…1 e Ic 1 an 4:3at19 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 20, 2009 michigandaily.com INAUGURATION DAY Students head for Washington College Democrats, NAACP organize buses to Inauguration By LINDSAY KRAMER Daily Staff Reporter While many students will be spending today glued to their screens as Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the Unit- ed States, some lucky students will have a chance to watch the action firsthand in Wash...…
…2A - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers C apsCaat Explained, Captain o the party bus THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week It wouldn'tbe a normal night fur Benny Thomas Blevins, the BTB party bus driver, if intoxi- rated students, weren't falling off of the bus steps ur usingsthe luggage carrier pole as a strip- per pole. Blevins, known as Benny by m...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Hamas fighters seek to restore order in Gaza Uniformed Hamas security fteams emerged on Gaza City's streets yesterday an leaders of the Islamic militant group vowed to restore order in the shattered Pal- estinian territory after a three- week pummeling by the Israeli mil...…
…0 lln 4A - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 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 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 illustrations represent sole...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 20, 2009 -5A Bad in all dimensions Unnecessary remake isn't rescued by its archaic visual gimmick By BRANDON CONRADIS Senior Arts Editor "My Bloody Valentine 3D" is a rip-off in more than one way. Not only is it a horribly plotted, generic and exploitative piece of shit, it demonstrates Hollywood's My Blo complete lack of originality by both remaking an obscure Valetine 3D 1981 slasher...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 7A INAUGURATION From Page 1A Nathaniel Eli Coats Styer said he's just excited to be in the city when Obama is sworn in. "I don't have tickets to the inau- guration, but just going down there and being in the city is worth it," he said. "For me it was like there is no way I couldn't go down to D.C. because I...…
…8A - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com To combat recent spike in graffiti, City Council hopes to pass new legislation Businesses would opment Authority and city staff to consider revisions to the proposed have up to nine days ordinance. During that meeting, they to remove paint decided that the fine for having graffiti on your property was too steep. By LARA ZADE The revised ordinance also Daily StaffReporter ...…
…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com January 20, 2009 OHIO STATE 65, MICHIGAN 58 (ABOVE) Freshman Zack Novak reaches for a rebound in Saturday's loss to Ohio State. The Wolverines were dominated in the paint by the much-taller Buckeye big men. (BELOW) Sophomore Manny Harris chipped in a game-high 21 points in the loss.CLIF REEDER/Daily 0-H-OH, NO! Michigan's season hinges on Penn State game Throwback jerseys can't help 'M' in loss f you ...…
…2B - January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com ' 2B - January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I What I learnedfrom getting hit with a puck I Watch out for flying pucks." That advice is post- ed at Yost Ice Arena in at least four places, warning spectators that the sport they're watching involves a frozen, rubber disk moving at high speeds. But it's easy to ignore such a warning. A layer of glass,x netting behin...…
…I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com January 20; 2009 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom January 20,2009 - 3B. Free throw woes doom Blue Senior Chisako Sugiyama beat Duke's and Vanderbilt's top singles players in this weekend's home opener, the Michigan Invitational. Sugiyama rattles ranked opponents By MARK BURNS and CHARLES CLINTON Daily Sports Writers Those who have played tennis against senior Chisako Sugiyama know how fr...…
…4B - January 20, 2009 0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TRYOUT: Coaching staff returns to campus for walk-on evaluations I From page 1B the competition. Many potential walk-ons rounded off cuts in post and corner routes or didn't actively fly back to.the ball on comebacks. The smallballs did provide some excitement, though. In the waning minutes of the hour-long session - cut down from 90-minute try- outs last year - Kinesiology ju...…
…BREAK BURYING THE GOPHERS iould align our In a must-win situation, the Michigan men's i those of other basketball team dominated Minnesota to keep its inion, Page 4. Tournament hopes alive. See Sports, Page 8. ~"' ~w Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 20, 2009 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Prices to drop for '090tickets 'U' bucks trend at BY THE NUMBERS other schools, cites $1.43 tough economy The average decrease per game in Mich...…
…2 - Friday, February 20, 2009 2 - ridy, ebrury 0, 009The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Campus Characters WEDNESDAY: Explained T'HUR! Before You' LEFT Offi cers rinse ott the tuird tlour ot the Van Duren House in aursley MORE ONLN Hall at around 1 am. on Saturday morning. (CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily)MO E NL E TOP Yuan Chen, a sophomore chemical engineering student, performsoat Fer more photos of the we...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 20, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Dow ends at lowest close since 2002 An important psychological bar- rier gave way on Wall Street yester- day as the Dow Jones industrials fell to their lowest level in more than six years. The Dow broke through a bottom reached in November, pulled down by sharp declines in key financial shares. It was the lowest ending for the Dow since Oct. 9, 2002, wh...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FiaFbur 0 09- Friday, February 20, 2009 -5 HBO gets 'Down' By MARK SCHULTZ Daily Arts Writer "Sure, I've been called a xenophobe. But the truth is I'm nut. I honestly just feel that America's the best cnuntry and all the other countries aren't as gond." This sentiment is uttered nut by Dubya, or even Naylin Palmn, bat defamed pitcher Kenny Powers (Danny R. McBride, "Tropic Thun- Eastbound and Down Su...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com _r SHAMAN DRUM From Page 1 which the task force ultimately recommended. It was implemented last November. The purpose of the uBook pro- gram is to make textbooks more affordable by encouraging pro- fessors to publish reading lists on Ctools, where an integrated exchange system allows students to buy, sell and trade. Task force members suggested that making required readings available in advance would hel...…
…4 8 - Friday, February 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Novak's hot 3-point shooting key in win 0 M needs to look at big picture By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Editor In his team's 74-62 win over Minnesota last night, Michigan men's basketball coach John Beilein attributed his team's 45.8-percent shooting to a special visitor. Beile- M E in's priest, MICHIGA6N 74 Father M Chas Canoy of Ann Arbor's St. Thomas Parish, attende...…
…Iie llidigan &xiIVj -N YE, Fl EE DO1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 20, 2009 michigandaily.com DANCIN'AND ADVANGIN' KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The blue NCAA insignias were sewn on the left shoulder of the Michigan men's basket- ball team's jer- seys. Per NCAA rulestheSprint Centerwasvoid - of advertising. CBS, the home of March RUTH Madness, LINCOLN broadcasted I the game. At -Wednes- day's team dinner, Michigan men's basketball coach John B...…
…0 2 - Friday, March 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom _.,_ LEFT A video camera focuses on Michigan Vision Party presidential candidate Abhishek Mahanti during the Michigan Student Assembly debate on Monday. (CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily) MIDDLE DeShawn Sims is interviewed at the NCAA selection cere- mony held at Crisler Arena on Sunday. Michigae mas selected as a No. S0 seed. (WILL MOELLER/Daily) RIGHT Students eojoy beer pong with g...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 20, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, March 20, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON 13 companies getting bailout money owe back taxes At least 13 companies receiving billions of dollars in bailout money owe a total of more than $220 mil- lion in unpaid federal taxes, a key lawmaker said yesterday. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., chair- man of a House subcommittee overseeing the f...…
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…k n a. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 20, 2009 - 5 lTevision under siege 'Castle' suffers from crime drama conventions By CAROLYN KLARECKI Daily Arts Writer It's hard not to cringe when hearing the phrase "crime drama." The words con- ** jure images of urban settings, Castle choppy editing, cheesy one-lin- Mondays at ers, melodra- 10p.m. matic music, ABC poor acting and plots no one cares about or understands. ABC's "...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March,20, 2009 - 7 FIRST ROUND From Page 1 37 seconds left, Harris drove through a crowded lane. After his fouled bank shot bounced slowly from the glass through the net, Harris flexed his arms inward and growled with utter enthusiasm. "I probably look at him and say, 'You have a great shot here, it's got tobe like a layup," Michigancoach John Beilein said. "But when Manny gets into crowds, thos...…
…0 8 - Friday, March 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Harris leads 'M' to Tourney win By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Michigan men's basketball team saw its NCAA Tournament hopes melting before its eyes. After earning their first bid to the Big Dance in 11 years, the Wol- verines nearly let a 16-point lead against Clemson slip away down the stretch. That was until sophomore for- ward Manny Harris pu...…
…DISNEY DISASTER" Miley Cyrus made a movie. It's just as amateurish and pointless as her show. SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A SECOND NEVER FELT SO GOOD At this weekend's NCAAs, the Wolverines shocked the field and took home second place. U SEE SPORTSMONDAY, INSIDE my id i an Batl;. )NE H17 'UNDR SED r { 1N1.NETEEN 1 Tft t jy TYEARS OF ,(EDI, S T RIA 1.FREEDOM Ann Arbor Michigan Monday, April 20,2009 michigandailv.com --, -r . __, - ,..,, o ,wu ,1 .,...…
…News 2A - Monday, April 20, 2009 TUESDAY: Campus Character WEDNESDAY: Explained THURSDAY Before You Were Harvard will have most sports teams in nation FRIDAY: Here Photos of the Week SUNNY SIDE UP The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARYGRACA ELAINABUGLI Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com bugli@michigandaily.com The Massac...…
…News The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, A pril 20, 2009 - 3A N ew s Monday, April 20, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NAIROBI, Kenya Gunmen seize two foreign aid workers An aid worker says gunmen have kidnapped two foreign aid workers in Somalia. He says the Medecins Sans Fron- tieres (Doctors Without Borders) workers were seized in central Somalia yesterday by around 25 gunmen traveling in two trucks. The Somali staff traveling with the...…
…I 4A - Monday, April 20, 2009 Opinio The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. i 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 illustrations represent so...…
…Agha Monday, April 20, 2009 - 5A I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Mil ey's major mishap T V/N W I OLM YouTube your summer bredk Cyrus's big-screen debut adds nothing to her already shallow alter ego By ANNIE LEVENE Daily Arts Writer Growing up just isn't what it used to be. Past generations could look to realistic depic- tions of ado- Hannah lescent angst Montana: in movies like "Pretty in Pink" or TV shows At Showcase fa- like "My...…
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…N c , The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Briggs-Bunting, director of Michi- NEWSPAPER gan State University's School of From Page 1A Journalism. She said because The Ann place in their area. Arbor News is morphing into a twice-weekly print publica- ANN ARBOR'S MEDIA tion with a heavy online empha- FUTURE sis - in addition to Ann Arbor's affluent, Web-savvy makeup There was an outcry when Lau- - residents will be fine reading rel Champion,...…
…8A - Monday, April 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 8A - Monday, April 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONTANA From Page 5A starlet) getntoo serious or too real. While she may strug- gle with "tough" decisions, like whether to go forward with her Hannah duties or keep a dinner date with a cutie cowboy - allowing for a montage in which Cyrus changes clothing multiple times and annoyingly ruins everyone's meal - t...…
…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I April 20, 2009 M' NOTE: FOOTBALL Wolverines no longer 0w interested in Paulus The Michigan football team is no longer pursuing former Duke point guard Greg Paulus, according to a Scout.com report on Saturday. On the Dan Patrick radio show on Thursday, Pau- lus said he had an opportunity to compete at the quarterback position at Michigan. He was at the Wolverines' final spring practice Tuesday to meet wi...…
…I 2B - April 20, 2009 Sj9 rt Moday The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ffi V The Daily may e shrinking but it can't disappear Traditionally, the last Sports- 2005, if Michigan students wanted Monday Column of the school year news, they had to turn to the Daily has taken the form of alonggoodbye - at least if they wanted it for free. froma(hopefully)soon-to-be-grad- I'm all for the proliferation of uating senior information. And I don't...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ' ' April 20, 2009 - 3B Th MihgnDiy-mciadiyo Sp rs (f{Arl2,09-3 Michigan squeaks out win at archrival Indiana for eighth straight title By AARON SHAW For the Daily Winning CWPA Western Divi- sion Co-Player of the Week last weekend wasn't enough for senior captain Julie Hyrne. She played her best game of the year yesterday, according to Michigan coach Matt Anderson. With her five goals Sunday, includ- i...…
…', 4B - April 20, 2009 SportsMond'ay The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com OFILI: Leader and best in a Southern-dominated sport From page 1B Henry said it's human nature for an athlete to pace herself based on how other people are running, so it should come as no surprise that he likes Ofili to run alone. "It's like acar being on the high- way," he said. "If that car is around a bunch of other cars going 55, the fastest it will go is 60....…
…uvuuay, Juy au, UUy CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE ARTISTIC KIND Darth Cheney: American hero Even if you hate the former vice president, you love hating him SEE PAGE 5 Sweaters with a purpose Lisa Anne Auerbach displays her unique apparel at UMMA SEE PAGE 9 The Daily Dozen Daily Sports breaks down 12 Wolverines who are under the radar in '09-10 SEE PAGE 11 Vol. CXIX,No.145C, 2009TheMichiganDaily michigandailycom NEW S ....................... 2 O PIN...…
…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U' construction forecast Regents approve renovations for Couzens, UMHS By STEPHANIE STEINBERG DailyNewsEditor At the University Board of Regents monthly meeting on Thursday, the regents reviewed and approved five construction projects involving a University res- idence hall, hospital, museum and science building. The projects total $60.66 million in renovations. APPROVAL OF SCHEMAT...…
…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailyicom MORE THAN A MTTRAL 13 'U' alum joins NASA team EdI und( for Man becomi for NAE Cise tu reality. Van est in a he grev include tually l Space C "The more ft esting i refinet Cise sa a life pa Last rialized Van Cis als sele tors in Van Cise credits Johnson Space Center. on the International Space Station. Flight directors are responsible Van Cise said that getting the ergrad schooli...…
…41 Monday, July 20, 2009 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@unich.edu ERIKA MAYER I Prison break JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING FDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER FDITORIAI PAGF FDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrati...…
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…81 Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ENROLLLMENT From Page 1 we had to admit more students to get to it," she said. According to Ted Spencer, asso- ciate vice provost and executive director of the Office of Under- graduate Admissions, this year's decrease in yield - the percent- age of applicants offered admis- sion that send in deposits - is not unique to the University. Many colleges and universities across the n...…
…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 The statement s in the sweater "Is that a horcrux in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" Half- decent'Prie' By BRIGID KILCOIN DailyArts Writer State Street passersby peering through the glass windows of the University of Michigan Museum of Art's Frankel Wing will be struck by the sight of knit sweat- ers emblazoned with bold slogans, seemingly suspended in midair. The...…
…10 Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Auerbach's sweaters can be seen in UMMA's Project Gallery through October. AUERBACH From Page 9 have the perhaps naive hope that art can change the world. I do think every decision we make is a political decision in some way. A lot of my work is about speaking out, speak- ing up, getting the word out." Her association with UMMA is a logical one - Auerbach is a former Ann Arbor ...…
