August 11, 2008 (vol. 118, iss. 149)

…MINORITY Partthreeofafour-part series on effortstomaintain RECRUITING diversity on campusafterthe statewideaffirmative action ban Detroit office focuses on prep OPINION Making the (green) grade on campus After the Princeton Review re- leased eco-friendliness rankings tor college campuses, the Daily looks at what the University can do to improve its marks. See Page 4 ARTS Stoners suck "Pineapple Express" proves that Judd Apatow and company are...…

…2 Monday, August 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom UNIVERtISTY ATHLETICS 'U' sells media rights bundle Deal guarantees $86 million over 12 years By TREVOR CALERO Daily StaffReporter The University announced Mon- day the sale of its media rights to IMG College. The deal, which guarantees the University $86 million over12 years, marks the first time the University has bundled its media rights into one package. IMG College will c...…

…Monday, August 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 CONSTRUCTION From Page 1 Smith's death comes seven months after the February death of masonry worker Leo Felty, 32, who fell 38 feet from a scaffold on the Skanska USA Building construction site for the Museum of Art. Brown said that the deaths are "very, very different" and should not be associated with each other. In the investigation of Felty's death, MIOSHA found that Skans...…

…4 Monday, August 11, 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 JASON MAHAKIAN E-MAIL MAHAKIAN AT MAHAKIAJ@UMICH.EDU EMMARIE HUETTEMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF GARY GRACA MANAGING EDITOR KATE TRUESDELL EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect thesofficialposition of the Daily's editorialboard. Allsothernsign...…

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…81 Monday, August 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com RECRUITING From Page 1 how to prepare for the University, Winfrey said his office also brings students to campus so they can get their own taste of Ann Arbor's atmosphere. The Application Tailgate spon- sored by the Detroit office brings potential students to the Univer- sity on football Saturdays so they can complete an application and experience the Big House all in one day....…

…Monday, August 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 19 ARTS IN BRIEF Film New French thriller excels "Tell No One" Music Box Films "Tell No One" is a thriller without explosions, without seductive blondes and merci- fully free of clich6 secret agents. Unadorned, captivatingly com- plex and replete with genuinely powerful acting, it's intense without seeming to try. In French with English subti- tIes, "Tell No One" was released in ...…

…10k Monday, August 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Coming of age ain't easy By BLAKE GOBLE The Daily Arts Writer are ba "Joanc cOURTESY WARnE nR( Life is hard when you look like a Cosmo model. Whoever said that "the heart wants what it wants" was a dun- derhead. The heart is confusing, impulsive and bitter, and it never leaves you completely sat- isfied. Its spon- taneity is, at the very least, Sisterhood taxing. Sounds of...…

…Monday, August 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 PINEAPPLE From Page 9 drooled over by critics and fans for the supposed charm and sig- nificance of their films. Whether it be the "honesty" of "The 40-Year Old Virgin" or the "compassion" of "Knocked Up," several voices of prominence have droned on about how these films strike a chord others miss. They should know better. We as critics or fans often get caught up in supposed ...…

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…Monday, August 11, 2008 3g 7 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com . 'M' athletes n Beijing: Seven-day forecast 13 B y now, everyone has heard Monday, Aug.11 of Michael Phelps and his ties with Michigan athlet- Heather Mandoli (Canada) ics - what you may not know is 27 Brett Sickler (USA) other current or former Wolver- Ellen Tomek (USA) ines are vying for medals in Bei- Michael Phelps (USA) jing, too. " Peter Vanderkaay (USA) From swimming...…

…1 A Monday, August 11, 2008 I ~ £j The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOOTBALL TrimmedaI or niakes bigsplash By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor Senior nose tackle Terrance Taylor sat on a table in the com- mons at Schembechler Hall to talk to the media after the Michi- gan football team's first day of fall practice last Monday. As sweat poured from his head, he rocked back and forth during the 15-min- ute interview. When he got up, he jok...…

…Monday, August 11, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 15 BEIJING 2008 Phelps grabs second gold in relay win 400-meter relay team helps Phelps in quest for eight medals . BEIJING (AP) - By a fingertip, Michael Phelps is still on course for eight gold medals. He can thank Jason Lezak for getting him No. 2. The oldest man on the U.S. swimming team pulled off one of the great comebacks in Olympic history Monday morning, lunging to the ...…

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