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…P , iC i an 43allm Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 1,12011 michigandailv.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT MSAto change name in January r With regents' approval, name will be Central Student Government By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily Staff Reporter The name "Michigan Student Assembly" will become a relic come January, when the governing body will change its name for the first time since 1976 to the Central Stu- dent Government. MSA President DeAndree...…

…a 2A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers This Week in History WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Club Professor Profile Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief asiness Manager 734-41e-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaitycom zyancer@mielhigandaiyeom Unco...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING House panel OKs bill to allow more charter schools A state House committee' approved a measure yesterday that would allow for more pub- lic charter schools in Michigan, and supporters said they believe it could gain final passage by the end of the year. The Republican-led House Educ...…

…0 4A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com mymid ioan Bal'b1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT STEPHANIE STEINBERG and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE FDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signe...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 5A Michi1 SYRACUSE obtain From Page 1A Uie Umiver Affairs award an honorary degree to Syr Cantor. made Cantor informed Syracuse agains students, faculty and staff an adu of her decision to fire Fine saying through an e-mail on Sunday. Syracu "It is vital that we examine that Fi our protocols and actions i...…

… a L ,, 6A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ATHLETIC DIRECTOR INTERVIEW Q&A with Dave Brandon Burns out after 12 years TIM ROHAN for all of the interviews that I Daily Sports Editor did. I got to the end of the inter- view, shook hands and he left. He's the man who handpicked And I sat there and I added up all the newly minted Big Te...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011- 7A Terrapins dominate on the glass, hand 'M' first defeat Michigan freshman guard Trey Burke has taken his game to another level since he left the mainland for a Hawaii visit. Ford calls Burke first-rounder DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Writer A year ago, few would've guessed that byguard Darius Mor- ris would've generated enough buzz to even consider entering the 2011 NBA ...…

…a 8A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com This award transcends the numbers Hoke named Big Ten Coach of the Year adies and gentlemen, meet your 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year: Brady Hoke. He was an Ohio-born boy who now perfectly depicts a Michigan man - a coach who players love and opponents can't help but respect. He looks like Fred Flintstone but leads like Mohan- das Gandhi (OK, maybe that's a bit of a st...…

…the b -side The Michigan Daiy I michigandaily.com I Thursday, December1, 2011 by Lauren Ca 71 JL iserta // Daily Arts Writer Exploring the world of University publishing at the confluence of print and digital mediums weekend essentials Dec.1 to 4 ON STAGE The University's fa- vorite innuendo-laden a cappella group is back: The G-Men's fall concert, titled "That's What G Said," will hit Rackham Auditorium tomorrow night. Expect lots of...…

…2B - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOOD*WARS Each week, one Ann Arbor staple menu item becomes a battlefield as Daily Arts editors butt heads over which restaurant makes it best. HOT CHOCOLATE 6 6 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY 521 East Liberty Street Like Willy Wonka's factory, the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a river of warm, rich, melted chocolate that it serves to customers for less than thr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 3B D 'MY SO-CALLED LIFE' (1994-1995), ABC Claire Danes brought '90s teens to 'Life' onscreen By KAYLA UPADHYAYA Daily Arts Writer Many people consider the '60s and '70s the rule-breaking decades, a time for protest and radicalism. But what about the '90s? That decade, too, was a time for shaking things up. The '90s was a time for breaking rules and breaking ground, especial...…

…4B - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GOSSIP COLUMN ART OF THE SEASON Celebrating lb-mo celebni-moms, eck the halls with lapsed" when she sat down to pregnant celebrities! be interviewed. Did Jay-Z hire With the holiday season a surrogate to carry their baby? approaching, it's time to take a Is Beyonc pretending to be look at the little bundles of joy more pregnant than she truly is? that will be Beyonce's p...…

…,,, an at IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 2, 2011 michigandaily.com STATE LEGISLATION Decade later, state Senate passes anti- bullying bill A crowd at the University of Michigan Museum of Art listens at a Moth UP storytelling event in January. UMMA grant of $650,000 is largest in museum's history Funding to be used Foundation awarded UMMA a within our museum and looking dents that you can be a special- $650,000 grant last month. T...…

…2 -- Friday, December 2, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaiiy.com 2 - FidayDecemer 2,2011 he MihiganDaily- mic.gan...yco MONDAY: TUESDAY:, In Other Ivory Towers This Week in History LEFT: A woman participates in a vigil on the Diag on Wednes- day, Nov. 30 to support victims of police brutality at the Uni- versity of California, Berkely and University of California, Davis. (JED MOCH/Daily) TOP RIGHT: Ann Arbor experi- ences this year's f...…

…'he Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 2, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. nyder criticizes Michigan colleges Gov. Rick Snyder says Michi- gan's community colleges, uni- yersities and trade schools should focus on areas that are in demand 4nd stop "overproducing" gradu- tes in areas where the state oesn't need workers. He made the comment yes- erday in an appearance at Delta College in University Center, near ag...…

…4 -- Friday, December 2, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 - Friday, December 2, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom fiigian at" 1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT STEPHANIE STEINBERG and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the officia...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Friday, December 2, 2011- 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, December 2, 2011 - 5 'Losing It' with Miller Sexuality laid bare By JACOB AXELRAD Daily Community Culture Editor William Miller is not a cynic. He just happens to believe opti- mists are not as smart as pes- simists and says, "America has gone giggling into the sea." This satirical wit is how he chooses to present himself as he...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 - Friday, December 2, 2011 Blue hopes to rebound against M' off to best start strikingly similar Iowa State under Borseth at 7-1 BEN ESTES State) and guard Chris Babb Daily Sports Editor (Penn State). The Wolverines, too, may see Michigan basketball coach a little of themselves in Iowa John Beilein likes to refer to his State (5-2). Besides the identical program as a family. Iowa State, records, the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 2, 2011 - 7 Entering final week, college football experts say Michigan's BCS bowl chances look good TIM ROHAN teams in the 10 BCS spots. Daily Sports Editor "That's a must," Palm said of how an LSU win would help With his team sitting at No. 16 Michigan's chances. "And the in the latest BCS standings with reason is because if Georgia wins a 10-2 record and several mar- and the voters a...…

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…~iie 1*Iia aijj Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 5,2011 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Patients move into new Mott hospital Senior tight end Kevin Koger said in a press conference yesterday that he spent his weekend Googling all of Michigan's possible bowl scenarios. He is part senior class that brought the Wolverines from a 3-9 season in 2008 to a BCS bowl this year. Wolverines headed to second Sugar Bowl inprogram history In...…

…2A - Monday, December 5, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, December 5, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom A CHRISTMAS CAROL (rt C Jidgan ailg 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIESTEINBERG ZACHYANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaiy.com Confederate flag taken down A freshman at t...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 5, 2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, December 5, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Police investigate disappearance of girl in carjacking Detroit's police chief says investigators are questioning the truth of a story that a 2-year-old girl was kidnapped during a car- jacking. Chief Ralph Godbee issued a statement yesterday saying police are interested in "allaying s...…

…4A - Monday, December 5, 2011 0 The Michigan Daily -michigandaily.com 4A - Monday, December 5, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT STEPHANIE STEINBERG and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position o...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 5, 2011 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, December 5, 2D11 - 5A Celebrating Sturges Among the filmmakers of early Hollywood, one in particular stands out: Preston Sturges, whose legacy comprises just 10 films he made between 1940 and 1948, had a career remark- able for its brilliance, brevity and peerless inno- ® vation. In his PHILIP time, Stur- CONKLIN ges's body of...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Monday, December 5, 2011 FILM REVIEW A Hawaiian ennui ALBUM REVIEW 'Jet Life' takes to the sky 'The Descendants' delves into realistic relationships By AKSHAY SETH Daily Arts Writer Life can be a long, point- less walk through normality. In the bleakest of terms, we go to school, get a job, go * *** to work and eventually, like The cattle being Diats herded from one platform to At Quality 16 an...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 2, 2011 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, December 2, 2D11 - 7A 'U' entrepreneurial group hosts 1000 Pitches summit n 0 n 1 . . t . M Daniel Atkins presents at the Humanities, Arts, Technology Advanced Collaboratory conference in Rackham Auditorium on Friday. Experts discuss digital age atfftHannual A tec Exp geonin in aca at Rac weeke Cati profes was th at the Ar...…

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…U The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I December 5, 2011 New Orleans January 3rd, 2012 Michigan vs. Virginia Tech Virginia Tech unfamiliar foe for Wolverines Sugar Bowl berth pushes Michigan back into spotlight By KEVIN RAFTERY Daily SportsEditor It's not often that a team gets spanked on the first Saturday of December but still gets a taste of sugar a day later. But that's the case for No. 11 Virginia Tech, the Michigan football team'...…

…2B -December 5, 2011 TMhna-cido The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'We never promised you a rose garden' The Michigan State foot- ball team entered the conference title game dreaming of roses. At Lucas Oil Stadium, the Sparty bus faltered. The drive gave out late in a thrilling 42-39 loss to Wisconsin in the inaugu- ral Big Ten Champion- ship game on Saturday. STEPHEN J.1 The NESBITT momentary prestige and superiority that fueled the en...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com December 5, 2011 - 3B Russell's streak ends,'M' takes 2nd place } Top-ranked that's what champions do," said Michigan coach Joe McFar- Russell's 46-match land. "They come back with a fury, and you don't want to be winstreak snapped that next guy. I think Kellen did in quarterfinalS a great job of refocusing, and I think we saw a different wres- tler out there than we saw (Fri- By LIZ NAGLE day) night....…

…4B - December 5,2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines, Nanooks play rare scoreless regulation Redshirt sophomore forward Jordan Morgan scored 16 points in Michigan's 76-66 victory over Iowa State. Morgan sports new look, new game in 'M' victory NEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily Sports Editor When Jordan Morgan got rid of his faded high-top haircut, it was a textbook example of addition by subtraction. At least that's how Michigan coach...…

…NDUN ON TRACK iue to shine on How a trip to Alaska .lbum. helped Michigan regain *Iits winning ways. PAGE*7 PAGE 8 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 6, 2011 michigandaily.com SUGAR BOWL 13,000 bowl tickets sold 'U' has not yet decided class attendence policy due to Jan. 3 game By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily Staff Reporter Though the Sugar Bowl is on the eve of the first day of class next semester, students are flocking to buy tickets to the g...…

…2 - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 !N \v The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (The Mchian Dailm 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaily.com Rose Bowl Queen against lowering voting age 40 years ago today (Dec. 9,1971):AstheWolverinespre- pared to go to the Rose Bo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 6, 2011- 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, December 6, 2D11 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Gov. Snyder talks high-speed transit with fed. officials Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing met with federal officials in Washing- ton on Monday to discuss ways to beef up transportation in south- east Michigan, the country's larg- est metropolitan area without ...…

…I 4 - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C be 1J*idhigan4 &iI61 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR FOLLOW DAILY OPINION ON TWITTER Keep up with columnists, read Daily editorials, view cartoons and join in the debate. Check out ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 5 Coleman talks to faculty body about state funding Fr TERRA MOLENGRAFF/Daly Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje organizes the agenda before the City Council meeting yesterday at City Hall. CITY COUNCIL From Page 1 view, University spokeswoman Kelly Cunningham wrote that the University would assess these guidelines in an effort to improve diversity on campus. "The University conti...…

…-T- - 6 - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thousands protest against Putin over election results I A barber cuts the 327-days-old beard of Radio personality Koen Fillet in Brussels yesterday. Fillet grew a protest beard that was grown for almost a year to highlight the length of negotiation. New Belgian government to take offc after 541 days Elio Di Rupo first French-speaking prime minister in almost 40 y...…

…The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Tuesday, December 6, 2011- 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 7 Cracking into classical "We're waiting for Jimmy. He's always late." Deep, soulful Roots Hip-hop band hardly 'undun' on newest release By ANDREW ECKHOUS Daily Arts Writer The Roots have inspired intrigue among the hip-hop and neo-soul congregations for more than two decades through their masterful use Th...…

…I 8 - Tuesday, December 6, 2011T nh The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Dogsleds and hockey I FAIRBANKS - W nning... you remem- ber what that is, right? It's the thingthathap- pens when one team scores more goals than the other. Now, that's not to be confused with losing, which is when your team scores less. Anywho, that first thing I was talking about - the one team with the more goals and whatnot. Believe it or not, that team was Mic...…

…i e 1*idigan 40ailjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 7, 2011 michigandaily.com SEEKING OUT A SECRET SHOW UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Renovated emergency department to open today LOCAL BUSINESSES Borders spot on East Liberty still vacant due to legal issue with lease 27 rooms added due to greater number of patients By MICHELE NAROV Daily StaffReporter Doors open today to a $17.7 million renovated Adult Emer- gency Department in the Uni- ...…

…4 2A - Wednesday, December 7, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I ENACT Acting for the environment C, he idcipan Dailij 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaily.com Building a giant windmill on the Diag, canoeing on Lake Huron and teaching West Bl...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 7,2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Police: Former Miss USA arrested for drunk driving Former Miss USA Rima Fakih was driving with a half-empty bottle of champagne and a blood- alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when she was arrest- ed on a drunken driving charge in the Detroit enclave of High- land Park, ...…

…4 4A -Wednesday, December 7, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com fi tidhiian &4~l Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT STEPHANIE STEINBERG and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 7,2011 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, December 7, 2D11 - 5A Snappy 'Happy Endings' These are the Black Keys. This is a photo of them. Black Keys rev it up Band learns to walk 'El Camino' on latest smash By KAVI SHEKHAR PANDEY SeniorArts Editor As Dan Auerbach howls, "I got a love that keeps me waiting" in "Lonely Boy," fans of Akron's finest (sorry, Lebron) ...…

… 6A - Wednesday, December 7, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 6A - Wednesday, December 7, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Freshmen pace Blue EVERETT COOK Daily Sports Writer If you told Michigan coach Red Berenson that two fresh- men would lead his team in goals through the first two months of the season, he likely would have given you the patented Berenson grin and perhaps even a little chuckle. After all, senior ...…

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…0 1 0 EMEM w w A qw w w w 8B Wednesday December 7,201 // The Statement PERSONALSTATEM ENT THE LITTLE BLUE BOOK WHEN A NEW PASSPORT SAYING GOODBYE TO CH BY MONICA KUSAKA H ERRERO L ast year I had to renew my passport. It was a sad day when I received my new, crisp and untouched little blue book. It's not that I don't like change - I've had my fair share of change in life so far - it's just that my old passport was so well worn. It ha...…

…w w VV V VV V I Ak Ank AOL _W w w w w w w v 2BWednesday December 7, 2011 // The Statement Wednesday - Dcember 20117B statement Magazine Editor: Carolyn Klarecki Editor in Chief: Stephanie Steinberg Managing Editor: Nick Spar Deputy Editors: Stephen Ostrowski Devon Thorsby Elyana Twiggs Designers: Maya Friedman Arjun Manhati Hermes Risien Photos: Jed Moch Copy Editor: Hannah Poindexter The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazi...…