- Photo courtesy of Suzanne Forcier
LITTLE MAN TATE: How Forcier went from little brother to struggling Catholic schoolboy to Michigan's starting quarterback
By: Andy Reid
Robert Forcier has been throwing things his entire life — everything from last-minute, game-winning touchdowns against Notre Dame to muddy football cleats, spikes up, at his older brothers whenever they picked on him.
University and Chinese officials celebrate the opening of the Confucius Institute
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By: Lindsay Kramer
Chinese dignitaries and University leaders came together at the University of Michigan Museum of Art yesterday to hear and see ethnic Chinese music and performances to commemorate the official opening of the University’s Confucius Institute.
Memorial service honors Business School advisor Robert Koonce
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By: Olivia Carrino
As jazz music played and a photo montage cycled through, people were ushered into Blau Auditorium late yesterday afternoon for a ceremony to celebrate the life of Robert Koonce, director of Undergraduate Student Affairs at the Ross School of Business.
Breakdown: Michigan vs. Purdue
- Sam Wolson/Daily
By: Michael Eisenstein and Ruth Lincoln
It’s not a must-win to become bowl eligible, but the Wolverines will only have an uphill battle ahead at Wisconsin and against Ohio State if they can’t beat the Boilermakers. For two weeks now, it’s seemed the bowl-eligibility factor would play some motivational role. Instead, the Wolverines have choked. This is their best (some would argue last) chance to lock up a postseason game.
World-traveler, bad-ass Anthony Bourdain hits the Michigan Theater tomorrow
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By: David Watnick
Anthony Bourdain is outspoken and abrasive — he seems to believe bad tastes can make someone a bad person. Still, he’s often brilliant and he knows how to eat, travel and entertain. And tomorrow night at the Michigan Theater, his firestorm of anecdotes, opinions and insults is sure to elicit as many uncomfortable laughs as it does genuine ones.
CVS gets go-ahead from City Council for location near campus
By: Dylan Cinti
Students looking to pick up prescriptions or buy toothpaste will finally have an alternative to Village Apothecary in the form of a 14,000-square-foot CVS/pharmacy.
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Men's Basketball Cruises in Exhibition Opener
By: Gjon Juncaj
Everything came easy, as it should have.
The Michigan men's basketball team removed any potential suspense early from their exhibition game against Wayne State, using an 18-5 run late in the first half to coast to an uneventful but expected 73-54 victory at Crisler Arena.
Study shows rise in mental health issues on college campuses
By: Veronica Menaldi
LSA senior Emily Cepla has been dealing with depression ever since the seventh grade, but it didn’t really affect her schoolwork until she reached the University her freshman year.
Courtney Ratkowiak: It's OK for the Wolverines to be desperate on Saturday
By: Courtney Ratkowiak
Saturday's game is the Wolverines' last real shot for relevancy in the regular season. Yes, I know it's against Purdue. And some (most?) Michigan fans would argue that a win against Ohio State in two weeks would make up for the rest of the year. But Michigan needs to salvage this season well before Nov. 21.
