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…Monday, June 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DEVADATTA GANDHI RACHEL WAGNER GrwnTrouble or tenantsGrwn stem cell support Developer Adam Mermel- stein is an enterprising fellow. By age 21, he had acquired 600 rental units If you think in New Jer- A2 has hous- sey.Thisyear, ing problems he expects to - tr NYC. make more ty than $50 million in revenue from his business ventures. Of late, however, Mermelstein has achieved less-wel...…

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…Monday, June 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 BUSES From page 1 Although the University hasn't adopted hybrid technol- ogy, it has been making signifi- cant efforts to be eco-friendly, Johnson said. "Based on a recent confer- ence with our peers in the Big Ten, we're in the forefront," he said. The University's transporta- tion department updated many vehicles to run on bio-diesel fuel in 2000 to reduce fossil fuel consumpti...…

…8 Monday, June 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DEAN DIRECTOR From page 2 From page 3 chair. Previously, library curators Woolliscroft was appointed as focused mainly on rare books and an associate dean of the School of manuscripts, but Dann expanded Medicine in 1998. the library's concentration to sub- Woolliscroft said he looks at his jects like women's history, Afri- new position as "an interesting can-American studies and ...…

…Monday, June 18, 2007 f The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 S oartspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 Songs of an Ann Arbor summer AnnArbor Summerfest provides top attractions and musical distractions By ANNA ASH Associate Arts Editor Mingled in with the circus per- formers and comedians at the Ann Arbor Sum- mer Festival, is an interna- Alll Arbor tional array Summer of some of the most talented FeStival contemporary musicians. June15-...…

…10 Monday, June 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FILM IN BRIEF Low tide for "Surfer" "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" At Quality 16 and Showcase Twentieth Century Fox This just isn't the summer for superhero movies. The sequel to the painful "Fan- tastic Four," "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" inspired little hype and isolated pockets of excitement. Frankly, "Silver Surfer" doesn't surprise: It's hack- ne...…

…Monday, June 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 Dumb luck kept Blue from win eROB MIGRIN/Daily Sophomore Zach Putnam and the Wolverines were swept by Oregon State in their super regional. Michigan wasn't, but will be, ready By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK On Baseball After the Michigan baseball team crumbled on national television during last Monday's super regional elimination game against Oregon S...…

…12 Monday, June 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RATKOWIAK From page 11 right group of guys.... Nobody was coming into this just for the expe- rience in the super regionals. We believed we could win." And the Michigan team that was expected to be just mediocre this postseason didn't lose because of its youth, playing on the road or lack of talent. Those aren't excuses - there are none. . It's baseball. Anything can hap- pen....…

…NEWS CAMPU Out with the old --- Deaths of University Members of the Ann Arbor organ recovery team City Council voted unanimously last Monday to demolish the leave students, Anberay apartment building - also known as Melrose Place faculty in shock IS IN MOURNING - in favor of a new 10-story resi- dential and commercial complex to be built by Zaragon Inc. See page 2. OPINION Gary Graca: The Paris privilege Although most Americans may be happy ...…

…2 Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com City gives go-ahead to destroy Anberay 10-story complex to replace historic apartment building By CHRISTINA HAMATI For the Daily The Ann Arbor City Council sealed the fate of the East Univer- sity Avenue apartment complex Anberay by unanimously vot- ing last Monday to grant its new owner permission to demolish the 84-year-old building for the con- struction of a larger complex i...…

…Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 EARLY From page 1 ing and managing admissions levels, better serving applicants and allow- ing time for those admitted to get to know the University, Spencer said. "Students we admit early have an opportunity to look into the Univer- sity," he said. "It demystifies for a lot of students the anxieties they have in applying to selective colleges." Spencer said an early admissions o...…

…4 Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C, he WicbiganDailu KATE TRUESDELL An indiscriminate infection Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. Allother signed articles and illustrations...…

…Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 EMMARIE HUETTEMAN Blog bullies GARY GRACA The Paris privilege w A s a teenager, I spent count- less hours justifying my online journal to my par- ents. To them, it was beyond com- prehension why I'd High school want to . waite togirls are the anything real Internet vaguely predators. personal in a forum anyone could read, especially with so many Internet predators. And, after a...…

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…Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 Student bikes across America TO THE DAILY: I bring to your attention an exceptional undertaking by Engi- neering sophomore Xiaoyu Shi,18, from Corvallis, Ore. He is biking across America from Astoria, Ore. to Yorktown, Va. to raise funds for The Arc of the United States, an organization that supports people with mental disabilities. Xiaoyu was inspired by "Flowers for Algernon" ...…

…8 Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MOURNING Recent medical school graduate experience with Survival Flight, Hilary Roeder worked with Spoor having been in the process of com- From page 1 in the surgical intensive care unit in pleting the final weeks of their June 2006. training. regarding the risks their jobs present. "He was one of the greatest peo- Punch said Chenault was "the "We deal with risk every day," he p...…

…Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 Smooth Criminals "Ocean's" franchise finally finds its smug self By ELIE ZWIEBEL ManagingArts Editor There's nothing quite as satisfy- ing as a refined sequel to a lacklus- ter sequel to a mediocre remake of an edgy heist. After disap- pointments of "Spider-man Oceans 1 3," "Shrek 3," At Quality 16 and "Pirates of and Showcase the Caribbean:...…

…10 Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Picking with prowess By ANNA ASH who can rightfully be adorned Associate Arts Editor with the title. Bela Fleck is the catalyst behind It seems as if virtuosos aren't so hard to come by these days. The word, in its transition into standard vernacular, lost cer- tain aspects of its dignity when it began to get attached to anyone who has a superb handle on scales and arpeggios. ...…

…Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 sports@michigandaily.com 734-764-8585 Putnam just misses no-no By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer It was a nearly flawless pitching performance for Michigan sopho- more Zach Putnam, OREGON STATE 1 an out- MICHIGAN 01 ing that Michigan coach Rich Maloney called "one for the ages". Eightstrikeouts.Six1-2-3innings. 16 groundball outs. But in the end, it was the career-low ...…

…12. Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com OFFENSE From page11 balls into the outfield, via air mail. The Wolverines recorded just one hit that dropped down into the outfield, a fourth-inning single by sophomore Jason Christian. "We know how the infield is," Maloney said. "The game wasn't won totally by the infield. They didn't get many hits, either. It is what it is. You can't change your approach. You still swing the ...…

…4 40 4& 46F .Wic4toan 4:)atlij Ann Arbor, MI michigandaily.com Monday, June 4, 2007 Summer Weekl NEWS A residency problem in tuition policy A recently admitted student's struggle to prove his in-state sta- tus has forced the University to resiew the residency policies it uses to determine tuition rates for children of army professionals. See page 2. OPINION From the Daily: Supremely unjust Sometimes it's easy to forget that discrimination is...…

…2 Monday, June 4,2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUITION Army ties expose gap in tuition policy 'U' reviews in-state tuition standards after public outcry over student's plight By EMILY ANGELL Daily News Editor, After Joshua Guedesse was admitted to the University this spring he checked his financial aid statement on Wolverine Access, hoping the University had pro- vided him with enough money to allow him to transfer from Mon- ...…

…Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 Female pro Study shows gap between salaries for men and women By KATHRYN VAN LONKHUYZEN Daily StaffReporter Female faculty members at the University make less money than male faculty members on average, according to a study released by the Office of the Provost on May 18. The study used statistical mod- els to predict faculty salaries. One analysis revealed that female fac- ulty m...…

…qq 41 Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C, be Michigan Dailu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. Allother signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their autho...…

…Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 DEVADATTA GANDHI Fair and lovely? RACHEL WAGNER 'Don't ask, don't tell' don't work dt was as a teenager attending boarding school inlIndia that I first heard of a product called "Fair and Lovely." Fair and Lovely is a cream made by Cosmetics Unilever to industry lighten dark skin. Our exploits working- prejudi class, dark- prju ces. skinned matron, who is an adult, residen- tial...…

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…M cnday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com i7 NUMBERS From page 1 months before Proposal 2 passed, an increase of about 85 percent from the 270 it accepted at the same time last year. Chris Lucier, the University's director of recruitment and opera- tions,said that this figure could like- ly be attributed to a more aggressive recruiting approach rather than priority given to applications from minority students in anticipati...…

…8 Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Two men fly fishing in the Huron River near Ann Arbor's Island Park last Thursday afternoon, seen here through a rusted bike resting onthe shore. PIRACY From page 3 "We're an educational institution and we address these issues with an educational approach," Bernard said. While not all universities responded to the inquiry, the reports sent by the universities that did varied in l...…

…wi Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com nrtspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 Far from baby blues By PAUL TASSI DailyArts Writer It's a strange feeling to have these days, walking out of a theater feel- ing satisfied. Not very often after a movie can you say you've just **** seen an original classic instead of Knocked Up yetanotherover- At theShowcase hyped bomb. an Quast6 "Knocked Up" andQuality is easily the best...…

…10 Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ASH From page 9 quence and string chops (primar- ily guitar) is Dominic Suchyta on upright bass. Serving as the rhyth- mic pulse to this percussion-less group, Suchyta was last seen pluck- ing and slapping on the Ark's stage at the sold out Daisy May and Seth Bernard show in April. Rounding out the quartet are multi-instrumentalist brothers Joe and Andy Wilson. Joe, who plays ste...…

…Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GUSIC reaIE Great record frmGetSociety' 11 By MATT RONEY drizzle of the intro to the thun- DailyArts Writer derous crash of the final chorus. Fans' devotion has steadily grown Initially performing as the Orig- since the first release, so naturally, inal Brothers and Sisters of Love, expectations are high for the fol- the band now low-up. And for the most part, known as the **** Comp...…

…12 Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A newgrass prodigy strums at the Ark By DEREK BARBER DailyArts Writer Friday night, Mandolin virtuoso/ singer Chris Thile and How to Grow a Band will perform at Ann Arbor's sanctuary for pickers and grinners of all customs and creeds, The Ark. Although Thile is best known for his contributions to the Grammy- winning acoustic trio Nickel Creek and considered a world-class musi- c...…

…tea' r Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom sports@michigandaiy.com 734-764-8585 Loss keeps Blue in Tenn. By ANDY REID Daily Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Everyone told the Michigan baseball team it didn't belong in VANDERBILT 10 the same MICHIGAN 7 Regional as top overall seed Vanderbilt. The Wolverines had to sit idly by as a media circus "literally" fol- lowed the Commodores and their star, NCAA player of the ye...…

…Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BASEBALL Big Ten baseball proves its worth By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK On Baseball The Big Ten's baseball coaches agreed that on the national stage, their teams are underestimated and often overlooked. After their performance in this weekend's NCAA Regional play, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio State showed they clearly belonged in the spotlight. Last Monday, the NCAA chose the 34 teams that ...…

…Monday, J une 4, 2007 15 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BASEBALL From page 13 that you're going to blow one by them every time. You just have to make your pitches. I feel like I did a pretty good job at that." The tension built higher and higher, and heading into the bot- tom of the ninth with Michigan holding a 4-3 lead, the raucous crowdofmorethan 3,500 Commo- dore fans couldn't handle it any- more, erupting into a hair-raising "Blac...…

…16 Monday, June 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 Junior catcher Doug Pickens's sacrifice hunt in the ninth inning Saturday moned snyh- omore Adam Ahraham its scoring ynsition. Ahraham wold score the winning run. The Michigan hasehall team will lonk to host toy-ranked Vanderbilt in a ruhher match tonight in the Nashville Regional QU H AENW PLAYING'/3/GOJaCkson Rd.LTM 1 t400carpenter nda RABO CHCKTHATE IRCTRIS R AL FR HOTIES ...…

…NEWS One thing at a time Experts say that while most students believe they can suc- cessfully complete a variety of activities at one time, the stress multitasking places on the brain lowers productivity. See page 2. OPINION From the Daily: Passing the buck Just when you thought Michi- gan's lawmakers couldn't get any more incompetent, ttsey passed a budget on Friday that endangers the state's onlyvaluable resource: its universities. Instead o...…

…2 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Multitasking impairs productivity By SARAH SALA Marois published a study in For the Daily December 2006 that located regions where signals jam in the brain when When LSA Junior Jessica Crayne a person tries to do too many things writes a paper, she also divides her at once. attention between websites like In the study, Marois shortened MySpace and Facebook and plays the time bet...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 TEXTBOOKS From page 1 gan Student Assembly approached him with student concerns over textbook prices, said MSA Vice President Mohammad Dar, who is also a member of the taskforce. "This is a real victory," said Monts. "It's a real les- son to students - it's been their persistence to resolve these issues that got this carried out." Monts said several University deans and faculty m...…

…4 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C e Midiigan Bailj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustra- tions represent solely the views of their authors. ...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 GARY GRACA EMMARIE HUETTEMAN A two-party problem Our doped-up society When Jesse Ventura ran for governor of Min- nesota in 1998, he cam- paigned with one simple message: "Retaliate in '98." Part of that slo- gan was a playful take on his pro- wrestling career as A third party Jesse "The p Body" Ven- could be just tura. But what the that slogan was also a state needs. battle cry...…

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…8 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 Hey, do you think they'll notice that even with a production budget of $300 million, our super awesome CGI background consists of cheap photo studio wallpaper? An empty treasure chest CONCERT PREVIEW Dinosaur Jr. Escapes Extinction By DEREK BARBER Daily Arts Writer Dinosaur Jr. - the prognostica- tors of prog-punk-pop - will be at the Blin...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 STUDENT LOANS Rising debt for grads Stu C Univ aspires enthoo zation non-pr But self to one ma $60,00 Acc the Pr for gra has inc the pas inflatio college about * versity $22,312 Stor said th ciated Ann A ing in Amo ing to parent cially, associa Financ Rod reflect cy with when parent plans ing the KEGS From ter ba deposi beer it Qua than f lesser new le deposi barrel A qu costs ...…

…10 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Teacher and student share the stage University duo featured in operatic take of Shakespearean classic in Detroit By MAUREEN SULLIVAN DailyArts Writer Associate music professor, Ste- phen Lusmann, began his career as an opera singer in ayoung artist pro- gram in Cincinnati. He played the role of Gregario, a Capulet servant Gounod's in the Gounod's Gloriously famed French T opera...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 ARTS IN BRIEF FILM Verhoeven redeems himself with evocative epic "Black Book" The Michigan Theater Sony Pictures Classics Though Paul Verhoeven ("Hol- low Man") holds a place in his- tory as the first person to accept a Razzie - the anti-Academy Award given for exceptionally egregious achievements in film - in person, he finally proves he is capable of being a posi- tive cinema...…

…12 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BARBER From page 8 iously kicked out of the band, the bassist pursued his side-project Sebadoh while Mascis kept the band name and continued to tour and release records until 1997. As a result, many fans suspected there was a Barlow-sized hole that would never be filled. But time heals. Although it may have taken Dinosaur Jr. nearly two decades to resurrect, tour and release Bey...…

…Tuesday, May 29, 2007 | The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com sports@michigandailycom 734-764-8585 'M'-Nine backs into NCAA Tournament By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer It was the sixth inning of the Michigan baseball team's must-win second game in PENN STATE 6 the Big MICHIGAN 5 Ten Tour- OHIOSTATE 4 nament, MICHIGAN 2 the Wol- verines less than 15 hours removed from a 4-2 first-game loss Thursday to sixth-seed Ohio State. With a ma...…

…14 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue's inconsistency keeps it from WCWS By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN On Softball WACO, Texas - Wow. The Michigan softball team was done for after just one inning in its Super Regional against Baylor. The game was over when the second batter of the game, Kirsten Shortridge, sent one to the U-Haul trucks beyond the fence in right- field, putting Baylor up 2-0. Freshman Nikki Nemitz had ...…