'Tragedy: A Tragedv': Basement Arts to oresent a comical take on media overload at the Walereen Drama Center ) PAGE 5A 1ie 1Midigan 0aij Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 31, 2012 michigandaily.com ELECTION 2 0 1 2 ANNUAL LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST Coleman announces Great Lakes partnership Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to study ecological health ByPETER SHAHIN Daily Staff Reporter At her yearly leadership breakfast, University President Mary Sue Coleman announced the formal creation of a center that will be dedicated to study- ing the ecological health of the Great Lakes. The project is closely tied with the Great Lakes Resto- ration Initiative, an- endeav- or established by the Obama administration to strengthen preservation efforts in the Great Lakes region. Since its inception in 2009, the GLRI has evolved into a partnership of 11 fed- See GREAT LAKES, Page 7A Volunteers at the Republican campaign office in Royal Oak, Mich. call voters Tuesday night. '-P tresi dential race tightens McCain the latest Romney surrogate to visit Michigan College GOP prepares for final push before Nov. 6 Wallenberg honored with fellowship By CASSANDRA BALFOUR Daily StaffReporter ROYAL OAK, Mich. - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) made a visit to a Republican campaign office here Tuesday to recog- nize Michigan residents' hur- ricane relief efforts and thank volunteers for their efforts in support of Republican presi- dential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign. With recent polls projecting a narrowing margin between the two presidential candidates in the state, both campaigns have worked to rev up last- minute efforts in Michigan. McCain's impromptu Michigan visit comes on the heels of a slew of campaign stops by for- mer first lady Laura Bush and Ann Romney, the wife of the GOP nominee, throughout the state earlier this week. The Obama campaign also confirmed Tuesday that it would buy its first television ads in Michigan. The ads will begin airing Thursday and run through Election Day for the first time this campaign. Romney campaign spokes- woman Kelsey Knight said McCain stopped visited Bloom- field Hills and Royal Oak Vic- tory Centers in Michigan to stress the efforts of GOP cam- paign headquarters throughout the state to assist the victims of Superstorm Sandy, which rav- aged the East Coast this week. See MCCAIN, Page 3A By TUI RADEMAKER Daily StaffReporter Members of the University's chapter of College Republicans crowded into a Mason Hall classroom on Tuesday night to discuss plans for the final week of campaigning leading into Election Day, as recent polls show a constantly nar- rowing margin between the two presidential candidates. About 30 members of the group attended the meeting, which featured visits from Michigan Supreme Court can- didate Colleen O'Brien and Republican University regent candidates Dan Horning and Robert Steele. Attendees also discussed way to advocate for the Republican ticket both nationally and locally. In an Oct. 24 Fox 2 News Detroit poll of likely Michigan voters, President Obama led Romney by only 46.92 percent to 46.56 percent, a difference well within the 2.93 percent margin of error. Horning, who previously served as a regent from 1995 to 2002, told the College Repub- licans that this election has the potential to influence the political reasoning of the Uni- versity's Board of Regents, which he said has been liber- ally slanted for too long. "The liberal agenda (on the board) ... is not looking out for you," Horning said. "We can't See GOP, Page 7A Earl V. Moore Building to receive $23 million in upgrades By PETER SHAHIN Daily StaffReporter At her annual leadership breakfast Tuesday morning, University President Mary Sue Coleman announced a host of new initiatives, ranging from renovations of the Earl V. Moore building on North Campus to a new fellowship for undergradu- ate students in honor of Univer- sity alum Raoul Wallenberg. During the 45-minute speech before a gathering of University executives, senior faculty and select students in the Collo- quium Room of the Ross School of Business, Coleman contin- ued to refer back to the spirit of Wallenberg, a 1935 University graduate. During the Holocaust, the Swedish-born Wallenberg worked in his capacity as a diplomat to save 100,000 Jews See WALLENBERG, Page 7A ELECTION 2012 Candidates face off for contested. City Council seat Republican Berry, Democrat Warpehoski vie for Ward 5 seat By TAYLOR WIZNER Daily StaffReporter Student residents of Ann Arbor's Ward 5 will be deciding a contested election when they head to the polls on Nov. 6. Two Ann Arbor residents are battling to represent Ward 5 - an area populated by students resid- ing in both on and off-campus student housing. Betsy Barbour Residence Hall, Helen New- berry Residence Hall and West Quad Residence Hall all fall in the modular region of Ward 5, which extendsfrom East Madi- son Street to East Liberty Street and includes a small section near West Huron Street. Republican Stuart Berry and Democrat Chuck Warpehoski are running for the seat vacated by Carsten Hohnke (D-Ward 5), who is stepping down this term. The race for Ward 5 is the only contested spot on the Ann Arbor City Council, barring the mayoral race between Democratic Mayor John Heiftje and independent candidate Albert Howard. Neither of the Ward 5 candi- dates has previously served on the Council. Berry is asenior haz- ardous materials specialist at the See CITY COUNCIL, Page 7A PHILANTHROPY Lurie talks innovative efforts for assisting the poor Daniel Lurie promotes "new philanthropy" in campus talk By MICHAEL MAAS Daily StaffReporter For Daniel Lurie - the CEO and founder of Tipping Point Community, an organization that works to fight poverty in the San Francisco Bay Area - considering innovative ways of See LURIE, Page 7A Michigan Radio political commentator Jack Lessenberry (left), Rich Robinson, the executive director of the Michi- gan campaign Finance Network (center) and former Democratic state Senator Deborah Cherry (right) speak at a panel about the upcoming election at the University's Alumni Center Tuesday evening. Visit ww.michigandaily. com/section/news for full coverage. ............... WEATHER HI: 46 TOMORROW LO35 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NE W (oN HlJItaANDAil lOM . 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