Visitors look at an original copy of the Declaration of Independence
March 15 at the Michigan League. The document was printed on the
night of July 4, 1776. It was brought to campus by Declare Yourself,
a national nonpartisan, nonprofit young voter empowerment campaign,
as part of its 18-city campus tour to energize and challenge students
to register and vote in the 2004 election. Declare Yourself was founded
by TV producer Norman Lear. The campaign features a live spoken word
and music show. Shown here are Harm and Suze Buning of Ann Arbor,
tour manager Peter Cummings, and Anna Marie and Ronald Austin of
Ann Arbor. "Students
on the Michigan campus have been energetic in their efforts to register
new voters, so the Declare Yourself campaign is an especially effective
way to bring visibility to those efforts," says Cynthia Wilbanks,
vice president for government relations. The tour also made a stop
at Eastern Michigan University that day. (Photo
by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) |