…FROM THE DAI LY: Why the state legislature's failure to pass a public smoking ban is hurting innocent people and the state's economy. See Opinion, Page 4 GROWING YOUNGER Brad Pitt shines at every age in director David Fincher's coming-of-age tale about a man who goes from old to young. See Arts, Page 5 UFje *id6igan Fi Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 9, 2009 michigandaily.com THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION Large-scale plan proposed for eco...…
…2 - Friday, January 9, 2009 2 -FriayJanary9, 009The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Campus Characters Snapshots of the Union Every Friday, the Daily's photo staff will select the hest photos from news assign- ments and around Ann Arhor. Some mill appear here, the rest will he in a slideshow on michigandaily cow. WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY:FRDY Explained Before You Were Here Poo fteWe CRIME NOTES Vehicle ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 9, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 9, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Obama tax plan finds opposition in Senate President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposi- tion Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs. Senators from both parties agreed that Congress should do somet...…
…4 - Friday, January 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C74C MIC4igan wily I 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 reflectthe official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations re...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 9, 2009 - 5 Two discs prove to be too many on Soundtrack's latest By DAVID RIVA Daily Arts Writer From the opening riffs of Communion, one thing is brutally obvious: The Sound- track of, Our Lives **% embraces all things The rock'n'roll. Soundtrack Its vin- tage, clas- of our Lives sic-rock C mindset separates Universal it from most contemporary bands. Some might consider the style outd...…
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…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 9, 2009 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 9, 2009 - 7 Prayer marathon begins Christian groups offer round-the- clock prayer rooms By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter When LSA junior Julia Rod- gers first arrived on campus her freshman year, her outlook was dim. Coping with an eating dis- order and bouts of depression, Rodgers wasn't sure how she was going ...…
…8 - Friday, January 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a Wolverines aim to avenge only back-to-back losses this season a Aft Mia By Two on the record team's The also the V turnin Six Michig aged ju in its series Miami was sw firsc ti road three y Mic coach: was sl Aftert Hawk their g But weeker er being swept by ines way down in the conference standings, the players seemed imi in November, positive. And then, almost out of VI ...…
…4br 4JIF filic i an '43 at Im Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 9, 2009 ONE NIGHT, ONE MIC: NAS IN YPSI michigandaily.com MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Two cands emerge for MSA pres. Michigan Action Party dissolves, new parties set to form By TREVOR CALERO Daily News Editor Over the past five semesters, the Michigan Action Party has main- tained a monopoly over the Michi- gan Student Assembly, claiming a majority of the seats on the assem- ...…
…2A - Monday, February 9, 2009 N e- w s The Michigan Daly michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, February 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Maryland mulls campus gun ban BREAT(TN' TN THE BTALLTROOMf A proposedlawinMaryland would ban guns, knives and other deadly weapons from college campuses in the state, The Diamondback at the University of Maryland reported. An existingstate law bans weap- ons from K-12 public schools, but the propos...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 9, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS CONCORD, N.H. *Recession sending more students to community colleges College freshman Elizabeth Hebert's choice of a four-year school suddenly got too expensive. George Haseltine already has a business degree, but he concluded after several layoffs that he needed more training to get work. So, in the middle of this school year, both landed at New Hamp- shire Tec...…
…4A - Monday, February 9, 2009 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umith.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 other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. FR TEDAILY Releasin...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday; February 9, 2009 - 5A Finding the right reality show host Reality competition - a cat- egory which now includes everything from classic game shows like "Jeopardy" to exotic ventures like "The Amazing Race" - is among the fastest-growing i television genres of all time. And * with so many new shows popping JANVWE up recently, there BLOM are some shows that succeed and many more that are utter sh...…
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…1 0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 9, 2009 - 7A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, February 9, 2009 - 7A Two candidates emerge for MSA's top position From Page 1A he said. Baydoun, who has yet to choose anti developed goals for the future a vice president or decide upon a of MSA, but when they looked name, said his party is focusing on at whether those goals could be the substance behind the goals. acco...…
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…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I February 9, 2009 * No. 1 UConn pulls away from 'M' late 0 Icers can't afford to have letdown periods MEN'S GYMNASTICS Cameron selected to U.S. Senior National Team J sewas the kind of play even stopping us," Rust said after Friday's a casual hockey fan would 6-2 win over Lake Superior State. appreciate. "We're just getting outworked the With less than six seconds first couple of shifts, and I think ...…
…2B - February 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - February 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Switzer speeds below four-minute mile mark Delaware State game is lose- lose for 31' Senior's 3:58:86 time is fifth-best time in Michigan track and field history By ROGER SAUERHAFT Daily Sports Writer The sub four-minute mile has long been the measuring stick of great long-distance runners, and Justin Switzer joined the...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com February 9, 2009- 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom February 9, 2009- 38 . ' 6 i r'. . , t. :; d M1 Nemitz earns MVP honors in tournament By IAN KAY would eventually add three more Daily Sports Writer runs, though Taylor's pitching performance - no baserunners If this weekend was any indi- in the game's final four innings cation, junior pitcher Nikki - rendered the insurance scores Nemitz has p...…
…4B - February 9, 2009 T Mcg Di- cgaay The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com REID From page 1B expression. For the first time all game, one of the Wolverines looked wild- eyed, overwhelmed. For everything they had done right, for everything that had gone their way, one measly missed lay- up led to an 8-0 Connecticut run and a10-point swing that tied the game at 31. Sure, Michigan kept it close after that, but it was only a matter of time bef...…
…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...…
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…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...…
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…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...…
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…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. N)I )N i X (i1101 Hl N 4.A! Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 9, 2009 michigandaily.com ALUM IN THE NEWS Tough road ahead for GM CEO Armed with University lessons, Fritz Henderson tries to right struggling automaker By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter Fritz Henderson may have the most unenvide job in America. His predecessor forced out by the Obama administration and his company barrel- ing toward the uncertain world of bankruptcy...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING " Hike on beer tax would help support welfare programs A state-appointed task force will recommend improvements to Michigan's child welfare sys- tem, including a way to raise more money for abuse and neglect pre- vention programs through a higher beer tax. The upcoming Michigan Child Wel...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com " Michigan suffers third loss to a MAC team Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 5A By TIM ROHAN Daily Sports Writer A smorgasbord of Michigan pitchers marched to the mound yesterday for the Michigan base- ball team, but no one could stop the streak of bad pitching. The Wolverines lost 10-2 to Central Michigan, dropping their record to 2-3 against teams from the Mid-American Conference this season. It was their wo...…
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…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 7A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 7A AMERICORPS From Page 1A volunteers. This increase comes at an opportune time, as student- targeted service programs like National Student Partnerships, a non-profit organization focused on combating poverty, begin run- ning into funding trouble. Addell Anderson, program director of the Michigan Ameri- Co...…
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…2B - Thursday, April 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 25 - Thursday, April 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events in Ann Arbor and the surrounding area. Today 4.9.09 Jonesin' 8 P.M. At Walgreen Drama Center Free GayletRubin, "Sex and theDe- industrialized City: The Future of Queer Worlds" 12 p.m. At 202 S. Thayer Free Andras Schiff: Beethoven Sonata Project, Concert 7 At Hilt Audi...…
…'w The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 3B Tweeting away the gossip rags Students of the stage Sniff. Sorry, sorry. I promised myself I wouldn't cry. This is officially my last gossip column and, since TMZ hasn't returned my phone calls, probably my last chance to write about this stuff for a mass audience. I'd like to give myself a nice, self-...…
…4B - Thursday, April 9, 2009 theb-side The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ST T L OUTKAST 'ATLIENS' (1996) As original as hip hop can be By JEFF SANFORD DailyArts Writer It's as true now as it was 15 years ago: OutKast is the cool- est motherfucking band on the planet. For proof, let's turn to the mastermind behind the out- fit, Andre 3000. Who else can get away with asking "What's cooler than being cool?" while standing on stage wearin...…
…I e ic1 i n il * Ann Arbor, Michiganr Wednesday, September 9, 2009 michigandaily.com FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION A 'Promise unkept? In budget cuts, state Signed into law by Gov. Jen- scholarship. BY THE NUMBERS nifer Granholm in 2006 as a way Megan Brown, Granholm's could end merit to increase college graduates in deputy press secretary, said the Michigan Promise Scholarship FIGHTING HiNi PART 2 OF A 3-PART SERIES SAttendance a concern i f c...…
…6 2A - Wednesday, September 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom In Other Ivory Towers {off the Beaten Path Pedaling power THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week The Human Powered Subma- rine Team combines Scuba div- ing, bike riding, engineering and ateering in its quest to design, build and race submarines on an international level. HPS has taken part intO0 inter- national races to date, includ- ing the Inte...…
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