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Candidates pander to the people

By Brian Zell · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 11:14 p.m.

Live from New York, it's Saturday night! With your guest host Aaaaaaybraham Lincolnnnnnn! Or, how about that Thomas Jefferson on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno?" When he started talking about how the United States should be an agrarian society, I nearly fell out of my chair laughing.

Boy bands make men miserable

By Matt Csanyi · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 11:12 p.m.

The Backstreet Boys … Ricky Martin … Tom Jones. What do all of these "artists" have in common, besides sucking horribly? Women love them. Usually, personal taste is fun, although pointless, to discuss because people like all kinds of strange crap. But this is a situation in which the musical preference of an entire gender is not just bad; it is evil.

Opening the mailbag

By Brian Hartz · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 11:09 p.m.

A number of issues and readers' concerns have recently piqued the interest of the ombudsman, so this week's column will deal with a variety of topics.

Interviews with Mr. AIDS

By Mark A. Price · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 11:05 p.m.

It's all over but the analysis, the first job interview I've had as a positive person -- at least, this type of positive. I had the night-before jitters, not because of my qualities or qualifications, but because of revealing my HIV status during the interview. It was a baffling fear. My resume is covered with "HIV Live," HIV test counselor, HIV speaker, AIDS this and AIDS that.

Talk shows reach more voters

Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 11:03 p.m.

Following President Bill Clinton's term, voters look at the election process and presidency in a different light. Fewer and fewer people go to the polls each year, proving the American public is turned off by sound bites and politics as usual. So in this election year, it stands to reason that presidential candidates have to go about reaching voters in a new and different way.

Head to head: Gore fights for civil, women's rights

By Alyson Brodsy and Travis Thickstun · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 7:33 p.m.

Vice President Al Gore has proposed a number of initiatives to continue Democratic efforts on civil rights, including ending racial profiling, discrimination against ethnic minorities and hate crimes.

Head to head: Bush supports equal opportunity

By Alyson Brodsy and Willie Sutherland · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 7:33 p.m.

In the 1960s, the civil rights movement sought the assistance of government to protect the fundamental right that all men are created equal. But today's so-called "civil rights" groups and leaders have abandoned this principle. They fly in the face of equality, favoring preferential treatment for groups defined by race, gender or sexual orientation. This is wrong. An injustice cannot be cured with another injustice.

Eighth district debate successful

By Kara Salge · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 7:09 p.m.

Red, white and blue. The blue T-shirts of Dr. Paul Perry's supporters, the white limestone of the Monroe County Courthouse and the red T-shirts of John Hostettler's (R-8) supporters ' or the red of the so-called "bloody" eighth Congressional district race ' canvassed the lawn of the town square Saturday.

Local candidates focus on economy

By Christie Griffin · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 7:08 p.m.

The five candidates for Monroe County's at-large Common Council seats debated county finances and taxation for nearly two hours Tuesday at the Monroe County Public Library, focusing on rights of property owners and the role of city planners.

Congressional candidates debate health care, I-69

By Sean F. Driscoll · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 7:07 p.m.

The three candidates for Indiana's 8th congressional district faced off Sunday night in Evansville for the next-to-last debate of the election season. Republican incumbent John Hostettler, Democrat Dr. Paul Perry and Libertarian Thomas Tindle met at the WNIN studio and spent an hour wrestling issues including a prescription drug benefit for senior citizens, the extension of Interstate 69 and campaigning. Perry, a hand surgeon, used patients' rights and prescription drugs as his core issue during the debate. During his opening statement, he reiterated the need for a prescription plan to ensure senior citizens have access to needed medicines.

Lugar, Johnson touch on race's hot issues

By Kara Salge · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 7:06 p.m.

EVANSVILLE -- Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and challenger David Johnson spent about an hour Friday debating issues, arguing each other's attacks point-by-point.

State Representative candidates focus on education in debate

By Alyson Brodsy and Todd Harper · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 7:06 p.m.

State Representative Peggy Welch and her opponent John Shean debated last night and shared their views on the many issues concerning the citizens of District 60. The two candidates concentrated the majority of their discussion on taxes, education and economic development.

Geyer denies quitting team

By Heater A. Dinich and Heather A. Dinich · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 11:49 a.m.

Interim head basketball coach Mike Davis and former player Tom Geyer were the only two people in the basketball locker room Oct. 5, Geyer's last day on the team.

'Eyes Wide Shut' deserves second look

By Chris Sikich · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 10:50 a.m.

Last year was a superb year for celluloid. The only problem is that one of the best films of 1999, if not the decade, was often misjudged and even ignored overall at awards time. The movie in question, "Eyes Wide Shut," deserves a second look.

Site found for science building

By Rachel Kipp · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 12:50 a.m.

After months of meetings and discussion, a site has been found for the proposed Multidisiciplinary Science Building. Friday, the board of trustees approved a location between the Chemistry Building and Myers Hall.

Spirits abound on campus

By Alexis Silas and Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 12:48 a.m.

Sit very quietly and listen to the silence in the Career Development Center, and you'll hear the ghosts of unborn babies crying. Or maybe it's just the whirring of the copy machines.

Johnson giving Senate campaign 100% effort

By Alyson Brodsy and Jennifer Wagner · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 12:45 a.m.

David Johnson is playing the odds. Despite an almost overwhelming public perception that no one can defeat incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), Johnson, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is standing resolutely on his platform for Congressional change.

Incumbent campaigns for 5th Senate term

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 12:44 a.m.

He could just sit back and relax. Incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is seeking re-election to a fifth consecutive term this year, and he is leading by double digits in every poll across the state. But Lugar is treating this election as though he were a first-time candidate.

Grad students debate options

By Alyson Brodsy and Sabrina Shah · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 12:44 a.m.

The Graduate Student Organization sponsored an open forum Monday for graduate students, in which they were encouraged to voice their opinions in regard to how the IU Student Association is representing them and if that representation is effective.

'With liberty and constitutionality for all'

By Alyson Brodsy and Jennifer Wagner · Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000 12:43 a.m.

No government is good government -- at least, if you ask Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Paul Hager. A lone wolf struggling to escape the partisan politics surrounding this year's election, Hager has focused his campaign on traditional Libertarian values.

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