4 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 FORUM Continued from Page 1 Ann Arbor residents. Mayor John Hiefjte is running for re-election against City Councilwoman Wendy Woods (D-Ward 5). Since his election in 2000, Hiefjte's main focuses have included making the city more energy efficient and estab- lishing rail transit through the city. Woods, who is also associate director of the University's Community Schol- ars program, has been a member of the city council since 2001. Hiefjte also stressed tight budgeting at the forum. "We have to keep our eye on the financial ball," he said. As democrats, Hiefjte and Woods agree on many central issues. But, Woods disagreed with Hiefjte over the decision to move 90 of the city's for- mer YMCA residents to an apartment complex in Ypsilanti after the down- town building housing the YMCA was deemed unfit for habitation. Woods said that if she had been mayor she would have communicated more with the Ypsilanti government so that town did not feel "bullied." largest role in the tight race for the 53rd district's state representative between Ann Arbor natives Leigh Greden and Rebekah Warren. The 53rd district cov- ers most of Ann Arbor, including cen- tral campus and downtown. Current Rep. Chris Kolb (D-Ann Arbor) cannot run due to term restrictions. Both War- ren and Greden have tried to build stu- dent support bases. Warren, who is conducting an absentee ballot campaign with a goal of registering 500 students, is best known for her grassroots pro-choice work and has strong support from Ann Arbor's activist community. Since striking a nerve with students two years ago by supporting an ordi- nance that would have banned couches on porches, Greden was a main player in the council's newly formed Student Relations Committee. The commit- tee developed a student-friendly lease ordinance preventing new tenants from signing a lease until 90 days of the previous lease have passed. One council seat from each of the city's five wards is also up for grabs. Panelists represented the city's first, third and fifth ward. In the first ward, progressive candidate and University psychol- Summer LSAT Prep - Small Classes -Expert Instructors -7-point avg score increase Cours Start. #July 15 T fe Princeton Review] S udoku To play: Complete the grid so that every row, column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. There is no guessing or math involved, just use logic to solve. Good Luck and enjoy) Difficulty: Easy ogy Prof. Ron Suarez is challenging incumbent John Roberts. Suarez spoke of his work with labor unions and if elected would be the city's first Latino councilman. First-time runners Alice Ralph, Jeff Meyers and Stephen Kunsel- man represented the third ward. An architect by trade, Ralph was heav- ily involved in the Save Gordon Hall campaign, which worked to purchase the historic Dexter home from the University this spring. Meyers and Kunselman both drew on their experiences as fathers and advo- cated for environmental issues includ- ing more park and recreation space. In the fifth ward race, incumbent Chris Easthope is challenged by first- time runners Schmerl and retired resi- dent Richard Ankli. Four seats on the county's board of commissioners will also be contested between Ann Arbor's two districts. Incumbents Leah Gunn (D-District 9), Barbara Levin Bergman (D-District 9) and Conan Smith (D-District 10) are joined by Kathy Wilson, Christina Mon- tague and Audrey Jackson in the race. - ArIkia Mlikan contrbuted to this report. MAYOR Continued from Page 1 election approaching on August 8 the show was an opportunity for the mayor to fuel his re-election cam- paign. City Councilwoman Wendy Woods (D-Ward 5), the mayor's challenger in the Democratic prima- ry, will appear as the Citizen Improv guest July 26. In his monologues, Hieftje primar- ily focused his stories on personal experiences such as working in real estate, camping and campaigning for his first mayoral election. Though his narratives were main- ly about his own life, the mayor did add a few remarks about the city of Ann Arbor. "Each of the five wards here have a different personality," he said. "The second is fairly conservative, the third is more liberal," he said. The University's campus primarily falls into the first and second wards. The Inferno's team of improvisers then elaborated on each of Hieftje's narratives with lighthearted humor, using the stories to loosely-base an act about the fifth ward and pok- ing fun at Hieftje's anti-climactic account of working is real-estate. "He had great material, which is helpful," said Improv team member Katie Thomas. "The more details the better" Mayor Hieftje added some seri- ous commentary between acts to educate constituents about his political stance. "We want something interesting for everyone to do in our town, an exciting place that visually inspires creative minds." An echo of constant laughter hummed around the small stage as the audience observed the mayor's laid-back style. "At first I was scared to see the mayor take on such a casual role, but I thought he was very funny and appropriate," Ann Arbor resident Brian Martis said. CORRECTIONS A story in last week's edition of the Daily (Students,faculty debate Montenergo's secession) incorrectly stated that Montenegro was the first nation created in the 21st century. East Timor was actually the first. 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