The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com REGENTS From page IA Bouchard. Ed Sarpolus, the vice president of EPIC/MRA, said the Democrats can expecta 3- to 4-percent advan- tage in voter turnout, with Gran- holm and Stabenow winning by 4 to 5 percent. But Sarpolus said he thinks incumbent regents David Brandon (R-Ann Arbor) and Kathy White (D-Ann Arbor) will retain their seats, unless Granholm and Sta- benow bring more Democrats to the polls than he expects, boosting Darlow's chances. If Granholm wins the guberna- torial election by 6 percent or more, the Democrats will likely win both seats, Lessenberry said. If that doesn't happen, it could be a close race. Before they write their vic- tory speeches, though, Democrats might want to remember the 2002 election, when Granholm won her first term as governor by a 3-per- cent margin. In that year's regental election, the Republicans took both seats. But Andrew Richner of Grosse Pointe Park won his seat by a mere 7,000 votes and the other Republi- can, Andrea Fischer Newman had an incumbent advantage. Other than party affiliation, name recognition is the only thing most voters look at, Sarpolus said. Sarpolus said Brandon, as an incumbent and CEO of Domino's Pizza, is well-known enough that he should win re-election even if Granholm and Stabenow score modest victories. This year, the Democratic Party has capitalized on that by nominat- ing recognizable candidates for the boards of other universities in the state. For example, Debbie Dingell, wife of U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D- Mich.), is on the ballot as a candi- date for the Wayne State University - -- Board of Governors. MSA And George Perles, a former From page IA football coach at Michigan State University, is running for the MSU Board of Trustees. Currently, MSA "It's more sensible than running student groups': Paris Hilton, but they're doing it for ages without a tw the exact same reason," Lessenber- the committee th ry said. "Almost nobody pays any funding. attention to those races." "The reason f The University, Michigan State not funded is tha University and Wayne State Univer- an integral parto sity are the only schools that hold Rep. Nate Fink sa statewide elections for their gov- Fink, who ise erning bodies. Although some have the assembly's Co criticized the election process for Commission, said the Board of Regents saying many student groups g voters select candidates arbitrarily food on several or along party lines, it doesn't look past. like the process is likely to change, In addition to Sarpolus said. platform approac In some states, the governor rated itself from t appoints statewide the governing ties in other way boards of public universities. not use typicalc "It's the way things have always gies, like "botheri been done (in Michigan), so why dorm rooms," Gol change?" Sarpolus said. "I can't reveal A does not pay for food and bever- o thirds vote from at would provide food is generally at it's usually not f the event," MSA id. also the chair of mmunity Service d he had heard of etting money for occasions in the the food-based h, HHC has sepa- he rest of the par- s. The party will campaign strate- ng people in their den said. too much of our . "But we're going ple to go to the site t of events are out there, and we plan to go out on the Diag and get to know more people." The Michigan Action Party, this year's reincarnation of the long-dominant election machine Students 4 Michigan, has a more extensive platform. Its new slogan is "protecting your wallets, protecting your rights and taking action for you." If elected, MAP candidates say they will work to have book lists for courses published earlier, put more course packs online, coordi- nate with campus police to improve safety and improve MSA's rela- tionship with City Council, among other plans. The Student Liberty Party, led by former Student Conserva- tive Party presidential candidate Ryan Fantuzzi, another victim of S4M's dominance in last spring's election, has a threefold platform: reform the race and ethnicity graduation requirement so more classes qualify, discouraging the assembly from taking stances on political issues and allowing stu- dents to designate a dollar of their MSA student fees to a student Friday, November 3, 2006 - 7A group of their choice. Regardless of the outcome of Proposal 2, a ballot proposal that would end many affirmative action programs in Michigan, the Defend Affirmative Action Party's goal is to retain and increase minorityenroll- ment and fight racial harassment on campus. Members said they will do this by passing resolutions and working with University administrators. "We're not prepared to accept the end of affirmative action," said Maricruz Lopez, a DAAP co- chair and candidate for LSA rep- resentative. Lopez is also involved in the group By Any Means Nec- essary. The only independent candidate is Tim Hull, a junior who attends all MSA meetings and is involved in various MSA committees. There are nine LSA seats up for grabs Nov. 16 and 17, four Rackham Graduate School seats, three Col- lege of Engineering seats, two Busi- ness School seats and one seat each in the Schools of Nursing, Phar- macy, Social Work, Medicine and Public Health. strategy," he said. to encourage peop and see what sort GLITCH From page IA tions than it had at this point last year. University spokeswoman Julie Peterson said the University has been more aggressive this year in getting applicants to apply early. This way admissions can make admissions and financial aid deci- sions can be made earlier. The date a prospective student applies may be of heightened impor- tance this year because of the likely passage of Proposal 2 - a state bal- lot proposal that if passed would prohibit the University from con- sidering race, gender and national origin in admissions. Unless a court blocks its imme- diate implementation, Proposal 2 would take effect in late December, forcing the University to change its admissions policies midstream. By late December, a sizable por- tion of next year's class will already have been accepted. Spencer said there are all kinds of legal challenges that could delay the implementation of Proposal 2. But he called the potential that next year's freshman class might be judged under two different admis- sions policies - one that considered race and one that did not - "a real possibility." Pa. congressman agreed to pay ex-mistress $500,000 BLOOD BATTLE From page IA Southeastern Michigan regional representative. "The patients in the hospital will be the winners." Last year, combined donations totaled more than 4,000 pints, the largest amount of blood given dur- ing a drive between any two uni- versities in history. Although OSU's main campus had 10,000 more undergraduates than the University of Michigan last year, the Buckeyes won by a mere 80 pints for their third victory in a row. University organizers said they don't consider the close loss a defeat. "There really are no losers," Blood Battle co-chair Kurt Susdorf said. "It's a good warm-up for the game and a chance for students to have friendly competition to save lives." There will be 28 separate drives across campus. Many will be in res- idence halls, and there will be one in the Michigan Union Ballroom every weekday beginning Monday. Blood Battle co-chair Caitie Hill said each drive has a number of pints it aims to collect. Meeting these goals is not just a strategy to beat OSU, it's an attempt to break previous collection records. "We've upped some of our goals," Hill said. "We're hoping that will help us pull it off this year." Organizers are using a new col- lection method in an attempt to increase the number of pints. Donors in the Union will have the option of giving blood via automated red cell collection. This option, available for people with blood types B and 0, lets donors give double the amount of blood. "With the process, the donor basically donates two units instead of one, and the plasma is replaced after the process to restore energy," McNevin said. Because it is a more intensive procedure, only women who are more than 5 feet 1 inch tall and weigh more than 150 pounds and men who are more than 5 feet 5 inches tall and weigh more than 175 pounds may participate. To donate, you must be in good health, be at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds. Snacks and juice are provided, but Blood Battle co-chair Mike Diamond stressed the importance of eating well before donating. Although organizers welcome walk-ins, they encourage donors to make appointments because it helps control long lines. "One of our problems is that we have too many walk-ins," Susdorf said. "The biggest reward is see- ing the student and faculty output and reaching our drive goals, but if we want to collect more than we ever have, we need people to make appointments." To register, go to www.givelife. org and enter the sponsor code "goblue" to view times and loca- tions and make an appointment. ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A Republican congressman accused of abusing his ex-mistress agreed to pay her about $500,000 in a set- tlement last year that contained a powerful incentive for her to keep quiet until after Election Day, a person familiar with the terms of the deal told The Associated Press. Rep. Don Sherwood is locked in a tight re-election race against a Democratic opponent who has seized on the four-term congress- man's relationship with the woman. While Sherwood acknowledged the woman was his mistress, he denied abusing her and said that he had settled her $5.5 million lawsuit on confidential terms. The settlement, reached in November 2005, called for Cyn- thia ore to be paid in installments, according to a person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal is confidential. She has received less than half the money so far, and will not get the rest until after the Nov.7 election, the person said yesterday. A confidentiality clause requires Ore to forfeit some of the money if she talks publicly about the case, according to this person and two other people familiar with ele- ments of the case. It is common in settlements for payments to be made in install- ments and for the parties to be held to confidentiality. Sherwood admitted no wrong- doing, a standard provision in such agreements, this person said. Sherwood, a65-year-old married father of three who is considered a family-values conservative, had one of the safest seats in Congress until Ore sued him in June 2005, alleging he physically abused her throughout their five-year affair. Reached by telephone Wednes- day, the congressman and success- ful car dealer said: "I can neither confirm nor deny because this was a private settlement. If I'd like to talk to you about it, I can't." The Associated Press has been trying for months to find out the terms of the settlement. According to a police report, Ore called 911 on her cell phone from the bathroom of Sherwood's Capitol Hill apartment in 2004 and report- ed that Sherwood had choked her while giving her a back rub. Sher- wood admitted having an affair with the 30-year-old woman, but vehemently denied ever hurting her, and criminal charges were never filed. But Ore sued for damages. Sherwood's challenger, Chris Carney, has hammered the con- gressman over the affair in TV ads, calling Sherman a hypocrite who brought "Washington values" to his rural northeastern Pennsylva- nia district. Sherwood responded with his own ad, in which he looked directly into the camera and apologized for his conduct. Last month, his wife mailed a letter to voters that accused Carney of "needlessly cruel" campaign tactics. Although GOP voters greatly outnumber Democrats in his con- servative district, many people have said they would not vote for him again because of the affair. Even before Ore settled, the congressman tried to keep a tight lid on the case. His lawyer asked a judge to prohibit disclosure of materials from the case, warning that Sherwood's opponents might try to use the information to harm him politically. Rev. resigns amid gay sex allegations JOIN THE TEAM. E-MAIL NEWS@MICHIGANDAILY.COM COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. the allegations. His accuser refused (AP) - The leader of the 30 mil- to share voice mails that he said lion-member National Association backed up his claim. of Evangelicals, a vocal opponent of Haggard also stepped aside as same-sex marriage, resigned yes- head of his 14,000-member New terday afterbeing accused of paying Life Church while a church panel for sex with a man in monthlytrysts investigates. over the past three years. "I am voluntarily stepping aside The Rev. Ted Haggard, a married from leadership so that the overseer father of five who has been called process can be allowed to proceed one of the most influential evangeli- with integrity," Haggard said in a cal Christians in the nation, denied written statement."I hopeto be able to discuss this matter in more detail at a later date." He also told KUSA-TV late Wednesday: "Never had a gay rela- tionship with anybody, and I'm steady with my wife, I'm faithful to my wife." The allegations come as vot- ers in Colorado and seven other states get ready to decide Tuesday on amendments banning gay mar- riage. High water threatens herd of Dutch horses AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Rescue workers struggled yesterday to save a herd of 100 horses stranded for days on a tiny knoll after a fierce storm turned their pasture into an angry sea. Eighteen horses have drowned and the rest have spent two nights huddled together in knee-deep water. Rescuers planned to bring in horses that are strong swim- mers to show the panicky animals, including several foals, how to get to dry land. Dutch television and news- papers carried dramatic pho- tographs and footage of the horses crowded together, their backs to the wind, on a small patch of ground. They were sur- rounded by brackish-colored sea water, pushed by the storm surge into a wilderness area outside the dikes of Marrum, 90 miles north- east of Amsterdam. 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