…Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly Summer Edition Ann Arbor, Ml UIN 1>11 U IN JJtlIiiJ4 W Ji~1Ni Y-UIN L Y bAW5 Uli liAJlTUt{IAL HII JiJJUM Weekly Summer Edition A2 City Council passes ordinance Councilmembers unanimously vote to pass marijuana regulations. SEE PAGE 2 Excessive celebration? Teddy Papes criticizes the jubliation over Osama bin Laden's death. >> SEE PAGE 4 ARTS Fleet Foxes gets five-star ...…
…Ann Arbor, iI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly Summer Edition MOTHER'S DAY OUTING 4al MI r NEWS Sava's owner to open new market Sava Lelcaj plans to open a market in Sterling 411 Lofts in the fall, offering students more fresh choices. >> SEEPAGE 3 OPINION Shining a light on sexual discussion A hushed topic receives the attention it deserves. >> SEE PAGE 4 ARTS 'Thor' almost a cookie-cutter bore This spandex super...…
…Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly Summer Edition NEWS Students organized walkout at Law School graduation Graduates protested Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman. >>SEE PAGE2 OPINION Expansion of offshore drilling is a mistake Will Grundler discusses the irrational new energy policy. >> SEE PAGE 4 ARTS 'Thrones' plays murderously well HBO's ambitious new series lives up to the network's expected excelle...…
…Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly Summer Edition I Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly Summer Edition MnnAnir Maxi 7Z NE WS Autism Center to close as founder leaves 'U' this fall Director of program plans to open new autism clinic in New York City. SEE PAGE 2 Information age has limitless potential for democracy The Arab Spring reveals the importance of technology....…
… TRESSEL OUT: Embattled hi State oach resigns amidst accusins, alsac Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Weekly Summer Edition .._ _. IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO 1EWS Students spend their summers in U.S. and abroad 'U' programs prove to be an interesting way for students to spend the season. SEE PAGE 2 U.S. prisoner populations have exploded The U.S. prison system receives harsh criticism. SEE PAGE 4 Gaga performs ...…
…Tuesday, May 3, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A2 City Council passes marijuana ordinance aefian oat Aft pa After the Am unanim of an increas vation marijua The, origina 19 but cii me new in er delay, council meeting involving two proposed amendments dealing with zoning unanimously and licensing of the facilities as od ac well as requiring sellers to compile sses ordmance and provide access to client lists. Following the vote, c...…
…Monday, May 9, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CAMPUS ORGaNZATIONS 'U' camps offer students taste of college life More than 9,000 youth expected to attend programs By AUSTINWORDELL Daily StaffReporter For the next three months, the campus will be bustling with campers and guests from around the world as the University hosts a wide range of academic and ath- letic-oriented summer camps. Last summer there were more than 9,000 partic...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'U' Law students protest commencement speaker Graduates organized walkout in protest of Senator's views By PATRICIA SNIDER Daily StaffReporter About 50 students protested the selection of U.S. Sen. Rob Port- man (R-Ohio) as keynote speaker at the University Law School's commencement ceremony on May 7 by walking out during his address. While choosing Portman as commencement speaker g...…
…Monday, May 23, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'U' Autism Center to close after director resigns In wake of closure, new program to develop in 2012 By CLAIRE HALL Daily Staff Reporter Catherine Lord, director of the University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center, will be leaving the University this fall to open a new autism center in New York City. Her departure will conse- quently lead to the closure of the ce...…
…Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com STUDYING ABROAD Students spend their summers around the world V opp sti inte arious summer the workers around the villa speak Italian to us, and all the )ortunities allow shopkeepers in town speak Ital- ian," Biltz wrote. "I believe that udents to study, I will become more comfortable with my speaking abilities as the 'rn and volunteer days go on, though Iknow that my accent is sti...…
…Tuesday, May 3, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 Students celebrate on BIN LADEN From Page 1A camll s Siriay'iigtt before thousands of people flooded the area. Music and chants problems associated with the war "It was amazing watching on terrorism, but will hopefully be the crowd grow," Pojidaev said. erupt after news of a sign of good things to come for "It's always great to see the coun- the nation. try come together because w...…
…Monday, May 9, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 3 * URC studies impact of dangerous toxins Sava to open market downtown in 411 Lofts New research examines effects of environment on Michigan residents By ZACH BERGSON Daily Staff Reporter With the help of more than $750,000 in seed funding from the University Research Corri- dor, researchers are beginning to investigate the effects of envi- ronmental exposures on Michi- gan residen...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Gender diversity lacks at graduation No women received honorary degrees at spring ceremony By BRIENNE PRUSAK Managing News Editor Each year, distinguished profes- sionals in a wide variety of careers and hailing from various back- grounds join the list of more than a thousand honorary degree recipi- ents from the University. But despite the University's strive for diversity in thei...…
…Monday, May 23, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com New fellowship program to fund master's degrees in education Program gives students hands on experiences in state S secondary schools By PATRICIA SNIDER Daily StaffReporter The University of Michigan is one of six universities in the state participating in a new teacher fellowship program - the W.K. Kellogg-Woodrow Wilson Michi- gan Teaching program - that aims to improve science an...…
…Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 13 Farmers Market caters to the A2 community FrM Page1 Kerrytown strives to attract more undergraduates to local goods By HALEY GOLDBERG For theDaily Every Wednesday and Sat- urday morning in Kerrytown, local vendors set up stands in preparation to greet the com- munity and sell goods ranging from freshly laid eggs to hand- crafted jewelry at one of Ann Arbor's best-kept secret - ...…
…Tuesday, May 3, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Investment woes Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu BETHANY BIRON EDITOR IN CHIEF MARK BURNS MANAGING EDITOR TEDDY PAPES EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial hoard. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely t...…
…Monday, May 9, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C 4 i tchtgan DAMly Pandora's box 44 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu BETHANY BIRON EDITOR IN CHIEF MARK BURNS MANAGING EDITO TEDDY PAPES TORIAL PAGE EDIT, Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations re...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WILL GRUNDLER| Thinki baby, thinky Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu BETHANY BIRON EDITOR IN CHIEF MARK BURNS MANAGING EDITOR TEDDY PAPES EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations...…
…Monday, May 23, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C14e ic igau 'Bt-t Beyond the'U' Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu BETHANY BIRON EDITOR IN CHIEF MARK BURNS MANAGING EDITOR TEDDY PAPES EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations r...…
…Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (The Art c41-ant aili American Dream Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu BETHANY BIRON EDITOR IN CHIEF MARK BURNS MANAGING EDITOR TEDDY PAPES EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrati...…
…"Bin Laden is dead. Al-Qaida is ot" - CIA director Leon Panetta, as reported yesterday by the Huffington Post. TEDDY PAPES After Osama Tuesday, May 3, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily com Anlyzingffabliy 15 Osama bin Laden is dead, but I'm not exactly sure what that means to me. As I listened to the uproar outside my window last night it seemed that campus had a much clearer idea of what it meant to them. Passersby erupted in cheers ...…
…Monday, May 9, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 BRIDGET HENLEY I Off the grid Throughout my education and ships, wine bottles have become an life outside of college, I've realized integral part of the beauty. These how overwhelming environmental homes feature Reynolds' signature issues are. People don't even know domed rooms lined with concen- where to begin: from protesting tric circles of wine bottles built plastic water bottl...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011~ r The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL WILLAT WGRU@UMICH.EDU Expand experience WILL GRUNDLER 0 I was driving back home from Detroit last week after a day at the Tigers game. Sitting in the back seat with a car full of friends, I looked out the window at the houses that lined Grand Avenue just south of Interstate 94 and thought to myself MAX how incredibly LEVENSTEIN lucky I am to not live in such pov- erty. Ho...…
…ELI FENYES I It's not "all right" Monday, May 23, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com JEFF ZUSCHLAG E-MAIL JEFF AT JEFFDZ@UMICH.EDU naldTruo to No 000 better not dkappeont Longsr Run fooPresident jnmecnst, Sooth A ,yG f I still haven't seen the movie "The Kids Are All Right", which, knowing me, is kind of surprising. I'm involved with the Spectrum Center. I give any vaguely homo- phobic sentence a cold retort. Rainbow is my favorite ...…
…Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 TEDDY PAPES|VEWPN Prison pandemic There is an epidemic of incar- ceration in the United States. Roughly one in 100 adults is hehind bars. That is five times more people than the United Kingdom, nine times more than Germany and 12 times more than Japan, per capita. I hear about the military-industri- al complex from time to time and have dismissed it mostly as liberal hysteria, ...…
…Tuesday, May 3, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com New award for MFA 1 istudents announced q 4 SALE BY owner. 2 bed/2 bath condo. grd floor, like new att. garage, laun rm, st steel ap, granite, gaf fp ceramic, pool/ex. rm, Pittsdale Twp. I mi frm 23/94. Must see. 195K Contact: Elizabeth 734-904-1525 "PRIME" PARKING 4 SALE Now & 2011-12 primesh.com 761-8000 RELEASE DATE- Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzl...…
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…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 BDRM HOUSE as close to the Medi- cat School and North Campus as you can get. Across from Fuller Field/Furk at 1010 Cedar Bend Drive. Garage, FOR RENTwasher/dryer, new carpet, A/C, large common areas, hig hackyard. Avail 4 SALE BY owner. 2 hed/2 hath !'ZARAGON -For May and Fall 2011 Fall 2011-12. Asking $2200 + Utilities. condo. grd floor, like new att. garage, Lease. I Bdrm nut of 4...…
…Monday, May 23, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 SALE BY owner 2 bed/2 bath condo. grd floor, like new att. garage, laun rm, st steel ap, granite, gaf fp ce- ramic, pool/ex. rm, Pittsdale Twp. 1 mi frn 23/94. Must see. 195K Contact: Elizaheth 734-904-1525 !NORTH CAMPUS 1-2 Bdrm. ! ! Incl. Heat/Water/Parking.! !www.HRPAA.com 996-4992 ! ! ZARAGON - For May and Fall 2011 Lease. 1 Bdrm out of 4. 248-770-2230. Fully furnished with W/...…
…Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ! ZARAGON - For May and Fall 2011 Lease. 1 Bdrrn oat of 4. 248-770-2230. Faly furnished with W/D,2 F-TV. **SEE WHY WE'RE STILL #1 IN STUDENT HOUSING** UNIVERSITY TOWERS ON CENTRAL CAMPUS. UNIVERSITYTOWERS-Mi.COM 1,2,&3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS starting at $905, only $200 to reserve for fall. Close to Med Center and North Campus. FREE covered parking, pool, fitness center, tennis, and mor...…
…Tuesday, May 3, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 17 Student kicked out of organizations because of ties to Order Chatoris Jones removed from leadership positions By BRIENNE PRUSAK Daily News Editor After accepting a tap to join Order of Angell - an exclusive senior honor society previously known as Michigamua - LSA senior Chatoris Jones was forced to step down from his leadership positions in both the Black Stu- dent Union and In...…
…Monday, May 9, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Website aids students in learning languages Bilingual Chat provides practice of foreign languages By YOUNJOO SANG For the Daily Learning a foreign language is often a daunting task for many students, but with a new social network catered specifi- cally towards people striving to improve their speaking and writing skills, this process may become a bit easier. Bilingualchat.com, a free...…
…Monday, May 16,2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RAIL . From Page 2 Sern Michigan. "Any time people have choices in transportation, it's a good thing," he said. "And with gas prices climb- ing, I think that this just helps peo- ple have choices." Hoeffner added that the short- age of funds forces the administra- tors to be fiscally cautious because even with the addition of federal funds, upwards of $30 million are still needed to i...…
…. Monday, May 23, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 CONFERENCE MCAT changes may influence admissions From Page 2 Exam reviewed by panel for the first time in 25 years By ANDREW SCHULMAN Daily Staff Reporter Standardized testingseemsto be under constant scrutiny over its ability to predict the compe- tency of students. The shortcom- ings of standardized tests like the Medical College Admission Test - which has been used to gauge ...…
…Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Mixed messages in the marriage media 'Hangover sequel overdoses on crazy The Wolfpack's back in time for the wedding. (Ken Jeong, TV's "Community") In addition to the plot, a lot of once a fleshy blur against the Las Bangkok adventures the jokes are snide little references Vegas desert, is now a permanent to the first movie or just re-work- character, which makes him less border on ...…
…Tuesday, May 3, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Music criticism is not just a man's jo By EMMA GASE you have taken it seriously then?" Daily Music Editor He looked puzzled for a minute, as if realizing his own inadvertent About seven months ago, when I sexism, before finally admitting still was a young, green and eager- that yes, he probably would have. to-please writer, I wrote my very After dousing him with all the Jew- first hi...…
…Monday, May 9, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com "Son, I'm sending you to Earth. Don't come back until you've figured out how the 'Ironman' movies were so successful." ' Thor'1 fallis short of itsgolstnad ABC's 'Endings' off to a rocky, sad start By JAMIE BLOCK and funny. Itis refreshing to seea Daily Arts Writer gay man on television who, even though all his plotlines seem "Happy Endings" dares to to center around his sexuality, a...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Vampiric but dull 'Priest' Okkervil successfully grTows darkher in tone By MACKENZIE METER DailyArts Writer "Priest" seems to be a film that promises one thing and gives another. See, "Priest" is not about priests, per se. It's actually more about vampires, but those aren't the vampires we know either. Instead of their sparkly, attractive, book- **'% turned-mov- ie-that-must- Pries...…
…8 Monday, May 23, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Stormy seas for 'Pirates' TVAnetworks prepare for another polar fall season By JAMIE BLOCK Read more previewson MichiganDaily.comR Daily Arts Writer Even the devilish Jack Sparrow can't save Disney's sinking ship By TIMOTHY RABB DailyArts Writer When contemplating Disney, one often visualizes the iconic Cin- derella castle, the Epcot Center's resemblance to a golf ball and Kodak...…
…Tuesday, May, 31 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8 'Born This Way' cinches Gaga's edge 4 The Mother Monster of controversial pop sensation strikes again By ARIELLE SPECINER Daily Arts Writer Whether it's dyeing her hair black and white, getting carried in via egg to the Grammy Awards or debuting a radio-friendly song about one of the most LdyGaga notorious back- stabbers in the Born This Way religious world, lotorsco Lady Gaga ...…
…Tuesday, May 3, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19 Jessie J corrupts vocal gymnastics By JOE DIMUZIO adopting Christina Aguilera's Daily Arts Writer National Anthem at Super Bowl XLV as holy word. Jessie J would like to have Jessie's lack of character is it both ways, but ends up with colored in with songs that every- neither. The 23-year old Brit- one else has done better. So she ish singer plays ketchup, laying it on as songwri...…
…Monday, May 9, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 'NBC's 'Voice' is strong with this one Gl St App that s are sup suck. T really for "Th to be a sl "Ameri knock- a kind inghos vastly But wh dumb, ingly e The the "bli be inte but for these a (don't soon) s itzy new singing tioning performers, and can only turn to see what the performer npetition strikes looks like by committing to be their coach. While the fact that judg- he righ...…
…Monday, May 16, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 .HBO winter makes a good summer 'Game of Thrones' sets the hallowed stage for epic battles By KAVI SHEKHAR PANDEY DailyArts Writer When you purchase a premier brand, be it a Rolex watch or Burb- erry scarf, there is an assurance that it will be a top-of-the-line product because of the consistent, proven excel- lence of their GamOf brand names. So when a new Throne drama premieres...…
…Monday, May 23, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 Foster the People lights bright 'Torches' The three Foster boys excel on new effervescent LP By ELLIOT ALPERN Daily Arts Writer The music industry had every reason to write off the 20-month- old baby more commonly known as Foster the People. Prior to Torches, the band had just an EP **** and a mildly pop- ular song to their Foster the name - the latter People being "Pumped Up Ki...…
…Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 Muresan, Bolender doubles pair slip in NCAAs By MATT SLOVIN Daily Sports Writer Michigan senior Denise Mure- san and freshman Brooke Bolender ended the Michigan women's tennis team's 2011 campaign the only way head coach Ronni Bernstein could ask for - together. And even in their last defeat, the disappointment couldn't erase the countless Wolverine triumphs. Playing in the NCAA...…
…Tuesday, May 3,2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' swept with back-to-back walk-off finishes By ZACH HELFAND Daily Sports Writer COLUMBUS - Some members of the Michigan baseball team col- lapsed to the infield dirt at Ohio State's Bill Davis Stadium on Satur- day. Others just put their MICHIGAN 2 hands atop OHIO STATE 7 their heads with expres- MICHIGAN 6 sions that OHIO STATE 7 seemed to indicate they had seen this MICHIGAN 3 bef...…
…Monday, May 9, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Michigan breezes by Minnesota in series sweep By EMILY BONCHI Daily Sports Writer The Michigan softball team got out its broom on Sundav after- noon following a two-game series sweep over Minnesota at Alumni Field. It was MINNESOTA 21 the Wolver- MICHIGAN 4 ines' sixth conference MINNESOTA 1 sweep of the MICHIGAN 8 season,. The second-ranked Wolverines downed the Golden Gophers on Sun...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WOMEN'S TENNIS Blue advances to Sweetl6 By CARLY BODDY "It has been an incredible four years had a great year," Michigan coach For the Daily with this program." Ronni Bernstein said. "We felt good Muresan is ranked eighth in the going in, but you've got to go out and A confident crowd came out to nation, and will also be competing play and compete every time. Today, watch the first two rounds of the indiv...…
…Monday, May 23, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue loses two to Penn State By DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Writer In the grand scheme of things, the games this past weekend meant nothing. Good thing nobody told that to the Michigan baseball players, who got a rare chance to celebrate on the field, follow- PENN STATE 1 ing 5-4 walk- MICHIGAN 0 off win in 11 innings over PENN STATE 4 Penn State on MICHIGAN 5 Friday. The win PENN...…
…Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tressel's departure will rekindle rivalry in'The Game' ile making the one- Wijfmile or so trek from our parking spot to The Horseshoe, I saw plenty of Michi- gan fans sprinkled throughout the ocean of scarlet and grey. Usually one would expect their lives to be threatened, P called every name in the ' book and TIM berated with ROHAN jeers and taunt- ing - this was the greatestrivalr...…
