JUMP BALSEX ON THE RADIO Michigan starts its men's basketball season tonight against Saginaw Students talk dirty on campus's sexiest radio program. Valley State. See Sports, Page 5A See The B-side, Page 1A (jIje 1Nirc~pljan &xiaI&, Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 6, 2008 michigandaily.com EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH 'U' lauds passage of ballot initia ive Proposal2 will allow 'U' to expand research using public funding By NICOLE ABER Daily StaffReporter Of all the races and ballot issues involved in Tuesday's election, perhaps no result had as much of an impact on the University as the passage of Proposal 2, which loosened the state's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. Soon after the passage of the proposal, Univer- sity officials and members of the scientific com- munity expressed excitement about the initiative, arguing that they will have greater access to dis- carded embryos from fertility treatment centers, which would allow them to derive their own embryonic stem cell lines. Proposal 2 passed with 52 percent of the vote, with almost all the state's precincts reporting. University President Mary Sue Coleman said the amendment would open up opportunities to stem cell researchers at the University. "The passage of Proposal 2 by Michigan voters signals an exciting new era for scientific research and innovation in our state," she said in .a press release.,"By expanding research with the creation of new embryonic stem cells, University of Michi- gan scientists can broaden their pursuit of thera- pies and cures for medical disorders that touch the lives of thousands of Michigan families." While the University is already considered one of the leading institutions in adult stem cell research, it hasn't been able to do the same amount of embryonic stem cell research as schools in other states because of a 1978 Michigan law that prohib- ited the destruction of embryos. This law will be overturned through the Proposal 2 amendment, which takes affect Dec. 19. In February 2007, the University opened a labo- ratory that conducts research on embryonic stem cells, but was forced to use private funding to do so. See STEM CELLS, Page 7A JEREMYCHO/Daily Students stand in line waiting to vote at Mary Markley Residence Hall on Tuesday night. Democrat Barack Obama dominated campus precincts taking 83 percent to John McCain's15 percent. Youth support key frObm Obama won 83 percent of vote at precincts near 'U' campus, almost 70 percent nationwide By ANDY KROLL Daily News Editor If there was any voting bloc Demo- cratic presidential candidate Barack Obama knew he could count on this Election Day, it was young Americans. And deliver they did: Nearly seven in 10 voters between the ages of 18 and 29 chose the Illinois senator over Republi- can presidential candidate John McCa- in. According to exit polls conducted by CNN, Obama won a majority of the youth vote in 41 states. In precincts here on the University of Michigan's campus, a resounding 83 percent of voters selected Obama, while about 15 percent chose McCain. The turnout in campus precincts was an impressive 45 percent. According to CNN exit polls, young blacks broke for Obama by the larg- est margin - 95 percent to 4 percent - among young people. 76 percent of young Latinos and 54 percent of young white voters chose the Democratic candidate. According to preliminary estimates by Tufts University's Center for Infor- mation and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), between an estimated 21.6 million to 23.9 million voters between the ages of 18 and 29 voted on Tuesday, an increase of more than 2.2 million since 2004. Obama's impressive youth support is also the highest share of the youth elec- torate won by any candidate since exit polls began reporting results by age in 1976, CIRCLE reported. "We just saw the biggest mar- gins young people have ever given any presidential candidate in young voterhistory,"said JaneFlemingKleeb, executive director of Young Voter PAC, a left-leaning youth vote organization. "It's a testament to the amount of time and sheer amount of money the Obama cam paign investedinyoung people. If Obama's impressive support among young people stands as more voter data is released inthe coming days,it would repre- sent a significant increase in youth support compared to the previous presidentialelec- tion, in which Democrat John Kerry won ELECTION DAY 2008 only 53 percent of the youthvote. COMMEMORATIVE POSTER According to CIRCLE, voters To find out how to buy yours, vtsit between the ages of 18 and 29 made up michigondaily.com/poster See YOUNG VOTERS, Page 7A CARR IN THE CLASSROOM CAMPUS SAFETY Ex-DEA official selected to lead DPS 'U' alum Magee will take top campus safety position By TREVOR CALERO Daily StaffReporter The University's Department of Public Safety yesterday announced the appointment of Kenneth Magee, a longtime official at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Adminis- tration, as the department's new executive director. On Nov. 14, Magee will offi- cially take over for current exec- utive director Bill Bess, who is retiring after almost 10 years of service. Magee, an Ann Arbor native, received awards from the DEA, FBI, US Marshals and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He worked for four years as a police officer in Jackson before serving as a federal agent, including six years overseas. Magee attended graduate school at the University of Michi- gan and received his B.S. and M.S. in criminal justice from Michigan State University. "I've always wanted to return backtoworklocallawenforcement and public service," said Magee, whose parents both attended the University. "The opportunity to. return to Ann Arbor and be involved in this position is a high- light of my career." Hank Baier, associate vice pres- ident of Facilities and Operations, said Magee would be the go-to person for campus crime issues. "Ken will be responsible for assuming a leadership role in the development and application of policies and procedures for crime prevention, loss prevention, law: enforcement, and safety and secu- rity services at the University," Baier wrote in an e-mail to Uni- versity faculty. In addition to continuing to "uphold the outstanding traditionr of DPS," Magee said one of his goals would be to work with the See DPS, Page 7A " CUTTING HEALTH CARE COSTS 'U' Health System imposes hiring freeze Spike Lee to speak at event in A2 next month Patient care staff not affected by cutbacks By LINDY STEVENS Daily StaffReporter Even a $1.5 billion budget and a reputation as one of the top medi- cal centers in the world hasn't been enough to shelter the Univer- sity of Michigan Health System entirely from the state's economic woes. Citing budget challenges, the Health System announced this week a hiring freeze on any employees outside patient care positions. Spokeswoman Kara Gavin said employees working in human resources, communications, information technology and finance will likely be the first to feel the effects of the hiring freeze. See FREEZE, Page 7A Director to speak at student business group's conference By LINDSAY KRAMER For the Daily Famed film director Spike Lee, known for films that deal with social and political issues like "Do the Right Thing" and "Malcolm X," will be in town next month to speak at a confer- ence hosted by a group of Busi- ness School students. Lee is scheduled to give a keynote speechonDec. 6 at the Mar- riott on South Huron Street during a con- vention held LEE by the Black Business Student Association. The 33rd annual Alfred L. Edwards See SPIKE LEE, Page 7A Former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr speaks to students in an American Cul- ture class taught by lecturer John U. Bacon yesterday. During his 40-minute talk, Carr discussed how he's spent his time since retiring as coach in January. 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