…Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM -Or 100' A Weekly Summer Edition Ann Arbor, MI ONE-HUNDRED-NINETEEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Weekly Summer Edition Texting ban needs state's drive Michigan must properly enforce the new road-tex- ting laws to prevent OMGs. >>SEE PAGE4 ARTS The Hold Steady can't find'Heaven' New album 'Whenever' still rocks, but doesn't quite capture the moment. >>SEEPAGE9 SPORTS Baseball falls...…
…21 Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com State police evict homeless community Deemed trespassers, tent city residents forced to relocate By SUZANNE JACOBS Daily StaffReporter Last Tuesday, while University stu- dents were busy studying for finals and city officials were preparing for Presi- dent Barack Obama's visit to campus, a small communityofhomeless individu- als living just south of campus faced an ultimatum - r...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 Smoking ban takes effect, SACUA members discuss fall agenda, rules for meetings many approve New committee chair calls for candid talks * Statewide ban makes Michigan restaurants and bars smoke-free By RACHEL BRUSSTAR Daily StaffReporter Though the University's campus- wide smoking ban will not go into effect until July of next year, a new statewide ban on smoking has Ann Arbor...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com he Midiigan OaUhj ROBERT SOAVE I Critiquing Obama's speech Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ANDREW LAPIN EDITOR IN CHIEF RYAN KARTJE MANAGING EDITOR ALEX SCHIFF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed ar...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Naval pioneers BELLA SHAH E-MAIL BELLAAT BELLZ@UMICH.EDU T he pro-military feminist in me loves Thursdays. On Thursdays, the female midshipmen of the University's Navy ROTC unit are dressed in their uniforms, hair neatly braid- ed or arranged in a bun. And even though the hats they're required VA ER to wear are kind of ugly, I'm always proud of them in a patri- otic, girl-powe...…
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…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com OBAMA From page 1 and implored graduates to par- ticipate in their government in the way they see most fit. After severe thunderstorms drenched Ann Arbor Saturday morning and threatened to under- mine some of the excitement over the event, the rain slowed to a drizzle about an hour out from the ceremony's start and came to a complete halt shortly before it was set to begin. The gray ...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Students reflect on speeches by ama and Granholm 0 SPEECH From page1 In his address to the Class of 2010 Saturday, Obama challenged gradu- ates to move beyond the partisanship that has crippled Washington and encouraged them to be active par- ticipants in furthering democracy in America. Though many graduates said Obama's message to them and the rest of country will help make their ...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9 'Heaven' isn't now Frill-filled fun 0 The Hold Steady's latest album is timely but not timeless By DAVID WATNICK Daily Arts Writer "I really believe that music is tied to memory more than any of us want to admit, and that good times and good memories very much influence our enjoyment of songs and albums *** ... no matter what your favorite artist The Hold does, it will never Sed...…
…10 Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com HEAVEN From Page 9 return to the painfully raw, authen- tic delivery of that seminal record. Instead, this new disc is an exercise in alt-rock slickness, with skin-tight harmonies dressed to the nines in reverb and the drums and power- chord riffing trotted like debutantes to the extreme front of the mix. In fairness, there are a few genu- ine Hold Steady classics that manage to ...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11l Larkin honored during Blue's series win over rival Ohio State Michigan tested by UK, wins weekend series Wolverines take two of three from Buckeyes to claim a tie for first place in the Big Ten By: CAITLIN SMITH Daily Sports Writer With two Buckeyes on base, another at-bat and only one out, junior right- hander Tyler Burgoon knew he needed to make the upcoming pitch the final ...…
…Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com AARON AUGSBURGER/Daily Senior Leah Robertson, pictured here, won Eastern Conference Championship MVP honors this past weekend in College Park, Maryland. Michigan wins conference title, secures Tourney bid BIG TENS From Page 11 we step up or we go home. It's a learning experience; it's good for us. We had some pressure on us and it was good to see that they could come through." But t...…
