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…Iie dIidIgan &xilj Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 8, 2008 michigandaily.com "U' endowment falls 20 to 30 percent S Economic downturn in investment value disappear in a matter of months. has caused billions The decline means the Univer- sity of Michigan's endowment, val- in losses for colleges ued at approximately $7.6 billion as of June 30, could have lost between By ANDY KROLL $1.52 billion and $2.28 billion in Daily News Editor va...…

…4 2A - Monday, December 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4c sIdWIC4an allj 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.cor ANDREW GROSSMAN ELAINA BUGLI Editor in Chief Dusaness Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 grossman@michigandaily.com bugli@michigandaily.com Rivalry gets inappropriate A PACK OF LYRES Yale University's marching band has been suspended because of a prop used during the football game between...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Economy will get worse before it gets better, Obama says President-elect Barack Obama said the economy seems destined to get worse before it gets better and he pledged a recovery plan "that is equal to the task ahead." Obama also said in an interview broadcast yesterday that the sur- vival of the domestic car-making capacity is important, yet any bailout must be "conditioned on an ...…

…4A - Monday, December 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I C74C MC4 an i19 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 rep...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 8, 2008 -5A Away from the pack ByANNIE LEVENE Daily Arts Writer James Franco is having a really great year. Between outshining the current king of stoner com- edy, Seth Rogen, in this summer's "Pineapple Express" and generat- ing buzz for his role in director Gus Van Sant's "Milk," Franco has proven himself to be the rare kind of actor who seems to appeal to all demographics. Women wan...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 8, 2008 - 7A Vigil caps campus World AIDS week St locc tea A sm Arbor r gathere cold Di light v died of The for Wo rallies, els and drawin of HIV States "Son forgott we hav what w tion ba foundir enaw I work, volunte and AI the eve The which celebra ry of V sored b commu udent groups, Spectrum Center, which was for- merly known as the University's al organizations LGBT center; the Yp...…

…8A - Monday, December 8, 2008 Bill Sneezington (left) avoids spreading germs to the rest of his band. Breaking the barrier CHRISTMAS From Page 5A Christmas Tale," little touches like that flow with the film and provide new dimensions to the characters and the plot. The opening sil- houette animation is another creative draw that manages to blend elements of the film together. The castbuilds fluidly off each character. With a family this dive...…

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…* The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com I December 8, 2008 MICHIGAN 81, NO. 4 DUKE 73 CRISLER CRAZIES Second chance: 'M' stuns Duke By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Editor As hundreds of fans stormed the Crisler Arena floor Saturday, Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski walked off the courtsa loser for the first time this season. f a What did one of the most illustrious coaches in college basketball think of Michigan's 81-73 upset over his f...…

…2B - December 8, 2008 ortsM The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines win college portion of U.S. Nationals Beilein's experience is key By RYAN A. PODGES Daily Sports Writer It's been more than a month since the No. 3 Michigan men's swimming and diving team last competed. Five weeks ago, they lost to No. 1 Texas. But after the U.S. Short Course National Cham- pionship meet this weekend, it was clearly worth the wait. The Wolverine...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U yDecember 8, 2008 - 3B With sweep, Blue finds fun again SAID ALSALAH/Daly Senior Payton Johnson helped the 200-yard freestyle relay team win its event. Wolverines dominate at EMU Invitational By AMY SCARANO Daily Sports Writer YPSILANTI - Inside the humid Jones Natatorium on East- ern Michigan's campus Satur- day the air smelled of chlorine. Swimmers were cheering for their teammates in bathing suits...…

…S-por-tsM( 4B - Monday, December 8, 2008 STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers predict what will happen in the 2008 college football season. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Dan Courtney Feldman Ratkowiak Ian Robinson Nate Bob Sandals Gartland No.lAlabama(9.5)vsNo.ZFlorida Alabaaa Florida Alabama Alabama No.4Oklahoma (-17) vs. No.19 Missouri Missouri Missouri Missouri Oklahoma Oklahoma No. 5 Southern Cal (-33) vs. UCLA UCLA UCLA S...…

…RESEARCH AND POLITICS With stem cell proposal on ballot, 'U toesth eline k F OR MORE ON STEM CELLS, Dr. James Battey speaks at a stem cell coelerence in the Biomedical tcieece Research Building Auditoriumn Vrsit mrchlgandalycom/oldeo for multimedia. yesterday. Altred Tauhman hequeathed $22 million to the Medical School during the meeting. Taumnt ie $22milio Gift for medical research at University linked to stem cell ballot initiative Unable ...…

…I 2A - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com One professor's leafy legacy While many University stu- dents have not heard of Andrew Dickson White, the legacy he left on campus is one that has stood the test of time. White is cred- ited with leading the first suc- cessful tree-planting efforts in the Diag. White came to the University in 1857 as a history professor. Arriving on a train in October of that year, W...…

…News The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 3A w s Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NASHVILLE, Tenn. McCain, Obama clash on cause, cure for econ crisis Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years yesterday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for sweeping action by the gov- ernment to directly shield many homeowner...…

…4A - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I 711E lici an &3atl 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 refiec the of tcialposition of the Daily's editorial board All other signed articles and illustrations re...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 5A "Foosooiood!" A disturbing trend "I'm glad I can now fuck Matt Damon. Lowbrow gets lower Silverman retur more of her un juvenile humor new fall sea By JAMIE BLO( Daily Arts Write "The Sarah Silverman never claimed to be intel- lectual, but the new season takes low-brow humor to an even lower low. Si...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 7A Clutch golfers finally step up for Wolverines Savich Tan and place. "I've been too excited in the Bauer lead 'M' to past," Tan said. "This week, I final- ly got it in my head to calm down third place at Windy and playlessanxious." But Tan wasn't the only Michi- City Collegiate gan underclassman shooting low numbers. Savich shot a 224 while By MARK BURNS starting in her thi...…

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…0 0 B OIL- .r rr . . Persona The double life of depression e Coast( ental illness is the awk- ward cousin in the fam- ily of illness. It's tough to discuss, tough to understand and tougher to admit to dealing with. Perhaps it's difficult to explain what's going on in your own head to someone else, even in a perfect set- ting of mutual respect and willing- ness to listen. For me, mental illness is a constant companion that refuses" to l...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 0 S 0 0 r , ° t . L ,_ r X.. ------- ABOUT CAMPUS WI-. . If= Ii £ Ii W ednesday, October 8,, 20 8 - The Michigan DI y QUOTES OF THE WEEK "By the time he's 10 he will "W.r ipyptoln be a hardened criminal." our seas.aThink of us like a - REX NEINDORF, director of the Alice Springs Reptile Center in Australia, on a - SUGULE ALI, a pirate from Somalia, explaining 7-year-old boy who broke into...…

… S - c 8200. 0 0 0 0 Wednesday October2008 - Daily ROTC AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE THAT DOESN'T GET A DIAG DAY BY ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor Under the glow of the con- struction floodlights, Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth Bodisch's shadow stretched to superhuman size along the 50-yard-line of Michigan Stadi- um. A thick, brick wall of a man, Bodisch stood at the bottom of the Big House's eastward facing seating section, shouting at the students sprin...…

…* 'MAN ON WIRE' MESMERIZES SEE ARTS, PAGE 8A E id igan Oath ONE-HUND iiE - GHTI'EEN YEARSOF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Monday, September 8, 2008 Ann Arbor, Michigan A NEW TRADITION FOR THE VICTORS Dems, GOP set field for regents race 0 thre for t ne incumbent, and a staunch supporter of the Uni- versity's affirmative action policy De challengers vie before the passage of the statewide ban on race- and gender-based wo spots on board affirmative ...…

…2A - Monday, September 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, September 8,2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONAY TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THUR~SDAY. Ote " Toers Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters FIDAY: Explained High-tech orientation BALLOON POPPING The University of Maryland gave a group of freahmen the choice of an iPod Touch or an iWhone 3G aa part of a new initiative to aee if the tech-...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 8, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, September 8, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON " White House intervenes to save Fannie, Freddie The Bush administrationseized control yesterday of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to stabilize the housing market turmoil that is threatening financial markets and the overall economy. Treasury Secretary ...…

…4A - Monday, September 8, 2008 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com It's hard, it's tough, but it's also the classic example of why we need change inWashington." -Republican presidential nominee John McCain, commenting on the federal government's takeover of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac yesterday, as reported y...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 8, 2008 -5A FINE A RPEIEW UMS looks to Arab world "Do you know what they say about guys with a big nose and big ears?" Empty beauty By NORA FELDHUSEN Daily Arts Writer Every day we are bombarded by televi- sion and online images of the Arab world. Photographers and pundits shape our con- ception of this vast region, in which our country is heavily invested, but from which we are cult...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 8, 2008 - 7A Unemployment hits 5-yr. high Floods kill 58 in Haiti . WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's unemployment rate bolted above the psychologically impor- tant 6 percent level last month for the first time in five years - and it's likely to go even higher in the months ahead, possibly throw- ing the economy into a tailspin as Americans pick a new president. A blizzard ofpink slips p...…

…8A - Monday, September 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com '0 The film doubles as a shampoo commercial. Probably easier than it looks. ELEGY From Page 5A chemistry between the two le moreconvincing, we might car( Many people will conside "thinking person's film," but in we aren't left with much to thi at all. A smarmy, aging profes beautiful women but can't seens mit to them. Not exactly ground ads were e more. !r this a the...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 8, 20'08 - 9A A rts Monday, September 8, 2008 - 9A Dreams. Realities. If you want to make an impact beyond the city, the country or even the industry where you'll work, meet us. We'll tell you why - in a company where opportunity never sleeps - your aspirations will be exceeded. COME TO OUR GLOBAL CONSUMER GROUP & FINANCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE PRESENTATION WHEN: 5.OOPM-6.30PM, SE...…

…News 10A - Monday, September 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com' ' N ew s The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * BIRTH CONTROL From Page 1A price of the popular oral contracep- tive by more than double. "We just kept our fingers crossed that we would be able to keep our stock and that the act would be reversed and nothing would change," said Gwendolyn Chivers, chief pharmacist at UHS. "But that wasn't the case." UHS doctors ha...…

…Junior Brandon Minor leaps over Miami (Ohio) defenders for the game-clinching touchdown on Saturday. JEREMY CHO/Daily - FALLING FORWARD MICHIGAN 16, MIAMI (OHIO) 6 Offense displays potential in first win By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor When legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler came to Michigan from Miami (Ohio) in 1969, his assistants had to hang their jackets on nails. They com- plained they had better facilities at their old job. But...…

…2B- Monday, September 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - Monday, September 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom No mds, Ocho Cinco V CLIF REEDER Daily Sophomore Lexi Zimmerman had a season-high 51 assists in a win against Georgia Tech this weekend. Despite youth, 'Moverpowers Yellow Jackets Zimmerman leads But this weekend, the Wol- verines weren't focused on their the way for Blue in offseason losses, only on the...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, September 8, 2008 3B After two straight overtime thrillers, 'M' still undefeated By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's soccer team wanted to make the most of its West Coast tour. In fact, it stayed on the field as long as possible. The Wolverines played two matches tq overtime finishes this weekend, defeating San Diego State 3-2 in overtime and tying San Diego 1-1 (20T) with ...…

…48 - Monday, September 8, 2008 )PORTSMONDAY The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 48 - Monday, September 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom GAME STATISTICS TeamStats First Downs Rush/Yds PassingYards OffensiePlays Comp/Att/Int Punts/Avg Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Poss PASSING Player Threet Sheridan Totals RUSHING Player Shaw Sheridan Moudros Grady Odoms TEMEV RECEIVING Player Clemens Stonum Shaw Totals PUNTING Player...…

…S pc rtsl ond The Michigan Daily - michignalco MondaySeptember 8 0 8 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. p DEFENSE-0-METER 3 We're giving the defense ...…

…6B- Monday, September 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cohl 68 - Monday, September 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom YELLOW JACKETS From Page 2B set before juniors Veronica Rood and Megan $ower stepped up with two clutch kills to give Michigan the victory, 15-13. "They're carrying a big load right now," Rosen said of the upperclassmen. "They're really playing like veterans. I'm proud of how they're competing." But it w...…

…miniganaudny.cm EMERGENCY TEXT MESSAGES Enrollment stilllow for alert system Students may be BY THE NUMBERS given chance to sign Percentages of students registered up at orientation for text-message alert systems 15 By CAITLIN SCHNEIDER University of Missouri-Columbia Orange Taylor IIl listens as the verdict is read. He was convicted yesterday of murdering Eastern Michigan student Laura Dickinson in December 2006. T..aylor found guilty in eat...…

…4 2 - Tuesday, April 8, 2008 MONDAY:T In Other Ivory Towers ArA WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before You Were Here A rotten banana and a revelation I can no longer see the color of the futon in my dorm room and the floor is scattered with corn flakes. Is the underwear I found today on my chair clean? Hopefully, because I'm wearing them. When my roommate Nora recently declared, "Damn, we need to clean the room soon,...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS TRIAL From Page 1 * EAST LANSING Longsworth called nesses who had seer Police review body shortly after i During tapes i aftermath these witnesses, G gested there were n of MSU riots a physical struggle Dickinson's room. Police could spend weeks Graham also said reviewingvideo of what they char- found in Dickinson' acterized as a riot near Michigan have been tainted be State University over t...…

… 4 4 - Tuesday, April 8, 2008 bE 1ihd igan 3al'V 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 represent solely the views of their authors....…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 5 Will television save Hollywood? "Don't look now but there's a bear behind you." When the stars shine Charismatic leads actress. When a grab-bag, goof- ball show like "Leatherheads" are enough to propel screens, we enjoy it, regardless of its inherent flaws. We bask in a loose, old-school the warmth and charm ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 7 IMMIGRANTS From Page 1 After the arrest, AAPD officers fol- lowed federal agents to a raid that the Ann Arbor officers observed but didn't participate in. Anglin said the incident made residents suspicious of the local law enforcement. "It was perceived by those view- ing that the police were involved in some form," Anglin said. "We don't want people to fear the police." WICI...…

…4 8 - Tuesday, April 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DAYS N)COUNTDOWN TO DENVER Freeze frames Four individual efforts that made Michigan's run to the Frozen Four possible SAUER SHOWS BIG-GAME HEROICS I SENIOR SHINES AFTER UGLY INJURY St. Clair gets bat going against Illini This season, Michigan coach Red Berenson has often called goalie Billy Sauer a "rock." Andnowhere was the junior's transition from unpredictabil- ity to...…