…0 4B - Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THE VAULT I THE REPLACEMENTS 'TIM' (1985) An irreplaceable hit 4 The Michigan Theater is the venue for almost every Fi FILM FESTIVAL From Page 1B film, but in terms of the last 50, 60 years of art." Even though the majority of Conner's work was produced between the 1960s and '70s, Harrison assured viewers that "his retrospec- tive is going to be ... as cutting-edge to...…
…c jRltc4ian 4 atF,7 SAnn Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 19, 2009 ROCKIN' THE CAMPUS michigandaily.com STEM CELL RESEARCH Post-Prop. 2, researchers confident about future For a sldeshow of last night's Ben Folds ZACHARY MEISNER/Daly A packed crowd awaits the start of a Ben Folds concert in the Michigan Theatre last night. During the concert, Folds concert, go to michigandaily.com. played a combination of his classic fan favorites and a...…
…2A - Thursday, February 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Ml In Other IN THE SPIRIT OF MLK Revenge on the Daily In October 1979, in the midst of his legendary career as head coach of the Michi- gan football team, Bo Schem- bechler brought his game plan for a strong defense off the field and aimed it at a Michi- gan Daily reporter. Dan Perrin, a senior sports editor covering football for the Daily at the time, was pri- vate...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Michigan's 'wish list' for stimulus Obama pitches $75B lifeline for Cole discusses militant uprising in Iraq conflict funds goes online homeowners Gov. Jennifer Granholm's administration created a Web site yesterday that broadly outlines her priorities for spending Michi- gan's share of the federal stimulus money. The site includes a 1,200-...…
…4A - Thursday, February 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L7i1L 1Mvld~l*jan4 3al~j Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK 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 illustra...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 5A TWELVE BOLD PREDICTIONS THE DAILY HOCKEY WRITERS WEIGH IN ON HOW MICHIGAN WILL FARE DOWN THE STRETCH MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Sophomore forward Matt Rust and senior forward Travis Turnbull will both score at least 10 goals in the regular season. They have seven and eight right now, respectively. Michigan will not let up another power-play goal the rest of the regular season. ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Student service group attends Clinton summit Will Work For Food Moneyfr organizat leaders spoke with Steven of Will v former president group's by Clinto By VERONICA MENALDI sity's 20 Daily StaffReporter In the sp the role Most campus groups spend tion can p their time promoting their causes unstable handing out fliers on the Diag. But "(Cline last weekend Will Work for Food spark of got to pitch their i...…
…8A - Thursday, February 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I FROM WALK-ONS TO CAPTAINS 4 Fifth-year seniors Lee and Merritt lead the Wolverines with hard work and heart By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer Before last Tuesday's game againstthen-No. 9 Michigan State, fifth-year senior guard C.J. Lee strutted across the court during warmups, yelling to teammates, "Let's go! Let's go!" Nearby, fellow fifth-year senior David Merrit...…
…weekend essentials Feb. 19 to Feb. 22 S D - Z m r c s4 k G7 q Y {' 3 F 5'3.; '. l j F h S . scene TV This Friday an era ends on NBC at 12:35 a.m. (OK, so it's actually Sat- urday). Conan O'Brien does his last "Late Night" before his big move to L.A. to take Jay Leno's place as host of the "Tonight Show." Loved for his semi-erotic dance moves and Irish pale- ness, it's possible Conan will have to tone down his antics for an older crowd once h...…
…2B - Thursday, February 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events in Anr and the surrounding are rbor Today 2.19.09 Arts and the Environment Installation Project: Earth 12 p r. At the Duderstadt Center Free 500 Years of American Grapes and Wines: A Remark- able Journey 1 e.. At the Wlliam Clements Library Free "Unveiling a Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy" 7:30 p.m. At 1800, ChemistryBuil...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 3B Short films, high hopes Hard days for print media By ANDREW LAPIN and EMILY BOUDREAU Daily Film Writers Every year around Oscar nomi- nation time, there are at least 10 recognized films the general pub- lic will have never heard of: the five live-action and five animated shorts nominated in the Acad- emy's "Best Short Film" catego- ries. But it doesn't have to be that ...…
…4B - Thursday, February 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com T THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN 'HONEY'S DEAD' (1992) Irreverently essential By DAVID WATNICK ManagingArts Editor "I wanna die just like Jesus Christ." That's how The Jesus and Mary Chain jumpedinto their 1992 album, Honey'sDead.Andifoffendedlisten- ers hadn't turned the disc off by the time irreverent opener "Reverence" got around to "I wanna die just like JFK," they probab...…
…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...…
…Illic i an, at Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 19, 2008 michigandailycom PARKING ON CAMPUS Regents OK plan to add parkingnear hospital Neighbors speak out against planned $48-million structure By JAKE SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter Despite strong opposition from city residents and offi- cials, the University Board of Regents unanimously approved a proposal for a free-standing parking structure, office build- ing and transit center n...…
…2 - Friday, September 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, September19, 2008 The Michigan Daity - michigandailycom The paperless project More than one million library materials on campus have been digitized through the Google Michigan Digitization Proj- ect over the past few years, but because the technology remains a closely guarded secret, the project remains a mystery to many. The goal is to have all 7.5 mil- lion...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 19, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS Freshmen 'finest' WASHINGTON Dow rebounds, surges more than 400 points The stock market finally found reason to rally yesterday, and Con- gress promised quick action as the Bush administration prepared a plan to rescue banks from the bad debt at the heart of the worst cri- sis on Wall Street since the Great Depression. Details of the plan were still being work...…
…4 - Friday, September 19, 2008 mMihigan .aily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com This has been the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. There is no question about it." - Mark Gertler, an economist at New York University, explaining the urgency of the U.S. financial crisis, as reported yesterday b...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 19, 200$ -5 Sparkless'Lightbulbs' By SASHA RESENDE Daily Arts Writer The British electro-pop- pin' quartet Fujiya & Miyagi has recently made a name for itself with its atmospheric synth-beats and lighter pop ele- ments. The . band's 2006 Fujya & sophomore Mjyagij release, Transpar- Lightbulbs ent Things, 'Deaf Dumb& Blind was well- received and placed the band on the indie radar, allo...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 19, 2008 - 7 REVIEW From Page 1 public circus his work generates rather than the matters it concerns. And since everyone should be famil- iar with the 2004 race, he made a wise choice in chronicling his 62-city get-out-the-vote tour by pri- marily focusing on the tour itself. Really, "Slacker Uprising" is just a concert film. Moore embraced that notion, calling it his version of Neil Y...…
…8 - Friday, September 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Seniors ready for last shot at title By MATT JOHNSON Daily Sports Writer Nobody on the Michigan men's golf team has waited for a shot at redemption longer than seniors Nick Pumford and Bill Rankin. Both have spent three seasons on campus toiling for a team that finished near the bottom of the Big Ten. Michigan hasn't been ranked higher than fifth in the conference since t...…
…FEELING SUPER: 'M' SWEEPS REGIONAL NEWS City Council weighs new bike lanes The Ann Arbor City Council will vote tonight on a proposal to add bike paths to Fifth Av- enue and Division Street. See Page 3 OPINION From the Daily: Running on empty While politicians in Michigan and in Washington D.C. are using gas tax breaks as fuel for upcoming campaigns, the pro- posed breaks would be a wreck. See Page 4 ARTS Latest Grand Theft Auto will take you...…
…2 Monday, May 19.2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom U' opens Business Engagement Center New office hopes to spark revenue increase By CHARLES GREGG-GRIST Daily News Editor Relationships between business- es and the University used to be coordinated by individual schools and fundraising staffs. But that's changing with the creation of the Business Engagement Center, a new office set up to solicit and coor- dinate corporate involveme...…
…Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bike lanes on table for Division, Fifth Mayor hopes to quadruple city's bike lanes over five years By SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily News Editor Residential College senior Rob Linn and his bicycle - a 1971 Fuji Special Road Racer - have a love- hate relationship. Since coming to the University, Linn, an avid cyclist, has been involved in two serious accidents with cars while riding his bike...…
…4' Monday May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Cbe icbigan 4ail Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR EMMARIE HUETTEMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsignededitorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorialboard. All other signed articles and illustrations represent so...…
…Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Eco-overdrive A new shade of blue J decided last week that for the first time in my life, I was ready to give in to peer pressure. Considering the degree to which I harp on my family and friends to turn the lights off and unplug I appliances, I KATE harbor a pretty TRUESDELL incriminating skeleton in my closet - I drive an SUV. To be fair, it's a small one. But my fine ride of ...…
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…8 Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RATES From page 1 support the RLI. LSA sophomore Becka Reits said she thought current students shouldn't have to pay for the facil- ities of future students. "(The funds) should be raised after that stuff is done," Reits said. "Why would you pay more to live somewhere without the (new) stuff and facilities?" While a 4.9-percent increase in residence hall rates is low in com- paris...…
…Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com VIDEO GrEie hnbs Crime has never bee so fun Car-jacking, drug- dealing and more violent excitement in blockbuster sequel I find myself unconsciously slipping into a Russian accent sometimes. Every time I see a taxi on the street I want to get in and teleport to my destination; whenever I see a police car, I want to turn tail and run. That's how much I've become invested **** in "Gran...…
…10 Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DEATH CAB From Page 9 track's overextended intro - com- plete with a low, repetitive bassline and slices of piano keys - is one of the album's most ambitious devia- tions, taking the typically quirky pop band to uncharted musical ter- ritory. The cut's dark and forebod- ing introduction fits perfectly with its theme of unrequited attraction, creating an atypically dusky atmo- sph...…
…Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 FRESH IMPRESSIONS Powers's out says more than homers Freshman Jordan Taylor pitches in Michigan's 5-0 win over Kent State in the Ann Arbor Regional championship game.. ""Youth key in regional title Michigan softball coach Carol Hutchins knew how per- fect the situation seemed. But also how danger- ous it could be. The3 bases were loaded with two outs in the fourth DAN inning o...…
…12 Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FELDMAN From page 11 Powers to pinch hit, she did some preemptive damage control. The Wolverines were bounced in the first round of the Big Ten Tourna- ment in part because they pan- icked when they fell behind. In the same vein, she didn't want to see the team stray from her stay- in-the-moment approach by get- ting too excited. "I told her that the crowd was going to go wild,"...…
…THE STATEMENT WOMEN'S HOOPS Illegal immigrant workers struggle to make ends meet while With NIT bid, Michigan's first working toward a college degree. postseason tourney in six years &711d11gan aily Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 19,2008 michigandailycom FIXING THE FISH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Federal court judge upholds Proposal 2 Pro-affirmative action group plans to appeal ruling ByMATTAARONSON and JULIE ROWE Daily StaffReporters A f...…
… A 2A - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Youth and experience The next time you're at office hours, try starting a conversation with your professor about the lat- est American Idol reject or your favorite 50 Cent song. For Law School students taking a class with Professor Vikramad- itya Khanna, this type of exchange is commonplace. Khanna, the soft- spoken corporate and security rela- tions law professor who considers himself a pop-culture junkie,...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 3A NEWSBRIEFS WASHINGTON Feds cut interest rate for sixth time since September The Federal Reserve slashed a keyinterestrateyesterdaybythree- fourths of a percentage point, mov- ing aggressively to contain a credit crisis threateningto push the coun- try into a severe recession. , The latest action broughtthe fed- eral funds rate - the interest that banks charge each other - ...…
… 4A - Wednesday, March 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 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 solely the v...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 19, 2008 -5A Making music for the critics Ifeel like an asshole. Not because I suggested Daily Arts say we hate Heath Ledger or because my girlfriend spent signifi- cantly more money for Valentine's Day on me than I did on her. No, I feel like an ass- hole because CHRIS I have GAERIG essentially removed myself from the musical com- munity: buying, appreciating and absorbing the art. Th...…
