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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
ELECTION DAY 2008
Electoral College misunderstood, will vote Dec. 15
Obama, McCain vie for voters still on the fence By Hannah Furfaro
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increased efforts from both parties to persuade undecided voters. Last week the Obama campaign ran a 30-minute ad on seven TV networks, capturing an audience of more than 33 million viewers, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Same-Day Voter Registration Tips Examples of acceptable proof of residence are: • Residential lease • Utility or tax bill • Valid and current Wis. driver’s license • Bank statement • Paycheck • UW ID (for students living in university dorms)
After voters cast their ballots and the results roll in this Election Day, the voting will not be over quite yet. The winner of the presidential election will not technically be official until the group of individuals known as the Electoral College cast their votes for president Dec. 15. Whoever wins the popular vote in Wisconsin, either Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama or Republican candidate John McCain, will earn the state’s 10 electoral votes. The 10 electors from the winning party will meet at the Capitol and cast 10 votes for their presidential candidate. This practice is mainly ceremonial, according to Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke. “The ceremony and the pomp and circumstance are far greater than their actual power,” Wineke said. “The election will decide who wins, not the electors.” Wineke, who is a Democratic member of the Electoral College, said he is honored to be a part of the College, but many Americans do not understand the system. “It’s a great honor, but it’s almost like some secret masonic handshake or something because nobody knows about it,” he said. electoral page 3
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Millions of voters across the nation will flock to the polls to cast their votes on Election Day, many of whom have been decided supporters of one candidate for many months. However, others have remained uncommitted during the final stretch of campaigning. In the past week, the campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain have been working nonstop to sway the undecided population and encourage historically apathetic voters to get to the polls. “I think not many people are going to forget Tuesday is voting day, but every little additional urging adds a little more motivation,” said Katherine Cramer Walsh, UW-Madison political science professor. “For people who think the race has already been decided … those reminders can help a lot.” The “ground games” of both campaigns have become increasingly intense over the past week. “They have very well-developed ground games … there will be lots of phone calls, lots of knocking on doors, offering people rides [to the polls],” UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin said. “The thing that the parties have the most control over is trying to maximize their turnout, so I expect them to put a lot of effort into that.” The final days of the campaign have produced
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Polls on campus and around the city will be open at 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday.
UW rec. facilities plan $60 mil. renovations By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL
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UW-Madison students who use the weight room at the SERF often have to wait to use the free weights and machines.
The SERF and Natatorium are in need of renovation, according to the UW Division of Recreational Sports. The Recreational Sports Board presented its annual report at a Faculty Senate meeting Monday, citing the indoor facilities as outdated and “too small to meet demand.” According to Dale Carruthers, director of Rec Sports, the SERF
was last renovated in 2002 with the addition of the west wing, which includes the current cardio room and dance studio. However, the Nat—built in 1963—is in need of major renovation. “We are working on a master plan right now that will go well into 2015 or 2017, which will upgrade both the Nat and the SERF,” Carruthers said in an interview. In addition to recreation space, the Nat houses UW-Madison’s kinesiology department. The gym,
pool, cardio and weight room comprise the recreational side of the facility, which would be renovated and expanded if passed through a student referendum. Rec Sports conducted a number of student assessments between 2002 and 2005 that showed a strong discontent with the indoor recreation facilities on campus, according to Carruthers. As a result, leaders from Rec faculty page 3
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”