i LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 27, 1996 - 7 Issues and votes linked, old pols say By Laurie Mayk Daily Staff Reporter Although their names won't appear on the ballots this November, visiting political veterans on campus put in their two cents about voting in the 1996 election. Unlike the candidates and voters years ago, today's cam- paign participants understand the sensitive nature of the political process, former House Speaker Thomas Foley said at "The Trouble with Washington" conference yesterday at the Gerald R. Ford Library. Americans know the correlation between votes cast and issues addressed, Foley said after the conference. "The political system is supposed to be responsive to voter participation - that's the idea," Foley said. The fact that candidates, political analysts and voters know this connection exists can help combat the "imbalance" the system creates, Foley said. Recent emphasis on issues of con- cern to senior citizens - the largest and possibly most power- ful voting block- may be one of the reasons for a push to reg- ister young voters on college campuses across the country. "What element in our society has the worst voting record? Eighteen-to-2 1 -year-olds," former President Gerald Ford said. TUITION Continued from Page1 determining tuition rates at the University. She said private gifts and state money are the only sources of funds for construction projects. Machen said the large allocation given by the state this year gave the University more flexibility in assem- bling the budget. "We got a good appropriations increase from the state, one of the largest increases we've gotten in recent years," Machen said. Moreno said public universities also confront political difficulties when they are dealing with state appropriations. "At public institutions, one of the things that's happening is there are a lot of cutbacks at states in funding," Moreno said. Conversely, student fees contributed 26 percent of the revenue in the 1986- 87 school year, but now they make up 32 percent of the overall fund. "What we risk is students paying big- ger and bigger portions (of the bud- get)," said Regent Nellie Varner (D- Detroit). "We have offset that in past years by making sure there's a large portion of state financial aid." The College Board survey noted Pell Grants have declined in value over the past decade. According to the survey, the federal grants cover 10 percent f costs at private universities - own from 20 percent in the mid-'80s -and one-third of costs at public universities, half of its former value. College Board President Donaid Stewart said in a written statement that policy makers should work to rebtild the Pell Grant's former power. "A substantial investment is needed to restore this lost value and fulfill the Pell Grant's promise of prox iding aconl sistent, substantial federal schoirship for low-income students," Stewart said. Rose said she is troubled by the lack of aid going to students. "In general, it is an alarming trend that access to higher education is get- ting more and more out of reach for working- and middle-class families" Rose said. Baker said universities are always going to be torn between financial real- ities and educational ideals. "The universities have to sta-Way ahead," Baker said. "We create knowyl- edge. To draw the best faculty and most talented students, we have to provid-: all the things that allow us to do our:best work." The College Board surveyed 2,811 institutions about tuition and financial aid statistics. The political system is :supposed to *she responsive to voter par ticipation", - Thomas Foley Former House speaker Registering voters is a logical first step, he said. "Until you take that step you're not talking on an academic level about issues." Although some worry uninformed voters may flock to the polls Nov. 5, candidates aren't mak- ing the same mistakes they did years ago, said former Democratic Sen. George McGovern. "That is where we failed in '72 - we had the students fired on the issues, on the war in par- ticularly in Vietnam, but they failed to get regis- tered," McGovern said. JENNIFER BRADLEY-SWIFT/Daily Former House Speaker Tom Foley speaks with Michigan Student Assembly Vice President Probir Mehta at yesterday's "Te Trouble with Washington" talk. COUNTERFEIT Continued from Page 1 Vendors caught selling counterfeit merchandise have their merchandise seized and are issued either a warning, citation, or a cease and desist order. If the vendor is a repeat offender, he or she may be reported to the prosecutor's office. Counterfeiting is a violation of the federal trademark statute. However, the prosecutor's office usu- ally decides not to proceed with the case. "We have declined to prosecute those cases," said Joseph Burke, chief assis- tant in the prosecutor's office. "This isn't a high priority for our office." Burton said it is difficult to lOnw how much money the University loses to counterfeiters. "it could be anywhere, anytime Burton said McGovern said his 1972 presidential campaign suffered because his student supporters didn't register to vote. That election was the first time 18-year-olds could vote, and they weren't familiar with the registration process, McGovern said. Ford, who chose Bob Dole as his running mate in the '72 presidential election, said he is putting his faith - and his vote - in Dole once again this year. "I'm gonna vote for him and I'm gonna campaign for him," Ford said. Ford warned that looks can be deceiving in this election, and that Dole is physically and politically stronger than polit- ical analysts predict. "He may not be as articulate as President Clinton ... but on tough issues and in tough crises I have a great deal of faith in Bob Dole's abilities to make decisions domestically," Ford said. Foley, however, predicted that Clinton would defeat Dole in November. "The odds are probably that ... we are going to see the re- election of a Democratic president," Foley said. FORD Continued from Page i As the need for government intervention in eco- nomic and social capacities fluxuates over the years, politicians continue to debate Washington's role in citizens' lives. "I don't think it's Washington's job to go out and help average Americans," said Lyn Nofzinger, President Ronald Reagan's former spokesperson., in response to an audience member's plea for gov- ernment intervention to help working parents who are students. Puja Dhawan, atn LSA junior said Nofzinger's ideas were an example of the panelists' difficulty to interact and respiond to constituents. "They really doin't know how to bring it to the people," Dhawan said. While panelists encouraged' voters to actively research issues, they clashed in assessing the source that provides the iinformation. The power of the media was a then; throughout the day, and both politicians and journalists conceded the business is a blessing and a curse to the political process. "Media has becme maybe the most powerful aspect in the political system." McGovern said. "People who want to be informed ... have a better opportunity to do that today than at any other time." Ford said an electorate well-versed in the issues won't stand for shallow or sensational coverage. "An informed electorate deserves something bet- ter than what I call 'gotcha coverage,"' Ford said. Although the media's power to decide what is news is frightening to the system, it creates informed voters that demand more accountability in government. "Polling and public opinion has made govern- ment more responsive," Sidey said. A perceived "decline in ethics" is unlikely because of this new accountability, Foley said. "The truth is it's probably gone the other way," he said. Foley said because of investigative report- ing and increased technology "there is much less tendency for people to abuse the system." But louder voters may lead to a legislature determined by opinion polls and special interest groups, some panelists said. Ford said he never initiated a public opinion poll while in congressional office, and didn't use them as factors in his presidential decisions. "I was never much of a person who put my fin- ger up and Saw howv the political winds blew when I made a decision." Ford said. "At least if you vote the way your conscience tells you. you can slcep." Tlie balance bet ween representing people's desires and making informed decisions in the peo- ple's best interest is a precarious one, Ford said. 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