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…be ffidi an Baijl Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 9, 2008 michigandaily.com RESCWING THE AUTO INDUSTRY Congress nears deal on bailout Leftover Nike shoes sit ready to be shipped out yesterday from a warehouse owned by First Class Services in Ann Arbor. After signing a contract with Adidas, the University Athletic Department decided to give the excess Nike apparel to veterans in Michigan and Iraq. 'U'V givin1Wg Nike apparel to vetsl ...…

…Iie dIidIgan &xilj Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 8, 2008 michigandaily.com "U' endowment falls 20 to 30 percent S Economic downturn in investment value disappear in a matter of months. has caused billions The decline means the Univer- sity of Michigan's endowment, val- in losses for colleges ued at approximately $7.6 billion as of June 30, could have lost between By ANDY KROLL $1.52 billion and $2.28 billion in Daily News Editor va...…

…I e fili6FC1 i a in 4,3at1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 5, 2008 michigandailycom ENGINEERING BETTER BRAKES AUTO INDUSTRY BAILOUT CEOs make aid case on Hill Leaders from GM, Chrysler and Ford defend plans before Senate committee By CAITLIN SCHNEIDER Daily Staff Reporter In a final attempt to keep at least one of the Detroit Three from being forced to file for bankruptcy, the chief executives of General Motors, Chrysler and Ford app...…

…THESEASON FORGIVING s Forget Chia Pets and the Clapper. Daily Arts runs down , wthe gifts you should really buy this holiday season. No anny Harns.need to include the gift receipt this year. A 'See the B-side, inside ~I~e Lidilgan at Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 4,2008 michigandaily.com LIGHTING UP STATE STREET FOR THE HOLIDAYS AFTER THE AUTO INDUSTRY Carmakers struggles hit home As relatives lose income. That would leave 29-yea...…

…her life around, but if it's anything like her =. ,x new album, it's still a train wreck. R See Arts, Page; n It'3aaiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 3, 2008 michigandaily.com CROWNING MR. ENGINEER DETROIT THREE IN CRISIS Picture darkens for GM, Chrysler ANE CESRE/uaiy Karan Patel, a graduate student in the School of Engineering and member of Theta Tau, is crowned as Mr. Engineer 2009 at Stamps Auditorium last night. Contestan...…

…GOING OUTBACK 'Australia' is an epic story of romance and conflict set on an incredible stage. If only it were a little shorter, See Arts, Page 5 BAILOUT BATTLE, ROUND 2 The Detroit Three are headed back to Washington. Congress should focus less on how the CEOs get there and more on what their companies' failure could mean. See Opinion, Page 4 E ic i1 Hn' ai l Ann Arbor Michigan Tuesday, December 2, 2008 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY APPA...…

…P aI1 i l Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 1, 2008 michigandaily.com THE OBAMA TRANSITION Alum to head local outreach Munoz will be responsible for managing relations between White House, local governments By ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor Cecilia Mufioz, a University of Michigan alum and former resident policymaker at the Ford School of Public Policy, was named White House director of intergovernmental affairs by President- elect Barack...…

…nRY CRISIS CHINESE MEDIOCRITY STILL KICKIN' my has d a spike Latest album by Guns N' Roses, a decade With win over UC-Davis, Michigan soccer gan's fd banks.t' worth the wait team advances to NCAA Round of 16. Statement, inside See Arts, Page ASee Sports, Page 8A Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 26, 2008 THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE CO-OP michigandaily.com THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND THE 'U' Carmakers' struggles hit U finances Detroit Three c...…

…I1 fidigan Oaim Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 25, 2008 michigandaily.com INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS At 'U; rise in study abroad leads trend Moi to fi ne The dents creasec nations the nu institut studyi. acaden Last ranked Dur year, studied studen ing the to the a natis public The resent more t erage o Nic tor of t ternati re students going fice has amped up its recruitment efforts to encourage more students oreign countries, to study...…

…gan4,3at IV Ann ArboNm a Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 24, 2008 michigandaily.com AN INTERNATIONAL HONOR 'U' student wins Rhodes for first time since 2004 JEREMY CHO/Daily Ohio State defensive lineman Nathan Williams celebrates after tackling Michigan running back Michael Shaw (20) during Saturday's game in Columbus. Ohio State upend- ed Michigan 42-7, capping the Wolverines' worst season in 129 years at 3-9. Shaw narrowly avoided ...…

…Despite bears, TV's truthiest host celebrates Baby Jesus. See Arts, Page 5 ONE DA) After a dismal find some red( See Sports, F 1I fid igan )NE UN E iNINEEEN YEAriS ay1o1 r IA 1 ________Friday, November 21, 2008 ( TO THE GAME season, can the seniors emption in Columbus? Page 9 EE EOM michigandaily com MICHIGAN 55, NO. 4 UCLA 52 i GARDEN PARTY Win is Michigan's first over a top-five team in eleven years By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer NE...…

…P an 4,3atIM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 20,2008 michigandaily.com THE MICHIGAN DELEGATION After vote, Dingell near losing chair With auto industry hurting, senior U.S. House member from Dearborn could lose top post on commerce committee BY KYLE SWANSON Daily Staff Reporter In a move that signalled dissatisfaction with his ties to the failing auto industry, the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee recommended replacin...…

…THE BLOGGERS TAKE OVER How mgoblog has changed the way we follow Michigan sports. See the Statement, inside 1:CI £d4igan Baly Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 19, 2008 michigandaily.com LIGHTS, CAMERA, CAMPUS LECTURER ACCUSED OF FRAUD Greene, assailed r inreport, drops out Citing health, lecturer stopped teaching just before TV report questioning his ethics aired By JENNA SKOLLER and ESHWAR THIRUNAVUKKARASU Daily Staff Reporters Ju...…

…The ffidian 4Batty Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 18, 2008 GENDER AND ART michigandailycom DIVISION OF KINESIOLOGY To recast image, a new name proposed Regents will decide Thursday whether to change program's name from 'Division' to 'School' BY ANDY KROLL and JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporters Citing confusion about the academic unit's name and a desire to put the program on par with other schools at the University, Provost Teres...…

….IIE lMIpgan haily Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 17, 2008 michigandaily.com A BUS RIDE LIKE NO OTHER ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT Opposing groups to unite for first time In effort to find middle ground, AMI and SAFE collaborate on event emphasizing peace efforts By VERONICA MENALDI Daily Staff Reporter For the first time, two University student groups on opposite sides of a bitterly fought ideological divide are collaborating to spons...…

…,ddmmmmkm.- 0 an .,a Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 14, 2008 michigandaily.com PRACTICING PATRIOTISM DOWNTOWN DRINKING Red tape holds back i1quor licenses State granted Ann Arbor 807 new licenses earlier this year, but red tape has made them hard to obtain By DARRYN FITZGERALD For the Daily Six months ago, the state issued the city of Ann Arbor 807 new liquor licenses in an effort to stimu- late downtown development, but so far the...…

…lfrlc4lp:an Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 13, 2008 michigandaily.com ELECTION DAY PROCEDURE Early voting proposed in state Senate More than half of Crisler Arena's seats were empty during last night's men's basketball game against Northeastern, which Michigan won 76-56. The Athletic Department has used creative tactics this year to sell more seasonticket packages to students, including giving tickets away for free. For coverage o...…

…9$Wotl -1OPINION What Obama means for a woman who brought Dr. King to Grosse Pointe in 1961, 4A openr, 'ns uttig "win way' 4 ' rTHE STATEMENT What the University's famous "d !Squre arde 'k t.alumni left behind, 4B ~Iie0Iidigan Batt Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 12, 2008. michigandailycom TALKING DANCE Tuition credits crdmay take backseat Two wars, economy could mean tax credits for tuition aren't a priority - or Obama could put ...…

…Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com THE ECONOMY AND THE 'U' Faculty focused on retirement accounts Group handling 'U' pensions says number of callers is up 60 percent from last year By STEPHANIE BERLIANT Daily StaffReporter Despite the massive losses suffered on Wall Street in the past six weeks, the retirement plans for Uni- versity faculty and staff have weathered the economic storm fairly well, officials said...…

…C I. e Il~id~in Bail. Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 10, 2008] :om AFFIRMATIVE ACTION After Neb. ban, vocal advocate to press on, Colorado voted down proposal to end preferences in first blow to Connerly's campaign By NICOLE ABER Daily Staff Reporter Though the anti-affirmative action movement hit a snag last week when Colorado voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have banned the use of race- and gender-based preferences, b...…

…Adlooksla.- iv- 46P 4#0 ell ic i an at Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 7, 2008 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN 81, SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 55 ACADEMICS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES 'Ugives athletes first pick of classes Effort to accommodate game, practice schedules meets mixed reaction from students, faculty By TREVOR CALERO Daily Staff Reporter Between traveling for games, early-morning prac- tices and other responsibilities, student-athletes at t...…

…JUMP BALSEX ON THE RADIO Michigan starts its men's basketball season tonight against Saginaw Students talk dirty on campus's sexiest radio program. Valley State. See Sports, Page 5A See The B-side, Page 1A (jIje 1Nirc~pljan &xiaI&, Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 6, 2008 michigandaily.com EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH 'U' lauds passage of ballot initia ive Proposal2 will allow 'U' to expand research using public funding By NICOLE ABE...…

…Iie fiidiari 0aiI Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 4, 2008 michigandailycom GUIDE TO ELECTION DAY '08 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU VOTE Waiting in potentially long lines will at least be pleasant. Forecasts call for sunny weather and near-record highs in the mid-70s. Observers from both parties could be at your polling place. Your registra- tion or identity might be challenged. But if you registered, you have the right to vote. Don't give ...…

…Iie 1idigan Baily Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 3, 2008 michigandailycom NEARING THE FINISH Groups, make last pushes on campus College Dems chair: We're 'trying to run up the score' By JULIE ROWE Daily StaffReporter After months of campaigning, the College Democrats and Col- lege Republicans are preparing for their final campus push to turn out voters for their respective can- didates. With polls showing a double- digit lead for De...…

…Oie lMidYgan Baij ONE-H11 UNDRED-NIN'ETIEEN Y EARIS(}F EDITORU,\A L REED)( M Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 31, 2008 michigandaily.com TRICK OR TREAT AT SEXTIVAL r 591. Y y PREPARING FOR ELECTION DAY Professors expect low attendance on Tuesday Kelsey Kennedy, an LSA junior, and Nate Gire, an LSA senior, investigate the contents of their goody bags at Sextival, an annual event targeted at underclassmen to help raise awareness about g...…

…E Ic i an 43aillA Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 30,2008 micuiganaaiiy.com STATE IEGISLATJRE Small state House races could have big impact MAX COLLINS/Dail South African human rights activist Desmond Tutu was awarded the Wallenberg Medal yesterday at Hill Auditorium. The award is given to distinguished humanitarians. ActiLvist icon Tutu speaks. at Hill Democrats have six-seat advantage in 110-seat chamber By LINDY STEVENS Daily St...…

…j iC4i1 a11 at ll Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 29, 2008 michigandaily.com GOOGLE BOOK SEARCH Lawsuit over book project settled Google will proceed with efforts to digitize entire 'U' library collection By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter Google's plan to digitize every bound book in some of the nation's largest libraries and make them available online has cleared whatcould have been a major legal hurdle. The tech juggernaut ...…

…be Midjigan Batty Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 28, 2008 michigandaily.com RACE FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS Candidates offer ideas i campus debate Hopefuls differ on how to finance the University, lower tuition and foster diversity By ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor Six candidates running for the University of Mich- igan's Board of Regents in the fall election fielded questions yesterday from faculty members at a forum held at Palmer Comm...…

…S S FROM THE DAILY:YES ON 1AND 2 The editorial board endorses proposals to legalize medical marijuana and loosen stem cell laws, and weighs in on state House candidates. See Opinion, Page 4A 46F 4f rl 4c,. C41pan4, i IV )NE-U ID NINl Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 27,2008 michigandaily.com WINTER COMMENCEMENT Auto mogul Penske to speak at Dec. graduation ZACHARY MEISNER/Daily Michigan State players hoist the Paul Bunyan Trophy a...…

…T L - MICHIGAN'S TALENT 'PAYNE'-FUL The Michigan-Michigantate game is alwaysamarqueematchupbHollywood, please stop turning tomorrow's gamecud have recruiting m ca sf years to come. video games into movies. ___ Football Saturday, Page 1_See Arts, Page 5A Cemidiia n :atlv ONE HUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDIIT lAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 24, 2008 michigandaily.com COLORFUL REACTION UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT Despite poor econo...…

…Iie IMidligan hailt Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 23,2008 minigaanycmm MAIN STREET BLAZE STUDENT SCHOLARS 'U' leads all colleges in Fulbrights Michigan students have won the most grants in three of the last four years By KELLY FRASER Daily News Editor For the third time in four years, the University of Michi- gan has more Fulbright Program grant recipients than any other school. A total of 31 students - 21 undergraduate and 10 gr...…

…DUBYA'S WARS a gan's Stone's latest political drama is a story of presidential battles within and without. See Arts, Page 5A Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 22, 2008 michigandaily.com OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING GROWS UP UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS Minority enrollment dips for 2008 class 'U' sees slight drop in first full cycle after Proposal 2 By CHRIS HERRING Managing NewsEditor The number of underrepre- sented minorities in the Universi-...…

…Michigan has beaten Penn State nine years running. Now, they're 23.5-point underdogs. Can they win? See Sports, Page 5 Michigan should stand up for gay marriage in the civil rights battle of our time. See Opinion, Page 4 Iie ffid anDiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 17, 2008 michigandailv.com LEARNING TO WRAP PAYING FOR EDUCATION Citigroup ends int'l student loan plan Ineligible for federal aid, more than 100 foreign graduate stud...…

…I e ic i an4, it Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 16, 2008 michigandaily.com Obama pulling .staff out of M.\.i ch. With state no longer a major battleground, workers head to N.C., Penn., Indiana By EMILY BARTON Daily News Editor Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign confirmed yesterday that it would move some of its staff members out of Michigan. The move comes two weeks after Republican presi- dential tominee John M...…

…P Ic446pi0an 4,3at IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 15, 2008 michigandaily.com NEAR-CAMPUS CRIME Kampfer's injury came in assault " Police investigating early Sunday morning in what his coach described as "an off-ice case, sources say incident," was taken to the hospi- tal with inju- focus is on ries after being thrown to the football player grown d- pground dur- ing an alterca- By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN tion near East -;" and GABE N...…

…lj ffEid~igan 4Bail'. Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 14, 2008 micnigandaly.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * Local candiadates square off 0 City's mayoral candidates to face off on television tonight By TREVOR CALERO Daily Staff Reporter Candidates from two state legislature districts in southeastern Michigan met last night as part of a series of debates hosted by the Community Television Network and the League of Women Voters of the Ann Arbor ...…

…ONE-HUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL IFREEDOM I Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 13, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * Pullout stings state's young McCain supporters Des slide Coll For y tions th with se date w in comj the Mc{ pull out abitter "I wi tor Mc( paignin Spite Michigan's I think Michigan can be won," aaid Jim Arapostathis, a member toward Obama, of Oakland University's 'College Republicans chapter. "I don't just ...…

…P Illic4i an4,.3at Im Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 10, 2008 michigandaily.com FUNDING DISCOVERIES U' sets research spending record With federal grants harder to secure, partnerships with industry bring in more money By ELAINE LAFAY Daily Staff Reporter * University research expenses broke $875.8 mil- lion for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, a 6.4 percent increase from last year and the highest sum spent on research and development in Uni...…

…LlIie 1Eidc~igan Bi Thursday, October 9, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * Mich. GOP in spat after McCain withdrawal 'U' student among former McCain staffers in hot water for taking campaign literature By TREVOR CALERO Daily StaffReporter Four former employees of the Michigan Republican Party, including one University student, were threat- ened with arrest Monday after allegedly attempting to steal 300,000 pieces of campaign literatu...…

…RESEARCH AND POLITICS With stem cell proposal on ballot, 'U toesth eline k F OR MORE ON STEM CELLS, Dr. James Battey speaks at a stem cell coelerence in the Biomedical tcieece Research Building Auditoriumn Vrsit mrchlgandalycom/oldeo for multimedia. yesterday. Altred Tauhman hequeathed $22 million to the Medical School during the meeting. Taumnt ie $22milio Gift for medical research at University linked to stem cell ballot initiative Unable ...…

…'Religulous': Bill Maher hates your god. Students deserve a voice on tuition hikes Arts, Page 5 I Opinion, Page 4 Ifei Mi an B.a Im Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 7, 2008 michigandailycom 601 FOREST COMPLEX Council tables plans for student high-rise JENNIFER KRON/Daily Bruce Springsteen thrilled his fans and Barack Obama supporters at Eastern Michigan University yesterday, which marked the voter registration deadline in Michigan. ...…

…Nie-alNtidTpn it f E-1\1)T]N I " NNETEEN Y'N P EDITO1RI1A(L FREDOliM Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 6, 2008 michigandaily.com THREE YARDS AND A CLOUD OF MUD OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING Developers rework plan for South U. high-rises JEREMY CR0/Daily FOR MORE MUD BOWL ACTION- LSA senior Megan McWeeney of Alpha Phi gets tackled during a scoreless tie between her sorority and Go to MICHIGANDAILYCOM/VIDEO fora video with Delta Delta Delta Saturda...…

…mbt £idiian 0Ual ONE-HIUNDIED) NINETEENYX S LEARS O E PITO I EDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 3, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 * Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks before thousands at Michigan State University yesterday. Obama supporters are holding out hope that he'll visit the Uni- versity of Michigan before the election. FOR A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION, GO TO MICHIGANDAILY.COM Obama rallie...…

…till iC i an,4.3a....t. 19 Ann MArbor, Michigan Thursday, October 2i2008 michigandaily.com Michigan businesses struggle to find loans MAX COLLINS/Daily T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire oilman from Texas, spoke to a capacity crowd at the Power Center yesterday, touting his "Pickens Plan," which calls for a reduction in foreign oil dependence. His talk was part of the University's 'green'-themed Homecoming Week. Pikes It'9s about security ...…

…HOMECOMING GAMES VOKE YOUR VOTE Voter drive returns to dorms With state deadline close, 'U' lifts suspension on group registering voters in dorms By JULIE ROWE Daily Staff Reporter After being suspended Friday for alleged violations of University policy and election law, voter registra- tion resumed in the residence halls with full force. Voice Your Vote, a non-partisan Michigan Student Assembly commission and the only group authorized to reg...…

…Uie iidigan hailj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 30, 2008 michigandaily.com VOTING ON CAMPUS 'U' bars voter drive from dorms Cit of p ba regi With before vote in ing has bers of up vote register ing complaints A University Housing staff . , member sent an e-mail Friday to artisanship, U the co-chairs of Voice Your Vote, a group from Michigan Student Assembly com- IIS gmission, telling them suspend all stering in dorms voter regis...…

…The I1d1iian Bailj Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 29, 2008 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN'S COMEBACK REVIVING A TRADITION Homecoming 'green' week starts today p JEREMY CHO/Daily Defensive end Brandon Graham salutes the Big House crowd following Michigan's dramatic 27-25 victory over No. 9 Wisconsin. The Wolverines rallied in the second half, erasing what was once a 19-0 Wisconsin lead. The victory, which came on the 500th game in Mic...…

…lie A+idiipn Bai )NE-HL; UNDE-EIG TE N i EayA, A e e I r A 2 F2EEDOM Friday, September 26, 2008 richigandaily.com CAMPUS HOUSING Withhome prices low,. some opt to buy, not rent Parents hope to save on rent, re-sell homes at a profit By LINDY STEVENS Daily StaffReporter When the faucet leaks or the sink backs up in their two-bedroom condominium, Engineering S senior Chris Mikulski calls his landlord just like everyone else. In his case, thoug...…

…A tribute to the best of our middle school years The B-side 0 0 400 IIE ffid~igan BaiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 25, 2008 michigandaily.com CAMPUS SAFETY Crime alerts now headed to your inbox Officials worried change will allow students to learn about incidents earlier and more that campus didn't consistently. "We recognized that it was not learn about crimes only creating more work for others, but it also was not consist...…

…College's state of Hockey shuffles the sexual union lineup in fall practice The Statement Sports, Page 11 IELdilgan OaiI T E IUNRED-EIG IITEE D lll R Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 24,2008 michigandaily.com CAMPUS SAFETY Prospective DPS director outlines plan to students U. dep neWi n In a Depart ed stud tions to the dep With ment's tor, ret search cess of ceed hi Laur Public sity, wa last nig Room o iiversity safety The meet...…