iPOD NANO IN THEIR OWN WORDS PHOTOS, VIDEO & MORE Cadenza takes a look at the brand News covers Palin’s and Biden’s words on Check out media from new iPod nano and reviews the Ca- topics from energy to the economy. Check all of debate week as denza senior editor’s iPod’s library. out what you heard last night - in writing. we upload sound bytes, photo, video and more. PAGE 2 ONLINE INSIDE PAGE 10 STUDLIFE.COM STUDENT“ LIFE the independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis since eighteen seventy-eight Vol. 130 No. 20 www.studlife.com Friday, October 3, 2008 THE MORNING AFTER EVAN WISKUP | STUDENT LIFE With just minutes to go before the vice presidential debate’s live broadcast, the debate hall audience waits in anticipation for what is widely acknowledged to become the most-watched debate of the election season. In attendance were politicians from both major parties, over 400 student lottery ticket winners, camera crews, photographers and moderator Gwen Ifi ll. VP candidates fulfill expectations Protests end in disbandment government of Spain, a NATO render.” shirts, but you might as well be group, a pro-life group known as Palin, Biden ally. Claiming that their positions Mood on in- wearing white robes,” said Mahon- Operation Rescue, but Mahoney’s Not surprisingly, the war in on global warming represented ey in reference to the clothing of the speech did not permit time for Op- clash on energy, Iraq proved to be a heated debate the most fundamental difference tramural fi elds Planned Parenthood protesters and eration Rescue to speak. topic tonight. between his ticket and McCain the Ku Klux Klan. Remaining were the University Iraq in debate Biden criticized McCain’s war and Palin’s, Biden said that global toned down Planned Parenthood protes- Conservative Leadership Associa- strategy, saying, “For John Mc- warming is undoubtedly man- tors walked out shortly afterwards, tion, whose student representative Cain, there is no end in sight to made. Palin said she did not want Scott Fabricant and remaining sympathetic protest Caleb Posner spoke about the dan- Perry Stein and end this war.” to argue the cause and chose in- Contributing Reporter groups left with them. The Christian gers Iran posed, and the Florida Se- Jeremy Rogoff Equally perturbed by the Dem- stead to propose solutions through Defense Coalition originally intend- News Staff ocrat ticket’s strategy, Palin said, ed to split its time with its parent See IM FIELD, page 4 “Your plan is a white flag of sur- See DEBATE ’08, page 2 The Washington University In- tramural Field, its views blocked off Despite countless media jabs from everywhere else on campus, predicting the worst, Alaska Gov. served as a space for protesters that Sarah Palin’s preparation seemed was distant from the goings-on in to pay off as she and Sen. Joe the Athletic Complex. Biden (D-Del.) went head-to-head Spontaneity in so-called pub- in the most anticipated debate of lic viewing area was discouraged this election cycle. as speakers had to register in ad- Falling into their predicted vance in order to appear before the roles in the debate, Biden estab- crowds. lished himself as the veteran by While more traditionally liberal welcoming Palin with a “Nice to groups, such as Pride Alliance and meet you,” while Palin painted Planned Parenthood, spoke, reli- herself as someone free of Wash- gious pro-life groups also paid the ington influence and in touch with campus a visit. Among these groups the feelings of mainstream Amer- was the Christian Defense Coali- ica by using an anecdote involv- tion, whose debate presence con- ing soccer moms to stress the dire sisted solely of its director, Patrick state of the country’s economy. Mahoney. The economy dominated the “We’re a group committed to first segment of the debate as challenging the church to live their each candidate aligned with his or faith in the public square on a num- her party’s traditional economical ber of social justice issues,” Ma- views. Biden advocated for mid- honey said. “Poverty, racism, we’re dle class tax cuts, while Palin de- pro-life, human rights, free speech, fended tax cuts for corporations. pretty much all the things Senator Turning to foreign policy, Obama is not committed to. We’re Biden focused on Pakistan’s threat actually here to pray too.” as a nuclear power. Upon taking the stage, Mahoney Palin, although agreeing that launched into a charged speech, Pakistan posed a global threat with lambasting Obama for not donating a nuclear weapon, emphasized the a larger share of his fundraising to recent military successes in Iraq. charity, not visiting storm battered Additionally Palin, like Sena- areas of the Texas coast, and living tor John McCain in last week’s what he considered a “disconnect- presidential debate, chose to fo- ed” lifestyle. cus on Senator Barack Obama’s Mahoney’s speech aroused the willingness to sit down with Iran anger of protesters representing President Mahmoud Ahmadine- Planned Parenthood, resulting in jad, calling his action “outright heated verbal exchanges on both dangerous” and “beyond bad sides. Mahoney accused Planned EVAN WISKUP | STUDENT LIFE judgment.” Parenthood of being created to LUCY MOORE | STUDENT LIFE Biden provided a rebuttal by The two vice presidential nominees, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, debated eliminate black people through John Oliver of the Daily Show leads a group of students in a chant about attacking McCain and saying that Thursday night at the Athletic Complex. abortion. improving the environment outside of the DUC next to the IM fi eld. he wouldn’t sit down with the “You’re wearing your pink ® One Brookings Drive #1039 Newsroom: (314) 935-5995 Editor: [email protected] Please #330 Danforth University Center Advertising: (314) 935-6713 News: [email protected] www.studlife.com St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 Fax: (314) 935-5938 Calendar: [email protected] Recycle 2 STUDENT LIFE | NEWS News Editor / Ben Sales / [email protected] FRIDAY | OCTOBER 3, 2008 NEWS ANALYSIS DEBATE ’08 from page 1 domestic energy production. out Obama’s plans and most im- Biden, Palin follow predicted roles “Energy independence is the portantly work to reinstate the key to our nation’s future, to our middle class. He elaborated on economic future and our national that statement, saying that he security,” Palin said. would not follow the lead of Vice Candidates Throughout the debate, both President Dick Cheney. candidates depicted themselves as “Vice President Cheney has highlight differ- in touch with the country’s middle probably been the most dangerous class, alluding to their families and vice president in this nation’s his- ences in debate their small-town backgrounds. tory,” Biden said. Palin continuously referened Palin delivered a similar an- Jeremy Rogoff her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, swer but joked that she and Mc- Staff Reporter even mentioning her brother’s Cain have their differences. third grade class when prompted “What do you expect of a team about her education plan. of mavericks? Of course, we are Thursday night’s debate fea- Biden talked about his home- not going to agree on everything,” tured much of what both presi- town of Scranton and the econom- she said. “He has never asked dential campaigns had promised, ic struggles his family faced as a me to check my opinions at the as Senator Joe Biden touted his child. door.” experience tied with Obama’s vi- In arguably the most anticipated Throughout the debate, how- sion, and Sarah Palin attempted to question of the debate, moderator ever, the message from both par- appeal to mainstream America. Gwen Ifill quoted the cliché “The ties was that these next four years In what was widely consid- next vice-president is a heartbeat would have to place the American ered to be a referendum on Sena- away from being president,” and people first. tor John McCain’s choice for vice asked each candidate what he or “And at the end of the day,” president, Governor Sarah Palin she would do if they unexpectedly Palin said, “as long as we’re all of Alaska, while at times hesitant became president. working for the greater good, it’s and often vague in her responses Biden said that he would carry going to be okay.” to weighted policy questions, ex- ceeded the low expectations that had been set for her. SCOTT BRESSLER | STUDENT LIFE See SPIN, page 4 3,100 members of the press applied for credentials to the vice presidential debate; the media fi ling center was one of Students at debate many media strongholds during the debate. enjoy University’s in their own words moment in spotlight “ON THE ON ON FOREIGN ECONOMY ENERGY RELATIONS Go to a kid’s soccer The chant is “drill, Ahmadinejad, Kim Jong game on Saturday, and baby, drill.” And that’s Il, the Castro brothers, turn to any parent there what we hear all across others who are dangerous on the sideline and ask this country in our ral- dictators are one that Ba- them, “How are you lies because people are rack Obama has said he ALIN feeling about the econ- so hungry for those do- would be willing to meet omy?” And I’ll bet you, mestic sources of energy with without preconditions P you’re going to hear to be tapped into. They being met fi rst. And an is- some fear in that par- know that even in my own sue like that taken up by governor ent’s voice, fear regard- energy-producing state a presidential candidate ing the few investments we have billions of bar- goes beyond naivete and that some of us have in rels of oil and hundreds goes beyond poor judg- the stock market.