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percent. 11 percent said they
planned to vote for “other.”
When given the option to
vote for third-party candidates
such as Libertarian nominee
Gary Johnson and Green Party
nominee Jill Stein, main party
candidates
lost
nearly
equal
amounts of support, with Clinton
dropping to 75 percent and Trump
to 6 percent. Johnson received 13
percent and Stein 3 percent, with
3 percent of respondents still
choosing other. This contrasts
with the statewide polls for
Michigan, which cite Clinton at
43 percent, Trump at 37.8 percent,
Johnson at 7.3 percent and Stein
receiving 2.8 percent.
The support of alternative
candidates on campus mirrors a
local trend in the GOP primary
—
Ohio
Gov.
John
Kasich
received the majority of votes
in Washtenaw County, though
Trump easily carried the state
overall.
The University’s chapter of
College
Republicans
did
not
respond to repeated requests for
comment on the data,
Both Stein and Johnson are
on the Michigan ballot for the
election.
The
high
percentage
of
students favoring Clinton can be
seen in her heightened presence
on
campus,
with
an
active
Students for Hillary chapter
and the University’s chapter of
College Democrats’ promotion
of her events since endorsing her
on July 12 following her primary
opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders’
(I) dropping from the race. Vice
Presidential
candidate
Tim
Kaine recently visited campus
for a speech and rally on the
Diag. In comparison, the College
Republicans
only
endorsed
Trump on Sunday, and the
Students for Trump chapter has
since become inactive.
College
Democrat
Taiwo
Dosunmu wrote in an email
interview with The Michigan
Daily that he wasn’t shocked by
the survey results.
“The results of the survey
indicating overwhelming support
for
Hillary
Clinton
among
students are not surprising given
the immense impact this election
will have on the future of our
country and the stark contrast
between the two candidates,”
he wrote. “Students understand
that, on every substantive issue,
Hillary Clinton will make the
right choices for them– especially
related
to
higher
education.
Considering her progressive plans
focused specifically on students,
like debt-free college for all and
tuition-free college for families
making less than $125,000 a year,
students recognize that Hillary
is the ally they need in the White
House.”
In terms of voting habits
overall, regardless of who they
chose to vote for, 73 percent of
respondents said they would
“definitely” vote in the upcoming
election. Another 16 percent
stating they “probably” would
and just 3 percent stated they
“definitely would not” vote.
Eighty-six percent of survey
respondents were registered to
vote, 13 percent were not and one
respondent was too young to vote.
A majority of those registered
— 79 percent — are registered in
Michigan. Voting rates among
students are traditionally low,
with only 45% of young people
voting in the presidential election.
POLL
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Wolverines, but they ultimately
rebounded to win, 45-28. Michigan
never relinquished its lead for the
last 28 minutes of the game.
Michigan fell behind early, 21-7,
before scoring 17 unanswered points
to take a 24-21 lead into halftime. On
the Wolverines’ last drive before the
break, Speight threw a short pass
to fifth-year senior wide receiver
Amara Darboh, who took it 45
yards down the left sideline to give
Michigan its first lead of the game
with 34 seconds left in the half.
“We weren’t worried,” said senior
tight end Jake Butt. “In fact, we
actually talked about it last night as a
team. We knew, the first two games,
we were really never punched in the
face with things going so smoothly,
and it’s not going to be a fairy tale
the whole entire season. There was
going to come a point in time when
we were going to get punched in the
face. … We were good enough to get
it done.”
The
Buffaloes
scored
on
consecutive series within the first
five minutes of the game, and
their second score was especially
impressive.
Colorado
defensive
back
Chidobe
Awuzie
sacked
redshirt sophomore quarterback
Wilton Speight, forcing a fumble on
Michigan’s 28-yard line. Defensive
lineman Derek McCartney picked
it up and ran it in for the touchdown
to give the Buffaloes a 14-point lead.
The back-and-forth scoring
continued into the third quarter,
when, only a minute into the second
half, Liufau completed a 70-yard
touchdown pass to Shay Fields to
make it 28-24.
But the Wolverines scored on
the next drive and never looked
back. Sophomore wide receiver
Grant Perry got open on a 54-yard
pass, bringing the ball to Colorado’s
7-yard line. Senior running back
De’Veon Smith and redshirt junior
running back Ty Isaac did the rest
of the work, with Isaac punctuating
the drive with a 1-yard scoring run.
Peppers did most of Michigan’s
legwork throughout the game,
recording nine tackles and a sack, 3.5
for loss. On his most impressive play
of the game, he ran a punt return
54 yards to the house for his first
touchdown of the season with 11:27
to go in the game. It was his first
career punt return touchdown.
“In a game of really good players
all over the field, Jabrill Peppers
proved that he was the best player
out there,” said Michigan coach Jim
Harbaugh. “It was a special game by
a special player.”
Added
Peppers:
“It
was
indescribable. I think I just laid
there. I was like, ‘Finally, man.’ The
guys did a great job of giving me a
crease. They just trust me enough to
hit what I see and make something
happen and that’s what I did.”
The Wolverines sputtered early
behind
Speight,
who
finished
16-for-30 with 229 yards and one
touchdown, throwing multiple near-
interceptions but no actual ones.
Michigan’s special teams kept the
Wolverines in the game during the
offensive struggles, accounting for
their first score of the game. Senior
safety Delano Hill and fifth-year
senior tight end Michael Jocz broke
through to block Colorado’s punt,
allowing Grant Perry to scoop up the
ball for a touchdown.
Michigan started gaining the
momentum that would take it to
victory late in the second quarter
when
Colorado
kicker
Diego
Gonzalez missed a 36-yard field goal
and punter Alex Kinney kicked the
ball into the back of his own lineman
to give the Wolverines the ball on its
own 38-yard line. On the ensuing
drive, Speight dumped the ball off to
fifth-year senior wide receiver Jehu
Chesson for a 17-yard touchdown.
Fifth-year senior kicker Kenny
Allen finished the game 1-for-3 on
field goal attempts. He missed from
37 and 44 yards out, with his only
made kick coming with 1:59 to go
until halftime.
The Wolverines made mistake
after mistake early, but with help
from Peppers and Butt, who finished
with seven catches for 87 yards,
Michigan stifled the upset attempt
to stay undefeated.
“We definitely have to get the
big plays corrected,” Peppers said.
“But the best part about it that it’s
all things we can correct. It’s not like
they were just flat out beating us.
Everything can be coached up and
corrected. We took a couple lumps
today, but when we go back and
watch the tape, we know those big
plays don’t happen if we stick to the
deep middle.”
FOOTBALL
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stations in front of Greek life
houses that are partnered with
CSG. Last year, it started funding
University Dining to open a few
hours earlier so students can eat
before tailgating.
“This is kind of another step in
that pattern we’ve taken to try to
make game day a safer event for
students, so we don’t see a lot of
hospital visits,” Rivas said.
Students from the Center for
Campus Involvement were also
a part of the event, handing out
pizza and water bottles. One of
the employees, LSA sophomore
Ingrid Lindquist, said the tailgate
helps
bring
people
together
before the game.
“I think it keeps people more
safe before a game because a lot
of drinking sometimes goes on,
and it helps people remember
to eat and drink water and just
enjoy it for celebrating U of M for
the team and the school, rather
than a bad way,” Lindquist said.
Fellow
CCI
employee
Elizabeth
Kruse,
an
LSA
sophomore,
agreed
with
Lindquist.
“I think having a tailgate like
this is important for students who
don’t want to go out and party,
but they can still do something
fun before the game,” Kruse said.
Several attendees said they
came to tailgate mostly for the
free food.
Engineering
senior
Zach
Weglarz said the tailgate was
important for underage students,
which LSA freshman Samantha
Adsit and Rackham graduate
Aaron Barber echoed.
“I think it’s good to have one of
these so you can remember it and
have fun,” Adsit said.
“I definitely think (the sober
tailgate) is important,” Barber
said. “I understand people who
enjoy that just, like, in their life,
but I kind of don’t want to do
that before a football game. You
kind of want to enjoy the game.
You spend money on the tickets,
you want to support a really good
team and you kind of want to
enjoy the game. And you can be
as goofy and have as much fun if
you don’t drink.”
The tailgate also included
giveaways and free suite tickets
for a future Michigan football
game.
as a way of addressing the issue of
student debt. Trump, in contrast,
has yet to release a comprehensive
plan for student debt, though he
has talked at length about the issue
of student debt. His campaign has
continuously promised to release
thri platform on higher education
sometime in the upcoming weeks.
Trump:
Donald Trump, while making
comments on the levels of student
debt in the country several times
during the campaign, has not
released a comprehensive plan
to address it. The overall GOP
platform, consisting of more 60
pages, does have two sections
pertaining to college costs and
general higher education.
The platform calls in particular
for the federal government to
abstain from involvement with
student loans, opting instead for
the private sector to participate in
student financing.
The party is also calling for all
government regulations, including
those that govern interest rates for
student loans, to be scrutinized
and challenged against potential
negative economic impact on
students and families.
Engineering
sophomore
Emma TerBeek, a supporter of
the Republican Party, wrote in an
email interview she believes the
GOP’s conservative approach to
student debt would better benefit
current debt holders.
“It is my belief that high student
debt is a huge concern for all
U.S. citizens regardless of party
affiliation,” TerBeek wrote. “My
personal Conservative views are
solely that Americans should rely
more on privatized scholarships
versus
government
loans
or
subsidies that stem from taxpayer
dollars.”
The official platform states, “In
order to encourage new modes
of higher education delivery to
enter the market, accreditation
should be decoupled from federal
financing, and states should be
empowered to allow a wide array
of accreditation and credentialing
bodies to operate.”
The party made clear that
they
intend,
by
encouraging
privatization, to give students
more room to “customize their
college
experience,”
according
to the official platform. Trump,
at multiple points during his
campaign, has also pledged to
“tremendously” cut funding for
the Department of Education.
Sarah
Anderson,
communications director of the
Michigan Republican Party, said
in spite of the lack of an official
platform on the issue, higher
education is extremely important
to the Republican Party.
“It is absolutely an issue for
the Republican Party, and I do
believe that Donald Trump will
take it seriously,” Anderson said.
“(The issue is) one that should
be debated and one that we
should talk about. Pie-in-the-sky
promises are not going to help our
future generations.”
Even though younger voters
tend to lean liberal, the typically
the older Republican voter base is
still affected by the rising student
debt in America, as many voters
have children in college.
TerBeek noted she has personal
interest in tuition debt as a student,
but believes she and the rest of the
student population should be held
responsible.
“As a student I feel that student
debt is a significant issue in my
personal life but feel that in the
grand scheme of things, I should
not rely on the government to pay
for me to go to school as I could
have gone to other schools where
I had scholarships (as did most
people that go to U of M) but chose
to go to a more expensive school
where I didn’t have a scholarship,”
TerBeek wrote.
Trump’s comparative lack of
focus on higher education has
become a campaign issue for
Democrats — in a recent stop at
the University of Michigan, U.S.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D–VA), Clinton’s
vice
presidential
nominee,
highlighted
Trump’s
lack
of
discussion on student debt. In an
interview with Time magazine,
Kaine also touched on the issue,
saying Trump’s lack of a plan
shows when “he brags about his
own four-year degree from an Ivy
League school, he has no intention
of offering anyone else the same
opportunity.”
Anderson, however, charged
that the Democratic approach to
student debt will only serve to
create future problems.
“The contrast is that Hillary
Clinton
is
promising
free
education, but there is no such
thing as a free lunch,” Anderson
said. “Free education means that
somebody down the line has to
pay for it. If you go to college for
‘free’ you’re going to have a hard
time finding a job because taxes
are going to be so high, businesses
are going to close down.”
Clinton:
During the campaign, Clinton,
Kaine
and
other
Democratic
officials
have
made
many
statements on how to fix student
debt in America. As part of her
New College Compact, she is
calling on state governments
to pull their weight and invest
in higher education, in hopes
of helping to lower the cost of
tuition. The plan estimates that
this investment will, by 2021, offer
students free community college
and the option to graduate from
a public college or university in
their state without having to take
on student debt.
The
Clinton
administration
also plans to create a $25 billion
fund to support historically Black
institutions and other minority-
serving institutions, to make
higher education accessible.
Clinton has also released a plan
to tackle current student debt. Of
the many objectives within this
plan, some of the more prominent
are cutting interest rates and
refinancing loans at the current
rate, aiming to alleviate pressure
from an estimated 25 million debt
holders. The Clinton campaign
would also plans to halt actions of
for-profit schools and lenders they
charge take advantage of students
in need, as well as simplify the
repayment process for loans.
Clinton’s heavy focus on student
debt speaks may speak in part to
the younger nature of her base
— the Harvard Political Review
reported 2015 that 60 percent
of 18- to 29-year-olds supported
President Barack Obama in the
2012 election.
LSA junior Taiwo Dosunmu,
communications director of the
University’s chapter of College
Democrats, said he sees student
debt as a top priority for the
Democratic Party as a whole.
“The Democratic Party has
always been pushed forward by
the energy of younger people and
college students,” Dosunmu said.
“Those people are being impacted
by student debt, so top to bottom
it’s a major issue.”
Part of Clinton’s plans also
stemmed from Sen. Bernie Sanders
(I–VT) unsuccessful campaign for
the Democratic nomination.
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