… 0 0 " Sw The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Cultural learnings of Kazakhstan: A Peace Corps volunteer finds no sign of Borat i C t ', hF# hree years ago, if I had told my friends I was going to Kazakhstan with the Peace Corps, their response would have been a mix of confusion and mystification. The first question undoubtedly would have focused on why I want to "give up" two years of my life. The second ques- tion would h...…
…- . . r A AV 0 0 0 0 0 9 Th ich .nDal Wensdy Octbe 1S 2S0 THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GARY GRACA ru les eu A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. A REAL MAN OF GENIUS? when the editor in chief of Colorado State University's student newspaper, The Rocky Mountain Collegian, allowed "Taser this: Fuck Bush" to run as an editorial, he probably saw himself enshrined next to...…
…_ - --A l -k w--wM 0 V a 0 The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Cont'd: Unclear exactly what you're going to do with your life when you graduate? It might not matter. Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily 3B QUOTES OF THE WEEK CAREERS From page 5B Senior year was complete with investment banking interviews for Cooper, but after writing his senior thesis on documentary film pro- duction, he decided to move to Los ...…
…. . U wA A w a 0 Not everyone who makes their living through advertising wears a tie to work How market research could help Ann Arbor panhandlers make more money ,o-w .0.- S -* drinking beer For the more sophisticated among us, beer is the fruit of an aged and artful craft, not something to spit out onto your shirt after a keg stand. Matt Greff, owner of Arbor Brewing Company, imparts some wisdom for beginners about considering abandonin...…
…i Aft~ w Wensa, coe " B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Cont'd: What market research could mean for panhandlers MONEY From page 4B panhandlers about the science of average passerby. New Yorkers in 2006 about what their trade. In exchange for lunch one of her most successful inter- kind of person they gave their the street. Results were displayed or a few bucks, she asked them viewees was a man named Robert change to fo...…
…9 9 .9 9 9 -W M .! 0 0 6B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - The Michigan Dady -:,-4-C3 'S for 11acabre Sure Yale has produced a record number of Supreme Court justices, Princeton and Harvard a multitude of senators and governors. But when I'm showing off, who do I point to among the University's alumni? Besides Darth Vader and O-Ren Ishii, the answer is Dr. Death and the Unabomber. That's rig...…
…It's time to pay attention to the hockey team SportsMonday IiE-HUd gau A ij ON .N)1) tII ixi11F)nx Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 10, 2007 michigandaily.com TENURE Profs to students: Get involved Faculty members say process often murky, hard to understand By ANDY KROLL and ELIZABETH LAI Daily StaffReporters At a forum on Friday at Palm- er Commons, a panel of experts encouraged students to learn more about the University's tenure pro...…
… 2A - Monday, December 10, 2007 q TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Explained Before You Were Here, Student elected president amid controversy H FRIDAY: The Extremist OLIDAY CHEER Despite a controversy that began last month after photos surfaced that appeared to show him wearing black face-paint, junior Josh Weinstein was elected Princeton University's under- graduate student government presi- dent, The Daily Princetonian repo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 10, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi defense minister promises focus on Baghdad Iraq's defense minister promised yesterday to wage anew crackdown in a volatile province northeast of Baghdad where militants are try- ing to regroup after being routed from their urban stronghold there last summer. Suicide attacks have killed more than20 people in the last three days in Diyala province, ...…
… 4A -Monday, December 10, 2007 Jpi The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations representsolely t...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily FORUM From Page 1A Elson Liu, a Rackham student, proposed that the group work on forming a volunteer-based note- taking service for students who need it. "It's a simple and meaningful first step," Liu said. With fall semester ending this week, the group made plans to continue its work next month. A tentative list of projects the group plans to undertake will be com- piled this week, and the group will decide ...…
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…Thought last weekend was bad? Scott Bell examines this week's coaching-search debacle. Page 2B The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I December10, 2007 ; ,? ;:: :.; -_ , = r' :R1 f .r V 4 } rpp afs " yr._ j Duke trounces Blue in lowout By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer DURHAM, N.C. - It would seem on paper the Michigan men's basketball team finally caught a scheduling break. They traveled to the unfriendly confines of Cameron Indoor St...…
… 2B - December 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Miller top in blocks 0 By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer STATE COLLEGE - Game three. Match point. Penn State's Megan Hodge, the top-ranked Nit- tany Lions' best NOTEBOOK attacker, was one kill away from advancing her team to its fourth NCAA regional finals appearance in six seasons. But senior Lyndsay Miller had an answer. Exploding off the floor, open hands high above the ne...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com December 10, 2007 - 3B Intrasquad fun starts for 'M' By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer At the women's gymnastics Maize and Blue Intrasquad Friday, the judges' explanations for picking a winner included "She had a nice smile" and "I liked the flippy thing at the end." In the annual exhibition meet, celebrity judges Rishi (Superfan) Moudgil, softball standout Saman- tha Findlay and singer-songwriter Ma...…
… 4B - December 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CHECKING FROM BEHIND 4 THAT'S WHAT HE SAID "It's obviously surprising. I don't think anyone in this room, myself included, would have predicted PLAYER OF THE WEEK Chris Summers MICHIGAN this off. " team could have pulled that The sophomore switched from his usual post at the blue line to forward, and the move proved to be a great decision. Sum- mers notched the game-winning ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com December 10, 2007 - 5B CRASHING THE BOARDS NOTABLE QUOTABLE "For Michigan, everybody is a freshman, really. It's new. And they'll keep getting better and better. At this point in the season, it's not instinctive. ". n- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski DUKE 95 - MICHIGAN 67 DUKE DOMINATION PLAYER OF THE GAME Kelvin Grady GUARD The freshman guard had nine points and two assists. More importantly, he had no tu...…
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