LOCAL/STATE TheMichigan Daily - Monday,_November 13, 2000 - 3A CAMPUS Candidates rise above platform agendas Engineering prof. emeritus dies at age 94 Emeritus Electrical Engineering Prof. Raymond Mosher died last Wednesday at the age of 94. Mosher taught classes in power sys- tems from 1957 to 1976 at the School of Engineering following his teaching positions at the University of Vermont and the Dartmouth College Thayer School of Engineering. He held a r achelor's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and received a masters of Science in Electrochemical Engineering from MIT in 1930. Following his retirement, Mosher participated in the University's Annu- itants Association and the Thursday Noon Men's Luncheon Club. A memorial service will be held at the First Congregational Church, located at 608 E. William St. in Ann Arbor, at noon Dec. 1 7. Donations in lieu of flowers can be sent to the House By the Side of the j2Qad at 4133 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, 48108. Experts to discuss strategies of Bush, Gore campaigns The Yaffe Center for Persuasive Communication will present a series of speakers and panel discussions to discuss the George W. Bush and Al Gore campaigns Thursday from 7 p'm. to 9 p.m. at Hale Auditorium in the School of Business and Adminis- tration. Experts in advertising, political mar- keting and public opinion studies will review the strategies of both candi- dates' appearances during the presenta- tion titled, "The Bush/Gore Campaign Communications: What Worked and Why." Among speakers will be Owen Dougherty, director of corporate communications for the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson Cor- poration, and University commu- nication studies Chairman Michael Traugott. Author to present fiction focusing on family life Author Lynne Schwartz will pres- ent a reading of her fiction Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union. Schwartz recently wrote, "In the Family Way, An Urban Comedy," and a collection of essays titled, "Face to Face." Her work has received nomina- tions for the PEN/Faulkner Award and a National Book Award for First Novel. Schwartz's work has also appeared in anthologies, including the Best Ameri- can Short Stories, the Best American "Essays and the O. Henry Prize Sto- ries. ?U, Washtenaw Literacy book drive underway Washtenaw Literacy and the Uni- versity's America Reads Tutoring Corps is currently running its 12th annual Seasons Reading Book Drive on campus until Dec. 11. The groups are looking for chil- dren's books, both new or "gently used" to be donated to the families and children served by the pro- grams. Last year, departments at the Uni- -versity gathered more than 1,400 books that benefitted other tutoring programs and community centers in the county. To make a donations, drop books off at 1123 Lane Hall, or call Jessie Ulsoy at 769-0099 for more infornma- tion. - Compiled by Daill StaffReporter Lisa ffofinan. By Jane Krall Daily Staff Reporter Even though most candidates in the Michigan Student Assembly fall elections are run- ning with either the Defend Affirma- tive Action Party, the Blue Party or the Michigan Party, many students have ' personal issues and goals they would like to accomplish in addition to the platform of their party. Michigan Party member Bret Mobley said he plans to help medical student groups like the American Medical Women's Association and Black Med- ical Association receive more funding and support from MSA. Parr Mme Mobley, a medical student, also wants ser ies MSA to help the proposed Project H get in off the ground. Project H would allow patients in need of medical attention to be examined by 4 o 1 tilt lb medical students for a reduced fee. "Medical students would work there on a regular basis with a lot of supervision," said Mobley, who is running for the lone Medical SASchool seat open in the fall elec- tion. "It targets people that maybe don't have a lot of other medical options." Blue Party member Reza Break- stone said he is interested compil- ing an Ann Arbor landlord rating publication for students, similar to one that has been implemented at Ohio State University. The publication would use tele- one surveys from previous ten- S " ' e ants to give statistics on Ann Arbor " issues in the landlords. s electon "This would put the power back into the students' hands, because (landlords) will see that they are being publicly gauged against "I would like frequent updates on DPS actions and decisions." -Alex McDonough Blue Party candidate LSA-SG candidates stre, each other," said Breakstone, who is running for an LSA seat. DAAP member Neal Lyons, who is run- ning for an LSA seat, said he would like to pursue issues concerning women's rights on campus. "I would like UHS to carry the abortion pill RU-486," said Lyons, a sophomore. "I would also like to create an atmosphere on campus that condemns rape." In order to keep students informed on the prog- ress of MSA, Michigan Party head and LSA can- didate Doug Tietz said he plans to send out a ss importanc individual academic departments to facilitate the department's curriculum and structure. LSA-SG representatives also plan to create a student guide to the University that includes information ranging from student policies to ath- letic events. "As upperclassmen it is something we wish we had from the start," Orandi said. The implementation of a direct constituency, in which every representative is assigned an e-mail group of LSA students for maintaining direct links between the students and LSA-SG is another goal on the LSA-SG slate and one that a number of candidates have incorporated into their personal goals for the year. Other specific issues on individual and party agendas include the creation of a Fall Break, reform of math study groups, use of advanced biweekly e-mail to give updates about the assem- bly and his own progress if elected to MSA. The e-mail group would be open for anyone on campus to join. "I want to make MSA more accountable to its constituents," Tietz said. Blue Party member Alex McDonough said he would like to see more attention paid to the inter- acti between students and the Department of Public Safety. "I would like frequent updates on DPS actions and decisions and an active student on the DPS oversight committee," said McDonough, who is running for an I.SA seat. e of voting, placement credit toward distribution and consis- tency among graduate student instructors. "Some students have easy sections and get As whereas others may learn more in a harder see, tion but only get a C," Tronstein said. Sophomore independent candidate Jason Rob- inson, a resident of North Campus, said lh believes the University bus system need$ improvement. "It can be very terrible," he said. "I've waited over an hour before." Orandi urged all students to "get educated; voting never used to be this easy." Students can view candidate lists and profiles at the voting Website, wwinvi ich.editu/vote. The voting period runs concurrently with Michigan Student Assembly elections on tho same Website from midnight Wednesday until 11:59 p.m. Thursday. By Johanna Wetmore Daily Stafl Reporter The Michigan student government fall elec- tions come at a time when the world is learning that every vote counts. and LSA Student Govern- ment President B.J. Orandi says LSA-SG elec- tions should be treated the same way. "All you have to do is look at the national elec- tions to see the importance of one vote," Orandi said. "Student government needs a large voter turnout because we're ultimately responsible for the student body." Sophomore incumbent and Blue Party member Rachel Tronstein said students should vote in the LSA-SG elections because of the group's impact on campus. "We are all students. The LSA-SG affects every constituent because it's academic," she said. Twenty-three candidates, including four incum- bents, are vying for 10 vacancies among the stu- dent representative seats. "Low voter turn-out means we didn't reach enough people,"sophomore candidate Ryan Rett- man said. The candidates agreed that the most effective way to reach the students is by going door-to- door. "Chalking and postering gets to the point where people ignore it, " Rettman said. The issues that LSA-SG representatives would like to address this year include 24-hour access to the Shapiro Undergraduate Library during mid- terms and final exams, discussion of the pass/ fail, drop/add deadline and LSA-SG's depart- mental development program, which provides direct communication between LSA-SG and the 7q, m -=I- - 1w, - 121W I , I u I - -,IL -1 -- I I i %MIL i-A ez 41 aI I- ,r Saw S . , ... e _. ' ;: ' x_ E G( Na I I L -- . . 1. - -. BRENDAN ODONNELL/Daily Rackham students Maritza Cardenas and imes Casillas protest on Liberty Street Saturday for a revote in Florida. Protesters rally aaist Electoral College, demand re-vote in Fla. By Jacquelyn Nixon and Karen Schwartz Dai iStaf Reporters Few cars passed the Ann Arbor Federal Building on Saturday afternoon without honking or at least pausing to watch University and Ann arbor community members march down Liberty and Main streets in protest of the Electoral College. "They'd drive by and toot and wave, or give a thumbs up," LSA freshman Rachel Fisher said. "A few people yelled 'go Bush/Cheney' out their windows, but most people honked in support of us." In response to the recount of votes in Florida, about 60 people gathered and held up signs that urged action and asked drivers to honk in support of a re-vote. Fisher said she came to the rally to show her support for Vice President Al Gore and the recount. She said the recount was essential to ensure the next president will be the one who won the popular vote and because of the confusion over the ballot in Palm Beach County, Fla. "These people did not vote for Buchanan. The votes should go to who they were intended for" Fisher said. "What we saw from the popular vote is that Gore is defi- nitely what the people want." Ann Arbor resident Penny Ryder was approaching her car when she heard the rally participants chanting "the will of the people" and "every vote counts." After hearing the protesters, Ryder chose to join the group. "I agreed with their cause, so I decided to stay," Ryder said. "I believe that our country is apathetic in terms of votM." Ryder said the United States should maintain effective election processes."We monitor the voting systems in other countries, and then we turn around and have an election that has questions," she said. Some rally participants received an e-mail about the event and were informed of similar rallies taking place simultaneously across the nation. Concerned Ann Arbor resident Miriam Rozian said the Electoral College isn't representative of the people. She urged that the popular vote should have more weight in the elective process. "We need a national runoff election. I don't believe it will be started this year, but we need it so every vote counts" she said. "Everybody needs to be represented." Demonstrators concerns included the future and fair- ness of presidential elections in light of recent events. "We're protesting that Bush is claiming he's president- elect when that hasn't been decided yet," Ann Arbor resi- dent Michael Beasley said. "It's horrible that the ballots were thrown out because of a misleading fonnat. But this (rally) gave me some hope that we could do something to remedy things," he said. Beasley said he and others plan to have a rally every Sat- urday at 1 p.m. until the issue is resolved and hopes people will step forward and increase support for their cause. "The more people we have demonstrating the more people will know how important this is. 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