2A - Thursday, October 28, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cmfn 0 2A - Thursday, October 28, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycem 6 MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Michigan Myths WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY:FRIDAY: Professor Profiles Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Unconditional support Students with Crohn's resources on campus or organization such as the disease or ulcerative coli- simply offer empathy. Crohn's & Colitis Founda- tis - two inflammatory Green said within this tion of America, as well as bowel diseases affecting environment, there is an a volunteer project to men- the gastrointestinal tract opportunity to develop tor young patients at the - may face their share of friendships while par- University Hospital who challenges, but LSA senior ticipating in an open, have been recently diag- Elan Green, who is a mem- non-judgmental forum for nosed with one of the con- ber of the Crohn's and discussion. ditions. Colitis Student Initiative "When things aren't This year, Green said on campus, is encouraging working out, the empathy the group will continue to students to seek comfort in you receive from someone build its presence on cam- numbers. going through the experi- pus with specific plans to "It's helpful for us to ence is different than the develop internal leader- hear the stories of hope sympathy received from ship. and success," he said. others," he said. The most important The club, which wel- Outside of the group's task, though, is maintain- comes students as well as meetings in Angell Hall, ing the sense of cama- their friends and family to members serve as advo- raderie between group its monthly meetings, func- cates for educating oth- members, he said. tions as a support group, ers about the conditions, "When you share an Green said. Members may Green said. experience, it creates Mily choose to share advice Special activities of the inherent community," he r or tips, provide informa- group include a yearly said. 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Get moreonline at michigandailycom/blogs/The Wire WHEN: Today at 4p.m. WHERE: Dana Natural Resources Building, Room 1040 r GOP candidates planning and hoping for 2012 success Hank Choate, co-owner of Choate's Belly Acres farm, introduces Republican candidate for governor Rick Snyder after the pair toured the farm in Liberty Township near Jackson, Mich. yesterday. Snyder, Bernro declare plan for diverseI cabinets Mich. gubernatorial candidates promise to pick bipartisan cabinet if elected LANSING, Mich. (AP)- Wheth- er voters pick Democrat Virg Ber- nero or Republican Rick Snyder as Michigan's next governor, the state's new department heads will likely be a diverse group. Bernero said Wednesday that he kept a mix of Republicans and Democrats on board when he became Lansing mayor five years ago and likely would do that as gov- ernor if he wins Nov. 2. And both he and Snyder said they will name a cabinet that represents a wide spectrum of viewpoints. "We want a cabinet that looks like the state of Michigan and it will," Bernero told The Associated Press in a Wednesday phone inter- view between campaign appear- ances. He added that he'd appoint "the best and the brightest." Snyder also said he'll choose his cabinet based more on merit than political affiliation, and expects to have some Democrats in the mix. "We'll look for a broad back- ground in terms of all the diver- sity criteria, with gender, ethnic groups, to get a wide representa- tion. Because I view that as a posi- tive," he said earlier this week after campaigning at a Jackson County dairy farm. The official governor's residence in Lansing could remain unoc- cupied during the next admin- istration. Snyder, who lives in a gated community in Washtenaw County's Superior Township and has a large vacation home on Gun Lake near Hastings, said he won't live in Lansing until his young- est daughter graduates from high school. She just started ninth grade at Greenhills Academy, a small pri- vate school in Ann Arbor for grades 6-12. Snyder also has two older children. The Ann Arbor businessman said he'd like to investigate rent- ing out the 8,700-square-foot gov- ernor's residence, located in an upscale Lansing neighborhood, for various events. The residence, which under- went a $2.5 million addition and improvements in 2003, now has five bedrooms, a private family room that includes a kitchenette, a fully commercial kitchen, a large dining room and a sunken living room that looks out on extensive flower gardens and a vegetable and herb garden used by the resi- dence's current chef. Gov. Jennifer Granholm, her husband and three children moved into the residence in 2003. "Is there a way we can leverage the residence in a positive way for people to do events there, other things that would be worthwhile?" Snyder asked. "Again, I'm a cost- efficient guy. How can we get value for money?" Bernero, who lives in a more modest house a couple blocks away from the governor's residence, said he hasn't thought yet about whether he'd move there if elected. His wife, Teri, is the principal at an elementary school in the neigh- borhood and plans to keep that job whether he's mayor or governor on Jan. 1. The couple's two daughters are out of high school. Both candidates concentrated their efforts Wednesday on cam- paigning in west Michigan. Snyder held afternoon campaign rallies in Holland and Muskegon, while Bernero stopped at a Battle Creek coffee shop to greet voters before holding rallies in Benton Harbor, Muskegon and Grand Rap- ids. Republicans look to gain political ground closer to elections WASHINGTON (AP) - Get ready for the big tease. Republicans positioning for a possible presidential run are, to varying degrees, courting donors, testing messages and plotting strategies. They're visiting early primary states, wooing key activ- ists and, all the while, stirring interest as they gauge whether to launch full-fledged campaigns. "We can see 2012 from our house," Sarah Palin quipped recently, setting off another round of will-she-or-won't-she specula- tion. But even though Nov. 3 is the unofficial start of the 2012 cam- paign, don't expect a surge of Republicans to declare their inten- tions anytime soon. From Mitt Romney to Tim Pawlenty, few if any GOP aspirants plan to officially get into the race - or formally bow out of it - before year's end. And many, like Newt Gingrich and Haley Barbour, are expected to wait even longer - spring or beyond - to announce whether they will launch candi- dacies for the chance to challenge President Barack Obama in his likely re-election race. It's a sharp contrast to the last presidential race, when Republi- cans and Democrats alike jumped in just days after the 2006 midterm elections, a flurry of activity kick- ing off a frenetic two-year sprint that ended with Obama's election. Not this year. There's a general consensus in Washington - and among Repub- licans close to the potential candi- dates - that the last White House race started too soon and cost too much. By delaying disclosure of their plans, prospective candidates will have more time to build campaign organizations withoutthe scrutiny that comes with being a declared entrant. They also put off the enor- mous expense that comes with launching a presidential operation more than a year before the GOP presidential nomination contests start with the Iowa caucuses in February 2012. Uncertainty is a huge factor, too, as Republicans make up their minds about whether the climate is right.. No one knows whether the tea party that wreaked havoc on GOP primaries will be a force beyond the Nov. 2 elections. Or whether Obama's popularity will stay mired under 50 percent. Or whether unemployment will still hover near 10 percent. Or, perhaps most importantly, how Republican lead- ers in Washington position in their first months in office should they win control of the House or, less likely, of the Senate. For those reasons and more, Republicans considering running are, in the words of Barbour, "keep- ing their powder dry." They're carefully watching the. president, as well as one another, as they try to map out plans in an unpredictable political climate. And, they're keeping an eye out for any signs that independents like New York Mayor Michael Bloom- berg will make a move. For Romney, there's little reason to get into the mix now - much less first. The former Massachu- setts governor lost the nomination in 2008 to John McCain and is well-known in Iowa, New Hamp- shire, South Carolina and other early primary states. Plus, he's got deep pockets should he decide to tap his personal fortune. And he's ahead of the pack in organiza- tion, with the remnants of his first White House campaign. Barbour, Mississippi's governor and the chairman of the Republi- can Governor's Association, plans to spend the rest of the year revel- ing in expected gubernatorial vic- tories on Nov. 2. He'll hold court at an RGA meeting next month in San Diego. As chairman, he's solidi- fied his stature as a national party leader and proven that he's capable of raising mounds of money. He's been huddling with advisers as he considers a White House run. Gingrich, the former House speaker from Georgia, also is in no rush. He's waiting until at least March to disclose his intentions. He already has a ready-made cam- paign organization, fundraising base and grass-roots following through his American Solutions policy network, and he essentially has been running from that pllat * form all year. The later the start of the 2012 campaign, the better for celeb- rity politicians like Palin, the py.- governor of Alaska and 2008 vce presidential nominee, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckaeg, who have lucrative media anoI speaking contracts. They'd preb- ably have to cut those ties should they enter the race. Demand for their time could well dry up if they say they're not running. Plus, as long as they keep people guessip*, they're sure to get plenty of atten- tion. Aspirants who are not nearlygas well-known - like former Penn- sylvania Sen. Rick Santorum or Indiana Rep. Mike Pence - could benefit from getting in soonqr rather than later because of the free media attention. , - While Pawlenty falls into that category, the Minnesota governqr suggested he'd announce wheth- er he would run around MaAeh. Republican insiders consider it inevitable that he'll get in atr more than a year of planning. He leaves his post in January afterctwo terms and will promote his new book, "Courage to Stand," a lqur that could serve to boost his prqfiie nationally. South Dakota Sen. John Thune and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels have indicated to associates thqt they're in no hurry either. Thune is part of the GOP's leqd- ership team, and has been talking in private about a possible bid. And Daniels has hosted a serie9,nf closed-door dinners with top GOP fundraising, business and policy leaders as he gauges his chances0 Nearly all have sent money froap * their political action committ;es to Republican candidates, cam- paigned with them, and endorsed them. In the final days, Gingriclh-s holding a series of rallies in Pe44- sylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Flori4a and South Carolina. Barbour is hit- ting 13 states in five days, inclu4- ing Iowa and New Hampshire. Pawlenty, the No. 2 at RGA, will join him for part of the trip. I