…SportsMonday mit %idlianBaIli Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 3, 2007 michigandaily.com Louisiana State football coach Les Miles was widely expected to be Michigan's next football coach. But this weekend he signed a contract extension with Louisiana State. How Michig an Iost Miles PRE IDENTIAL PRIMARY State stripped of DNC delegates Democratic party says Jan.15 primary violates rules VIENNA, Va. (AP) - Democratic leaders voted Satur...…
… 2A - Monday, December 3, 2007 q WEDNESDAY: Explained THURSDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: The Extremist Th A student and two faculty members from the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto were suspended last week after the student planted a fake bomb outside the Royal Ontario Museum, forcing the museum to cancel a black-tie fundraising dinner. The stu- dent, who used the fake bomb as part of an assignment for an art class, later...…
…} The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS CARACAS, Venezuela Measure's defeat means Chavez can't serve indefinitely President Hugo Chavez suffered a stunning defeat early today in a referendum that would have let him run for re-election indefinitely and impose a socialist system in this major U.S. oil provider. Voters defeated the sweeping measures yesterday by a vote of 51 percent to 49 percent, said Tibisay Lucena, chief of the N...…
… 4A - Monday, December 3, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 I . 1diian B3a1,ly Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations rep...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 3, 2007 - 5A The sibling rivalry taken to felonious extremes. Lu met 's masterpi ece There'n something painfully familiar about being pressured A nd it m ak or persuaded. Perhaps to steal a candy bar, or to say something mean to someone else. You know what it's A f e n.n like to feel compromised. But say an older sibling pushed you into robbing a store. He wouldn't be involved By Blake...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, [December 3, 2007 - 7A MILES From Page 1A only offer that the coach eventu- ally had to accept. The second reason Miles won't be coaching the Wolverines is former coach Lloyd Carr's opposi- tion to hiring Miles, and a small group of people who agreed with him. Carr said at his final press conference he wasn't going to try to handpick his successor. But he certainly had influence in the search. I...…
… 8A - Monday, December 3, 2007 1 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 4 Morphine doesn't sound so appealing anymore. 4 >TOS COURTESY OF SUNDANCE 'Neath all that snow lies the beating heart of the Upper Peninsula, pumping the lifeblood of a nation. Stop that poking and give me more drugs 4 Up north, the mockery rings hollow Upper Peninsula not full of people who wash their teeth with beer By JOHN DAAVETTILA DailyArts Writer There'...…
…Lon fMgn a BAT? Looking for someone to blame for the Les Miles Fiasco? Look no further than Michigan's AD. Page 2 '1 The Michigan Daily I michigandailycom I December 3, 2007 Mobile QB awaits Carr and Co. By JACK HERMAN Daily SportsEditor Michigan still doesn't know who will coach it in its first game next season, but at least it now knows where Lloyd Carr will coach his last one. In a matchup between two teams embroiled in a National Champi...…
… , ' 4 A DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - December 3, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom SAID AND HEARD "I'm not going (to Michigan). And it saddens me at times. You can't be in two places. I got a great place. I'm at home." - Louisiana State coach Les Miles after his Tigers won the Southeastern Conference Title. Miles was widely considered to be the top choice for the job. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK MATT PATTON In t...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com December 3, 2007 - 3B NOTRE DAME 77, MICHIGAN 46 LEARNING CURVE New coach, same blowouts C CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN/I Senior Janelle Cooper poured in 11 points for the Wolverines yesterday, but it wasn't enough as Michigan fell to No. 22 Notre Dame. Phillips's early fouls stall'M' offense By ANTHONY OLIVEIRA Daily Sports Writer SOUTH BEND - Facing two of the nation's top-25 teams in just four d...…
… 4B -December 3, 2007 48orDscebed3y07The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CHECKING FROM BEHIND THAT'S WHAT HE SAID "I don't think it's a two-goalie team. Bill's our goalie, and we're going to ride him out as long as he's playing well. He's playing great, so I think he just took the night off." - Michigan senior alternate captain CHAD KOLARIKon freshman goalie Bryan Hogan making his first start Saturday. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Max Pacioretty ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com- .J 0 December 3, 2007 - 5B CRASHING THE BOARDS NOTABLE QUOTABLE "We've got Tommy! We've got Tommy!" - Chanted Saturday by Harvard's student sec- tion, the Crimson Crazies, after its new coach, Tommy Amaker, defeated his old team, 62-51. The loss comes just eight months after Michigan fired Amaker for failing to make the NCAA Tournament after six years on the job. Saturday's game HARVARD 62 - MICHIGAN ...…
…w w I W- IW lqw w w s w mr qw 1W SportsMon.day December 3, 2007 - 6B GOING BOWLING Michigan may be Orlando bound, but where are more than 50 other NCAA teams going bowling over during the second half of December and early January? Here's a rundown of the games. National Championship Game New Orleans, La. Jan. 7 -8 p.m. - FOX Ohio State (7-1 Big Ten, 11-1) vs. LSU (6-2 SEC, 11-2) The National Championship Game. A battle between...…
… Arts, Page 5 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 4,2007 MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Yost to resign tonight michigandaily.com President had been } attacked for offensive Facebook group By DAVE MEKELBURG and KARL STAMPFL Daily StaffReporters Zack Yost, the president of the Michigan Student Assembly, said early this morning that he plans to resign at tonight's meeting. Mohammad Dar, the assembly's vice president, is expected to be sworn in t...…
… 2 - Tuesday, December 4, 2007 T iai cn o u The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here The Extremist A run-in with the locals MIDEAST TALK In the graffiti-laden alley behind See something that embodies the The Michigan Theater, I had a run-in Ann Arbor or University of Michi- with an Ann Arbor element that Uni- ganexperience? E-mail submissions versity students often forget - local togrossman@michigand...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS ROCHESTER, NH. Man had been drinking before taking hostages The man accused of taking hos- tages at a Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign office had been drink- ing heavily before the standoff and talked about his problems getting medical care, according to family interviews and a court document released yesterday. Leeland Eisenberg, 46, is accused of walking into t...…
… 4 - Tuesday, December 4, 2007 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com l e tic[ ig n wily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 5 ALB', RVIEW the flow Dine Jason! Christmas film as it should be ow that it's December, it's officially OK to talk about Christmas. Stores began putting up lighted trees and garlands on Halloween, and "Fred Claus" came out in early November, but now Thanksgiving is over and it's time to get festive. For me, and it seems nearly every network on television, it's time to star...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RESIDENCE HALLS From Page 1 work, not meeting students. He said he's spent his shift merely sort- ing packages. The RA also said he has been reprimanded by the office manager for chatting with students. "I'm a clerk," he said. "I'm not there to talk to people." The RA said because he had to learn to sort packages, provide lock-out keys and perform other front desk tasks, he didn't receive as much trainin...…
… 4 8 - Tuesday, December 4, 2007 DONATIONS From Page 1 things, and they keep reminding them that they got their education there and should give back," Wil- lyard said. "But what we try to do is tell them that it's great that they give back to their universities. But there are other areas that need the money too." University alum Rich Rogel, a businessman who has donated heavily to the University, said giv- ing to an educational institution is...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 9 Bowl sellout fastest in 62-year history By SCOTT BELL Michigan (8-4). The Wolverines Daily Sports Editor won the only head-to-head match- up in the two schools' history four It's not the Michigan football years ago when they defeated the team's ideal bowl, but apparently Gators in the Outback Bowl, 38-30. fans are still excited about it. This year's game takes place Jan.1 ...…
… 10 - Tuesday, December 4, 2007 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com URBAN RENEWAL How a Law student brought together a community to benefit Detroit 4 4 4 By Shay Spaniola Daily Staff Photographer Raisen in the nuburbs, Ben Falik, a third-year Law student, has always been interested in Detroit. After doing community service with friends in the city, he decided to start Summer in the City as an undergraduate (at Columbia) with anot...…
…Why college k*ids are p3y'n poke g a'n l, 111CI gaailij Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 5, 2007 michigandaily.com TER PROPOSAL 2 Touted by 'U,' outreach often absent in city schools MAX COLLINS/Daihi Mohammad Dar, then the vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly, and more than 90 onlookers waited for Zack Yost to arrive at the body's meeting in the Michigan League last night. Shortly after Yost called the meeting to order,...…
… 2A - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 AY: FRIDAY: ire Here The Extremist It's 'undignified' There's a rich history of sup- port and fanaticism during sport- ing events at the University, but there is something missing from the mix. While the performance of many athletic teams from numer- ous schools in collegiate athlet- ics is enhanced by the energetic performance of a larger than life, plush caricature of their school's mascot, Michigan sport...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Dow announces job cuts, plant closings Dow Chemical Co. announced yesterday it is closing plants and cutting 1,000 jobs, or about 2.3 per- cent of its work force, as part of a plan to rid itself of underperform- ing businesses and boost its global efficiency. The Midland-based company, one of the nation's biggest chemical makers, said it will exit t...…
… 4A - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * L 4e fitic4t*pan 4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR NOTABLE QUOTABLE If I were a defense attorney, I wouldn't want me on a jury. - Gov. Jennifer Granholm on being called for jury duty yesterday at Ingham Co...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 5A R. Kelly vs. Marvin Gaye?Believe it Pushing' the death plot again love to argue about music, but most people don't. There does, though, seem tobe one person that alot of people have some pretty strong opinions about: Robert Kelly. Want to start a fight at a party or alienate your friends? Tell them that R. Kelly is the Mar- vin Gaye of our generation. I guar- antee the ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 7A OUTREACH From Page 1A seen a recruiter from the Univer- sity. "We haven't seen anyone here at all," Deschryver said. "The only things we've seen over that time are a brochure and an application to show our students." University President Mary Sue Colemansaid she was unaware that so many high schools in the Detroit area had not been visited by admis- sions recruiters yet ...…
…8A - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Michigan's GLI roster raided by national teams By NATE SANDALS Daily Sports Editor Come Christmas, most members of the Michigan hockey team will have three letters on their mind - G, L and L By then, NOTEBOOK Michigan will be in full preparation for the annual year-end Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena. But for a trio of Wolverines, three other letters will be a...…
…0 A06 N w w " a 0 The MichiganeDaUhyg - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Un ergraduate and expecting -}daDr ometimes I feel like college kids aren't too far removed from kindergarten. Minus the workload, crazy hours, a little sex here and a little alcohol there, we're all still waiting to pounce on the class freaks during recess. The only difference is that the freaks have changed. A couple weeks back in my psy- chology discussion, one sho...…
… V mVlkA 0 0 v 9 w v w 12 Te icign iy- Wedesda, Dcembr 5,200 WedesayDeembr ,6207 - e . S.anDil- THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with GARY GRACA A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. n ruiles rule 69: A good friend is one you don't have to buy a Christmas gift for. rule 70: At this point in the sea- son, it's OK to wear Uggs, but you still can't wear Crocs. rule 71: Read yo...…
…Th0 MW 0 AmAI A - w 0 a a Wednesday, December S, 2007 -The Michigan Daily 3B The his torian Wystan Stevens, the man who sells books at a long foldout table on State Street, is one of the area's most prominent historians. An Ann Arbor native, Stevens has been enthralled with the city's history since he was a young boy. His hobby is not limited to reading, writing and lecturing about days gone by - Stevens spends six to seven Sundays du...…
…U U U AM A -W -0- -0- 0 JAB - gq t; ensa, Deembr-S,200 ! ! ! tL t ABOUT CAMPUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST going green The soundtrack to our lattes An employee's rebellion against coffee shop music Making a music playlist to play over the loudspeakers at Espresso Royale seems pretty simple. For the servers who compile them, the ingredients usually involve indie rock (Radiohead and Broken Social Scene are common at both the Espress...…
…V V.hlI 0 I 8B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Wensay eebe ,207 TeMihgnDal . The MSA campaigns you haven't heard about Mickey Mouse could be your next representative. balls and bad music at Colonial Lane in Ann Arbor. After lacing up their neon green and orange bowling shoes, members from both groups took to the lanes As the competition heated up, frame by frame, members cheered loudly for teammates with each pin knocke...…
… 0 0 S 0 S U S 0 0 " 3. .". I - S .iA 3- - .-Dcebe *07 ThS Mchga . -M fter the Michigan foot- ball team lost its sea- son-ending game against Ohio State, most students stayed in, deciding not to go out after another disappointing loss to their rivals. Jim Egerer was no dif- ferent. But unlike most students who opted to stay in for the night, he made nearly $50,000 in the process. That Saturday night, Egerer, a soph- omore in the Ross Scho...…
…Work it, hipster A guide to looking good while staying in shape for the horn-rimmed glasses set PLUS: The School of Art and Design's all-student exhibition THE B-SIDE ONE v UN EI G T 4111 ENN 0ER 11F E A 1REED)M Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 6, 2007 michigandaily.com ARTS FUNDING AND OBSCENITY 2 film fest, state settle lawsuit Legislature agrees to change rules ACLU had challenged By ANDREW SARGUS KLEIN ManagingArts Editor The Ann...…
… 2A - Thursday, December 6, 2007 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Explained Before You Were Here FRIDAY: The Extremist HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS The birth of the co-op movement In 1930, the Michigan Socialist Club was founded to find a way to help students with their struggles to meet their basic needs, like regular meals and reliable housing. Several students are credited with coming up with the ide...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush to freeze mortgage interest rates for five years The Bush administration has hammered out an agreement to freeze interest rates for certain subprime mortgages for five years to combat a soaring tide of fore- closures, congressional aides said yesterday. The aides, who spoke on con- dition of anonymity because the details have not yet been released, said the five-year moratoriu...…
… 4A - Thursday, December 6, 2007 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. i 1 {Y_ r'Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tathedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorialboard. Allother signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. The Daily's...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 6, 2007 - 5A Guard adjusts to life mA2 By IAN ROBINSON Daily Sports Writer At the beginning of the neason, freshman Kelvin Grady admitted he wan behind the curve in picking up Michigan coach John Beilien's offense. But he wan ahead of the curve in other fac- ets. Kelvin's older brother, junior Kevin Grady, is a runninghback for the football team. The older Grady was invaluable in help...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MSA From Page 1A voted at all for LSA junior Muham- mad Alghanem, Shaber would have tied Alghanem. Instead, Shaber lost. Bouchard said there are up to 2,000 people who might have been able to cast ineligible votes. But the number of people who actually did is far smaller. Only 2,100 people voted in the entire election. Bouchard said MSA Rep. Tim Hull noticed the discrepancy and brought it to the Central ...…
… 8A - Thursday, December 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com igers swap for star Marlins duo I I DETROIT (AP) - Jim Leyland isn't good at waiting to open his presents. Unfortunately for him, he won't + a chance to play with his new- s to ys until spring training - two ong months after Christmas. t)o Wednesday, Leyland's r tinit Tigers completed a block- er trade with the Florida r1 ins, adding two of baseball's bi test young sta...…
…;e The Michigan Daily n A label Mich. can handle By DAVID WATNICK Daily Arts Writer When No Fun Records packed up operations in South America in 2003 and resettled in Ann Arbor, the garage-heavy label couldn't have picked amore fertile hometurf. With word-slurringrock trailblazers ? and the Mysterians and revolutionaries the Stooges, the Detroit area long ago sparked the engine that pow- ered garage-rock out of the garage and into the American...…
…m 0 2B - Thursday, December 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com REDUCTIVE REASONING Picking one and one apart. Um-m 'WATERSHIP DOWN' (1978) 0 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events Today 12.06.07 Yoga and Meditation Night 8 p.m. At the Michigan League Koessler Room $3 suggested donation "A Good Boy" 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday Sunday 2 p.m. An the WalgreennDrama CenterArthur Miller Theatre $16/$9with stude...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com What would Jesus DL? The Internet is home to all things bizarre and dis- turbing, i.e. Second Life, Rotten.com, Fox News. But from the beginning, social networking platforms have dominated the many options for spending wasted hours online. Which is why the bridge to religious social networks isn't such an unfathomable leap for a chat- room-trained, CAROLINE blog-obsessed HARTMANN society. GodTube, founde...…
… 4B - Thursday, December 6, 2007 HARTMANN From page 3B A closer look at GodTube gives my cynical self a bit of hope. According to the website, "Mem- bers of other religions, agnostics and atheists are encouraged to join and participate and share their point of view, as long as it's done respectfully." Perhaps, then, their mission - if I may use that word - really is to "connect people and discuss those issues that often divide us." GodTube may...…
