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…Ann Arbor, Michigan Mechanical music group more than just math rock Arts, Page 5 ~Ie i1idigan hug I ONE )UDR FLED I JEARS 4F ED I DOM Friday,_November 9, 2007 michigandaily corn A SIGN OF PROTEST professor mulling bid L.h3 ss r for Czech presidency KELLYN JACKSON/Daily A student stops to look at a poster taped to the east door of Burton Memorial Tower yesterday afternoon. An unknown person posted a grievance about the decline in underreprese...…

… 2 - Friday, November 9, 2007 When Ann Arbor freezes over Some students may have been class. cold this week when the tempera- That day, The Michigan Daily ture dipped into the 30s, but on printed a weather forecast predict- Jan. 19, 1994, University students ing alow of -2 degrees, 20 degrees had to deal with temperatures warmer than the eventual out- more than 50 degrees lower. come. On that fateful, bitter day, the The day came in the mids...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON House passes Defense budget without war funds The House yesterday approved a big boost in the Pentagon's non- war budget for President Bush's signature, even as a spending bill containing far smaller increases for health and education programs headed toward a certain veto. The confluence of the votes reflected Bush's dominant posi- tion in the year-end...…

… 4 - Friday, November 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ele ii tan B)at1U Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER 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 represen...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 9, 2007 - 5 Brazil's Dylan, in spirit if not in style Caetano Veloso, UMS's season climax, will perform tonight at Hill By LLOYD H. CARGO Daily Arts Writer } It would be difficult to understate the magnitude of tonight's Caetano Veloso concert at Hill Auditorium. Landing the revolutionary Brazilian singer-song- writer, poet, filmmaker and activist is yet another major coup for UMS and ...…

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…6 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 9, 2007 - 7 TRANSIT From page 1 sit station between Troy and Bir- mingham, two suburbs of Detroit. The real-estate forum - spon- sored by the University and the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit real-estate think tank - allowed urbanplannerstore-envisionwhat is now a mixture of industrial and suburban buildings as a residential area friendly to those who choose not to own a car. James...…

… 0 8 - Friday, November 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue has all but home advantage FOOTBALL Win or lose, Big Ten title in reach 4 By DANIEL BROMWICH and KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editors Ohio State is already looming. The talk about another matchup for a Big Ten Championship between the two rivals has begun. But don't let Wisconsin hear any of that banter. The Badgers are wait- ing for the Wolverines in a potential tr...…

…The first column from the Daily's first public editor Opinion, page 4 IPt e I~idligan 4Ba IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 9,2007 michigandaily.com GOP PRIMARY '08 race comig to'U' Republicans to debate in Dearborn; Ron Paul to speak on Diag By EMILY BARTON Daily Staff Reporter The race for the Republican nomination for president is com- ing to the University of Michigan today. At 4 p.m., GOP candidates will debate in Dearborn at a ...…

… 2 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 MONDAY: UESD WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes Explained A gift of leftover lager Last weekend, three strangers broke Blue" and w into our apartment, placed our kitchen See something that embodies the The drive ho chairs upside down on our table and Ann Arbor or University of Michi- AT were chatting in our kitchen but ran gan experience? E-mail submis- out when my roommates got home. sions to gross...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi gov't seeks compensation from U.S. for killings Iraqi authorities want the U.S. government to sever all contracts in Iraq with Blackwater USA within six months and pay $8 mil- lion in compensation to each of the families of 17 people killed when the firm's guards sprayed a traffic circle with heavy machine gun fire last month. The demands - part of ...…

…- i 4 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited dind managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu NOTABLE QUCOTAh #E I lived through the inevitability of Howard Dean. " - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards yesterday on opponent Hillary Clinton's large lead in national polls. Wh a public editor' I I KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN C...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 5 You can't deny the Nation' After watching three weeks' worth of CBS's "Kid Nation," I have come to the following conclusions: 1. Deserting kids in the desert is a great idea. Summer camps have been draining bank accounts for years, and it's time to start sending the nation's youth to live inside abandoned movie sets in New Mex- ico. It's a win-win situation: Parents don't h...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 7 GOP hopefuls to debate in Dearborn CAMPAIGN From page 1 born student government presi- dent, said his group is helping to organize a live broadcast of pre- and post-debate activity on the Dearborn campus on radio station WWJ throughout the day. The Dearborn student govern- ment also invited candidates to come talk to students before the debate. Terry Gallagher, a spokes- ma...…

… 4 8 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 CAVEMEN From page 5 Sports" and constantly laments the libertine ways of his ex, Amy. Nick is perennially broke but has no shortage of criticisms for Joel, whom he advises to "crave the cave" - i.e., date cavewomen only, not admittedly luscious "Sapes" like Kate. "Cavemen"is a clever show - the dialogue is fast-paced and witty, and though the cavemen's yuppie lifestyle is comic and sad, they are likable charact...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 9 UNIVERSE From page 5 psychedelia, is overwrought of all things, and "Walrus" is, frankly, dull. The Beatles's music is the sound of youth, and aging-pop- star Bono delivers his covers very much like an aging pop star. This isn't U2, and it shouldn't be. But the same doesn't go for Joe Cocker, a man who's been cover- ing the-Beatles since before Wood- stock. His gruff "Come T...…

… 10 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Compromise likely on wiretap bill The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BROWSING A ROUTTTOTTE Bill would extend NSA powers By ERIC LICHTBLAU and CARL HULSE The New York Times WASHINGTON - Two months after vowing to roll back broad new wiretapping powers won by the Bush administration, congres- sional Democrats appear ready to makeconcessionsthatcould extend some of the key powers granted to the National Secur...…

…11 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Key injured starters to return to practice By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and many of his players blamed injuries for the inconsistent exe- cution during N Saturday's game. NOTEBOOK Carr said quarterback Chad Henne faced increased pressure because the offensive line had to be shuffled. Running back Mike Hart said new players are apt to make...…

…-1 12 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com New York- Cleveland: A Daily Sports running diary 4 By SCOTT BELL and JACK HERMAN Daily Sports Editors It'sgame four of the only division series that didn't result in a sweep. So we here at Daily Sports decided to celebrate with a running diary. Tonight's game will either almost certainly end the Joe Torre era in New York, or set up a decisive game five back in Clevel...…

…e ic ig n 4:3allij Ann Arbor, Mich. michigandaily.com Monday, July 9, 2007 Summer Weekly OPINION From the Daily: Brown v. Roberts When the Supreme Court ended overthrew segregation in public schools in 1954, it was the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. Now, five irresponsihle conservativv justices have made it their goal to undo more than five decades of racial progress in our country. For all the talk of precedent, this dec...…

…2 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com At Ann Arbor Google office, the good life By SARAH SALA "I wanted to be a part of a compa- Daily StaffReporter ny that was changing the way things were done," said Matthew Neagle, Many college students dread the a University alum who has been prospect of getting a "real" job after employed by Google forthe pastyear graduation, seeing it as a token of and a half and recently trans...…

…Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 CHANCELLOR From page 1 party for international students and once spent several hours explaining reasons for a tuition hike to student leaders, Kay said. In 1999, Mestas resigned as chair- man of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an organization that creates grants for education and public programs, to become the campus's fifth chancellor. The creation of student housing a...…

…4 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C, he Iffichibgan Oaflu Brown v. Roberts Supreme Court's decision ends busing, opens up resegregation Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR IMRAN SYED EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorialboard. All oth...…

…Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RACHEL WAGNER Leave NCLB behind KATE TRUESDELL WPOtNT The price of patriotism W ith regards to my education, I'm glad went to elementary school in the 1990s rather than the 2000s. Maybe it's because I was too youngto know the politics behind educational policy, but my own schoolgirl experience seems freer and more stimulating com- pared to the experience of school- children today. ...…

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…8 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RULING From page 1 in the future for elementary and secondary education. Kobersy said the ruling causes concern for higher education because most students come to colleges from public high schools School districts may still be able to explore other race-conscious meth- ods of pursuing diversity because of the division in the court. She said that in the 1978 deci- sion, University ...…

…Monday July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 American music' that never gets old The healing powers of soul. A tamer Cat A little Memphis soul renews the Power By MATT RONEY ing their solo records, that is. Daily Arts Writer Their fans are better off for it. "Blister in the Sun," the lead single A lot of bands have a hard time from the Femmes's 1982 self-titled realizing when they have...…

…10 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FEMMES From page 9 have a constantly fluctuating ros- ter of performers and have fea- tured such artists as avant-garde composer and saxophonist John Zorn and Boston cabaret-punk- ers the Dresden Dolls. Watch for John Sparrow and his caj6on, a Peruvian percussion instru- ment. So fear not - the Femmes won't be tarnishing their perma- nent record. When Brian Ritchie calls out the ...…

…Monday July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 YEAR IN REVIEW Daily sports editor Dan Feldman and Daily sports writer Alex Prosperi pick the best and worst of Michigan sports from the 2006-07 season. DAN FELDMAN: WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY An outright Big Ten Title sets this team apart from women's track and field, which shared its conference championship. Both finished third at ALEX PROSPERI: FO...…

…12 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WORST From page 11 crushed at both No. 2 Wisconsin and No. 23 Indiana and with a trip to No. 3 Ohio State lurking in the near future. Michigan led 34-23 at halftime and it looked like the weak Iowa squad had no chance at the upset. But Adam Haluska and the Hawkeyes went on an unforeseeable 20-1 run in the sec- ond half. Michigan went from shoot- ing 45.2 percent in the first hal...…

…~ 71 Rodriguez and Tarantino's double feature is over the top and exhausting. It's also pretty entertaining. Arts, page 8A Family guy How Beilein made it from a tiny school in upstate New York to A2 SportsMonday 6NI H N E I E\ I) (I N Il N \I (111 I1T L I)RE \( Ann Arbor, Michigan rhl www.michigandaily.com Mondav Anril 9 2007 . ........... ..,... SWEATSHOP PROTESTS After arrests, SOLE presses on Forum planned for tonight By KELLY ...…

…2A - Monday, April 9, 2007 -_. ^ N The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained History's back pages 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL ALEXIS FLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandaily.com floyd@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION 6 Plenty of books i...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily NEWS BRIEFS KABUL, Afghanistan 7 NATO soldiers killed in bombings in Afghanistan Roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan yesterday left seven NATO soldiers dead, the alliance said, as its forces continued an anti- Taliban offensive in the world's most fertile opium-producing region. It appeared to be the biggest combat loss for foreign troops in Afghanistan since 2005. Six troops died and one was injured when ...…

…4A - Monday, April 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Jbe Mi*idiigan &U Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu He used what was described to me as rude language " - Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor on what a Northwest Airlines pilot said immediately before a flight from Las Vegas to Detroit that prompted cancellation o...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 9, 2007 - 5A ARTS IN BRIEF Finding perfect 'Pitch' ANIMAL COLLECTIVE'S LENNOX TRIUMPHS ON 'PERSON PITCH' By MATT KIVEL Daily Music Editor "Coolness is having courage" says Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) in the opening min- utes of Person Pitch. The simple credo aptly defines an album that ia decidedly "uncool" and out of step with cur- rent musical trends. As with * * , the eclectic discogr...…

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…8A -Monday, April 9, 2007 A R S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW Grindhouse AtQthe State III'£11.~ U l~Theater, Quality RU 16 and Showcase Jj rindhouse" is exhausting. It's not just a movie - it's a three-hour test of your fortitude as a filmgoers. Can you persevere through the intestine-spilling vio- lence of Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" and the head-scratching dialogue of Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof?" While t...…

…Another perfect Big Ten weekend for women's tennis PAGE 4B Herman: Mitt provides a new kind of magic SM COLUMN 2B SportsMonday THE MICHIGAN DAILY Monday, April 9, 2007/ michigandaily.com.61 BEILEIN'S BEGINNINGS How the new Michigan men's basketball coach made the journey from JV high school basketball to the upper echelons of Division I with his family's help sitting in a comfortable H e can joke about it now, chair in his new office a...…

…Ilk 1 Y Alow ME PLAr DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2B - Monday, April 9, 2007 SAID AND HEARD "We'll be willing to (play) pretty much any Division I game that we can find." - Michigan baseball coach RICH MALONEY on how his team plans to make up for games lost due to this week- end's poor weather conditions. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK MATKO MARAVIC M TENNIS The junior won both his singles ma...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, A pril 9, 2007 - 3B Michigan junior Matko Maravic defeated the nation's 15th-rar during the Wolverines 5-2 upset victory over No. 8 Illinois. ILLINI ' From page 1B "don't get scared," as mild encouragement to his team- mates. Berque believed that in doubles his team came out slow. "t don't think they were as aggressive and didn't play to their own level. They were playing not to miss rather than...…

…4B - Monday, April 9, 2007 SPORT S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WOMEN'S TRACK Small group uses time to make large strides By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer For the members of the No. 5 Michigan women's track team who won't make the trip to next weekend's Sea Ray Relays, the Duke Invitational this past week- end provided a good opportunity to compete. "We couldn't fit the pole vault poles in the plane for next week- end," soph...…

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…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...…

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