INDIANAPOLIS – Democratic Sen. Barack Obama flew to Indianapolis late Tuesday morning to surprise some voters with a round of last-minute phone calls.
Carolyn Calloway-Thomas led IU alumnus Byron Smith by the arm into the IU-Bloomington Diversity Committee meeting Monday night and helped him to his chair. As the third meeting of the semester began, Smith addressed the committee concerning his own disability in an effort to shed light on IU’s need for improvement in recruiting and providing accessibility for disabled students and staff.
So, now we know who the next president of the United States of America is. Congratulations, Mr. President, the pleasantries are over.
This month, the School of Fine Arts Gallery is saving students a trip to the Windy City with its new show “One Moment,” an exhibit featuring the Thomas Robertello Gallery in Chicago.
On June 27, 1969, a routine police raid on a gay bar in New York became the catalyst for the modern gay rights movement. The Stonewall riots redefined the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual culture, but few know that there was a strong underground gay presence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s.
Though they might not realize it, every person who attends a play at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center has a guardian angel in Trish Hausmann. As the house manager, she works to ensure safety, efficiency and, as much as possible, the satisfaction of every audience member during each play.
Indiana voters split nearly down the middle in what was perhaps the closest race in the nation between Barack Obama and John McCain. Obama was close to snapping Indiana’s streak of backing Republican presidential nominees for 10 straight elections, but counting continued late Tuesday as unofficial vote tallies by The Associated Press showed him holding a lead of about 8,000 votes out of some 2.6 million cast.
Local Results (as of 10:15 p.m. with 52 percent of precincts reporting)
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is closing in on the magic number to clinch the election, early results indicate.
The stage is set. And the supporters are certainly beyond ready. All of Chicago seems anxious, hoping their Illinois senator will claim victory in a historic election before giving a speech in Grant Park downtown later tonight. Results are just beginning to pour in from states with polls that close the earliest- including Indiana.
Democrats counted on solidifying their thin leadership grip on the Senate as voters flocked to the polls Tuesday to fill 35 Senate seats. Embattled Republicans braced for losses but hoped they would be modest ones. Democrats were optimistic that the only two Democratic senators who will lose their Senate seats as a result of the national elections will be Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama flew to Indianapolis late Tuesday morning to surprise some voters with a round of last-minute phone calls. Obama arrived at Indianapolis International Airport around 10:30 a.m. and headed to a nearby United Auto Workers Local 550 “Get Out the Vote” call center. He stayed there about 45 minutes and made 13 phone calls.
Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama joined voters eager to cast ballots on Tuesday before making one last pitch for supporters to turn out for their historic presidential contest.
Students at Read Center are showing up to vote in force today, and a quick glance into other voting centers shows the same result.UPDATE: Assembly Hall poll stations moved from South Lobby to North Lobby
INDIANAPOLIS – John McCain is counting on Indiana. In a final plea to Hoosiers on Monday, McCain urged about 5,000 supporters to show up to the polls in a fiery and aggressive speech on election eve on the runway at the Indianapolis International Airport.SLIDESHOW: Students vote early TuesdayMAP: Polling locationsPodcast: Hoosier Headlines
Regardless of the outcome in today’s elections, there will be a first in Washington next January. Either the first black man will be president or the first woman will be vice president, capping what might be the most ground-breaking election in America’s history. But these firsts don’t come without risks and challenges for each candidate’s constituents.
Junior AnnElyse Gibbons only wants two things after Tuesday’s election: to sleep and catch up on homework. As president of Students for Baron Hill, an executive board member of IU Students for Barack Obama and secretary for the IU College Democrats, campaign season has been busy for her. President of IU College Democrats Anna Strand also said the campaign has affected her sleep cycle, limiting her to a few hours a night.
The IU club hockey team suffered two losses against Michigan over the weekend. The Hoosiers have now lost four in a row after losing two games to Davenport the week before. The team’s record is 6-4. Friday’s game was neck-and-neck, with the score deadlocked at one for most of the contest. The Wolverines managed to get a power play goal to go ahead 2-1. Then a fluke goal on a bounce gave Michigan a 3-1 lead, which proved to be insurmountable, as that became the final score. “It was another close game all the way through,” IU coach Tom Orr said. “Towards the end, we dominated play but just couldn’t get a goal.”
With John McCain down in the polls and Barack Obama paraphernalia covering campus, Bloomington conservatives might feel a bit discouraged for today’s election. But for members of IU College Republicans, McCain is anything but the underdog. IU College Republicans Chairwoman and junior Chelsea Kane said the polls showing McCain behind Obama are not slowing their campaign efforts.
If you’re like me, you’ve been consumed by this year’s election. I just can’t seem to get enough of it. As one of your sports columnists, I’ve probably done my readers a disservice during the bulk of this semester as the majority of the TV I’ve been watching has consisted of campaign news. And if I do watch anything else, it’s via DVR. I honestly haven’t even watched much football.
