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…NOT AS CLASSIC CASSB Zack Snyder 's "Watchmen" tries to Whni omst-S recreate acomic' book masterpiece, but adds nothing.E See Ars, Page5SA --0.~in 1 11\)s1 N N I \X .1 II DI(IX iRE)A Ann Arbor, Michigan ACADEMIC FREEDOM Faculty to seek speech protections Governing body concerned about national trend it says infringes on the right to dissent By KYLE SWANSON Daily StaffReporter The state of academic freedom on college campuses has changed, some...…

…2A - Monday, March 9, 2009 les The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, March 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA ELAINA BUGLI Editor in Chief Easiness Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com bugli@michigandaily.com I Study finds greater cheating in B-schools DON'T STEP ON THE 'M' Two studies conducted by HARVARD STUDENT P...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 9, 2009 -- 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 9, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON GOP official: No more money for GM without plan House Republican leader John Boehner said yesterday he doesn't support handing over more fed- eral money to keep General Motors Corp. afloat unless the automaker develops a viable and long-term business model and can pay back government loa...…

…4A - Monday, March 9, 2009 L7 e 4 6 ldli an al 0-'pinion The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 9, 2009 - 5A Surrealism slices eyeballs A graphic, novel film 'Watchmen'succeeds simply on the strength of its source material By Blake Goble I Daily Arts Writer w Gigantic melting watches in a barren, desert landscape can only mean one thing: surrealism. Dali's 1931 painting The Persistence of Memory is probably the first thing that comes to mind when imagining the odd, character- istic...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 9, 2009 - 7A I The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 9, 2009 - 7A In line with economic theories, alcohol vendors report sales up New York Times reporter to speak at event today From Page 1A much as they used to. Eddie Gilyano, the manager of Strickland's Market, a liquor store located on Geddes Avenue, said the store's alcoholsales have decreased significantly since the e...…

…8A - Monday, March 9, 2009 4 4 Series of free student workshops " Wednesday, March 11, Budget! Are You Kidding? " Wednesday, March 18, Investing for Young Investors * Wednesday, March 25, Landing a Job in a Difficult Economy * Wednesday, April 1, Your Fork Is Not a Shovel: A Lesson in Business Etiquette All sessions are from 6-8 p.m., are free and include dinner. Register now! Space is limited so make sure you register early. www.umalumni.c...…

…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I March 9, 2009 ICE HOCKEY Seniors lead Blue into playoffs By NICOLE AUERBACH go down, and (Michigan coach Red The situation is fitting since both Daily Sports Editor Berenson) was like, 'Miller, Turn- Miller and Turnbull have played in bull, stay up here. You got a game all of Michigan's 160 games since With 20 minutes remaining in disqualification,'" Miller said. "We their freshman year. They have the ...…

…2B - March 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Dance bid would Blue cruises to Big Ten title 0 give campus a real March Madness Michigan's win over Min- nesota on Saturday was a major step forward for .en's basketball program. It could also be the start of two very fun weeks for students. Nothing is set in stone, but Michigan great- ly increased s its chances of F making the NCAA Tourna- NATE ment with that SANDALS win (finge...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com March 9,2009- 3B Cislo unable to spark Blue 'M'finds hythm By FELIX CARREON Daily Sports Writer aft earl loss The Michigan baseball team took a break from its busy col- legiate schedule to play the New York Mets in an exhibition game yesterday afternoon at the Tradi- tion Field Complex in Port Saint Lucie, Fla. After sweeping Siena in a three- game series, the Wolverines found themselves on the other s...…

…4B - March 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com olverines finally have more on line After dismal first year, Beilein's squad now excels under late-season pressure By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS - All season, the Michigan men's basketball team has remained hopeful. In Saturday's 67-64 win at Minne- sota, that hope was pretty clear. The Wolverines shed their tra- ditional warmup shirts for white ones with the Spanis...…

…4br 4JIF filic i an '43 at Im Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 9, 2009 ONE NIGHT, ONE MIC: NAS IN YPSI michigandaily.com MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Two cands emerge for MSA pres. Michigan Action Party dissolves, new parties set to form By TREVOR CALERO Daily News Editor Over the past five semesters, the Michigan Action Party has main- tained a monopoly over the Michi- gan Student Assembly, claiming a majority of the seats on the assem- ...…

…2A - Monday, February 9, 2009 N e- w s The Michigan Daly michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, February 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Maryland mulls campus gun ban BREAT(TN' TN THE BTALLTROOMf A proposedlawinMaryland would ban guns, knives and other deadly weapons from college campuses in the state, The Diamondback at the University of Maryland reported. An existingstate law bans weap- ons from K-12 public schools, but the propos...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 9, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS CONCORD, N.H. *Recession sending more students to community colleges College freshman Elizabeth Hebert's choice of a four-year school suddenly got too expensive. George Haseltine already has a business degree, but he concluded after several layoffs that he needed more training to get work. So, in the middle of this school year, both landed at New Hamp- shire Tec...…

…4A - Monday, February 9, 2009 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umith.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. FR TEDAILY Releasin...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday; February 9, 2009 - 5A Finding the right reality show host Reality competition - a cat- egory which now includes everything from classic game shows like "Jeopardy" to exotic ventures like "The Amazing Race" - is among the fastest-growing i television genres of all time. And * with so many new shows popping JANVWE up recently, there BLOM are some shows that succeed and many more that are utter sh...…

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…1 0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 9, 2009 - 7A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, February 9, 2009 - 7A Two candidates emerge for MSA's top position From Page 1A he said. Baydoun, who has yet to choose anti developed goals for the future a vice president or decide upon a of MSA, but when they looked name, said his party is focusing on at whether those goals could be the substance behind the goals. acco...…

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…The Michigan Daily I michigandaily.com I February 9, 2009 * No. 1 UConn pulls away from 'M' late 0 Icers can't afford to have letdown periods MEN'S GYMNASTICS Cameron selected to U.S. Senior National Team J sewas the kind of play even stopping us," Rust said after Friday's a casual hockey fan would 6-2 win over Lake Superior State. appreciate. "We're just getting outworked the With less than six seconds first couple of shifts, and I think ...…

…2B - February 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - February 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Switzer speeds below four-minute mile mark Delaware State game is lose- lose for 31' Senior's 3:58:86 time is fifth-best time in Michigan track and field history By ROGER SAUERHAFT Daily Sports Writer The sub four-minute mile has long been the measuring stick of great long-distance runners, and Justin Switzer joined the...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com February 9, 2009- 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom February 9, 2009- 38 . ' 6 i r'. . , t. :; d M1 Nemitz earns MVP honors in tournament By IAN KAY would eventually add three more Daily Sports Writer runs, though Taylor's pitching performance - no baserunners If this weekend was any indi- in the game's final four innings cation, junior pitcher Nikki - rendered the insurance scores Nemitz has p...…

…4B - February 9, 2009 T Mcg Di- cgaay The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com REID From page 1B expression. For the first time all game, one of the Wolverines looked wild- eyed, overwhelmed. For everything they had done right, for everything that had gone their way, one measly missed lay- up led to an 8-0 Connecticut run and a10-point swing that tied the game at 31. Sure, Michigan kept it close after that, but it was only a matter of time bef...…

…FROM THE DAI LY: Why the state legislature's failure to pass a public smoking ban is hurting innocent people and the state's economy. See Opinion, Page 4 GROWING YOUNGER Brad Pitt shines at every age in director David Fincher's coming-of-age tale about a man who goes from old to young. See Arts, Page 5 UFje *id6igan Fi Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 9, 2009 michigandaily.com THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION Large-scale plan proposed for eco...…

…2 - Friday, January 9, 2009 2 -FriayJanary9, 009The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 4 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Campus Characters Snapshots of the Union Every Friday, the Daily's photo staff will select the hest photos from news assign- ments and around Ann Arhor. Some mill appear here, the rest will he in a slideshow on michigandaily cow. WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY:FRDY Explained Before You Were Here Poo fteWe CRIME NOTES Vehicle ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 9, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 9, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Obama tax plan finds opposition in Senate President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposi- tion Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs. Senators from both parties agreed that Congress should do somet...…

…4 - Friday, January 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C74C MIC4igan wily I Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu GARY GRACA ROBERT SOAVE COURTNEY RATKOWIAK EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectthe official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations re...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 9, 2009 - 5 Two discs prove to be too many on Soundtrack's latest By DAVID RIVA Daily Arts Writer From the opening riffs of Communion, one thing is brutally obvious: The Sound- track of, Our Lives **% embraces all things The rock'n'roll. Soundtrack Its vin- tage, clas- of our Lives sic-rock C mindset separates Universal it from most contemporary bands. Some might consider the style outd...…

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…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 9, 2009 - 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, January 9, 2009 - 7 Prayer marathon begins Christian groups offer round-the- clock prayer rooms By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter When LSA junior Julia Rod- gers first arrived on campus her freshman year, her outlook was dim. Coping with an eating dis- order and bouts of depression, Rodgers wasn't sure how she was going ...…

…8 - Friday, January 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a Wolverines aim to avenge only back-to-back losses this season a Aft Mia By Two on the record team's The also the V turnin Six Michig aged ju in its series Miami was sw firsc ti road three y Mic coach: was sl Aftert Hawk their g But weeker er being swept by ines way down in the conference standings, the players seemed imi in November, positive. And then, almost out of VI ...…

…be ffidi an Baijl Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, December 9, 2008 michigandaily.com RESCWING THE AUTO INDUSTRY Congress nears deal on bailout Leftover Nike shoes sit ready to be shipped out yesterday from a warehouse owned by First Class Services in Ann Arbor. After signing a contract with Adidas, the University Athletic Department decided to give the excess Nike apparel to veterans in Michigan and Iraq. 'U'V givin1Wg Nike apparel to vetsl ...…

…2 - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com AN 2 - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ~ ro DAILY SENIOR STAFFERS SAY GOODBYE This is the last paper edited aed produced is large part hy this year's eraduating seniors. To read their reflections on their time at The Michigan Daily, visit michigandaily.com/goodbyeO8 Back row: Sports Night Editer Colt Eoseesweig, Seeior Sperts Editer Dar Fe...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON With budget cuts, Obama's options are limited Barack Obama promises a line- by-line scrub of the federal budget to root out wasteful programs. But as a practical matter, entire chapters of the $3 trillion federal budget are off limits - and the pres- ident-elect's Democratic allies in Congress are bracing to defend farm subsidies, weapons systems and ...…

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…8 - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Filmmaker delves into federal debt By HANS YADAV tions of the national debt because Daily Arts Writer of all the financial jargon associ- ated with the topic. However, Change seems to be in demand this is an area where "I.O.U.S.A." these days. But the adjustment shines. The film does a great job in the White explainingallthe terminologyin a House is only way that pretty muc...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 9 Novak hits big shots for Blue in upset Freshman scores career-high 14 in Saturday's victory By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer There are big shots and then there are really big shots. In the Michigan men's basketball team's upset of then-No. 4 UCLA, freshman Stu Douglass hit an off- balance 3-pointer to give the Wol- verines a late lead. In order for Michigan to beat No....…

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…2A -- Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaiiy.com 2A - Thursday, October 9,2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom HE CHALLENGES YOU TO A RHETORICAL DUEL The Diag debater If you've passedcthroughcthe Diag this week, you may have noticed both local and traveling evangelista attempting to spread their beliefs to anyone willingcto listen. Some students ignore the preach- ing, some are offended, others ace amused and a ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October 9, 2008 - IA NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Fed cuts interest rate to 1.5 percent Wall Street bounced higher and lower yesterday trying to make up its mind about an unprecedented coordinated interest rate cut by central banks around the world. In the end it settled on a familiar feel- ing - fear - and plunged again. The Fede...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 5A Wildcats hope to remain undefeated By ANDY REID Daily Sports Editor Based on the number of Mich- igan-Toledo tickets posted on Facebook Marketplace, is it safe to assume that many Wolverine fans believe there are better ways to spend this.Saturday afternoon than at the Big House? If the Rockets' first-ever trip to Ann Arbor doesn't excite you, there's plenty of other Big ...…

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