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…be 1MicI~igan0a6IVj Ann Arbor, Michigan PATROLLING THE CAMPUS POUCE DPS cmte. concerns aired at MSA Wednesday, November 18,2009 SMASHING THE SCARLET AND GREY michigandaily.com On advise of'U' General Counsel, MSA had ignored issue until yesterday By MALLORY JONES Daily StaffReporter Medical School Prof. Douglas Smith finally got the chance to speak to the Michigan Student Assembly last night about his con- cerns over the Department ofPub- ...…

…2A - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week I FINDING A GIVING VEIN The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARYGRACA DANNEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmailcem Uniting to beat the Buckeyes Few causes ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Ex-Detroit mayor resumes testimony An attorney for Compuware Corp. Chairman and CEO Peter Karmanos testified yesterday that ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick did not sign a promissorynote on a $240,000 loan until IRS and federal agents asked to see the documents. Kilpatrick rece...…

…0 4A - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ROSE AT ROSEJAFF@UMICH.EDU L74C IwIC4l*pan4,3al*lm ROSE JAFFE Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editor...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - SA The Michigan Daily - michisandailycom Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 5A A view from the fringe Garners' great duty * 'Modern Warfare 2' brings artistry, innovation and political statements into play By Timothy Rabb Daily Arts Writer The "Call of Duty" series is tradi- tionally known for its faithful rec- reations of World War II history, including battles, weaponry,...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 18, 2009 -7A Graham gears up for final home game By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Editor Throughout Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez's tumultuous two-year tenure, one player has almost always been able to flash a smile, even in the toughest of stretches. Senior defensive end Brandon- Graham jumps at any opportunity to make someone laugh. This week, with the Wolverines in the midst of...…

…0 8A - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'U' wins Whistleblower suit Official:'U'had 9 percent boost in international students this year From Page 1A Hartman and the Nuclear Engi- neering Department acted prop- erly," she said. Green declined to comment immediately following the trial. Calls to her home went unre- turned yesterday evening. McGee testified last Tuesday that he agreed to assist professor Mi...…

…0 0 10 The Michigan Daily Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Midnight in the Arb n the year or so that I've been at the University, people have often told me to check out Nichols Arboretum. I never found a chance to go and I didn't give it much thought. In fact, I used to think the Forest Hills Cemetery was part of the Arb, though techni- cally it isn't. While leaving the School of Public Health one day, on a whim, I decided to head over to the...…

…0 0 0 9 * -" " " 00* Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chiet Gary Graca ManagingEditor: Courtney Ratkowiak Photo Editor- Sam Wolson The Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Sarah Squire Cover photo: Jake Fromm The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday during the academic year new rules rule 227: Incense is only relaxing for people who like the smell. Ask your roommates before...…

…0 0 0 e 0 S " ""0 QUOTES OF THE WEEK e:~ih ABOUT CAMPUS -e,21 AML Ak x'r z 1 If I got cancer or needed a kidney, I'd go bankrupt. We all would.". - RUSS SARGENT, a 50-year-old bookstore owner in Portland, Me., describing the state's problems in providing universal health care. He typically has to pay doctors in cash, and he's worried that his insurance company won't cover him if he becomes seriously ill "I think I was trying to say ...…

… TheMichig anDaIy-We d nesdayN ovemb e r182009 0 t Home brew is where the heart Is Student brewers met at Arbor Brewing Company for The Michigan Daily's first home brew competition. While judges scored the beer, we asked the entrants about their hoppy hobby. By Jessica Vosgerchian 11 Ma a igazine Editor i .n . C T he conversation in Arbor Brew- ing Company last Sunday was far from the norm. Words like "estery," "diacetyl" and "phenolic...…

…Iit dICd4ygan haij Ann Arbor, Michigan BOARD OF REGENTS Coleman: No NCAA f in future Regents consider president's performance, campus safetyand construction By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor At the monthly meeting of the University Board of Regents yesterday, University President Mary Sue Coleman downplayed speculation that she was in the running to be the next head of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Coleman's name has been amon...…

…i 2A - Friday, September 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Friday, September18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs THURSDAY: Before You Were Here LEFT Michigan Football Head Coach Rich Rodriguez hugs his son after the -- game against Notre Dame on Saturday. Michigan won the game 38-34. (SAID ALSALAH/Daily) ABOVE Juliana Paz of...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 18, 2009 -- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, September 18, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Home for state police uncertain The feud over whether Michi- gan State Police should move into a new headquarters won't be settled until next week at the ear- liest. The House passed a state police budget bill by a 68-39 vote Thurs- day. It's different from a Senate- approve...…

…0 4A - Friday, September 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL BELLA AT BELLZ@UMICH.EDU L74c Mic4igan wily BELLA SHAH 0 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF 1E~ ntnewwn a e- QaVQoIJ , Q t flfTE YOUR cJT5( COULD E Lost lin translatio...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 18, 2009 - SA The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, September18, 2009 - Manic meets mellow in flashy 'Lights' By SASHA RESENDE Daily Arts Writer If it wasn't already obvious that YACHT's See Mystery Lights would be consid- ered the quintes- sential summer album of 2009 YA by the indie-hip- ster-trustafarian See Mystery demographic, Lits frontman Jona DFA Bechtolt makes it abu...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com r Friday, September 18, 2009 - 7A r REGENTS From Page 1A have never exceeded 4 percent. Last year, Coleman accepted a pay raise of 4 percent, a change from the year before when she opted to donate a 3-percent increase back to University graduate and professional programs. In response to the performance review,Colemanthankedtheregents for their kind words and said that many other people at the University...…

…0 8A - Friday, September 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 r . r STAFF PICKS The Daily Football writers do their best to predict what happens in the 2009 football season. Michael Eisenstein Ruth Lincoln Andy Reid Courtney Ratkowiak s :;_ No. 25 Michigan (-24) vs. EMU No.1 Florida (-29.5) vs. Tennessee No. 2 Texas (-17.5) vs. Texas Tech No. 3 USC (-20) at Washington No. 4 Alabawa (-38) vs. North Texas No. 5 Missi...…

…w w w w w w .. _. _ s W, w w w QAL with EMU quarterback Andy Schmitt Name the one non-sports-related item you can't live without - My car. Perfect pregame meal - Some pasta, steak or chicken and a potato. Ideal superpower and why - Invisibility. For playing football, you could sneak into practice and look at people's gameplan. And on the field, no one would be able to take you down. What's a hidden talent - That's a tough one. Nothing...…

…U w w w w w -v- ",W^ w- -Iqv -W v w I MWA l September 19, 2009 Football Sa-tujrdav WELCOME TO THE SEASON Unlike last season's Wisconsin game, Michigan's tri- umphant, last-minute victory over Notre Dame feels like it could be the springboard for a memorable season.. That is, if the Wolverines can avoid a monumental let- down against Washtenaw County's other football team, the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Although he's still a fresh- man,...…

…T_. w V t -W -w w Football Saturcla Sep tember 19,20 09 TWO TOWNS From page 5B years in me." At first, nostalgia seems to domi- nate these Pee-Wee memories. But Shaw and Roundtree's six years with the, organization were far from kid stuff. The coaches told Shaw's father, Michael, that the only way the six- year-old Shaw could start playing for them was if his parents bought him his own football equipment - the team didn't have enough m...…

… __ w _1w low _' --w w By Courtney Ratkowiak ! Daily Sports Editor Photos by Ariel Bond I Daily StaffPhotographer DAYTON, OHIO - We're a movin'on up, To the east side. To a de - luxe apartment In the sky - Movin'on up To the east side, Wefinally got apiece of the pie. oach Daryl McCleskey leans out of the driver's-side window of his white con- version van, casually referencing "The Jeffersons" theme song as hetalks about his Pee-Wee ...…

…Annl 1nw , U vu vionuay, vay 18, ouuy CELEBRATING THE WRITTEN WORD OPINIO N Room and board we can't afford The Board of Regents is making bad decisions from behind closed doors SEE PAGE 4 ARTS Pixar prepares to take flight Filmmaker Pete Docter discusses the inspiration and method behind his upcoming film 'Up' SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS Softball moves on to Supers Michigan is just two wins away from World Series SEE PAGE 10 INDEX Vol CXIX, No. 137 |2...…

…2 Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Teeing off for Mott's Children's Hospital Third annual charity event raises $650,000 By RYAN KARTJE Managing Sports Editor Under the leadership of former Michigan football players Brian Griese and Steve Hutchinson, the Champions for Children's Hearts Celebrity Golf Tournament enjoyed a very successful third year. The duo sought to continue the philanthropic trend initiatedby for-...…

…Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Clinical studies see applicant increase Some want to help, others want the economic benefit By ROGER SAUERHAFT For the Daily In the past year, the number of students registered for University of Michigan Health System clini- cal studies: has increased twofold - from just 1,500 last year to over 3,000 currently - and the princi- pal reason behind the increase is in debate. Feedback fr...…

…4' Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (Tbe ichid'an ail Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu JAMIE BLOCK ROBERT SOAVE RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflecttheofficial position of the Daily's editorial board. Allother signed articles and illustrations represent sole...…

…Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 JASON MAHAKIAN E-MAIL JASON AT MAHAKIAJ@UMICH.EDU Drunken policy MAGIC filue f,1.1E.5 'ICes 5I5IEN 'SAY MAtc ri "roN 15"TH.Y P's AylNiA~N~C3'iAI tn t ' yF05 Ffopit } A'17 ? g.ueleaig CSCSarY o15aecos cccoc ,B yneu TotAl l> OT- l2ol'A1 z 7 Government blackmail During last year's presi- dential election, I wasn't really interested in who wouldwin. Both of the major candidate...…

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…Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 NOTEBOOK From Page 1 no abnormalities. There was some minor land contamination in a land parcel not actively used by Pfizer, and the company issued a voluntary clean up. The University and Pfizer are currently working with the Michi- gan Department of Environmental Quality to discuss the transaction and how to correct it. John Cameron, a member of the Dickinson Wright PLLC law fir...…

…8 , , Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3RD GENERATION IPOD SHUFFLE APPLE While the latest iteration of the iPod shuffle is certainly the most prone to being left in your pants pocket and meeting a spin-cycle demise, that's a small risk to take for the cutest little MP3 player you ever did see. So small you forget it's there, the new four-gigabyte gadget - which holds approxi- mately 1,000 songs - takes the music-on-...…

…Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 ANGELS From Page 8 traced back to the book, in which these seemingly perfunctory state- ments are properly fleshed out and actually make sense. "Angels" (like "Da Vinci Code") screws itself by splitting action and mystery, but not fully developing either side. When details are neglected, audiences are left to go with the flow, which can be extremely infuriating attimes. On the oth...…

…10 Monday, May 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ANOTHER STEP CLOSER- By MICHAEL FLOREK Daily Sports Writer Every playoff run needs a hero. And the Michigan softball team's journey through the NCAA Regionals was no exception. Luck- ily for them, they had an plenty of heroes as they beat Notre Dame 4-0 to win the regional final Sun- day for the sixth consecutive year. The magic started the previous day when the Wolverines were ...…

…Monday, May18, 2009 v' "i'g l The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com "SON i M BIG TEN BLUES By CHANTEL JENNINGS Daily Sports Editor Senior pitcher Chris Fetter felt his season end before it was actu- ally over. The Wolverines had just allowed the Wildcats to score six uncontested runs during the fifth and sixth innings. The Wolver- ines' lead had deteriorated into a 10-6 deficit. Then, after the sixth inning as Michigan (9-15 Big Ten, 30-25 ...…

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…4jbF Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 18, 2009 michigandaily.com Elizabeth Jones has dinner with her son Harrison at Tios Mexican Cafi yesterday afternoon. After the city purchased the building that currently houses Tios, the restaurant's owners were forced to find a new home for their eatery. But financial troubles have left restaurant management scrambling months before they will be forced to move out. City to ios: Get out by June R...…

…2A - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 N ew sThe Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Characters Explained _Before You Were Here Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA ELAINA BUGLI Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0 8 graca@michigandaily.com bugli@michigandailyeom 4 wI| DNS WORt JAMMING TO A JIG Casting y...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Experts: universal health care will cost $1.5 trillion Guaranteeing health insur- ance for all Americans may cost about $1.5 trillion over the next decade, health experts say. That's more than double the $634 billion 'down payment' President Barack Obama set aside for health reform...…

…Opinion. 4A - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ROSE AT ROSEJAFF@UMICH.EDU 74eMictc ian Bathjl Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE . COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 5A ALBUM REVIEW Indie rock's best acts reinvent the compi ation disc By MIKE KUNTZ But what makes Dark Was The DailyArts Writer Night stand out from other com- pilations - aside from its vast Charity compilation albums amount of indie star power - is just aren't what they used to be how amazingly well each col- - and thank- laboration between artists came fully so. Gone toget...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com N ew s Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom INC\X7S Wednesday, March 18,2009 - 7A ENDOWMENT From Page 1A country's policies. The University of Michigan was one of the schools to divest, pulling its investments in the late 1970s. More than 20 years later, in 1999, many in the University community voiced concerns over the endow- ment's investments in tobacco manufacturing ...…

…8A - Wednesday, March 18, 2009T nd The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 0 I S"OCKEY Rust's resurgence bolsters second line By GJON JUNCAJ tion of both me being so bad, you Daily Sports Writer couldn't possibly get any worse, and me getting a little bit more During the past 10 weeks, soph- confidence," Rust said. "Normally, omore Matt Rust has been the you go (to World Juniors) and you exception to a strange rule. play the best-of-the...…

…0 -U- a. U. 4w -W -W -a I B h Mchgn aiy - dedaMrc 8 009 15 seconds of fame was walking through the door to Angell Hall one day a few weeks ago as a young man and woman walked out. With a casual flip of his tousled hair and a con- fident gaze through his Woody Allen-esque glasses, he said to her, "They told me absolutely no hipster clothes. Nothing even resembling hipster is allowed." The student was talking about the same event th...…

…U U U w w --IV -w- -6 v w - 3 - - : 3 Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chief: Gary Graca Managing Editor: Courtney Ratkowiak Photo Editor: Sam Wolson Multimedia Editor: David Azad Merian Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Lan Truong Cover photo: Sam Wolson The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, which is distributed every Wednesday during the academic year new rules rule 191: No matter what, you...…

…Vol*, fillw- - - 1- 11 -- - - - Amor- - -ww. IRW v w w v 0 6B Te ihia Diy enedyM rc .8,20 Wednesday, 2009- The Michigan Dail m " V. i ABOUT CAMPUS t'..A C . - ' -_ - > - _ QUOTES OF THE WEEK Are you ready to get on the Purim party bus?" - SAADYA NOTIK, a 25-year-old rabbi from the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, shouting to women from Mount Holyoke College to join in a mobile celebration of the Jewish holiday Purim. In an effort to ...…

…mommom.- twmammmmwdb - -- I----,,--,,--'-- - - - - I - - - -- -w-~ - w -W v mw The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 WenedyM rc 1,209 - h Mchgn aly 5 CHAT ITS WITH THE MICHIGAN BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, THE BURIED, DRAMA-FILLED STORY OF THE '89 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM IS BOTH A LESSON TO EMULATE AND A CAUTIONARY TALE. BY JASON KOHLER FILE PHOTOS (LEFT TO RIGHT): The '89 basketba...…

…L7Ie 1M11cI43an BaI1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 18, 2009 michigandaily.cor CITY TRANS ORTATION A2 could be next home for bike taxis An says er If Ima cabs w and t muter city in Bar Arbor garner busine Pedi taxis vehich from s Ant she wa n Arbor resident "It must have planted a seed," she said. plan would offer Pedicabs have become an inter- national phenomenon and have avironmentally become popular in cities like New York, ...…

…I 2A - Wednesday, February 18, 2009 y: FRIDAY: e Here Photos of the Week LESSONS IN HIP HOP From snow to sand, and back again Next week, the average tempera- endar has allowed for three 15-week Despite the logic behind the ture is predicted to be around 30 terms each year - fall, winter and schedule, students often complain degrees Fahrenheit - at least 20 summer - with a condensed spring the University's spring break does degrees below wha...…