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…4 - Tuesday, February 4, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CJbE 1J*idilaan &d~oI.j Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MEGAN MCDONALD PETER SHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial hoard. All other signed arti...…

…5 - Tuesday, February 4, 2014T iga The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Folk Fest cautivates AA Hoffman in his Academy Award-winning role, "Capote." Ceebr H offma s Remembering one of the greatest actors of all time By AKSHAY SETH ManagingArts Editor In "Boogie Nights," Scotty J. hesitates. It never really mat- ters what he's doing, because in the brief moments before he does it, he pauses. Then shakes his head. Then ruminates. Then, a...…

…6 - Tuesday, February 4, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Sochi preparations ongoing U.S. warships and FBI agents deploy in response to terrorist threats WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials saythe first of two Amer- ican warships heading into the Black Sea in advance of the Olym- pic Games has sailed from Italy. In another sign of U.S. efforts to protect Americans at the Winter Games, the FBI says at least two dozen agents are going...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 4, 2014- 7 In weekend wins, goal- scoring slumps broken TERESA MATHEW/Daily Redshirt junior Jon Horford saw just eight minutes and went scoreless as the Wolverines dropped their first Big Ten game. Frontcourt lacks presence By DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Editor On Saturday, when Indiana handed the Michigan men's b...…

…sport 8 -Tuesday, February 4, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FOOTBALL RECRUITING Football set to ink nine signatures Hoke speaks on disciplinary policy By JASON RUBINSTEIN DailySports Writer In the college football world, the first Wednesday of every February is normally characterized by chaos and waitingonlast-minutedecisions. It's National Signing Day, the first day seniors in high school can sign a binding letter of intent...…

…46FN4)F Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 3,2014 michigandailycom TECHNOLOGY MHacks champions push ahead Former Gen. David Petraeus discusses using physical activity as a way to adjust to civilian life during a speech at the sixth annual Student Veterans of America dinner at the Union Friday. Former C rctotalks vet eran support, fitness Winners to launch "WorkFlow" in Apple Store later this month By WILLIAM LANE Daily Staff Reporter T...…

…2A - Monday, February 3, 2014 r FLK( T Dylan performs amid convtroversy Forty years ago this week (February3, 1974) Bob Dylan performed in Crisler Arena two days after an investigation by The Michigan Daily revealed an Ann Arbor scalping ring was connected to the concert. Dylan's tour promoter made a public appeal at the event for fans to help break up the scalping ring. He announced that he would be conducting an investigation of the scalp...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MHACKS From Page 1A While developing the app was not an easy task, the whole team was grateful for the support of the other developers at MHacks. Weinstein said once people understand how the app could benefit them, they expressed greater interest in its develop- ment. CIA From Page 1A muscles learn to cope more effec- tively withthe tension and emotion of particularly stressful times," Petraeus said. Fo...…

…4A - Monday, February 3, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A -Monay, ebrary , 214 Te Mchign Dily mihigadaiyco Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MEGAN MCDONALD PETER SHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 3, 2014 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycomMonday, February 3, 2014 - SA NEWS BRIEFS BIG RAPIDS, Mich. Man arrested for shooting college student Michigan authorities announced Sunday they have charged a 20-year-old man with shooting a Ferris State Univer- sity student at his off-campus apartment, while police contin- ued searching for a man they say killed one Michigan State Uni...…

…6A - Monday, Feburary 3, 2014 Light humor, emotional ads dominate Super Bowl Shocking, salacious commercials in past years were panned by public NEW YORK (AP) - Advertis- ers played it safe in Super Bowl ads this year. There were no crude jokes. Sexual innuendo was kept to a minimum. And uncomfortable story lines were all but missing. And in their place, much more sedate ads. From the light humor of RadioShack poking fun at its image with 80s ...…

…7A - Monday, February 3, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7A - Monday, February 3, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Science, culture collide in 'Cowboy' The relationship in 'Her' didn't seem foreign to me Cowboys and Astronomy? Color me interested! ByKATHLEEN DAVIS DailyArts Writer Somewhere deep in the Wild West, a cowboy unleashes his wisdom about the The Cowboy night skies - which he's Astronomer learned over Feb.8...…

…8A - Monday, February 3, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Monday, February 3, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FIlM COLUMN A broken heart's eulogy for Blockbuster FOCUS "Can you brush your teeth first?" w ar too awk By JAMIE BIRCOLL Jason (Zach Efron, "Parkland") ny. I'm all for crass humor, but Film Editor and Daniel (Miles Teller, "The there's really no reason for any Spectacular Now"), book cover movie to spend...…

…S I, L I4 tq p m .. G - - , I down offensively as Hoosiers make clutch plays late By DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Editor BLOOMINGTON - While shooting free throws in the -irst half, the Assembly Hall student section rained a chorus of "Deport Stauskas" chants on sophomore guard Nik Stauskas. It turned out that keeping Indiana point guard Yogi the game. With just six points on 1-of- 6 shooting from Stauskas, Michigan's offense was hel...…

…2B - February 3, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Morgan leads charge in Michigan turnaround The Michigan basketball team was going to its first Sweet Sixteen since 1994, and Jordan Morgan couldn't even bring himself to smile. The Detroit native kept his eyes on the floor to avoid looking at the countless family and EVERETT friends COOK from his hometown that had come to see Michigan's starting center play in the first two rounds...…

… The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com February 3, 2014 - 3B Defensive lapses lead to loss as Wolverines falter again By MAX COHEN Daily Sports Editor Kim Barnes Arico shed her jacket just 26 seconds into the Michigan women's basketball team's loss against Minnesota. For much of the second half, the Wolverines' defense put up about as much resistance as the jacket did. The Golden Gophers attacked, attacked and then attacked some more to tu...…

…4B - February 3, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines give themselves reason to smile with wins Seconds before puck drop Saturday, Mac Bennett skated up behind fellow defenseman Michael Downing and latched onto his shoulders. The senior captain twirled the freshman around in a bear hug. This game was going to be fun. The night before, the No. 12 Michigan hockey team - ---- ended a 51-day hiatus from Yost Ice Arena by beati...…

…SPORTS UNHAPPY VALLEY: After arriving at Penn State in control of their destiny, men's basketball suffers setback. ) PAGE 8A NE IUt E TI) WEINTI THIEE YEARS I DIT'Ol ILIA L))EEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 28, 2013 michigandaily.com Y . . v CRIME Zaragon apt. implicated in off-campus sex crimes Alert sent after BY THE NUMBRS Feb. 15 survivor Sexalassaatistcs notified AAPD 5 By K.C. WASSMAN Crime alerts regarding sexual assaul...…

…WV 2A - Thursday, February 28, 2013 . MONDAY TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: T HRSDAY FRIDAY: This Week nHisory P rofessor Profiles In Other ivoryTowers Alumni Profiles Photos of the Week The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 rxt. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 anweiner@michigandaily.com rmgrein@michigandaily.com CRE...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thuesday, February 28, 2013 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thuesday, February 28, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ROYAL OAK, Mich. One killed in house explosion north of Detroit A man has been killed in an * explosion that destroyed a home in a suburb north of Detroit. The Oakland County medical examiner's office says the death and explosion in Royal Oak are under investigation. No other details abou...…

…4A -Thursday, February 28, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I e firic4t*gan + Keep the'U' honest 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 position of the Daily's editorial ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 5A ZARAGON From Page 1A ed parties in September 2012, said when they awoke, they were being sexually assaulted. In the most recent case, the student reported that the suspect inap- propriately grabbed her. University Police spokeswom- an Diane Brown said the crime alert was sent out after the stu- dent ...…

…6A - Thursday, February 28, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Thursday, February 28, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Van Cliburn, pianist and Cold War hero, dies at 78 of cancer Humanitarian and renowned musician from Texas FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - For a time in Cold War America, Van Cliburn had all the trappings of a rock star: sold-out concerts, adoring, out-of-control fans and a name recognized worldwide. He ev...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 7A In Big Ten opener, Blue sweeps Michigan State By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Writer Michigan might have been crushed by rival Michigan State in men's basketball, but the No. 13 women's tennis team (1-0 Big Ten, _ 7-3 over- MSU 0 all) wasn't MICHIGAN 7 due for a similar fate. In its first Big Ten match, the Wolverines took on the Spartans (0-1, 8-3) on Wednesday in Ann...…

…I Spt 8A - Thursday, February 28, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'M' blows 15-point lead in shocking loss to PSU By COLLEEN THOMAS Daily Sports Editor After No. 1 Indiana was upset by Minnesota on Tuesday night, the Michigan men's basketball team was back in control of its own destiny to win a Big Ten Championship. Penn State, win- less in the Big Ten, was the first opponent the fourth- MICHIGAN 78 ranked PENN STATE 84 Wolveri...…

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…I 2B - Thursday, February 28, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Mandatory exercise hinders NP*T 8 OgRO WA and hit t cially du Michiga winter.I anythin the snoo button.' I conjur reasons, should s the next running load ofl dry inst the sixr is, if Ige Nines off the lE workoui big deal athlete,' job - en I loathe( I play Penn. N proud m group:" bitch," a prove it. sensitivi when yo Michiga Michiga rests. P. mal My re school li rio...…

…The Michigan Daily - michiganda COMEDY SHOWCASE From Page 1B A community of comics Yet despite the almost didactic atmosphere the comedy club cre- ates for its open mic nights, there don't seem to be a lot of University students present on Wednesdays. "I have no idea," Feeny said. "Last year we had quite a few com- ing in. This year there's not that many. Next year maybe there will be some." LSA senior Jake Fromm, one of the few University stu...…

…4B - Thursday, February 28, 2013 1( ) The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BOLLYWOOD COLUMN You don't always need a - happy ending NATASHA JANARDEN/DAILY NATASHA IANARDEN/DAILY The LOL ROFL Comedy Club performs every other Thursday at BTB Cantina. 'U' students write and perform their own stand-up material. few weeks ago, while competing in Berkeley, Calif. with the Uni- versity's premiere Bollywood dance team, Michigan Manzil, I found myse...…

…Wie lfidiipn ailg C TAJ..A." . i .,l l I . E y.".)_151 . . .x . 1 1 1 1h t'i l \I tS 111 \I _ I.. I Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 27, 2013 michigandaily.com Malfunction at statewide college Internet provider leaves University and other Michigan campuses unconnected. Read more online RESEARCH Researchers: cancer drug * effective for more patients Treatment previously thought to be limited to 20 percent of cases By IAN DILLINGHA...…

…2A - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (Thic iihigan Dailm 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 eat. 1252 734-418-4115 eat. 1241 anweiner@michigandaily.com rmgrein@michigandaily.com UPenn sees breakthrough r-HAIL TO THE VICTORS After approximately 20 years of work, Carl June and his research team have mad...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ALPENA, Michi. Michigan woman faces four years in animal cruelty case A northern Michigan woman faces up to four years in prison when she's sentenced in an animal cruelty case involving dogs and miniature horses. The Alpena News reports 35-year-old Jennifer Elen Tucker-' Richard pleaded guilty Monday to charges including animal cruelty or abandonment. Senten...…

…w 4A -Wednesday, February 27, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com *I c Mcl igan wily Ghosts of spring breaks past 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 position of the Da...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 5A Science Cafe to tackle race in law Co as dis Th( about of rac ment Unitec These dispar perha appar U.S. tem. In tere, waller David a I associ fessor ogy, the state tem. T incarc per ca in the puniti racial begin inmat minor On Washt Clayto Colleg Jelani dispar discus them.' and th Conor Cafe public topics Winte Race" has fa somet racialI Acc Ameri alway: has be . ten...…

…w 6A - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'Wit' to question issues of life, death Commanding play confronts challenging roles By PAIGE PFLEGER Daily Arts Writer Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Wit" centers on the life of Viv- ian Bearing, a poetry professor diagnosed with stage IV meta- it static ovar- ian cancer. It Thursday and follows her Friday at 7 through the and11 p.m. years of her life Basement Arts i...…

…Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CANCER From Page 1A microscopic tumor cells that may have escaped from the (original) tumors, so that they don't come back." To determine the effectiveness of Herceptin on HER2-negative patients, University research- ers analyzed medical data from HER2-negative patients who had been incorrectly diagnosed as positive for the protein. Those studies were supposed to be li...…

…8A -- Wednesday, February 27, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom - IRW ADAM GLANZMAN/Daily Redshirt junior Jordan Morgan hasn't looked the same after injuring his ankle earlier this season, but he has made progress in his recovery recently. ~Morgan close to full strength Michigan's big man looked "99.9 percent" in practice before Penn State By STEVEN BRAID D...…

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…lb 0 Wensdy Febuar 27 2013//Th taemn Observations of a North African kingdom by Jacob Axelrad outtakes photo by ruby wallau/daily RABAT, Morocco - O n January 26, I boarded a plane at Los Angeles Airport and flew to Rabat, Morocco, the country's capital. Since then, I've been living and studying in a country that, until a few months ago, I knew little aside from the fact that its largest city, Casablanca, is the namesake of a classic Holl...…

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…UNI 1~ 1)PI1)1\\ N I I W I I\1 I 1)1 111111 111,l,, Ann Arbor, Michiganv Tuesday, February 26,2013 michigandaily.com -LET THE SUNSHINE IN CRIME Police: Student sexual assault reported by staff member TERRA MOLENGRAFF/Daily Taking advantage of the natural light, students take an exam in the Chemistry Building atrium after a power outage hit most of campus Monday. 0 INTERNSHIPS Brin U o etroit Interim University policy obligates employees ...…

…2 - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com *I (The Midigan Dailm 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@michigandaily.com AALL TIED UP Bringing Uganda to Ann Arbor Robert Wyrod is an assistant professor in the Women's Studies Department and has f...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT From Page 1 DETROIT Feds to probe Ford cars for stalling The National Highway Traf- fic Safety Administration says it will investigate problems with stalling or surging engines in nearly 725,000 Ford cars and SUVs. The probe affects Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs and Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans from the 2009 through 2011 model years. The vehicles can unexpect- edly go ...…

…4 -Tuesday, February 26, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 -Tuesday, February 26, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 he fittchiaan4:)atlv l g Quit chewing the fat 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 CHIE...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Will '13 be unlucky for music festivals? Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 5 Listening in to the Best Original Song nominees This past week was a stressful one for most in Ann Arbor as midterm exams and projects continue to loom on the hori- zon. But for others, the past few days werer for frenzied celebration as some (the truly, hope- lessly dedi- ELLIOT cated) were ALPERN released from another tension that ...…

…6 - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Autre Ne Veut fights off'nxiety' Avant-garde R&B of psychological disarray. the chorus of "Ego Free Sex Free" From the futuristic cadence on masks the lyrical plea as Ashin singer mixes opener "Play By Play" to the unset- cries, "Ego free, sex free / I can't tling ambiance of closer "World feel my body moving." For all the sensuality, longing War," Ashin creates an atmo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 7 Woodpigeon back with risky sound Swedish band creates own vibe with'Optica' 'Thumbtacks and Glue' experiments with instrumentals i By ERIKA HARWOOD For the Daily In the three years since he released his last full-length album, Mark Andrew Hamilton (aka Wood- pigeon) has loved, traveled and reminisced Thumbtacks on his woodsy and Glue childhood in Canada. Life Woodpigeon ...…

…8 - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 8 - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Playoff picture will be an uphill battle for the Wolverines TERESA MATHEW/Daily Sophomore point guard Trey Burke is averaging less than two turnovers per game while averaging almost seven assists a game, good for seventh in the nation. ehinday Burk M i i iC Pe R R R11 y By ALEXA DE...…

…()EINIIV)46vFEiY IIE '' 146F E)THII lULO Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 25,2013 michigandaily.com HOSPITAL Student clinic razed by fire Only free clinic in Livingston County raises money to reopen By MOLLY BLOCK Daily Staff Reporter Last Monday morning the Uni- versity of Michigan Student Run Free Clinic in Pinckney, Mich. was destroyed in what is believed to be an Special Olympian Devin Sparrow umps nto a tank at the Polar Plunge ...…