…A 8A - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Despite late slide, next season is looking bright for Blue Asat watched the Mihigan women's basketball team throw its season away last Thursday, the irony of the situ- ation began to creep up on me. The Wolverines were losing to an undersized team from EVERETT Ypsilanti who COOK were wearing green jerseys onskeon and playing b some of its best basketball of the season...…
… 0 9 9 S 8B Wednesday, February 17, 2011 // The Statement PERSONALSTATEMENT 'UN CHIN IN THE DOMII A SP R ING B RE AK O F BU IL LATRINES AND EATING T( BY ANDREW KOO hen I signed up for Pre- Med Club's Alternative Spring Break, I never imagined that I could change, but from day one in the Dominican Republic, I knew that I had been completely wrong. When some- one told me this trip was going to change my life, I did not anticipate what was...…
… i r r 2B edesay Weneda, 3,01 /SeStemn the statement Magazine Editor: Carolyn Klarecki Editor in Chief: Stephanie Steinberg Managing Editor: Kyle Swanson Deputy Editors: Stephen Ostrowski Elyana Twiggs Designers: Maya Friedman Hermes Risien Photo Editor: Jake Fromm Copy Editors: Josh Healy Hannah Poindexter The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday during the academic year. THEJUNKDRAWER "I realized ...…
…0 i i All idol 0 w w w 6B Wednesday, March 23, 2011 The Statement MULTIPLE MAJORS Ambitious students juggle several concentrations on By Stephen Ostrowski interdisciplinary academic paths Wednesday, 0 3B news in review Five of the most talked-about stories of the week, ranked in ascending order of actual importance AT&T bought T-Mobile for about $39 billion on Sunday. The cash- and-stock deal will make AT&T the biggest telephone compa...…
…A AV Ah AOL .. A. W a 0 w a a 4B Vvc~ed , , 3 216 / h Sa n- , Wednesday, March 23, 2O / The Statement 5 L ... i I s -. the grading scale By Carolyn Kiarecki TOP 10 GRADERS Easiest Hardest Elliot Solowa c Tomu k Oheewe Professor, EEC GSI, Math John Pasquale rhristopher Burn Lecturer, Marching Band GSI, Accounting Scott Boe r L re n Loude Professor, Marching Ban GSI, Math Captian Phillip Welch ames i thews Lecturer, Aerospace Science...…
…~Ije 1Iid0ian &tIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 22, 2011 michigandaily.com ANN ARBOR CITY COUNCIL * First reading of * pot ordinance approved by A2 City Council Second reading to cation of personalized alpha- numeric identification - which occur after period encompasses numbers and letter - for the recipient and the dis- for public input pensary would have to be con- By K.C. WASSMAN Daily StaffReporter After months of discus- sions ...…
…2A - Wednesday, March 22, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com #I 2A - Wednesday, March 22, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom (74C Ifichioall aill 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmail.com Naked Mile runs away The last day of classes for Univers...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS G GRAND RAPIDS Synder introduces new budget plans Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder unveiled a plan yesterday to use hundreds of millions of tax dol- lars to reward local governments that heed his call to cut spending and consolidate public services at the expense of those that don't. Snyder's plan would replace part of Michigan's tax revenue sharing program that supports local governments, which is ...…
…9 4 -Tuesday, March 22, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com e t i an at Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard Sc. Ann Arbos, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com ELAINE MORTON E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU s ycder S lo go but I'm Feoiy MNi ,tn OL ImY Ot 3oars n Le's 'VVH'W s\/s oIsome I'm going L e-s +li(OWv ur pain-r#andS 'o grauto V%&- i u+w n any mope -- - STEPHANIE STEINBER...…
…The MTuesday, March 22, 2011 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL A2 festival turns 49 ANN ARBOR FILM FESTiVAL Professor documentarians By JENNIFER XU Senior Arts Editor Weeklong film festival starts today at the Michigan By TIMOTHY RABB Daily Art Writer This week marks the 49th year of one of the most renowned exhi- bitions of experimental film in the country. The Ann Arbor Film Fes- tival has featured many...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9, 6 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 6 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Too much cyber litter on Twitter Jwas stuck in the Newark Airport last week for an ungodly amount of time, when I came across a sign that drew my ire. It read: "Follow the Shops in Newark Ter- minal B on Twitter at @ ShopEWRB." Now, I don't know how T much of it was influ- encedby my KAVI travel frus- SHEK...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 7 RESIDENCY From Page 1 Ehrlichman was one of 174 medical students from the Uni- versity to participate in the match services offered by the National Resident Matching Program - a non-profitorganizationthathelps to place individuals with various levels of medical training into residency positions at teaching hospitals throughout the country. Elizabeth Petty, associate dean for m...…
…8 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 8 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom It's a mental game for Michigan in St. Louis MEN'S BASKETBALL A glimpse into the future After 30 minutes, Michi- gan was up 4-0 at Yost ce Arena on Oct. 2nd. Forwards Louie Caporusso, Scooter Vaughan and Matt Rust all scored glamorously CASANDRA in the open- PAGNI ing game of their final On Ice Hockey campaig...…
…NATIONAL CHAMP Wrestler Kellen Russell won Michigan's first national championship of the school year. * INSIDE C .4i 1an '41aily 0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 21, 2011 michigandaily.com STUDYING OVERSEAS '' 'students abroad,in A2 reflect on Japan quake CHANTEL JENNINGS/Daily Michigan point guard Darius Morris is consoled by teammate Corey Person after the Wolverines' 73-71 loss to Duke yesterday. Morris missed a shot in the final se...…
…2A - Monday, March 21, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com * I TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: T 01 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: T Other Ivory Towers Questions on Campus Professor Profiles Ca SAE kicked off Cornell's campus HURSDAY: FRIDAY: ampus Clubs Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 s...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 21, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. College student pleads guilty in pie-in-face case A college student has pleaded guilty to assaulting Michigan Sen. Carl Levin with an apple pie in his face. Ahlam Mohsen, a senior at Michigan State University, said Friday she did it as an "anti-war statement." She and co-defendant Max Kantar accepted plea deals to a misdemeanor. The maximum pen...…
…4A - Monday, March 21, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Monday, March 21, 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. DANIEL GOLD E-MAIL DANIEL AT DW(GOLD@UMICH.EDU MARCH MADNESS " . "What God does is God's business, I have no idea. But I'll tell you this: whether you call it Gaia or whet...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 21, 2011 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycomMonday, March 21, 2011 - 5A QUAKE From Page 1A his friends and family in Tokyo. At first, Matsushima said he wasn't sure if the images he saw were real. "It was really hard to take in," Matsushima said. "It took me a couple of hours justto grasp what was going on." Matsushima said he eventual- ly learned that his family is safe, but was v...…
…6A - Friday, March 21, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Friday, March 21, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom JENNINGS From Page 1A a rude awakening, paralyzing the. brain. The silence that over took Tim Hardaway Jr. as he looked up at the scoreboard and bit at his uniform to fight back the tears. Yes, the scoreboard read cor- rectly, Duke won, 73-71. "Everything went blank," Hard- away Jr. would say after the game. H...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 21, 2011 - 7A Seven albums A Iremember ou could call these albums that "changed" me, but that would be a comforting lie. You could call them "meaningful," but that sounds awfully pre- cious. You couldn't call them "perfect." You couldn't call them all "classics" JOE either. What- DIMUZIO ever they are to me doesn't need scare-quotes and changes every minute. So here's a snap- shot of s...…
…8A - Monday, March 21, 2011 FIlM NOTEBOOK Clooney charms 'U' The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ALBUM REVIEW Noah wails about love An 'Ides of March' extra describes the experience By KELLY ETZ For theDaily George Clooney isn't your average celebrity. He's no cast member of "Jersey Shore" - he's a major celebrity to everyone. When you see Clooney in person,, it's big. That's a name you can brag about. And when given the opportunity to b...…
… BU The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I March 21, 2011 Dancing WIT H Morris's shot hits back rim in final seconds, Blue's comeback attempt "7" and season come to sudden halt By ZAK PYZIK and they put your better guys on Daily Sports Editor the bench at times. So they did that ... Your top eight guys will get CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Darius two, three on the bench. We sure Morris is typically the most reli- had them there." able Wolverine with...…
…2B - March 21, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Underclassmen provide hope for future at NCAA Championships Renewing Fab Five swagger changes 'l By MATT SPELICH Daily Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA - The Michigan wrestlingteam - with the exception of redshirt junior Kellen Russell - came up short of its personal expectations this weekend at the NCAA Champi- onships. But all eight members of this very young championship team came awa...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com March 21, 2011 - 3B Strong pitching leads Blue to sweep in Oestrike Classic By NEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily Sports Writer YPSILANTI - The numbers don't lie. Before the Oestrike Clas- sic this weekend, the Michigan baseball team had only received one quality start from its pitch- ers. It's no stretch to say that a team is going to have trouble winning games when its starters are getting pulled in the fourth an...…
…4B - March 21, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Hunwick epitomizes Blue's play at the Joe Sophomore forward A.J. Treais skates with the puck in Friday's semifinal contest against Western Michigan.KIRKLAND/Daily Michigan's loss in the CCHA seminfinals doesn't mean much By STEPHEN J. NESBITT DailySports Writer DETROIT - As the top seed in the CCHA Tournament, senior forward Louie Caporusso real- ized that the No. 5 Michigan hock...…
…c4c Ifric4toan at j michigandaily.com 0 Ann Arbor Michigan Friday, March 18, 2011 BOARD OF REGENTS Board meets in Detroit to recognize 'U' partnerships Regents approve naming of Lawyers Club in honor of donor By MICHELE NAROV Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - Collaborations between the University and the Motor City was the main topic of discussion at the University's Board of Regents meeting here yesterday. Three Uni- NOTEBOOK versity-affili...…
…2 - Friday, March 18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, March 18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom :TUDAY: WEDNEDAY: THURSDAY: N:InOthrIvory Towers Questions on Campus Professor Profiles Campus Clubs Photos o the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michiganda...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Census Bureau to release Michigan data next week The Census Bureau will release data next week that Michigan lawmakers will use to redraw district maps for the Legislature and the state's U.S. House delegation. Among the data will be popu- lation summaries by race, His- panic origin and voting age for jurisdictions such as counties, cities and school districts. District lines a...…
…4 - Friday, March 18, 2011 , The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 - Friday, March 18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 C4 ichigan atlv 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 KYLE SWANSON EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the of...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 18, 2011 - 5 * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, March 18, 2011 - 5 Wooten to woo Ark COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. "There's a 30-percent chance that it's already snowing " 'Red' is hot, plot is not By MACKENZIE METER DailyArts Writer "Red Riding Hood" isn't the most artfully adapted fairy tale. It might not even be that great of a movie. Howev- er, the two men feuding for the ...…
…6 - Friday, March 18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 'Paul' is off the wall Pegg and Frost lead high-flying cast in alien bromance film I" Outrageous celebrities the perfect TV topping By WILL DEFEBAUGH Daily Arts Writer There's something about Paul. Rude? Yes. Smart-ass? Definitely. Lazy? Inarguably. Cocky? You bet. Sounds like the guy you sit next * to in English class? Possibly. Paul Except, of course, Paul is an alien. ...…
…I* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 18, 2011- 7 * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, March 18, 2011 - 7 With Caporusso back, Blue looks for back-to-back titles By CASANDRA PAGNI Daily Sports Writer The Michigan hockey team may have swept Western Michi- gan in its only series meeting this season, but that doesn't mean it was easy. When the 12th-ranked Broncos invaded Yost Ice Arena a month ago, the Wolver- ine...…
…8 - Friday, March 18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Michigan disappoints, falls to After promising EMU in first round of WNIT start, season ends on a sour note for Blue By EVERETT COOK Daily Sports Writer YPISLANTI - The Michigan women's basketball team went into the WNIT as a clear favor- ite after- narrowly MICHIGAN 59 missing EMU 67 the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines fin- ished third in the Big Ten, their best regular-s...…
…PREVIEW ART AND FASHION From high culture to low, the Daily's 'bToureybackt. annual Fashion Issue looks at the form and function of what we wear. * PAGE[IA)INSIDE 416e idFgan ai j Ann Arbor, Michigan CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION " Residents to move out for Northwood renovations Thursday, March 17, 2011 michigandaily.com After April 2012, Northwood I, II, III to be reserved for freshman class By JEREMY ARMAND Daily Staff Reporter A handful of Northw...…
…2A - Thursday, March 17, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (14e fid .ianailm 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor; MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-410-4115 etc. 1252 734b418-4113eat. 1241 sreinberg@m ichigandailyecom emdbnsineaa@gmnailcoem Brought together by rare hair The Weasley family in the Harry Potter series and the "Gin- ger Kids" episode in South Park have given ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Several protesters arrested after day of Capitol rallies A day that saw at least 3,000 union members and others rally at the Capitol against Gov. Rick Sny- der's proposals to tax pensions and give emergency financial manag- ers sweeping new powers ended with protesters being arrested yesterday evening for refusing to leave the building. Police arrested five young adults for tre...…
…4A - Thursday, March 17, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A 4A - Thursday, March 17, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily. corn * -w Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. 'Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com DANIEL GOLD E-MAIL DANIEL AT l)WGOLD@UMICH.EDU What do you call the day when you wear green, drink until you puke and act like a moron? Saint Patrick's Ever...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 5A NCAA TOURNAMENT PREVIEW ISSUE 1 Ohio State 16 UT-San Antonio 8 George Mason 9 Villanova 5 West Virginia 12 Clemson 4 Kentucky 13 Princeton 6 Xavier 11 Marquette 3 Syracuse 14 Indiana State 7 Washington 10 Georgia 2 North Carolina 15 LIU 1 Duke 16 Hampton 8 Michigan 9 Tennessee 5 Arizona 12 Memphis 4 Texas 13 Oakland 6 Cincinnati 11 Missouri 3 Connecticut 14 Bucknell 7 Temp...…
…6A'- Thursday, March 17, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandai'y.com 'HALOL?!': New media and the changing landscape of college basketball TWIT From and 4,9 - later Twitte: Twit platfort Beca scorea mately the bas start u ander's By n still re Wolver Alexan that th when t catch p on thei Alex assista and Je: John B presen pumpi from t 140-ch tants m Beile his coa certain they b they po But j ter gro letic D year? hired Jordan even ra a poin...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 17, 2011- 7A It's time to own the spotlight, Coach A the shades of gray in the Michigan sky become brighter tones of blue, John Beilein walks the streets of Ann Arbor with an extra bounce in his step. The Michigan coach has defied all expectations LUKE this year, PASCH leading one of the young- On Basketball est teams in America to a fourth-place finish in the mighty Big Ten and a No. 8...…
…8A - Thursday, March 17, 2011t tT ig l mc a yo The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0I Caporusso calls 'The Joe' home SOFTBALL 'M' faces tough Ariz. teams this weekend By MARK BURNS this place for granted. I learned Daily Sports Editor that watching the games this weekend, how much I take this Louie Caporusso hails from for granted and how privileged Woodbridge, Ont., but for the and honored I am to be playing past three-plus years, he's...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 9A 'M' takes on hot-streaking Eastern Mich. in WNIT Looking to improve team's stamina, Blue practices in Colorado's thin air By EVERETT COOK Daily Sports Writer The tournament may be dif- ferent, but the goal is the same. The Michigan women's bas- ketball team finds itself in a place to do some serious damage in a different postseason tournament - the WNIT. The Wolverines mi...…
…10A - Thursday, March 17, 2011 LECTURE PREVIEW Lethem's 'utopia' The Michigan Daily - michigandailylcom THEATER PREVIEW Festival allows theater students to play around Famed author Jonathan Lethem speaks on campus By TIMOTHY RABB Daily Arts Writer Jonathan Lethem, best- selling author of "Motherless Brooklyn" and "Fortress of Soli- tude," among others, is no Jonathan stranger to artsy environs, Lethem even when Tonightat they border 5:10 p....…
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…0 a 0 0 0 0 6B Thursday, March 17, 2011 // Fashion Issue .Do it yourself and make it your own Fashion Issue/ Thursday, March 17, 2011 e Wen couture conflicts with context Finding wardrobe and accessory inspiration from everything By EMILY BOUDREAU Daily Arts Writer It all began, like so many things, with a spring 2000 issue of Martha Stewart Living. From that moment on, I was hooked. The woman was a wizard, and being about 11 years old...…
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…Ube EiCidjign &iljj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 16,2011 michigandaily.com SHOWING PRIDE UNIVER SIT Y ACADEMICS 'U' programs improve, fall in U.S. News grad. listings TODD NEEDLE/Daily Students promote TEDxUofM during an event on the Diag yesterday. TEDxUofM is a cross-disciplinary conference that will be held at the Michigan Theater on Friday, April 8. *MICHIGAN STUDENT ASEMD Y Resolution against Snyder speaking at U voted down ...…
…2A - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Questions on Campi THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ('1C 1idlpan DAMl~ 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-ala-ails ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigatdaiy.cotn tmdbusiness@gtnaitcom 01 Penning places thro...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 16,2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ANN ARBOR Nine-year-old Ann Arbor girl nabs Clooney role A George Clooney movie film- ing this week in Michigan also features Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman. And Talia Akiva. The 9-year-old from Ann Arbor earned the role of Cloo- ney's daughter in "The Ide...…
