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… Hieftje hopes for fifth term NEWS Big-budget films bring internships Thanks to a new tax incentive offered by the state of Michi- gan to films with budgets over $50,000, students with film- making aspirations are landing internships with Hollywood movie productions. See Page 2 OPINION Daily City Council endorsements The Daily chooses candidates for Ann Arbor's Democratic pri- mary elections tomorrow. See Page 4 ARTS Bloodlust presides over B...…

…Class has begun: The Arts Guide 101 The B-Side Iic idpan hi Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 4, 2008 SEMESTER IN DETROIT After hiring first leader, program lays plans Detroit-based urban studies and internship program seeking students for inaugural semester By BETH WITTENSTEIN Daily Staff Reporter The Semester in Detroit project moved one step closer to sending students to the Motor City in Janu- ary. The University recently appoint...…

…Iie fiidiari 0aiI Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 4, 2008 michigandailycom GUIDE TO ELECTION DAY '08 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU VOTE Waiting in potentially long lines will at least be pleasant. Forecasts call for sunny weather and near-record highs in the mid-70s. Observers from both parties could be at your polling place. Your registra- tion or identity might be challenged. But if you registered, you have the right to vote. Don't give ...…

…THESEASON FORGIVING s Forget Chia Pets and the Clapper. Daily Arts runs down , wthe gifts you should really buy this holiday season. No anny Harns.need to include the gift receipt this year. A 'See the B-side, inside ~I~e Lidilgan at Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 4,2008 michigandaily.com LIGHTING UP STATE STREET FOR THE HOLIDAYS AFTER THE AUTO INDUSTRY Carmakers struggles hit home As relatives lose income. That would leave 29-yea...…

…Sports, Page 9 Ann Arbor, Michigan CITY DEVELOPMENT 26-story South U. high rise planned Developers target students with proposed luxury apartment complex set to open in 2010 By KELLY FRASER Daily NewsEditor Developers are proposing plans for luxury high- rise student apartment building just steps from cen- tral campus. Ann Arbor-based developer Dan Ketelaar and Bingham Farms-based developer Ron Hughes sub- mitted plans for University Village ...…

…ICE COLD After two ties with Northern Michigan, can the Wolverines turn it around? SportsMonday INE UNDIIEREEIGHEN YEAR1S 01' ED IT( IA \I FR{EEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 4, 2008 michigandailycom SPRING COMMENCEMENT Ceremony will be on Diag or Elbel Field University officials eliminate Big House as option, citing safety concerns and financial risks By ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor Although some graduating seniors might have be...…

…Rebuilding the Wolverines Many opinions about pot Rodriguez speaks out on team's progress Sports, Page 5 Debating the legalization of marijuana Opinion, Page 4 )L Pid I \an ail e OE UNDEDEIGTEN YA-4O EITORIA L FREE I!"DOM Friday, April 4,2008 michigandaily.com ACADEMICS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES Sources question reporters methods Members of the University's Navy ROTC line up in order from shortest to tallest in front of Angell Hall yesterday in...…

…21 Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FILMMAKING Big films get big tax breaks More internships available to students By BRANDON CONRADIS ManagingArts Editor When the summer began, LSA senior Brendt Rioux didn't expect to work on a film set, let alone work alongside an established storyboard artist. But a little more than a month ago, Rioux, who is concentrating in Screen Arts & Cultures, received an e-ma...…

…2A- Thursday, September 4, 2008 0 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom A familiar face LSA senior Alex Larson encour- ages incoming studencs co Start the wave before taking their placement tests, chant "Go glue!" at every opportunity and walk like zombies through the Diag. For Larson, a returning student orientation leader with the Office of New Student Programs, incoming students are oftentimes too serious about starting college when th...…

…2 - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: The Extremist M uch love for Barack Obama CASTING A BALLOT While the rest of my friends parad- ed around Ann Arbor on Saturday night in their Halloween garb, I was sitting on the tooth at Cafe Ambro- sia ratching up on some reading for class.. Spread out on the tables around me were newspapers - The New York Times, The Ann Arbor News, Detroit Free Press, among others - all ...…

…2A - Thursday, December 4 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, December 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained John Tucker of the 'Nerd Legion' It's Wednesday, which means the weekly Magic: The Gathering tournament is hap- pening at Get Your Game On, a store on the corner of ...…

…2 - Friday, January 4, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist A costly blaze THURSDAY:FRIDAY: Explained BeforeYu Were Here EXTRA .94c IIW4l a ta1 E XTRA FLAMES GUT HAVEN HALL;. DAMAGE HITS $3,000,000 pecttoor ~ lp, -, ciwl Building rlinder Firemen ' ( Ttanll ' ul , On June 6, 1950, the fire alarm in Haven Hall rang. And for once, there was actually a fire. The fire, which is rumored to have be...…

… 10 2A - Monday, February 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before You Were Here SATURDAY SCIENCE There won't be blood San Jose State Univ( announced Friday that it will pr on-campus blood drives, the C cle ofHigher Educationreported, university defended its actions b ing the Food and Drug Administr rule that prevents sexually activ men from donat...…

…2 - Friday, April 4, 2008 Northward bound For students living on North Cam- pus, the bus commute to and from Central Campus serves as a daily reminder of just how different the two University campuses are. And while many gripe about the bus ride, few know the story of why the University created North Cam- pus. In the 1940s, the University's Engineering Research Institute had outgrown its existing facilities. At the same time, rising demands ...…

…Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 13 FACULTY SALARIES 'U' competes for top By LINDY STEVENS over the years, he said the Univer- competitor for faculty, hasn't seen Daily News Editor sity has managed to hold its own in senior-level professors travel from the fight for faculty. Ann Arbor to Cambridge in recent The pressure to maintain excep- Hanlon said 50 professors have years. tionalfaculty canmeanofferingmore bee...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio Obama: GOP avoids economic talk at its convention Democratic presidential nomi- nee Barack Obama, pouncing on a top Republican aide's claim that the campaign is not about issues, said Wednesday that John McCain is trying to run away from his par- ty's bad economic ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS HONOLULU One day before election, Obama's grandmother dies Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Dem- ocratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced yesterday, one day before the election. Mad- elyn Payne Dunham was 86. Obama announced the news from the campaign trail in Char- lotte, N.C. The joint st...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday December 4, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS MEXICO CITY US releases first part of drug aid for Mexico The U.S. government finally released the first part of a $400 mil- lion aid package Wednesday to sup- port Mexico's police and soldiers in their fight against drug cartels. The money comes at a critical time: Mexico's death toll from drug violence has soared above 4,000 so far this year, and drug-related...…

…I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 4, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON U.S. sends diplomat to Kenya to push for calm The top U.S. diplomat for Africa is being dispatched to Kenya to directly press leaders to calm vio- lence that has followed allegations of fraud in President Mwai Kibaki's re-election, the State Department said yesterday. JendayiFrazer,assistantsecretary of state for African affairs, planned to leave late...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS NAIROBI, Kenya Rebels clash with Chadian gov't at presidential palace Hundreds of rebels charged into Chad'scapitalaboard pickup trucks yesterday, clashing with govern- ment troops around the presiden- tial palace in the most forceful attempt yet to oust President Idriss Deby. The violence endangered a $300 million global aid operation sup- porting millions of people in the former French colo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Friday, April 4, 2008 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, April 4, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON In March, Obama raises $40 million, doubles Clinton Barack Obama raked in $40 mil- lion in March, leaving Hillary Rod- ham Clinton and her $20 million in the fundraising dust and stuffing his campaign treasury so he can outspend her in the crucial Penn- sylvania primary. His haul in new don...…

…41 Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C)Jbe fMidbian aili 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 positionof the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represen...…

…4A - Thursday, September 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I I Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Heck, I was in college before I found out it wasn't supposed to hurt to take a shower:' -Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, explaining in his speech at the Republican National Convention yesterday the pains he experienced growing up in ...…

…4 - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4J11E 1hi4an4)aU~j I 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 ...…

…4A - Thursday, December 4, 2008 Opinion The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L74C M Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Plainly put, the soldiers are too fat, exercise too little, and take little care of their diet." -Reinhold Robbe, Germany's parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, on the overweight condition of German soldiers in Afg...…

…4 -Friday, January 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C74C IWC4ig n 3atip Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR The numbers tell us this was a debate between change and experience, and change won." -CNN political analyst Bill Schneider, speaking about presidential candidate...…

….1 4A -Monday, February 4, 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 cc TA! I know that I can win the presidency once I win your nomination:' - Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, on his chances of winning the general election if he wins the Republican nomination, as reported Saturday by CBS News. ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Terps down Michigan Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 5A Despite first-half woes, Rust makes Team USA ByJASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland lived and died by the 3-pointer Wednes- day night, but the Michigan men's bas- ketball team wasn't able to MICHIGAN 70 take advantage MARYLAND 75 with its own hot shooting from beyond the arc. The Terrapins shot 9.1 percent from beyond the are ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 4, 2008 - 5 ARTS IN BRIEF Charlie's rules of War' All-star cast makes 'War' an instant classic among countless political dramas By IMRAN SYED DailyArts Writer The maneuvering and negotiating that goes into war is complicated. Deals are made by members of Congress, com- promises are structured, numbers are crunched and the corridors of the Pen- tagon, the White House and the Capitol are...…

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…1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Te Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 7A DETROIT From Page 1A by Residential College Prof. Ste- phen Ward in collaboration with Detroit's Mosaic Youth Theater. Regester said he expects to add more elective choices for students in the program. Regester also said he'd like to see the Semester in Detroit pro- gram involve. an extracurricular mentorship program in which University alums would work with REPUBLI...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 7 SUPREME COURT From Page 1 ruling opinions. And the Supreme Court race is the lone one on the Michigan ballotthat doesn't list the party affiliation of the candidate. Because of that, Todd Berg, editor of Michi- gan Lawyers Weekly, said that predicting how Tuesday's vote will impact rulings would be difficult. As it stands,the court consists of five Repub- licans and two Dem...…

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…The Michigan Daily- michigandaily.com Friday, January 4, 2008 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 4, 2008 - 1 CAUCUS 1 From Page 1. As the results poured in last night from precincts across Iowa, it became increasingly evident that young voters, previously described as "elusive," "unreliable" and the "icing on the cake," played a crucial role in securing Obama's victory. At two caucus precincts innorth- ern Des Moines,...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com POLICY From Page 1A ingAngell, Haven and Mason Halls, the Modern Languages Building and the Chemistry Building - are LSA buildings, and would be affect- ed if the policy were implemented. Bob Johnston, director of the LSA Facilities and Operations Office, said the new policy was cre- ated in part to limit the amount of loose papers scattered on the floors of LSA buildings. He said students could potentia...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ENGLISH From Page 1 will not offer any new sub-concen- trations. The new system will divide course offerings into three major areas of study: cultural and geo- graphical frameworks, historical literature and analytical frame- works. Parrish said dividing the cours- es into specializations would also make it easier for students to pick their classes and for administra- tors to ensure that a variety of cl...…

…81 Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WARD 1 From Page 1 Incumbent Ron Suarez will be on the ballot for a Ward 1 seat on Ann Arbor's City Council, but he doesn't want you to vote for him. Due to family and work obli- gations, Suarez pulled out of the race. He asked Patricia Lesko, who edits the online journal the Adjunct Advocate and owns the publishing company the Part- Time Press, to run in his place as a write-i...…