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…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 17, 2008- NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT GM to cut another 1,600 jobs at 3 local factories "Another 1,600 workers at three General Motors Corp. factories willbe laid offindefinitelyoverthe next few months as the company tries to control its inventory amid a worsening U.S. sales slump. About 700 workers at GM's pickup truck plant in Pontiac will be furloughed starting Feb. 1, while another 500 at ...…

…4 - Friday, October 17, 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 The real winner last night was Joe the Plumber." - John McCain, commenting on the repeated references during Thursday's presidential debate to an Ohio man, Joe Wurzelbacher, who aspires to own a plumbing business, as reported yesterday by The Ne...…

…The Michigan Daily - rmichigandaily.com Friday, October 17, 2008 -5 Twelve-year run in jeopardy at Penn State By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor The Michigan football team's nine-game win streak over Penn State will end Saturday, since the third-ranked Nittany Lions are favored by 23.5 points. Michigan at Or will it? Michigan (2-4) Penn State has been ranked Matchup: lower than the Michigan 2-4; Nittany Lions in Penn State 7-0 five of the l...…

…6- Friday, October 17, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com the michigan daily LIBERTY SQUARE PARKING GARAGE: I space left! Great loca- tion on E. Washington St. between State and Division. Varsity Manage- ment (734) 668-1100. PARKING ON CENTRAL CAM- PUS! Several locations, underground garage spaces available. Call Varsity Management at (734)668-1100. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE Please Call 734-665-8825. PARKING SPOT AVAIL. immed. on ce...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October U7, 2008 - 7 LOANS From Page 1 had taken out loans this academic year through the discontinued plan, said University spokeswoman Kelly Cunningham. Diane Hunt, the Business School's assistant direc- tor of financial aid, said the major- ity of affected students are in their first year of the school's graduate program. Engineering senior WisitJiratti- galachote, an international student ...…

…8 - Friday, October 17, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ARTS IN BRIEF Music Veteran indie rockers return with five-track EP that hints at a promising future Antony & the Johnsons "Another World" Secretly Canadian Antony & the Johnsons has been a fixture of the New York City indie scene since the late 1990s and has since emerged as one of the city's more visible performers - and not just because frontman Ant- ony Hegarty is trans...…

…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...…

…0 2A - Thursday, October 16, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY:FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Campus Characters Explained Door to door in the Land of Oz Letter carrier Ozzie Wil- liams began working for the United States Postal Service in 1987. Now, most residents on his route - which cov- ers parts of State, Oakland, Arbor, Arch Street and Mon- roe Streets and Tappan Ave- nue and has never chan...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Retail sales drop, stocks follow suit Investors agonizing over a fal- tering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again yesterday after two disheartening reports convinced Wall Street that a recession, if not already here, is inevitable. The Dow Jones indus- trials dropped as much as 572 points, more than half their huge 936-point advance from Monday, and all the major ind...…

…4A - Thursday, October 16, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 6 74i1E ichian 4Eaithj 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 illustrat...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 5A Despite lower prices, season ticket sales lagging D -line fooled by tricky Rocket spread offense By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer In 2003, an anonymous donor paid for free student tickets for the entire bleacher section of Crisler Arena. More than 1,907 students ordered season tickets for men's basketball that year. The following season, the last year of the anony- m...…

…6A- Thursday, October 16, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com the michigan daily LIBERTY SQUARE . PARKING GARAGE: 1 space left! Great loca- tion on E. Washington St. between State and Division. Varsity Manage- ment (734) 668-1100. PARKING ON.,CENTRAL CAM- PUS! Several locations, underground garage spaces available. Call Varsity Management at (734) 668-1100. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE Please Call 734-665-8825. PARKING SPOT AVAIL mimed....…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 7A OBAMA From Page 1A - a few of whom were University alumni - are going to Indiana and North Carolina, two traditionally Republican states that are in play this year. U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who is up for re-election this year, said voters shouldn't take the cam- paign's decision for granted. "I just hope that that decision does not in any way diminish the energy w...…

…8A - Thursday, October 16, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BOTTOM From page 5A at the very end,he said, 'Can we get a Go Blue?' And that just reallytickled me because we were at the Olympic trials,whichis averyindividualized competition, and to know he was already thinking about saying, 'Go Blue and Go Michigan,' I knew he was going to be a phenomenal coach to work with." Bottom's success with sprint swimmers in college and at t...…

…i f r. i , r' The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I Thursday, October 16, 2008 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should.be this weekend and why. AT THE MIC David Sedaris has ingrati- ated himself with comedy connoisseurs for over a decade with his humorous books, essays and high- pitched contributions to NPR. In support of his new- est collection, "When You Are Engulfed in Flames," Sedaris will give r...…

…2B - Thursday, October 16, 2008 The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events in Ann Arbor and the surrounding area. Today 10.16.08 Novelist Signing: Leslie Wil- liams, author of "The Pru- dent Meriner" 7 pm. At Nicola's Books Free "Weister Concise Guide to Pracitical Astrology" Book Signing by Priscilla Costello 7 p.m. At Crazy Wisdom Free Tomorrow 10.17.08 Steve Pyke, New Yorker Staff Photographer Talk 4 p.m. In 18 Tappan Hall Free RENT presented...…

…i The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 38 Contemplating the lost art of letter writing He was a poet with a his- tory of manic episodes, "very handsome and handsome in an almost old-fash- ioned poetic way," as she would later describe him upon their first meeting; she was a fellow writer, a few KIMBERLY years older CHOU than him, an on-and-...…

…4B - Thursday, October 16, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 48 - Thursday, October16, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom RENT From Page 1B with the Tompkins Square Park riot. These two consecutive days of protest, violence and police brutality led the city of New York to wage a full-scale war on homelessness, led by Rudolph Giulani. The Internet also provided cast members with some unconventional research. School of Music...…

…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...…

…0 2A - Wednesday, October 15, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BULDING NICKELS ARCAoDE Campus's. classy corrndor Today Nickels Arcade, the indoor glass-roofed shopping center between State Street and Maynard Street, stands out as an anomaly in State Street's sea of sandwich shops. The 261-foot-long mosaic-tiled corridor, which houses some of Ann Arbor's more upscale shops, was originally intended to introduce a bit of luxury t...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October15, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BUE BELL, Pennsylvania McCain suggests cutting taxes in $52.5 billion plan Republican presidential can- didate John McCain yesterday proposed a $52.5 billion economic plan that would eliminate taxes on unemployment benefits and cut the capital gains tax while warn- ingvoters about takingac...…

…4A - Wednesday, October 15, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C I 4e ffichician l Daill. 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 ofthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 15, 2008 -5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October15, 2008 -5A Not ready for the furnace Robots! Cars! Robot Cars! S r ball ga the tru panion the wh of my c hood, h been p sleep e that da was the of floor call I k I'd eve: receive. ration make i for Cht doggy other d of my f attache beast, them f the rar copy of When for Sha just sot with. And say, Iw with th mig...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 7A - No longer just a shooter, Sims begins transition to post play Why this offense can't adapt Junior likely to play in the four or five spot for Michigan this season By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer Junior DeShawn Sims is ready for a new role. Last May, forward Ekpe Udoh transferredtoBay- lor after spending NOTEBOOK two seasons as a key forward, leaving Michigan with...…

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…0 0 0 I B h Mcign aly-Wen sda, cobr g5 20 akd The cold war lay there, weak and defeated. Defeated, because this was the semester I wasn't going to let it happen. This year, I was going to do everything in my power to avoid being taken captive by that most abominable nemesis - the campus cold. So two Sundays ago, when I woke up unable to speak above a whisper or breathe out of my nose, it was more than crushing fatigue that kept me in bed...…

… U U U S S U S S S S - 5. .. 0 Se' 0 1 0 0 e 0 0 O ther victors valiant THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK with JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chief: Andrew Grossman Managing Editor: Gabe Nelson Photo Editor: Chanel Von Habsburg- Lothringen Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Hillary Ruffe Cover...…

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…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 ...…

…2 - Tuesday, October 14; 2008 The Michigan Daily- michigandaily.cam *I 2 - Tuesday, October14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * MW The ba I was minding my own business walking toward the bank last week when a highly confused bee accosted me, attaching itself to my hip. I am terribly allergic to bees. I was scared. As it enjoyed pollinating my hip and drifting in and out of my pocket, I tried shaking it off, but several awk- war...…

…The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 3 * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, October14, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS * NEWYORK Markets soar as government pledges bank aid Wall Street stormed back from last week's devastating losses yes- terday, sending the Dow Jones industrials soaring a nearly incon- ceivable 936 points after major governments' plans to support the global banking system reassured distraugh...…

…4 - Tuesday, October 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4e lWichinan l wily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The government cannot just leave people on their own to be buffeted about:' - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, explaining the necessity for a bailout plan in Britain, as reported yesterday by the Associated Press. ANDR...…

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…q The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam IA Iws Tuesday October14, 2008 STI ~l KITA DBTYD/ Dily University President Mary Sue Coleman spoke yesterday at the official celebration of the University's new African Studies Center. The ASC technically opened in July, but officials waited until the school year reconvened to have the event. Coleman,'U' officials christen new African Studies center Unit already has links with schools in Ghana By ...…

…T Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 8 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com *I Kampfer injured in off-ice incident Threet the likely starter in Happy Valley on Saturday Junior becomes third defenseman out for this weekend By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Editor, A week ago, the Michigan hockey team's deep defense was expected to carry what looked likea depleted offense. After three defensive inju- ries in the past week, it's now the opposite...…

…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 ...…

…2A - Monday, October 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, October13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FRIDAY: Explained STRONGMAN Obama kicked out of the Much to the ire of several students, officials at the University of Missouri- St. Louis ordered a poster hearing a picture of Democratic presidential can- didate Barack Obama to beremoved from a school classroom, the St. Louis Post- Dispatch reported. Th...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ° W Monday, October 13, 2008 - 3A txvs Monday, October 13, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ANCHORAGE, Alaska * Legislative panel: Paln abused her power in office A legislative committee inves- tigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. The investigative report con- cludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing...…

…4A - Monday, October 13, 2008 T Mhna - hi d o The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C I 4e ffichitian g3at*lu 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 article...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 13, 2008 -5A A step backward By JOSHUA BAYER For the Daily Dig Out Your Soul, indeed. Oasis's seventh studio album marks the lat- est edition of the band's floundering efforts to exorcise, at long last, their Oedipal-Beatles complex. Howev- Oasis er, Noel Gallagh- er and Co. have Dig Out never sounded Your Soul this desperate. Big Brother Oasis, at its best, has attempt- ed to follow in...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 13, 2008 - 7A VIGIL From Page 1A pants took turns reading nine fictionalized narratives written from the perspective of victims who had died from hate crimes. Attendees passed pictures of the victims during the readings. LSA sophomore Gibran Baydoun, a Michigan Student Assembly rep- resentative, said he was moved by the vigil. "It makes it so real. It's scary to know that anti-LGBT crime...…

…8A - Monday, October 13, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8A - Monday, October13, 2008 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com Like the With the Betles album cover, but crappier. cowbell konks punctuating the OASIS verses in "(Get Off Your) High From Page 5A HorseLady" andthe aimlessdrum solo dumped indiscriminately Album opener "Bag It Up" into the middle of "Shock" would starts things off harmlessly with sound less awkward if they...…

…* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com IAlm REVIEWo A lmost immaculate Monday, October 13, 2008 -9A Scottish rockers revisit the past with b-side- packed box set By DAVID WATNICK Daily Music Editor The Jesus and Mary Chain made more than a few mistakes in their original 1984 to 1999 run. Drunken stage infamy aside, their record- y ing career never brought them the acclaim they Th Jem * deserved, especially in the United States. Sequencing ...…

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…* POK1 *i The Michigan Daily I michigandaily com ( October13,2008 .LOWER THAN LOW Loss to MAC team a first for Michigan By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Editor Michigan had been there before. All the Wolverines needed to do with four sec- onds remaining was kick a short field goal to keep the game going. But kicker K.C. Lopata hooked a 26-yard attempt narrowly wide left of the uprights to secure Toledo's 13-10 win and leave the Michigan stud...…

…2B - October 13, 2008 Sparts] The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Rosen breaks record,'M' splits Big Ten series again By RYAN KARTJE 17-17. Daily Sports Writer Illinois finished the set by scor- ing seven of the next eight points For Michigan volleyball coach and stopping the Wolverines' pow- Mark Rosen, this weekend was all erful net attack. about records. The second set picked up where But it wasn't his program record the first left o...…