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…The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com January 25, 2010 WATER POLO *Wolverines impress in opening weekend Penalties plague Michigan in split Michigan becomes first program to notch 250 wins in modern era By JAMES BLUM For theDaily Coach Matt Anderson was screaming, dual-fist pumping and jumping for joy on the floor of Can- ham Natatorium. The Wolverine bench displayed a similar senti- ment as the pool room exploded with a beautiful cacophon...…

…2B - January 25, 2010 The M Devin Gardner is not next year's savior So, Devin Gardner is officially on campus - but be careful what you wish for, Wolverine fans. He's not the answer for next season. Sure, he's tal- ented, and his running abili- ties are a step up compared to Tate Forcier in Rich Rodri- guez's spread- option attack. Sure, in a few ANDY years, with his REID natural athletic ability, Gardner has the potential to leave his mar...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com January 25, 2010 - 3B " Hogan struggles after shutout in first game By MICHAEL FLOREK Daily Sports Writer BIG RAPIDS - Usually, things don't melt on ice. But junior goalie Bryan Hogan did, faster than snow in the oven. Less than a month ago in the Great Lakes Invitational, a puck bounced off his glove and into the net as Hogan's mistake put the game nearly out of reach. In Sat- urday's first period aga...…

…0 4B - January 25, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom rady likely to rejoin basketball team- Beilein says Grady will remain on foot- ball team, practice with basketball By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Editor WEST LAFAYETTE - Current Michigan football player and for- mer Michigan basketball player Kelvin Grady has met with coach John Beilein about the possi- NOTEBOOK bility of return- ing to basketball, Beilein said in a press confe...…

…SPORTS Women's basketball loses a nail-biter against rival No. 5 Ohio State at Crisler. PAGE 8 a fo k si g erlivi g inth e sh ad wW N hisf1me1ppi AnPAE, Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 22, 2010 STRIKE A POSE michigandailycom lETURERS' CONTRACT NGOI IO ',' LEOto start new contract talks today A passerby views the School of Art & Design all student exhibition award winners at the Work Gallery on South State Street yesterday. The exhibit...…

…2 - Friday, January 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, January 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Clubs NEED MORE PHOTOS? See so many more photos of the week on our website, michigandailycom. LEFT Demetreius Russell (right) with classmate Lawrence Mead are students of University alum George Gon...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Friday, January 22, 2010 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 22, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS . DETROIT Fire at auto show causes evacuation A small electrical fire forced the evacuation of thousands of people yesterday from exhibit halls at Detroit's Cobo Center where they were checking out the North Amer- ican International Auto Show. No injuries were reported, offi- cials said. The fi...…

…4 - Friday, January 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL DANIEL AT DWGOLD@UMICH.EDU e Mt igan Batlg Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu DANIEL GOLD GREAT AMERICAN BLUNDERS THE TONIGHT SHO W 0 JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'Heart'of a washout Tffr~*i--- - Friday, January 22, 2010 - 5 Tap and ballet meet Radiohead Jett bridges echoes Mickey Rourke's Randy "The Ram" Robinson, but with a gentler touch By TIMOTHY RABB Daily Arts Writer As powerful and emotionally evocative as its message of hopeless struggle is, Dar- ren Aronofsky's gritty character study that epit- omizes "The Wrestler" ends too ambiguously to Crazy Heart pr...…

…6- Friday, January 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 *I PARKING PARKING AVAILABLE 665-8825 FOR RENT ! 7 BDRM House-334 Catherine ! Large bedrooms, some hardwood, lots of common space. Free parking. May to May $3745--special discount Fall to Fall $4095 www.oldtownrealty.net 734-663-8989 ! 4 ELEVEN LOFTS has select spaces left for 2010, May or Aug start. Single bedrooms through 5-person, 3 bath. Rates from $655. Per-person con...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 22, 2010 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 22, 2010 -7 REGENTS From Page 1 lower deck seats of the arena, which will be made to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Other changes to the arena include the addition of handrails and eleva- tors, andthewideningand changing ofaislelocations. Hank Baier, associate vice presi- dent for Facilities and Operati...…

…8 - Friday, January 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ICE HOCKEY 'M sees similar foe in Bulldogs Ferris State's first line accounts for almost 35 percent of offense By MICHAEL FLOREK Daily Sports Writer When the Michigan hockey team faces off with No. 9 Ferris State thisweekend in a home-and- home series, each team will see a near-reflection of itself. The Wol- verines and Bulldogs are no more than eight places apart Ferris St...…

…r ! 110,13 " MODERN EXPRESSION How New York artist Cory Arcangel uses cats on pianos, Guitar Hero and the Internet to bring us art that defies classifcation. AIW 46 'Ift U$Qe iigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 21, 2010 michigandaily.com ON THE CUTTING EDGE AFTER T HE Q UAK Campus mobilzeS for Haiti reCovery 'U' medical student ican Republic in hopes of finding greater access to medical care, is treating victims leading to an ...…

…0 2A - Thursday, January 21, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Making a friend jp_ In the spring of 1992, the allowing them tc University started its own personal issues li chapter of Best Buddies, and self-conscious astudent organization on Samantha Kt campus dedicated to pairing president of Be: students with p...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS " DETROIT Court orders Detroit ex-mayorto pay $300,000 to city Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lied again to the citi- zens of the city he once led, a judge said yesterday as he ordered the disgraced official to pay more than $300,000 in restitution within 90 days or face further punishment. During a restitution hearing, Wayne County Circuit Judge David ...…

…4A - Thursday, January 21, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL CHRIS AT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU tic tgan at y Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu CHRIS KOSLOWSKI | You know my rooa na, c e jusn changes oat in te DdCale sahre YehCa rlisa gdgy.and infs...awkward. 0 t! The re4al'real cost of raises' JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FLEMING From Page 1A stronger, and I believe it was because of Robben's matchless per- sonality," Coleman said. "He was the perfect leader for an imperfect time." "He approached crises as oppor- tunities for growth, change and problem-solving," said Henry John- son, a former vice president of stu- dentservices at the University. Coleman also lauded Fleming's contributions after the Black Action Movement ...…

…6A- Thursday. January 21. 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cor.r 0 PARKING PARKING AVAILABLE 665-8825 FOR RENT ! 7 BDRM House-334 Catherine Large bedrooms, some hardwood, lots of common space. Free parking. May to May S3745--special discount Fall to Fall $4095 www.oldtownrealtv.net 734-663-8989 ! 4 ELEVEN LOFTS bas select spaces left for 2010, May or Aug start. Single bedrooms through 5-person, 3 bath. Rates from $655. Per-person con...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com T hursday, January 21, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 7A 'Defense' is the word for ' in ton ight's game ' Rust's play evokes the past In last meeting, No. 5 Ohio State inched past Blue By AMY SCARANO Daily Sports Writer When Michigan coach Kevin Borseth pictures the women's bas- ketball team's defense, he wants to imagine a solid block. Bors- eth said his...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 8A - Thursday, January 21, 2010 Michigan surrenders late lead to Badgers in must-win road game 'A'must learn to forget in , order to salvage season Loss means 11 straight years of defeat for 'M' at Kohl Center By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Editor MADISON - The Michigan men's basketball team entered yesterday's game against Wiscon- sin with its eye on a few streaks. The Wolverines looked to add a t...…

…0Ae UThe Michigan Daily ( michigandailycom IThursday, January 21, 2010 4p4 y IM ,0 @ 0 04 H ~ LO-FHIGHBROW 4M weekend essentials Jan. 21 to Jan. 24 LECTU RE Part of the Department of Comparative Litera- ture's "Year of Transla- tion" series is Professor of English Literature and Judaic Studies Anita Norich's upcom- ing lecture "Yiddish: Isaac Bashevis Singer and the Yiddish Dif- ference, or: Why Yentl Sings." She compares the English transla...…

…2B - Thursday, January 21, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.can. 28 - Thursday, January 21, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.co4 FOOD WARS MARNEE THAI This upscale dig nestled on the corner of Main and Williams puts its own unique spin on Pad Thai, but it's hard to tell just what that spin is. There's a mysterious blend of curries and a less eggy flavor than you might be used to. But the gener- ous portions of tofu and green ...…

…* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 3B Creativity, on our terms The University enjoys bragging about its many levels of diversity, and contained within the scope of this increasingly ambiguous con- cept is the vari- ety of courses the University has to offer. To '- make sure that its many diverse students all get diverse educa- tions full of JAMIE diversity, the BLOCK University, like - - many others across...…

…4B - Thursday, January 21, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 0 4B - Thursday, January 21, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * Musicologist James Grier examines the methods of music intake By DAVID RIVA medieval West to preserve details Daily Arts Writer that certain singers found diffi- cult to retain in memory for cul- People learn through a variety tural reasons," he explained in an of methods, from the visual to the ...…

…Why the federal government needs to step in and stop the migration of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. )) PAGE 4A L '''D I fL C D The everyday struggles of 1 I those with invisible disab ities.- SEE THE ~be fiidiian 0i~ Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 20, 2010 TIP-CUP FOR A CAUSE michigandaily.com THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION 'U' official surprised' by study's results JAKE FROMM/Daily Evan Doering, a trainee at Comet Coffee in N...…

…0 2A - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: WENSDY THURSDAY: FRIDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Professor Profiles Bfr eeHr Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Call ing all critters Though students often com- plain of not being able to make phone calls from their residence hall rooms due to a lark of service, before the age of Blackberrys and iWhones, students were limited no making calls within the c...…

…. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 3A ,w The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING " Lawmakers mull changes to Mich. medical pot law Patients authorized to use marijuana for medical purposes in Michigan would no longer be allowed to grow their own supply under legislation discussed Tues- day in a state Senate committee. The proposal could develop into the ...…

…4A - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ELAINE MORTON I . losm~a. t e NVe+ Some k.e'c5 of 's.. ou'nt. s tr ssc4 sddic'le -I-is se'yis5 Gai q ty, Mour+Oeia s aie W, ci.e bask, ?ILIA, VeAAL.OVs Vark yis-lt, -lces, -1Sail kslscq JACOB SMILOVITZ ED...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycomWednesday, January 20, 2010 - 5A An exploration of South African music The bad taste offood TV 'U' jazz student discusses the shift in musical themes at apartheid's end ByJAMIE BLOCK ManagingArts Editor In times of political and social turmoil, the arts have the power to express dissent, unite people under a com- mon goal and Nate ...…

…6A-Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com AA r7 W-1 0 PAKKING AVAILABLE 665-8825 ! 7 BDRM House-334 Catherine ! Large bedrooms, some hardwood, lots of common space. Free parking. May to May $3745--special discount Fall to Fall $4095 www.oldtownrealty.net 734-663-8989 ! 4 ELEVEN LOFTS has select spaces left for 2010, May or Aug start. Single bedrooms through 5-person, 3 bath. Rates from $655. Per-person con- tra...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday. January 20, 2010 - 7A REPORT 0 From Page IA and minority student access and success dropped from the 2004- 2005 to 2007-2008 school years. Monts said the decrease in minority student access to the University is due in large part to the passage of a statewide civil rights initiative in 2006 known as Proposal 2 that banned ...…

…0 8A - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Michigan's comeback effort against Alaska shows late-game promise Wolverines are 0-8-1 when trailing after the second period By TIM ROHAN Daily Sports Writer There are times in sporting events when players just have to reach deep down and pull out a lit- tle something extra. That determi- nation to refuse to relinquish their grip on the game is what sparks comebacks...…

…0 0 0 0 9 8B The Statement / Wednesday January 20, 2010 PERSONALSTATEM ENT COPENHAGEN CONUNDRUM BYAUBREYANN PARKER Ileft Copenhagen the day before President Barack Obama arrived on his white horse to save the United Nations climate talks - or so the Amer- itan media would paint the scene. As I boarded my flight, however, I couldn't help feeling disenchanted by what I'd experienced over the last nine days. Unlike many of the reporters re...…

… 0 0 2B- The Statement // Wednesday, January 20, 2010 A Ury 20, 2010 The Statement ABOUTCAMPUS statement Magazine Editor: Trevor Calero Editor in Chief: Jacob Smilovitz Managing Editor: Matt Aaronson Deputy Editor: Allie White Designers: Sara Boboltz Corey DeFever Photo Editor: Jed Moch Copy Editors: Erin Flannery Danqing Tang Cover photo: Jed Moch The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday during the...…

…0 0 Wednesday, 3B news in review News Feed ii Michigan Athletics Suggestions £ - Gdn joined the Michigan network. QCa 4, y=e, 4 r -n V^ fnrc- Status Updates ±J Photos Michigan Groups zlikes this. :,... : ; and are now friends with 29red are fans. ' Reconnect with him. Connect With Friends Invite friends to join Facebook Five of the most talked-about stories of the week, ranked in ascending order of actual importance Tess Chapin, a...…

… 0 0 0 0 1 IBy Jenna SkollerPhoto illustration by Jed Moch There are1,240 students on campus with disabilities - the majority of which are unseen. For these students, among life's struggles is making do while few oth ers know you're sick. L SA junior Claire Abraham has been in a wheelchair since she was four. At 18 months, Abraham was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy - a neuromuscular disease that essential- ly breaks down her mo...…

…1ie Aid~igan40aim Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 19, 2010 michigandaily.com SAID ALSALAH/Daly Fans rush the court after Michigan's 68-63 upset over No. 15 Connecticut on Sunday at Crisler Arena, For more on the game, see SportsTuesday, inside. Maturing, one upset at a time THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Report:'U other schools failinpublic " " mission Study finds top terms faco ositeratioofminor } ity student access, low-income stu-...…

…6 2A - Tuesday, January 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers I WEDNESDAY: PrfssrPrfs' Before You Were Here THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week RALLYING FOR A CAUSE A great communicator Communication Studies Prof. Susan Douglas not only studies the mass media; she's a part of it. After her 1994 hook, "Where the Girls Are: Grow- ing Up Female with the Mass Media," became a hit, Doug- ...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS MANLIUS TOWNSHIP, Mich. Plane crash kills students in Mich. Hope College says a student from Kenya was piloting a small plane when it crashed in southwest Michigan, killing himself and a student from Illinois. Hope College spokesman Tom Renner said Monday that 23-year- old David Otai (OH'-ty) of Nairobi, Kenya, and 20-year-old Emma Biagioni (bya-jee-OH'-nee) ...…

…4A - Tuesday, January 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 b JIdiCgan Ea41V Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles andillustra...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 5A Did the aughts suck? Guns and stilettos Historiography is essen- tially intellectual mas- turbation. All right, maybe that's a little bit harsh, but it's a statement many modern historiogra- phers would more or less agree with. Because, when it comes down to it, any his- JOSHUA torical account BAYER is basically one party's subjective attempt to systematize all the hapha...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January19, 2010 - 7A Regents to consider Crisler renovations at next meeting Proposed changes expected to cost $20 million By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily StaffReporter During its monthly meeting Thursday, the University's Board of Regents is expected to approve renovations to Crisler Arena. Built in1967, the13,800 seat arena is ...…

…0 8A - Tuesday, January 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com In photography, architect Payne sees art in decay OF WARNER BROS. Rve lationa ry Denzel Washington brings gravitas and samurai skills to 'The Book of Eli' By KAVI SHEKHAR PANDEY DailyFilm Editor Ah, post-apocalyptic Earth: a bleak, treach- erous wasteland of decay and desolation. Given global warming, nuclear stockpiling and the predic- tions of the Mayan calendar, ...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I January19, 2010 MICHIGAN 68, CONNECTICUT 63 Recruit Gardner enrolled in classes By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily SportsEditor During halftime of Sunday's Michi- gan-Connecticut basketball game, foot- ball coach Rich Rodriguez spoke to reporters about injury and personnel updates. Dancing around most questions about recruits, Rodriguez confirmed that six of them have enrolled early. The six are: Stephen Hopkin...…

…2B - January 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I Weary fans deserved to rush the court after upset win QB Robinson impresses in "The Dual" By LUKE PASCH against a Buckeye squad that Michi- For The Daily gan coach Fred LaPlante dubbed Ohio State's most well rounded and O-H-I-0 chants rangthrough the experienced team in 25 years. Michigan Indoor Track Building on "We probably have as much tal- Saturday, creating an atmosphere e...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com January 19, 2010 - 3B Wright provides spark off bench ARIEL BOND/Daly Junior Ben Baldus-Strauss returned to the Windy City Invitational where last year he partially tore his MCL. The junior competed in the high bar event this weekend. Blue miast looks to overcome injuries By CAITLIN SMITH Daily Sports Writer CHICAGO - For junior Ben Bal- dus-Strauss, a trip with the men's gymnastics team to the Windy C...…

…4B - January 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 With award-winning season behind him, Graham discusses his draft prospects E Grc dr A It w during but Br strangl again,, the sp NFL D The end w, half of ball tea necticL native1 verine guez t recent Gral rago T Big Ter Grahar sive pl to win with a Arena. Grahar over hi Maize ear-to- As as he will on packed tive en approa tice fo Senior Mobile met an Team with P taken s xperts ...…

…e ic tpa1T t1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 15, 2010 michigandaily.com INTERNATI0NAL EF[ORTS clinic, hospital to aid Haitian relief cause Concrete Cutting & Breaking, Inc. employee Bob Cook explains the process of using a diamond saw to remove a piece of a concrete wall from the original structure of the Law School's rear facade yesterday. He used the blade of the saw, which is covered in diamonds, to cut through the surface as part...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, January 15, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Clubs LEFT Hip-hop artist KiD CuDi performs to a sold-out crowd at the Michigan Theater on Monday night. (SAM WOLSON/Daily) TOP RIGHT Students knit various pieces, as part of the Michigan Knitting Club or MichKnit on Monday. (MAX COLLINS/Daily) BOTTOM RIGHT A group...…