July 06, 2009 (vol. 119, iss. 143)

…Don't hate the new Honduras Why the international fit over the president's removal is absurd SEE PAGE 5 Wilco loosens up Jeff Tweedy apes The Beatles and has some fun on new album SEE PAGE 9 SPORTS Finding the ultimate fan A Daily Sports Editor's quest to find a mentor for the tame student section SEE PAGE 11 INDEX Vol. CXIX, No. 143 t @J2009Tfhe Michigan Daily michigandaily'"om NEW S ........................... 2 OPINION ........................…

…2 a Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com UNEMPLOYMENT From Page 1 November before Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corporation filed for bankruptcy. The Michigan Department of En- ergy, Labor and Economic growth found that unemployment in the Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area rose from 6 percent in May 2008 to 9.1 percent in May 2009, including a 1.3-percent increase in unemploy- ment from April to May of this year...…

…Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 CVS one step closer to A2 Historic District Commission OKs building plan By JASMINE ZHU Daily NewsEditor Last month, the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission unanimously approved the design scheme for a new CVS Pharmacy, which would move into the 209-211 State Street building and replace current tenants Sava's State Street Caf6 and a tattoo parlor. According to John Baumann, di...…

…41 Monday, July 6, 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 BRIAN FLAHERTY IEI Michigan's hot topic JAMIE BLOCK EDITOR IN CHIEF ROBERT SOAVE MANAGING EDITOR RACHEL VAN GILDER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the officialposition of the Daily'seditorial board. All other signed articles and ...…

…Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 ROBERT SOAVE |VIEWPOINT Viva la libertad ELAINE MORTON E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU It's appropriate that in the same week our country celebrates the anniversary of its independence, there are several shining examples of corrupt tyrants being expelled from power all over the world. Oneoftheseexamplesisremark- ably close to home. Just one week ago, Detroit City Council memb...…

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…Monday, July 6, 2009 8 ( The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Classroom safety raises concern University faculty wants doors that lock from the inside By HILARY KATSIN Daily StaffReporter In wake of incidents like the Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech shootings that occurred within the last two and a half years, University adminis- trators are considering equipping classrooms with doors that lock from the inside. Physics Profes...…

…Monday, July 6;,2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19 Indie stars unite on danceable disc Wilco is trying to break your heart. COURTESY OFNONESUCH Wilco (the band) has a good laugh By ARTHUR VELEZ Daily Arts Writer In today's music world, any pre- conceived notions of what makes a hit song have been completely left behind by the * rabid nature ofD the iTunes, blog- hype machine LP that largely con- XL trols popular music. No longe...…

…10 Monday, July 6, 2009 r The Michigan Daily -*michigandaily.com WILCO From Page 9 blush - when the "Penny Lane"-ish horn resounds in the coda of "Ever- lasting Everything," it's obvious that the resemblance to The Beatles is more than a coincidence. Knowing nods to the Fab Four run amok on the album, including the virtual remaking of George Harri- son's "My Sweet Lord" on "You Never Know," the Lennon-ized vocals of "Sonny Feeling" an'd how ...…

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…Monday, July 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Final race brings senior back to beginning Harmsen finishes unlikely success at U.S. Olympic Trials By FELIX CARREON . Daily Sports Writer Last year, then-redshirt junior Dan Harmsen sat in the stands, eagerly taking in the action of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. But this year Harmsen was in the middle of the action, compet- ing against some of the very same ath...…