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…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...…

…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...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 9 Novak hits big shots for Blue in upset Freshman scores career-high 14 in Saturday's victory By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer There are big shots and then there are really big shots. In the Michigan men's basketball team's upset of then-No. 4 UCLA, freshman Stu Douglass hit an off- balance 3-pointer to give the Wol- verines a late lead. In order for Michigan to beat No....…

…10 - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 10 - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ~ ,m THINK YOU RE AN EXPERT ON MICHIGAN ATHLETICS? PROVE IT. WRITE FOR DAILY SPORTS. E-MAIL ANDYREID@UMICH.EDU This explains all the losses fter going 10-22 last season, the Michigan basketball eam has a chance to make the NCAA Tournament this year. Some might suggest that the returning players have a...…

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…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...…

…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 ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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 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...…

…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...…

…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 ...…

…2B - Thursday, October 9, 2008 1he b -side The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com D The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events in Ann Arbor and the surrounding area. Today 10.9.08 Designing the Voting Expe- rience and Information in Everyday Life: Penny Stamps Lecture by Chey- enne Medina and Gretchen Schulfer 5 p.m. At the Michigan Theater Free The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Presented by UM Basement Arts 7 p.m. At the Walgreen Drama Center St...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 38 The Michigan Daily - nichigandailycom Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 38 Down to new lows The Dow Jones Industrial Average isn't the only thing that plummeted last week. Since his three gal pals Holly, Bridget and Kendra jumped ship earlier this month, Hugh Hefner's 82-year-old penis is lower than in his pre-Cialis days. The girls, best known for starring on the E! reality se...…

…4B - Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4B - Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TELEVISION From Page 2B Betty on "Ugly Betty" and Molly on "The Starter Wife" have their flaws but don't conform to others' expectations. Betty and Molly don't intentionally hurt others for personal and profes- sionalgains,evenifsomeoneelse has wronged them.Unlike Betty and Molly's good consciences, Blai...…

…0( 0aaf ((1 h rra (rna 711 0p v0 -6 STAFF PICKS The Daily hockey writers predict what happens in the 2008 . college hockey season. Nicole Michael Gjon Chris Auerbach Eisenstein Juncaj Meszaros CCHA First Place Michigan Notre Dame Michigan Michigan CCHA Second Place Notre Dame Michigan Notre Dame Notre Dame CCHA Third Place Miami (Ohio) Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Mason Cap Winner Michigan Notre Dame Notre Dame Mich...…

…S S S S _ Juk r Admk + i 0 0 0 2C - Faceoff 2008 - Thursday, October 9, 2008 Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Faceoff 2008 - 7C FACEOFF 2008 Have questions about Michigan hockey? Goalies, offense, coaching and more, the answers are here. A tale of opposites: senior captain Mark Mitera and junior alternate captain forgo ,, Kthe pros to lead Michigan. Breakdown of the CCHA. Which teams are on the rise and which might fail to meet high expecta...…

…0 -, -Amr. - - I e a-- 9 6C - Faceoff 2008 - Thursday, October 9, 2008 NOTRE DAME Thursday, October 9, 2008- Faceoff 2008 - 3C MICHIGAN HOCKEY'S BURNING QUESTIONS CCHA PREVIEW By Michael Eisenstein, Gjon Juncaj and Chris Meszaros Daily Sports Writers After a disappointing fourth-place finish in the CCHA playoffs, the Fighting Irish surprised everyone by making the NCAA Tournament - and going all the way to the National Championship g...…

…U U U Ask Adlk Admok Adek 0 0 w w 0 .0 Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Faceoff 2008 - 5C 4C - Faceoff 2008 - Thursday, October 9, 2008 A BALANCING ACT Why Mark Mitera and Chris Summers didn't leave Ann Arbor and how the unlikely pair plans to lead Michigan back to the Frozen Four By Nicole Auerbach I Daily Sports Writer l I 14t l l lc f z';'11i4f ' _,x - _ . Photos (L-R): Zachary Meisner and Rodrigo Gaya home bench inside Yost Ice Arena...…

…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...…

…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? ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

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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...…

…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 ...…

…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 ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

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…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...…

…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 ...…

…10I Monday, June 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PANDA From Page 9 rior claims it. For some reason - it's unclear exactly what - the chubby, clumsy noodle-seller Po is thought to be the dragon warrior. Hilarity ensues. Through the course of Po's rig- orous training to become a kung fu master - in the couple of days before Tai Lung swings by and destroys the valley - the movie finds its mark. More than just jokes about Po being...…

…Monday, June 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com avorites no more, core liely gone } By JASON KOHLER On Baseball Sometimes it hurts too much. It certainly did two Sundays ago when the Michigan baseball team ended its season with a crushing loss to Kentucky in the Ann Arbor Regional. It hurt for juniors Jason Chris- tian and Zach Putnam as they likely left Ray Fisher Stadium for the last time, tears in their eyes. The duo knew it ha...…

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…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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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