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…8 - Tuesday, March 23, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8 - Tuesday, March 23, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I STAFF PICKS The Daily softball beat makes its predictions for the season Casandra Luke Alex Pagni Pasch Hermann Michigan overall record 42-10 43-9 43-9 Michigan Big Ten record 14-5 15-4 16-3 Michigan MVP Nemitz Taylor Taylor .9 &Mchiansupiseplaye Bashe Bashe Kikatick Big Ten Regular Season Charpion Michigan ...…

…Michigan women's hoops advances to the quarter- finals of the WNIT with aa* win over Toledo in Crisler * * Arena yesterday. - INSIDE*- Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 22, 2010 michigandaily.com HEALTH CARE EFOR US. House passes health care reform Measure clears by 219-212 margin, with 34 Dems voting no Staff and Wire Reports WASHINGTON (AP) - Sum- moned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic- controlled Congress approved h...…

…2A - Monday, March 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, March 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week UCLA undergrads run in undies CHECK MATE About 300 students at the Uni- versity of California at Los Angeles took part in an "Underground Undie Run" on St. Patrick's Day, despite dis- approval f...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 22, 2010 -- 3A 0 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 22, 2010- 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING Unemployment rates rise in most Michigan regions Unemployment rates rose in January in 16 of Michigan's 17 major labor markets. The state said Thursday that seasonally unadjusted jobless rates increased everywhere except in the Lansing-East Lan- sing area, where the rate was unchanged. Th...…

…4A - Monday, March 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAILSIMONAT SIMKAL@UMICH.EDU C f C 1 1,6p 3a,1M1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu SIMON BORST Keeping the war close to home JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official positi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 22, 2010 - 5A Who really writes songs? "Be vewy vewy quiet. Im hunting Wattatas, Matt Damon gets chaotic There's something about the term "songwriting" that has always remained a bit enigmatic to me. Just what exactly constitutes a good songwrit- er? Where does "songwriting" end and "music" c begin- or is there essen- tially no legroom between these- two concepts? JOSH Can an album BAYER...…

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…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 22, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 22, 2010 - 7A KARTJE From Page 1A the opposite net, an imposing nine inches taller than Hunwick. So as time ticked away as slowly as it had-all season with the Wolverines leading2-1,I started to believe. Istarted to forget the season sweep at the hands of Miami, the .500 record 20 games into the season, the three losses t...…

…8A - Monday, March 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GREEN ZONE From Page 5A What ultimately kills "Zone," though, and sets it leagues apart from "Locker," is the dispassion- ate roles in which the actors find themselves. Damon's character is the prototypical soldier who defies seniority in the ranks in order to satiate inner curios- ity. Greg Kinnear ("Little -Miss Sunshine") is the cookie-cutter bureaucrat who selfishly follo...…

…The Michigan hockey team lifts the Mason Cup as the CCHA Tournament champions. The Wolverines became the first-ever seven seed to win the tournament, and earned an NCAA Tournament bid with the victory. RESURRECTED 'M' draws Bemidji in first round By TIM ROHAN Daily Sports Writer DETROIT - The thousand-pound gorilla was hoisted off the Michigan hockey team's back on Saturday night and tossed aside. After the Wolver- ines poured out of the benc...…

…2B - March 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Hockey's run has redeemed 'M' sports Santander leads in record victory' DETROIT - As the Michigan defense held the puck against the boards for the last 10 seconds of the CCHA Championship, the crescendo of the raucous celebration in the Upper Bowl of Joe Louis Arena reached a fren- zied level. It wasn't so much cheering. It felt like so much more than the millionth-or-so time I' san...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'Wolverines shut out Spartans, 7-0 March 22, 2010 - 3B 'M' sweeps Fordham, loses to Mets By EMILY BONCHI Daily Sports Writer Prior to this season, the highest the Michigan women's tennis team had ever been ranked was No. 16. On March 9, program history was made once again this year, as the ITA rankings moved the Wol- verines up to No. 6 - the highest in program history. Despite moving back down to No. 8...…

…4B - March 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - March 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WNIT From Page l B far greaerthan what her pointtotal indicated. In the second half, Hicks was the primary defender of Toledo guard Naama Shafir, who torched the Wolverines for 23 points, including going 6-of-7 from three. She scored 13 in the first. "(Shafir) is as good a guard as we'll play anywhere," Michigan coach Kevin B...…

…Michigan hockey takes -From the Daily: The on Miami (Ohio) in the University and Ann semifinals of the CCHA Arbor community need Tournament at the Joe to put all their weight Louis Arena tonight. behind Google Fiber. ) PAGE 8 } )PAGE 4 The Ingenious MUSKET The student-run theater program takes on the classic musicaL: "Man o La Mancha." Athe play's known for cheesiness, the director says this time, "The Cheese works." ))PAGE 7 aswS rr' 1 I e ...…

…Friday, March 19, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers LEFT Engineering freshman Kevin Kane dresses up ton celebrate St. Patrick's Day and dances in the Chemistry Building atrium en Wednesday. (TOREHAN SHAR- MAN/Daily) TOP RIGHT Archi- tecture and Unbar Planning juniur Nora Lean works en her midterm prelect en Wednesday. Hen mid- term prject is tu construct a medel ten a new athletic center. (TOREHAN SHARMAN/Daily) BOTTOM RIGHT Engineering soph...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 19, 2010- NEWS BRIEFS LANSING State House raises rental car fees to fund Pure Mich. The Michigan House has passed legislation that would add a $2.50 daily charge on vehicles rented near airports to help pay for a popular tourism advertising campaign. The main bill in the package to fund the Pure Michigan cam- paign passed the Democrat-led House by a 56-52 vote yesterday mostly along party ...…

…4 - Friday, March 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL CHRISAT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu CHRIS KOSLOWSKI I 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 board. All othe...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Law School alum, Obama advisor will speak to the Law School's graduates From Page 1 Coleman said she's very excit- ed that Jarrett is coming to Ann Arbor. "What a thrill for our students because she's been so success- ful," Coleman said. "It just sounds like it's going to be a perfect com- mencement for everyone." Coleman added that having two well-known commencement speakers coming to campus this sprin...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 19, 2010 - 7 Political intrigue in Polanski's 'Ghost Writer' This production of 'Man at La Mancha' aims to overcome the cheesiness otten associated with the mosical. Getting Quixotic with MUSKET'S musical By JENNIFER XU Daily Arts Writer Cinematically, the month of March is akin to the morning after a wild, debaucher- ous party. The slightly deflated balloons no longer possess their shin...…

…a 8 - Friday, March 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily-com Former walk-on earns her stripes Conference's top team awaits 'M' in semifinals By STEPHEN NESBITT Daily Sports Writer From walk-on to starter, senior Jaclyn Kramer has become a fixture on the Michigan women's gymnas- tics teamsince arriving on campus in the fall of 2006. Performing well in the clutch is a valuable asset, yet those who do don't always receive credit. Rec...…

…* The Daily's managing sports editor and editor in chief offer up their bound-to-fail picks for the NCAA Tournament, which starts today. PAGE 8A The University of Michigan Ballroom Dance Team turns those who thought they'd never dance into champions, year after year. SEE THE B-SIDE IL£d1an 0aIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 18, 2010 A PINT FOR ST. PATRICK michigandaily.com UN ~ ~ 3IVR ITY ADITTON At briefing, cmte. says 'U' should b...…

…2A - Thursday, March 18, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers MAKING MUSIC The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Professor Profiles Before You Were Here Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Hospice Student Companions Though many pre-health students spend much of their time focused on acing their organic chemistry exams and MCATS, one student group is working to give them a way to spend their free time that ma...…

…I* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Obama says nuclear Iran could trigger arms race President Barack Obama says a nuclear-armed Iran could trigger an arms race in the Middle East, some- thing his administration wants to avnid. Obama told Fox News Channel's Bret Baier that keeping Tehran without a nuclear weapon is o...…

…4A - Thursday, March 18, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com tE JiCdigan ,Ealy Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MS 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu a Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now. - An unauthorized announcement made over a New Jersey Wal-Mart PA system, as reported yesterday by Time magazine. Wal-Mart officials have apologized and are...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 5A New CFO says GM could -end with a profit in 2010 Lidell says Brazil, China sales could offset European and North America sales DETROIT (AP) - If the econ- omy cooperates and auto sales recover a bit, General Motors Co. has a reasonable chance of turn- ing a full-year profit in 2010, its new chief financial officer said yesterday. Former Microsoft Corp. CFO Chris Liddell,...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Al-Qaida leader believed to be killed by U.S. miss*le Leader said to have played a key role in bombing of CIA post in Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) - An al-Qaida leader believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan last December was apparently killed by an American missile strike last week, a senior U.S. official said yesterday. The counterterrorism, offi- cial said Hussei...…

…6 8A - Thursday, March 18, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The Daily's bracket Picks by Managing Sports Editor Ryan Kartje and Editor in Chief Jacob Smilovitz After much number-crunching and Cinderella search- ing, we've have had enough arguing with each other. We've prepared what we believe is this year's golden NCAA bracket. Have fun watching it fail miserably. 0 First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Etlte Eight Final Four N...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 9A Recruiting victory pays huge dividends for Michigan golf By MICHAEL WELCH Intercollegiate in late October, For the Daily which placed Michigan in first at the event. It came down to a battle That impressive showing - the between Michigan and Wisconsin team's lowest round this year - to land the prized golf recruit. has continued into the spring sea- And in the end, Michigan...…

…10A - Thursday, March 18, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Borseth lifting Wolverines out of shadows M ichigan women's basketball has been basement dweller for most of its 36-year history. But those years of obscurity appear to be over. A When Michigan SCARANO coach Kevin On Women's Borseth took Basketball the job inAnn Arbor three years ago, the pro- gram had seen six postseasons and never advanced past the second round ina nat...…

…Ty AThe Michigan Daily michigandailycom IThursday, March 18, 2010 weekend essentials Mar. 18 to Mar. 21 CONCERT Randy Weston's father used to tell his young son he was "an Afri- can born in America." It's an aesthetic that figures strongly into the grown Weston's sound, a fusion of New York jazz and African music. This Saturday, the Kerrytown Concert House hosts his trio in a concert spon- sored by the Center for Afroamerican and African S...…

…2B - Thursday, March 18, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOOD WARS CHICKEN BURRITO 4 CHIPOTLE No matter how many times yo chow down on a Chipotle grille chicken burrito, it always hits th spot. For first-timers: Go with th black beans over the pinto, ask fc corn and keep in mind that th "medium" salsa has more kic than they'll admit. While the nor tillas aren't made on the spot, th delicious chunkiness of the me, helps make up f...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3B Corralling creativity will oniy stigmatize A festival of student plays There are a lot of delicious foods out there in the world, and myself enjoy a tasty treat every once in a while. Sometimes, I'll even com- bine two of these deli- cious items together to make an even more delicious entity. But even someone with as little cooking experi- ence as I have knows that you ca...…

…4B - Thursday, Marchl18, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BALLROOM From Page 1B "It's kind of like speed dat- ing, but it's speed dancing," Lian explained. "Everybody who needs a partner gets in the same room and you kind of go through everybody, talk with them for about a minute just to see if you can match up your interests in terms of, like, how much you want to practice, and commitment lev- els and that sort of thing, and the...…

…As spring practice kicks off, the Michigan football team LAMChasAmany questions to wwA " "address, particularly at flquarterback. Farmers Market U PAGE 8A Solar Project u nn sr-kroec D cm ev D eelopent Athorty E l li lidi~n4ai, Ann Arbor, Michigan THE CAMPUS COMMUN Rule change could alter 'U' handling of remains Wednesday, March 17, 2010 michigandaily.com DIGITAL DRESS REHEARSAL Museums must now reassess culturally unidentifiable Native A...…

…a 2A - Wednesday, March 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com THURSDAY: FRIDAY: MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY Campus Clubs Photos of the Week RONING TTP ON SAFE SEX.Y St. Patrick's Day of yore Many students will cele- brate St. Patrick's Day today by dressing in green, drink- ing green beer and opting to go to the bar instead of to lecture. But the celebra- tion of St. Patrick's Da...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Honda recalls 410,000 mini-vans and small trucks Honda Motor Co. will recall more than 410,000 Odyssey mini- vans and Element small trucks because of braking system prob- lems that could make it tougher to stop the vehicle if not repaired. The recall includes 344,000 Odysseys and 68,000 Elements from the 2007 and 2008 model years. Honda said in a stateme...…

…0 4A - Wednesday, March 17, 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 CHRISTINA SUH E-MAIL CHRISTINA AT CHSUH@UMICH.EDU HAPYTimc~s ~Af3- )IA P H APY }' st. Mkk 0 JACOB SMILOVITZ EDITOR IN CHIEF RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MATT AARONSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the offici...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 17, 2010 -- 5A CONCERT PREViEW Jazz legend Marsalis takes classical ambitions to Hill By DAVID RIVA Daily Arts Writer In 1874, Modest Mussorgsky composed a 10-movement suite titled "Pictures at an Exhibition." The piece as a whole functioned as a trib- ute to one of Mussorgsky's closest friends, an artist Center who unexpectedly died at a Orchestra young age, and each move- ment served...…

…6 6A - Wednesday, March 17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 PARKING AVAILABLE 665-8825 Looking for a place to live throughout the summer? Check out the SUMMER REALTY section on APRIL 1ST! ! AVAILABLE FALL. Studos, one and two bedroom apartments located on U/M Campus. Heat, water, and prkg incl. Call Michigan Realty, 734- 662-5500 or www.michcomrealty.com for more info. ! FOR GRAD STUDENTS ONLY ! 4 ELEVEN LOFTS has limited s...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 17, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, March 17, 2010 - 7A OSCR director candidate, Wilgus, talks vision for conflict resolution Wilgus is first of two candidates to visit campus this week ByPETER NOORANI Daily StaffReporter Jay Wilgus, one of two final candidates for the position of the director of the University's Office of Student Conflict Resolution, gave prese...…

…0 8A - Wednesday, March U7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ICE HOCKEY A statistical mystery of Michigan goaltending 0 Bryan Hogan should know a little bit about how Shawn Hunwick is feeling right now. No, Hogan never earned the timeless "Rudy" moniker that Michigan coach Red Berenson has bestowed upon Hunwick in light of the junior walk- on goalie's 5-1i RYAN record thus far KARTJE as a Wolverine. And Hogan, unlike Hunwick, h...…

…8P The StStement // Wednesday, March 17T 2010 - PERSONALSTATEMENT ~~~0~ p p ANOTHER KIND OF VACATIC BY BEN CRONIN During spring break, I traveled to New Orleans with a group of 17 students - including Michigan football players Craig Roh and Jordan Reilly - from Young Life College, a student faith organization at the Uni- versity, to help families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Though it may seem like the hurricane is a thing of the past, t...…

… U U 4v 0 0 0 JM Th tteet//W desaMac 7,21 statement Magazine Editor: Trevor Calero Editor in Chief: Jacob Smilovitz Managing Editor: Matt Aaronson Deputy Editor: Allie White Designers: Sara Boboltz Corey DeFever Photo Editor: Jed Moch Copy Editors: Erin Flannery Danqing Tang Cover Photo: Jed Moch The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday during the academic year. To contact The State- met e-mail cal...…

…0 0. 0 0 0 ld&L 2ok 0 -0 Weneda, arh 7,200 / heStteen 3 news in review Five of the most talked-about stories of the week, ranked in ascending order of actual importance F Katie Spotz, 22, became the young- est person in history and the first American to row the entire Atlantic Ocean solo. She ended her trip in Georgetown, Guyana on Sunday after 70 days, 5 hours and 22 min- utes in a 19-foot rowboat. Panic reigned after Imedi TV, a ...…

… I A- v a 0 a I: FTRE OF A by EMILY ORLEY our years ago, Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje built a fully functioning house entirely off the electric grid. Hieftje designed and built the house, which runs on a solar energy w system, on Lake Superior with his father-in-law. It includes all the fundamentals of a normal home - a refrigerator, washer, dryer and dishwasher - and is completely self-contained. And according to Hieftje, he's never h...…

…Mark Burns offers an apology to Louie Caporusso, who has more than proven his worth ' since Burns's Jan. 26T kY A " s b column chastising him. PAGE 5 9PG Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday March 16, 2010 michigandaily.com GLUE, GRIDS AND GRADES CONNECTING ANN ARBOR ty Council makes push for Google Fiber in A At meeting, council 3) said Ann Arbor must find a way to distinguish itself from the passes resolution competition. If selected as a trial ...…

…0 2 - Tuesday, March 16, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Soeiol So C1011 Sociology lecturer Terence McGinn thinks of himself as somewhat of a storyteller, though not in the traditional sense of the word. "It is important to make sure that each lecture tells a story, in order to make students active par- ticipants rather than passive lis- teners," he said. In his courses, McGinn said he focuses heavi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS MINDEN, Mich. Michigan's only Wolverine found dead in Minden The Wolverine State has lost its only known wild wolverine. The body of the 28-pound female was found Saturday along a trail in Michigan's Thumb. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment is conducting tests on the body. "There's no visible indications of the cause of death," Arnie Kar...…