…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 3, 2009 - 5 Fusing fashion and community service By CAROLYN KLARECKI DailyArts Writer While most style-conscious women shop and read fashion magazines for leisure, the girls who make up NOiR's executive board approach the fash- ion industry with a completely different , s conviction. NUR fashion "Fashion's impor- show tant because it's a way to unite people 7 p.m. Sunday from everywhere, ...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GV Friday, April 3, 2009 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, April 3, 2Q09 -] CENSUS From Page 1 "Groves is an excellent choice for this important job," Jackson wrote in the statement, "and he will be sorely missed at ISR if con- firmed for the job at Census." With an extensive background in survey research, Groves, who served as associate director of the Census Bureau from 1990 to 1992,...…
…8 - Friday, April 3, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Forcier finding his groove with first-string offense By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Editor While meeting with reporters for the first time since becoming the Michigan football team's first- string quarterback, early-enrollee Tate Forcier couldn't stop smiling. The freshman answered each question excitedly - and he could afford to. With quarterback Steven Threet's trans- fer and ...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, A pril 2, 2009 - 5A Big bats help Blue notch first two conference wins Junior Mike Dufek went 3-for-5 with three doubles and three RBl, including the game-winner, in yesterday's win over Oakland. 'M' gets hot in fifth, comes back from -0 deficit to top Oakland By RYAN KARTJE offense's hands to manufacture Daily Sports Writer key runs. Three hours and forty-five Michigan baseball coach Rich m...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COLEMAN any conc research From Page 1A "Fresi be right of 11 percent to a total of $43 mil- want to lion. a sense t Coleman added that despite right no the recession, she plans to make said of th the University better than it was ity. "Thi before the recession. you can' "I think it's changed for the professo positive because I intend to come getting out of this recession stronger than but we'l when we wen...…
…8A - Thursday, April 2, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com is . I Make the Summer Work for You. Earn Credits While on Break! SUMMER SESSIONS REGISTRATION NOW OPEN As a guest student at the University of Pittsburgh, you now have more ways to meet your core and specialized class requirements than ever before. Get a head start on the fall semester and pick up some extra credits to stay on track or graduate early! With more than 450 co...…
…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I Thursday, April 2, 2009 weekend essentials Apr 2to CONCERT This Saturday, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin's Five Peace Band performs at Hill Auditorium. Both leading men are jazz fusion legends and have been recording and touring since the '60s. The super-group hits the stage at 8 p.m. for what should be a can't-miss evening of jazz fusion. Tick- ets starting at $10. ON STAGE 7 p.m. this Sunday at the ...…
…2B - Thursday, April 2, 2009 CALENDAR The Daily Arts guide'to upcoming events ift nr Arbor and the surrounding area. Today 4.2.09 Penny Stamps Lecture:Mary Ellen Strom & Arn Carlson 5 p.m. At the Michigan Theater Free rEVOLUTION: Making Art for Change tt a m. At the Graduate Library, Room100 Free MFA in Creative Writing Zell Postgraduate Fellows Reading 8p.m. At UMMA Stern Auditorium Free Tomorrow 43.09 Beethoven: The Sonata Obsession Concert ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 3B . Michigan's most creative major A new interdisciplinary performance art program to form at the University By SARAH CHAVEY Daily Arts Writer It's a rainy Sunday evening and libraries all over campus are filling with students getting ready to hit the books. But in a hallway tucked away somewhere on North Campus, a different kind of study group is forming. Four students stand...…
…4B - Thursday, A pril 2, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam a AB - Thursday, April 2, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom JULIE ANDREWS EDWARDS ~THE LAST OF THE REALLY GREAT . a ,w JULIE ANDR EWS EDWA RDS 'T HE L AST OF T HE R EA LLY GR EAT WHANGDOODLES' (1974) Surreal bedtime tales By BETHANY GIBBONS Daily Arts Writer It's difficult to describe the charm of "The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles" without usingtheword...…
…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...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
…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...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, A pril 1, 2009 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 5A St. Louis's finest come to Hill tomorrow night "Moustache buddies 4 life!!!!" Dying 'Tk After the ubiquitous unnecessarily dingy sound, resulting in a collection of unappealing faux-dance success of 'Writer's tracks. The excessive use of migraine- inducing synthesizers and disjointed Block,' PB&J stumble...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, Aprill1, 2009 - 7A . Newly released report pitches changes to CCRB, NCRB, IM University alum starts non-profit to help families From Page 1A Among its ideas, the task force recommended the creation of a master plan to improve the qual- ity and atmosphere of recreational facilities and increased funding to the recreational sports depart- ment. Most notably, the task force rec- ommended in it...…
…0 8A - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MAC Attack: 'M' falls to Falcons What Blue can expect at Big Tens By TIM ROHAN Daily Sports Writer Senior second baseman Kevin Cislo never ends a game with his uniform still clean. Until yesterday, that is. The tri-captain and the Michi- gan baseball team couldn't get down and dirty against Bowling Green yesterday, and the Wolver- inesdropped anothergame against a Mid-...…
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… ..M Aft Adih, Amok iiii _ " " S S Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editorin Chief: Gary Graca Managing Editor: Courtney Ratkowiak Photo Editor: Sam Wolson Multimedia Editor: David Azad Merian Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Hillary Ruffe Cover photo illustration: Sam Wolson new rules rule 197: Going to UHS just for a doctor's note to excuse you from class is all right. Faking a concussion to get a paper extension is no...…
…Ty y iii I ! " " "0 PLEASE DON'T HURT THIS AMAN In these tumultuous times, national bigwigs are under a lot of pressure to not slip up. To our amusement, they always do. The 114Sha Compiled by Brian Tengel The White House Wall Street The Exiled Party The Big Three One Daily editor sets out to punk Ann Arbor, struggles with his conscience and almost gets his ass kicked while wearing a banana suit Andy Reid I Daily Sports Editor I have a wh...…
…0 S S r AML Adlb. AMYL 0 . I . 1a I Ti B U C", W 11 1U' In the six months you've been bunking at yor parents' place, you've watched The Wire" in its entirety but in no way gotten closer to finding a real job. While "borrow- ing" $10 fromY ourmom's purse to go to the bar you find a new pocket Rocket vibrator. Mom catches you snooping and says, 'Relax. It's for your father." You decide you need to move out. It's time to suck it up a...…
…OPINION From the Daily: Amending admissions Rick Jones uses 10 percent of his brain on plan to guarantee admission to top 10 percent of high school graduates See Page 4 ARTS Harold & Kumar return for more Despite its raunchy nature, the new sequel to the 2004 film is a surprising success. See Page 8 SPORTS M pulls out win to scavenge a split The Michigan softball team tied in a tightly contested series with Northwestern. The Wolverines and Wil...…
…2 Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom COLEMAN AT THE CAPITAL STUDENT LOANS From Page 1 the school's website. Margaret Rodriguez, the senior associate director in the Office of Financial Aid at the University, said the FDLP will be able to absorb the cost of loaning to students who would have otherwise used the FFELP. She said the FDLP can handle an immediate 20-percent increase in loan volume and that further resou...…
… Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 PROTEST FOR PEACE GRADUATION From Page 1 it comes to designing your life." The Class of 1987 law graduate told the audience that a few years after he graduated, he left a six-fig- ure salary as a lawyer to pursue a career in journalism that paid him just $12,000. The Michigan native was even- tually named co-anchor of ABC's "World News Tonight" in Jan. 2006. Just a month late...…
…4 Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com anwal Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA MANAGING EDITOR KATE TRUESDELL EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solel...…
…Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i5 Donating a new solution Finding the perfect match At this moment, more than 98,000 Americans are waiting for life-saving organs.Eighteen of these indi- viduals die each day, still wait- ing. What can be done about the gap between those waiting for transplants TOM and the number MICHNIACKI of organs cur- rently available? The government could continue to air expensive public ...…
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…81 Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com More high times Harold and Kumar still endearing By SHERI JANKELOVITZ DailyArts Writer There is no way that "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" should've been a hit. It was about two guys who just wanted to. smoke pot and eat some burgers but managed to find trouble and hi-jinks galore along the way. But a hit it was, and so now we have "Harold and Kumar Escape from How's t...…
…Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 PREVIEW From Page 8 unplugged, with Tunstall on acous- tic guitar. Her jazzy sound should work particularly well here, and the concert has all the ingredients to be a hit. ANN ARBOR ART FAIRS JULY 16-19 WWW.ARTFAIR.ORG It doesn't really matter that the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair (one of the four fairs, held simultaneously) was ranked first among art fairs in the country in 2004, ...…
…Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Findlay 's single salvages split By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer The afternoon had been as dead- locked as Friday traffic on State Street. Entering Sunday's double-head- er tied for first place in the Big Ten, the No. 6 Michigan softball team and visiting No. 12 Northwestern gave the sellout crowd at Alumni Field two tight battles. Both games were pitch-for- pitch, throw-for-t...…
…Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 DRAFT From Page 10 following Tom Harmon in 1941. Other Wolverines selected in this year's draft include quarterback Chad Henne (2nd round, Miami), wide receivers Mario Manningham (3rd round, New York Giants) and Adrian Arrington (7th round, New, Orleans), outside linebacker Shawn Crable (3rd round, New England) and running back Mike Hart (6th round, Indianapolis). For Long's m...…
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…Iie Midigan Oai& 'NE-HtNDRED-EI( "ITEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 15,2008 michigandaily.com PREPARING THE DIAG HEALTH CARE IN MICHIGAN Group wants health care mandate on Nov. ballot UHS director says a constitutional amendment, Mich- igan residents would be required plan would reduce to have access to both preventative cost of coverage and primary care. Currently, Mas- sachusetts is the only other sta...…
…4 2A - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here BIKE CULTURE Lost in a library labyrinth I felt my brain, body and soul fall apart at the Grad yesterday as I punched incorrect buttons on a bor- rowed calculator, wondering what the probability was I'd even pass my upcoming stats exam. I decided to take a break and try to find a summer job at the library's human resources department....…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ATLANTA Delta, Northwest announce merger, but face opposition If Delta and Northwest are going to create the world's largest airline, they'll first have unions to cajole, politicians to placate, and antitrust regulators to convince. Two of Northwest's largest unions immediately declared their opposition. Most importantly, the airlines will need antitrust approval...…
…0 (). a 0 pinior 4A - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4Jb t*Iiiian Ea Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illu...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, A pril 15, 2008 - 5A How did ceiling cat get outside? A vacation to die fo- New horror film finds success through its adaption of Smith's powerful novel By JEFFREY BLOOMER Daily Arts Writer For a movie about the children of white yuppies who venture into the big, bad Mexi- can jungle only to be trapped by violent Mayans, "The Ruins" is a surprisingly polished and effective movie, if not a ver...…
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