…her life around, but if it's anything like her =. ,x new album, it's still a train wreck. R See Arts, Page; n It'3aaiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 3, 2008 michigandaily.com CROWNING MR. ENGINEER DETROIT THREE IN CRISIS Picture darkens for GM, Chrysler ANE CESRE/uaiy Karan Patel, a graduate student in the School of Engineering and member of Theta Tau, is crowned as Mr. Engineer 2009 at Stamps Auditorium last night. Contestan...…
…2A - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Ann Arbor's abolitionists Today, the intersection of Huron and Division Streets offers hectic traffic, local news, delivery pizza and gyros. But in 1836, the corner lot now occupied by The Ann Arbor News was a First Presbyterian Church, which served as headquarters to the Michigan State Anti-Slavery Society. The society was one of Ann Arbor's many contributions to the abolitionist movement 25 years before the...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Nov. auto sales worst since 1982 U.S. auto sales plunged 37 per- cent in November to their worst level in more than 26 years, dash- ing expectations that this dismal year for vehicle demand had found a bottom, and adding more ammu- nition to the Detroit automakers' case for a con...…
…)l 4A - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 L7 ef fl9E d The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 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 rep...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday December 3, 2008 -5A A music lover's checklist Worst Abraham Lincoln costume ever. Every music fan has a list of things they hold dear to their hearts that few other music fans . can say they've done. Maybe you grabbed an inflatable MAT Superman EMERY from a Sufjan Stevens concert. Maybe you slept with Lily Allen (If you did, I'm sorry). Maybe you passed out in a CBGB bathroom stall and now ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 7A * After Prop. 2, 'U' to expand stem cell efforts Granholm urges Obama to back struggling automotive industry STEM CELLS from Page 1A embryos the Unit research she does now, Collins ethical a said scientists in her lab approach tific com their daily tasks with increased Resea optimism ever since Pro...…
…8A - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Sauer losing ground in goalie battle By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Editor It was supposed to be Billy Sau- er's year. Last season he emerged as one of the country's elite goalies, leading the country in wins, and played a key role in Michigan's first Frozen- Four run in five years. But after posting 30 wins and a 1.95 goals-against average last season, the senior i...…
…D 0l h ihia ensa,6eebr 20 1 0 0 0 00 I'm sorry. I'm shy. Ihad gone out one night to a friend of a friend's house for a small gathering and I could hear her housemates commenting quietly to each other as I left. "I was just trying to be polite, you know, start a conversation. She was kind of a bitch." My quiet disposition often elicits this reaction from those who don't know me. People tend to find me intimidating, assume I think the worst o...…
… ,0 9 0 - . -.-s " *- ,: I Wednesday, Decem er3208Te Mchgn aly Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chief: Andrew Grossman Managing Editor: Gabe Nelson Photo Editor: Chanel Von Habsburg- Lothringen Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Hillary Ruffe Cover photo: Chanel Von Habsburg- Lothringen new rules rule 164: You can't be a snob about New York unless you're from there. And even then, don't push it. rule 165: If yo...…
…i i i S Th '. ' . 3 - . 6O*yDecmbr , 00 0 0 0 Wednesday, December 8 - . QUOTES OF THE WEEK .'m :1i it ABOUT CAMPUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST I IT if - I1 ! L! L IMMEMEM He was bum-rushed by 200 people. They took the doors off the hinges." - JIMMY OVERBY, an employee at a Wal- Mart in Long Island, describing the stampede of shoppers that killed one ofhis coworkers on "Black Friday." In the same rush, a woman mis- carried her child ...…
… Npnpai - 0 0 Q 0e 0 Wensdy Deeme 3 :0 - ihga al AFFIRMATIVE TWO YEARS AFTER PROPOSAL 2 PASSED, THE CAMPUS DIALOGUE ABOUT AFRMATWEACON LARGELY WENT SILENT. THE UNIVERSITY ADOPTED NEW POLICIES TO MAINTAIN DIVERSITY, BUT DESCRIPTOR PLUS IS FAR FROM A PERFECT, PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE EVOLUTION OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: TIMELINE 1961 1 964 President John F. Kennedy coins the term in an executive order mandating that projects financed with fede...…
…Iie 1idigan Baily Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 3, 2008 michigandailycom NEARING THE FINISH Groups, make last pushes on campus College Dems chair: We're 'trying to run up the score' By JULIE ROWE Daily StaffReporter After months of campaigning, the College Democrats and Col- lege Republicans are preparing for their final campus push to turn out voters for their respective can- didates. With polls showing a double- digit lead for De...…
…2A - Monday, November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom j - m MONDAY: TUESDAY: Other rTowers Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained Harvard Law Prof. sues RIAA HIGH WIRE ACT A Harvard law professor is question- ing the constitutionality of a statute used by the Recording Industry Asso- ciation of Am...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 3, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, November 3, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Analysts agree economy will rise next year Most analysts believe the bat- tered stock market has nowhere to go but up next year, no matter who ends up in the White House - and history will probably give the vic- tor credit even if he actually had little to do with the rally. "The ti...…
…4A - Monday, November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com c i 4e Michioan l 43at*ly 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 illustrat...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 3, 2008 -SA Coming bc emptyhanded By JACK PORTER good, right? And yet Microcastle Daily Arts Writer and Weird Era Cont.'s familiarity is - - ~ its greatest shortcoming. Microcastle, released with bonus Deerhunter is especially deriva- disc Weird Era Cont., has all the tive here, mechanically turning hallmarks of an out predictable subgenre pieces. indie rock mas- Almost everything on th...…
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…Ne- Nvs . The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 3, 2008 - 7A cv: Monday, November 3, 2008 - lA ABSENTEE VOTING Students voting at home for tightraces With Ann Arbor a encouraged their members to vote in Ann Arbor because of solid Democratic the simplicity of the process, the group encouraged members from hotbed, some choose highly contested congressional districts to vote at home or vote absentee ballots absentee. "The o...…
…8A - Monday, November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com . Inventive album stalled by filler a By JACK PORTER hi-hats suggesta Daily Arts Writer sequently pushir into a sort of ins Tom Jenkinson, the man behind It's one of the the moniker Squarepusher, has tracks on the al built a reputa- the most access tion for blur- *** traditional struc ring genre ed themes. boundaries. Squarepusher "A Real Wom, His usual est number on t s...…
…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I November 3, 2008 Seniors deserved -a better ending WEST LAFAYETTE - Rich Rodriguez gave his team one specific instruction after its 48-42 loss to Purdue on Saturday. "Give the seniors a hug," the Michigan coach said, according to freshman nose tackle Mike Mar- tin. People have questioned Rodriguez's methods and vision for the program a lot this season, but he was on the money with that message. Thisyea...…
…2B - November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I The Athletic Department's presidential hopefuls "He was interested in politics tactically, as he might be in a football game - who was ahead, who was behind, who was gaining. Politics was like sports." DAVID HALBERSTAM on famed Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee 0 I ven sports can't seem to steer clear of politics any- more. Tonight, just hours before the polls open across the...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com November 3, 2008 - 3B Top-ranked Longhorns prove too much for Blue Former Michigan swimmer propels Texas to big win By RYAN A. PODGES Daily Sports Writer When the No. 4 Michigan men's swimming and diving team took on No 1. Texas on Halloween, Michi- ganvolunteer coach Jon Urbanchek stood on one side of the deck dressed in his cowboy costume. On the other side, former Michi- gan swimmer Scott Spann wait...…
…4B - November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 4 GAME STATISTICS New defensive scheme no helu Team Stats First Downs Rush/Yds PassingYards , Offensive Plays Total Offense Kick returns/ Yds Punt returns/YdsN P*mp/A28nt Fumbles/Lost Penaties/Yards Time of Poss PASSING Player Thret RUSHING Player Thret Ceons Totals 3 RECENG Player N GNAT Mathews Total PUNTING Player N KICKOFF RETURNS Player I Cssoko Moundrs Totals - PUNT RETU...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com November 3, 2008 - 5B MAIZE GAUGE r 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-O-METER O The 3-3-5 didn't seem to work so well...…
…6B - November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I I With two chances, Michigan In season finaleBlue fails, to topple top-25 teams ___a : ,T .loses lead, seniors exi By CHARLESCLINTONt Dpily Sports Writer The Michigan volleyball team experienced a little deja v on Sat- urday. That night, the Wolverines bdt- iled a tough, ranked opponent, No. 20 Purdue, through five sets only to come up empty-handed after hav- ing an early lead...…
…mbt £idiian 0Ual ONE-HIUNDIED) NINETEENYX S LEARS O E PITO I EDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 3, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks before thousands at Michigan State University yesterday. Obama supporters are holding out hope that he'll visit the Uni- versity of Michigan before the election. FOR A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION, GO TO MICHIGANDAILY.COM Obama rallie...…
…2A - Friday, October 3, 2008 N ew s The Michigan Daly - michigandaily.com RECYCLED ART WHY DOESN'T THE UNIVERSITY HAVE A JOURNALISM SCHOOL? The writing on the wall The University launched the both in print journalism and broad- nation's first newspaper-writing casting, were basically saying what course when it created a "Rapid they wanted were students who Writing" class in 1890. Having had very good training in the liber- started such a tr...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 3, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, October 3, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush: 'People are watching' House vote on bailout President Bush argued yester- day that the crisis in the financial markets "has gone way beyond New York and Wall Street" and implored Congress to get the $700 billion relief bill to his desk. A day before the House was set to vote for ...…
…4A - Friday, October 3, 2008 C4c Mtchijaan wily I Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu O pinlion The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com How long have I been at this? Like five weeks." - Gov. Sarah Palin, explaining why she hasn't made many statements about the current financial crisis during the vice presidential debate yesterday with Sen. Joe Bide...…
…Friday, October 3, 2008 -5A The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ALBUM REVIEW Childlike indulgence By HARUN BULJINA Daily Arts Writer The saying 'goes "You can't judge a book by its cover." But in music the album sleeves can say a lot, and that's certainly the Mercury Rev case with Snow- flake Midnight, Snowflake the latest release Midnight from Mercury V2 Rev. Supposedly named after two girls' ponies, its cover shows a dark close-up of a...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com N ew s Friday, October 3, 2008 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom N ew s Friday, October 3. 2008 - * OBAMA From Page 1A "Invest in America, and we will invest in you," he said. "And togeth- er, we will push this country for- ward." While Obama spoke, news cir- culated that his opponent, Repub- lican presidential nominee John McCain, had decided to pull cam- paign resources ,out of Michigan to f...…
…8A - Friday, October 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue gets a look at its its future in exhibition opener tomorrow Team will host open joining the Wolverines. "We've got to be ready for their best game, I skate after Sunday's know I defiantly gave ita little bit more when I came to play." game to welcome The trip to Yost will certainly be an exciting event for all three new season Michigan recruits on the USNTDP, along wit...…
…U --w w w W U V 4v U 88 - Football Saturday - October 4 2008 fwMinor could see role increase FOOTBALA TURDAY By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor In 2004, the Michigan football team faced the tough task of replac- ing Heisman Trophy finalist Chris Perry, who is now the starting run- ning back for the Cincinnati Ben- gals. Then-senior David Underwood entered the season as the Wolver- ines' leading returning rusher and started the opener a...…
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…0 i - - U U U U w 0 W_ v 6B - Football Saturday - October 4, 2008 October 4, 2008 - Football Saturday - 3B The Wolverines will be ahead at the half. Last week's dismal first half and the ensu- ing Terrence Taylor motivational talk should be enough to bully the Wolverines into starting strong Saturday. Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez and multiple players men- tioned the boos at halftime Saturday. Redshirt freshman quarterback Steven Three...…
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…A4s timid immigrat'ion stance The Statement, Page 6B Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 3,2008 michigandaily.com Leading gay rights advocate at 'U' retires Toy co-founded University's LGBT Affairs office By JESSICA BAER Daily StaffReporter James Toy officially retired July 1, but he prefers to say that he's "retreaded." "I keep on working for justice and equality," said the 78-year-old, a University alum who has devoted his life to a...…
…0 2A - Wednesday, September 3, 2008 MONDAY: TUESDAY: 'DSYTHURSDAY: FRIDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes B-------Campus Characters The Extremist Before there was a Big House The history of Michigan foot- ball begins nearly 50 years before the Big House. The first official Michigan football game was played at Washtenaw County Fairgrounds in Ann Arbor in 1883, according to the Bentley Historical Library archives. Games were typically...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ST. PAUL Bush: John McCain 'ready to lead this nation' President Bush, relegated to a minor role at the Republican National Convention, praised John McCain yesterday night as "ready to lead this nation," a courageous candidate who supported the war in Iraq despite risks to his cam- paign for the White House. Bush's brief cameo - his speech lasted less than e...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, Septemher 3, 2008 - 7A TOY From Page 1A but it kickstarted a lifetime of ac- tivism and advocacy. "At the meeting, we found a doz- en other women and men just as energized, frightened and hopeful as I was," Toy said. It was with that group that Toy co-founded the Detroit Gay Liber- ation Movement. He later opened a local ...…
…8A - Wednesday, September 03, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I The war within The unwelcome shift in party music culture Cheadle shines again in complex thriller about Sudanese arms dealer By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer It's often said that great actors disappear into the roles they play. But it's always something richer and more authentic with * Don Cheadle. Cheadle Traitor seems to own his every role (rath- At Quality16 er...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i Family ties grow tighter at DNC Wednesday, September 3, 2008 -9A 'U' student, Clinton supporter, served as delegate with father By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily StaffReporter While most students were mak- ing last-minute runs to Target last week to get ready for the start of school, LSA junior Kelly Bernero was casting a vote for a presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Bernero,...…
…E I 10A - Wednesday, September 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com In the middle, Ezeh leads defense By NATE SANDALS Daily Sports Editor All summer, the Michigan defense got a lot of hype - most of it highlighting the veteran line and secondary. But when the Wolverines took the field against Utah last Satur- day, it was the leader of the unher- alded linebacker corps X- redshirt sophomore Obi Ezeh - who made the biggest impact. ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 3, 2008 -11A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, Septemher 3, 2008 - hA Getting Big Ten ready MICHAEL BERTENTHAL and RYAN KNAPP Daily Sports Writers The Big Ten features several less- than-thrilling games this week, as teams gearup for the fast-approach- ing conference season. Ohio at No. 2 Ohio State The most pressing concern in Columbus isn't the Bobcats com- ing to ...…
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