…THE SOUND OF SUMMER FAIRT The Boy Least Likely To delivers an album sure to frs dn n put you in a summer mood. g -prce es. See Arts, Page 5 .. 41 (I1eEItgan DaiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 14, 2009 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS Among $70M in upgrades, Couzens gets some fix-ups Provost Teresa Sullivan discusses potential cuts to the University's budget during yesterday's Senate Assembly meeting in Palmer Commons. P...…
…2 - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers n W The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom WEDNESDAY: Explained THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA ELAINA BUGLI Editnd in Chief easiness Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandailyecom bugli@michigandailycom One wild ride KRI Mustang Sally poses with her shotgun-rid ing Shih...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Some newspapers in Oakland County to stop publishing Several non-daily newspapers owned by Gannett Co. Inc. in Oak- land County have announced they will cease or merge publications May31. The Birmingham, West Bloom- field, Troy and Rochester editions of the Eccentric will close. The Southfield edition and the observer & Eccentric group's Mirror news- paper...…
…0 4 - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com E-MAIL ELAINE AT EMORT@UMICH.EDU l e Iict ig n ,+ ily ELAINE MORTON I Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR GARY GRACA EDITOR IN CHIEF t ur o 'a fVeCVf (Wolverine) Access denied 0 Unsigned editorials reflect...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, A pril 14, 2009 - 5 ALBUM REVIEW Are we the post-originality generation? 11 original thought is effectively dead." I would attribute this quote to a face, but this little zinger has been spit out and reprocessed so many times it has become about as dead as the original thought it's supposed to JOSH represent. Well, not dead maybe, but it's at least become a household idiom (that is, if said "...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 4, 2009 - 7 PROVOST From Page 1 new University projects were pro- posed in documents prepared for this Thursday's Board of Regents meeting. Sullivan said she and other administrators are also currently exploring purchasing and out- sourcing possibilities that would allow the University to utilize its size and scale. Specifically, Sullivan said she was currently exploring changes to the Un...…
…8- Tuesday, April 14, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Backfield could be backbone Sophomore Manny Harris (left) and junior DeShawn Sims say they're a package deal. Harris and Sims id i conie oSptions By JASON KOHLER Daily Sports Writer When sophomore guard Manny Harris hopped onto the stage at the Four Points Sheraton to receive the Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player award, junior forward DeShawn Sims followed him. Harris received...…
…Iie 1idigan Bail Ann Arbor, Michigan )NE-HUNDRED-EIHT1'EN S OF EDITORIA LFREEDOM Monday, April 14, 2008 michigandaily.com STEM CELREMSEARCH IN MICHIGAN Repeal of research ban seeks spot on ballot 'U' officials can't AN OVERTURNING POINT? support initiative, Whatcould be on this falls ballot but support change Theprnoposedamendmentwou'ldnot change the state ban on human cloning. to stem cell laws Michigan residents wouldhaveaccess to any ...…
…a 2A - Monday, April 14, 2008 AV Dalai Lama drama INDUSTRIAL ART The University of Washington required questions to be submitted online for the Dalai Lama's visit to the college this week to ensure that questions were unrelated to the rela- tionship between Tibet and China, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. Officials said they weren't trying to censor students but wanted to be sure questions didn't stray from the Dalai Lama's ag...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 14, 2048 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, April 14, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS S JERUSALEM Israeli leaders ST snub Carter during Mideast trip th nig Former President Jimmy Cart- er brokered the first Israeli-Arab cia peace deal, but he's getting a cool of reception in Israel duringhis latest ovi visit to the Mideast. all Israeli leaders are shunning the ow globe-trottingpeace...…
…40 4A - Monday, April 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com fy iiigan Bat*1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu He is not the Jackson Pollock of the ecclesiastical world:' -Cardinal John Foley, comparing Pope Benedict XVI, who arrives to America tomorrow for a visit, to expressist painter Jackson Pollack, as reported yesterday by The New...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 14, 2008 -5A Lil Wayne only takes mug shots. Big ego, Lii Wayne on new mixtape cOURTESY OF FOX SEARCHLIGHT "Whoa." Bigger and bloodier 'Street Kings' falls in line with typical shoot-'em-up action films, but brings bigger guns By IMRAN SYED DailyArts Writer There have been a lot of movies featur- ing the LAPD, police corruption, racial ten- sion and one rogue, heroic super-cop with th...…
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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PORTER From Page 1A him today than last week, but he would prefer if you didn't men- tion it. "It's nice going to class and not being noticed like some of the football players," Porter said. "They get a lot of attention, and that's just not for me." Porter somehow managed to put together a superhuman season on the ice and remain as normal as anyone else off it. Even in winning the award, Porter proved t...…
…A 8lA - Monday, April 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Order of Angell announces new members, names Carol Hutchins honorary member WELDING FOR SPEED 0 ORDER From Page 1A credited for establishing the group with a select group of seniors dur- ing his tenure as University Presi- dent in 1902. The Order of Angell's constitu- tion says the group's purpose is to unite leaders from various student groups and discuss ways to furth...…
…The Michigan Daily Fil FI EVIEW I ~Edi By ANDREW Daily Staff - michigandaily.com Monday, April 14, 2008 - 9A ucated saps N LAPIN Writer Any college student who sees "Smart People" is asked to identify and sympathize with an arrogant, ** self-absorbed and narcissistic Smart English professor - not an easy task People by any means. At Showcase Why should we and Quality16 care that some- one who displays Miramax such contempt for his student...…
…4 10A - Monday, April 14, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 a 4 a 4 We're seeking innovative ideas and original, actionable solutions that can help improve the way the nation develops and uses energy. A joint initiative between ConocoPhillips and Penn State, the ConocoPhillips Energy Prize will award up to $300,000 in cash prizes annually to the best five concepts that focus on developing new energy sources, improving energ...…
…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com I April 14, 2008 Porter honored as hockey's best Senior captain named Hobey Baker Award winner By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Editor DENVER - Seniors Kevin Por- ter and Chad Kolarik, all smiles for the media, posed together with the trophy. It wasn't the trophy they wanted most - a 5-4 overtime loss to Notre Dame the day before had killed the Wolverines' National Champion- ship hopes. But after captai...…
…2B - Monday, April 14, 2008 DAISEPLAN DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com s SAID AND HEARD "I just told him he should shave, so he did that and he looked pretty good." - Michigan senior Chad Kolarik on how he prepped his best friend, senior captain Kevin Porter, for his Hobey Baker award ceremony. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK ADAM HARRIS At the Sea Ray Relays in Knox- ville, Tenn., the junior set t...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com h Monday, April 14, 2008-- 3B Wolverines earns second place in West Regional 'M' stages weekend hit parade Score high enough to qualify team for NCAA Championships By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer Chalk up the second-place finish to "West Coast" scoring. Or the 2,300 miles traveled, with a four-hour layover in Seattle. Orthe three-hour time difference. But even with all those obstacles, the Mich...…
…4B - Monday, April 14, 2008 0 Big bats allow Top of lineup sets tone, leads attack in weekend sweep By ANTHONY OLIVEIRA Daily Sports Writer Freshman pitcher Jordan Taylor had a 48.1 inning shutout streak entering the weekend. But in the opening inning of her first appearance against Wisconsin on Friday, it snapped, and it seemed that Taylor was going through freshman growing pains. She gave up the lead once, after Michigan held a 2-0 advant...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com T c D - h y V.Monday, April 14, 2008-5B Blue finishes season on 21-game winning streak With 27 wins, Wolverines set program record for victories By RYAN KARTJE Daily Sports Writer With 21 straight victories to end the regular sea- son, the Michigan water polo team was certainly playing its best at the right time. And with three victories at the Terrapin Tourna- ment this weekend in College Park, Md., t...…
…6B - Monday, April 14, 2008 a The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Blue renews intensity in preparations for NCAAs a Coming off disappointment at Big Tens, Michigan aims to rise to the challenge By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writer If any member of the No. 6 Michigan men's gymnastics team didn't get refocused by the team's fourth-place finish Big Ten Champion- ships, he sure did at practice last Monday. Following mistake-filled intras...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 14, 2008-7B3 SPORTS BRIEFS MEW'S GOLF Wolverines come up short in stormy tournament The Michigan men's golf team finished ninth in a 14-team field at this weekend's Robert Kepler Intercollegiate Tournament at Ohio State. All the teams had to battle bad weather on both Saturday and Sunday, causing the course aver- ages to jump eight strokes above the usual par 71. On Sunday, the Wolverines ...…
…8B - Monday, April 14, 2008 SportsMonday i The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2008 Spring Game Depth Chart 4 FS 1. Junior Stevie Brown 2. Sophomore Artis Chambers WLB 1. Redshirt sophomore Jonas Mouton 2. Senior Brandon Logan SS 1. Senior Charles Stewart 2. Redshirt freshman Michael Williams SLB 1. Senior Austin Panter 2. Redshirt freshman Brandon Herron MLB 1. Redshirt sophomore Obi Ezeh 2. Fifth-year senior John Thompson CB 1. F...…
…Friday, April 14, 2006 News 3 Former 'U' radio exec pleads no contest to embezellment 'M'-NINE TO FACE ', T .PYE . FORTSPAGE 8 u4aii Opinion 4 Andrew Bielak calls for BTB revolution Arts 5 Seussical the Musical hits Power Center One-hundred-sAteen years of editorifreedom www.midzigandady.com Ann Arbor, Michigan . Vol. CXVI, No. 113 62006 The Michigan Daily SACUA urges regents to add . clause to bylaws Regents have long refused to add '...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 14, 2006 NATION/WORLD Protesters suffer for attending marches Some workers, students have lost jobs for skipping work and school to go to immigration rallies CHICAGO (AP) - Six employees at a seafood restaurant in Houston were fired this week after skip- ping work to take part in a pro-immigration march. In Detroit, 21 immigrants lost their jobs as meat cutters after attending a similar protest last mo...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 14, 2006 - 3 - ON CAMPUS Musical theater *department to present Seussical The stories of Dr. Seuss will come to life tonight at 8 p.m. at the Power Cen- ter as the musical theater department presents Ahrens and Flaherty's adapta- tion of the late author's tales. Charac- ters include the Cat in the Hat, Horton the elephant and the Whos. Tickets for reserved seating range from $9 for stu- dents and $22 ...…
…4- The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 14, 2006 OPINION { ~i~ Sdh u il DONN M. FRESARD Editor in Chief EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK Editorial Page Editors ASHLEY DINGES Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com RYAN JABERVJUST'MAKES MUIP ..a VD,3 NOTABLE QUOTABLE A category-five political storm is building in GOP precinc...…
…Friday April 14, 2006 arts.rmichigandaily. com artspage@michigandaily.com RTS s 5 £9 RCreative landscape art graces the Diag "Seussical the Musical" will play tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Power Center. THE DOCTIR IS IN DR. SEUSS MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS THE MAGIC OF CHILDHOOD By Andrew Klein Daily Fine Arts Editor Science has thrown art in our faces, and frankly, it isn't so bad. The neon molecules, the red rib- bo...…
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… NEWS The Michigan Daily -Friday, April 14, 2006 - 7 * BYLAWS Continued from page 1 identity is prohibited," Courant wrote. Peterson also said the Uni- versity is now focused on enact- ing the policy, citing steps that the administration has already taken, including posting a list of unisex bathrooms across campus and expanding Depart- ment of Public Safety training to include LGBT-related issues. LSA sophomore Jaya Kalra, who serves as co-c...…
…Friday April 14, 2006 sports. michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com PO R didliggitSii 8 The night life: 'M' prepares for battle against Buckeyes 0 By Colt Rosensweig Daily Sports Writer In tonight's game, records don't matter. It doesn't matter that No.24 Ohio State leads the Big Ten stand- ings and just notched its 20th win of the season. It doesn't matter that Michigan just lost to a Mid-American Conference team for the first time...…
…Thursday, April 14, 2005 Opinion 4 Famed satirist Joel Hoard bids farewell Sports 9 Women's golf returns from trip to legendary Pete Dye course Weather Iih b v V AN ABOR WE KN JMAGAZIN itijni5u H1: a1 LO: 32 TOMORROW: 62/3S One-hundredfourteen years ofedtorialfreedom www.mickigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 119 ®2005 The Michigan Daily Unemployment rate goes down 0 State's job losses among the highest in the nation despit...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 NATION/WORLD UN approves new NEWS IN BRIEF 01 nuclear resolution ATLA UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The these offenses." 1996 Olympic bomber pleads guilty U.N. General Assembly approved a Russia launched the campaign for Right-wing extremist Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty yesterday to carrying out the global treaty yesterday aimed at pre- a treaty to combat nuclear terror- deadly bombing at the 1996...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Festival totreflect Rhythms and Roots, a festival fea- *turing various performing groups on campus, will be held tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. in Ingalls Mall by the Michigan League. This new program, which hopes to reflect the diversity of the Univer- sity, will include the Irish Dance Club, Groove, TASA Influx and the Michigan Raas Team. The cost is free. School of Music to pres...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 OPINION Ijz £i*bi'wu PaiIg JASON Z. PESICK Editor in Chief SUHAEL MOMIN SAM SINGER Editorial Page Editors ALISON GO Managing Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NOTABLE QUOTABLE I consider us to be Fortress Warren. We are a fortress standing against the growth of crime coming ...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 5A U.S health officials work to limit labs handling flu virus Samples that were sent to thousands of testing sites will be destroyed WASHINGTON (AP) - Even as they sought to reassure a wary public, federal health officials detailed plans yesterday to restrict the number of labs that can handle deadly flu viruses like the ones sent to thou- sands of facilities worldwide. "We are working o...…
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…C l I ' NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 7A SECURITY Continued from page 1A versities have generally improved, but she remains concerned about security issues. Due to the rise in computer hacking, Soules said universities need to increasingly adapt their systems to confront the many threats to college security systems. A 2004 report by Virginia Rezmierski, a profes- sor at the Ford School of Public Policy, examined the...…
…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 NEWS China: citizens lIves are BEIJING (AP) - Stung by complaints of religious and human rights abuses, China declared in a report yesterday that its booming economy is improving the lives of ordinary citizens while changes in the courts and government promote respect for their rights. The government made "marked prog- ress in its human rights protection efforts in the past year," said an an...…
…Thursday 0 April 14, 2005 sports. michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily. com POheRTSigan ailg 9A . . . .... .......... . . .......... Kunkel represents' new wave of catchers By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Writer The tools of ignorance. In baseball circles, it is commonly known that "the tools" refers to the gear that a catcher dons before step- ping between the lines each and every inning. It's understandable why many would believe a catch...…
…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 FAMILY TIES FOR CHURELLA FAMILY, WRESTLING RUNS IN THE BLOOD By Mark Giannotto 9 Daily Sports Writer Even I found a way to love sports I Mark Churella Sr. was a hard man to get an interview with. He was never sitting in the same seat throughout the entire NCAA Wrestling Championships. Every time he came into view, he was sitting in a different team's section. But it was not because he's...…
…Catcher Marx makin her mark By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer Junior catcher Becky Marx had a big choice to make this past summer: where to transfer. After a record-setting season for Loyola of Chicago in which she hit .326, recorded 44 RBI, slammed seven home runs and was select- ed to the first-team All-Horizon League, Marx decided that she needed a change of scenery. "I faced the big question: Do you want to be the big fish in the little ...…
…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 Erdman returns from oot injury By Chastity L. Rolling Daily Sports Writer After recovering from a foot injury from earlier this year, junior Katie Erdman is back and ready to run for the Michigan women's track and field team. Erdman, who finished 11th at the Big Ten Champi- onships and earned a second team All-Big Ten hon- ors for the second year in a row, suffered a stress fracture in her l...…
…0 0 0 16B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 Best Sports Team IF o o t b all Football still remains the fan favor'te UIIe iEaiiun a By Sharad Mattu Daily Sports Editor When DeAndra Cobb raced 68 yards untouched down the left side- line to give Michigan State a 27- -0 lead with 8:43 left in the fourth quarter, a few thousand students did something they'll undoubtedly never do again. They left. "I left right after the field goal...…
… T 0 0 2B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 IIIIILIIII~2|llla llillll lillLFeatured A tce The Michigan Da Rubadeau shows love for his si Fetrd ril PHOTOSof the YEAR The Best of the Random SA ook at our favorite moments from this year's phone calls. Pizza Challenge 2005 4 £ Daily staffers rate O nn Arbor pizza restaurants and choose the best. Ellen McGarrity: The Diag Sn her last column Elen reflects on her favorite place ...…
…9 0 0 4 14B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 The Michigan D Best Live Music Venue IThe Bli n d P i g Blind Pig continues to bring the noise Random keeps laughs coming By Kathryn Rice Daily Arts Writer It's only 9:30 on a quiet Sunday night in downtown Ann Arbor, but already a chattering line of people has snaked its way around the corner of the Blind Pig. Ticket stubs and IDs in hand, the crowd files inside to preview t...…
… 0 0 0 4B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 14, 2005 Best Pizza1Pizza House The Michigar Be PIZZA CHALLENGE 2005 DAILY WRITERS PUT RESTAURANTS TO THE TEST Big Ten Burrito takes on all the competition By Ashley Dinges and Doug Wernert Daily Weekend Editors Commen ranged fr to "sw l Pizza. It's the time-worn college food, the w" c one that college students look to for both a staffersc quick meal and a late-night snack. With so ...…
