…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Monday, December 5, 2011 FILM REVIEW A Hawaiian ennui ALBUM REVIEW 'Jet Life' takes to the sky 'The Descendants' delves into realistic relationships By AKSHAY SETH Daily Arts Writer Life can be a long, point- less walk through normality. In the bleakest of terms, we go to school, get a job, go * *** to work and eventually, like The cattle being Diats herded from one platform to At Quality 16 an...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 2, 2011 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, December 2, 2D11 - 7A 'U' entrepreneurial group hosts 1000 Pitches summit n 0 n 1 . . t . M Daniel Atkins presents at the Humanities, Arts, Technology Advanced Collaboratory conference in Rackham Auditorium on Friday. Experts discuss digital age atfftHannual A tec Exp geonin in aca at Rac weeke Cati profes was th at the Ar...…
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…U The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I December 5, 2011 New Orleans January 3rd, 2012 Michigan vs. Virginia Tech Virginia Tech unfamiliar foe for Wolverines Sugar Bowl berth pushes Michigan back into spotlight By KEVIN RAFTERY Daily SportsEditor It's not often that a team gets spanked on the first Saturday of December but still gets a taste of sugar a day later. But that's the case for No. 11 Virginia Tech, the Michigan football team'...…
…2B -December 5, 2011 TMhna-cido The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'We never promised you a rose garden' The Michigan State foot- ball team entered the conference title game dreaming of roses. At Lucas Oil Stadium, the Sparty bus faltered. The drive gave out late in a thrilling 42-39 loss to Wisconsin in the inaugu- ral Big Ten Champion- ship game on Saturday. STEPHEN J.1 The NESBITT momentary prestige and superiority that fueled the en...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com December 5, 2011 - 3B Russell's streak ends,'M' takes 2nd place } Top-ranked that's what champions do," said Michigan coach Joe McFar- Russell's 46-match land. "They come back with a fury, and you don't want to be winstreak snapped that next guy. I think Kellen did in quarterfinalS a great job of refocusing, and I think we saw a different wres- tler out there than we saw (Fri- By LIZ NAGLE day) night....…
…4B - December 5,2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines, Nanooks play rare scoreless regulation Redshirt sophomore forward Jordan Morgan scored 16 points in Michigan's 76-66 victory over Iowa State. Morgan sports new look, new game in 'M' victory NEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily Sports Editor When Jordan Morgan got rid of his faded high-top haircut, it was a textbook example of addition by subtraction. At least that's how Michigan coach...…
…,,, an at IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 2, 2011 michigandaily.com STATE LEGISLATION Decade later, state Senate passes anti- bullying bill A crowd at the University of Michigan Museum of Art listens at a Moth UP storytelling event in January. UMMA grant of $650,000 is largest in museum's history Funding to be used Foundation awarded UMMA a within our museum and looking dents that you can be a special- $650,000 grant last month. T...…
…2 -- Friday, December 2, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaiiy.com 2 - FidayDecemer 2,2011 he MihiganDaily- mic.gan...yco MONDAY: TUESDAY:, In Other Ivory Towers This Week in History LEFT: A woman participates in a vigil on the Diag on Wednes- day, Nov. 30 to support victims of police brutality at the Uni- versity of California, Berkely and University of California, Davis. (JED MOCH/Daily) TOP RIGHT: Ann Arbor experi- ences this year's f...…
…'he Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 2, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. nyder criticizes Michigan colleges Gov. Rick Snyder says Michi- gan's community colleges, uni- yersities and trade schools should focus on areas that are in demand 4nd stop "overproducing" gradu- tes in areas where the state oesn't need workers. He made the comment yes- erday in an appearance at Delta College in University Center, near ag...…
…4 -- Friday, December 2, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 - Friday, December 2, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom fiigian at" 1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT STEPHANIE STEINBERG and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the officia...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Friday, December 2, 2011- 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, December 2, 2011 - 5 'Losing It' with Miller Sexuality laid bare By JACOB AXELRAD Daily Community Culture Editor William Miller is not a cynic. He just happens to believe opti- mists are not as smart as pes- simists and says, "America has gone giggling into the sea." This satirical wit is how he chooses to present himself as he...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 - Friday, December 2, 2011 Blue hopes to rebound against M' off to best start strikingly similar Iowa State under Borseth at 7-1 BEN ESTES State) and guard Chris Babb Daily Sports Editor (Penn State). The Wolverines, too, may see Michigan basketball coach a little of themselves in Iowa John Beilein likes to refer to his State (5-2). Besides the identical program as a family. Iowa State, records, the ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 2, 2011 - 7 Entering final week, college football experts say Michigan's BCS bowl chances look good TIM ROHAN teams in the 10 BCS spots. Daily Sports Editor "That's a must," Palm said of how an LSU win would help With his team sitting at No. 16 Michigan's chances. "And the in the latest BCS standings with reason is because if Georgia wins a 10-2 record and several mar- and the voters a...…
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…P , iC i an 43allm Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 1,12011 michigandailv.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT MSAto change name in January r With regents' approval, name will be Central Student Government By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily Staff Reporter The name "Michigan Student Assembly" will become a relic come January, when the governing body will change its name for the first time since 1976 to the Central Stu- dent Government. MSA President DeAndree...…
…a 2A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers This Week in History WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Club Professor Profile Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief asiness Manager 734-41e-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaitycom zyancer@mielhigandaiyeom Unco...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING House panel OKs bill to allow more charter schools A state House committee' approved a measure yesterday that would allow for more pub- lic charter schools in Michigan, and supporters said they believe it could gain final passage by the end of the year. The Republican-led House Educ...…
…0 4A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com mymid ioan Bal'b1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT STEPHANIE STEINBERG and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE FDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signe...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 5A Michi1 SYRACUSE obtain From Page 1A Uie Umiver Affairs award an honorary degree to Syr Cantor. made Cantor informed Syracuse agains students, faculty and staff an adu of her decision to fire Fine saying through an e-mail on Sunday. Syracu "It is vital that we examine that Fi our protocols and actions i...…
… a L ,, 6A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ATHLETIC DIRECTOR INTERVIEW Q&A with Dave Brandon Burns out after 12 years TIM ROHAN for all of the interviews that I Daily Sports Editor did. I got to the end of the inter- view, shook hands and he left. He's the man who handpicked And I sat there and I added up all the newly minted Big Te...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011- 7A Terrapins dominate on the glass, hand 'M' first defeat Michigan freshman guard Trey Burke has taken his game to another level since he left the mainland for a Hawaii visit. Ford calls Burke first-rounder DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Writer A year ago, few would've guessed that byguard Darius Mor- ris would've generated enough buzz to even consider entering the 2011 NBA ...…
…a 8A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com This award transcends the numbers Hoke named Big Ten Coach of the Year adies and gentlemen, meet your 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year: Brady Hoke. He was an Ohio-born boy who now perfectly depicts a Michigan man - a coach who players love and opponents can't help but respect. He looks like Fred Flintstone but leads like Mohan- das Gandhi (OK, maybe that's a bit of a st...…
…the b -side The Michigan Daiy I michigandaily.com I Thursday, December1, 2011 by Lauren Ca 71 JL iserta // Daily Arts Writer Exploring the world of University publishing at the confluence of print and digital mediums weekend essentials Dec.1 to 4 ON STAGE The University's fa- vorite innuendo-laden a cappella group is back: The G-Men's fall concert, titled "That's What G Said," will hit Rackham Auditorium tomorrow night. Expect lots of...…
…2B - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOOD*WARS Each week, one Ann Arbor staple menu item becomes a battlefield as Daily Arts editors butt heads over which restaurant makes it best. HOT CHOCOLATE 6 6 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY 521 East Liberty Street Like Willy Wonka's factory, the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a river of warm, rich, melted chocolate that it serves to customers for less than thr...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 3B D 'MY SO-CALLED LIFE' (1994-1995), ABC Claire Danes brought '90s teens to 'Life' onscreen By KAYLA UPADHYAYA Daily Arts Writer Many people consider the '60s and '70s the rule-breaking decades, a time for protest and radicalism. But what about the '90s? That decade, too, was a time for shaking things up. The '90s was a time for breaking rules and breaking ground, especial...…
…4B - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GOSSIP COLUMN ART OF THE SEASON Celebrating lb-mo celebni-moms, eck the halls with lapsed" when she sat down to pregnant celebrities! be interviewed. Did Jay-Z hire With the holiday season a surrogate to carry their baby? approaching, it's time to take a Is Beyonc pretending to be look at the little bundles of joy more pregnant than she truly is? that will be Beyonce's p...…
…lNE-li UNlD E IW EN TY T 1111 Iii OF I IED4 Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 30, 2011 CAMPUS SAFETY LSAin process of Mcard switch System for new after-hours building access to take effect on Jan. 9 By RAYZA GOLDSMITH Daily Staff Reporter Come January, LSA students shouldn't leave their Mcards at home if they want to access cam- pus buildings after-hours. The University will complete its transition to the new Mcard system on Jan. 9, w...…
…chigan Daily - michigandailv.com 2A - Wednesday, November 30, 2011 The Mic 2A - Wednesday, November 30, 2011 The Mi I WINTER WONDERLAND Tele iihlgan Daily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaily.com Check, mate? Fifteen University students in the Ann Arbo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 30,2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Proposal could help heating fund for poor residents Michigan House Republi- cans have a plan to protect low- income residents from potential utility shut-offs this winter, their leaders said yesterday. Lawmakers announced plans to put $62 million into the state's emergency relief...…
…4 4A - Wednesday, November 30, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Wednesday, November 30, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT STEPHANIE STEINBERG and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 30, 2011- 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 5A Netflix looking for money in'Arrested' banana stand ByKELLY ETZ Daily Arts Writer The Bluth family is making a comeback. That's right - the wonder that is "Arrested Develop- ment" is back for a fourth season. Netflix landed exclusive rights to the new season, which will air sometime in 2013. The onl...…
…4 6A - Wednesday, November 30, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Wednesday, November 30, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 'Mad About'Kerrytown Concert House benefit HOME TAPES "So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen goodbyeH..." Owl returns to nest Michigan band Breathe Owl Breathe comes to Ann Arbor By EDITH FREYER Daily Arts Writer Tonight, Breathe Owl Breathe will soar into Ann Arbor to play an evening show at ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 30,2011 - 7A Robinson settles into 'makeshift' offense Square-peg quarterback and round-hole offense find happy medium By MICHAEL FLOREK Daily Sports Editor At the beginning of the season, offensive coordinator Al Borges said he wasn't going to make the Michigan football team's offense a round hole for a square peg in junior quarterback Denard Rob- inson. After nearly three months o...…
…4 8A - Wednesday, November 30, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Stingy Virginia defense hands 'M' road loss 4 By NEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily Sports Editor Charlottesville, Va. - Last night's Big Ten/ACC Challenge duel against Virginia had the signs of a letdown game for the No. 15 Michigan basketball team. The Wol- MICHIGAN 58 verines (5-2) VIRGINIA 70 were com- ing off a suc- cessful trip to Hawaii at the Maui Invitational and were ...…
…w s w qw Imomp- IW w $B Wedesdy, ovebe PERSONALSTATEM ENT NURSING A DREAM .T H VOL EERING. IN A NEEONAATAL IC B3Y PAIGE PEARCY with about three babies to look after, talks about the babies as if they are their own. "Look at her! She's smiling! She's smiling!" One of nurses exclaimed as we were monitoring vitals. The nurse told me the baby had been under their care since she was only 24 weeks in gestation. "Now she's going home. She ...…
…__ _ qw NW IRW '-MW Wensdy Noeme 30 201 // The Statement0 .- Wednesday, November 30, 2011 // The Statement . E3 statement Magazine Editor: Carolyn Klarecki Editor in Chief: Stephanie Steinberg Managing Editor. Nick Spar Deputy Editors: Stephen Ostrowski Devon Thorsby Elyana Twiggs Designers: Maya Friedman Arjun Manhati Hermes Risien Photos: Jed Moch Copy Editor: Hannah Poindexter The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, d...…
…6B ednesday, November 30, 2011 // The Statement ednesday, November 30, 2011 // The Statement 3B news in review Five of the most talked-about stories of the week, ranked in ascending order of actual importance Stand-up comedian Patrice O'Neal Dr. Conrad Murray, who earlier After eight privacy violation corn- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) Ginger White, an died yesterday at age 41 due to this month was convicted of the plaints from the Feder...…
…4B W s N b 2 / h m Wednesday, November 30,2011 //The Statement F For most college students, opportunities to meet potential significant others are presented on Friday nights at the bars, in the classroom or through the suggestion of a mutual friend. But for students like Engineering senior Rick, who wishes to remain anonymous, it takes just a few clicks of his mouse from the comfort of his room to access thousands of profiles on Datemyschool...…
…ENEWA :CULT CLASSIC " of U~ran 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' explores the re-socialization of An The Game.v a former cult member. PAGE 7 PAGE 8 )N EB I l i )HLr VI EN T XV( Y) W EA1 S F 1 1211 To ( l \L F1 1 ,IA )N1 Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com COLLEGE EXPENSES eTextbook deal could reduce costs for students Rackham student Mostafa Bedewy holds an Egyptian flag during a rally on the Diag yesterday condemning...…
…4 2 - Tuesday, November 29, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GROOVING ght Mich-loan DAMh 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaily.com i 3 l 1 t 1 t 1 c t Receptionist was University expert 30 years ago this week (Dec. 60 years ago this week (Nov....…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS KALAMAZOO, Mich. $30 million spent in 6 years on scholarship fund An anonymously funded free college tuition program for high school graduates of the Kalama- zoo Public Schools that was launched six years ago has spent more than $30 million on higher education for more than 2,300 students. Data provided by The Kalama- zoo Promise program show that about one-thi...…
…4 4 - Tuesday, November 29, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com : .. e ic igan at Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. i 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT STEPHANIE STEINBERG and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other sign...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 5 4 I I L2L A2shops see strong sales on Black Friday Local store ue to support small businesses He said Black Friday was suc- downtown, especially during cessful for the store, though the owners say they're the holiday season," Elias said. shop was not overwhelmingly She said it is too soon to know packed...…
…I 6 - Tuesday, November 29, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PROFESSORS From Page 1 tions available for students online are from two years ago." Hutchinson pointed out that many students don't know they can access course evaluations online. The Michigan Student Assembly also offers an online tool called Advice Online, but Hutchinson said it's not useful because it's not updated. "Some students might not even be aware that they c...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 7 Meyer hire changes the game STEPHEN J. NESBITT Daily Sports Editor It took him 23 years, but Urban Meyer finally found his way back to Columbus. This time, Meyer isn't the Ohio State football team's wide receiv- ers coach and graduate student, he's the head man. Meyer signed a six-year contract to repla...…
…8 - Tuesday, November 29, 2011 I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MUSIC COLUMN Disco is stayin alive in today's pop music scene FILE PHOTO/Daily Mark di Suvero's 'Tabletops' exhibit complements his sculpture Orion, located outside of UMMA. UMMAs tiny tables Mark di Suvero's an interview with The Michi- gan Daily. "That's not to say the 'Tabletops' explores medium is not vital to the work, but for me, the artistic thought size and...…
…41ie1Mi4igai 0 i6j -II IIl1) 1NII\()I \I n ,ASO 11IIU\ i I IO Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 28, 2011 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN 40, OHIO STATE 34 Hoke's irst team tastes redemption Those who stay will redeem them- Ryan Van Bergen stayed. While his teammates mobbed Courtney Avery, whose interception for the Michigan football team sealed the 40-34 win over Ohio State on Saturday, Van Bergen slowly walked to the sideline, his hands o...…
…2A - Monday, November 28, 2011 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com .1, r-Am -% CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY REVIEWING PROFESSORS POLC Prof. requires students to bring snacks For at least 39 years, requirement has been put African Americans at the COLUMBIA STUDENT George Parrott, a psychol- on hold until the psychol- university, according to a BUSTED FOR DRUGS ogy professor at California ogy department examines Nov. 22 New York Times GE...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 28, 2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, November 28, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS FLINT After inn standoff, ex-convict arrested for two deaths Police have arrested an ex- convict suspected in two homi- cides in Flint Township after a standoff lasted more than four hours in Flint. Police tell The Flint Journal that the suspect had a female hostage at an inn yesterday. Offi-...…
