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…81 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ann Arbor News closes after printing for 174 years AnnArbor.com to industry" and the consequential executive vice president. doing research on computers than economic impact that forced pub- According to Champion, 274 any other Southeastern Michigan replace local paper lishers to decide to close The Ann Ann Arbor News employees were city," he said. Arbor News in March. laid off ...…
…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Male gusto can't save chick flick Despite avoiding some genre cliches, 'The Ugly Truth' suffers from a weak, predictable script By TIMOTHY RABB Daily Arts Writer In an overtly generic romantic comedy, the female pro- tagonist inevitably wins the battle against the stereotypical bawdiness of her male lover, either through manipulation and cunning or with tender- ness and passion. Thi...…
…10 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Polite hipsters at Pitchfork By JEFF SANFORD Senior Arts Editor To begin, a corny - but, in a roundabout way, thought-provoking - joke I heard while attending this year's Pitchfork Music Festival: Q: "How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" A: "It's a pretty obscure number. You've probably never heard of it." This joke was met with groans and blank stares, plus...…
…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Burgoon has All-Star experience Wolverine pitcher dominates summer Cape Cod League By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Editor BOSTON - It was tough to pick junior Tyler Burgoon out of the crowd of baseball players huddled around Fenway Park's third base dugout on Thursday. All of the Cape Cod Baseball League players on hand for the Cape League All-Star Game were dressed in similar warm-...…
…12 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com °;_ ; _ s 4 s 4 J '.. i d a t # a ' _ , ¢ 6 f -Yr Y 4 C 5 8 & fl % 1 !' a ' a ;: ,g F 4 . x i p ' F S ,.: , } b r6 P F /OJO000, 1 4 1 t oel ___ . __ -- 01 Sophomore Justin Feagin appeared in only four games last season, with no starts. Feagin dismissed after rule violation 41 a 4 4 -4a -. ~ , .« .. <. .:. All t Reas rema Michi Rodrigu uncertai mobile, s to Ann A soph...…
…Iie fiidigan hailt Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 27, 2009 michiganaaly om THE COST OF SAFE SEX Birth control prices could drop at UHS Displaced West Quad residents hang out and nap on the ninth floor of South Quad after a small fire in their residence hall caused a full evacuation early Thursday morning. W Quad fire ruled arson Aft res cli b Ov' the pt ucts h where unaffc versit But major dent appro initiat reduc pills t lege w Du pri...…
…2 - Friday, March 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2 - Friday, March 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * LEFT Executive Director at Studentstfor a Sensible Drug Poticy Chris Chiles holds a demanstratian is pratest oftthe death at Dereh Capp, wha was shat during a drag raid. MIDDLE Students pack the entrace ta the receatly renavated Museum af Art as Tuesday ight before a sneak preaiew spas only to Uiversity stu...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 27, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, March 27, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON More U.S. troops sent to Afghan war Confronting an inherited and fal- tering war, President Barack Obama plans to dispatch thousands more military and civilian trainers to Afghanistan by the fall on top of the 17,000 combat troops he has already ordered, senior administration offi- cials...…
…4 -Friday, March 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL BELLA AT BELLZ@UMICH.EDU 74L e MIC4,6,gan + BELLA SHAH 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 oth...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 27, 2009 -- 5 Ascend ing to NB C's throne All-out aural 'Blitz!' The Yeah Yeah Yeahs go avant-garde and play off retro music cliches By WHITNEY POW Senior Arts Editor The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are more baffling than your average band. In an attempt to hype up its third studio release It's Blitz!, YYYs released a series *** of short films called the "SNAKESWEAT TRILOGY." Yeah Yeah The films, ac...…
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…4 8 - Friday, March 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Air Force up first for 'M' CH ANEL VON H ABSBURG-LOT HRINGEN/Da Early-enrollee Will Campbell was the most highly-touted recruit (a five-star, according to rivals.com) in this year's class. Campbell settling in early at Michigan By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer Michigan football fans held their collective breath on Jan. 3 as highly touted recruit Will Campbell picke...…
…,ddMMftib- '-am 46F 4bF, cl ,4e .4jjjC I a......' n. 4,3at Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 27, 2009 michigandaily.com ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS Proposals take on eligibility, bowl perks CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily Bill Ayers, a controversial figure during last year's presidential election, and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn, field questions during an event at the Graduate Library last night. Ayers pushes new activism 'u t Ob 'alum and wife polit...…
….cW° 4 2 - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Campus Characters Explained THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week 1ASPRIT SINGH, YOGA ExibElReNEUR A professor gets f'lexible On State Street, above a flight of creaky stairs over Mr. Greek's Coney Island, is a room covered entirely in brightly colored mats. Rows of ropes are suspended on bars ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 3 1 NEWS BRIEFS Geithner sworn in as treasury secretary NEW YORK son a ertr Radar systems to help pilots track flocks of birds Some of the nation's busiest airports will soon begin testing experimental radar systems de- signed to track flocks of birds and help pilots avoid the type of colli- sion believed to have crippled a US Airways jet nearly two weeks ago. Proponents say...…
…4 4 - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74L e lWc4t'gan wily IL Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu AVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR GARY GRACA ROBERT SO EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE Unsigned editorials reflect the official position ofthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illust...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 5 Shuffling through my past hen you put your iPod on shuffle and "Come on Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Run- ners is the first . song to play, you know the iPod gods have a sense of humor. I've been doing a lot of this sort of thing JOSH lately. Putting my &yjgg iPod on shuffle, that is. There's such a swamp-load of music on that beast (74.3 giga- bytes, to be exact) that someti...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SENATE ASSEMBLY From Page 1 presentation onhis committee's find- ings and recommendations regard- ing student-athlete advising. Rothman's proposal outlined seven recommendations to reform 'how the University handles issues regarding student-athletes. "The focus is primarily on advis- ing," he said. "It is in the interface of these operations that we saw some issues, and that is what our improvements are ...…
…4 8 - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FIVE HUNDRED After 27 seasons at four-year schools, Beilein reaches coaching milestone By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer As time wound down during the Michigan men's basketball team's 68-59victory over Northwestern on Saturday, fifth-year senior C.J. Lee saw Wolverine coach John Beilein shaking hands with his assistant coaches. The gestuee was a bit unusual - Beilein...…
…S S FROM THE DAILY:YES ON 1AND 2 The editorial board endorses proposals to legalize medical marijuana and loosen stem cell laws, and weighs in on state House candidates. See Opinion, Page 4A 46F 4f rl 4c,. C41pan4, i IV )NE-U ID NINl Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 27,2008 michigandaily.com WINTER COMMENCEMENT Auto mogul Penske to speak at Dec. graduation ZACHARY MEISNER/Daily Michigan State players hoist the Paul Bunyan Trophy a...…
…News 2A - Monday, October 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 6 No more Internet for illegal downloaders PUMPKIN PARTY Bowling Green University has started banning InternetaccesA to students who' engage in illegal file sharing, the BG News reported. Students caught using programs like Limewire will have their Internet sus- pended for 24hours for a first violation, two weeks for a second and a semester for the third. The policy...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 27, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ANCHORAGE, Alaska Major paper in Palin's home state endorses Obama The Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's largest newspaper, has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president. The newspaper said yesterday the Democrat "brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool,...…
…4A - Monday, October 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. . <w 3420 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 sol...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 27, 2008 -5A An 'Argument' worth having By MOLLY McGUIRE DailyArts Writer Aristotle will take the stage tonight at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, decked out in modern dress instead of his trademark toga. He'll be delivering a pas- sionate lecture on his "Poetics," an influential meditation on ' the nature of poetry, theatre " " " and tragedy. GREENSPAN The real Aris- totle may be long ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CANDIDATE From Page 1A of the Aerospace Engineering Advisory Committee, a board of industry professionals. Aerospace Engineering . Prof. Wei Shyy, who serves as the depart- ment's chair, said LaFond has "gone out of his way" to work with faculty to understand different "individual views and competing opinions." "He's very conscientious," Shyy said. "He definitely has the Univer- sity's best interests in...…
…8A - Monday, October 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The Dark Knight rebuilt - Personality crisis By JAMIE BLOCK Daily Arts Writer NBC's new so-called action series "My Own Worst Enemy" is one of the worst things to happen to tele- vision in a long My Own time. It's pos- sibly the most Worst emotionless, Enemy unexciting and over-baked Mondays at action drama 10 p.m. to ever hit the NBC small screen. This is the story of a...…
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…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I October 27, 2008 Spartans end 7-year loss streak By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Editor With 4:21 remaining in Saturday's game, Michigan State coach football Mark Dantonio challenged his team and the Wolverine defense. Leading by a touchdown on fourth-and-less than a yard, deep in Michigan territory, Dantonio decided to go for it. "If you can't make it that far, maybe you don't deserve to win," Dantonio s...…
…2B - October 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Let sports inspire your Halloween costume It's become a tradition to offer up sug- gestions for sports-themed Hallow- een costumes leading up to the big weekend. But the truth is, I'm not very funny, I'm cer- tainly not creative and I've never had a good Halloween costume. (Last year, wearing a r seersucker sports coat and jeans, I tried to tell people I was dressed as Kevin Co...…
…The Michigan Daily- michigandaily.com October 27, 2008 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom October 27, 2008 - 3B TERRIERS From Page 1B similar to Michigan's, but BU sim- ply looked more prepared. "It was like we were play- ing against each other, playing against ourselves," said BU coach Jack Parker, who uncharacteristi- cally didn't show his team film of the Wolverines before the game. "Their power play didn't surprise us. Their pe...…
…S -4 -por-tsMoi 4B -- October 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GAME STATISTICS . TemStER FrstDons Rush/Yds Passing Yards Offensive Plays Total Offense Kick returns/ Yds Punt returns/ Yds Comp/Att/nt Punts/Avg Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Poss PASSING Player RPSHING Player A Minor 1 Thret I McGuffie Totals RECEMNG Player N Clemens Rogers PIeE storm Totals 1 PUNTNG Player N Mesko Totals KICKOFFRETURNS Player Tota PUNT ...…
…it , I, TL - AA:_I_:.,._- R_:I.. -.-L*-----J-'I-- ---- The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com October 27, 2008 - 5 MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box score. The Defense-O-Meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Rod-O-Meter judges how emotional (positive or negative) Rich Rodriguez was following the game and the Hype-O-Meter measures the fans' performance. DEF...…
…6B'- October 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * Wolverines optimistic about offseason strides Borseth regrets his big blowup a Team practices are four weeks ahead of last year's pace, Sims says By ANDY REID Daily Sports Editor CHICAGO - From the excite- ment around the Michigan table at the Big Ten men's basketball Media Day, you wouldn't guess that the Wolverines won a scant 10 games last year. Progress was slow in Michiga...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com October 27, 2008 - 7B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom October 27, 2008 - 7B Severin posts personal-best time to end regular season n( DE weath at the for pe But Rache too w Chels returr home best 5 to wit ines. "I ning i erin s and little have t in the Th j cross the H cours( year t in the man finish and r McKe five (1 six of Ru Severi enzie State the fr( Sev field Deep dies f out an raroun on t...…
…8B - October 27, 2008 sMonday The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8B - October 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 Wolverines win first weekend series, upset No.11 Gophers A H clos deg Lfter pounding awkeyes, team es out Minnesota spite tough calls By MARK BURNS Daily Sports Writer Michigan fans didn't have many reasons to cheer this weekend. But that wasn't the case at Cliff Keen Arena on Friday and Saturday night. The...…
…Mourning on the Diag OPINION Setting the record straight The Recording IndustryAs- sociation of America sounds off, addressing accusations about its involvement with litigation on college campuses. See Page 4 ARTS Indiana Jones returns for new adventure The special effects-laden sequel from Spielberg and Lucas has critics divided. Paul Tassi and Brandon Conradis weigh in on "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." See Page 9 SPORTS Blue shut down by A...…
…2 Tuesday, May 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Chinese education officials visit 'U' As China Now theme year ends, officials talk of collaboration By CHARLES GREGG-GEIST Daily News Editor University President Mary Sue Coleman has made it clear that she wants to expand the University's involvement in China. Coleman traveled to China in 2005 and has frequently worked to strengthen the University's relationships with institutio...…
…Tuesday, May 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 New liquor licenses prompt talks Residents, council discuss criteria for 807 new licenses By TREVOR CALERO For the Daily To encourage economic growth throughout Michigan, the state has issued new liquor licenses to devel- oping cities. In April, Ann Arbor was awarded 807 new licenses - a 10-fold increase for the city. But with only 1,200 businesses in downtown Ann Arbor, that me...…
…4 Tuesday May 27, 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 EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect theofficial position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrationsrepresent solely the views of t...…
…Tuesday, May 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 Getting Wii fit A dangerous solution or most of my childhood I was a big kid. About the time I turned 16 I decided I didn't much enjoy being overweight any- more. So I did " what any teen- ager who want- ed to shed some pounds would do: I joined TOM Weight Watch- MICHNIACKI ers. Without a doubt, it was uncomfortable being the only teenage male among menopausal women. But if I w...…
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…81 Tuesday, May 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GAS PRICES From Page 1 help taxi companies remain profit- able despite rising gas prices. The previous taxi rates were set in Oct. 2007, when gas cost an average of $2.93 per gallon, accord- ing to the Automobile Association of America. The average price for a gallon of gas in Ann Arbor was $4.02 on May 22. "It will probably ease the pain the taxicab companies are feeling," Sing...…
…Tuesday, May 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com REVIEW New I dy a divisive seque../ 9 "Crystal Skull" a fun, imaginative ride By PAUL TASSI Daily Arts Writer Aliens. That's the "spoiler" which has made the new Indiana Jones one of the most polar- izing movies to be released in some time. Featuring Indiana a plot long kept secret, a Jones and script undergoing an absurd number of rewrites and one the King- aging hero, the fourth ...…
