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…12A - Wednesday, September 8, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com AD Brandon reacts to newer, "Bigger" House, game day rededication festivities By TIM 1iOHAN Daily Sports Writer Moments after Michigan wrapped up a 30-10 win over Connecticut to begin the 2010 season on Saturday, Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon praised the pre- game festivities as well as the play on the field. In front of the largest crowd ever to watch a foo...…

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…8B Wednesday, p 0 0 0 THE BIGGEST & NEWEST BACK TO SCHOOL TEE SALE 4OOx SMART APPLIANCES What if you had the ability to come home after a long day of class and com- mand your kitchen appliances to pre- pare your favorite meal? Or have your radio automatically play your favorite songs? This could one day be com- monplace in households around the world with technology developed by John Marshall, assistant professor at the School of Art and D...…

… 2J TheStaemet / .Wdneday Spteber8, 01 I Wedesda, Setembr 8,-010 / ThS Staemen the statement Magazine Editor: Trevor Calero Editorin Chief: Jacob Smilovitz Managing Editor: Matt Aaronson DeputyEditor: Jenna Skoller Designers: Sara Boboltz Corey DeFever Photo Editor: Jed Moch Copy Editors: Erin Flannery Danqing Tang COVER PHOTO COURTESY OFYTHE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PLASTINATION LABORATORY. The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine...…

…0 0 6B Wednesday, September 8, 2010 // The Statement 0 0 0 0 I Wednesay, Sepember 8,2010 //The Statment 3B BABY CHIC By his or her first birthday, an infant can grow to about three times its orig- inal size. With this drastic change, many parents find themselves shell- ing out hundreds for new clothes, only to have to replace them in a mat- ter of months. It was this knowledge that moti- vated Engineering senior and MPow- ered member Alle...…

… 0 0 0 4B F m .c Wensdy Spe be ; (10/ heSatmn L THE I SS U E The University of Michigan is home to hundreds of innovative researchers and entrepreneurs. And much of the work done on this campus goes on to impact lives all around the world. Here are twelve of the best ideas to come from the University in the past year. As the recent fiasco in the Gulf of Mexico illustrated, it's slow work getting oil out of a large body of water. But a...…

…be 1*idigan 0aiIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 7, 2010 michigandaily.com RICH RODRIGUEZ PROFILE Rodriguez, despite past woes, keeps sights ahead Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson celebrates with the student section at the Big House after the Wolverines bested UConn 30-10. In his first start Saturday, Robinson electrified the crowd, posting 383 yards and scoring two touchdowns. It's OK to get excited @00 for now On Saturday,...…

…2A - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michsigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ KATIE JOZWBAK Editor in Chief Business Manatee 734-418-4115 ext. 252 734-41e-415 ext. 241 smilosvitz@michsigan...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT, Mich. Granholm leads her last Labor Day run Gov. Jennifer Granholm says her five-mile Labor Day run across the Mackinac Bridge could be a meta- phor for Michigan's past, present and future. The state's outgoing Democratic leader was among 300 runners who led several thousand walkers yes- terday across the span linking the Upper and Lower peninsulas. I...…

…4A - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 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 I0 JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR The economy is moving in a positive direction. Jobs are being created. They're just not being created as fast as they need to. -...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 5A Will Denard be able to maintain his dramatic run? Rodriguez discusses his critics, NCAA probe and team's future From Page 1A carries. It's a scary high number for a running back - let alone the new face of the Wolverines. After the game, neither Rodri- guez nor Robinson realized how many attempts the 6-foot-3, 193- pound sophomore had taken. "If he can carry it 29 times...…

…6A - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'U' administrators encourage freshmen to expand horizons n Thursday's New Student Convocation was themed 'Widen Your Worldview' By DAVID BUCCILLI For the Daily New students from across the country and around the world shone in specks of maize and blue throughout Crisler Arena on Thursday night as University administrators and student lead- ers welcomed the class of 2014 ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 7A TV channels: gotta watch 'em all niversity life is meant to broaden our hori- zons, open our eyes to things we've never seen and provide us with opportuni- ties abroad. College is where we define Q who we are and what we will become. Everyone says now, is the time to try new things: take a class just CAROLYN because it KLARECKI sounds fun, smoke some weed and backpack th...…

…8A - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Basement Arts kicks off year with Mamet play You say "Bob Hope Humanitarian Award." Clooney says "Target practice." Clooney doing Clooney in lopsided The American' By BRAD SANDERS Daily Arts Writer Basement Arts is wasting no time starting off its fall season. Ina small collaborative theater project this summer, three School of Music, The- atre & Dance under- grads dis...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9A - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 9A - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 GET LOW From Page 7A predictable sort of transformation. If the initial premise is to tell the back- story of this mysterious legend, it doesn't become clear until about halfway through the film. Everything hinges on the mys- tery of why the protagonist would choose to isolate himself for 40 years and ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 7, 2010 -10A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, Septemher 7, 2010 - iDA ;Zara gon Place 0 0 0 S 0 WE HAVE THE BEST APTS IN TOWN! S' …

…U The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com I September 7, 2010 Sophomore Denard Robinson broke the single-game rushing record for a Michigan quarterback, running for 197 yards and a touchdown against UConn on Saturday. He also completed 19 of 22 passes for 186 yards. Robinson flashes speed in seasonopening Mwin By TIM ROHAN 197 yards on 29 carries and a run his spread. Robinson's skill sophomore Vincent Smith. Daily Sports Editor touchdown. He a...…

…2B - September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2B - September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * . IW THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY It's no surprise that Rich Rodriguez is on the hot seat, but after two seasons of irrelevance, so is the ' Michigan football program. j The following is a special SportsTuesday Column, following the Daily's exclusive sit- down with Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez. I sat down with Rich R...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com September 7, 2010- 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom September 7, 2010 - 3B 0 GAME STATISTICS Team Stats First Downs RtushVYds PassingYards Offensive Plays Total Offense Kick retns/Yds Puntretums/Yds Comp/Att/Int Pools/Avg Fumbles/lost Penalties/Yards Time of Poss MICH 2ff 61/287 186 83 473 3/41 1/7 19/22/0 1f51 3/0 1/13 36:52 UCONN 30/138 205 68 343 4/47 0/0 18/37/0 3/980 1/1 2/10 23:08 PAS...…

…4B - September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Missed chances hurt Blue By CASANDRA PAGNI Daily Sports Writer In Michigan's Friday night match against No. 14 Drake, the men's soc- cer team took as many shots, shots on goal and corner kicks as its oppo- nent. The Bulldogs even committed 15 fouls in the game, leavingthe potent Wolverine offense plenty of chances to s ink a shot in the back of the net to reward their dominant, s...…

…* The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, Septemer 7, 2010 - 5B * University of Michigan Micgngieein College of Engineering Dean 's HnrL'st The Dean and faculty of the College of Engineering Matthew Jnsen Qinyn Li Melissa Moran Marc Ranke Bayng Song Aleandra Walter Mahmmdali Jardaly Riuan Li Catalina Moron Anam Rashid Shiing Sng Ethn Wamplen Ashin Jsontll Shenglin Li Kelly Morga Peter Rawono Vishal Sonthalia Ales Wang congratulate the f...…

…6B -- September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Hunt's arm carries Blue By MARK BURNS we had some revenge to take on Daily SportsEditor them." Either way, the Wolverines (5-1) Revenge or no revenge, bounced back from an upset to the the Michigan volleyball team Rockets to defeat the Beavers in rebounded from last weekend's four sets to win the challenge. upset at the hands of Toledo. "Mentally, we were a lot more With another...…

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…BB - September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8B - September 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - mithigandailycom 'M' suffers loss to NoC. 5 UConn Field hockey team North Carolina. "You're not going to get better has been defeated by without playing the best," Pan- kratz said. "We want to be one of three top-six teams the best." But in the next several weeks, this season the Wolverines' outlook reverses completely. By ALEX HERMANN ...…

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…10B - September , 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom , THE QUICK BREAKDOWN MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box score. The Spread-o-Meter measures the success of quarterbacks, the Rod-o-Meter judges how emotional (positive or negative) Rich Rodriguez was following the game and the Hype-o-Meter measures the fans' performance. IN I SPREAD-O-METER ROD-O-METER ...…

…NEWS 'U' student proposes novel retail idea Finalist in entrepreneur con- test designs online site for rental baby clothing. SEE PAGE 2 OPINION Council's couch ban proposition won't sit The city shouldn't have con- trol over upholstered porch furniture. SEE PAGE 4 ARTS Grant Park's ever-growing gala Lollapalooza ropes in big acts and newer names alike for a three day urban escape. SEE PAGE 8 SPORTS Potential King of Big Ten lies with 'M' Michi...…

…21 Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U' student ranks among top five in business contest 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.coin ANDREW LAPIN Editor in Chief BRAD WILEY Business Manager 734-764-0558 Upholstered furniture caught fire on the porch of the rental house at 928 South State St. on the morning of Apr. 3. Vote looms on A 2 couch ban Engineering senior proposes online retail sit...…

…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MARIJUANA From Page 1 added to the agenda at 5 p.m. the pre- vious night, leaving little time for the public to review the item. Dennis Hayes, a local lawyer who now deals almost exclusively with medical marijuana issues, was the first of ten citizens to address the council in opposition to the resolution. He also made clear his suspicion of a hidden agenda. "You all should know be...…

…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thi mtChtIganT 4aily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW LAPIN EDITOR IN CHIEF RYAN KARTJE MANAGING EDITOR ALEX SCHIFF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent so...…

…A 'real' writer W hy don't you get off seventeen pages. You've heard it your soapbox every before, but beginning your work once in a while?" my in the morning and writing at uncle said, ref- least five pages is the only way to erencing my col- get anything done. Then there was umns. I respect that glorious day when I wrapped, his opinion - he's to put it in film-speak. Soon after, a former assis- however, came the crash where tant cameraman, t...…

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…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 OIL SPILL From Page 1 stage when the spill occurred, oil likely deposited along the shoreline when waterlevels returned to normal, affect- ingwildlife in the area, Burton said. Though a large amount of oil leaked out of the pipeline, Burton said he does not think the leak will affect Lake Mich- igan, astheoilwilllikelybe deposited in smaller lakes first. Some of the oil will als...…

…81 Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Going gaga for Lolla Chicago celebrates the geeks and the greats at Lollapalooza By MIKE KUNTZ Daily Music Editor With each year, the giant outdoor music festival held in Chicago's scenic Grant Park has continually outdone itself, bringing together the Gagas and the Green Days of yesterday and today. Complete with two headlining stages at the northernmost and southernmost ends...…

…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19 Actors talk 'Pilgrim' Guggenheim is the art in Glass' * Routh and Winstead go graphic in 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' By ANKUR SOHONI Daily Arts Writer Comic books, now a prolific source for film adaptations, have inspired some of the most successful movies of the past decade. Expanding on the phenomenon, graphic novel adapta- tions like "Sin City, "Watchmen" and "300" diffe...…

…101 Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LOLLA From Page 8 tionof "Rent" than apop music perfor- mance. But Gaga will be Gaga, and by the time she had overdramatized her way through bouts of musical theater and motivational speaking, it was clear that, apart from the dance-crazed die- hards, many left disappointed and con- fused. Those who did leave Gaga early (or were wise enough to not go at all) were treated to a ...…

…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue hopes King will be conference royalty Chicago native Evan King is the future of the Michigan men's tennis team By ANDREW HADDAD Daily Sports Writer There have been a handful of great Michigan men's tennis players over the last thirty seasons, with the likes of MaliVai Washington, Dan Brakus and Matko Maravic having donned the maize and blue. In the late 1980s, Washington was t...…

…Monday, August 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Michigan Defensive Line Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams Football Offensive Line Receivers Et RunningBacks Quarterback Season Preview Tight Ends Forcier, Robinson locked in close battle By RYAN KARTJE ManagingEditor Through four weeks last season, the Wolverines' so-called quarter- back battle had thoroughly dimin- ished to leave one candidate named savior of the Michigan ...…

…Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly summer Edition NEWS Polling stations to relocate on campus Voting stations in Univer- sity residential halls will be removed for security. >> SEE PAGE 2 OPINION The right choices for city government The Daily endorses candi- dates for mayor and council- members for Wards]1, 4 and 5. >> SEE PAGE 4 ARTS All is right at the Michigan As lesbian couple, Moore and Bening stand out i...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com On-campus polling to change Non-residential buildings become new site of polling stations By CAITLIN HUSTON Daily StaffReporter As the August general primary election approaches, Ann Arbor vot- ers will seea change in their on-cam- pus polling locations, as the residence halls will no longer be used as voting stations. In an effort to maintain security, polling stations previously...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 'U' study: women base self-worth in weight Among other races, white women who are preoccupied with body weight seek thinness By CAITLIN HUSTON Daily StffReporter A University study suggests that white women who base their self- worth on body weight experience a significant drive toward thinness, despite having healthy body mass indices. Women of other races share a similar, tho...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tie fidtcitgan Baily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arboyr MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Iwould hope that there isn't a place in Ann Arbor politics for the kind of rhetoric that's been thrown around during this campaign." - Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje, following a recent debate, as reported yesterday by AnnArbor.com. ...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 JEREMY LEVY I My own identity ELAINE MORTON E-MAIL ELAINEAT EMORT @UMICH.EDU. Last week, many American Jews, myself included, breathed a sigh of relief - for the moment, at least - when the Israeli Knes- set declined to vote on a bill that could give Israel's Orthodox Rab- binate the authority to validate or invalidate conversions performed in the country. As the Knesset bre...…

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…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The unsung heroes of the pine 7 People always debate the high- est-pressure position on sports team. Most sports have a more or less con- sensus answer - for hockey, the goalie; for football, the quarterback; for volleyball, the set- ter. But the answer is actually the same for all sports - it's COURTNEY the benchwarmer. FLETCHER There are no arti- cles written about them, no glor...…

…8 Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ELECTIONS From Page 1 council members - Anglin, Kun- selman and Tony Derezinski (D- Ward 2) - Rabhi has the support of Conan Smith, a current member of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. And recently, the Michigan Democratic Party's LGBT Caucus publicly backed his cam- paign. But according to Rabhi, his great- est support comes from what he calls "face time" - going do...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 'Kids' is all right . Non-traditional comedy focuses on non-traditional family By JENNIFER XU Daily Arts Writer So let's say you happen to look over at the marquee of the Michigan The- ater's latest cinematic pickings, and you spot the title "The Kids Are All Right." What's that all about? you ask The Kids Ar yourself. And so you cruise over to Rt IMDb to read the At the Michig...…

…101 Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Vegging out @burger A2's newest burger joint is forbidden fruit for vegetarians By EMMA JESZKE Managing Arts Editor Veggies ... beware. East Liberty Street's latest lovechild, @burger, is kind of like the Noodles & Co. of burgers - order at the counter, deliver to the table, no tipping, etc. - but the comparison stops there. With a menu extremely inaccessible to the iron-depr...…

…Monday, August 2, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Taylor excelswithUSAFutures at World Cup By CASANDRA PAGNI Daily Sports Writer Wearing a uniform of red, white and blue, Michigan softball pitcher Jordan Taylor pulled up to the Ama- teur Softball Association Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, ready to compete against some of the world's top players. Taylor, who was named in mid- May to compete on the USA Futures team...…