…'Religulous': Bill Maher hates your god. Students deserve a voice on tuition hikes Arts, Page 5 I Opinion, Page 4 Ifei Mi an B.a Im Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 7, 2008 michigandailycom 601 FOREST COMPLEX Council tables plans for student high-rise JENNIFER KRON/Daily Bruce Springsteen thrilled his fans and Barack Obama supporters at Eastern Michigan University yesterday, which marked the voter registration deadline in Michigan. ...…
…Adlooksla.- iv- 46P 4#0 ell ic i an at Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 7, 2008 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN 81, SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 55 ACADEMICS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES 'Ugives athletes first pick of classes Effort to accommodate game, practice schedules meets mixed reaction from students, faculty By TREVOR CALERO Daily Staff Reporter Between traveling for games, early-morning prac- tices and other responsibilities, student-athletes at t...…
…'M' seeks redemption after Saturday's debacle. SPORTS, PAGE 4b'l 0i ign BiI0 NEIIAJNDItEDSEA'ENTEEN OF EIT)1 O Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 7, 2007 michigandaily.com 'U': We're prepared for a crisis Officials say system in place to deal with Va. Tech-like rampage By MARA GAY Daily StaffReporter In response to the shootings at Vir- ginia Tech in April, a panel created by Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine released a report last week de...…
…What campus w'i look like in 2027 The Statement Ie Lid jigan DaiIlj tIN L I1 NDI)-EJ(GH T EEN Y EA \RS~ (IF EITI WAL FEEDNM ______________.We nesa ov me ,2007 Wednesday, November ?;, 2007 . michigandailycom THE QUIET ELECTION PAYlNG FOR COLLEGE Next term, tuition is due earlier tu J Sta dates and b be mo to alig demic Acc Finan for th is Jan ter de Th Regen which U' will refund Sequent semester, to adjust pay- ment dates when it approved...…
…Arts, Page 5 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 7, 2007 michigandaily.com INTERNSHIPS Due dates creep earlier Deadlines in October and November put pressure on students By JILLIAN BERMAN Daily Staff Reporter Deadlines for summer intern- ships have put many students under pressure to send out applications as early as October and Novem- ber - six or seven months before their potential jobs are scheduled to start. Many University students s...…
…PORTS CULT(URE) ;s-to-riches mentality, club sports are the fundamentals of competition. -EMENT, INSIDE r Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 7, 2009 michigandaily.com CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 3 OF A 5-PART SERIES How the 'U' brings in the big money gifts In his lecture "Capitalism Without Guilt: The Moral Case for Freedom," Yaron Brook, the president and executive director of The Ayn Rand institute, argued b...…
…SIGH OF RELIEF 0M M Against a mediocre team from Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Norah Jones's ix Michigan halted its three-game losing streak, with star rock 'n' roll that forward Deshawn Sims re-emerging in a big way. as tame as her 0 SEE SPORTSMONDAY INSIDE S3 Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 7,2009 michigandaily.com OLD MEETS NEW COPENH AGEN CLMAT E SUMMIT 'U' team heads to UN talks w TOREHAN SHARMAN/Daily High school students from across M...…
…c Illic1 i an ail..V Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 7, 2009 michigandaily.com COURSE EVALUATIONS Online evals go smoothly MAX COLLINS/Daily Ann Arbor resident Nick Jacobsen smokes a cigarette yesterday inside Fleetwood Diner. Despite expectations that a bill to ban smoking in public places would pass during the Michigan legislature's lame-duck session, the state House and Senate failed to reach a compromise on two separate bills l...…
…POOL OF TALENT WILL HE Another Indian film import One NHL GM ta wows audiences here at home. whether Summ( U SEE ARTS, PAGE 5 U SEE SP( i iidian Daily ONE-IIUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 7, 2009 michigandailv.com REMEMBERING ONE OF OUR BEST Sidney Fine, a'"U'professor for 53 years, dies Campus mainstay passed away at the age of 88 last week By DIYA WADHWA For the Daily Sidney Fine, a forme...…
…~I)E L4idilan DaiIai Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 7, 2008 michigandaily.com FINANCIAL AID won't be able to match Harvard To draw from middle class, some schools increasing packages By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily Staff Reporter After Harvard University announced last month it would substantially increase the amount of financial aid available to mid- dle-class students, a number of other universities announced they would follow suit. But the...…
… W$1iChilan4ai~ l Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 7, 2008 michigandailycom SIGNING DAY BRINGS 23 NEW WOLVERINES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS Talks stall between 'U'GSIs GEO asked for 9 percent raises for each of next three years; University countered with offer of 2,percent yearly raises By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter With less than a month before the union's current contract expires, contract negotiations between the Graduate Em...…
…With first postseason win since 2004, a new era of success for women's hoops Sports, page 8 Ferrell shoots an airball in latest predictable comedy Arts,page5 IE 1Eidigan DaiIy ONE H UN1DD(EH TE E Y SI F EIIALFREEDOM Friday, March 7,2008 michigandaily.com ONE-HOUR ARTWORK MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY State, party leaders debate primary plans Ne Coul rac4 You get a selves cratic remain decide on Jan In record 18- to w state contest young ...…
…li Mdigan ay ()N '.' )}{ED-E~I1 TEE Y, 1u R )o EDITyA rIi FEEDOM Monday, April 7,2008 mhgadlyo michigandaily,com SEATING MICHIGAN'S DEL.EGATES Dems rule out primary do-over State party says new election is 'not practical' By EMILY BARTON Daily News Editor The Michigan Democratic Party decided Friday not to hold a do-over primary or caucus to seat the state's delegates, instead say- ing it hopes to find another way to make the state's votes...…
… 2A - The Michigan Daily -- Thursday, September 7, 2000 NATION/WORLD PREACHERS Continued from Page 1A dents about morality in the green patch of grass mirroring the graduate library. University alum, attorney Jim Els- man, accompanied the preachers. Els- man wore a robe and brandished a gavel all in an attempt to judge stu- dents' lifestyle. "We don't go to the dorms; we go to open places," Elsman said, stating 95 percent of college students...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 7, 2000 NATION!WORLD .1 Mideast leaders argue over truce agreement Teenagers killed on West Bank as Israeli, Palestinian leaders accuse each other of failing to adhere to truce JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister yesterday accused the Palestinians of failing to implement a truce agreement, while Palestinian leaders called for expanded foreign mediation. As the rhetoric ran hot, street clashes...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily Thursday, December 7, 2000 2A - The Michigan Daily Thursday, December 7, 2000 DUKE Continued from Page 1A son why the University supported this deci sion. "People at Duke have been talking about itfor a number of years," she said. "But the push this time by a diverse Duke student government was what moved it through because they put it at the top of their agenda this year." Jordan Bazinsky, president of Duke's student...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 7, 2000 NATION/WORLD ALVAREZ Cntinued from Page 1. sentenced to nine months probation. The other was acquitted. Alvarez's supporters continued their trial-long protest out- side the courthouse door yesterday morning. They also sup- ported Alvarez during the trial and afterward, as Alvarez wait- ed to hear the verdict. "We've stood together for two years and successfully beat- en this,' said Jessica C...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 7, 2000 NATION/WORLD BUSH Continued from Page 1A American Dream. Referring to the conservative Republicans, he said, "We must close the gap of hope and make sure no child gets left behind." If elected as the next commander-in- chief of the armed forces, Bush said he would maintain a role as peacemaker and demand other countries fulfill their roles as peacekeepers. The former Texas Air National Guard...…
…2 -- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 7, 2000 NATION/WORLD U.S. military aid reaches Mozambique Los Angeles Times PRETORIA, South Africa - More than 200 of the expected 600 U.S. troops bound for flood- stricken Mozambique arrived at South Africa's Hoedspruit air base yesterday. But unlike partici- pants in most other U.S. humanitarian efforts around the world, these soldiers will have an especially tough act to follow. To put it in mili...…
…2-The Michigan Dailv - Frida. ,Anril 7.')9000 - ll l, Ir l l 16 ull U l l' I iuay, npi Ii r , r-vvv Deed of Trust lih RACKHAM Continued from Page 1 for student group usage of the building has continu- ously changed throughout the years. "For a while, anyone using Rackham had to have a letter from the dean. Then for five to six years there was a liberalization in the policy and you no longer needed a letter attesting to the appropriateness o...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 7, 2001 NATION/WORLD Feds drop Microsoft breakup plan WASHINGTON (AP) - In a dramatic shift, the Bush administration yesterday abandoned the Clin- ton-era effort to break up Microsoft. It suggested a lesser antitrust penalty that could still force changes to the company's new Windows operating system. The Justice Department also dropped charges that the software giant illegally hurt competitors by ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 7, 2001 NATION/WORLD *1 Democrats win in NJ. and Virginia NEWS IN BRIEF 6 n" Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - Democrats rolled to victory in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races last night, recapturing seats Republicans have held for the last eight years. Though the races turned more on local dynamics than on national themes, the twin gubernatorial wins by venture capitalist Mark W...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 7, 2001 NATION/WORLD Worker opens fire in Ind. actory GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A man returned to the factory where he worked after a dispute and opened fire yesterday, killing a co-worker and wounding six others, authorities said. A SWAT team later found the gunman dead inside the simulated-wood factory with an appar- ently self-inflicted gunshot wound. A shotgun was under his body. "All I'm aware of is ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 7, 2001 Layoff woes boost NATION/WORLD support WASHINGTON (AP) -- With layoff notices mounting and con- sumer confidence plunging, the promise of President Bush's tax cut may be coming in the nick of time to avert a full-blown recession, economists said yesterday. Analysts said the activity surround- ing Bush's rollout of his $1.6 trillion plan and the favorable comments tax relief is generating ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 7, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush pushes tax cut in Chicago Los Angeles Tunes CHICAGO - President Bush took a page out of his father's political play- book yesterday, using the floor of one of the nation's major trading hubs to warn that the economy is sputtering and needs the kick that he said a tax cut would pro- vide. While he urged the traders to pressure Congress to support his proposal to reduce taxe...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 7, 2002 NATION/WORLD *I U.S. believes Omar is in Pakistan KANDAHAR, Afghanistan . (AP) - Afghanistan's interim leader promised yesterday that fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar will be tracked down, even as reports said the one-eyed cleric may have eluded capture and fled to another province. Meanwhile, American officials said the highest- ranking Taliban official in U.S. custody - forme...…
…2A -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, February 7, 2002 NATION/WORLD S Stimulus proposals die in Senate WASHINGTON (AP) - Republi- cans sought to blame Senate Democrat- ic leader Tom Daschle for the collapse yesterday of the economic stimulus bill. Democrats said the true culprit was an insatiable GOP appetite for tax cuts that favor business and the wealthy. The two sides traded shots after the Senate failed to muster the 60 votes necessary t...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 7, 2002 NATION/WORLD Taliban, al-Qai Ia orces routed NEWS m- BRIEF i Prosecutors could have indicted Clinton BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led coalition troops have gained the upper hand after killing at least half the al-Qaida and Taliban forces holed up in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan in the biggest joint offensive in the war, the U.S. com- mander said yesterday. Several hundr...…
… 2A - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 7, 2004 -NATION/WORLD Frances slams Florida panhandle NEWS IN BRIEF PANACEA, Fla. - Tropical Storm Frances plowed ashore on the Florida Panhandle yesterday, its second U.S. landfall after causing flooding and tear- ing up homes and boats across the center of the state. About 6 million people in Florida have lost power and at least nine have been killed. After crossing part of the Gulf of Mex- i...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 7, 2004 NATION/WORLD Inspector: NEWS IN BRIEF 8~ No proof of MWMS after 1991 WASHINGTON (AP) - Contradict- ing the main argument for a war that has cost more than 1,000 American lives, the top U.S. arms inspector said yesterday he found no evidence that Iraq produced any weapons of mass destruc- tion after 1991. He also concluded that Saddam Hussein's capabilities to devel- op such weapons had dim...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 7, 2DD4 NATION/WORLD Separatists bomb 7 Spanish cities NEWS IN BRIEF , 4 :. , . .. Iasque rebels renew violence on anniversary of Spain's constitution MADRID, Spain (AP) - Explo- sions rattled seven Spanish cities Mon- day following telephone warnings from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, in a resurgence of violence after months of keeping a low profile since the deadly Madrid train bombin...…
…0 2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 7, 2002 NATION/WORLD Leaders believe Iraq bill will pass NEWS IN BRIEFq§Ie i 1 WASHINGTON (AP) - Congres- sional leaders said yesterday a resolu- tion authorizing war against Iraq, expected to pass with little dissent, will strengthen the U.S. hand at the United Nations and increase pressure on Sad- dam Hussein to disarm. President Bush, after a weekend in Maine, returned to the White House and...…
… 6 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 7, 2002 NATION/WORLD Gephardt expected to step down NEWS IN BRIE L ,ad epEALIE arRtMexectedNo step ownRL a A WASHINGTON (AP) - Missouri Rep. Dick the 1994 landslide swept the GOP into power in the Gephardt appeared on morning television programs Uephardt intends to announce today that he is stepping down as House Democratic leader after eight years, senior aides said, one day after his pa...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 7, 2004 NATION/WORLD AP rOO "Reflecting Absence: A Memorial at the World Trade Center Site" by Michael Arad, is shown in this architectural illustration released in New York, Nov. 19, 2003. ianel selects 'Reflecting Absence' - 11 memorina NEW YORK (AP) - A design consisting of two reflecting pools and a paved stone field was chosen yesterday for the World Trade Center memorial after an eight-month...…
…0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 7, 2004 NATION WORLD Rumsfeld backs more Iraq troops Commanders study ways to increase troop numbers in Iraq' fviolence spreads WASHINGTON (AP) - If vio- lence in Iraq gets worse, U.S. mili- tary commanders will get the troops they need to deal with it, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yes- terday. Coalition forces fought on two fronts yesterday, battling a Shiite- inspired uprising in sou...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 7, 2006 NATION/WORLD Bush admits to secret prisons NEWS IN BRIEF 4 Bush: Tough interrogation was used to get terrorists to reveal plots WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush acknowledged yesterday for the first time that the CIA runs secret prisons over- seas and said tough interrogation forced terrorist leaders to reveal plots to attack the United States and its allies. Bushsaid14suspects - includ- i...…
…2 - Tuesday, November 7, 2006 MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: Ten Spot University Jobs THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom CJbe fJ*idhigan 0aiIjj 413 E. Huron St. Ann ArborMI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com DONN M. FRESARD ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 fresard@michiganaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION HEART AND SOUL Resisting temptation: T...…
…2A - Thursday, December 7, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Why doesn't the University have snow days? Hint: It's not because of a lawsuit The chances that your exam will be post- poned due to a blizzard are slim. The Univer- sity has not canceled classes for inclement weather in 28 years. But contrary to campus legend, there is no policy forbidding the University from...…
…0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 7, 2003 NATION WORLD Israeli response to attack limited NEWS IN BRIEF _S4., ^... LL. HEDINES RM RONDTH WRL : JERUSALEM (AP) --Israel barred a Palestinian delegation from attending a Mideast conference in London and decided to close three Palestinian uni- versities yesterday - a relatively muted response to the deadliest suicide attack in nearly a year. Bombings on the scale of the twin bla...…
…0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 7, 2003 NATION/WORLD Bush to Saddam: 'The game is up' WASHINGTON (AP) - Edging closer to war, President Bush declared yesterday "the game is over" for Saddam Hussein and urged skeptical allies to join in disarming Iraq. Bush said he would welcome a new U.N. resolution on Iraq if it made clear the world body was ready to use force if Saddam will not reveal and give up any weapons of mass destruct...…
…0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 7, 2003 NATION WORLD Nations argue over U.N.- resolution NEWS'BRIEF UNITED NATIONS (AP) - As opposition hardened against a war with Iraq, Britain offered yesterday to com- promise on a U.S.-backed resolution by giving Saddam Hussein a short deadline to prove he has eliminated all banned weapons or face an attack. With some 300,000 U.S. troops massing for battle, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 7, 2005 NATION/WORLD Death toll continues to rise NEWS IN BRIEF 1,, ;4 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - World leaders wrapped up a one-day summit on Asia's earthquake and tsunamis, hoping to find the best way to help vic- tims - and to prevent such a catastro- phe from happening again. Indonesia reported almost 20,000 new deaths this morning, pushing the overall toll to almost 160,000. Even as more death...…
…2A - TheMichiganDaily-_Monday,_February_7,_2005 NATION/WORLD THIS WEDNESDAY, CAN HOW YOU THE LEAD MOVEMENT TO END EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY. Wednesday, February 9 7 . 30-9:00 pm Michigan Union, Anderson C&D Iraqs Shiites may win landslide BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Facing the prospect of a Shiite Muslim landslide, Sunni politicians offered on Saturday to participate in mapping the nation's polit- ical future. But Sunni rebels showed no si...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 7, 2005 NATION/WORLD Anti-war sentiments increase in NEWS IN BRIF a Italy with shooting of journalist Italians demonstrate in front of U.S. embassy in Rome, protesting the killing of an Italian agent ROME (AP) - Italy demanded answers Saturday as former hostage Giuliana Sgrena was taken off a flight from Iraq hooked to an intravenous drip for a shoulder wound inflicted when American troops fired on...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 7, 2005 NATION/WORLD Kurd elected president of Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Two months after elections, Iraq's new government finally began to take shape yesterday as lawmakers elected as president a Kurdish leader who promised to represent all ethnic and religious groups in a session broadcast across the country - and shown to Sad- dam Hussein in his jail cell. A prominent Shiite Arab was expect- ed ...…
… I -NATION/WORLD Violence erupts on Gaza Strip border GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli troops fired at Palestinians try- ing to bypass a checkpoint yesterday, critically wounding one man and injur- ing a 14-year-old boy. Israel said its troops fired warning shots and only shot toward the group after the pedes- trians ignored orders to halt. In the West Bank, a bomb exploded after nightfall under an Israeli army vehicle traveling near th...…
…I 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 7, 2003 NATION/WORLD Bush advocates democracy for Mideast NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) - Repudi- lack of freedom in the Middle East ating decades of U.S. policy, Presi- did nothing to make us safe - and ~ "' ' dent Bush said yesterday the United States and its allies have been wrong in "excusing and accommo- dating" a lack of freedom in the Middle East. He prodded Saudi Arabia and Egypt to lea...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 7, 2005 NATION/WORLD U.S. hands Najaf base to Iraq NEws IN BRIEF C' . NAJAF, Iraq (AP)--The U.S. Army handed over its base in Najaf yesterday, giving Iraqis full control of the city as a first step in transferring security across the country so multinational forces can begin to go home someday. Lt. Col. James Oliver, the U.S. com- mander of Forward Operating Base Hotel, handed the ceremonial...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 7, 2005 NATION/WORLD Bush: Militants seeking an 'empire' NEWS IN BRIEF 1 Speech seen as effort to counteract growing public discontent with war in Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush accused militants yesterday of seeking to establish a "radical Islamic empire" and said the United States and its allies had foiled at least 10 plots by the al-Qaida terror network since the Sept. 11 attacks. He warne...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 7, 2005 NATION/WORLD Tornado rampages and kills 21 NEWS IN BRIEF 4. "a WON-41i", I L74 Twister rips through Kentucky and Indiana at wind speeds of at least 158 miles per hour EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A tornado tore across western Kentucky and Indiana early yesterday, killing at least 21 people as it cut through a mobile home park and obliterated trailers and houses as residents slept. The tornado,...…
