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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 28, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, September 28, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANDING, Mich. Mich. panel votes to cut prison spending A legislative conference commit- tee has voted to cut prison spending in the Michigan budget year sched- uled to start in four days. The 5 percent cut would be met in part by completing a previously an- nounced plan to close prisons an...…

…4A - Monday, September 28, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 J11 1Jtdgan &i3 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIA( PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectthe official position of the Daily's editorialboard. All other signed articles and illustrations re...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 28, 2009 -5A The power of suggestion Television critics are afforded a unique oppor- tunity that film and music critics have to go without: the. opportunity to be wrong. y Now, all reviews are mat- ters of opinion, but that's not what I mean by JAMIE "wrong." There BLOCK will always be reviews that disagree with the majority opinion, but the key fac- tor that makes them as correct as ...…

…6A- Monday, September 28, 2009 the michigan daily The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 0 7 REALTY CENTRAL CAMPUS PARKING: Live far away? Park close! Many loca- tions available. Call Varsity Manage- ment (734) 668-lien or www.varsitymanagement.com COVERED AND UNCOVED park- lag an Central Campus rates start at $50 per nont. Call 734-995-9200 for details. PARK ON CENTRAL CAMPUS- This space is worth every penny in the winter. (In Michigan...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 28, 2009 - 7A A PRE-GAME PEP TALK TOREHAN SHARMAN/Daily Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez speaks at the Homecoming Pep Rally on Friday. Rodriguez spoke about the team's future prospects. will allowsome students to be eligible and 1,531 graduate students at the in an e-r FINANCIAL AID for more aid. University participated inthe Perkins Commit From Page 1A "The benefit of getting ...…

…8A - Monday, September 28, 2009 WHY? From Page 5A Less than two minutes into the record, a quick- paced piano progression channeling a simplistic folk-like beauty, makes it clear that Yoni had not mis- spoke when he disavowed his group's ties to hip hop. "January Twenty Something" welcomes an album imbued with more piano harmonies and fewer drum machines. These fresh influences are also evident on "Berkeley By Hearseback," a similarly peacefu...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I September 28, 2009 SAID ALSALA Freshman Tate Forcier leaps into the air for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. In four starts, Forcier has led the Wolverines to two come-from-behind wins ncluding Saturday's 36 33 victory over Indiana. BACK TOREALT More ofa wake-up call than afeel-good win The feeling of a glorious come-from-behind win should have been familiar - after all, it had oniy been 14...…

…2B - September 28, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ere s more to pregaminhan Tailgating is an irreplaceable part of the x football experience M itch Albom, Detroit Free Press columnist-turned-sappy book writer, recently wrote an arti- cle about tailgating. Because he saw one YouTube video of two inebriated women fighting at a Detroit Lions game, he isn wholeheartedly against drinking in preparation for NFL and college football ga...…

…The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com September 28, 2009 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom September 28, 2009 - 3B GAME STATISTICS M' finds third cornerback in J.T. Floyd Team Stats First Downs Rush/Yds Passing Yards OfferlPays Total Offense Kick retuns/ Yds Putreuns/ Yds PuGTT/AAE Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Poss PASSING Robinson Totas RUSHING Player A grown Minor . 1 Robins n Fortier 7 Tam Totas 5 RECEIVING Grady, Ke...…

…4B - September 28, 2009 The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com 0 THE QUICK BREAKDOWN MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box score. The Mesk-o-Meter measures the success of special teams, the Rod-o-Meter judges how emotional (positive or negative) Rich Rodriguez was following the game and the Hype-o-Meter measures the fans' performance. b 41 Tt C R { { No i All, MESK-...…

…ROBINSON'S JOURNE HBO'S REIGN New Michigan defensive coordinator HBO proves why it's still the GregRobinson has seen NFL glary, colleg best with the coolly funny urity and everything in bedeen. series "Bored to Death." SEE FOOTBALL SATURDAY, INSIDE SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A 0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 25, 2009 michigandaily.com FIN AN CING YOUR EDUCATIO W ith vote, 'Promise' may return MICHIGAN'S NEXT TOP MODEL Hou rev sch The. ship ...…

…6 2A - Friday, September 25, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Campus Clubs Before You Were Here 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA DAN NEVVPAN Editor in Chief Basiness Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@iihigandailycom tmdbuaineaa@gmnail.om CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Offce hours: un.-Thau trn.1 ~. - 2a...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 25, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Indiana man admits to stealing cemetery funds A man admits embezzling about $4.2 million in perpetual- care trust funds from a Michigan cemetery operated by his India- napolis-based company. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced yesterday that Robert Nelms of Green- wood, Ind., pleaded guilty in Kent County Circuit Court to embezzlement a...…

…0 4A - Friday, September 25, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL BELLA AT BELLZ@UMICH.EDU C74C IWIC4igan .+ ai1 BELLA SHAH Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 25, 2009 - 5A Not so scary Monsters By MIKE KUNTZ Daily Arts Writer History has shown that super- groups almost always look good on paper. Too often that's where they look best - the wildly inconsis- MonSters tent results range from breathtak- of Folk ing (Crosby, Stills, Monsters Nash & Young) to of Folk head-scratchingly awful (too many Shangi-La to name). Today's version, the marke...…

…6A- Friday, September 25, 2009 the michigan daily The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 0 CENTRAL CAMPUS PARKING: Live far away? Park close! Many loca- tions available. Call Varsity Manage- ment (734) 668-1 100 or www.varsitymanagement.com COVERED AND UNCOVED park- ing on Central Campus rates start at $50 per month. Call 734-995-9200 for details. PARK ON CENTRAL CAMPUS- 'his space is sorth every penny in the w inter. (In Michigan, winter...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 25, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, September 25, 2009 - 7A RESEARCH REPORT From Page 1A the ratings carry great weight and the report's findings have moti- vated re-evaluation of programs at many colleges in the past. "If a program you thought was great turned out to be 15th or 20th, you often changed the leadership," he said. "But, generally, Michigan has not...…

…8A - Friday, September 25, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bower and Co. ready for Big Ten Wood and Blais ." ." thriving on and off the soccer pitch By ZAK PYZIK Blais is credited for starting. For the Daily "Finally, he's just in his sliding shorts and he's running the ball To their teammates, they're out," Klein said jokingly. referred to as Woody and Bricks. Wood brings a unique persona To the adversary, they're a threat- to ...…

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… S S S S 0 . 0 0 KICKING OFF THE 2009 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE September 26, 2009 FootbM " BIG TEN SEASON Conference play is upon the Wolverines, and say what you will about the league's recent success (or lack thereof) - when these 11 teams start beating up on each other, things always get interesting. Many Michigan fans are ready to say that the Wol- verines are back to their winning ways, but with Indiana up to the plate and two roa...…

…0 0 0 Set e 2,00 Football Saturday - September 26, 2009 411149- MICHIGAN DEPTH CHART VS. INDIANA BREAKDOWN From page 2B season to let this one slip up. The biggest issue will be which Michigan defensive backs will step in if Indiana uses three wideouts in its pistol offense. With safety Mike Williams doubtful with an ankle injury, the backfield Saturday could be tight. EDGE: MICHIGAN SPECIAL TEAMS Special teams have been steady for Michi...…

… 0 9 9 a 0 0 , lombati Saturday - Septembe, 26, 2009 1 September " 2009 Football cl. NY JETS 1990-1994 Switching coasts to follow Carroll, Robinson coached the Jets' defensive line. In 1994, he became New York's defensive coordinator. TEXAS 2004 DENVER BRONCOS 1995-2000 to the colle When the Broncos won back-to-back ns in the NFL Super Bowls, Robinson's defenses .onghorn defense were ranked No. 1 and No. 3 against arned his fourth th...…

…THE BUSINESS OF BIG NAMES The story behind two seniors turned concert promoters. SEE THE B-SIDE, INSIDE L741C 4br C4 i0an 4:3atlm Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 24, 2009 michigandaily.com ACCEPTING OF THOSE IN NEED Committee votes toend 'Promise' CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRIGEN/Oaily A woman walks by White Market on East Williams Street yesterday. White Market is one oftthe few places on campus that accept Bridge Cards, which too...…

…a 2A - Thursday, September 24, 2009 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Off the Beaten Path NO MONKEYING AROUND WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week The flu epidemic of 1918 The economy-sized bottles of haod saoitizer that have been spotted aroood campos in receot weeks have tome to serve as a warning sigo. The HiNt viros, more affec- tionately referred to as swine flu, is sweepingcthe nation, causing panic in some stude...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Michigan House approves budget for community colleges The Michigan House has unani- mously approved a bill to fund com- munity colleges without any major cuts in the budget year that starts Oct. 1. The bill passed by the House yesterday now goes to the Senate, which also ...…

…49 4A - Thursday, September 24, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L7 4 e 9 ti c4igan wily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF It should not be called the Security Co called the 'terror counc - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, asserting that ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 5A PANEL From Page 1A major shifts in economic policy at the macro level," Weisskopf said. Weisskopf explained that in order for the recovery to continue to progress, the federal govern- ment must oversee issues like wealth redistribution and emis- sions control. Lisa Dugdale, co-founder of Transition...…

…a 6A- Thursday, September 24, 2009 the michigan daily The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a CENTRAL CAMPUS PARKING: Live far away? Park close! Many loca- tions available. Call Varsity Manage- ment (734) 668-1100 or www.varsitymanagement.com COVERED AND UNCOVED park- ing on Central Campus rates start at $50 per month. Call 734-995-9200 for details. PARK ON CENTRAL CAMPUS- This space is worth every penny in the winter. (In Michigan, winte...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 7A Nittany Lions seek redemption against Iowa in Happy Valley Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Ryan Van Bergen tallied four tackles against Eastern Michigan last Saturday and makes a mean burger. Van Brge' burgers Teammates impressed by defensive tackle's culinary skills By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Editor This summer, Donovan War- ren ate one of the best hamburgers s...…

…a 8A -- Thursday, September 24, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom a I 4 Interested in Physical Therapyv*? Come be a part of Michigan's Pre-Physical T cubTrapyClb Visit our website at http:/f/sitemaker.umich.edu/preptclub or e-mail us at prept0910@umich.edu for more information. GREEK PHILANTHROPY " Community Sereice " Dent need to be Greek! G Bring all your friends! * reMmbrhp 1 project per month7 New ideas welcome! First Mass...…

…r . . , y .y The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com I Thursday, September 24, 2009 BUSINSSBehind weekend essentials Sept. 24 to Sept. 27 LECTURE Anyone who watches news-based televi- sion is familiar with Mo Rocca's work. The political satirist has contributed regularly to "The Tonight Show," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "CBS News Sunday Morning." He'll be giving a free lecture tomorrow afternoon titled "Making It Up as I Go Along: ...…

…24. 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 14. 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com* EAPP n z m C 7- '1 mn INTERWEB EAVESDROPPING (204): all i remember thinking as me, i was puking my intestines out is: wow.. this toilet does look like it's from the future. Tila Tequila: What a day! I have been up since 9am! Now im getting my nails custom designed to say "boss bitch!" With diamands! Flossin! Today, I realized that my coach d...…

…10 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 3B The perfect evening You know when you find some- thing online that you absolutely can't pass up? Well, during my - nightly Internet search for "hockey moms" and "private dinners,"' I stumbled across a whopper: a once in a lifetime discovery that I absolutely had to ZACH have - "Private Din- SM Z ner for Five with Sarah - Palin." After repeatedly rubbing my eyes and ...…

…48 - Thursday, September 24, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 45 - Thursday, September 24, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'DARIUS GAIDEN' (1994), ARCADE When side scrollers were king By JACK PORTER Daily Arts Writer Even when video arcades were in decline in the United States in the 1990s, Japanese developers con- tinued to innovate and produce excellentcoin-operat- ed games. By the mid-'90s, fighting games came i...…

…iC4ioa1T 4,3a....tlm Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 23, 2009 michigandaily.com NETWORKING CONNECTIONS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH Prof's stem cell trial gets FDA's OK CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily About 6,000 students and recruiters from 181 companies mingle in the Duderstadt Center during the Engineering Career Fair on Monday and TuesdayH EATING 0 N CAMPUS HillDiningC's crowd problem Landmark research will test new Lou Gehrig's Disease treatme...…

…4 2A - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: EDEDA: THURSDAY: Off the Beaten Path Cmu lb Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week 150 years of singing With a history extending hack to 1859, the Men's Glee lob is the oldest continually run student organization at the University. "at formed mainly at first not necessarily as a singing group but as more of a socia...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, Sephember 23, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT GM raising output at three factories General Motors Co. will go to 24-hour operations at factories in Kansas, Michigan and Indiana to handle an expected increase in demand and to make up for produc- tion lost from a large-scale factory consolidation announced earlier in the ye...…

…a 4A - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ROSE AT ROSEJAFF@UMICH.EDU Edited and managed by students at r _ the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. t AAnn Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed a...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 23, 2009'- 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - Not quite volcanic By JEFF SANFORD Daily Arts Writer On paper, Volcano Choir's debut album seems primed to be this season's indie sleeper that captures every- one's attention, Vocano climbs up college radio charts and Choir appears on vari- Unmap ous NBC sitcoms. lagiatuwar After all, Jus- tin Vern...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 7A STEM CELLS From Page 1A "We very much want to find a way to stop the progression of ALS," Feldman said, "rather than just slow it down." The Investigational New Drug application was submitted to the FDA by Neuralstem Inc., a Maryland-based biotherapeu- tics company that is sponsoring the trial an...…

…I 8A - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Walk-on impact felt under Rodriguez 0, By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Editor Rich Rodriguez remembers exactly where he was when he heard the news. He was an incom- ing sophomore at West Virginia, stretching at two-a-day camp two weeks before his football team's opening game against Oklahoma, when Mountaineer coach Don Nehlen called him over. "He said, 'You can...…

…w V U w w V V W w. w _ 3 A cold United States welcome ext spring, I graduate and leave Ann Arbor for good. Even with still two semes- ters to go, I am already feeling myself terribly nostalgic at the prospect of bidding farewell to the only place in this country I've called home. But when I first arrived on cam- pus, I was less inclined to label Ann Arbor the best college town in the world. At the beginning of freshman year, I saw ...…

…V V V V V V V V V V -W -1w- --w- _. -- -W - -w v w Magazine Editor:. Jessica Vosgerchian EditorinChief: Gary Graca Managing Editor: Courtney Ratkowiak Photo Editor: Sam Wolson The Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Centerspread design: Sara Boboltz Coverphoto: Sam Wolson new rules rule 209: Leaving a pop can where a homeless person can find it counts as recycling. And also charity. rule 210: Harassing someone at a football game for not we...…

…w w . U U U w w V V V V V - w w w w w w w The Michi-an Dailv - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 M0,010' W p 0 h QUOTES OF THE WEEK just saw that stick "There is an inherent feeling going through her neck among many in this country and I knew I needed to that an African-American get help quick." should not be president." Looming on Washtenaw Ave- nue, surrounded by quaint homes, is a cavernous, Swiss chalet-style mansion that might, o...…

…V V V V V V V V V i -W _w- 7^ _w -7W._ -w v -W w v 4B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - The Michigan Daily 51B 16 A I I I - n the afternoon of Aug. 11, Domin- ick's was as bustling as could be expected on a sunny summer's day. With barely a table available on the back patio, the tin of friendly chatter and the tinkling of sangria-filled jars created a lighthearted atmosphere....…

…DEBATING REFORM With the health care debate heating up, I two writers offer different takes on what should matter to students. SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 A LOT OF HOT AIR The Islands's latest Vapours is pared down - and there's nothing left. SEE A T AGE 5 11 lifidc11a43n Da iIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 22, 2009 FROM PENCILS AND PAPER TO PINTS AND POINTS michigandaily.com GOVER NING FACULTY 'U' amends prof. travel cost policy JED...…

…0 2 - Tuesday, September 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Before You Were Here Photos of the Week (T a Ifid~igan DAM 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-ease graca@michigandailycom tmdbusines@nailtcom 0 A world-class collection on South U. One afte...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS ANN ARBOR, Mich. Stem cell trial for ALS treatment gets FDA OK A University of Michigan neu- rologistis the principal investigator for the first human clinical trial of a stemcelltreatmentforamyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Dr. Eva Feldman has worked with a team of neurologists to develop the protocol for injecting neural stem into patients' spinal cords. The ce...…

…4 4 - Tuesday, September 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Ep Midigan Bat*1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations r...…