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…* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 12, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS . DETROIT Mayor plans to demolish 10,000 blighted buildings Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he wants to demolish about 10,000 vacant buildings as part of a broader short-term effort to clean up blight and improve quality of life for city residents. Bing discussed his vision for the city's future yesterday at a panel discussion hosted by Time maga- zine and the Br...…

…4 - Friday, February 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ELAINE MORTON V A L E N T I 1 I & S D M j : 1 0 O P N E S_ , G i 5 T \ O N ~t U e tAD/ Ao~ (ie .chjas ± ? $lL a'nlacc f u1 s AS i r b coll VIVCKS p t~l' 0219C5-0 t3Y \LdD$E100?J JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR INCHIEF ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday; February 12, 2010 -- 5 Jazz festival educates 'U' Ben Huh is the CEO of the Cheezburger Network, which includes FAIL Blog, I Can Has Cheezburger and wany other huwor sites. The Ce ezurger king Ben Huh, the man behind the LOLs, explains the business of captioned cats. By ROBERT SOAVE Daily Arts Writer Ben Huh never wanted to be a comedian. "I certainly don't find myself that funny," he said in...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 12, 2010 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, February 12, 2010 - 7 PRESIDENTS From Page 1 flagship University - could be the perfectplace for such an announce- ment from President Obama. "I'm sure he'll use it as an occa- sion to make a policy statement and Michigan is certainly a place to talk about transitions from an old econ- omy to a new economy," he said. When John ...…

…8 - Friday, February 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue rolls past Gophers on the road By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Editor It seemed so familiar - the Michigan men's basketball team held a precarious lead late in the sec- ond half, MICHIGAN 71 and if this MINNESOTA 63 season's pattern persisted, the team would collapse. But under the leadership of senior forwardDeShawn Sims, the Wolverines pulled away from Minnesota and ...…

…WILL GRUNDLER: Go get lost in a campus museum and you may even see some "nipple-teeth" or, as they are more commonly referred to, mastodons. PAGE 4A FORGET THE BOOKS,WRITE SOME HOOKS After more than 30 years honing the craft, Ann Arbor folk figure Dick Siegel teaches the art of songwriting in a new LSA Honors minicourse. S'SEE THE B-SIDE, INSIDE i HI1 l Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 11,:2010 michigandaily.com Regent Ihitch says s...…

…2A - Thursday, February 11, 2010 2A ThrsayFebuay 1, 210The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Professor Profiles Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Ballroom Dance Club With Valentine's Day just around the cutner, some are look- ing to find a new skill to impress their dates and one club on cam- pus might be ahle to help. Founded in 1999, the Universi- ty's Ballroom Dancing Cl...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Michigan Court of Appeals upholds 2004 NBA brawl decision The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a decision dismissing a lawsuit by a Palace of Auburn Hills employee against two Indiana Pac- ers players over her injuries in a 2004 brawl. The court released a decision yesterday sustaining an Oakland County judge's decision to throw out th...…

…4A - Thursday, February 11, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MJb 1 d14an 3&I4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustra...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 5A Michigan's success hinges on solving Spartans' defense Wolverines will look to their offensive versatility to help out in the post By AMY SCARANO Daily Sports Writer In order to prepare for Michi- gan State, the Wolverines closely watched the film of their last MAX COLLINS/Dal Senior Chris Summers ...…

…6A- Thursday, February 11 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PARKING PARKING AVAILABLE 665-8825 FOR RENT 2 BEDROOM, completely remod- eled, large kitchen with modern appli- ances. Full size washer & dryer, on site parking. Pet friendly. Call Laura for your private tour at Church Street Apartments LLC. 734-994-0644. ! 4 ELEVEN LOFTS has select spaces left for 2010, May or Aug start. 2 blocks from campus, single bedrooms through 5-per...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 7A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ThurSday, February 11, 2010 - 7A Officials laud environmental benefits of new transit center From Page 1A the bicycling community of Ann Arbor," Cooper said. Both the Ann Arbor City Coun- cil and the Ann Arbor Planning Commission must approve the design plan before construction can begin, City of Ann Arbor Proj- ect Manager Dav...…

…8A - Thursday, February 11, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com After a disappointing finish in '09, Blue looks toward upcoming year By CAITLIN SMITH Daily Sports Writer The Michigan baseball team spiced things up from the conven- tional peanuts and Cracker Jacks, kicking off its season with a "Meet the Wolverines Night," yesterday. The event consisted of a clown, free food, decorative balloons and young fans enthusiastically runnin...…

…iheb-sie 1 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.comI Thursday, February 11, 2010 Dick Siegel: 0 musician and 'U' alum found " his way back to the University, weekend essentials Feb. 11 to Feb. 14 AT THE MIC To most, the Grateful Dead will forever be associated with psy- chedelic dancing bears, tie-dye and a certain flavor of ice cream. But it doesn't take a Dead- head to appreciate Jerry Garcia's guitar filigrees and bluesy songwriting. Dead...…

…2B - Thursday, February 11, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOOD I° WARS *I BLIMPY BURGER You might have to wait in a line out the door or get yelled at by temperamental employees. But all the hassle is worth it for what's truly Ann Arbor's best slab of meat. Other burger joints around town have tried to emulate the formula of daily- ground fresh beef and exotic extras like salami or egg, but Blimpy is the original king of grea...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 3B My Manic Pixie Dream Girl Jean Leverich is the director of the Living Arts Community, which will bring together creative students from different academic fields. Uniting disciplines with new Living Arts program North Campus plays home to an artistic living-learning community By ANT MITCHELL Daily Arts Writer Creativity is not an academic interest in and of itself, but...…

…4B - Thursday, February 11, 2010 4B - Thursday, February 11, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom JAZZ From Page 2B to the music," Broder said. "I thought it would he interesting to examine what happens to that pas- sion aod that love after the kida enter high school and are met with all aorta of distractions and various other interests." Though the film's scope encom- passes three individual schools and their hands, its primary focus...…

…C , iC i HIT I)a IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 10, 2010 michigandaily.com CHILLIN' ON THE DIAG UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL Innocence Clinic case to undergo retrail JAKE FROMM/Daily LSA senior Joey Thorn makes on the Diag yesterday what he claims is his first-ever snow angel. The Ann Arbor area got hit with upwards of 10 inches of show yesterday, blanketing campus and forcing school closings in the area. MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY M...…

…2A - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom THURSDAY: FRIDAY: MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week ALMOST SHOWTIME When the U' had snow days Despite all the snow covering cam- pus, the chances of class being cancelled are slim. Butthe story knownto manystudents about ...…

…The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 10, 2010 -.3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 10, 2010 -.3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Man charged in * Detroit airport breach The 27-year-old Ohio man who was arrested after authorities say he walked through a passenger screening checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Airport without a boarding pass faces a new charge. The Wayne County prosecutor's office filed the ...…

…4A - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 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 JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represents...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 5A '85 team reminds Blue of storied dominance SAMANTHA TRAUBEN/Daily Junior Louie Caporusso scored two goals in Thursday's 4-0 shutout of Bowling Green. Last year, Caporusso led the team in scoring last year with 24 goals at season's end. Caporusso' surge gets Michigan going in second half of series ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 7A RETRIAL From Page1A While five witnesses agreed that it was a Chevy, and three of the five said it was a Caprice Classic four- door sedan, two witnesses were unsure of the model but said that it was a grey color. Brett DeGroff, second-year Law student and Innocence Clinic stu- dent attorney, said t...…

…8A - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Size matters in the post for Michigan's future 0 With Phillips leaving, Borseth will be forced to retool Blue's post attack It's a team with all the pieces for the future. Well, at least it's pretty close. Understandably, the long-term future a hot topic of discussion for the Michigan women's basketball team, considering their biggest game of the year ALEX is against ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 9A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 9A Basement Arts goes to Hell Geary explores the Two freshmen direct their first-ever collegiate productions By BRAD SANDERS Daily Arts Writer Suffering through class may often feel like a hellish experience. Starting tomor- row, Basement Arts " will present two The EM of plays exploring the topics ...…

…I 10A - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i0 COURTESY OF UONSGATE "Trust me, I'm a scientologist." The buddy-cop film goes to 'Paris' Travolta shows off seems menial to him, he couldn't its own hyperbole. It's endearingly be happier with the love of his life, reflexive, and its witty self-depre- his bling in blazing a French woman named Caroline cation doesn't seem desperate for (Kasia Smutniak, "Barbarossa...…

…wwowm- mow- --- - - - -lb - ~ -I V ww w w e 0 8B PERSONALSTATEMENT V0 LU NT E E R I N G FO R T H E O LYM PICS during the gymnastics competition, noticed that hanging out with Cana- as well as women's archery, boxing, dians after an American team lost kayaking and the last softball game an event was the safest way to avoid ~\ to ever be played in the summer foreign ridicule. I learned not to games. ask what I was eating, but rather to Th...…

…AO . w.. AN - POMPNEWW- m - - m 0 a w w JE3 The Statement // Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Weneda, ebury10S210//Te taemntE statement Magazine Editor: Trevor Calero Editor in Chief. Jacob Smilovitz Managing Editor: Matt Aaronson DeputyEditor: Allie White Designers: Sara Boboltz Corey DeFever Photo Editor: Jed Moch Copy Editors: Erin Flannery Danqing Tang Cover photo: Jed Moch The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distribu...…

…Wednesday, February 10, 2010 // The Statement 3B OLYMPIC WOLVERINES From the Paris games of 1900 through the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the University has seen 205 of its students and coaches participate in the international sporting event. If the University were its own country, the total medals won by its representa- tives - 65 gold, 30 silver and 38 bronze - would make the 'U' the 24th most successful country in the history of the games. What f...…

… I s. 0 0 0 0 - Charlie White and Meryl Davis - a pair of University students from the kids. But,13 years later, in their first Olympic appearance, the pair is the I s of Detroit - first started skating together when they were just States's best shot at its first olympic gold medal in ice dancing. By Ryan A. Podges 11Daily Sports Writer Photos by Jed Moch (1 Daily Photo Editor t was 1997 and Charlie White had poor posture. He was ...…

…OVER-EXPLORED Once innocuous, Dora the Explorer's makeover sends the wrong message. )PAGE 5 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 9, 2010 michigandaily.com PATROLLNG CAMPUS POLICE SACUA votes to overhaul DPS oversight elections LSA senior Adam Runkle (back left) and Engineering junior Adrian Calderon (back middle) go over notes while LSA junior Brian Lee (front right) reads at an adult and transfer student study group held at the Chemistr...…

…2 - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Prfso Poie Before You Were Here Engfineering successU THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Though Engineering Lecturer Jeff Ringenberg is beau known for his atti- tude in the lecture hall, many of hia students are more familiar with him outside of the classroom. "I teach on Central Campus, andI ride the bus down," he...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Bernero enters bid for Dem. primary in governor's race Partisanship and insider poli- tices are blocking efforts to restore Michigan's economic health, Lan- sing Mayor Virg Bernero said yes- terday as he kicked off his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. Speaking at the Detroit Chassis LLC plant, the 45-year-old son of a former General Motors...…

…4 - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL BRUNO AT BRUNORS@UMICH.EDU t it i tgan' fallt Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu BRUNO STORTINI d" , - J JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR . r . G c . .., °,. . r r -;, j a._ I ; 4 _ v o' es Unsigne...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 5 How purple crayons changed my life COURTESY OF SCREEN GEMS "Before things go any further you should know this: I am a robot, and I'm starting to rust." No love for 'John' Channing Tatum acts like a half-naked robot in derivative romance By HANS YADAV Daily Arts Writer Every once in a while, a movie emerg...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 7 * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 7 Members of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs - the leading faculty governing body on campus - meet to discuss new procedures for faculty elections to the DPS Oversight Committee in the Fleming Administration Building yesterday. SACUA From Page 1 E kf I I I r action was taken to addre...…

…8 - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Berenson: TV timeouts, ice problems stifle momentum By MARK BURNS Daily Sports Editor Television timeouts at any level of hockey can be a coach's best friend or his worst nightmare. They fit the latter category on Saturday night for coach Red Berenson and a Michigan hock- ey team try- ing to preserve NOTEBOOK momentum in the Camp Randall Classic. And problems with the crea...…

…Courtney Ratkowiak: As a public institution, the University's medical school should start paying more attention to in-state students. PAGE 4A ~be 1IIigan0aIVj Ann Arbor, Michigan UNt V STR RE A L Wayne State open center for research Monday, February 8, 2010 michigandaily.com PLAYING UNDER THE STARS Headquarters in * Lansing will be hub for research in state, officials say By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily StaffReporter LANSING - Michigan's Uni-...…

…2A - Monday, February 8, 2010 i The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles Before You Were Here Sparty logo staying put THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week DOCUMENTING HISTORY 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOBSMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Easiness Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 smiloviez@ntirhigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmai.com 4 Michigan State Un...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 8, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DERTROIT Detroit Zoo houses more than 1,000 seized animals The Detroit Zoo is serving as a sanctuary to more than 1,000 mammals, reptiles and spiders seized from a Texas exotic ani- mal dealer. The Macomb Daily reports that the 1,100 animals now at the Detroit Zoo home were among nearly 27,000 animals seized Dec. 15 in the nation's largest exotic animal rescue e...…

…*I 4A - Monday, February 8, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com y tIdiigan atl Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position ofthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrat...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 8, 2010 - 5A epic to meet its potential By NICK YRIBAR one of these corporations when Daily Arts Writer they first start and build a career fighting for the company. "MAG" Is bigger better? If I have one is an MMO (Massively Multi- piece of delicious cheesecake, then player Online) game, so once the isn't having two titles have finished rolling, play- pieces twice as *** ers are immedia...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com fUniversity researchers win $425,000 grant from Google Gr fo b Goo week award grant during Call Resew be app fields the res The O grants - cal to En multi- Univer with versity at San' of Virg Univer over ti Tho fessor Compt of the will be tures. data s infrast peak * When ning b lot of p ant will be used "We have to buy enough com- puters to be able to cover that peak r research that load," Wenisch sa...…

…0 8A - Monday, February 8, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The heart of the Oscars . "And then the talent agent says, 'Nicolas Cage is a really good actor.' " Cage goes cra y 'Bad Lieutenant' remake reiterates Herzog's talent for dark humor By ANDREW LAPIN Senior Arts Editor There's something admirable in the way Nicolas Cage just goes balls-to-the- wall insane in every single one ofhis roles today (his vocal work in "Astro * ...…

…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com February 8, 2010 CA WJDLL Spectacle o outdoor hockey is priceless MADISON - When I was 12 years old, my family and I began a long- lasting, simple tradition. With every first snow of the season, my extended family would gather at our house tucked deep in rural Michigan, for something so pure, so harmless, so fun, that we continued it for six more years until I graduated from high school. The Kartje family ...…

…2B - February 8, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The curious case of Blue's early enrollees MAR ISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Redshirt junior Anthony Biondo attempts to grapple in a match against Minnesota last month. Biondo, along with sophomore Zac Stevens, accounted for four of the team's six victories this weekend against Ohio State and Penn State. Biondo and Stevens have been two of the Wolverines' bright spots this season as Michigan ...…