THE ICHIGAN EVIEW MTHE JOURNAL OF CAMPUS AFFAIRS AT THER UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN www.michiganreview.com VOLUME XXVI October 2, 2007 ISSUE 3 Students Energize GOP Leadership Conference GOP Uses Conference to Help Encourage Youth to Support the Party BY ADAM PAUL, ‘08 VER 2,000 PEOPLE turned out for the Michigan ORepublican Party’s biannual Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island September 21-23. While the event attracted presidential candidates and state officials, a large cohort of students also attended Michael O’Brien/The Michigan Review the event. McCain Spoke Friday to potential voters assembled at a VFW Post. Presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney differentiated himself from other candidates by concentrating on a return to values such as traditional marriage, McCain, in Detroit, Looks to Revive rather than discussing ways to help Michigan’s poorly-performing economy. He also differentiated Campaign himself by organizing a large group Senator Expresses Optimism in Exclusive Interview with Review of student supporters to attend the conference. BY MICHAEL O’BRIEN, Republican field for president, even speaker at the sixth annual Young people, including about EDITOR-IN-CHIEF coming in second place behind Hispanic Business Conference at the 100 students from Michigan State former Governor Mitt Romney in Renaissance Center in downtown University, as well as about 30 from ENATOR JOHN McCAIN’S last weekend’s Hotline straw poll. Detroit. The speech took broad Newt Gingrich U-M, wore bright blue ‘Romney’ McCain won Michigan’s primary swipes at Democrats as well as presented new Scampaign for president stopped stratagies for the shirts passed out stickers and foam in Michigan last week, hoping to in 2000, facing off against then- Republicans, for what McCain GOP. mittens bearing the name of the build on recent momentum and win Governor George W. Bush. views as “wasteful” spending. former Massachusetts Governor. Michigan’s high-stakes Republican “We had a great appearance “One of the last real vestiges of The Romney campaign reimbursed these volunteers primary in January. at Mackinac Island,” said McCain socialism in the world today is in for hotel rooms and paid their registration fees into the McCain, the maverick Arizona in an interview. “I think everyone Washington, D.C.,” McCain told conference allowing them to take part in a straw poll Republican, stopped in Detroit agreed that my speech was very the audience of close to a thousand conducted by political publication The Hotline. and St. Clair Shores last Friday, well-received,” he added, also Hispanic business leaders. Romney ended up winning the straw poll with 39 highlighting his national security pointing to his second-place straw The speech was aggressive on percent of the vote. credentials and touting his fiscal poll finish without having to spend other economic issues. McCain While the Romney campaign paid students to conservatism. substantial money. pledged, among other things, to come support their campaign, efforts were also made to The Michigan primary is McCain’s campaign made stops eliminate the maligned Alternative allow students to attend the conference. The newly important to the McCain campaign, designed to play up the Senator’s Minimum Tax, which, originally established GOP Youth Scholarship Fund which has struggled in recent two top credentials: as a hawkish designed to catch 150 paid for students to have the chance to months. But McCain has made veteran, and as an opponent of households escaping attend the conference. a small resurgence within the government spending. the income tax, now “The idea was to get more young 3 >> First, McCain was the keynote brings especially 3 >> Features News Editorial Arts & Culture The Scoop on MGoBlog: Students Travel to Michigan’s Fiscal Can We Be Lansing, Protesting Responsibility, An interview with Brian Cook Presumed Tuition Hike R.I.P. People Again? By Christopher Stieber, ‘07 By Michael O’Brien, ‘08 Late Sunday night, the budget By Andrea Sofian, ‘08 deficit problem in Michigan was In the ever-expanding world of sports blogs, Students descended on the State “solved,” if that is what one would As I headed out to my first excellence is hard to find. Michigan sports fans, Capitol in Lansing last Thursday, care to call it. After much arm-twist- class the other day, I immediately however, are fortunate to count one of the most revered rallying against the specter of ing and promises of political patron- realized that I forgot my iPod at my sports blogs increased mid-year tuition, and age were made by Governor Jenni- apartment. I was more than slightly on the internet injecting themselves into the debate fer Granholm, several Republicans annoyed because I usually make a amongst their over how to resolve the state’s $1.8 caved to the will of the Democrats, point to bring it with me. Stepping own. MGoBlog, billion budget deficit. and voted for increases in the state off The Ride in the middle of the run by Brian Almost 150 students from U-M income tax and the sales tax on cer- day, I noticed that almost everyone Cook, offers boarded buses to Lansing, joining tain services. walking by me was distracted by some of the a few hundred students from the familiar and comforting sounds most in-depth analysis of Michigan football games, other universities to protest hikes emerging from their mp3 or cell parsing every Mike Hart cutback and Terrance Taylor in tuition at public universities in phones. stunt with Talmudic zeal. Michigan. 7 >> 9 >> 4 >> 9 >> www.michiganreview.com P. 2 10.02.07 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW www.michiganreview.com Editorial Board: page two. the michigan review Michael O’Brien Editor-in-Chief ■ Serpent’s Tooth Adam Paul Executive Editor Last week, MSA members unanimously voted to send a letter to newly admitted students informing them Brian Biglin that the assembly’s commitment to diversity remains Managing Editor unchanged in the wake of Prop 2. This motion narrowly defeated a similar measure to instruct students to join Rebecca Christy the Board Game Club and masturbate in the UGLi. Senior Editor In the hope of finding a replacement to recently deceased local celebrity “Shaky Jake,” Ann Arborites Lindsey Dodge have announced the pilot season of “Ann Arbor Hobo Jonny Slemrod Idol.” Associate Editors Gary Kasparov, former chess champion, enters the race Early rumors tell Serpent’s that the committee has for president of Russia. Kasparov: “Checkmate, Vladimir.” Chris Stieber already received applications from Juan Cole, Tally Hall, and Jennifer Granholm. Putin: “Jailmate, Gary.” Editor-at-Large At a press conference discussing the budget deficit, After starting 2-0, the Lions were destroyed by the Business Staff: Granholm said, “We’re going to get the money, even Philadelphia Eagles 56-21. Fire Matt Millen. if it takes all night.” Asked for comment, the Fonze Karen Boore retorted, “Ehhh! That’s what she said!” The Office and Scrubs premier on NBC, giving passive- Publisher aggressive twentysomething quirky geeks everywhere The College of Engineering announced the suspension a reason to push away from their Apple laptops and of classes for one week due to a sudden outbreak of get out a little more: namely, to the couch on Thursday Danny Harris nights. Anna Malecke “Halo-3-ophilia.” Associate Publishers Unable to reach an agreement with the Big Ten In China, a couple names their child “@,” the Chinese Network, Comcast customers, in lieu of the Michigan- symbol for “future Everquest champion.” Nick Cheolas Northwestern game, were given the Purdue-Notre Editor Emeritus Dame game. Reports flowed in of HDTV’s overloading Noted mime Marcel Marceau died of a heart attack at as they tried to put all of Charlie Weis on the screen at the age of 84. No one heard it coming. once. Staff Writers: The new Campus Safety Handbook, in an attempt After reaching the World Series last year, the Detroit to freshen up their “Consent is Sexy” campaign, Steven Bengal, Jane Coaston, Marie Cour, Tigers failed to reach the playoffs. Now that manager announced the release of a Campus Safety album, with Blake Emerson, Sam Etters, Austyn Foster, Jim Leyland has two more months of free time, market updated safe lyrics. Tracks include: “Bringin’ Consent Erika Gonzalez, Mike Hamel, Josh Handell, analysts project a 74% increase in sales of unfiltered Back,” “I’m Too Consensual For My Pants,” and the Alyse Hudson, Christine Hwang, Erika Lee, Eun Lee, Marlboros. always popular “Consensual Healing.” Adam Pascarella, Eddie Perry, Alex Prasad, Danielle Putnam, Shanda Shooter, Andrea Sofian, Nathan Stano, Christina Zajicek, Zack Zucker ■ Letter from the Editor Letters and Viewpoints: The Michigan Review accepts and encourages letters to ‘The Songs That We Sing’ the editor and viewpoints. Letters to the editor should be under 300 words. Viewpoints can be arranged by HERE’S THIS SONG I’ve been listening to newspaper containing a four-letter words. contacting the editorial board. We reserve the right to by a French—yes, French—singer named Brian Biglin draws conclusions in the wake of edit for clarity and length. T Charlotte Gainsbourg called “The Songs That We the Ahmadinejad controversy at Columbia in Send all correspondence to [email protected]. Sing.” Its salient point comes in its chorus, when his column, and Jonny Slemrod questions the Gainsbourg intones: reasons behind the growth of the Democratic About Us: party among college students. And these songs that we sing In one of my favorite features, Chris Stieber The Michigan Review provides a broad range of in-depth Do they mean anything? interviews the infamous Brian Cook, the man coverage of campus affairs and serves as the literary voice of conservatism and libertarianism at the University of To the people we’re singing them to— behind the best Michigan sports blog, “M Go Michigan.