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…Both hoops teams drop conference contests Women's team falls to MSU in final minutes, Gophers get the best of men's team at Crisler Sports, Page 8 41ie £id~igan DaiItj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 1, 2008 michigandaily.com Shaman Drum might go nonprofit Store owner says he'll decide on bookstore's business model by next month By ALEX KAZICKAS Daily Staff Reporter Karl Pohrt, the owner of Shaman Drum Book- shop, said yesterday that...…

…ICE COLD After two ties with Northern Michigan, can the Wolverines turn it around? SportsMonday INE UNDIIEREEIGHEN YEAR1S 01' ED IT( IA \I FR{EEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 4, 2008 michigandailycom SPRING COMMENCEMENT Ceremony will be on Diag or Elbel Field University officials eliminate Big House as option, citing safety concerns and financial risks By ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor Although some graduating seniors might have be...…

…For baby-boomer action heroes, age is no obstacle Arts, Page 5 fMIdiigan Bailm Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 5, 2008 michigandaily.com CAMPAIGN 2008 * CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN/Dail Zariff, who is adamant that that's his only name, has been Barack Obama's barber for 15 years. Zariff said Obama's always been a consistent person, but that he's seen a slight change in the senator's personality since the presidential race started...…

…Iie lidigan Bail Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 6, 2008 michigandaily.com As McCain opens lead, Dem. race still open Clinton and Obama split, states, indicating a long race ahead From staff and wire reports Sen. John McCain swept a string of delegate-rich, East Coast primaries Tuesday night, reaching for command of the race for the Republi- can presidential nomination. Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama tra...…

… W$1iChilan4ai~ l Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 7, 2008 michigandailycom SIGNING DAY BRINGS 23 NEW WOLVERINES CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS Talks stall between 'U'GSIs GEO asked for 9 percent raises for each of next three years; University countered with offer of 2,percent yearly raises By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter With less than a month before the union's current contract expires, contract negotiations between the Graduate Em...…

…No2 Wli nes gear utortshowdown with top-ranked Miami (Ohio) Sotae Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 8, 2008 michigandaily.com HIGHER EDUCATION Granholm proposes 'U' funding increase 'U' would receive 3.2 percent boost in state funding under governor's request By EMILY BARTON Daily News Editor Gov. Jennifer Granholm asked for a 3.2 percent increase in state funding to the University of Michi- gan in the budget proposal she released yest...…

…4 RETURN TO THE TOP Hockey team narrowly misses sweep of top-ranked Miami (Ohio) SportsMonday Nc 1Bidigan Daily IT )F EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 11, 2008 michigandaily.com TOP CHEF TURNS ON THE HEAT AT HILLEL SPRING COMMENCEMENT Graduation will be held on the Diag 66 percent of those BACKUP PLANS surveyed chose Diag 3,OO2graduating studentsvoted torthe Diag over Elbel Field CHRIS HERRING and ANDYKROLL Daily...…

…446brr an at im Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 12, 2008 michigandaily.com CHARITY CALISTHENICS CAPITOL HILL AND CAMPUS The first in an four-part series on how federal legislation would affect college students Bill aims to reduce price of college Lawmakers want more information on how aid, tuition costs are decided By JULIE ROWE Daily Staff Reporter The United States House of Representatives over- whelmingly passed a bill last week ...…

…ONELJ - )1(t" il N UII OF E 'V FIFNYS Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 13, 2008 michigandailycom IMPROVING FINANCIAL AID AFTER PROPOSAL 2 hasn't released data on admits Unlike last year, admissions data may not be made public until May By CHRIS HERRING Managing News Editor In response to Proposal 2, the statewide affirma- tive action ban that took effect in 2006, University officials regularly distributed admissions data to the med...…

…4bF an at IV C Fit Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 14, 2008 michigandaily.com Student lending woes worry'U' Officials Financial aid chief website, more than 100 different Michigan colleges and universi- says market ties are eligible to participate. Last year, about 8,500 MI-LOANs conditions are were given to students, totaling about $68 million, The Associ- cause for concern aced Press reported. The suspension of the program By A...…

…BUCKEYES BOUNCED STAMPFL: BETTER THAN BEFORE Men's hoops beats OSU for third straight victory Why graduation should be on the Diag next year, too SportsMonday Opinion, Page 4A 'Ile 1id~gan D3atIV N I '1 )Ii'( El(. mrin muov unga Monday, February 18, 2008 michigandaily.com CENTER: FILE PHOTO; LEFT AND RIGHT: JEREMYTCHO/Da The City of Ann Arbor began cracking down on trash violations in 2002. Over the past three years, the number of cita...…

…idriganhiI0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 19,2008 michigandaily.com CAMPAIGN 2008 Dems debate delegate seating Democratic National Party has suggested that Michigan hold caucuses to seat delegates By EMILY BARTON Daily News Editor With presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton neck and neck in the delegate count, the Democratic National Committee has suggested that Michigan hold a caucus to ensure that the state's 12...…

…Idlommobb - 4V 46F 46F tc4tgan 4,3at IV Ann Arbor, Michigan_ Wednesday, February 20,2008 michigandaily.com STATE FUNDING Coleman asks for boost in fuding un 1g Research university leaders make cases for fund increases despite state budget crunch By EMILY BARTON Daily News Editor EAST LANSING - The presidents of the state's three research universities reiterated their need for state funding before a state Senate appropriation subcommittee y...…

…b t1Oiidigan DaiI1 ONI I .l 1)1 N 1111 NN 1 I(*:.TlI'l NYASO DI~T)B1 11 1FREEOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 21, 2008 michigandailycom TOTAL ECLIPSE GEO votes to postpone deadline for new contract Grad student union now has until March17 to agree to new contract By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily StaffReporter The Graduate Employees' Orga- nization, engaged in contentious* contract negotiations with the University, voted overwhelmingly l...…

…MEN'S HOOPS FALTERS LATE THE PULL OF POLLS Gophers halt Wolverines' win streak at three Why presidential polling is bad for America Sports, Page 8A Opinion, Page 4A CNI 1K 1icTiE anRa LE )NE-1HU/NDRE-1D-EIGHTEEN YEARS OF EDITORIA L FR EEDOM Friday, February 22, 2008 michigandaily.com GEO NEGOTIATIONS Contract talks.to continue after break Scheduled negotiations between GEO,'U' ended yesterday without a deal in place By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily ...…

…2 - Friday, February 1, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: Explained 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 wwrw.michigandaily.cem KARL STAMPFL DAVID GOH Editor in Chief easiness Manager 734-647-3336 734-704-a55e stamrpfl@michigandailycomr goh@michigandaiy.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Office hours; Soo.Thers. 11arm. - 2 ao The acade...…

… 10 2A - Monday, February 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Explained Before You Were Here SATURDAY SCIENCE There won't be blood San Jose State Univ( announced Friday that it will pr on-campus blood drives, the C cle ofHigher Educationreported, university defended its actions b ing the Food and Drug Administr rule that prevents sexually activ men from donat...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, February 5, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory To\ THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Hitting the south campus slopes THE HOME TEAM After living on Prospect Street and in close proximity to Sgt. Peppers for the last nine months, I thought I had seen it all, from rowdy students cut- ting through my parking lot in pursuit of one more keg to my neighbors run- ning down the road at 2...…

… 4 2A - Wednesday, February 6, 2008 TH ELDEST STORE IN NICKELS A RCADE T ip your hat to Van Boven Nestled between State and Maynard streets, Nickels Arcade is a quaint outdoor walkway adorned with decorative columns, stone tiled floors and a glass atrium ceiling. The walkway is home to some of Ann Arbor's old- est specialty shops. The offices there range from clothing stores to a hypnotherapy center to a law office. But of all its shops, Ni...…

… 6 2A - Thursday, February7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: FRIDAY: The Extremist Explained _Before You Were Here Shoveling a winter wonderland LEARNING BLACK HISTORY Students living in the dorms and off-campus apartments should be thankful next time they walk outside to find their sidewalks in front of their build- ings coated in snow and ice. Although sid...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, February 8, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes' WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: Explained MEDICAL RELIEF Tipping their hat to tradition Woven into campus cul- ture here at the University are a number of popular traditions embraced by students. Never step on the bronze "M" on the Diagbefore take you a blue book exam. All new students have to walk through the I...…

… 2A - Monday, February 11, 2008 IN THE BALLROOM Twister tears through Tenn. college A tornado roared through Union University's campus near Memphis Tuesday, destroying nearly half of the- university's dormitories and three classroom buildings. Many students waited out the storm safely in dorm bathrooms. Fifty-one students were taken to the hospital, and nine were put into intensive care. The university is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, b...…

… 2 - Tuesday, February 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 THURSDAY: Explained . FRIDAY: Before You Were Here A bilingual food fight PREPARING FOR V-DAY While sitting in my German class today, the hysterical depart- ment head, carried in a large bag of plastic food. Odd, I thought, as he plunked it down on the desk. He had a brief conversation with my instructor in German, chuckled, and walked out. Class continued as usual ...…

… 0 2A - Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Here Big house on campus Of the University's nearly 60 Greek chapters, one rises above them all. With 131 initi- ated members and 11 pledges, Pi Kappa Alpha - more commonly known as Pike - is the largest fraternity on campus. Pike's membership has grown steadily for several years, said chapter president Jon Marks. He said each year's pledge class is normally S to 10 percentlarger than the year before. M...…

… 2A - Thursday, February 14, 2008 PORN PROBLEMS Connecting the residence halls While the majority of academic buildings on campus have at least some wireless access, plans to pro- vide wireless in the dorms are still in the preliminary phases, leaving some students to question what's taking so long. The only dorm to have wireless access throughout the entire building to date is Mary Markley. Some dorms also have pilot programs that provide ...…

… 2A - Monday, February 18, 2008 FRIDAY: Before You Were Here MAKE A SWISH It's self-imposed probation for Florida State Florida State University annou Thursday that it will place itself two-year athletic probation, the C do Sentinel reported. The schoo also cut its number of athletic st ships. The resolutioncame inresl to a university-wide academicI scandal, in which a student-al reported an advisor had asked h take a quiz for a fellow stud...…

… 2 - Monday, February 19, 2008 MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Extremist Explained Before You Were Here Runnin in a ASINKING FEELING nunng mito a former flhng- sort of My sister visited last weekend, so I braved the cold to walk across cam- pus to a party my friend was hosting. About an hour into the party, my sister asked me if I knew the guy standing across the room where she had been talking to a friend. I l...…

… 2A - Wednesday, February 20, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, February 20, 2008 The Michigan Daily michigandailycom FRIDAY: Before You Were Here 'U' researchers trump Dr. Evil The University of Michigan is known for milestones. The Peace Corps started at the University when President John F. Kennedy stood on the steps of the Michigan Union to announce his plan for the program. Michigan Stadium is known across t...…

… 4 2A - Thursday, February 21, 2008 The art of negotiation Graduate student instructors gathered in Haven Hall yes- terday to hold a grade-in as a protest to draw attention to the Graduate Employees' Organi- zation's ongoing contract nega- tions with the University. But this wasn't the first time that a group of gradoate students have hounded together for a cause. The Graduate Employees Organization is a labor union established in 1970 to l...…

… I 2A - Friday, February 22, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: Explained THEY KNOW NOTT-TNN( Courting the co-eds In 1943, freshmen men didn't have much to fear when it came to courting the opposite sex - that is, if they still had their trusty copy of Michigane- tiquette safely tucked into their back pocket. The little booklet, published by and for male University students, co...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 1 2008 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, February 1, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Schembechler could get official day in Michigan A University of Michigan grid- iron legend might get his own offi- cial day in the state. A state House committee on yes- terday approved a bill that would designate the date of the University of Michigan's first home football game each seaso...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS NAIROBI, Kenya Rebels clash with Chadian gov't at presidential palace Hundreds of rebels charged into Chad'scapitalaboard pickup trucks yesterday, clashing with govern- ment troops around the presiden- tial palace in the most forceful attempt yet to oust President Idriss Deby. The violence endangered a $300 million global aid operation sup- porting millions of people in the former French colo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 5,2408 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DIMONA, Israel Palestinian suicide bomber kills Israeli woman, injures 11 A Palestinian bomber blew him- selfup yesterday in this desert town near Israel's nuclear reactor, killing an Israeli woman and wounding 11 people in the first suicide attack inside Israel in a year. Police killed a second attacker after a doctor found a suicide vest while treating him for ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NAIROBI, Kenya Peace Corps halts Kenya operations because of violence The U.S. Peace Corps said yes- terday it had temporarily sus- pended its operations in Kenya following weeks of violence over a disputed election. WhilenoPeaceCorpsvolunteers have been targeted in the violence that has engulfed Kenya since the Dec.27 elections, the Washington- based group h...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS LAFAYETTE, Tenn. Twisters kill at least 54 people across the South At least 54 people were killed and hundreds injured Tuesday and yesterday by dozens of tornadoes that plowed across Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. It was the nation's deadliest barrage of twisters in almost 23 years. President Bush gave assurances his administration stood ready to help. TeamsfromtheFed...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 8, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS VIENNA, Austria Iran develops advanced nuclear centrifuge Iran's nuclear project has developed its own version of an advanced centrifuge to churn out enriched uranium much faster than its previous machines, diplo- mats and experts said yesterday. They said that few of the IR- 2 centrifuges were operating and that testing appeared to be in an early phase, with the...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 11, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD. Defense Secretary Gates says he sees progress in Iraq Hard choices face Iraq's politi- cal leaders on how to stabilize the country despite promising new signs of progress toward reconcili- ation, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. "They seem to have become energized over the last few weeks," Gates said. The Pentagon chief told reporters who...…

…* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com T y 1 Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON FBI raids home in China espionage investigation The FBI was raiding a home in New Orleans yesterday in con- nection with a spy investigation of U.S. military secrets being ille- gally given to China. A Defense Department ana- lyst with security clearances was among the three or four peo- ple being charged in what law enforcement officials des...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Senate approves bill to okay some gov't snooping Yesterday the Senate approved new rules for government eaves- dropping on phone calls and e- mails, giving the White House much of the latitude it wanted and granting legal immunity to tele- communications companies that helped in the snooping after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Protection for the telecom com- panies is the most pr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS DAMASCUS, Syria Hezbollah militant killed in bombing Imad Mughniyeh, the suspected mastermind of dramatic attacks on the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Marine barracks that killed hundreds of Americans in Lebanon in the 1980s, has died in a car bombing in Syria. The Islamic militant group Hezbollah and its Iranian back- ers yesterday blamed Israel for the killing of Mughniyeh, Hezbollah's security chi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS PRISTINA, Kosovo Kosovo declares independence from Serbia Revelers fired guns, waved red- and-black Albanian flags and set off fireworks over Kosovo yester- day after parliament proclaimed independence in defiance of Serbia and Russia, which condemned the declaration of the world's newest- nation. A decade after a bloody separat- ist war with Serbian forces that claimed 10,000 lives, lawmak- ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan In Pakistan election, Bhutto's party leads, ruling party in third Pakistan's opposition parties have won parliamentary elections, threatening President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after he seized power in a military coup, unofficial returns showed today. The party o...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ,.4N-c Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 3A I , Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Obama takes Wisconsin for ninth consecutive win Barack Obama cruised past a fading Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, gaining the upper hand in a Democratic presidential race for the ages. It was Obama's ninth straight victory over the past three weeks, and left the former ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS PANELIST From Page' JAKARTA, Indonesia panelist and: West Indonesian Cotton. "Wh this so-called earthquake injures doesn't matt president use 25, kills at least 3 in her speech about how w A powerful earthquake struck each other." western Indonesia yesterday, kill- Cotton w: ing at least three people, injuring "The State 25 others, and damaging several sponsored by buildings, officials said. ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 22, 2008 - 3A' The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, February 22, 2008 - 3A NEWSBRIEFS BELGRADE, Serbia Rioters set fire to office inside U.S. Embassy Angry Serbs broke into the U.S. Embassy and set fire to an office last night as rioters rampaged through Belgrade's streets, putting an exclamation point of violence to a day of mass protest against West- ern support for an indep...…

… 4 -Friday, February 1, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CJbE 1J*IC4digan aith 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 repre...…

….1 4A -Monday, February 4, 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 cc TA! I know that I can win the presidency once I win your nomination:' - Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, on his chances of winning the general election if he wins the Republican nomination, as reported Saturday by CBS News. ...…

… 4 -Tuesday, February 5, 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 No, I'm not a traitor. I'm just following my own truth, and that truth has led me to Barack Obama." - Oprah Winfrey responding to claims that she should support Hillary Clinton instead of Barack Obama in the Democratic primary because she is a w...…

… 4A - Wednesday, February 6, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7Jbe 4Miidiigan &U3at Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu I've never minded the role of the underdog." - Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, speaking to supporters in Phoenix, as reported yesterday by The New York Times. Looking presidential ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITO...…

… 4A - Thursday, February 7, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C idiCgan 4il Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ' i 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 0 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR The Department of Defense is like the world's biggest supertanker." -Defense Sec. Robert Gates, speaking about the U.S. mi...…