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…lfrlc4lp:an Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 13, 2008 michigandaily.com ELECTION DAY PROCEDURE Early voting proposed in state Senate More than half of Crisler Arena's seats were empty during last night's men's basketball game against Northeastern, which Michigan won 76-56. The Athletic Department has used creative tactics this year to sell more seasonticket packages to students, including giving tickets away for free. For coverage o...…

…2A - Thursday, November 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ab 2A - Thursday, November13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom . _ FRIDAY: Explained The campus renaissance man By May, Arnaud Valeille will have two master's degrees and two Ph.D.s in engineering and space science. In between study sessions, he's managed to squeeze in a Hawai- ian Ironman triathlon, four nights of partying a week and road trips through 25 ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS TEHRAN. Iran Iran tests new missile able to reach Europe Iran said it successfully test- fired a new generation of long range surface-to-surface missile yesterday - one that could easily strike as far away as southeast- ern Europe with greater precision than earlier models: The Sajjil is ...…

…4A - Thursday,;November 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74L e MiC4loan,)a*l [V 0 0 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illu...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 13, 2008 -- 5A Harris leads Blue to spot inthe BigApple Move to nickel boosts Harrison Sophomore paces Wol- verines with 26 points in rout of Northeastern By ANDY REID Daily Sports Editor During the Michigan basketball team's 76-56 win over Northeastern last night, representatives from the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coach- es vs. Can- cer were NORTHEASTERN 56 faced with MICHIGAN 7...…

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…8A - Thursday, November 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com t j Michigan prepares for final stretch Wolverines play Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament By EMILY FREILICH Daily Sports Writer In 30-degree weather under cloudy skies, the Michigan men's soccer team struggled through its suicide sprinting drills at the end of Monday's practice. As the Wol- verines fought heavy legs and tired bodies, Michigan coach ...…

…the bsde The Michigan Daily ( michigandaily.com The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this, weekend and why. AT RACKHAM Living up to its name, the Creative Arts Orchestra performs a set of origi- nal music this evening at Rackham Auditorium. The music is inspired by forms contemporary and classic, American and international. And there's one catch: it will all be improvised. The show starts at 8 p.m...…

…2B - Thursday, November 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events in Ann Arbor and the surrounding area. Today 11.13.08 Michigan Comic Book Writer William Messner-Loebs 7 p.m. At Nicola's Books Free Signing - Katy Lederer, Acclaimed New York Poet 7 p.m. At Shaman Drum Free Tomorrow 11.14.08 Tattoo Art Exhibit and LGBT "Art Date" Event 6 p.m. At The Gallery Project $20 donation Charlene Kaye, Ann ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 3S The death of the American intellectual Joe The Plumber seems like a nice guy. He's easy to talk to and he probably doesn't ask too many questions (not that he knows what he's talking about when he does). But. he isn'tcjust a rhetorical icon designed by clever speech writers to win CAROLINE your vote; he HARTMANN represents something much graver for this country: the dea...…

…4B - Thursday, November 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I I UMMAs changing body impresses UMMA From Page 1B new auditorium, viewing ceramics in what will be the first gallery space dedicated to Korean art at an American university, or simply having a cup of coffee while enjoyingthe view from the new cafe. The caf6 and the museum's extended- hour "walk-through" space, which Steward is suggesting as a campus shortcut, are int...…

…ONE-HUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL IFREEDOM I Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 13, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * Pullout stings state's young McCain supporters Des slide Coll For y tions th with se date w in comj the Mc{ pull out abitter "I wi tor Mc( paignin Spite Michigan's I think Michigan can be won," aaid Jim Arapostathis, a member toward Obama, of Oakland University's 'College Republicans chapter. "I don't just ...…

…2A - Monday, October 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, October13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FRIDAY: Explained STRONGMAN Obama kicked out of the Much to the ire of several students, officials at the University of Missouri- St. Louis ordered a poster hearing a picture of Democratic presidential can- didate Barack Obama to beremoved from a school classroom, the St. Louis Post- Dispatch reported. Th...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ° W Monday, October 13, 2008 - 3A txvs Monday, October 13, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ANCHORAGE, Alaska * Legislative panel: Paln abused her power in office A legislative committee inves- tigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. The investigative report con- cludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing...…

…4A - Monday, October 13, 2008 T Mhna - hi d o The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C I 4e ffichitian g3at*lu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed article...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 13, 2008 -5A A step backward By JOSHUA BAYER For the Daily Dig Out Your Soul, indeed. Oasis's seventh studio album marks the lat- est edition of the band's floundering efforts to exorcise, at long last, their Oedipal-Beatles complex. Howev- Oasis er, Noel Gallagh- er and Co. have Dig Out never sounded Your Soul this desperate. Big Brother Oasis, at its best, has attempt- ed to follow in...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 13, 2008 - 7A VIGIL From Page 1A pants took turns reading nine fictionalized narratives written from the perspective of victims who had died from hate crimes. Attendees passed pictures of the victims during the readings. LSA sophomore Gibran Baydoun, a Michigan Student Assembly rep- resentative, said he was moved by the vigil. "It makes it so real. It's scary to know that anti-LGBT crime...…

…8A - Monday, October 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Monday, October13, 2008 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Like the With the Betles album cover, but crappier. cowbell konks punctuating the OASIS verses in "(Get Off Your) High From Page 5A HorseLady" andthe aimlessdrum solo dumped indiscriminately Album opener "Bag It Up" into the middle of "Shock" would starts things off harmlessly with sound less awkward if they...…

…* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com IAlm REVIEWo A lmost immaculate Monday, October 13, 2008 -9A Scottish rockers revisit the past with b-side- packed box set By DAVID WATNICK Daily Music Editor The Jesus and Mary Chain made more than a few mistakes in their original 1984 to 1999 run. Drunken stage infamy aside, their record- y ing career never brought them the acclaim they Th Jem * deserved, especially in the United States. Sequencing ...…

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…* POK1 *i The Michigan Daily I michigandaily com ( October13,2008 .LOWER THAN LOW Loss to MAC team a first for Michigan By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Editor Michigan had been there before. All the Wolverines needed to do with four sec- onds remaining was kick a short field goal to keep the game going. But kicker K.C. Lopata hooked a 26-yard attempt narrowly wide left of the uprights to secure Toledo's 13-10 win and leave the Michigan stud...…

…2B - October 13, 2008 Sparts] The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Rosen breaks record,'M' splits Big Ten series again By RYAN KARTJE 17-17. Daily Sports Writer Illinois finished the set by scor- ing seven of the next eight points For Michigan volleyball coach and stopping the Wolverines' pow- Mark Rosen, this weekend was all erful net attack. about records. The second set picked up where But it wasn't his program record the first left o...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com October 13, 2008 - 3B Impact of serious injury lasts longer than this season EISENSTEIN from page 1B you can't take that away from him." Kolarik, who graduated last year after staying four -seasons, remained upbeat about Mitera's time at Michigan. "I still think it's a success story," he said. Yes, it's still a success story for Mitera, who will earn his degree. And yes, it's still a success story for ...…

…4B - October 13, 2008 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GAME STATISTICS Herbert's 100-yard pick a jumbo play Tam Stats Firt Downs Rush/Yds PasingYards 0ffensiv Plays Total Offense Kiketrns/ Yds Punt returns/Yds ComRp/Att/Int Punts/Avg Fmbles/lost Penalties/Yards Tmeof Pos TOLEDO 22/70 257 327 2/40 1/2 33/50/0 5/41.6 11 7/74 33:08 M I C H I G A N C-A Yds 8-16 65 MICH 519 39/170 120 290 3/75 0/0 15/27/3 5/496 0/0 5/60 2...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ortsMonday October 13, 2008 - 58 MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box score. The Defense-o-Meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Rod-o-Meter judges how emotional (positive or negative) Rich Rodriguez was following the game and the Hype-o-Meter measures the fans' performance. DEFENSE-0-METER 2 / The defense didn't allow ...…

…6B - October 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6B - October13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'M' inaugurates new field, beats Buckeyes Wolverines end month-long slump with 2-0 victory at home complex By CHANTEL JENNINGS For the Daily It had been more than a month since the Wolverines celebrated a victory heading into yesterday's contest against Ohio State. They were riding a seven-game winless streak. After the d...…

…Things Daily Arts Hates 2008 Miley Cyrus, pop music ringtones, exclamation points and more The B-side (1je ffiidIigan Baijj ().}NE 1 IUNDRED- IXYASOI EDITOPIRIFREEOMl Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 13,2008 michigandaily.com ANN ARBOrI T ANSPORTATION City officials want trolley system within 5-7 years Project aimed at reducing traffic would cost 'tens of millions' to build By SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily StaffReporter Ann Arbor and San Fra...…

… 2A - Thursday, March 13, 2008 COMMENCE PRUNING Finders keepers? Not so fast. After a pair of black women's Ugg boots was left overnight at the Michigan Union, the owner of the trendy boots returned Monday to find her $150 boots gone. She filed a police report, but the disappearance raises a sticky dilemma: If the boots were left unat- tended overnight, is taking them a crime? Or is it a matter of "finders keepers?" According to Diane Brown...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Atty. General calls for Kilpatrick to step down Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said yesterday that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick should resign because he's a liar and a race-baiter "on par with David Duke and George Wallace" and no longer fit for office. Cox told WJR-AM that he was shocked by the black leader's tele- vised use of the N-word and his appeal for support while attack...…

… 4A - Thursday, March 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C fidiigan:43al&j Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the'Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations re...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, March 13, 2008- 5A Michigan looks to end strong BY H. JOSE BOSCH Daily Sports Editor During what could have been his final pre-game press conference this season, Michigan men's basket- ball coach John Beilein told reporters yesterday the story of when he thought he was calling sophomore Ekpe Udoh for the first time. Unbeknownst to the first-year coach, he'd already called and talked to Udoh - t...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 7A Foreclosures up by more than 60 percent this year Safety issues force Southwest Airlines to ground 43 planes LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nearly 60 percent more U.S. homes faced foreclosure in February than in the same monthlast year, with Nevada, California and Florida showing the highest foreclosure rates, a research firm said yesterday. A total of 223,651 homes across the nation ...…

… 8A - Thursday, March 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Curtis's leadership big on beam for Blue By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer As an adventurous four-year- old, Sarah Curtis used to try out her own flips and tumbles on the sidelines of her older sister's gym- nastics practices. "Eventually, my mom decided it'd be safer to put me in the sport rather than me doing it on the side," Curtis said with a laugh. Sixteen years...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 9A HAWKEYES From Page 5A Michigan has lost three straight, while the Hawkeyes have dropped three of their last four games. For the Wolverines to keep their season alive, they must rely on their top two scorers - Sims and freshman Manny Harris. They are arguably the two best ath- letes on the court any given night, but INJURIES From Page 5A said. "I didn't even realize what had...…

… 1OA - Thursday, March 13, 2008 Clinton apologizes for Ferraro's comment about race WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton did something yesterday night that she almost never does. She apologized. And once she started, she didn't seem able to stop. The New York senator, who is in a tight race with Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, struck several sorry notes at an evening forum sponsored by the Nati...…

…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Thursday, March1 , 8 0010 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. AT THE PIG If you missed out on any sort of gold party last weekend, now's your time to make up for it. The Solid Pot o' Gold Bang! throws down Saturday at the Blind Pig. As usual, doors open at 9:30 p.m. and tickets are $8 for those over 21 and $11 for anyone over 18. AT THE...…

… 2B - Thursday, March 13, 2008 CALEND4 )A R The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events Today 3.13.08 Looks Given/Looks Taken - Jewish Urban Photographers 8 a.m. At the Institute for Humanities Exhibition Space Free Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Series - Julie Mehretu 5 p.m. At the Michigan Theatre Free Tomorrow 3.14.08 Dance Mix 2008 7:30 p.m. At The Power Center Advance: $10, At the Door: $12 Kenny White 8 p.m. At The Ark Free Saturday ...…

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… 4B -- Thursday, March 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Inspecting grammar MORE THINGS WE HATE By ABIGAIL B. COLODNER DailyArts Writer "Women" is not an adjective. It's a noun. So why, in the last sev- eral years, has the phrase "women [noon]" replaced "female [noun]"? Society of Women Engineers. "Osteoperosis: A Woman Doctor's Guide." Organization of Women Architects, who claim they work, interestingly enough, in a "male- do...…

…ONELJ - )1(t" il N UII OF E 'V FIFNYS Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 13, 2008 michigandailycom IMPROVING FINANCIAL AID AFTER PROPOSAL 2 hasn't released data on admits Unlike last year, admissions data may not be made public until May By CHRIS HERRING Managing News Editor In response to Proposal 2, the statewide affirma- tive action ban that took effect in 2006, University officials regularly distributed admissions data to the med...…

… 0 2A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Here Big house on campus Of the University's nearly 60 Greek chapters, one rises above them all. With 131 initi- ated members and 11 pledges, Pi Kappa Alpha - more commonly known as Pike - is the largest fraternity on campus. Pike's membership has grown steadily for several years, said chapter president Jon Marks. He said each year's pledge class is normally S to 10 percentlarger than the year before. M...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Senate approves bill to okay some gov't snooping Yesterday the Senate approved new rules for government eaves- dropping on phone calls and e- mails, giving the White House much of the latitude it wanted and granting legal immunity to tele- communications companies that helped in the snooping after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Protection for the telecom com- panies is the most pr...…

… 4A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4A -W nderrThe Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 my idc t6'a n ail Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 4 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF Some people around here get cold feet when threatened by the administration:' -Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), on the Democrats' role in passing a reauthorization of the Bush a...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - SA PHOTOS COURTESY OF WARNER BROS Addressing the Grammy voters I can see ouRcareers floating away.' FILM REVIEW FOOLISH GOLD Romantic comedy drowns in typical story twists and poor characters By ANNIE LEVENE Daily Arts Writer There's no doubt about it: Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson certainly look like a golden couple. But * 2 Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks Fools Gold the...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 7A ADMISSIONS From Page 1A LSA junior Jessica Viera, the vice president of finance in Sigma Lambda Gamma, a Latina soror- ity, said the University's reasoning sounded strange. "I don't think that's a valid excuse," she said. "It doesn't make sense. (Proposal 2) is a continuing issue. It didn't end last year. It's still going on, and they shouldn't be holdingthe numbers." B...…

… 8A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com AlRUM REIIVIW TRAILER REVIEWS 4 The return of Michael I I Reissue of Thriller proves to be an unnecessary and trite release By CHRIS GAERIG ManagingArts Editor Reviewing Michael Jackson's Thriller is sort of an act of futil- ity. Around 1982 when this album * first dropped - this recent Michael incarnation com- Jackson memorating the particularly arbi- Thriller25...…