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…~Ije £dii4an0aitF Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 4, 2009 michigandaily.com * ELECTION DAY 2009 County rejects millage Proposal would have increased taxes to help fund area schools By DYLAN CINTI Daily Staff Reporter Nearly 60 percent of Washtenaw County vot- ers rejected a property tax increase yesterday that would have provided additional funding to the area's public schools. The Regional Enhancement Millage was proposed by the ...…

…RECORD STORE BLUES ay mamrage ban scary line ofHow Ann Arbor's record stores laws. are hanging on by a thread. PININ PAGE 4A SEE THE B-SIDE, INSIDE Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 5, 2009 michigandaily.com CAMPUS PSYCHOLOGICAL SCRVICES CAPS takes on concerns LIGHTS. CAMERA. THE CUBE Renovations, additional counselors and new database part of effort to solve students' criticisms By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter For many stud...…

…P iC i1 an4,.llatlg Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 6,2009 michigandaily.com CITY COUNCIL CVS gets OK for State St. location JED MOCH/Daily University President Mary Sue Coleman talks with the consul-general of China's Chicago consulate at an event launching the University's Confucius Institute yesterday U opens Confucius Institute To bui w Stu prescr will fi: Villag a 14,0 macy. Last Counc a plan pharm of Stat The io previo Street Y...…

…iC i Hll 4:)atIV Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 9, 2009 michigandaily.com A SECOND HALF TRAIN WRECK ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Despite study, Coleman says Athl. Dept. is under control SAID ALSALAH/Daily Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier gets sacked during a two-point conversion late in Saturday's 38-36 loss to Purdue. For more on the game, see SportsMonday, inside. CAMPUS CRIME i Questions loom in Em St falout Report: Many college p...…

…1$0 4 46F 466PP ic i an Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 10, 2009 michigandaily.com DIVIDING THE DIAG AD Martin accused of shoving two DPS staffers _ << JED MOCH/Daily Louis Carrio IV, a fifth-year Engineering student and leader of the German Residential Community, and [SA senior Dan Hefflebower commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall by promoting an interactive model of the wall on which students posted messages. The wall was erec...…

…A TEDIOUS ART sTPOFF 2009 With metal, acid and oil pastels, Why the Michigan basketball Takeshi Takahara is recrafting an team is at the doorstep of the ignored~form 'of prinfmaking.nation s elite and how it got there. SEE B-SIDE, PAGE1B SEE A 1b4e I I)~ gan 0aij * Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 12, 2009 michigandaily.com APPLYING TO MICHIGAN 'U' may join Common App process Official says shift would help attract larger applicant p...…

…46F 46F Ic I an 1 IV 0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 13, 2009 michigandaily.com PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT FINANCING YOUR EDUC ATION Gran hoim: Bring back Promise Gov. urges students dents across the state and 6,096 University of Michigan students to lobby legislators were set to receive money from the Michigan Scholarship Pro- to restore program gram next year. If maintained, the. program would have cost the state By NICOLE ABER appro...…

…ell tiCl ig an 4Dal1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 16, 2009 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FOOTBALL . What can be done before Ohio State SPECIAL EP0RT: PATOLING CAMPUS POLICE versight Cmte. may be in violation of state law MADISON - A11 right - thank good- ness that's over. Now it's Michigan- Ohio State week. The Wolverines' second- to-last game of the season has always felt a little less important than the others, knowing the greates...…

…* ~ ;, ~ r ~be ffic1 ig nan &ij Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 17, 2009 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FOOTBSALL Practice logs not filed, July audit found Eastern Michigan University sophomore Victoria Francola and junior Casey Williamson watch the Leonid meteor shower in the Nichols Arboretum early this morning. It is expected that the shower will be special this year because of the moon's phase. For more photos of the meteor shower,...…

…be 1MicI~igan0a6IVj Ann Arbor, Michigan PATROLLING THE CAMPUS POUCE DPS cmte. concerns aired at MSA Wednesday, November 18,2009 SMASHING THE SCARLET AND GREY michigandaily.com On advise of'U' General Counsel, MSA had ignored issue until yesterday By MALLORY JONES Daily StaffReporter Medical School Prof. Douglas Smith finally got the chance to speak to the Michigan Student Assembly last night about his con- cerns over the Department ofPub- ...…

…e ifri$Wc46F 1 oaIi4 at1m Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 19, 2009 michigandaily.com FROMICE BLOCK TO BLOCK 'M' FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION Debate over Promise still simmering SAM AN T HA TR AU BEN/Daily LSA junior David Shlecter, a member of the Michigan Ice Carving Team, carves an ice sculpture in the Diag yesterday. The sculptures were being carved for the Michigan football game against Ohio State during the Student Group Performa...…

…E 1111C toari 43al l Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 20, 2009 michigandaily com RO TN RRON7E Higher ed. funding may fall further ARIEL BOND/Daily Cathy Schembechler admires the "Heart of a Champion" sculpture in honor of her late husband Bo Schembechler last night. The sculpture was unveiled in the Cardio- vascular Center of the University of Michigan Hospital Miniature busts of Bo were given to some of Schembechler's former players...…

…LESSONS IN LIFE * Carey Mulligan and her wardrobe . sa t carry "An Education," a British tale s of sex, maturity and disillusionment. H p SEE ARTS, PAGE 5A Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 23, 2009 michigandaily.com Martin and Coleman: Rodriguez's job is safe SAID A LSAL AH/Daly Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez on the sidelines during the team's 2110 loss to Ohio St. at Michigan Stadium on Saturday. For more on the game, see SportsM...…

…~Ii4l6diigan 0aitj Ann Arbor, Michigan FINDING A NEW ATHIETIC DIRETR 'U' releases details about AD search Tuesday, November 24,2009 michigandaily.com Beilein, Sullivan on committee charged with finding Bill Martin's replacement By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor Though speculation has swirled rampantly about who will suc- ceed Bill Martin as athlecic direc- tor since Martin announced his intention to retire next year, little has been known ...…

…r. r:n e ic1 i n a4#0t1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 25, 2009 michigandaily.com CAMPUS POLITICS CSJ disbands constitution convention PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CARTER CENTER/L Gubb Dante Vasquez treats Latifah, 9, who had two Guinea worms surfacing from the back of her knee. In 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases of Guinea worm in 20 African and Asian countries. But with the efforts of officials from The Carter Center, ...…

…SHOWCASE SWEEP ON THE After a slow start, the Michigan hockey team posted impressive wins against Minnesota and with its plansto elec Wisconsin in the College Hockey Showcase. to the DPS Oversigh SEE SPORTSMONDAY, INSIDE SEE 4II 13ld4g an &IVi Ann Arbor, Michigan PATROLLING CAMPUS POLICE Student seats on oversight cmte. to be elected posts Monday, November 30,2009 michigandaily.con THE OPENING ACT MSA president says assembly made mistake...…

…iC i IZ a i l Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 1, 2009 michigandaily.com REMEMBERING MUMBAI FA CULT Y SENAT E A SSEMBLY Sullivan discusses 'U'budget challenges Provost s s "interested in learning abuut the budget," she said. "I know that it increasing student makes some people's eyes roll to the back of their head. But in the body size not the current situation, it's much moire important for the information tobe solution to problems ...…

…be l3id~iig1 an I 0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 2, 2009 michigandaily.com MSA ELECTIONS . MVP continues election gains Thrnout matches last year's election at around 9 percent By MALLORY JONES and JENNA SKOLLER Daily Staff Reporters The Michigan Vision Party won a majority of open seats in the Michigan Student Assembly's elec- tion that ended at 11:59 p.m. last night. Voter participation in the elec- tion remained steady over ...…

…Ann Arbor recording studios let Why the Io p local artists give their music the this wee Mii - professionaltreatment Assembly electio SEE TH E B-SI DE, I NSI DE SE Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 3,2009 michigandaily.com FREE FALL MICHIGAN PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP Students, ' 'teamto lobby for Promise Both parties stand upto $4,000 toward tuition over the course of four years, as deter- to lose if program is mined by the student's score...…

…* MEDICINAL MODELS PLAYFUL COMEDY Though medical marijuana is legal in Basement Arts' production 'The Two Couple Michigan, it's still tough for patients to Play and Other Short Works' is a relatable find - a problem the state must fix. anthology of plays guaranteed to illicit laughs. SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 SEE ARTS, PAGE 8 Cje4 £idigan 0,aIVj Ann Arbor, Michigan * GOVERNING THE GREEKS Greeks mull changes to risk policies Now the function solely ...…

…SIGH OF RELIEF 0M M Against a mediocre team from Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Norah Jones's ix Michigan halted its three-game losing streak, with star rock 'n' roll that forward Deshawn Sims re-emerging in a big way. as tame as her 0 SEE SPORTSMONDAY INSIDE S3 Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 7,2009 michigandaily.com OLD MEETS NEW COPENH AGEN CLMAT E SUMMIT 'U' team heads to UN talks w TOREHAN SHARMAN/Daily High school students from across M...…

…be 13id~igan 4&iImj * Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 8, 2009 michigandaily.com SOUTH U. BLAZE Charred South U. building to be torn down ROLLING OUT A BUSINESS STUDENT RIGHTS Revisions to student code in the works Demiolition will begin on Dec.14 and could be finished by Jan. 6 By DARRYN FITZGERALD Daily StaffReporter Demolition of the former Pin- ball Pete's building - a well- known campus landmark that was damaged in a fire earl...…

…iC i aIZ a4dirt l Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 9, 2009 michigandaily.com WARMING UP WITH THE PRE TM NT SU DENT RI.GHTS MSA draws back support for student code revision University President Mary Sue Coleman speaks during a fireside chat in the Michigan Union yesterday. Coleman meets with a small group of students at different loca- tions across campus once a month to answer questions and discuss campus issues. U NIV E RSIT Y ST...…

…46F 4$r 46F Illic i an l A , r - b .. o . r, .,. M '. i , c I h . i g - a - n Thursday, December 10,2009 michigandaily.com CONSTRUCTING CAMPUS " Ally. General investigating company in N. Quad build THE LAST DANCE After worker death, Michigan's attorney general looking into subcontractor By DAVID TAYLOR For the Daily The masonry company cur- rently working on the North Quad residential and academic complex is under criminal investigation ...…

…NOT JUST TALK The Copenhagen Climate Summit Ag is an opportunity for the U.S. to toughen environmental standards. SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 SEE Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 11, 2009 michigandaily.com WHO HAS THE BEST MOVES? STUDENT RIGHTS Future is uncertain for student code change NVR Flo, a hip-hop dance group formed in 2006, performs yesterday at Michigan's Best Dance Crew in the Michigan Union Ballroom. At the event, dance groups c...…

…P , iC i Hl1 4:3allp Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 14, 2009 A FIGHTER IN THE RING michigandaily.com Granholm to sign ban on smoking JAKE FROMM/Daily Kinesiology freshman Gabe Sheena stands on a Michigan wrestling mat on Friday. Sheena was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, when he was eight years old. He lost most of his left leg when he underwent surgery to remove the tumor. Sheena got his first introduction to th...…

…c Illic1 i an ail..V Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 7, 2009 michigandaily.com COURSE EVALUATIONS Online evals go smoothly MAX COLLINS/Daily Ann Arbor resident Nick Jacobsen smokes a cigarette yesterday inside Fleetwood Diner. Despite expectations that a bill to ban smoking in public places would pass during the Michigan legislature's lame-duck session, the state House and Senate failed to reach a compromise on two separate bills l...…

…kF208OPINION Column: Why the United States shouldn't -, A . be sending more troops to Afghanistan. 4A THE B-SId$ anziIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 8, 2009 michigandaily.com FIGHTING ILLEGAL FILE-SHARING RIAA abandons mass lawsuits Recording industry will now rely Internet providers to police illegal file-sharers By AMY MUNSLOW Daily Staff Reporter The Recording Industry Association of America announced last month that it's chang...…

…FROM THE DAI LY: Why the state legislature's failure to pass a public smoking ban is hurting innocent people and the state's economy. See Opinion, Page 4 GROWING YOUNGER Brad Pitt shines at every age in director David Fincher's coming-of-age tale about a man who goes from old to young. See Arts, Page 5 UFje *id6igan Fi Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 9, 2009 michigandaily.com THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION Large-scale plan proposed for eco...…

…46F Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 12, 2009 AN EXCLUSTVE RIDE michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY POLICE DPS set to undergo evaluation SAIDALSALAH/Daily Two European journalists inspect the interior of the Bentley GT at the North American International Auto Show on the floor of the Cobo Convention Center yesterday. The 2009 auto show opened yesterday to 6,000 members of the press to take a look at the latest models and concept cars from dom...…

…I e f id~igan DaIuj Ann Arbor Michigan Tuesday, January 13, 2009~ michigandailycom BULDING A NEW ECONOMY Colleges among A SNOWMAN THAT LASTS few still New projects at UM and Michigan State will create jobs despite economic troubles By NICOLE ABER Daily StaffReporter As the state's auto industry continues to crumble, public universities in Mich- igan are creating their own bailout for the state's deteriorating economy. Despite the nation'...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…Once big donors, the Detroit Three are now turning to the University to gain a technological edge. 4Iiffiid1 pn &xiIa Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 21,2009M michigandaily.com From D.C. to Ann Arbor, University students watch historic ceremony By KYLE SWANSON Daily Staff Reporter With the world watching, Barack Obama was sworn in yesterday as the 44th president of the United States on the west steps of the Capitol Building. Obama's...…

…MORRE INSIDE UOPINION F L E What President Barack PRPER TAR I A Obamaneeds todofor ATthe LGBT community. See Page 4A fIiE1id-igan it Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 22, 2009 michigandaily.com Magee's journey comes full circle An A2 native, new DPS head goes from DEA post in Colombia to running campus police By TREVOR CALERO Daily News Editor Ken Magee, the new director of the University's Department of Public Safety, can still remem...…

…I1E EIIyan atF & I ONL I.NjIIM IN I 1"''S (.)F DII LPT I I~l Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 23, 2009 michigandaily.com SALMONELLA OUTBREAK Res halls bring peanut butter back Peanut products which are managed by AVI Food Systems. pulled Monday, Residential Dining Services staff received an e-mail on Mon- back on shelves day from University Housing administrators advising them to yesterday suspend the use of peanut butter products and ...…

…C . P tc4l an at l Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 26, 2009 michigandaily.conm NORTH CAMPUS RENOVATIONS 'Uasks for G.G. Brown fix-up funds If capital outlay economic growth for the region and the state. request is accepted, "The Mechanical Engmeerig Department is consistently ranked state will shoulder in the top five undergraduate and graduate programs nationally in some of the costs a field strategically important for revitalizing th...…

…,ddMMftib- '-am 46F 4bF, cl ,4e .4jjjC I a......' n. 4,3at Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 27, 2009 michigandaily.com ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS Proposals take on eligibility, bowl perks CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily Bill Ayers, a controversial figure during last year's presidential election, and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn, field questions during an event at the Graduate Library last night. Ayers pushes new activism 'u t Ob 'alum and wife polit...…

…w e 13idigan Bail Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 28, 2009 michigandaily.com MAKIN' LOVE TO THE CAMERA CITY HOUSiNG Affordable housing to come to A Plans mulled to planning to replace any loot parking space by either build- convert one of three ing underground parking lots or additional levels to the parking parking lots into lot on the corner of Ann Street and Ashley Street. low-income housing The housing site would include 60 to ...…

…BUCKEYE BLITZ Michigan men's basketball team Alterantive spring break adventures, Page 6B " reverts to old wa archrival Ohio Sta ..t" ra ." . a ra .Aaa r . ... ". .,, ysinslpp lssto memories from past spring breakS, ae4 te, Page 7A How to save money while traveling, Page 3B OINEIRIdENgan Bai Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 29, 2009 michigandaily.com HATCHER'S TOP SHELF STATE GOVERNMENT 'U' alum set to take reigns of state GOP C...…

…46F 46F 4*1 4,3 4c ic4i an at Im Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 30, 2009 michigandailycom CANDY, CARDS AND CONDOMS 'illANO-KAMPFER CONFRONTATION Hearing begins in Milano court case Pamphlets, buttons, condoms and candy were available to the public at Sexpertise on the terrace of East Hall last night. The two-day long event brings in local experts to discuss matters of sexual health and relationships in conversations and activities. ...…

…ie-H MIdEpAn BaiI ON'\ 111.lND! 11) N E1 L\ 1 1,'TEE1E1RS11 E iTI LiE DM Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 2,2009 anichigandailycom ANN ARBOR FOLKLORE TRANSFER ADMISSIONS 'U' to take in more transfer applicants JED MOCH/Daily For a slideshow of other moments from this year's Folk legend Pete Seeger performs at Hill Auditorium to close the second night of the 32nd annual Ann Ann Arbor Folk Festival, go to michigandaily.com. Arbor Folk ...…

…e ic1 i n i1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 3, 2009 michigandaily.com FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION Gov. to ask for tuition freeze, 'U' undecided A passerby walks in front of the currently dark storefront of Red Hot Lovers yesterday. The eatery's owner said he is unsure if it will return to its location on East University. R edHo'su Granholm expected to call for steady tuition rates in exchange for funding By KYLE SWANSON Daily StaffRe...…

…41C Illi.c1 i an i1M Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 4, 2009 michigandaily.com FROM THE FIELD TO THE DANCE FLOOR A NEW-AGE UNIVERSITY profs turn to blogging CLF REEDER/Daily For a sldeshow of more Mock Rock moments, The men's track and field team performs at the tOth annual Mock Rock fundraiser in Hill Auditorium yesterday. go to michigandaily.com. The event featured performances from a number of athletic teams and aimed to raise...…

…WHO NEEDS RED MORE INSIDE B CARPETS, HUGH *OPINION "3:ST F JACKMAN AND STATUES OF NAKED Why nationazing GOLDEN MEN WHEN Bolivia's industry would DAILY A RTS CAN PICK set back the country's THE BEST BET TER? economic progress. 4THE B-SIDE, INSIDE Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 5,2009 michigandaily com CHANGES AT RACKHAM Enrollment policy for grads to get overhaul Ph.D. candidates to stay enrolled from matriculation to graduation By...…

…WRONGLY REBUILT CALMING BRIAN HOG New Orleans is getting put back Bra Hogar's outbursts in prate are egedary together. But is it being done the But when itbecomes game ume he knows how to right way? See Opinion, Page 4 hand e pressure . s Page 7 4Ij lit ciian IaIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 6, 2009 michigandaily.com GREENING THE UNIVERSITY Recycling prices fall, 'U' foots Rhefty bill GEOPOLITICS IN ANN ARBOR Cole to t isan politi...…

…4br 4JIF filic i an '43 at Im Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 9, 2009 ONE NIGHT, ONE MIC: NAS IN YPSI michigandaily.com MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Two cands emerge for MSA pres. Michigan Action Party dissolves, new parties set to form By TREVOR CALERO Daily News Editor Over the past five semesters, the Michigan Action Party has main- tained a monopoly over the Michi- gan Student Assembly, claiming a majority of the seats on the assem- ...…

…A DAY IN MSA'S LIFE U Will Grundler offers his take on what's wrong with the Michigan Student Assembly. Hint: It has to do with Groundhog Day. See Opinion, Page 4. Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 10, 2009 michigandaily.com SUMMER IN ANN ARBOR 'U' expands offerings' for summer As demand grows, spring, summer terms add classes By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily StaffReporter Students stressed about fitting in required classes to graduate on...…