…Iie IMidligan hailt Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 23,2008 minigaanycmm MAIN STREET BLAZE STUDENT SCHOLARS 'U' leads all colleges in Fulbrights Michigan students have won the most grants in three of the last four years By KELLY FRASER Daily News Editor For the third time in four years, the University of Michi- gan has more Fulbright Program grant recipients than any other school. A total of 31 students - 21 undergraduate and 10 gr...…
…T L - MICHIGAN'S TALENT 'PAYNE'-FUL The Michigan-Michigantate game is alwaysamarqueematchupbHollywood, please stop turning tomorrow's gamecud have recruiting m ca sf years to come. video games into movies. ___ Football Saturday, Page 1_See Arts, Page 5A Cemidiia n :atlv ONE HUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDIIT lAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 24, 2008 michigandaily.com COLORFUL REACTION UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT Despite poor econo...…
…S S FROM THE DAILY:YES ON 1AND 2 The editorial board endorses proposals to legalize medical marijuana and loosen stem cell laws, and weighs in on state House candidates. See Opinion, Page 4A 46F 4f rl 4c,. C41pan4, i IV )NE-U ID NINl Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 27,2008 michigandaily.com WINTER COMMENCEMENT Auto mogul Penske to speak at Dec. graduation ZACHARY MEISNER/Daily Michigan State players hoist the Paul Bunyan Trophy a...…
…be Midjigan Batty Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, October 28, 2008 michigandaily.com RACE FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS Candidates offer ideas i campus debate Hopefuls differ on how to finance the University, lower tuition and foster diversity By ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor Six candidates running for the University of Mich- igan's Board of Regents in the fall election fielded questions yesterday from faculty members at a forum held at Palmer Comm...…
…j iC4i1 a11 at ll Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 29, 2008 michigandaily.com GOOGLE BOOK SEARCH Lawsuit over book project settled Google will proceed with efforts to digitize entire 'U' library collection By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporter Google's plan to digitize every bound book in some of the nation's largest libraries and make them available online has cleared whatcould have been a major legal hurdle. The tech juggernaut ...…
…E Ic i an 43aillA Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 30,2008 micuiganaaiiy.com STATE IEGISLATJRE Small state House races could have big impact MAX COLLINS/Dail South African human rights activist Desmond Tutu was awarded the Wallenberg Medal yesterday at Hill Auditorium. The award is given to distinguished humanitarians. ActiLvist icon Tutu speaks. at Hill Democrats have six-seat advantage in 110-seat chamber By LINDY STEVENS Daily St...…
…Oie lMidYgan Baij ONE-H11 UNDRED-NIN'ETIEEN Y EARIS(}F EDITORU,\A L REED)( M Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 31, 2008 michigandaily.com TRICK OR TREAT AT SEXTIVAL r 591. Y y PREPARING FOR ELECTION DAY Professors expect low attendance on Tuesday Kelsey Kennedy, an LSA junior, and Nate Gire, an LSA senior, investigate the contents of their goody bags at Sextival, an annual event targeted at underclassmen to help raise awareness about g...…
…Iie 1idigan Baily Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 3, 2008 michigandailycom NEARING THE FINISH Groups, make last pushes on campus College Dems chair: We're 'trying to run up the score' By JULIE ROWE Daily StaffReporter After months of campaigning, the College Democrats and Col- lege Republicans are preparing for their final campus push to turn out voters for their respective can- didates. With polls showing a double- digit lead for De...…
…Iie fiidiari 0aiI Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 4, 2008 michigandailycom GUIDE TO ELECTION DAY '08 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU VOTE Waiting in potentially long lines will at least be pleasant. Forecasts call for sunny weather and near-record highs in the mid-70s. Observers from both parties could be at your polling place. Your registra- tion or identity might be challenged. But if you registered, you have the right to vote. Don't give ...…
…JUMP BALSEX ON THE RADIO Michigan starts its men's basketball season tonight against Saginaw Students talk dirty on campus's sexiest radio program. Valley State. See Sports, Page 5A See The B-side, Page 1A (jIje 1Nirc~pljan &xiaI&, Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 6, 2008 michigandaily.com EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH 'U' lauds passage of ballot initia ive Proposal2 will allow 'U' to expand research using public funding By NICOLE ABE...…
…Adlooksla.- iv- 46P 4#0 ell ic i an at Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 7, 2008 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN 81, SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 55 ACADEMICS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES 'Ugives athletes first pick of classes Effort to accommodate game, practice schedules meets mixed reaction from students, faculty By TREVOR CALERO Daily Staff Reporter Between traveling for games, early-morning prac- tices and other responsibilities, student-athletes at t...…
…C I. e Il~id~in Bail. Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 10, 2008] :om AFFIRMATIVE ACTION After Neb. ban, vocal advocate to press on, Colorado voted down proposal to end preferences in first blow to Connerly's campaign By NICOLE ABER Daily Staff Reporter Though the anti-affirmative action movement hit a snag last week when Colorado voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have banned the use of race- and gender-based preferences, b...…
…Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com THE ECONOMY AND THE 'U' Faculty focused on retirement accounts Group handling 'U' pensions says number of callers is up 60 percent from last year By STEPHANIE BERLIANT Daily StaffReporter Despite the massive losses suffered on Wall Street in the past six weeks, the retirement plans for Uni- versity faculty and staff have weathered the economic storm fairly well, officials said...…
…9$Wotl -1OPINION What Obama means for a woman who brought Dr. King to Grosse Pointe in 1961, 4A openr, 'ns uttig "win way' 4 ' rTHE STATEMENT What the University's famous "d !Squre arde 'k t.alumni left behind, 4B ~Iie0Iidigan Batt Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 12, 2008. michigandailycom TALKING DANCE Tuition credits crdmay take backseat Two wars, economy could mean tax credits for tuition aren't a priority - or Obama could put ...…
…lfrlc4lp:an Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 13, 2008 michigandaily.com ELECTION DAY PROCEDURE Early voting proposed in state Senate More than half of Crisler Arena's seats were empty during last night's men's basketball game against Northeastern, which Michigan won 76-56. The Athletic Department has used creative tactics this year to sell more seasonticket packages to students, including giving tickets away for free. For coverage o...…
…,ddmmmmkm.- 0 an .,a Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 14, 2008 michigandaily.com PRACTICING PATRIOTISM DOWNTOWN DRINKING Red tape holds back i1quor licenses State granted Ann Arbor 807 new licenses earlier this year, but red tape has made them hard to obtain By DARRYN FITZGERALD For the Daily Six months ago, the state issued the city of Ann Arbor 807 new liquor licenses in an effort to stimu- late downtown development, but so far the...…
….IIE lMIpgan haily Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 17, 2008 michigandaily.com A BUS RIDE LIKE NO OTHER ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT Opposing groups to unite for first time In effort to find middle ground, AMI and SAFE collaborate on event emphasizing peace efforts By VERONICA MENALDI Daily Staff Reporter For the first time, two University student groups on opposite sides of a bitterly fought ideological divide are collaborating to spons...…
…The ffidian 4Batty Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 18, 2008 GENDER AND ART michigandailycom DIVISION OF KINESIOLOGY To recast image, a new name proposed Regents will decide Thursday whether to change program's name from 'Division' to 'School' BY ANDY KROLL and JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporters Citing confusion about the academic unit's name and a desire to put the program on par with other schools at the University, Provost Teres...…
…THE BLOGGERS TAKE OVER How mgoblog has changed the way we follow Michigan sports. See the Statement, inside 1:CI £d4igan Baly Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 19, 2008 michigandaily.com LIGHTS, CAMERA, CAMPUS LECTURER ACCUSED OF FRAUD Greene, assailed r inreport, drops out Citing health, lecturer stopped teaching just before TV report questioning his ethics aired By JENNA SKOLLER and ESHWAR THIRUNAVUKKARASU Daily Staff Reporters Ju...…
…P an 4,3atIM Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 20,2008 michigandaily.com THE MICHIGAN DELEGATION After vote, Dingell near losing chair With auto industry hurting, senior U.S. House member from Dearborn could lose top post on commerce committee BY KYLE SWANSON Daily Staff Reporter In a move that signalled dissatisfaction with his ties to the failing auto industry, the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee recommended replacin...…
…Despite bears, TV's truthiest host celebrates Baby Jesus. See Arts, Page 5 ONE DA) After a dismal find some red( See Sports, F 1I fid igan )NE UN E iNINEEEN YEAriS ay1o1 r IA 1 ________Friday, November 21, 2008 ( TO THE GAME season, can the seniors emption in Columbus? Page 9 EE EOM michigandaily com MICHIGAN 55, NO. 4 UCLA 52 i GARDEN PARTY Win is Michigan's first over a top-five team in eleven years By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer NE...…
…gan4,3at IV Ann ArboNm a Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 24, 2008 michigandaily.com AN INTERNATIONAL HONOR 'U' student wins Rhodes for first time since 2004 JEREMY CHO/Daily Ohio State defensive lineman Nathan Williams celebrates after tackling Michigan running back Michael Shaw (20) during Saturday's game in Columbus. Ohio State upend- ed Michigan 42-7, capping the Wolverines' worst season in 129 years at 3-9. Shaw narrowly avoided ...…
…I1 fidigan Oaim Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 25, 2008 michigandaily.com INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS At 'U; rise in study abroad leads trend Moi to fi ne The dents creasec nations the nu institut studyi. acaden Last ranked Dur year, studied studen ing the to the a natis public The resent more t erage o Nic tor of t ternati re students going fice has amped up its recruitment efforts to encourage more students oreign countries, to study...…
…nRY CRISIS CHINESE MEDIOCRITY STILL KICKIN' my has d a spike Latest album by Guns N' Roses, a decade With win over UC-Davis, Michigan soccer gan's fd banks.t' worth the wait team advances to NCAA Round of 16. Statement, inside See Arts, Page ASee Sports, Page 8A Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 26, 2008 THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE CO-OP michigandaily.com THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND THE 'U' Carmakers' struggles hit U finances Detroit Three c...…
…P aI1 i l Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 1, 2008 michigandaily.com THE OBAMA TRANSITION Alum to head local outreach Munoz will be responsible for managing relations between White House, local governments By ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor Cecilia Mufioz, a University of Michigan alum and former resident policymaker at the Ford School of Public Policy, was named White House director of intergovernmental affairs by President- elect Barack...…
…GOING OUTBACK 'Australia' is an epic story of romance and conflict set on an incredible stage. If only it were a little shorter, See Arts, Page 5 BAILOUT BATTLE, ROUND 2 The Detroit Three are headed back to Washington. Congress should focus less on how the CEOs get there and more on what their companies' failure could mean. See Opinion, Page 4 E ic i1 Hn' ai l Ann Arbor Michigan Tuesday, December 2, 2008 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY APPA...…
…her life around, but if it's anything like her =. ,x new album, it's still a train wreck. R See Arts, Page; n It'3aaiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 3, 2008 michigandaily.com CROWNING MR. ENGINEER DETROIT THREE IN CRISIS Picture darkens for GM, Chrysler ANE CESRE/uaiy Karan Patel, a graduate student in the School of Engineering and member of Theta Tau, is crowned as Mr. Engineer 2009 at Stamps Auditorium last night. Contestan...…
…THESEASON FORGIVING s Forget Chia Pets and the Clapper. Daily Arts runs down , wthe gifts you should really buy this holiday season. No anny Harns.need to include the gift receipt this year. A 'See the B-side, inside ~I~e Lidilgan at Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 4,2008 michigandaily.com LIGHTING UP STATE STREET FOR THE HOLIDAYS AFTER THE AUTO INDUSTRY Carmakers struggles hit home As relatives lose income. That would leave 29-yea...…
…I e fili6FC1 i a in 4,3at1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 5, 2008 michigandailycom ENGINEERING BETTER BRAKES AUTO INDUSTRY BAILOUT CEOs make aid case on Hill Leaders from GM, Chrysler and Ford defend plans before Senate committee By CAITLIN SCHNEIDER Daily Staff Reporter In a final attempt to keep at least one of the Detroit Three from being forced to file for bankruptcy, the chief executives of General Motors, Chrysler and Ford app...…
…Iie dIidIgan &xilj Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 8, 2008 michigandaily.com "U' endowment falls 20 to 30 percent S Economic downturn in investment value disappear in a matter of months. has caused billions The decline means the Univer- sity of Michigan's endowment, val- in losses for colleges ued at approximately $7.6 billion as of June 30, could have lost between By ANDY KROLL $1.52 billion and $2.28 billion in Daily News Editor va...…
…be ffidi an Baijl Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 9, 2008 michigandaily.com RESCWING THE AUTO INDUSTRY Congress nears deal on bailout Leftover Nike shoes sit ready to be shipped out yesterday from a warehouse owned by First Class Services in Ann Arbor. After signing a contract with Adidas, the University Athletic Department decided to give the excess Nike apparel to veterans in Michigan and Iraq. 'U'V givin1Wg Nike apparel to vetsl ...…
…Scers sweep .t GL SportsThursday The best albums of '07 the B-side IIE ffidigan B aI~i Thursday, January 3,2008 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN 41, WITH NEW COACH WATCHING, WAITING, AN ERA ENDS IN TRIUMPH THE IOWA CAUCUSES Students could tip race if they show up Candidates, calendar could get college crowd to caucus By ANDY KROLL Daily Staff Reporter DES MOINES - Four years ago, in the lead-up to the 2004 Iowa caucuses, Demotratic candidate...…
…Sports, Page 9 Ann Arbor, Michigan CITY DEVELOPMENT 26-story South U. high rise planned Developers target students with proposed luxury apartment complex set to open in 2010 By KELLY FRASER Daily NewsEditor Developers are proposing plans for luxury high- rise student apartment building just steps from cen- tral campus. Ann Arbor-based developer Dan Ketelaar and Bingham Farms-based developer Ron Hughes sub- mitted plans for University Village ...…
…~I)E L4idilan DaiIai Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 7, 2008 michigandaily.com FINANCIAL AID won't be able to match Harvard To draw from middle class, some schools increasing packages By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily Staff Reporter After Harvard University announced last month it would substantially increase the amount of financial aid available to mid- dle-class students, a number of other universities announced they would follow suit. But the...…
… E op essng over the salary supplement. Opinion, Page 4 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 8, 2008 michigandaily.com * CAMPAIGN 2008 With limited field, students make choices Owners of Village Corner, a grocery store on South Forest Avenue, distributed flyers affirming that the store will continue to serve the area. Stores race for construction With Michigan primary a week away, students solidify picks By JULIE ROWE and DANIEL STRAUSS ...…
…Iie fLidilganDaim Ann ArborMichigan Wednesday, January 9, 2008 michigandaily.com Srad ceremony won't be at Big House '1 con cer U' officials say Because construction crews willstill be working on the Big House's electri- struction means cal and plumbing systems on April 26, the date of the commencement, many emony will be at of the stadium's facilities, like public restrooms, won't be usable. Eastern Theconstruction is part of a multi- y...…
…year ithout th best? The Bside explores the possibility of having no Globes or Gscars. The B-Side i an Hjl Ann Arbor, Thursday, January 10, 2008 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN PRIMARY Ballot options could confuse Uncommited vote could affect turnout, how other states view presidential race By EMILY BARTON Daily Staff Reporter Now that the Iowa caucuses and the New Hamp- shire primary are over, the state of Michigan is next in line. And alth...…
…SURLES: Our generation is witnessing a new way of dying Opinion, Page 4 IE 0Iidigan Baly ON1EH UND 1, EE IG.TEEN BYEA 111F14 H 1EDIT DOM Ann Arbor, Michigan * CAMPAIGN 2008 * GOP candidates turn to Michigan McCain, Romney, Huckabee arrive in state for last push before Tuesday's primary By EMILY BARTON Daily StaffReporter Over the past few days, Republican presidential candidates have ramped up their campaign efforts in Michigan. Arizona Sen. ...…
…> I1 tt Ann Arbor, Michigan UNIVERSITY RESEARCH Coverage doesn't always mean funds Scientific funding based on results, not press exposure, experts say BY ELAINE LAFAY Daily Staff Reporter For all the research that goes on at the University, it's rare that a new scientific discovery hits the front page of national newspapers. Although the attention can boost the prestige of an institution, University officials say it takes much more than that ...…
…Iie 1Nidiga D~tal1i~lj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 15, 2008 michigandaily.com COCA-COLA CONTROVERSY .Coke cleared in India investigation 'U' says it will continue to deal with company after seeing first of two reports By KELLYFRASER Daily NewsEditor Based on a report of the company's environmental standards in India released yesterday, the University has agreed to continue purchasing Coca- Cola products. Some students whose acti...…
…Wie 0id~ianDaili Ann Arbor, MichiganW Wednesday, January 16, 2008 * CAMPAIGN 2008 * michigandaily.com ZACHARY MEISNER/Dai, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won the state's GOP primary yesterday, giving him a much-needed victory over Sen. John McCain and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Romney had spent $2 million campaigning in Michigan. Michigan win gives Romney new hope GOP RpE SULTeSa McCain places a distant second STA...…
…HAPPY HOUR: The best ways to unwind in A2 before 7 p.m. The B-side MEN'S HOOPS: Wolverines fall to the Illini Sports, Page 5A C . P filic i oaI1 4,3atim Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 17,2008_ michigandaily.com COKE CONTROVRS . Some skeptical as'U'keeps - Coke contract COMMNMM 2008 Following report,'U' to continue contracts worth about $1.2M By CHARLES GREGG-GEIST Daily StaffReporter Two days after the University. received a rep...…
…RAPPING FOR CHANGE: Mos Def's MLK Day performance Arts, Page 5 W7ie Lfid jigan Da iI1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 18, 2008 michigandaily.com Police seek 'U' student in shooting death Killing took place less than a mile from North Campus By LISA HAIDOSTIAN Daily Staff Reporter A 29-year-old Ypsilanti man was fatally shot at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in a gunfight that occurred less than a mile from North Campus, police said. The m...…
…MEN'S HOCKEY SWEEPS NOTRE DAME Icers stage comeback in Friday night thriller SportsTuesday JEFFREY BLOOMER: If you don't feel safe, you should speak up. Opinion, Page 4A 4ie fidigan Dailm Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 22, 2008 michigandaily.com NEAR-CAMPUS SHOOTING Myrick could be clearedin shooting Prosecutor's officeasays shooting could have been 'justifiable homicide' By LISA HAIDOSTIAN Daily Staff Reporter Two men have been c...…
…ABROAD IN ANN ARBOR Adjusting to life as an international student The Statement, 4B AUTO SHOW SUPERLATIVES The best, worst and prettiest cars at Cobo The Statement, 7B I e 1iigan Bath Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 23, 2008 michigandailycom UNVERSITY CONTRA Under fire, 'U'Press changes guidelines Change in policy could affect relationship between 'U' Press, Pluto Press By ANDY KROLL Daily Staff Reporter After taking criticism fo...…
…(\hursNay, J nUryE-E2 E EA E Thursday, January 24, 2008 mihgnal~o Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com CLOSE-KNIT FRIENDS UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY e-mail system not meant for emergencies Alert took 10 hours from the DPS website. University residents who lived near the loca- to reach some, never tion of the homicide - Baits Hous- es, Bursley Hall and Northwood reached others Housing- received an e-mail alert later around 10 a.m. that day. ELA...…
…'S SUKINb SORT-OF FOLK FESTIVAL MEKELBURG: RO home record This year's A2folk fest isn't all folk, Honesty from a pc Indiana. but it's still worthwhile. it's not enough. Sports, Page 8 Arts, Page 5 Iie fidcga Daitj -1. DITOdRA Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 25, 2008 michigandaily.com NEAR-CAMPUS SHOOTING Myrick turns himself i to police 'U' student was accompanied by attorneys at AAPD Detective Bureau more than a week after near-camp...…
…I eC 1 iga1T at1V ONE 1UN)11)tEIGH Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 28,2008 michigandaily.com 'LITTLE BROTHER' GETS THE BEST OF BLUE IN HOCKEY, HOOPS IJNIEnT ENM NT 'U' ranks 8th after $1.4 billion increase Michigan's 25.4-percent return on investments was the highest of any school in nation's top 10 By ELIZABETH LAI Daily StaffReporter The University's $7.1-billion endowment ranks eighth among all colleges and universities nationwid...…
…MILLIKAN: WHY CLONING SHOULDN'T SCARE YOU Sci-fi horrors like armies of clones are far from reality Opinion, Page 4 FORGET THE HYPE Preppy or not, Vampire Weekend makes pretty, catchy pop Arts, Page 5 Iie ffiidipu Dai Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 29,m2008 michigandaily.com STATE OF THE UNION MAX COLL NS/vai People gather at Circus Bar & Billiards on South First Street last night to watch President Bush deliver the State of the U...…
…Iie ffiid~lipn Dailjj Wednesday, January 30, 2008 michigandaily.com Looking to settle suit, coach files -letter with court Rodriguez letter says he can pay $1.5 million if ordered by court By ANDY KROLL and COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily StaffReporters Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez is using his new Ann Arbor ties in an attempt to settle his lawsuit with West Virginia. Through the Bank of Ann Arbor, a bank founded by Univer- sity Athleti...…
