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…Iie 1idigan Baily Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 3, 2008 michigandailycom NEARING THE FINISH Groups, make last pushes on campus College Dems chair: We're 'trying to run up the score' By JULIE ROWE Daily StaffReporter After months of campaigning, the College Democrats and Col- lege Republicans are preparing for their final campus push to turn out voters for their respective can- didates. With polls showing a double- digit lead for De...…

…2A - Monday, November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom j - m MONDAY: TUESDAY: Other rTowers Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained Harvard Law Prof. sues RIAA HIGH WIRE ACT A Harvard law professor is question- ing the constitutionality of a statute used by the Recording Industry Asso- ciation of Am...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 3, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, November 3, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Analysts agree economy will rise next year Most analysts believe the bat- tered stock market has nowhere to go but up next year, no matter who ends up in the White House - and history will probably give the vic- tor credit even if he actually had little to do with the rally. "The ti...…

…4A - Monday, November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com c i 4e Michioan l 43at*ly 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 illustrat...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 3, 2008 -SA Coming bc emptyhanded By JACK PORTER good, right? And yet Microcastle Daily Arts Writer and Weird Era Cont.'s familiarity is - - ~ its greatest shortcoming. Microcastle, released with bonus Deerhunter is especially deriva- disc Weird Era Cont., has all the tive here, mechanically turning hallmarks of an out predictable subgenre pieces. indie rock mas- Almost everything on th...…

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…Ne- Nvs . The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 3, 2008 - 7A cv: Monday, November 3, 2008 - lA ABSENTEE VOTING Students voting at home for tightraces With Ann Arbor a encouraged their members to vote in Ann Arbor because of solid Democratic the simplicity of the process, the group encouraged members from hotbed, some choose highly contested congressional districts to vote at home or vote absentee ballots absentee. "The o...…

…8A - Monday, November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com . Inventive album stalled by filler a By JACK PORTER hi-hats suggesta Daily Arts Writer sequently pushir into a sort of ins Tom Jenkinson, the man behind It's one of the the moniker Squarepusher, has tracks on the al built a reputa- the most access tion for blur- *** traditional struc ring genre ed themes. boundaries. Squarepusher "A Real Wom, His usual est number on t s...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I November 3, 2008 Seniors deserved -a better ending WEST LAFAYETTE - Rich Rodriguez gave his team one specific instruction after its 48-42 loss to Purdue on Saturday. "Give the seniors a hug," the Michigan coach said, according to freshman nose tackle Mike Mar- tin. People have questioned Rodriguez's methods and vision for the program a lot this season, but he was on the money with that message. Thisyea...…

…2B - November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I The Athletic Department's presidential hopefuls "He was interested in politics tactically, as he might be in a football game - who was ahead, who was behind, who was gaining. Politics was like sports." DAVID HALBERSTAM on famed Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee 0 I ven sports can't seem to steer clear of politics any- more. Tonight, just hours before the polls open across the...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com November 3, 2008 - 3B Top-ranked Longhorns prove too much for Blue Former Michigan swimmer propels Texas to big win By RYAN A. PODGES Daily Sports Writer When the No. 4 Michigan men's swimming and diving team took on No 1. Texas on Halloween, Michi- ganvolunteer coach Jon Urbanchek stood on one side of the deck dressed in his cowboy costume. On the other side, former Michi- gan swimmer Scott Spann wait...…

…4B - November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 4 GAME STATISTICS New defensive scheme no helu Team Stats First Downs Rush/Yds PassingYards , Offensive Plays Total Offense Kick returns/ Yds Punt returns/YdsN P*mp/A28nt Fumbles/Lost Penaties/Yards Time of Poss PASSING Player Thret RUSHING Player Thret Ceons Totals 3 RECENG Player N GNAT Mathews Total PUNTING Player N KICKOFF RETURNS Player I Cssoko Moundrs Totals - PUNT RETU...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com November 3, 2008 - 5B MAIZE GAUGE r 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-O-METER O The 3-3-5 didn't seem to work so well...…

…6B - November 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I I With two chances, Michigan In season finaleBlue fails, to topple top-25 teams ___a : ,T .loses lead, seniors exi By CHARLESCLINTONt Dpily Sports Writer The Michigan volleyball team experienced a little deja v on Sat- urday. That night, the Wolverines bdt- iled a tough, ranked opponent, No. 20 Purdue, through five sets only to come up empty-handed after hav- ing an early lead...…

…Iie fiidiari 0aiI Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 4, 2008 michigandailycom GUIDE TO ELECTION DAY '08 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU VOTE Waiting in potentially long lines will at least be pleasant. Forecasts call for sunny weather and near-record highs in the mid-70s. Observers from both parties could be at your polling place. Your registra- tion or identity might be challenged. But if you registered, you have the right to vote. Don't give ...…

…2 - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: The Extremist M uch love for Barack Obama CASTING A BALLOT While the rest of my friends parad- ed around Ann Arbor on Saturday night in their Halloween garb, I was sitting on the tooth at Cafe Ambro- sia ratching up on some reading for class.. Spread out on the tables around me were newspapers - The New York Times, The Ann Arbor News, Detroit Free Press, among others - all ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS HONOLULU One day before election, Obama's grandmother dies Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Dem- ocratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced yesterday, one day before the election. Mad- elyn Payne Dunham was 86. Obama announced the news from the campaign trail in Char- lotte, N.C. The joint st...…

…4 - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4J11E 1hi4an4)aU~j I 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 ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 4, 2008 -5 The best of the worst on co co Modern but I've I want to and deck to discri this wee fall seas well und late-sum shows h recently to an en lot of ev In totally knockin storylin in one co I promis malfunc which s today. "Mad forced t son two week, w Times M a new sh to watch mouthpi where, I get on thi doesn't st months somethi and edit on BET b "Mad M (not gre did was year ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 7 SUPREME COURT From Page 1 ruling opinions. And the Supreme Court race is the lone one on the Michigan ballotthat doesn't list the party affiliation of the candidate. Because of that, Todd Berg, editor of Michi- gan Lawyers Weekly, said that predicting how Tuesday's vote will impact rulings would be difficult. As it stands,the court consists of five Repub- licans and two Dem...…

…0 8 - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Team follows Lee's lead to voting booth ByRUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer It was the mid-1990s, and a young C.J. Lee had just seen the film "Malcolm X." Lee wasn't even 10 years old, too young to understand the ide- als and tactics of the revolutionary leader, but he noticed how Mal- colm X dealt with struggles larger than himself, and the convictions of a man striving...…

…CELEBRATION CAMPUS ERUPTS AFTER HISTORIC OBAMA WIN By JULIE ROWE Daily Staff Reporter It was through tears, screams and com- plete elation that Kinesiology sophomore Carolyn McCloud processed the realization that the nation elected a black president. Speechless, she dropped to her knees in the midst of hundreds of students gath- ered on the Diag just after 11 last night, and prayed to God, grateful that Barack Obama was elected the next presi...…

…2A -- Wednesday, November 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Obama turns Michigan blue MICHIGAN STATEWIDE VOTE *Obama 51%na With 96% of precincts McCain reporting 41% Al Gore and John Kerry both won Michigan, but neither turned the map of the state as blue as Barack Obama did yesterday. Obama won all of southeast Michigan, eking out wins in Jackson and Lena...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 3A Deitch, Ilitch win regents seats Board maintains current balance with six Democrats, two Republicans By CAITLIN SCHNEIDER Daily StaffReporter Two Democrats were elected to the eight-member University of Michigan Board of Regents last night, maintaining the board's current partisan balance. Incumbent Larry Deitch (D-Bingham Farms) was elected to his third term as regent ...…

…4A - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C fivichioan [ wily I Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to - it belongs to you." - The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, in his acceptance speech last night. ROSE JAFFE E-MAIL ROSE AT ROSEJAFF@UMICH.EDU ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com r Wednesday, November 5, 2008 -5A Executive tracks: looking at 2012 Ferrara, Butler start anew on other side of the ball Iknow, I know - the last thing you want to hear right now is more election coverage. But I do want to offer a big congratu- lations to, um... Barack Obama! That was one hell of a fight you put up on your way to the White House MATT and I really do EMERy think you repre- sent change ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com N ewTshmWednesday, November 5, 2008 - 7A U' scientists get win with Prop 2 passage Narrow majority passes controversial stem cell proposal By EMILY BARTON Daily News Editor After the passage yesterday of Proposal 2, which amended the state's constitution to loosen restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, University researchers will now be able to derive their own embryonic stem cell lines. The bal...…

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…0 e S S U S S S w w w The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - - The Mic *.g 3. S F N A C K QUOTES OF THE WEEK I see the little ears...that "o God, humiliate Bush mouse is baked in there." and his party, O Lord of - BRUCE VAN DYNE, an IBM executive from the Worlds, degrade and Charlotte, explaining that part of a mouse was defy him." apparently baked into a package of hot-dog ' - . . : ;.. ;.; S N EB B R These studen...…

…V V V V V VV V 0 w w w w I w w 1w v The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 I Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - The Michigan Daily 5B Stubbng ou By Trevor Calero Daily Staff Writer The Michigan state legislature has gotten close to passing a ban of indoor smoking. But how attached is Ann Arbor to its smoking sections? "I think it will pass eventually," George said. "I just can't tell you if it will be lame duck, or next year or ...…

…JUMP BALSEX ON THE RADIO Michigan starts its men's basketball season tonight against Saginaw Students talk dirty on campus's sexiest radio program. Valley State. See Sports, Page 5A See The B-side, Page 1A (jIje 1Nirc~pljan &xiaI&, Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 6, 2008 michigandaily.com EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH 'U' lauds passage of ballot initia ive Proposal2 will allow 'U' to expand research using public funding By NICOLE ABE...…

…a 2A - Thursday, November 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Promoting protection on campus If you've ever walked down Sooth University Avenue, it's likely that you've seen the Safe Sex Store. Although its neon sign has become a common stop for scavenger hunt participants, S3 Safe Sex Store has a lot more to offer than outlandish novelties for sexual pleasure. According to the store's web- site, owner BethAnn Rarmeisool was ins...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LOS ANGELES Gay marriage banned in Calif. Voters put a stop to same-sex marriage in California, dealing a crushing defeat to gay-rights activ- ists in a state they hoped would be a vanguard and putting in doubt as manyas 18,000 same-sexmarriages conducted since a court ruling made them lega...…

…4A - Thursday, November 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C e MC4*oan 3a*Ip 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 ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 5A Threet likely out with concussion 'M' seeks early success this year By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer None of the current Michigan basketball players have ever expe- rienced March Madness. The clos- est they've ever gotten is watching CBS in their liv- ing room. Saginaw "I never want ' togo and click on Valley State the TV in March at Michigan and watch the tournament...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 7A STEM CELLS From Page lA Researchers in the lab obtained stem cells from other universities and research centers, which slows- the research process, according to Sean Morrison, the lab's lead scientist. On the passage of Proposal 2, Morrison, the director of the Uni- versity's Center for Stem Cell Biol-...…

…8A - Thursday, November 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com S i Playing nusic is your birthright Helping you do it is ours I I E I I Special Live Performance' Jody Raffoul 11.8.08 - 2 p.m. Buy Three, Get One Free Mix and Match Strings, Straps, Cables, Drumsticks and T-Shirts. 0 0 Appearance and schedule subject to change. Due to anticipated attendance, autographs are ona first-cme, fist-served basis. Maximum 1 per person...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I Thursday, November 6, 2008 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events -it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. AT HILL 7 Looking to hone your fig- ure-drawin g hand? Arts on the Hill has you cov- ered. Their twice-weekly Figure Drawing work- 9 shop runs again tonight at the Alice c. Lloyd Hall Art Studio at 7 p.m. Live models will be present in the studio, and limited supplies will be ...…

…2B - Thursday, November 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U THE STONE ROSES'THE STONE ROSES' (1989) 4 The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events in Ann Arbor and the surrounding area. Today 11.06.08 Yoga with Yoga Therapist and Healer Ma Maneesha 10 a.m. At FreeSpace, 343 S. Fifth Aveue at William Free Dutch Artist Theo Jansen Discusses "Kinetic Sculptures": Penny Stamps Lecture 5 P.m. At the Michigan Theater Free Toitorrow 11.0...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 3B The daring list The Computer and Video Game Archive features several personal gaming stations. Snew way to veg out or study your culture. North Campus library holds games old and new By JAMIE BLOCK Daily Arts Writer Deep within the maze of com- puters that forms the Duderstadt Center on North Campus, there's a secret alcove of video-gaming wonder. Though the room appear...…

…4B - Thursday, November 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 4 MUSIC NOTEBOOK For the love of nu-metal Apparently not everyone embraced the peace, love and flower power of the '60s. ComplCated' Men Rich characters push heady drama over the top By Trina Mannino I Daily Arts Writer By JACK PORTER Daily Arts Writer I don't like the idea of "guilty pleasures" when it comes to art. If someone likes a song, that per- son probably ...…

…Adlooksla.- iv- 46P 4#0 ell ic i an at Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 7, 2008 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN 81, SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 55 ACADEMICS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES 'Ugives athletes first pick of classes Effort to accommodate game, practice schedules meets mixed reaction from students, faculty By TREVOR CALERO Daily Staff Reporter Between traveling for games, early-morning prac- tices and other responsibilities, student-athletes at t...…

…WEDESDY: eHUsY 2 - Friday, November 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Before You Were Here Campus Characters Explained____ Shielded by the Big Ten PANES OF ART With fans still reeling from the football team's first losing season in 40 years, the ques- tion now is how the team's lackluster performance will impart the Athletic Depart- ment's revenue. By failing to qualify...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 7, 2008 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, November 7, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS CHICAGO Obama selects Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff Barack Obama is signaling a shift in tactics and temperament as he moves from candidate to president- elect, pickingsharp-elbowed Wash- ington insiders for top posts. His choice yesterday for White House chief of staff- Rahm Eman- uel, a fiery ...…

…4 - Friday, November 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Je 1Iidiian a&Uj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu I hope Mr. Waxman would reconsider. I don't think this is a battle he wants to put in motion." - Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), speaking of California Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman's announcement that he will challenge Rep. John Dingel...…