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…P aI1 i l Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 1, 2008 michigandaily.com THE OBAMA TRANSITION Alum to head local outreach Munoz will be responsible for managing relations between White House, local governments By ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor Cecilia Mufioz, a University of Michigan alum and former resident policymaker at the Ford School of Public Policy, was named White House director of intergovernmental affairs by President- elect Barack...…

…2A - Monday, December 1, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam aI 2A - Monday, December 1, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I v FRIDAY: Explained Safe sex for squirrels WAY PAST HIS BEDTIME Researchers at the University of California at Davis are feed- ing birth control to squirrels, The Associated Press reported. The scientists plan to inject the squirrels with the hormone in an effort to reduce the non-native fox squir...…

…a The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TM n ch yMonday, September 22, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS MUMBAI, India Gunman tied to Pakistani group, Indian official says The only gunman captured after a 60-hour terrorist siege of Mumbai said he belonged to a Pakistani militant group with links to the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a senior police officer said yesterday. The gunman was one of 10 who paralyzed the city in an attack that killed a...…

…4A - Monday, December 1, 2008 4 Moa Dc e1 8 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * l e iicl ig n .+ ai[ 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...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 1, 2008 -5A Grandiose album goes small town By MIKE KUNTZ For the Daily Brandon Flowers would love for you to believe that his band, The Killers, is the most important act around. With towering cho- * ruses and soaring arrangements The Killers thattry so hard to give the Romeo- Day&Age in-rags-themed Island ballads a sense of purpose, almost every song by the Las Vegas quartet seems la...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 1 2008 - 7A Palin to campaign " for Chambliss in Ga. Muslims condemn Mumbai attacks ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted Sarah Palin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, as they grappled for advan- tage in a Tuesday runoff that will shape Democrats' hold on power in Washington. Palin, the Alaska governor who ...…

…8A - Monday, December 1, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COMING TO A RED CARPET NEAR YOU Award season is almost here, and a number of unreleased films have already joined the Oscar race. To sort out the season's best, Daily Arts is taking a look at the trailers for the year's most anticipated films. 6 "We've been watching this tree die for three day KILLERS From Page 5A Live In," Flowers croons "This is the world we live in / W...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com { December1, 2008 MICHIGAN 66, SAVANNAH STATE 64 SIMS CITY Blue overcomes 20-point deficit to topple Tigers By ANDY REID Daily Sports Editor Trotting off the Crisler Arena court at halftime, the Michigan men's basketball team was at the lowest point of its surprisingly successful young season. The Wolverines were down 20 points to asteam that finished 17-92 in the last four years. They had a goose egg (0...…

…2B - December 1, 2008 S-portsMonday The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 2B - December 1, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 6 Michigan fans actually have things to be thankfulfor Senior midfielder Jake Stacy is one of the seven seniors on the Michigan men's soccer team. Seniors pave way for Blue's future success By CHANTEL JENNINGS Daily Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON - After Satur- day's third-round NCAA Tourna- ment loss to In...…

…0 The Michigan Daily -- michigandaiiy.com December 1, 2008 - 3B ICE H)CKEY Dismal penalty Sauer shines without goal kill gives Blue support against Wisconsin ano her split Two Badger power play goals prove to be difference in Michigan loss By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer MADISON - Before this week- end, the Michigan hockey team was confident in its special teams. It had successfully killed off 25 straight power-play chances, a streak...…

…4B - December 1, 2008 z),vortsivioncia) The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 46 . .. A YEAR WITH RODRIGUEZ Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez's artful commentary, littered with allusions to things like The Lion King and elephant dung, have made the past 12 months a bit more interesting 6 DEC. 17, 2007 JAN. 1, 2008 APR. 7, 2008 MAY 20, 2008 JULY 24,2008 "There's an old movie called The Lion King. There's a scene in the movie where ...…

…GOING OUTBACK 'Australia' is an epic story of romance and conflict set on an incredible stage. If only it were a little shorter, See Arts, Page 5 BAILOUT BATTLE, ROUND 2 The Detroit Three are headed back to Washington. Congress should focus less on how the CEOs get there and more on what their companies' failure could mean. See Opinion, Page 4 E ic i1 Hn' ai l Ann Arbor Michigan Tuesday, December 2, 2008 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY APPA...…

…2 - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 2 - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 ONDAY: WEDNESDAY: Ivory Towers ArbrAnecote Before You Were Here TIs the season for tumbles THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained I's net a generic fall-in-che- snow story, I swear. It wasn'c even me chat tripped. Iwas walking en East Univer- sity Ave. and semeene else tripped behind me, pitched ferward and in her panic latched ente t...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 3 * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday. December 2, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS MUMBAI, India India demands strong action from Pakistan India demanded yesterday that Pakistan take "strong action" against those behind the deadly Mumbai attacks, and Washington pressured Islamabad to cooperate with the investigation. The only known surviving attacker told police that his ...…

…4 - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 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 oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the vi...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 7 With election over, College Democrats create women's and health committees By JULIE ROWE for the first time. Daily StaffReporter Styer said the committees would help the group better con- A month after Barack Obama's nect with the community. historic presidential victory, the "Sometimes we as Democrats University's chapter of College can be caught up in a lot of our own De...…

…8 - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Novak redeems himself in OT after missed dunk Kampfer returns to practice with team By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's basketball team's overtime win against Savan- nah State Saturday included two plays Wolverine fans will remember for the rest of the season. NOTEBOOK With the score tied at 56 and three seconds remain- ing in regulation, freshman guar...…

…her life around, but if it's anything like her =. ,x new album, it's still a train wreck. R See Arts, Page; n It'3aaiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 3, 2008 michigandaily.com CROWNING MR. ENGINEER DETROIT THREE IN CRISIS Picture darkens for GM, Chrysler ANE CESRE/uaiy Karan Patel, a graduate student in the School of Engineering and member of Theta Tau, is crowned as Mr. Engineer 2009 at Stamps Auditorium last night. Contestan...…

…2A - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Ann Arbor's abolitionists Today, the intersection of Huron and Division Streets offers hectic traffic, local news, delivery pizza and gyros. But in 1836, the corner lot now occupied by The Ann Arbor News was a First Presbyterian Church, which served as headquarters to the Michigan State Anti-Slavery Society. The society was one of Ann Arbor's many contributions to the abolitionist movement 25 years before the...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Nov. auto sales worst since 1982 U.S. auto sales plunged 37 per- cent in November to their worst level in more than 26 years, dash- ing expectations that this dismal year for vehicle demand had found a bottom, and adding more ammu- nition to the Detroit automakers' case for a con...…

…)l 4A - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 L7 ef fl9E d The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 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 rep...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday December 3, 2008 -5A A music lover's checklist Worst Abraham Lincoln costume ever. Every music fan has a list of things they hold dear to their hearts that few other music fans . can say they've done. Maybe you grabbed an inflatable MAT Superman EMERY from a Sufjan Stevens concert. Maybe you slept with Lily Allen (If you did, I'm sorry). Maybe you passed out in a CBGB bathroom stall and now ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 7A * After Prop. 2, 'U' to expand stem cell efforts Granholm urges Obama to back struggling automotive industry STEM CELLS from Page 1A embryos the Unit research she does now, Collins ethical a said scientists in her lab approach tific com their daily tasks with increased Resea optimism ever since Pro...…

…8A - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Sauer losing ground in goalie battle By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Editor It was supposed to be Billy Sau- er's year. Last season he emerged as one of the country's elite goalies, leading the country in wins, and played a key role in Michigan's first Frozen- Four run in five years. But after posting 30 wins and a 1.95 goals-against average last season, the senior i...…

…D 0l h ihia ensa,6eebr 20 1 0 0 0 00 I'm sorry. I'm shy. Ihad gone out one night to a friend of a friend's house for a small gathering and I could hear her housemates commenting quietly to each other as I left. "I was just trying to be polite, you know, start a conversation. She was kind of a bitch." My quiet disposition often elicits this reaction from those who don't know me. People tend to find me intimidating, assume I think the worst o...…

… ,0 9 0 - . -.-s " *- ,: I Wednesday, Decem er3208Te Mchgn aly Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chief: Andrew Grossman Managing Editor: Gabe Nelson Photo Editor: Chanel Von Habsburg- Lothringen Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Hillary Ruffe Cover photo: Chanel Von Habsburg- Lothringen new rules rule 164: You can't be a snob about New York unless you're from there. And even then, don't push it. rule 165: If yo...…

…i i i S Th '. ' . 3 - . 6O*yDecmbr , 00 0 0 0 Wednesday, December 8 - . QUOTES OF THE WEEK .'m :1i it ABOUT CAMPUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST I IT if - I1 ! L! L IMMEMEM He was bum-rushed by 200 people. They took the doors off the hinges." - JIMMY OVERBY, an employee at a Wal- Mart in Long Island, describing the stampede of shoppers that killed one ofhis coworkers on "Black Friday." In the same rush, a woman mis- carried her child ...…

… Npnpai - 0 0 Q 0e 0 Wensdy Deeme 3 :0 - ihga al AFFIRMATIVE TWO YEARS AFTER PROPOSAL 2 PASSED, THE CAMPUS DIALOGUE ABOUT AFRMATWEACON LARGELY WENT SILENT. THE UNIVERSITY ADOPTED NEW POLICIES TO MAINTAIN DIVERSITY, BUT DESCRIPTOR PLUS IS FAR FROM A PERFECT, PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE EVOLUTION OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: TIMELINE 1961 1 964 President John F. Kennedy coins the term in an executive order mandating that projects financed with fede...…

…THESEASON FORGIVING s Forget Chia Pets and the Clapper. Daily Arts runs down , wthe gifts you should really buy this holiday season. No anny Harns.need to include the gift receipt this year. A 'See the B-side, inside ~I~e Lidilgan at Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 4,2008 michigandaily.com LIGHTING UP STATE STREET FOR THE HOLIDAYS AFTER THE AUTO INDUSTRY Carmakers struggles hit home As relatives lose income. That would leave 29-yea...…

…2A - Thursday, December 4 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, December 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Before You Were Here Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained John Tucker of the 'Nerd Legion' It's Wednesday, which means the weekly Magic: The Gathering tournament is hap- pening at Get Your Game On, a store on the corner of ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday December 4, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS MEXICO CITY US releases first part of drug aid for Mexico The U.S. government finally released the first part of a $400 mil- lion aid package Wednesday to sup- port Mexico's police and soldiers in their fight against drug cartels. The money comes at a critical time: Mexico's death toll from drug violence has soared above 4,000 so far this year, and drug-related...…

…4A - Thursday, December 4, 2008 Opinion The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L74C M Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Plainly put, the soldiers are too fat, exercise too little, and take little care of their diet." -Reinhold Robbe, Germany's parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, on the overweight condition of German soldiers in Afg...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Terps down Michigan Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 5A Despite first-half woes, Rust makes Team USA ByJASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland lived and died by the 3-pointer Wednes- day night, but the Michigan men's bas- ketball team wasn't able to MICHIGAN 70 take advantage MARYLAND 75 with its own hot shooting from beyond the arc. The Terrapins shot 9.1 percent from beyond the are ...…

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…8A - Thursday, December 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * Automakers seek support for bailout on Capitol Hill Study: State gets an'F' for college affordability 0 Execs to discuss deal before Congressional leaders today WASHINGTON (AP) - Imper- iled automakers and their union worked feverishly yesterday to sell a skeptical Congress on a $34 billion aid plan, promising labor conces- sions' and restructuring. The Sen- ate's De...…

…the ; . :,' z xy V4. D The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I Thursday, December 4, 2008 20 0 8 DAY ', " I 0 E Ihe L)ailyArts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. Shopping for gifts shouldn't suck. Getting gifts shouldn't either. At Daily Arts, we're here to help. We've compiled a list of the essential gifts this holiday season - both for your own wish list and as purchases for other...…

…2B - Thursday, December 4, 2008 Today12.4.08 Adam Zagajewski Poetry Reading 5 p.m. At Rackham Amphitheater Free "Pride and Prejudice" Presented by the U-M Department of Theatre and Drama 7:30 p.m. At the Arthur Miller Theatre, Walgreen Drama Center $18 & $24; $9 with student ID Tomorrow 12.5.08 "Dance and Related Arts Concert" Presented by the U-M Dance Depart- ment 8 p.m. At the Betty Pease Studio in the U-M Dance Building $5 "Never a Dull Mo...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 3B The worst sex of2008 'Open your thighs,' he urged as he parted the folds of her vulva. 'You are so moist down there.' He stroked and probed her with two fingers as she felt her blood waken. He raised himself to his knees and bent to roll his tongue around her weeping orifice. He was bringing her toa pitch of ecstasy when she heard Madame Veuve, on the landing, put down...…

…4B - Thursday, December 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Misguided memories Recent Holocaust films pay tribute, but not necessarily in the right ways By SHERI JANKELOVITZ Daily Arts Writer In a recent article called "Never Forget. You're Reminded," New York Times writer A.O. Scott wrote of the sudden influx of Holo- caust films in Hollywood, He claimed these films were only made to be awards fodder, rather than pay tribute to ...…

…I e fili6FC1 i a in 4,3at1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 5, 2008 michigandailycom ENGINEERING BETTER BRAKES AUTO INDUSTRY BAILOUT CEOs make aid case on Hill Leaders from GM, Chrysler and Ford defend plans before Senate committee By CAITLIN SCHNEIDER Daily Staff Reporter In a final attempt to keep at least one of the Detroit Three from being forced to file for bankruptcy, the chief executives of General Motors, Chrysler and Ford app...…

…2 - Friday, December 5, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Arts of war and peace With an awe-inspiring arched ceiling, walls of books ranging from Italian dictionaries to the Qur'an and the impressive stained glass windows above the entrance, there's no shortage of artistic inspi- ration for students cranking out a term paper in the Hatcher Gradu- ate Library Reference Room. In addition, two massive pa...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 5, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS MUMBAI, India India demands strong action from Pakistan India demanded yesterday that Pakistan take "strong action" against those behind the deadly Mumbai attacks, and Washington pressured Islamabad to cooperate with the investigation. The only known surviving attacker told police that his group trained for months in camps oper- ated by a banned Pakistani mili- t...…

…4 - Friday, December 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Je JMidiigan ail 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 repres...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com F Wolverines trying to regain its steep legacy with upset of Duke SAID ALSALAH/Daily Junior Chris Summers thinks the Michigan hockey team's game tonight against Michigan State will be its biggest matchup of the year. Unlike past seasons, both teams have had lackluster starts and enter the series with little hype. Excitement low with teams down By GJON JUNCAJ meetings. In the past, Michigan Daily Sports ...…

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