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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 24, 2008 -11A No longer green to NCAA races, Irishman excels O'Lionaird is Blue's latest international running star By FELIX CARREON For the Daily Redshirt sophomore Ciaran O'Lionaird doesn't want to be known as a crazy foreigner who competes for the Michigan men's cross country and track and field teams. The Cork, Ireland native domi- nated the Irishhighschoolcircuit and quickly b...…

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…I ^" ". s- .. Statement S 0 0 Sorry for excluding you will never be able to show my kids my seventh grade year- book. The photos of each of my classmates are either crossed out or circled, bearing my judgment. I'd like to think that my markings were grounded in careful thought, but I know it was an arbitrary process. It's been eight years since I was in seventh grade, and I am just coming to terms with the shameful fact that I was the a...…

… 0 0 0 0 0- 0 The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, Septembe24;2008 Wensdy epebr 4 00 h: : aly , Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chief: Andrew Grossman' Managing Editor: Gabe Nelson Photo Editor: Chanel Von Habsburg- Lothringen The Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Lan Truong Cover photo: Zachary Meisner The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine. It is distributed every Wednesday during the academic year....…

…0 e 0 e 0 0 0 6B The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 24, 2008 QUOTES OF THE WEEK i:. X Showdown in the Fishbowl The "Mac V. PC" culture war As Apple would have it, your choice of laptop is your defining personality trait. You're either a Mac hipster or a PC suit. But Windows couldn't let the Mac guy's slights go unanswered, adopting an advertising strategy that answers for its competitor's portrayal of the PC nerd. "I'm a PC" is t...…

… ., _ S " _ " A I Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - The Michigan Daily 5B the state of the SEXUAL UNION Virginity,-condom use and STD rates - how University students measure up to college students nationwide. And why a college-level sex-ed refresher course could be necessary. Rose Afriyie J Daily Staff Writer IW often when "sexuality" and "youth" come to mind, it's chil- dren, because of the innocence capital they possess, society focuse...…

…How coach rebuilt New'Mercenaries' volleyball program game a letdown ** Sports, Page 10 Arts, Page 9 alle ii an 43atl Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 23, 2008 michigandaily.com NEAR-CAMPUS CRIME Suspects arrested after keg tap theft JENIFEKO/Daily LSA senior Jason Wu and LSA sophomore Anh Tran enjoyed a picturesque day on the Diag. Yesterday marked the beginning of fall. Man pulled out air gun when student tried to recover tap st...…

…2 - Tuesday, September 23, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, September 23, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Creatures of the night GOT BOOKS? While waitin the bus late one Ssaw a loud g: students, one, a video came] ag at Pierpont fur See something that embod- enight last week, iea the Ann Arbor or Univer- ;oof hmbolding sity of Michigan experience? of hemholingE-mail submissions to ihai- tra. Upon closer ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush, Congress agree to some bailout terms Scrambling for a swift deal on the $700 billion bailout for fail- ing financial firms, key Democrats and Bush administration officials agreed Monday to include mort- gage help for beleaguered hom- eowners but wrangled over other issues, i...…

…4 - Tuesday, September 23, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 23, 2008 -5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, Septemher 23, 2008 -5 AP PHTOS Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin don't always agree, especiallyon the issue of global warming. While McCain has said humans in part drive global warming, Palin has consistently questioned this argument. On climate change, Pali and McCain diverge Unl...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com IM SPORTS From Page 1 Benson and Buddin met with Nicole Green, assistant director for the Intramural Sports Pro- gram, to discuss the scoring pol- icy that they felt was "outdated" and "sexist." Green said the University relies "heavily" on a couple of sports organization's policies with regards to IM rules. She said the program pulls from the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, a nation...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 23, 2008 -8 Music transcends at Lake Sebago T dolin w apart fr even a P it. It co slouche the scra stringe( ment, h and scr: like the on a cou day-old bandan around There's the bact tambou ers. The of thenc backgro of a win trees. A ting the photo, h hair lon shaven. look aw Since I'm nev' again a continu The s Maine a erature English dents, 1 called V O of s Sebago, climbin; poems a...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 9 ,. Th1 ihgnDiy1mchgnalcmTedy Spebr2,20 Think everyone on Wall Street is having a bad year? Think again. We're hiring. The D. E. Shaw group is a highly successful investment and technology development firm with a team that comes from a wide range of backgrounds. A robotics guru. A pro snowboarder. An operatic mezzo-soprano. And a lot of people who excel in subjects rang...…

…10 - Tuesday, September 23, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Rodriguez uses bye week to fix Blue's miscues on special teams Michigan volleyball coach Mark Rosen has spent the last 10 years in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are undefeated so far this season. Rosen still full of passion after decade with'M' B] "We gan vo said. It W the Mi playing tationa The against Rosen to give tions, 1 could h Sopi Busch near tl ing to was sto Tech ...…

…e IC41,pan 4:3at1V Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 22, 2008 michigandaily.com POST-GRADUATION JOBS Economy has mixed impact on recruiting SAIDALSALAH/Daily LSA junior Tom Duvall, a member of the College Democrats, registers Gabrielle Letbotter to volunteer for the Obama campaign in Detroit on Saturday. Dems moun Detroit turnout effort' Struggling economy hasn't stopped some companies from scouting 'U' students By CHARLES GREGG-GEIS...…

…2A- Monday, September 22, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, September 22, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom w Well, forget calculus then... A website run by a Yale Uni- versity student promises to predict the impact a class will have on a student's grade-point average, the Yale Daily News reported. The site, Gradificom, uses an algorithm to determine the grade a student will likely receive from a course bas...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 22, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Paulson resists help for bailout bill Treasury Secretary Henry Paul- sonisresistingaDemocratic pushto add additional help for households to the $700 billion bailout bill. Paulson said Sundaythat because financial markets remain under severe stress there is an urgent need for Congress to act quickly without adding other measures that could slow down ...…

…0 4A - Monday, September 22, 2008 . _ The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam I Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. k <__ 420 Maynard St Ann Arbor, M 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN GARY GRACA GABE NELSON 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 s...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 22, 2008 -5A In 'Submarine,' Pollard forges on By DAVE WATNICK Daily Music Editor It's hard not to write off Brown Submarine as another installment in Robert Pollard's seemingly infinite string of vanity proj- ects. As prolific as he's always been, Pollard's Boston output has never Spaceships approached the type of eclectic Brown stylistic diver- Submarne sity that would Guided By Voi...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 22, 2008 - 7A THE REAL WORLD RECRUITING From Page 1A services firm, declared bankruptcy last week, marking the largest bank- ruptcy filing in the nation's history. Al Cotrone, director of career development for the Ross Business School, said he is also seeing a sharp decrease in recruiting by financial companies this year. "Around 400 schedules were reserved last year in the bank- ing...…

…8A - Monday, September 22, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'Hawk' without wings Ethereal Scottish post- rockers mimic previous albums with little success By SASHA RESENDE DailyArts Writer There's a genuine risk of dissatisfaction when a music fan places too much faith in his or her favorite band's art. By pronounc- ing a certain band as one of the best talents within their given genre, fans ** make it nearly impos- sible for sai...…

…SANDALS: STA LOCAL ON THE ROAD, PAGE 2B The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I September 22, 2008 Blue spikes non-conference foes ByRYNARE Wolverines enter ______ - Daily Sports Writer .BigTen season Entering Saturday g ~nights match against Arizona State, just two undefeated for players on the Michigan volleyball roster had ever suf- dered a non-conference, regular sea- t d r h eSeniors Beth Karpiak and Kerry Hance are the only remaining w...…

…2B - September 22, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Being an out-of-town fan takes work but it's worth it Tennis program draws talented grad students t's four o'clock on a Sunday after- noon and I have a dilemma. Two of my hometown teams are playinginbiggames this afternoon. I have to find a way to follow both. As an out-of- state student, I've had plenty of expe- rience finding ways to avoid watching the Lions on Sun- NATE day ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com September 22, 2008 - 3B Blue begins fall season Warhurst leads team at with losses to State old stomping grounds By JACK FERNBACHER For the Daily BELLEVILLE - On a cold and foggy Sunday morning on Bel- leville Lake, the women's rowing team started its fall season with an exhibition match against in- state rivals. In the competition, the eight- person boats competed in 5-min- ute intervals called piec...…

…4B - September 22, 2008 ) The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 01 4B-Speme 2 20 h Mcia Diy-mihgnaiyo ,w Fuzetti's hat trick highlights Michigan's win over Detroit 0 By EMILY FREILICH For the Daily DETROIT - Fifty-five minutes into the men's soccer team's 5-1 win over Detroit on Friday, Mauro Fuzetti made Wolverine history. The Michigan junior midfielder became the first Wolverine since 2003 to record a hat trick. Michigan coach Steve ...…

…T c D y n $ b 2 9 0 0 0 Interning in the Motor City with Michael, Jim, and Dwight Sophomore finds that her B-school skills aren't the ones she needs most By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily StaffReporter I'm in the Ross School of Busi- ness. If there's one thing I've learned in my time here, it's that if you do it their way, you don't have to worry about "finding" a job. Starting the first week of your junior year, you get a "career tracker" post...…

… 0 0 6 0 0 WELCOME TO THE 2008 CAREER SECTION. You haven't been in class for a month yet, but the on-campus recruiting process has begun. We've put some tips together for dealing with the economic downturn, writing a resume and navigating the job search. Good luck. Monay Setebe 22 e208 - eMcia al -DeOlitte Interested in Business? Technology? Come learn how you can translate your passion into an exciting career at Deloitte Consulting. Mee...…

…* * S 0 TeMcgnDy-. Mo. day Sepemer22 200 S S S 4 THE ANATOMY OF A RESUME The Daily created a fake resume for the experts from the University's Career Center to review. Each expert looked at the resume through a difterent lens. They marked it up and gave it hack to us. Here are some highlights from their comments. Compiled and edited by Mike Dolsen, Daily Staff Reporter THE CAREER CENTER PANEL CONTINUED> GENT HARCLERODE JERRELL MCCOWIN DH...…

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…Illic i an, at Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 19, 2008 michigandailycom PARKING ON CAMPUS Regents OK plan to add parkingnear hospital Neighbors speak out against planned $48-million structure By JAKE SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter Despite strong opposition from city residents and offi- cials, the University Board of Regents unanimously approved a proposal for a free-standing parking structure, office build- ing and transit center n...…

…2 - Friday, September 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, September19, 2008 The Michigan Daity - michigandailycom The paperless project More than one million library materials on campus have been digitized through the Google Michigan Digitization Proj- ect over the past few years, but because the technology remains a closely guarded secret, the project remains a mystery to many. The goal is to have all 7.5 mil- lion...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 19, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS Freshmen 'finest' WASHINGTON Dow rebounds, surges more than 400 points The stock market finally found reason to rally yesterday, and Con- gress promised quick action as the Bush administration prepared a plan to rescue banks from the bad debt at the heart of the worst cri- sis on Wall Street since the Great Depression. Details of the plan were still being work...…

…4 - Friday, September 19, 2008 mMihigan .aily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com This has been the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. There is no question about it." - Mark Gertler, an economist at New York University, explaining the urgency of the U.S. financial crisis, as reported yesterday b...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 19, 200$ -5 Sparkless'Lightbulbs' By SASHA RESENDE Daily Arts Writer The British electro-pop- pin' quartet Fujiya & Miyagi has recently made a name for itself with its atmospheric synth-beats and lighter pop ele- ments. The . band's 2006 Fujya & sophomore Mjyagij release, Transpar- Lightbulbs ent Things, 'Deaf Dumb& Blind was well- received and placed the band on the indie radar, allo...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 19, 2008 - 7 REVIEW From Page 1 public circus his work generates rather than the matters it concerns. And since everyone should be famil- iar with the 2004 race, he made a wise choice in chronicling his 62-city get-out-the-vote tour by pri- marily focusing on the tour itself. Really, "Slacker Uprising" is just a concert film. Moore embraced that notion, calling it his version of Neil Y...…

…8 - Friday, September 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Seniors ready for last shot at title By MATT JOHNSON Daily Sports Writer Nobody on the Michigan men's golf team has waited for a shot at redemption longer than seniors Nick Pumford and Bill Rankin. Both have spent three seasons on campus toiling for a team that finished near the bottom of the Big Ten. Michigan hasn't been ranked higher than fifth in the conference since t...…

…4Making art with your food Our sex and relationships columnist's debut The B-side Opinion, Page 4A Iie lidigar Bailjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 18, 2008 michigandailycom MICHIGAN S ECONOMIC WOES Candidates pitch fixes for rising joblessness Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist, spoke yesterday at Eastern Michigan University yesterday to promote his new book and draw attention to the energy crisis. Fried-man calls fo...…

…News 2A - Thursday, September 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Getting in the Groove When School of Music senior Col- lin McLaughlin decided four years ago to audition for campus percus- sion group Groove, he didn't know what he was in for. He walked into the audition room with no drum- ming experience and was promptly handed a broom. "They had this crazy music in front of me, and they were like, 'Play this,"' he said. Ult...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com- Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 3A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, September18, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS * WASHINGTON Hackers gain access to Gov. Palin's Yahoo account Hackers broke into the Yahoo! e-mail account that Republican. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska's governor, revealing as evi- dence a few inconsequential per- sonal messages 'sh...…

…4A - Thursday, September 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely ...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 5A . M' falls to Wildcats for first time ever Late goal not enough for visiting Wolverines By JOE STAPLETON Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's soccer team lost to Kentucky last night, 2-1, but the Wolverines' coach says it wasn't because Michigan (4-2-1) was the worse team. "We had a large track of posses- sions where it was clear we were the superior team," Michiga...…

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…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 18, 2008- 7A FRIEDMAN From Page 1A man asked Friedman how he would deal with the state's problems if he were the "leader of Michigan." Friedman responded by criticiz- ing Michigan's elected officials for not supporting stricter fuel effi- ciency standards for American cars - something he said he'd do if he were in Gov. Jennifer Granholm's shoes. "Because if you create that mar- ket...…

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…The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. AT THE PODIUM Lightning rod left-wingfilm- maker Michael Moore will put his credibility on the line once again when his newest film "Slacker Upris- ing" premiers today at the Michigan Theater. Admis- sion is free and first-come, first-serve. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the film screens at 6:15 p.m. Moore will speak prior to the showing. ON STAGE...…

…2B - Thursday, September 18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'EARTHBOUND' (1995) - SNES 0 The Daily Arts guide to upcoming Ann Arbor events Today 9.18.08 Food Sessions: "Discover the Flavors of Coffee" with Tonya Huffman 7 p.m. At the Whole Foods Cooking and Lifestyles Classroom Free Comedy Jamm: Perfor- mances by 12 Aspiring Area Stand-up Comics 8 p.m. At the VFS Hall (Below Seva Restaurant) $5 Tomorrow 9.19.08 "Revolution Hero...…