Room of the Fleming Administration Building yesterday. Colemano State budget needs action Students report delays in getting started with classes By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily StaffRep...…

…be l id~gan 4hiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 28, 2009 michigandaily.com FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION Federal aid overhaul on the horizon Students would see students at the University took di- rect loans through the subsidized more funds, but no and unsubsidized programs for the 2008-2009 academic year. change in'U'policy Though many students wouldn't see a significant change in how they By NICOLE ABER receive their funds, they woul...…

…ROBINSON'S JOURNE HBO'S REIGN New Michigan defensive coordinator HBO proves why it's still the GregRobinson has seen NFL glary, colleg best with the coolly funny urity and everything in bedeen. series "Bored to Death." SEE FOOTBALL SATURDAY, INSIDE SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A 0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 25, 2009 michigandaily.com FIN AN CING YOUR EDUCATIO W ith vote, 'Promise' may return MICHIGAN'S NEXT TOP MODEL Hou rev sch The. ship ...…

…THE BUSINESS OF BIG NAMES The story behind two seniors turned concert promoters. SEE THE B-SIDE, INSIDE L741C 4br C4 i0an 4:3atlm Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 24, 2009 michigandaily.com ACCEPTING OF THOSE IN NEED Committee votes toend 'Promise' CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRIGEN/Oaily A woman walks by White Market on East Williams Street yesterday. White Market is one oftthe few places on campus that accept Bridge Cards, which too...…

…iC4ioa1T 4,3a....tlm Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 23, 2009 michigandaily.com NETWORKING CONNECTIONS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH Prof's stem cell trial gets FDA's OK CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily About 6,000 students and recruiters from 181 companies mingle in the Duderstadt Center during the Engineering Career Fair on Monday and TuesdayH EATING 0 N CAMPUS HillDiningC's crowd problem Landmark research will test new Lou Gehrig's Disease treatme...…

…DEBATING REFORM With the health care debate heating up, I two writers offer different takes on what should matter to students. SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 A LOT OF HOT AIR The Islands's latest Vapours is pared down - and there's nothing left. SEE A T AGE 5 11 lifidc11a43n Da iIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 22, 2009 FROM PENCILS AND PAPER TO PINTS AND POINTS michigandaily.com GOVER NING FACULTY 'U' amends prof. travel cost policy JED...…

…411iC4il an 4,3at l Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 21, 2009 michigandaily.com FLYING HIGH, BUT NO LONGER PERFECT STUDENT DEBT New credit card rules hit campus Free giveaways for 2004, accordingto Sigler. As reported in The Michigan students banned, Daily in February, under that contract, the Alumni Association along with tables provides Bank of America with student and alumni information set up on campuses in exchange for revenue f...…

…Iit dICd4ygan haij Ann Arbor, Michigan BOARD OF REGENTS Coleman: No NCAA f in future Regents consider president's performance, campus safetyand construction By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor At the monthly meeting of the University Board of Regents yesterday, University President Mary Sue Coleman downplayed speculation that she was in the running to be the next head of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Coleman's name has been amon...…

…~11E ffid~igan M ' Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 17, 2009 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN STATE G VERNMENT Deal could end. budget stalemate In Hutchins Hall yesterday, officials from the University's Innocence Clinic announce the filing of a motion in the case of Karl Vinson. Clinic: Free this innocent man L pa A 01 g Yes in the agree budg advan be wt ture's ate M (R-Ri er An set ne gets, in sp taxes ated "Tl come agree guide get r ...…

…I e 4ilici an i1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 16, 2009 michigandaily.com FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION House could overhaul aid structure Plan would cut out RESTRUCTURING AID lenders, have gov't How money would shift under plan give money straight $87 billion to in-need students Amount taxpayers would save over the CHRiS DZOMBAK/Daily The Halfway Inn, a favorite hangout among Residential College students located in the basement of...…

…NEED FOR SPEED Michigan players from Texas year's best albums -but and Florida debate whose u'll need Prozac for. home state has faster feet. ARTS, PAGE 5 SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8 F1jEffillianwail Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 15, 2009 VISITING CAMPUS How 'U', protects big names When dignitaries visit Ann Arbor, several agencies work together to make sure everything goes smoothly By TORREY ARMSTRONG Daily StaffReporter When U.S. Supreme ...…

…~I~e E~dpan4hI, Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 14, 2009 s michigandaily.com IVENGN MAR CA MPU Students hit by string of burglaries SAID ALSALAH/Daily Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier (5) gets a hug from wide receiver Darryl Stonum during Michigan's 38-34 upset victory over rival Notre Dame Saturday at the Big House. 'M'wins Rodriguez's way For several, football victory soured by missing belongings $y DEVON THORSBY Daily StaffRepo...…

…Admombob.- 46P 46Y ic i an at Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 11, 2009A michigandaily.com THE STACKIN' CHAIRS CLUB School of Education graduate student David Mickey-Pabello helps pile chairs used during this year's Festifall on the Diag. About 1,000 chairs were used at more than 450 tables at the event to showcase University clubs. (Max Collins/Daily) FO TBALL SATURDAYS AT&T can't handle the Big House JOHN ROBERTS'S VISIT The chief...…

…Iie 1J id igan &xiIy 10 Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 10,2009 michigandaily.com LESSONS IN MARKETING, INSIDE AND OUT FIGHTING HiNi PART 3 OF A 3-PART SERIES Vaccines' impact an unknown CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN/Daily A film crew shoots outside the Ross School of Business yesterday afternoon. The crew was filming a commercial for the University set to air on ABC, ESPN and Big Ten Net- work premiering the weekend of Sept. 2...…

…I e ic1 i n il * Ann Arbor, Michiganr Wednesday, September 9, 2009 michigandaily.com FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION A 'Promise unkept? In budget cuts, state Signed into law by Gov. Jen- scholarship. BY THE NUMBERS nifer Granholm in 2006 as a way Megan Brown, Granholm's could end merit to increase college graduates in deputy press secretary, said the Michigan Promise Scholarship FIGHTING HiNi PART 2 OF A 3-PART SERIES SAttendance a concern i f c...…

…E iC igaYt at IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 8, 2009 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN BUCKS BRONCOS, 31-7 FIGHTING HiNi PART 1 OF A 3-PART SERIES 'U' preps for looming swine flu SAM WOLSON/Daily Denard Robinson crosses the goal line after a 43-yard touchdown run during Michigan's 31-7 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday. Michigan rolled to its first season-opening vistory in three years on the backs of freshman quarterbacks Ro...…

…Uie iidigan hailj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 30, 2008 michigandaily.com VOTING ON CAMPUS 'U' bars voter drive from dorms Cit of p ba regi With before vote in ing has bers of up vote register ing complaints A University Housing staff . , member sent an e-mail Friday to artisanship, U the co-chairs of Voice Your Vote, a group from Michigan Student Assembly com- IIS gmission, telling them suspend all stering in dorms voter regis...…

…The I1d1iian Bailj Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 29, 2008 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN'S COMEBACK REVIVING A TRADITION Homecoming 'green' week starts today p JEREMY CHO/Daily Defensive end Brandon Graham salutes the Big House crowd following Michigan's dramatic 27-25 victory over No. 9 Wisconsin. The Wolverines rallied in the second half, erasing what was once a 19-0 Wisconsin lead. The victory, which came on the 500th game in Mic...…

…lie A+idiipn Bai )NE-HL; UNDE-EIG TE N i EayA, A e e I r A 2 F2EEDOM Friday, September 26, 2008 richigandaily.com CAMPUS HOUSING Withhome prices low,. some opt to buy, not rent Parents hope to save on rent, re-sell homes at a profit By LINDY STEVENS Daily StaffReporter When the faucet leaks or the sink backs up in their two-bedroom condominium, Engineering S senior Chris Mikulski calls his landlord just like everyone else. In his case, thoug...…

…A tribute to the best of our middle school years The B-side 0 0 400 IIE ffid~igan BaiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 25, 2008 michigandaily.com CAMPUS SAFETY Crime alerts now headed to your inbox Officials worried change will allow students to learn about incidents earlier and more that campus didn't consistently. "We recognized that it was not learn about crimes only creating more work for others, but it also was not consist...…

…College's state of Hockey shuffles the sexual union lineup in fall practice The Statement Sports, Page 11 IELdilgan OaiI T E IUNRED-EIG IITEE D lll R Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 24,2008 michigandaily.com CAMPUS SAFETY Prospective DPS director outlines plan to students U. dep neWi n In a Depart ed stud tions to the dep With ment's tor, ret search cess of ceed hi Laur Public sity, wa last nig Room o iiversity safety The meet...…

…How coach rebuilt New'Mercenaries' volleyball program game a letdown ** Sports, Page 10 Arts, Page 9 alle ii an 43atl Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 23, 2008 michigandaily.com NEAR-CAMPUS CRIME Suspects arrested after keg tap theft JENIFEKO/Daily LSA senior Jason Wu and LSA sophomore Anh Tran enjoyed a picturesque day on the Diag. Yesterday marked the beginning of fall. Man pulled out air gun when student tried to recover tap st...…

…e IC41,pan 4:3at1V Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 22, 2008 michigandaily.com POST-GRADUATION JOBS Economy has mixed impact on recruiting SAIDALSALAH/Daily LSA junior Tom Duvall, a member of the College Democrats, registers Gabrielle Letbotter to volunteer for the Obama campaign in Detroit on Saturday. Dems moun Detroit turnout effort' Struggling economy hasn't stopped some companies from scouting 'U' students By CHARLES GREGG-GEIS...…

…Illic i an, at Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 19, 2008 michigandailycom PARKING ON CAMPUS Regents OK plan to add parkingnear hospital Neighbors speak out against planned $48-million structure By JAKE SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter Despite strong opposition from city residents and offi- cials, the University Board of Regents unanimously approved a proposal for a free-standing parking structure, office build- ing and transit center n...…

…4Making art with your food Our sex and relationships columnist's debut The B-side Opinion, Page 4A Iie lidigar Bailjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 18, 2008 michigandailycom MICHIGAN S ECONOMIC WOES Candidates pitch fixes for rising joblessness Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist, spoke yesterday at Eastern Michigan University yesterday to promote his new book and draw attention to the energy crisis. Fried-man calls fo...…

…4c It iC i an,43at im Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 17, 2008 rnichigandaily.com REGISTRATION DRIVE BORROWING FOR COL LEGE As lenders shy away, 'U' students still finding loans Community college students among those hit hardest by loan squeeze BY MATT AARONSON Daily StaffReporter Private lenders have been pull- ing out of the student loan indus- try in droves as investors hesitate to buy loan-backed securities in a, national ec...…

…e fid gan Baijj Ann Arbor, Michigan p THE SATELLITE CAMPUSES Enrollment at U-M Flint Dearborn at all-time high Campuses add new programs, on-campus housing in effort to lose commuter-school image ByKELLY FRASER Daily News Editor In recent years, the University's satellite cam- puses in Flint and Dearborn have tried to rein- vent their commuter-college images by expanding recruitingefforts,offeringnew academic programs and developing on-campus...…

…46F c an'3at Ann Arbor, Michigan PARKING ON CAMPUS Neighbors oppose plans to add parking near hospital Monday, September 15, 2008 michigandailycom IN RIVALRY. A TURNOVER OF FORTUNES Res To St r bri Som Lower ed acr the Un ing a U two fr tures n cAl Car The structu 40,000 and po STRU sidents of Lower is near the Kellogg Eye Center between Wall Street and Maiden wn area say new Lane. Conceptual plans, the first step ructures would toward a...…

…I e idiga rail Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 12, 2008 michigandaily.com A CAREFUL DESCENT COURSE EVALUATIONS Starting this fall, evals go Switch will save paper, money, but some worry students won't make time for web questionnaire By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter After more than 30 years of use, the University's system of paper course and instructor evaluations is being replaced by an online evaluation set to debut this sem...…

…Wie iidligan Dail. Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 11,2008 michigandailycom * CAb CRIME NEAR CAMPUS Police say mugger targeting students AAPD suspects one robber responsible for two late-night muggings near campus this week ByKELLY FRASER and SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily Staff Reporters After two students were mugged late at night near campus earlier this week, police think a single man might be targeting students. Detective Richard Ki...…

…WwE ffiid~igan B4atty Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 10, 2008 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE Care costs create dilemma for 'U' Administration must balance rising costs with quality, in competition for top faculty By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter With high health care costs plaguing colleges and businesses across the country, University officials are searching for a remedy to its own increasing health insurance bi...…

…IIE liclpgan Baily Ann Arbor, Michigan FUNDING THE UNIVERSITY 'U' investors predict drop in fund returns Tuesday, September 9, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * limb exp less The ment a sign return Unive endow Tho endow 14.6 p years, percen ment memb Comm that re likely The billion by 9.8 the pi ended said a the 20 availat Board uled fo Flint c Wh orthre endow With markets going to be rough, slow going." He also said it was possib...…

…* 'MAN ON WIRE' MESMERIZES SEE ARTS, PAGE 8A E id igan Oath ONE-HUND iiE - GHTI'EEN YEARSOF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Monday, September 8, 2008 Ann Arbor, Michigan A NEW TRADITION FOR THE VICTORS Dems, GOP set field for regents race 0 thre for t ne incumbent, and a staunch supporter of the Uni- versity's affirmative action policy De challengers vie before the passage of the statewide ban on race- and gender-based wo spots on board affirmative ...…

…W - -------- --- . _:.: , .. m3ai1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 5, 2008 michigandailycom YOUNG REPUBLICANS Diversity lacking on floor of RNC Of at ST. Scamer convej speed Rudy vice p Palin, ventio Mu this w Conve to ma more when the co Xcel E reotyp rang t Att descri betwe ity in facing cratic' sage o be em The of eag licans show aren't in age. 2,380 delegates They say they're being held back by the Republican establish- conve...…

…Class has begun: The Arts Guide 101 The B-Side Iic idpan hi Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 4, 2008 SEMESTER IN DETROIT After hiring first leader, program lays plans Detroit-based urban studies and internship program seeking students for inaugural semester By BETH WITTENSTEIN Daily Staff Reporter The Semester in Detroit project moved one step closer to sending students to the Motor City in Janu- ary. The University recently appoint...…

…A4s timid immigrat'ion stance The Statement, Page 6B Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 3,2008 michigandaily.com Leading gay rights advocate at 'U' retires Toy co-founded University's LGBT Affairs office By JESSICA BAER Daily StaffReporter James Toy officially retired July 1, but he prefers to say that he's "retreaded." "I keep on working for justice and equality," said the 78-year-old, a University alum who has devoted his life to a...…

…(A .NE-HUNDE)-EIGHTEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDDM Ann Arbor, Mih gan Tuesday, September 2, 2008 michigandaily.com M'needs more time, not hype know you were excited for Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez's first game Sat- urday. I know because you helped fill Michiga Stadium 30A minutes before kickoff Last year that only happened for Ohio State. And I don't buy that it was be- cause the Athletic Department urged fans to arive early because of th...…

…Northwester 1sn jk Uni against Appalachian State, Wolverines won't be caught on their heels Sports, page 8 Ar 1Bi4iganBnaI (NE HUNDEII SEVEF ENiYEA S E DptmIT)ILE,20EIM Friday, September 28, 2007 ts, page 8 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.con STATE BUDGET CRIS Talks go on,. but no deal yet Shutldown could begin on Monday By ALESE BAGDOL Daily StaffReporter Michigan lawmakers are work- ing at the wire to reach a budget compromise that wou...…

…eA~cI anaij .r .k I 1x~7 ll 00 The B-side Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 27,j2007 michigandaily.com "What is left when payment is delayed while tuition skyrockets? I can tell you what is left: nothing." - Mohammad Dar, vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly, speaking at a rally for more higher education funding in Lansing yesterday. Dar was referring to payments to state universities withheld by the state of Michigan thi...…

…The Statement lie ffiid gan Balg Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 26, 2007 michigandaily.com AFTER PROPOSAL 2 Officials outline diversity plans Administrators say future minority enrollment uncertain By CATHE SHUBERT Daily StaffReporter LANSING - Administrators sought to reaffirm the University's commitment to racial and ethnic diversity by outlining the steps it is taking to keep minority enroll- ment from plummeting in a pre- sen...…

…FROM THE DAILY: JENA SN'T AN ANOMALY OPINION, PAGE 4 I e JMidjigan 41aily Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 25,2007 michigandailycom AHMADINEJAD AT COLUMBIA e Students split over speech Iranian leader's visit prompts debate over what's appropriate on campuses By KIMBERLY CHOU Daily Staff Reporter University of Michigan students and faculty are split over whether or not Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should have been allowed to ...…

…Promises'asrkb I tragedy Arts, page 5A ~i~e fiid igan4ai1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 24, 2007 michigandaily.com PENN STATE 9 Senate OKs plan to keep 'U' funds flat GOP proposal likely to fail in Democratic House LANSING (AP) - State spend- ing on K-12 public schools and uni- versities would stay the same, some state workers would lose their jobs and funding for prisons and other state programs would be cut under a plan approv...…

…Putting the pressure on Penn State Football Saturday, inside e idiigan 4Batly Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 21, 2007 michigandaily.com PROTECTING GENDER IDENTiTY AND EXPRES ION Regents approve addition to clause After four years comment. The decision is a victory for change comes with activists who have long argued that the non-discrimination split vote policy didn't adequately protect transgender faculty and students. By GABE NELS...…

…a The B-side Si atn Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 20, 2007 michigandaily.com Students to march on La. town today Thousands expected to protest alleged racism From staff and wire reports Several University of Michigan students will join a massive march in Jena, La. planned for today in sup- port of six black teenagers jailed in the December beating of a white classmate. The students, members of the pro-affirmative action group By ...…

…Why you're safer than you think The Statement £ 1Mdtga C hi ,)ljj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 19, 2007 michigandaily com 'U,'helped lure firm to area Aerospace company says it will bring 600 jobs just outside of Ann Arbor By EMILY BARTON Daily Staff Reporter A Spanish aerospace company announced yester- day plans to open a new engineering facility just out- side of Ann Arbor, in part because its proximity to the University. Th...…

…KENNELLY: WHY DO PEOPLE STILL GO GREEK? OPINION, PAGE 4 IIAsilign ;1wl~ Ann Arbor Michigan Tuesday, September 18, 2007 michigandaily.com PROTECTING GENDER EXPRESSION AND IDENTITY Change to policy goes to regents MBA student Jeremy Sharff says he thinks the business school will work to regain its perch atop the Wall Street Journal's annual ranking of MBA programs. B.-School rank.plu.ets in WSJ If b non clau After versity on whet der iden ...…

…SOLE SLAMS'U' Labor activists say administration doesn't care. Opinion, page 4A 'King Kong' is the Rocky of the digital age. Arts, page 5A lIE filiipn Daily Monday, September 17, 2007 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN 38, NOTRE DAM L () SHUTOUT LGBT AFFAIRS Office wants new name Director says current acronym isn't inclusive, bloggers bemoan 'p.c. crapola' By KOJO ASIEDU For the Daily The University's Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgend...…

…lPie l~i pn DaiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 14, 2007 michigandaily.com Why Michigan has started 0-2 Football Saturday Iraq force to shrink Bush says 5,700 soldiers coming home soon. Page 3A "(The University) continues to damage its reputation, undermine public trust, and saddle itself with a costly stadium plan that does not reflect U-M's traditional values or mission." - Part of a petition circulated by emeritus Prof. Irwi...…

…Ad Ann Arbor Soul Club brings you the greatest single you've never heard. Catwalk controversy: The spring collection of Marc Jacobs ~li fii~ian Dail Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 13, 2007 michigandaily.com LEFT PHOTO BY ANGELA CESERE/Daily, TOP PHOTO BY ROB MIGRIN/Daily ABOVE: Wind Power Washtenaw planner Jeremy McCalion at Energy Fest 2007 on the Diag Tuesday. LEFT: Wind farm owner Rich VanderVeen talks about his wind farm in Ma...…