The Michigan Daily- Wednesday, October 7, 1992 - Page 3 Candidates formulate *debate strategies WASHINGTON (AP) - Full-tilt preparation has begun for the nationally televised presidential debate, which the Bush forces hope will shake up the final few weeks of *Campaign '92. President Bush studied at the White House yesterday for Sunday's leadoff debate. Bill Clinton sum- moned stand-ins for mock debates in Kansas City, including a Washington lawyer to play Bush and an Oklahoma representative to play Russ Perot. Clinton planned to hole up in bat- tleground Missouri for the latter part of the week, practicing and trying to figure out Bush attack avenues in advance of the real show, set for Sunday across the state in St. Louis. Bush, meanwhile, charted his own debate tactics yesterday from the White House, setting aside three hours for a session with chief of staff James Baker, budget director Richard Darman and other top policy aides. If and when Bush moves on to rehearsal debates - aides said there could be one Saturday at the White House - Darman could play the role of Clinton. The budget director, who played Democrat Michael Dukakis in Bush's mock debates in 1988, has been carrying around de- bate briefing books for weeks. Rep. Mike Synar of Oklahoma - tapped by Clinton to play Perot be- cause he's a quick study and hails from a state close to Perot's Texas - was heading to Kansas City, too. Clinton was set to be there Thursday through Saturday. Clinton's aides huddled in Little Rock yesterday, ready to prod him to be more aggressive on the stage. * Many inside the Clinton campaign thought he was too gentlemanly dur- ing the primary debates, landing tough, good lines only when riled by an opponent. Perot's staff said the independent candidate hasn't done any debate re- hearsals and doesn't plan any. "He is the producer and script writer," said his national volunteer 0coordinator, Orson Swindle, adding that Perot has been studying the issues. "I think it's safe to say Perot will be Perot," Swindle said. "It will be unorthodox. It will not be like you have seen in the past." Yesterday, the Perot campaign unveiled its first television ad, a 30- minute program in which Perot de- cries a "cash in" system of govern- ment in which bureaucrats leave public service to peddle their influence. Libertarians offer state, national candidate slate This is the first in a three-part series on third party candidates running for local, state and national office in the Nov. 3 election. by Hope Calati Daily Government Reporter Voters looking for an alternative to the major party tickets can choose from several "third party" candidates including the Libertarian presidential ticket of Andre Marrou and Nancy Lord. Libertarian Party of Michigan Vice Chair Karen Scarborough said the ticket is running on the Libertarian party's anti-government platform. "We want the government out of our lives. They over-spend, they over-tax, they are too big and they are too intrusive," Scarbouough said. "The role of the government as defined in the Constitution is to protect our individual liberties, not to educate, provide health care or anything else," Scarborough said. The ticket has experience in electoral politics. Marrou ran for vice president on the Libertarian slate in 1988 and served in the Alaska State Legislature from 1985- 87. Lord is a lawyer and medical doctor who ran for mayor of Washington, D.C., in 1990. The Libertarian platform includes repealing the federal income tax, Council 5th Ward candidate in the April election, said there were no people interested in running for the 52nd or 53rd state House district or the 13th Congressional district - the districts representing the Ann Arbor area. Weihe, a research assistant in the 'Everyone has the right to live life as they choose as long as they do not hurt or defraud anyone.' - Karen Scarborough Libertarian Party of Michigan vice chair promoting balanced budgets, privatizing health care and schools, legalizing drugs and allowing choice in all decisions including abortion and gun control. "Everyone has the right to live life as they choose as long as they do not hurt or defraud anyone," Scarborough said. Libertarians have been involved in local politics, running four candidates for City Council in April. Libertarian candidate Frederick Weihe is vying for the 54th state House seat and Michael Marotta is running in the 8th U.S. House race. David Raaflaub, Libertarian City U-M physics department, said the Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing party. "We didn't get there by standing on the sidelines and ringing our hands," Weihe said. He said the visibility of Ross Perot's independent bid for the presidency might aid the Libertarian candidates. "If it could break people from their two-party addiction, it could help us," Weihe said. "I'd like to see over 1,000 (votes for Marrou in Washtenaw County). We've consistently gotten over 400 for city elections," Raaflaub said. The Libertarian Party has 322 ERIK ANGERMEIER/Daily Soup's on Volunteer Danny Jackson accepts donations for soup kitchens near the arch yesterday. State lawmakers pass bi*1s in end of session rush 1 Z 4 LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Legislation to make it easier and cheaper to get rid of bad teachers won approval in the Senate yester- day as lawmakers rushed to break camp for the general election. The Senate also passed the final bills in its anti-crime package, voted to repeal the state intangibles tax on stocks and bonds, and approved a package of bills to ease the process of adoption in Michigan. None of the action was final. All of the bills now go to the House for action in the "lame duck" session af- ter the Nov. 3 election. The Senate is due back on Thursday for a final day of work before the election. The teacher tenure bills, both passed 36-0, are designed to stiffen rules for teachers and hasten appeals of their discharges. They also call for regular performance evaluations and due process rights to protect teachers from arbitrary dismissals. "These changes are a positive step in the right direction, toward accountability," said the bills' spon- sor, Sen. Joanne Emmons (R- Big Rapids). The legislation has the general support of Gov. John Engler, the state Department of Education and influential educational groups. Administrative law judges would hear disputed cases, with appeal to the state Court of Appeals provided. In other action yesterday, the Senate: Passed and sent to the House the final bills in its sweeping anti- crime package. Bills approved yes- terday would toughen penalties for child pornography; permit the sus- pension of a minor's driver's license for underage drinking, even if they weren't driving when caught drink- ing; and make it harder to plead in- sanity as a criminal defense. Passed unanimously and sent to the House a package of bills to at- tack the pollution of Michigan wa- ters when heavy rains force the overflow of combined sanitary and storm sewers. Margo Halsted, U-M Carollinneur, makes music at the Marion Burton Bell Tower. Bell Tower, more than a clock, brings melodies to U-M Student groups 0 East Quad/Residence College Social Group for Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals, meet- ing, East Quad, check room with front desk, 9 p.m. O Handbell Ringers, need- ing for performing group, must read music, 900 Burton Tower, 4 p.m. 0 Michigan Women's Rugby Club, practice, East Mitchell Field, 8-10 p.m. 0 Newman Catholic Stu- dent Association, U-M Catholic Student Fellow- ship, 7 p.m.; Education Commission, 7 p.m.; Li- turgical Formation Semi- nar, 7 p.m.; Centering Prayer, 7 p.m.; Saint .Mary Student Chapel, 331 Thompson St. 0 Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Club., practice, CCRB, Martial Arts Room, 9:15- 10:15 p.m. 0 Students Concerned About Animal Rights, meeting, Dominick's, 7:30 p.m. Q TaeKwonDo Club, regu- lar workout, CCRB, room 2275, 7:45-9:15 p.m. Quad, Green Lounge, 7 p.m. J U-M Engineering Council, meeting, Elec- trical Engineering and Computer Science Build- ing, room 1500, 7 p.m. J U-M Ninjitsu Club, practice, I.M. Building, Wrestling Room G21, 7:30-9 p.m. Events J "Capturing Portraits the of Spirit: Contem- porary Mexican Art- ists,' Smithsonian ex- hibit, lower level Multi- Purpose Room, Ann Arbor Public Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave., 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. U Career Planning and Placement, Deciding Your Career, CP&P Pro- gram Room, 4:10-6 p.m.; Employer Presentation: Andersen Consulting [IS/ RI, Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room, 7-9 p.m.; Employer Presentation: Old Kent Bank & Trust, Campus Inn, 615 E. Huron Dr., West Terrace Ball- room, 5-9 p.m.; On-Cam- pus Recruitment Program Information Session, Angell Hall, Auditorium C, J Open Stage, The Ark, tick- ets $1.75 students and Ark members, $8.75 others, 637 1/2 S. Main St., sign up at 7:30 p.m. Q Organic Seminar, "1,3- Diols via Siloxanes,' De- partment of Chemistry, Chemistry Building, room 1640, 4 p.m. U "The Marriage of Maria Braun," Max Kade Haus free movie, Max Kade Haus, Oxford Housing, 8 p.m. Q Yom Kippur Break Fast, Hillel Foundation, under- graduates meet at Hillel, 1429 Hill St., graduates and Young Professionals meet in the Lawyers' Club at the Law Quad, 8 p.m. Student services U Northwalk Nighttime Safety Walking Ser- vice, Bursly Hall, lobby, 8 p.m. - 1:30 a. i. Q Psychology Under- graduate Peer Advis- ing, Department of Psy- chology, West Quad, room K210, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. U Safewalk Nighttime Safety Walking Ser- vice, UGLi, lobby, 8- by Jennifer Tianen Students hurrying to class each morning may not be totally con- scious when they leave the dorm or their apartment, but they are quickly awoken by the chiming of bells from the Marion Burton Tower, which marks the passing of each quarter hour. Yet Burton Tower is much more than a campus clock or a melody on the way to class. It is a unique sym- bol of U-M's history. "I have played carillons all over the world," said Margo Halsted, uni- versity carollinneur. "The Burton Tower is one of my favorites." The Burton Tower contains the Charles Baird Carillon, a musical instrument consisting of cast iron bells that range in size from 21 lbs. to 12 tons. The bells ring automati- cally every 15 minutes and Halsted plays music live between 12 and 12:30 p.m. While the Burton Tower is a U- M landmark, Halsted is as unique as the instrument she plays. Halsted has been the university carollinneur since September 1987. She has been a carollinneur since she was a graduate student at Stanford University. "I just fell in love with it," said Halsted, who has a diploma from the Netherlands Carillon School. "You play more for your audi- ence than anything, I think. You have a captive audience so you want them to like it," Halsted said. Halsted plays everything from "The Star-Spangled Banner" to Beatles songs and, of course, "The Victors" on home football game days. Halsted is the university's fifth carollinneur, and the first woman to fill the position. She holds a master's degree in music and is an assistant professor of campanology at U-M. She offers a two-credit course in which students who read music can learn to play the carillon. Currently, she has eight students of varied backgrounds in her class - including two doctoral organ stu- dents, a joint psychology and Spanish major, and an Inteflex stu- dent. Other students said they enjoy listening to the bells ringing on the way to class. "All four years I've been here I've noticed it, and it has been a pleasant addition in my journeys to class. Plus, she always keeps up with the holidays," said fifth-year LSA student Jende McClain. "The music? It has a good beat and you can dance to it," said sec- ond-year Engineering student Matt Palumbo. 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