tI~e %Mijian a&igj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 7, 2012 michigandailycom A SECOND TERM Students gather on the Diag after Obama's win. After grueling campaign, .Obama wins re-election A student watches poling results at a watch party at Bustalo WildW ings on soutn State St. Students react to President's victory PreSident ClaimS bouncing up and down and waving his arms in the air upon hearing news that Michigan's 16 Barack Obamawas the projected winner of the 2012 presidential election. electoral votes Montgomery and his wife, Toya, cry- ing on his arm, had been waiting for By ANDREW SCHULMAN hours at the Obama campaign's elec- Daily StaffReporter tion night rally. Now came the moment they had been hoping for, in which the CHICAGO - A few minutes past incumbent prevailed, defeating Republi- ten o'clock here, Chicago resident Les- can presidential nominee Mitt Romney. te Montgomery paraded down an In his victory speech, an impassioned entranceway at McCormick Place, Obama addressed the beaming crowd waving flags and cheering blissfully, and said that though the past four years have been challenging, the support of the American people on Tuesday is indica- tive of the promise of his coming term. "Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have, picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America the best is See OBAMA, Page 7A Across campus, celebrations and disappointments By PETER SHAHIN and SAM GRINGLAS Daily StaffReporters A roaring cheer, emanating from the Diag, echoed throughout Central Campus Tuesday night as students gathered to celebrate the re-election of President Barack Obama. Four years into a battered presi- dency, the thunderous outcry was a sigh of relief for many Obama support- ers whose hopes for the future were pinned to the president's precariously narrow electoral success. Across campus and partisan divides, students gathered in groups large and small to watch the returns from Tues- day's election. As the night progressed, See REACT, Page 7A STATE BALLOT PROPOSALS K E°n DProp 1: Too close to call --,""",Prop. 2: NO 59%, YES 41% E EProp. 3: NO 63%, YES 37% b ( ~ ~avsssns~Prop. 4: NO 57%, YES 43% H r )Prop. 5: NO 69%, YES 31% Page2 AProp. 6: NO 60%, YES 40% SOURCE AP WEATHER H 50 TOMORROW LO33 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and letus know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Broken computer stalls Community Center voting MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE WIRE INDEX Vol. CXXiV, No. 4 02012 The MichiganDaily michigodaily.com NEW S .........................2A SPORTS .. ....... ......9A OPINON .....................4A PHOTO...........1OA ARTS...................8A THE STATEMENT.......... 1B