Tuesday, September 12, 2006 TIMBERLAKE: Too S! News 3 Court refuses to block disputed, ballot measure Opinion 4 Ima yed OiinA changingUbEf iii rg Middle East Sports 9 Farm skills pay off for Blue's Bihl One-hundred-sixteen years of editorial freedom zwzv. mzirkiandaiy. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 6 2006 The Michigan Daily Somber memorial on a somber day Diag vigil draws Republican candidate who is Foundation for the Defense challenging incumbent U.S. of Democracies. The group small crowd, big Sen. Debbie Stabenow in formed after Sept. 11 to fight November's election, spoke terrorism throughout the emotions at the vigil about the collec- world. By Dave Mekelburg tive spirit of the American "It's a new day' Bouchard Daily Staff Reporter people. said of the post-Sept. 11 era. "Nothing could pull "The next chapter not just in For some who lived (Ground Zero volunteers) U.S. history, but in world his- through the Sept. 11 attacks, from that opportunity to help tory." there is a paradox - move people'" Bouchard said. E. Royster Harper, vice on from the catastrophe, but With the wind gently flap- president for student affairs, never forget it. ping an American flag at took the microphone on For the latter, a small half-staff behind the crowd, behalf of the University. memorial for the attacks' LSA junior Ryan Bouchard She said the University victims took place yesterday addressed the crowd. became involved in the vigil evening on the steps of the Bouchard, who is not to honor the alumni that Hatcher Graduate Library related to Mike, organized passed away in the attacks under overcast skies. the vigil with support from and to unite the student com- Mike Bouchard, the the nonprofit organization See VIGIL, page 7 Cole's speech awes - in a different way Prof blogger evaluates fight against al-Qaida By Gabe Nelson Daily Staff Reporter Juan Cole's speech was shocking. Just not in the sense politi- cal junkies have come to expect from Cole, a professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian History and author of the controversial blog "Informed Comment" Many expected to hear a fiery cri- tique of U.S. foreign policy. Instead, Cole's speech fac- tual, not inflammatory. In front of a crowd of hun- dreds in Rackham Audito- rium yesterday afternoon, Cole focused on America's successes and failures in combating al-Qaida and other extremist groups over the past five years. He said the United States has made a number of mis- See COLE; page 7 Juan Cole, professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian History, speaks about the fight against al-Qaida yesterday afternoon. NMIi.AN DECIDES 2096 College Dems, Republicans gear up for election season Republicans plan 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day,' 'Fun with Guns' By Andrew Grossman Daily Staff Reporter It's still early in the elec- tion season, but the College Republicans and College Democrats have already launchedcampaignstoseduce your vote in November. On Sunday, the College Dems pulled on Ann Arbor's strong liberal roots and brought in John Dingell, a congressman from Dearborn who has had a hold on Michi- gan's 15th district longer than many students' parents have been alive. The College Republicans have other ideas, some not quite as mainstream as parad- ing popular politicians. Morgan Wilkins, the intern hired by the Republi- can National Committee to win the hearts and minds of Michigan 20-somethings, is planning events that some may find odd. To others, they may be offensive. One such idea is 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day;' in which a volunteer would play ANGELA CESERE/Daily LSA sophomore Paula Klein, who helps coordinate voter registration for the College Democrat, assists LSA freshman Hannah Lieberman as she registers to vote at the College Democrats mass meeting in the Michigan Union Sunday. lege Democrats' mass meet- ing Sunday and addressed a crowd of more than 200 stu- dents. They came to their feet and applauded the congress- man from Dearborn. "This is going to be a very interesting year," said Ding- ell, who spoke alongside Lt. Gov. John Cherry. "You can make a real difference in how this state goes." While Dingell faces no major opposition in his bid to add another term to his half century of service in the U.S. House of Representatives, Cherry and running mate Gov. Jennifer Granholm are in a tight race with Republi- can challenger Dick DeVos. Leaders of the two student groups are confident that their campaigning will make a dif- ference in the race. "We're going to walk, we're going to talk, we're going to knock our way to victory on Election Day in November," said LSA senior Jamie Ruth, chair of the College Demo- crats. Students have formed cam- pus chapters of Students for DeVos and Students for Gra- nholm. They began recruit- ing Thursday at Festifall, an annual event on the Diag where student groups look for See CAMPAIGN, page 7 DAVID TUMAN/Daily New Engineering School Dean David Munson speaks at a reception in his honor yesterday afternoon in Tishman Hall on the first floor of the Computer Science and Engineering Building. New dean, new vision the part of an illegal immi- grant and hide somewhere on campus while others try to find him. The winner would receive a prize. Her other ideas include an event called "Fun with Guns;" in which young Republicans would use a BB gun or paint- ball gun to shoot cardboard cut-outs of Democratic lead- ers such as Sen. Hillary Clin- ton (D-NY.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) The College Dem's events might not be as contentious as Wilkins', but they seem to have struck a chord with their followers. Dingell, a crutch tucked under one arm, hobbled to the microphone at the Col- David Munson has a plan for the Engin School. Hint: It's not boring By Laura Frank Daily Staff Reporter Engineering students, watch out. Your new dean is shaking things up. At a reception in his honor yesterday, Engineering School Dean David Munson, who assumed his new post on July 1, promised to create a more lively engineering community. Munson - who came to Ann Arbor three years ago to chair the Electrical Engi- neering and Computer Sci- ence Department - said he plans to develop new social events for the engineer- ing community, though he wouldn't say exactly what. "I would like for the Col- lege of Engineering and also North Campus to be known for maybe some unusual events;'he said. "Things that only happen up here. Kind of quirky things that display a sense of humor and some adventuresomeness." See DEAN, page 7 i