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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 7Az Drop the base: Michigan's walk-up songs By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Wrtiter Due to the snowstorm Tuesday, the Michigan baseball team's home game against Eastern Michigan has been pushed to Wednesday. The game will also be the fans' only chance this week to catch the Wolverines' walk-up songs. The walk-up song, a mix of a pep talk, cheerleader and tone setter for the player...…

…8A - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Sports The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SprsTeMciaAaiyLmciadiyo _ After speculation, Stauskas, Robinson declare for Draft Sophomor eligibility chance it By SIMON KAI NEAL ROTH Daily Sports P Daily Sports It was expected official. Tuesday afte Stauskas and Glen announced atla pr that they would bt final two years of, declare for the NB The announcem a week of specula separate reportsc stated that the ...…

…8B 2014 The Statement In its first year, optiMize, a student organization focused on social innovation and entrepreneurship, has had impressive results. The group raised $85,000 to fund student-run nonprofits through its Social Innovation Challenge. But all of this success comes from humble beginnings - a few beers shared between co-founders Tim Pituch and Jeff Sorensen after Festifall in 2012. "We were trying to figure out what we were going...…

… IE3Wednesday, April 16, 2014 // The Statement I2Wdneda, Aril16 204 / Te-Satmen 7E Dear readers, Of the 43,710 students on this cam- pus, we're featuring 12 in our issue as The Statement's 2014 Students of the Year. Deciding our Students of the Year was a tough call. After all, the Universi- ty of Michigan is a huge institution that houses remarkable talent, empathy, and above all, rich and powerful stories from each of the students enrolle...…

… 6B -. '. * Apil16-01 3BTe taemn I Wednesday, April 16, 2014 // The Statement BY ALICIA ADAMCZYK Reda Jaber is shy. The graduate stu- dent is soft-spoken and seems nervous to talk about himself, at least initially. In the busy lobby of the Ross School of Business, where he is interviewed, it is questionable whether the recorder will even pick up his voice. He doesn't give long-winded answers to the questions directed his way, an anom- aly f...…

…IM -ensaai 1621 // Th StatementS Wednesday, April 5B It's an old adage : When you get to the top, don't forget the little people. Student director and LSA senior Zain- eb Abdul-Nabi has already found her footing in film, but she certainly hasn't forgotten the little people along the way. As a Screen Arts and Culture major, Abdul-Nabi applied and won the chance to join "Team Oscar" last fall, part of which included presenting Oscar stat- uett...…

…()N l-iU Null1)1 N\ I' () 101 1 \I (1)F1~ I()' D\I FI E11 )() Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 15, 2014 michigandaily.com ADMINISTRATION Regents to consider LSA dean candidate University Provost Martha Pollack speaks with SACUA members Monday in the Fleming Administration Building. SACUA talk future deans, gpupco-mingapointment Board will also approve nominee for chancellor of UM-Flint By SAM GRINGLAS and CLAIRE BRYAN Daily News Editor...…

…2 - Tuesday, April'15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, April15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: This Week in Histor WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Alumni Profiles Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETER SHAHIN KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 pjshahin@michigandaily.c"...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT General Motors replaces executives General Motors is replac- ing the executives in charge of communications and human resources as it struggles with a string of embarrassing recalls that have led to congressional hearings and federal investiga- tions. Communications chief Selim Bingol and human resources head Melissa Howell are leav- ing the company to pu...…

…4 - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - nichigandaily.com hEdited 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 Dai...…

…The Michigan Daily - rnichigandaily.com Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 5 'Enemy' underwhelms I I' I wonder what Angie did with my blood." Freeman shines in FX 'Fargo'rboo >Ste hi C Aft can I ed to the series which found on l "True tive." Tuesd the de mostt ing th charm movie seasot to be. a diff acters ries ti genre the m to cre "Fa when Thorn manv in a s meets Free llar scenery pays conversation promisesto change each of their lives and Le...…

…6 - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom AMC Still not as good as Breaking Bad.' 'Mad Men' returns AMC "Quick! Act natural." 'Scandal' off the rails AMC series back for cult and Pete is livin' it up in California, where the pants are Don Draper's plaid and the bagels are ... not as good as the ones in New York final run (duh). Despite the "new begi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 7 Club boxing wins first title - Betsaregains rotation spot LUNA ANNA ARCHEY/Daily Engineering junior Ahmad Sakallah and the Michigan club boxing team sent 15 people to the National Championship this year and earned the team title. Program rebounds from near death sentence to capture national crown ByZACH SHAW Daily Sports Writer When you walk up the wooden stairs of the Spor...…

…8 -- Tuesday, April 15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Report: Robinson going pro; Stauskas to announce Pair of sophomores will reveal Draft decisions in press conference Tuesday By NEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily Sports Editor For the second time in the last week, reports surfaced that a Michigan men's basketball player will be fleeing Ann Arbor for the NBA. This time, it's Glenn Robinson III. According to the Detroit Free Press, Robins...…

…4JOF 44P 46F c I an 4:3allij Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 14,2014 michigandaily.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT CSG: 'U' mishandled misconduct guidelines VICKI LIU/Daily Rackham student Megan Watt and LSA freshman Alex Kime raise money for the Jail and Bait fundraiserduring MRelay at Palmer Field Saturday. MRelay raises awareness, $300K for cancer resear c Task force team to meet with federal investigators on Wednesday By WILL GREENBERG Dail...…

…2A - Monday, April 14, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard at. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETER SHAHIN KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-as-4115e. 1201 734-418-4115 ens. 1241 pjshahin@michigandaily.com kvoigtman@michigandaily.caos r- STICK IT 'U' institutes lottery for housing 39 years ago this week (April 15th, 1975) Members of the University's Board qf Regents said they did not ha...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS FENTON, Mich. Drinking water in Fenton safe again after leak fixed Fenton authorities say it's safe for everyone in the Genesee County community to drink the water again. The city issued a boil-water warning after discovering Wednesday that a 6-inch water man on Trealout St. was broken. WEYI-TV says crews were unable to make repairs without depressurizing the system, which allows bacteria to ...…

…4A - Monday, April 14, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com 4A - Monday, April 14, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Th1icdiigan &U 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 posit...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, A pril 14, 2014 - 5A BACKYARD BRAINS RIGHT: A member of the Backyard Brains production team solders connections on spiker boxes used for demonstrations at Backyard Brains on State Street. LEFT: Students from Saline, Milan and Scarlett Middle School participate in academic demonstrations at the Michigan League where they make severed cockroach legs dance by stimulating muscle nerves with electro...…

…6A - Monday, April 14, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Monday, April 14, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom The finale "And, uh, yeah, I guess screenwriters just hate the state of Ohio." . Enthralling 'Draft' Cleveland sports Day" belongs to Jennifer Garner Houston Texan Arian Foster ("Dallas Buyers Club"). She plays (who was never drafted himself) culture mocked the salary cap manager for the is Ray Jennings, a Fl...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 14, 2014 -- 7A AMC's 'Turn' to 1700s "Ain't nobody got time for this!" Stu nnig'Oculus' Film calls upon horror classics in winning story By SEAN CZARNECKI Daily Arts Writer This past weekend I had forgotten my ID when I went to see "Oculus" with some friends, and the cashier told me she could not admit me. It was against Oculus policy to admit anyone into an AtQuality 16 R-rated film and...…

…8A - Monday, April 14, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A -MonayApri 14 204 Th Mihign Daly mihigadaiyco "What year is it?" Postmodernism and Gondry's 'Is the Man... So how does Gondry try to not to let us forget the cuts? The first three minutes and thirty seconds provide an overture to the work as whole, at least in this regard. The film's exposition works to reveal and subvert the inherent coerciveness of film by inventoryin...…

… Monday The Michigan Daily | michigandailycom I April 14, 2014 Men's gymnastics champions again Second-ranked Wolverines complete perfect season By ALEX TAYLOR Daily Sports Writer The word 'perfect' is almost never mentioned in gymnastics, a sport that adheres countless deductions to the smallest of errors, but the Michigan men's gymnastics team's performance Friday night came pretty darn close. After finishing the regular season undefeated...…

…2B - April 14, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 28 - April 14, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, the night Superman fell On the horizontal bar, the full-twisting double back release requires the gymnast to release both hands and perform two backflips and a 360-degree twist above the bar before regrasping the bar. All of this is to say: Gymnastics is unlike almost any other sport on campus in that you or I could ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam April 14, 2014 -3B Wolverines down Cal, earn second victory ByAZALEA HINOJOSA Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's lacrosse team's second-ever win came in an all-too-familiar fashion. Saturday afternoon at the Big House, the young team rallied past California, CALIFORNIA 12 thanks to a MICHIGAN 13 triumphant double-overtime performance. This victory marks the second time the Wolverines have snagged...…

…4B - April 14, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 19 and counting:'M' sweeps By JAKE LOURIM Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING - All weekend, it seemed the Michigan softball team had held back. Two runs in one inning, one run the next. The result was two mercy victories, but the runs never poured on. Until the seventh inning of the final game - the last chance to erase all doubt. In that frame, the Wolverines (12-0 Big Ten, 33-6 MICHI...…

…c Illicloan 41F 4466F 4:3attv Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 11, 2014 michigandaily.com ADMINISTRATION 'U' appoints first shared services ctr. director Pamela Gabel to head 275-person staff after location opens in August By YARDAIN AMRON Daily Staff Reporter On Thursday, the University appointed an executive director to run the Shared Services Center that will consolidate some Uni- versity support staff into a central location near Wol...…

…2 - Friday, April 11, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (The fiIC4-ton ailij 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETER SHAHIN KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 pjshahin@michigandaily.com kvoigtman@michigandaily.com LEFT Matt Dubriel holds a legalize marijuana sign at the 43rd annual Hash Bash on the Diag Sunday. (VICKI LIU/Daily) UPPER RIGHT Head...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 11, 2014 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, April 11, 2014 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Several hundred gather at vigil for beaten driver Several hundred people are gathering at a Detroit church to stand against racism and pray for a white motorist beaten by a black mob after he stopped to check on a child struck by his pickup truck. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joined clergy and t...…

…4 - Friday, April 1, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4- Friday, April 11, 2014 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 MEGAN MCD6NALD 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 e...…

…The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com Friday, April 11, 2014 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, April 11, 2014- 5 OKUS event to celebrate the 'U' Noname Gypsy and Kopelliwill headline annualblockparty By GILLIAN JAKAB Communityf£ Culture Editor After completing their first year at the University in 2003, Alma E. Davilla-Toro and Atiba T. Edwards felt a need FOKUS to splatter Anual some color on a somewhat Block Party bland...…

…6 - Friday, April 11, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 - Friday, April 11, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom "Hello?" 'Wie' 's future? r ex Spo contai recent T% Wife" shows male Charl and k proce murd episot throu much more for th exclus heartt For know simple the sh the er wascc Marg more Rober faced with sendir York ultima to giv off. T compl CBS drama of the ship. The Kings have a lot of options for where to dire...…

… The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 11, 2014- 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, April 11, 2014 - 7 WOMEN'S TRACK AND IE ID Handler leads way for Wolverines 'M' looks for first win over Bucks By CLAIRE KINTNER DailySports Writer Erik Bakich's young son Colt rus Junior Brook Handler made quite a mark at the Raleigh Relays Invitational two weeks ago - or better yet, more than one mark. In a field of 64 runners...…

…8 - Friday, April 11, 2014 Sports The Michigan Dail - michi andaiiy. Where's everyone going already? Horford to transfer next year Redshirt junior is eligible to transfer to any school By DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Editor In a rather shocking development, the first Michigan men's basketball player to announce his departure this offseason is Jon Horford. On a day that began with reports that sophomore guard Nik Stauskas had decided to dep...…

…~~1ie l~~frldia Iij Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 10, 2014 michigandaily.com TECHNOLOGY Internet security flaw affects 'U' Virginia Lozaofl/DAILY Public Policy sophomore Nina Peluso performs with the A capella group Amazin' Blue during the Diversity Monologues at Literati Bookstore Wednesday. Performances look at campus climate ITS staff scrambles to protect Wolverine Access, CTools after high-stakes breach By SAM GRINGLAS Daily Ne...…

…2A - Thursday, April 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C, 4 Adcigan DAMh 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETER SHAHIN KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 pjshahin@michigandaily.com kvoigtman@michigandaily.com S SONGS OF LOVE -i Alum studied AIDS in 80s H. Clifford Lane is the deputy director for Clinical Research and Special Projects at ...…

…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 3A The ichian aily- mchigndaiyco Thusda, Apil10.204 _ APP From Page 1A Merge secured its first inves- tor in the beginning of March, and plansto start hiringstudents to help expand Merge to other schools. During the process of develop- ing Merge, Steinmetz and Alster realized they weren't the only ones with an idea for another social networking app. However, Steinmetz said, "i...…

…4A - Thursday, April 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Thursday, April 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 41Cmitigan Ba1k) 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 ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 5A event spotlight: music matters presentscz, bAlicia Adamczyk, Weekend Roundup Editor at do a Shark Tank- style business com- petition, live music performances from internation- ally-acclaimed artists and TED Talks all have in common? Uni- versity students will get to expe- rience all of them and much more during Thursday's third annual SpringFest, #IGNITE.UM. The capstone e...…

…6A - Thursday, April 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Administration investi 'Cuban Twitter' progr Hearings focus on whether USAID can launch intelligence operations WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is look- ing into whether a "Cuban Twit- ter" program secretly backed by the U.S. government contained messages that were political in nature, despite assertions from the administration that the effort was intended only ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 7A Hot or cold,'M' gets the 'W' Despite individual struggles, Michigan rides coaching, culture to success By JUSTIN MEYER 7 Daily Sports Writers Wolverines mold i'dentity in spring Senior first baseman Caitlin Blanchard remembers the shock of transitioning from high school softball to her first Michigan pra...…

…8A - Thursday, April 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Irish win rematch over'M' PAUL SHERMAN/Daily Michigan coach John Beilein has advised his players to carefully consider whether they're ready for the lump to the NBA. Beilein mentors prospects By BEN FIDELMAN Daily Sports Writer The Michigan baseball team concluded a nine-game homestand Wednesday night with one of its worst losses of the season, falling, 9-1, MICHIGAN 1 to...…

…t The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I Thursday, April 10, 2014 DOWN I BY ADAM DEPOLLQ, ONLINE ARTS EDIT .. "Pf The Fashion b-side annually publishes work by Michigan Daily photographers exploring fashion photography through a given theme. It is a chance for staff to shoot in a different than our normaljournalistic approach to photography. This year's theme is "emotion," and was left to be interpreted widely by staff photographers. SEE...…

…2B - Thursday, April 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Detroit composer talks beginnings About that Kimye Vogue cover 'U' alum Alton James founded JIV Media By JACKSON HOWARD Daily Music Editor It's no secret that Detroit gets a bad rap, and it's probably one of the last places you'd expect any musician to set up shop. But for University alum Alton James, Detroit is not only his hometown, but also the place that he hopes to c...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 3B SHEI From Page 1B Invariably, once every semester or so, a series of high- quality pictures of my more well dressed acquaintances lands on the front page of my Facebook feed. They're at one of those parties I hear about but never get invited to, the kind with a professional photographer taking pictures at ...…

…B Thursday, April 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com .WhoWhat Wear Four 'U' students profiled on their clothing interests By JACKSON JOWARD Daily Music Editor A college campus - especially Jane the size of Michigan - is pJobably the only place on earth wjhere a vast and diverse group of young adults can express ;hemselves however they'd ike. Without a doubt, fashion it an integral part of this self expression. Away from the scr...…

…Ub~e ffid~igan 0aimj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 9, 2014 michigandaily.com Minimum wage efforts continue on 'U' campus T Oiur1MOU ay Brad Kelly of YRLK performs at "We Can All Change The Story: A Celebration of Hope," a free concert for suicide prevention at Michigan Theater Tuesday. v s Raise Michigan coalition calls for $10.10 per hour, echoing Obama By SHOHAM GEVA Daily StaffReporter Long before President Barack Obama visited...…

…2A - Wednesday, April 9, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, April 9, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom The IfichipanlBailyj 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETER SHAHIN KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-41e-415 ext. 1251 734-418-4i15 ext. 1241 pjshahin@michigandaily.com kvoigtman@michigandailyeom Harvard Law School under investigation A complaint filed agai...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday April 9th, 2014- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday April 9th, 2014- 3A NEWS BRIEFS GLEN ARBOR, Mich. Shipwreck washes up on lakeshore The harsh winter and Lake Michigan waves have revealed the wreck of a large boat along a northwestern Lower Peninsula beach that may be more than 100 years old. Ward Lamphere told the Tra- verse City Record-Eagle that he was walking about a mil...…

…4A - Wednesday, April 9, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Wednesday, April 9, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom }Jbe 1iIidiian 0aUlow 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 offi...…