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Michigan defeats Cal, secures 16th regional title

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BY GREG GARNO

Michigan defeated the Golden Bears, 3-1, on Sunday, to secure the program’s 16th regional title and advance to their eighth super regional in the last nine years. The Wolverines will host Louisiana-Lafayette next weekend at Alumni Field — where they remain undefeated this season.

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Federal attention given to growing student debt

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BY KATIE BURKE

The ever-increasing national student loan debt is raising red flags as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report on student loan affordability last week.

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Men’s Gymnastics

Rohan Sebastian: The Selfless Champion

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BY ALEX TAYLOR

Sebastian, who just finished his collegiate career, collected two national championships and All-American honors during his time competing for Michigan gymnastics. Yet before any of the success, these accomplishments required Sebastian to make sacrifices along the way.

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Luhrmann's ‘The Great Gatsby’ provides faithful adaptation of Fitzgerald classic

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BY BRIAN BURLAGE

Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” — based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald — mirrors the triumphant, if not over-the-top, grace of America in the roaring ’20s.

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School of Public Health opens Center for Cancer Biostatistics

BY AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR

As cancer research increases in complexity, interdisciplinary research methodologies are becoming more important in extracting viable results. As a result, the School of Public Health, in collaboration with the Comprehensive Cancer Center, will establish a new Center for Cancer Biostatistics within its departments.

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Notebook: Satisfying my ‘Mad Men’ addiction

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BY AKSHAY SETH

This notebook is an ode to that alcohol-drenched atmosphere, the wonderfully flawed characters that navigate it and my first-ever television bingeing experience. And (obviously) Jon Hamm.

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Women’s Basketball

Thompson earns regional MVP in ‘Four Nations’ tournament

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BY DANIEL FELDMAN

Thompson’s average of 11.3 points per game in this region also helped her earn a spot on the All-Four Nations Tour Team.

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Dean of libraries named at regent's meeting

BY AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR

The University's Board of Regents convened Thursday at the University's Dearborn campus to review a selection of infrastructure and personnel changes. Among these items was the appointment of Information prof. James L. Hilton as the dean of libraries

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New University site marks progress for the Coalition for Tuition Equality

BY AARON GUGGENHEIM

After a year of protests and rallies, the Coalition for Tuition Equality, a student organization that advocates for the in-state tuition rate for undocumented students who have lived in Michigan, has made another tangible mark of progress: a web page on the University's Office of Financial Aid website that offers information to prospective and current undocumented students.

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Women’s Tennis

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Women’s tennis poised for Sweet 16 matchup against No. 7 UCLA

BY JASON RUBINSTEIN

Playing the likes of Big Ten foes No.11 Northwestern and No. 16 Nebraska is no easy task each year. But these grueling matches are the ones that prepare teams for the big stage. So the 10th-ranked Wolverines are ready for the Bruins this weekend, no matter how high their ranking.

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Mature, darker sound pervades in Vampire Weekend's ‘Modern Vampires of the City’

BY KENDALL RUSS

Modern Vampires of the City It excels precisely because of Vampire Weekend’s ability to apply its weightless touch to a bleak theme and come across not as pretentious or ironic, but as authentic and deeply moving.

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Research focuses on student affairs

BY RACHEL PREMACK

During the symposium, the speakers emphasized applying theory to practice and vice versa and discussed topics such as student mental health, sexual assault prevention and career exploration.

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