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…MINORITY Part two of afour-part series on effortsto maintain RECRUITING diversity oncampusafter the statewide affirmative action ban Alumni offer what 'U' can't OPINION Veiled voting Robert Soave explains the secrecy and confusivn behind the Retorm Michigan Govvern- ment Now! initiative and how it's representative of the bigger dangers of direct democracy. See Page5 ARTS The "Brothers" fail "Step Brthers" is anvther step dvwn tvr Will Ferrel....…

…2 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Studio 4 fined for alcohol violations Club can't sell booze on busiest weekends By SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily News Editor Regulars at Studio 4, the dance club on Fourth Avenue, might want to reconsider their plans for the first weekend of fall term. The club's liquor license has been suspended and the venue won't be serving alcohol Sept. 4-6 and Thanksgiving weekend, from Nov. 27-2...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com '3 SOLAR CAR From Page 1 taking pictures." TheMichiganteamwasinthelead for almost the entire race, trailing only on the first day of driving when it had to stop to fix a minor electri- cal problem. But that 20-minute stop was the only stop the team made for repairs, which team members said was one reason they did so well. "Reliability is one of the key things," said Engineering sen...…

…4 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard Sc. AAbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectlthe official positionof the Daily's editorialboard. All other signed articles and illustrationsrepresent solely the views of their...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 ELAINE MORTON I NATURE CALLS E-MAIL MORTON AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU Speeding up science 6bD Hey check 11i~5hI ou M Steal Michigan Gov't Now! You know a ballot initia- tive is promising major changes when it has an exclamation point in its official name. The Reform Michigan Government Now! proposal (assuming it clears a few ROBERT lingering legal SOAVE hurdles) will be on the ballo...…

…6i Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom the michigan daily associate. 616-837-6100. END UNIT, 2 story, 800 sq. ft. condo, ONE mi. from UM hospital, wood floors, all appliances, TANKLESS WA- TER HEATER brand new, new roof, carport, great neighbors. $125,000 w/o realtor, $130,000 with realtor. E-mail reedajl/med.umich.edu SPACE AVAIL. SEPT. '08-Aug. '09. 402 Hill $50/mo. Neg. 734-904-6735.. ADVERT SE SDAILY Los Angele...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 the michigan daily Attention Emergency Department and/or ICU Nurses: Are you searching for a MAGNET-DESIGNATED facility and EMPLOYER OF CHOICE? W E WANT TO MEET YOU! The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking to fill nursing positions within the Emergency Treatment Center (ETC) to help staff our new 60,000 sq. feet ETC. We are a cer...…

…8 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RECRUITING From Page 1 out-of-state students $15,000 a year for four years. The affirmative action ban pre- vents the University from offering scholarships based on race. But it's still legal for the Alumni Associa- tion to do so because it's a private nonprofit organization. Though the awards pay the bulk of tuition for in-state students, Grafton describes them as "recruit- ing ...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 Ak Shun these 'Brothers' By ANNIE LEVENE and have the boys bunk in the same DailyArts Writer room. The paper-thin plot proves point that filmmakers assume people will come to the theater There is a popular piece of just because Judd Apatow's name advice that parents tell each other is somewhere in the credits (not to qualm fears about horrifically to see Ferrell do more of his a...…

…10. Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom PITCHFORK From Page 9 tons. Perhaps I'm a buzz kill, or perhaps these head-bangers are just pretending to have fun; it's probably a combination of both. Still, going apeshit over an avante garde band was surely too juicy an incentive for some to pass up. This phenomenon also occurred at Public Enemy's complete per- formance of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back on Fri...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11l Cursed up a storm RODRIGO GAYA/Daily Fifth-year senior cornerback Morgan Trent is one of Michigan's about 20 "apostles," or team leaders. Apostles' are team's new leaders CHICAGO - The Michigan foot- ball team's captains have tradition- ally been announced before the regular season. But Wolverine coach Rich Rodri- guez will appoint captains on a 0 game-by-game basis. The play...…

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…Criminals not after crafts OPINION Trail-weary Gary Graca explains why long and ever-lengthing election I season are leaning him ex- hausted - and what presiden- tial candidates can do to help. See Page 5 ARTS Batman returns in stunning sequel Christopher Nolan turns a typi- cal comic book story into one of the most enthralling, unique films of the year. See Page 10 SPORTS Futures Game kind to Wolverines Former Michigan baseball players Clayt...…

…2 Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily -.michigandailycom A race to register as, election nears 420 Maynard St. Ann Arhor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com Campus groups plan to target freshmen By TREVOR CALERO Daily Staff Reporter If you've set foot on the Diag these past few weeks, chances are someone armed with a clipboard and pen has asked if you're regis- tered to vote. With the 2008 presidential election closing in, many poli...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 RECRUITING From Page 1 work with minority middle and high school students are refashion- ing their activities on the Univer- sity's campus and in high schools across the state. Erica Sanders, the director of recruitment operations at the Uni- versity's Office of Undergraduate Admissions - which often assists student groups in contacting pro- spective applicants to the Univer- sit...…

…41 Monday, July 21,2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com IJhe Michigan 43aili Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING E[NTOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsignededitorialsreflectthe officialpositionofthe Daily's editorialboard.Allother signed articles and illustrations represent solely...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 CHRIS KOSLOWSKI OUT TOASURE E-MAIL KOSLOWSKI AT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU Trail-weary So what do you think of that - . Medicare il? tgms foot me once.,shame ° on.-shame on you.YE E E E OW whng o m e from.., You cant get fooed gan LO* Attac fte'hag. ns t's not even November yet, and I'm already tired of hearing about John McCain and Barack Obama. Every little thing these guys and th...…

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…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7. the michigan daily Attention Emergency Department and/or ICU Nurses: Are you searching for a MAGNET-DESIGNATED facility and EMPLOYER OF CHOICE? W E WANT TO M EET YOU,!- The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking to fill nursing positions within the Emergency Treatment Center (ETC) to help staff our new 60,000 sq. feet ETC. We are a...…

…81 Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RECRUITING From Page 3 that they can be admitted to uni- versities. "It helps if you see someone closer to you and they're able to -achieve this," he said. Conner Sandefur, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklaho- ma and co-chair of Native Ameri- can Students Association, said the affirmative action ban has a mark- edly different effect on prospec- tive Native American studen...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 Patrons peruse the galleries of photographer Lisa Kristine. The annual Ann Arbor Art Fairs have come and gone, but the talent and ingenuity showcased by certain artists still linger By Ben VanWagoner and Katie Carey I Associate Arts Editor and Daily Arts Writer ARTS IN BRIEF Film Disposable monkey business "Space Chimps" 20th Century Fox At Quality 16 and Showcase You know what ...…

…10k Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ART FAIR From Page 9 say 'What's wrong with you, why don't you get it?' because I don't like feeling like that." Lynn Whipple and John Whipple, Mixed Media Lynn Whipple's tent felt like she took everything out of my grand- ma's house, put it in a huge pile, mixed it around a bit, then started grabbing at old photo- graphs, books, and knick-knacks. The result is a group of artwo...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FROM BLUE TO WHITE Two former Wolverines climb White Sox system By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer NEW YORK - Clayton Richard finally realized he was on the wrong field. For 21 years, the 6-foot-5, 240- pound Richard thought he was happiest covered in pads with a football in his hand, leading an offensive charge down the field. But after being frustrated with his place in the Mi...…

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…Rodriguez agrees to buyout OPINION Priced out Tom Michniacki explains that it's not just the high cost of medical school keeping stu- dents from becoming doctors - it's the high cost of trying to get in, too. See Page5 ARTS Monster superhero still in fine form Del Toro's latest is an extrava- gant, if not spectacular, return to the comic book world with "Hell- boy II." See Page 9 SPORTS Athlete takes on Cirque du Soleil Former Michigan gymnas...…

…2 I N W S IMonday, July 14, 2008 2 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL No health care charity for students Insurance access disqualifies some By SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily News Editor When it comes to your health, peace of mind is far from priceless. That's the lesson LSA alum Krystal Kuczmcrs learned one month before graduating last year - and, incidenrtally, one month after her mother lost her job and their health insur...…

…Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 13 UNION UNDERGROUND Pizza Hut Express to replace Magic Wok Empty Union space was to be filled by Domino's Pizza By TREVOR CALERO Daily StaffReporter Almost every day last school year, Subway's lunch rush would form the oft-ignored businesses with Panda Express and Domino's Pizza. But after a few complicated weeks, the space in the Union pre- viously occupied by Magic Wok and sch...…

…41 Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com htfrc it an tu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR EMMARIE HUETTEMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF NOTABLE QUOTABLE Like Bush's economy? Hire McCain." - Signs of protesters outside of the Bayloff Stamped Products plant in Van Buren Tow...…

…Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 A pricey process, Smoking them out Chef Boyardee is fantas- tic - the first few times you eat it. Then after having it for five consecu- tive days, it becomes bear- able. At this point, I'm at the "I-become- nauseous-hen-I see-a-pudgy- TOM Italian-chef" MICHNIACKI stage. Why am I forced to eat nothing but unhealthy pseudo-spaghetti? Because I'm broke. Why am I broke? Because I...…

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…Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WHITE OUT PIZZA HUT From Page 3 to stay with that because it's always attracted a large student popula- tion," she said. And because many student orga- nizations hold meetings within the walls of the Union, Fraenkel said having full pizzas available for pur- chase is a high priority. In late May, Fraenkel and other board members began the process of finding another pizza company to...…

…FILM REVIEW Hell of a seauel Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.comIART ALBUM REVIEW A vivid triumph By SASHA RESENDE DailyArts Writer The first time I ever saw the Hold Steady perform live, I watched them play on a cramped stage across the river from Brook- lyninfrontofanaudienceofrowdy teenage drunks. At the end of the band's set, a timid fan approached the stage and handed sing- **** er-guitarist Craig Finn a The Hol...…

…10k Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com HOLD STEADY From Page 9 Strummer" as it laments long-gone summer days spent drinking whis- key and ditching detention. As the song waxes nostalgic about a time long past, it also signals a subtle progression from the hard-rocking songs that defined theband's youth to the playful musical experimen- tation which will characterize the band's future. Following this breakneck-speed ...…

…Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com S11 ARTS IN BRIEF Film Don't 'Meet Dave' "Meet Dave " 20th Century Fox Someday, Eddie Murphy could be grand again. At the very least, he could always go back to subversive stand-up comedy and make peo- ple actually laugh. Mr. T and ice cream man jokes could suffice. He could stop pandering to 7-year- olds ("Norbit," "Haunted Man- sion") and star in another R-rated "Beverly Hills Co...…

…12 Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ALBUM REVIEWl Gillis delivers wild mash MER PREVIEW Art Fair in A2 I By MATT EMERY Daily Arts Writer Gregg Gillis will never make a bad album. That said, the man behind the Girl Talk moniker will never make a great album. It's just the nature in the world of mash-ups, and probably part of the reason Gil- lis is makingthe album available in the name-7 your-own price Gid Talk ...…

…Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Gymnast turns to Cirque du Soleil By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer Inside the Mirage Hotel & Casino at the hit show "LOVE," is a familiar face to the Michigan women's gymnastics program. The show, in which Cirque du Soleil performs Beatles songs, is the home to former Michigan gymnast Elise Ray. She's not tumbling across the floor or elevating off the vault, but Rayloves perform...…

…14 S Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ELISE RAY gymnastics: The vault, which is usually set at 49 inches, was incor- From Page 13 rectly set at 47 inches. The vault was Ray's first event, 'Holy cow, here I am. This is it.'And I and because of the incorrect height, remember thatfeeling very clearly." she fell. At the time, no one knew of After settling in, Ray thrived in the problem, and both Ray and her Sydney. Sh...…

…Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 FELDMAN From Page13 t That hardlytarnishes Michi- gan's image. And it wasn't a dis- traction either. I'msure not a single player per- formed worse in spring practice because the lawsuit was on his. mind. And Rodriguez let his law- yers handle it enough that he was focused on football, too. If the cash had dragged into the fall and Rodriguez had to make court appearances, that wo...…

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…Collisions frequent on campus Intersections near we've definitely had our fair share ACCIDENT PRONE down here over the years." Most dangerous intersections on campus by number of crashes campus are some of Though Erickson said the police didn't respond to that particu- the worst in A2 lar incident, from 2003 to 2007, tims Geddesve. OPINION Half-baked sunscreen Gary Graca explains ho st he U.S. Food and Drug Administra- tion is doing little to...…

…2 Monday, July 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom CAMPUS APPAREL Steve & Barry's loses- University license Clothing retailer could face bankruptcy By CHARLES GREGG-GEIST Daily News Editor The profit from selling Michigan T-shirts for under $10 apparently isn't enough to keep Steve & Bar- ry's, retailer of collegiate apparel, in business. The famously low-priced clothing supplier, long an icon on State Street and in malls across ...…

…Monday, July 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Bill to widen scope of disability laws Effects will likely be minimal on campus By CHARLES GREGG-GEIST Daily News Editor A bill to update the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, now under consideration in the U.S. Sen- ate, may have major repercussions for employers across the country. But it appears the legislation will have very little effec...…

…41 Monday, July 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FROM THE DAIL EJbe1Midhigan aig Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorialsreflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. Allother signed articles and illustratio...…

…Monday, July 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 NOTABLE QUOTABLE You have a gun and I have a gun, and we'll settle in the streets. - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, sarcastically commenting on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Washington, D.C's handgun ban, as reported yesterday by The Washington Post. Outlook overcast or sunscreen Rock n' recycle L a gho white every step when looks than watt li I end second su...…

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…Monday, July 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 17 the michigan daily Emergency Department and/or ICU Nurses: Are you searching for a MAGNET-DESIGNATED facility and EMPLOYER OF CHOICE? WE WANT TO M EET YOU! The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking to fill nursing positions within the Emergency Treatment Center (ETC) to help staff our new 60,000 sq. feet ETC. We are a certified Lev...…

…8 Monday, July 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TAI CHI AT THE CUBE RETAILER From Page 2 license agreements." Ablauf said 4004 Inc. had con- sistently been one of the Universi- ty's top three licensees, generating between about $500,000 and $1.3 million a year in royalties. For the last three years, when the Univer- sity earned between $4 million and $5 million a year from royal- ties, 4004 Inc. was the University's largest lic...…

…Monday, July 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 ALBUM REW Jews return strong By DAVID WATNICK vous behind the microphone Daily Arts Writer before pulling himself up by his bootstraps and landing on his Get this: David Berman feet for a chorus of confidence. sounds healthy. Really. Sure, Continuing a career-spanning Tanglewood Numbers was his rivalry, Berman's wounded nominal post- croon emerges from its deep recovery album * re...…

…101 Monday, July 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com HANCOCK From Page 9 and negligence with that power. Ring any bells? Let's just say people in Afghanistan or Iraq would know all about that. While interviewing Smith two weeks ago, comedian Stephen Col- bert seemingly unwittingly stum- bled upon the allegory. It really is an ingenious concept for a superhero film, but also one that is lost in mun- dane, vapid comic book style myt...…