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Students and Ann Arbor re:
dents were abuzz with talk of t
midterm elections yesterday, bu
few years ago one professor caug
a different type of election fever
Business Prof. Jan Sven
announced his candidacy
become president of the Cze
Republic in December 20(
Though Svenjar was ultimat<
unsuccessful in his bid for t.
presidency, former Czech Pre
dent Vaclav Havel endorsed Sv
jnar for the position while.
taught at the University. Svejr
previously served as an econo:
ic advisor to Havel and help
develop plans for establishing
free market economy in the cou
try.
According to a Jan. 3, 2008 ar
cle in The Michigan Daily, Univi
sity President Mary Sue Colem
supported Svejnar's nominatii
and promised he could remair
CRIME NOTES
Bookbag stolen
WHERE: Harlan Hatcher
Graduate Library
WHEN: Monday at about 1:10
p.m.
WHAT: A male student's
backpack was stolen on the
fifth floor of the library when
he left it unattended, Univer-
sity Police reported. There are
no suspects.
The burning bus
WHERE: LOT NC-37 1919
Green
WHEN: Monday at about 3:40
p.m.
WHAT: A bus driver reported
a small fire on his bus, Univer-
sity Police reported. The fire
was caused by grease over-
heating near a mechanism that
controls steering.
professor while campaigning.
In order to bolster his campaign
against incumbent Vaclav Klaus,
10 days before the election in Feb-
ruary 2008 Svejnar announced he
would give up his U.S. citizenship.
Katherine Terrell, Svejnar's
wife, told the Daily in a Jan. 29,
2008 article that her husband
was willing to drop his American
citizenship because he wanted
to show his loyalty to Czech citi-
zens. Terrell, a former Business
and Public Policy professor, died
of respiratory complications last
December.
"It was not easy because he has
great attachment to the United
States, the country that offered
him a new home," Terrell said in
2008.
Despite Svejnar's efforts, Klaus
won with a final vote of 141-111
after a second election, which was
needed to reach a majority of at
least 140 votes in the Czech par-
liament since the president is not
elected by the public.
Svejnar said one of the reasons
he ran was to try to cut down the
amount of bribery involving offi-
cials in the Czech government.
"There was an incredible
amount of pressure tactics and
corruption," Svejnar said in a Feb.
18, 2008 Daily article.
Svejnar graduated from Cornell
University and Princeton Univer-
sity, and received degrees in eco-
nomics and industrial and labor
relations. His research concerns
government policies on labor and
capital markets as well as corpo-
rate governance and performance.
Today, Svejnar is the director
of the University's International
Policy Center and a professor of
economics and public policy. PHOT
Jan Svejnar, who ran for the Czech presidency in
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Thief removes Workshop on David Broza
battery pack
WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Monday at about 9:55
a.m.
WHAT: A battery pack was
stolen from a male student's
laptop that was registered
with the University, University
Police reported. There is no
serial number for the battery,
and police say it will be diffi-
cult to track.
Gift shop theft
WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Monday at about 5
p. m.
WHAT: Hospital gift shop
staff realized two items were
stolen after they found torn
price tags on the ground, Uni-
versity Police reported. The
items have not been deter-
mined.
forgiveness
WHAT: Participants
will learn how to forgive
themselves and others and
how to deal with personal
fears and expectations.
WHO: Counseling and
Psychological Services
WHEN: Today from
11 a.m. to noon
WHERE: Michigan
Union, Room 3100
Role of race
in the media
WHAT: Professors will
lead a discussion about
how the media shape
people's views about gen-
der, race, sexual relation-
ships and women's bodies.
WHO: University Union
Arts & Programs
WHEN: Today at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union
performance
WHAT: Israeli guitarist
and composer David Broza
will perform songs in Eng-
lish, Hebrew and Spanish.
WHO: American Moove-
ment for Israel
WHEN: Tonight at 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan
League ballroom
CORRECTIONS
*0An Oct.31 Daily article
titled "Groups unite to
fight Islamaphobia"
incorrectly identified
Mark Vanderput as a
former pastor of the Har-
vest Mission Community
Church. He is a member of
a different local church.
0 The same article incor-
rectly stated that the Cam-
pus Ministry organized I
Love Muslims day. Several
Christian student groups
organized the event.
Michigan voters rejected a
ballot proposal that called
for a constitutional con-
vention by a 68-32 percent
vote. However, voters passed
another measure that prohibits
former convicts from running
for office, by a margin of 75-25.
According to a Pew
Research Center study,
37 percent of voters reg-
istered as independents this
year. This was the largest num-
ber of people who registered as
independents in 20 years.
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Blu Cigs, a company that
produces battery-operat-
ed cigarettes, has devel-
oped a cigarette that tastes like
nicotine but does not contain
tobacco, USA Today reported.
The company hopes airline
passengers will be able to
smoke the product on planes.
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Riding GOP wave, Walberg
unseats U.S. Rep. Schauer
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by a three-point margin in 2008
to represent the south-central
Michigan congressional district
- which includes portions of
Washtenaw County.
At his watch party at the
McCamly Hotel here, Schauer
told his staff and supporters that
they "almost pulled off a miracle"
as Republicans throughout Mich-
igan and the country made mas-
sive gains in what many chalked
up as an indictment of the Obama
administration and the Demo-
crats, who have controlled both
houses of Congress since 2007.
"It's going to be a tough, close
loss," Schauer said before all the
votes had been , counted. "But
think of what you did in the face
of a national tidal wave."
Walberg won the Washtenaw
County portion of the district
with 49 percent of the vote, while
Schauer claimed 47 percent.
During his watch party at
Daryl's Downtown Restaurant in
Jackson, Mich., Walberg spoke
early this morning after the elec-
tion results were announced to
thank his supporters.
"(I'm) excited with the fact
that the people of the seventh
district turned around from
the last vote two years ago and
decided they wanted to with me
again," Walberg said.
Walberg added that he and
Schauer had a "hard-fought cam-
paign."
"We ran two different cam-
paigns," Walberg said. "I ran
it on policy and record. He felt
he had to run it on perception.
I was proud of my record, and
he couldn't run on his record
because it wasn't selling any-
where in the United States as
we've seen tonight."
Compared to the 2008 elec-
tion, Walberg said the Republi-
cans were able to put up a good
fight this year.
"The last election was very
clear, the Democratic wave that
went through. In fact, (it was)
more than a wave, it was a tsu-
nami," Walberg said.
In an interview last night,
Communication Studies Prof.
Michael Traugott said Walberg's
victory was consistent with the
GOP's big night across the state,
in which Republican Rick Snyder
won the gubernatorial contest in
a landslide, and a larger nation-
wide victory for Republicans.
"It's a big Republican night
nationally," Traugott said.
"There's a little Republican
wave that's benefiting all can-
didates, but it's also been a big
Republican night in the state of
Michigan, starting at the top of
the ticket."
Traugott explained, "There
are some coattails and national
swing involved in this."
Walberg's victory mirrored
races across the country as the
Republicans captured 238 seats
to reclaim the House of Repre-
sentatives, which Democrats had
controlled since 2006.
And while the GOP remains
the minority in the Senate, the
Republican Party made large
gains there too, netting 6 seats.
Traugott said these Republi-
can gains in the House and Sen-
ate were the result of the Obama
administration's and congres-
sional Democrats' inability to
improve the country's economy
at a fast enough pace.
"(Voters were) concerned that
the Obama administration has
not been able to push recovery in
a faster way and not been able to
get people back to work," Trau-
gott said.
Traugott added that the next
two years are likely to be full
of "gridlock" in Washington as
the Republicans try to prevent
Obama from pursuing his agenda.
"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky)
has made it clear in the Senate
that (the Republicans) don't want
to assist the Obama administra-
tion in any way and they want to
make him a one-term president,"
Traugott said.
Traugott continued, "It'll be a
little more difficult for the House
Republicans when they take
over control because they have
a whole new responsibility for
budgetary matters. (But), they're
not going to cooperate with the
President either."
The atmosphere was somber
here in light of the large Repub-
lican gains. Schauer's staff and
supporters could be seen fighting
back tears as he addressed the
100 or so people assembled at the
watch party.
Schauer said he called Walberg
about five minutes before taking
the podium and congratulated
him on a hard-fought win, urging
him to continue to represent the
people of the seventh congressio-
nal district.
"To the best damn group
of volunteers, supporters and
friends that I've ever known:
thank you. Your compassion
for others is inspiring to me,"
Schauer said. "Everyday when I
walked into one of our campaign
offices and saw you working
hard, making the extra phone
calls, that inspired me. You
deserved victory, but we will
fight another day."
Schauer told the crowd that
the highlight of his short, two-
year tenure in the House was vot-
ing to pass landmark health care
reform earlier this year.
"If that vote cost me my job,
I'd sleep like a baby every night,"
Schauer said of the polarizing
legislation.
- Daily staff reporter Lillian
Xiao contributed reporting
from Jackson, Mich.
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