Search Results

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com POctober 6, 200 MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box score. The Defense-o-Meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Rod-o-Meter judges how emotional (positive or negative) Rich Rodriguez was following the game and the Hype-o-Meter measures the fans' performance. DEFENSE-0-METER ROD-0-METER HYPE-0-METER It's a shame we're bashin...…

…O'lld.c 6B - October 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - rnichigandaily.com 68 - October 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'M' takes a breather places ninth at invite By KATHERINE SHER For the Daily SOUTH BEND - This week- end's race might not have been the most gratifying for the Michigan men's cross country team, but it may pay dividends for the rest of the season. Resting four of its top six runners, Michigan entered the 25-team ...…

…'Religulous': Bill Maher hates your god. Students deserve a voice on tuition hikes Arts, Page 5 I Opinion, Page 4 Ifei Mi an B.a Im Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 7, 2008 michigandailycom 601 FOREST COMPLEX Council tables plans for student high-rise JENNIFER KRON/Daily Bruce Springsteen thrilled his fans and Barack Obama supporters at Eastern Michigan University yesterday, which marked the voter registration deadline in Michigan. ...…

…4 2 - Tuesday, October 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FRIDAY: The Extremist A parental visit best forgotten PREACHER MAN I was trying to take it easy the night before the Wisconsin. game. My family wasn't here for the weekend, so I decided to do some studying. I was walking home from the library around midnight on Friday when a white SUV stopped next to me as I walked down Packard. A 90-pound girl, obviously drunk, stumb...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday; October 7, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Obama outspent McCain in Mich. after Labor Day Democratic presidential can- didate Barack Obama heavily outspent Republican rival John McCain in Michigan campaign advertising in the month before McCain pulled staff and advertis- ing from the state. The nonpartisan Michigan Campaign Finance Network said Monday that Objgma's spending surged in September. A ...…

…4 - Tuesday, October 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C4C ffchigan4,atilV 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 repr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 7, 2008 -5 More than just words "Really, I don't even know where the hell I am right now. Holy matters? ylast day in Manhat- tan began with a walk through SoHo's art dis- trict, and it ended in a tiny apart- ment at the edge of Little Italy and Chinatown. - There I found myself in the tight embrace of my grandmoth- er, who asked me in Toisanese if I was going to 'WHINEY return to New...…

…6- Tuesday, October?, 2008 C ASIFE SThe Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 1 0 phone 734764,0557 fax 734.936.1054 4 LIBERTY SQUARE PARKING GARAGE: 1 space left! Great loca- tion on E. Washington St. between State and Division. Varsity Manage- ment (734) 668-1100. PARKING ON CENTRAL CAM- PUS! Several locations, underground garage spaces available. Call Varsity Management at (734) 668-1100. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE Please Call 734-665-8825. PAR...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Mayor John Hieftje presides over the City Council meeting yesterday. Originally scheduled to go before the Council yesterday, the planners of the controversial 601 Forest complex, planned for the current home of Village Corner, are now slated to speak Oct. 20. The proposal was tabled after the developers revised the plans to cut the building's size roughly in half. HIGH-RISE From Page 1 outcry from area...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - I Rodriguez bashes Blue's 'soft' play Coach mum on Stonum's status following suspension against Illinois By NATE SANDALS Daily Sports Editor A week ago, Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said the worst thing a coach could hear about his players was that they were soft and lazy. Two days after NOTEBOOK the Wolverines lost 45-20 at home to Illinois, Rodri- guez didn't hold back wh...…

…RESEARCH AND POLITICS With stem cell proposal on ballot, 'U toesth eline k F OR MORE ON STEM CELLS, Dr. James Battey speaks at a stem cell coelerence in the Biomedical tcieece Research Building Auditoriumn Vrsit mrchlgandalycom/oldeo for multimedia. yesterday. Altred Tauhman hequeathed $22 million to the Medical School during the meeting. Taumnt ie $22milio Gift for medical research at University linked to stem cell ballot initiative Unable ...…

…I 2A - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com One professor's leafy legacy While many University stu- dents have not heard of Andrew Dickson White, the legacy he left on campus is one that has stood the test of time. White is cred- ited with leading the first suc- cessful tree-planting efforts in the Diag. White came to the University in 1857 as a history professor. Arriving on a train in October of that year, W...…

…News The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 3A w s Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NASHVILLE, Tenn. McCain, Obama clash on cause, cure for econ crisis Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years yesterday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for sweeping action by the gov- ernment to directly shield many homeowner...…

…4A - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I 711E lici an &3atl 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 refiec the of tcialposition of the Daily's editorial board All other signed articles and illustrations re...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 5A "Foosooiood!" A disturbing trend "I'm glad I can now fuck Matt Damon. Lowbrow gets lower Silverman retur more of her un juvenile humor new fall sea By JAMIE BLO( Daily Arts Write "The Sarah Silverman never claimed to be intel- lectual, but the new season takes low-brow humor to an even lower low. Si...…

…6A- Wednesday, October 8, 2008 CLASSIFII The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com the michig an daily Sig fr a Wi nWhit LIBERTY SQUARE PARKING GARAGE: 1 space left! Great loca- tion on E. Washington St. between State and Division. Varsity Manage- ment (734) 668-1100. PARKING ON CENTRAL CAM- PUS! Several locations, underground garage spaces available. Call Varsity Management at (734) 668-1100. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE Please Call 734-665-...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 7A Clutch golfers finally step up for Wolverines Savich Tan and place. "I've been too excited in the Bauer lead 'M' to past," Tan said. "This week, I final- ly got it in my head to calm down third place at Windy and playlessanxious." But Tan wasn't the only Michi- City Collegiate gan underclassman shooting low numbers. Savich shot a 224 while By MARK BURNS starting in her thi...…

…0 8A - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 TeMcia al ihgnalcr The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam hT I 1114' iii I k, I 6 6 6 0 I;I I A M 1.114 Ji …

…0 0 B OIL- .r rr . . Persona The double life of depression e Coast( ental illness is the awk- ward cousin in the fam- ily of illness. It's tough to discuss, tough to understand and tougher to admit to dealing with. Perhaps it's difficult to explain what's going on in your own head to someone else, even in a perfect set- ting of mutual respect and willing- ness to listen. For me, mental illness is a constant companion that refuses" to l...…

… s " a a w w w w w w - I -. . 9 @6 Wedne Ssda, :obr8,208 - .h Mc inDiy 7 new rules the " erule 142: Don't Magazine Editor: use the Mason Jessica Vosgerchian Hall elevator if Editor in Chief: you're only going Andrew Grossman up one floor. rule Managing Editor: 143: If a course Gabe Nelson doesn't allow any Photo Editor: absences, it's all Chanel Von Habsburg- right to try to con- Lothringen taminate the pro- Junk Drawer: fessor with your...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 0 S 0 0 r , ° t . L ,_ r X.. ------- ABOUT CAMPUS WI-. . If= Ii £ Ii W ednesday, October 8,, 20 8 - The Michigan DI y QUOTES OF THE WEEK "By the time he's 10 he will "W.r ipyptoln be a hardened criminal." our seas.aThink of us like a - REX NEINDORF, director of the Alice Springs Reptile Center in Australia, on a - SUGULE ALI, a pirate from Somalia, explaining 7-year-old boy who broke into...…

… S - c 8200. 0 0 0 0 Wednesday October2008 - Daily ROTC AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE THAT DOESN'T GET A DIAG DAY BY ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor Under the glow of the con- struction floodlights, Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth Bodisch's shadow stretched to superhuman size along the 50-yard-line of Michigan Stadi- um. A thick, brick wall of a man, Bodisch stood at the bottom of the Big House's eastward facing seating section, shouting at the students sprin...…

…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 ...…

…6A-Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 the michigan daily 727 S. Forest Ave. *r 020 WATCH OUT JO-PA !!! A must have for the Penn State game. Men's XL navy tee reads STATE PENN on front and BIG X CONVICTS on back. Many available. $15 +S&H. Contact Ranckwomanyahoo.com for questions. Payments via PAYPAL. parkimg 025 A LIBERTY SQUARE PARKING GARAGE: 1 space left! Great loca- tion on E. Washington St. between Sta...…

…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...…

…P Illic4i an4,.3at Im Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 10, 2008 michigandaily.com FUNDING DISCOVERIES U' sets research spending record With federal grants harder to secure, partnerships with industry bring in more money By ELAINE LAFAY Daily Staff Reporter * University research expenses broke $875.8 mil- lion for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, a 6.4 percent increase from last year and the highest sum spent on research and development in Uni...…

…2A - Friday, October 10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Friday, October10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WALL STREET WOES Homework for the holidays Every time classes get a lit- tle emptier, like they did this week for to the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, questions arise about the University's policy on religious observances and other holidays. There are more than 35 holi- days, both religious and other- wis...…

…The Michigan Daily- michigandaily.com N ew s Friday, October 10, 2008 -'3A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom XVS Friday, October10, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS AUSTIN, Texas More than 76,000 damage claims filed after Ike More than 76,000 damage claims from Hurricane Ike have been filed with the Texas-backed windstorm insurance association, which expects to pay billions of dollars to policy holders for loss- es. Texas Windstorm Insurance Ass...…

…4A - Friday, October 10, 2008 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 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 represent solely the vi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com h Friday, October 10, 2008 -5A Far, far from good By JAMIE BLOCK Daily Arts Writer new animated series "Star Clone Wars" explains Y OF UNIV The Wars: "Holy crap - I'm in good movies again!" An incre.dible Genius' Greg Kinnear shines in moving chronicle of one man's battle against injustice By ANDREW LAPIN Daily Arts Writer Engineering students, rejoice: Your movie has finally arrived. "Flash of Ge...…

…6A- Friday, October 10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com the michigan daily LIBERTY SQUARE PARKING GARAGE: 1 space left! Great loca- tion on E. Washington St. between State and Division. ° Varsity Manage- ment (734) 668-1100. PARKING ON CENTRAL CAM- PUS! Several locations, underground garage spaces available. Call Varsity Management at (734) 668-1100. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE Please Call 734-665-8825. NORTH CAMPUS Heat/Water/ Pa...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 10, 2008 - 7A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, October10, 2008 - 7A . With election a month away, candidates zero in on ethics Obama cites opponent's 'erratic behavior,' McCain revisits Ayers issue By MICHAEL FINNEGAN and PETER NICHOLAS Los Angeles Times DAYTON, Ohio - The campaign for president pivoted sharply to character and temperament yes- terday as Democrat Barack ...…

…8A - Friday, October 10, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Michigan finally meets the neighbors Defense ready for By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK bootlegs and nakeds, a whole Daily Sports Editor bunch of screens," Rodriguez said. 71 "The two things that hurt us in physical m atchup Tomorrow, the Wolverines will the last game were play action and finally meet their neighbors. It's not like they're complete strangers - Ann Arbor and Toledo a...…

…4C2 ____ Cnnth ill C t rrl. ii 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 r (1n+^k^r 1 4 '7(1(14 00t - mUVtdHnOOLUUrOy - OuLIUy, ULUUU[ 11, LU0? Call or uo online AMAP to hook your trip flmemler, svrvonfl savn9lowm at mesoun meDl round-trim msimg either r.csaslufistculuor our UN discount! …

… 2B - Football Saturday - October 11, 2008 0 e S e October 11, 2008 - Football Saturday - 7B 8/30 9/6 2008 Michigan Schedule Utah, L 23-25: Michigan was expected to have growing pains. And after a failed comeback attempt, the Wolverines were on the wrong end of an opening game for the second year in a row. Miami (Ohio), W 16-6: At least this game isn't against Oregon. Michigan should be able to win against the average Mid-American Confe...…

…0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 -Iq 6B'- Football Saturday - October11, 2008 Breakdown: Michigan vs. Toledo October 11, 2008 - Football Saturday - 3B By IAN ROBINSON AND the Threet-led offense has gone NATE SANDALS long stretches without moving the Daily Sports Editors ball, like in the last three quarters against Illinois. MICHIGAN RUSHING OFFENSE The Rockets have allowed over VS. TOLEDO RUSHING DEFENSE 30 points in four of five games Toledo returne...…

…PIP- 4B - Football Saturday - October 11, 2008 October 11, 2008 - Football Saturday - 5B "UM's Sam McGuffie flexible, reliable" - Detroit FreePress "McGuffie has plenty to say on field" - The Ann Arbor News "Wolverines' McGuffie graces YouTube - again" - Toledo Blade .Each of those headlines appeared in the last three weeks, but freshman running back Sam McGuffie doesn't like his fame one bit. "I hate articles about me," McGuffie said. "I d...…