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…P , iC i Hl1 4:3allp Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 14, 2009 A FIGHTER IN THE RING michigandaily.com Granholm to sign ban on smoking JAKE FROMM/Daily Kinesiology freshman Gabe Sheena stands on a Michigan wrestling mat on Friday. Sheena was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, when he was eight years old. He lost most of his left leg when he underwent surgery to remove the tumor. Sheena got his first introduction to th...…

…NOT JUST TALK The Copenhagen Climate Summit Ag is an opportunity for the U.S. to toughen environmental standards. SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 SEE Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 11, 2009 michigandaily.com WHO HAS THE BEST MOVES? STUDENT RIGHTS Future is uncertain for student code change NVR Flo, a hip-hop dance group formed in 2006, performs yesterday at Michigan's Best Dance Crew in the Michigan Union Ballroom. At the event, dance groups c...…

…46F 4$r 46F Illic i an l A , r - b .. o . r, .,. M '. i , c I h . i g - a - n Thursday, December 10,2009 michigandaily.com CONSTRUCTING CAMPUS " Ally. General investigating company in N. Quad build THE LAST DANCE After worker death, Michigan's attorney general looking into subcontractor By DAVID TAYLOR For the Daily The masonry company cur- rently working on the North Quad residential and academic complex is under criminal investigation ...…

…iC i aIZ a4dirt l Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 9, 2009 michigandaily.com WARMING UP WITH THE PRE TM NT SU DENT RI.GHTS MSA draws back support for student code revision University President Mary Sue Coleman speaks during a fireside chat in the Michigan Union yesterday. Coleman meets with a small group of students at different loca- tions across campus once a month to answer questions and discuss campus issues. U NIV E RSIT Y ST...…

…be 13id~igan 4&iImj * Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 8, 2009 michigandaily.com SOUTH U. BLAZE Charred South U. building to be torn down ROLLING OUT A BUSINESS STUDENT RIGHTS Revisions to student code in the works Demiolition will begin on Dec.14 and could be finished by Jan. 6 By DARRYN FITZGERALD Daily StaffReporter Demolition of the former Pin- ball Pete's building - a well- known campus landmark that was damaged in a fire earl...…

…SIGH OF RELIEF 0M M Against a mediocre team from Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Norah Jones's ix Michigan halted its three-game losing streak, with star rock 'n' roll that forward Deshawn Sims re-emerging in a big way. as tame as her 0 SEE SPORTSMONDAY INSIDE S3 Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 7,2009 michigandaily.com OLD MEETS NEW COPENH AGEN CLMAT E SUMMIT 'U' team heads to UN talks w TOREHAN SHARMAN/Daily High school students from across M...…

…* MEDICINAL MODELS PLAYFUL COMEDY Though medical marijuana is legal in Basement Arts' production 'The Two Couple Michigan, it's still tough for patients to Play and Other Short Works' is a relatable find - a problem the state must fix. anthology of plays guaranteed to illicit laughs. SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 SEE ARTS, PAGE 8 Cje4 £idigan 0,aIVj Ann Arbor, Michigan * GOVERNING THE GREEKS Greeks mull changes to risk policies Now the function solely ...…

…Ann Arbor recording studios let Why the Io p local artists give their music the this wee Mii - professionaltreatment Assembly electio SEE TH E B-SI DE, I NSI DE SE Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 3,2009 michigandaily.com FREE FALL MICHIGAN PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP Students, ' 'teamto lobby for Promise Both parties stand upto $4,000 toward tuition over the course of four years, as deter- to lose if program is mined by the student's score...…

…be l3id~iig1 an I 0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 2, 2009 michigandaily.com MSA ELECTIONS . MVP continues election gains Thrnout matches last year's election at around 9 percent By MALLORY JONES and JENNA SKOLLER Daily Staff Reporters The Michigan Vision Party won a majority of open seats in the Michigan Student Assembly's elec- tion that ended at 11:59 p.m. last night. Voter participation in the elec- tion remained steady over ...…

…iC i IZ a i l Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 1, 2009 michigandaily.com REMEMBERING MUMBAI FA CULT Y SENAT E A SSEMBLY Sullivan discusses 'U'budget challenges Provost s s "interested in learning abuut the budget," she said. "I know that it increasing student makes some people's eyes roll to the back of their head. But in the body size not the current situation, it's much moire important for the information tobe solution to problems ...…

…SHOWCASE SWEEP ON THE After a slow start, the Michigan hockey team posted impressive wins against Minnesota and with its plansto elec Wisconsin in the College Hockey Showcase. to the DPS Oversigh SEE SPORTSMONDAY, INSIDE SEE 4II 13ld4g an &IVi Ann Arbor, Michigan PATROLLING CAMPUS POLICE Student seats on oversight cmte. to be elected posts Monday, November 30,2009 michigandaily.con THE OPENING ACT MSA president says assembly made mistake...…

…r. r:n e ic1 i n a4#0t1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 25, 2009 michigandaily.com CAMPUS POLITICS CSJ disbands constitution convention PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CARTER CENTER/L Gubb Dante Vasquez treats Latifah, 9, who had two Guinea worms surfacing from the back of her knee. In 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases of Guinea worm in 20 African and Asian countries. But with the efforts of officials from The Carter Center, ...…

…~Ii4l6diigan 0aitj Ann Arbor, Michigan FINDING A NEW ATHIETIC DIRETR 'U' releases details about AD search Tuesday, November 24,2009 michigandaily.com Beilein, Sullivan on committee charged with finding Bill Martin's replacement By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor Though speculation has swirled rampantly about who will suc- ceed Bill Martin as athlecic direc- tor since Martin announced his intention to retire next year, little has been known ...…

…LESSONS IN LIFE * Carey Mulligan and her wardrobe . sa t carry "An Education," a British tale s of sex, maturity and disillusionment. H p SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 23, 2009 michigandaily.com Martin and Coleman: Rodriguez's job is safe SAID A LSAL AH/Daly Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez on the sidelines during the team's 2110 loss to Ohio St. at Michigan Stadium on Saturday. For more on the game, see SportsM...…

…E 1111C toari 43al l Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 20, 2009 michigandaily com RO TN RRON7E Higher ed. funding may fall further ARIEL BOND/Daily Cathy Schembechler admires the "Heart of a Champion" sculpture in honor of her late husband Bo Schembechler last night. The sculpture was unveiled in the Cardio- vascular Center of the University of Michigan Hospital Miniature busts of Bo were given to some of Schembechler's former players...…

…e ifri$Wc46F 1 oaIi4 at1m Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 19, 2009 michigandaily.com FROMICE BLOCK TO BLOCK 'M' FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION Debate over Promise still simmering SAM AN T HA TR AU BEN/Daily LSA junior David Shlecter, a member of the Michigan Ice Carving Team, carves an ice sculpture in the Diag yesterday. The sculptures were being carved for the Michigan football game against Ohio State during the Student Group Performa...…

…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- ...…

…* ~ ;, ~ r ~be ffic1 ig nan &ij Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 17, 2009 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FOOTBSALL Practice logs not filed, July audit found Eastern Michigan University sophomore Victoria Francola and junior Casey Williamson watch the Leonid meteor shower in the Nichols Arboretum early this morning. It is expected that the shower will be special this year because of the moon's phase. For more photos of the meteor shower,...…

…ell tiCl ig an 4Dal1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 16, 2009 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FOOTBALL . What can be done before Ohio State SPECIAL EP0RT: PATOLING CAMPUS POLICE versight Cmte. may be in violation of state law MADISON - A11 right - thank good- ness that's over. Now it's Michigan- Ohio State week. The Wolverines' second- to-last game of the season has always felt a little less important than the others, knowing the greates...…

…46F 46F Ic I an 1 IV 0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 13, 2009 michigandaily.com PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT FINANCING YOUR EDUC ATION Gran hoim: Bring back Promise Gov. urges students dents across the state and 6,096 University of Michigan students to lobby legislators were set to receive money from the Michigan Scholarship Pro- to restore program gram next year. If maintained, the. program would have cost the state By NICOLE ABER appro...…

…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...…

…1$0 4 46F 466PP ic i an Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 10, 2009 michigandaily.com DIVIDING THE DIAG AD Martin accused of shoving two DPS staffers _ << JED MOCH/Daily Louis Carrio IV, a fifth-year Engineering student and leader of the German Residential Community, and [SA senior Dan Hefflebower commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall by promoting an interactive model of the wall on which students posted messages. The wall was erec...…

…iC i Hll 4:)atIV Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 9, 2009 michigandaily.com A SECOND HALF TRAIN WRECK ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Despite study, Coleman says Athl. Dept. is under control SAID ALSALAH/Daily Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier gets sacked during a two-point conversion late in Saturday's 38-36 loss to Purdue. For more on the game, see SportsMonday, inside. CAMPUS CRIME i Questions loom in Em St falout Report: Many college p...…

…P iC i1 an4,.llatlg Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 6,2009 michigandaily.com CITY COUNCIL CVS gets OK for State St. location JED MOCH/Daily University President Mary Sue Coleman talks with the consul-general of China's Chicago consulate at an event launching the University's Confucius Institute yesterday U opens Confucius Institute To bui w Stu prescr will fi: Villag a 14,0 macy. Last Counc a plan pharm of Stat The io previo Street Y...…

…RECORD STORE BLUES ay mamrage ban scary line ofHow Ann Arbor's record stores laws. are hanging on by a thread. PININ PAGE 4A SEE THE B-SIDE, INSIDE Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 5, 2009 michigandaily.com CAMPUS PSYCHOLOGICAL SCRVICES CAPS takes on concerns LIGHTS. CAMERA. THE CUBE Renovations, additional counselors and new database part of effort to solve students' criticisms By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter For many stud...…

…~Ije £dii4an0aitF Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 4, 2009 michigandaily.com * ELECTION DAY 2009 County rejects millage Proposal would have increased taxes to help fund area schools By DYLAN CINTI Daily Staff Reporter Nearly 60 percent of Washtenaw County vot- ers rejected a property tax increase yesterday that would have provided additional funding to the area's public schools. The Regional Enhancement Millage was proposed by the ...…

…(the 111,I410 C I1 'I)a Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 3, 2009 michigandailycom * ELECTION DAY 2009 * Millage to up taxes to fund area schools 2 contested council seats Wa Sci fi s Fac shortf school payers The Millag be vol vide f count age w in Wa every during money shtenaw County for the upcoming year, will then be distributed to the county's 10 hools are in dire districts on a per-pupil basis. Todd Roberts, superintendent n...…

…CITY COUNCIL Pn- jh pr u ?x faibi i a1 alusinThe Daily weighs in on netpA us Ma n" is one of tomorrow's City Council elections S^a- ; nt'cipated andbest films.and who deserves your vote. SEE OPINION, PAGE 4A Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 2, 2009 michigandaily.com Final budget cuts Promise, 'U' fund ing After month-long delay, Granholm signed final six budget bills Friday By MATT AARONSON Daily News Editor Gov. Jennifer Granholm sig...…

…1 III4WC4 i0 an at IV 0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 30, 2009 michigandaily.com COURSEPACK CONTROVERSY Excel loses lawsuit over copyrights Campus coursepack shop owner sued for * do-it-yourself method of copying By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily StaffReporter Students looking to save a buck by photocopying their course read- ings may run into some trouble, after Excel Test Preparation suf- fered a major defeat in its lawsuit with five pub...…

…1ie £ilt4igan '0aIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 29, 2009 michigandaily.com GETTING IN TO MCHIGAN ' to change high school GPA calculus In a break from the usual light-hearted nature of President Mary Sue Coleman's fireside chats, students at the William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center yesterday pushed Coleman to answer questions about racial issues and campus diversity. C typicay low-key setting, Coleman plresised on diversi...…

…TOO FLIGHTY LEASE LITERACY The latest album from Flight of Do' infra os ihu T the Conchords should be loved reviewing your tenant rights in the by fans but lost on everyone else. housing issue of The Statement. SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A SEE !NSIDE Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 28, 2009 michigandaily.com MIDTERMS AND MASSAGES UNDER AGE DRINKING State House passes Good Samaritan bill MARISSA MCCLAiN/Daily LSA freshman Lauren Beriont enjoy...…

…GUN-FREE MOLK DONE FOR YEAR State legislators' latest attempt After being out with a broken foot for five * to allow guns on campus is weeks, the redshirt sophomore center only misguided and dangerous. lasted four plays before tearing his ACL. SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8 Ii JMidiigan &ailj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 27, 2009 TMPROV WTTH A SIDE OF RICE AND REANS michigandaily com SENATE ASSEMBLY Coleman discusses 'U' fi...…

…4JW 46P Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 26, 2009 michigandaily.com Late night inferno guts building on South U. About 600 residents displaced for hours from nearby University Towers By MALLORY JONES and EMILY ORLEY Daily StaffReporters University students and Ann Arbor resi- dents lined South University Avenue Sat- urday night just like any other weekend, eager to get into the restaurants and bars * along the crowded street. But the sc...…

…HISTORY LIVESFINDING HIS PLACE The Rude Mechanicals bend. time Fr. the hardwood to the gridironslot with this weekend's performance of receiver v Grady learnedt.ms Shakespeare's play 'Richard Il.' with a new set of Wolverines. See Arts, Page 5A SeeSFootball aturday InsId 46 4 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 23, 2009 michigandailycom FRAGMENTED REALITY PH .0 POLIT ICS Continuous enrollment still an issue ARIEL BOND/Daily Heather Rowe'...…

…MASKED POTENTIAL Why Bryan Hogan could save Michigan when it counts. See Faceoff, Page 1C Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 22, 2009 michigandaily.com AD Bill Martin announces retirement In facilities and finances, Martin found his legacy New search process a chance to reshape job, not just pick successor By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Managing Editor Fielding Yost, Michigan's first athletic director, built Michigan Stadium at a time when th...…

…ROSY THOUGHTS? After Saturday's blowout against elaware State, Stevie Brown talked . ose Bowl hopes. Is that realistic? EE SPORTSWEDNESDAY, PAGE 1B E1le %idligan Ba hg Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 21,2009 COOKING UP A PROTEST michigandailycom HOUSING SHAKE-UP Res. halls to overhaul room picks TOREHAN SHARMAN/Daily Engineering junior Joey Juanico speaks to a group of protestors in front of City Hall on Friday. The protest was mea...…

…TOO. TAME MIDSEASON REPORT 'Where theWild Things Are' A look at the plays, players and statistics that have promises magic but comes up short. made the Wolverines 4-2 in the season's first half. SEE ARTS, PAGE SA SEE FOOTBALL SATURDAY, INSIDE ~Iieffiljxan &xiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 16, 2009 michigandaily.com 'U' endowment falls 21 percent Big drop on par with that of other endowments across the country By KYLE SWANSON Dail...…

…' SEX TOY TALK C How a trip to the Safe Sex the Stearns Co Cti * Store became a journey s home for thou through sexual literacy. uniq SEE OPINION, PAGE 4A (1b4e 1Nidc~igan &iIa.1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 15,2009 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Rodriguez backs off GPA claims PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM COPT Bruce Wasserstein (third from right) stands with fellow Daily staffers in 1966 during an emergency meeting over a disagre...…

…A LEG UP WINTER EATS Zolan esk's punting Eating local in the winter means . Zoltan Mesko's pntin coach drops kicking tips in limiting your diet - but not as 140 characters or less. much as you might think. See Sports, Page 8A See The StatementInside Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 14, 2009 INNOVATION ON DISPLAY michigandaily.com BUILDING A STUDENT BODY This year's class largest in 'U' history SAM WOLSON/Daily University lab assista...…

…. NOT FULLY DEVELOPED e MichiganThe Flaming Lips's Embryonic is epic 1y' rutin spirit, but not in execution. SEE ARTS, PAGE 5 EE OINIO , PA E. it i i a 4,3 t 1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 13, 2009 michigandaily.com SECURING MICHIGAN STADIUM * Big House bans bags for good Permanent policy change will allow police officers to focus on other issues, official says By VALIANT LOWITZ Daily Staff Reporter A ban on bags of any size at Mic...…

…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...…

…ON THE ROAD NPT Football travels to Iowa, hockey In his owt to Alaska, and Daily Sports , Cleveland tells you what to expect.a differ b SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8 SEE ART. I~c ffid ian Ba IVj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 9,2009 michigandaily.com FINDING A MASTERPIECE DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 5 OF A 5-PART SERIES WAhat's next for'U fundraising ARIEL BOND/Daily School of Information student Ashleigh Donaldson searches for books yesterday i...…

…4P fillc4loan 46F 4by atim Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 8, 2009 michigandaily.com DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 4 OF A 5-PART SERIES Turnin to 9 business for U needs Foundation, corporation support vital to researchers' efforts By STEPHANIE STEINBERG and KYLE SWANSON Daily Staff Reporters Working in laboratories and offices across the Uni- versity, professors and researchers typically have more ideas than they know what to do with - wh...…

…PORTS CULT(URE) ;s-to-riches mentality, club sports are the fundamentals of competition. -EMENT, INSIDE r Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 7, 2009 michigandaily.com CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 3 OF A 5-PART SERIES How the 'U' brings in the big money gifts In his lecture "Capitalism Without Guilt: The Moral Case for Freedom," Yaron Brook, the president and executive director of The Ayn Rand institute, argued b...…

…A NEW VOICE How Brandon Graham has a more vocal leader on a p cliic %idigan BaiI~j SAnn Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 6, 2009 michigandaily.com DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 2 OF A 5-PART SERIES A steady stream of donations The role thousands of small donations play in 'U' programs By STEPHANIE STEINBERG and KYLE SWANSON Daily StaffReporters It's a startling fact that many are unaware of, but the major- ity of individuals who donate to the...…

…Reviving a genre A r With mix of humor and horror, M k - pened it "Zombieland" proves its genre x b . w w isn't completely dead. e W d d SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A be 1Md1,3f Badg Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 5, 2009 michigandaily.com DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 1 OF A 5-PART SERIES The big impact of an office rarely seen ZACHARY MEISNER/Daily Members of the Michigan State football team hoist the Paul Bunyan Trophy after their overtime victory...…

…PAPER RIVALS Concert c AN Sports writers from the Daily No matter the ty and The State News face-off or~ how o ffensv i in honor of Saturday's game. people have a igI SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8 SEE OPINION, PAGE } Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 2, 2009 michigandaily.com MIDNTGHT ON THE DTAG FINANCING YOUR E UC ATION 'Promise remains in limbo New House bill may tors have yet to identify a funding source, the bill represents the first breathe ...…

…*~~~~ amn thks.u SE~l H KWHINSID -i l e k J f -rf r rg s r c digan BaI1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 1, 2009 michigandaily.com STATE LEGISLAfURE After brief shutdown, deal passed 30-day temporary budget averts crisis, but big problems remain LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's brief partial government shutdown is over after lawmakers voted to adopt a temporary 30-day budget. The move early Thursday morning avoids tempo- rary sta...…

…P iC t Htt '3alll Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 30, 2009 michigandaily.com SHARING YOUR STORY STAYING FOR THE SUMMER Enrollment in summer classes soars MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Recent Eastern Michigan University graduate Brandon Doman (left) sets up shop outside Espresso Royal on State Street to collect personal stories from passersby for his web- site ehdom.com. Doman goes from town to town around Michigan urging people to share...…

…f f Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 29, 2009 michigandaily.com STUDYING OVERSEAS Swine flu's impact being felt abroad AARON AUGSBURGER/Daily University President Mary Sue Coleman smiles with members of the leading faculty governing body in the Regents Room of the Fleming Administration Building yesterday. Colemano State budget needs action Students report delays in getting started with classes By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily StaffRep...…