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By Jacquelyn Nixon
Daily Staff Reporter
Chants and protests are commonly held images
o. women who want to bring about change for
gender.
But history and women's studies Prof. Caroll Smith-
Rosenberg said some women in the 19th Century
women used their sexuality to empower themselves
politically. Smith-Rosenberg and a panel of professors
will will examine women's political activism today at
Rackham East Conference Room at 3 p.m.
I will be looking at how women who couldn't
even vote determined a political voice," she said.
The panel, "Activating Resistance: Women and
Political Activism in the United States" is sponsored
by Institute for Research on Women and Gender. The
event is a part of a month long series called "Moving
Gender" sponsored by IRWG.
The series will also help to celebrate the opening of
Lane Hall -- the home of the Women's Studies Pro-
gram and IRWG - after two years of construction.
Elizabeth Wingrove, panel chair and political
science and women's studies specialist, said the
institute and women's studies program was look-
ing for constructive ways to highlight the issues
that were important to the community.
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with panel on women
"I will be looking at how women who couldn't even
vote determined a political voice ."
- Caroll Smith-Rosenberg
History and women's studies professor

RAPE
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This is the first reported rape this
semester.
"Only 10 percent of the survivors
make a police report," said Shingairai
Chitanda, director of the Sexual
Assault Prevention and Awareness

Centers. "The majority of surviors
atC raped by people that they know.
Chitanda could not speak to the
number that are unwilling to divulge
the name of the rapist, but did say that
"it is their right."
Residence hall staff at Alice Lloyd
declined to comment on the incident.

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"The point is to bring together scholars of gender to
ask very general questions about how we explore'
women and political activity," Wingrove said.
The speakers on today's panel - Elizabeth Cole,
representing the Center for Afro-american and African
Studies, Asst. political science Prof. Ann Chih Lin
and history Prof. Carroll Smith-Rosenberg - will
approach the activities of women from historical per-
spectives. "The three of us will be giving papers in
which we'll be looking at the factors that encourage
women activists and what women who have a political
voice have had to overcome," Smith-Rosenberg said
The "Talking Gender" research panels throughout
October will address women's issues including health,
finances, professions and censorship.
The opening celebration of Lane Hall, scheduled for
Friday Oct. 20, will feature a keynote lecture by John-
netta Cole, a professor of anthropology at Emory Uni-

versity. "We have events planned all day, which will
make visible the kinds of things we do," IRWG direc-
tor Abigail Stewart said.
"We heard her speak at a national event and her
speech was incredibly charismatic. She's accomplished
a lot on behalf of women,"Stewart said.
LSA dean Shirley Neuman and Vice President
for Research Fawwaz Ulaby will cut the ribbon
at noon in front of Lane Hall on Oct. 20.
"The building is centrally located on campus
and the University has a great commitment to
the study of women and gender. The theme of
October 20 is celebration," Stewart said.
IRWG is also sponsoring a film festival which
offers free feature films in the Michigan Theater.
"Wendy Wasserstein, screenwriter of the film
"Object of My Affection," is scheduled to hold a
question and answer session after the film," she said.

on the voter registration
ents are still able to vote,
as either record is used the
will be updated so the
hatch.
s who register in Ann
even if their license
ifferent address - can
in Ann Arbor, but the
mark their file and send
sticker bearing the Ann
ress to be placed on the
ense.
d voters in Ann Arbor will
nsidered Ann Arbor resi-
e state. There are no costs
his process.
ate students face another

scenario: Those who hope to vote
in their home state election must
obtain an absentee ballot from that
state. Different states have different
rules and state election boards
should be contacted soon for infor-
mation regarding absentee ballots.
All states have Secretary of State
Websites where information for voters
is posted. Out-of-state residents who
want to vote in Michigan can do so
and register to vote in Ann Arbor but
the state will then consider the voter a
Michigan resident, and they will not
be eligzible to vote in their home state.
Driver's license stickers will not be
sent because the state cannot interfere
with the records of another state.


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Although registered voters will be
considered a resident of the state, the
change will not affect tuition costs and
residency rules established by the Uni-
versity.
There are a few more things to know
when voting absentee. In Michigan, a
letter requesting a ballot must be
received by the city or township clerk by
2 p.m. Nov. 4. Once the absentee ballot
is received, it must reach the clerk's
office no later than 8 p.m. Nov.7.
Voters who have requested an absen-
tee ballot can vote in person anytime
before 4 p.m. Nov 6 at the clerk's office.
Information about acquiring an
absentee ballot is available at:
ww1:tmlgoi'Ote com.il.
HEALTH CARE
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mistake that Medicare didn't original-
ly cover prescription drugs," Omenn
said.
Prescription drug benefits are cen-
tral to both Texas Gov. George W.
Bush and Vice President Al Gore's
health care proposals.
The Bush plan would provide S158
billion for seniors to purchase a pre-
scription drug plan of their choice.
The most distinctive aspect of Bush's
plan is its immediate distribution of S48
billion to states, subsidizing prescription
drugs for the poorest seniors -- those
making S 1,300 or less per year. "I like
Bush's plan because he's willing to get a
prescription drug plan into place imme-
diately," said State Sen. John Schwartz
(R-Battle Creek), who is also a medical
doctor.
Starting in 2002, the Bush plan
would then infuse SI 10 million more
into states over the next decade.
Seniors would then have the option of
using their subsidies to purchase
health insurance from any provider -
not just Medicare. Benefits would be
distributed on a sliding scale basis.
Seniors making Sl1,300 or less
per year would have all their drug
costs covered. Those earning
S14,400 or less per year would have
part of their drug costs covered
while those earning more would
have 25 percent covered. In addition,
no senior would pay more than
S6,000 per year for drugs.
Critics charge that the Bush plan
would drive seniors into private insur-
ance companies, namely HMO's,
which in the past have dropped hun-
dreds of thousands of seniors citing
excessive costs.
Schwarz admits that this criticism is
not unfounded.
"One could make the argument that
with managed care, the quality and
access of care are less" he said.
"Clearly we have the great plan, the
better plan in terms of dealing with
HMO's," Gore campaign spokes-
woman Tina Oliver said.
Gore's plan, totaling anywhere from
S253 billion to $338 billion depending
on the estimate, relies on the federal
government to subsidize senior's drug
costs and does not take effect until
2002.
Through Medicare, the government
would pay all prescription drug
expenses for seniors earning less than
S12,000 per year. Those earning more
would pay a monthly fee of up to $40
for 50 percent coverage. The most a
senior would pay per year under the
Gore plan is $4,000.
Seniors would have to choose if
they wanted Medicare coverage at
least six months before their 65th
birthday. If chosen, Medicare would
become their permanent drug
provider.
Criticisms of Gore's plan are cen-

tered around its heavy reliance on
Medicare and the federal government,

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