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…NEWS 'U' student proposes novel retail idea Finalist in entrepreneur con- test designs online site for rental baby clothing. SEE PAGE 2 OPINION Council's couch ban proposition won't sit The city shouldn't have con- trol over upholstered porch furniture. SEE PAGE 4 ARTS Grant Park's ever-growing gala Lollapalooza ropes in big acts and newer names alike for a three day urban escape. SEE PAGE 8 SPORTS Potential King of Big Ten lies with 'M' Michi...…

…21 Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U' student ranks among top five in business contest 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.coin ANDREW LAPIN Editor in Chief BRAD WILEY Business Manager 734-764-0558 Upholstered furniture caught fire on the porch of the rental house at 928 South State St. on the morning of Apr. 3. Vote looms on A 2 couch ban Engineering senior proposes online retail sit...…

…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MARIJUANA From Page 1 added to the agenda at 5 p.m. the pre- vious night, leaving little time for the public to review the item. Dennis Hayes, a local lawyer who now deals almost exclusively with medical marijuana issues, was the first of ten citizens to address the council in opposition to the resolution. He also made clear his suspicion of a hidden agenda. "You all should know be...…

…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thi mtChtIganT 4aily 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 articles and illustrations represent so...…

…A 'real' writer W hy don't you get off seventeen pages. You've heard it your soapbox every before, but beginning your work once in a while?" my in the morning and writing at uncle said, ref- least five pages is the only way to erencing my col- get anything done. Then there was umns. I respect that glorious day when I wrapped, his opinion - he's to put it in film-speak. Soon after, a former assis- however, came the crash where tant cameraman, t...…

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…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 OIL SPILL From Page 1 stage when the spill occurred, oil likely deposited along the shoreline when waterlevels returned to normal, affect- ingwildlife in the area, Burton said. Though a large amount of oil leaked out of the pipeline, Burton said he does not think the leak will affect Lake Mich- igan, astheoilwilllikelybe deposited in smaller lakes first. Some of the oil will als...…

…81 Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Going gaga for Lolla Chicago celebrates the geeks and the greats at Lollapalooza By MIKE KUNTZ Daily Music Editor With each year, the giant outdoor music festival held in Chicago's scenic Grant Park has continually outdone itself, bringing together the Gagas and the Green Days of yesterday and today. Complete with two headlining stages at the northernmost and southernmost ends...…

…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19 Actors talk 'Pilgrim' Guggenheim is the art in Glass' * Routh and Winstead go graphic in 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' By ANKUR SOHONI Daily Arts Writer Comic books, now a prolific source for film adaptations, have inspired some of the most successful movies of the past decade. Expanding on the phenomenon, graphic novel adapta- tions like "Sin City, "Watchmen" and "300" diffe...…

…101 Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LOLLA From Page 8 tionof "Rent" than apop music perfor- mance. But Gaga will be Gaga, and by the time she had overdramatized her way through bouts of musical theater and motivational speaking, it was clear that, apart from the dance-crazed die- hards, many left disappointed and con- fused. Those who did leave Gaga early (or were wise enough to not go at all) were treated to a ...…

…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue hopes King will be conference royalty Chicago native Evan King is the future of the Michigan men's tennis team By ANDREW HADDAD Daily Sports Writer There have been a handful of great Michigan men's tennis players over the last thirty seasons, with the likes of MaliVai Washington, Dan Brakus and Matko Maravic having donned the maize and blue. In the late 1980s, Washington was t...…

…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Michigan Defensive Line Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams Football Offensive Line Receivers Et RunningBacks Quarterback Season Preview Tight Ends Forcier, Robinson locked in close battle By RYAN KARTJE ManagingEditor Through four weeks last season, the Wolverines' so-called quarter- back battle had thoroughly dimin- ished to leave one candidate named savior of the Michigan ...…

…Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly summer Edition NEWS Polling stations to relocate on campus Voting stations in Univer- sity residential halls will be removed for security. >> SEE PAGE 2 OPINION The right choices for city government The Daily endorses candi- dates for mayor and council- members for Wards]1, 4 and 5. >> SEE PAGE 4 ARTS All is right at the Michigan As lesbian couple, Moore and Bening stand out i...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com On-campus polling to change Non-residential buildings become new site of polling stations By CAITLIN HUSTON Daily StaffReporter As the August general primary election approaches, Ann Arbor vot- ers will seea change in their on-cam- pus polling locations, as the residence halls will no longer be used as voting stations. In an effort to maintain security, polling stations previously...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 'U' study: women base self-worth in weight Among other races, white women who are preoccupied with body weight seek thinness By CAITLIN HUSTON Daily StffReporter A University study suggests that white women who base their self- worth on body weight experience a significant drive toward thinness, despite having healthy body mass indices. Women of other races share a similar, tho...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tie fidtcitgan Baily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arboyr MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Iwould hope that there isn't a place in Ann Arbor politics for the kind of rhetoric that's been thrown around during this campaign." - Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje, following a recent debate, as reported yesterday by AnnArbor.com. ...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 JEREMY LEVY I My own identity ELAINE MORTON E-MAIL ELAINEAT EMORT @UMICH.EDU. Last week, many American Jews, myself included, breathed a sigh of relief - for the moment, at least - when the Israeli Knes- set declined to vote on a bill that could give Israel's Orthodox Rab- binate the authority to validate or invalidate conversions performed in the country. As the Knesset bre...…

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…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The unsung heroes of the pine 7 People always debate the high- est-pressure position on sports team. Most sports have a more or less con- sensus answer - for hockey, the goalie; for football, the quarterback; for volleyball, the set- ter. But the answer is actually the same for all sports - it's COURTNEY the benchwarmer. FLETCHER There are no arti- cles written about them, no glor...…

…8 Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ELECTIONS From Page 1 council members - Anglin, Kun- selman and Tony Derezinski (D- Ward 2) - Rabhi has the support of Conan Smith, a current member of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. And recently, the Michigan Democratic Party's LGBT Caucus publicly backed his cam- paign. But according to Rabhi, his great- est support comes from what he calls "face time" - going do...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 'Kids' is all right . Non-traditional comedy focuses on non-traditional family By JENNIFER XU Daily Arts Writer So let's say you happen to look over at the marquee of the Michigan The- ater's latest cinematic pickings, and you spot the title "The Kids Are All Right." What's that all about? you ask The Kids Ar yourself. And so you cruise over to Rt IMDb to read the At the Michig...…

…101 Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Vegging out @burger A2's newest burger joint is forbidden fruit for vegetarians By EMMA JESZKE Managing Arts Editor Veggies ... beware. East Liberty Street's latest lovechild, @burger, is kind of like the Noodles & Co. of burgers - order at the counter, deliver to the table, no tipping, etc. - but the comparison stops there. With a menu extremely inaccessible to the iron-depr...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Taylor excelswithUSAFutures at World Cup By CASANDRA PAGNI Daily Sports Writer Wearing a uniform of red, white and blue, Michigan softball pitcher Jordan Taylor pulled up to the Ama- teur Softball Association Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, ready to compete against some of the world's top players. Taylor, who was named in mid- May to compete on the USA Futures team...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A.-ic h iganf Defensive Line Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams Football Rcies Seso reie Offensive Line Tcihtens RunningBacks Quarterback season Prowdedbacfiedl Blue's crowded ackfieldladen With talent With Minor and Brown gone, Wolverines will lean on young, unproven backfield By TIM ROHAN Daily Sports Writer Former Michigan running backs Carlos Brown and Brandon Minor foug...…