August 02, 2010 (vol. 120, iss. 146)

…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...…