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…4B - Thursday, September 18, 2008 TRIBUTE Infinitely missed The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com By ANDY KROLL DailyArts Writer Early on in his masterful 1999 essay "Authority and American Usage," David Foster Wallace breaks from his explanation of the Descriptivist-vs.-Pre- scriptivist Usage Wars of modern linguistics (this is already a departure from the essay's primary task of reviewing Bryan A. Garner's A Dictionary of Mod- ern America...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 5B Filmmakers aren't doing justice to the devastating tragedy By Brandon Conradis I Senior Arts Editor T he seventh anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 passed quietly last week, seemingly without notice. I didn't subject myself to the rebroadcasted foot- age that was shown on all the major news stations, and hardly anyone I knew even " mentioned the significance of the date. Lat...…

…68 - Thursday, September18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam The voice of a generation WALLACE From Page 4B Reading his books or watching the few interviews he gave, you understand that this was a guy far more attuned than the rest of us to the everyday lunacies, ridiculousness and unreason of American culture. And yet he took this genius and found the humor in it - a witty and sar- donic sense of humor coursing through so much o...…

…The Daily's annual NCAA bracket competition SportsPage9 STATI ONLJIIJNDRLI -LiEL. TE arE 1"ELITORILLhF1,2EOM Tuesday, March 18,2008 -nn /-nira, vic ngan PUSHING LENIENT DRUG POLICY Speaking in an Angell Hall auditorium, Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance explained why he thought the war on drugs in the U.S. should end. In his lecture, sponsored by Students-' for Sensible Drug Policy, he focused on how current drug policy leads to h...…

… I 2 - Tuesday, March 18, 2008 MONDAY: - In Other Ivory Towers A WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Springing prematurely BUTTERING HIM UP The air was brisk. The sky was blue. A few days ago, it was spring, and the whole campus seemed to know it. Outside Alpha Delta Phi, frater- nity brothers raking sheets of ice out of their beach volleyball court talked of "sweet" parties of the past and dreamed...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida Dems scrap mail-in primary plan Facingstrongopposition,Florida Democrats on Monday abandoned plans to hold a do-over presidential primary with a mail-in vote and threw the delegate dispute into the lap of the national party. While the decision by Florida Democrats left the state's 210 del- egates in limbo, Democrats in Michigan moved closer to holding another contest...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 - Tuesday, March 18, 2008 AtV fiidiipan &ikj&l Edited and managed by students at the University ofMichigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GIIACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations repr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 5 Afive-year course in urban decay he course ended last week. It spanned a total of five units, each broken into 10- 13 classes with one overriding theme: the decline of the indus- trial metropolis in a post-indus- trial world. The course was chal- lenging; it didn't pull punches; and it demanded far more than distant peers MICHAEL in the field. But it had to PASSMAN be difficu...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 7 ENERGY Detroit Edison, the power plant From Page 1 from which the University boys most of its energy, offers a program said using cleaner energy sources called GreenCurrents, which pro- would benefit more than the envi- vides all energy through a renew- ronment. "Green-collar" jobs in able source. the environmental sector have The University is negotiating been trumpeted as o...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8 - Tuesday, March 18, 2008 sidewalks. VENDORS "If you choose who you are From Page 1 going to enforce the laws to, you are discriminating," he said. then. Councilmember Sabra Briere "I hear the students, the faculty, (D-Ward 1) said revising the ordi- my customers," saidBeverly Salada, nance is only fair because its lan- who has worked at the stand for guage is vague. three years. "They're very against...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Don't do as Digger does take chances on your bracket ' - AL "Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 9 Walk-on gets first playing time Our own hoops pundit's guide to making smart March Madness picks By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Editor There was a time when ESPN's Digger Phelps wasn't just a run- ning joke. Phelps used to coach at Notre Dame, where, in 1978, his big- gest achieve- ment was ending UCLA's DANCE 88-gam...…

… 10 10 - Tuesday, March 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Forget Digger's picks - try these Senior's voice as big as her bat Findlay boosts team with encouragement on the basepaths By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senior Samantha Findlay didn't need to record a hit in the Michigan soft- ball team's5-2 win over Louisville to make her presence felt. Her vocal leadership was what No. 9 Michi- NOTEBOOK gan n...…

…BUCKEYES BOUNCED STAMPFL: BETTER THAN BEFORE Men's hoops beats OSU for third straight victory Why graduation should be on the Diag next year, too SportsMonday Opinion, Page 4A 'Ile 1id~gan D3atIV N I '1 )Ii'( El(. mrin muov unga Monday, February 18, 2008 michigandaily.com CENTER: FILE PHOTO; LEFT AND RIGHT: JEREMYTCHO/Da The City of Ann Arbor began cracking down on trash violations in 2002. Over the past three years, the number of cita...…

… 2A - Monday, February 18, 2008 FRIDAY: Before You Were Here MAKE A SWISH It's self-imposed probation for Florida State Florida State University annou Thursday that it will place itself two-year athletic probation, the C do Sentinel reported. The schoo also cut its number of athletic st ships. The resolutioncame inresl to a university-wide academicI scandal, in which a student-al reported an advisor had asked h take a quiz for a fellow stud...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS PRISTINA, Kosovo Kosovo declares independence from Serbia Revelers fired guns, waved red- and-black Albanian flags and set off fireworks over Kosovo yester- day after parliament proclaimed independence in defiance of Serbia and Russia, which condemned the declaration of the world's newest- nation. A decade after a bloody separat- ist war with Serbian forces that claimed 10,000 lives, lawmak- ...…

… 4A -Monday, February 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 7JbC irhi43an 3at Edited and managed by students at the Universityaf 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 - michigandailycom Monday, February 18, 2008 - 5A COURTESY OF UNI And so Ryan Reynolds created man. Child of the revolution f M rich tary, strif love( Lee. stud Vien thro resei Boh pove ador Bee Iron brok on t for artis divo Li cam B: oped it's Alre New animated derfully wry graphic novels, Satrapi's life story hits the ilm is a visual big screen in the beautifully flawed animated film, "Perse- masterpiece polis." Pre...…

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… 8A - Monday, February 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 Shooter called girlfriend before killing 7 students As trash violations pile up, many students say city officials unfairly target their houses 4 Kazmierczak said 'Don't forget about me' on tragic day WONDERLAKE, Ill. (AP) - The girlfriend of the man who killed five people and himself at Northern Illinois University said Sunday that he called her early on Valentine's D...…

…BELL: GRADING RODRIGUEZ'S FIRST MONTH AS COACH Where Rodriguez must improve to end Michigan's winless streak against Ohio State PAGE2B 0 The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I February18,2008 MICHIGAN 80, OHIO STATE 70 0-H-I-OWND WOMEN'S FASKE, TBALL Blue can't stop Hoosier attack With persistent inside pressure, Indiana avenges prior loss to 'M' By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON - Before yesterday's game against Michigan, ...…

… 4 2B - Monday, February 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Rodriguez's rst report card Blue notches rainy wins in Texas tourney he ball's in your court, Rich Rodriguez. Now that the Michigan men's basketball team has finally toppled Ohio State, all focus shifts to your newly inherited team's struggles against the pesky Buck- eyes. That's what four straight losses will do. That's the weight that will be on your back when yo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 18, 2008 - 3B Sugiyama upsets longtime rival Sophomore Sarah Curtis grabbed first in the all-around to lead Michigan to a blowout over Minnesota. 'M' blows away Gophers Curtis, Bruck and Botterman lead Michigan to easy win By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer A four-point victory in gym- nastics is like lapping the field in a NASCAR race - it's ablowout. The Michigan women's gym- na...…

… 4B - Monday, February 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Alternate captain injured in win Kolarik's groin injury may be very serious, coaches say By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer The Yost faithful held its col- lective breath Saturday when alternate captain Chad Kolarik fell to the ice on a 5-on-3 penalty kill halfway through the third period. The senior col- NOTEBOOK lapsed in front of Michigan's net with what Beren...…

…RAPPING FOR CHANGE: Mos Def's MLK Day performance Arts, Page 5 W7ie Lfid jigan Da iI1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 18, 2008 michigandaily.com Police seek 'U' student in shooting death Killing took place less than a mile from North Campus By LISA HAIDOSTIAN Daily Staff Reporter A 29-year-old Ypsilanti man was fatally shot at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in a gunfight that occurred less than a mile from North Campus, police said. The m...…

…2 - Friday, January 18, 2008 2 - ridy, anury 8, 008The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes Hairyt When Bill Stolberg, the pro- a numher of transitin prietor of the State Street Barber shop near Hill Street. Shop, looks hack on the 1960s and When Stolberg first 1970s, his thoughts don't jump to Ann Arbor and open, rockunroll, psychedelic drugs or 1974, he had to adjusti hippies. sensibiliti...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS CAIRO, Egypt Iranian president 'Eaccuses Bush of confrontation Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yest that Presi- dent Bush sent a "message of confrontation" during his recent Mideast trip. Bush spent much of his visit to the region, which he wrapped up on Wednesday, rallying sup- port among Arab allies for a strong stance against Iran - calling the country the world's top sponsor of...…

…S 4 -Friday, January 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74c fiiigan 4at*1V 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 reflectthe officialpositionofthe Daily's editorialboard.Allother signed articles and illustrations represent sol...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 18, 2008 -5 CONCERT PREVIEW ML COURTESY OF STONESTHROW The famed Detroit producer J Dilla died in 2006 of lupus A'Collage'party Mos Def is widely respected and praised for his socially-conscious rhymes. UMS brings another top-notch performer to the prestigious Hill ByLLOYD CARGO DailyArts Writer Mos Def - and his Big Band -is another impressive get forthe University Musical Society's...…

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…8 - Friday, January 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 MICHIGAN 79, LIVING ON A PRAYER New coaches Last-second heave forces overtime in'M' win square off By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer MADISON - Luck is the only word to describe it. And the Michigan women's bas- ketball team found it in the form of a 40-foot 3-pointer by sophomore Krista Phillips. The basket forced overtime for the Wolverines (4-2 Big Ten, 11- 5 ove...…

…'The danger with 'The Darjeeli g Li ited' The B-Side IIe c~ia :at Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 18, 2007 michigandaily.com LABOR STANDARDS Adidas under ire at WisC., Berkeley Athletic Department doesn't hold its apparel suppliers to high enough labor standards. signed contract with The Worker Rights Consortium, a labor rights watchdog group cre- Adidas in June ated by college administrators, reported last October that a facto- By A...…

… 2A - Thursday, October 18, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Explained A MOMENT OF SILENCE Snatching panties What should have been an ordi- nary pep rally before the Michigan State game in 1955 featuring the Michigan marching band, pom- pom girls and cries of "beat State!" morphed into a frenzy of male stu- dents storming the all-female Hill dorms, scaling walls and claiming cotton-and-lace trophies. ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS INTER WASHINGTON From p More Dems back Scho children's health goal of t to mak insurance plan who the Supporters of a bill to expand a children's health insurance pro- RALLY gram will have at least eight more From p votes, all from Democrats, when they try today to override President Bush's veto of the measure. was the But that's still not enough to of the e prevail. No Republicans have got in...…

… 4A - Thursday, October 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com fL1EC 1Cd1igan ,)a1*j 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 r...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 5A Perfect penalty kill pleases 'M' By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer ST. PAUL - At the Ice Breaker Invitational this past weekend, the 10th-ranked Wolverines defeated No.2 Boston College and lost to No. 5 Minnesota, both 4-3. NOTEBOOK But don't be fooled by the final scores - if you want to know how a young Michi- gan team hung in with two of the nation's top teams...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ADIDAS From page 1A University monitor the labor stan- dards in its factories. The UniversityAthletic Depart- ment did not respond to repeated requests for comment for this story in time for publication. LSA junior Blase Kearney, a member of student group Students Organized for Labor and Econom- ic Equality, said he doubts that the University will enforce its labor policies. Kearney said he thinks the sw...…

… a 8A - Thursday, October18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bonnell bowls over Falcons FIELD HOCKEY Wolverines win 10th consecutive game The No. 4 Michigan field hockey team beat Central Michi- gan 3-2 yesterday afternoon with an overtime goal by sophomore forward Kelly Fitzpatrick 2:56 into the extra period. In addition to boasting a10- game winning streak, Michigan has now won six straight road contests. The Wolverines had...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 9A Blue better, butnot its best By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer After Saturday's race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind., the consensus among the women's cross country team went mostly like this: "It wasn't our best race, but it was better than the Notre Dame Invitational." Two and a half weeks ago in South bend, the team finished in a disappointing fourth pl...…

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…D The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Thursday, October 18, 2007 Wes'S way in the world WHAT CAME BEFORE B "Hotel Chevalier," the Web pro- Even logue to "The Darjeeling Limited," is reread h Wes Anderson's second venture into anicpat shortfilm. Hisfirst, the1994 version no see th of "Bottle Rocket," exhibited what offend in would become Andersontrademark Wes Andn -symmetry in composition, a sense brohers oftcasual disconnect - in its light- ...…

… 2B - Thursday, October 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 28 - Thursday, October18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom CALENDA R The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events Today 10.18.07 Kelly Joe Phelps a P.M. $15/$20 At The Ark The Setup with special guests Farewell Republic and Danny Freeman 5:30 p.m. $5 21+/$8 under 21 At The Blind Pig Andy Kirshner: The Musical Image 5 p.m, Free At The Michigan Theater Tomor...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 3B What dreams will come Colbert brings bite to print By IMRAN SYED DailyArts Writer "This book isn't for people that are good at reading. It's for real Americans." So said Stephen Colbert to Jon Stewart in an episode of "The I Am Amer- Daily Show" shortly before iCa (And So the release of Can You!) Colbert's new book "I Am By Steven America (And Colbert So Can You!)." Gran...…

… 4B - Thursday, October 18, 2007 UMMA From page 1B images of religious piety. But reviews and the gallery's own materials combine care- ful arguments for a reevaluation of the "familiar" meanings of this imagery with instances of all too familiar and easy evalu- ation of it. While it would seem that such an exhibit would be a tough sell to a country with laws against nudity and works critical of the rul- ing regime, it's the U.S. side of the e...…

…KENNELLY: WHY DO PEOPLE STILL GO GREEK? OPINION, PAGE 4 IIAsilign ;1wl~ Ann Arbor Michigan Tuesday, September 18, 2007 michigandaily.com PROTECTING GENDER EXPRESSION AND IDENTITY Change to policy goes to regents MBA student Jeremy Sharff says he thinks the business school will work to regain its perch atop the Wall Street Journal's annual ranking of MBA programs. B.-School rank.plu.ets in WSJ If b non clau After versity on whet der iden ...…

… 2 - Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Losing their religion TUFFET TALK One of the most interesting things about the Notre Dame vs. Michigan game is what it does to the religious attitudes of fans. Take for example the guy ina Michigan shirt I overheard yell- ing at a guy in a Notre Dame shirt at a tailgate party. "You know what?" he yelled. "I hate your team. And I hate your religion." Then there was the pope. Outside the stadium, a student was...…

…r The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Senate takes step to avoid gov't shutdown State lawmakers took a step yes- terday toward avoiding a potential government shutdown on Oct. 1, but were no closer to resolving the question on how to fill a gaping shortfall in the next state budget. Senate Republicans yesterday passed a continuation budget that would extend the current spend- ing plan fo...…