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…NEWS Dem. primary for A2 mayor draws near Incumbent John Hieftje faces criticism from blogger and candidate Patricia Lesko. >> SEE PAGE 2 OPINION Breaking out of the big city anonymity Carolyn Lusch learns how to make friends with strangers from Ann Arbor to New York. >> SEE PAGE 5 ARTS Michael Moore teams with SAC Traverse City Film Festival founder brings student films up north for second year. >> SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS Wolverines hope to rebound...…

…Monday, July 26, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Mayoral candidates spar over issues Hieftje, Lesko remain tense in close race to democratic primary By DYLAN CINTI Daily StaffReporter Marked by heated disagreements and personal accusations, Ann Arbor's upcoming mayoral democratic prima- ry continues to see its two candidates remain neck and neck in the race. The city's two democratic candi-. dates - current mayor John Hieftje and...…

…Monday, July 26, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 13 NORTH QUAD From Page 1 well as wireless Internet access. At the top of the residential build- ing, the "Tower Room" will feature community programs and activities, as well as a kitchen designated for special dinners for residents. University Housing Spokesman Peter Logan said he thinks residents living in North Quad will have a dif- ferent experience from those living in other d...…

…41 Monday, July 26, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (14 PNCId}an atIMy JOSH AROCHOI I want a reasonto stay Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW LAPIN EDITOR IN CHIEF RYAN KARTJE MANAGING EDITOR ALEX SCHIFF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed a...…

…Monday, July 26, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i 5 { JY i z r Pro-life 102 Breaking the big city silence She is a she. It doesn't change what she feels. She can imagine, in the throes of a vivid daydream, the anguish and worry of an unexpected pregnancy, even if others might" say that she's so sheltered and naive she can't ANNA possibly imagine PAONE it. She's a college student, after all, and she knows how complicated it wo...…

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…Monday, July 26, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 NEGOTIATIONS From Page 1 weekend that LEO notified Univer- sity administrators that negotiations would slow inthe summerbefore con- tract negotiations ever began. "We told the administration back in October that we really should have the contract by the end of April," Hal- loran said, explaining that the lec- turers' bargaining team is made up of volunteers who often have other c...…

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…Monday, July 26, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com '9 'U' in the spotlight Copy-cat Cosentino Michael Moore partners with SAC students and faculty for Traverse City Film Festival By ANDREW LAPIN Editor in Chief In late July 2009, Screen Arts and Cultures pro- fessor Jim Burnstein was at the annual Traverse City Film Festival in northern Michigan with students from his advanced film production class. Burnstein, the coordinator of ...…

…Monday, July 26, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Michigan DefensiveLine Football SnPr e e Offensive Line Season rev iewl 0-line set to have significant impact on'M' By RYAN KARTJE ManagingEditor For junior center David Molk, this year might feel a little bit like a second chance. Before last season, Molk was widely considered one of, if not the best, interior linemen in the Big Ten. And through the Wolverines' first three games, ...…

…Monday, July 26, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Jung comes into his own as team captain By MATT KRASNOFF Daily Sports Writer When you can barely claim to be six-feet tall and 150 pounds soaking wet, you might look the same as any other student doing work in the Fish Bowl. And yet, you just might be the cap- tain of the Michigan men's tennis team - senior Jason Jung. Twice a member of the Academic All-Big Ten, Jung spends plenty o...…

…12 Monday, July 26, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com JUNG From Page 11 Their friendship ship grew off the court, but Jung faced challenges and expectations on the court. "(Jung) has always had the tal- ent," Madden said. "Freshman year, the team was playing well but he was '4 playing in one of the top spots, which is obviously a tough spot to come right in to." He added, "It's tough to come in and play right away for any fresh- ma...…

…er- r , ,, yy r. x .,"' r ".y 3 Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly Summer Edition NEWS UMHS ranked among top hospitals U.S. News and World Report rates the University's Health System in its latest rankings. >> SEE PAGE 2 OPINION Hurrah to the...sun and blue? Wolverine volleyball players Lexi Zimmerman and Court- ney Fletcher discuss how. >> SEE PAGE 5 ARTS Return of the Ann Arbor Art Fairs For four days, the ci...…

…21 Monday, July 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com UMHS put on honor roll list 'U' Health System ranked by U.S. News and World Report By KYLE SWANSON Daily NewsEditor The U.S. News and World Report gave the University Health System top marks in its latest set of rankings released last week. The magazine, which ranks the country's best hospitals each year, named the University's Hospitals and Health Systems the 14th best in the ...…

…Monday, July 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 13 'U' receives grant to study algal blooms THE BIGGEST HOUSE Federal grant funds will be used to be improve water quality of the Great Lakes By SUZANNE JACOBS Daily StaffReporter The University has received $835,000 from the federal govern- ment for a project that promises to improve water quality in the Great Lakes. Allen Burton, a professor in the School of Natural Resources a...…

…41 Monday, July 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C74tfiCt-ja 4at-tv MATTHEW SHUTLER I Think pink, save a life Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW LAPIN EDITOR IN CHIEF RYAN KARTJE MANAGING EDITOR ALEX SCHIFF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other si...…

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…Monday, July 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 17 ENDOWMENT From Page 1 the endowment for perpetuity," Darlow said. "I suspect that for many people struggling under the economic conditions prevailing in this country and state today, per- petuity sounds like an awfully long time." Regent Olivia Maynard (D- Goodrich) said she believes the lower distribution rate will help ensure the long-term stability of the University's endowme...…

…8 Monday, July 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Census di rector discusses work Former 'U' researcher es, 150,000 bureau employees walked every street in the country to deter- presents update on mine which addresses to either add to or eliminate from the list, according to status of 2010 Census Groves. Once the list of addresses was By HILLARY BOK revised, Groves said the next step was Daily StaffReporter to send out questionn...…

…Monday, July 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19 Old, new at A2 fair New innovations don't compromise spirit of Ann Arbor Art Fairs By EMMA JESZKE ManagingArts Editor Anyone who has ever been in Ann Arbor over the summer knows what kind of madness ensues during the Ann Arbor Art Fairs: The mas- Art Fairs sive flock to all areas of campus and down- Wednesday town leaves little through room for anything Saturday but the art tha...…

…Monday, July 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The stuff dreams are made of lnception' plants kicks and thrust their subjects head- first toward the real world. ideas of greatness But a kick is something else too, By ANDREW LAPIN Editor in Chief There's a common term employed in the world of dream thieves headed by Leonardo DiCaprio's Dom Cobb, and it's an important one. It's called a "kick," and it inception refers to an act ...…

…Monday, July 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 Michigan C CFootball Season Preview Blue D-backs may struggle to return to glory By RYAN KARTJE ManagingEditor When analyzing Michigan's defense during the RichRod era, one glaring weakness has become obvious, year after year: Ninth in Big Ten pass defense in 2008. Seventh in the same category last season. See a pattern? Adding more insult to injury, the year before Rich Rodri...…

…Monday, July 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blais enjoys challenge as'M'netminder By CASANDRA PAGNI Daily Sports Writer Growing up 2,300 miles away in Seattle, Washington, redshirt junior Chris Blais never dreamed he would be the starting goalkeeper at Michi- gan. And since Blais's parents and grandparents were Notre Dame grad- uates and avid fans of the Fighting Irish, the fact that Blais now proudly dons a Michigan jersey i...…

…NEWS Incoming freshman makes regent bid Prospective first-year Simon Boehme is collecting signa- tures for the fall ballot. SEE PAGE 2 OPINION Living up to James Angell's ideal The largest freshman class in 'U' history should be wel- comed, says Tyler Jones. SEE PAGE5 ARTS M.I.A. stays true to form with latest LP '\/\/\ Y /\" proves the Sri Lankan is going to say what she wants, and say it loud. SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS LegendaryU'coach Warhurst reti...…

…21 Monday, July 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Prospective 'U' student to try for regents bid Boehme looks to bring student voice to Board of Regents By SUZANNE JACOBS Daily StaffReporter While most incoming freshmen wait for classes to begin before get- ting involved on campus, Simon Boehme from Kalamazoo Central High School is looking to break the mold. Boehme, who has yet to reg- ister for his first class, has already be...…

…Monday, July 12 , 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 3 After review, . University is reaccredited Two-year review process yields expected results By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor More than two years after work began on preparing for the Univer- sity's decennial reaccreditation, officials have announced that the Uni- versity has received the final stamp of approval from its accrediting agency. The Higher Learning Commission of the N...…

…41 Monday, July 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WJbe Midpigan ~Eaitij MARK BURNSI I'm just asking for an hour Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW LAPIN EDITOR IN CHIEF RYAN KARTJE MANAGING EDITOR ALEX SCHIFF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other s...…

…Monday, July 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Selling yoursel JEFF ZUSCHLAG E-MAIL JEFF AT JEFFDZ@UMICH.EDU. Water skiing is more important than my GPA. Okay, now that my mother is sobbing on the floor while my m dad dances vic- toriously around the room, allow me to explain. ERIKA * My resume MAYER is pretty stan- dard. Other than its stellar layout - a template designed by a tech-savvy engi- neer - it's fairly boring u...…

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…Monday, July 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 17 SMOKE-FREE From Page 1 With no-smoking signs around the perimeter of the building, Johnson said he feels that the building will be able to make a smooth transition to being smoke-free. "We think that most people are considerate and once mentioned to, will refrain from smoking in the zone we have set up," he said. Beginning Sept. 4, the football stadium will also become entirely ...…

…8 Monday, July 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DPS From Page 3 "Due to the suspect and suspect vehicle's suspicious activity on that night, a marked Ypsilanti City PD unit was contacted and requested to make contact with the suspect and vehicle," the report said. "The prior contact led to the arrest of the sus- pect for open intoxicants within the vehicle and possession of suspected cocaine." The surveillance records show tha...…

…Monday, July 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19 Y returns 'Winter's Bone' is a summer sensation On'self-titled' album, M.I.A. turns up the volume on technology By SHARON JACOBS ManagingArts Editor M.IA.'s baby's heartbeat was recorded for her new album, /\/\/\Y/\, accord- ing to her producer **-% Rusko - but you can't hear it above M.I.A. the album's noise. Then again, it's hard /\I\MyA to hear anything on XL /\/\/\Y/\ abov...…

…101 Monday, July 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Spineless 'Predators It's time for this movie monster-osity to call it quits ByKAVI PANDEY DailyFilm Editor In the late '80s, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was at the prime of his career, it became obvious that no mere mortal was enough of a for- ** midable opponent for the awesomely PredatkrS accented Austrian. At Quality16 And so the Preda- and Rave tor was born - an alien with...…

…Monday, July 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11l Michigan DefensiveLine Football Season Preview 'M' hopes to replace Graham on D-line Hybrid end/linebacker Craig Roh is one of the potential Wolverines to step up on 'D' By RYAN KARTJE ManagingEditor Unfortunately for Michigan foot- ball coach Rich Rodriguez, former Wolverine defensive end Brandon Graham had no choice after last sea- son but to depart Ann Arbor for a big- ger...…

…12 Monday, July 12, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Coaching legend Warhurst retires after lengthy career in Ann Arbor By RYAN KARTJE ManagingEditor After a 36-year coaching career which included seven Big Ten champi- onships, four Big Ten Coach ofthe Year honors, 148 All-American honors and five Olympians, Michigan men's cross country coach and associate track and field head coach Ron Warhurst announced his retirement Wednesday...…

…The University Solar Car -'_' .' a .. .. lie 11, qfi knn Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Texting ban takes effect across Mich. Police officers prepare to enforce ban against violators who text and drive. >SEE PAGE2 The Patriot Act's modern Red Hunt A McCarthy-era victim weighs in on Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder. >> SEE PAGE 4 ATS The 'Twilight' of good filmmaking "Eclipse" is as colorless and bland as Edward ...…

…21 Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Texting while drlivling banned Statewide law makes texting on the road a primary offense By BRIENNE PRUSAK Daily StaffReporter Billboards have begun to line the highways across the state informing drivers and passengers of a new state_ law - which went into effect on Jun. 30 - prohibiting reading, writing or sending text messages on a cell phone while driving. Democratic Gov. J...…

…Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 ADMISSIONS From Page 1 the press release that 6,900 students out of those who have been accepted have paid their enrollment deposits thus far - a 43.2 percent yield rate of those accepted to the University. With the possibility that some stu- dents who have already submitted enrollment deposits will eventually decide not to attend the University, the projected size reaches its cu...…

…41 Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i$c Imil O aomJ CHANDLER DAVIS I A modern Red Hunt Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW LAPIN EDITOR IN CHIEF RYAN KARTJE MANAGING EDITOR ALEX SCHIFF EDITORIAL PAGE EDII DR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed art...…

…Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 The right chemistry BELLA SHAH E-MAIL BELLAAT BELLZ@UMICH.EDU. - Being able to successfully work with a group of peo- ple toward a common goal is a necessary skill in every- thing from sports to Math 115. The ability to work well with others requires percep- tion, diligence and reliabil- LEXI ity. to sports, it's 2~f RA easy to measure success in wins and losses - you can li...…

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…Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 Supreme missteps ELAINE MORTON E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU. t seems as though everyone has been so wrapped up in Solicitor General Elena Kagan's judicial confirmation hear- ings that they've unintentionally turned a blind eye to the rather explosive decisions recently handed down by the nine justices already sit- NOEL ting on the bench. GORDON Over the course of a single ...…

…Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CME FUNDING From Page 1 Woolliscroft said leaders in the med- ical school community looked at lit- erature detailing the psychological effects of commercially supported education and relationship-building in marketing, ultimately concluding that accepting CME funding from commercial industries simply "was not the right thing to do." "We were concerned that we don't want there to be ...…

…Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19, Team Tribal Tat or Team Pasty Face? Fang-banger's ball Ann Arbor 2010 Summer Festival Today begins the last full week of the Ann Arbor Summer Festi- val (though Chris Isaak will resurrect Mainstage on July 30), but the month-long celebration promises to go out with a bang. Use our handy checklist to seek out some of the Daily's picks for last-minute Summer Festival acts. Z Jul...…

…101 Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Directing with Duplasses 'Cyrus' makers talk about their grassroots filmmaking philosophy By ANKUR SOHONI DailyArts Writer On Jan.28, the Sundance Film Fes- tival sent eight filmmakers, movies in tow, to eight different theaters across the country. The film festival publi- cized "Sundance USA" as an event to bring the country together for a cel- ebration of cinema and discourse....…

…Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Lucas-Perry dismissed from basketball team Flint native was expected to take on larger role with inexperienced team By TIM ROHAN Daily Sports Writer After the recent . departures of Manny Harris and DeShawn Sims - the Wolverines two leading scorers last season - the Michigan basketball team was already in question for next season. But as Michigan coach John Beilein announced on June...…

…Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COACHES From Page 11 iTO P E NE with aspirations of placing the pro- OSIjnAlexander, a Detroit native, got A FILLING UP FO R iOhisfirstt toching in clinics at the University of Detroit Mercy. From there, he briefly worked as Play- ers Programs Coordinator with the Detroit Pistons before returning to J:,the court with the Harlem Globetrot- ters. But after 498 shows, Alexander -- --- 7...…