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…NOT AS CLASSIC CASSB Zack Snyder 's "Watchmen" tries to Whni omst-S recreate acomic' book masterpiece, but adds nothing.E See Ars, Page5SA --0.~in 1 11\)s1 N N I \X .1 II DI(IX iRE)A Ann Arbor, Michigan ACADEMIC FREEDOM Faculty to seek speech protections Governing body concerned about national trend it says infringes on the right to dissent By KYLE SWANSON Daily StaffReporter The state of academic freedom on college campuses has changed, some...…

…2A - Monday, March 9, 2009 les The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, March 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA ELAINA BUGLI Editor in Chief Easiness Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com bugli@michigandaily.com I Study finds greater cheating in B-schools DON'T STEP ON THE 'M' Two studies conducted by HARVARD STUDENT P...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 9, 2009 -- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 9, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON GOP official: No more money for GM without plan House Republican leader John Boehner said yesterday he doesn't support handing over more fed- eral money to keep General Motors Corp. afloat unless the automaker develops a viable and long-term business model and can pay back government loa...…

…4A - Monday, March 9, 2009 L7 e 4 6 ldli an al 0-'pinion The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 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 oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 9, 2009 - 5A Surrealism slices eyeballs A graphic, novel film 'Watchmen'succeeds simply on the strength of its source material By Blake Goble I Daily Arts Writer w Gigantic melting watches in a barren, desert landscape can only mean one thing: surrealism. Dali's 1931 painting The Persistence of Memory is probably the first thing that comes to mind when imagining the odd, character- istic...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 9, 2009 - 7A I The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 9, 2009 - 7A In line with economic theories, alcohol vendors report sales up New York Times reporter to speak at event today From Page 1A much as they used to. Eddie Gilyano, the manager of Strickland's Market, a liquor store located on Geddes Avenue, said the store's alcoholsales have decreased significantly since the e...…

…8A - Monday, March 9, 2009 4 4 Series of free student workshops " Wednesday, March 11, Budget! Are You Kidding? " Wednesday, March 18, Investing for Young Investors * Wednesday, March 25, Landing a Job in a Difficult Economy * Wednesday, April 1, Your Fork Is Not a Shovel: A Lesson in Business Etiquette All sessions are from 6-8 p.m., are free and include dinner. Register now! Space is limited so make sure you register early. www.umalumni.c...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I March 9, 2009 ICE HOCKEY Seniors lead Blue into playoffs By NICOLE AUERBACH go down, and (Michigan coach Red The situation is fitting since both Daily Sports Editor Berenson) was like, 'Miller, Turn- Miller and Turnbull have played in bull, stay up here. You got a game all of Michigan's 160 games since With 20 minutes remaining in disqualification,'" Miller said. "We their freshman year. They have the ...…

…2B - March 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Dance bid would Blue cruises to Big Ten title 0 give campus a real March Madness Michigan's win over Min- nesota on Saturday was a major step forward for .en's basketball program. It could also be the start of two very fun weeks for students. Nothing is set in stone, but Michigan great- ly increased s its chances of F making the NCAA Tourna- NATE ment with that SANDALS win (finge...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com March 9,2009- 3B Cislo unable to spark Blue 'M'finds hythm By FELIX CARREON Daily Sports Writer aft earl loss The Michigan baseball team took a break from its busy col- legiate schedule to play the New York Mets in an exhibition game yesterday afternoon at the Tradi- tion Field Complex in Port Saint Lucie, Fla. After sweeping Siena in a three- game series, the Wolverines found themselves on the other s...…

…4B - March 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com olverines finally have more on line After dismal first year, Beilein's squad now excels under late-season pressure By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS - All season, the Michigan men's basketball team has remained hopeful. In Saturday's 67-64 win at Minne- sota, that hope was pretty clear. The Wolverines shed their tra- ditional warmup shirts for white ones with the Spanis...…

…0' IP7' . LL " VW Ii'F £ Ni 1- i i I: IE Lid jig nantiI Ann Arbor, Michigar www.michigandaily.com Friday, March 9, 'U has no stock in Sudan 0v 0 won't rule out investing U. Chicago refusal to hasn't been a topic of debate at the that I'm just not going to answer," stocks of any company widely rec- University of Michigan. she said. "We don't anticipate ognized for working in Sudan," he divest draws protest That's because the University in...…

…2 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters_ T E AEA What's with the nudes on Glen Avenue? The story behind 'The Regeneration of Time' Students making their way in the present and represents the through the University's Medical child's past," Marinaro wrote in Campus each day are greeted by a an explanation publis...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS SAO PAULO, Brazil 0 Amid protest, Bush begins tour of Latin America President Bush sought to reverse an impression of U.S. neglect as he opened a six-day tour of Latin America yesterday. Street protests awaited him. Bush's trip was intended to pro- mote democracy, increased trade and cooperation on alternative fuels. The president and his advis- ers also hoped his v...…

…4 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C MIdiig0an Bal,6l Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 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 editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represen...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 9, 2007 - 5 JEREMY CHO/Daily Courtesy of Fox Is this freaking you out? OK, good. It's not just us. Fox finds itself a 'Winner'! *.! sort o Element1 and its members will bring their hottest moves Saturday. If they look anything like they do on camera they'll be just fine. Break it down ATHLETIC BREAK CREWS TO COMPETE. BOGGLE MINDS By IMRAN SYED Daily Arts Writer Browsing through Fox's cu...…

…6- The Michigan Daily -Friday, March 9, 2007 the michigan daily 0 6 PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On Central Campus Call 668-1100. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. 665-8825. March on in to University Towers for *FREE AUGUST 2007 RENT!!! ONLY HAVE A FEW LEFT, STUDIO, I & 2 BEDROOMS W/- HEAT, WATER & FURNITURE !!! 2007 HOUSES !!! Great houses at great locations still available due to acquisitions and forfeiture of leases. Bdrm. Price Date 914 Woodlawn 8...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The U SUDAN sion to re From page 1 uproar o all taken steps to divest from Sudan. the Unive Harvard led the pack byannounc- Students' ing its divestment on April 4, 2005. fur walke All three universities have cited the univ humanitarian concerns about the on Marc Sudanese government's treatment ment ofa of civilians in the country's Dar- Rebecc fur region. Since July 2003, the of Chicag government-support...…

…0 8 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Low score enough for Cagers at Big Tens 0 By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor CHICAGO - Michigan and Minnesota put on an absolutely stunning, awe-inspiring, record- breaking perfor- MINNESOTA 40 mance. MICHIGAN 49 But neither team is likely to frame this particular stat sheet, the one that explains the Wolverines' 49-40 win over the Golden Gophers. Records of futility w...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 9, 2007 - 9 The leaders and Dest * Senior defenseman makes key contributions behind the scenes By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Writer Heading into the season, alter- nate captain Jason Dest was on pace to become Michigan hockey's Iron Man, breaking Rob Brown's record of 164 consecutive games played. After missing the first game of his freshman season, Dest played in every game for nearly thr...…

…10 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 10 - Friday, March 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WATCH LIVE SAMESFROM THE 20C7NCAA* IDIVISIN I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ONLINE FOR FREE! ppowd bd hrBsSpor om 40 PROUD PROMOTIONAL PARTNER *Local blackout rules will limit availability to 37 games for most people. This product will not include the Opening Round game on March 13, 2007. NCAA March Madness ...…

…Thursday, February 9, 2006 News 2A Three college students arrested for setting Ala. church fires NORTHARD BOUND: EXPANS.N PANS FR SOH CAMPUS .1LhE STATEMENT r~r i lOli Opinion 4A Chris Zbrozek demands monarchy Arts 5A Students bring digital art to Duderstadt One-hundredfifteen years of editorialfreedom www.mic/kandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 87 ©2006 The Michigan Daily Plans to expand Entr6e Plus stalled " LSA-SG hopes to ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 NATION/WORLD Students arrested for church fires GUANTANAMO BAY Volunteer lawyers represent prisoners Fires struck nine Alabama churches last month; suspects say it started as a joke BIRMINGHAM Ala. (AP) - Three college students, including two aspiring actors known around campus as pranksters, were arrested yesterday in a string of nine church fires that spread fear across Ala- bama last mo...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS Comedy skits about college life to be performed The University Unions Arts and Pro- grams is sponsoring a series of comedic skits about various aspects of college life. The event will be held at Michigan League today at 8:30. Admission is free. 'Control Room' to be shown at Lane Hall The Center for Middle Eastern and North African studies will be sponsor a viewing of the film...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 /PN UPINION a brefa d ,& 143 w i1J NOTABLE STEPHEN BUSCH L.DSR:APER QUOTABLE DONN M. FRESARD EMILY BEAM ASHLEY DINGES H Editor in Chief CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Managing Editor Editorial Page Editors EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT* 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 My profile 420 MAYNARD STREET on these is ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 onth'suspects tothedaily@michigandaily.com shot all to heck and b...…

…Thursday March 9, 2006 arts. michigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com RTSe iCigt i t 5A . . . . . . . . . THE TOP OF POP MEDIA BLITZ THE OSCAR EDITION BECAUSE, NO, WE STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER THEM Hot celebrity moms - Jennifer Garner almost slipped because of her sudden "ballast" that accompanies the wonderful state of - how did the Victorians say it? - being with child. And even the full-fledged, experienced mom, the ever-dazzling...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 7A ENTREE Continued from page 1A parison because its campus is not as integrated into the community as Michigan's. "We should look at a campus more like ours," Siegel said. Other schools' solutions to the possible loss of revenue include the creation of a small flat rate or percentage charge to businesses that use entree plus, Madoff said. According to Madoff, schools like Michigan State h...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 ARTS Worn soundtrack provides bland emo The last thing people think of when it comes to Seattle is music. The Pacific city is known for high suicide rates, Blue Ray Allen and the Space Needle. Scholars But in the early.'90s, they intro- duced the world to grunge music Blue Scholars with Nirvana's explosion/anthem Self-Released "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Around that same time, Seattle introd...…

…Thursday March 9, 2006 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com Ujeb Sdigrhan &i iI SPO RTrS 9A 9A P ROCRASTINATION STATION MINNESOTA 94. MICHIGAN 86 The men's basketball beat decided to take a page out of the football writers' book and play today's matchup a day early. Is it a bad omen for Michigan's NCAA Tournament hopes? We'll now find out. * Play of the game - With less than a minute to go, Minnesota PG #24 missed a free thr...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 9, 2006 Paid Advertisement 0 Open Letter Regarding The Coca-Cola Company's Commitment to Labor Rights As someone who has devoted my career to labor issues, I share the concerns of student activists regarding labor conditions around the world. Through my work , with the United Nations International Labor Organization, I have seen firsthand the manifold difference it makes in the lives of individuals, f...…

…0 0 NORTH CAMPUS Continued from page 9B Monorail, Monorail here are always new ideas spring- ing up as to how to avoid the iso- lation that North Campus can exude. In 1998, Kelbaugh and Bob Beckley, his predecessor as dean, co-taught a studio to explore pos- sibilities for constructing, of all things, a monorail connecting Central Campus or the Medical Campus to North. At first, con- sidering that the development of Central Campus is all b...…

… 0 0 , r 3B The Daily Dish Clayton Lewis preserves historical graphics at the Clements Library. 4B Literary Community Karl Pohrt fights for the community in the face of growing corporate cor petition 5B In My Own Words Lloyd Cargo shows off his c lectic musc taste every Wednesday on WCBN. 6B Northern Exposure A monorail is just one of the possible plans to further develop North Carnpus 1OB Media Column Kristin MacDonald examines the diff...…

…! ! w w 0 Celebrity role playing: character vs. caricature TH-E DAILY DISH Everyone's a Critic I Media Column By Kristin MacDonald Preserver of Clayton Lewis, Curator of Graphics at ti By Kate i nternet ads for the Oscars took a blatantly star-oriented spin this year. "Heath vs. Philip!" blared one, flashing a photo- shpped image of cowboy-hatted Heath Ledger glaring down a meekly spectacled Philip Sey- mour Hoffman. Though it perhap...…

…w 7W U Cultivating a community Bookseller takes citizenship seriously By Melissa Runstrom / Daily Staff Writer vey year, on the first day of glasses, the workers dress in -_drag in honor of a Shaman Dru m employee who died from AIDS (and in his youth had a penchant for dressing in drag). The current staff- ers at the bookshop dress up to dish out information about safe sex and raise AIDS awareness. "It is a way of remembering this man and ...…

…0 0 "What I encouraged the students to do, what I felt was lack- ing in the discussions about North Campus was a solid idea of what kind of environment it was or should be," she says. Each group had its own idea. The first group felt that North Campus should stick to the original plan by Saarinen, which had lots of open space, was tailored for automobile use and had a classically modern feel. The second group thought that North Campus should...…

…" 0 0 0 0 0 " .0 PHOTOS BY ANGELA CESERE AND STEVEN TAI/Daily ABOVE: Students walk the four-story spiral staircase at the new Computer Science building. RIGHT: North Campus houses the schools of Art and Design, Architecture and Urban Planning, Engineering and Music. BOTTOM: The botanical hallway of the EECS n 1950, the Board of Regents purchased a few hundred acres of land located north of the Huron River near the Medical Campus. The land, ...…

…Wednesday, March 9, 2005 Opinion 4 Dan Shuster looks at stem cells A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP: THE ICERS AND PAT BENATAR ... SPORTS, PAGE 9 Weather Arts 5 Crooked Fingers straightens up in new album LOW: 15 TOMORROW: W"V One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michgandaziy.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 93 @2005 The Michigan Daily Anti-U.S. rally held in Lebanon New York photographer Toshi Kazama presents his photographic s...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 9, 2005 NATION/WORLD Bush: Mideast democracy progressing NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said yesterday that authori- tarian rule in the Middle East has begun to ease, and he insisted anew that Syria must end its nearly three- decade occupation of Lebanon. "Today, I have a message for the people of Lebanon: All the world is witnessing your great movement of conscience," Bush said duri...…

… NEWS h ON CAMPUS Author to present keynote for Child Advocacy Week Kuthowrand educator Jonathan Kool will deliver the keynote address for the third annual Child Advocacy Week, sponsored by Med- start, from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight in the Michigan League Ballroom. Kozol's body of nonfiction - which includes "Death at an Early Age" and "Rachel and Her Chil- dren" - address race, poverty and education. Piano trio to make debut at 'U, The Florestan T...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 9, 2005 OPINION ~iie £1dlaj.m.Md JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE Press passes can't be that hard to come by if the White House allows that old Arab Helen Thomas to sit...…

…Wednesday March 9, 2005 arts. michig'andaily. com artpage@rnichigandaily.com 1£tirigan aUg ART s 5 STICKY eA'e:'BIn FINGERS FOLK ROCKERS' FOURTH LP A RETURN TO FORM By Andrew M. Gaerig Daily Arts Writer ThE HOTTEST PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT FROM A DAILY ARTS WRITER S "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" film - Author Douglas Adams may have not gotten to see his 20-plus-year project get this version of his famous stories up on the big scr...…

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… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 7 PENALTY Continued from page 1. collects the bodily fluids that stream out of the body during electrocution. While Kazama hopes ulti- mately for the end of capital punishment, he, along with like-minded Americans, faces an uphill battle as the death penalty is supported by Presi- dent Bush and exists in 38 states. Proponents of the death pen- alty say capital punishment works to deter ot...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday March 9, 2005 - 8 ARTS One-man show 'Moon' examines '60s society Post-rock orchestral group plays at UMMA . By Melissa Runstrom Daily Arts Editor "The whole show is a mirror on life and what it is Jacques, the star show "Far Side of the Moon," said. The goal of the produc- tion, according to Jacques, is that the audience will see themselves on stage. In the midst of the '60s space race, the play all about...…

…Wednesday March 9, 2005 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com td1jz d igan aUg SPORTS 9 'M' looks to Tourney as last chance By Brian Schick Daily Sports Writer It seems that the Michigan basketball team couldn't wait to put the regular season behind it. After finishing the sea- son with a hard-fought overtime loss to Iowa and losing 11 of its final 12 games, the players and coaches seemed excited to start a new "season." The ...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 9, 2005 After mono, Godek is back again By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer Michigan wasn't her first choice. When Michigan water polo junior Rebecca Godek was a senior at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, she never dreamed of coming to Michigan. In fact, she kept it in the back of her mind dur- ing the recruiting process while she looked heavily into playing at Indiana. "Since I was a kid I always want...…

…Tuesday, March 9, 2004 Opinion 5 Sports 10 Jess Piskor demands full disclosure Michigan's tourney chances still alive Liars, witches and wolves, oh my! Breaking Records ... Arts, Page 9 LI it Weather HI: 39 LOW: 24 TOMORROW 4& 32 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 108 ©2004 The Michigan Daily Wordplay Group suggests changes to 'U' health services By Aymar Jean Daily ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 9, 2004 NATION/WORLD Aristide supporters rally in capital NEWS IN BRIEF PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - charge that he was forced to step L ANGELES Haiti's interim president took the reins down. But the 15-nation CaribbeanUatd of his country's shattered government Community has called for an interna- .UCLA officials ad it to selling cadavers yesterday as supporterso Jean- tiona investigation. D - - - - ...…