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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 10, 2014 - 3A BUSINESS From Page 1A After two consecutive years of trying and failing to secure a spot on the team, he made it onto the squad as a walk-on and continued to serve as its co-captain until his graduation, leaving the University with a bachelor's degree in sports management. After his basketball career ended, Merritt said he discovered his passion for education and fashion a...…

…4A - Monday, February 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Monday, February 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Jbe i*idcig an aU19 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MEGAN MCDONALD PETER SHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the offi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 10, 2014 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, February 10, 2014 - 5A NEWSBRIEFS CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. Teen shot at Detroit dance club A 16-year-old boy was shot in the thigh outside a suburban Detroit dance club for teens. WDIV-TV and WXYZ-TV report that the shooting took place shortly after midnight Sun- day in the parking lot of the Aft\er Dark Teen Club in Canton Town...…

…6A - Monday, February 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Scientists discover 800,000-year-old footprints in England Find indicates widespread human activity outside Africa LONDON (AP) - They were a British family on a day out - almost amillionyears ago. Archaeologists announced Friday that they have discovered human footprints in England that are between 800,000 and 1 mil- lion years old - the most ancient found outside Africa,...…

…e 7A - Monday, February 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Kevin Hart talks 'About Last Night' 95-year-old captures Detroit through the ages Hart and Regina Hall discuss mature roles in upcoming film ByCARLYKEYES DailyArts Writer A contemporary spin on the 1986 film of the same name - which was adapted from the 1974 play "Sexual Perversion in Chi- cago" by David Mamet - "About Last Night," follows two couples in Los Angeles a...…

…'Monuments Men' lacks worthy Clooney's latest straight for long-winded, heartfelt speeches, followed film struggles by splitting the group off into side stories that dangerously with plot encroach on the territories of sitcoms and soap operas. By CONRAD FOREMAN Jean Dujarin ("The Art- Daily Arts Writer ist") is French; Bill Murray ("Ghostbusters") is a smart- A star-studded cast that ass; Bob Balaban ("Close includes co-writer and direc- Enc...…

…When one loss feels like more Outside the press room in Pegula Ice Arena, a media director stops Mac Bennett's walk to the bus with a tug on his suit jacket to come speak with reporters. Inside, Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky begins to praise his team for coming together in Saturday's game. He's commending GREG his team for GARNO bouncing back from Friday night's game to earn a win. But outside, Bennett, the senior defenseman, stands with his l...…

…2B- Monday, February 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A familiar fate:'M' falls to Boilermakers You an( pla Nev perspi lighth team's six ga Then seriou Michi 65-56 up the for consec "(PI experi stretcl "Being years lose you're two av Ins talent the w is ther experi yet to the n th, inexperience Barnes Arico has been frank d inconsistency in her prognoses for her team all season long, and Sunday's gue Wolverines postgame mus...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 10, 2014 - 3B SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN Separating an investigation and its response In keeping with Michigan's mishandling ofthe aftermath of former kicker Brendan Gibbons' expulsion for sexual misconduct, Michigan coach Brady Hoke's press conference on Wednesday was, again, unacceptably lacking. ZACH Hoke had HELFAND putouta statement to a secretive meeting of five select news outlets Mon...…

…4B - Monday, February 10, 2014 T The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B -MonayFebuary10,201 Th Miciga Daly micigadaiyco Wrestling splits weekend tests against Huskers, Iowa By NATE CLARK Daily Sports Writer It was another grueling weekend for the. Michigan wrestling team. Friday, No. 11 Michigan edged No. 7 Nebraska, 17-16, but on Sunday, the Wolverines (6-2 Big Ten, 10-4 overall) fell to No. 3 Iowa, 26-6. "(Sunday) was a tough loss," ...…

…N E fITETIdF an0YEaAisjOjEITOIIAF IEFFM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 7, 2014 michigandaily.com CAMPUS LIFE Students brainstorm changes for Trotter VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily Dr. Himanshu J. Patel performs a new surgery to help repair thoracic aortic aneurysms at the Cardiovascular Center of the University Hospital Wednesday. N e e New device use in surgery University has pledged $300,000 for renovations while new location sought By CL...…

…2 - Friday, February 7, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 2 - Friday, February 7, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom g1ihid$igan0aUji 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETERSHAHIN KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext.1241 pjshahin@michigandaily.com kvoigtman@michigandaily.com UPPER LEFT Johnnyswim performs at the A2 Folk Festival at Hill Audit...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 7, 2014 - 3 A view from the heart V IRGINIA LOZANO/DUaily Dr. Himanshu J. Patel performs a new surgery to help repair thoracic aortic aneurysms at the Cardiovascular Center of the University Hospital Wednes- day. curvature of the aorta," Patel said. "They come close to important blood vessels that supply impor- tant parts." To treat aneurysms, surgeons place stent grafts in the diseas...…

…4 - Friday, February 7, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4- Fida, Fbruay 7 204 Th Mihign Daly mihigadaiyco 74WC 1 0R alv Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MEGAN MCDONALD PETERSHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 7, 2014 - 5 HEALTH AND FITNESS COLUMN LeaVing shame and suffring behind I'msorry for your pain. That's what someone told me recently after hearing a song I wrote for my upcoming album, and it's not the first time. It's not the first time that some- one's rec- ognized the unmistaken, palpableA agony in my CARLY voice and lyr- KEYES ics and then apologized for the evident, all-consuming ...…

…6 - Friday, February 7, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 - Friday, February 7, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom NOODLE From Page 1 unsure if many students would go to Slurping Turtle if it is higher priced than competitors. "Honestly, I don't really know because I have to see what the Slurping Turtle is like so it depends but I guess there might be some competition if there are two ramen shops," Chang said. LSA senio...…

…1 : Y 1 - . J's 1 '' } Y ' The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 7, 2014 - 7 Softball starts 2014 campaign in Florida Mi co' afte Se Th ball blue 1 "Tear chigan looks for said coming in it's a whole new year and (we'll) never be satis- ntinued success fied." College World Michigan will need to be r relentless early this weekend, considering that its season ries last season starts off with a split double- header against N...…

…8.- Friday, February 7, 2014 . L ti The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 8 - Friday, February 7, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom with Daily Collegian hockey writer Darian Somers ByGREGGARNO Daily Sports Editor The No. 10 Michigan hockey team will travel to State College and the recently opened Pegula Ice Arena for the first time in program history this weekend. In its first year as a varsity program, Penn State hasn't managed a...…

…b&e lfliiian 4&iIlj Anm Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 6, 2014 michigandaily.com FOLLOW THE MONEY GOVERNMENI Funds for higher ed. increase in new budget Lawrence Porter, the assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party, speaks about the political conspiracy behind Detroit's bankruptcy on behalf of international Youth and Students for Social Equality in the League Wednesday. BUSINESS Liquor store closes doors Gov. Ri...…

…2A - Thursday, February 6, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ilhe fiiigan Dailij 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETERSHAHIN KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 pjshohin@ntiihigondoaiycom kvoigetmn@michigandaily.com From home plate to in the clouds Derek Kerr earned his under- graduate degree in aerospace engineering in 1986 and his MBA in 199...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 3A CVS From Page 1A carry tobacco is really an inter- face between the community and policy. They will influence people by making it harder to get." Although LSA sophomore Jor- dan Roth is a regular cigarette smoker, he said he supports CVS's decision to halt tobacco sales. "I'd have to go ahead and be a hypocrite and say that it's admi- rable if it's for reasons like not w...…

…4A - Thursday, February 6, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University ofMichigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MEGAN MCDONALD PETER SHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 5A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT DNR culls 160 trees for new Belle Isle state park The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it has completed the clearing of at least 160 hazardous trees on Detroit's Belle Isle as the state prepares to take over management of the park next week. The 982-acre Detroit River island opens Monday as Michi- gan's 102nd state park. The state will ope...…

…6A - Thursday, February 6, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com fiA - Thursday, February 6, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Military scandals cause leaders to urge reform in ethics Cheating, fraud, sexual assault all cited by Defense Secretary as issues WASHINGTON (AP) - Concerned that ethical problems inside the military might run deeper than he realized, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered service leaders Wednesday to...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 7A Peppers, eight other recruits commit to'M' We secur 16th-i Here' and h Jal N.J.) overa Pey is the the N impa in hi Armo returt block lined Wh snaps year,I at th retur; corne Taylo Blake the si2 to con Dr Mich No.8. Ha fell of with enroll still o inthe Re: Chess sopho yards wide a pa; Devin betwe receiv wideo By JAKE LOURIM pounds) already has the size Daily Sports Writ...…

…8A - Thursday, February 6, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com No contest: Wolverines blow out Huskers ByNEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily SportsEditor By the time the late-arriving Crisler Center fans even got to their seats, they may as well have picked right back up and turned for the exits, because the Michigan men's basketball team had all but locked up its ninth conference win of the NEBRASKA 50 season. MICHIGAN 79 The 10th-ranked Wolveri...…

…the b -side The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com fIThursday, February 6, 2014 COMEDY AND CMARADER Exploring the University's OLDEST AND BEST improv comedy troupe BY MAYANK MATHUR, DAILY ARTS WRITER Eight students from varied aca- demic disciplines meet in the Uni- versity Activities Center room on the fourth floor of the Michigan Union to indulge in a common passion for improvisational com- edy. Starting their rehearsal with a warm-up r...…

…2B -- Thursday, February 6, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - Thursday, February 6, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Braving the Arctic col d conditions ofAnn Arbor baked.-buzzed. bored. in this new series, three daily arts writers in varying states of mind visit the same place and write about their experiences. this week's destination: Yeezus L ast Tuesday, Jan 28, the University of Michigan canceled classes due ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Talking funny with Robert Siegel Local student 7 Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 3B What the Grammys should have looked like thought she could interview former Onion editor ByERIKAHARWOOD. Senior Arts Editor The University has been boast- ing of an impressive alumni net- work since its inception. While passing through campus on a prospective student tour, an over- enthused undergrad is bound to list off a...…

…4B - Thursday, February 6, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - Thursday, February 6, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom COMCO From Page lB LSA sophomore Guy Madjar and LSA freshman Sam McMul- len are both in their first year as ComCo members. Sitting along- side seasoned veterans Dennehy and McLaughlin, they talked about their efforts to get into the group. They explained that stu- dents are invited for an initial round...…

…46P 4JW '7 1 46F ic tgan.4, at lij O lIiii \Vi~l Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 5, 2014 michigandaily.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT CSG backs BSU calls for campus inclusion ALEX GALEL/Daily Kinesiology senior Fitz Tavernier Jr. facilities a dialogue to engage students in a discussion about the hypersexualization of Black men in the media at the Tell- ing the Untold Truth meeting Tuesday at the Michigan League. Talk looks at stereotype...…

…2A- Wednesday, February 5, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A Wednesday, February 5, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RBOY I VE Syracuse students start Girl Code Syracuse University students Julie Gelb, Caroline Heres and Jackie Reilly recently founded the Girl Code Movement, an organiza- tion that raises awareness of sex- ual assault on college campuses, The Daily Orange reported. The three students are all sis- te...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 3A M-TRAC From Page 1A Jay Ellis, program director for M-TRAC Transportation. "It's quick feedback and expertise as to how to commercialize their ideas, and it keeps it in this region." MihaelaBanu, research asso- ciate professor of mechanical engineering, and Engineering Prof. Jack Hu, vice president o...…

…4A - Wedesday, February 5, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.corn Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@maichigandaily.con MEGAN MCDONALD PETER SHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustratio...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, Februar y 5, 2014 - 5A NEWS BRIEFS EAST LANSING Obama will sign Farm Bill during MSU visit Friday The White House says that President Barack Obama will sign the farm bill at Michigan State University on Friday during a previously announced visit to East Lansing. The White House first announced the trip last Friday. it confirmed Tuesday that he will sign the farm bill during the visit Michigan...…

…6A - Wednesday, February 5, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com More information revealed by U.S. on Iraqi militant J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP Rep. Norman "Doc" Hastings, R-Wash., center, discusses a new report that proposes alterations to the 40-year-old Endangered Species Act. Republicans propose changes to Endangered Species Act Ne BIL Repul Tuesd to the to cu lawsu to sta chang corner laws perva Wash A g repres U.S. re "targe 40-ye...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Women lead in upcoming 'LUNA' Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 7A Film festival to strictly feature female works By ANNA SADOVSKAYA DailyArts Writer Only 18 percent of the writers, editors, cinematographers, pro- ducers and directors who worked on the top 250 grossing LUNAFEST films in the U.S. in 2012 Thursday were women. at 7 p.m. LUNAFEST, a fundrais- LydiaMendels ing film festi- sohn Theatre val aiming...…

…8A - Wednesday, February 5, 2014 S The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Defensive issues lingering Last two games without a realistic solution to its "She's been incredible," most pressing problem. Barnes Arico said. "She's been mark aggravating But what could've been steady night in and night out. written off as an isolated She handles the ball for us and step backward incident against Nebraska she usually guards the o...…

…8B Wednesday February 5, 201 4 // The Statement mean to tell me, you just entertained over 100,000 people in the stadium, thou - sands nationwide, and you can't go celebrate because there's no place for Black people to go?'" "And that's the truth,' Collier said. 'There's no place for us to go party. If there is it's in a small, sweaty house." Despite the alienation that some Black students face on campus, there are still opportunities to find...…

…Wensdy Ferur 5,214/ Th Stteen -iT A w / Weneda, ebuay ,- 01 / Te taemn the writer's notebook: Rethinking Harry Potter by max radwin The University offers a class through the Residential College called "The Trials and Tribulations of Harry Potter." Each fall, its high demand makes the first-year semi- nar one of the hardest to get into. But would you expect any less? After all, it's Harry Potter we're talking about. Like every other kid, I r...…

…6B W desaFeray ,204 Satmn Rushing your roots: minority Greek life at the 'U' by Emma Kerr For students of color, the Greek life expe- rience can provide a community where cultural roots are shared and celebrated. Yet the barriers that separate students 100.,racially within Greek life on campus are also unwritten and unacknowledged. White students rush a Panhellenic sorority or an Interfraternity Council. Some Black students turn to the Natio...…

…I B Wedesay Fbrar 5 204 / -heStte en Wensdy ebur 5 01 heSaemn WHA T a BLACK A THE UNIVERSITY? B Y W I L L G R E E N B E R G hen the #BBUM cam - paign gar- nered national attention in November, University administrators and stu - dents alike were caught off-guard by the raw emotion captured in 140 characters. And despite thousands of tweets, there isn't one single answer to the question 'what is being Black at the University of Michigan?'...…

…1i £idigan &atj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 4, 2014 michigandaily.com ACADEMICS Reviews of classes low despite reminders Heather Gerken, a professor at Yale Law School, speaks about the real problem with Citizens United at the Ford School of Public Policy Monday. Al Citizens Yale professor discusses issues of 2010 Supreme Court case By NEALA BERKOWSKI For the Daily University alum Heather Gerken, a law professor at Yale Univers...…

…2 - Tuesday, February 4, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaiiy.com 2 - Tuesday, February 4, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FROM MADRID TO MICHIGAN Visiting prof tak buisness, law Qlht fidtcipan 1ailg 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETER SHAHIN KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-41e-4115ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 pjshahin@michigandaily.com kvoigtman@michigandaily.con Gary...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com REVIEWS From Page 1 had to submit to the survey. This led to a relatively high response rate, with 71.5 percent participa- tion in the 2008 winter semester. When the University moved the entire evaluation system online, they were moved out of the class- room. With students expected to fill the surveys out on their own time, response rates dropped 10 points, to about 61 percent in fall 2008. While the rat...…

…4 - Tuesday, February 4, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CJbE 1J*idilaan &d~oI.j Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MEGAN MCDONALD PETER SHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial hoard. All other signed arti...…

…5 - Tuesday, February 4, 2014T iga The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Folk Fest cautivates AA Hoffman in his Academy Award-winning role, "Capote." Ceebr H offma s Remembering one of the greatest actors of all time By AKSHAY SETH ManagingArts Editor In "Boogie Nights," Scotty J. hesitates. It never really mat- ters what he's doing, because in the brief moments before he does it, he pauses. Then shakes his head. Then ruminates. Then, a...…

…6 - Tuesday, February 4, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Sochi preparations ongoing U.S. warships and FBI agents deploy in response to terrorist threats WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials saythe first of two Amer- ican warships heading into the Black Sea in advance of the Olym- pic Games has sailed from Italy. In another sign of U.S. efforts to protect Americans at the Winter Games, the FBI says at least two dozen agents are going...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 4, 2014- 7 In weekend wins, goal- scoring slumps broken TERESA MATHEW/Daily Redshirt junior Jon Horford saw just eight minutes and went scoreless as the Wolverines dropped their first Big Ten game. Frontcourt lacks presence By DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Editor On Saturday, when Indiana handed the Michigan men's b...…

…sport 8 -Tuesday, February 4, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FOOTBALL RECRUITING Football set to ink nine signatures Hoke speaks on disciplinary policy By JASON RUBINSTEIN DailySports Writer In the college football world, the first Wednesday of every February is normally characterized by chaos and waitingonlast-minutedecisions. It's National Signing Day, the first day seniors in high school can sign a binding letter of intent...…