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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 9, 2012 - 7A w MPOWERED From Page 1A egories: environment, health, consumer products and small businesses, MProvements, edu- cation, web and software, tech and hardware, and mobile apps. The competition ends on Nov. 16, and is open to any student with an idea that can be conveyed in a 30-second video. Last year's winners of the com- petition included UM Speaks, a platformshowcasinginf...…

…8 - Friday, November 9, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' seeks special-team improvement vs. MSU ALDEN REISS/Daily Freshman guard NikStauskas is questionable for Friday night's season opener between Michigan and Slippery Rock. Be 'This isn't your f er's SlipperyRok Touted freshman An class gets rookie campaign underway vs. The Rock COLLEEN THOMAS Daily Sports Writer Michigan coach John Beilein is telling you to fear The Roc...…

…Michigan should triumph back at home By LUKE PASCI4 Daily Sports Editor Well, a lot has changed since the last time Michigan played at the Big House. The Wolverines (4-1 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) return home follow- ing an eventful two-game stint on the road - a 23-9 loss against N'Westem Nebraska and a 35-13 victory at Michigan over Minnesota. Matchup NU In the loss to 3-2, 7-2; Mich- the Cornhusk- igan 4-1 6-3 ers, Michigan When: Sat lost both i...…

… .footbal team is finally back home. Since the Wolverines don't control their own destiny in the Big Ten, every game carries the importance of a championship game for Michigan. Keep an eye on the Nebraska-Penn State score - the Wolverines need to pick up a game on the Cornhuskers. Ben Estes, Zach Helfand, Stephen J. Nesbitt, Luke Pasch TABLE OF CONTENTS BEHIND ENEMY LINES: Taking a seat to discuss the topics of the day with with Northwestern ...…

…0 m m M'wMM i { 4_ w w But he, too, emerged from his brief NFL career in 2002 unsure of him- self, and was behind his peers who had already worked professionally for several years. Sword, too, gave coaching a try, but found it wasn't for him; by then, he was 30 years old and even further behind. A job working as a recreation supervisor for the city of Palm Coast in Florida wasn't the answer either. Both Ray and Sword eventu- ally did fi...…

…rn a, a o v w ._ :i 7 w ,9w % w .- Floyd was drafted by the New Eng- land Patriots in the third round of the 1998 NFL draft, 81st overall, after helping lead the Wolverines to their 1997 national championship as the starting fullback. Third rounders have a decent shot at playing for a long time in the league. While they aren't expected to be stars, third rounders have more than a puncher' s chance at carving out a role for themselve...…

…O-Lol ONE- H UNDR11"i Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 8, 2012 michigandailycom CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF HILL UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF REGENTS Bernstein, Diggs win seats as 'U' regents COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY Throughout its 100 years, Hill Auditorium has hosted acclaimed speakers such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The concert hall was designed by Detroit architect Albert Kahn, who use...…

…2A - Thursday, November 8, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ltie Midijgan ail 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JOSEPH LICHTERMAN 'RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief eaBsiness Manager 734-410-4115 ex. 1252 734-415-4115 en". 1241 lichterman@michigandaily.com rmgrein@michigandaily.com SLAM DUNK The mechanics of memory Why did you choose to come to the University of Michigan? First and foremost it was the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS HOWELL, Mich. Mich. shootings spree suspect arraigned, jailed A man suspected in two dozen random shootings along a 100- mile stretch of roadway in south- eastern Michigan was charged with several gun crimes Wednes- day that are likely the first of many charges. Prosecutors believe that Rau...…

…4A - Thursday, November 8, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Thursday, November 8, 2012 The Michigan Daily -michigandailycom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com TIMOTHY RABB JOSEPH LICHTERMAN and ADRIENNE ROBERTS ANDREW WEINER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official posi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 5A. The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 5A REGENTS From Page 1A as a regent," Bernstein said. "I am eager to begin to serve the Uni- versity and the people of Michi- gan." Bernstein holds a bachelor's degree, a law degree and an MBA from the University and is cur- rently the president of the Sam Bernstein Law Firm, his father's legal practice....…

…6A - Thursday, November 8, 2012 T The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Murphy transitions well from England to A2 By RYAN KRASNOO For the Daily When we enter a coffee shop on South State Street, no one recog- nizes him. He picks an open table near the windows on the left and sits down, rubbing his hands together for warmth. Asked if he wants to order something, he shakes his head. He's not a big coffee drinker. On the walk over, we talk f...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com )or Trey Burke prepared to look past tumultuous off-season Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 7A Hutchins signs 5-year extension By ZACH HELFAND Daily Sports Editor Trey Burke's roller-coaster offseason began drawing head- lines just weeks after the Michi- gan basketball team was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament. First came the reports that he would forgo the final three years of college to enter the NBA ...…

…8A - Thursday, November 8, 2012 v The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com S port The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Murphy, Grinwis carry Michigan past Badgers By JEREMY SUMMITT Daily Sports Writer Fifth-year senior wide receiver Roy Roundtree made a spectacular catch inside the Minnesota red zone last Saturday. Receivers come through By BEN'ESTES "They came up really big," Drew Dileo, fifth-year senior Roy Daily Sports Editor Gardner...…

…thle b -side The Michigan Daily I michigandailycom Thursday, November 8,2012 913: The sun was about to set, tweaks with your brains, the scale of it." ust a few hours' time, students, . But it has taken 100 years for Hill to become what it and local residents would fill is today, and opening night in 1913 marked the begin- 11 Auditorium as the University ning of a new era for the University - an era that saw r its 20th annual Fall Festival, ...…

…2B - Thursday, November 8, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ARTS RECOMMENDS In this feature, Daily Arts writers will give their endorsements for the arts you need to experience to help you deal with current events. "The Killing Joke" For those who think Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker in "The Dark Knight" was too twist- ed, too over-the-top insane, it's likely that you've never read "Batman: The Killing Joke," a DC SMIL / gr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 38 ABC Where was Elizabeth Olsen? 'Full'o mixe memories another story. -KELLYETZ Sarah Chabot, who co-founded Living Room Music, teaches private piano and cello lessons in Ann Arbor. Brin 1n concerts home Like in the salons of 17th and 18th century France, this weekly installment Couple transforms li...…

…4B - Thursday, November.8, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GOSSIP COLUJMNt The power of the celebrity super PAC W hile many of us took not a democracy!" @realDon- to the Twittersphere aldTrump lamented when on Election Day the results came in indicating and these past months to give Obama had won. He proceeded our opinions on the 2012 presi- to trash the electoral college, dential elec- state that our country was "in tion in 140 ...…

…tI~e %Mijian a&igj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 7, 2012 michigandailycom A SECOND TERM Students gather on the Diag after Obama's win. After grueling campaign, .Obama wins re-election A student watches poling results at a watch party at Bustalo WildW ings on soutn State St. Students react to President's victory PreSident ClaimS bouncing up and down and waving his arms in the air upon hearing news that Michigan's 16 Barack Obam...…

…News 2A-Wednesday, November 7, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com OTHER 2% OTHER 0 campSVot 6% HOE KST RA { S 19% 75/4 OTHER I5 6%O/ . " 0 0 KALLGREN 18% n USC 5 5 6 ,down OBAMA 50% 60% 70+% ROMNEY. 50% 60% 70+% county-by-county break of the race for president oft e presidential electio 0 6 ELECTORAL COLLEGE 0 bama 9 URomney 29 Undecided 0 SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS, WASHTENAW COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE DESIGNED BY: NIC...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 7,2012- 3A Voters defeat Proposals 2 through 6 U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) delivers her victory address at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Detroit on Tuesday night. tanow r ii DE Sen. celeb re-ele Tuesd flags bie!" Casin Sta third Janut Rep. lican tion battle was r Duemocratic months leading up to Election rcumbent ins Day, particularly in light of criti- cal ads laun...…

…4A - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 4A - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 6 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 totheddily@michigandaily.com TIMOTHY RABB JOSEPH LICHTERMAN and ADRIENNE ROBERTS ANDREW WEINER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING.EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the offici...…

…1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 7, 2012- 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 7, 2012- 5A S Driskell ousts Ouimet to take Mich. 52nd Democrats secure all Washtenaw County state Rep. seats By CHANNING ROBINSON Daily StaffReporter Washtenaw County lost its last Republican representative on Tuesday, when Gretchen Driskell, the former mayor of Saline, defeated state Rep. Mark Ouimet (R-Scio ...…

…6A - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Warpehoski wins in contested 5th ward Kailasapathy, Peterson also newly elected to City Council By GIACOMO BOLOGNA AND JENNIFER CALFAS Daily Staff Reporters In the only contested election for a seat on the Ann Arbor City Council, Democratic candidate Chuck Warpehoski defeated Republican candidate Stuart Berry for a seat in the city's fifth ward. With 73 percent of pre- ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 7A OBAMA From Page 1A yet to come," Obama said. Obama's re-election - com- ing after a campaign season in which the two candidates paved distinct choices for the country's future - seemed to signify that despite waning support, the elec- torate still believes in the vision of change the president first laid out four years ago. However, his victory was not as decisive as the...…

…0 8A - Wednesday, November7, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Reminiscing famous backstage rap brawls By JACKSON HOWARD Daily Arts Writer Hip hop is sophisticated now, haven't you heard? Kanye West interned at Fendi. Rick Ross owns Maybachs - yes, as in more than one. Birdman started an oil company, and as if that weren't enough, hegot a freakin' oil well tattooed on his head. Google it. Jay-Z knows Obama and travels to Europe ...…

…T g l hW S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 7; 2012 -- 9A Michigan unveils rotation By NEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily Sports Editor Shed was the operative word for the No. 5 Michigan basketball team's preseason. Mitch McGary shed some pounds to get into playing shape. The Wolverines' prized fresh- men shed their gift wrapping and revealed what they can do at the college level. The team took two Division-II weaklings to th...…

…Wednesday, November 7, 2012 -10DA The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * ELCTION DAY 2012- 6 6 6 A voter reacts to Ubama s re-election at the State Democratic Party'sElectic 'Iin Detroit. I 4 …

…0 0 9 .a 0 8B Wednesday, November 7 2012 // The Statement A red champion in a sea of blue By Zach Bergson Name: Rachael Jankowski, Chair of College Republicans Hometown: Shelby Township, Mich. School and Year: LSA senior Concentration: Political Science and History What has College Republicans been doing leading up to the election? We've been getting out the vote for Romney. Going door to i>or in Washtenaw County and making tons of phon...…

… -W -- -I -w 74 2B Wednesday, Novembe- 2012 The Statement THE JUNK DRAWER from last week: the elections issue random student interview Whose political views do you identify with the most? by brandon shaw Wednesday November 7 2012 The Statement 7B Driving the vote: Election Day at a soup kitchen by Cassie Balfour Travis, the public health student from a Republican state 40% None of them, but I'm a Republican a 20% Will and Hugh, the l...…

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… 0 'a 4B Wednesday, November 7S 2012 // he Statement Wednesday, November 7, 2012 // The Statement The moderator talks into the microphone - testing, one, two, yep, much better. The audience wanders from the coffee machines back to their seats. It's the first full day of the University's Port Huron Statement conference, this two-part work- shop, one-part reunion honoring the 50th anniver- sary of the New Left manifesto. Under the chandelie...…

…(41 P tc4t an 4,3at l TORD.% .e M Ann Arbor Michigan Tuesday, November 6, 2012 michigandaily.com Now, the voters decide Ohio a focus as campaigns blitz swing states By RAYZA GOLDSMITH Daily News Editor COLUMBUS, Ohio - After weeks filled of grueling campaign stops and rallies across the nation, it's no surprise that the race for the White House culmi- nated in Ohio, a state that has proven to be a critical battleground state in recent...…

…2 - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom S WHERE TO VOTE: POLLS OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 8 P.M. Lan D m N ,.,,: COUZENS MARKLEY ORDAN ST OCKW ELL 0 0 0 00 0 * 0 ' R 0 *0 *0 ght Idtih-gan IBailm 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JOSEPH LICHTERMAN RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 3 Enthusiasm for election wanes in light of 2008 Experts: Students Heaney said many college in national programs like Teach students look at what Obama has for America help make it a unique less inspired four done as president and see-a lot of place where political activism later things they like in comparison to thrives just as strongly in 2012 as years lRepublican president...…

…4 - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycam 10 4 - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ce Midiian BaIVy Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com TIMOTHY RABB JOSEPH LICHTERMAN and ADRIENNE ROBERTS ANDREW WEINER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect t...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 5 'Ralph' smashes stigmas When do artists sell out? Newest Disney film plays with video game tropes By MATT EASTON Daily Film Editor "Wreck-It Ralph" exists in front of a video game backdrop, but refuses to be defined by video game norms. It plays with **** gamer concepts of points and Wreck-It medals, but...…

…6 - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 DEMS From Page 1 number of their Democratic com- rades, took the stage in a room plastered with campaign signs and blaring energetic music. Dingell said in an interview before the event that this year's election has had the strongest Democratic effort to date. "We have the best, most effec- tive get-out-the-vote effort in this district that I have seen in my career," Dingell said. He added that his campaign has co...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 7 Robinson 'improving slowly' Blue ignores other conference scores By LUKE PASCH Daily Sports Editor On Monday, Michigan foot- ball coach Brady Hoke remained uncertain of whether senior quarterback Denard Robinson will be available to start Satur- day afternoon against North- western. Against Nebraska on O...…

…8 - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com 0 8 - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 WOMEW'S OCCER Blue earns first home NCAA game since '02 By ALEJANDRO ZU Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women team likes to dance to "G Style" before its home n This season, it will keep into November. On Monday afterno Wolverines (8-3-2 Big T 2 overall) earned an at-I to the 64-team NCAA' ment. They'l...…

…(Ii £id igan &Ilj ()NE:1 1 j I)RI )r' XWEN IY ' tIRiEE YLA1. 01F ED'IT)I A FL 1()M Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 5,2012 michigandaily.com Into the homestretch Profs: Obama up in Micli As polls narrow, experts predict the president will win the state By ANDREW SCHULMAN and ALICIA ADAMCZYK Daily StaffReporters Despite polls showing a narrowing race in Michigan between President Barack Obama and Republican presi- dential nominee Mitt...…

…2A - Monday, November 5, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, November 5, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom BIG HOUSE HEROINE Contribute to the Daily's election coverage 420 Maynard St. Ann Arber, MI.48109-1327 www.michigandaily.eom JOSEPH LICHTERMAN RACHIIL GREINETZ Editor in Chief Easiness Manager 734-41a-4115 ext. 1202 734-418-4115 exn. t24t tichterman@michigandaiy.com rmngrein@michigandailycom You've hear...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 5, 2012 -- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, November 5, 2012 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS GULLIVER, Mich. Botulism found in Upper Peninsula Authorities say they've found the bodies of about 700 water birds along a stretch of northern Lake Michigan shoreline in the Upper Peninsula. The Mining Journal of Mar- quette says authorities suspect that the birds died of Type-E botulism. The...…

…4A - Monday, November 5, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Monday, November 5, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com TIMOTHY RABB JOSEPH LICHTERMAN and ADRIENNE ROBERTS ANDREW WEINER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official positio...…

…5A - Monday, November 5, 2012' The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5A - Monday, November 5, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MANDY KAIN AND JUSTIN WAGNER I Consider Mideast policy GIANCARLO BUONOMO I Obamacare relevant to all When we go to the polls to vote tomorrow, there will be many issues to consider. In our globalized society, more and more of these issues involve the international community. Conflicts in the Middle East...…

…The Michigan Daily = michigandaily.com Monday, November 5, 2012 - 6A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, November 5, 2012 - 6A Mitt Romney, left, shakes hands with his father, then Michigan Gov. George Romney, as he graduates high school in 1965. From Page 1A Hills that is Romney's alma mater, allegiances remain divided. It was - among Cranbrook's Tudor-style brick and stone build- ings, nestled on 319 acres of con- verted farmla...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 5, 2012 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, November 5, 2012 - 7A Political Portraits Students share their thoughts on Tuesday's election and discuss who they plan to vote for -if they decide to vote at all. By Erin Kirkland and Marissa McClain I'm voting for Barack Obama because... "Obama wants to keep all of the funding we already have for schools and Romney talks abo...…

…8A - Monday, November 5, 2012T nd The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW Denzel soars in captivating 'Flight' Director Zemeckis excellently creates empathy for antihero By ANDREW MCCLURE Daily Arts Writer A broken hero is more redun- dant than the busty co-ed in contemporary cinema. We sym- pathize with his melancholy only because it "shouldn't have 1 happened to him." Any Dis- AtQuality16 ney Channel and Rave Original Movie co...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 5, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, November 5, 2012 FILM REVIEW Empathy foi Palestinian-Israeli Palestinian from the West Bank. In an ironic instance of unity conflict captured in between the two factions, these boys were mistakenly switched switched-at-birth tale at birth during a hospital evacu- ation. Seventeen years later, their By NATALIE GADBOIS parents make th...…

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