…STRUCK OUT A NG ichigan drops anotherAatt 4 y game to a MAC team.a d SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8AME ~Ii ffid~an :aIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 1, 2009 michigandaily.com WORKING OUT ON CAMPUS New report offers fix for rec. facilities Provost expresses concern over cost of proposed projects By KYLE SWANSON Daily Staff Reporter Recreational facilities across campus could receive a major facelift if proposals pitched in a new report submit...…
…YOUR UMMA Why the University's renovated art 1 museum has something for everyone. U SEE THE B-SIDE, INSIDE ~Ii did~ gan &dIlij ON) -11UNDI hi-NINL' YEARS OF E)ITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 2, 2009 michigandaily.com WHEN A TREE FALLS ON SOUTH FOREST ... WEST QUAD ARSON Officials defend fire response CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN/Daily A tree fell on both a parked red SUV and a passing Hospital Security vehicle on ...…
…P iC t an at l SE11UNDEf)NINETEENYEARS(1)F EDITORIALFREED VI Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 3, 2009 michigandaily.com IV-, I . MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Members' low turnout plagues MSA This semester, 30% of members didn't show at meetings By JENNA SKOLLER Daily StaffReporter Throughout the campaign season for the Michigan Student Assembly, members from both parties made it a point that, if elected, they would work to bet- ter inc...…
…SETTING A HIGH BAR A-IG-IASDVENTURE The men's gymnastics team claimed :Greg Mottola's Adventureland'takes its first Big Ten title in nine years. the amusement out of amusement park. See SportsMonday, Inside See arts, page 5A Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 6, 2009 michigandaily.com TEACHING ADVOCACY Law Clinic to ight human trafficng Students will defend example, in businesses-like hair salons. victims of 'modern "It is estimated that wo...…
…POOL OF TALENT WILL HE Another Indian film import One NHL GM ta wows audiences here at home. whether Summ( U SEE ARTS, PAGE 5 U SEE SP( i iidian Daily ONE-IIUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 7, 2009 michigandailv.com REMEMBERING ONE OF OUR BEST Sidney Fine, a'"U'professor for 53 years, dies Campus mainstay passed away at the age of 88 last week By DIYA WADHWA For the Daily Sidney Fine, a forme...…
…STUDENTSTOY TROUBLES * OPINION Columnist Eileen Stahl returns to Toys "R"Us h year's ad d efor a trip down memory lane, but gets a rude awakening. See Opinion, Page 4A JIFe-1Nid ian BaiIP Ann Arbor, Michigan' Wednesday, April 8, 2009 michigandaily.com PASSING ON TRADITION THE ECONOMICS OF HIGHER ED Few options in pricey test prep. market As demand grows for exam help, few colleges opt to offer an alternative By MALLORY BEBERMAN Daily Sta...…
…0. N)I )N i X (i1101 Hl N 4.A! Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 9, 2009 michigandaily.com ALUM IN THE NEWS Tough road ahead for GM CEO Armed with University lessons, Fritz Henderson tries to right struggling automaker By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter Fritz Henderson may have the most unenvide job in America. His predecessor forced out by the Obama administration and his company barrel- ing toward the uncertain world of bankruptcy...…
…Illic i Hn' ailt Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 10, 2009 LSA ACADEMIC ADVISING Students: Advice too scattered Technical Director Janine Wood Thomas and apprentice Mike Cichen construct the set for the upcoming show "Fences" at the Performance Network Theatre on Thursday. Performance Network calls for aid t prevent shutdown Double majors, pre-med students report lack of central guidance resource By AMY MUNSLOW Daily StaffReporter LSA ju...…
…ONEI-ILII ) ET1-ii) N YEARSP t IMOFEY0I.IA.1, 1) )A Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 13, 2009 michigandaily.com THE BEGINNINGS OF A TRADITION? MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY MSA rules for funding get mixed results Members of the Michigan football team leap up and slap the GO BLUE M Club sign as the Wolverines enter this year's Spring Game at the Big House on Saturday. Attendance for the game topped more than 50,000 people - a new record. For...…
…THE SOUND OF SUMMER FAIRT The Boy Least Likely To delivers an album sure to frs dn n put you in a summer mood. g -prce es. See Arts, Page 5 .. 41 (I1eEItgan DaiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 14, 2009 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS Among $70M in upgrades, Couzens gets some fix-ups Provost Teresa Sullivan discusses potential cuts to the University's budget during yesterday's Senate Assembly meeting in Palmer Commons. P...…
…Iie liCidogan i I1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 15, 2009 michigandaily.com THE ECONOMY AND CAMPUS Hillel asks for aid in downturn . ED MOCH/Daily President Mary Sue Coleman (left) and Vice President for Student Affairs Royster Harper (center) field questions from students at yesterday's fireside chat on financial issues. Coleman chats abouthe Officials say that $200,000 could be cut from budget By ANNIE THOMAS Daily StaffReporte...…
…P iC4i9 an4,3atIV Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 16,2009 michigandaily.com TAX DAY ON THE DIAG p4 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH NIH process for funding worries some For a slideshow of Tax Day photos from Protestors gather on the Diag yesterday as part of a national string of "tea parties." They demonstrated against the the Diag, go to michigandaily.com. nation's sour economy, tax policy and recentgovernment bailouts. Tens of thousands of prot...…
…I)E 1EIC338 ioljj il Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 17, 2009 michig#daily.com Inside and out, groups push for regents LEO, GEO and Stop dents and concerns aout a possi tuition increase next year. the Hike rally in Members of the Graduate Emplo ees' Organization and their suppor Regents' Plaza, speak ers gathered to protest the propos continuous enrollment policy, whi at board's meeting is currently under development. T UNIVERSITY BOA...…
…DISNEY DISASTER" Miley Cyrus made a movie. It's just as amateurish and pointless as her show. SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A SECOND NEVER FELT SO GOOD At this weekend's NCAAs, the Wolverines shocked the field and took home second place. U SEE SPORTSMONDAY, INSIDE my id i an Batl;. )NE H17 'UNDR SED r { 1N1.NETEEN 1 Tft t jy TYEARS OF ,(EDI, S T RIA 1.FREEDOM Ann Arbor Michigan Monday, April 20,2009 michigandailv.com --, -r . __, - ,..,, o ,wu ,1 .,...…
…i:j:4c j i c1 i0 an i1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 21, 2009 AMID THE SHUFFLE. A PAUSE AND A KISS michigandaily.com SMOKE-FREE UNIVERSITY 'U'to ban smoking on campus Ban will take effect policy is aimed at reducing sec- ondhand smoke around campus on July 1, 2011 and in order to improve the overall health of the University commu- will affect all nity. "Certainly irritation of second- campus property hand smoke is an issue and what's ...…
…2A - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TUESDAY: THURSDAY: FRII~AY: MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Characters ExplainedBefore You Were Here Photos of the Week YI RECYCLED FASHIONS Celebrating abig win "The Victors" has come to define football Saturdays for many Michi- gan fans, and it's no surprise ...…
…2A - T hursday, April 2, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Harmonious History Although its first pro- fessor was appointed in 1880, the School of Music was created in 1892 and unofficially existed until 1929, when it was estab- lished as a part ofthe Uni- versity, according to "The University of Michigan, A Photographic Saga." In 1893, the School of Music Building Associa- tion, formed by a group of Ann Arbor citizens, raised en...…
…2 - Friday, April 3, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, April 3, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom v LEFT A young girl looks at her reflection at the official opening of the University of Michigan Art Museum on Saturday. (SAID ALSALAH/ Daily) MIDDLE LSAijunior Lara Kratmanis studies in the son on the steps of Angell Hall on Thursday. RIGHT Uniersity students paint lockers at Priest Middle School in soothwest D...…
…2A - Monday, April 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 2A - Monday, April 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Pornographic movie banned at Maryland PIGS ON PARADE A pornographic movie screen- ing was cancelled at the University of Maryland at College Park last Thursday after the Maryland Leg- islature threatened to withhold funds from the university if the film was shown, the Diamondback reported. An amendment prop...…
…2 - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom d 14 clhe MIC41-an aj 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARYGRACA ELAINABUGLI Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-a5s gmaca@michigandaily.com bugli@michigandaily.com 4 The dream collector At Kaleidoscope Books & Collectibles, a dense stack of eclectic books gree...…
…2A - Wednesday, April 8, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, April 8, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA ELAINA BUGLI Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-704-0508 graca@michigandailycom bugli@michigandailyeom Food and friendship Every residence hall room comes fur- nished with a bed, a dresser, a desk and a variety of o...…
…2A - Thursday, April 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2A - Thursday, April 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * MONDAY: I Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Campus Characters WEDNESDAY: TUSA:FRIDAY: Explained Befre. Were- Photos of the Week Cementing the 'M' On every tour of campus, tour guides decked out in maize and blue take prospec- tive students to the Diag to see the block M, warning them not to step on it for...…
…2 - Friday, April 10, 2009 N The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 420 Maynard St Anns Arbor, MI 48109-1327 wwwmichigandaily.com GARY GRACA ELAINA BUGLI Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0538 graca@michigasdaily.com hsgli@michigasdaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Oicelhours: Sun.-Thurs. 11 aem. - 2 a. NewslTips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corecetionsC~michigandaily.com Letters tothe Editor tothedily~,iihiguodui...…
…2A - Monday, April 13, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9I 2A - Monday, April 13, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: Other Towers Campus Characters WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Explained Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week ASU refuses to give Obama honorary degree v'T ""NTN(T nN """A CT TR R Arizona State University will not award President Barack Obama an honorary degree when he gives the Unive...…
…2 - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers n W The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WEDNESDAY: Explained THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA ELAINA BUGLI Editnd in Chief easiness Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandailyecom bugli@michigandailycom One wild ride KRI Mustang Sally poses with her shotgun-rid ing Shih...…
…4 2A - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers p :.. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Characters Explained Before You Were Here Photos of the Week The art of temperature Sometimes the Fishbowl feels like a sauna, and sometimes the Mason Hall classrooms feel like freezers. But if you've ever wondered who controls the thermostats around Angell Hall, you're not alone. The Ang...…
…40 2A - Thursday, April 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com' Carrying the torch A common fixture at University commencement, the University mace has hecome a symhol of strength and unity since its creation in 1950. The original mace was mnade out of the walnut staircase from University Hall, which was torn down in order to make room for additions to Angell Hall, according to an article puhlished in the University Record. The o...…
…2 - Friday, April 17, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, April 17, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ~ - M MORE ON IN LEFT Fans enoying themselves at the Michigan Wolverines Spring Game at the Big Hnuse, Saturday. (SAM WOLSON/Daily) MIDDLE The ONLIE \> sign outside nt The Michigan Theater, Wednesday. (SAID ALSALAH/Daily) RIGHT Finance Pint. Amiyatosh Purnanandam speaks in the For morn photos ot the wreek, go t...…
…News 2A - Monday, April 20, 2009 TUESDAY: Campus Character WEDNESDAY: Explained THURSDAY Before You Were Harvard will have most sports teams in nation FRIDAY: Here Photos of the Week SUNNY SIDE UP The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARYGRACA ELAINABUGLI Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com bugli@michigandaily.com The Massac...…
…14 2A - Tuesday, April 21, 2009 MONDAY: TEDA: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Caps Carct Explained THURSDAY; Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Selling in style The dreamlike, synthetic sound of Sigur Ros' "Gob- hledigook" sounds from the entrance of Star Vintage, drawing second glances from passershy. Inside, down a labyrinth- like set of stairs, Julie Bai- hak, an employee of the vintage store - is fixing a display of col...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 3A NEWSBRIEFS * DETROIT GM, Chrysler race against time to avoid bankruptcy He doesn't know exactly what the Obama administration wants himtocut;but Fritz Henderson, the new CEO of General Motors Corp., isn't waiting around to find out. Cut deeper. Work harder. Move faster. That's how he described the ailing a...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaiiy.com Thursday, A pril 2, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS S LANSING New appointee to help communities tied to auto industry The man leading the White House effort to help cities that depend on the auto industry says he "gets it" when it comes to under- standing Michigan's plight. Ed Montgomery told reporters yesterday he wants to know what Michigan nee...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 3, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, April 3, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Former Illinois Congress votes on Gov. indicted on budget alternatives The Democratic-controlled House approved a budget blueprint drawn to President Barack Obama's specifications yesterday and the Senate hastened to follow suit after administration allies rejected alter- natives from li...…
…o The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 6, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, April 6, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Mich. inaugurates medical marijuana program today The first wave of what could be tens of thousands of people signing up for Michigan's medical-marijua- na program is expected in Lansing on Monday. For Greg Francisco of Paw Paw, who is organizing the mass submis- sion in the state capital, ...…
…' The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Tuesday, A pril 7, 2009 -- 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS Obama: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA I Analysts: Rocket gives North Korea war vvWeei new bargaining chip T 1 a . T T North Korea's new rocket launch gives the communist country another bargaining chip in negoti- ations over dismantling its nuclear weapons program even if the flight wasn't completely succ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Despite scolding, Chrysler unveils new SUV It sounds crazy: Just a week after the White House scolded Chrysler LLC for relying too much on gas guzzlers, the company is heading to a marquee auto show Wednes- day to unveil a new SUV. Chrysler insists the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which clocks in at 20 mpg in its two-wheel-drive ver- sion and 19 in four-wheel-drive, is a crowd favorite and a...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING " Hike on beer tax would help support welfare programs A state-appointed task force will recommend improvements to Michigan's child welfare sys- tem, including a way to raise more money for abuse and neglect pre- vention programs through a higher beer tax. The upcoming Michigan Child Wel...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 10, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT " Layoffs, closures planned for Detroit Public Schools The state financial overseer of the Detroit Public Schools yester- day proposed closing 23 schools and laying off 600 teachers as part of an effort to consolidate facilities in a shrinking district that's facing a projected $303 million deficit. Robert Bobb said he also asked the state for $200 million ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 13, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DEARBORN, Mich. " Man kills woman, self at Michigan community college A community college student apparently used a shotgun to kill an aspiring actress and dancer Fri- day on the campus west of Detroit where they attended class together before killing himself as police rushed to the scene. Officers heard a gunshot as they rushed inside a Henry Ford Community Colle...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Some newspapers in Oakland County to stop publishing Several non-daily newspapers owned by Gannett Co. Inc. in Oak- land County have announced they will cease or merge publications May31. The Birmingham, West Bloom- field, Troy and Rochester editions of the Eccentric will close. The Southfield edition and the observer & Eccentric group's Mirror news- paper...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, A pril 15, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Detroit man sues to block demolition of rail depot A Detroit man wants to derail the possible demolition of the Michigan Central Station. Stanley Christmas filed suit Monday against the city and City Council, contending the 96-year- old building is protected by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The council on April 7 approved a resolution...…
…The Michigan Daily = michigandaily.com Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON GOP: Intelligence report unfair to right Republicans yesterday said a Homeland Security Department intelligence assessment unfairly characterizes military veterans as right-wing extremists. House Republican leader John Boehner described the report as offensive and called on the agenc...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 17, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT UAW focusing on talks with Chrysler The United Auto Workers union has placed concession talks with General Motors Corp. on the back burner as it tries to reach a deal with Chrysler LLC before an April 30 government deadline, two people briefed on the negotiations said yesterday. The decision likely means that any deal with Chrysler will set the pattern for ...…
…News The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, A pril 20, 2009 - 3A N ew s Monday, April 20, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NAIROBI, Kenya Gunmen seize two foreign aid workers An aid worker says gunmen have kidnapped two foreign aid workers in Somalia. He says the Medecins Sans Fron- tieres (Doctors Without Borders) workers were seized in central Somalia yesterday by around 25 gunmen traveling in two trucks. The Somali staff traveling with the...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, A pril 21 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT 440 lbs. of cocaine seized by police at Canadian border Canadian authorities say bor- der agents have seized about 440 pounds of cocaine in two busts at the Ambassador Bridge that links Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. The Canada Border Services Agency said yesterday both busts happened after searches of Cana- da-bound tractor-trailers. The agency says its a...…
…4A - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 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. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. F1 JTE AILY Seconda...…
…4A -Thursday, April 2, 2009 . .. n The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ROSE AT ROSEJAFF@UMICH.EDU. Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. v 9Ann 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 oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articl...…
…4 -Friday, April 3, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com4 E-MAIL BELLA AT BELLZ@UMICH.EDU. 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 oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustra...…
…4A - Monday, April 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 74C e firIC4,&Dan 4:3at,&lm 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. All other signed articles and illustrat...…
…4 - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 ':. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Zl e fivic4*Pan+aily 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 oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustratio...…
