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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 9 FEIST IS ALL THE HYPE AND MORE "You're tall." On a'Planet' all their own By DEREK BARBER Daily Arts Writer Minus the Bear is nothing if not reliable. For years the band has earned a reputation as one of Seat- tle's tightest and most technically gifted bands. Its complexinterplay * of winding guitar licks and math- Minusthe rock grooves have landed the Ber band in the i...…

… I 10 - Tuesday, September 18, 2007 "Chad Henne has got enough experience that he could play without practice." - Michigan coach Lloyd Carr Senior quarterback Chad Henne (left) might play against Penn State. The four-year starter was hurt against Oregon and was left off the Wolverines' depth chart. Hlenne has sprain, sight chance to play Saturday The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Machete' ready to cut down opposition By KEVIN WRIGHT Da...…

…I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 18, 2007 -11 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday. Sentember 18. 2007 - 11 O.J. Simpson arrested for armed robbery in Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) - An apparent audiotape of O.J. Simpson's stand- off with men he accused of stealing his memorabilia begins with the ex-NFL star demanding, "Don't let nobody out of here." "Think you can steal my shit and sell it?," the voice identifi...…

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…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...…

… 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 ...…

…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...…

… 4A - Monday, September 17, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER 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 represent solely the vi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September U7, 2007 - 5A A The spoils of victory See the son in training? One word. Dynasty. : ::htim :J~..sa By KIMBERLY CHOU Associate Arts Editor With birthdays and block parties, new classes and (finally) a football win, High Society certainly had reason to celebrate this weekend. Saturday's 38-0 win over Notre Dame wasn't just for the students. Post-game rev- elers on South State Street ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 17, 2007 - 7A Protesters propose co-op boycott Israel Michigan saves some face with win CO-OP From page 1A according to the co-op's website. During the summer, the pro- boycott group collected enough signatures from the 6,000 co- op members to force a vote. The board refused, but under the co- op's bylaws, any vote by the eight- person board can be overruled if 7 percent of co-op mem...…

… 8A - Monday, September 17, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 I I Learn about our full-time opportunities. Firmwide Information Session Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm The Lydia Mendelssohn Theater Application deadline: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Apply online at gs.com/careers and through your career service office. 4 6 6 I …

…BELL: DEFENDING THE "INDEFENSIBLE" 'AGE 2B The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com ( Monday, September17, 2007 MICHIGAN 38, NOTRE DAME 0 NOTRE TAMED Team rallies behind Hart's guarantee ike Hart showed exactly how you back up a guar- antee.* Thirty-five carries for r - 187 yards and two touch- downs came to play, but his guaran- tee stretched deeper than self-motiva- tion. He used K I it to reach out WRIGHT to his team- mates. The When Hart...…

… DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, September 17, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily com 4 4 SAID AND HEARD "I feel like I got punched in the mouth with a pretty good right cross." -Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis talking about Saturday's 38-0 loss to Michigan. The Fighting Irish mustered just 79 yards of offense, including negative six rushing yards. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK JAKE STACY The junior forward notched thre...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Sweep evens Bluie 's record By ANDY REID Daily Sports Writer In a weekend sandwiched between four games against top-to teams, the No. 15 Michi- gan women's field hockey needed to build con- fidence, gain momentum and win some games, especially with the rigors of conference play looming just around the corner. And the Wolverines did just that. With a 5-0 blanking of Vermont on Satur- day and a 3-2 victory ...…

… 4B - Monday, September 17, 2007 The Michigan Dailv - michizandailv.com 4 4B~~~~. -.odaSptme17 07.hiria flai s -y- hie, anr iy.-n a GAME STATISTICS TemSt First Don Rsh/Yds Pmassin Yads Offensve Plays Total Offense Return,,Yrds Comp/Att/Int Punts/Avg Fme/Lost Penaties/Yards Time of Pss MICH 25 61/289 90 77 379= 47 7/16/0 4/40.0 3/2 4/37 33:44 ND 10 33/-6 85 79 13/22/2 7/43.3 6/2 7/51 26:16 Starting, confident M-allett gets it done M I ...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C Monday, September 17, 2007 - 5B MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box- score. The defense-o-meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Carr-o-meter judges Lloyd Carr s demeanor following the game and the hypemeter measures the fans' game performance. 11 DEFENSE-0-METER CARR-0-METER' A1 You don't need us to tell you the def...…

… 68 - Monday, September 17, 2007 Stacy sets Blue for win By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer They were undefeated. They weren't scored upon at home. They were ranked nationally for the first time since 2005. Butthey were not overconfident. The No. 18 men's soccer team con- tinued to play its tough, possession- oriented style and racked up two more wins, beating Kentucky 4-0on Friday and Florida International 5-1 yesterday to win the Michiga...…

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… 8B - Mon ay, September 17, 2007. The Mlthigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8B - Monday, September17, 2007 The Mthigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 4 4 0 4 4 Ready for your next challenge?. At Jefferies, you'll need to think fast and stay focused. We're building the #1 investment bank serving the needs of growing, dynamic companies around the globe. Join us, and you'll be challenged from day one. You'll get direct client exposure. And you'...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

… 4A - Friday, September 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com '1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu a KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF IMRAN SYED EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR A Guantanamo Berkeley? It's ridiculous." - American Indian activist Zachary Running Wolf denouncing the construction of a fence around his...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 14, 2007- 5A T ' , . Tt They may look benign. But just wait till you see them with masks. By CHRIS GAERIG Daily Music Editor Animal Collective's latest, Straw- berry Jam, is somewhat of a behemoth. Not that it carries on unnecessarily or that it's held down by too much going on at once, but it's a massive piece of work five years in the mak- ing. Kind of. Every time the New Animal Y...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 14, 2007 - 7, Option would also slash 3 mil of state aid to Ann Arbor BUDGET From page 1A that funding cuts would cause the University to re-evaluate its 2007- 2008 budget. "If 'our budget assumptions did not prove to be accurate than we would have to revisit those assumptions," Wilbanks said. The state House of Representa- tives is set to meet today to vote on an income tax hike to r...…

… I 8A - Friday, September 14, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Hart's legs will carry M' The not-so-classic By SCOTT BELL and KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editors What's there to say that hasn't been said? Neither team is good, both desperately heeds Satur- day's win. Who has the edge? Michigan pass offense vs. Notre Dame pass defense Is Saturday the first start for a truefreshman quarterback, orthe return of a weak secondary that...…

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…V V V V w I ___ - , - :_ - ** I - -,ME w W w w w TheMiciga Daly - Speme 00 2007 Michigan schedule Str ySe e br52go hMcia Di 2007 Michigan roster Starting quarterback Chad Henne is out for at least this week. Ryan Mallett will step into the starting role, and David Cone reaches the depth chart. The core group of Henne, Mike Hart and Mario Manningham haven't been able to click yet this season, but maybe Mallett has just enough confid...…

…9 U w w W w V V V 1111jr-, - - qmw9mmmp w I w mr W- v w w -- . wolw- " " ' / Saura, etebe 5,207 - TeMcia a- l 2007 Depth Chart TALE. ES B. Englemon S. Brown CB M. Trent B. Harrison SS J. Adams C. Stewart They're supposed to be their school's future, but now they're expected to be the present, too. How do these two highly touted signal callers stack up? WILL C. Graham J. Mouton DE T. Jamison A. Patterson MIKE J. Thompson 0. E...…

…V V V V w w w 0 i v v -W w w s w w * *-*s.-" - 06" SatrdyS.0 ;- - k _ p . ._. . S.. Y. ... _. c 1t r- ..... i This section examines the reasons that Michigan has started this season 0-2. We are not going to delve into the institu- tional or larger-picture problems that exist within the pro- gram. Instead, we offer these observations as the answers- to the question "What's wrong with Michigan?" By Daniel Bromwich and Jack Herman ...…

…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...…

…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 - 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...…

… 4A - Thursday, Septemnber 13, 2007 4 Thq Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsignededitorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely th...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 5A Iraqi oil talks on verge of collapse TEXAS-SIZED WIND Google lands a rare, mostly private airstrip Conflict between Iraq and Kurdish North set backdrop By JAMES GLANZ The New York Times BAGHDAD - A carefully con- structed compromise on a draft law governing Iraq's rich oil fields, agreed to in February after months of arduous talks among Iraqi politi- cal groups, app...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 7A s As shutdown looms, legislators still at odds At a policy speech in Iowa yesterday, Barack Obama called for the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. combat brigades from Iraq, with the pullout being completed by the end of next year. Obama lays out plan for Iraq withdrawalb end of Plan would leave some troops to attack terrorists, train Iraqis By JEFF ZELENY and MICHAEL ...…

… 8A - Thursday, September 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Stairs shape up wide recei ver By SCOTT BELL Daily Sports Editor Sixty straight days. Sunday to Sunday. No mornings off. For two months this summer, wide receiver Adrian Arrington not only had to earn his way back into Michigan coach Lloyd Carr's good graces, but also onto the Michigan football team. Arrington accumulated two strikes during his redshirt sophomore seaso...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 9A Senior a bright spot for M' secondary By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor Fifth-year senior Brandent Englemon doesn't want to get into it. Michigan coach Lloyd Carr declined to elaborate. Whatever happened behind the scenes, Englemon's spot on the team was up in the air heading into the season. "I can't really speak on it," Englemon said. The Covington, K.Y., native w...…

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…The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this week and why. ON STAGE He's been described as "part alchemist and part social-anthro- pologist," and now 2004 Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller will speak, at the Michigan The- ater tonight. The event is sponsored by the School of Art & Design. A producer;director and curator, Deller focuses on fringe culture. Admis- sion is free and the event starts at 5 p....…

… 2B - Thursday, September 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THE ESSENTIALS: WEEKEND MUSTS * AT 308 S. STATE ST. 0 ON CAMPUS The Studio Go out and tell and the Lab: the what happened us intersectilonof Art and Science" It's just as its title says. But this exhibit and its pieces aren't so simple. As the heav- ily belabored placards imply, there is a sophisticated air of interpretation and innova- tion throughout the works. ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 3B Jacobs at Fashion Week: Flop or satire? herbooks have closed on another New York Fashion Week, but as the reviews continue to trickle in, critics only seem con- flicted over the Marc Jacobs show. Jacobs is as inventive as any when it comes to break- ing with tradition - an ele- ment both embraced ...…

… 4B - Thursday, September 13, 2007 AU A SCOR ESE and the master By MITCHELL AKSELRAD Daily Arts Writer Morrie walks back into the bar, having pissed off gangster Jimmy Conway one too many times. Jimmy coolly watches him and starts to consider murder. The camera dollies in slow and Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" begins, its opening riff corrupted by the possibility of violence.- It's one of a hundred different sequences employing a song with l...…

…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...…

… 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...…

…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...…

… 4A - Wednesday, September 12, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. < Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN CHIEF IMRAN SYED EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectthe official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solel...…