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…I e idiga rail Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 12, 2008 michigandaily.com A CAREFUL DESCENT COURSE EVALUATIONS Starting this fall, evals go Switch will save paper, money, but some worry students won't make time for web questionnaire By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter After more than 30 years of use, the University's system of paper course and instructor evaluations is being replaced by an online evaluation set to debut this sem...…

…9$Wotl -1OPINION What Obama means for a woman who brought Dr. King to Grosse Pointe in 1961, 4A openr, 'ns uttig "win way' 4 ' rTHE STATEMENT What the University's famous "d !Squre arde 'k t.alumni left behind, 4B ~Iie0Iidigan Batt Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 12, 2008. michigandailycom TALKING DANCE Tuition credits crdmay take backseat Two wars, economy could mean tax credits for tuition aren't a priority - or Obama could put ...…

…The scandalous stories behind the namesakes of campus buildings. The Statement. e Jidigan BuIly Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September12, 2007 michigandaily.com SRace to stay on this year s apps Administrators say officers will ignore factors banned by Prop 2 By KIRSTY MCNAMARA Daily StaffReporter University officials have decided to continue mak- ing race, gender and national origin information vis- ible to admissions officers. In Novem...…

…~Ryan Malett:.aubefrftr tem u ar from perfect oe Woiverin 'PTn Chapionshp Giving Michigan a midterm evaluation Football Saturday, inside ZIie lid1iipn Dai1jj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 12, 2007 michigandaily.com Martin: Crisler next to be renovated r RENOVATION OF CRISLER? Possible changes to Crisler Arena, according to Athletic Director Bill Martin " Repairs to the roof " New air handling, electrical and mechanical equipment * ...…

…Opinion, Page 4A iGi i .JEE1) Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 12,2007 A LOSS BEFORE A MUST-WIN Smichigandailycorn BIG E DRINKING In anti-alcohol fight, colleges get creative New solutions to an old problem; at Iowa, more classes on Friday mornings By LISA HAIDOSTIAN Daily StaffReporter After years of largely unsuccess- ful attempts to discourage binge drinking on campuses around the country, administrators are look- ing for more cr...…

…4JW 44 161 r 1111C n I im Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 12, 2009 michigandaily.com COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Jeff Daniels to address winter graduates e k, y S r~. r - MAX COLLINS/Daily Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier loses his grip on the ball leading to one of ftve Michigan turnovers during the team's 30-28 loss to No.11 Iowa at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. ~site woes, were wanae "Don't start off trying to create with 90 seconds in e...…

…A TEDIOUS ART sTPOFF 2009 With metal, acid and oil pastels, Why the Michigan basketball Takeshi Takahara is recrafting an team is at the doorstep of the ignored~form 'of prinfmaking.nation s elite and how it got there. SEE B-SIDE, PAGE1B SEE A 1b4e I I)~ gan 0aij * Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 12, 2009 michigandaily.com APPLYING TO MICHIGAN 'U' may join Common App process Official says shift would help attract larger applicant p...…

…46F Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 12, 2009 AN EXCLUSTVE RIDE michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY POLICE DPS set to undergo evaluation SAIDALSALAH/Daily Two European journalists inspect the interior of the Bentley GT at the North American International Auto Show on the floor of the Cobo Convention Center yesterday. The 2009 auto show opened yesterday to 6,000 members of the press to take a look at the latest models and concept cars from dom...…

…t f ' 9 v 1 ! A III 4 le ic i an 4:)at Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 12, 2009 michigandaily.com BONDING THROUGH DANCE CAMPUS LANDMARK Red Hot to leave East U. Owner says landlord denied the hot dog joint's lease renewal By MATT AARONSON Daily Staff Reporter Red Hot Lovers, the legendary campus hot dog eat- ery on East University Avenue, will not be reopening in its current location. "I feel like I was jerked around," said Troy Sl...…

…cI1 0Udipan Baij Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 12,2009 michigandaily.com The Economics of Nickels Arcade Despite drawbacks, new shop owners say corridor offers unique business opportunities By DEVON THOESBY< For the Daily Whether as a quick shortcut between State Street and Maynard Street or as access to more than a dozen businesses, Nickels Arcade has been an unquestioned campus landmark since its com- pletion in 1918. While the Arc...…

…446brr an at im Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 12, 2008 michigandaily.com CHARITY CALISTHENICS CAPITOL HILL AND CAMPUS The first in an four-part series on how federal legislation would affect college students Bill aims to reduce price of college Lawmakers want more information on how aid, tuition costs are decided By JULIE ROWE Daily Staff Reporter The United States House of Representatives over- whelmingly passed a bill last week ...…

…Ann Arbor, Michigan Prose and poetry The magazine's annual literature issue, featuring student writing The Statement Wednesday, March 12, 2008 michigandailycom CABLE TELEVISION Report: Big Ten Network closer to deal withComcast Insiders say channel president of communications, in an e-mail statement. would be offered on Patrick Paterno, director of communications for Comcast's basic cable Michigan region, said the two sides are still negot...…

… 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 12, 2000 NATION/WORLD California expands scholarships SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is promising to spend at least $1.2 billion each year to create the nation's biggest state scholarship program, covering college tuition for hll needy students with at least a "C" 'average. Under legislation signed yester- day by Gov. Gray Davis, the state will expand its current Cal-Grant program starting...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 12, 2000 NATION/WORLD LGBT Continued from Page 1A action, Harrison Prado said. In addition to the political aspect of the rally, speak- ers focused on how the University can be a more friendly environment for transsexuals. "We're trying to get gen- der-neutral housing on campus - dorm rooms that aren't specifically female and male" Severs said. Harrison Prado agreed that residence halls on this ca...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 12, 2000 NATION/WORLD linton's time with Mideast adi WASHINGTON (AP) - Chances for a Mideast accord, or even a resumption of peace talks, appear to be slipping as President Clinton runs out of time and dovish Israeli Prime Mm- ister Ehud Barak prepares to face vot- drs skeptical of the concessions he offered Yasser Arafat. Clinton made the Arab-Israeli con- flict his highest foreign policy priority...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 12, 2000 NATION/WORLD TICKETS Continued from Page 1 But students said they are con- cerned the proposed policy would end up hurting those who want extra tickets for friends and family and not profit. Bodnar said that under the pro- posal special identification cards would be issued to dependents, spouses or registered domestic part- ners, but other allowances for giving tickets to non-students woul...…

…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...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 12, 2001 AMERICA IN CRISIS I Bush.: WASHINGTON (AP) - A grim-faced Presi- dent Bush mourned the deaths of thousands of Americans in yesterday's atrocities and vowed to avenge their killings. "Today, our nation saw evil" he said. In his first prime-time Oval Office address, Bush said the United States would retaliate against "those behind these evil acts," and any country that harbors them. Bush...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 12,,2001 NATION/WORLD 4 One anthrax victim returns to work BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - One of the three supermarket tabloid employees who were exposed to anthrax returned to work yesterday while investigators awaited test results that might help them find the source of the bacteria that killed one of her co-workers. The 35-year-old woman "is back at work and taking her medication," said Gerald McKelve...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD War may cost $1 billion a month - t a: ; NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD 4 ; e y c, WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. helicopter lost in Afghanistan a week ago cost up to twice as much as the government spends yearly on scenic byways. Each cruise missile is worth several American homes. The total expense of the Afghan war may be nearly as hard to find as people hiding...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD 4 U.S. to pull out of missile treaty WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, eager to deploy a missile shield long sought by Republicans, soon will give Russia notice that the United States is withdrawing from a landmark 1972 arms-control treaty, U.S. government officials said yesterday. The pact bans missile defense systems. Bush will invoke a clause in the Anti-Ballistic Missi...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD MIK Continued from Page 1 1983, is scheduled to speak at Hutchins Hall in support of affirmative action at the Law School on Monday, said Jessica Curtin, a member of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary. Conyers' speech is one component of BAMN's Summit of the New Civil Rights Movement, a series of events cul- minating in the start of the affirmative...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD Ruling in N SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Major record labels hope today's long-awaited appellate court ruling in their case against Napster Inc. will force millions of computer users to pay for music the online music swapping service has allowed them to get for free. But if Napster wins, the ruling could unleash any number of other ventures that have been waiting for guidance on whethe...…

…2A - The Michigan !)a:iy - Monday, March 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD NAACP Continued from Page 1A Sellers, Stacey and Anthony - stating there is no racial connection to a decision on Ellerbe. "I think that the accusations are totally without merit and absurd," said Regent Dan Horning (R- Grand Haven). "There is no other university that has done so much for minorities and affirmative action." Regent Olivia Maynard (D-Flint), a member of the NAACP'...…

…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 - Tuesday, February 12, 2002 NATION/WORLD Thousands of Iranians rally to condemn U.S. TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's reformist president appeared to blame U.S. foreign policy for the Sept. 11 attacks as hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied yester- day to condemn President Bush's criticism of their country and cele- brate the 23rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Angered by Bush's inclusion of Iran as a membe...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 2002 NATION/WORLD 0 Soldi'oers prep for last Afghan push NEWS IN BRIEF r'ATVTTV7 Ac ,. ,... A _ - "'..y- I GARD.)E, Afghanistan (AP) - Tanks and trucks theimpact of the bombs. troops from the 10th Mountain Division and the 101st rarar nn m rwTCAfr~o++. U r~ a T --11r0--- it carrie~ti,uvu uu ore u.N.-aiut -Atgian ighters to the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan yesterday to reinforce Amer...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 12, 2002 NATION/WORLD Sharon urged to speed withdrawal NEWS IN BRIEF JERUSALEM (AP) - Secretary of State Colin fighting during the offensive, three dozen armed UNITED NATIONS Powell challenged Israeli Prime Minister Ariel men, apparently the last holdouts, surrendered to Sharon's limited withdrawal of troops from Palestin- Israeli troops.rGlobal war crimes tribunal to be established ian areas yesterd...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 12, 2004 NATION/WORLD Senate OKs $136B corporate tax cut NEWS IN BRIEF Bill sent to President Bush also contains disaster relief aid ' -11 A f h i WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate shipped Presi- dent Bush a wide-ranging $136 billion corporate tax- cut bill and a disaster aid package yesterday, letting lawmakers head home for the finale of the presidential and congressional campaigns. Florida, a vote-ri...…

…2 --The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 12, 2004 NATION/WORLD .4 WHO urges research with smallpox NEWS IN BRIEF * 9 HI__________NaFRMAUND_ THE__WORLD Experiments would entail genetic engineerini -l The Associated Press An influential World Health Organiza- tion committee is sending shock waves through the scientific community with its recommendation that researchers be permitted to conduct genetic-engineering experiments with the sma...…

…4 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 12, 2002 NATION/WORLD Events of Sept. 11 honored abroad LONDON (AP) - From a dusty embassy compound in Afghanistan to London's cathedrals and mosques, millions around the world gathered yesterday to remember those who died in the Sept. 11 attacks and to offer prayers for peace and tolerance. At London's St. Paul's Cathedral, 3,000 white rose petals fluttered down from the dome - one for eAch...…

…6 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 NATION/WORLD Interim senator stays independent NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) - Interim Minnesota Sen. the resulting 50-50 tie. the lame-duck session, since Congress will have MCLAN, Va 0 I Dean Barkley announced yesterday he will be an independent during his brief stay in Congress, enabling Democrats to remain in control when the Senate begins a postelection session this week. As a ...…

…NATION/WORLD jobless Iraqis seek end to occupation AMARAH, Iraq (AP) - Impatience with Iraq's occupying forces boiled over yesterday as unemployed Iraqis pelted British troops with stones and a top Shiite Muslim cleric demanded the country's next parliament be elected - not chosen by local caucuses, as fore- seen by the Americans. Also yesterday, a U.S.-backed Iraqi politician said an ongoing purge of members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party ...…

…4 NATION/WORLD Second attack in two NEWS IN BRIEF I > -., . k. . t . _: days kills 47 Iraqis working with U.S. E-1a T)rnu winR rn~ mAD U.aw..a mwmuwin w u mmf.m .A 2... i l1nLt ",piV J *plpVw*n,)Li1l ws t VW SL .. BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide attacker blew up a car packed with explosives in a crowd of hundreds of Iraqis waiting outside a Baghdad army recruiting center yesterday, killing 47 people in the second bombing in two days ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 12, 2004 NATION/WORLD Court orders gay NEWS IN BRIEF {, .T4 - w marriages to SMassachusetts Legislature ingtwo prelimin passage is far fr clears two hurdles toward riage supporters state gay marriage ban cedural man ultimately lead tc SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Massachusett California Supreme Court ordered an the national deb immediate halt to same-sex weddings following a lan in San Francisco yesterda...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 12, 2004 NATION/WORLD 9/11 commission to look at 'legal wall' NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) -The legal 3,000 people. ing agents to wiretap phones and con- tions," Gorton said on "Fox News-}.. )k- 41 wall that for years divided FBI intelli- gence and criminal agents is blamed largely for the government's failure to grasp the threat posed by al-Qaida inside the United States before the 2001 attacks. ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tgesday, September 12, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaily.com business@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom: 763-2459 office hours: Sun-Thurs. I1 a.m. - 2 a.m. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Photog...…

…2A-The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 12, 2006 413 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI48104-1327 www.michigandaily.com DoNN M. FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager fresard@michigandaly.com business@michiganaicly.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom: 763-2459 Office hours: Sun.-Thurs. I1 a.m. - 2 a.m. News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Photograp...…

…2 - Tuesday, December 12, 2006 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: Ten Spot Arbor Anecdotes University Jobs The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here NICE SHOT Trapped alone in her cell 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.corn DONN M.FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-esse fresard@ntichigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.comi CONTACT INF...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 12, 2003 NATION/ WORLD Russia, China criticize U.S. plan NEWS IN BRIEF } i LONDON (AP) - The United States' drive to disarm Iraq by force hit mounting global opposition yesterday, with Russia warning that military action without UN. consent would be a "grave error" and China backing calls to give U.N. weapons inspectors more time. With the world's other big powers lin- mg up against Washington...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 12, 2003 NATION WORLD Black Hawk crash kills 11, two live NEWS IN BRIEF f FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) - A of Wheeler-Sack Airfield, Lt. Col. leVIENNA, Austria Black Hawk helicopter carrying 13 Bryan Hilferty said. IWould like to extend my condolences tothe people crashed yesterday in a heavi- He said there was no indication families of our fallen comrades and I want to --------d-d--------------pro .tion, P...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 12, 2005 NATION/WORLD Sharon: Isra JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ariel Sha- ron called Mahmoud Abbas yesterday to congratulate him for his landslide victory in an election to replace Yasser Arafat, signaling Israel's readiness to work with the new Palestinian team after years of boycot- ting Arafat. Both sides said a meeting will take place, but no date was set. Abbas' election victory on Sunday...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Saturday, February 12, 2005 OPINION aIje fftdiu ttIg JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN Editorial Page Editor ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE 44I still can't believe Michigan let me in. - Arthur Miller, reflecting at age 85 on his early college days, as...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 12, 2005 NATION/WORLD India, China form strategic alliance NEWS IN BRIEF , ., NEW DELHI (AP) - India and China agreed yesterday to form a "strategic partnership," creat- ing a diplomatic bond between Asia's two emerging powers that would tie together nearly one-third of the world's population. The agreement, announced during a South Asia tour by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, reflects a major shift in ...…

…I 2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 12, 2003 NATION/WORLD 4 Al- aida attacs may strike U.S. allies WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department is warning of possible al- Qaida attacks against Americans over- seas, particularly in Europe or Eurasia, in connection with the second anniver- sary of Sept. 11. "We are seeing increasing indications that al-Qaida is preparing to strike U.S. interests abroad," the State Department said in a s...…

… 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 NATION WORLD Iraqis fear return of Saddam, U.S. says NEWS IN BRIEF5 BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - America's top soldier in appointed Iraqi leadership, the Governing Council. Bre- KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Iraq said yesterday a "blanket of fear" that Saddam "Giventhele lofmer wants to delay transferring sovereignty until the Hussein will return prevents Iraqis from giving U.S. d oeuefIraqis draft a ...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 12, 2005 NEWS Ie*tdL The Pentelligent Choice' www.pentel.com New Orleans turning corner Reopening of airport, receding waters counted as signs of progress NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Workers here were picking up trash yesterday, a small miracle under the circum- stances. The airport opened to cargo traffic. A bullhorn-wielding volun- teer led relief workers in a chorus of "Amazing Grace." Nearly two week...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 12, 2005 NATION/WORLD U.S. to send aid to flooded zones TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved the dispatch of military helicopters, food and other aid to help Central American nations inun- dated by massive mudslides mount recovery operations. Such catastrophes are too much for any country to handle alone, Rumsfeld said yesterday, en route to meetings he is h6sting in sout...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 12, 2005 NATION/WORLD Iraqis begin voting in hospits, military camps and prisons Iraqi government annouces it will close borders and extend the nightime curfew BAGHDAD (AP) - Voting begins today in hos- pitals, military camps and even prisons across Iraq, launching the process to choose a new parliament that the United States hopes can help quell the insurgency so U.S. forces can begin heading hom...…

…2 - Friday, January 12, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY:F- Campus Characters Explained Why you're in class while your friends are in Cancun The University's vacation calendar explained Have you spent the last week sit- ting on the beech, sipping drinks with umbrellas in them? If you're at the University, the answer is probably no. While t...…