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Vote Obama, McCain

After seven years of the Bush regime, a long-awaited replacement at the White House and a new vision for America is only 375 days away. Across our country, there is a growing recognition that the Bush administration's shortsighted approach to policy has further entrenched America in political divisiveness, advantaged America's wealthiest people at the expense of its less fortunate and brought our nation into an unnecessary and internationally embarrassing war in Iraq.
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Editorials

Imran Syed: Change This

With Barack Obama's triumph in the Iowa caucuses, every candidate is hollering for "change" at every rally, press event and debate. Stephen Colbert came back on the air Monday, just in time to put together a hilarious montage of Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Bill Richardson, promising over and over in last weekend's New Hampshire debate to "break a buck.
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Banished from the Big House: One way to speak out

The University of Michigan family has called the Big House home for generations. Not only is it home to the winningest football program in college football history, it is also the greatest symbol of Michigan tradition. The decision to hold the 2008 Spring Commencement ceremony away from the Big House and away from our campus is unacceptable to students.
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Banished from the Big House: A Michigan ending

I can remember as a child pulling on boots, mittens, snowpants and at least 20 other pounds of winter gear, making the journey to Ann Arbor and sitting outside for hours in the snowy weather as the scent of Wild Turkey whiskey wafted through the air - all to watch my first Michigan football game.
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Banished from the Big House: We want answers

Shocked, hurt and confused. That was my initial reaction to hearing the news late Tuesday night about the decision to move Spring Commencement to Eastern Michigan University's Rynearson Stadium. I suspect that many of my fellow seniors felt the same way. Without further explanation from the University administration, we may never move past that initial reaction.
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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Offensive phrase not reported by student To the Daily: I am writing in response to a crime note on Tuesday about the offensive words on the dry-erase board in the Mary Markley Residence Hall (Crime Notes, 01/08/2008). I am writing to correct the statement that the student whose door the words were written on complained.
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Letters to the Editor

Banished from the Big House: Letters to the Editor

As alumni, students should not donate To the Daily: I have spent at least the last decade fantasizing about the day I would graduate in the Big House. Imagine my surprise to see the Daily's story yesterday that graduation would not be held there. I had two immediate thoughts.
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Cartoons

Chris Koslowski: Out to Pasture

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