…Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly Summer Edition NEWS Students organized walkout at Law School graduation Graduates protested Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman. >>SEE PAGE2 OPINION Expansion of offshore drilling is a mistake Will Grundler discusses the irrational new energy policy. >> SEE PAGE 4 ARTS 'Thrones' plays murderously well HBO's ambitious new series lives up to the network's expected excelle...…
…ONI I Ni ~I )\\ N )\46SI 110110 P1 10 I j Ann Arbor, Michigan UNIVERSITY FACULTY 'U' faculty retirement plan changes to save costs Wednesday, February 16, 2011 michigandaily.com Adjustments include pension 0 increases based on years of work By MICHELE NAROV Daily Staff Reporter University administrators recently announced changes to the retirement health care plan for faculty and staff that will alter when University employ- ees will becom...…
…Ube EiCidjign &iljj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 16,2011 michigandaily.com SHOWING PRIDE UNIVER SIT Y ACADEMICS 'U' programs improve, fall in U.S. News grad. listings TODD NEEDLE/Daily Students promote TEDxUofM during an event on the Diag yesterday. TEDxUofM is a cross-disciplinary conference that will be held at the Michigan Theater on Friday, April 8. *MICHIGAN STUDENT ASEMD Y Resolution against Snyder speaking at U voted down ...…
…()N I HN DI 1)1X TWNT1YONE YEAI{S OF EDIUI( AL. FIIEED)OM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 16, 2011 michigandaily.com CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS Michigan nurses union protests at regents mtg. Community shows overtime, reducing paid time off and requiring the union to support for nurses pay more for health insurance, among other parameters. in contract dispute "If you take away all of those things, including making us By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN p...…
…s tc4,pan4,1)atIm ()N E-I UNREI )IIII)-TWENTY-TWO YEARS OF EDITORIAL1 REEDLOM Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Ann Arbor, michigandaily.com .... ...0 _, .. ........ j . ..... . STATE LEGISLATION 'U' opposes elimination of partner benefits bill MARLENE LACASSE/Daily Maureen Taylor, state chair of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, speaks at an Occupy Ann Arbor event in the Michigan League yesterday. Economy labor experts discuss Occu ...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'U' Law students protest commencement speaker Graduates organized walkout in protest of Senator's views By PATRICIA SNIDER Daily StaffReporter About 50 students protested the selection of U.S. Sen. Rob Port- man (R-Ohio) as keynote speaker at the University Law School's commencement ceremony on May 7 by walking out during his address. While choosing Portman as commencement speaker g...…
…2A Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom (14c idogan r1 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY EditorsiChief BusinessManager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmail.com Searching for answers in cells and vessels Q: Where did you go t...…
…2A - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Questions on Campi THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ('1C 1idlpan DAMl~ 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-ala-ails ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigatdaiy.cotn tmdbusiness@gtnaitcom 01 Penning places thro...…
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…Monday, May 16, 2011I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Gender diversity lacks at graduation No women received honorary degrees at spring ceremony By BRIENNE PRUSAK Managing News Editor Each year, distinguished profes- sionals in a wide variety of careers and hailing from various back- grounds join the list of more than a thousand honorary degree recipi- ents from the University. But despite the University's strive for diversity in thei...…
…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 16, 2011- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Mayor Bing views New Orleans post- Katrina recovery DETROIT (AP) - Mayor Dave Bing, working on plans to reshape Detroit neighborhoods, was get- tingawalkingtourofNewOrleans to observe how that city is recov- ering more than five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coa...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 16,2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ANN ARBOR Nine-year-old Ann Arbor girl nabs Clooney role A George Clooney movie film- ing this week in Michigan also features Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman. And Talia Akiva. The 9-year-old from Ann Arbor earned the role of Cloo- ney's daughter in "The Ide...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandail NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Ford pays off $1.8 billion in debt Ford Motor Co. paid off $1.8 billion in debt yesterday, part of a plan to lower its total debt to $10 billion by mid-decade. Chief Financial Officer Lewia Booth announced the action ear- lier this week at an investor pre- sentation in Frankfurt, Germany. Ford spokesman Todd Nissen confirmed that the payment was made yesterday. Ford's total debt now stands ...…
…k The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 16, 2011- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Snyder signs sex offender license, bowling bills Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed three bills making it easier to permanently revoke the licenses of health care profession- als who commit criminal sexual conduct, and a fourth measure protecting bowling alleys whose c...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WILL GRUNDLER| Thinki baby, thinky Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu BETHANY BIRON EDITOR IN CHIEF MARK BURNS MANAGING EDITOR TEDDY PAPES EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations...…
…4A -- Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom " Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandailycom Blogging Blue: Will Butler and Seeing Red: Kylie Kagen d h discuss the conservative political action conference. SO U u1Go to michigandaily.com/blogs/The Pod...…
…4A - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom i e itign atlv Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com SIMON BORSTE-ALIMNN 1ALIMIHEt JP N LSA, meet entrepreneurship STEPHANIE STEINBERG EDITOR IN CHIEF MICHELLE DEWITT and EMILY ORLEY EDITORIAL PAGE EDIT...…
…4 - Friday, September 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 - Friday, September16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom C WmIC t'gan 4:atly Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG EDITOR IN CHIEF MICHELLE DEWITT and EMILY ORLEY EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS NICK SPAR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect...…
…4A - Wednesday, November 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Wednesday, November16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom C4C itigan 4:a.1,6, Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT STEPHANIE STEINBERG and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials refle...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011~ r The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL WILLAT WGRU@UMICH.EDU Expand experience WILL GRUNDLER 0 I was driving back home from Detroit last week after a day at the Tigers game. Sitting in the back seat with a car full of friends, I looked out the window at the houses that lined Grand Avenue just south of Interstate 94 and thought to myself MAX how incredibly LEVENSTEIN lucky I am to not live in such pov- erty. Ho...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 16, 2011- 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 5A Zombie-pocalypse 'Justified' admiration Prepare yourself; the series follows a handful of survivors in the Deep South try- the Zombie Club ing to find their way in a zombie- ridden world. After its premiere has arrived boasted 5.3 million viewers, Entertainment Weekly hailed By WILL DEFEBAUGH the ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 16, 2011- 5A . Do we like it, yeah? Dodos redefine genre British dance-punk group royally rocks second album By ELLIOT ALPERN DailyArts Writer "The funky monkeys is com- ing!" screams a sample on the first single "The Monkeys Are Coming" from Don't Say We Didn't Warn You, and it doesn't get any more nor- 7k C 7C> mal from there. Does It Offend Rang- You, Yeah? ing from house to Don't ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 16, 2011 - 5 The Michigan Daily - micbigandaily.com Friday, September16, 2011 - 5 BORDERS From Page 1 anticipating an uptick in busi- ness, others said they're unsure what kind of impact the closure will have on their stores. Nicola Rooney, owner of Nico- la's Books on Jackson Avenue in Ann Arbor, said she anticipates a definite change in the customer traffic of local bookstores due t...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 16, 2011- 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, Novemher 16, 2011 - 5A Reshirt sophomore wide receiver Jeremy Gallon has caught 24 passes for 405 yards and two touchdowns this season. Gallon continues to come up big By TIM ROHAN past summer, he ran routes with Daily Sports Editor Gardner everyday. Sometimes twice a day. What makes Jeremy Gal- Sometimes they'd bring in...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 BDRM HOUSE as close to the Medi- cat School and North Campus as you can get. Across from Fuller Field/Furk at 1010 Cedar Bend Drive. Garage, FOR RENTwasher/dryer, new carpet, A/C, large common areas, hig hackyard. Avail 4 SALE BY owner. 2 hed/2 hath !'ZARAGON -For May and Fall 2011 Fall 2011-12. Asking $2200 + Utilities. condo. grd floor, like new att. garage, Lease. I Bdrm nut of 4...…
…6A -- Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com 6A - Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 All fair in love and Arms' ZOMBIES From Page 5A spread the word about zombies. "It's not really going to be dis- ruptive though, because in reality, nothing anything any of them are doing matters because the zombie apocalypse is going to come and all of them are goingcto get wiped out if they a...…
…0 6A - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Experienced Toth delivers late for Michigan 0 By ZACH HELFAND Daily Sports Writer Anthony Toth wasn't even supposed to swing. He was sup- posed to let the 2-2 pitch at his shoulders fly by and let the count go full. Then again, he wasn't sup- posed to play four years ago, either. He was supposed to red- shirt, let his first year go by and prepare for the next season. ...…
…6 - Friday, September 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Chrysler, GM and UAW carry on negotiations TARA TODRAS-WHITEHILL/AP Palestinians hold candles during a demonstration in support oftheir bid for statehood, outside the Church ofnthe Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, yesterday. Palestinians continue to pursue United Nations bid Against wishes of United States, Palestinians seek U.N. recognition RAMALLAH, West B...…
…" 6A - Wednesday, November 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Mailbag: Horford or Morgan? By LUKE PASCH was still too frail. To me, he was Daily Sports Editor just the lankier, more-human younger brother of Al Horford, Feast your eyes, basketball somehow cursed with an even fans. It's the moment you've all funnier-looking set of ears. been waiting for. Welp. Horford shut me up this The inaugural event. The offseason. I'm sure ...…
…Monday, May 16,2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RAIL . From Page 2 Sern Michigan. "Any time people have choices in transportation, it's a good thing," he said. "And with gas prices climb- ing, I think that this just helps peo- ple have choices." Hoeffner added that the short- age of funds forces the administra- tors to be fiscally cautious because even with the addition of federal funds, upwards of $30 million are still needed to i...…
… The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 16,2011 - 7A Coming off of poor offensive game,'M' hosts reeling Hoosiers Bennett slowly becoming mainstay on'M' blue line By EVERETT COOK Daily Sports Writer Michigan coach Kevin Borseth was visibly upset after the Michi- gan women's basketball team lost to No. 11 Michi- gan State last Indiana at Sunday. Michigan He was frus- trated by a Spar- Matchup: tan defense that Indiana 9-...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 16,2011 - 7A Strength coach Aaron Wellman Hoke begins practice sets tone for Hoke before spring By TIM ROHAN Daily Sports Editor Brady Hoke had a stern message for anyone who underestimates the impact of Aaron Wellman: That'd be a mistake. "I hope you don't," Hoke warned. "I hope you don't." Michigan's new director of strength and conditioning has been with Hoke for the past seven yea...…
…T ggnFriday, September 16, 2011 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Roberto Alagna was booed off the stage in a La Scala performance of "Aida." Applause isn't for everybody By JOE CADAGIN with an equally disappointing Daily Fine Arts Editor night at the theater? While per- formance-goers may not have Imagine going to an elegant the option of going backstage and restaurant for a gourmet meal. complaining to the house manag- Instead of...…
…Te MWednesday, November 16, 2011 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ALBUM REVIEW 'Camp'not childish FILM REVIEW 'Jack and Jill' falls hard Donald Glover's new LP struggles to set itself apart By GEOFF MARINO DailyArts Writer There's something inherently disarming about Donald Glover. Sure, his stand-up can get a bit dirty, but the fact that he has *** written for "30 Rock" and stars MiMdish in "Communi- Gambino ty" produces a cha...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Vampiric but dull 'Priest' Okkervil successfully grTows darkher in tone By MACKENZIE METER DailyArts Writer "Priest" seems to be a film that promises one thing and gives another. See, "Priest" is not about priests, per se. It's actually more about vampires, but those aren't the vampires we know either. Instead of their sparkly, attractive, book- **'% turned-mov- ie-that-must- Pries...…
…8A - Wednesday, February 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily -- rnichigandaily.com Wolverines look to overcome B an imposing Illini frontcourt Michigan travels NTERVIEW BY to Assembly Hall, LUKE PASCH Lri ... a.1',,,,,.,.. DAILY SPORTS WRITER 01 wne Ie ithasnt won since 1995 By CHANTEL JENNINGS Daily Sports Editor The last time the Michigan men's basketball team beat Illi- nois at Assembly Hall, most of the current players were enroll- ing in kind...…
…8A - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ICE HOCKEY Practice paying off for M' on power play Breakdown: Michigan-Tennessee . By MICHAEL FLOREK Daily SportsEditor For about 15 minutes dur- ing practice everyday, Michigan coach Red Berenson doesn't have any defense. He doesn't need it. Berenson takes his five-man power play, sticks them in the ...…
…8 - Friday, September 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COMMUNITY CULTURE NOTEBOOKa Love for a local library By JENNIFER XU Senior Arts Editor Recently, our local library was rocked with a scandal that shook America to its very core, as they say in melodramatic news pro- grams. It almost closed down. It's funny, but when I think about the times I spent there, I don't think about the hours I exhausted browsing its dusty shelves...…
…8A "Wednesday, November 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Au's COMEDIAN INTERVIEW 0 Brand cracks wise 'The Little Dog Laughed' mixes nursery rhymes with Hollywood intrigue. 'Dog'. to bark up Waigreen By ANNA SADOVSKAYA has con Daily Arts Writer heteros Made up of a mismatch of characters and a hodgepodge of sounds, Mother Goose's "Hey, Diddle Did- dle!" has The Little Dog been a favor- g ite of kids everywhere Tomorrow, Fr...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 .HBO winter makes a good summer 'Game of Thrones' sets the hallowed stage for epic battles By KAVI SHEKHAR PANDEY DailyArts Writer When you purchase a premier brand, be it a Rolex watch or Burb- erry scarf, there is an assurance that it will be a top-of-the-line product because of the consistent, proven excel- lence of their GamOf brand names. So when a new Throne drama premieres...…
…Bb0 PERSONALSTATEMENT A BITTERSWEET BUSINESS THE UPS AND DOWNS OF A FAMILY-OWNED CANDY STORE BY ELLIOT ALPERN Almost five years ago, my life changed in a way few would ever dream possible and even fewer could actually claim to have experienced. Everything was thrown into disarray - my very social identity was transformed, and I was powerless to stop it. Like so many before me, I fell victim to my father's career change. Luckily, this isn't ...…
…Q3 Wed*esday,0March0 0 0 0 FILM TAX From Page 5B "Right now our job is to educate (legislators), to let them know, 'look how this is benefiting the state, look what it's creating, look what we're doing,' " Rubin said. "Look at Danny and I, two kids who started a production compa- ny and have helped pump millions of dollars into the local economy." But it was never just about the money. For Sardarov, the impact of the incentives was shown t...…
…,, ,. u , The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, Semptember 16, 2011 - 9 Breakdown: EMU run game worrisome for 'M' ByKEVIN RAFTERY Daily Sports Editor Eastern Michigan is 2-0 for the first time since 1989. For- mer Michigan football players Kurt Anderson, Mike Hart and Steve Morrison are now part of the Eagles' coaching squad, and long-time Michigan assistant coach Ron English is now the Eagles' head coach. Will the for- mer Wolver...…
… ..V 0 a 0 0 8B ednesday, November 16.201 The Statement PERSONALSTATEMENT MORE THAN EXPERIENCE REFLECTING ON A SUMMER OF .MOUSE EARS AND MOTORS BY COURTNEY MURPHY After completing fall semes- ter of my junior year, decided to change things up a bit. I was lucky enough to get a job offer, and instead of registering for classes to complete another semes- ter in Ann Arbor, I decided to take the semester off to gain some work experience. I ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WOMEN'S TENNIS Blue advances to Sweetl6 By CARLY BODDY "It has been an incredible four years had a great year," Michigan coach For the Daily with this program." Ronni Bernstein said. "We felt good Muresan is ranked eighth in the going in, but you've got to go out and A confident crowd came out to nation, and will also be competing play and compete every time. Today, watch the first two rounds of the indiv...…
… w w -4 74 -f -f, 2B Wednesday February 162011 The Statement Wednesday, February 16,20117// The StatementB the statement Magazine Editor: Carolyn Klarecki Editor in Chief: Stephanie Steinberg Managing Edito Kyle Swanson Deputy Editors: Stephen Ostrowski Elyana Twiggs Designers: Maya Friedman Hermes Risien Photo Editon Jake Fromm Copy Editors: Hannah Poindexter Chloe Stachowiak Cover illustration by Jake Fromm The Statement is The Mich...…
… I 2B WednesdayMarch16,201 // The Statement I Wednesday, March 16. 2011 // The Statement statement Magazine Editor: Carolyn Klarecki Editor in Chief: Stephanie Steinberg Managing Editor: Kyle Swanson Deputy Editors: Stephen Ostrowski Elyana Twiggs Designers: Maya Friedman Hermes Risien Photo Editor: Jake Fromm Copy Editors: Hannah Poindexter Elizabeth Wong The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday duri...…
…10 - Friday, Semptember 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Notre Dame will be massive test for Wolverines By MATT SLOVIN Daily Sports Writer If the Michigan men's soc- cer team is at its best form of the young season - and seeing as the Wolverines (2-4-1) are unbeaten in their last three games, that seems to be the case - good for- tune has it that its biggest test is next. When the team travels to South Bend on Friday to take ...…
…p p p 2B Wednesday, November 16, 2011 // The Stateent Wedesay Nvebe 2117B statement Magazine Editor: Carolyn Klarecki Editor in Chief: Stephanie Steinberg Managing Editor- Nick Spar Deputy Editors: Stephen Ostrowski Devon Thorsby Elyana Twiggs Designers: Maya Friedman Hermes Risien Photos: Jed Moch Copy Editors: Hannah Poindexter Cover by Marissa McClain The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday durin...…
