Thursday, October 14, 2004 Opinion 5A Impediments to student voting Arts 1OA "NBA Live 2005" nails a slam dunk AL MONTOYA ATTENDS TO SOME UNFINISHED BUS1N Ss ... FACEOFF 2004 One-hundredjourteen years ofedtorilfreedom Weather H:61 LOW 43 TOMORROW: Sports 14A Notre Dame avenges NCAA loss last year, wins 3-0 in South Bend www.michikandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 12 02004 The Michigan Daily C Otgk)s 04 The last stand Phony calls ask A voters to give up ballots By Anne Joling Daily Staff Reporter A statement released by the Ann Arbor City Clerk's Office yesterday alerted citizens about fraudulent phone calls in which the caller asked the recipient for information on whether they were voting by absentee ballot. The callers falsely claimed "A caller m they represented the City Clerk's suggested Office or the Michigan State the persoi Election Com- mittee, and asked them an u for ballots to be absentee b returned to them. TheAnnArbor Police Depart- ment received Ann Arbor Cii one complaint from a woman who received such a call and the clerk's office received six or seven reports from resi- dents who received the suspicious calls. In the case reported to the AAPD, the caller asked the resident whether she had received an absentee ballot. "The woman then asked the caller for her name and the (caller), who identified herself as being from the. Michigan State Election Committee, refused to give her name. The woman asked her a couple more times and the caller hung up," AAPD Sgt. Pat Ouel- lette said. In one particular case, "a caller may have suggested that the person send them an unused absentee ballot" according to clerk's office. nay have that n send mused ballot." Statement fro ty Clerk's Offi it doesn't kn calls. "We have the statement from the The mayor's office was also alerted by several concerned voters who had received such calls. "We're going to do our best to inform the pub- lic about this so they can protect m themselves," Ann ce Arbor Mayor John Hieftje said. The AAPD said ow who is behind the no idea who might be making these phone calls, we're ask- ing anyone who has any information or has received a similar phone call to contact us," Ouellette said. Residents with any information can call the AAPD's anonymous tip line at 996-3199. ASHLEY HARPER/Daily LSA seniors Lauren Homes, left, and Christen Johnson, right, watch the presidential debate in the MLK lounge of Bursley Residence Hall at an event hosted by the fraternity Omega Psi Phi last night. Infinalpresidential debate, candidates touch all the bases Whom to call The Ann Arbor Police Department, the Mayor's Office and the City Clerk's Office have all received reports of phony phone calls made by people claiming to repre- sent city and election officials. The callers have asked voters to turn in their ballots to unauthorized locations.3 * Persons who have received such calls may contact the AAPD at 99-39. Ho-me schooled students ex3cel By Donn M. Fresard and Jameel Nagv Daily Staff Reporters President Bush and Democratic nominee John Kerry clashed for the third and final time in last night's debate, focusing on domestic issues and broaching foreign policy as well. One of the major points of contention in the debate was fiscal discipline, with each candidate accusing the other of being more irresponsible with government spending. Kerry criticized Bush's tax cuts as "unaffordable" and said his spending increases have contributed to unaccept- able deficit levels. "We're going to restore the fiscal discipline we had in the 1990s," Kerry said. "Every plan that I have laid out - my health-care plan, my plan for education, my plan for kids to be able to get better college loans --I've shown exactly how I'm going to pay for those." Bush responded that Kerry's "rhetoric doesn't match A CBS poll showed 39 percent of responders said Kerry won while 25 percent said Bush won the debate. his record" in the Senate, claiming that the Mass. sena- tor has voted to increase taxes 98 times and that Kerry's spending proposals will cost $2.2 trillion. College Republicans member Kevin Olson watched the debate at a bipartisan event hosted by the American Movement for Israel at the University Hillel. Olson, an Engineering freshman, said he did not blame the president for the record-breaking deficit. "Any president in office during 9/11 would face the same problems," he said. The two candidates presented a clear contrast on health care, with Bush promoting his health savings accounts - which would allow individuals to save tax-free money toward health-care costs - and Kerry defending his plan for expanded federally funded health care from Bush's attacks. Continuing the theme of his recent attacks against Ker- ry's plan, Bush characterized it as "federally controlled health care" and said it would lead to rationing and less choice. Bush also depicted Kerry's plan as over-ambitious and expensive. Kerry argued that his plan is optimal and gives Ameri- cans more choices, adding that Bush's characterization of his health-care plan has been called incorrect by two major television news networks. Bush dismissed that line of argument, saying, "In all due respect, I'm not so sure it's credible to quote leading news organizations about - oh, never mind." According to Factcheck.org, a nonpartisan website run by the University of Pennsylvania, Bush's depictions See DEBATE, Page 8A By Alexa Jenner Daily Staff Reporter Consultant to advise on SAPAC changes By Aymar Jean Daily Staff Reporter Seeking to ease a contentious transi- tion in sexual assault services, the Divi- sion of Student Affairs has brought in a University-employed consultant to gath- er information and report to the division on the progress of the changes. Over the summer, the administration made changes to the University's sexual assault services. Under the plan, Counsel- ing and Psychological Services received two full-time sexual assault counselors from the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center. The move relieved ADMINISI SAPAC of its F______ counseling burden, allowing the office to focus on education and advocacy, administrators said. But some students and assault sur- vivors are still wary of these changes. By moving sexual assault counseling to CAPS, the administration is fragmenting services to the detriment of survivors of sexual violence, they say. Under these conditions, Lisa Schei- man, a certified nurse for more than a decade, midwife at University Hospital and coordinator of TR ATON the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, will try to ensure that the transition goes smoothly. For the next few months, Scheiman will talk to staffers at SAPAC and CAPS, as well as student leaders to assess how the tran- sition is going between the two offices. She will also keep working full-time for SANE - a program of nurses providing emergency services to survivors. "One of my purposes is to be a sound- ing board for people that have continued questions about the transition and how it's going. And I want to provide a confiden- tial place for students and staff to go to discuss ways that they think the transition might not be going well," Scheiman said. Scheiman will be paid a fee for her services. She has already met with SAPAC's advisory board and administrators at Student Affairs. SAPAC director Kelly Cichy said Scheiman has extensive experience with sexual assault, both from a medical and survivor perspective. With Scheiman's work at SANE and the Washtenaw See SAPAC, Page 8A At a young age Peter Schriemer, now an LSA senior, adapted to the life of learning at home because his local elementary school in Ann Arbor was overpopulated. "I was a very active kid, so my mom decided to home school me that year, and she loved it so much that I was home schooled up through high school," Schriemer said. As the oldest child, Schriemer set a fam- ily trend: His three younger siblings were also home schooled. Now, as he prepares for graduation in the spring, Schriemer is working with the Discovery Channel and PBS to develop his wildlife special, "Beyond Your Doorstep" which won him a People's Choice Award from the National Religious Broadcasters in California at the age of 17. "Home- schooling taught me that education is life and life is education, and that's what inspired this special. I wanted to teach kids," he said. Schreimer is one of the few stu- dents at the University who were home schooled from kindergarten through high school. Yet Michigan has one of the high- est rates of home schooled students per capita in the country. Nation- wide, these students rival their peers on standardized tests, according to University admissions personnel. In this year's freshman class there are only four students - all from Michigan-that were home schooled through high school, according to the University. Nick Cudney, a graduate student in the Dental School, was home schooled from fifth to eighth grade because of his dyslexia. "By the time I reached fifth grade I was three years behind in reading and writing, and my mom decided to home school me," Cudney said. It only took a year of home schooling for him to catch up with his class, Cudney said. Cudney took his high school class- es at a community college and then went to Wheaton College, outside Chicago. Now, at the age of 20, Cud- ney is ahead of his peers, already in See STUDENTS, Page 7A Forum offers students MIP tips -- ----------- )y Kelly McDermott Paily Staff Reporter Students had the chance to ask a University lawyer how to avoid minors in possession of alcohol violations at a discussion in the style of a town hall meeting last night. This meeting is the first in a series called "Know Your Rights" that the Michigan Student Assembly is hosting in an effort to inform students of their rights when facing i alcoho1 infractions. Understanding the law The Michigan Student Assembly is sponsor- ing a series of forums to inform students of their rights on issues such as signing hous- ing leases and alcohol law violations. Stuient I aal ServicesD irector Doug Lewis CHRISTINE STAFFORD/ Daily Doug Lewis, director of Student Legal Services, answers questions from students on how to avoid getting a minors in possession of alcohol citation at I I .