The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 6A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 6A FUNDING From Page 1A a drop in National Institutes of Health funding that was support- ed by stimulus funds. The NIH is currently the single largest funder of University research. According to the most recent National Science Foundation report, published in 2009, the University ranks first in research expenditures among public uni- versities and number two out of national universities, behind Johns Hopkins University in Bal- timore, Md., which has a research budget approaching $2 billion. Encompassed by the recent increase is a more than $20 mil- lion contract for the University's Transportation Research Insti- tute to study connected vehicle technology, which allows vehi- cles to gather information about road conditions and other perti- nent information while traveling. The technology, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Trans- portation, could alert a driver about possible accidents, changes in weather conditions and traffic patterns. This new technology could be utilized in about 10 percent of car crashes that occur between non- impaired motorists, according to the DOT. Forrest said he expects federal research budgets to remain flat or decrease slightly over the next few years.. "I fully anticipate that the University of Michigan will maintain its leadership role as one of the premier research institutions in the world," he said. "We're always looking to the areas where we are unques- tionably the best or have a really good shot at being the best ... to take leadership and to really drive the overall success of the University forward." Forrest said the current eco- nomic crisis may provide the University with an opportunity to differentiate itself from other institutions. "These are really challenging times and this is when the Uni- versity of Michigan has a really good opportunity to excel, to seek advantage," he said. "When everyone is hunkering down ... we should be the most daring ... and be a value to the entire nation and, of course, the world." HEALTH From Page 1A at Barwis Methods, a training facility in Plymouth, Mich. that attracts University athletes and employees. At the Barwis Meth- ods booth, Mozes, a former Min- nesota Viking, and Cooke, who played for the Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, and Detroit Lions, advised fair-goers about exercise, fitness and nutrition. Another main attraction of the event was the farmers mar- ket, which sold an abundance of seasonal fall produce - ranging from Indian corn, to butternut squash to apples - supplied by Zilke Vegetable Farm in Milan and Eat Ideas Farm in Ann Arbor. Lizz Wysocki, an employee at Zilke Vegetable Farm, said the market was lucky to feature apples because of the shortage that Michigan has faced this year as a result of a warm winter and frost in April. "It's unfortunate," Wysocki said. "We were lucky to find an (orchard) which had some. The late frost that we had just really kicked everything." The fair also included a live cooking demo from the Picasso Restaurant group, a local res- taurant and catering service that showcased how to make gazpa- cho using fresh, seasonal veg- etables. Other booths showcased various campus organizations, such as Outdoor Adventures. Local Ann Arbor organizations also attended, including a group from the Matthaei Botanical Garden and Nichols Arboretum. University students, fac- ulty and staff trekked through the fair, browsing booths and indulging in free giveaways. Fang Tan, a Law School pro- fessor, said her curiosity about health-oriented opportunities on campus drew her to the fair. "I just wanted to see what was going on, to see what they were offering here, (and I wanted) more information," Tan said. Law student Iman Abdulraz- zak said she was lured by the unusual location of the fair in a typically academic area of cam- pus. "I actually thought it was nice they were doing something like' this in the Law School." Abdul- razzak said. 4 OHIO From Page 1A Press. Electoral history and experts suggest that the campaigns' emphasis on Ohio is warranted. Since John F. Kennedy lost the state in the 1960 presidential elec- tion, no one has been elected pres- ident of the United States without winning Ohio's electoral votes. Obama leads Romney in Ohio 53 to 43 percent in a poll released by Quinnipac University yesterday in conjunction with CBS News and The New York Times. Issues that Obama has touted as successes, including the rebirth of the auto industry, have proved important to voters here. Accord- ing to NBC, 57 percent of Ohioans who might vote said they didn't think Romney cared about their needs, and 51 percent thought Obama could better handle the economy. Michael- Heaney, an assistant professor of political science, called the state a "linohpin" for Romney, emphasizing that he needs to win the state in order to win the presidency. He added that while the state is still important for Obama he could win the elec- tion with a coalition of electoral votes from other states such as Virginia, Iowa and Colorado in place of Ohio. "There are multiple paths for (Obama) to win the election, and those paths may or may not include Ohio," Heaney said. "For Obama, Ohio is one of the states that could put him over the top, whereas for Mitt Romney, it's really hard to see how he could win the election without winning Ohio." Heaney noted that of all the swing states, Ohio offers the sec- ond most electoral votes at 18, behind Florida with 29. Not only does Ohio serve as a substantial boost in the total electoral count for a president, it is a "bellwether state" that tends to reliably reflect the rest of the undecided sectors of the nation, Heany said. "Ohio is the state that is most likely to make a difference in the election. If there's going to be one state that swings the election from one candidate to another, it's going to be Ohio," Heaney said. "It reflects the trend in the nation." Heaney said one explanation for Obama's lead in Ohio may be that the state's economic recovery has been slightly better than the national average. Ohio's unemployment rate was reported at 7.2 percent in August, the lowest unemployment rate in the state since 2008. The AP reported that Ohio's unemploy- ment rate has steadily remained 1-percent less than the national rate, and the number of unem- ployed residents in Ohio decreased by 5,000 from July to August. Political Science Prof. John Chamberlin said Ohio will contin- ue to receive national mediasatten- tion and become a state indicative of who will win the election. "Republicans are not runtning ads in Michigan and Pennsylva- nia so they can throw money into Ohio," Chamberlin said. "It is going to be one of the places that absorb a huge amount ofcampaign money and time. People will be polling like crazy in Ohio and we'll start to see those results in the next ten days." Though they didn't campaign together in Toledo, Romney and his running mate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) have held other rallies together this week, sug- gesting that Republicans have realized they need to double their effort in Ohio, Political Science Prof. Michael Traugott said. "We can tell generally in acam- paign about the importance of a particular state by how much the candidates spend on advertising, how much of their personal time they spend there, and the signifi- cance of Ohio is much more impor- tant for Romney and that's why both he and Paul Ryan are cam- paigning there," Traugott said. Traugott said Romney is already facing a tougher chal- lenge, because polling suggests Ohio seems to prefer Obama's policies. "For Romney, it's a more dif- ficult task because his standard advertising message doesn't seem to be very influential for the voters in Ohio," Traugott said. "In addi- tion to the personal appearances that he makes, he's going to have to revise his message somehow." When the polls open on Elec- tion Day on Nov. 6, up to 40 per- cent of the country will have already voted, according to CNN. Ohio begins its early voting pro- cess - in which certain states allow in-person or mail-in voting before Nov. 6 - on Oct. 2. Obama campaign spokesman Adam Fetcher told CNN that the Obama campaign realizes the potential benefit of getting people to cast their votes early. "While Mitt Romney and his allies are counting on big ad buys ... we've made earlyinvestments in battlegroundstates - where we've, been registering folks and keeping an open conversation going with undecided voters for months - to build a historic grassroots organi- zation that will pay off when the votes are counted," Fetcher said. In their visits yesterday, both candidates said the electoral bat- tle for Ohio could them win the political war for America's future. Speaking to a crowd at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toldeo, Romney said the policies he would bring to the oval Office are very different than Obama's. Romney said he could save voters from the pitfalls of anoth- er four years under the Obama administration. Speaking in Lucas County - where NBC reports 18 percent of the population lives below the poverty level, and a median household income is about $42,000 - Romney said he would address the economic despair of the middle class if elected. "Do you want four more years, where half our kids coming out of college can't find a college level job? Do you want four more years of trillion dollar deficits?" Romney asked. "If President Obama were to be re-elected, what we'd see is four more years like the last four years, and we can't afford another four more years." Romney said his policy plat- forms will lead America down a more prosperous path and gener- ate much-needed change for the nation. "I will take America in a very different direction than this presi- dent,' Romney said. "This election comes down to a choice. It comes down to a choice of path. His campaign slogan is "forward" - forward with the same ideas, the same approach as he's had the last four years." Earlier in the day iri a raucous rally here, Obama said he too rec- ognized very different realities for America's future depending on which candidate is chosen in November. During Wednesday's speech at BGSU, Obama said that because of personal experience he deeply valued higher education. "Education was my gateway to opportunity," Obama said. "That's the only reason I'm standing here. It's the path more than ever to a middle-class life. Caitlyn Fuller, a senior at BGSU and a life-long resident of Bowling Green, said she came to the event to support the President, who she finds to be more relatable than Romney. "He's just really, really wealthy, and I'm notsure how in touch he is with Ohio,"'Fuller said. In an interview with The Michi- gan Daily following the president's speech yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Obama's visit to Ohio shows his commitment to working families. "The President is committed to the people taking these auto bail- outs," Carney said. Speaking to the crowd at BGSU, Obama said he was proud of defending the auto industry, an effort he said his opponent chid- ed, alluding to a 2008 New York Times Op-ed written by Romney titled "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt." "When my opponent just said we should, 'Let Detroit go bank- rupt,' that would have meant walking away from an industry that supports one in eight Ohio jobs," Obama said. Obama said he already had the country heading in the right direc- tion - forward, like his campaign slogan. "Today, the American auto industry has come roaring back with nearly 250,000 new jobs," Obama said. "Now you've got a choice. We can give more tax breaks to companies that are ship- ping jobs overseas or we can start rewarding companies for open- ing new plants and training new workers and creating jobs right here in the United States." Obama said that unlike Rom- ney, he would be a president for all, citing the recent exposure of a speech made by Romney to donors in May that claimed 47 percent of Americans are dependent on the federal government and view themselves to be victim. "I don't believe we can get very far with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims who never take responsibility for their own lives," Obama said. "As I drive around Ohio and as I look around, I don't see a bunch of vic- tims, I see hard-working Ohio- ans." In Toledo, Romney admitted Obama cares, but said the presi- dent's good intentions are mis- placed. "Look, I know the President cares about America, the people of this country," Romney said. "He just doesn't know how to help them. I do." -Steve Zoski reported from Bowling Green, Tui Rademaker reported from Toledo and Daily Staff Reporters Andrew Schulman and Katie Burke contributed reporting from Ann Arbor. 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