ON CAMPUS
Prof to hold
MCRI workshop
Political science Prof. Scott
Page will give a briefing on the
Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Page will
also discuss the skills needed to
express opinions about the ini-
tiative respectfully. Check the
University's Expect Respect
website for location information
at www.urespect.umich.edu.
Sudan refugees
to attend film
James Hathaway, director
of the University's Program in
Refugee and Asylum Law, will
host a free screening of "Lost
Boys of Sudan" at 5 p.m. today.
The film documents the journey
of two Sudanese refugees to the
United States. Megan Mylan, the
film's director, and local Suda-
nese refugees will join Hathaway
in a question-and-answer session
after the screening.
NEWS
Cox cites successes
in re-election bid
Thursday, September 28, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3A
State Attorney
General Mike Cox
got his start at 'U'
LANSING (AP) - Most other
undergraduates were sleeping
soundly at the University when
Mike Cox used to wake up for the
5 a.m. jogs he took, even before
big exams.
The ex-Marine had learned disci-
pline and efficiency in the military
after high school. Wasting little
time, Cox graduated from college in
just three years. He stayed in Ann
Arbor and earned a law degree.
Sixteen years later, time is still
a scarce commodity for Michigan's
attorney general.
Whether it's reading weekly
status reports on child support
and gun-violence initiatives or
announcing new charges in a once-
cold 1979 sex slaying, Cox sticks to
a busy schedule.
"I'm in a race against the clock
in terms of terms limits," he says.
"You have eight years. There's a lot
I want to get done."
Cox, 44, was a political new-
comer in 2002 when he beat
Democrat Gary Peters in a race
for an open seat and became the
state's first Republican attorney
general in almost a half-century.
He replaced Democrat Jennifer
Granholm, who successfully ran
that year for governor.
Now he's the favorite over Dem-
ocratic challenger Amos Williams,
another first-time office seeker.
Charles Conces of the U.S. Tax-
payers Party and Bill Hall of the
Libertarian Party also are running
for attorney general.
"It's nicer being the incum-
bent," Cox says with a smile.
But he knows the advantages of
incumbency - like having a
fundraising edge - don't guar-
antee victory. He says he was
outspent four years ago but won
by a narrow margin.
"At the end of the day, I know
this is going to be a referendum
on what people think I've done in
office," Cox says.
ida resident Renee Seger reacts as a granite monument honoring local soldiers killed
in the war on terrorism is lifted by crane into position in Veterans Park in Monroe.
I
'U' Philharmonia DeVos calls for ban on free
Orchestra to
perform at Hill tickets, travel for lawmakers
The University Philharmonia
Orchestra will perform pieces by
Handel, Respighi and Brahms at
8 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium.
Admission is free.
CRIME
NOTES
After crashing
into glass wall,
woman swells up
A woman ran into a glass
wall yesterday at about 2 p.m.
at the Chrysler Center on North
Campus, the Department of
Public Safety reported. Police
said her face was swelling and
her head was throbbing after
the collision. She refused to be
transported.
While man plays
p basketball,
pants stolen
While playing basketball in the
main gym of the Central Campus
Recreation Building, a Univer-
sity Hospital staff member lost his
pants and wallet, DPS reported.
The man's belongings were stolen
from the floor of the gym. The case
is under investigation.
Palm Pilot stolen
from bleachers
A Palm Pilot was stolen from an
Intramural Building staff member
while he was playing baseball on
Mitchell Field, DPS reported. He
had left the palm pilot unattended.
Police have no suspects.
' THIS DAY
m In 'U' History.
GOP candidate:
State should work for
no one but the voters
LANSING (AP) - Republi-
can gubernatorial candidate Dick
DeVos says politicians in Michigan
government shouldn't be able to
accept free tickets and trips from
lobbyists.
"We need a state government
that works for no one but the vot-
ers," DeVos said in a statement
yesterday. "Under a DeVos admin-
istration, Michigan will have some
of the strongest lobbying reform
policies in place in order to restore
faith and trust in how government
is operated and ensure a solid focus
on economic and job growth."
The Ada businessman said he
would ban lobbyists from provid-
ing any free tickets or trips to office
holders, prohibit state contractors
from giving to gubernatorial cam-
paigns and require a three-year
wait before government officials
can become lobbyists.
No one has suggested a strict
ban on any free travel, although
legislation introduced by Rep.
Chris Ward (R-Brighton) would
ban lobbyists from paying for law-
makers' travel unless it was within
Michigan. Little progress has been
made on the bills.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and
Democratic lawmakers offered
their own ethics package in April
that called for annual disclosure of
financial interests by state elected
officials and candidates to protect
against conflicts of interest. The
measure would require all guber-
natorial candidates to release their
last three federal tax returns.
The package also called for
extending the current ban on paid
speaking fees for all legislators to
all elected state officials and offi-
cials in the executive and legisla-
tive branches who come under
the state's lobbying law, as well as
other changes.
DeVos has made a point of saying
he would not be swayed by special
interest groups if elected gover-
nor because he has not accepted
any money from political action
committees. Instead, the former
president of Amway Corp. and its
parent company, Alticor Inc., has
tapped his personal wealth, putting
$16.1 million from his own pocket
toward the $21.6 million he report-
ed raising through late August.
Although all six of the candi-
dates running for governor in 2002
released their tax returns or said
over the phone how much they
made, how much they paid and
what their charitable giving was
for 2001, DeVos has declined to
release his 2005 tax return. Gran-
holm, who released her 2001 and
2005 tax returns, has criticized
DeVos for not releasing his.
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Ghost elevators
haunt building
Sept. 28, 1949 - Ghost eleva-
tors have been reported in the
Administration, Building. An
Administration Building staff [||
member said the elevators float
up to the fifth floor, open their
doors, remain for a moment and
then disappear.
The staff member said this
happens about six times per day.
Harry Fisher of the University
Purchasing Office was in charge
of buying the new ghost eleva-
tors. Staff members character-
ize these express elevators as
"unpredictable," "safe," "swift,"
- even "friendly."
Fisher said the elevators
have safety features like over-
size brakes, six cables and two
escape hatches.
Set to go to every floor for
which a button is pressed, the
elevators stop at the lowest floor
first and work their way up. The
elevators are programmed to
automatically return to the first
floor, Fisher said. He said this Ohi
explains the brevity of the visits atti
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