December 01, 2011 (vol. 122, iss. 59)

…P , iC i an 43allm Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 1,12011 michigandailv.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT MSAto change name in January r With regents' approval, name will be Central Student Government By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily Staff Reporter The name "Michigan Student Assembly" will become a relic come January, when the governing body will change its name for the first time since 1976 to the Central Stu- dent Government. MSA President DeAndree...…

…a 2A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers This Week in History WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Club Professor Profile Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief asiness Manager 734-41e-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaitycom zyancer@mielhigandaiyeom Unco...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING House panel OKs bill to allow more charter schools A state House committee' approved a measure yesterday that would allow for more pub- lic charter schools in Michigan, and supporters said they believe it could gain final passage by the end of the year. The Republican-led House Educ...…

…0 4A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com mymid ioan Bal'b1 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MICHELLE DEWITT STEPHANIE STEINBERG and EMILY ORLEY NICK SPAR EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE FDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position oftthe Daily's editorial board. All other signe...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 5A Michi1 SYRACUSE obtain From Page 1A Uie Umiver Affairs award an honorary degree to Syr Cantor. made Cantor informed Syracuse agains students, faculty and staff an adu of her decision to fire Fine saying through an e-mail on Sunday. Syracu "It is vital that we examine that Fi our protocols and actions i...…

… a L ,, 6A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ATHLETIC DIRECTOR INTERVIEW Q&A with Dave Brandon Burns out after 12 years TIM ROHAN for all of the interviews that I Daily Sports Editor did. I got to the end of the inter- view, shook hands and he left. He's the man who handpicked And I sat there and I added up all the newly minted Big Te...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011- 7A Terrapins dominate on the glass, hand 'M' first defeat Michigan freshman guard Trey Burke has taken his game to another level since he left the mainland for a Hawaii visit. Ford calls Burke first-rounder DANIEL WASSERMAN Daily Sports Writer A year ago, few would've guessed that byguard Darius Mor- ris would've generated enough buzz to even consider entering the 2011 NBA ...…

…a 8A - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com This award transcends the numbers Hoke named Big Ten Coach of the Year adies and gentlemen, meet your 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year: Brady Hoke. He was an Ohio-born boy who now perfectly depicts a Michigan man - a coach who players love and opponents can't help but respect. He looks like Fred Flintstone but leads like Mohan- das Gandhi (OK, maybe that's a bit of a st...…

…the b -side The Michigan Daiy I michigandaily.com I Thursday, December1, 2011 by Lauren Ca 71 JL iserta // Daily Arts Writer Exploring the world of University publishing at the confluence of print and digital mediums weekend essentials Dec.1 to 4 ON STAGE The University's fa- vorite innuendo-laden a cappella group is back: The G-Men's fall concert, titled "That's What G Said," will hit Rackham Auditorium tomorrow night. Expect lots of...…

…2B - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOOD*WARS Each week, one Ann Arbor staple menu item becomes a battlefield as Daily Arts editors butt heads over which restaurant makes it best. HOT CHOCOLATE 6 6 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY 521 East Liberty Street Like Willy Wonka's factory, the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a river of warm, rich, melted chocolate that it serves to customers for less than thr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 3B D 'MY SO-CALLED LIFE' (1994-1995), ABC Claire Danes brought '90s teens to 'Life' onscreen By KAYLA UPADHYAYA Daily Arts Writer Many people consider the '60s and '70s the rule-breaking decades, a time for protest and radicalism. But what about the '90s? That decade, too, was a time for shaking things up. The '90s was a time for breaking rules and breaking ground, especial...…

…4B - Thursday, December 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GOSSIP COLUMN ART OF THE SEASON Celebrating lb-mo celebni-moms, eck the halls with lapsed" when she sat down to pregnant celebrities! be interviewed. Did Jay-Z hire With the holiday season a surrogate to carry their baby? approaching, it's time to take a Is Beyonc pretending to be look at the little bundles of joy more pregnant than she truly is? that will be Beyonce's p...…