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Report shows rise in Indianapolis’ average temperature

By Anna Schilawski · Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:35 a.m.

The average temperature in Indianapolis in 2007 was 2.7 degrees higher than the historical average, according to a new study released Wednesday by Greenpeace and Environment America. Many in Greenpeace hope this sends a message to candidates hoping to be elected in less than three weeks. Collectively, America’s average temperatures have increased in the past seven years, and many blame this increase on global warming.

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Candidates argue abortion, taxes in final face-off

By Beth Fouhy · Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:34 a.m.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – John McCain assailed Barack Obama’s character and his campaign positions on taxes, abortion and more Wednesday night, hoping to turn their final presidential debate into a launching pad for a political comeback. “You didn’t tell the American people the truth,” he said. Unruffled, and ahead in the polls, Obama parried each charge, and leveled a few of his own. “One hundred percent, John, of your ads, 100 percent of them have been negative,” Obama shot back in an uncommonly personal debate less than three weeks from Election Day.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., trade responses during a presidential debate on Wednesday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

IT’S ON

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:33 a.m.

In a roomful of highly partisan voters, senior Jared Schneider was alone. The undecided voter watched Democratic nominee Barack Obama and Republican nominee John McCain battle against each other on negative campaigning and the faltering economy for 90 minutes, yet still couldn’t make up his mind. About 125 students gathered to watch the final face-off between Obama and McCain on Wednesday in the Indiana Memorial Union’s Whittenberger Auditorium. But it was clear nearly every student there had already cast their vote in their mind, laughing and mocking the other party’s candidate throughout the debate. PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

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In Sigma Phi Epsilon’s 1st year back on campus, house declares itself alcohol-free

By Haley Adams · Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:30 a.m.

Fraternity. To some, the word symbolizes brotherhood, scholarship and philanthropy; to others, it connotes partying, hazing and getting free alcohol.  But this year, Sigma Phi Epsilon wants to break the second stereotype. For its first year as an on-campus fraternity, the house has declared itself alcohol-free, even though anyone familiar with IU’s dry-campus policy might find this redundant since all fraternities are supposed to be dry.

Former Vice President Dan Quayle, left, speaks on behalf of Republican candidate for attorney general, Greg Zoeller, right, at a news conference on Wednesday in Indianapolis.

Ex-VP Quayle gives Palin advice

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:23 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Former Vice President Dan Quayle has a little advice for Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin: “Just be yourself.”

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Hilltop serves up food, fun

By Jessica Andrews · Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:20 a.m.

Pumpkin pie, cookies, apple cider and pumpkin carving workshops will be just a few things on the menu at the Great Pumpkin Party from 3 to 7 p.m. this Friday at Hilltop Garden and Nature Center off 10th Street.

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Ex-Congressman to speak for Obama

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:19 a.m.

If you haven’t decided who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election, Lee Hamilton hopes to help you make a decision today.

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Friedman still right

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:17 a.m.

How ironic is it that the IDS would print Indira Dammu’s commentary “A Libertarian Utopia” in the same issue as one providing a picture of a Che Guevara caricature on the side of a dilapidated building in Cuba? It requires thick ideological glasses to reach her conclusions that the United States had a laissez-faire banking system and that free market principles have destroyed the livelihood of people in developing countries around the world. The securitized-mortgage market exists because of the Government Sponsored Enterprises’ Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Interest rates throughout the banking system are distorted by the Federal Reserve, and numerous acts of regulation manipulate the behavior of banks. The current crisis is the result of political altruism, in the form of politicians pushing others to expand homeownership to absolutely everyone.

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Nobel hostility unwarranted

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:16 a.m.

Upon reading Yahya Chaudhry’s column concerning the Nobel Prize in literature, I was a bit concerned by the hostility toward this prize. Even the title “Nobel is not noble” is an attack against Nobel and the prize. It is true that he made his fortune through the discovery of dynamite, and it is also unfortunately true that his discovery is accountable for myriad human sufferings. It would have been easy for him to simply pass that fortune on to someone else. Instead, he established a prize that awards individuals who work toward peace.

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Santa Ana winds taper; blaze 20 percent contained

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:16 a.m.

A respite in Santa Ana winds allowed firefighters to beat back flames that continued to whirl dangerously close to homes Wednesday morning along the city’s northwestern suburbs.

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Clinton organizer supports Obama

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:15 a.m.

I could not disagree more with the opinions in Kristi Oloffson’s article, “Clinton’s Biggest Fans Prepare to Choose ‘Between 2 Evils.’” I spent more time, worked harder and put in more hours on the Hillary Clinton campaign than anybody else on this campus, and yet I have had absolutely no problem working and campaigning just as hard for Barack Obama this semester. Why is this? Because what made my campaign work the hardest during the primary wasn’t arguing my position, it was the fact that the opposite side was arguing almost the same exact thing. The differences between Senator Clinton and Senator Obama were so slight that even the debates between the two were forced out of the realm of policy. The people who stood next to me, and argued for Hillary’s platform, supported her because they agreed with her campaign and her stances on the issues.

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Stocks point to lower open on retail sales drop

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:15 a.m.

Wall Street appears to be heading to a sharply lower opening after economic data raised the possibility that the country is either in a recession or moving toward one.

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Union Board proud of Edwards planning

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:14 a.m.

Union Board prides itself on programming for a diverse student body with a wide array of interests. We are students, elected and selected by our peers to enhance campus life and enrich the IU community. As directors, we take our roles as student leaders seriously and we listen carefully to any feedback from students regarding the events we put on or decisions we make. With that in mind, I would like to address last week’s guest column by Justin Hill, chairman of Students for John McCain, regarding Union Board’s lecture with Senator Edwards.

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U.S. troops kill No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:14 a.m.

American troops acting on a tip killed the No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq — a Moroccan known for his ability to recruit and motivate foreign fighters – in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, the U.S. military said Wednesday.

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Place of our own, not segregation

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:13 a.m.

I was recently interviewed for the Indiana Daily Student article “GLBT residents say city has few gay-only resources,” and I would like to clarify my stance on the issue of segregation. I don’t believe we want to be segregated from the general public, but want to have a place of our own where we feel comfortable in our “gayness.” Uncle Elizabeth’s is a great place, but clubs such as those in Indianapolis or Louisville or the late Bullwinkle’s would be nice as well. For example, many straight people, men and women included, show up at clubs such as Talbott Street in Indianapolis because they like the atmosphere.

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Rethinking sexy

Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:12 a.m.

As faithful readers of the Indiana Daily Student, we’re familiar with Gabrijel Gelic’s usually witty fashion column.  But this week’s “Animal Heaven” was surely hell for animals. As usual, Mr. Gelic encouraged IU students to “stay classy,” and implored us to “look like (we) just came off the runway” by going fur-crazy. Yes, he assures us, we will all be extremely fashionable in anything with a dead animal attached to it. The style-writer passionately proclaims, “you can’t go wrong with fur.”

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For the record

By Indira Dammu · Thursday, Oct. 16,2008 12:10 a.m.

News coverage has been dominated by allegations of voter registration fraud in places as disparate as Ohio and Nevada. Indiana has seen its fair share of registration fraud, as well. A recent CNN investigative report concluded that more than 2,000 voter registration forms filed in northern Indiana’s Lake County were bogus. At the center of this controversy is the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, a community organizing group.

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