inevitable. For Public Policy 
junior Katie Kelly, who serves 
as the communications director 
of the University of Michigan’s 
chapter of College Democrats, 
the decisions of Collins, Flake 
and Manchin to vote “yes” 

ignited 
feelings 
of 
anger and frustration. 
“It’s really, really frustrating 
because no matter how many 
times you call these Senators 
or how often you protest or 
stand up it seems like our cries 
fall on deaf ears,” Kelly said. “It 
made me hopeful when I heard 
Jeff Flake come out during the 
hearings calling for an FBI 
investigation because it seemed 

as though maybe it wasn’t going 
to be a completely partisan issue, 
that maybe there was a chance 
some people would see common 
sense on this … and then he just 
came right back and completely 
voted along party lines and 
really disappointed those who 
became hopeful during the FBI 
investigation … After Susan 
Collins came out and said she 
was voting yes that was really 
one of the final nails in the 
coffin for me.”
LSA sophomore Dylan 
Berger, president of the 
University’s 
chapter 
of 
College 
Republicans, 
argued support for swing 
state senators, particularly 
Collin 
and 
Manchin, 
who voted in favor of 
Kavanaugh.
“I think both Senators 
were 
wise 
to 
vote 
to 
confirm 
Kavanaugh,” 
Berger wrote in an email. 
“I thought Senator Collins 
gave a speech on the Senate 
floor for the ages. She 
represented the institution 
of the Senate well by 
making a decision based on 
the facts, not mob hysteria. 
Americans 
of 
future 
generations will thank her 
for preserving due process 
in the face of angry mobs of 
protestors.”
Leading 
up 
to 
Kavanaugh’s confirmation, 
the University community 
held 
several 
protests 
following the allegations of 
sexual assault by Christine 

Blasey Ford, a professor at 
Palo Alto University who in 
September 
publicly 
shared 
details regarding Kavanaugh’s 
alleged 
attempt 
of 
sexual 
assault when the two were 
in high school. Ford is one 
of three women to publicly 
accuse Kavanaugh of assault or 
misconduct.
In 
a 
confidential 
letter 
Ford sent months ago to Sen. 
Dianne 
Feinstein, 
D-Calif., 
but 
publicly 
released 
in 
September by Senate Judiciary 
Committee Chairman Charles 
Grassley, R-Iowa, Ford writes 
about the high school incident. 
She states Kavanaugh pushed 
her into a bedroom while at a 
gathering in a Maryland home, 
got on top of her, attempted to 
remove her clothing and put 
his hand over her mouth when 
she tried to yell for help.
In 
response 
to 
these 
developments 
in 
the 
Kavanaugh hearings, the Law 
School held a panel during 
the final week of September 
with Law professors Kate 
Andrias, Barbara McQuade 
and Margo Schlanger on the 
campus implications of the 
sexual 
assault 
allegations 
against Kavanaugh. Following 
the panel, the Law School 
community 
organized 
a 
rally titled “Respect Women, 
Respect Survivors and Respect 
the Court.” Last week, another 
rally to protest Kavanaugh 

BEYOND BORDE R S

If students shouting about 
voter registration on the Diag 
aren’t 
convincing 
enough, 
the Michigan Secretary of 
State office has devised a new 
way to assist with student 
registration.
On Monday, the Michigan 
Secretary of State will host 
a mobile voter registration 
unit at the Michigan League 
circle 
drive. 
The 
mobile 

unit will mainly serve voter 
registration but is still open 
to other Secretary of State 
services.
The 
Secretary 
of 
State 
office asks those registering 
to vote to bring a driver’s 
license or Michigan state 
identification. The deadline 
to register to vote is Tuesday 
at 5 p.m.
The mobile unit is part of 

the University of Michigan’s 
efforts to win the Big 10 
Voting 
Challenge. 
The 
challenge 
encourages 
Big 
10 schools to get as many 
students to register and vote 
after historically low voter 
turnout among young adults.
The Big 10 Voting Challenge 
will have two awards: one for 
the institution that yields 
the 
highest 
percentage 

of 
registered 
voters 
and 
one for best overall voter 
improvement.
The 
University 
is 
also 
partnered with Turbovote, 
an online tool that helps U-M 
students, faculty and staff 
register to vote.
Mid-term 
elections 
are 
 
Nov. 6.

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