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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 7A KNOCKED OUT Buckeyes bring out Frustration mounts as Michigan drops road matchup with rival Buckeyes By PEEJ PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer With 2:37 left in the Michigan men's basketball team's matchup against Ohio State last night, the Value City Arena scoreboard mal- functioned. For a moment, the Wol- verines were down 63-0. It was just one of those nights. For the seco...…

…0 8A - Thursday, January 29, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue's fourth line finds niche. WILL MOELLE/Dal Senior Phil Goldberg, an All-American, hits the pommel horse ear ier this season Chan and Goldberg shine as co-captains Different leadership styles push Blue past ranked teams By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer Four years ago, junior David Chan was leading a platoon as a lieutenant in the Singapore army. He didn't ...…

…0 Adkk AML AlIkk Ahab. The Michigan Daily -Thursday January 29, 2009 . - . TropiFal Beaches oA HOT N tonla Beack FL A A Breaks that last a lifetime MEMORABLE TRIPS From Page 5B I FLORIDA SPRING BREAK ROOM PACKAGES 4 DAY/3 NITE 6 DAY/5 NITE 8 DAY/7 NITE I The release of getting out of class for break can bring out the reck- lessness in all of us. While spring break can provide some excellent opportunities to get loose, make sure to proce...…

… S 0 S S 0 S S S RELATIONSHIP ADVICE Thrdy aur 009.Dail Bringing your By ZACHARY MEISNER holiday (read: a faraway fuck-filled On ManagingPhoto Editor extravaganza), consider wheth- Ass er the amount of money you are secur Beingseparated from your loved spending to travel could be wasted prepa one for months on end can be try- by visiting a cheating lover. Let's your] ing, especially when he or she is face it: Your relationship may not ...…

…0 0 " --o- r r S 9 1 Thursday, " 2009 Daily - The Michigan Breaking the habit in 2009 A look at the more exotic spring break options offered this year through the 'U' and other programs By BEN VANWAGONER Daily Arts Writer College can be a terrible drag. It can also become over- whelming, especially when you're struggling to learn how to calculate the present value of assets, running linear regres- sions on Chinese arms trade data or con...…

… Ar S -. 0 0 Thrdy Ja Sy2,20 The Michigan Daily - Thursday, Januarry 29,20 S G A S T My eniorsring break was one marked by high culture and severe indigestion. While most of my fel- low colleagues ventured to the Bahamas for beautiful weather and mass consumption of alcohol, I went with three of my friends to Paris and London for the awful weather and the mass consump- tionof alcohol cnum. In Paris, our jet lag quickly ; evolved into in...…

…w e 13idigan Bail Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 28, 2009 michigandaily.com MAKIN' LOVE TO THE CAMERA CITY HOUSiNG Affordable housing to come to A Plans mulled to planning to replace any loot parking space by either build- convert one of three ing underground parking lots or additional levels to the parking parking lots into lot on the corner of Ann Street and Ashley Street. low-income housing The housing site would include 60 to ...…

…2A - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MOt~4DAY: TUESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: MONDAY: TUESA:WDESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Campus Characters Explained _Before You Were Here Photos of the Week WHAT HAPEc e PTY KEGS? A ecretbew? As many have put it before, beer is the leading social lubri- cant distributed at college parties across the nation. The average college student is well-read in this a...…

…The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ATLANTA Food inspectors didn't consider salmonella a threat Food regulators didn't consider salmonella a threat to most pea- nut products before they traced an outbreak to a peanut butter plant in Georgia two years ago. Officials in the nation's top peanut-producing state promptly began ...…

…4A - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com be* Midian iail 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 Hi Friends, I wanted you all to be among the first to know that I've launched my new political action committee, SarahPAC." -...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 5A An album too cool for you to understand COURTESY OF DREAMWORKS The original Enzyte ad. A tedio Revolutio By SARAH CHAVEY Daily Arts Writer Buying single tracks for only 99 cents on iTunes is a temptation that gets the best of us all from Franz time to time, but Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Ferdinand is a Tonight: Franz shining example Ferdinand of an album best listened to...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ._ Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 7A FALLOUT From Page 1A thatifthesophomorestaysenrolled through the spring, the coach will be willing to discuss the forward's future with the team. "It was a tough decision, but the right decision," Michigan State coach Comley said. "I think the action that took place in the heat of the battle was inappropriate. Idon'tthinkthekidsarebadkids. I don't think it was preme...…

…8A - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam I 8A - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 1 No longer just Harris shows By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Editor Last season, Manny Harris was one-dimensional. The then-freshman guard would slither around defenders and slash to the basket with amaz- ing moves. He led the Michigan men's basketball team in scoring in 21 of 32 games, including n...…

…0 0 0" 0"0 " I 8B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 A home plate away from home sat before my television on Election Day and tried to hold my emotions in check as I wit- nessed one of the most symbolic moments of American history. In my head, I thought of the first image that came to my mind when I heard the word "America." It wasn't the Statue of Liberty or the American flag. It was an upper-deck view of Yankee Stadium fro...…

… p p p p p 9 " S 0 el The Michigan DDaily Wednesday, . 2009 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: Lan Truong Cover photo: Sam Wolson The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday during the academic year. new rules rule 176: Mak- in...…

…! S - -0 i* 0 .AOL .I Wednesday, Janua y 28, 2009 -The Michigan Daily 1 I t ; - ..o ' r_ t f ' _ i , t , " r k , . 3 ABOUT CAMPUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST QUOTES OF THE WEEK "It is clear that the boy, I remember the first at the age of three, knows thought I had was,'Oh, what to do with a lighter crap, I just died.'" and cigarette." E I ff 'f t i E :'.. Students of Zen The joys and challenges of living in Ann Arbor's Zen Buddhi...…

… The Michigan Daily- Wednesday, January 28, 2009 0 0 0 0 0 a I Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - The Michigan Daily 5B HOW STUDENTS CONVINCED ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATORS THAT MAKING' R NEW SCHOOL GREEN IS GOOD BUSINESS. BY LISA HAIDOSTIA. PHOTS Y SAM WOLL0 THE the dark marble countertops and heavy wood-paneled doors of the new Ross School of Business building's bathrooms, the electric green handles on the toilets seema litt...…

…,ddMMftib- '-am 46F 4bF, cl ,4e .4jjjC I a......' n. 4,3at Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 27, 2009 michigandaily.com ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS Proposals take on eligibility, bowl perks CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily Bill Ayers, a controversial figure during last year's presidential election, and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn, field questions during an event at the Graduate Library last night. Ayers pushes new activism 'u t Ob 'alum and wife polit...…

….cW° 4 2 - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Campus Characters Explained THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week 1ASPRIT SINGH, YOGA ExibElReNEUR A professor gets f'lexible On State Street, above a flight of creaky stairs over Mr. Greek's Coney Island, is a room covered entirely in brightly colored mats. Rows of ropes are suspended on bars ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 3 1 NEWS BRIEFS Geithner sworn in as treasury secretary NEW YORK son a ertr Radar systems to help pilots track flocks of birds Some of the nation's busiest airports will soon begin testing experimental radar systems de- signed to track flocks of birds and help pilots avoid the type of colli- sion believed to have crippled a US Airways jet nearly two weeks ago. Proponents say...…

…4 4 - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74L e lWc4t'gan wily IL Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu AVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR GARY GRACA ROBERT SO EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE Unsigned editorials reflect the official position ofthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illust...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 5 Shuffling through my past hen you put your iPod on shuffle and "Come on Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Run- ners is the first . song to play, you know the iPod gods have a sense of humor. I've been doing a lot of this sort of thing JOSH lately. Putting my &yjgg iPod on shuffle, that is. There's such a swamp-load of music on that beast (74.3 giga- bytes, to be exact) that someti...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SENATE ASSEMBLY From Page 1 presentation onhis committee's find- ings and recommendations regard- ing student-athlete advising. Rothman's proposal outlined seven recommendations to reform 'how the University handles issues regarding student-athletes. "The focus is primarily on advis- ing," he said. "It is in the interface of these operations that we saw some issues, and that is what our improvements are ...…

…4 8 - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FIVE HUNDRED After 27 seasons at four-year schools, Beilein reaches coaching milestone By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer As time wound down during the Michigan men's basketball team's 68-59victory over Northwestern on Saturday, fifth-year senior C.J. Lee saw Wolverine coach John Beilein shaking hands with his assistant coaches. The gestuee was a bit unusual - Beilein...…

…C . P tc4l an at l Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 26, 2009 michigandaily.conm NORTH CAMPUS RENOVATIONS 'Uasks for G.G. Brown fix-up funds If capital outlay economic growth for the region and the state. request is accepted, "The Mechanical Engmeerig Department is consistently ranked state will shoulder in the top five undergraduate and graduate programs nationally in some of the costs a field strategically important for revitalizing th...…

…2A - Monday, January 26, 2009ThMihgnDly-mhgadlco The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ' Greek membership down at U. Wisconsin A BREWING EDUCATION Participation in the Greek sys- tens at the University of Wiscon- sir-Madison is falling due to hard economic times, The Badger Her- ald reported. The University's Panhellenic group is said to he exploring ways, to raise money to increase scholarships to avoid losing more mcembers. Additionally...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 26, 2009 -- 3A NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Gillibrand promises common ground Senator-designate Kirsten Gilli- brand pledged yesterday to combat gunviolencewhile protectinghunt- ers' rights, saying "there's enor- mous space for common ground" on issues that she differs from fel- low New York Democrats. Gillibrand met yesterday with Gov. David Paterson, senior Sen. Charles Schumer and Secretary o...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Monday, January 26, 2009 lie ffidiigan B&aiIy 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 oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations rep...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 26, 2009 -5A Avoiding spoilers like the plague You thinking what I'm thinking?" "Yea. Arby's it is." Notorousl y bad Spoiler alert! This column may con- tain crucial plot information from my next column. Don't keep reading if you don't want to know what happens in two weeks. This is your last chance. OK. To those coura- geous men and women 3 among you who braved- the spoiler warning, c...…

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…6 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 26, 2009 - 7A p The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, January 26, 2009 - 7A KAMPFER From Page 1A Kampfer was released from the hospital Sunday after being held for precautionary measures, ac- cording to Michigan officials. "I have a strained neck right now," Kampfer told the Detroit Free Press in a Sunday phone in- terview. "I had no relapse of what happened earlier. Hopefully...…

…8A - Monday, January 26, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The bigger they are, the worse their movie NOTORIOUS From Page 5A "Notorious" does its part to acknowledge that, for better or worse, the life story of Biggie Smalls will forever be entwined with the story of Tupac Shakur and the East Coast/West Coast hip hop rivalry of the '90s. Big- gie, from New York, and Tupac (Anthony Mackie, "Eagle Eye"), from Los Angeles, begin thei...…

…B The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I January 26,2009 FIVE- FOR-FIVE 4N Friday Saturday MICHIGAN 6, MICHIGAN KRISTA BO' Sophomore Matt Rust scored the first goal of Saturdays 5-3 win just 36 seconds into the opening period. Michigan added two more scores in the frame to complete the team's second three-goal period of the weekend against the Spartans Kampfer didn't deserve hit A bout a half hour after Satur- He played in the Great Lak...…

…2B - January 26, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' ice dancers take home U.S. senior title Stu firs Junior Leah Robertson and the Michigan water polo squad are an exciting team with a growing fan base. Why go to waterpolo. Four ed to ti at theI ing Ch on Satu Soph Charlie for thei freshm sophom the sec Davi Canton Club at ing Cl their v free-da day. TI tion wi "We well-pr were a and no happy." With pions T to abse due to inj...…

…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...…