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…6 The Michigan Daily - michibandailY.com Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January13, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush asks Congress for rest of bailout funds Acting at Barack Obama's behest, President George W. Bush yesterday asked Congress for the final $350 billion in the financial bailout fund, effectively ceding economic reins to the president-elect in an extraordi- nary display of transit...…

…U pin ion The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com 4 - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 4 - Tuesday, January13, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom L74C MIC4ig n wily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsignededitorials reflect the official position of t...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday ianuaryl3,2009-5 The subjective bliss of listening Dead from the start In new horror, David Goyer's directing can't match his screenwriting By BLAKE GOBLE Daily Arts Writer David Goyer is a fantastic screenwriter when it comes to dark action, spectacle and the occult. An Ann Arbor native, Goyer is an avid sci-fi and comic gee...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 13, 2009 -- 7 The ichgan ail - ichiandilycm Tesdy, Jnuay13,200 - DOMINICK'S From Page 1 was a required part of the pro- cess for DiVarti's petition for a new PUD to be approved by City Council. A report will be submitted to the city's Planning Committee on Jan. 26. The petition includes concerns from residents voiced at last night's meeting and an outline of the city's basic zoning req...…

…8 - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com il'embraces 'nobod role Past perfection A fter yesterday's 64-49 win every minute."e- M over Iowa, redshirt fresh One of thosse unheralded n e . Perry called Michigan a "nobody." Heading into the season, the Wolverines were pegged to finish in the bottom half of the Big Ten. After all, they had set a program record with 22 losses the season before. How much could they hav...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 9 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 9 I U We host Welcome Wednesdays every week during the school year to connect you to the Alumni Association before you graduate. The Alumni Association promises you coffee, bagels, WI-FI and magazines. Additional food, drinks and freebies may be available at our discretion. While at Welcome Wednesdays you ca...…

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…aIie Midigan DaiI1j Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 14, 2009 michigandaily.com EXPANDING GREEK LIFE Greek houses set for return to campus CLIF REEDER/Daily Myoungdo Chung, a mechanical engineering graduate student, researches yesterday in a lab involved with battery testing in the G.G. Brown Laboratories on North Campus. G,'U' joi to test batteries Two sororities and two fraternities in long process to re-claim chapters By VERONIC...…

…2A - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, January14, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WINTERFEST IS STRONG IN THIS ONE The transition period Election Day for federal offices is always the Tues- day after the first Monday of November. But, since 1937, Inauguration Day has always occurred on Jan. 20th. So why the long wait? During the transition period between the presi- dential election...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON U.S. deficit hits record level; could top $1 trillion The federal government already has run up a record deficit of $485.2 billion in just the first three months of the current budget year. And economists say the imbalance for the full year could easily top $1 trillion, pushed to that eye-popping level by the spending the government is likely to do...…

…._. 4A - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 14,2009 - 5A FiLM REVIEW A knockout political thriller Despite their notoriety, the Frost/Nixon interviews seem new again in Ron Howard's gripping dramatization By Andrew Lapin I Daily Film Editor Television journalism has always been a self-parodying medium,with the running joke that a news story isn't as important as . the way it's deliv- Frost/Nixon ered. There was At Showcase act...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, January14, 2009 - 7A BATTERIES From Page 1A In a University press release dis- tributed Monday, David Munson, dean of the College of Engineering, said he was happy with the part- nership and that he looks forward to the coalition's work. "The coalition comprises a unique industrial/university part- nership dedicated to th...…

…A 8A - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MICHIGAN'S MIDSEASON Wh Blue- The answer te fate of their one can figu Many members of women's basketball explain the Wolve problem. Some say i fidence, others say tl to be more aggressi gan coach Kevin Borseth isn't T quite sure: R Why can't this - team win on the road? Senior forward M recognized the tea home after its 52-44 nois on Jan. 8. But doesn't know wher go...…

…0 0 a i Personal Statement Watching.from abroad )oc $ hen asked by Czechs last semester what I was doing in the Czech Republic, I said I came to study "politika," politics, my language teacher's simplification of "public policy." "Why would you come to the Czech Republic to study politics?" a talkative barfly named Petr asked me. "It is the worst." Among other generalizations, my program's administrators and professors (all Czech) itera...…

… U V U U U w 9W -W 7w -w- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Young blood at the Auto Show Magazine Editor: Jessica Vosgerchian Editor in Chief: Gary Graca Managing Editor: Courtney Ratkowiak Photo Editor:. Sam Wolson Multimedia Editor: David Azad Merian Junk Drawer: Brian Tengel Center spread design: Hillary Ruffe Cover photo: Sam Wolson The Statement is The Michigan Daily's news magazine, distributed every Wednesday du...…

…0 9 W e ,n 42 -h c a i0 ABOUT CAMPUSSTR N ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST THE JUNK DRAW.I...ER I QUOTES OF THE WEEK I just wanted to burn his "Long ago, I decided that pei soi.eog om age really didn't matter and ,, as long as the ladies ... feel and no one else." the same way, that's fine - RAJINI NARAYAN, a 44-year-old woman from Australia, as quoted by prosecutor Lucy with me." The campus flea market Property Disposition: where the 'U'se...…

… V V V V 0 0 9 W. 0 w .w XThe Michigan Daly Wednesday, JanuaryI2009 Wensa auary 14, 2009 - The MichiganDay onomic stimulus. Film students, consider staying put. In-state students, rejoice in something positive about Michigan's economy. Enacted in April, the Michigan Motion Picture Incentive Program has filmmakers big and small shooting in Ann Arbor and other cities. BY COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Managing Editor t is a nondescript office buil...…

…yMxRE INSIDE GGY"OP"AD THRNSTN "MO RE' SPORTS A LLCNNECTET ANN A R ?M' picks up second Big Ten loss despite sophomore Manny Harris's 20-point effort. 8A OPINION American Movement for Israel and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality offer their take on Gaza. 4A Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 15, 2009 michigandaily.com ANIMAL TESTING 'U,under fire for testing on dogs Group files federal complaint that University prof. made false st...…

…2A - Thursday, January 15, 2009 . 2A -Thurday Janary15, 009The Michigan Daily - michigandailytcom Bringing the Olympic torch to 'U' University athletes have always had a prominent place in the Olympic Games. From track and field star Eddie Tolan to the most promi- nent face of the 2008 games, Michael Phelps, athletes have represented the Maize and Blue well in interna- tional competition. But what if instead of just competing in the games,...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS RAMALLAH, West Bank Obama team assures lawmakers about bailout President-elect Barack Obama would spend the remaining $350 billion of a financial bailout fund on expanded lending and reduced foreclosures and would not use the money to help other industries, lawmakers said yesterday after dis- cussions with Obama emissaries. The Senate was set to vote today on whether to release the money. Law...…

…0 4A - Thursday, January 15, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ROSE AT ROSEJAFF@UMICH.EDU L I74 ft igan al Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other s...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 15, 2009 -5A Mitera finally discusses knee By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Editor Mark Mitera skated Friday for the first time since sustaining a bad knee injury on Oct. 9, but his real home- coming was in the locker room. Just over three months since the Michigan senior captain suffered a torn left anterior cruciate ligament in the team's season opener, he put on his equipment, laced...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 7A ANIMAL TESTING From Page 1A "We believe that this animal use is a violation of the Animal Welfare Act because the principal investigator pro- vided false information about alterna- tive non-animal technologies to justify animaluseinhis(InstitutionalAnimal Care and Use Committee) protocol," Pippin wrote in his complaint to the Department ofAgriculture. Pippin said the Univ...…

…8A - Thursday, January 15, 2009 MITERA: The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 0, sPennrl-half ctr s sslPc Captain returns O' "lue LkL4L1 k) to ice for first time doom Blue at Illinois ki 0 since Oct. injury From page 5A Friday when he returned to the ice - exactly two months after he had his ACL surgery and one month before doctors expected. He said he was so excited about getting back on the ice that he could hardly sleep last Thurs...…

…'the b -side weekend essentials Jan 15. to Jan.18 CONCERT It's a weekend of non- stop entertainment at the Blind Pig. On Friday night, feel-good indie popsters Mason Proper will be playing with the Javelins and The Mighty Narwhale, And on Saturday night, pre- pare to be pummeled by Aleph-1's spaced- out brand of proggy electronica as they play with Vox Maui. Tickets for each show are $7 ($10 if you're under 21). Doors open Friday at 9 p.m. a...…

…2B - Thursday, January 15, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2B - Thursday, January 15, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * CALENDAR The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events in Ann Arbor and the surrounding area. Today 1.15.09 Penny W. Stamps Distin- guished Series: Interruptions for Everyday Life, Nick Tobier 8 p.m. At the Michigan Theater Free Jazz Jams 8:30 p.m. C At Pierpont Commons, Lenoardos Room Free Poetry Readi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, January15, 2009 - 3B CONCERT PREVIEW e power of imagination Boundary-shattering R&B artist Janelle Monae seeks She dissed a girl and she liked it to spark a new revolution with students on MLK day By DAVID RIVA DailyArts Writer When Janelle Monae blazes onto the stage at the Michigan Theater for the 2009 MLK Symposium Stu...…

…t e. b-si 4B - Thursday, January 15, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - Thursday, January 15, 2009The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom THE VAULT I'LODE RUNNER' (1983) NES A low-res high point of gaming By JAMIE BLOCK bars-st SeniorArtsEditor spectru and gra Every so often a game comes along that's so wonderfully simple, intuitive and entertaining that it sparks a franchise. Mario did it, Zelda did it and, though not as man...…

…ici n 43al194 .,- ..IS FJEDIT(,"RL 1REED1 S Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 16, 2009 michigandaily.com CLEANING CRISLER FOR A GOOD CAUSE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY Big names to talk on MLK Day ARIEL BOND/Daily Students in the Pre-Med and Women's Ultimate Frisbee Clubs clean up Crisler Arena last night after the women's basketball game. Proceeds from helping with the clean- up went to support Camp Make-A-Dream for cancer patients. P...…

…2 - Friday, January 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 40 2 - Friday, January 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * LET.tdetsAlidfo~Fedo ndEqait eprsnaiosadote eontaos eg ntestp v heUion Wedne s daua al tqupotGzagt .udra . hnlVnHhbugLtrn /aiyiO qirl telcve tomtrgi LEFmbSrghnsGAllardforatFteeroitadEu lihyratrtheCn Cosnentoheneron sunday. (Saidon Ahstep ofthUnonWedes MORE PICTURES ONLINE Fortmote Photostof the Week, c...…

…I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 16, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS CABIMAS, Venezuela Venezuela seeks Big Oil investments Squeezed by slumping crude prices, Venezuela is reaching out to the multinational oil compa- nies it once demonized as imperi- alist profiteers. Venezuela is soliciting bids from the world's major oil compa- nies to extract heavy crude from vast deposits in its Orinoco River region. Despite President Hugo C...…

…4 - Friday, January 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 74L e fi Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectthe official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent sol...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 16, 2009 - 5 Worth its weight in awards Boyle's rags-to- riches masterpiece paints a stunning picture of devotion. By NOAH DEAN STAHL Daily Arts Writer Danny Boyle's widely acclaimed "Slumdog Millionaire" is as good as everyone says, if not better. Like ****4 "Juno" last year and "Little Miss $IUmdog Sunshine" the MilioDnaire year before, it's this year's unoffi- At Showcase cial "little...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 16, 2009 - 7 WATER MAIN From Page 1 Avenue,andwehadtotaketheDiag- " to-Diag bus to get to Pierpont," Qu said. "I was lucky, but if I was going to class I would have been late." Cary Tedder, a senior in the School of Music, Theatre and Y".r Dance, witnessed the chaotic after- math of the water main break on Murfin Avenue around 12:30 p.m. after he got out of class. ,, "Water was running a...…

…0 8 - Friday, January 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue to celebrate anniversary of 1989 NCAA Championship SAIDOALSALAH/Oaily Senior Melinda Queen attempts to drive past Michigan State defenders. Scan' slip past Spartans, mcgan ; wins third s against Mi( By CHANTEL JE Daily Sports P Senior captain C stood alone at the pt last night's postgame ence following the Mi en's basketball team's Michigan State. Her f until final...…

…1 e Ic 1 an 4:3at19 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 20, 2009 michigandaily.com INAUGURATION DAY Students head for Washington College Democrats, NAACP organize buses to Inauguration By LINDSAY KRAMER Daily Staff Reporter While many students will be spending today glued to their screens as Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the Unit- ed States, some lucky students will have a chance to watch the action firsthand in Wash...…

…2A - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers C apsCaat Explained, Captain o the party bus THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week It wouldn'tbe a normal night fur Benny Thomas Blevins, the BTB party bus driver, if intoxi- rated students, weren't falling off of the bus steps ur usingsthe luggage carrier pole as a strip- per pole. Blevins, known as Benny by m...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Hamas fighters seek to restore order in Gaza Uniformed Hamas security fteams emerged on Gaza City's streets yesterday an leaders of the Islamic militant group vowed to restore order in the shattered Pal- estinian territory after a three- week pummeling by the Israeli mil...…

…0 lln 4A - Tuesday, January 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@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent sole...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 20, 2009 -5A Bad in all dimensions Unnecessary remake isn't rescued by its archaic visual gimmick By BRANDON CONRADIS Senior Arts Editor "My Bloody Valentine 3D" is a rip-off in more than one way. Not only is it a horribly plotted, generic and exploitative piece of shit, it demonstrates Hollywood's My Blo complete lack of originality by both remaking an obscure Valetine 3D 1981 slasher...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 7A INAUGURATION From Page 1A Nathaniel Eli Coats Styer said he's just excited to be in the city when Obama is sworn in. "I don't have tickets to the inau- guration, but just going down there and being in the city is worth it," he said. "For me it was like there is no way I couldn't go down to D.C. because I...…

…8A - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com To combat recent spike in graffiti, City Council hopes to pass new legislation Businesses would opment Authority and city staff to consider revisions to the proposed have up to nine days ordinance. During that meeting, they to remove paint decided that the fine for having graffiti on your property was too steep. By LARA ZADE The revised ordinance also Daily StaffReporter ...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com January 20, 2009 OHIO STATE 65, MICHIGAN 58 (ABOVE) Freshman Zack Novak reaches for a rebound in Saturday's loss to Ohio State. The Wolverines were dominated in the paint by the much-taller Buckeye big men. (BELOW) Sophomore Manny Harris chipped in a game-high 21 points in the loss.CLIF REEDER/Daily 0-H-OH, NO! Michigan's season hinges on Penn State game Throwback jerseys can't help 'M' in loss f you ...…

…2B - January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com ' 2B - January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I What I learnedfrom getting hit with a puck I Watch out for flying pucks." That advice is post- ed at Yost Ice Arena in at least four places, warning spectators that the sport they're watching involves a frozen, rubber disk moving at high speeds. But it's easy to ignore such a warning. A layer of glass,x netting behin...…