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…STUDENT GOVERNMENT Students rally on capitol steps THE END OF AN ERA OPINION Show us the money Emad Ansari on the scar- city of financial aid for international students. SEE PAGE 5 ARTS Pitchfork's happy hipsters 3-day Chicago music festival showcases indie rock's biggest names SEE PAGE 10 SPORTS Fielding Dreams Junior Tyler Burgoon gets a taste of Fenway Park as a Cape League All-Star SEE PAGE 11 INDEX Vol. CXIX, No.146 6 6200 othe Michigan...…

…2 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PROTEST From Page 1 approximately $140 million to 96,000 students across the state. The bill also eliminates nearly $56 million in need-based financial aid. Last Wednesday, Republicans in theHouseofRepresentativesformed a different set of bills in an attempt to avoid using stimulus funds to reduce the state's deficit. The plan would keep the Michigan Promise Scholarship but would...…

…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Family of dead construction worker sues 'U' Mother seeks more than $25,000 in damages BY LARA ZADE ManagingNews Editor The family of former construc- tion worker David Smith, a con- struction worker who died in an accident at the Ross School of Business construction site last August, is suing the University for failing to provide adequate safety measures. AMAZON From Page 1 being de...…

…41 Monday, July 27, 2009 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@umich.edu JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING EDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect theofficial position of the Daily's editorialboard. Allother signed articles and illustrations represent solely theviewsof...…

…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Total coverage CHRIS KOSLOWSKI I E-MAIL CHRIS AT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU Irecentlyran into a family friend at a coffee shop. After covering all the important hometown gossip, our dis- cussion turned to the future of health care. As a psychologist, my _ friend expressed concern that ' in all the talk _ about reform- MATTHEW ing the healthG care system, she GREEN hadn't heard of any...…

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…81 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ann Arbor News closes after printing for 174 years AnnArbor.com to industry" and the consequential executive vice president. doing research on computers than economic impact that forced pub- According to Champion, 274 any other Southeastern Michigan replace local paper lishers to decide to close The Ann Ann Arbor News employees were city," he said. Arbor News in March. laid off ...…

…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Male gusto can't save chick flick Despite avoiding some genre cliches, 'The Ugly Truth' suffers from a weak, predictable script By TIMOTHY RABB Daily Arts Writer In an overtly generic romantic comedy, the female pro- tagonist inevitably wins the battle against the stereotypical bawdiness of her male lover, either through manipulation and cunning or with tender- ness and passion. Thi...…

…10 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Polite hipsters at Pitchfork By JEFF SANFORD Senior Arts Editor To begin, a corny - but, in a roundabout way, thought-provoking - joke I heard while attending this year's Pitchfork Music Festival: Q: "How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" A: "It's a pretty obscure number. You've probably never heard of it." This joke was met with groans and blank stares, plus...…

…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Burgoon has All-Star experience Wolverine pitcher dominates summer Cape Cod League By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Editor BOSTON - It was tough to pick junior Tyler Burgoon out of the crowd of baseball players huddled around Fenway Park's third base dugout on Thursday. All of the Cape Cod Baseball League players on hand for the Cape League All-Star Game were dressed in similar warm-...…

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…uvuuay, Juy au, UUy CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE ARTISTIC KIND Darth Cheney: American hero Even if you hate the former vice president, you love hating him SEE PAGE 5 Sweaters with a purpose Lisa Anne Auerbach displays her unique apparel at UMMA SEE PAGE 9 The Daily Dozen Daily Sports breaks down 12 Wolverines who are under the radar in '09-10 SEE PAGE 11 Vol. CXIX,No.145C, 2009TheMichiganDaily michigandailycom NEW S ....................... 2 O PIN...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U' construction forecast Regents approve renovations for Couzens, UMHS By STEPHANIE STEINBERG DailyNewsEditor At the University Board of Regents monthly meeting on Thursday, the regents reviewed and approved five construction projects involving a University res- idence hall, hospital, museum and science building. The projects total $60.66 million in renovations. APPROVAL OF SCHEMAT...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailyicom MORE THAN A MTTRAL 13 'U' alum joins NASA team EdI und( for Man becomi for NAE Cise tu reality. Van est in a he grev include tually l Space C "The more ft esting i refinet Cise sa a life pa Last rialized Van Cis als sele tors in Van Cise credits Johnson Space Center. on the International Space Station. Flight directors are responsible Van Cise said that getting the ergrad schooli...…

…41 Monday, July 20, 2009 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@unich.edu ERIKA MAYER I Prison break JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING FDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER FDITORIAI PAGF FDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrati...…

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…81 Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ENROLLLMENT From Page 1 we had to admit more students to get to it," she said. According to Ted Spencer, asso- ciate vice provost and executive director of the Office of Under- graduate Admissions, this year's decrease in yield - the percent- age of applicants offered admis- sion that send in deposits - is not unique to the University. Many colleges and universities across the n...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 The statement s in the sweater "Is that a horcrux in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" Half- decent'Prie' By BRIGID KILCOIN DailyArts Writer State Street passersby peering through the glass windows of the University of Michigan Museum of Art's Frankel Wing will be struck by the sight of knit sweat- ers emblazoned with bold slogans, seemingly suspended in midair. The...…

…10 Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Auerbach's sweaters can be seen in UMMA's Project Gallery through October. AUERBACH From Page 9 have the perhaps naive hope that art can change the world. I do think every decision we make is a political decision in some way. A lot of my work is about speaking out, speak- ing up, getting the word out." Her association with UMMA is a logical one - Auerbach is a former Ann Arbor ...…

…Zack Novak Mike Martin Brandon Burlon Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Stacy named coach By RYAN KARTJE individual championships. Daily Sports Editor And following her resignation on June 25, Martin and the rest of The Athletic Department's the athletic department turned to search to replace the women's golf Stacy, whose coaching experience program's most successful coach is limited to her last four years as an has...…

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…Don't hate the new Honduras Why the international fit over the president's removal is absurd SEE PAGE 5 Wilco loosens up Jeff Tweedy apes The Beatles and has some fun on new album SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS Finding the ultimate fan A Daily Sports Editor's quest to find a mentor for the tame student section SEE PAGE 11 INDEX Vol. CXIX, No. 143 t @J2009Tfhe Michigan Daily michigandaily'"om NEW S ........................... 2 OPINION ........................…

…2 a Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com UNEMPLOYMENT From Page 1 November before Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corporation filed for bankruptcy. The Michigan Department of En- ergy, Labor and Economic growth found that unemployment in the Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area rose from 6 percent in May 2008 to 9.1 percent in May 2009, including a 1.3-percent increase in unemploy- ment from April to May of this year...…

…Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 CVS one step closer to A2 Historic District Commission OKs building plan By JASMINE ZHU Daily NewsEditor Last month, the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission unanimously approved the design scheme for a new CVS Pharmacy, which would move into the 209-211 State Street building and replace current tenants Sava's State Street Caf6 and a tattoo parlor. According to John Baumann, di...…

…41 Monday, July 6, 2009 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@umich.edu BRIAN FLAHERTY IEI Michigan's hot topic JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING EDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the officialposition of the Daily'seditorial board. All other signed articles and ...…

…Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 ROBERT SOAVE |VIEWPOINT Viva la libertad ELAINE MORTON E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU It's appropriate that in the same week our country celebrates the anniversary of its independence, there are several shining examples of corrupt tyrants being expelled from power all over the world. Oneoftheseexamplesisremark- ably close to home. Just one week ago, Detroit City Council memb...…

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…Monday, July 6, 2009 8 ( The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Classroom safety raises concern University faculty wants doors that lock from the inside By HILARY KATSIN Daily StaffReporter In wake of incidents like the Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech shootings that occurred within the last two and a half years, University adminis- trators are considering equipping classrooms with doors that lock from the inside. Physics Profes...…

…Monday, July 6;,2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19 Indie stars unite on danceable disc Wilco is trying to break your heart. COURTESY OFNONESUCH Wilco (the band) has a good laugh By ARTHUR VELEZ Daily Arts Writer In today's music world, any pre- conceived notions of what makes a hit song have been completely left behind by the * rabid nature ofD the iTunes, blog- hype machine LP that largely con- XL trols popular music. No longe...…

…10 Monday, July 6, 2009 r The Michigan Daily -*michigandaily.com WILCO From Page 9 blush - when the "Penny Lane"-ish horn resounds in the coda of "Ever- lasting Everything," it's obvious that the resemblance to The Beatles is more than a coincidence. Knowing nods to the Fab Four run amok on the album, including the virtual remaking of George Harri- son's "My Sweet Lord" on "You Never Know," the Lennon-ized vocals of "Sonny Feeling" an'd how ...…

…Monday, July 6, 2009 -11 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ,H . Fans could learn a lot from NASCAR It starts early on a Saturday morning as the fans flock from the furthest reaches of Ann Arbor and congregate on State Street to take part in the sacred- union of pre-gaming. They march from fraternity houses and dormi- tories alike to the front steps of the revered Michigan Stadium - an arena with over 100 years of tradi- tion and a follow...…

…Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Final race brings senior back to beginning Harmsen finishes unlikely success at U.S. Olympic Trials By FELIX CARREON . Daily Sports Writer Last year, then-redshirt junior Dan Harmsen sat in the stands, eagerly taking in the action of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. But this year Harmsen was in the middle of the action, compet- ing against some of the very same ath...…

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…2 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Studio 4 fined for alcohol violations Club can't sell booze on busiest weekends By SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily News Editor Regulars at Studio 4, the dance club on Fourth Avenue, might want to reconsider their plans for the first weekend of fall term. The club's liquor license has been suspended and the venue won't be serving alcohol Sept. 4-6 and Thanksgiving weekend, from Nov. 27-2...…

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…8 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RECRUITING From Page 1 out-of-state students $15,000 a year for four years. The affirmative action ban pre- vents the University from offering scholarships based on race. But it's still legal for the Alumni Associa- tion to do so because it's a private nonprofit organization. Though the awards pay the bulk of tuition for in-state students, Grafton describes them as "recruit- ing ...…

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…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11l Cursed up a storm RODRIGO GAYA/Daily Fifth-year senior cornerback Morgan Trent is one of Michigan's about 20 "apostles," or team leaders. Apostles' are team's new leaders CHICAGO - The Michigan foot- ball team's captains have tradition- ally been announced before the regular season. But Wolverine coach Rich Rodri- guez will appoint captains on a 0 game-by-game basis. The play...…

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…Criminals not after crafts OPINION Trail-weary Gary Graca explains why long and ever-lengthing election I season are leaning him ex- hausted - and what presiden- tial candidates can do to help. See Page 5 ARTS Batman returns in stunning sequel Christopher Nolan turns a typi- cal comic book story into one of the most enthralling, unique films of the year. See Page 10 SPORTS Futures Game kind to Wolverines Former Michigan baseball players Clayt...…

…2 Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily -.michigandailycom A race to register as, election nears 420 Maynard St. Ann Arhor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com Campus groups plan to target freshmen By TREVOR CALERO Daily Staff Reporter If you've set foot on the Diag these past few weeks, chances are someone armed with a clipboard and pen has asked if you're regis- tered to vote. With the 2008 presidential election closing in, many poli...…