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…wr ,_. .... : .. _.. _ _.. 1 F j. t You got in. Your parents have gone home. You're supposed to go to a few classes. But there's a lot more to the University and Ann Arbor than class. Check out the New Student Edition inside. Sections C-E mIE4Lid ji Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 4,f2007 michigandaily.com STATE APPROPRIATIONS Budget battle leaves'U' waiting With deadline drawing near, legislators can't agree on plan to close $1.6 ...…

…the Statement If you've given up on that career as a social worker and just want a yacht named Caviar and a house in Aspen, here's how to sell out. K ckoff 0 7 ~20 Believe it or not, there's still going to be a season. Look inside for the Daily's annual football preview. lp 1Midigan BrI Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 5, 2007 JI LEE. ) michigandaily.com FRATERNITIES & SORORITIES Greeks launch hazing hotline 21 national chapters...…

…Illic4toan 4,3ailp Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 6,2007 michigandaily.com SEDWARD GRAU 1939 Former provost dies at 68 Gramlich served on Fed, warned of sub-prime collapse By KELLY FRASER Daily News Editor Economist Edward Gramlich, a longtime University professor and administrator, died of leukemia yesterday morning in a Washing- ton, D.C. hospice. He was 68. In a career at the University that spanned four decades, Gram- lich h...…

…'M' seeks redemption after Saturday's debacle. SPORTS, PAGE 4b'l 0i ign BiI0 NEIIAJNDItEDSEA'ENTEEN OF EIT)1 O Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 7, 2007 michigandaily.com 'U': We're prepared for a crisis Officials say system in place to deal with Va. Tech-like rampage By MARA GAY Daily StaffReporter In response to the shootings at Vir- ginia Tech in April, a panel created by Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine released a report last week de...…

…Arts, page 5A Monday, September10, 2007 michigandaily.com N 9, MICHIGAN 7 DUCK AND COVER Congress passes student aid hike Bush set to sign bill that would raise maximum Pell Grant, lower some interest rates By DANIEL STRAUSS For the Daily Congress passed a bill Friday increasing finan- cial aid for college students. The legislation, which is awaiting President Bush's signature, aims to overhaul federal student aid by cutting subsidies to stu...…

…Two MCs. Two albums. Two wildly different results. Arts, page 5 id igan Balyj NI)I I) L \ ENTIIEEN \RS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Opinion, page 4 Tuesday, September 11,2007 michigandailycom U' agrees to deal with LEO Contract includes 2.5-percent raise for Ann Arbor lecturers By GABE NELSON Daily News Editor After a summer of negotiation, the Lecturers' Employee Organiza- tion agreed to a new contract with the University last night. Ninety-sev...…

…The scandalous stories behind the namesakes of campus buildings. The Statement. e Jidigan BuIly Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September12, 2007 michigandaily.com SRace to stay on this year s apps Administrators say officers will ignore factors banned by Prop 2 By KIRSTY MCNAMARA Daily StaffReporter University officials have decided to continue mak- ing race, gender and national origin information vis- ible to admissions officers. In Novem...…

…Ad Ann Arbor Soul Club brings you the greatest single you've never heard. Catwalk controversy: The spring collection of Marc Jacobs ~li fii~ian Dail Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 13, 2007 michigandaily.com LEFT PHOTO BY ANGELA CESERE/Daily, TOP PHOTO BY ROB MIGRIN/Daily ABOVE: Wind Power Washtenaw planner Jeremy McCalion at Energy Fest 2007 on the Diag Tuesday. LEFT: Wind farm owner Rich VanderVeen talks about his wind farm in Ma...…

…lPie l~i pn DaiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 14, 2007 michigandaily.com Why Michigan has started 0-2 Football Saturday Iraq force to shrink Bush says 5,700 soldiers coming home soon. Page 3A "(The University) continues to damage its reputation, undermine public trust, and saddle itself with a costly stadium plan that does not reflect U-M's traditional values or mission." - Part of a petition circulated by emeritus Prof. Irwi...…

…SOLE SLAMS'U' Labor activists say administration doesn't care. Opinion, page 4A 'King Kong' is the Rocky of the digital age. Arts, page 5A lIE filiipn Daily Monday, September 17, 2007 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN 38, NOTRE DAM L () SHUTOUT LGBT AFFAIRS Office wants new name Director says current acronym isn't inclusive, bloggers bemoan 'p.c. crapola' By KOJO ASIEDU For the Daily The University's Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgend...…

…KENNELLY: WHY DO PEOPLE STILL GO GREEK? OPINION, PAGE 4 IIAsilign ;1wl~ Ann Arbor Michigan Tuesday, September 18, 2007 michigandaily.com PROTECTING GENDER EXPRESSION AND IDENTITY Change to policy goes to regents MBA student Jeremy Sharff says he thinks the business school will work to regain its perch atop the Wall Street Journal's annual ranking of MBA programs. B.-School rank.plu.ets in WSJ If b non clau After versity on whet der iden ...…

…Why you're safer than you think The Statement £ 1Mdtga C hi ,)ljj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 19, 2007 michigandaily com 'U,'helped lure firm to area Aerospace company says it will bring 600 jobs just outside of Ann Arbor By EMILY BARTON Daily Staff Reporter A Spanish aerospace company announced yester- day plans to open a new engineering facility just out- side of Ann Arbor, in part because its proximity to the University. Th...…

…a The B-side Si atn Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 20, 2007 michigandaily.com Students to march on La. town today Thousands expected to protest alleged racism From staff and wire reports Several University of Michigan students will join a massive march in Jena, La. planned for today in sup- port of six black teenagers jailed in the December beating of a white classmate. The students, members of the pro-affirmative action group By ...…

…Putting the pressure on Penn State Football Saturday, inside e idiigan 4Batly Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 21, 2007 michigandaily.com PROTECTING GENDER IDENTiTY AND EXPRES ION Regents approve addition to clause After four years comment. The decision is a victory for change comes with activists who have long argued that the non-discrimination split vote policy didn't adequately protect transgender faculty and students. By GABE NELS...…

…Promises'asrkb I tragedy Arts, page 5A ~i~e fiid igan4ai1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 24, 2007 michigandaily.com PENN STATE 9 Senate OKs plan to keep 'U' funds flat GOP proposal likely to fail in Democratic House LANSING (AP) - State spend- ing on K-12 public schools and uni- versities would stay the same, some state workers would lose their jobs and funding for prisons and other state programs would be cut under a plan approv...…

…FROM THE DAILY: JENA SN'T AN ANOMALY OPINION, PAGE 4 I e JMidjigan 41aily Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 25,2007 michigandailycom AHMADINEJAD AT COLUMBIA e Students split over speech Iranian leader's visit prompts debate over what's appropriate on campuses By KIMBERLY CHOU Daily Staff Reporter University of Michigan students and faculty are split over whether or not Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should have been allowed to ...…

…The Statement lie ffiid gan Balg Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 26, 2007 michigandaily.com AFTER PROPOSAL 2 Officials outline diversity plans Administrators say future minority enrollment uncertain By CATHE SHUBERT Daily StaffReporter LANSING - Administrators sought to reaffirm the University's commitment to racial and ethnic diversity by outlining the steps it is taking to keep minority enroll- ment from plummeting in a pre- sen...…

…eA~cI anaij .r .k I 1x~7 ll 00 The B-side Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 27,j2007 michigandaily.com "What is left when payment is delayed while tuition skyrockets? I can tell you what is left: nothing." - Mohammad Dar, vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly, speaking at a rally for more higher education funding in Lansing yesterday. Dar was referring to payments to state universities withheld by the state of Michigan thi...…

…Northwester 1sn jk Uni against Appalachian State, Wolverines won't be caught on their heels Sports, page 8 Ar 1Bi4iganBnaI (NE HUNDEII SEVEF ENiYEA S E DptmIT)ILE,20EIM Friday, September 28, 2007 ts, page 8 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.con STATE BUDGET CRIS Talks go on,. but no deal yet Shutldown could begin on Monday By ALESE BAGDOL Daily StaffReporter Michigan lawmakers are work- ing at the wire to reach a budget compromise that wou...…

…2A - Tuesday, September 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - mid A rite of passage AIR JORDAN 413 E. Huron St. AnnArbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL DAVI Editor in Chief Busines 734-647-3336 734-7 stampfl@michigandaily.com goh@mich Two unsuspecting guys stumbled up Vaughn Street among the rubble of empty beer cups. It was early morn- ing, and they appeared to be caught up in the euphoria of Welcome Week - survivors, perhaps, ...…

…2A - Wednesday, September 5, 2007 2A -Wedesdy, epteber5, 007The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Who cleans the Big House? 413 E. Huron at. Ann Arbor, Mt 41109-1327 wwwmichigandailycom KARL STAMPFL DAVID GOH Editor nChief BousnssManager stamjl@mihigandiyoS, gohpoostogundoityecoo CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Officebhor:Sun.-Thurs. 11 aom. -2 a After the football teamas upset lasa Saturday, mare than 100,000 fans walked away fram Michigan S...…

…2A- Thursday, September 6, 2007 NEWS The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 HAZING RITUALS BEFORE THE DEPRESSION When all freshmen were potheads If you'rea freshman, you're prob- ably a little bit stressed out right now between trying to figure out when Angell Hall ends and Mason Hall begins and weaving in and out of the shelves of Ulrich's. Imagine doing all that clad in a shiny green beanie. Up until the 1930s, freshmen were forced to...…

…The crane game Welcome to Ann Arbor - h( of the Wolverines, lenient mariju laws and the largest freestant crane in North America. You can find it in the compoi of the University's C.S. Mott W en's and Children's Hospital, wt is currently undergoing large-s< construction. The massive crane was brough to help erect a $523 million, 1.1 r lion-square-foot facility that will used to provide specialty serv and care for pregnant women, n horns and y...…

…2A - Monday, September 10, 2007 The Michigan Daily - C, 4c Aidiigav 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109- www.michigandaily.c KARL STAMPFL Editorin Chiefl 734-647-3336 stampfI@michigandaily.com oh - michigandaily.com t aijlj 1327 om DAVID GOH Business Manager 734-764-0558 h@michigandailycom Cartoon controversy The Cavalier Daily, the student Students who had signed up for The protesters, some of whom paper of the University of Vir- two cour...…

… 2 - Tuesday, September 11, 2007 The Michigan Dailv - michijzandailv.com 2 - Tuesday, September11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - mirhieandailvrnm 4 A close encounter of the furry kind ELASTIC EFFORT It was a aunny day and S was walking through the Diag eating an organic granola bar. S saw a squir- rel burrowing a few feet away from me and made some clicking noises at it. S lowered my hand to see if it would acknowledge me. I broke off a lit...…

… I 2A- Wednesday, September 12, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes Explained My professor is hot. Can I sleep with her (or him)? THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here The Extremist SOLAR FLAIR You know the feeling. You walk into class. You find a seat. You look around. Then it hits you - you have the single hottest teacher on campus. The instructor smiles at you. Your mind wanders, probably more than it should. W...…

…2A - Thursday, September 13, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes Anepccas str u Every spring, droves of students con- The tug of warv gregated on the banks of the Huron River annual spring gao to watch freshmen and sophomores battle ed an obstacle rane it out in a massive tug of war match across ball" in which the the water.,The match was over when the to keep a 6-foot tal anchor of the opposing team was dragged and ma...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycomE 2A- Friday, September134, 2007 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: -RDY Arbor Anecdotes Explained Before You Were Here _________________ 7Yf" Tappan Oak has seen. almost AQxk j" N 1501,y Dears of iag history The University's Central campus is home to more than 7,000 plants. It is, after all, *part of Tree Tnwn, better known as Ann Arbor. One tree stands apart from all those: the...…

… 2A - Monday, September 17, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers 'StIk In response to complaints about its offensive nature, Virginia Tech's athletic director has banned a chant shouted by students and cheerlead- ers at football games, the Collegiate Times reported. The "Stick It In" cheer is traditionally used when the Virginia Tech football team is close to scoring a touchdown. The move is another in a ...…

… 2 - Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Losing their religion TUFFET TALK One of the most interesting things about the Notre Dame vs. Michigan game is what it does to the religious attitudes of fans. Take for example the guy ina Michigan shirt I overheard yell- ing at a guy in a Notre Dame shirt at a tailgate party. "You know what?" he yelled. "I hate your team. And I hate your religion." Then there was the pope. Outside the stadium, a student was...…

… I 2A - Wednesday, September 19, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailv.com T HEY DON'T BE FAKEEDR OUT How do the Village Corner people always know which IDs are fake? When it comes to spotting fake IDs, it's all amatter of expe- rience. So says Lorin Brace, who works nights at Village Corner, a campus grocery store known for confiscating the fake IDs of underage students. Brace, a four-year veteran of Village Corner, said he sees "hund...…

… 2A - Thursday, September 20, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Explained SERVING UP A CURE A star-crossed venture The story of why the University dollars to finance the project. built a telescope in the middle of The project stalled during World South Africa begins with a love tri- War I because the glass needed to angle. make the lens was manufactured in Both ...…

… 2A - Friday, September 21, 2007 AY: FRIDAY: ire Here The Extremist The king of cocktails For $36, you might expect a massive drink, maybe one of those big, ridiculous-looking cocktails, but The Tsar martini at Caf6 Felix - the most expensive cocktail on Main Street - is just a martini. To say it's just a martini, though, borders on blasphemy. It's the equivalent of saying Michael Jordan was just a basket- ball player. The martini itself is...…

… 2A - Monday, September 24, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: SOther rTowers Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Explained Before You Were Here FRIDAY: The Extremist Iranian pres. to speak at Columbia Iranian President Mahmoud port on Friday for wearing a piece industry must now submit a pro Ahmadinejad is scheduled to speak of art containing a circuit board posal to a committee that wil at Columbia University today, and a nine-volt battery onher che...…

…The Michigan. Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, September 25, 2007 4 4cMidiigan Gaily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 wwmichigantdttily torn KARL STAMPFL DAVID GOH Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-6 7 336 34-" 74-058 687677777(1)?ci7777771,713y 131 77777 hi ndityea A dollar worth leaving behind PROTEST IN MANDALAY One of many horrible aspects of Sunday is doing the laundry you've been meaning to do since Monday. That's th...…

… a 2A - Wednesday, September 26, 2007 FRIDAY: lere The Extremist Ben & Jerry's and Stucehi's make it work When Ben & Jerry's owner 1V1 Arthur took over the State Sti shop from " its previous owners May 2006, he often paid attentioi the flow of customers at the shop, placement, next door to Stucchi's cream, always seemed a bit stra: to him. Stucchi's had been an Ann Ar favorite since the late 1980s. So ol ously when Ben & Jerry's decidec mo...…

… 0 2A - Thursday, September 27, 2007 FRIDAY: The Extremist Flash photography Flipping through a stack of black and white postcards near the regis- ter at Shaman Drum Bookshop, you come across vintage portraits of James Joyce, Virginia Woolf - and then sud- denly - a faded shot of two naked men leaning over the passenger side win- dow of an Ann Arbor cop car. But it's not a pornographic gag tossed in to shock the stuffy literary postcard co...…

… 2- Friday, September 28, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2 - Friday, September 28, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Explained THURSDAY: Before You Were Here Biological size Part of getting used to college is learning how to deal with huge classes. While some students love the anonymity - and the freedom to do the crossword and sudoku - others di...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 4, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq Bush: Some troops could come home if security improves President Bush, briefed by U.S. military commanders and Iraqi leaders, said yesterday some Amer- ican forces could be sent home if security across Iraq improves as it has in Anbar province, a former hotbed of Sunni insurgency. But the president, flanked by Defense Secretary Robert Ga...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS Wednesday, September 5, 2007 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, September 5, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush advised not to change strategy in Iraq President Bush's senior advis- ers on Iraq have recommended he stand by his current war strategy, and he is unlikely to order more than a symbolic cut in troops before the end of the year, administration officials told The Ass...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 6, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Study says Iraq security forces far from ready Iraq's security forces will be unable to take control of the country in the next 18 months, and Baghdad's national police force is so rife with corruption it should be scrapped entirely, according to a new independent assessment. The study, led by retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones, is a sweeping an...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 7, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS CAIRO, Egypt Bin Laden to address U.S. with video on 9/11 Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden plans a new video addressingthe American people regardingthe anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, terror monitor- ing groups said yesterday. SITE Intelligence Group said an Internet announcement of the plan included a photo of the al-Qaida leader from the upcoming video -...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 10, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi government defends security efforts The Iraqi government defended its efforts to stabilize the country on the eve of a key U.S. progress report but said yesterday it needs more help and was not ready for a timeta- ble on the withdrawal of Ameri- can forces. Iraq also issued a new appeal to neighboring countries to step up assistance at a conferen...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON General suggests troop withdrawal by summer 2008 Gen. David Petraeus told Congress yesterday he envi- sions the withdrawal of roughly 30,000 U.S. troops by next sum- mer, beginning with a Marine contingent later this month. In long-awaited testimony, the commanding general of the war said last winter's buildup in U.S. troops had met its military obj...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush says he will adopt withdrawal plan for Iraq President Bush will tell the nation this week he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by next summer, but will condition those and further cuts on continued progress, The Associated Press has learned. In a prime-time television address, probably tomorrow, Bush will endorse the recom- mendations of h...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS GETTING NEW GREEKS MOSCOW Putin chooses no-name to replace PM President Vladimir Putin chose a little-known govern- ment official to become Russia's new prime minister yester- day, a surprise move that set off fevered speculation over whether loyal technocrat Vik- tor Zubkov was being groomed to replace Putin next spring. The move came a few hours after Pu...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD1 Leader in Sunni revolt against al-Qaida killed The assassination yesterday of the leader of the Sunni Arab revolt against al-Qaida militants dealt a setback to one of the few success stories in U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq, but tribesmen in Anbar prov- ince vowed not to be deterred in fighting the terror movement. American and Iraqi officials hoped the death of Abdul-Sat- tar Abu Ri...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 17, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush nominates judge as his third attorney general President Bush has settled on Michael B. Mukasey, a retired federal judge from New York, to replace Alberto Gonzales as attor- ney general and will announce his selection today, a person familiar with the president's decision said last night. Mukasey, who has handled terrorist cases in the U.S. lega...…

…r The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Senate takes step to avoid gov't shutdown State lawmakers took a step yes- terday toward avoiding a potential government shutdown on Oct. 1, but were no closer to resolving the question on how to fill a gaping shortfall in the next state budget. Senate Republicans yesterday passed a continuation budget that would extend the current spend- ing plan fo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandail' NEWS BRIEFS GAINESVILLE, Fla. Student tasered at college forum that featured Kerry The University of Florida asked state investigators yesterday to review campus officers' use of a Taser during a forum with Sen. John Kerry, on a persistent ques- tioner who is known for posting practical jokes online. Video of Monday's takedown of the 21-year-old student was replayed extensively on TV and the Internet. Univers...…