Debate Watch Activities

October – November Activism: the courage of people and the power of ideas

(Helms Cravens Library)

On line library exhibit “Forty Years of Political Activism”        http://www.wku.edu/Library/dlsc/ua/bus.htm

Sponsored by WKU Libraries     

October 7 Debate Watch

South Lawn

5:30pm

Sponsored by Political Engagement Project

October 14 – October 28 Super Tuesday Movie Night

South Lawn

8:30pm

Sponsored by College Democrats

October 9 Post Debate Watch: Let’s Talk about the Election

DUC 340

6-8pm

Sponsored by Political Science Senior Seminar Students and

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

October 14 How to Vote Green

Bread and Bagel

6:00pm

Sponsored by BG Green

October 15 An Evening of Environmental Politics

MMTH Auditorium

6:30-8:30pm

Sponsored by Potter College of Arts and Letters, Depts. of

History, English, and Political Science

Healthy Bowling Green Forum

DUC 4:30pm

Sponsored by College of Health and Human Resources

October 16 Slam Poetry

Java City

1:00pm

Sponsored by Political Science Senior Seminar Students

October 21 Face Off: College Republicans v. College Democrats

Moderated by Lauren Hanson, WBKO newscaster

DUC Cupola Room 6:00pm

Sponsored by Political Science Senior Seminar Students

The Struggle for the Soul of America: Regional

Universities and the Future of Democracy

                                                                Lecture by Dr. Harry Boyt, Hubert H. Humphrey

                                                           Institute of Public Affairs

MMTH Auditorium 7:00pm

Sponsored by American Democracy Project

Get On the Bus: Songs from the American Experience with

                                                             Scott Stroot & Friends"

                                                              Place TBA           5:00 – 7:00pm

                                                             Sponsored by Department of Theatre and Dance and Department of

                                                               Political Science

October 23                                                             Pornography and First Amendment Freedoms

                                                             Grise Hall Room 340 (Warning: Adult Material)

                                                                                 5:00-7:00pm

                                                             Sponsored by Political Science Senior Seminar Students

October 27 Human Rights and Migratory Policies

Gardenia Chavez, Professor of the Latin American Master’s

Program in Human Rights and Democracy at the Universidad

Andina Simon Bolivar

Tate Page 339 4:30pm

Sponsored by the Office of Diversity Programs, Dept. of Modern Languages, Political Engagement Project, Office of Internationalization, and Potter College

TBA Across Generations: An intergenerational discussion

Village Manor Residence

Sponsored by Scholars and Gerontology Students

November 4 VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE

November 17 – 21 Get on the Bus with International Education Week

Selected activities to promote global awareness. Flier forthcoming.

Sponsored by Office of International Programs

December 5 English 100 Conference: Forty Years of Political Activism

Cherry Hall Rm. 125 300- 4:30pm

Sponsored by Department of English

Post Debate Watch Celebration

The event is "Let's Talk about the Election: A Post Debate Discussion." It is to be held on Thursday Oct 9, from 6-8 in DUC 340. Contact information for the event is kaylee.carnahan@wku.edu, christopher.williams1@wku.edu, or daniel.holley@wku.edu. There will be live analysis from WKU professors, prizes, an open forum, and free food. Come join us tomorrow!

Presidential/Vice Presidential Debate Discussion

The first of the debates are finished after last Friday's only VP Debate, with the second Presidential Debate scheduled for Tuesday in Nashville, TN. So far, how do you rank the candidates? Did Obama meet the hype as today's greatest orator? Was Sarah Palin able to rise above the rumors of her inexperience as governor of America's least populated state? Is John McCain the maverick America needs, or was Joe Biden correct when he said, "a maverick, he is not?"

Tell us what you think and who you are leaning towards in ELECTION 2008!

Bailout Bill Discussion

Sept. 29, 2008 - The President's proposed $700 billion bailout bill failed on Monday by a vote of 228 - 205, 1 non-voting. What are your thoughts on this result? Should the government allow the economy to fix itself, or should regulations be put into place that could help stabilize the economy? Are the Amero and the North American Parliamentary Group possible alternatives for Canada, Mexico, and the United States in this time economic crisis?

Pre-Debate Watch Party

The Kick-Off Debate Watch is kicking off the "Get on the Bus" national campaign and advertising the Debate Watch. The party will focus on why 1968 was so important in electoral politics. There will be cornhole, dart boards, and free food! Its from 11-2 at Grise on September 30th. There will also be a survey on how students feel about the candidates before the debate and handing out voter registration cards. It is really a 60's theme that is encouraging students to watch the debate and be politically involved. Come get involved!

Fate of the Debates

BREAKING NEWS: Yesterday, during a press conference, Republican Sen. John McCain announced he would be suspending his campaign in order to return to Washington to assist Congress in the decision of the proposed $700 billion bailout plan. Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, issued a statement from Clearwater, FL., shortly after saying he had no desire to postpone the first Presidential Debate this Friday. However, McCain says the most important debate is the one on Capitol Hill, and until the bailout deal is reached, he will not attend the debate.

*Updates will be posted as the story develops

For more on the story, check http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/political.risk/index.html

TONIGHT'S DEBATE IS SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT AT 9/8 CENTRAL ON CBS AND CNN. THE MODERATOR IS JIM LEHRER FROM PBS AND IS BEING HELD IN OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI.

The Bus

The bus has already under gone some major changes on the WKU campus and at Kaleidoscope in Bowling Green, Ky. WKU freshmen attending MASTERPlan from Aug. 16-22 and middle and high school students participating in the Kaleidoscope program, Voices4Justice, have already made their mark on this year's political engagement project by painting the bus with political slogans and symbols. Be on the lookout for the BUS coming to your area soon!