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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 21, 2008 - 9 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, November 21, 2008 - 9 FOOTBALL Breakdown: Ohio State has all-around edge Senior quartet selected as permanent captains for 'M' By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK and NATE SANDALS Daily Sports Editors MICHIGAN RUSHING OFFENSE VS. OHIO STATE RUSHING DEFENSE Junior running back Brandon Minor said Monday he would play regardless of his injuri...…

…10 - Friday, November 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A comic's Christmas COLBERT From Page 5 one that goes far beyond that. There is nothing even remotely ironic about a gun-toting Toby Keith lashing out in song at "the enemies of Christmas" ("Separate Church and State, that's what some liberal said / I say it's time we separated him from his head"). Sentiment like that is just not funny from a person nuclear explosions to...…

…Criminals not after crafts OPINION Trail-weary Gary Graca explains why long and ever-lengthing election I season are leaning him ex- hausted - and what presiden- tial candidates can do to help. See Page 5 ARTS Batman returns in stunning sequel Christopher Nolan turns a typi- cal comic book story into one of the most enthralling, unique films of the year. See Page 10 SPORTS Futures Game kind to Wolverines Former Michigan baseball players Clayt...…

…2 Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily -.michigandailycom A race to register as, election nears 420 Maynard St. Ann Arhor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com Campus groups plan to target freshmen By TREVOR CALERO Daily Staff Reporter If you've set foot on the Diag these past few weeks, chances are someone armed with a clipboard and pen has asked if you're regis- tered to vote. With the 2008 presidential election closing in, many poli...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 RECRUITING From Page 1 work with minority middle and high school students are refashion- ing their activities on the Univer- sity's campus and in high schools across the state. Erica Sanders, the director of recruitment operations at the Uni- versity's Office of Undergraduate Admissions - which often assists student groups in contacting pro- spective applicants to the Univer- sit...…

…41 Monday, July 21,2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com IJhe Michigan 43aili Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING E[NTOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsignededitorialsreflectthe officialpositionofthe Daily's editorialboard.Allother signed articles and illustrations represent solely...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 CHRIS KOSLOWSKI OUT TOASURE E-MAIL KOSLOWSKI AT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU Trail-weary So what do you think of that - . Medicare il? tgms foot me once.,shame ° on.-shame on you.YE E E E OW whng o m e from.., You cant get fooed gan LO* Attac fte'hag. ns t's not even November yet, and I'm already tired of hearing about John McCain and Barack Obama. Every little thing these guys and th...…

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…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7. the michigan daily Attention Emergency Department and/or ICU Nurses: Are you searching for a MAGNET-DESIGNATED facility and EMPLOYER OF CHOICE? W E WANT TO M EET YOU,!- The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking to fill nursing positions within the Emergency Treatment Center (ETC) to help staff our new 60,000 sq. feet ETC. We are a...…

…81 Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RECRUITING From Page 3 that they can be admitted to uni- versities. "It helps if you see someone closer to you and they're able to -achieve this," he said. Conner Sandefur, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklaho- ma and co-chair of Native Ameri- can Students Association, said the affirmative action ban has a mark- edly different effect on prospec- tive Native American studen...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 Patrons peruse the galleries of photographer Lisa Kristine. The annual Ann Arbor Art Fairs have come and gone, but the talent and ingenuity showcased by certain artists still linger By Ben VanWagoner and Katie Carey I Associate Arts Editor and Daily Arts Writer ARTS IN BRIEF Film Disposable monkey business "Space Chimps" 20th Century Fox At Quality 16 and Showcase You know what ...…

…10k Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ART FAIR From Page 9 say 'What's wrong with you, why don't you get it?' because I don't like feeling like that." Lynn Whipple and John Whipple, Mixed Media Lynn Whipple's tent felt like she took everything out of my grand- ma's house, put it in a huge pile, mixed it around a bit, then started grabbing at old photo- graphs, books, and knick-knacks. The result is a group of artwo...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FROM BLUE TO WHITE Two former Wolverines climb White Sox system By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer NEW YORK - Clayton Richard finally realized he was on the wrong field. For 21 years, the 6-foot-5, 240- pound Richard thought he was happiest covered in pads with a football in his hand, leading an offensive charge down the field. But after being frustrated with his place in the Mi...…

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…Michigan wins home-opener by taking advantage of 'freebies' Sports, Page 8 Why a green lifestyle requires deep pockets Opinion, Page 4 ~Ie idjian &dIVj Ann Friday, March 21,2008 michigandaily.com AWARDING MICHIGAN'S DELEGATES Legislature unlikely to sponsor primary RODRIGO GAYA/Daily Protesters for the Graduate Employees' Organzation demonstrated and listened to speeches yesterday in Regents' Plaza in front of the Fleming Adminstration ...…

…4 2 - Friday, March 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: Explained PURIM AT HILLEL Skat ing through life Before the days of dimly lit roller rinks with disco music and rented wheels, University stu- dents took their skating skills to the streets. In 1933, spring weather and newly-resurfaced roads propelled a roller-skating fad on camp...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON D.C. court bars Libby from practicing law Former top White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was banned yesterday from practicinglawin the nation's capital following his per- jury conviction in the case of a CIA operative's leaked identity. The disbarment order of the Dis- trict of Columbia Court of Appeals had been expected. When a member of the bar is con- victed'of an offense ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 - Friday, March 21, 2008 Edited and managed by students at the University ofMichigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu III 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 vi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 212008 - 5A DSO brings Bach to Ann Arbor "That's it, no post-apocalyptic sex for a month." Doome...d to failure By ABIGAIL B. COLODNER DailyArts Writer Today, Bach fans will mark the com- poser's 323rd birthday. Also today, Chris- tians will mark the death of Jesus Christ. That quirk of this year's early Easter cal- endar makes tonight's Hill Auditorium per- Bach's St. formance of Bach...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 21 2008 - 7 GEO From Page 1 progressed, crowds of onlookers gathered around the protesters. GEO President Helen Ho, a Com- munication Studies GSI, said the demonstration showed the union's need totake action outside bargain- ing sessions to convince the Univer- sity to increase GSI salaries. "The administrations have come to the table three times a week with nothing to propose to us, so we...…

… 8 - Friday, March 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com No h ts through five? o problem In home-opener at Fish, Michigan takes advantage of Oakland errors By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer In the middle of the fifth inning of yesterday's home open- er at Ray Fisher Stadium, No. 25 Michi- gan had OAKLAND 4 yet to MICHIGAN 7] record a hit against Oakland. But the Wolverines still led, 2-1. Despite the hitless streak, Michigan cap...…

…b t1Oiidigan DaiI1 ONI I .l 1)1 N 1111 NN 1 I(*:.TlI'l NYASO DI~T)B1 11 1FREEOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 21, 2008 michigandailycom TOTAL ECLIPSE GEO votes to postpone deadline for new contract Grad student union now has until March17 to agree to new contract By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily StaffReporter The Graduate Employees' Orga- nization, engaged in contentious* contract negotiations with the University, voted overwhelmingly l...…

… 4 2A - Thursday, February 21, 2008 The art of negotiation Graduate student instructors gathered in Haven Hall yes- terday to hold a grade-in as a protest to draw attention to the Graduate Employees' Organi- zation's ongoing contract nega- tions with the University. But this wasn't the first time that a group of gradoate students have hounded together for a cause. The Graduate Employees Organization is a labor union established in 1970 to l...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS PANELIST From Page' JAKARTA, Indonesia panelist and: West Indonesian Cotton. "Wh this so-called earthquake injures doesn't matt president use 25, kills at least 3 in her speech about how w A powerful earthquake struck each other." western Indonesia yesterday, kill- Cotton w: ing at least three people, injuring "The State 25 others, and damaging several sponsored by buildings, officials said. ...…

… 4 4A - Thursday, February 21, 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 tothedaify@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Pretty bad for patients, pretty good for industry profits:' Allison Zieve, an attorney for the petitioners, discussing her defeat in a Suprem...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 5A 4Winning streak has Blue 'hungry' Team looking to extend three-game winning streak against Gophers By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Editor Just two weeks ago, it was impossible to imagine that the Michigan men's basketball team would soon be the hottest squad Michigan at in the Big Ten. Minnesota But the Matchup- Wolverines (4- Michigan 8-17; 9 Big Ten, 8-17 Minnesota 17-...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 7A VANDERKAAY From Page 1A set a high standard for their brothers to follow. At Michi- gan, Christian was a 2004 NCAA All-American in the 200 -meter freestyle relay and Peter won five NCAA titles. He was also a member of the gold medal-winning 800- meter freestyle relay team at the 2004 Athens Olym- pics and set a new American record in the 500-yard free- style on Feb. 9. C...…

… a 8A - Thursday, February 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Deep roster lets 'M' shrug off injuries By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer While the Michigan women's gymnastics team's record might be squeaky clean, its bill of health isn't. Three all-Americans - juniors Becky Bernard and Tatjana Thuener-Rego and senior Katie Lieberman - sat out of the lineup last weekend with minor injuries. The fourth-ranked Wolverines look...…

…ti B The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I Thursday, February 21,2008 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. BEYOND Graffiti walks a fine line in underground art By Whitney Pow I Daily Fine Arts Editor ON DISPLAY "Letters to Sala," a con- tinuing open exhibition of rarely seen letters and photographs from the Holocaust, is currently in the Harlan Hatcher Grad- uate Libra...…

… 2B - Thursday, February 21, 2008 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com REDUCTIVE REASONING Picking one And one Anart D THE MAGNETIC FIELDS:'69 LOVE SONGS'(1999) The Duily Arts guide to upcoming events Today 2.21.08 Playing Piano in Early 20th Someone Century IstanbulS 7:30 p.m. elses K At the School of Social Work Building, words room1636 Free Mary Jo Firth Gillett 7 p.m. At Shaman Drum Free Change Tomorrow 2.22.08 Jef Brannan 8 and ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 3B When the empire writes back he classic names of Eng- lish literature may still be Donne, Shakespeare and Milton. But look at contemporary bookshelves and book- lists and you'll find that names of some of the best English- language authorsKIMBERLY today sound CHOU much less Anglo-Saxon and, perhaps, much more like your own. Diaz, Jin, Hamid and Lahiri are being read - an...…

… 4 4B - Thursday, February 21, 2008 OSCARS From Page lB BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY "Atonement" "Away from Her" "Le Scaphandre et le Papillon" (a.k.a. "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly") "No Country for Old Men" "There Will Be Blood" Should Win: "No Country for Old Men" Will Win: "No Country for Old Men" As deeply contemplative and esoteric as its source material (a novel by Cormac McCarthy) and yet superb by every con- ventional standard of dra...…

…The Statement rIe tidigan hail Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 21,2007 michigandaily.com A COOPERATIVE THANKSGIVING STADIUM CONTROVERSY Justice Dep't asks to join1suit against'U' After Ed. Department rejects compromise, feds want in on paralyzed vets lawsuit By GABE NELSON Daily News Editor The Department of Justice asked a federal court yesterday to let it join the Michigan Paralyzed Veter- ans of America in its suit against the ...…

…I 0 2A - Wednesday, November 21, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WDEAY In Other Ivory Towers Arbor AnecdotesEBE WHY DOESn'T CRILE at for cc? Arena isn't meant for concerts THURSDAY: FRIDAY: )re You Were Here The Extremist Crisler Arena is known for being the home basketball court for the men's and women's basketball teams and little else. Rarely, in recent years, has it been known as a concert house. Crisler once played host to John Lennon and Yoko...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS * WASHINGTON Former press sec.: Bush, Cheney misled public Former White House press sec- retary Scott McClellan blames President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for efforts to mislead the public about the role of White House aides in leaking the identity of a CIA operative. In an ex...…

… 4A - Wednesday, November 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorialboard.All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the view...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 5A MUSIC COLUMN Bob Marley: More than a poster and a spliff B ob Marley is probably the most famous black person in the world. Why? Because he's dead. There's obviously more to it than that, but the fact that his dreadlocked semblance has now become a symbol standing for something much different thanheactuallyintendedplaces him in the league of appropri- ated heroes, some...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 7A STADIUM From Page 1A that the Department of Educa- tion has declined to negotiate a resolution to our differences and has instead elected to refer their complaint to the Department of Justice," Cunningham wrote in a statement. "We are proud that the University has always met the seating needs of our mobil- ity-impaired patrons, and we are resolved to maintaining and str...…

… gnort,,41, 8A - Wednesday, November 21, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Blue eager to travel North By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Writer Michiganmen'sbasketballcoach John Beilein talks about his team's season as if it is a journey. His goals are long-term rather than game-specific. His team's longest journey ofthe season starts tonight against No.22 Butler in the opening game of the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchor- age, Alask...…

…9 r . . . 0 0 0 12 Th ichga aiy - eneda, -ovebe 2,S00 My family's syndrome y mom called me earlier this semester to tell me that my brother had got- ten in trouble again. This time for a new indiscretion - he had stayed out too late with friends on a school night. "I'm just so happy," my mom said. Weboth were. For years, the idea that my brother could be punished for being too social had seemed impossible. For my brother, a 17-year-old...…

… 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 I. *.. ... aR.. THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GARY GRACA A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to 10. i'WE R uew rules rule 63: It's almost Thanks- giving; take down your Hal- loween Face- book picture. rule 64: Never try to be the person who knows more than the tour guide. rule 65: One phone call is always bet- ter than six text messages. - E-mail rule su...…

…Wednesday, November 2, 2007 - The Mi :. . 10B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Sibling science Can the birth order of these notable Wolverines tell us anything about them? QUOTES OF THE WEEK Climate change has ushered in a whole new era of judicial review." - PATRICK PARENTEAU, Vermont Law School environmental law professor, on an appeal's court rejection of Bush's fuel-economy standards "Japan's research program is a sha...…

…r .. Mk s r _ i 0 0 s v I 4B TheMiciga Daly Wedesdy, oveber21,200 Weneda, ovmbr 1,207 - heMihianDaly 9 - ° r . %' - ; i' ___ _ ABOUT CAMPUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST being a poet ___ -__tf- Bathroom confessional The sisterhood of the stall It was Sunday evening at the Fishbowl and LSA sophomore Bethany Rockwall needed to use the bathroom. Rockwall turned left from the computer lab toward the infa- mously unkempt women's rest-...…

…0edesayNoemer01,20 . .. .... .. . .... ... .... .... . .. .. .... ... . .. .. .... .. ..... ... 0' 17Dil Th ihga l - ens da, eme 2. 207 Should'youmarry a fellow alum Marriage might be the last thing on your mind, but if you wait a little while and get hitched to one of your classmates, statistically speaking, you'll be poised for a happy ending Washtenaw County, is one of the leaseholders for the Ron Paul House, also dubbed "The Shop." He s...…

…dM. Ai i O ff . A A. 0 0 0 v Wednsda, Nvembr 2, 207 -TheMicig . iy 7 he 44 steps that lead to the U.S. Supreme Court are meant to make passersby feel that they exist in a sep- arate world. In Jeffrey Toobin's recent book on the court, "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court," he explains that the architect of the building wanted visitors to have a sym- bolic experience on those steps - that the walk up the stairs would s...…

…Putting the pressure on Penn State Football Saturday, inside e idiigan 4Batly Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 21, 2007 michigandaily.com PROTECTING GENDER IDENTiTY AND EXPRES ION Regents approve addition to clause After four years comment. The decision is a victory for change comes with activists who have long argued that the non-discrimination split vote policy didn't adequately protect transgender faculty and students. By GABE NELS...…

… 2A - Friday, September 21, 2007 AY: FRIDAY: ire Here The Extremist The king of cocktails For $36, you might expect a massive drink, maybe one of those big, ridiculous-looking cocktails, but The Tsar martini at Caf6 Felix - the most expensive cocktail on Main Street - is just a martini. To say it's just a martini, though, borders on blasphemy. It's the equivalent of saying Michael Jordan was just a basket- ball player. The martini itself is...…