be £id~tiI 3a aIjj * Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 17, 2012 michigandaily.com STATE BALLOT PROPOSALS-= Proposal1 challenges state EFM legislation Editor's Note: This article is the and Muskegon Heights. Detr first in a six-part series detailing Public High Schools are a] the six statewide ballot proposals under the control of an emr Michigan voters will consider on gency manger. Residents in ma Election Day. of those cities have express oit lso er- ny ed U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) meets UAW members at a debate watch party in Taylor, Mich. on Tuesday night. Obamarevs up UAW par Dingell, 150 union members gather to watch second. presidential debate By ANDREW SCHULMAN Daily Staff Reporter TAYLOR, Mich. - From inside the hall of a local chap- ter of the United Auto Workers, the second presidential debate between Republican presiden- tial nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama Tues- day night was contentious from the start. When Romney, the pre- sumed victor of the first debate, appeared on the projector in front of the about 150 UAW members in attendance, as well as U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D- Mich.), jeers rang out across the hall. When Obama appeared, the crowd was quick to erupt in support, and throughout the debate it occasionally broke into cheers of "Four more years!" Though partisan in nature, the mood froma the gathering of UAW mem- bers mirrored 2012 the tone of the debate, held at Hofstra Uni- debate, the candidates were more combative and spirited than their previous contest. Obama and Romney clashed fiercely on every question, often interrupting each other and the moderator and accusing each other of lying about the other's policies. Near the beginning of the debate, the candidates sparred over the government bailout By TUI RADEMAKER Daily StaffReporter While many voters will be focused on the presidential can- didates this wlection Day, Michi- gan residents will also have the opportunity to weigh in on Pro- posal 1, which will presentvoters with a referendum of Public Act 4, more commonly known as the emergency manager law. The proposal will allow voters to decidewhethertooverturnthe controversial policy, which was signed by Republican Gov. Rick Snyder in March 2011, and grants the state government extended power to appoint managers as overseers of elected officials in districts suffering from financial or organizational distress. Emergency managers have been appointed to several cities in the last year, including Flint, Benton Harbor, Pontiac, Ecorse discontent with some of the law's effects, such as the manager's complete political power within the city government. Voters are closely divided on the issue as about 45 percent of registered voters support keep- ing the law in place, about 48 percent support its repeal and about 8 percent are undecided, according to a telephone poll of 600 registered Michigan vot- ers conducted between Sept. 10 and Sept. 15 by the Marketing Research Group - a Lansing- based political communications firm. Along partisan lines the num- bers were more decisive - about 40 percent of self-identified Republicans, about 34 percent of independents and about 24 per- cent of Democrats supported the measure, according to the Mar- keting Research Group study. A similar poll conducted last See PROPOSAL 1, Page SA versity in Hempstead, N.Y. of the Chrysler and General In the second presidential ' See UAW, Page SA CAMPUS CRIME Draft sexual misconduct policy released by 'U' officials THE BIG HOUSE AFTER DARK Premlinary version of proposal outlines protocol By MATT JACKONEN Daily StaffReporter After eight months of research, a team of University officials composed a draft policy on how the University will han- dle allegations of sexual miscon- duct among students. Officials - supported by E. Royster Harper, the Univer- sity's vice president for student affairs, and Suellyn Scarnec- chia, a special adviser to the University president and clini- cal professor of law - assembled last fall in response to guidance from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. The Department of Edu- cation made suggestions about how colleges and universities should respond to sexual mis- conduct allegations. The group consists of repre- sentatives from the University's Departmentof Public Safety, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, the Office of Student Conflict Resolu- tion and the Dean of Students' Office. Though there is no set time when the policy will become official, the University will hold forums to allow for com- munity feedback on the draft and consider changes as the first step toward finalizing the protocol. According to University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald the "major change" in the new draft policy is in two key areas: how an investigation is started and what is used as the standard of evidence. The draft policy proposes that the University's Title IX coordinator examine allegations of sexual misconduct. Under the previous policy, an investiga- tion could only move forward if the complainant approved. However, under the new policy, See MISCONDUCT, Page SA Daily photographers lingered around Michigan Stadium long after the Wolverines wrapped up their 45-0 thrashing of Illinois. For more photos of the empty stadium go to: http://www.michigandaily.com/sports/take-two-big- house-after-hours. UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Regents to Vote on $4M softall facility renovation ELECTION 2012 In Ohio, College Democrats support candidates During Fall Break, student group canvasses swing state By KATIE BURKE Daily StaffReporter While many students chose to spend their Fall Break visit- ing home or catching up on their studies, the University's chap- ter of College Democrats cam- paigned for votes in Ohio, a key swing state in the upcoming elec- tion. About 30 members traveled to Akron, Ohio to knock on doors and make phone calls to promote the re-election of U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) and President Barack Obama. Sutton is against incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio), in a district that was redrawn following the last U.S. Census. According to members of College Democrats, Sutton's stance on higher education and health care is especially benefi- cial to students. See OHIO, Page 5A Winter Classic liquor license also to be considered By PETER SHAHIN Daily StaffReporter At its monthly meeting on Friday, the University's Board of Regents plans to consider a number of minor issues and construction projects around the Ann Arbor campus. Com- pared' to previous months where the regents have approved renovations sched- ules worth hundreds of mil- lions of dollars, this month's motions are less costly. One of the largest single expenditures is a proposed rebuilding of the University's Softball Service Building, which will total $4 million. In a communication to the regents, Athletic Director Dave Brandon and Timo- thy Slottow, the University's executive vice president and chief financial officer, wrote that the current building - completed in 1998 - no lon- ger meets the needs of the See REGENTS, Page SA -------------------- - - - mom WEATHER HI: 56 TOMORROW LO: 45 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILYCOM Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail #michlinks news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE WIRE INDEX NEW S.......................2A ARTS.................. 7A Vol. CXXIII, No. 30 OPINION.................4A SPORTS WEDNESDAY..11 (2012The Michigan Daily CLASSFIEDS 6...., tt.......6A THE STATEMEN.........1C iihigondoily.coo . " 1 _ .