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…Summer Weekly www.michigandaily.com TJe olvfert dtorrguudlg One hurndred eleven years of edi'torial, freedom Tuesday April 30, 2002 ' -7,.. tr _y 2 ;,F ' aH f, ,x . s > s ' . s t 7 ' i" ';x c a 3 13 L ?: is;. i S i :; .,. ,s S> ' ° d 1 ,F;,:' * io ,. u ys, q .. ,4 ,-, av.. ~L: . a, F s x i .,.A a r t £ e i N"S a ' r i. ' .+A'.;,.Y, .., . <. 1 .H ~ ,tia .sP i3, ., , ,, t r. r .. .., ,; - , .. '. _ °. a..?.i iF r.° .. .., _k t: r^..?5X'J'?C a...…

…tt" it*1 LWt, t-DAiLY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichi andailycom One hundred ten years of editoal freedom GSsw Ts repos 5 ~~I"KIU Monday Apral30, 2001 Iik (il of leors:o. Science and the Arts administration is respond today to the grievance that the Graduate Employ- ees Organization has filed against the college regarding the use of tuition in hiring graduate student instructors. The GEO, LSA representatives and University Human Resources he...…

…OPINION From the Daily: Amending admissions Rick Jones uses 10 percent of his brain on plan to guarantee admission to top 10 percent of high school graduates See Page 4 ARTS Harold & Kumar return for more Despite its raunchy nature, the new sequel to the 2004 film is a surprising success. See Page 8 SPORTS M pulls out win to scavenge a split The Michigan softball team tied in a tightly contested series with Northwestern. The Wolverines and Wil...…

…Summer Weekly wwlmichigandaily.com One hundred twelve years ofeditorialfreedom Tuesday April 29, 2003 ,. Uf t ! ; ; 1 : _ ; ice. '; ,-" .. NEWS Bush addresses local Iraqi-Americans, war industry files lawsuits against college students for illegally downloading copyrighted music. Page 3 OP/ED Columnist John Honkala reflects on Saturday's commencement ceremony and the governor's remarks. SPage 4 AR~TS By Andrew McCormack Daily News Editor...…

…STRUCK OUT A NG ichigan drops anotherAatt 4 y game to a MAC team.a d SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8AME ~Ii ffid~an :aIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 1, 2009 michigandaily.com WORKING OUT ON CAMPUS New report offers fix for rec. facilities Provost expresses concern over cost of proposed projects By KYLE SWANSON Daily Staff Reporter Recreational facilities across campus could receive a major facelift if proposals pitched in a new report submit...…

…YOUR UMMA Why the University's renovated art 1 museum has something for everyone. U SEE THE B-SIDE, INSIDE ~Ii did~ gan &dIlij ON) -11UNDI hi-NINL' YEARS OF E)ITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 2, 2009 michigandaily.com WHEN A TREE FALLS ON SOUTH FOREST ... WEST QUAD ARSON Officials defend fire response CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN/Daily A tree fell on both a parked red SUV and a passing Hospital Security vehicle on ...…

…P iC t an at l SE11UNDEf)NINETEENYEARS(1)F EDITORIALFREED VI Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 3, 2009 michigandaily.com IV-, I . MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Members' low turnout plagues MSA This semester, 30% of members didn't show at meetings By JENNA SKOLLER Daily StaffReporter Throughout the campaign season for the Michigan Student Assembly, members from both parties made it a point that, if elected, they would work to bet- ter inc...…

…SETTING A HIGH BAR A-IG-IASDVENTURE The men's gymnastics team claimed :Greg Mottola's Adventureland'takes its first Big Ten title in nine years. the amusement out of amusement park. See SportsMonday, Inside See arts, page 5A Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 6, 2009 michigandaily.com TEACHING ADVOCACY Law Clinic to ight human trafficng Students will defend example, in businesses-like hair salons. victims of 'modern "It is estimated that wo...…

…POOL OF TALENT WILL HE Another Indian film import One NHL GM ta wows audiences here at home. whether Summ( U SEE ARTS, PAGE 5 U SEE SP( i iidian Daily ONE-IIUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 7, 2009 michigandailv.com REMEMBERING ONE OF OUR BEST Sidney Fine, a'"U'professor for 53 years, dies Campus mainstay passed away at the age of 88 last week By DIYA WADHWA For the Daily Sidney Fine, a forme...…

…STUDENTSTOY TROUBLES * OPINION Columnist Eileen Stahl returns to Toys "R"Us h year's ad d efor a trip down memory lane, but gets a rude awakening. See Opinion, Page 4A JIFe-1Nid ian BaiIP Ann Arbor, Michigan' Wednesday, April 8, 2009 michigandaily.com PASSING ON TRADITION THE ECONOMICS OF HIGHER ED Few options in pricey test prep. market As demand grows for exam help, few colleges opt to offer an alternative By MALLORY BEBERMAN Daily Sta...…

…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...…

…Illic i Hn' ailt Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 10, 2009 LSA ACADEMIC ADVISING Students: Advice too scattered Technical Director Janine Wood Thomas and apprentice Mike Cichen construct the set for the upcoming show "Fences" at the Performance Network Theatre on Thursday. Performance Network calls for aid t prevent shutdown Double majors, pre-med students report lack of central guidance resource By AMY MUNSLOW Daily StaffReporter LSA ju...…

…ONEI-ILII ) ET1-ii) N YEARSP t IMOFEY0I.IA.1, 1) )A Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 13, 2009 michigandaily.com THE BEGINNINGS OF A TRADITION? MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY MSA rules for funding get mixed results Members of the Michigan football team leap up and slap the GO BLUE M Club sign as the Wolverines enter this year's Spring Game at the Big House on Saturday. Attendance for the game topped more than 50,000 people - a new record. For...…

…THE SOUND OF SUMMER FAIRT The Boy Least Likely To delivers an album sure to frs dn n put you in a summer mood. g -prce es. See Arts, Page 5 .. 41 (I1eEItgan DaiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 14, 2009 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS Among $70M in upgrades, Couzens gets some fix-ups Provost Teresa Sullivan discusses potential cuts to the University's budget during yesterday's Senate Assembly meeting in Palmer Commons. P...…

…Iie liCidogan i I1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 15, 2009 michigandaily.com THE ECONOMY AND CAMPUS Hillel asks for aid in downturn . ED MOCH/Daily President Mary Sue Coleman (left) and Vice President for Student Affairs Royster Harper (center) field questions from students at yesterday's fireside chat on financial issues. Coleman chats abouthe Officials say that $200,000 could be cut from budget By ANNIE THOMAS Daily StaffReporte...…

…P iC4i9 an4,3atIV Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 16,2009 michigandaily.com TAX DAY ON THE DIAG p4 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH NIH process for funding worries some For a slideshow of Tax Day photos from Protestors gather on the Diag yesterday as part of a national string of "tea parties." They demonstrated against the the Diag, go to michigandaily.com. nation's sour economy, tax policy and recentgovernment bailouts. Tens of thousands of prot...…

…I)E 1EIC338 ioljj il Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 17, 2009 michig#daily.com Inside and out, groups push for regents LEO, GEO and Stop dents and concerns aout a possi tuition increase next year. the Hike rally in Members of the Graduate Emplo ees' Organization and their suppor Regents' Plaza, speak ers gathered to protest the propos continuous enrollment policy, whi at board's meeting is currently under development. T UNIVERSITY BOA...…

…DISNEY DISASTER" Miley Cyrus made a movie. It's just as amateurish and pointless as her show. SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A SECOND NEVER FELT SO GOOD At this weekend's NCAAs, the Wolverines shocked the field and took home second place. U SEE SPORTSMONDAY, INSIDE my id i an Batl;. )NE H17 'UNDR SED r { 1N1.NETEEN 1 Tft t jy TYEARS OF ,(EDI, S T RIA 1.FREEDOM Ann Arbor Michigan Monday, April 20,2009 michigandailv.com --, -r . __, - ,..,, o ,wu ,1 .,...…

…i:j:4c j i c1 i0 an i1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 21, 2009 AMID THE SHUFFLE. A PAUSE AND A KISS michigandaily.com SMOKE-FREE UNIVERSITY 'U'to ban smoking on campus Ban will take effect policy is aimed at reducing sec- ondhand smoke around campus on July 1, 2011 and in order to improve the overall health of the University commu- will affect all nity. "Certainly irritation of second- campus property hand smoke is an issue and what's ...…

…Where the Wii has failed Keeping quiet about the Olympics A plea for Nintendo to stop making hardware Arts, Page s Why a boycott's a bad idea Opinion, Page 4 ONE HtNDRED-EIGHTEEN'YEARSOF EDIT01RIAL1FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 1, 2008 michigandaily.com RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MICHIGAN Second in a three-part series about making sustainable energy sources a reality Experts see promise in biofuel production Producing energy from pla...…

…THE YEAR IN PH OTOS Looking back on the Fab Five The Statement, Page 4B The Statement, age 6B lltic4toan Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 2,2008 michigandailycom STEPPING OUT STATE ECONOMY Toyota to spend $100M at A2facility Exl Wi B Toyo that it over th the aut researc Arbor - 35 rese years. The] ta's cu square part of1 Nob engine versity Centra Labora the new perts say region According to the Japanese auto- maker's statement, t...…

…Classical success How A2 draws the biggest names The B-side A call for fraternal transparency The Greek system's PR problem Opinion, Page 4A 1I4efid ian'3ailj I N4).1 I) .(,I 4 N .AIk AI11) 11) I IION /nii MiVUI iviIuiIndiI Thursday, April 3, 2008 michigandaily.com FEDERAL RESEARCH GRANTS RACE'S HAND IN POLITICS Colemi'ian pushes for funding on Capitol Hill U president says research dollars lead to innovation needed to help struggling ec...…

…Rebuilding the Wolverines Many opinions about pot Rodriguez speaks out on team's progress Sports, Page 5 Debating the legalization of marijuana Opinion, Page 4 )L Pid I \an ail e OE UNDEDEIGTEN YA-4O EITORIA L FREE I!"DOM Friday, April 4,2008 michigandaily.com ACADEMICS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES Sources question reporters methods Members of the University's Navy ROTC line up in order from shortest to tallest in front of Angell Hall yesterday in...…

…li Mdigan ay ()N '.' )}{ED-E~I1 TEE Y, 1u R )o EDITyA rIi FEEDOM Monday, April 7,2008 mhgadlyo michigandaily,com SEATING MICHIGAN'S DEL.EGATES Dems rule out primary do-over State party says new election is 'not practical' By EMILY BARTON Daily News Editor The Michigan Democratic Party decided Friday not to hold a do-over primary or caucus to seat the state's delegates, instead say- ing it hopes to find another way to make the state's votes...…

…miniganaudny.cm EMERGENCY TEXT MESSAGES Enrollment stilllow for alert system Students may be BY THE NUMBERS given chance to sign Percentages of students registered up at orientation for text-message alert systems 15 By CAITLIN SCHNEIDER University of Missouri-Columbia Orange Taylor IIl listens as the verdict is read. He was convicted yesterday of murdering Eastern Michigan student Laura Dickinson in December 2006. T..aylor found guilty in eat...…

…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...…

…mlIE Midigan Bail ONE.HND.ED.EIGT11 EEN A .YEAS O ITO dI \ I. I Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 10, 2008 COURSE REGISTRATION Faced with early class, B-schoolers get crafty Students have bribed and begged classmates to swap for their morning classes By SUZY VULJEVIC Daily StaffReporter Most students will go to great lengths to avoid early- morning classes, but faced with a Ross School of Busi- ness policy that automatically assigns stude...…

…)NE HUNDI )I EIGLTEEN YEARSOF EDITORILAL FPEEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 11, 2008 michigandaily.com CAMPUS CUISINE eal plans set for overhaul Meal costs will stay about $10 ameal. The changes are meant to aim- the same; Entree plify the meal plans and give stu- dents more flexibility in deciding when and how they want to spend with 'Dining Dollars' their meal credits, said Michael Lee, the University's director of Residential Din...…

…Iie 1idigan Bail Ann Arbor, Michigan )NE-HUNDRED-EIHT1'EN S OF EDITORIA LFREEDOM Monday, April 14, 2008 michigandaily.com STEM CELREMSEARCH IN MICHIGAN Repeal of research ban seeks spot on ballot 'U' officials can't AN OVERTURNING POINT? support initiative, Whatcould be on this falls ballot but support change Theprnoposedamendmentwou'ldnot change the state ban on human cloning. to stem cell laws Michigan residents wouldhaveaccess to any ...…

…Iie Midigan Oai& 'NE-HtNDRED-EI( "ITEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 15,2008 michigandaily.com PREPARING THE DIAG HEALTH CARE IN MICHIGAN Group wants health care mandate on Nov. ballot UHS director says a constitutional amendment, Mich- igan residents would be required plan would reduce to have access to both preventative cost of coverage and primary care. Currently, Mas- sachusetts is the only other sta...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 3, 2000 NATION/WORLD HASH BASH Continued from Page 1A legal in Michigan. . One of the featured speakers was Greg Schmid, the author of the PRA initiative. "It's time to fight despotism while we can in this. country ... Laws that don't respect people breed people who don't respect the law," Schmid said. Ted said he believes the PRA initiative has a chance of passing "if we can get enough stoners off the...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 4, 2000 NATION/WORLD Michigamua, NASA talk ends in frustration MICHIGAMUA Continued from Page 1 floor of the Union tower. Redde said the organization planned to remodel the office, but not until Michigamua's 100th anniversary. Both Delgado and Reddy said before their first encounter with the meeting space it had been referred to as a den, leading them to interpret the design of the room as a lodge in...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 31, 2000 NATION/WORLD Japan to choose new ruler TOKYO - Yoshiro Mori was elected president of Japan's ruling party today, virtually ensuring he would become prime minister later in the day. He replaces Keizo Obuchi, who was on life support after suffering a massive stroke. The full Parliament is to meet later today to approve Mori as the county's leader. Obuchi held both posts, but has been in a com...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 6, 2000 NATION/WORLD DAMOUR Continued from Page IA telling him to kill the prime minister. This prompted a ruling that says individuals cannot be prosecuted for a crime if they are unable to tell right from wrong or if they don't know what they're doing. "The rule expanded and expanded, but now is very narrow," Damour said. "The fit of passion was added." The fit of passion clause involves crimes co...…

…2-The Michigan Dailv - Frida. ,Anril 7.')9000 - ll l, Ir l l 16 ull U l l' I iuay, npi Ii r , r-vvv Deed of Trust lih RACKHAM Continued from Page 1 for student group usage of the building has continu- ously changed throughout the years. "For a while, anyone using Rackham had to have a letter from the dean. Then for five to six years there was a liberalization in the policy and you no longer needed a letter attesting to the appropriateness o...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 10, 2000 NATION/WORLD Committee favors tobacco divestment DIVESTMENT Continued from Page IA Their resolution set precedent for any future concerns raised about the University's endowment portfolio. Essentially, the issue at hand must be of "serious moral or ethical questions which are of a concern to many mem- bers of the University community" and an advisory committee must be appointed. In the repor...…

…S the MicnigarA y -- - uesday, Aprii 11, 2000 NATION/WORLD Panelists discuss need to lessen o OIL Continued from Page 1 one as cheap as gasoline surfaces, fossil fuels must be utilized. "Nobody in the industry will debate that fossil fuels are a finite resource," he said. Miller said the dependency on oil can only be reduced by a change in the perception of the American people, who are not willing to pay for alternatives. "There's nothin...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 12, 2000 NATION/WORLD Fujimori moves closer to victor LIMA, Peru - With President Alberto Fujimori just shy of the majority of votes needed to win an unprecedented third term, details surfaced yesterday of voting irregularities and possible fraud. Opposition parties said ballots with the names of other candidates were waxed over, allowing only Fujimori's name to be marked. Poll watchers also report...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily -Thursday, April 13, 2000 NATION/WORLD MEDICINE Continued from Page 1A fits." Laurie Akkeros, a massage and cranial sacral specialist in Ann Arbor, said although ancient oriental forms of treatment such as acupunc- ture, meditation and massage therapy don't strike Asians or Europeans as new, the connection between the Western, research-based medicine and a more holistic and spiritual Eastern therapy was never quite m...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 14, 2000 NATION/WORLD i New vice president to begin post next month RUDGERS Continued from Page 1 Freedom of Information Office, Michi- gan Radio and News and Information Services. Rudgers will also become the official University spokeswoman. Julie Peterson, director of News and Informa- tion Services, currently fills this position. The Office of Communications has undergone several appointment and ad...…

….2A -The Michigan Daily - April 2, 2001 NATION/WORLD Milosevic held in Balkan prison BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - Yugoslav authorities ordered a haggard Slobodan Milosevic held for 30 days as they considered the evidence behind charges of corruption and abuse of power stemming from his ruinous 13-year rule. The former president surrendered before dawn yes- terday, ending a chaotic 26-hour armed standoff dur- ing which he reportedly brandishe...…

…2- The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, April 3, 2001 UCapNATION/WORLD U.S., China displute cause of crash NEWS IN BRIEF1 ' ( f 8 p4' e7 t 4 .. ,., 12 I """J WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a tense standoff with China, President Bush demanded the prompt return of 24 U.S. spy plane crew members yesterday and the release of their crippled plane "without further damaging or tamper- ing." China said there would be no access until today at the earliest. Bush, rea...…

…'"2 Tne Michigan Daily - Wbedniesday, April 4, 2001 NATION/WORLD -Bush demands release of plane crew in China HAIKOU, China (AP) - American diplomats met -last night with the crew of a U.S. spy plane, nearly ,thyee days after it made an emergency landing at a Chinese military base after colliding with a Chinese fighter jet. An American diplomat said they were in good health but gave no indication when they would .x released. President Bush...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 5, 2001 NATION/WORLD PUNDING Continued from Page IA sive GSIs and save the money for other depart- mental needs in lieu of the new budgeting pro- gram. But Hanlon said the LSA planning and finance department will closely monitor department bud- gets so funds given to the section budget are only used for "graduate student support." "There will be no budgetary incentives to hire LSA students over non-...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 6, 2001 NATION/WORLD Israel rockets Palestinian police NEWS IN BRIEF v E A LI E -4-RO N DP.NVO L Islamic militant killed when booby-trapped public phone explodes 'BET LAHIYA, Gaza Strip - Israeli helicopter gunships blasted two Palestin- ian police buildings and a power station .with rockets early today, retaliating for a 'PAlestinian mortar barrage against Jew- ish settlements in Gaza and a farm in...…

… 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 - Tuesday, April 10, 2001 NATION/wORLD No en d in sight to standoff with China WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush cautioned yesterday that the spy plane standoff may not end soon - "diplomacy takes time" - and warned China that relations with the United States could suffer. As the nine-day showdown threatened to become a political problem for Bush, U.S. diplo- mats met for a fourth time with the crew of a crippled EP-3E ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 11, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush sends China letter of regret WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has pre- sented to China a letter expressing regret for the loss, and presumed death, of the Chinese fighter pilot lost after a collision with an American spy plane, as well as regret for the U.S. plane's landing on Chinese soil ,without permission, according to two senior govern- ment officials speaking on ...…

…2A.- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD Israeli forces raid Palestinian camp I he Washington Post JERUSALEM - In an escalation of military tactics, Israel sent tanks and bulldozers into a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip yesterday, flattening homes in the first sustained ground assault in the nearly seven-month-old Palestinian uprising. Palestinian gunmen rushed into the streets of the Khan Younis camp to mount a harri...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 13, 2001 NATION/WORLD Mayor declares state of emergency NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FROMv AROUND THE WORLD £ ' CINCINNATI (AP) - With police in riot gear out in th1e streets, the mayor declared a state of emergency and inposed a citywide curfew yesterday amid the worst outbreak of racial violence in Cincinnati since the after- math of the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. Mayor Charles Luken ...…