…Monday, May 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CLIFF DOUGLAS|I Smoking ban will save lives 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 EDITI Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All othersigned articles and illust...…
…Monday, May 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Apoor standard SIMON BORST E-MAIL SIMONATSIMKAL UMICII.EDU. f you're beginning the pro- cess of applying to graduate schools, then you are likely preparing to take a standardized test. For me, it's the Graduate Record Exami- nation, or GRE. When I began studying for the test, the section TOMMASO I feared was PAVONE "Quantitative Reasoning." But after taking some practice exams, I ...…
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…Monday, May 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MAYOR From Page 1 this before some other people ... You know what? This is what my educa- tion is teaching me - I have the cre- dentials, I can do this, why not?"' With no official campaign plat- form yet, Bostic said he is waiting to hear more from the citizens of Ann Arbor about what issues are impor- tant to them. "We need to hear what everybody has to say first before we can do a...…
…Monday, May 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FESTIVAL PREVIEW Detroit's own electronic Movement. Techno comes home this weekend for annual festival By JOSHUA BAYER Daily Arts Writer When average Americans close their eyes and try to summon up a quintessential image of techno Movement2010 culture, chanc- Saturday through es are they're Monday at12 p.m. going to envi- Hart Plaza, Detroit sion a sweaty, $60 for a three-day pass wh...…
…Monday, May 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 A gross 'MacGruber' By BEN VERDI There Gaily Arts Writer descrihi Has anyone ever handed you one of their shoes and said, "You have to smell this!" even though you've just seen the same shoe ominously repulse Gruber other smellers? At Quality16 "MacGruber" and Rave is that putrid shoe Universal transferred onto the screen. In all honesty, this film should make you puke, but - if...…
…Monday, May 24, 2010 10 j The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW No happy ending for 'Shrek' series*- Fairytale story can't hold 'Forever After' By ANKUR SOHONI Daily Arts Writer Most children's franchises throw out quality in exchange for fleeting amusement, but you'd think Dream- Works would ***** take qual- Shrek Forever After ity further into con- At Quality16 and Rave sideration DreamWorks Animation for such a high-grossing s...…
…Monday, May 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 Wolverines grab bid to NCAA Super Regional 'M' scheduled to host Tennessee next week After defeating Notre * Dame twice, Blue wins the Ann Arbor Regional decisively By LUKE PASCH Daily Sports Writer In the 2010 renewal of the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional, the Wolverines saw ddjS vu. For the second year in a row, they were required to beat Notre Dame twice in order to advance in the ...…
…Monday, May 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' season ended by Lady Vols in Sweet 16 0 By MATT KRASNOFF Daily Sports Writer Every story has an ending, but the Michigan women's tennis team's record season, unfortunate- ly, didn't have a happy one. After dominating athome during the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, the fourth-ranked Wolverines traveled to Georgia for the Sweet 16. But that would be as far as the team ...…
… Physicists on hunt for the Higgs boson 'U' conference draws theo- rists from around the world to discuss particle physics. . SEE PAGE 2 City Council may cut cops and firefighters Councilwoman Sabra Bri- ere elaborates on priorities effecting tonight's buget vote. >> SEE PAGE 4 ARTS 'Kells' charms in two dimensions Classy and classic, Oscar- nominated Irish fantasy is an animated pot o' movie gold. >> SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS 'M' women's tennis heade...…
…Monday, May 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Senator questions tax-exempt bonds Physicists from around the world attend the Spring Symposium on Higgs Boson Physics in West Hall on Friday. Here, audience members listen to Andre Gritsan from Johns Hopkins speak on "spin determination of single-produced resonances at hadron colliders." ''symposi u__m_ targets hunt for physiCs particle University could see limits on construction ...…
…Monday, May 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 U' program-to reduce hospital re 1 ami ns -a""""ion New collaborative targets patient health, hospital resources By DEVON THORSBY Daily News Editor Signed into law by President Barack Obama earlier this year, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the centerpiece of the administra- tion's agenda for health care reform. However, concerns over the potential financial bur...…
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…Monday, May 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 Positive incentives ELAINE MORTON E-MAIL ELAINEAT EMORT@UMICH.EDU. L et's play a word associa- tion game: I'll say a word and you shout out whatever comes to your mind. Ready: "Economics." If you are like many of my non- economics major friends, you prob- ably responded with words like ERIC "money," "sup- STULBERG ply and demand," STULBERG "Wall Street," etc. I can almost guara...…
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…Monday, May 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 HEART From Page 1 ed and your life is changed, that's what you don't forget," Brandon said. "That's what keeps me motivated to do what I can to help out." The new Mott Children's Hospital, which will include the new Von Voigt- landerWomen's Hospital, is scheduled to open in 2012, and with the contin- ued fundraisers launched by Michigan athletic alumni - eight others have taken pl...…
…Monday, May 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com An Argentine art form in Ann Arbor 'U'club turns students, townies into tango-ers By EMMA JESZKE ManagingArts Editor For many, summertime in Ann Arbor means front porch-frequenting with cold beverages, little-to-no class and trying not to suffocate under the humid blanket that is Michigan summer. But amidst the chilled-out leftover students and re-emerging townies is agroup of people...…
…Monday, May 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 Drawing out the secret We got these hipster bitches wrapped around our finger. Semisweet 'Treats' By ARTHUR VELEZ Daily Arts Writer Rising from beneath the ever- saturated waters of today's indie-band blogosphere is no easy task. Whether due to . the sheer volume of music being Treats written or the NSEE.T Internet's murky conglomeration of media outlets, it seems that most band...…
…10 Monday, May 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue secures Sweet 16 berth By MATT KRASNOFF Daily Sports Writer Second chances are something that everyone wants but so few people actually get. But this weekend, senior Tania Mahtani got a second chance to play her final home match. Three weeks ago, the third-ranked Wolverines held Senior Day when they hosted their final regular sea- son match. Mahtani - the team's lone senior...…
…Monday, May 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily~com Blue finishes in sixth place at NCAAs By JAMES BLUM Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's water polo team had high hopes of sending off senior captain Leah Robertson and fifth-year senior goalkeeper Brittany May with a deep tournament run. But the players saw those hopes dashed halfway through their quar- terfinal against No. 4 seed California (26-9) on Friday. After staying with ...…
…12 Monday, May 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' rallies to clinch series Blue grabs Big Ten title Wolverines win rubber match with Wildcats after falling down 14-0, win in extras By CAITLIN SMITH Daily Sports Writer In the top of the tenth inning Sun- day senior first baseman Mike Dufek launched his sixth home run of the season out of Ray Fisher Stadium. And it couldn't have come at a better time. Dufek's walk-off homer t...…
…PLAY DRAWS PROTESTER DRAMA NEWS Turning algae into biofuel 'U researchers make key advances in creating alterna- tive fuel resources. >> SEE PAGE 2 0PINI ON A new perspective on where we live Carolyn Lusch takes a look at the dynamics of southeastern Michigan. SEE PAGE 5 ARTS 'Iron Man 2' is the ghost of a good thing The "prima donna" brother of the first "Iron Man" is just bad reality TV on the big screen. >> SEE PAGE 10 SPORTS Michigan soft...…
…21 Monday, May 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'U' student code amended 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 wwnamichigandaily.com ANDREW LAPIN BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 alap'"na"ca rdu aardbusiness@gmaiLcom CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom officehours: Sun-Thrs.11 .m. -2 a.m. 734-62459 Coleman approves changes to code with minor alterations By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor After...…
…Monday, May 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 COURTESY OF CNN Stem cells like these are injected into the spinal cord ofean ALS patient in a new procedure developed from University prof. Eva Feldman. Clinical trial first to apply stem cells to combat AL disease." The trial has been ongoing at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia since January. So far, three patients have received the injections of stem cells, but up to 12 pa...…
…Monday, May 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITTI Oil spills aren't debatable 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 ill...…
…Monday, May 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i5 Beyond jihad BRUNO STORTINI E-MAIL BRUNO AT BRUNORS@UMICH.EDU April 26, a video surfaced depicting Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab training with Al Qaeda in Yemen. The "underwear bomber," along with other Muslim radicals, is shown firing AK-47s, prac- ticing shooting rocket-propelled grenades and TYLER preaching Al Qae- JONES da's global jihad. The video serves as an uncommon glimps...…
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…Monday, May 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 ALGAE From page 2 and pressure over millions of years. Like the crude oil product that is pumped from the ground, the algae extract has unwanted components of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur that decrease the fuel's potential energy output, Savage said. "There's going to have to be addi- tional work on converting what we get from liquefying the algae into something that would be more ...…
…81 Monday, May 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E. coli From page 1 ure. All of the patients affected by the bacteria reported symptoms of their sickness between April 9 and April 16, according to a Washtenaw County Public Health press release issued on May 6. Most strains of E. coli do not cause illness, but ingestion of those that produce Shiga toxin - like the E. coli 0145 found in the lettuce - can cause symptoms of illnes...…
…Monday, May 10, 2010 9 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Harr Potter and the musical spoof * From Hogwarts to YouTube, StarKid embarks on second wizarding journey By ADDIE SHRODES Daily Arts Writer Even as its members chat while lounging on apartment couches, the creative chem- istry of Team StarKid pops. The group of Potter Sequel past and pres- Thursday and Satur- ent University dayat7 p.m., Friday students who at7 p.m.and11 p.m. run t...…
…10 Monday, May 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com POTTER From Page 9 atre & Dance graduate), are thor- oughly satisfied with the final script. Without giving the plot away, they said the sequel adds new characters and draws heavily from the first, third and fifth books. "It's better than anything I thought we could have done," Matt said. Although the six-month writing process was taxing throughout, the team hopes the shows will ...…
…Monday, May 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 'M' sweeps Spartans By LUKE PASCH Daily Sports Writer The No. 2 Michigan softball team entered this weekend's series against Michigan MICHIGAN STATE 0 State with MICHIGAN 10 bitter memo- ries on its } mind. MICHIGAN 4 In last MICHIGAN STATt 1 year's final regular season game, a relatively weak Spartan lineup upset the Wolverines 2-1 and ended their 21-game winning streak in the ...…
…12 Monday, May 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Michigan celebrates heralded senior class' MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Junior outfielder Ryan LaMarre drilled a home run late in Sunday's contest against Minnesota to avoid a conference sweep. Blue falls in Big Ten after l-osing. series to Gophers LaN de M' in Comin game se the Mic won t straight conferee - seriesa sat a the Ten sta ings w Northwe ern. But al the Gold lis, the I in a...…
…Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM -Or 100' A Weekly Summer Edition Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly Summer Edition Texting ban needs state's drive Michigan must properly enforce the new road-tex- ting laws to prevent OMGs. >>SEE PAGE4 ARTS The Hold Steady can't find'Heaven' New album 'Whenever' still rocks, but doesn't quite capture the moment. >>SEEPAGE9 SPORTS Baseball falls...…
…21 Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com State police evict homeless community Deemed trespassers, tent city residents forced to relocate By SUZANNE JACOBS Daily StaffReporter Last Tuesday, while University stu- dents were busy studying for finals and city officials were preparing for Presi- dent Barack Obama's visit to campus, a small communityofhomeless individu- als living just south of campus faced an ultimatum - r...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 Smoking ban takes effect, SACUA members discuss fall agenda, rules for meetings many approve New committee chair calls for candid talks * Statewide ban makes Michigan restaurants and bars smoke-free By RACHEL BRUSSTAR Daily StaffReporter Though the University's campus- wide smoking ban will not go into effect until July of next year, a new statewide ban on smoking has Ann Arbor...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com he Midiigan OaUhj ROBERT SOAVE I Critiquing Obama's speech 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 ar...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Naval pioneers BELLA SHAH E-MAIL BELLAAT BELLZ@UMICH.EDU T he pro-military feminist in me loves Thursdays. On Thursdays, the female midshipmen of the University's Navy ROTC unit are dressed in their uniforms, hair neatly braid- ed or arranged in a bun. And even though the hats they're required VA ER to wear are kind of ugly, I'm always proud of them in a patri- otic, girl-powe...…
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…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com OBAMA From page 1 and implored graduates to par- ticipate in their government in the way they see most fit. After severe thunderstorms drenched Ann Arbor Saturday morning and threatened to under- mine some of the excitement over the event, the rain slowed to a drizzle about an hour out from the ceremony's start and came to a complete halt shortly before it was set to begin. The gray ...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Students reflect on speeches by ama and Granholm 0 SPEECH From page1 In his address to the Class of 2010 Saturday, Obama challenged gradu- ates to move beyond the partisanship that has crippled Washington and encouraged them to be active par- ticipants in furthering democracy in America. Though many graduates said Obama's message to them and the rest of country will help make their ...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 'Heaven' isn't now Frill-filled fun 0 The Hold Steady's latest album is timely but not timeless By DAVID WATNICK Daily Arts Writer "I really believe that music is tied to memory more than any of us want to admit, and that good times and good memories very much influence our enjoyment of songs and albums *** ... no matter what your favorite artist The Hold does, it will never Sed...…
…10 Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com HEAVEN From Page 9 return to the painfully raw, authen- tic delivery of that seminal record. Instead, this new disc is an exercise in alt-rock slickness, with skin-tight harmonies dressed to the nines in reverb and the drums and power- chord riffing trotted like debutantes to the extreme front of the mix. In fairness, there are a few genu- ine Hold Steady classics that manage to ...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11l Larkin honored during Blue's series win over rival Ohio State Michigan tested by UK, wins weekend series Wolverines take two of three from Buckeyes to claim a tie for first place in the Big Ten By: CAITLIN SMITH Daily Sports Writer With two Buckeyes on base, another at-bat and only one out, junior right- hander Tyler Burgoon knew he needed to make the upcoming pitch the final ...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com AARON AUGSBURGER/Daily Senior Leah Robertson, pictured here, won Eastern Conference Championship MVP honors this past weekend in College Park, Maryland. Michigan wins conference title, secures Tourney bid BIG TENS From Page 11 we step up or we go home. It's a learning experience; it's good for us. We had some pressure on us and it was good to see that they could come through." But t...…
…From the Daily: Our annual awards for the best, worst and most controversial issues and personalities from the year on campus. PAGE 4A Iie 1Iigan 0ai4jjl Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 20, 2010 michigandaily.com CAMPUS-WIDE SMOKING BAN At SACUA, Warner says 'U' set to go 'cold turkey' Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Ora Pescovitz sits for a photo in her office earlier this month. Pescovitz oversees the entire University...…
…2A - Tuesday, April 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2A - Tuesday, April 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week ""'P0""20Manad t 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-847-3338 734-764-0558 4Fsmileovite@michigandaily.cem rrodbaainesa@gnsaiIcom Teaching intwo languages For Asso...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS * MEMPHIS, Tenn. Mistrial declared in transgender beating A federal judge in Memphis has declared a mistrial for a former police officer charged with beating a transgender prisoner. The mistrial was declared yes- terday after jurors began deliber- ating last Wednesday in the case against Bridges McRae. He was accused of violating the civil rights of Duanna Johnso...…
…4A - Tuesday, April 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL SIMON AT SIMKAL dUMICH.EDU CJ fiidiioan :a4lu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu SIMON BORST JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 5A Behind the music: TV You know that show "Everybody Hates Chris." The feeling's mutual. Kg the jokes Poi r emu Ever like a b that ho the wr origina all, th remake to retai ing pre tweakir machin it. So new "I Funera have re and pre ished, problen thing w "Dea the san origina of State has just intless 'Funeral' dened with shouldering the cost of the funeral himself until h...…
