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TABLE OF CONTENTS | THE POWER ISSUE
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FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
8 | PRESIDENT WHO?
4 | CONFESSIONS
Luke Fields has $86,500 of students’ money and most don’t even know who he is.
Eleven new players. One new coach. What happens next?
5 | KNOW-IT-ALL The candidates abridged: Get the facts without the fluff.
6 | TIP JAR Skip the textbooks. Put politics on your iPod.
12 | THE FIRST LADY It’s the year of women, and Jill Long Thompson is vying for Indiana history.
7 | BET TER YOU It’s true. Most people fake it. Here’s how to be the best.
17 | THE POWER PLAYERS Student votes count for more today than ever.
22 | INSIDE OUT Sometimes the law makes us giggle.
ONLINE ONLY IS IT TOO EASY? It takes less than you’d think to buy a gun in Bloomington.
PERSONAL TRAINING IU Army ROTC has a new award, and Lt. Colonel Arnold salutes the program.
FROM THE EDITOR Vote. If you do one thing this year, make your voice count. Take an active interest instead of letting everyone else decide for you. (Need help with your choice? Turn to page 5.) This issue is about power. I hope as you read through it you’ll be inspired to embrace your own. And vote. Vote. Vote. Vote.
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CONFESSIONS
Confessions of the new guy IU men’s basketball coach Tom Crean is the face of hope for Hoosier fans everywhere. We think he’s handling the pressure pretty well. INSIDE: Do you feel a huge weight on you to save the IU basketball program? Why were you willing to come here? TOM CREAN: To me, it’s not about just one person. It’s not about just a coaching staff. It’s really not even about just a team. It’s about everybody going through something together. If I hadn’t grown up in the Midwest knowing what Indiana basketball is all about, it might have been different. When you’re an aspiring coach, Bob Knight is somebody that you already looked up to. When you’re building a team, you’d look at the way that Indiana teams were built. INSIDE: Are you worried about keeping the energetic game atmosphere where it has been in previous seasons? TC: It’s all uncharted waters for everybody. Nobody’s really been through this, so it’s going to be incredibly important that everybody stay with us through this. We’re going to try to do everything we can do to learn as quick as we can. We have an opportunity to mold them. But that molding is going to take time. INSIDE: Are you worried people will be disappointed at the end of this season? TC: I don’t think we can look at it that way. I don’t think it’s a situation where that’s relevant to what we’re trying to do to rebuild something that had to be completely gutted and restructured. It’s all about making progress. INSIDE: How does it feel to have the whole campus looking to you to save the team? TC: I don’t think it’s that way. I don’t think that would be fair to anybody to look at it with that viewpoint because I’m looking at it out there saying, “I need every one of you to help us.” So I think it’s a team thing. INSIDE: How long do you think it will take to get the program back to where you want it? TC: The hardest part of the summer was going in and not having really any idea what your team was going to be able to do. We just started our workouts so we’re still not really sure. I tell the team all the time, “OK, we’re going to go slow with teaching, but you make sure you’re a quick learner.” And the more that we can do that, the more that we can speed that process up. INSIDE: How can you motivate fans this season? TC: Make sure that everybody knows that we understand where
we’re at. We get it. And that doesn’t mean we’re not going to fight, claw and scrape to be in every game. We have to find ways to steal games. I have no doubt that I’ll be full of energy and passion and excitement every night. And, hopefully, if some fans need a little motivation, they can look down at me and my coaching staff and they’ll get it because that’s how we’re going to coach. I haven’t sat on the bench in a lot of years and I certainly don’t plan on doing it this year. – As told to Kristi Oloffson 4 | INside | Volume 3, Issue 1
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KNOW-IT-ALL
Everything you need to know about
THE ISSUES Politicians – and their speech writers – have a notorious talent for spinning words. Sure, we all tuned into the conventions and debates, but do we really know what the candidates are talking about? We waded through the fluff. Now all you have to do is show up on Nov. 4.
In the blue corner
In the red corner
SEN. BARACK
SEN. JOHN
OBAMA
MCCAIN
Wants to ensure that 10 percent of all energy comes from renewable sources by 2012. Promises to cut greenhouse gas levels by 80 percent by 2050, while creating 5 million “green” jobs.
GLOBAL WARMING
Opposed the war since its inception. His mission is to gradually pull out troops for a full withdrawal by summer 2010.
WAR IN IRAQ
Supports abortion rights and comprehensive sex education. He co-sponsored the Violence Against Women Act to combat sexual assault and domestic abuse. Additionally, he supports equal pay for equal work and plans to close the wage gap.
WOMEN’S ISSUES
Supports universal, affordable health care for all by guaranteeing eligibility, comprehensive benefits, and lowering premiums and co-pays.
HEALTH CARE
Plans to reform No Child Left Behind to support students, teachers, and schools. With his intended American Opportunity Tax Credit, the first $4,000 of college tuition will be credited in exchange for 100 hours of public service per year. Aside from ending the war in Iraq, he plans on re-establishing American diplomacy by meeting with world leaders. He intends to work harder to end global poverty and genocide in Darfur.
While he wants to create more secure borders, he wishes to keep families together by increasing the number of legal immigrants. He also plans on cracking down on companies that hire illegal immigrants. Intends to invest $1 billion over a five-year period to create transitional jobs and programs to help low-income people find success in the workplace. He also wants to raise the minimum wage to $9.50 by 2011. Wants to reverse Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy while maintaining cuts for poor and middle-class families. Hopes to put an end to government spending that benefits special-interest groups and large corporations. Personally believes that marriage is a union between a man and a woman, but isn’t against civil unions for homosexual couples. In 2006, he opposed a constitutional ban on gay marriage.
EDUCATION
FOREIGN POLICY
IMMIGRATION
POVERTY
ECONOMY
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Wants to reduce greenhouse gas levels by 70 percent by 2050 through a cap-and-trade system, which puts a limit on greenhouse gas emissions, but allows individuals and groups to profit from reduced emissions. Hopes to have troops out of Iraq by 2013, but will keep U.S. forces in Iraq until the country is self-sufficient.
Opposes abortion and believes that Roe v. Wade should be overturned. He does not support federally funded birth control or sex education. Plans to give a health insurance tax credit of $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families to compensate for the cost of insurance. The uninsured may use the credit to buy insurance. Supports the use of school vouchers and believes No Child Left Behind is only the start of educational reform. He plans to simplify tax benefits for higher education and provide easier access to federal financial aid. Takes an aggressive approach to foreign policy. He wants to unite the world’s democracies in a U.N.-like organization, similar to Woodrow Wilson’s post-World War I League of Nations.
Plans to create more secure borders and will require all undocumented immigrants to take steps to resolve their statuses. He plans to execute temporary worker programs and start a secure, efficient way to verify employment. Supports welfare-to-work programs and the division of poverty programs between government and faith-based groups. He believes states should decide minimum wage.
Calls for both Democrats and Republicans to reduce government spending while supporting tax cuts for small businesses and temporarily reducing gas prices in the summer. Does not personally support gay marriage, but opposed a federal constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. He supported a 2006 Arizona ballot initiative that limited marriage to heterosexual couples.
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TIP JAR
HOW TO G E T
POLI-SAAVY
ON THE CHEAP
MUSIC Black Republican Nas featuring Jay-Z Hip Hop Is Dead, 2006 This song finds the fierce ex-enemies exploring how out of place they feel as former hoodlums turned moguls. The result is a mix of awkwardness and a lurking sensation that they’ve somehow betrayed their roots. If Jay-Z and Nas can make amends with each other, surely there’s hope for bi-partisanship in U.S. politics. - A.C.
Intervention Arcade Fire Intervention/ Ocean of Noise, 2007 Arcade Fire turns its lyrics into a hymn of its own cause, saying prayer alone will not fix the the world’s problems. It’s a call for human action instead. A strong string section lifts the song, but don’t expect anything light.
With the election just weeks away, it’s time to brush up your politispeak. Sure, you could pay up to $700 per credit hour to get a degree in poli sci, or you could take notes from the following pop culture cues addressing political climates.
the demonstrations. They won equality within the law, but still couldn’t change treatment within society. - A.T.
Apocalypse Now (1979)
BOOKS
In perhaps the most heralded Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72 Hunter S. Thompson 1973
A peek inside to the world of the Democratic primaries of 1972, “Fear and Loathing” is a compilation of columns written for “Rolling Stone” about the race to choose the man who would attempt to beat incumbent Richard Nixon. But don’t expect a simple textbook explanation of the campaign’s inner ticks. Thompson’s approach is bizarre but relatable as he examines the race like most of us do: apprehensive, exhausted and drunk. (Tip: Make sure you read a short but thorough encyclopedia entry on the primary before reading.) - A.T.
- A.T.
Dear Mr. President Pink featuring Indigo Girls I’m Not Dead, 2006 There’s no subtlety when Pink interrogates George W. Bush. “How can you say no child is left behind? We’re not deaf and we’re not blind.” Potent. - A.T.
MOVIES
The Quiet American Graham Greene 1956 Greene’s tale of a curious American reporter sent to Vietnam was seen as anti-patriotic after its publication in 1956. However, the novel examines Americans and their idealistic, often egotistical involvement in wars – an opinion that resonates today.
Vietnam movie of all time, Captain Benjamin L. Willard departs on a confidential operation to assassinate a former U.S. Marine who has withdrawn himself from his duties without consent from authorities. It’s deranged and uncomfortable at times, but above all, it feels authentic. “Apocalypse Now” exposes America’s hunger for power and its ignorance in obtaining it. - J.J.
The Candidate (1972) Hopeful legal aide worker Bill McKay has never cast a ballot before he gets swept up as the candidate to be a Democratic senator. As the campaign barrels forward, he loses his perspective and trades it for political jargon as his life collapses around him. Can he change politics, or will politics change him? For viewers, it will speak to your politically jaded side as you feast your eyes on a young and foxy Robert Redford. - L.A.
Recount (2008)
- S.M.
A Change is Gonna Come Sam Cooke Ain’t That Good News, 1964 Cooke’s song confronts the fear of racism and spins it to hope. He was convinced that eventually, the country would change its mind. The song’s relevance to today’s equality movement is eerie. - A.T.
My Back Pages Bob Dylan Another Side of Bob Dylan, 1964 Dylan reflects on the protest movement only to admit the failure of
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What You Should Know About Politics ... But Don’t Jessamyn Conrad 2008 This ultimate non-partisan guide for dummies is a perfect crash course in politics. From civil liberties to homeland security to health care, you can impress your friends while poring over election returns. The best part? Important names and policies are in bold so you don’t need to waste your time actually reading. - R.S.
Just when you thought you’d never hear another mention of chads, HBO chronicles the weeks after the 2000 general election. It uncovers the internal struggles within the Gore and Bush camps, with statistics and logic that question our voting system. Maybe it’s because we’re eight years older, but you start to get the feeling the American public was seriously misinformed. - R.S. Compiled by Lindsey Alexander, Alex Cohen, Joe Jasinski, Shannon McEnerney, Rachel Skybetter and Allie Townsend.
BETTER YOU
Just because you don’t have any authority doesn’t mean you can’t fake it. Four powerful locals tell you how to command a room.
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Good Times
Jake Steinmetz, BS ’02, MS ’08, is the 29-year-old assistant principal at Edgewood Intermediate School, where he is in charge of 550 students in third through fifth grades and 30 staffers— including his own fifth grade teacher.
People in authority are the ones that are the best dressed. Try to get to know the people on a personal level. I came in not overconfident but confident that I’m prepared for the job. They wouldn’t have hired me if I wasn’t prepared for it: I have the education to back it up. I’m not afraid to admit when I don’t know the answer. You can’t know everything. You have to be willing to find the answer for them. Britney Taylor is the reigning Miss Gay IU 2008, one of the largest collegiate drag pageants in the U.S. She has been a female impersonator for seven years and has lived as a woman for the past three.
You have to have enough inner strength in yourself to know that their opinion doesn’t matter.
Mimi Zweig, professor of violin at the Jacobs School of Music, instructs musicians of all ages from around the world.
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If you really love what you’re doing and you feel prepared, it’s gonna work.
If you’re comfortable with yourself, then you’re not going to care what people think.
You have to have the desire to want to communicate. In order to communicate, you have to be prepared, so if one feels really preparedwhether talking as an actor, giving a lecture, or performing – then you have a freedom to express yourself.
If you question yourself, other people are going to question you.
Everyone is nervous, which is a good ingredient because it gives you an edge.
Ken Nunn, attorney, BS ’64, JD ’67, is known for his commercials and his red sports car. But when he’s in the courtroom, he’s all about winning the jury over.
Talk to them. Be honest. Try to give them answers, and try to put yourself in their place.
Dress nice. I have 25 dark blue suits. I wear them Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
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Everything I learned, I learned well enough to take the test and move on. This proved to me that I could do other things in my life.
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Last spring, a scandal rocked his world. Now he’s arguably the most powerful student on campus. So why don’t we know his name?
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
LUKE FIELDS
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By Allie Townsend | Photos by Zack Hetrick
olitics doesn’t sleep in on weekends, not even on blissfully sunny Saturday mornings in early September. Politics hardly sleeps at all. It’s just after 10 a.m. and Luke Fields is sitting in a quaint corner of the Runcible Spoon, sipping coffee and talking with his hands. His quick speech doesn’t falter, even as the caffeine starts to take effect. “If you spoke a word of English, they would send you home at your own expense.” He’s talking about his summer spent in Mexico during high school. “It sounds really militant now that I talk about it, but it really wasn’t.” The hands pop up again, moving in swift shakes, but still loose. “You didn’t have phone calls home, just one to tell everyone you got there, but that was it. They really wanted to give you the opportunity to remove the crutch of English,” he says. “There always will be one until you know mentally that you don’t need it.” His hands come together carefully as he pauses. If his speech speeds him up, his hands calm him down. For the moment, he’s in perfect balance with words and motions. Before long, the IU
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Student Association (IUSA) president will be back to his over-booked schedule: zooming around campus, firing e-mails, and fielding phones calls. Politics can never afford to stand still for long. But as the president of a student body who scrutinizes his every decision, Fields can’t afford to be idle at all. Even over eggs, he’s a guy who knows what he wants. Today, he wants the Morning Special, which the menu stated wasn’t served on weekends, but then again, nothing is impossible in politics. The waitress smiles and cheerfully says “yes” to his request. It’s been a long six months for the 22-yearold from Brownsburg, Ind., and this morning he’s
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– that’s IUSA.” Fields knows what he has to work past. IUSA’s reputation was scathed during elections last spring and continues to be of questionable student interest. Like any “good” election, a scandal was uncovered, friends became enemies, and the reputation of a governing body took a considerable hit. But that’s politics. Fields calls last year’s election a heartbreaking time for him personally and an embarrassment for the student body he represents. He lost sleep, he stopped eating, he let paranoia take over. This year is not just about Fields getting his life back into balance; it’s about bringing IUSA back up with him.
its actions is a problem spot for its image. Because IUSA’s administration changes each spring, a single down year can have a lasting effect on the next administration when the changes students should see don’t happen. When there is a rare window of possible change with a quick turnaround, Fields needs to take a tight grip. He is on call 24 hours a day – not an IUSA requirement, but a personal one. Within IUSA’s operating budget of $86,500 is the money to provide him with e-mail access to his phone and a parking pass that gives him the ability to leave his car anywhere on campus, even a fire lane. There is also a $4,000 stipend awarded to the president.
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Yeah, he’s probably under a microscope. provoked with a familiar taunt. “Why don’t students take IUSA seriously?” His stress comes out as intensity, not aggravation. He apologizes again. “I’m really not angry, I’m sorry.” It’s not anger, but an unleashed drive that comes through his carefully chosen speech. “There are lots of student groups on campus,” he says. “Around 400 last I checked, and they represent lots of different things: ideology, residency, academics, social interests, but there’s only one group dedicated to the student body in its entirety
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IU Student Trustee A.D. King He says this year is about rebuilding and earning back the respect of an organization that students can unite behind. But in an age of too much apathy, it’s tough to be trusted by 40,000 20-somethings. With students cycling through Bloomington every four years, it’s unlikely that most even notice the changes made on their behalf. Behind his presidential title is the sometimes thankless, sometimes invisible job of representing a body of people who are quick to judge and less likely to vote. The gap that lies between IUSA’s decisions and
IUSA executives have been criticized in the past for too much pampering and yielding too few results, but Fields says he believes in fiscal transparency within IUSA’s budget, which is subsequently approved by IUSA Congress each year. Although the budget itself is up $100 from last year, it is down per capita due to a record-breaking freshman class. “My parking pass is not a perk to me,” he says with a serious stare. “It lets me do my job.” Without the assistance from these “non-perks,” the full-time student and triple major (in May,
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he’ll hold a degree in economics and public policy analysis and a second in Spanish) simply couldn’t make himself available. And as for his $4,000, it’s being donated to the University as a scholarship. This isn’t about the money, he says, it’s about doing something real for students. And even though his name isn’t on the “Call in case of emergency” campus administration phone tree, it doesn’t mean that if something goes wrong, he isn’t up in the middle of the night, doing his job. It happened after “The Slasher,” a man police say attacked a group of students in the Northwest neighborhood in late August with a razor blade clenched in his fist. “Am I alerted when things like that attack happen?” he says. “No. But that doesn’t mean I wasn’t up until 5 a.m. taking phone calls.” Now planning to meet with city officials to discuss lighting in offcampus areas frequented by students, Fields won’t take the issue lightly. The new image of IUSA can’t afford it. The problems of the students are his problems. Fields won the IUSA election as a member of the Big Red ticket after an overturned victory, and took office in late April in what some claimed was an unfair decision. The opposing Kirkwood ticket was disqualified when the IUSA Supreme Court cried “foul” after Field’s former roommate and Kirkwood ticket member Adam Pozza forwarded campaign e-mails from Fields’ account to his own. Though Pozza’s name was removed from the ticket before election day, Kirkwood paid the consequences. After 48 hours of deliberation, Kirkwood was found guilty of breaking six election codes, and Big Red, in turn, was in violation of one. Now, Fields has a copy of the court’s ruling on him at all times just in case anyone questions his legitimacy. “It’s kind of a joke,” he says, smiling, “but then again, it’s kind of not.” But that’s not what he’ll be known as: the guy who won after Adam Pozza lost it all. Not if he can help it. It’s no longer a question, whether IUSA will be saved from irrelevance. It must. If IU’s student government will not take an active role in the changes made on campus, the student voice will be void. But tell Luke Fields something he didn’t already know. “IUSA is most powerful in their silence,” Fields says. “Things will not change if we do not speak. We’ve seen moments that IUSA has not been proactive enough. We demand to sit at the grown-up table but we don’t show up. We cripple ourselves frequently.” Though his enthusiasm is obvious, Fields’ IUSA involvement is a little puzzling. He doesn’t need
this position to boost him into success. He’s a law school hopeful whose LSAT studies lock him in the library for long hours, mostly on weekends. He co-owns his own design consultancy business, and after his semester in Peru, he was so fluent in Spanish, it was difficult for locals to determine his nationality. His resume doesn’t need this padding. But then again, his reasons for being at IU don’t entirely make sense, either. His family has deep roots at Purdue University, where his father graduated with a degree in engineering and where his twin Matt and youngest brother Jake are continuing that tradition now. IU wasn’t even on his family’s radar until his senior year of high school. Breaking the mold just seems to be a part of his nature. “I’ve lived such a blessed life, and I really do believe that to whom much is given, much more be required,” he says. But can he play martyr long enough to generate a new IUSA buzz? Last April’s IUSA election drew 7,834 votes total, just under 20 percent of the student body. Since 1969, the number of students casting votes has dropped 15 percent. Though it’s clear student activism has dissipated from the political climate of the 1960s, it doesn’t excuse a substantial drop in interest for student government. “It’s amazing how Bloomington is a microcosm of our country. People don’t care, people don’t vote,” he says, thinking, and retracts a bit. “Well, people do vote, but not enough. There’s a lot of complaining and very little knowledge.” The equivalence, he says, is easy to translate. Students complain about student fees the way most Americans complain about taxes. He even alludes to the parallel in political scandal. “It’s funny, terrible, but it very much mirrors national politics. It’s win at all costs.” Jeff Wuslich, chief of staff for IU Chancellor Ken Gros Louis, says that while students seem largely uninterested in campus politics, it doesn’t change the need for a student representative body. “IUSA has up years and it has down years,” he says. “But they always come back. They’re strong enough to come through this.” The disconnect, Fields says, is that students don’t know IUSA’s role on campus. While many could say that IUSA is a resume boost for business students’ resumes, campus administrators and trustees rely on them to advocate, strike compromises with university officials, and speak on behalf of the student opinion. “IUSA is not Luke Fields acting on a whim,” Student Trustee A.D. King says. “It’s working for Continued on page 24 INside | Volume 3, Issue 1 | 11
Jill Long Thompson, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, meets with supporters in Versailles, Ind., as part of her Hoosier Hometown Tour on Sept. 19.
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FIRST LADY
IN A YEAR OF FEMALE CANDIDATES, INDIANA EMBRACES ITS OWN. By Rachel Skybetter | Photos by Zack Hetrick voice rings, “Vote for Jill, vote for Jill.” It’s Jeanette Hackman at the corner of Tipton and Chestnut Streets this bright Friday morning in Seymour, Ind. The elderly Hackman hassles her neighbors in that small-town know-everybody way as they trickle out of Larrison’s Diner, their stomachs full of coffee, eggs, and french fries. She slaps stickers on the chests of the few restaurant patrons. “Jill Long Thompson for governor,” she persists.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson meets with Hoosiers at the Yellow Dog Eatery in Versailles, Ind. If she defeats incumbant Mitch Daniels she will be the first female to serve as governor in Indiana.
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No matter her age or ailments, Hackman, who has been in politics for over 30 years, is well aware that she is a vital element to mobilizing the people of her hometown, with its population the size of IU’s freshman and sophomore classes. As the Jackson County Democratic chair, she is the organizer of this small, but meaningful event. “You have to get out there and get the people to the polls,” she says before greeting another local. “There’s a lot of work to do.” A crowd is slowly gathering. A few men loiter outside Larrison’s while a handful of people take their place inside at a table — or what is actually a few tables quickly shoved together to accommodate a dozen or so senior citizens. There is a buzz of excitement. This election has people talking, that’s for sure. Percentages, polling statistics and “I remember when’s” are tossed around in the 30 minutes before Long Thompson is scheduled to arrive. Hackman places a sign in front of the entrance to the restaurant. Inside, an identical sign rests lopsided on a man’s walker. Finally, three figures appear down the block — no RV or caravan in sight — just Jill Long Thompson, flanked by her two young assistants.
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Long Thompson at the State Democratic Convention on June 21
“ p In Congress, when faced with a critical vote on a tax increase or a trade deal, I always understood my responsibility to fellow Hoosiers. I knew those tax increases would hurt the budgets of Hoosier families and that’s why I voted against every single tax increase. As governor, I will restart this economy and reverse the trend of job loss and declining wages.
My economic plan, called “One Indiana,” differs greatly from Gov. Daniels’ approach because it recognizes that every county and every community matters. I will build this economy by emphasizing our strengths. Small and medium-sized businesses. Rural communities and urban centers.
Jill Long Thompson lays out her plan of action for supporters at the Yellow Dog Eatery in Versailles, Ind. Thompson wants to revitalize the state’s economy and reduce the privatization of jobs.
She is swarmed by the handful of loyal bystanders. She stops at each person to introduce herself and talk politics, fielding questions about the economy, jobs, and Daylight Savings Time. Once inside Larrison’s, she pauses at each table to shake hands with those not affiliated with the large group seated in the back. She is easily the youngest person here and slightly overdressed for these laid-back small-town supporters. But once she sits down, with her water and Diet Pepsi in front of her, she fits right in. She greets everyone as if they’re old friends catching up — some she’s met before, some for the first time — and in less than five minutes, the whole group is laughing together. These are her people, after all. Because she was raised on a grain and dairy farm in Whitley County and currently resides on a farm two counties over from her hometown, she said she is acutely aware of the hard-working Hoosier, the Hoosier often forgotten about when decisions are made about the privatization of jobs and other economy shifts. Long Thompson, an IU alumna (Ph.D. ’84), comes from a family of those Hoosiers. She was the first in her family to go to college, but received experience in politics at age 6 by helping her parents register new voters door-to-door. In addition to teaching at IU, IU-Purdue University Indianapolis, and Valparaiso, she served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and the under secretary for Continued on page 22 16 | INside | Volume 3, Issue 1
Where factories have closed and communities are struggling, we will target incentives to businesses that create good-paying jobs with health insurance benefits. We will provide greater incentives to businesses that invest in new technologies and improved productivity, and to employers who provide health benefits to their workers. We will expand and diversify our economic base by marketing the research and technology from our universities and elsewhere and create new jobs in wind and solar, as well as in bio-fuels. As governor, I will work with the legislature to pass and sign into law a requirement that health insurance companies provide pooling options so that individuals and families and small businesses can join together and have affordable health care. The price of your health insurance should not be determined by the size of your company or your employer. I will work with our delegation in Washington to reform No Child Left Behind because, quite frankly, it is leaving behind too many children. We will reform education in Indiana and give our schools and teachers the resources and flexibility they need so they can teach to the needs of their students, instead of a test. I’ll stop the Daniels obsession with privatization. Outsourcing our state programs to less-thanreputable private firms does more harm than good. And selling a toll road at a fire sale price to a foreign consortium that doubles the tolls — what was he thinking?
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The look and feel of youth activism today is a far cry from the political dissidence waged by the young folks of the 1960s and '70s. Violent protests have been replaced with rallies in the park, and sit-ins are largely a thing of the past. But there is no doubt that this election has not only gripped the minds of young people, but mobilized them into action like never before.
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outh voters are typically an overlooked group. It was a waste of resources to direct political dialogue at the 18- to 30-year-old demographic, who didn’t actually show up to the polls on Election Day, or so thinking went. Between 1972 and 2000, youth voter turnout dropped 16 percent, according to research conducted by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, a research organization that focuses on the political engagement of young Americans. It’s not surprising, then, that politicians had all but given up on reaching the 20-somethings. But 2008 is different. Earlier this year, more than 6.5 million people under the age of 30 cast their votes in the primary elections and caucuses, and even more are expected to vote in November. With the numbers steadily rising (the 2004 election saw an 11 percent increase in youth voter turnout, the highest increase since 18-yearolds were granted the right to vote), the focus has shifted toward, rather than away from, young voters. Heather Evans, a Ph.D. candidate in IU’s political science department, studies youth voting trends. She became interested after the 2004 election, and is currently writing her dissertation on the topic. “There are so many motivations behind voting, and so many reasons for why young voters weren’t turning out, such as being concerned with finding a job or finding a mate,” she says. “I wanted to find out if that was true.” So what, exactly, is driving young voters to pay attention this time around? Many factors separate this election from others, but nothing compares to the power of the Internet and how instrumental it’s been in uniting young people. Campaign strategists for Barack Obama aptly realized this early on when they enlisted a new-media team whose main focus was to reach out to voters via the Internet. The result, a Web site called www.my.barackobama.com, allows supporters to find and create local events, and network with thousands of others from across the country who may have limited outlets for political discussion. “For a long time, politicians have missed young voters by ignoring that they’re the online generation,” Evans said. “Obama is doing a good job of using e-mail to reach voters. Young people feel like they’re making a difference.” The actual impact that youth voters will have on the outcome of this election remains to be seen, but these next few weeks are critical. Students campaigning for both sides will do all they can to mobilize youth voters, with each side hoping to become the edge that drives their candidate into the White House.
At the helm of campaign involvement at IU are eight students who have dedicated themselves to bringing the national election to campus as the leaders of the top political groups. Their political affiliations may be different, but they share a common goal: working to change their corner of the political world. INside | Volume 3, Issue 1 | 17
Daniel Herman is a sophomore majoring in telecommunications from Potomac, Md. He is vice president of the IU College Democrats.
Neville Batiwalla is a graduate student majoring in psychology from India. He is the housing coordinator for IU Students for Barack Obama and a volunteer for Obama’s campaign office in Bloomington.
Kyle Waggoner is a sophomore majoring in political science from Brownsburg, Ind. He interned with the Indiana Republican Party and attended the Republican National Convention.
Chelsea Kane is a junior majoring in political science and psychology from Greenwood, Ind. She is chairwoman of the IU College Republicans.
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Pat Buschman is a junior majoring in history from Fort Wayne, Ind. He is secretary of the IU College Republicans.
Andrew Murto is a junior majoring in English from Goshen, Ind. He recently took a semester off to complete an internship with Obama’s campaign office in Elkhart, Ind.
Justin Hill is a junior majoring in political science and history from Mishawaka, Ind. He is chairman of IU Students for John McCain.
Rose Byrne is a senior majoring in biology from Lanesville, Ind. She is president of IU Students for Barack Obama.
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The power players DANIEL HERMAN
JUSTIN HILL
ROSE BYRNE
Vice President IU College Democrats
Chairman IU Students for John McCain
President IU Students for Barack Obama
Why did you get involved in the election? The Democrats really need to win it. America can’t afford any more time in Iraq, and we can’t spare any more American lives.
What do you hope to see John McCain accomplish over the next four years? I want him to make us absolutely energy independent from the Middle East. I want him to grow the economy, cut taxes, and finish the war in Iraq with honor. And then, go to Afghanistan and finish it there as well.
Why should people care about or vote in this election? Because the core of democracy is voting. You can’t complain about the state of things if you haven’t tried to make your voice heard. Obama is the new wave of politics.
What do you hope to see Barack Obama accomplish over the next four years? I am looking for him to listen to all Americans and not submit to partisan pressure. We need to get out of the war in Iraq. People keep saying that we can’t lose, when the reality is we can’t win either. What do you hope the world will look like in 20 years? I hope for a cleaner environment, to be out of Iraq, for Afghanistan to find a form of government that fits its way of life, for our nation to become carbon neutral, to be free from dependency on foreign oil, for the nation to spend money wisely, for there to be a health care system that provides all Americans with the proper health care and, lastly, for schools to better educate students about politics.
NEVILLE BATIWALLA Housing Coordinator IU Students for Barack Obama
Why did you get involved in this campaign? I came to the States just around the time the Bush administration got its first time in office. Ever since, I’ve felt the country has been headed in the wrong direction. America’s not the country I had heard of. I feel that Obama could bring it back. What are the most important issues surrounding this election? Morality and human rights, which I think the Bush administration has been really horrible about. Also, the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. Everyone I know in India thinks that America has taken a step backward since Bush has come into power. What do you hope the world will look like in 20 years? I’d like to see less inequality and a greater concern for the environment. And, more specifically, less dependence on fossil fuels, more economic equality and more access to education and health care. Everyone should have access to basic health care.
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What do you think are the most important issues surrounding the election? Energy, the economy, and the war on terror. What can other students do to get involved? They can join our Facebook group. They can go to John McCain’s Web site and join the Indiana Coalition. Students can come to our weekly meeting at 7 p.m. at the IMU. We just want students to register to vote and to be informed voters.
ANDREW MURTO Intern Obama’s Campaign for Change office, Elkhart, Ind.
Why did you get involved in this campaign? I believe in Obama and what he stands for. Now is the time that we need him most, so I put my life on hold to give my part in making his election to presidency happen. I can’t even imagine a January 2009 without Obama. Why should people vote in or care about this election? For a lot of the young voters, the immediate context in which we find ourselves is kind of bleak. Things are looking more and more like a recession. This economy just isn’t working for us. This is the time to become engaged in the public life of our country, and Obama really represents that movement. What can other students do to get involved? Go to the local Campaign for Change office. Go door to door and ask people what issues are important to them and then bring it back to the office. Get people to vote – that’s the most important thing. Obama is poised to make history, but we can’t do it without the vote.
What are the most important issues surrounding this election? Education, the war, and civil liberties. But the most important thing to me is that people are excited. I love that Barack has the ability to get young people involved and excited about politics. He is putting government back into the hands of everyday people. What do you hope the world will look like in 20 years? I hope to see integrity and honesty in our world leaders, better foreign policy, a better image of the United States, for America to have faith in leaders who keep our best interests at heart. I would also like to see young people voting and holding our public officials accountable for the things they say.
KYLE WAGGONER Intern Indiana Republican Party
Why did you get involved in this campaign? I got my internship through the chairman of the Indiana Republican Party. I’m part of a big Republican family, and I’ve been around politics my whole life. What do you hope to see John McCain accomplish over the next four years? I think that McCain has the opportunity to really get back to Republican values and I think that’s what he needs to do. I disagree with some of the things George Bush has done. Let’s get Republicans back to being true conservatives with as little government as possible. What do you hope the world will look like in 20 years? I hope the country will be happier as a whole. Right now we’re very separated. Hopefully in 20 years we’ll be out of war and more united.
PAT BUSCHMAN Secretary IU College Republicans
What do you hope to see John McCain accomplish over the next four years? The first thing is to limit the out-of-control spending that’s been going on for the past four years. Also, for McCain to elect conservative Supreme Court judges, to finish the job in Iraq, and to begin more research in alternative energy and drilling. What can other students do to get involved? The most important thing students can do is go out and share how they feel with other students. This creates interest. What do you hope the world will look like in 20 years? I hope there is less poverty and more people living the American dream. Also, I hope this is a warless world, and that there is a strong global economy.
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Agriculture in the Clinton administration. In the past, she has unsuccessfully run for Senate and three times for Congress. But that hasn’t stopped her. Even with the September polls putting Republican incumbent Gov. Mitch Daniels as many as 15 points ahead, she’s pushing hard. “I’ve had to build every campaign from square one,” Long Thompson says, as she gets ready to leave for the next stop on the Hoosier Hometown Tour. “But I think that just makes me a stronger candidate and a stronger public official.” Long Thompson, who perhaps by coincidence is wearing a United Steelworkers lapel pin that reads “Women of Steel,” cites Sen. Hillary Clinton’s historic run for the Democratic presidential ticket as inspiration. “I am so impressed with how consistent she was on the campaign trail and how hard and dedicated she was as a presidential candidate and is as a United States senator,” she says of Clinton. “She sets the bar very high for men and women.” Long Thompson is the first woman to be nominated by a major party for Indiana governor, which means if she wins, she will be the first female governor in the state. Over half of the country has never had a female governor, and while the numbers of females holding high office are slowly increasing, there is a disproportionate percentage to the 51 percent of women in the total population.
“I’ve had to build every campaign from square one. But I think that just makes me a stronger candidate and a stronger public official.” “We’re making progress. We know that both men and women make very good decisions if they’re the right men and women, in the right positions, in the right time,” she says optimistically. “But it’s going to take a real effort on the part of the people who care about our government to look for the best talent to address the challenges.”
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On the next leg of the day’s tour, Long Thompson and company journey 15 miles eastward to North Vernon, Ind., a town of about 7,000 with train tracks that weave in and out of the main streets. The setting has changed to the White Front Cafe, with the crowd now a mix of young and old, suits and jeans. But the aura is the same. When Long Thompson arrives, she’s greeted like an old friend as she plops down and orders an unsweetened iced tea. She goes seamlessly from sharing
secrets about the “campaign diet” to launching a discussion about the seriously declining economy. It’s surprising to find such a liberal and diverse group of thinkers in this small restaurant in this small town. Gary Driver, the Jennings County Democratic chair, is eager to inform his neighbors about Long Thompson’s message, although sometimes a challenge since Indiana is known as a red state. “When you have somebody with the caliber of Jill Long Thompson running, it doesn’t matter if it’s male or female,” Driver said. “She’s the candidate, she’s for the better. We need change, and we’re gonna get change.” Change is why Long Thompson is running for this position. There’s no more time to wait, for fear of watching her fellow Hoosiers suffer. She’s looking to revitalize Indiana’s economy, to create new jobs to make up for the 60,000 lost in the past year. She says she believes that Indiana’s economy
can not only be picked off of the ground and brushed off, but that it can be stronger than ever with her guidance. “I honestly was not thinking about running for governor in 2008, but the state of Indiana’s economy is of great concern to me, and I believe that Gov. Daniels has taken us in the wrong direction,” she says. Patti Yount, avid supporter and North Vernon, Ind.-native, supports Long Thompson’s economic plan and stresses the dire need for a change in the state. Yount, who was a first grade teacher for 25 years, has been active in politics for decades. She spent eight years working for former Gov. Frank O’Bannon and was the first woman on her local city council. She’s in tune to the concerns facing her neighbors, and believes Long Thompson can fix the problems. “(People are) worried, they’re scared. Are they going to have a home? Are they going to lose their job? What’s going to happen to property tax? Are we even going to be able to get insurance?” Yount asks. “And for the first time in a long time, now they’re worrying, ‘Will our kids have it as good as I have it?’ It’s even worse now.” She says she feels passionately that if Long Thompson can win southern Indiana over, she will win the election. “She will care for the worker. She’s going to care about Hoosiers,” Yount says. “She’s a tireless worker and she doesn’t back away from a fight. She’s got the experience to be governor so the state will be in good hands.” As Long Thompson finishes her chicken salad, an assistant motions that it will be time to leave soon. It’s 1 p.m., and they have three more stops to make today, in Versailles, Greensburg, and Brookville, for a total of nine this weekend. She will undoubtedly make the same impression she has on the residents of these two towns: as genuine as the black and white photos of trains adorning this restaurant’s walls. She leaves, but they stay, huddling at the end of the table talking politics. Yount leads the discussion as she straightens a pile of “Ditch Mitch” bumper stickers. She teases her brother about the first time he joined College Democrats. There’s talk about where to get more Obama yard signs and why they cost $8. They reminisce about favorite politicians and monumental moments. There are mentions of grandkids and worries about their futures. They criticize the current national and state governments, but inflate each other with hope about the future come Nov. 4. Here, in this town of less than 7,000, are Jill Long Thompson’s people: the jobless, the uninsured, the women with unequal pay, the children in bad schools, and the rural citizens left out by their own government. And as she tours around to parades and gatherings with people just like them, it’s clear Jill Long Thompson is their candidate.
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a large group of students.” King and the IU trustees, the governing group in charge of the entire IU system which incorporates all eight IU campuses, counts on student government to present them with the majority voice of the students. “The trustees’ outlook on IUSA is that it really is a force here,” he says. “It is relevant. When I’m in the boardroom, I am the authority on students and I depend on the heads of student government to provide me with the information I need to know to state students’ case.” The student voice is fainter if IUSA does its job incorrectly, which makes representing students at trustee meetings harder. It’s simple: When IUSA is in disarray, students are underrepresented. King calls last spring’s IUSA elections an annoyance. “It was a concern to see the state of student government in a veil of darkness,” he says. “But I see how they turned things around and are establishing credibility in IUSA. I don’t think there’s any question of the effectiveness of a good student government.” As per his position, King spends a lot of time with the All University Student Association (AUSA), formed by the student government leaders of each IU campus. Fields, who accepted the AUSA chairman position, says he links together the success of all IU student governments and clear communication with the trustees. “For the first time in a long time, the IUSA president and the student trustee have a working relationship,” Fields says. “We can go get a beer at Nick’s if we need to do it.” And while Fields represents the interest of the student body, he also says it’s impossible for him to gather the opinion of the students alone. IUSA has a 62-member Congress, made up of student elected representatives that report to IUSA top executives. “They’re the linchpin of IUSA,” he says. “They mirror American policy to a T. IU Congress is and should be a hotbed of activity.” IUSA officials and Congress meet biweekly to discuss campus issues, working to solidify student voice. “My opinion is not necessarily the opinion of the student body, nor should it be,” Fields says. “I think it’s preposterous that one person could speak for the entire student body. Congress does that.” But by choice or not, Fields is the voice of IU students – even when they’re not listening. Without his position, students can’t speak on their collective behalf. The crux of the problem, then, is the need for student government and the simultaneous distaste for it. And, in the wake of scandal, Fields can’t afford to misstep. “Yeah, he’s probably under a microscope,” King says of Fields, who thus far, plays the part of the anti-stereotype well. He’s not just a Kelley student looking for power, he’s looking for change. “I don’t wake up in the morning and try to be a-typical, but sometimes it works out that way,” he says. “I don’t have any interest in going into banking and for those who do, it’s fine, but this is not the means of an end to me.” He pauses to check his watch and his attention shifts. It’s time for politics move on to the next phase of a busy Saturday. This time, to a meeting at the Union. He finishes his thought with, “Let’s get to work.” And then he does. 24 | INside | Volume 3, Issue 1
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IN OREGON, PUTTING A CONTAINER OF HUMAN WASTE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IS ILLEGAL. NO SHIT.
LIQUOR STORES MAY NOT SELL MILK OR COLD SOFT DRINKS.
NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina law says it is illegal to have more than two sessions of bingo per week, and those sessions may not last longer than five hours. Thank God for shuffleboard.
Indiana is the only state to ban the sale of cold beer at grocery and convenience stores. Good thing Keystone tastes the same warm and cold. Bad.
OHIO It is illegal to run out of gas in Youngstown, Ohio – as if we needed another reason to buy a Prius.
LOUISIANA L In Louisiana, delivering a pizza to your friend without consent can incur a $500 fine.
CALIFORNIA In Chico, Calif., bowling on the sidewalk is illegal, even if it’s cosmic.
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TEXAS Selling your eye is illegal in Texas, which explains the huge eye-trafficking increase in border states.
ALABAMA INCESTUOUS MARRIAGE IS PERMITTED IN ALABAMA. THIS ALSO EXPLAINS WHY KENTUCKY HAS SO MANY MORE CRIMINALS.
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