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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 13, 2009 - 5 A poignant love triangle Phoenix shines in his best role since 'Walk the Line' By EMILY BOUDREAU DailyArts Writer "Two Lovers" opens with a shot of Leonard Kraditor (Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line") walking down a boardwalk in slow motion before taking a suicidal plunge * into an icy bay. Since his fian- Two LOVers cee left him, Leonard has At the struggled with Michigan dep...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 13, 2009 - 7 Wolverines head south seeking NCAA glory Championships will showcase Blue's top individual efforts By ROGER SAUERHAFT Daily Sports Writer Despite 32 years of coaching track and field, Michigan coach Fred LaPlante doesn't pretend to have a standard training plan for this time of year. LaPlante is preparing athletes for the NCAA Indoor Champion- ships, but after months of heavy...…

…8 - Friday, March 13, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 I 0 6, Wolverines see Broncos and beyond By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Editor The Michigan hockey team's road to Joe Louis Arena is clear. Well, there's a minor roadblock - this weekend's series against Western Michi- gan, a team that Westem finished seventh in the CCHA Michigan at regular season. Michigan But the Bron, cos finished the Matchup: season on a tear, West...…

…pa Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 16, 2009 michigandaily.com 'M' dancing for first time since'98 No. 10 seed Michigan to play No. 7 seed Clemson in first round Thursday By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer The Michigan faithful waited more than 4,000 days and watched more than 300, games in prepara- tion for a day like Sunday. And judging by the turnout at Crisler Arena, it was worth the wait. For the first time since 1998, the Michiga...…

…2A - Monday, March 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily -- michigi ;andaily.cc 2A - Monday, March 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michig andailyct C h lfidil'an Daily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA ELAINA BUGLI Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com bugli@michigandaily.com Dm n. ;9. U. Montana paper criticized for sex column GEITHNER GOES ABROAD The University...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON White House says economy is sound despite 'mess' The economy is fundamen- tally sound despite the temporary "mess" it's in, the White House said yesterday in the kind of upbeat assessment that Barack Obama had mocked as a presidential candi- date. Obama's Democratic allies plead- ed for patience with an administra- tion hitting the two-month mark this week, while Republicans said t...…

…4A - Monday, March 16, 2009 4 MdaMrU20The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com l e 4frIC4Igan aily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard Sc. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR 0 GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All othersigned articles and illu...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 16, 2009 - 5A Give me discs, not downloads There's something beau- tiful about a compact disc. First, there's its circular shape, which symbolizes the unending - cycle of death, rebirth and a life of gaming. Then there's its art, a teaser of the wondrous beauties to be JMSr E witnessed upon BLOCK a game's instal- lation; the physical solidity of the thing - the fact that you can hold a di...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com iT Monday, March 16, 2009 - 7A The n ENDOWMENT the endo From Page 1A or othe These i prised tant that students, faculty, admin- endowm istrators, alumni and everyone tially loa else connected to the University collects understand how the school's multi- the loan billion-dollar financial backbone pal amou actually works. Bonds this fisc BILLION-DOLLAR 'BUCKETS' as of Dec however Though referred to in t...…

…8A - Monday, March 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Monday, March 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Weirdest Publisher's Clearing House winners ever A dolorous disc THE CLASS From Page 5A uncooperative and unruly, and the school proves itself many times to be ill-equipped for dealing with them. Eventually a story emerges around Souleymane (newcomer Franck Keita), a loudmouth Malian stu- dent who is threaten...…

…The Michigan Daily ( michigandaily.com : March 16, 2009 "It's just upward going forw Beilein has made'M a* " Tournament contender This bid was for the fans, too By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Editor John Beilein jumped out of his large leather chair, embraced his wife and children to his right and ran on to his jubilant players. The man who had just been hiding his inevitable nerves, sitting calmly, with his legs crossed and left hand sittin...…

…2B -March06,2009 Si)or--tsM(. :The Michigan Daily.- rnichigandailycom 2B - March16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigaruJaily.cnir Bidding Yost Arena adieu With bats dormant,'M' Nine drops three straight to Arizona 'Freebies,' shaky orgive me for being sentimental, but it was sad to leave Yost Ice Arena after Michigan beat-West- ern Michigan 6-1 on Saturday night. I've written about what a spe- cial place Yost is before. It has a. special...…

….1'he M chigan Daily - michigandail'y.com March 16, 2009 - 3B The Mich(gan Daily - michigandailycom.March 16, 2009 - 3B Ofili wins second straight national championship -nthe 60-meter hurdles ByAMY SCARANO DailySports Writer Four one-hundredths of a sec- ond was the. difference between an NCAA Championship title and *second place. 'i/Ji And Michigan senior Tiffany - Ofili was on the better end of that fraction of a second. With a season-bes...…

…4B - March 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BEILEIN From page1B- .'"He finds a way. .. Hesgot a track record that if you huy into what he's r selling, you're goingrto win." Beilein has sold his system well with 10.postseason appearances. But he also shows loyalty to his players- In' 2006, Beilein's West Virginia squad dropped its finalregular-sea- son contest by three points to Cin- cinnati on the road. More than 400 miles aw...…

…DUELING PERSPECTIVES With the Michigan Student Assembly election only a day away, the two major parties argue for why they deserve your vote. U SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 Wie t1idIgan Bai Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 17, 2009 michigandaily.com CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily The three presidential candidates in this week's MSA election, the Defend Affirmative Action Party's Kate Stenvig (left), the Michigan Vision Party's Abishek Manhanti (center) and ...…

…2 - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Campus Characters Explained THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week The king of sing-along While most students may go to Good Time Charley's on 1140 S. Uni- versity Ave. to loosen up after a hard day of classes or to have a wild night after a long week, Ann Arbor resi- dent Tim Smith goes to Charley's for one reason only - to experience the Tues...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily michigandailycom Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT GM to close midsize-car factory for three weeks General Motors Corp. will tem- porarily close a midsize-car fac- tory near Pontiac, Mich., for three weeks due lower demand for its products, a company spokesman said yesterday. GM's Orion Township plant, which makes the Pontiac G6 and Chevrolet...…

…4 - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU L 4e firic4t*pan 43at*lg ELAINE MORTON I Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editoria...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 5 What does'pop' even mean anymore? et's be honest: Does any- one really know what the hell "pop music" means anymore? The phrase has been stretched out, continuously mis- construed and applied to such a scatter plot of splinter genres (see: bastard pop, pop-punk) that, frankly, its diag- nostic abilities JOSH have gone the way of the dodo. B EI . When you hear the word "pop,"...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 7 ENDOWMENT From Page 1 In the letter, Baucus and Grass- ley asked how tax policies, which exempt endowment funds and donations to the endowment from being taxed, have affected the man- agement and the use of endowment revenue. Unlike universities and public foundations, most private founda- tions are required t...…

…0 8 - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com What was Tim Miller's reaction DEFYING THE ODDS after his final game inYost Ice Arena? Blue-collar mentality drives Novak's success FOR IC HOCY By RUTH LINCOLN Daily SportsaEditor Everyone could see the blood Illinois's Alex Legion had just elbowed Novak above his left eye while the two battled for arebound midway through the second half at Crisler Arena on Jan. 4. Novak,...…

…4jbF Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 18, 2009 michigandaily.com Elizabeth Jones has dinner with her son Harrison at Tios Mexican Cafi yesterday afternoon. After the city purchased the building that currently houses Tios, the restaurant's owners were forced to find a new home for their eatery. But financial troubles have left restaurant management scrambling months before they will be forced to move out. City to ios: Get out by June R...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Experts: universal health care will cost $1.5 trillion Guaranteeing health insur- ance for all Americans may cost about $1.5 trillion over the next decade, health experts say. That's more than double the $634 billion 'down payment' President Barack Obama set aside for health reform...…

…Opinion. 4A - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ROSE AT ROSEJAFF@UMICH.EDU 74eMictc ian Bathjl Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE . COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 5A ALBUM REVIEW Indie rock's best acts reinvent the compi ation disc By MIKE KUNTZ But what makes Dark Was The DailyArts Writer Night stand out from other com- pilations - aside from its vast Charity compilation albums amount of indie star power - is just aren't what they used to be how amazingly well each col- - and thank- laboration between artists came fully so. Gone toget...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com N ew s Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom INC\X7S Wednesday, March 18,2009 - 7A ENDOWMENT From Page 1A country's policies. The University of Michigan was one of the schools to divest, pulling its investments in the late 1970s. More than 20 years later, in 1999, many in the University community voiced concerns over the endow- ment's investments in tobacco manufacturing ...…

…8A - Wednesday, March 18, 2009T nd The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 0 I S"OCKEY Rust's resurgence bolsters second line By GJON JUNCAJ tion of both me being so bad, you Daily Sports Writer couldn't possibly get any worse, and me getting a little bit more During the past 10 weeks, soph- confidence," Rust said. "Normally, omore Matt Rust has been the you go (to World Juniors) and you exception to a strange rule. play the best-of-the...…

…0 -U- a. U. 4w -W -W -a I B h Mchgn aiy - dedaMrc 8 009 15 seconds of fame was walking through the door to Angell Hall one day a few weeks ago as a young man and woman walked out. With a casual flip of his tousled hair and a con- fident gaze through his Woody Allen-esque glasses, he said to her, "They told me absolutely no hipster clothes. Nothing even resembling hipster is allowed." The student was talking about the same event th...…

…U U U w w --IV -w- -6 v w - 3 - - : 3 Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chief: Gary Graca Managing Editor: Courtney Ratkowiak Photo Editor: Sam Wolson Multimedia Editor: David Azad Merian Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Lan Truong Cover photo: Sam Wolson The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, which is distributed every Wednesday during the academic year new rules rule 191: No matter what, you...…

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…mommom.- twmammmmwdb - -- I----,,--,,--'-- - - - - I - - - -- -w-~ - w -W v mw The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 WenedyM rc 1,209 - h Mchgn aly 5 CHAT ITS WITH THE MICHIGAN BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, THE BURIED, DRAMA-FILLED STORY OF THE '89 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM IS BOTH A LESSON TO EMULATE AND A CAUTIONARY TALE. BY JASON KOHLER FILE PHOTOS (LEFT TO RIGHT): The '89 basketba...…

…We Midigan BaiI& NEHUN E)-NINEI) "TEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 19, 2009 michigandaily.com Canton residents Dan Gottschalk, Colleen Carefell and Joshua Carefell explore a showcase in the Exhibit Museum of Natural History last week. Exhibiting financial restraint As budgets tighten, local families head in droves to campus museums By MALLORY JONES DailyStaffReporter Looking for an inexpensive alternativ...…

…N ews 4 2A - Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom w .. .. 3 .. , ,~yF. . F _ .: , Humble beginnings It's hard to imagine foot- hall Saturdays without the presence of the Michigan Marching Band, hut the hand wasn't always part of the football experience. The hand hegan as a stu- dent-run organization with no outside support, accord- ing to the Michigan March- ing Band's wehsite. Harry dePont, the march- inghand'...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Stimulus to give boost to food stamp aid in Mich. The federal stimulus package will boost food stamp benefits and nutrition services in Michigan. Michigan families eligible for the federal food assistance pro- gram will get a 13.6 percent boost in their monthly benefits starting in Apri...…

…. . w '" . . 4 4A - Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. "x Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tathedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations rep...…

…T h i e D hT The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 5A Blue ready to start dancing in Kansas City By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer He's never been there before, but he's notnervous. DeShawn Sims doesn't get ner- vous. Well, at least not before and during games. And when the Michigan men's basketball team, the No. 10 seed in the South region, faces No. 7 seed Clemson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 7A ing cuts - Princeton University ENDOWMENT recently announced it could trim From Page 1A as much as $82 million from the next fiscal year's budget - the The University of Michigan has University of Michigan has large- experienced similar difficulties. ly shielded itself from the imme- Here, the school's end...…

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…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com I Thursday, March 19,2009 woo vI r101W ,., 1;weekend essentials Mar.19 to Mar. 22 TELEVISION Craig Ferguson, the exaggeratedly Scottish host of "Late Late Night with Craig Ferguson," * has a new stand-up special called "Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit 0' Revolution" airing Sunday on Comedy Central at 10 p.m. The " t humor should be a wee bit of Scottish national pride and a whole lot of vulgarity as the late-nigh...…

…4 2B - Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Today 3.19.09 Distinguished Visitors Series, Marina Abramovic At the Michigan Theater Free David Mason Poetry Reading 5 p.m. At East Quad Auditorium Free Ari Heat 8 p.m. At the Ark $5 500 Years of American Grapes arj Wines: A Remarkable Journey 1 p.m. At the William Clements Library Free Tomorrow 3.20.09 Albert Herring, University Open Theater 8 pm. At the Mendelssohn T...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, March19, 2009 - 3B Finding a sense of place in literature Bear with me: A lot of undergrad- uate students end up writing theses to conclude the best four years of our lives (college, supposedly). But I completed (and finally printed, . bound and turned in) my English the- sis earlier this week, and am only now emerging from ...…

…0 4B - Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THE VAULT I THE REPLACEMENTS 'TIM' (1985) An irreplaceable hit 4 The Michigan Theater is the venue for almost every Fi FILM FESTIVAL From Page 1B film, but in terms of the last 50, 60 years of art." Even though the majority of Conner's work was produced between the 1960s and '70s, Harrison assured viewers that "his retrospec- tive is going to be ... as cutting-edge to...…

…Iie llidigan &xiIVj -N YE, Fl EE DO1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 20, 2009 michigandaily.com DANCIN'AND ADVANGIN' KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The blue NCAA insignias were sewn on the left shoulder of the Michigan men's basket- ball team's jer- seys. Per NCAA rulestheSprint Centerwasvoid - of advertising. CBS, the home of March RUTH Madness, LINCOLN broadcasted I the game. At -Wednes- day's team dinner, Michigan men's basketball coach John B...…

…0 2 - Friday, March 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom _.,_ LEFT A video camera focuses on Michigan Vision Party presidential candidate Abhishek Mahanti during the Michigan Student Assembly debate on Monday. (CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily) MIDDLE DeShawn Sims is interviewed at the NCAA selection cere- mony held at Crisler Arena on Sunday. Michigae mas selected as a No. S0 seed. (WILL MOELLER/Daily) RIGHT Students eojoy beer pong with g...…