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…"- - -'i '- I ::f _; ; t". ri' .: i ! G e I F - i _ I III I 1. ' . ... .Yd F ," _ 4 i. .:y, _ '° . ,;fir ....: ,. ... 6':'k. k~ c, h "! Y h. + ! C The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com I Thursday, February 7, 2013 UNDERSTIANDING BY CARLINA DUAN DAILY COMMUNITY CULTURE EDITOR The Museum of Natural History theme to the dean of LSA, who then sits serenely on the corner of Geddes selected the theme out of an array of Avenue. A simple, unassumin...…

…2B - Thursday, February 7, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - Thursday, February 7, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom a COMMUNIT CULTUR[ COLUMN Creative uses for public spaces DSOME LINES hen you that rhymes with "cage" butgar- nishing? That is one of the least i a. block gangsta words of all time, and it's only more ridiculous considering to inter- it's in the same phrase as "baby m. First, mama." Got to love Ameri...…

…ii The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 3B w The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 38 COURTESY OF THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE The exhibit will feature screenings of two of Yu's most famous works. Exhibit celebrates Chinese dramatist EJ MICHIGAN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN 6 COLLEGE of.ENGINEERtING The James R. Mellor Lecture showcases an individual whose leadership has contri...…

…4B- Thursday, February 7, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Aj 4B - Thursday, February 7, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom -a NMI Unremarkable Broken Egg Breakfast food is my jam (pun totally intended): It's easy, cheap, delicious and - for the most part - hard to screw up. But just like any other meal, it's about the experience just as much f as it's about the food. Isn't there something peacefully NATE quaint about ...…

…40 46F 46F 4c Illic 1 an,:)atlm it DT I' -'I 111 11 1, 1a k I I S 1 1 I)I°I'()111ikI I I 1 IiJ Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 8, 2013 michigandaily.com ADMISSIONS Group to push for aff. action review BAMN endorses AG's petition to U.S. Supreme Court By BEN ATLAS Daily Staff Reporter With a potential turn in federal affir- mative action policy on the horizon, the University and state of Michigan may once again be at the center of it a...…

…2 - Friday, February 8, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9ace 3itidtipan Dailm 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4n5 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 anweiner@michigandaity.com rmgrein@michigandaity.com LEFT University Alum Stan Voskov shows off his ski skills in the Arb Monday. (PATRICK BARRON/Daily) RIGHT Rackham student Sung Joo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 8, 2013 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, February 8, 2013 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS SPRING ARBOR, Mich Private university promises aid for education loans A small private university in central Michigan is offering to help incoming freshman pay on education loans if their post-grad- uationincome doesn't measure up. Starting this fall, Spring Arbor University freshmen automatical-...…

…4 -- Friday, February 8, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 - Friday, February 8, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom C 1 4e Michinan:43at"Olm l Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MELANIE KRUVELIS and ADRIENNE ROBERTS MATT SLOVIN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR ANDREW WEINER EDITOR IN CHIEF NOTABLE QUOTABLE If s...…

…T DaFriday, February 8, 2013 - 5 0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com "The Godfather Part IV: Oh God, We Look So Old." Pacino, Walken and Arkin delight Friends and family take centerstage in 'Stand Up Guys' By CONRAD FOREMAN Doity Arto Writer Pacino. Walken. Arkin. Could you ask for abetter trio? "Stand Up Guys" features these three Acad- emy Award- winning actors B in the twilight of their careers, Stand Up teaming up for Guy an hour-...…

…6 - Friday, February 8, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 - Friday, February 8, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom The band will play.songs from its new LP Fade at the Feb. 8 show in Ann Arbor. Yo La Tengo to perform new work Business as usual. 'Devil May Cry . - CAPCOM dseries of intense, arcade-style fun to "DmC." The game also incorporates an oft-frustrating, somewhat clunky platforming component that relies on pull...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 8, 2013 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, February 8, 2013 - 7 0 Michigan looking for first win in Madison- since 1999 'M' starts in Florida By DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Editor On Dec. 30, 1999, when the Michigan men's basketball team last won in Madison, sophomore point guard Trey Burke was just seven years Michigan at old and coach Wisconsin John Beilein was thr...…

…8 - Friday, February 8, 2013 S The Michigan Daily -- michigandailycom Michigan edges gritty Illinois By ALEXA DETTELBACH Daily Sports Writer The maize, blue (and pink) fought hard on Thursday night for both a cause and the season. In its second "pink-out" game in four days, the Michigan wom- en's basketball team learned from its first one, a 61-46 loss to Michi- gan State ILINOIS 69 on Monday, MICHIGAN 72 and edged out Illinois, 72-69, in f...…

…b ficlya E~~~ 4NIIN AI)TXET-Il EY a OFEDTO IL REDO Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 11, 2013 michigandaily.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT Treasurer starts new RUBY WALLAU/Daily Peter Smith, director of licensing and engineering at DTE Energy, speaks at the Town Hall on Nuclear Energy in Dennison Hall Saturday. Exp ertstalk nuclear power CSGi Osborn declines nomination from youMich, runs for pres. with forUM By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily StaffRepo...…

…2A - Monday, February 11, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, February 11, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: This Week in H r Professor Profiles In Other Ivory TowersAlumni Profile Photos of the Week MUSICALI-TEA: University men register for draft z 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief easiness...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 11, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Michigan GOP considers firearms for school teachers Some Republican lawmak- ers who feel turning Michigan schools into gun-free zones has made them soft targets for school shootings are introducing mea- sures aimed at allowing guns in schools. House Speaker Jase Bolger of Marshall is among the Republi- cans who believe allowing Michi- gan teachers to ca...…

…4A- Monday, February 11, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A- Monday, February 11, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom aloe firichinan l + MAGGIE MILLER E-MAIL MAGGIE AT MAGATHOR@UMICH.EDU MAGGIE MILLER E-MAIL MAGOTEAT MAGATHOR@UMICH.EDU Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MELANIE KRUVELIS and ADRIENNE ROBERTS MATT SLO...…

…T h i c aMonday, February 11, 2013 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TV/NEW MEDIA COLUMN 'House of Cards' spurs innovation FILM REVIEW Infectious 'Side Effects' ver the past couple weeks, I've been divid- ing my friends into two groups: those who have seen all of "House of Cards," and those who haven't. Netflix's latest attempt to break into the original content busi- ness, "House of Cards," stars Kevin KAYLA Spacey, UPADHYAYA a...…

…6A - Monday, February 11, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 "Hello? Yes, this is doctor." Tedious M Tm "MC yet an day m ticular year ft drama closed on Practi, six sea the cri ninga cancel of FO Mob the CV Owens Harm' week have j ite gen year a Morni much- couldn "M( snooze every shows "Hous hour o with o ferenc( that n done 1 much 1 Morni vision? plete w New TNT What's intended to set "Mon- day Mornings" apart is a minor ae...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 11, 2013 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, February 11, 2013 - 7A TREASURER From Page 1A die of January. Still, it wasn't until this week that Osborn made the decision not to run with youMICH. youMICH nearly won the presidential election last year, handily won a plurality of seats in the assembly and is the only active party from last year's elec- tion. Osborn noted th...…

…"z., 1 , a 8A - Monday, February 11, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com N w The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Muslim makes Israeli football debut Campus researches gun solutions Demonstrations by violent fans leading up to appearance JERUSALEM (AP) - Under heavy security, a Muslim foot- ball player whose signing with a Jerusalem club sparked a violent uprising by a hardcore group of racist fans made his much anticipated debu...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I February11 2013 On a 40-foot prayer, Wisconsin forces overtime and shocks Michigan in Madison 'HOUSE OF HO "SR By EVERETT COOK Daily Sports Editor MADISON - The game was destined to be played at a slow pace, not decided by a 40-foot desperation heave. It was Wisconsin after all, the team known for using the shot clock more than any other in the Big Ten, and it was the Kohl Center, where the refer- ee...…

…2B - Monday, February 11, 2013 Spor~s~o 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Where does the hockev teamcio from here? SOUTH BEND - Red Berenson's favorite cof- fee mug, the clear one he cradles each time he sits down with reporters outside his office on the second floor of Yost Ice Arena, always offers him the same, pleasant reminder. Black font shadowed against black cof- fee: Start every day with a smile. Berenson may start every day...…

…3B - Monday, February 11, 2013 _ . The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3B - Monday, February 11, 2013 S1. O Ft ~/1onday The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MICHIGAN ATHLETICS SCOREBOARD L A S T W E E K MONDAY (FEB. 4) Women's Basketball: Michigan State 61, Michi- gan 46. TUE SDAY (FEB. 5) Men's Basketball; Michigan 76, Ohio State 74 (OT THURSDAY (FEB. 7) Women's Basketball: Michigan 72, Illinois 69 FRIDAY (FEB. B) Men's Golf: Mchigan3,...…

…4B - Monday, February 11, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 48 - Monday, February 11, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Softball goes 3-1 infirst weekend series of season N'S GYMNASTICS De Los Angeles joins Mikulak on U.S. National Team By SIMON KAUFFMAN Daily Sports Writer A grand slam and a combined one-hitter in Michigan's game against Florida Atlantic showcased what this year's women's softball team can be - explosi...…

…~~I1E0 #AI1311&ij Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 12, 2013 michigandaily.com CRIME Police: Cab driver made unwanted advances Business junior Jamie Kosberg, LSA freshman Lauren Klemz, and LSA senior Kit Clement give free hugs and high fives along with other members of the Do Random Acts of Kindness club on the corner of South University and East University Monday night. RESEARCH Grant fundscell research Physical description of assai...…

…2 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 MONDA:TEDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: This Week in History Prfeso Pofle In Other Ivory Towers Alumni Profiles FRIDAY: Photos of the Week The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 wwwrmichigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief easiness Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-41e-4115 eat 1241 anweiner@michigandaily.cem rmgrein@miehigondaily.com From Britain to A...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Feds wrap up case against former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick turned Detroit's City Hall into a "pri- vate profit machine" by rigging contracts, demanding bribes and even stealing money meant for the needy, a prosecutor said dur- ing closing arguments Monday in the former mayor's co...…

…4 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4~ ~ i ic ia - usa, eray 2 03 h ihga al -mcianalp Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MELANIE KRUVELIS and ADRIENNE ROBERTS MATT SLOVIN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR ANDREW WEINER EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflectthe official position of the Daily's e...…

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…6 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Eye-opening short documentaries Sorrow seeps through Oscar- nominated films By NATALIE GADBOIS DailyArts Writer Albert Einstein, once said, "Any fool can know. The point is to understand." Good documen- taries give us the opportunity to do just that, experience life from very different perspectives and ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -- 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 7 Thompson leads 'M' Forwards struggling in 'D' zone By GLENN MILLER JR. Daily Sports Writer The past few weeks have been a series of ups and downs for Mich- igan women's basketball senior guard Kate Thompson. The all- time program record holder for 3-pointers has led the team to its best start in progr...…

…8 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michiganclailycom 8 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 Q&A with MSU juniors Sophomore pointguard Trey Burke will be tasked with another tough matchup in Spartan Keith Appling. Michigan travels By DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Editor For the first time since the Fab Five roamed the Ann Arbor streets, the Michigan men's bas- ketball team seems to have a l...…

…(tIi 0i ian 01ait Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 13, 2013 michigandaily.com GOVERNMENT Pres. makes emotional appeal for gun control 'U' experts laud Obama's fifth State of the Union . By DANIELLE RAYKHINSHTEYN Daily StaffReporter On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama gave the first State of the Union address of his second term in office. While Obama did discuss issues such as the federal debt, immigration reform and the status...…

…2A - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 2A - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 anweiner@michigandaily.com rmgrein@michigandailycom Yale aims to decrease grade inflation A Yale College ad hoc commic- tee s...…

…The Michigan Daily - mic NEWS BRIEFS STANDISH, Mich. Saginaw tribe plans casino expansion higandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 3A - Shootout in Los Angeles ends in death of at least two people The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe plans to expand its Sagan- ing Eagles Landing Casino in Michigan. The Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant and MLive.com report the tribe announced plans Mon- day for the casino near Standish, about 120 miles nor...…

…4A - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 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 Even as we protect our people, we should remember that today's world presents not only dangers, but opportunities." - President Barack Obama remarked in the Hou...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 5A PRESIDENT From Page 1A in order to build the economy. "The American people don't expect government to solve every problem. They don't expect those of us in this chamber to agree on every issue," Obama said. "But they do expect us to put the nation's interests before party." In an interview after th...…

…6A - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'Tape' to highlight character work Basement Arts to present acting- intensive play By ANNA SADOVSKAYA Senior Arts Editor Pulling out the tape recorder, Vince realizes he has finally gotten what he wants: Jon has admitted to date-raping Tape Amy Randall, both Vince's Thursday at 7 and Jon's ex- p.m., Fridayat girlfriend, and 7 and11p.m. Vince has it on and Saturday tap...…

…S -ir The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 7A WO MEN'S BASKETBAL Kim Barnes rico, breaker of streaks Still in cradle, lacrosse builds winning formula By DANIEL FELDMAN Daily Sports Writer The last time the Michigan women's basketball team played Michigan State, Feb. 4, the Wol- verines struggled, posting their second-lowest shooting percent- age from the field at 32.1 percent. While the men's basketball t...…

…Sport 8A - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * 6 The Michigan men's basketball team suffered its worse loss since 2007 in a 23-point loss to Michigan State on Tuesday. The Wolverines never led, never had a chance and for the night there was no dispute: the state belonged to the Spar Spartan muscle bullies Michigan bigs in the paint ByEVERETT COOK Daily Sports Editor EAST LANSING - The Bres- lin Center wa...…

…0 0 0 0 B n What's wrong with students today? with Engineering Prof. Elliot Soloway and LSA Prof. Bruce Conforth LSA Prof Bruce Conforth and Engineering Prof Elliot Soloway met at The Michigan Daily newsroom to discuss this question. This is the first in a series of bi-weekly features entitled "Conversations,"bringing together two unique individuals - often occupying different campus spheres - to engage in dialogue. Prof. Bruce Conforth:...…

… w 00. 0 0W 0W Wensdv Fbuay13 01 / h7Saemn B Confessions of an NPR addict by Jesse Klein ann arbor affairs: courting a cam In the final vignette of the film any butterflies. I didn't leave with "Paris Je T'aime," an American a deep longing to return again. woman travels to Paris alone, eyes There were no sparks, no fire- wide with awe and bewilderment works and certainly no bouquets as she wanders aimlessly through of red roses. the Ci...…

…0 0 6 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Statement Beyond the classroom, into the community by Melanie Kruvelis SA senior Emily Rheaume heard about Project Outreach at just the right time. "I was a sophomore - I didn't know what the hell I was doing," she said. "But I ended up taking the class that shaped my future." Rheaume, now a senior in the Interna- tional Studies Program, hopes to study public health after she graduates this May, focusi...…

… .-U 0 0 4B 5B verygate has its keepers - those with be able to show their personality - who they everything the way that it is, there is nothing the clout to open and to unlock, but are - when they are talking to someone." that is really secret." also the power to contain and restrict. But athletes are not taught simply by For Sports Illustrated columnist Michael It's a dance that plays out among spokes- amassing experience. Each fall, ...…

…() c ) )T\\LNTY II T HrL Y R AISOF I E)ITORIi L EE Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 14, 2013 michigandaily com TICKET CONFUSION Big Ten. tickets? Loyalty, required Policy shift awards tourney tickets based on mobile app, attendance By ZACH HELFAND Daily Sports Editor The senior who has missed two home basketball games in four years didn't receive an offer for a student ticket to the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament from the Michig...…

…I s ' °- 2A - Thursday, February 14, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam N ew s The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ROCKETN s Michigan man on the moon LISTEN UP 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327, www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-410-4115 eat. 1241 anweiner@michigandaiy.com rmsgrein@michigandailycom Colonel Al Worden, received two Maaters degr...…

…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS PETOSKEY, Mich. Widow to stand trial in husband's shooting death The widow of a northern Mich- igan man will stand trial in his shooting death. The Petoskey News-Review reports that Carol Kopenkos- key was bound over on a murder charge after a preliminary hearing Wednesdayin90th DistrictCou...…

…4A - Thursday, February 14, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Thursday, February 14, 2013 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 MELANIE KRUVELIS and ADRIENNE ROBERTS MATT SLOVIN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR ANDREW WEINER EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official ...…

…r < < ( ' , :. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 5A N cw Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 5A TAXI From Page 1A licensed by the city, a process that includes reviewing the individu- al's criminal history and driving record. Ahamok hasn't had any report- ed problems with customers before the recent accusations, Etter wrote. "We had received no previous complaints regarding this driver," Etter wrote. "We are no...…

…6A - Thursday, February 14, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com fiA - Thursday, February 14, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 In recruits, a shift toward the past No a Cl nem rett The soon a; the co ball te ago: w sive cc believe style o design For issue losoph shado Michit As three yards and Denard Robinson, a quarter- back ideal for the spread-option oUd of dust, but offense, did remain the team's signal caller, at ...…