November 19, 2008 (vol. 119, iss. 55)

…THE BLOGGERS TAKE OVER How mgoblog has changed the way we follow Michigan sports. See the Statement, inside 1:CI £d4igan Baly Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 19, 2008 michigandaily.com LIGHTS, CAMERA, CAMPUS LECTURER ACCUSED OF FRAUD Greene, assailed r inreport, drops out Citing health, lecturer stopped teaching just before TV report questioning his ethics aired By JENNA SKOLLER and ESHWAR THIRUNAVUKKARASU Daily Staff Reporters Ju...…

…2A - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 TOPPING IT OFF' Hitting the slopes? Grab a tray Some daring students still do it today, but "Traying" - the act of stealing a cafeteria tray to use as a sled - was a popular University pas- time in the winter in the 1970s. University alum Jim Weintraub said he used to steal trays from Mary Markley Residence Hall and use them to slide down hills in Nichols Arbore- tum. Around Thanksgiving in 1974, he broke h...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ANCHORAGE Stevens loses Alaska senate race Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re- election bid yesterday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn't survive a con- viction on federal corruption charges. His defeat by Anchor- age Mayor Mark Begich moves Senate Democrats ...…

…4A - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 A 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 represent solelyt...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 19, 2008 -5A Is Bond the same man? Jt always alarmed me when female friends of mine said they'd never seen a James Bond film. That was sacrilegious in my book. It was also com- F pletely unfath- , omable, as if they were tell- ing me they'd never eaten a steak. I mean, BRANDON the Bond. CONRADIS franchise is an institution by now. How could anyone go so long without seeing at least ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 7A The Michigan Daily - mithigandailycom Wednesday, November19, 2008 - 7A r ELECTIONS From Page 1A MSA to make a positive impact on campus. But it can't be achieved until we have the right people up at the plate," she said. "We need students to read the platforms, pick out which ideas they think are good, pick out which can- didates they believe can really achieve the pot...…

…8A - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Rich Rod's biggest regret Berenson lassos his first Texan "I think we took more of a busi- nesslike approach to it at the start, as opposed toa more personal approach. And that's something, in retrospect, I'd probably have done differently. "They had no idea what our coach- es were really like. They didn't know us. "Sometimes you get caught up [in the business aspe...…

…- - . .- S.. 0 0 0 Baits won aving no knowledge of the University's campus when I opened my housing packet to find Baits I on my contract, I turned to the Internet for information. "Baits is an amazing community that allows you to get involved and build lasting friendships during your first year at Michigan" reads a description on the housing website. Whoever wrote that could have drafted speeches for Donald Rums- feld during the run up t...…

…U U U U U U U V U U U U I 0 0 a 0 a 0 0 0 a 0 I 2 Te MchganD.ly - er.eday.Nvemer 9, 00 Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chief: Andrew Grossman Managing Editor: Gabe Nelson Photo Editor: Chanel Von Habsburg- Lothringen Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Lan Truong Cover photo: Sam Wolson The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday during the regular semester. new rules ru...…

…0 0 " i 6B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - The Michigan Daily QUOTES OF THE WEEK . M BULLSH ITTI NG I touched her hand and she smelled like cherries." - DYLAN MCAFEE, Georgetown Day School second grader, about Michelle Obama after the future first lady toured McAfee's school last week.-Obama has been touring private schools in the Washington D.C-area to decide which the first children will...…

… 0 0 S 0S0 0 0 I 4 Te icign Dil -Weneday Nve be 1, 00 I Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - The Michigan Daily I QU( ERRLOUDE THE MINUTE ANALYSIS AND BRAZEN FANDOM OF SOME MICHIGAN SPORTS BLOGS HAVE TRADITIONAL SPORTS WRITERS SWEATING UNDER THEIR COLLAR " t U nlike professional journalists, Brian Cook doesn't have to worry about the decline of print media and the buyouts and layoffs that have accom- panied it. A graduate from the Universi...…