…*~~~~ amn thks.u SE~l H KWHINSID -i l e k J f -rf r rg s r c digan BaI1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 1, 2009 michigandaily.com STATE LEGISLAfURE After brief shutdown, deal passed 30-day temporary budget averts crisis, but big problems remain LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's brief partial government shutdown is over after lawmakers voted to adopt a temporary 30-day budget. The move early Thursday morning avoids tempo- rary sta...…
…PAPER RIVALS Concert c AN Sports writers from the Daily No matter the ty and The State News face-off or~ how o ffensv i in honor of Saturday's game. people have a igI SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8 SEE OPINION, PAGE } Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 2, 2009 michigandaily.com MIDNTGHT ON THE DTAG FINANCING YOUR E UC ATION 'Promise remains in limbo New House bill may tors have yet to identify a funding source, the bill represents the first breathe ...…
…Reviving a genre A r With mix of humor and horror, M k - pened it "Zombieland" proves its genre x b . w w isn't completely dead. e W d d SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A be 1Md1,3f Badg Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 5, 2009 michigandaily.com DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 1 OF A 5-PART SERIES The big impact of an office rarely seen ZACHARY MEISNER/Daily Members of the Michigan State football team hoist the Paul Bunyan Trophy after their overtime victory...…
…A NEW VOICE How Brandon Graham has a more vocal leader on a p cliic %idigan BaiI~j SAnn Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 6, 2009 michigandaily.com DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 2 OF A 5-PART SERIES A steady stream of donations The role thousands of small donations play in 'U' programs By STEPHANIE STEINBERG and KYLE SWANSON Daily StaffReporters It's a startling fact that many are unaware of, but the major- ity of individuals who donate to the...…
…PORTS CULT(URE) ;s-to-riches mentality, club sports are the fundamentals of competition. -EMENT, INSIDE r Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 7, 2009 michigandaily.com CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 3 OF A 5-PART SERIES How the 'U' brings in the big money gifts In his lecture "Capitalism Without Guilt: The Moral Case for Freedom," Yaron Brook, the president and executive director of The Ayn Rand institute, argued b...…
…4P fillc4loan 46F 4by atim Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 8, 2009 michigandaily.com DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 4 OF A 5-PART SERIES Turnin to 9 business for U needs Foundation, corporation support vital to researchers' efforts By STEPHANIE STEINBERG and KYLE SWANSON Daily Staff Reporters Working in laboratories and offices across the Uni- versity, professors and researchers typically have more ideas than they know what to do with - wh...…
…ON THE ROAD NPT Football travels to Iowa, hockey In his owt to Alaska, and Daily Sports , Cleveland tells you what to expect.a differ b SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8 SEE ART. I~c ffid ian Ba IVj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 9,2009 michigandaily.com FINDING A MASTERPIECE DONATION DIVIDENDS: PART 5 OF A 5-PART SERIES WAhat's next for'U fundraising ARIEL BOND/Daily School of Information student Ashleigh Donaldson searches for books yesterday i...…
…4JW 44 161 r 1111C n I im Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 12, 2009 michigandaily.com COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Jeff Daniels to address winter graduates e k, y S r~. r - MAX COLLINS/Daily Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier loses his grip on the ball leading to one of ftve Michigan turnovers during the team's 30-28 loss to No.11 Iowa at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. ~site woes, were wanae "Don't start off trying to create with 90 seconds in e...…
…. NOT FULLY DEVELOPED e MichiganThe Flaming Lips's Embryonic is epic 1y' rutin spirit, but not in execution. SEE ARTS, PAGE 5 EE OINIO , PA E. it i i a 4,3 t 1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 13, 2009 michigandaily.com SECURING MICHIGAN STADIUM * Big House bans bags for good Permanent policy change will allow police officers to focus on other issues, official says By VALIANT LOWITZ Daily Staff Reporter A ban on bags of any size at Mic...…
…A LEG UP WINTER EATS Zolan esk's punting Eating local in the winter means . Zoltan Mesko's pntin coach drops kicking tips in limiting your diet - but not as 140 characters or less. much as you might think. See Sports, Page 8A See The StatementInside Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 14, 2009 INNOVATION ON DISPLAY michigandaily.com BUILDING A STUDENT BODY This year's class largest in 'U' history SAM WOLSON/Daily University lab assista...…
…' SEX TOY TALK C How a trip to the Safe Sex the Stearns Co Cti * Store became a journey s home for thou through sexual literacy. uniq SEE OPINION, PAGE 4A (1b4e 1Nidc~igan &iIa.1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 15,2009 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Rodriguez backs off GPA claims PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM COPT Bruce Wasserstein (third from right) stands with fellow Daily staffers in 1966 during an emergency meeting over a disagre...…
…TOO. TAME MIDSEASON REPORT 'Where theWild Things Are' A look at the plays, players and statistics that have promises magic but comes up short. made the Wolverines 4-2 in the season's first half. SEE ARTS, PAGE SA SEE FOOTBALL SATURDAY, INSIDE ~Iieffiljxan &xiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 16, 2009 michigandaily.com 'U' endowment falls 21 percent Big drop on par with that of other endowments across the country By KYLE SWANSON Dail...…
…ROSY THOUGHTS? After Saturday's blowout against elaware State, Stevie Brown talked . ose Bowl hopes. Is that realistic? EE SPORTSWEDNESDAY, PAGE 1B E1le %idligan Ba hg Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 21,2009 COOKING UP A PROTEST michigandailycom HOUSING SHAKE-UP Res. halls to overhaul room picks TOREHAN SHARMAN/Daily Engineering junior Joey Juanico speaks to a group of protestors in front of City Hall on Friday. The protest was mea...…
…MASKED POTENTIAL Why Bryan Hogan could save Michigan when it counts. See Faceoff, Page 1C Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 22, 2009 michigandaily.com AD Bill Martin announces retirement In facilities and finances, Martin found his legacy New search process a chance to reshape job, not just pick successor By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Managing Editor Fielding Yost, Michigan's first athletic director, built Michigan Stadium at a time when th...…
…HISTORY LIVESFINDING HIS PLACE The Rude Mechanicals bend. time Fr. the hardwood to the gridironslot with this weekend's performance of receiver v Grady learnedt.ms Shakespeare's play 'Richard Il.' with a new set of Wolverines. See Arts, Page 5A SeeSFootball aturday InsId 46 4 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 23, 2009 michigandailycom FRAGMENTED REALITY PH .0 POLIT ICS Continuous enrollment still an issue ARIEL BOND/Daily Heather Rowe'...…
…4JW 46P Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 26, 2009 michigandaily.com Late night inferno guts building on South U. About 600 residents displaced for hours from nearby University Towers By MALLORY JONES and EMILY ORLEY Daily StaffReporters University students and Ann Arbor resi- dents lined South University Avenue Sat- urday night just like any other weekend, eager to get into the restaurants and bars * along the crowded street. But the sc...…
…GUN-FREE MOLK DONE FOR YEAR State legislators' latest attempt After being out with a broken foot for five * to allow guns on campus is weeks, the redshirt sophomore center only misguided and dangerous. lasted four plays before tearing his ACL. SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8 Ii JMidiigan &ailj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 27, 2009 TMPROV WTTH A SIDE OF RICE AND REANS michigandaily com SENATE ASSEMBLY Coleman discusses 'U' fi...…
…TOO FLIGHTY LEASE LITERACY The latest album from Flight of Do' infra os ihu T the Conchords should be loved reviewing your tenant rights in the by fans but lost on everyone else. housing issue of The Statement. SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A SEE !NSIDE Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 28, 2009 michigandaily.com MIDTERMS AND MASSAGES UNDER AGE DRINKING State House passes Good Samaritan bill MARISSA MCCLAiN/Daily LSA freshman Lauren Beriont enjoy...…
…1ie £ilt4igan '0aIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 29, 2009 michigandaily.com GETTING IN TO MCHIGAN ' to change high school GPA calculus In a break from the usual light-hearted nature of President Mary Sue Coleman's fireside chats, students at the William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center yesterday pushed Coleman to answer questions about racial issues and campus diversity. C typicay low-key setting, Coleman plresised on diversi...…
…1 III4WC4 i0 an at IV 0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 30, 2009 michigandaily.com COURSEPACK CONTROVERSY Excel loses lawsuit over copyrights Campus coursepack shop owner sued for * do-it-yourself method of copying By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily StaffReporter Students looking to save a buck by photocopying their course read- ings may run into some trouble, after Excel Test Preparation suf- fered a major defeat in its lawsuit with five pub...…
…2A - Thursday, October 1, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, October 1, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week The great alcohol divide Students today know Division Street as the road that runs parallel to State Street, but not many real- ize its name used to mean something. In 1903, the city of Ann ...…
…0 2 - Friday, October 2, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Campus Clubs Before You Were Here 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmaiLcom 0 CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom News Tips Corrections Letters to th...…
…0 2A - Monday, October 5, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs THURSDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Suspicious package shuts down parts of GWU A suspicious looking "brown luggage bag" left outside George Washington University's Fulbright Residence Hall prompted police to shut down Washington D.C.'s 23rd Street for two hours on Tues- day afternoon, accordi...…
…2 - Tuesday, October 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, October 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Before You Were Here Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmailcom Whe...…
…0 2A - Wednesday, October]7, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers LSA senior Jillian Geyer rode her firsc pony at age five at a renaissance fair in Roches- ter, Mich. Sixteen years later, it's a passion she can't seem to shake. Geyer is a competitive horseback rider and treasurer for the University's Equestrian Team- dubbed "The E Team" by its members - whose goal is to provide an outlet for stu- dents ...…
…a 2A - Thursday, October 8, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Thieves' demand: bud or blood Department of Public Safety reports concerning residence hall robberies arecommonlyfoundinstu- dent inboxes, but reports about raids at knifepoint are, not surprisingly, less frequent. That is, except for the winter of 1974, w...…
…0 2 - Friday, October 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY:' Campus Clubs THURSDAY: Before You Were Here LEFT Chemistry students in Chem Lab 125/126 work on a redox reaction lab inside of the Chemistry Building. These students investiagte the reactivity of metals and metal ions. (Chanel Von Habsburg-Lothringen/Daily) RIGHT Yaron Brook, the presi- dent and ex...…
…2A - Monday, October 12, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2A - Monday, October 12, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * ,qw TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Off the Beaten Path Campus Clubs Before You Were Here Photos of the Week UCLA student stabbed during chemistry lab A University of California at Los Angeles student was stabbed multiple times in the neck dur- ing a chemistry lib Thurs- day afternoon, the Dai...…
…2- Tuesday, October 13, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, October13, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Campus Clubs Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Where 12 tons of laundry go each week As the director of the Uni- versity's Laundry Services, Rolando Croocks does more than sort scrubs and bleach linens. He saves marriages, or so he says, re...…
…4 2A - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week Staying afloat The Michigan Concrete Canoe Team will do anything to stay afloat, even ifit means duct-taping the canoe during a competition. Or so says Engineering junior Lexi Walter, head captain of the University's Concrete Canoe Team, remembering a failed 2008 competition when the team...…
…2A - Thursday, October 15, 2009 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Instituting a race and ethnicity requirement All current LSA students must take one course address- ing issues of race and diversity before graduation - but that wasn't always the case. The University's diversity course requirement passed on Oct. 8, 1990, acco...…
…*I 2A - Friday, October 16, 2009 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Before You Were Here Photos of the W k The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmaiLcom CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom a News T ips...…
…0 2A - Wednesday, October 21, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path THURSDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY:. Photos of the Week NASAL PREVENTION Fast on their feet To che non-debater, listening tu a debate round may feel like life in fat-forward. Keeping up with the Univer- ity of Michigan Debate Team means prenenting and refuting arguments at 300 to 400 words per minute...…
…4 2A - Thursday, October 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: HUSAY FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Beo---Wee---Photos of the Week Turning the Diag into a campus auction house Football ticketa these days for seats on the 50-yard line could fetch upwards of $100, but back in 1962, they were auctioned off for a mere $15. The tickets were a part of the World University S...…
…4 2A - Friday, October 23, 2009 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs THURSDAY: Before You Were Here The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmail.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom C News T ips Corrections letters to t...…
…2A - Monday, October 26, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, October 26, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * THURSDAY: FRIDAY: TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs Before You Were Here Photos of the Week MARCHING TO THEIR OWN DRUMS Chancellor quits over admissions scandal 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA DAN NEWMAAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 73...…
…2 - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 MONDAY TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Off the Beaten Wh floss is made of s WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Campus Clubs Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com emdbusiness@gmait.com Though many may dread a vi...…
…2A - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: THURSDAY: MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Off the Beaten Path CampusCu Before You Were Here Driving to an alternative future FRIDAY: Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-847-3336 734-764-55 graca@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gm...…
…01 2A - Thursday, October 29, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week ROBOT TECH TALK The case of the murdered cat Fraternicies near campus have a variety of reputa- tions. Cat killers isn't one of them. That wasn't always the case. On Dec. 6, 1980, five members of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity captured their house cat, cu...…
…2 - Friday, October 30, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, October 30, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path I WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY:F- Campus Clubs Before You Were Here P IF 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com >.rr a: netsvat Martuha cooung auting candles for a narry Putter- themed dinner yesterday. (ARIEL BOND/Daily) ABOVE ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Mich. Senate votes to cut prison funds The Republican-led Michigan Senate has voted to cut prison spend- inghours before adeadline to address a $2.8 billion state budget deficit. The 5 percent cut approved 23-14 last night would be met partly by completing a previously announced plan to close prisons and prison camps. Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm's...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 2, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Detroit pastors are packing heat The Rev. Lawrence Adams teaches his flock at the Westside Bible Church to turn the other cheek. Just in case, though, the 54-year-old retired police lieu- tenant also wears a handgun under his robe. Adamsis oneofseveral Detroit clergymen who have taken to packing heat in the pulpit. They have committed their lives to a man ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 5, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, October 5, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Activist wants Bing appointee removed An activist wants Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's chief administrative assistant removed from his posi- tion due to a state law that bans anyone who has been convicted of bribery from accepting a politi- cal appointment or holding public office. Agnes Hitch...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Two men sought in church bilking case Two Maryland men are being sought in connection with a scheme that bilked 21 black churches across Michigan out of $660,000. Attorney General Mike Cox says yesterday that Michael Morris and William Perkins were charged in Detroit with 10 felonies incl...…
…The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October], 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Commerce secretary says clean energy key to Midwest's future U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told representatives of Midwest states yesterday that the growth of clean energy industries is key to the region's economic re- covery and future. Locke said new federal efforts such as a...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Granholm wants Robert Bobb for a second year Michigan Gov. Jennifer Gra- nholm says she wants the emergen- cy financial manager of Detroit's schools to stay on for a second year to continue efforts to improve the struggling district. Granholm told reporters yester- day after a Midwest...…
…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Friday, October 9, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, October 9, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Mich. lawmakers pass budget bills Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed bills establishing new bud- gets for community colleges, courts and military and veterans' affairs in Michigan. The bills signed yesterday were passed by the Legislature before an Oct. 1 budget deadline with bipartisan agreem...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 12, 2009 -- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, October12, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ROCHESTER, Mich. " Gitmo detainee debate reignited in Standish, Mich. This month's scheduled shutdown of the Standish Maximum Correc- tion Facility and the loss of its 300 jobs are giving new impetus to sup- porters and opponents of housing Guantanamo Bay inmates there. Officials in Au Gres and...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Poice step up patrols after 11 arsons Police are stepping up patrols in an east side Detroit neighborhood after11fires were setwithin90 min- utes over the weekend. The fires are believed to be con- nected and come three weeks before the annual citywide Angel's Night observance when police and volunteers are extra vigilant against arsons. The 11 fires happened on six adja- cent streets...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 3A ; NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Ford, UAW agree to tentative deal Ford Motor Co. yesterday reached a deal to alter its contract with the United Auto Workers union that helps the automaker keep costs in line with rivals but risks alienating rank-and-file workers. The agreement with the UAW's leadership includes a no-strike pro- vision, a wage freeze for entry-level workers and work...…
