The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - 7A REGISTRATION From Page 1A person tried to convince a student who would not be 18 on Election Day to use a fake birth date when registering. In the e-mail, Evilsizer also cited complaints ofVoice Your Vote members wearing campaign but- tons supporting Democratic presi- dential nominee Barack Obama - a violation of the group's pledge to remain non-partisan. In an interview after yester- day's meeting, Lieberman, an LSA junior, denied that Voice Your Vote representatives acted in a partisan way. Lieberman went on to say that specific alleged incidents weren't discussed during the meeting. "There was no need to dis- cuss the specifics of the incidents because we both had a mutual understanding of where Voice Your Vote stands on non-partisan- ship," she said. LSA senior Shingwani, a mem- ber ofVoice Your Vote, said she was she was certain those accused of violating Housing's policy weren't members of Voice Your Vote. "I don't know who was respon- sible for that, nor does Housing," she said. Only Lieberman, Egler and Shingwani were allowed to go door-to-door Monday for a planned registration drive in Couzens. Everyone trained and autho- rized by Voice Your Vote - about 70 people, according to Lieberman - is now allowed to register stu- dents in the residence halls. In a separate meeting yesterday, representatives from University Housing and the Office of the Gen- eral Counsel met with representa- tives of the College Democrats and lawyers for the Obama campaign to "review and clarify the Uni- versity's Campaign Guidelines," Logan said. "We have a responsibility to ensure that those to whom we grant access to University resi- dence halls follow . University (including Housing) policies as well as state and federal laws," he said. "Those policies preclude partisan door-to-door activities, VIDEO GAMES From Page 1A was right to get something like this off the ground." Video game sales in 2007 would seem to back that claim, too. Last year, U.S. video game sales totaled more than $9.5 billion, a figure that has more than tripled since 1996, according to the Entertain- ment Software Association. The ESA also found that 65 percent of American households had at least one person who played video games regularly. College of Engineering Prof. John Laird, who teaches a course on computer game design, said video games may not have the same cultural following that lit- erature or film do, but they repre- sent an increasingly popular form of entertainment. This trend, he said, partially explains why the University would create such a library. Professors from an array of departments - including Com- munication Studies, Screen Arts and Cultures and Art and Design - supported the archive in its infant stages. "I thought it sounded great," said Catherine Soehner, direc- tor of the Art, Architecture and Engineering Library. She first learned of the proposal when she became the library's director in May 2007. Soehner said the library want- ed to support "academic inquiry APARTMENTS From Page 1A dent General Counsel Michael Benson to author a resolution against it. Ann Arbor City Councilwoman Sabra Briere (D-Ward 1), who attended last night's meeting, encouraged students to take a more active role in the evolution of the campus neighborhood. "It seems sad to me that maybe these developers haven't figured out that it's really important to OUTBREAK From Page 1A to avoid lettuce altogether, but rec- ommended minimizing further exposure by thoroughly washing fruits and vegetables and thor- oughly cooking meat. Terry Denbow, Michigan State University's vice president for media relations, declined com- ment, referrinj to a statement consistent with our obligations under state and federal law not to endorse candidates or use public resources to support or oppose candidates or ballot proposals." An amendment added to the Higher Education Act when it was renewed in 1989 requires that any university receiving federal fund- ing make a "good-faith" effort to provide students with access to voter registration forms. To comply, the University encourages students to register to vote through Voice Your Vote drives and other methods. Senior administrators have also sent stu- dents a number of e-mails this fall with links to voter registration forms and mail-in forms were also distributed in dorm mailboxes. Several Voice Your Vote volun- teers said they were frustrated with Housing, claiming the Uni- versity wasn't working with them in their attempts to hold registra- tion drives in the residence halls or put drop boxes for registration forms in University buildings. "This is the last straw ofbureau- cratic roadblocks," Egler, an LSA sophomore, told The Michigan Daily earlier this week. Policies governing voter reg- istration in residence halls vary from school to school.. Like Michigan, Ohio State University has a similar policy prohibiting partisan groups from canvassing or registering voters in residence halls. Ohio State admin- istrators have worked with the school's Undergraduate Student Government-sponsored "OSU Vote," a non-partisan group simi- lar to Voice Your Vote. Ohio State senior Anne Evans, government relations director for the OSU student government, said OSU Vote is an alliance of sev- eral groups on campus, including College Democrats and College Republicans. The group has regis- tered voters at tables in every resi- dence hall and also hosted events during welcome week. During move-in, Resident Advi- sors explained how to fill out and turn in voter registration forms at hall meetings. "Student life has been essential in providing us the support in the residence halls and pretty much anything we need on campus," including but not limited to pro- gramming and technology, artis- tic and literary expression, social and cultural impact, instruction and education." Soehner said she "never metany resistance at all," when garnering feedback on the archive. "It was just explaining it," she said. While the archive's primary purpose is academic, it is also open to students for recreation. Its hours are currently limited to weekdays from ito 4 p.m. as staff- ers continue to set up the facility and wait for more equipment to arrive. With the exception of hand- held systems and games - both of which are currently unavilable - students won't be able to rent materials from the archive. There has been no effort to advertise the archive yet, and it has had few patrons. Only about 10 people per day to stop by to check out the archive's collection. Once traffic picksup,the library will use a reservation system, with priority going to research- ers. Rackham student Sarah Rae- zler also said they hope to hold tournaments at the archive in the future. Engineering freshmen Yang Wang said he hoped a club of World of Warcraft enthusiasts would form in response to the archive's opening. "I think that it's wonderful," he said. Carter said about $40,000 of existing library funds have been have students involved in the project," Briere said. "This is your town too." Sohoni said he regretted not getting involved sooner. "Students didn't really get a chance to voice an opinion on this at all," he said. The assembly discussed a num- ber of issues related to the con- struction of 601 Forest, including the potential for a shortage of parking, increased traffic on the already congested South Universi- ty Avenue and whether Ann Arbor and the University would ben- released by the school earlier this week. According to the statement, the school's dining halls pulled turkey products from their menus and discarded all iceberg lettuce because of the E. coli outbreak. The decision to toss the food was made without officials knowing whether the items were contami- nated, the statement said. The Michigan Department of Community Health is further inves1 gating the cases and piec- Evans said. Ohio State spokeswoman Ruth Gerstner said the Office of Student Life works to support the group in their efforts. "They are all working togeth- er," Gerstner said of the OSU Vote coalition. "As administrators in student life, we are not doing the actual voter registration but we are assistingthe students." A Michigan State University initiative called "You Vote" also works to register students,but does not sponsor any residence hall- based voter registration drives. But that doesn't mean Michigan State dorm residents haven't had students knock on their doors and offer to sign them up to vote. Michigan State policy allows any registered student group to recruit members in the dorms, including the College Democrats and College Republicans. Paul Goldenblatt, director of Residence Life at Michigan State, said stu- dent recruitment in the residence halls is not considered solicita- tion. "They are registered student organizations," he said. "They have a right to be in the residence halls as long as they aren't being overly disruptive or insistent." Brad Dennis, a Michigan State sophomore and voter registra- tion coordinator for his school's chapter of the College Republi- cans, said his group is canvassing the residence halls and recruiting members. When a canvasser finds a student who supports Repub- lican presidential nominee John McCain, they have the person fill out a voter registration form. "Because it's for the actual group, we're offering membership for the group as we're doing it, it's considered student recruitment," Dennis said. George Schuttler, president of the Michigan State Democrats, said the school's administration has been very cooperative with their voter registration drive "We're a student organization and we have that access," he said. "They'haven't tried to prevent us from doing anything thus far and everything's cool." - Daily Staff Reporter Matt Aaronson contributed to this report. spent to open the archive. Of that total, about half was spent to ren- ovate the archive room nd half was spentcon the video games. The archive's annual budget, $10,000, will allow it to acquire just over a dozen games a month if no other equipment is purchased. Because of budget limits, Cart- er said, the archive will focus on games with cultural and critical significance. But, archive officials intend to have a broad representa- tion of the variety of video games available. "There's something to be learned from looking at bad games," Carter said with a chuck- le. Hitslike GuitarHeroIII, Smash Brothers Melee, and Halo 3 are currently on the archive's shelf, along with classic systems like the Atari 2600 and the Nintendo Entertainment System. Lesser- known games like Kung Fu Fly Catcher for the Coleco Head to Head are also available. The archive is seeking dona- tions for games, systems and money, as well as grants to expand its collection. Along with supporting academ- ic inquiry, archive administrators are focused on preservation of the games and systems. "We called it an 'archive' rath- er consciously," Carter said. "We want to, as much as possible, try to preserve the original experi- ence, playing games. So when possible, be able to play it on the original equipment." efit from the new first-floor retail opportunities. MSA Rep. Jason Raymond sug- gested that while the rental rate for 601 Forest is significantly high- er than average for the area, the quality of the units offered could potentially increase competition and force other area landlords to improve the standards of their housing. "The competition factor is really going to take hold," he said. - Benjamin S. Chase contributed to this report. ing them together to track the route of the bacteria. Local and state health agencies are working to keep the outbreak as contained as possible. Ernst said he considers the iden- tification of a source a positive step to controlling the outbreak. "It's certainly very encourag- ing that there's been this link to this one distribution site," he said. "Now they can affect some chang- es at that end." AP PHOTO Early voting began in Ohio yesterday. The state, which borders Michigan to the east, was the source of controversy in02004, when President Bush narrowly defeated Democratic nominee John Kerry. Some claimed that voter fraud took in the state. In Ohi, early voting underway CLEVELAND (AP) - Inthe state cast by afternoon. Many of those senator from Chicago with a lib- that may again determine the presi- who voted cited convenience. eral voting record and would be the dency, voters started casting ballots "I wanted to avoid the traffic and country's first black president. Tuesday as Barack Obama struggles the people," said Charlene Glass, In all, 270 electoral votes are to thwart a John McCain victory in 49, of Cleveland Heights. A first- needed for victory. Ohio four years after it tipped the time voter, she backed Obama and Ohio is crucial to McCain's elec- electionto President Bush. expressedherenthusiasmforablack toral strategy. Bush narrowly won Both candidates visit often while candidate. In Dayton, Terri Bell, 49, the state, and a loss for McCain here spending millions of dollars flood- chose McCain because of his expe- would be very difficult to make up ing TV and radio with advertise- rience and his military service. "I with victories elsewhere given that ments, mailboxes with literature have a lot on my plate. I wanted to the political landscape favors Dem- and even voicemail with automated do this early," she said. ocrats and several other key states phone calls to get supporters to the At stake: 20 electoral votes - per- are tilting toward Obama. polls, particularly during the one- haps, the presidency itself. Obama, however, now leads week window in which people can Most recent state polls show a McCain in enough other states Bush register and vote in one swoop. dead heat; others give McCain an won in 2004 that he could lose Ohio Early participation appeared edge. National surveys show Obama and still reach the 18 electoral votes light; officials in the state's largest slightly ahead if not more. The dis- he would need if he carries all the counties that are home to Cleveland, parity underscores the difficulty states Democrat John Kerry did Cincinnati, Toledo and Dayton each Obama is having in closing the deal in 2004. Still, winning Ohio itself reported several hundred ballots inthis pivotalstate. He's a first-term could do the trick. FUNDRAISING From Page 1A also requires students to take other targeted classes including Public Policy in Postsecondary Education, Development and Advancement in Higher Education, and Philan- thropy and Higher Education. Concentrators are also required to complete a two-semester intern- ship in education or government relations to gain real-world expe- rience to prepare them for future careers. 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