INDIANAPOLIS – Former Vice President Dan Quayle has a little advice for Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin: “Just be yourself.”
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.
If you haven’t decided who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election, Lee Hamilton hopes to help you make a decision today.
Police arrested two men Tuesday evening for throwing rocks at and beating up another man.
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.
A 55-year old man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of dealing cocaine out of his house.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
An age-old, worn-out adage is still thrown around these days: “I support the troops, but I don’t support the war.” Take a moment to think what this actually means. If you are intellectually honest with yourself, you would realize this is a logical contrivance. The troops are the war: The war is the troops. “But Jack, they are just following the backward policy initiatives of our politicians.” Well, I suppose so, but wasn’t the Nuremburg defense invalidated back in the ’40s? Certainly there is ample evidence of the disastrous nature of the U.S. involvement in Iraq. No matter your background, this evidence is enough to know better than to ship yourself to the Middle East.
In a debate that opened with a prolonged back-and-forth with the candidates referencing “Joe the plumber,” Barack Obama set himself aside as the only serious presidential candidate. But before the winner was decided, Obama and McCain wasted time with a futile debate about whose policies would best care for “Joe” and other Main Street Americans. During this portion of the debate, many of us were even inclined to support McCain as he succinctly delivered an attack on federal subsidizing for ethanol production. These policies have done little to promote true energy independence and have substantially raised world food prices. Obama’s failure to support McCain’s ethanol position was, while no doubt in his political interest of gaining more traditional Democratic farmers’ votes, a disappointing slip into unrealistic populism.Thankfully, Bob Schieffer proved to be the most adept moderator we’ve seen so far. Directing tough but important questions to the candidates about cutting government spending and controlling the deficit, their negative campaign ads and Roe v. Wade, Schieffer is undoubtedly responsible for the superior quality of the debate relative to its predecessors.
Wait a second, Entertainment Weekly. Don’t give out the worst show of the year honors yet. You’re probably thinking, “FrankTV.” Duh. No show could be as bad as a guy trying to ride a one-trick pony for a second season. However, Mike Huckabee recently received his own television show called “Huckabee.” Producers wanted the title to express, “Simply Mike Huckabee,” but at the same time, didn’t want potheads thinking the Jamie Kennedy Experiment had been resurrected.
With jokes covering everything from herpes to plastic surgery, comedian Jamie Kennedy filled two performances with stand-up comedy at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Tuesday.
