…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...…
…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...…
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…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 ...…
…Pa michigandaily.com FI i Ksl 11 )I\ ~)) Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 11, 2007 michigandaily.com Law School may get a $102 million addition Matthew Scott, an employee of Nichols Arboretum, shows the white fir tree that was found cut down in Nichols Arboretum last week. A CHRISTMAS CRIME N of h valuable trees tum staff and the Department of Public Safety say there have ten fall prey to been about three tree thefts over the past...…
… 2 - Tuesday, December 11, 2007 MONDAY:TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Explained Before You Were He End of semester 'now or nevers' FRIDAY: ire The Extremist MAKING IT MOVE After the professor collected final papers, passed out course evaluation sheets and left the room just 15 minutes into the last class period, my classmates began to gather their things and shuffle out the door without a look back. Mo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS KABUL, Afghanistan Coalition retakes town from Taliban Hundreds of Taliban fighters fled in trucks and motorbikes yes- terday as Afghan and international troops fought their way into the only important town controlled by the hard-line Islamic movement. Afghan officers reported some militants, possibly al-Qaida, were still resisting in the center of Musa Qala, and said the attacking force cont...…
… I 4 - Tuesday, December 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C74c Mic4ig n Jat*lg 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 ofthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustration...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 5 The, Eden of multiplaTer TV time to brush up on bio Success through better song choice and an epic multiplayer platform By MICHAEL PASSMAN Daily TV/New Media Editor You might want to take a seat. Ready? OK - don't say I didn't warn you. EA's "Rock Band" is the greatest multiplayer video game of all time. There, I said it. Rock Band Just mention- Xbox 360 ing classics lik...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 9 Legacies on the line in Orlando By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor Back in the first week of August, three Michigan seniors enumer- ated their goals for the upcoming season: Bring home a National Cham- pionship. Hoist a Bigx Ten Champion- ship Trophy. Beat Ohio State. Oh, and win CARR their bowl game. So far, the seniors are 0-3 - the same as their career bowl record. An...…
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… 2A - Monday, December 10, 2007 q TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Arbor Anecdotes Explained Before You Were Here, Student elected president amid controversy H FRIDAY: The Extremist OLIDAY CHEER Despite a controversy that began last month after photos surfaced that appeared to show him wearing black face-paint, junior Josh Weinstein was elected Princeton University's under- graduate student government presi- dent, The Daily Princetonian repo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, December 10, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi defense minister promises focus on Baghdad Iraq's defense minister promised yesterday to wage anew crackdown in a volatile province northeast of Baghdad where militants are try- ing to regroup after being routed from their urban stronghold there last summer. Suicide attacks have killed more than20 people in the last three days in Diyala province, ...…
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… 2B - December 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Miller top in blocks 0 By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer STATE COLLEGE - Game three. Match point. Penn State's Megan Hodge, the top-ranked Nit- tany Lions' best NOTEBOOK attacker, was one kill away from advancing her team to its fourth NCAA regional finals appearance in six seasons. But senior Lyndsay Miller had an answer. Exploding off the floor, open hands high above the ne...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com December 10, 2007 - 3B Intrasquad fun starts for 'M' By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer At the women's gymnastics Maize and Blue Intrasquad Friday, the judges' explanations for picking a winner included "She had a nice smile" and "I liked the flippy thing at the end." In the annual exhibition meet, celebrity judges Rishi (Superfan) Moudgil, softball standout Saman- tha Findlay and singer-songwriter Ma...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 7, 2007 -'5 Youssou N'Dour, musical and socio-political touchstone, will perform Saturday at 8 p.m. at Hill Auditorium. Seriously vibrant, engaging * Afro-pop comes to Hill Auditorium By GABRIEL BAKER Daily Arts Writer In terms of bringing world- renown musicians and perform- ers toAnnArbor, it seems as if Youssou the University Musical Soci- N'DOur ety doesn't have Tomorrow a ceiling...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GEO From Page 1 to the University's financial aid website. The group intends to ask the University to increase wages so they match cost-of-living esti- mates, Woods said. GEO made two formal pro- posals at today's meeting - one asking for an increase in child- care subsidies and access and the other pushing the University to offer graduate students a leave of absence for the birth of a child. University ...…
… 8 - Friday, December 7, 2007 J.B. From page 5 A biblical tale may not strike you as a particularly entertaining way to spend a Saturday evening. But Music, Theater and Dance Prof. Philip Kerr assured us that "J.B." is a piece of theatre students will not want to miss. He explained that the play "is an immensely accessible, powerful piece of theater. It points to our humanity and what we as a people have in common." Questions such as the idea ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 7, 2007 - 9 The Michigan volleyball team is in search of its first victory over Penn State in the program's history. A win would put the Wolverines in the Elite 8, and extend their longest run in their history. Blue looks for upset in Sweet 16 By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer Seven banners hang on the wall of Cliff Keen Arena celebrating the Michigan vol- leyball team's NCAA Tournam...…
