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…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...…

…E 1111C toari 43al l Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 20, 2009 michigandaily com RO TN RRON7E Higher ed. funding may fall further ARIEL BOND/Daily Cathy Schembechler admires the "Heart of a Champion" sculpture in honor of her late husband Bo Schembechler last night. The sculpture was unveiled in the Cardio- vascular Center of the University of Michigan Hospital Miniature busts of Bo were given to some of Schembechler's former players...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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 .,...…

…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...…

…2A - Friday, November 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY:FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Before You Were Here Photos of th Week 2tie i$hdpn Oi 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmaiLcom CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom o...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 20, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ALLEGAN, Mich. Man, boy rescued from van roof in Kalamazoo River Police say a 52-year-old Allegan man and his 3-year-old nephew were rescued from the roof of a van that had rolled into the Kalamazoo River. The Allegan County sheriff's office says in a release that the van was in 10 feet of water off Echo Point boat launch Thursday afternoon when deputies arrive...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…91 4A - Friday, November 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL CHRIS AT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU C 1 4e fitichioan [ wily CHRIS KOSLOWSKI Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@nmich.edu ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR No. 1 d rather jut call 2012 grossed $225 million Sigh. Go ahead. Make an Roland Emmerich a ...…

…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...…

…4 - Friday, February 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL BELLA AT BELLZ@UMICH.EDU. C74C fivlcht*gan,43at"*lV BELLA SHAH Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@uinich.edu ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK )TORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial b...…

…a 4 - Friday, March 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL BELLA AT BELLZ@UMICH.EDU 74L e lWc4t'6'gan 4D a t4"ly BELLA SHAH Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editoria...…

…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...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Not buying it It wan a sad day last Sunday when I got rid of my '97 Buick Ultra. My dad and older brotherhadboth driven it before me. The breaks always squeaked no matter how often I replaced the pads, and the right mir- ror hung off the JEREMY side from whenL I accidentally LEVY hit the garage. Every time I brought the car to the shop for an oil change, the mechanics informed...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com rr Friday, November 20, 2009 - 5A 50 has guns, little else "Wait. So when the world ends, our careers end too? .Apocalyptically bad By JEFF SANFORD Daily Assistant ArtsEditor in case you don't know by now, 50 Cent is hard. Curtis "Fiddy Cent" Jackson is the hardest hard- ass around and he wants you to know all about ** how hard he his. 50 Cent In fact, he's going to tell you over Before I Self and ov...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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 POLICE From Page 1A society that has been deemed crim- inal," Silvers said. "Deemed crimi- nal why? Usually because of the color of our skin." Felix Lopez, vice chair of MSA's Peace and Justice Commission, was the lead organizer of the event. He said that after the death of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, who was shotbyethe FBI in Dearborn last month, he realized that students on campus were unaware of polic...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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,...…

…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...…

…8A - Friday, November 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Beilein's Final Four meeting led to matchup with Houston Baptist The GreatestRivalry in Sport A Rose for 'U' By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer The Final Four isn't usually the place where you would find a mid- major cupcake team to schedule. But that was exactly the case for Michigan coach John Beilein. Houston at Last April, Michigan Beilein's cousin, Joe Niland, th...…

…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 ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…IF MICHIGAN WINS, RUSH THE FIELD. 0 0 Pryor to visit A2 for first time since recruiting trip By RUTH LINCOLN G I Daily Sports Editor when his tenth-ranked Buck- eyes (6-1 Big Ten, 9-2 overall) face The last time Terrelle Pryor vis- unranked Michigan (1-6, 5-6). ited Ann Arbor, students living on Rodriguez heavily recruited Greenwood Ave. planned a block Pryor, even after the nation's top party in his honor. prospect chose to delay his deci...…