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…College Dems unite for nominee NEWS A2 residents allowed to keep chickens Councilmember Steve Kun- selman's proposal, meant to encourage sustainable living, passed 7-4 last week. See Page 3 OPINION From the Daily: Fulbright fauxpas The U.S. State Department earned poor marks in its deal- ings with scholarship recipi- ents living in a land of chaos. See Page 4 SPORTS Four years of work has come to this Michigan swimming coach Bob Bowman setup ...…

…IIE liclpgan Baily Ann Arbor, Michigan FUNDING THE UNIVERSITY 'U' investors predict drop in fund returns Tuesday, September 9, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * limb exp less The ment a sign return Unive endow Tho endow 14.6 p years, percen ment memb Comm that re likely The billion by 9.8 the pi ended said a the 20 availat Board uled fo Flint c Wh orthre endow With markets going to be rough, slow going." He also said it was possib...…

…LlIie 1Eidc~igan Bi Thursday, October 9, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * Mich. GOP in spat after McCain withdrawal 'U' student among former McCain staffers in hot water for taking campaign literature By TREVOR CALERO Daily StaffReporter Four former employees of the Michigan Republican Party, including one University student, were threat- ened with arrest Monday after allegedly attempting to steal 300,000 pieces of campaign literatu...…

…be ffidi an Baijl Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 9, 2008 michigandaily.com RESCWING THE AUTO INDUSTRY Congress nears deal on bailout Leftover Nike shoes sit ready to be shipped out yesterday from a warehouse owned by First Class Services in Ann Arbor. After signing a contract with Adidas, the University Athletic Department decided to give the excess Nike apparel to veterans in Michigan and Iraq. 'U'V givin1Wg Nike apparel to vetsl ...…

…Iie fLidilganDaim Ann ArborMichigan Wednesday, January 9, 2008 michigandaily.com Srad ceremony won't be at Big House '1 con cer U' officials say Because construction crews willstill be working on the Big House's electri- struction means cal and plumbing systems on April 26, the date of the commencement, many emony will be at of the stadium's facilities, like public restrooms, won't be usable. Eastern Theconstruction is part of a multi- y...…

…SIie I.idipganBailjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 9, 2008 michigandailycom MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Tuition allocations to shift for undergrads At meeting, MSA urges addition of box to application for Middle Easterners By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily Staff Reporter At last night's Michigan Student Assembly meeting, University Pro- vost Teresa Sullivan announced that each student's tuition will be spent more evenly across different academ...…

…2 Monday, June 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom UNIVERSITY DONATIONS Alum leaves $5.2 million to LSA Gift to be used for graduate fellowships By CHARLES GREGG-GEIST Daily News Editor When LSA alum Mildred Sum- mer died at age too last year, she left a few clues of her dedication to the University. On a bedside table in her nursing home she kept her Uni- versity diploma and the invitation to her graduation. And in her will, she...…

…2 - Tuesday, September 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 2 - Tuesday, September 9, 2008 I The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom A political pick-up line RAe MU Two am. was made for great con- versation - especially when the players have had a few drinks- but my recent late-night exchange with a stranger is one for the record hooks. We met on the lawn of a friend's house and after brief chitchat, the guy said, "You know what? ...…

…2A -- Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaiiy.com 2A - Thursday, October 9,2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom HE CHALLENGES YOU TO A RHETORICAL DUEL The Diag debater If you've passedcthroughcthe Diag this week, you may have noticed both local and traveling evangelista attempting to spread their beliefs to anyone willingcto listen. Some students ignore the preach- ing, some are offended, others ace amused and a ...…

…2 - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com AN 2 - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ~ ro DAILY SENIOR STAFFERS SAY GOODBYE This is the last paper edited aed produced is large part hy this year's eraduating seniors. To read their reflections on their time at The Michigan Daily, visit michigandaily.com/goodbyeO8 Back row: Sports Night Editer Colt Eoseesweig, Seeior Sperts Editer Dar Fe...…

…2A - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2-"S Wednes.:± . '' day. i, auary 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom . ;, .: , THE CLASS WITH THE LONGEST WUAITLIST They're lining up for Bacon THE BOOK BUSINESS Before this semester began, students scoured through their course guides to choose from the more than 1,000 classes offered at the University. Asalways, many students with later registration dates f...…

…4 2A - Wednesday, April 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FRIDAY: Before You Were Here ROUGH RIDE Wake up and smell the testosterone. Many people already have a hard time getting dates, but the men who live in Baits Houses and Fletcher Hall have it even harder. Those dorms have the highest percentage of males to females in all of the Universitys residence halls. Of the 1007 students who endure the notorious 20-minute bus ride...…

…Monday, June 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 1 CITY COUNCIL Backyard chickens approved for Ann Arbor Residents can have up to four hens, if neighbors approve By SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily News Editor Ann Arbor resident Susan Blake stepped up to the podium at Tuesday's City Council meeting and made her presence known. "I'm a chicken," she said. Blake began clucking like an agitated hen to demonstrate the potential noise level of ba...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON " In Iraq, US troop levels will hold steady until Feb. President Bush plans to keep the number ofU.S. troops in Iraq near the current level through the end of the year and will pull home about 8,000 U.S. troops by February, when the next presi- dent will be in charge of war- time decision-making. If security in Iraq keeps improving, Bush says, "addition- al reductions will be possi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October 9, 2008 - IA NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Fed cuts interest rate to 1.5 percent Wall Street bounced higher and lower yesterday trying to make up its mind about an unprecedented coordinated interest rate cut by central banks around the world. In the end it settled on a familiar feel- ing - fear - and plunged again. The Fede...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON With budget cuts, Obama's options are limited Barack Obama promises a line- by-line scrub of the federal budget to root out wasteful programs. But as a practical matter, entire chapters of the $3 trillion federal budget are off limits - and the pres- ident-elect's Democratic allies in Congress are bracing to defend farm subsidies, weapons systems and ...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 9,}2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS SAO PAULO, Brazil Stolen Picasso paintings recovered Brazilian police recovered paint- ings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari that were stolen last month from the country's premier modern art museum, officials said yesterday. Two suspects were arrested with the paintings, but no other details were immediately available, said Rosa Maria da Costa, a spoke...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 9, 2008- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, April 9, 2008- 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Millions in federal employee charges found questionable Federal employees charged millions of dollars for Internet dating, tailor-made suits, lingerie, lavish dinners and other question- able expenses to their government credit cards over a 15-month pe- riod, congressional auditors sa...…

…4 Monday, June 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Eye Mid igan BaUlj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Acbor, MI 4809 tothedaily@umich.edu Voiceless votes Solution for state delegates still disaster 4 EMMARIE HUETTEMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA MANAGING EDITOR KATE TRUESDELL EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's edit...…

…4 - Tuesday, September 9, 2008 EL74 tIC t an al Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI48109 tothedaily@umich.edu I-F The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectthe officialposition of the Daily's editorialboard.Allother signed articles and illustrations represe...…

…4A - Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com l e lic[ igan wily 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 ofthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations rep...…

…4 - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L 4e fitIC41*0an+ai(m 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...…

…4A -Wednesday, January 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * L71 CMidC 4P 0a n alh Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu We are seeing poll numbers in Michigan that defy reason." -Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, commenting on polls that suggest he may win the Michigan primary, as reported yesterday on nytimes.com. 0 KARL...…

…Qpinion 4A - Wednesday, April 9, 2008 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Nl Id iigan 4aily 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 theDaily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustra...…

…Monday, June 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 CHRIS KOSLOWSKI I OUT T PASTURE E-MAIL KOSLOWSKI AT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU w sorneYou Th atsport No. no. It's different You professional hockey the iceand the thing .havea stick, and you try to this week Canadanslove it apparend get the thing and put it in the Y m n rYou mean ice fishing et thing " e . -- d d-U*.- The hidden candidate Fighting a silent war hether you agree with th...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 9, 2008 -5 Finding fine art in a punk rock icon P atti Smith. She's the mother of punk in all her messy glory:her rattyblack hair, her throaty performance of "Because the Night," cowritten with Bruce Springsteen and her con- troversial(yet quintessential) song lyrics like "Jesus died for somebody's sins /but not mine." But how WHITNEY does this relate POW. to "fine arts"? You might n...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 5A Wildcats hope to remain undefeated By ANDY REID Daily Sports Editor Based on the number of Mich- igan-Toledo tickets posted on Facebook Marketplace, is it safe to assume that many Wolverine fans believe there are better ways to spend this.Saturday afternoon than at the Big House? If the Rockets' first-ever trip to Ann Arbor doesn't excite you, there's plenty of other Big ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 5A Absentee artists When productions of time-tested plays are reviewed, the article usually only lightly touches on the merits of the play itself. For Shakespeare's more popular plays, for example, the worth of the playwright's words seem beyond debate. At least, it's beyond scrutiny of the expos6 sort, since the author cannot be reached for comment. Such reviews analyze wh...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 9, 2448 -5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, April 9, 2008 -5A Missed opportunities I first came to the Daily want- ing to do something this news- paper doesn't do: I wanted to review theater. I was dazzled and not a little surprised at the extent of accessible shows here. I was hopped up on writing about performance, having taken a mini- course on arts criticism right...…

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…The Michigan D BUILDINGS From Page 1 aily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 9, 2008 - 7 The Chemistry Building, for example, cost the University $4.1 million dollars in the fis- cal year 2008 - one of the most expensive on campus. It was one of the first buildings selected for upgrades. The changes to the Chemistry Building included fitting some teaching labs with occupancy sensors for fume hoods - a proj- ect estimated to save $200,00...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 7A With economy weak, some opt to go where dollar pays for more ABROAD From Page 1A abroad. "With the current U.S. eco- nomic difficulties, concern over finances at home is certainly contributing to student worries," LeBlanc wrote in an e-mail inter- view. Still, even in the wake of the recent domestic economic trou- bles, LeBlanc said place like Spain, France and Great Brit...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SPEAKER From Page 1 Throughout his speech, Portney advocated amarket-based approach to both of these problems. Citing stats that show the U.S. uses far more petroleum per per- son than the rest of the world, Portney said importing about 12 million barrels of oil each day, as the U.S. currently does, causes many severe problems for the country. He said reducing con- sumption is necessary and raising pet...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 7A In some Israeli towns, . dodging danger the norm Three key players likely leaving program Many angered by ceremony change Many areas plan to upgrade technology for protection By STEVEN ERLANGER The New York Times SDEROT, Israel - Less than two months ago, Raziel Sasson emerged from his rocket-proof closet, will- ing now to sleep just outside it, with the rest of his fa...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - 7A MSA From Page 1A lier registration dates. That has put athletes at a disadvantage because of their rigorous practice schedules, she said. . MSA resolutions alone do not change University policies. They are passed to University administrators to show where the assembly stands on certain issues. China paramilitary team, 'thugs' to some, protects Olympic flame BEIJING (AP) -...…

…8 Monday, June 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com HIGH-RISE From Page 1 including Mayor John Hieftje, pre- dict it will pass. "A lot of people think we have more power than we do," Hieftje said of the City Council. "When a building meets the zoning (require- ments), there's not much we can do to affect it." The $150 million complex will house 1,142 people, and completion is expected in 2011. City planner Ethel Potts, the only mem...…

…8 - Tuesday, September 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily~o 8 - Tuesday, September 9, 2008 The Mkhiean Daily - michieasdailv.com I JEREMY CHO/Dai Redshirt sophomore Nick Sheridan briefly lived outside of South Bend while his fatherwas a coach at Notre Dame in 2001. He will play in his first road game Saturday. Sheridan preparedfor first -eroa game in fam-iiar territory AROUND THE BIG TEN Bucks, Trojans game to watch By ANDY REID ...…

…8A - Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Rosen reaches new heights as he nears all-time wins record Coach uses unique exercise to help team build trust and attain goals By RYAN KARTJE Daily Sports Writer Each season, Michigan volley- ball coach Mark Rosen takes his players out of their comfort zone to help them achieve new goals. This year, he took them to extreme heights. Rosen took the team to a high ropes cou...…

…8 - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Filmmaker delves into federal debt By HANS YADAV tions of the national debt because Daily Arts Writer of all the financial jargon associ- ated with the topic. However, Change seems to be in demand this is an area where "I.O.U.S.A." these days. But the adjustment shines. The film does a great job in the White explainingallthe terminologyin a House is only way that pretty muc...…

…8A - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam INDIANA 78, MICHIGAN 64 Sophomore DeShawn Sims was one of the bright spots in last night's loss to Indiana. He scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds. Wolverine duo shoulders load Cold touch continues in'M'loss By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Writer Slow doesn't even begin to describe Michigan's Big Ten start - both in the standings and within games. The Wolverines move...…

…A 8A - Wednesday, April 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 All business at last practice Senior Samantha Findlay's home run gave the Michigan softball team a solid 4-1 lead against Central Michigan yesterday at Alumni Field. The Wolverines went on to win 4-3, their 33rd victory oftthe season. RBI record in victory The team busses were parked outside Yost Ice Arena Monday, ready to take the Wolverines straight to the airpor...…

…Monday, June 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com '9 ALBUM REVIEW Revenge of the nerds Red Album isn't great, but Weezer reclaims dignity By DAVID WATNICK DailyArts Writer Welcome back Weezer. No, you haven't returned to the unforgetta- ble, screaming cathartic geek bliss of your classic first two albums, but so what - you never will, and that's OK. We all peak sometime. With the Red Album, you've at least cut a record that I can ...…

…teb -side The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. ON DISPLAY For over 30 years, pho- tographer Jane Atwood has been circling the globe documenting subjects like AIDS patients, landmine victims and blind children. Her 2000 photo exhibition "Too Much Time," featur- ing incarcerated women from around the world, is ...…