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…Radiohead ups the ante once again The B-Side ~Iieffid~iganDaI& Ann Arbor, MichiganThursday, October 11,2007 THE CREDIT CARD INDUSTRY Groups target campus sales tactics michigandaily.com Since 9/11, twice as many take Arabic U.S. PIRG alleges deceptive marketing practices By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily StaffReporter Credit card companies -might have less of an incentive to hawk their cards at the University if a consumer advocacy group has its way...…

…Pa michigandaily.com FI i Ksl 11 )I\ ~)) Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 11, 2007 michigandaily.com Law School may get a $102 million addition Matthew Scott, an employee of Nichols Arboretum, shows the white fir tree that was found cut down in Nichols Arboretum last week. A CHRISTMAS CRIME N of h valuable trees tum staff and the Department of Public Safety say there have ten fall prey to been about three tree thefts over the past...…

…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...…

…NOT JUST TALK The Copenhagen Climate Summit Ag is an opportunity for the U.S. to toughen environmental standards. SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 SEE Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 11, 2009 michigandaily.com WHO HAS THE BEST MOVES? STUDENT RIGHTS Future is uncertain for student code change NVR Flo, a hip-hop dance group formed in 2006, performs yesterday at Michigan's Best Dance Crew in the Michigan Union Ballroom. At the event, dance groups c...…

…liC Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 11, 2009 michigandaily.con SWATTED BY THE SPARTANS 'U' called on to sever ties with Russell Michigan forward DeShawn Sims was a huge presence in the paint, turning in almost half of Michigan's total offensive output. But his game-high 18 points wasn't enough for the Wolverines, who lost 54-42 to No. 9 Michigan State last night in Crisler Arena. For more coverage of the game, see Sports, Page 8....…

…T wlJ8tjjV O 14be cLiigan4 hili, Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 11,2009 michigandaily.com TOP OF THE TOWER THE ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION Obama ups credit, loans for students. SAM WOLSON/Doily Prof. Steven Bali performs the carillon on the 11th floor of the Burton Memorial Tower yesterday. Each weekday, a musician - either a student or professor -gives carillon performances from the bell towers on both North Campus and Central Campus ...…

…SURLES: Our generation is witnessing a new way of dying Opinion, Page 4 IE 0Iidigan Baly ON1EH UND 1, EE IG.TEEN BYEA 111F14 H 1EDIT DOM Ann Arbor, Michigan * CAMPAIGN 2008 * GOP candidates turn to Michigan McCain, Romney, Huckabee arrive in state for last push before Tuesday's primary By EMILY BARTON Daily StaffReporter Over the past few days, Republican presidential candidates have ramped up their campaign efforts in Michigan. Arizona Sen. ...…

…4 RETURN TO THE TOP Hockey team narrowly misses sweep of top-ranked Miami (Ohio) SportsMonday Nc 1Bidigan Daily IT )F EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 11, 2008 michigandaily.com TOP CHEF TURNS ON THE HEAT AT HILLEL SPRING COMMENCEMENT Graduation will be held on the Diag 66 percent of those BACKUP PLANS surveyed chose Diag 3,OO2graduating studentsvoted torthe Diag over Elbel Field CHRIS HERRING and ANDYKROLL Daily...…

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…)NE HUNDI )I EIGLTEEN YEARSOF EDITORILAL FPEEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 11, 2008 michigandaily.com CAMPUS CUISINE eal plans set for overhaul Meal costs will stay about $10 ameal. The changes are meant to aim- the same; Entree plify the meal plans and give stu- dents more flexibility in deciding when and how they want to spend with 'Dining Dollars' their meal credits, said Michael Lee, the University's director of Residential Din...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 11, 2000 NATION/WORLD British ree Sierra Leone hostes FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Launch- ing a dawn strike on a swampy base belonging to a maverick army gang, British troops ended a two- week hostage drama yesterday and freed all six British officers and a Sierra Leonean soldier held captive. One British paratrooper was killed. The rescue mission, authorized by British Prime Minister Tony Blai...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 11, 2000 NATION/WORLD PR ESIDENTS Continued from Page 1 at least to be good citizens," he said. In the area of tuition costs, McPherson and Bollinger complimented each other for attempting to keep costs down for in-state students. McPher- son said that although it is "an ongoing struggle" to keep costs down, Michigan State has managed to hold tuition increases below the level of inflation. "The co...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 11, 2000 NATION/WORLD Netanyahu attempts to enter race JERUSALEM (AP) - Hours after Prime Min- ister Ehud Barak resigned yesterday to run for re- election, his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared his own candidacy and called on parlia- ment to pass legislation to allow him to run. Barak's resignation plunged Israel into a sud- den election campaign, and the hard-line Netanyahu quickly took up...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 11, 2000 NATION/WORLD STUDENTS Continued from Page 1 Half-an-hour after the debate ended, Michigan Secretary of State Candice Miller came to the podium and intro- duced Bush to the spirited crowd as "the next President of the United States." "He showed us why we picked the right candidate," she said. "Did you stay awake the whole time?" Bush asked jokingly, before thanking his audience for their sup...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 11, 2000 NATION/WORLD Hjacking of Afghan plane ends A& ACROSS THE NATION " STANSTED, England - Hijackers holding roughly 150 passengers hostage for four days allowed all their captives to leave the plane safely yesterday, ending the tense standoff outside London, police said. Authorities would not disclose exactly how the unknown number of hijackers had surrendered, but indicated they had not been...…

…S the MicnigarA y -- - uesday, Aprii 11, 2000 NATION/WORLD Panelists discuss need to lessen o OIL Continued from Page 1 one as cheap as gasoline surfaces, fossil fuels must be utilized. "Nobody in the industry will debate that fossil fuels are a finite resource," he said. Miller said the dependency on oil can only be reduced by a change in the perception of the American people, who are not willing to pay for alternatives. "There's nothin...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 11, 2001 NATION/WORLD Tapping Social Security seems likely The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Top Republican officials yes- terday sought to calm fears that President Bush's economic policies jeopardized the Social Security program, reassuring retirees that their benefits would be safe even if the government dipped into the pro- gram's surplus funds. While Republicans in both chambers of Congress d...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 11, 2001 NATION/WORLD 4 3rd anthrax case detected in Fla. BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A third person who worked at a Florida company has tested positive for anthrax and the case has become the subject of a fed- eral criminal investigation, authorities said yesterday. The 35-year-old woman, whose name wasn't dis- closed, was hospitalized after a swab of her nasal passages found traces of anthrax. She...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 NATION/WORLD A Bush may release bin Video showing al-Qaida leader celebrating success of attacks could be made public within days WASHINGTON (AP) - Osama bin Laden claims he calculated in advance how many casualties "the enemy" would suffer on Sept. 11 and was delighted to see his estimate surpassed, according to a videotape President Bush wants the world to see. The president said the t...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 11, 2001 NATION/WORLD AcROSS THE NATION New labor secretary search begins 1, (' intnn'c nPncinn Pctimntpd at - 72.A WASHINGTON (AP) President-elect Bush anm moved quickly yesterday in search of a new candidate Ash for labor secretary after the abrupt withdrawal of his him first choice. Bush's team also mounted a vigorous Sen defense of another contentious nomination, that of for- ping mer Sen. John...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 11, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush sends China letter of regret WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has pre- sented to China a letter expressing regret for the loss, and presumed death, of the Chinese fighter pilot lost after a collision with an American spy plane, as well as regret for the U.S. plane's landing on Chinese soil ,without permission, according to two senior govern- ment officials speaking on ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 11, 2002 NATION/WORLD Enron sought Bush's assistance WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House revealed yesterday that Enron Corp., an energy firm closely tied to President Bush, sought the administra- tion's help shortly before collapsing with the life savings of many workers. In a separate disclosure, the company's auditors said they had destroyed many Enron documents. In the rapid swirl of events, each on...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 11, 2002 NATION/WORLD 01 Israeli warplanes bomb Gaza City BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) - Two Palestinian gunmen sprang from a car and sprayed automatic gunfire at Israelis outside a military base in the southern desert city of Beersheba yesterday, killing two soldiers and seriously wounding five people' before the attackers were shot dead by troops. In apparent retaliation, Israeli warplanes and heli- ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 2002 Prn-k.raip1 'crn tfrr r4 i-Yr NP17 IT TlD Trv i j v -LkJi. c4iiLL ~P#JLLLoIIi ,.t,,111t01I.A3 1INLvv0u' -t~ riots from Pale stinian sup p orte rs Sharon agrees to negotiate truce with Arafat By JennifrwMisthal Daily Staff Reporter Twice yesterday, members of Stu- dents Allied for Freedom and Equal- ity protested the Israel Under the Lens conference outside the Michi- gan League. Armed with ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 2002 NATION/WORLD OPEC will not pump more oillWBEF* . x* HEALIN S OMARUD HEWOL LONDON (AP) - OPEC has no plans to pump more oil to replace the crude Iraq is withholding from the market, reasoning that the recent spike in oil prices will ease once violence between Israel and the Pales- tinians abates, the group's top official said yesterday. OPEC Secretary-general Ali Rodriguez defended the deci...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 11, 2004 NATION/WORLD 4 Afghan, KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan election officials agreed yesterday to create an independent com- mission to probe opposition charges of fraud in this nation's first-ever presi- dential poll, while ballot-boxes stuffed with the aspirations of the people of this war-ravaged land started to stack up in counting centers. International officials met privately in an effo...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 11, 2004 Gonzales NEWS IN BRIEF named attorney counsel WASHINGTON (AP) - With a hug and words of high praise, Presi- dent Bush named Alberto Gonzales as attorney general yesterday, elevating the administration's most prominent His- panic to a highly visible post in the war on terror. "His sharp intellect and sound judg- ment have helped shape our policies in the war on terror," Bush said of the m...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 11, 2002 NATION/WORLD Bush to ask for UN aid against Iraq NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said yes- refused to conform to resolution after resolution after intelligence, and National Security Adviser Con- MA fl r 0 terday he will ask the United Nations "to deal with the problem" of Iraq and dispatched top members of his national security team to Capitol Hill to talk to skeptic...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 11, 2002 NATION/WORLD Sniper attacks, kills seventh victim NEWS IN BRIEF HEDLNE FOMAOUD HEWOL 0 MANASSAS, Va. (AP) - A sev- enth fatal shooting in the Washington area is "consistent" with six others and may be the work of the same sniper, authorities said yesterday. Dean Harold Meyers of Gaithers- burg, Md., was gunned down Wednesday night moments after filling his tank at a northern Vir- ginia ga...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 11, 2002 NATION/WORLD Arabs ask Iraq to allow inspection WASHINGTON I GOP makes plans for control of both houses CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Arab for- eign ministers urged Saddam Hus- sein yesterday to accept the U.N. Security Council resolution order- ing new, tougher weapons inspec- tions and demanded that Arab arms experts be included on the U.N. teams. The ministers adopted the eight- point statemen...…

… 0 NATION/W MASCOT Continued from Page 1 TORLD I __ . ._ the Indian Princesses and Boy Scouts of America. Bellecourt said many people go to colleges, like Florida State University, University ofIllinois, University of North Dakota and University of Utah with mascots, like the Fighting Sioux and the Seminoles, which are culturally and spiritually offensive. The fans wear war paint, which is not true Native American paint. These are also ins...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 11, 2004 NATION/WORLD Truck bomb kills up to 53 Iraqis NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FROM AROUND THEWORLD ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq (AP) - A suicide bomber blew up a truckload of explosives yesterday outside a police station south of Baghdad, killing up to 53 people and wounding scores - including would-be Iraqi recruits lined up to apply for jobs. The blast in this predominantly Shi- ite Muslim city followe...…

…-NATION/WORLD 0 MSA Continued from Page IA "I do see a necessity of providing funding for them," Mironov said. "$20,000 or more of our budget should be allocated to an organization like AATU, whether it is AATU or some- thing like it." Radojcich said Heidel could not attend the debate because he was "ill,"' but yesterday Heidel said he would skip the debate to play an intramural volleyball game. Radojcich spoke about Heidel's hopes for MSA ...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 11, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONNA M. FRESARD ALEXIS FwYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION News Tips Corrections Letters to the Editor Photography Department Arts Section Editorial Page Sports Section Display Sales Classified Sales Online Sales Finance Newsroom: 763-2459 Office ho...…

…"2A-The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 11, 2006 NATION/WORLD , } F tF 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI148104-1327 www.michigtndaily.com DoNN M. FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager . fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com M-; CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom: 763-2459 Office hours: Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m. - 2 am. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor toth...…

…2A - Monday, December 11, 2006 BORDERS NONFICTION BESTSELLERS " "You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management' Oz Mehmet " "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream," Barack Obama * "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town," John Grisham " "Culture Warrior," Bill O'Reilly " "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," Jimmy Carter " "Marley & Me," John Grogan " "Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition," I...…

…01 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 11, 2003 NATION WORLD Bush dismisses Iraq concession BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq reversed its opposition to U-2 surveil- lance flights over its territory yesterday, meeting a key demand by U.N. inspec- tors searching for banned weapons. The Bush administration, however, brushed aside the Iraqi concession as too little, too late. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said, "The bottom line is the...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 11, 2003 NATION WORLD U.S. rethinks deadline for disarming WASHINGTON (AP) - Adopting a two- pronged strategy to avert a U.N. defeat, the Bush administration once again portrayed Iraq as in vio- lation of international demands that it disarm, but signaled a willingness to revise its troubled resolu- tion endorsing the use of force. As new evidence to condemn Saddam Hussein as a deceptive cheat, Secret...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 11, 2003 NATION WORLD IMF, World Bank vow up to $600B to aid Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) - Leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank pledged yesterday to help provide bil- lions of dollars to rebuild Iraq. But first, they were sending fact-finding missions to uncov- er the mysteries of an economy that has been shrouded in secrecy for more than two decades. A day after U.S.-led forces swep...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 11, 2005 NATION/WORLD Calif. mudslide leaves 12 missing NEWS IN BRIEF mum 'ubiU mia3'l1 I mIm umae- - rs '. LA CONCHITA, Calif. (AP) - A huge mudslide crashed down on homes in a coastal hamlet with terrifying force yesterday, killing at least one person and leaving up to 12 missing as a Pacific storm hammered Southern California for a fourth straight day. Ventura County Fire Department spokesman B...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 11, 2005 NATION/WORLD Rice responds to nuclear claims 6 Secretary of State urges North Korea to give up weapons LUXEMBOURG (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that North Korea should return to disar- mament talks and avoid a path toward further international isolation. "The world has given them a way out and we hope they will take that way out," she said. Rice's comments came...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 11, 2005 NATION/WORLD Pro-Syria premier reappointed NEWS IN RIEF 0 BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The Lebanese prime minister, who was forced to resign by a wave of popular opposition, was returned to his post yesterday, riding a counterwave of this week's huge pro-Syrian demon- stration. Omar Karami's reappointment, which ensures Damascus's continued dominance in Lebanon's politics, is a slap to the opposit...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 11, 2005 NATION/WORLD Beirut shows unity, no fear, with run BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - There were people in wheelchairs, fathers pushing strollers, young men in T- shirts and designer sunglasses, all in all at least 20,000 Lebanese took part in a run yesterday to demon- strate unity after two months of political turmoil. Under a warm spring sun, the runners set off from Beirut's Riad Solh Square on three...…

… 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 11, 2003 NATION/WORLD 4 Bush calls NEWS IN BRIEF fHEADLINES FROM AROUND THE for tighter WASHINGTON PLACE.: EIBEL FIELD - Intersection of Hoover & Division Sts. TIME:10:30 A.M., rain or shine! Come to the Nokia Mobile Entertainment Zone, enter the sweepstakes and demo the Nokia 3300 music phone, Nokia 3650 camera phone and Nokia N-Gage mobile game deck. Check it all out at hearseeplaytour.com ...…

… 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 11, 2003 NATION/WORLD High court to hear Guantanamo challenges WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will hear its first case arising from the government's anti- terrorism campaign following the Sept. 11 attacks, agreeing yesterday to consider whether foreigners held at a U.S. Navy base in Cuba should have access to American courts. The appeals came from British, Australian and Kuwaiti citizens held...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 11, 2005 NATION/WORLD Pakistan to accept Indian aid NEWS IN BRIEF 0 Rebel commander reportedly orders suspension of violence in quake-ravaged Kashmir MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Setting aside decades-old rivalries, Pakistan said it would accept earthquake aid from India, and a top rebel command- er reportedly ordered the suspension of violence in earthquake-hit areas of Indian Kashmir. Authorities...…

…NATION/WORLD. Suicide bomber 11s42 people BAGHDAD (AP) - Bombers killed 42 people yesterday at a Baghdad res- taurant favored by police and an army recruiting center to the north, while Iraqi troops along the Iranian border found 27 decomposing bodies, unidenti- fied victims of the grisly violence plagu- ing the country. In the deadliest bombing in Baghdad since Sept. 19, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant about 9:45 a.m., when...…

…2A - Thursday, January 11, 2007 Everyone's good friend A conversation with the Diag's most polite denizen The question echoes inside the Engineering Arch, ricocheting from Ulrich's to In-n-Out and resonating up and down South University Avenue. "Spare any change, my good friend?" The echoes come from Ronnie, a middle-aged Ann Arbor native who can be found standing out- side of the arch almost daily. And immediately following each request, th...…

…2A - Wednesday, April 11, 2007 N4 2 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NICE GOLF SHOT Arresting the protesters Last Tuesday's Students Orga- nizing for Labor and Economic Equality protest, which resulted in the arrests of 12 students, pales in comparison to the 1968 sit-in and rally for welfare rights in Washt- enaw County. On Sept. 6, 1968, police arrest- ed about 170 University students and 12 others after the protesters staged a fo...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 11, 2006 NATION/WORLD Iran defies UN with .I.t White House says Iran may soon face U.N. Security Council action and international sanctions TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran broke U.N. seals on its nuclear enrichment facility yesterday, pledging only to conduct research, but the international nuclear watch- dog said Tehran also planned small-scale enrichment of uranium - a process that can produce fuel for...…