…c Illic1 i an ail..V Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 7, 2009 michigandaily.com COURSE EVALUATIONS Online evals go smoothly MAX COLLINS/Daily Ann Arbor resident Nick Jacobsen smokes a cigarette yesterday inside Fleetwood Diner. Despite expectations that a bill to ban smoking in public places would pass during the Michigan legislature's lame-duck session, the state House and Senate failed to reach a compromise on two separate bills l...…
…4 2A - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MOVING BACK IN When grades aren't on time It's a University-wide policy that professors sub- mit their final grades with- in 72 hours of giving their final exams, but University administrators don't enforce the policy. Instead the deans of indi- vidual schools are charged with making sure professors get their grades in on time. Alan Deardorff, associ- ate dean at th...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Gupta considered for surgeon general position President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medi- cal correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general, the cable network said yes- terday. CNN said it has kept Gupta from reporting on health care poli...…
…4 4A - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 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 GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely t...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 5A Theatrics can't land Fall Out Boy on its feet By JACK PORTER able but memorable cut. "America's DailyArts Writer Suitehearts" stands out due to its tightly wound funk groove buffet- Pop-punk's popularity is wan- ed by angular guitars and a soulful ing, and Fall Out Boy knows it. tenor vocals a la Maroon S's Adam So Pete Wentz Levine, but suffers fromstale lines and compan...…
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… The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com How the U' saves energy over break Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 7A THE NEXT CHAPTER Resident advisors checked rooms to make sure power wasn't wasted By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily StaffReporter After Bursley Hall residents left for winter vacation, LSA junior John Ray - a Bursley resi- dent advisor - entered 88 rooms to check if students defrosted their freezers, unplugged appli- ances and turned off li...…
…0 8A - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MILK From Page 5A Sant steal the show. After directing indie gems like "My Own Private Idaho" and "Paranoid Park" and mainstream hits like "Good Will Hunting" and "Finding Forrester," Van Sant finally found a balance with "Milk." Between mass appeal and obscure art, "Milk" is a film that deserves both applause and guilt- free tears. Van Sant, a gifted visu- alist, alle...…
…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I January 7, 2009 'M' looks to shake road-game troubles By ANDY REID Daily Sports Editor Before the season, Michigan men'sobasketball coach John Beilein knew what the Wolverines needed to do to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998. Turnsome heads in the nonconference season. Two wins against top-five opponents on national television - check. Protect Crisler Arena against Big Ten foes. A...…
…4 2B - January 7, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines win out at Orange Bowl Classic English class resumes in Wash tenaw County a First-year coach focuses on team bonding during weeklong trip By MARTY LAROUERE Daily Sports Writer Though the Michigan football team didn't go bowling this year, the men's swimming team did - and it dominated. No. 4 Michigan won all of its 11 events against competition from Duke, Rutgers a...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com January 7, 2009 - 3B Balanced attack propels Blue to tournament title By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Editor DETROIT - Entering this sea- son, Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson stressed the importance of balanced scoring if the Wolver- ines wanted to repeat their success- es from last year. But the first NOTEBOOK half of the season was marred with inconsistency. The Wolverines' top scorers were lightin...…
…4B - January 7, 2009 S -I portsWednesday The Michigan Daily -- michigandailycom SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL , RUTGERS 29, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 23 And the game ball goes to: The Scarlet Knights." After startingtheir first Ray Rice-less season 1-5, they rifled off seven straight wins, capping an improbable turn- around with a win over the Wolfpack. Best bowlname: This one. Why not just the Papa J...…
…iii - . V V U W w 0 v -W, -W From the picket line utside the gates of Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia on Nov.18, 25,000 people gathered to protest the School of the Americas. But you wouldn't have gotten that from any major newspaper. The facility, recently renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, trains Latin American soldiers for com- bat in their countries - although many maintain that the graduates part...…
… U U U U V -IF W- 9- _W W- W- w .w I - Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - The Michigan Daily 40 Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chief: Gary Graca Managing Editor: Courtney Ratkowiak Photo Editor: Sam Wolson Multimedia Editor: David Azad Merian Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Lan Truong Cover photo illustration: Sam Wolson The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday during...…
… -9 V 9 V V 9 9 v s 0 Wednesday, January 0" Daily ABOUT CAMPUSTR A T4RE jUm4i o --q QUOTES OF THE WEEK "We are hoping and pray- ...patients were lymg ing that they will not be everywhere, and people able to deny what the Lord were dying before they has ordained." got treatment." - -ROLAND BUIRRIS a former Illinois attor Donation duds 'U' to eccentric donors: Thanks, but no thanks The big donors to the University are easy to spot. The ...…
…V V V V V M- m m m 0 w 9 w w w w w WensaJnay7 200 - wh ihia a 4 The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Consider these options: A. Every student shaves his face or puts on his make-up before he visits home. B. Every student shaves their face or puts on their make- up before they visit home. C. Every student shaves hiS or her face or puts on his or her make-up before he or she visits home.. D. Every student shaves hir face or ...…
…kF208OPINION Column: Why the United States shouldn't -, A . be sending more troops to Afghanistan. 4A THE B-SId$ anziIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 8, 2009 michigandaily.com FIGHTING ILLEGAL FILE-SHARING RIAA abandons mass lawsuits Recording industry will now rely Internet providers to police illegal file-sharers By AMY MUNSLOW Daily Staff Reporter The Recording Industry Association of America announced last month that it's chang...…
…2A - Thursday, January 8, 2009 2A -Thusday Jauary8, 009 2. V~)The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Vietnam War protest takes new form In the spring of 1972, politi- cal activism raged on campus as f the Vietnam War continued into another year. On a festive day in May, the anger of anti-war protesters reached its climax when they dug four "bomb :. craters" on campon to symbolize the destruction that the war was causing >> to the Vietnam cou...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Feds: inauguration attractive target for terrorist threats U.S. intelligence officials say the Jan. 20 inauguration is an attrac- tive target for international and domestic terrorist groups, but they know of no specific threat that might disrupt the celebration. An intelligence ass...…
…4A - Thursday, January 8, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 74C Miclanai 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 represent...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 5A PUMPING UP THE VOLUME After a sloppy first half, Wolverines amp up the intensity in OT thriller By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON - Michigan coach John Beilein grabbed his jacket, picked up his water, put his head down and started walking back to the Michigan locker room at halftime. Then he looked up at the score- board to see if that had really just happe...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 7A MICROBREWERY * From PagelA Arbor location was straightfor- ward. "I live there, and it's a great place to start a business right now," he said. "Ann Arbor is kind of a bright spot in Michigan's economy." The tropical-themed Dexter facility exclusively produces and sells oak-aged beer influenced by souring bacteria and wild yeast. Like with most other craft beers, they do b...…
…8A - Thursday, January 8, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Thursday, January 8, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Well ahead of schedule, M' looks to Mitera to lace up tomorrow past for future Senior captain to skate for first time since knee injury in October By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Editor Nineteen minutes into this sea- son, senior captain Mark Mitera had to be carried off the ice after NOTEBOOK tear...…
…hk _: MF F -- - t.. h + b.i_' Il _ The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com ( Thursday, January 8, 2009 THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2008 From TV on the Radio to Lil' Wayne, from Deer- hunter to Portishead, 2008 saw a wide range of art- ists score big with some of their best-ever efforts. At the dawn of 2009, the Daily Music Staff takes a look back with its picks for the best albums of the year. weekend essentials Jan 8. to Jan. 11 MOVIES The Michigan Th...…
…2B - Thursday, January 8, 2009 The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events in Ann Arbor and the surrounding area. Today 1.8.09 Concerto Competition Finals Presented by the U-M School of Music 4 p.m. At Hill Auditorium Free "Rosencrantz and Guilden- stern Are Dead" Starring Loren Bass & Malcolm Tulip a P.m. At the Performance Network (120 E. Huron) $10 suggested ticket price Tomorrow 1.9.09 "New Music on the Block" Presented by the U-M School of Mu...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 3B A better way to eat healthy The University's recording studio is located on North Campus in the Duderstadt. Showcasing a new generation of talent t' all light!" is the large caption on the Everyday Food magazine I recently received. Light? I might have to burn this issue. If you love food, then it's S sacrilegious to diet. But, just as you've done for the past four New ...…
…4B - Thursday, January 8, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THE VAULT 'HARD-BOILED' (1992) Violent action, Hong Kong style By BRANDON CONRADIS cop (Tony Leung) working for one also manages to transcend its place SeniorArts Editor of the men responsible, slimy gun- as a mere exploitation piece, even smuggler Johnny Wong (Anthony wowing critics who would pan sim- There was a time when no one Wong). Eventually the two cops ilar films....…
…FROM THE DAI LY: Why the state legislature's failure to pass a public smoking ban is hurting innocent people and the state's economy. See Opinion, Page 4 GROWING YOUNGER Brad Pitt shines at every age in director David Fincher's coming-of-age tale about a man who goes from old to young. See Arts, Page 5 UFje *id6igan Fi Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 9, 2009 michigandaily.com THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION Large-scale plan proposed for eco...…
…2 - Friday, January 9, 2009 2 -FriayJanary9, 009The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Campus Characters Snapshots of the Union Every Friday, the Daily's photo staff will select the hest photos from news assign- ments and around Ann Arhor. Some mill appear here, the rest will he in a slideshow on michigandaily cow. WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY:FRDY Explained Before You Were Here Poo fteWe CRIME NOTES Vehicle ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 9, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 9, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Obama tax plan finds opposition in Senate President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposi- tion Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs. Senators from both parties agreed that Congress should do somet...…
…4 - Friday, January 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C74C MIC4igan wily I 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 reflectthe official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations re...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 9, 2009 - 5 Two discs prove to be too many on Soundtrack's latest By DAVID RIVA Daily Arts Writer From the opening riffs of Communion, one thing is brutally obvious: The Sound- track of, Our Lives **% embraces all things The rock'n'roll. Soundtrack Its vin- tage, clas- of our Lives sic-rock C mindset separates Universal it from most contemporary bands. Some might consider the style outd...…
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…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 9, 2009 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 9, 2009 - 7 Prayer marathon begins Christian groups offer round-the- clock prayer rooms By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter When LSA junior Julia Rod- gers first arrived on campus her freshman year, her outlook was dim. Coping with an eating dis- order and bouts of depression, Rodgers wasn't sure how she was going ...…
…8 - Friday, January 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a Wolverines aim to avenge only back-to-back losses this season a Aft Mia By Two on the record team's The also the V turnin Six Michig aged ju in its series Miami was sw firsc ti road three y Mic coach: was sl Aftert Hawk their g But weeker er being swept by ines way down in the conference standings, the players seemed imi in November, positive. And then, almost out of VI ...…
…46F Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 12, 2009 AN EXCLUSTVE RIDE michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY POLICE DPS set to undergo evaluation SAIDALSALAH/Daily Two European journalists inspect the interior of the Bentley GT at the North American International Auto Show on the floor of the Cobo Convention Center yesterday. The 2009 auto show opened yesterday to 6,000 members of the press to take a look at the latest models and concept cars from dom...…
…2A - Monday, January 12, 2009ThMihgnDly-mcgadlco The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 n MODA: Othe IvryToer TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained Utah Greeks face charges in pledge death A BREWING EDUCATION Two Greek chapters are facing felony charges after an la-year-old pledge died of alcohol poisoning in November, The Salt Lake Trihune reported. Paramedics found M...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 12, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Senate Democrats pass wilderness protection bill In a rare session yesterday, the Senate advanced legislation that would set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as wilderness. Majority Democrats assembled more than enough votes to over- come GOP stalling tactics in an early showdown for the new Congress. Republicans complained that Democrat...…
…4A - Monday, January 12, 2009 4 n a 2The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a 74c fittc4ig n + ily 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 boardAll other signedarticles and illustra...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 12, 2009 - SA Manly in all the wrong places More and more channels these days are develop- ing specific niches, and the program-_ ming that fits these new images tends to be very strong. But when these channels try to create programming JAME outside of their BLOCK stated purpose in order to appeal to specific demographics, they often create some awful programing. While not every televis...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 12, 2009 - 7A Peanut butter recalled after salmonella found SHREDDING IN THE ARB Lab tests show bacteria in 5-pound tub of King Nut peanut butter COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio distributor says it has recalled two brands of its peanut butter after an open container tested positive for salmonella bacteria. Federal health officials said the company's peanut butter had not been conclusivel...…
…8A - Monday, January 12, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW A FAILED AT TO REWR HISTOR Cruise's newest falters as a by-the-numi By Noah Dean Stahl I Daily Arts 4 Long plagued by studio indeci- sion, budget inflation and intense media scrutiny, "Valkyrie" finally made it to theaters. Produced and distributed by United Artists, the recently revived MGM mini-studio now run by Tom Cruise, the movie e was initially set for ...…
…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com I January12, 2009 REDHAWK DOWNED ANNA BAK Sophomore Carl Hagelin sprawls out in front of the net during a shorthanded goal in Saturday's5-tdismantling of Miami (Ohio). With twowins over thetedHawks, the Wolverines are once again'ba'k in contention for one of thetop-four spots in the C meaning they would get a bye in the first round of the upcoming conference tournament. 'M' gets its revenge in convincing ...…
…2B - January 12, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Why FOX's coverage of the BCS was atrocious 4 Calls to change the Bowl Championship Series are now louder than ever. In Utah, the state's attorney general is investigating the BCS as a possible violation of federal anti- trust law. In an inter- view with The New York1 Times, Pres- ident-elect Barack Obama NATE reiterated his SANDALS desire to see a playoff system at college footb...…
… The Michigan Daily - michigandailyrcom January 12, 2009 - 3B 'II finishes first ien Akron Every runner on part of the traveling squad." Senior team captains Tiffany roster gets chance Ofili, Geena Gall, Casey Taylor and Bettie Wade, along with pro- to compete viding strong support for their younger teammates, collected six By AMY SCARANO combined first-place finishes. Daily Sports Writer The four captains and other seniors have set out to e...…
…4B - January 12, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 4B - January12, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom j Resurgent defense sparks Blue victory ANNA BAKEMAN/Daily Senior Melinda Queen tied for a team-high 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds in a 58-54 loss to Wisconsin on Sunday. Road woes continue as 'M' comeback falls short By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer A 7:45 a.m. wake-up call threw a curveball to the Mich...…
…I e f id~igan DaIuj Ann Arbor Michigan Tuesday, January 13, 2009~ michigandailycom BULDING A NEW ECONOMY Colleges among A SNOWMAN THAT LASTS few still New projects at UM and Michigan State will create jobs despite economic troubles By NICOLE ABER Daily StaffReporter As the state's auto industry continues to crumble, public universities in Mich- igan are creating their own bailout for the state's deteriorating economy. Despite the nation'...…
…2 - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 4 2 - Tuesday, January13, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Camps C -r Explained They call her'Mama Sue' As the house mom for the Chi up, and she said she spends two dents, and she has ma Omega sorority, Sue Volz has been a months every summer at a second about those with who second mother to hundreds of female house she ...…
