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…HOMECOMING GAMES VOKE YOUR VOTE Voter drive returns to dorms With state deadline close, 'U' lifts suspension on group registering voters in dorms By JULIE ROWE Daily Staff Reporter After being suspended Friday for alleged violations of University policy and election law, voter registra- tion resumed in the residence halls with full force. Voice Your Vote, a non-partisan Michigan Student Assembly commission and the only group authorized to reg...…

…till iC i an,4.3a....t. 19 Ann MArbor, Michigan Thursday, October 2i2008 michigandaily.com Michigan businesses struggle to find loans MAX COLLINS/Daily T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire oilman from Texas, spoke to a capacity crowd at the Power Center yesterday, touting his "Pickens Plan," which calls for a reduction in foreign oil dependence. His talk was part of the University's 'green'-themed Homecoming Week. Pikes It'9s about security ...…

…mbt £idiian 0Ual ONE-HIUNDIED) NINETEENYX S LEARS O E PITO I EDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 3, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks before thousands at Michigan State University yesterday. Obama supporters are holding out hope that he'll visit the Uni- versity of Michigan before the election. FOR A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION, GO TO MICHIGANDAILY.COM Obama rallie...…

…Nie-alNtidTpn it f E-1\1)T]N I " NNETEEN Y'N P EDITO1RI1A(L FREDOliM Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 6, 2008 michigandaily.com THREE YARDS AND A CLOUD OF MUD OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING Developers rework plan for South U. high-rises JEREMY CR0/Daily FOR MORE MUD BOWL ACTION- LSA senior Megan McWeeney of Alpha Phi gets tackled during a scoreless tie between her sorority and Go to MICHIGANDAILYCOM/VIDEO fora video with Delta Delta Delta Saturda...…

…'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. ...…

…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 ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…ONE-HUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL IFREEDOM I Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 13, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * Pullout stings state's young McCain supporters Des slide Coll For y tions th with se date w in comj the Mc{ pull out abitter "I wi tor Mc( paignin Spite Michigan's I think Michigan can be won," aaid Jim Arapostathis, a member toward Obama, of Oakland University's 'College Republicans chapter. "I don't just ...…

…lj ffEid~igan 4Bail'. Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 14, 2008 micnigandaly.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * Local candiadates square off 0 City's mayoral candidates to face off on television tonight By TREVOR CALERO Daily Staff Reporter Candidates from two state legislature districts in southeastern Michigan met last night as part of a series of debates hosted by the Community Television Network and the League of Women Voters of the Ann Arbor ...…

…P Ic446pi0an 4,3at IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 15, 2008 michigandaily.com NEAR-CAMPUS CRIME Kampfer's injury came in assault " Police investigating early Sunday morning in what his coach described as "an off-ice case, sources say incident," was taken to the hospi- tal with inju- focus is on ries after being thrown to the football player grown d- pground dur- ing an alterca- By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN tion near East -;" and GABE N...…

…I e ic i an4, it Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 16, 2008 michigandaily.com Obama pulling .staff out of M.\.i ch. With state no longer a major battleground, workers head to N.C., Penn., Indiana By EMILY BARTON Daily News Editor Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign confirmed yesterday that it would move some of its staff members out of Michigan. The move comes two weeks after Republican presi- dential tominee John M...…

…Michigan has beaten Penn State nine years running. Now, they're 23.5-point underdogs. Can they win? See Sports, Page 5 Michigan should stand up for gay marriage in the civil rights battle of our time. See Opinion, Page 4 Iie ffid anDiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 17, 2008 michigandailv.com LEARNING TO WRAP PAYING FOR EDUCATION Citigroup ends int'l student loan plan Ineligible for federal aid, more than 100 foreign graduate stud...…

…DUBYA'S WARS a gan's Stone's latest political drama is a story of presidential battles within and without. See Arts, Page 5A Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 22, 2008 michigandaily.com OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING GROWS UP UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS Minority enrollment dips for 2008 class 'U' sees slight drop in first full cycle after Proposal 2 By CHRIS HERRING Managing NewsEditor The number of underrepre- sented minorities in the Universi-...…

…Iie IMidligan hailt Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 23,2008 minigaanycmm MAIN STREET BLAZE STUDENT SCHOLARS 'U' leads all colleges in Fulbrights Michigan students have won the most grants in three of the last four years By KELLY FRASER Daily News Editor For the third time in four years, the University of Michi- gan has more Fulbright Program grant recipients than any other school. A total of 31 students - 21 undergraduate and 10 gr...…

…T L - MICHIGAN'S TALENT 'PAYNE'-FUL The Michigan-Michigantate game is alwaysamarqueematchupbHollywood, please stop turning tomorrow's gamecud have recruiting m ca sf years to come. video games into movies. ___ Football Saturday, Page 1_See Arts, Page 5A Cemidiia n :atlv ONE HUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDIIT lAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 24, 2008 michigandaily.com COLORFUL REACTION UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT Despite poor econo...…

…S S FROM THE DAILY:YES ON 1AND 2 The editorial board endorses proposals to legalize medical marijuana and loosen stem cell laws, and weighs in on state House candidates. See Opinion, Page 4A 46F 4f rl 4c,. C41pan4, i IV )NE-U ID NINl Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 27,2008 michigandaily.com WINTER COMMENCEMENT Auto mogul Penske to speak at Dec. graduation ZACHARY MEISNER/Daily Michigan State players hoist the Paul Bunyan Trophy a...…

…be Midjigan Batty Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 28, 2008 michigandaily.com RACE FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS Candidates offer ideas i campus debate Hopefuls differ on how to finance the University, lower tuition and foster diversity By ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor Six candidates running for the University of Mich- igan's Board of Regents in the fall election fielded questions yesterday from faculty members at a forum held at Palmer Comm...…

…j iC4i1 a11 at ll Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 29, 2008 michigandaily.com GOOGLE BOOK SEARCH Lawsuit over book project settled Google will proceed with efforts to digitize entire 'U' library collection By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter Google's plan to digitize every bound book in some of the nation's largest libraries and make them available online has cleared whatcould have been a major legal hurdle. The tech juggernaut ...…

…E Ic i an 43aillA Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 30,2008 micuiganaaiiy.com STATE IEGISLATJRE Small state House races could have big impact MAX COLLINS/Dail South African human rights activist Desmond Tutu was awarded the Wallenberg Medal yesterday at Hill Auditorium. The award is given to distinguished humanitarians. ActiLvist icon Tutu speaks. at Hill Democrats have six-seat advantage in 110-seat chamber By LINDY STEVENS Daily St...…

…Oie lMidYgan Baij ONE-H11 UNDRED-NIN'ETIEEN Y EARIS(}F EDITORU,\A L REED)( M Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 31, 2008 michigandaily.com TRICK OR TREAT AT SEXTIVAL r 591. Y y PREPARING FOR ELECTION DAY Professors expect low attendance on Tuesday Kelsey Kennedy, an LSA junior, and Nate Gire, an LSA senior, investigate the contents of their goody bags at Sextival, an annual event targeted at underclassmen to help raise awareness about g...…

…2A - Wednesday, October 1, 2008 2A -Wednsda, Ocobe 1, 008The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom The evolution of the Trotter Center Since ics founding in early 1970s, the William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center on Washtenaw Avenue baa expand- ed to provide resources and support for numerous student groups. Sue when the center first opened in October of 1972 under the name "Slack Center," it was charged with a very specific mis- sion - as...…

…2A - Thursday, October 2, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained The superstars inthe stands While the Maize Rage roars its team on, the coaches bark orders and the players run the court inside Crisler Arena, Juan Mathews and Damon Grosz, Crisler Arena's facil- ity operation staff members, are also hard at work. The duo, better known to stud...…

…2A - Friday, October 3, 2008 N ew s The Michigan Daly - michigandaily.com RECYCLED ART WHY DOESN'T THE UNIVERSITY HAVE A JOURNALISM SCHOOL? The writing on the wall The University launched the both in print journalism and broad- nation's first newspaper-writing casting, were basically saying what course when it created a "Rapid they wanted were students who Writing" class in 1890. Having had very good training in the liber- started such a tr...…

…2A - Monday, October 6, 2008 MONDAY: IIn Other The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained GAME TTMR Boston University freezes hiring Boston University President Robert sions. A Harvard anthropologist and an painting wt Brown has imposed a hiring freeze to economics professor from the Stock- sity's accred protect the University's budget ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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 ...…

…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...…

…2A - Monday, October 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, October13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FRIDAY: Explained STRONGMAN Obama kicked out of the Much to the ire of several students, officials at the University of Missouri- St. Louis ordered a poster hearing a picture of Democratic presidential can- didate Barack Obama to beremoved from a school classroom, the St. Louis Post- Dispatch reported. Th...…

…2 - Tuesday, October 14; 2008 The Michigan Daily- michigandaily.cam *I 2 - Tuesday, October14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * MW The ba I was minding my own business walking toward the bank last week when a highly confused bee accosted me, attaching itself to my hip. I am terribly allergic to bees. I was scared. As it enjoyed pollinating my hip and drifting in and out of my pocket, I tried shaking it off, but several awk- war...…

…0 2A - Wednesday, October 15, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BULDING NICKELS ARCAoDE Campus's. classy corrndor Today Nickels Arcade, the indoor glass-roofed shopping center between State Street and Maynard Street, stands out as an anomaly in State Street's sea of sandwich shops. The 261-foot-long mosaic-tiled corridor, which houses some of Ann Arbor's more upscale shops, was originally intended to introduce a bit of luxury t...…

…0 2A - Thursday, October 16, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY:FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Campus Characters Explained Door to door in the Land of Oz Letter carrier Ozzie Wil- liams began working for the United States Postal Service in 1987. Now, most residents on his route - which cov- ers parts of State, Oakland, Arbor, Arch Street and Mon- roe Streets and Tappan Ave- nue and has never chan...…

…2 - Friday, October 17, 2008 STENCIL THE STREETS Public employee, public opinions On Monday, University pres- ident Mary Sue Coleman voiced her support for Proposal 2 on the November ballot, an initia- tive to legalize the use of dis- carded fertility clinic embryos for stem cell research. An individual professor - or student, for that matter - is allowed to voice an opinion on any matter by the First Amend- ment. To imply the opinion on be...…

…0! 2A - Wednesday, October 22, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BURTON MEMORIA L TOWE Rc Bringing the bells to campus Few noises walking to class are as conspicuous as the clang of the bells coming from the Burton Memorial Tower every 15 minutes. Together, the bells compose the Charles M. Baird Carillon, one of the largest instruments in North America. Though now a fixture of cam- pus, the funds for the bell tower and the cari...…

…2A = Thursday, October 23, 2008 FRIDAY: Explained Part fry cook, part Stan Lee Next time you walk into Red "t'm an insomniat, so it's not a tion to a "Robot and Dinosaurs" Hot Lovers on East University big deal," she said. series that she started about a Avenue at 3 am., watch out for Although she's usually found month ago. the spunky cook with the two behind the counter, you might be Her craft is mostly self-taught, Star Trek tattoos prepar...…

…2A - Friday, October 24, 2008 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com An imitation constellation Students were welcomed back from Fall Break by a new sculpture outside the University Museum of Art on State Street. At 53 feet high and 23,000 pounds, the addition is tough to miss. The piece, called Orion, is on long-term loan from artist Mark di Suvero, an abstract American sculp- tor known for his large, geometric works. The work was prev...…

…News 2A - Monday, October 27, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 6 No more Internet for illegal downloaders PUMPKIN PARTY Bowling Green University has started banning InternetaccesA to students who' engage in illegal file sharing, the BG News reported. Students caught using programs like Limewire will have their Internet sus- pended for 24hours for a first violation, two weeks for a second and a semester for the third. The policy...…

…. 2 - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Punch and run LEGALIZE IT It was 1 a.m. on a Thursday when this wa I got punched in the face, walking forget. home alone from work. Some drunken wreck of a kid - eyes glazed, mouth agape, feet stumbling over each other - trotted beside me as I crossed to the WX side of the street where my house was. I g...…

…2A - Wednesday, October 29, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Serial killings shock campus About forty years ago, between 1967 and 1969, the University of Michiganand theAnnArborcom- munity at large were terrorizedby a series of brutal murders. Seven young women in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area, including three enrolled at the University of Michigan, were sexually assaulted and either strangled, shot, or beaten to death. Their bodies wer...…

…4 2A - Thursday, October 30, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bo's right-hand woman Schembechler Hall displays the University's rich football past, and honors the great coach from whom it gets its name. In addition to the vintage jer- seys, helmets and antique photos that line its walls, Schembechler Hall houses a living testament to Bo - Mary Passink, Bo's long- time secretary. Bo hired Passink as the Assis- tant Coach Secretary...…

…2 - Friday, October 31, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, October 31, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I Scheduling around the harvest This Tuesday, many vot- ers will skip class or a job to cast their votes. The Obama campaign has even encour- aged ditching work or school in recent weeks to help with last- minute campaigning. Innumer- able campaign volunteers are working to "get out the vote" on Election Da...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Mich. Democrat gets backing from key Republican Former Republican Rep. Joe Schwarz, who railed against an anti-tat group's role in his unsuc- cessful 2006 primary, endorsed Democrat Mark Schauer on Tues- day because the organization tar- geted the congressional challenger. Schwarz told The Associated Press in aninterview thathe decided to endorse Sc...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Senate passes bailout plan After one spectacular failure, the $700 billion financial indus- try bailout found a second life Wednesday, winning lopsided passage in the Senate and gain- ing ground in the House, where Republicans opposition softened. Senators loaded the economic rescu...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 3, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, October 3, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush: 'People are watching' House vote on bailout President Bush argued yester- day that the crisis in the financial markets "has gone way beyond New York and Wall Street" and implored Congress to get the $700 billion relief bill to his desk. A day before the House was set to vote for ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 6, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Investors face post-bailout uncertainty The world's financial markets face an uncertain and possibly volatile week as investors await details about how the Treasury will implement the government's financial rescue package - and watch for any further fallout from the credit crisis around the globe. The markets have switched their focus to the world econom...…

…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 ...…

…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...…

…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 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...…