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…The first column from the Daily's first public editor Opinion, page 4 IPt e I~idligan 4Ba IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 9,2007 michigandaily.com GOP PRIMARY '08 race comig to'U' Republicans to debate in Dearborn; Ron Paul to speak on Diag By EMILY BARTON Daily Staff Reporter The race for the Republican nomination for president is com- ing to the University of Michigan today. At 4 p.m., GOP candidates will debate in Dearborn at a ...…

…Ann Arbor, Michigan Mechanical music group more than just math rock Arts, Page 5 ~Ie i1idigan hug I ONE )UDR FLED I JEARS 4F ED I DOM Friday,_November 9, 2007 michigandaily corn A SIGN OF PROTEST professor mulling bid L.h3 ss r for Czech presidency KELLYN JACKSON/Daily A student stops to look at a poster taped to the east door of Burton Memorial Tower yesterday afternoon. An unknown person posted a grievance about the decline in underreprese...…

…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...…

…ON THE ROAD NPT Football travels to Iowa, hockey In his owt to Alaska, and Daily Sports , Cleveland tells you what to expect.a differ b SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8 SEE ART. I~c ffid ian Ba IVj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 9,2009 michigandaily.com FINDING A MASTERPIECE DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 5 OF A 5-PART SERIES WAhat's next for'U fundraising ARIEL BOND/Daily School of Information student Ashleigh Donaldson searches for books yesterday i...…

…iC i Hll 4:)atIV Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 9, 2009 michigandaily.com A SECOND HALF TRAIN WRECK ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Despite study, Coleman says Athl. Dept. is under control SAID ALSALAH/Daily Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier gets sacked during a two-point conversion late in Saturday's 38-36 loss to Purdue. For more on the game, see SportsMonday, inside. CAMPUS CRIME i Questions loom in Em St falout Report: Many college p...…

…iC i aIZ a4dirt l Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 9, 2009 michigandaily.com WARMING UP WITH THE PRE TM NT SU DENT RI.GHTS MSA draws back support for student code revision University President Mary Sue Coleman speaks during a fireside chat in the Michigan Union yesterday. Coleman meets with a small group of students at different loca- tions across campus once a month to answer questions and discuss campus issues. U NIV E RSIT Y ST...…

…FROM THE DAI LY: Why the state legislature's failure to pass a public smoking ban is hurting innocent people and the state's economy. See Opinion, Page 4 GROWING YOUNGER Brad Pitt shines at every age in director David Fincher's coming-of-age tale about a man who goes from old to young. See Arts, Page 5 UFje *id6igan Fi Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 9, 2009 michigandaily.com THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION Large-scale plan proposed for eco...…

…4br 4JIF filic i an '43 at Im Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 9, 2009 ONE NIGHT, ONE MIC: NAS IN YPSI michigandaily.com MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Two cands emerge for MSA pres. Michigan Action Party dissolves, new parties set to form By TREVOR CALERO Daily News Editor Over the past five semesters, the Michigan Action Party has main- tained a monopoly over the Michi- gan Student Assembly, claiming a majority of the seats on the assem- ...…

…NOT AS CLASSIC CASSB Zack Snyder 's "Watchmen" tries to Whni omst-S recreate acomic' book masterpiece, but adds nothing.E See Ars, Page5SA --0.~in 1 11\)s1 N N I \X .1 II DI(IX iRE)A Ann Arbor, Michigan ACADEMIC FREEDOM Faculty to seek speech protections Governing body concerned about national trend it says infringes on the right to dissent By KYLE SWANSON Daily StaffReporter The state of academic freedom on college campuses has changed, some...…

…0. N)I )N i X (i1101 Hl N 4.A! Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 9, 2009 michigandaily.com ALUM IN THE NEWS Tough road ahead for GM CEO Armed with University lessons, Fritz Henderson tries to right struggling automaker By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter Fritz Henderson may have the most unenvide job in America. His predecessor forced out by the Obama administration and his company barrel- ing toward the uncertain world of bankruptcy...…

…Iie fLidilganDaim Ann ArborMichigan Wednesday, January 9, 2008 michigandaily.com Srad ceremony won't be at Big House '1 con cer U' officials say Because construction crews willstill be working on the Big House's electri- struction means cal and plumbing systems on April 26, the date of the commencement, many emony will be at of the stadium's facilities, like public restrooms, won't be usable. Eastern Theconstruction is part of a multi- y...…

…SIie I.idipganBailjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 9, 2008 michigandailycom MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Tuition allocations to shift for undergrads At meeting, MSA urges addition of box to application for Middle Easterners By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily Staff Reporter At last night's Michigan Student Assembly meeting, University Pro- vost Teresa Sullivan announced that each student's tuition will be spent more evenly across different academ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 9, 2000 NATiON/Wo RLD Barak gives Arafat ultiram JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel yesterday pressed its ultimatum to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat: Order an end to the violence within a day or the peace talks are over - and what's more, Palestinian comman- ders could become targets. Israelis settled down to fast through Yom Kippur wondering whether their Day of Atonement, which ends at sundown today, wou...…

…2A- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 9, 2000 NATION/WORLD-- VNS Continued from Page 1A follow suit because they were criti- cized for being slow. Achen said the networks made this call before a single vote was counted. University communications studies Prof. Mike Traugott, who worked with retrieving exit poll information in Michigan for the Detroit radio station WJR, attributed some of the exit poll miscalculation to human errors when...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 9, 2000 NATION/WORLD OCCUPATION Continued from Page 1 Native American culture is the usage of names that are meant to resemble Native American names. =He referred in particular to "Great Scalper Yost," the nickname taken by former University Athletic Director Fielding Yost. In addition, a plaque hanging on the wall of the meeting space lists the nicknames of Michigamua members such as 'Squaw Teas...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2000 NATION/WORLD Smokers more likely to get blood infections, meningitis The Associated Press Smokers are four times more likely than nonsmokers to get life-threatening blood infections or meningitis from a bacteria that usually causes pneumonia, a study found. "We're used to thinking of smoking as causing terrible results long in the future. But smokers in this study had a much higher risk of ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 9, 2001 NATION/WORLD I FBI BOCA RATON, Fla. took over the investigati Florida man after the ge a co-worker and on ac office. Hundreds of peop lined up to get medical t Attorney General Jo could become "a clear ci "We don't have eno whether this could be re said during a news confe The FBI sealed off th ing several supermarketI where both men worked gear before going inside How the bacterial spc off...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 9, 2001 NATION WORLD 0 Northern alliance gains ground; NEWS IN BRIEF The Washington Post JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - The opposition Northern Alliance said yesterday that it gained ground in its battle to capture the key northern city of Mazar- e-Sharif, and a senior alliance official said rebel leaders decided to await the outcome of the battle before launching an offensive on the Afghan capi...…

…2 The Michigan Daily -- Tuesday, January 9, 2001 - ------ ATION wORLD Israelis fight proposal to divide Jerusalem ACROSS THE NATION JERUSALEM (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Israelis and Jews from around the world rallied outside the stone walls of the Old City yester- day, saying Jerusalem must not be divided. Police estimated that as many as 100,000 people - many of them bused from towns across Israel and settlements in the West Bank and G...…

…2 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 9, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush delivers tax plan to Congress WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush sent his $1.6 trillion, 10-year tax-cutting proposal to Con- gress yesterday, insisting it is a necessary tonic for the economy. "A warning light is flashing on the dashboard of our economy and we just can't drive on and hope for the best," he said. "We need tax relief now. In fact, we need tax relief yesterday,"...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 9, 2001 NATION/WORLD ,.: .,. ... '' i!'4 ! 4 . 3 .R '""r+. x"' xr r "i 7 r }l"a ''S. ,; f . +". f_. ;. r li *~ i t's time Are you interested in making ads that will be seen in print as a way to make money, gain experience, and build a portfolio??! Call 764.0556 ask for Susan or Dana for details -- or stop by the Student Publications Building and get an application from the Production Department. N...…

… 2A - The Michigan Daily - Mohday. April 9. 2001 N ATION! WORLD Bush says quick resolution a must "\Sl 1lNGiTO(A11'\) A" the stilndolt[ o~er the dctained crew of01.(a(d\\ tied(/\Aerican spy planie entered its second x\ eck . top Bush admn - stration11officiasIs a id e \te rday ia quick resolu - tion w\as crucial to aVOid Further strainlinu U.5.-China relations. Continued delay inu send inrg the 24 Anterican"s homes could have repercussions...…

…2 -- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 9, 2002 Education bill signed by Bush NATION/WORLD0 H AMILTON, Ohio (A P) -- Presi- dent Bush, acting yesterday on his No. 1 domestic priority, signed into law a sweeping education bill that will require new reading and math tests, seek to close the education gap between rich and poor students and raise teacher stan- dards. "As of this hour, America's schools will be on a new path of reform and a ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 9, 2002 NATION/WORLD Oil pnces increase following export cuts i NEWS IN BRIEF \,~ 1 I LONDON (AP) - Oil prices surged yesterday in a fresh wave of anxiety after Iraq cut off crude exports to demonstrate support for the Palestini- ans in their struggle with Israel. At the same time, labor strife in Venezuela squeezed that country's oil shipments to a trickle. The combined effect of the supply inte...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 9, 2004 NATION/WORLD Bush calls for stro WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is urging Congress to create a strong national intelligence director to control the nonmilitary portions of the nation's intelligence community, a posi- tion similar to what was envisioned by the Sept. 11 commission. Bush said yesterday that his plan "strengthens the intelligence services" and would address the commissio...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 NATION/WORLD Palestinian officials call off Paris trip JERUSALEM (AP) - Top Palestin- ian officials abruptly canceled a trip to Paris yesterday to check on ailing leader Yasser Arafat after critical comments by Arafat's wife, a spokesman said. Tayeb Abdel Rahim, a senior Arafat aide, said the critical comments by Suha "You have Arafat "don't repre- sent our people." the size of Rahim spoke ...…

…NATION/WORLD Congress NEWS IN BRIEF HA, S. " MiikI S' anorove s .._ . -~1. j.-- intel CtC T Ul tin o Vc ISo i4 o: r W p fO i n S a C e t th t H - Pr a~ti 8 b .... , 'y4 ti y i & p - - II c a se - a g d th a S J ' t fo s a At Lehman Brothers, our g reatest investment is in our human capital. e We hsire smarter - a nd have earned a reputation for targeting 1h hig h-potential mene and women. P And we train smarter, too- off er ing one of the mn...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 9, 2002 NATION/WORLD WILLIS Continued from Page 1A reen Hartford, who took the presidency of Meredith College in North Carolina. Since then, Senior Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Frank Cianciola has served as interim dean of stu- dents., Before going to the University of Toledo,.Willis also held positions at the University of Missouri at Colum- bia, Rutgers University, St. John's Univ...…

…4 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 9, 2002 -NATION/WORLD Campus quiet over potential war NEWS IN BRIEF A Zl By Adhiraj Dutt For the Daily As President Bush and the White House put more pressure on Congress to permit military action against Iraq, and as leaders on Capitol Hill move closer to passing a resolution giving consent to such action, some students are concerned about a lack of engagement in anti-war and pro-war movem...…

… 4 2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 9, 2002 NATION WORLD Bangladesh cinema blasts kill 18 DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh authorities questioned movie theater employees yesterday after a string of deadly bomb explo- sions at four crowded cinemas, and the government ruled out al-Qaida involvement in the attacks. The blasts Saturday night tore through movie houses during a 30- minute period, killing 18 people and injuring more...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 9, 2004 *I NATION/WORLD Palestinians may seek unified Israel JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister will bypass conservatives in his party by not seeking approval from Likud's hawkish central committee for his plan to dismantle some settlements and impose a border on Palestinians, a newspaper reported yesterday. Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia warned yesterday that if Prime Minister Ariel...…

…el 2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 9, 2004 NATION/WORLD Israel to shift path of secui bamer NEWS IN BRIEF JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel will planned route, which dips deep into the [ _( change the route of its West Bank West Bank in some places. A D, Ia I separation barrier to cause less hard- ship for the Palestinians and gain U.S. support against legal challenges, an adviser to Israel's prime minister said yesterday. The barrier f...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 9, 2004 NATION/WORLD Aristide supporters rally in capital NEWS IN BRIEF PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - charge that he was forced to step L ANGELES Haiti's interim president took the reins down. But the 15-nation CaribbeanUatd of his country's shattered government Community has called for an interna- .UCLA officials ad it to selling cadavers yesterday as supporterso Jean- tiona investigation. D - - - - ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 9, 2004 NATION/WORLD Rice defends Bush's 9/11 actions NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WOLD WASHINGTON (AP) - Under con- .Rtheir Texas ranch, watched Rice's testi- tentious questioning, national security mony on television. RAMALLAH, West Bank adviser Condoleezza Rice testified yes- The appearance struck sparks on n C about l terday "there was no silver bullet that mattrssofformandssustanc.sti c...…

…2A-The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 9, 2006 NATION/WORLD 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FREsARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com NEWS IN BRIEF rN RICHMOND, Va. Allen didn't disclose some stock options For the past five years, Sen. George Allen has failed to tell Congress about stock rx I options he got for his work as a director o...…

…2A - Thursday, November 9, 2006 Rumsfeld resigns after Dems'victory Bush taps former CIA director Robert Gates, to run Pentagon WASHINGTON (AP) -After years of defending his secretary of defense, President Bush announced Donald Rumsfeld's resignation yesterday within hours of the Democrats' tri- umph in congressional elections. Bush reached back to his father's administration to tap a former CIA director to run the Pentagon. The Iraq war was ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 9, 2003 NATION WORLD Commuter crash kills 21 in N.C. -:zt. . NEWS ImBRIEF ## n CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A commuter plane taking off in clear weather yesterday veered sharply back toward the airport and crashed into the side of a hangar, bursting into flames and killing all 21 people aboard. The cause of the nation's first deadly airline acci- dent in more than a year was not immediately clear. A...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 9, 2003 NATION WORLD U.S. bombing kills three journalists NEWS IN BRIEF J Tank shell, bomb hit 14th and 15th floors of the Palestine Hotel BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A U.S. tank shell hit a hotel where hundreds of journalists were staying and a U.S. bomb landed on the office of an Arab television network in the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing a total of three jour- nalists and wounding three others. A s...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 9, 2005 NATION/WORLD Rice addresses NEWS IN BRIEF U.S. foreign policy in Europe PARIS (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice told European intel- lectuals yesterday "it is time to turn away from the disagreements of the past" that stem from the U.S. inva- sion of Iraq. Rice was giving an address on U.S. for- eignpolicy in Europe, Iraq, the Middle East and elsewhere to an audience of French s...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 9, 2005 NATION/WORLD Bush: Mideast democracy progressing NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said yesterday that authori- tarian rule in the Middle East has begun to ease, and he insisted anew that Syria must end its nearly three- decade occupation of Lebanon. "Today, I have a message for the people of Lebanon: All the world is witnessing your great movement of conscience," Bush said duri...…

…I [-NATION/WORLD C§,1mn i i n Trixi TXTT D)TTu 1%0/% a i i r SA f inin reforms Weighed by court WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court was told yesterday that Congress overstepped its bounds in passing legislation imposing compli- cated new rules intended to clean up election campaign finances. The law "intrudes deeply into the political life of the nation" and "in a word, goes too far," said Kenneth Starr, the former independent counsel who ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 9, 2003 NATION/WORLD 4 Celebrate the Grand Opening of our newest Sprint Store in Ann Arbor by saving up to $180 with the purchase and activation of a PCS Phone. Now, a PCS Vision Picture Phone with built-in camera is $99.99 after $130 rebate. Plus, receive a $50 PCS Service Credit! Requires activation of a new line of service with a two-year PCS Advantage Agreement. This PCS Vision Picture Phone ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 9, 2003 NATION/WORLD Seniors face new Medicare choices Nearly $400 billion will be spent in next 10 years to subsidize drug benefits WASHINGTON (AP) - The new prescription drug benefit signed into law yesterday by President Bush as part of major Medicare changes will confront seniors with numerous and sometimes-difficult choices on their health care coverage. Bush said the new drug insurance "will ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 9, 2005 r1 . NEWS Thousands of jobs lost due to ai S EWS IN BRIEF ti 1: I'v e 0, NA, VFJ KIEV, Ukraine Katrina WASHINGTON (AP) - An esti- mated 10,000 workers who lost their jobs because of Hurricane Katrina filed for unemployment benefits last week, the first wave of what is expected to be hundreds of thousands of displaced workers seeking benefits. The Labor Department said yester- day...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 9, 2005 NATION/WORLD Democrats clinch governor races NEWS IN BRIEF L y } New York's Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg wins re-election handily (AP) - Democrats swept both gov- ernors' races yesterday, with Sen. Jon Corzine easily winning New Jersey and Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine taking Virgin- ia despite a last-minute campaign push for his opponent from President Bush. Elsewhere, Texas voters overwhel...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 9, 2005 NATION/WORLD House Republicans win war on taxes, plan to cut billions Bill to maintain tax cuts passes in House despite outcry from Democrats WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted yes- terday to make sure investors hang onto lowered tax rates for capital gains and dividends for an extra two years. Voting mostly along party lines, the House nar- rowly passed a $56-billion, five-year package of t...…

…2 - Tuesday, January 9, 2007 MAYBE NEXT YEAR Darwin's dream When I walked into my firstbiologi- cal anthropology lecture, I had no idea that it was cross-listed with Aretha Franklin 101. But when I entered the lecture hall, I was immediately thrust into a medley of songs by the Queen of Soul. "Respect" and "Think" were just a few of the classics coming from Prof. John Mitani's iTunes library. I noticed that a couple of students looked confu...…

…2 - Friday, February 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters Why are there so many unread Wall Street Journals lying around campus? Not because students want the latest financial news While walking across campus, no intention of reading it, though. you've probably tripped over a tat- Sometimes, the trial subscrip- tered copy o...…

…2 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters_ T E AEA What's with the nudes on Glen Avenue? The story behind 'The Regeneration of Time' Students making their way in the present and represents the through the University's Medical child's past," Marinaro wrote in Campus each day are greeted by a an explanation publis...…

…2A - Monday, April 9, 2007 -_. ^ N The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained History's back pages 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION 6 Plenty of books i...…