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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 19, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS Freshmen 'finest' WASHINGTON Dow rebounds, surges more than 400 points The stock market finally found reason to rally yesterday, and Con- gress promised quick action as the Bush administration prepared a plan to rescue banks from the bad debt at the heart of the worst cri- sis on Wall Street since the Great Depression. Details of the plan were still being work...…

…4 - Friday, September 19, 2008 mMihigan .aily Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com This has been the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. There is no question about it." - Mark Gertler, an economist at New York University, explaining the urgency of the U.S. financial crisis, as reported yesterday b...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 19, 200$ -5 Sparkless'Lightbulbs' By SASHA RESENDE Daily Arts Writer The British electro-pop- pin' quartet Fujiya & Miyagi has recently made a name for itself with its atmospheric synth-beats and lighter pop ele- ments. The . band's 2006 Fujya & sophomore Mjyagij release, Transpar- Lightbulbs ent Things, 'Deaf Dumb& Blind was well- received and placed the band on the indie radar, allo...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, September 19, 2008 - 7 REVIEW From Page 1 public circus his work generates rather than the matters it concerns. And since everyone should be famil- iar with the 2004 race, he made a wise choice in chronicling his 62-city get-out-the-vote tour by pri- marily focusing on the tour itself. Really, "Slacker Uprising" is just a concert film. Moore embraced that notion, calling it his version of Neil Y...…

…8 - Friday, September 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Seniors ready for last shot at title By MATT JOHNSON Daily Sports Writer Nobody on the Michigan men's golf team has waited for a shot at redemption longer than seniors Nick Pumford and Bill Rankin. Both have spent three seasons on campus toiling for a team that finished near the bottom of the Big Ten. Michigan hasn't been ranked higher than fifth in the conference since t...…

…FEELING SUPER: 'M' SWEEPS REGIONAL NEWS City Council weighs new bike lanes The Ann Arbor City Council will vote tonight on a proposal to add bike paths to Fifth Av- enue and Division Street. See Page 3 OPINION From the Daily: Running on empty While politicians in Michigan and in Washington D.C. are using gas tax breaks as fuel for upcoming campaigns, the pro- posed breaks would be a wreck. See Page 4 ARTS Latest Grand Theft Auto will take you...…

…2 Monday, May 19.2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom U' opens Business Engagement Center New office hopes to spark revenue increase By CHARLES GREGG-GRIST Daily News Editor Relationships between business- es and the University used to be coordinated by individual schools and fundraising staffs. But that's changing with the creation of the Business Engagement Center, a new office set up to solicit and coor- dinate corporate involveme...…

…Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bike lanes on table for Division, Fifth Mayor hopes to quadruple city's bike lanes over five years By SARA LYNNE THELEN Daily News Editor Residential College senior Rob Linn and his bicycle - a 1971 Fuji Special Road Racer - have a love- hate relationship. Since coming to the University, Linn, an avid cyclist, has been involved in two serious accidents with cars while riding his bike...…

…4' Monday May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Cbe icbigan 4ail Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA KATE TRUESDELL MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR EMMARIE HUETTEMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsignededitorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorialboard. All other signed articles and illustrations represent so...…

…Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 Eco-overdrive A new shade of blue J decided last week that for the first time in my life, I was ready to give in to peer pressure. Considering the degree to which I harp on my family and friends to turn the lights off and unplug I appliances, I KATE harbor a pretty TRUESDELL incriminating skeleton in my closet - I drive an SUV. To be fair, it's a small one. But my fine ride of ...…

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…8 Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RATES From page 1 support the RLI. LSA sophomore Becka Reits said she thought current students shouldn't have to pay for the facil- ities of future students. "(The funds) should be raised after that stuff is done," Reits said. "Why would you pay more to live somewhere without the (new) stuff and facilities?" While a 4.9-percent increase in residence hall rates is low in com- paris...…

…Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com VIDEO GrEie hnbs Crime has never bee so fun Car-jacking, drug- dealing and more violent excitement in blockbuster sequel I find myself unconsciously slipping into a Russian accent sometimes. Every time I see a taxi on the street I want to get in and teleport to my destination; whenever I see a police car, I want to turn tail and run. That's how much I've become invested **** in "Gran...…

…10 Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DEATH CAB From Page 9 track's overextended intro - com- plete with a low, repetitive bassline and slices of piano keys - is one of the album's most ambitious devia- tions, taking the typically quirky pop band to uncharted musical ter- ritory. The cut's dark and forebod- ing introduction fits perfectly with its theme of unrequited attraction, creating an atypically dusky atmo- sph...…

…Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 FRESH IMPRESSIONS Powers's out says more than homers Freshman Jordan Taylor pitches in Michigan's 5-0 win over Kent State in the Ann Arbor Regional championship game.. ""Youth key in regional title Michigan softball coach Carol Hutchins knew how per- fect the situation seemed. But also how danger- ous it could be. The3 bases were loaded with two outs in the fourth DAN inning o...…

…12 Monday, May 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FELDMAN From page 11 Powers to pinch hit, she did some preemptive damage control. The Wolverines were bounced in the first round of the Big Ten Tourna- ment in part because they pan- icked when they fell behind. In the same vein, she didn't want to see the team stray from her stay- in-the-moment approach by get- ting too excited. "I told her that the crowd was going to go wild,"...…

…THE STATEMENT WOMEN'S HOOPS Illegal immigrant workers struggle to make ends meet while With NIT bid, Michigan's first working toward a college degree. postseason tourney in six years &711d11gan aily Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 19,2008 michigandailycom FIXING THE FISH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Federal court judge upholds Proposal 2 Pro-affirmative action group plans to appeal ruling ByMATTAARONSON and JULIE ROWE Daily StaffReporters A f...…

… A 2A - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Youth and experience The next time you're at office hours, try starting a conversation with your professor about the lat- est American Idol reject or your favorite 50 Cent song. For Law School students taking a class with Professor Vikramad- itya Khanna, this type of exchange is commonplace. Khanna, the soft- spoken corporate and security rela- tions law professor who considers himself a pop-culture junkie,...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 3A NEWSBRIEFS WASHINGTON Feds cut interest rate for sixth time since September The Federal Reserve slashed a keyinterestrateyesterdaybythree- fourths of a percentage point, mov- ing aggressively to contain a credit crisis threateningto push the coun- try into a severe recession. , The latest action broughtthe fed- eral funds rate - the interest that banks charge each other - ...…

… 4A - Wednesday, March 19,2008 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 ANDREW GROSSMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR GABE NELSON MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the v...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 19, 2008 -5A Making music for the critics Ifeel like an asshole. Not because I suggested Daily Arts say we hate Heath Ledger or because my girlfriend spent signifi- cantly more money for Valentine's Day on me than I did on her. No, I feel like an ass- hole because CHRIS I have GAERIG essentially removed myself from the musical com- munity: buying, appreciating and absorbing the art. Th...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 7A As a youth, Stenvig saw race, gender divides SG STENVIG From Page 1A "I've always felt very much that it is part of who I am to fight for equal treatment and I've always been very aware of injustice in part because of facing discrimination as a woman," she said. Stenvig's party platform focuses on increasing minority enrollment at the University and working to reverse Pro...…

… 4 8A - Wednesday, March 19, 2008 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 'M' lands NIT bid, first-round bye The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer It's been 149 games since the Michigan women's basketball team last played in a postseason tournament. But the Wolverines will never make it to 150. The Wolverines (10-10 Big Ten, 17-13 overall) were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament at midnight Tues- da...…

…Theichigan Daily -Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Prso A hitchhiker's guide to 1-94 U, 9 w VI -w-- U.- V he inside of Chicago's Grey- hound bus station is like Ellis Island. The air is flush with humanity grinding against itself to get somewhere, anywhere. Pho- tographs are taken. Tricolor beads crackle from lush black braids. Eastern European women dangle on their lovers and Midwestern girls chirp on cell phones. But this story isn't about ...…

…V V V V U v w -W w v V a I B Te picign-aiy- edesay M rc S1,20 Wedesay Mach19200 Te ichga D THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by GABE NELSON A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently rated from one to10. 2 VOTING FOR FUTILITY Michigan Student Assewbly elections are today and tomorrow. You probably don't care, but you should. This is your chance to select a representative who will protect your inter...…

…4v U I*2,U U 3' 0 WensaMac 9 08 TeMcianDiy< 3 I B> TeMchgniy- WenesayMarh 1,208: ABOUT CAMPUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN OQUIST QUOTES OF THE WEEK "We didn't know if a car had Sjust don't want to be hit the building or what had thought of as a monster." happened. People were hit- - ASHLEY ALEXANDRA DUPRE, a prosti- ting the floor." tute from New York known as Kristen. on the A pint for your thoughts The club for Ann Arbor's beer-lovin...…

…V 'V V V V IN -v 7qp 4N _w 0 I 4 >Th MchianDaly--WdnsdyMarh 9,00 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - The Michigan Daily VOICes from the The hope, fear and isolation of CA , gthe city'simmigrant workers baci i ntehRo ise Dail StfWie B Mara Gay ucked into a booth at Amer's Deli on State Street, a 22- year-old man pours over notes for a coming English exam. Armed with a black iPod and a good dose of caffeine, he fits right in with the student...…

…idriganhiI0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 19,2008 michigandaily.com CAMPAIGN 2008 Dems debate delegate seating Democratic National Party has suggested that Michigan hold caucuses to seat delegates By EMILY BARTON Daily News Editor With presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton neck and neck in the delegate count, the Democratic National Committee has suggested that Michigan hold a caucus to ensure that the state's 12...…

… 2 - Monday, February 19, 2008 MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Extremist Explained Before You Were Here Runnin in a ASINKING FEELING nunng mito a former flhng- sort of My sister visited last weekend, so I braved the cold to walk across cam- pus to a party my friend was hosting. About an hour into the party, my sister asked me if I knew the guy standing across the room where she had been talking to a friend. I l...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan In Pakistan election, Bhutto's party leads, ruling party in third Pakistan's opposition parties have won parliamentary elections, threatening President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after he seized power in a military coup, unofficial returns showed today. The party o...…

… 4 4 - Tuesday, February 19,2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com my ii tan4,at"y Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu 4 They cleared the decks. They finished her. They murdered her." - Mohamed al-Fayed, father of Dodi Fayed who was killed in the car accident with Princess Diana, suggesting that the British royal family conspired to kill Pr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 5 The politics of Hollywood A few days ago, Steven Spiel- berg officially announced .' Ithathe was resigning as artistic director of the 2008 Olym- pic Games in Beijing. Unhappy with the lack of effort on China's part in stopping the genocide in Sudan - China is Sudan's larg- est supplier of weapons - Sp...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 7 DELEGATES From Page 1 LSA sophomore Kelly Bernero, chair of Students for Hillary, said she thinks the delegates should be seated without any negotia- tions. She said Michigan voters had an opportunity to vote, and they made their opinion known even without the promise of delegates. LSA sophomore Tom Duvall, chair of Students for Obama, dis- agreed. He said because voters ...…

… 0 8 - Tuesday, February 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Amtrak to implement new safety measures Clinton, Obama make final Wisc. efforts Company's security policies went mostly unchanged since 9/11 WASHINGTON (AP) - Amtrak will start randomly screening pas- sengers' carry-on bags this week in a new security push that includes officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains. The initia...…

…The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 9 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 9 M can't let up in finalfour games Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez (left) looked on as one of 65 potential walk-ons received a pass from wide receivers coach Tony Dews (right). And then there were twelve W hile Michigan took care of business last week- end, sweeping Lake Superior State, Miami (Ohio) appa...…

… 10 - Tuesday, February 19, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Defensive swap saves WolverinesF rompa e9 MERRITT, from Page 9 later by burying a 3-pointer from the top of the key with five seconds left on the shot clock. A couple of minutes later, Merritt hit freshman Manny Harris on the fastbreak for an easy bucket. On the Wolverines' next posses- sion, Merritt drove and hit a layup as he fell to the floor. He did it again on Mich...…

…Admobbb.- le --;-Nmm PF 46F 46Y 441F (t4ic It ic an 4:)atlu Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 19, 2007 michigandaily.com Carr to retire expctdL RODRIGO GAYA/Da Lloyd Carr walked off the field at Michigan Stadium Saturday for the last time as Michigan's head coach. He'll officially announce his retirement at a press conference today. Players saddened by Carr's departure After 13 years, coach stepping aside By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily ...…

… 2A - Monday, November 19, 2007 Y: dates WEDNESDAY: Explained THURSDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: The Extremist Once again, no Rhodes Scholars from 'U' TV4PN TE ('PO JnW The winners of this year's Rhodes next fivey Scholarships were announced Satur- have roug day and, for the third year in a row, no years. University of Michigan students were The to among them. for witha One Michigan resident did win, makingn though. Brett Masters, a...…

…} The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 19, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistani president won't end state of emergency President Gen. Pervez Mush- arraf'sgovernmentdismissed alast- ditch U.S. call to end emergency rule, leaving the Bush administra- tion with limited options yesterday in steering its nuclear-armed ally back toward democracy. Pakistan said U.S. Deputy Sec- retary of State John Negroponte broug...…

… 4A - Monday, November 19, 2007 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 He's like another father figure. Just having him here is the whole reason why I came." - Michigan senior linebacker Chris Graham, reacting tothe announcement of head football coach Lloyd Carr's retirement yesterday. What my vote costs KARL ST...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 19, 2007 - 5A That's one sultry stare. Ater Britney Spears's well-hyped but tragi- comic return to the MTV Video Music Awards last month, ruminations on her new album were bleak. It's difficultto divorce a prospective minimal-pop gem Britney ("Gimme More") SpearS from an artist's shambly perfor- Blackout mance, not to live/Zomba mention current tabloid escapades. But since Blackout fir...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NO THAI From Page 1A chef and co-owner, Noerung Hang, whose nickname is "No." "(TSA students) are taking it offensively, but we do not discrimi- nate against anyone who comes into our restaurant," Kim said. Kim, along with two of the other owners, is Korean. Fourth owner and head chef Hang is Hmong, but his family has been in the Thai food industry for years. Sarntivijai said the heritage of the owners d...…

… 4 SA - Monday, November 19, 2007 HAWK From page 5A "Proving Ground" believes it's about creative freedom without actually giv- ing gamers any more options than "rock, paper, scissors" does. The franchise is now caught in limbo between attempt- ing to be realistic and trying to retain its original game play. The result is simply uninspired and borderline disastrous. WOOD + NAILS = SKATING GENIUS: The most bizarre of the career paths is the "r...…

…The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com November 19, 2007 <MICHIGAN 3 M' falls to Bucks again By JACK HERMAN DailySportsEditor Michigan's all-time leading passer returned from injury to play with Michigan's all-time leading rusher in an attempt to cement their lega- cies in front of Michigan's all-time second largest crowd. But in their final game at Michi- gan Stadium, a group of the Wolver- ines' finest seniors failed once again to do what it...…

… 2B - Monday, November 19, 2007 v.1 t The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Carrs contributions extended beyond the field The Lloyd Carr era is officially Some people are probably rejoicing - and judging by the comments on our website and letters to the editor we received last night,mb e maybe "some" should probably be switched to "most." But even though SCOTT he may ultimately BELL be remembered as the guy who couldn't topple Jim Tressel an...…