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…uvuuay, Juy au, UUy CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE ARTISTIC KIND Darth Cheney: American hero Even if you hate the former vice president, you love hating him SEE PAGE 5 Sweaters with a purpose Lisa Anne Auerbach displays her unique apparel at UMMA SEE PAGE 9 The Daily Dozen Daily Sports breaks down 12 Wolverines who are under the radar in '09-10 SEE PAGE 11 Vol. CXIX,No.145C, 2009TheMichiganDaily michigandailycom NEW S ....................... 2 O PIN...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U' construction forecast Regents approve renovations for Couzens, UMHS By STEPHANIE STEINBERG DailyNewsEditor At the University Board of Regents monthly meeting on Thursday, the regents reviewed and approved five construction projects involving a University res- idence hall, hospital, museum and science building. The projects total $60.66 million in renovations. APPROVAL OF SCHEMAT...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailyicom MORE THAN A MTTRAL 13 'U' alum joins NASA team EdI und( for Man becomi for NAE Cise tu reality. Van est in a he grev include tually l Space C "The more ft esting i refinet Cise sa a life pa Last rialized Van Cis als sele tors in Van Cise credits Johnson Space Center. on the International Space Station. Flight directors are responsible Van Cise said that getting the ergrad schooli...…

…41 Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@unich.edu ERIKA MAYER I Prison break JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING FDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER FDITORIAI PAGF FDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrati...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Not buying it It wan a sad day last Sunday when I got rid of my '97 Buick Ultra. My dad and older brotherhadboth driven it before me. The breaks always squeaked no matter how often I replaced the pads, and the right mir- ror hung off the JEREMY side from whenL I accidentally LEVY hit the garage. Every time I brought the car to the shop for an oil change, the mechanics informed...…

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…81 Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ENROLLLMENT From Page 1 we had to admit more students to get to it," she said. According to Ted Spencer, asso- ciate vice provost and executive director of the Office of Under- graduate Admissions, this year's decrease in yield - the percent- age of applicants offered admis- sion that send in deposits - is not unique to the University. Many colleges and universities across the n...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 The statement s in the sweater "Is that a horcrux in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" Half- decent'Prie' By BRIGID KILCOIN DailyArts Writer State Street passersby peering through the glass windows of the University of Michigan Museum of Art's Frankel Wing will be struck by the sight of knit sweat- ers emblazoned with bold slogans, seemingly suspended in midair. The...…

…10 Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Auerbach's sweaters can be seen in UMMA's Project Gallery through October. AUERBACH From Page 9 have the perhaps naive hope that art can change the world. I do think every decision we make is a political decision in some way. A lot of my work is about speaking out, speak- ing up, getting the word out." Her association with UMMA is a logical one - Auerbach is a former Ann Arbor ...…

…Zack Novak Mike Martin Brandon Burlon Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Stacy named coach By RYAN KARTJE individual championships. Daily Sports Editor And following her resignation on June 25, Martin and the rest of The Athletic Department's the athletic department turned to search to replace the women's golf Stacy, whose coaching experience program's most successful coach is limited to her last four years as an has...…

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…STUDENT GOVERNMENT Students rally on capitol steps THE END OF AN ERA OPINION Show us the money Emad Ansari on the scar- city of financial aid for international students. SEE PAGE 5 ARTS Pitchfork's happy hipsters 3-day Chicago music festival showcases indie rock's biggest names SEE PAGE 10 SPORTS Fielding Dreams Junior Tyler Burgoon gets a taste of Fenway Park as a Cape League All-Star SEE PAGE 11 INDEX Vol. CXIX, No.146 6 6200 othe Michigan...…

…2 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PROTEST From Page 1 approximately $140 million to 96,000 students across the state. The bill also eliminates nearly $56 million in need-based financial aid. Last Wednesday, Republicans in theHouseofRepresentativesformed a different set of bills in an attempt to avoid using stimulus funds to reduce the state's deficit. The plan would keep the Michigan Promise Scholarship but would...…

…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Family of dead construction worker sues 'U' Mother seeks more than $25,000 in damages BY LARA ZADE ManagingNews Editor The family of former construc- tion worker David Smith, a con- struction worker who died in an accident at the Ross School of Business construction site last August, is suing the University for failing to provide adequate safety measures. AMAZON From Page 1 being de...…

…41 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING EDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect theofficial position of the Daily's editorialboard. Allother signed articles and illustrations represent solely theviewsof...…

…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Total coverage CHRIS KOSLOWSKI I E-MAIL CHRIS AT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU Irecentlyran into a family friend at a coffee shop. After covering all the important hometown gossip, our dis- cussion turned to the future of health care. As a psychologist, my _ friend expressed concern that ' in all the talk _ about reform- MATTHEW ing the healthG care system, she GREEN hadn't heard of any...…

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…81 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ann Arbor News closes after printing for 174 years AnnArbor.com to industry" and the consequential executive vice president. doing research on computers than economic impact that forced pub- According to Champion, 274 any other Southeastern Michigan replace local paper lishers to decide to close The Ann Ann Arbor News employees were city," he said. Arbor News in March. laid off ...…

…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Male gusto can't save chick flick Despite avoiding some genre cliches, 'The Ugly Truth' suffers from a weak, predictable script By TIMOTHY RABB Daily Arts Writer In an overtly generic romantic comedy, the female pro- tagonist inevitably wins the battle against the stereotypical bawdiness of her male lover, either through manipulation and cunning or with tender- ness and passion. Thi...…

…10 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Polite hipsters at Pitchfork By JEFF SANFORD Senior Arts Editor To begin, a corny - but, in a roundabout way, thought-provoking - joke I heard while attending this year's Pitchfork Music Festival: Q: "How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" A: "It's a pretty obscure number. You've probably never heard of it." This joke was met with groans and blank stares, plus...…

…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Burgoon has All-Star experience Wolverine pitcher dominates summer Cape Cod League By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Editor BOSTON - It was tough to pick junior Tyler Burgoon out of the crowd of baseball players huddled around Fenway Park's third base dugout on Thursday. All of the Cape Cod Baseball League players on hand for the Cape League All-Star Game were dressed in similar warm-...…

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