July 28, 2008 (vol. 118, iss. 147)

…MINORITY Part two of afour-part series on effortsto maintain RECRUITING diversity oncampusafter the statewide affirmative action ban Alumni offer what 'U' can't OPINION Veiled voting Robert Soave explains the secrecy and confusivn behind the Retorm Michigan Govvern- ment Now! initiative and how it's representative of the bigger dangers of direct democracy. See Page5 ARTS The "Brothers" fail "Step Brthers" is anvther step dvwn tvr Will Ferrel....…

…2 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Studio 4 fined for alcohol violations Club can't sell booze on busiest weekends By SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily News Editor Regulars at Studio 4, the dance club on Fourth Avenue, might want to reconsider their plans for the first weekend of fall term. The club's liquor license has been suspended and the venue won't be serving alcohol Sept. 4-6 and Thanksgiving weekend, from Nov. 27-2...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com '3 SOLAR CAR From Page 1 taking pictures." TheMichiganteamwasinthelead for almost the entire race, trailing only on the first day of driving when it had to stop to fix a minor electri- cal problem. But that 20-minute stop was the only stop the team made for repairs, which team members said was one reason they did so well. "Reliability is one of the key things," said Engineering sen...…

…4 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard Sc. AAbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu EMMARIE HUETTEMAN GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectlthe official positionof the Daily's editorialboard. All other signed articles and illustrationsrepresent solely the views of their...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 5 ELAINE MORTON I NATURE CALLS E-MAIL MORTON AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU Speeding up science 6bD Hey check 11i~5hI ou M Steal Michigan Gov't Now! You know a ballot initia- tive is promising major changes when it has an exclamation point in its official name. The Reform Michigan Government Now! proposal (assuming it clears a few ROBERT lingering legal SOAVE hurdles) will be on the ballo...…

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…8 Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RECRUITING From Page 1 out-of-state students $15,000 a year for four years. The affirmative action ban pre- vents the University from offering scholarships based on race. But it's still legal for the Alumni Associa- tion to do so because it's a private nonprofit organization. Though the awards pay the bulk of tuition for in-state students, Grafton describes them as "recruit- ing ...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 Ak Shun these 'Brothers' By ANNIE LEVENE and have the boys bunk in the same DailyArts Writer room. The paper-thin plot proves point that filmmakers assume people will come to the theater There is a popular piece of just because Judd Apatow's name advice that parents tell each other is somewhere in the credits (not to qualm fears about horrifically to see Ferrell do more of his a...…

…10. Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom PITCHFORK From Page 9 tons. Perhaps I'm a buzz kill, or perhaps these head-bangers are just pretending to have fun; it's probably a combination of both. Still, going apeshit over an avante garde band was surely too juicy an incentive for some to pass up. This phenomenon also occurred at Public Enemy's complete per- formance of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back on Fri...…

…Monday, July 28, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11l Cursed up a storm RODRIGO GAYA/Daily Fifth-year senior cornerback Morgan Trent is one of Michigan's about 20 "apostles," or team leaders. Apostles' are team's new leaders CHICAGO - The Michigan foot- ball team's captains have tradition- ally been announced before the regular season. But Wolverine coach Rich Rodri- guez will appoint captains on a 0 game-by-game basis. The play...…

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