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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, November18, 2010 - 7A Consistent play from third line sparks icers Junior guard Zack Novak is expected to provide an offensive boost off the bench this season for the Wolverines. 'M hopes shooters stay hot against By CASANDRA PAGNI Daily Sports Writer While most athletes agree that competition among teammates is good, so...…

…01 8A - Thursday, November 18, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Gordon adjusts to new position on'D' ByRYAN KARTJE Daily Sports Editor Cam Gordon isn't used to staying in one place. The redshirt freshman spur was a four-year starter at linebacker during his time at Melvindale and Inkster High Schools. But when Michigan came to recruit Gordon, it wanted him for something entirely different - wide receiver. So Gordon redshirted as...…

…Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com t Thursday, November 18, 2010 weekend essentials Nov.18 to Nov. 21 '< ON DISPLAY ' ~The Hubble Space Tele- S scope has taken some of the most fascinating sed bookstores many secondhand book stores, images of the universe possess a certain and that is really unique," he ever produced. In w"q^ inscrutable charm: said. The Special Collections the warm, stale Library, housed in the Hatcher beVii t smellofoldbooks...…

…2B - Thursday, November 18, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - Thursday, November 18, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Judging A Book By Its Cover Why read a single page when the cover tells the whole story? SINGLE REVIEW On a newly released outtake from 2008's Post-Nothing, the drums-and-guitar duo Japandroids starts with a "Hey!" before letting its full assault of sludged-out angst begin. Like he's writing a My B...…

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…4B - Thursday, November 18, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RMUGE MADNESS 'IJ spellbound for Potter premiere From Markley to South Quad, students prepare for midnight's moviegoing magic By Jennifer Xu I Daily Arts Writer "Harry Potter" book and movie pre- mieres have long brought out the crazy in our generation, and this is no exception for University students. Tonight, The Boy Who Lived is exploding onto our theater screens for...…

…Melanie Kruvelis: Why the Harry Potter craze infecting muggles and Facebook statuses everywhere has gotten out of hand. ) PAGE 4A c rjc4tgan aiIm Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 19, 2010 michigandaily.com BOARD OF REGENTS 'U' requests 2.6-percent increase in state fund ing At meeting, regents * also OK fireworks display at Big Chill at the Big House By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily StaffReporter FLINT, Mich. - The Univer- sity's Board of ...…

…0 2A - Friday, November 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Michigan Myths TOP LEFT Michael Franti & Spearhead perform at Borders ford fans on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. After the performance, fan Jill; N osed a a sked F ra nti to s iegn her body armour with his name and a sun. (SALAM RIDA/Daily) BOTTOM LEFT Shelves of food' stored at the Food Gatherers warehouse in Ann Arbor. The food bank col...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 19, 2010 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, November19, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Tom Izzo receives $500,000 raise Tom Izzo vowed he would be a "lifer" at Michigan State after turn- ing down a chance last summer to coach in the NBA. Michigan State just made life a lot more comfortable for Izzo. Izzo's newly amended contract gives him a $500,000 raise - increasing hi...…

…0 4A - Friday, November 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL JEFF AT JEFFDZ@UMICH.EDU 7 c 44 IC lal 4 all Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu JEFF ZUSCHLAG So, I guess Obama wrote a children's book? That's kinda weird, right? re you kidding? That's awesome! I hope this trend continues. Just think of the possibilities! ISi -T ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 19, 2010 - 5A First film for First Element Michigan-based production company 0 premieres maiden movie By ANKUR SOHONI Daily Arts Writer Since the passage of the film tax incen- tive program here in Michigan in 2008, the number of creative production crews in the state has reached unprec- edented levels. But with Hollywood films being shot on and around the University's campus and thei...…

…0 6A - Friday, November 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Around the world with Pops By JOE CADAGIN a much-appreciated break from Daily Arts Writer the heavy and dramatic works of orchestral music's three B's - Bach, imagine hearing a live perfor- Beethoven and Brahms - and a mance of music from your favorite chance to experience a more eclec- film soundtrack tic and accessible program. or a beloved "I think that because we ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 19, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, November 19, 2010 - 7A Michigan looks to extend streak against Lake State 'M' to face Knights in second round of NCAA Tournament ByMICHAEL FLOREK Daily Sports Editor Last year, the Michigan hock- ey team's sweep of Lake Supe- rior State in the first round of the CCHA playoffs started a six- game win streak that earned the Wo...…

…8A - Friday, November 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com First-half run leads Blue to ,Fouls help and hurt home victory over Falcons Smotrycz heats up from beyond the arc, Novak steps up on the defensive end By CHANTEL JENNINGS Daily Sports Ediror Somehow (and even he's unsure as to how it happened) junior guard Zack Novak is leading the Michigan men's basketball team in blocks. _____ "I'm BOWLING GREEN 50 gonna MICHIGAN 69 en...…

… 0 S Trio of Badger backs present big challenge for Wolverines' defense ByTIMROHAN Daily Sports Editor He's built more like a refrigerator than a normal human being. That's how Wisconsin likes him. After all, the Badgers didn't mind lining up their 6-foot-1, 255- pound behemoth across from defenses WiScOnSin 287 times during his atjMichigan sophomore season. At the Big Ten W hsconsin9-1; media days in Michigan 7-3 August, Wiscon- sin runni...…

…i i + I .d L _ .. 0 0 0 Two bizarre weeks, two bizarre wins. After a 132-point, triple- overtime marathon, the Wolverines came out and played their best defense of the year. Weird, right? So now, they have some- thing to prove in the last two weeks. Wisconsin just scored 83 points. Ohio State is still Ohio State. The easy ones are definitely over. For Michigan, it's crunch time. Daily Football Beat Nicole Auerbach, Ryan Kartje, Tim Rohan ...…

… 0 0 0 0 0 TROY From Page 5 Even though T-Woolf will be absent, Troy will be on the sidelines coaching and cheering for Michigan till all the air has vacated my lungs. !7sArg : a m .d.a cof0on. Troy's injury hits junior wide receiver Darryl Stonum nearly as hard as it does Rodriguez. "I think I took it worse than (Troy) did," Sto- num says. "When I went back to the room, I was getting teary-eyed for him. He was smiling, say- ing, 'You al...…

… Adik 0 Timeline Even though T-Woolf will be absent, Troy will be on the sidelines coaching and cheering for Michigan till all the air has vacated his lungs." 17 Aug11:50 pm via I am greatly appreciative to all the people who have been taking care of me, I will repay you all when I get back on my feet (literally) lol. 26 Aug 12:53 pm via Kickin it with Butch just like the good ol days. 27 Aug 10: 3 am via At times like this is when you see...…

…46F 46F 46F s an at .4fl C41 '43 1 v < t 's. .. michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 22, 2010 * ELECTION 2010 City business * leaders hope Snyder's plans will boost A2 Republican's tax revamp will attract businesses to Ann Arbor, officials say By ELYANA TWIGGS Daily StaffReporter "Optimistic" is the word that Kyle Mazurek, the vice president of government affairs for the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce, uses to describe t...…

…0 2A - Monday, November 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY TUESDAY: In Other vyTowers Michigan Myths WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Bill Nye faints during USC talk Famed scientist and tele- vision personality Bill Nye fainted while giving a lecture on climate and global changes at the University of Southern California last week, accord- ing to a Nov. 16 article in the...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 22, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Lawyer: Stripper danced at former mayor's house A lawyer says a stripper got $1,000 to perform at a dope-fueled party at the Detroit mayor's man- sion and saw Kwame Kilpatrick's wife attack a woman who was giv- ing the then-mayor a lap dance. Tamika Ruffin's statement comes in documents released Sun- day by Norman Yatooma, lawyer for another stripper ...…

…a 4A - Monday, November 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. AnnArbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 6 JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR We are finally beginning to see some of these tough decisions that we made in the midst of the crisis pay off. - President Barack Oba...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 22, 2010 - 5A On hallowed ground We are all Potter's pals 'Part 1' pleases Potterheads by preserving the plot By KAVI SHEKHAR PANDEY Daily Film Editor "This is too scary for me," whis- pered a woman seated at a matinee screening of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal- lows: Part 1" ** as Dementors rushed our Harry Potter heroes within and the the chambers of the Minis- Deathly try of Ma...…

…6A - Monday, November 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 NELLY From Page 5A with a sing-a-long hook. Though his fans will yearn for the rap- per of yore, the soaring track has chart-topping potential. Of course, Nelly's status as an emerging pop star requires a little star power. Unfortunately, the irrelevant Puff Daddy (or is it P-Diddy these days?) steps up and remains a fixture through- out 5.0. On the aptly named "1000 Sta...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandail SNYDER From Page 1A "A lot of folks, especially in the business community, thought it was time to get someone from the business community a shot at the governor's office," Mazurek said. Ann Arbor business owners echoed Mazurek's sentiment. Karl Couyoumjian, president of TeL Systems in Ann Arbor, which makes audio and video equipment, said it's time someone in the busi- ness realm leads the state. "Rick underst...…

…8A - Monday, November 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a 8A - Monday, November 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Obama tells Republicans not to hold up arms treaty with Russia Obama tells GOP weekly radio and Internet address a thousand questions answered - alleviate joblessness. He said Dem- to focus on international affairs at it would have to start over from ocrats had exploded the national senators they're a ...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I November 22,2010 Blue steamrollede bypower run game Stonum makes big second-half catches By RYAN KARTJE Daily Sports Editor As senior offensive lineman Ste- phen Schilling headed to the locker room at halftime of the Wolverines' matchup with Wisconsin on Satur- day, it all seemed familiar. Little offensive production. Zero points. No rhythm. A huge, seem- ingly insurmountable deficit. It all felt lik...…

…2B - November 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 2B - November 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 6 Goodbye to the Big House, don't forget the good times As a left my house for the Big House before the final home game of 2010on Saturday, the nostalgia hit me like a brick wall. Instead of y. taking Fifth Street straight ' toward the sta- dium, I took a-RYAN detour. It was a KAT pretty special KARTJE day after all...…

…The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com November 22, 2010 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom November 22, 2010 - 3B GAME STATISTICS TeamStats First Downs Rush/Yds Passing Yards Offensive Plays Total Offense Kick returns/ Yds Punt returns/ Yds Comp/Att/lnt Punts/Avg Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Poss MICH 36/168 274 442 9/236 0/0 19/30/1 3/39.7 3/1 1/10 23:01 M I C H I G A N C-A Yds 16-25 239 3. 3 wis 20 50/357 201 73 558 3...…

…48 - November 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily- michigandaily.com 41 THE QUICK BREAKDOWN MAIZE GAUGE SPREAD-O-METER The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box score. The Spread-o-Meter measures the success of quarterbacks, 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. a ldph Ark n 41 a ...…

…Kanye West spared no expense to outdo himself on his latest, out yesterday - and it pays off. >PAGE7 PROBLEMS IN PARAC Matt Green writes that despite its grandiosity, North Quad has flaws no one wants to talk about. " i = i C i Hn ailm Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 23, 2010 michigandaily.com FACULTY GOVERNANCE SOfficial says 'U' is making space for new faculty hires IF YOU BUILD IT. THEY WILL COME At SACUA, Vice Provost Pollack...…

…2 - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2 - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week What lies beneath Racklam? Though many campus legends like stepping on the 'M' in the Diag are commonly discussed among members of the incoming freshman class, there are also those myths ...…

…0 The Michigan Daily- michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LOWELL TOWNSHIP, Mich. Seventeen-year-old girl dies after deer hits her minivan A 17-year-old girl has been killed after a deer struck by another vehi- cle was flung into her minivan in west Michigan. Michigan State Police tell The Grand Rapids Press that Barbara June Barnick of Ionia died f...…

…4 - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@O)UMICH.EDU C ii t 1 pan iai Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ELAINE MORTON X~k1OKv K JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Dail...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 5 Ohio State week officially underway for Wolverines SALAM RIDA/Daily Sophomore Darius Morris led Michigan on Sunday with 21 points and 10 assists. Sy-racuse will be seasons frs measurinfj stick By JOE STAPLETON Daily Sports Editor It's officially Michigan-Ohio State week. That means Hayes-Schem- bechler. That means The Game. That means the Ten-Year War. But for the Michi-...…

…6 - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a Ryan and Arnold step up in second half to spur 'M' win Forys races alone in championship a By KEVIN RAFTERY Daily Sports Writer TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Play- ing on the same court once domi- nated by Larry Bird, the Michigan women's basket- MICHIGAN 63 ball team INDIANA STATE 58 came into Monday night's contest against Indiana State looking to bring some of Larry Legend's...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 7 The dream of reality stardom wisted, antastic Kanye The controversial Kanye West makes the finest album of his career By Jeff Sanford I Senior Arts Editor T suburbs kids. Bu dream: longer ji be happ healthy we wan famous Today,r ityTV Interne made it for any to beco celebrit Dodson "Bed In televisi ate...…

…8 - Tuesday, November 23, 2010. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Somebody needs to stop Keha now Side Ke$ha's include up for secutivi It's not a surpr that th tures lyrics "Now t up my eat you just can ("Sleazy Othe nibal in R Who getting October Sid in( ar played total ea unfortu ple seer singing By JASMINE ZHU like "'Cause we make the hipsters DailyArts Writer fall in love / And we've got hot pants on enough." Whatever that effects...…

…From the Daily: By stuffing our Thanksgiving break, the 'U' squashes students' time at home. ) PAGE 4 uueing co Joe Staplet takes on TI Lantern's Meisel. )' Sarah Palin's Alaska would be better without Sarah Palin. PAGE 5 I be 13id~i~a3an 0ai1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 24, 2010 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN STUDENT ASEMBILY Official says open housing unlikely to be option for fall Open housing group sign up, we have a marke...…

…0 2 - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Michigan Myths Wisdom throng Chemistry and Macromolecular Now in its second y Science and Engineering Assistant said she's continually Professor Anne McNeil is taking her improve the project and teaching talents beyond University for students. The next st lecture halls. With her Wikipedia is to get undergraduates revision project, she's trying to help "Instead of havin...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS EAST LANSING, Mich. Magic Johnson to give Michigan State commencement Michigan State University says former basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson will be one of three speakers for the school's December commencement ceremo- nies. The ceremonies are to be held Dec. 10-11 at the Breslin Cen...…

…4 - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ROSE AT ROSEJAFF@UMICH.EDU Ste Iidig an4 aJ Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ROSE JAFFE JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR ~Nis: C rA r0 -y G t a \, ( o o Unsigned editorials reflect the official ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 5 Aside dish album Palin can't win the cable television vote Minaj shines in guest spots, but doesn't work her magic on 'Pink Friday' By SHARON JACOBS AssistantArtsEditor While every successful Thanks- giving requires a turkey, it's the side dishes that complete our bel- ly-busting holi- *J1 day - mouthfuls of smooth and Nidd Minaj bready stuffing, or Pink Friday a dollo...…

…a 6 - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BEATLES From Page 5 sight into words, and John captured nos- talgia in a song. There's a reason that no band has had more number one albums in the United Kingdom or sold more albums in the United States than the Beatles. They are always applicable. Nobody claimed that their earliest music was technically masterful (in fact, the drums of "She Loves You" are close to n...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 7 : ~ DUELING COLUMNS In the week leading up to the Michigan-Ohio State football game each year, football writers from the Daily and the student news- paper at Ohio State exchange columns. As both teams prepare for The Game on Saturday, here's this year's installment: The Michigan Daily's Joe Staple...…

…8 - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THE GAME PHOTOS TONY DING/Daily FILE PHOTO/Daily MAX COLLINS/Daily Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has just one loss in the Michi- The Michigan football team lines up across from the Ohio State offensive line in the Wolverines' 2006 matchup with the Buck- Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez has yet to beat the Buckeyes in gan-Ohio State rivalry. eyes. The matchup pinned the No. ...…

…Ryan Kartje: Michigan fans shouldn't assume A p f g * rthat Jim Harbaugh would choose to fill an opening here over better options PG elsewhere. oPAGE2B Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 29,2010 michiandaiyco >m -.. - . - ....... .Q.... ....... j........ PATR' NG C MPi S POICE Year after probe, DPS Oversight Cmte. appears to follow statute Student, faculty reps now elected, body meets more regularly By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily News Edi...…

…0 2A - Monday, November 29, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Michigan Myths WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ KATIE JOZWIAK Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-41a-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-41ia eat. 1241 smilovitz@michigandailycom tmdbusiness@gmsailtcom 0 Razor blades mailed to prof. as threat...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 29, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS MORENCI, Mich. FBI: Planes and dogs hunt for three missing children The head of Detroit's FBI office says two planes, police dogs and the agency's behavioral science experts are aiding the search for three southern Michigan boys who went missing on the same day their father tried to hang himself. Police in Morenci say they fear the boys are in "extreme danger,"...…

…0 4A - Monday, November 29, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAILSIMON AT SIMKAL@UMICH.EDU C ii t ian Bal Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu SIMON BORST ti 0 f JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's ...…