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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 19, 2011- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October19, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT FBI investigates Wayne County severence deal A controversial severance deal that initially paid an outgoing economic development director $200,000 before she was told by Wayne County's executive to return the money is being inves- tigated by federal officials. The FBI is now looking...…

…6 ednesday October 19,2011 The Statement Jhe 21st Century L IBRARY With the advent of the Internet, books may gather dust in the stacks, but librarians are busier than ever. By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN -Vednesday October 19, 2011 The Staterent 3C news in review Five of the most talkied-about stories of the week, ranked in ascending order of actual importance A memorial for late Apple According to a Gallup poll released British oil company BP will I...…

…4A - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com 'Occupy' is socialist...so what? STEPHANIE STEINBERG EDITOR IN CHIEF MICHELLE DEWITT and EMILY ORLEY EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS NICK SPAR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycomWednesday, October19, 2011 - 5A RAFTERY From Page 1A soft teams to start the season? Should we prepare for another Michigan football collapse? Is it still OK to call Michigan State "Little Brother"? Has Denard Robinson (9-for-24 for 123 yards, one touchdown and a critical interception) actually ever thrown a football before? Or was t...…

…6A - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Wednesday, October19, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom STRETCHTNG INTO FA LT' EDUCATION From Page 1A last month, and plans to distrib- ute a portion of her $500,000 grant - given out quarterly over five years - to ECO Girls. According to Miles, the program focuses on five themes: ecologi- cal literacy, water, food, energy and sustainability. Miles starte...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 19, 2011- 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October19, 2011 - 7A M83 finds out every dream needs an end "Get off of that piano and go make me some crumpets." Sister' not just sidekick By SEAN CZARNECKI DailyArts Writer Beyond the regular costume drama, "Mozart's Sister" is a thought-provoking exploration of angst and the pain of silence. *** We like to think tha...…

…8A - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - ednesay, Otobe 19, 011.Te.MiciganDaily- micigand1lycm11M11r 0 0 Local bands take a bite of the Big Apple 6 hrome Sparks and a now-four-piece folk-rock group Lake's music feels intimate and that will kick off the first of three personal, but never insular. sun Lake to play at shows for the Marathon tomor- "When I think 'Gun Lake' I row. Fain grew up in Gaylord t...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandailycom I October19, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE 28 M CHIGAN 14 Spartan seniors finish S W E E four-year sweep of the Michigan football team By STEPHEN J. NESBITT Daily Sports Editor EAST LANSING - Masked by flashing strobe lights and dense clouds of fog, the Michigan State football team bolted onto the Spartan Stadium grass brandishing a sleek, ultra-modern look. The Spartans' Nike pro-combat uniforms - com- plete with b...…

…2B - October 19, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 2B -Octber1, 211 Te Mchign Dily mihigadaiyco SPORTS WEDNESDAY COWMN Dirty game or not, Michigan has to take care of its own Merrill's future with Wolverines in doubt EAST LANSING - W illiam Gholstonl landed a right hook and the Wolverines hit the mat. Wobbly and woozy, Michigan has 10 days untily its next game to figure out what went wrong-17 days until its TIM next Big Ten ROHA...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GAME STATISTICS ,, _ .., .. _ . . * ... .. au October 19, 2011 - 3B J fl/ Team Stats Fist Downs Rush/Yds Passing Yards Otfensive Plays Total Ottense Kick returns/Yds Punt returns/Yds Comp/At/Int Punts/Avg Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards lime oftPoss MICH 20 36/82 168 67 2500 2/32 2/2 12/31/1 7/32 2/0 5/40 29:27 MS 16 39/213 120 63 333 3/47 1/13 13/24/0 5/41 2/2 13/124 30:33 Int 1 0 1 PASSING Player C-...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - October 19, 2011 Jpor.dics' - THE QUICK BREAKDOWN M A IZ E G / JG E The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box score. The Denard-o-Meter measures the success of quarterback Denard Robinson, the Beef-o-Meter judges how emotional (positive or negative) Brady Hoke was following the game, and the Hype-o-Meter measures the fans' performance. DENARD...…

…LINE OF BEWORD WARS Defense tasked wThe Daily and State News go down MSUs dynamic offense. head-to-head in dueling columns. SPAGE 8 a PAGE 7 WIie ffiidc igan0ailjj ONE-H -HINDREI WENTY-TWO YEARS OF E TOH \L FE ) Friday, October 14, 2011 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com FEEDING TIME BOARD OF REGENTS Finances, returns at 'U' grow in 2011 report SSA junior Taylor Franz and LSA sophomore Zoe Parsigian feed a squirrel near the Diag yester...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, October 14, 2011 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers This Week in History LEFT: LSA senior Zesheng Chen participates in the "Life : is a Drag" event held in Bursley Residence Hall on Wednesday, ; Oct. 12. Chen sang the song "Unbreak My Heart" by Toni Braxton. (TERESA MATHEW/ Daily) TOP RIGHT: Ian Fulcher, member of the Rainbow Vomit Family Band, gets ready to perform on the Diag for Nati...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com T ~'r Friday, October 14, 2011- 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom N W Friday, October14, 2011 -3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Report: Problems of Great Lakes algae needs study Scientific evidence is sketchy about the causes of massive, smelly algae blooms showing up in most of the Great Lakes, and further study of the problem is needed, researchers contend in a report released yesterday. It's widely belie...…

…a 4 - Friday, October 14, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ~JE1Midiigan 0a~IlU Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG EDITOR IN CHIEF MICHELLE DEWITT and EMILY ORLEY EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS NICK SPAR MANAGING EDITOR 66 NOTABLE QUOTABLE ...it was actually the reason that we fought the revolution in the 16th c...…

…Friday, October 14, 2011 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Beyonce's blunder FAT POSSUM Youth Lagoon: Just one guy alone in his bedroom. Youth Lagoon wakes up By EDITH FREYER For the Daily Shoegaze, ambient pop, io-fi, glitch hop, bedroom music - it's just about everywhere these days. That's because most of it is now homemade, Youth crafted sans costly produc- ers and record- The Year of ing studios. So Hibernation the problem is...…

…4 6 - October 14, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FINANCES From Page 1 Technology Startups, which will invest up to $25 million in University start-up businesses over the next decade. He added he is confident that returns on the University's investment in start-up companies will be lucrative. "There's a lot of good things about the initiative," Lundberg said, "but for me, it had to over- come the hurdle of being able to justif...…

…Sports The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 14, 2011 - 7 DUELING COLUMNS In the week leading up to the Michigan-Michigan State football game each year,football writers from the Daily and the student newspaper at Michigan State exchange columns. As the teams prepare to clash in East Lansing, here's this year's installment: The Michigan Daily's Michael Florek: J The State News's Anthony Odoardi: Congratulations, Michigan S...…

…4 8 - Friday, October 14, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' defense tasked with slowing diverse Spartan offense By STEPHENJ. NESBITT Daily Sports Editor Something in the East Lan- sing air changes during Michigan week. At Spartan Stadium, the shoes are laced up a little tighter and the pads crack a little harder, as the Michigan State football team's intensity picks up. During the Spartan Marching Band's rehearsals next door ...…

…O N )HD)EWENTY TW( )EA F() LI T111AL FREE()M Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 13, 2011 m ichigandaily.com LOCAL BUSINESSES Publishers try to recover from closure of Borders Inc. Local publisher: Closing was a 'wake-up call' to the book industry By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily Staff Reporter The closure of Borders last month left physical and figura- tive holes across the country. The company's closing not only led to 399 store vacancies nat...…

…4 2A - Thursday, October 13, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Cot Midiloan DAMl 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaily.com Investigating education Why are you inter- ested in education? I have been dedicated to teaching and the field of educatio...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October13, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Detroit schools get grants to fight childhood obesity Three Detroit schools are among 63 across the state award- ed grants to help fight childhood obesity. The grants are part of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Building Healthy Communities school program The Charles H. Wright Ac...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Thursday, October 13, 2011 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com SUMMER KRINSKY E-MAIL SUMMER AT SKRINSKY@UMICH.EDU Mom... I don't think I can make it home for fall study break.I have a lot of work.. STEPHANIE STEINBERG EDITOR IN CHIEF MICHELLE DEWITT and EMILY ORLEY EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS NICK...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 13, 2011 - SA The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October13, 2011 - 5A NURSES From Page 1A willing to refuse to appreci- ate and bargain in good faith with the very people who work so tirelessly - so compassion- ately - and who help make the University health system such a highly recognized and premier health care institution in our nation," Oppenheim said. MNA President ...…

…4 6A - Thursday, October 13, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Thursday, October13, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'M' searches for go-to scorer By ZACH HELFAND Daily Sports Editor Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson did something slightly unusual for a Tuesday practice. At the end of the session, he had St.Lawrence the middle of the ice cleared at Michigan by a Zamboni Matchup: St. and puthis team Lawrence 0-2; ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 7A Robinson's throwing issues are an easy fix Brute strength anchors'D' By TIM ROHAN Daily SportsEditor The second Denard Robinson lets go of a pass, he can tell if something's wrong. Maybe his feet weren't right. Maybe it wasn't the best decision. Last Saturday against North- western, when Robinson tied a career high with three first-half interceptions, the problem was hi...…

…4 8A - Thursday, October 13, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com _ Kirk Cousins might not be speaking with some of his friends back home in Holland, Mich. after beating their Michigan Wolverines three straight years. But Cousins sure has done enough to eas- ily find. some new ones. Michigan State's senior quarterback has thrown for more than 5,000 yards, nearly 40 touch- downs the past two sea- sons and he's helped "Little Brother"...…

…the side UThe Michigan Daily I michigandailycom I Thursday, Octoberl13, 2011 .+ . ...... i .. _ II~ 11 THE $iC1IIUMION M 5 1908 1909 or nearly a century, the Michigan Union has towered over campus. Within its ivy-covered walls lies a wealth of history that all too often goes unnoticed. Take some time to wander among the oak- paneled rooms with their comfy leather armchairs and stained- glass windows - it's easy to feel the spirit of the Uni...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - Thursday, October 13, 2011 FOOD WARS Each week, one Ann Arbor staple menu item becomes a battlefield as Daily Arts editors butt heads over which restaurant makes it best. CORNED BEEF HASH 4 4 FRANK'S 334 Maynard Street The hash is formed into a patty with a nice texture: soft and tender inside with a nice crust on the outside. The focus is the mashed meat. Some sort of vegetable chunks are visible...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 13, 2011- 3B OPERAS From Page 1B Two more Union Operas fol- lowed "Koanzaland": 1910's "Crimson Chest," a pirate tale, and 1911's "The Awakened Ramses," a riotous mummy com- edy. "Ramses" began the tradi- tion of including football players in the operas, after they stepped in at the last minute when half of the cast was deemed ineligible to participate. "Not only were the guys play- in...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - Thursday, October 13, 2011 I CELLULAR CREATIVITY Art under the microscope DTHE VAULT 'SHERLOCK JR:(1924), METRO PICTURES Bioartography looks at aesthetics of microbes By ELLIOT ALPERN Daily Arts Writer The image - a blue backdrop with swirls of yellow, clusters of red dots and a certain dis- cernible texture - could easily be attributed as a post-Impres- sionist oil painting. Its title is "Van ...…

…46P.. 4 p y+ i ii k i i #i 'S( j! i l y Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 12, 2011 michigandaily.com STATE REGULATIONS 'U'educates community on state neonatal blood bank Blood samples from babies in Michigan used for research without consent By PAIGE PEARCY Daily StaffReporter If you were born at a hos- pital in Michigan after 1984, your blood is probably stored in Detroit and used for research. But most Michigan-born resi- dents don...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Friday, March 26, 2011 2A - Friday, March 26, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom S pn S NK aY t UNICORN FOR UNITY 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michiganddily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext, 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaily.com Contrary to its name, the campus organization S...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Obama requests funding for Great Lakes restoration At a time when many govern- ment programs are fighting for survival, there's one place the money is still flowing for now: the Great Lakes. In the past two years, Congress has pumped $775 million into the Great Lakes Restoration Initia- tive, a plan to deal with prob- lems scientists say could turn th...…

…4A - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Wednesday, October12, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom e tt ian ail Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com HANNAH DOW E-MAIL HANNAH AT HDOW@UMICH.EDU STEPHANIE STEINBERG EDITOR IN CHIEF MICHELLE DEWITT and EMILY ORLEY EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS What fall "s...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 12, 2011- 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 5A FX's'Horror' cuts deep p 'The Full Monty' explores working class culture family relations and strip dancing 'Monty'laid School of MT&D film's, is based in Buffalo, N.Y. rather than the original setting strips down themes of Sheffield, England. The show is directed by Mark of family and class Madama,...…

… 6A - Wednesday, October 12 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COUZENS From Page 1A Life Initiatives has undertaken a number of projects to improve residence halls. One of the initia- tives includes the North Quad Residential and Academic Com- plex that opened last fall and cost about $175 million to build. Stock- well and Mosher-Jordan resi- dence hall were also renovated in recent years at a cost of $39.6 million and $44.1 milli...…

…The Michigan Daily- michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October12, 2011 - 7A Lynch's back spasms spark lineup shifts for No. 5 Michigan MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Fifth-year senior defensive end Ryan Van Bergen thinks he bears a peculiar resemblance to mythical lumberjack Paul Bunyan. Some teammates aren't convinced. Seniors look to redefine legacy By STEPHEN J. NESBITT Daily Spor...…

… 8A - Wednesay, October 12, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Wednesay, October12, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I i hf ' il 'lil 1:I I iii; 1]l1. I I I 4 I jV(e .. 1'j ,,i 0 4 9 * Please contact the Board of Regents, University of Michigan at WUREENTSUMICIEDUand tell them: "Give our registered nurses a fair contract! Protect. patients!" ADVERTISEMENT si'o lVoice Ve Stro4 W Michigan Association Aff...…

…) 0 IW 1w 8BWednesday, October 12 2011 // The Statement PERSONALSTATEMENT THE WORTH OF ONLINE FRIENDSHIP S IT TERRIBLE THAT I'D LIKE TO FRIEND YOU IN REAL LIFE FIRST? BY TODD NEEDLE they night they' to. P1 Ho frien to? I that been frien Like most people of our gen- eration, I'm an avid user of social media. I "tweet" and I "like" as much as anyone else. In its relatively short time on the Internet, Facebook has quickly grown to control ...…

…V mmmmb_ Air 49 2B Wednesday, October2,2011 T Iqwr IRW ,w I Wednesday, October 12, 2011 // The Statement the statement Magazine Editor: Carolyn Klarecki Editor in Chief: Stephanie Steinberg Managing Editor: Nick Spar Deputy Editors: Stephen Ostrowski Devon Thorsby Elyana Twiggs Designers: Maya Friedman Hermes Risien Photos: Jed Moch Copy Editors: Hannah Poindexter The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every We...…

…4w mp qF- 6B Octobr.Wedesday s 4w COFFEE Erom Page SB with protected living standards of the growers. Though fair trade is often overlooked in favor of the more accessible organic movement, it's a form of easy activism for the student looking to make a statement about workers' rights and international- ism. "Fair trade is sort of in contrast to unfair trade," said John Vandermeer, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, "Unfair tra...…

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…GDIS REMEMBERING STEVE JOBS . o m isJeremy Levy belie s a Something gained and something lost from eet is raising 1in-a go way. the late Apple co-founder's media revolution. GE 4 PAGE7 NE1H11 E 1)T11)E\1NTY )N EARS OF EDITORI AlLI M Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 11, 2011 michigandaily com REGENTS PREVIEW Regents to review Yost Ice Arena renovations AUSTEN HUFFORD/Daily Desperately holding onto the bull, LSA freshman Alexa Weiss cl...…

…i. 4 2A - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 1We Idiig0an aily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIESTEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaily.com I Daily editor beaten at civil rights protest 50 ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, October11, 2011 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Likely voters give Sen. Stabenow high ratings in poll Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow is better known than her Republican rivals but is fight- ing a negative job rating as she heads into her 2012 re-election bid, according to a poll released yesterday. The EPIC-MRA poll shows 40 per...…

…4 - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom b MidiganEaihU Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Abortion is not genocide 4 STEPHANIE STEINBERG EDITOR IN CHIEF MICHELLE DEWITT and EMILY ORLEY EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS NICK SPAR MANAGING EDITOR Unsi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday,.October 11, 2011- 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tsesday~October 11, 2011 - 5 Council approves program to green commercial areas PACE program to decrease energy costs for properties By JENNIFER LEE Daily StaffReporter In the city known for its trees, a new program is aiming to encour- age commercial properties to be a little bit greener. The program, the Property Assessed Clean Energ...…

… 4 6 - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Bringing it to Broadway MT&D student Taylor Louderman takes to the stage By DHRUV MADEKA For the Daily Even if she's humming a tune under her breath on a crowded New York subway, Taylor Loud- erman is easily distinguishable from the masses. Graced with a Broadway-bound voice, Loud- erman isn't an everyday social encounter. Louderman, a musical theatre major in the School...…