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…Monday, August 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 BEIJING 2008 Phelps grabs second gold in relay win 400-meter relay team helps Phelps in quest for eight medals . BEIJING (AP) - By a fingertip, Michael Phelps is still on course for eight gold medals. He can thank Jason Lezak for getting him No. 2. The oldest man on the U.S. swimming team pulled off one of the great comebacks in Olympic history Monday morning, lunging to the ...…

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… Hieftje hopes for fifth term NEWS Big-budget films bring internships Thanks to a new tax incentive offered by the state of Michi- gan to films with budgets over $50,000, students with film- making aspirations are landing internships with Hollywood movie productions. See Page 2 OPINION Daily City Council endorsements The Daily chooses candidates for Ann Arbor's Democratic pri- mary elections tomorrow. See Page 4 ARTS Bloodlust presides over B...…

…21 Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FILMMAKING Big films get big tax breaks More internships available to students By BRANDON CONRADIS ManagingArts Editor When the summer began, LSA senior Brendt Rioux didn't expect to work on a film set, let alone work alongside an established storyboard artist. But a little more than a month ago, Rioux, who is concentrating in Screen Arts & Cultures, received an e-ma...…

…Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 13 FACULTY SALARIES 'U' competes for top By LINDY STEVENS over the years, he said the Univer- competitor for faculty, hasn't seen Daily News Editor sity has managed to hold its own in senior-level professors travel from the fight for faculty. Ann Arbor to Cambridge in recent The pressure to maintain excep- Hanlon said 50 professors have years. tionalfaculty canmeanofferingmore bee...…

…41 Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C)Jbe fMidbian aili Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect theofficial positionof the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represen...…

…Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 CHRIS KOSLOWSKI o rTTO PASTURE E-MAIL KOSLOWSKI AT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU Yo .drop the beat.isten dauand Obama you all Ci here now. Lend your ears Kennedy? Leiberman? Feingold know what they says. But y'all There's a holmes called He compromised! Cancer' ney ust play' vote McCain John McCain. Corporate liars CarolShipp? Waterboardings yu fo urth Pres Charles Fyers areamong He exerci...…

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…81 Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WARD 1 From Page 1 Incumbent Ron Suarez will be on the ballot for a Ward 1 seat on Ann Arbor's City Council, but he doesn't want you to vote for him. Due to family and work obli- gations, Suarez pulled out of the race. He asked Patricia Lesko, who edits the online journal the Adjunct Advocate and owns the publishing company the Part- Time Press, to run in his place as a write-i...…

…Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19 WARD 3 From Page 1 Incumbent Ward 3 Councilmem- ber Stephen Kunselman said the prin- ciple issues of his "diverse" ward are difficult to pinpoint. But both Kunsel- man and his challenger, Ann Arbor attorney Christopher Taylor, agree that new building developments are a major concern in their ward. The contentious proposal for 601 Forest, a 25-story student hous- ing high-rise o...…

…10- Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BOOK REEi Notjust child's play By BEN VANWAGONER Associate Arts Editor You may not have noticed, but on the night of August 1st, under the cover of darkness and precisely at the witching hour, a new force entered the world. They called it "Breaking Dawn," and it was banal, sensational and unmistakably valu- able, both as literature and as a social bellwether. Theatrics aside...…

…Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 SWING From Page 10 is taut and emotional, but it only lasts for a minute. It could have been so much more. Comparing the thankless lives of America's working class to the self-indul- gent glamour of politicians, it could have illustrated the chasm that truly exists between the country's elite and the lower and middle classes. Instead, the sub- plot is completely forgotten, and ...…

… 12 Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom BLOOD From Page 10 point: "the age of immortal infants" - what?) an omnipres- ent and strange oversight. But in the most pivotal turning point of "Breaking Dawn," she does not even pay her faux pas even this rudimentary attention. Asked to sum up the book in one word, the first thing that comes to mind is ... heavy. Dense. Plot-laden. Or strangled, rather. The final installment...…

…Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 13 KIDLIT From Page 10 the story isn't particularly revolu- tionary. Bizarre, yes, but it's essen- tially the age-old "star-crossed lovers" plot updated and given new blood. That's not to say it's unimaginative or stale - on the contrary, it's a dramatic and inter- esting new take on an eternal con- flict. Literature has been insisting for thousands of years that love is worthless...…

…Monday, August 4, 2008 1 1 SP NA N 4t The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Harris asesthe Gnanan dream By ANDY REID Daily Sports Editor Maize and blue to red, white and blue. When a Michigan athlete earns a trip to the Olympics, that particular transition in uniform colors is the most common. But several of the 28 athletes and coaches with Wolver- ine ties participating in the upcom- ing Beijing Games are making a different chromatic transi...…

…Monday, August 4, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 FOOTBALL BREAKDOWN 4 Threet leads in quarterback race The quarterback job is red- shirt freshman Steven Threet's job to lose. The Georgia Tech transfer is more of a pro-style quarterback than Pat White, who ran Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez's offense the last three years to great success at West Vir- ginia. Threet has a powerful arm and could open up Rodriguez's offense the ...…

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…MINORITY Part two of afour-part series on effortsto maintain RECRUITING diversity oncampusafter the statewide affirmative action ban Alumni offer what 'U' can't OPINION Veiled voting Robert Soave explains the secrecy and confusivn behind the Retorm Michigan Govvern- ment Now! initiative and how it's representative of the bigger dangers of direct democracy. See Page5 ARTS The "Brothers" fail "Step Brthers" is anvther step dvwn tvr Will Ferrel....…

…2 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Studio 4 fined for alcohol violations Club can't sell booze on busiest weekends By SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily News Editor Regulars at Studio 4, the dance club on Fourth Avenue, might want to reconsider their plans for the first weekend of fall term. The club's liquor license has been suspended and the venue won't be serving alcohol Sept. 4-6 and Thanksgiving weekend, from Nov. 27-2...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com '3 SOLAR CAR From Page 1 taking pictures." TheMichiganteamwasinthelead for almost the entire race, trailing only on the first day of driving when it had to stop to fix a minor electri- cal problem. But that 20-minute stop was the only stop the team made for repairs, which team members said was one reason they did so well. "Reliability is one of the key things," said Engineering sen...…

…4 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard Sc. AAbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectlthe official positionof the Daily's editorialboard. All other signed articles and illustrationsrepresent solely the views of their...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 ELAINE MORTON I NATURE CALLS E-MAIL MORTON AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU Speeding up science 6bD Hey check 11i~5hI ou M Steal Michigan Gov't Now! You know a ballot initia- tive is promising major changes when it has an exclamation point in its official name. The Reform Michigan Government Now! proposal (assuming it clears a few ROBERT lingering legal SOAVE hurdles) will be on the ballo...…

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…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 the michigan daily Attention Emergency Department and/or ICU Nurses: Are you searching for a MAGNET-DESIGNATED facility and EMPLOYER OF CHOICE? W E WANT TO MEET YOU! The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking to fill nursing positions within the Emergency Treatment Center (ETC) to help staff our new 60,000 sq. feet ETC. We are a cer...…

…8 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RECRUITING From Page 1 out-of-state students $15,000 a year for four years. The affirmative action ban pre- vents the University from offering scholarships based on race. But it's still legal for the Alumni Associa- tion to do so because it's a private nonprofit organization. Though the awards pay the bulk of tuition for in-state students, Grafton describes them as "recruit- ing ...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 Ak Shun these 'Brothers' By ANNIE LEVENE and have the boys bunk in the same DailyArts Writer room. The paper-thin plot proves point that filmmakers assume people will come to the theater There is a popular piece of just because Judd Apatow's name advice that parents tell each other is somewhere in the credits (not to qualm fears about horrifically to see Ferrell do more of his a...…

…10. Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom PITCHFORK From Page 9 tons. Perhaps I'm a buzz kill, or perhaps these head-bangers are just pretending to have fun; it's probably a combination of both. Still, going apeshit over an avante garde band was surely too juicy an incentive for some to pass up. This phenomenon also occurred at Public Enemy's complete per- formance of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back on Fri...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11l Cursed up a storm RODRIGO GAYA/Daily Fifth-year senior cornerback Morgan Trent is one of Michigan's about 20 "apostles," or team leaders. Apostles' are team's new leaders CHICAGO - The Michigan foot- ball team's captains have tradition- ally been announced before the regular season. But Wolverine coach Rich Rodri- guez will appoint captains on a 0 game-by-game basis. The play...…

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…Criminals not after crafts OPINION Trail-weary Gary Graca explains why long and ever-lengthing election I season are leaning him ex- hausted - and what presiden- tial candidates can do to help. See Page 5 ARTS Batman returns in stunning sequel Christopher Nolan turns a typi- cal comic book story into one of the most enthralling, unique films of the year. See Page 10 SPORTS Futures Game kind to Wolverines Former Michigan baseball players Clayt...…

…2 Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily -.michigandailycom A race to register as, election nears 420 Maynard St. Ann Arhor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com Campus groups plan to target freshmen By TREVOR CALERO Daily Staff Reporter If you've set foot on the Diag these past few weeks, chances are someone armed with a clipboard and pen has asked if you're regis- tered to vote. With the 2008 presidential election closing in, many poli...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 RECRUITING From Page 1 work with minority middle and high school students are refashion- ing their activities on the Univer- sity's campus and in high schools across the state. Erica Sanders, the director of recruitment operations at the Uni- versity's Office of Undergraduate Admissions - which often assists student groups in contacting pro- spective applicants to the Univer- sit...…

…41 Monday, July 21,2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com IJhe Michigan 43aili Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING E[NTOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsignededitorialsreflectthe officialpositionofthe Daily's editorialboard.Allother signed articles and illustrations represent solely...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 CHRIS KOSLOWSKI OUT TOASURE E-MAIL KOSLOWSKI AT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU Trail-weary So what do you think of that - . Medicare il? tgms foot me once.,shame ° on.-shame on you.YE E E E OW whng o m e from.., You cant get fooed gan LO* Attac fte'hag. ns t's not even November yet, and I'm already tired of hearing about John McCain and Barack Obama. Every little thing these guys and th...…

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…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7. the michigan daily Attention Emergency Department and/or ICU Nurses: Are you searching for a MAGNET-DESIGNATED facility and EMPLOYER OF CHOICE? W E WANT TO M EET YOU,!- The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking to fill nursing positions within the Emergency Treatment Center (ETC) to help staff our new 60,000 sq. feet ETC. We are a...…

…81 Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RECRUITING From Page 3 that they can be admitted to uni- versities. "It helps if you see someone closer to you and they're able to -achieve this," he said. Conner Sandefur, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklaho- ma and co-chair of Native Ameri- can Students Association, said the affirmative action ban has a mark- edly different effect on prospec- tive Native American studen...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 Patrons peruse the galleries of photographer Lisa Kristine. The annual Ann Arbor Art Fairs have come and gone, but the talent and ingenuity showcased by certain artists still linger By Ben VanWagoner and Katie Carey I Associate Arts Editor and Daily Arts Writer ARTS IN BRIEF Film Disposable monkey business "Space Chimps" 20th Century Fox At Quality 16 and Showcase You know what ...…

…10k Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ART FAIR From Page 9 say 'What's wrong with you, why don't you get it?' because I don't like feeling like that." Lynn Whipple and John Whipple, Mixed Media Lynn Whipple's tent felt like she took everything out of my grand- ma's house, put it in a huge pile, mixed it around a bit, then started grabbing at old photo- graphs, books, and knick-knacks. The result is a group of artwo...…

…Monday, July 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FROM BLUE TO WHITE Two former Wolverines climb White Sox system By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer NEW YORK - Clayton Richard finally realized he was on the wrong field. For 21 years, the 6-foot-5, 240- pound Richard thought he was happiest covered in pads with a football in his hand, leading an offensive charge down the field. But after being frustrated with his place in the Mi...…

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…Rodriguez agrees to buyout OPINION Priced out Tom Michniacki explains that it's not just the high cost of medical school keeping stu- dents from becoming doctors - it's the high cost of trying to get in, too. See Page5 ARTS Monster superhero still in fine form Del Toro's latest is an extrava- gant, if not spectacular, return to the comic book world with "Hell- boy II." See Page 9 SPORTS Athlete takes on Cirque du Soleil Former Michigan gymnas...…

…2 I N W S IMonday, July 14, 2008 2 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL No health care charity for students Insurance access disqualifies some By SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily News Editor When it comes to your health, peace of mind is far from priceless. That's the lesson LSA alum Krystal Kuczmcrs learned one month before graduating last year - and, incidenrtally, one month after her mother lost her job and their health insur...…

…Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 13 UNION UNDERGROUND Pizza Hut Express to replace Magic Wok Empty Union space was to be filled by Domino's Pizza By TREVOR CALERO Daily StaffReporter Almost every day last school year, Subway's lunch rush would form the oft-ignored businesses with Panda Express and Domino's Pizza. But after a few complicated weeks, the space in the Union pre- viously occupied by Magic Wok and sch...…

…41 Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com htfrc it an tu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR EMMARIE HUETTEMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF NOTABLE QUOTABLE Like Bush's economy? Hire McCain." - Signs of protesters outside of the Bayloff Stamped Products plant in Van Buren Tow...…

…Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 A pricey process, Smoking them out Chef Boyardee is fantas- tic - the first few times you eat it. Then after having it for five consecu- tive days, it becomes bear- able. At this point, I'm at the "I-become- nauseous-hen-I see-a-pudgy- TOM Italian-chef" MICHNIACKI stage. Why am I forced to eat nothing but unhealthy pseudo-spaghetti? Because I'm broke. Why am I broke? Because I...…

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…Monday, July 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WHITE OUT PIZZA HUT From Page 3 to stay with that because it's always attracted a large student popula- tion," she said. And because many student orga- nizations hold meetings within the walls of the Union, Fraenkel said having full pizzas available for pur- chase is a high priority. In late May, Fraenkel and other board members began the process of finding another pizza company to...…