_..e_ --. .,..,.,,, a I- 4 4V &III YEWS: 76-DAILY LASSIFiED: 764-0557 vww michigandaily.com Tuesday November 7, 2000 M4LI ,Bush looks to Tenn. ,for votes From staff and wire reports CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - In a last bit of psycho- logical warfare, Texas Gov. George W. Bush charged into Vice President Al Gore's home state on the final day of the presidential campaign, radiating such confidence that he extolled the mandate he plans to present to Con- gress. "My opponent vows to carry his home state," Bush declared cheekily before a giddy crowd packed into a hangar here. "He may win Washington, D.C., but he's not going to win Tennessee." Bush began campaigning in Iowa and New Hamp- shire 15 months ago in a plane he named "Great Expec- tations," believing he could make up in charisma and doggedness what he lacked in resume. Yesterday, he portrayed himself as the steady hand in the race, accusing Gore of having forgotten his southern roots and having reinvented his campaign with each p fresh political crisis. Instead of taking the traditional course of finishing with visits to the most intense battlegrounds, Bush threw the long ball one last time and said farewell to the trail deep in traditionally Democratic territory. The race has tightened in polls, and Bush's crowds, while still enthusiastic, have diminished in size in the See BUSH, Page 7 Gore loses voice in final appeal By Hanna LoPatin Daily Staff Reporter FLINT - After a day of campaigning across the country, Vice President Al Gore, the Democratic presi- dential hopeful, spoke to a crowd in a hoarse voice, but cries from the audience more than made up for it. Beginning in Iowa and traveling through Missouri before reaching Michigan, Gore made his first of two final campaign appearances in Michigan at the Local 659 chapter of the United Auto Workers in Flint. Afterward he visited a nearby church before flying to Florida for a midnight rally to kick off Election Day. Gore used his appearances in Michigan - including a rally in Dearborn on Sunday - to reiterate the impor- tance of the state in today's election. "Michigan is more important than ever," Gore said. "And Flint may decide what happens in this state." "I can tell from this gathering," Gore said to the more than 700 supporters "... that tomorrow we're going to carry Michigan." Former U.S. Sen. Don Riegle explained the impor- tance of the state when he spoke before the vice presi- dent's arrival. "He's here because he needs every single vote that we can deliver," he said. "We have a job to do." U.S. Sen. Carl Levin also spoke on the importance of See GORE, Page 7 ABOVE LEFT:. Texas Gov. George W. Bush speaks to supporters yesterday in Chattanooga, Tenn. Bush could steal Tennessee's electoral votes in today's election, an upset for homestate favorite Democratic rival Vice President Al Gore. ABOVE RIGHT: Gore urges supporters to head to the polls today during a rally in Flint yesterday. With the race still close, Michigan's 18 electoral votes are up for grabs. .Green Party supporters con front Rivers on Diag By Jeremy W. Peters Daily Staff Reporter The ongoing debate between Green Party loyalists and Democ- rats extended to the Diag yester- day when supporters of Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader clashed with local Democrats. Numbering 30, Nader backers surrounded U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor) in front of the Students for Gore tent as she staunchly defended her party and Al Gore for nearly two hours. Flanked by fellow Democrats Liz Brater and state House of Rep- resentatives candidate Chris Kolb, Rivers challenged the Greens. "Do you believe the American people are going to vote for someone on the fringe of either party?" Rivers asked the large group of Nader supporters. "The presidency is surely a centrist position." But Green Party members say they are tired of having their can- didate used to further Gore's campaign against Republican candidate George W Bush with the axiom - a vote for Nader is a vote for Bush. "That's a total fallacy," said Michigan Green Party organizer Dawn McClain. "I know Al Gore had a 10 point lead in the polls in September and if he couldn't hold on to it that's his fault." Kolb expressed distress over what he said was a congruence of ideology between Democrats and many Greens. "This whole exchange was progressives getting together to talk about issues we all care about. And on 99.9 percent of these issues, we agree. Yet we're supporting different people for president," he said.. Rivers said that although she is See DEBATE, Page 7 'U' pro analyze results, By YaeI Kohen Daily Staff Reporter Some American political will be glued to their televis tonight to watch the presi returns, but University prof Achen and Mike Traugott wi the political front lines pro returns used by television and The professors' are part of of experts that determine whe can be called for a certain cand Traugott, who began worki tion night coverage in 1968, s. to help voting call election you study campaigns and election you always get excited as it gets clos- junkies er to election day," Traugott said, who ion sets will be working for Detroit radio sta- dential tion WJR tonight. s. Chris Achen, who began election night ll be on analysis in the 1996 Presidential elec- ducing tion, decided to come back for more radio. this year. a team "The University of Michigan in n a state general has pioneered survey Jidate. research in the political context," ng elec- Achen said. He has been working in said "if See POLLS, Page 2 U.S. House Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor) debates with supporters of Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader yesterday in the Diag. egents can shape s key ositions By Usa Koivu Daily Staff Reporter Whomever wins the two open University Board of Regents seats the potential to change the Uni- versity's position on several key issues over the next eight years. Each of the candidates have very different agendas. Incumbent Regent Rebecca McGowan (D-Ann Arbor) said she wants to work to continue making the University one of the best in the nation. My own view of Michigan is we're supposed to be as great as we can possibly be. That's a value here," McGowan said. "I worry there is another value here which says what's wrong with being the best in Michigan? I don't think thnt'c t-.nno" Housing blues Students wary of UHS diagnoses I I__ I '1 a EP'T L- By David Enders Daily Staff Reporter As a sophomore, Jason Stoops had an experi- ence in 1996 he said will prevent him from returning to University Health Services. Stoops said a misdiagnosis caused him to miss a final exam. "Maybe a week before finals, my ear hurt pret- ty bad and I couldn't really swallow," said Stoops, now an Engineering graduate student. "I went into UHS - I had this stuff before - it felt like an ear infection. I went in there, and they told me it was just a virus. I asked them if they could give me some medication, and they told me to just take Tylenol. I went home, went to my family doctor and he told me very conclusively it was a serious inner-ear infection." Stoops said that he feels if he had received medication sooner, he would not have been ill during exams. "Because of the misdiagnosis, I had to miss one of my finals," he said. Stoops did not file a complaint with UHS. "I didn't feel it was worth it. I iust told myself I From 1994 to 1999, an average of 121 people per year filed official complaints with UHS, Win- field said. "Most complaints come by our 'Com- ments Please' forms and our Website, while a lesser amount arrive by face-to-face encounters with our public relations department," Winfield said in a written statement. "It is my general impression over the years that most complaints have to do with process issues, such as the walk- in procedures and appointment procedures, wait times, billing concerns, construction dust and noise, etc. and a lesser amount are related to I U