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…b The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com January 26, 2009 - 3B Comeback effort falls short for Blue By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer STATE COLLEGE - Just one routine from the end of Saturday night's meet, the Michigan men's gymnastics team brimmed with confidence. The second-ranked Wolverines seemed on the verge of pulling off an improbable win against No. 3 Penn State in the famed Rec Hall. One set and a few calculations later, the W...…

…4B - January 26, 2009 The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com 4 Blue needs more from its best John Beilein says he's not bothered by it. Manny Har- ris says he's not getting frus- trated. In fact, the whole Michigan men's basketball team doesn't seem to be paying it any attention. But "Manny Fresh," the Wolver- ines' sure-thing scorer, has gone stale recently. Harris has just 12 points in the last two games on 3-of-19 shooting. He hasn't ma...…

…I1E EIIyan atF & I ONL I.NjIIM IN I 1"''S (.)F DII LPT I I~l Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 23, 2009 michigandaily.com SALMONELLA OUTBREAK Res halls bring peanut butter back Peanut products which are managed by AVI Food Systems. pulled Monday, Residential Dining Services staff received an e-mail on Mon- back on shelves day from University Housing administrators advising them to yesterday suspend the use of peanut butter products and ...…

…2 - Friday, January 23, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 2 - Friday, January 23, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ~ - 14 MORE PICTURES ONLINE For more Photos of the Week, check out our slideshow at www.michigandaily.com (Left) The Ross School of Business community watches the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Blau Auditorium. (MAX COLLINS/Daily) (Right) The Michigan Band plays during the women's basketball g...…

…6 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 23, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 23, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Kennedy withdraws from Senate race ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Caroline Kennedy's mysteriously abrupt decision to abandon her Senate bid gave rise to an ugly swirl of accusa-' tions Thursday and feverish specu- lation over whether she jumped or was pushed. The 51-year-old daughter of President...…

…4 - Friday, January 23, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. A420 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 of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the vi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 23; 2009 - 5 Paying homage to a rewarding connection By BEN VAN WAGONER Daily FineArts Editor InOctober2006,1,000students spent the night camped out in front of the Power Center just for the slim chance of getting tickets to a Shakespeare performance. If this sounds implausible, it is - for any troupe other than the Royal Shakespeare Company. But after all, the RSC is the stuff of which...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 23; 2009 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 23; 2009 - 7 competitive RESEARCH University o From Page 1 role in that r "There is a "Energy is probably the No. 1 gence of ev challenge facing humanity this now, and he century, and the University of in the center Michigan is well-positioned to Additiona seize this opportunity and to help proud of the find solutions," ...…

…4 8 - Friday, January 23, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines can't handle Braun, drop fourth straight 4 Junior DeShawn Sims has scored 17 points in the last two games. ~ Blue's post-play woes begin and end with Sims Junior forward could be the difference tomorrow against Northwestern By JASONKOHLER Daily Sports Writer Before the Michigan men's bas- ketball team's game against Ohio State last Saturday, junior forward D...…

…MORRE INSIDE UOPINION F L E What President Barack PRPER TAR I A Obamaneeds todofor ATthe LGBT community. See Page 4A fIiE1id-igan it Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 22, 2009 michigandaily.com Magee's journey comes full circle An A2 native, new DPS head goes from DEA post in Colombia to running campus police By TREVOR CALERO Daily News Editor Ken Magee, the new director of the University's Department of Public Safety, can still remem...…

…2A - Thursday, January 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, January 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I CAN HAZ MUFFIN? ..E I. Undergraduates go underground The prospect of being underground, sweltering in 120 degree heat and sur- rounded by reinforced concrete, did little to deter "Tunnel Bob" from his many forays into the University's tun- nel system. The University's six miles of under- ground mai...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Obama to shut down Guantanamo detention center President Barack Obama will begin overhauling U.S. national security policy today with orders to close the Guantanamo Bay deten- tion center, review military trials of terror suspects and end harsh interrogations, two government officials said. Together, the three executive orders and a presidential directive will reshape how the Unite...…

… 0 4A - Thursday, January 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C Ihe iic[ ig n ily 0 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illu...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 5A McCarthy finally gets his chance Hughes one call away from fame With new, difficult routine, redshirt junior earns spot in starting rotation By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer Redshirt junior Ryan McCarthy can do two things that no one else on the Michigan men's gymnas- tics team can do - a Kolman on the high bar and a standing back- flip without using his hands. Si...…

…0 6A- Thursday, January 22, 2009 the michigan daily The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I 'sE3 PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE Please Call 734-665-8825. PARKING SPOT AVAIL. immed. on central campus. 734-741-9300 PRKG SPACES 2 blocks from B- col us 4Hill and Church. $75/mo. /34-26014003. PRKG. SPOT AVAIL. on central cam- pss. $80/mo. 248-348-8205. !! AVAILABLE FOR FALL!! Spacious unfurnished two bedroom. Close to U/M campus. A/C, dish- washer,...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BRIDGE SAFETY From Page 1A then be relayed to an inspector on site or in an office nearby. Victor Li, a professor of civil and . environmental engineering also working on the project, has spent the last 15 years developing a new type of concrete that changes shape to support heavy loads. "The concrete we created is a special type of concrete material which looks and feels like normal concrete until you p...…

…8A - Thursday, January 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com '!..,..MIDSEASON AWARDS, I By RYAN KARTJE Daily Sports Writer This season has been a tale of two roads for the Michigan women's basketball team. In coach Kevin Borseth's second season at the helm, the Wolver- ines have managed a 6-2 record at Crisler arena, downing perennial powerhouses Vanderbilt and Notre Dame along the way. We'll call this the "Yellow Brick Road." Bu...…

…t 3 -id ;W The Michigan Daily f michigandaily.com I Thursday, January 22, 2009 weekend essentials Jan 22. to Jan. 25 MUSIC Animal Collective's latest release is equal parts Pet Sounds, trance, ambient, tribal and indie. Blissful and effervescent, Mer- riweather Post Pavilion is the group's most magnetic disc to date. Believe the hype, because it's all true; this is the first must- own album of the year. ON STAGE "(Re)creating Gil- gamesh" ...…

…2B - Thursday, January 22, 2009 C NbAR The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events in Ann Arbor and the surrounding area. Today 1.22.09 Presenting the Past: Upoming Exhibitions in the New Kelsey Museum 6 p.m. At the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Free MCSP Film Series Presents: "Lost Boys of Sudan" with Guest Speaker Jacob Atem 6:30 p.m. Downtown Ann Arbor District Library Free Tomorrow 1.23.08 Charles C. Steidel: "Witness- ing the Formation of Gala...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycomThursday, January 22, 2009 - 38 Warming up with literature Nick Tobier, an assistant professor in the School of Art & Design, shows off several performance art projects at the lecture "Interruptions for Everyday Life." Rea Iity, Interrute I'11 be the first to admit I don't read as much as I would like, or even as much as I used to. ...…

…b-~s id 4 4B - Thursday, January 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THE FAULT I EELS 'ELECTRO-SHOCK BLUES' (1998) A 'Shock' to the heartstrings By DAVID RIVA Daily Arts Writer Death is arguably the most unat- tractive and least-used subject in popular music. But E, Eels's front- man and primary creative force, doesn't care. On Electro-Shock Blues, he delivers 16 tracks that unremittingly attack the topic of mortality. Writin...…

…Once big donors, the Detroit Three are now turning to the University to gain a technological edge. 4Iiffiid1 pn &xiIa Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 21,2009M michigandaily.com From D.C. to Ann Arbor, University students watch historic ceremony By KYLE SWANSON Daily Staff Reporter With the world watching, Barack Obama was sworn in yesterday as the 44th president of the United States on the west steps of the Capitol Building. Obama's...…

…0 2A - Wednesday, January 21, 2009 SLIDING TO AN "A" The drugstore desert As the state hunkers down for another long Michigan win- ter, the need for medicines to treat everything from a runny nose to the flu is high. So where can students and faculty have their prescriptions filled? There's always the Village Apothecary on South University Avenue, but the list pretty much ends there. Maggie Ladd, the South University business director said...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Kennedy taken to hospital during Obama luncheon Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, ill with a brain tumor, was hospital- ized Tuesday but quickly reported feelingwell after suffering a seizure at a post-inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama. "After testing, we believe the incid...…

…4A - Wednesday, January 21, 2009 The 7 Jid4ian &i3 J 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 othersigned articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 21 2009 -5A f i ALBUM REVIEW A.C. Newman's consistent inconsistency By MATT EMERY Despite the low points, even a DailyArts Writer poor album from A.C. Newman beats the tar out of most other "There are maybe 10 or 12 / so-called "bad" releases. Since he Things I could teach you / After has such aplomb for cranking out that, well, you're dizzyingly successful singles, Get on your own /...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 7A MSA From Page 1A are homeless and without running water," she said at the meeting. The second proposal considered was "Resolution to Call for Peace in Gaza and Israel," authored by LSA Reps. Gibran Baydoun, Andrew Chinsky, Ian Margolis and Cassie Feldman, MSA Chief of Staff Ashley Schwedt and Busines...…

…4 8A - Wednesday, January 21, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 M' stumbles to third straightconference loss By ALEX PROSPERI fifth-yearsenior David Merrittsaid. 3-pointers), no other Wolverine The Nittany Lions made Daily Sports Writer "Didn't come out and give a good made more than two field goals. extending their lead to o it ugly by as much as SAID ALSALAH/Daly Sophomore Chad Langlais notched Michigan's lone goal in last...…

…0 - -" -- -w- U w w --- - - w w w v w w w v w 1 813 The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 21, 2009 In a league with the devilamr e trailed 4-3 with two outs and the bases load- ed in the bottom of the sixth and final inning. Standing in the coach's box alongside the first base line, I glanced at my scorecard to find, regrettably, that Aaron was our next batter. "Shit," I muttered to myself. "Anyone but Aaron." This past summer ...…

…V~~ V ww _.W -w- w w w w w " ! " Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chief: Gary Graca Managing Editor: Courtney Ratkowiak Photo Editor: Sam Wolson Multimedia Editor: David Azad Merian Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Angela Chih Cover photo: Anna Bakeman The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distrihuted every Wednesday during the academic year new rules rule 173: In deeper than two feet of ...…

…The M h n y- d d w w w w w w.. w w w w w Wedneday, 2009Dail Engineering freshman Payton Spaller works on a car for the Baja Racing Team. DETROIT THREE From Page 5B their pocketbooks a little harder, but they also realize the value of the things you can't account for in dol- lars and cents. As philanthropy has become increasingly difficult, many large auto industry firms have withdrawn some or all of their funding of stu- dent organiz...…

…V_ V V www -T -w -- .W w w w w w w v I B TeMcia al W dedy aur 1 009 Wensay aury2,20 9 -Te ihga al ,'A - GREASINGTHE WHEELS The Detroit Three used to be big-time benefactors to the University. But needing a technological edge in the face of economic uncertainty, automakers are looking to the school for more than good will. As difficult as it might be to imagine today, there was a time when people worried the domestic auto indust...…

…1 e Ic 1 an 4:3at19 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 20, 2009 michigandaily.com INAUGURATION DAY Students head for Washington College Democrats, NAACP organize buses to Inauguration By LINDSAY KRAMER Daily Staff Reporter While many students will be spending today glued to their screens as Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the Unit- ed States, some lucky students will have a chance to watch the action firsthand in Wash...…

…2A - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers C apsCaat Explained, Captain o the party bus THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week It wouldn'tbe a normal night fur Benny Thomas Blevins, the BTB party bus driver, if intoxi- rated students, weren't falling off of the bus steps ur usingsthe luggage carrier pole as a strip- per pole. Blevins, known as Benny by m...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Hamas fighters seek to restore order in Gaza Uniformed Hamas security fteams emerged on Gaza City's streets yesterday an leaders of the Islamic militant group vowed to restore order in the shattered Pal- estinian territory after a three- week pummeling by the Israeli mil...…

…0 lln 4A - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 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 of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent sole...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 20, 2009 -5A Bad in all dimensions Unnecessary remake isn't rescued by its archaic visual gimmick By BRANDON CONRADIS Senior Arts Editor "My Bloody Valentine 3D" is a rip-off in more than one way. Not only is it a horribly plotted, generic and exploitative piece of shit, it demonstrates Hollywood's My Blo complete lack of originality by both remaking an obscure Valetine 3D 1981 slasher...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 7A INAUGURATION From Page 1A Nathaniel Eli Coats Styer said he's just excited to be in the city when Obama is sworn in. "I don't have tickets to the inau- guration, but just going down there and being in the city is worth it," he said. "For me it was like there is no way I couldn't go down to D.C. because I...…

…8A - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com To combat recent spike in graffiti, City Council hopes to pass new legislation Businesses would opment Authority and city staff to consider revisions to the proposed have up to nine days ordinance. During that meeting, they to remove paint decided that the fine for having graffiti on your property was too steep. By LARA ZADE The revised ordinance also Daily StaffReporter ...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com January 20, 2009 OHIO STATE 65, MICHIGAN 58 (ABOVE) Freshman Zack Novak reaches for a rebound in Saturday's loss to Ohio State. The Wolverines were dominated in the paint by the much-taller Buckeye big men. (BELOW) Sophomore Manny Harris chipped in a game-high 21 points in the loss.CLIF REEDER/Daily 0-H-OH, NO! Michigan's season hinges on Penn State game Throwback jerseys can't help 'M' in loss f you ...…

…2B - January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com ' 2B - January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I What I learnedfrom getting hit with a puck I Watch out for flying pucks." That advice is post- ed at Yost Ice Arena in at least four places, warning spectators that the sport they're watching involves a frozen, rubber disk moving at high speeds. But it's easy to ignore such a warning. A layer of glass,x netting behin...…

…I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com January 20; 2009 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom January 20,2009 - 3B. Free throw woes doom Blue Senior Chisako Sugiyama beat Duke's and Vanderbilt's top singles players in this weekend's home opener, the Michigan Invitational. Sugiyama rattles ranked opponents By MARK BURNS and CHARLES CLINTON Daily Sports Writers Those who have played tennis against senior Chisako Sugiyama know how fr...…

…4B - January 20, 2009 0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TRYOUT: Coaching staff returns to campus for walk-on evaluations I From page 1B the competition. Many potential walk-ons rounded off cuts in post and corner routes or didn't actively fly back to.the ball on comebacks. The smallballs did provide some excitement, though. In the waning minutes of the hour-long session - cut down from 90-minute try- outs last year - Kinesiology ju...…

…ici n 43al194 .,- ..IS FJEDIT(,"RL 1REED1 S Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 16, 2009 michigandaily.com CLEANING CRISLER FOR A GOOD CAUSE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY Big names to talk on MLK Day ARIEL BOND/Daily Students in the Pre-Med and Women's Ultimate Frisbee Clubs clean up Crisler Arena last night after the women's basketball game. Proceeds from helping with the clean- up went to support Camp Make-A-Dream for cancer patients. P...…

…2 - Friday, January 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 2 - Friday, January 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * LET.tdetsAlidfo~Fedo ndEqait eprsnaiosadote eontaos eg ntestp v heUion Wedne s daua al tqupotGzagt .udra . hnlVnHhbugLtrn /aiyiO qirl telcve tomtrgi LEFmbSrghnsGAllardforatFteeroitadEu lihyratrtheCn Cosnentoheneron sunday. (Saidon Ahstep ofthUnonWedes MORE PICTURES ONLINE Fortmote Photostof the Week, c...…

…I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 16, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS CABIMAS, Venezuela Venezuela seeks Big Oil investments Squeezed by slumping crude prices, Venezuela is reaching out to the multinational oil compa- nies it once demonized as imperi- alist profiteers. Venezuela is soliciting bids from the world's major oil compa- nies to extract heavy crude from vast deposits in its Orinoco River region. Despite President Hugo C...…

…4 - Friday, January 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 74L e fi 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 represent sol...…