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…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Male gusto can't save chick flick Despite avoiding some genre cliches, 'The Ugly Truth' suffers from a weak, predictable script By TIMOTHY RABB Daily Arts Writer In an overtly generic romantic comedy, the female pro- tagonist inevitably wins the battle against the stereotypical bawdiness of her male lover, either through manipulation and cunning or with tender- ness and passion. Thi...…

…10 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Polite hipsters at Pitchfork By JEFF SANFORD Senior Arts Editor To begin, a corny - but, in a roundabout way, thought-provoking - joke I heard while attending this year's Pitchfork Music Festival: Q: "How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" A: "It's a pretty obscure number. You've probably never heard of it." This joke was met with groans and blank stares, plus...…

…Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Burgoon has All-Star experience Wolverine pitcher dominates summer Cape Cod League By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Editor BOSTON - It was tough to pick junior Tyler Burgoon out of the crowd of baseball players huddled around Fenway Park's third base dugout on Thursday. All of the Cape Cod Baseball League players on hand for the Cape League All-Star Game were dressed in similar warm-...…

…12 Monday, July 27, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com °;_ ; _ s 4 s 4 J '.. i d a t # a ' _ , ¢ 6 f -Yr Y 4 C 5 8 & fl % 1 !' a ' a ;: ,g F 4 . x i p ' F S ,.: , } b r6 P F /OJO000, 1 4 1 t oel ___ . __ -- 01 Sophomore Justin Feagin appeared in only four games last season, with no starts. Feagin dismissed after rule violation 41 a 4 4 -4a -. ~ , .« .. <. .:. All t Reas rema Michi Rodrigu uncertai mobile, s to Ann A soph...…

…uvuuay, Juy au, UUy CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE ARTISTIC KIND Darth Cheney: American hero Even if you hate the former vice president, you love hating him SEE PAGE 5 Sweaters with a purpose Lisa Anne Auerbach displays her unique apparel at UMMA SEE PAGE 9 The Daily Dozen Daily Sports breaks down 12 Wolverines who are under the radar in '09-10 SEE PAGE 11 Vol. CXIX,No.145C, 2009TheMichiganDaily michigandailycom NEW S ....................... 2 O PIN...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U' construction forecast Regents approve renovations for Couzens, UMHS By STEPHANIE STEINBERG DailyNewsEditor At the University Board of Regents monthly meeting on Thursday, the regents reviewed and approved five construction projects involving a University res- idence hall, hospital, museum and science building. The projects total $60.66 million in renovations. APPROVAL OF SCHEMAT...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailyicom MORE THAN A MTTRAL 13 'U' alum joins NASA team EdI und( for Man becomi for NAE Cise tu reality. Van est in a he grev include tually l Space C "The more ft esting i refinet Cise sa a life pa Last rialized Van Cis als sele tors in Van Cise credits Johnson Space Center. on the International Space Station. Flight directors are responsible Van Cise said that getting the ergrad schooli...…

…41 Monday, July 20, 2009 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@unich.edu ERIKA MAYER I Prison break JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING FDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER FDITORIAI PAGF FDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrati...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Not buying it It wan a sad day last Sunday when I got rid of my '97 Buick Ultra. My dad and older brotherhadboth driven it before me. The breaks always squeaked no matter how often I replaced the pads, and the right mir- ror hung off the JEREMY side from whenL I accidentally LEVY hit the garage. Every time I brought the car to the shop for an oil change, the mechanics informed...…

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…81 Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ENROLLLMENT From Page 1 we had to admit more students to get to it," she said. According to Ted Spencer, asso- ciate vice provost and executive director of the Office of Under- graduate Admissions, this year's decrease in yield - the percent- age of applicants offered admis- sion that send in deposits - is not unique to the University. Many colleges and universities across the n...…

…Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 The statement s in the sweater "Is that a horcrux in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" Half- decent'Prie' By BRIGID KILCOIN DailyArts Writer State Street passersby peering through the glass windows of the University of Michigan Museum of Art's Frankel Wing will be struck by the sight of knit sweat- ers emblazoned with bold slogans, seemingly suspended in midair. The...…

…10 Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Auerbach's sweaters can be seen in UMMA's Project Gallery through October. AUERBACH From Page 9 have the perhaps naive hope that art can change the world. I do think every decision we make is a political decision in some way. A lot of my work is about speaking out, speak- ing up, getting the word out." Her association with UMMA is a logical one - Auerbach is a former Ann Arbor ...…

…Zack Novak Mike Martin Brandon Burlon Monday, July 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Stacy named coach By RYAN KARTJE individual championships. Daily Sports Editor And following her resignation on June 25, Martin and the rest of The Athletic Department's the athletic department turned to search to replace the women's golf Stacy, whose coaching experience program's most successful coach is limited to her last four years as an has...…

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…Don't hate the new Honduras Why the international fit over the president's removal is absurd SEE PAGE 5 Wilco loosens up Jeff Tweedy apes The Beatles and has some fun on new album SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS Finding the ultimate fan A Daily Sports Editor's quest to find a mentor for the tame student section SEE PAGE 11 INDEX Vol. CXIX, No. 143 t @J2009Tfhe Michigan Daily michigandaily'"om NEW S ........................... 2 OPINION ........................…

…2 a Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com UNEMPLOYMENT From Page 1 November before Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corporation filed for bankruptcy. The Michigan Department of En- ergy, Labor and Economic growth found that unemployment in the Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area rose from 6 percent in May 2008 to 9.1 percent in May 2009, including a 1.3-percent increase in unemploy- ment from April to May of this year...…

…Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 CVS one step closer to A2 Historic District Commission OKs building plan By JASMINE ZHU Daily NewsEditor Last month, the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission unanimously approved the design scheme for a new CVS Pharmacy, which would move into the 209-211 State Street building and replace current tenants Sava's State Street Caf6 and a tattoo parlor. According to John Baumann, di...…

…41 Monday, July 6, 2009 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 BRIAN FLAHERTY IEI Michigan's hot topic JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING EDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the officialposition of the Daily'seditorial board. All other signed articles and ...…

…Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 ROBERT SOAVE |VIEWPOINT Viva la libertad ELAINE MORTON E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU It's appropriate that in the same week our country celebrates the anniversary of its independence, there are several shining examples of corrupt tyrants being expelled from power all over the world. Oneoftheseexamplesisremark- ably close to home. Just one week ago, Detroit City Council memb...…

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…Monday, July 6, 2009 8 ( The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Classroom safety raises concern University faculty wants doors that lock from the inside By HILARY KATSIN Daily StaffReporter In wake of incidents like the Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech shootings that occurred within the last two and a half years, University adminis- trators are considering equipping classrooms with doors that lock from the inside. Physics Profes...…

…Monday, July 6;,2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19 Indie stars unite on danceable disc Wilco is trying to break your heart. COURTESY OFNONESUCH Wilco (the band) has a good laugh By ARTHUR VELEZ Daily Arts Writer In today's music world, any pre- conceived notions of what makes a hit song have been completely left behind by the * rabid nature ofD the iTunes, blog- hype machine LP that largely con- XL trols popular music. No longe...…

…10 Monday, July 6, 2009 r The Michigan Daily -*michigandaily.com WILCO From Page 9 blush - when the "Penny Lane"-ish horn resounds in the coda of "Ever- lasting Everything," it's obvious that the resemblance to The Beatles is more than a coincidence. Knowing nods to the Fab Four run amok on the album, including the virtual remaking of George Harri- son's "My Sweet Lord" on "You Never Know," the Lennon-ized vocals of "Sonny Feeling" an'd how ...…

…Monday, July 6, 2009 -11 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ,H . Fans could learn a lot from NASCAR It starts early on a Saturday morning as the fans flock from the furthest reaches of Ann Arbor and congregate on State Street to take part in the sacred- union of pre-gaming. They march from fraternity houses and dormi- tories alike to the front steps of the revered Michigan Stadium - an arena with over 100 years of tradi- tion and a follow...…

…Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Final race brings senior back to beginning Harmsen finishes unlikely success at U.S. Olympic Trials By FELIX CARREON . Daily Sports Writer Last year, then-redshirt junior Dan Harmsen sat in the stands, eagerly taking in the action of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. But this year Harmsen was in the middle of the action, compet- ing against some of the very same ath...…

…MOONWALKING IN MEMORIAM Unaffordable, unacceptable The Board of Regents's yearly tuition hike is one tradition students would be better off without SEE PAGE 4 "Secret Life" can't get real ABC Family sitcom is grossly implausible SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS Palushaj's Path to Peoria Former Wolverine hockey player Aaron Palushaj is willing his way to the NHL SEE PAGE 11 - Vo.CIN.142 C' 2oo9 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N EW S .......................…

…2 Monday, June 29, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SCHOLARSHIP From Page 1 arship and other college financial aid programs. During the 2007-2008 school year, 3,152 students at the Universi- ty received money from the Promise Scholarship. Numbers are not avail- able for the 2008-2009 school year because students have until Nov. 15 to certify the scholarship. Pamela Fowler, executive finan- cial aid director for the University, sai...…

…Monday, June 29, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SHAKESPEARE IN THE ARB 3 STUDENT BUSINESS 'U' entrepreneurs thrivein A2 Student-run TechArb hosts 10 start-up businesses By TORREY JOSEPH ARMSTRONG Daily StaffReporter A group of University student entrepreneurs has created an inno- vative business incubator in down- town Ann Arbor to share ideas, advice and resources with other enterprising students. The incubator, called TechArb...…

…4 Monday, June 29, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com (The ichl-gan~al Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Jot' Students can't afford more tuition hikes JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING EDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All o...…

…Monday, June 29, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 It's not easy going green Climate change. Throughout the past two decades, those two words have gone from a little-known phrase used by environmental- ists to part of our ' everyday culture. , According to the " Intergovern- t mental Panel on Climate Change, PATRICK the lengthy list of ZABAWA problems caused by a warming earth includes melting ice caps that cause ocean levels t...…

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…81 Monday, June 29, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUITION HIKE From Page 1 sity announced in March that it will not increase tuition rates for Ohio residents for the next academic year. The tuition rate increase, com- bined with enrollment changes, will bring in a projected $54 million in revenue for the University. Regents Julia Darlow (D-Ann Arbor) and Denise Ilitch (D-Bing- ham Farms)voted against the tuition increase, break...…

…Monday, June 29, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 'American Teenager' woefully unconvincing By BRIGID KILCOIN DailyArts Writer Ever scrounged for change to buydiapersor worriedaboutfind- ing a daycare provider while cramming for * your biology midterm and The Secret searching for fe of the a homecoming date? AllCan "The Secret Teenger Life of the American Mondays Teenager" - at 8 p.m. an ABC Family ABC Family drama detail- ing ...…

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…21 Monday, June 15, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ARCHAEOLOGY Hunting grounds under Lake Huron 'U' researchers find 10,000-year-old relics 100 feet deep By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily News Editor University researchers recently announced the groundbreakingdis- covery of archaeological remains under the surface of Lake Huron - the first such find on the bottom of the Great Lakes. The researchers found caribou hunting structures a...…

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…41 Monday, June 15, 2009 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 ASA SMITH I VIEWPOINT JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING EDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect theofficialposition of the Daily's editorialboard. Allother signed articles and illustrations repre...…

…Monday, June 15, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 A kosher solution CHRIS KOSLOWSKI I |OT TO PASTURE E-MAIL CHRIS AT CSKOSLOW@UMICH.EDU When it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, commen- tary abounds on the subject of who is for and against the idea of a son-called "two-state solu- tion." President Barack Obama - is famously in MATTHEW support of such GREEN an agreement. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neta...…

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…81 Monday, June 15, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com STREET FAIR From Page 1 year's 174. Brown attributed the decrease in to a decline in the num- ber of artist applications and fewer invitations to artists from the fair's organizers. Brown said the budget decrease is unprecedented because the fair's organizers have reported budget growth each year since relocating to the Burton Tower area in 2003. The fair has retained an average...…

…Monday, June 15, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 7 1 9 9 o Blockbuster remake falls short Solid acting from John Travolta and Denzel Washington can't save this dead-on-the-water film By HANS YADAV Daily Arts Writer "The Taking of Pelham 123," the remake of director Joseph Sargent's 1974 classic, recycles all the ingenuity of the original and offers nothing new to modern audiences. The newly released "Pelham" is a trainwreck of inco...…

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