THE
PURDUE REVIEW
Vol. 4 - Issue 2
What’s
Inside:
Learn to speak like a
liberal in three easy steps.
Honestly, it’s that simple.
....Page 3
A few thoughts about tax
cuts and carbon credits
....Page 3
A review and analysis of
the Republican Presidential
debates
....Page 5
Learn how to swing dance
with the Purdue Swing Club
....Page 5
West Lafayette candidate
line-up and a brief overview
of the mayoral candidates
....Pages 6 & 7
Presidential candidate
cocktails. How will you
mix your drink in 2008?
....Page 8
The Purdue Review
interviews City Councilman
Ross McMullin
....Page 9
Don’t pay attention to the
news? We list the major
headlines from the past
month.
....Page 10
Bored in class ? We have
cartoons, crosswords,
sudokus and more..
....Page 11
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Text Messages Don’t Stop
Bullets
by Asher Dimitroff
The recent efforts by Purdue to make
our campus safe are completely inad-
equate. The University recently spent
a considerable
amount of time
and money to
implement a sys-
tem of mass text
messaging for
Purdue students
and faculty in the
event of an emer-
gency. Undoubt-
edly, the mas-
sacre at Virginia
Tech motivated
Purdue to take
this action, but is
emergency text
messaging the answer? Absolutely not! In
fact, Purdue has wasted time and money
on a system that will not alert everyone at
one time, on time.
Were the massacre of April 16,
2007 to have happened here at Purdue,
would you be satisfied with Purdue’s re-
cent “safety” measures? I hope not. In the
event of a school shooting the administra-
tion might as well go on an intercom and
yell: “Take Cover!” Then at least more
Putting a Cap on Property Tax
by Amanda Thayer
Indiana residents have been outraged
since early summer about the hike in prop-
erty taxes. This issue has been kept at the
forefront of the state’s political agenda
because Hoosiers have formed activist
groups, protesting these major increases
in property taxes. In fact, some groups
are advocating the total elimination of
property taxes, an argument that is gain-
ing momentum. In Marion County, you
can hardly drive through a neighborhood
without seeing a yard sign with the slogan
“STOP Taxing Our Property!”
Property taxes in Indiana have been
gradually increasing for many years, due
mostly to overspending at the local level.
The latest increase (which doubled or even
tripled some people’s property tax bills)
left many Hoosiers wondering if they
could afford to keep the homes they’ve
lived in all of their lives. According to
Governor Mitch Daniels, “The status quo
is not tolerable, and we must act to fix it.”
And act he did. On October 23, 2007,
our Governor proposed a new property
tax plan. His agenda contains some bold
moves that will cut the average homeown-
er’s property taxes by one third.
“I have prepared and will recommend to
people could be warned at once.
Purdue’s attempts at creating a safe
campus are comical. If the administration
is as serious about safety as they want to
appear, then why are professors allowed
to tell us to turn
off our phones
when cell phone
emergency text
messaging may
be the only
real means of
warning us in
the event of an
emergency? It
is time for the
administration
of Purdue and
the Indiana law-
makers to fight
for our Second
Amendment rights to apply on college
campuses.
Purdue is not the only college that is se-
verely lacking aptitude in security strategy.
Every campus in the nation which refuses
to allow students and faculty with valid
conceal-carry firearm permits to carry on
campus is failing students, faculty, and
visitors to college campuses. Just imag-
ine how different the outcome would have
See “Bullets...” - pg. 4
the legislature a proposal to cut every ho-
meowner’s property taxes sharply and cap
them forever, at no more than one per cent
of a home’s true value. This last provision
Indiana Governor, Mitch Daniels
must be added to the state’s constitution to
ensure its permanence, and guarantee that
no Hoosier ever again pays more than a
penny on the dollar of their home’s value,”
stated Governor Daniels during his an-
nouncement of this plan.
The Governor’s plan, also known as
“Quidquid latine
dictum sit, altum
viditur.”
October, 2007
ELECTION
DAY
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 6
6 AM UNTIL 6 PM
You may vote at any Vote
Center.
The Purdue Memorial Union
and the West Lafayette Public
Library are Vote Centers.
“Mitch’s Permanent Hoosier Homeowner
Relief”, would give Indiana the 9th lowest
homeowner property tax in the U.S.
In addition to helping homeowners,
Mitch’s proposal will protect other taxpay-
ers from being subjected to high taxes. He
explained, “I will propose hard ceilings,
with no exceptions and no loopholes, of
2% for rental properties and 3% for other
businesses, also written into our constitu-
tion.”
The Governor’s property tax initiative
will be funded by a 1% increase in the
state’s sales tax, existing gaming revenue,
and by using a small portion of the surplus
Governor Daniels has restored to the state
budget over the last few years. Property tax
bills will be able to be lowered by moving
the costs of school operation and welfare
programs from the local to the state level.
The Governor also suggested some pre-
ventative measures, because as he said,
“Any plan that makes a real difference in
property taxation will have to go to its root
cause, and that is excessive spending.”
In order to help achieve better disci-
pline for spending while preserving lo-
cal control, he proposes that The County
Tax Board review spending plans for their
See “Property Tax...” - pg. 8
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How To Speak Like a Liberal in Three Easy Steps
by Gene Marshall
Throughout our lives we have been
taught the importance of understanding
foreign languages, and having the ability
to communicate with others from all dif-
ferent backgrounds. There is a very unique
language spoken in this country every day,
and yet there is no curriculum in this dia-
lect. This is the language of liberalism. So,
without further ado, a primer in liberal-
ism:
1. Propose solutions to problems which
already have solutions.
This is the best place to start. Since you
need to save your political capital for de-
fending your cohorts, it’s a good idea not
to waste it on anything new. Instead, pro-
pose legislation on issues that the people
have already spoken on. The vast major-
ity of people will have already forgotten
about the previous legislation, and you can
accuse anyone who opposes you as being
against “the children.”
The classic example of this is gun con-
trol. Never mind the fact that we have a
stack of laws ten feet deep on the books
already. Just like the first time around,
people will cheer your legislative genius.
2. Create solutions that have nothing to
do with the problem
Sometimes, you will have to address a
new problem. While its best to avoid ad-
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we have decided to add a little excitement
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October, 2007
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi - A BIG Liberal
1.) Propose solutions to problems which already have solutions.
2.) Create solutions that have nothing to do with the problem.
3.) Hide the cost.
dressing new problems and criticize oth-
ers’ solutions instead, from time to time
you will be forced to take initiative. At
this point it’s important to be realistic, it’s
really tough to solve problems, and all the
easy ones have already been taken! Just
After each state’s primary, points will
be awarded based on the percentage of
each the vote each candidate accumulates.
Points will accumulate throughout the pri-
mary cycle and the ultimate winner will
be determined based on the staff member
with the highest number of points. In the
event of a tie, a winner will be determined
by who won more points in the Indiana
primary. May the best man/woman win…
come up with any solution. It doesn’t have
to actually work—in fact, it’s better that it
doesn’t. Can everyone say job security?
For example, take City Council District
1 candidate Paul Roales’ solution to mak-
ing busses run on time: install electronic
Tax Cuts and Carbon Credits
by Dave Siukola
As the saying goes, “the only two con-
stants in life are death and taxes.” We are I believe that the American public can
all going to die some day, but it doesn’t
have to be from taxes. On October 24th,
the House Ways and Means committee has
decided to propose the largest tax increase enough revenue to acquire the additional
in American history. They plan to add a
surtax of 4% on incomes over $150,000
or incomes over
$200,000 for
married couples.
For those of you
who don’t know,
surtax will not
go after your tax-
able income, but
will be adjusted
for gross income
after taxes.
N o t
only will this tax
hike do signifi- Al Gore, Explaining His Carbon Credit Scheme
cant damage on
its own, but it will also go into effect when me to another topic that annoys me great-
the Bush tax cuts expire, providing a large
hit to the American economy. I refuse to isted in history in a different form. During
believe that the wealthy and corporations
are getting too much money through shady items known as indulgences. These were
business deals and the like. The idea that
one must be penalized for being successful
by having one’s money taken by the gov- individual could also buy indulgences for
ernment seems like old fashioned social-
ism.
We need the rich to keep being rich be-
cause they spend the most money in our
economy. Because of that spending, de-
mand will increase for goods and services,
3
bus signs that indicate when the bus will
arrive. Will this make the busses run on
time? No, it will just tell people at the bus
stop what they already know, the bus isn’t
there. A lighted sign has never changed
traffic patterns, but that doesn’t matter.
Voters just want to know you identify with
their problems. When that doesn’t work,
don’t sweat it, it’s not like you are spend-
ing your own money.
3. Hide the cost
If voters think that your solutions might
cost them money, they will probably be
less inclined to vote for you. That is why it
is important to hide the cost. All you have
to do is add a layer or two between the
people and their taxes.
Want more money for Social Security?
Get the employer to collect half of the tax
and people won’t notice because it never
appears on their pay stub. That way your
constituents think that only 7.4% of their
income goes to Social Security, when in
reality they are paying a 14.8% effective
tax rate.
Better yet, make people think that you
are taking money from the evil corpora-
tions. People won’t make the connection
that their cost of living will consequen-
tially increase, or that more business will
be driven overseas. In the meantime, the
populous will be ever more reliant upon
you and the welfare state you have cre-
ated.
which creates jobs. The wealthy stimulate
the economy. We don’t need the govern-
ment trying to bring us into a recession.
spend their money better than the govern-
ment can.
The tax hike claimed to generate
$3.5 trillion the Democrats want to spend
over the next ten years. Most likely, this
money will serve
noble causes like
providing health
care for “undoc-
umented work-
ers” (i.e. illegal
immigrants),
support numer-
ous side projects
of pork barrel
spending, and
even the more
prestigious car-
bon offsets.
This brings
ly. These carbon offsets have already ex-
the 1500s, the Catholic Church was selling
bought to reduce your time in purgatory for
the sins that you’ve committed in life. Any
the sins that he will commit in the future.
I’m going to kill that bonehead tomorrow,
so I’ll just get my sins forgiven today. Re-
See “Cuts & Credits...” - pg. 9
 THE PURDUE REVIEW
Bullets...
FROM PAGE 1
been if Virginia Tech had allowed their
students and faculty to carry concealed
weapons on their campus. Would a mas-
sacre have been avoided? I think so.
Multiple shooters did not wreak havoc
last April; it was ONE man. It is amaz-
ing what one individual can do when they
know that nothing substantive stands in
their way. Seung-Hui Cho knew that guns
were not allowed on the campus of Vir-
ginia Tech; the fear of expulsion did not
stop him.He was free to murder over 30
people without fear of return fire. Most
likely, we will never know what exactly
drives men to massacre innocent people.
Will we know why, in a free nation, that
law-abiding student and faculty citizens
are not allowed to possess perhaps their
only real means of defense in a potential
killing field?
Our Founding Fathers did not create
the Second Amendment for shits and gig-
gles—that would be selectively applicable
to some of the citizenry. Why is it that our
constitutional rights do not apply while on
campus? Are we less than citizens in this
arena? Instead of being allowed to possess
the only immediate means of defending
ourselves, we are precariously positioned
to rely on the administration and/or gov-
ernment to protect us.
It does not take a genius to realize that
the police cannot be omnipresent. Yet, on
a college campus like Purdue, they are the
only ones who could legitimately shoot
back. The rest of us are screwed. Even
after going through the trouble of obtain-
October, 2007
ing a valid permit to carry a handgun, a
student or faculty member will likely get
disciplined and/or expelled from Purdue
and probably charged with a D-felony for
bringing a firearm on campus. This policy
is a great way to get more of us students
killed.
It only took one 9/11 before the govern-
ment permitted pilots to carry handguns
in the cockpit. How many Virginia Tech’s
will it take before legally licensed students
and faculty are allowed to carry firearms
on campus? At the very least, the ad-
ministration should allow Purdue faculty
members to carry concealed handguns on
campus.
In a perfect world, we would not be
confronted with this harsh reality. Howev-
er, the world is far from perfect and school
shootings seem to be on the rise. Madmen,
terrorists, and predators target schools for
one obvious reason: those of us in atten-
dance are left defenseless due to illogical
policies. These murderers would certainly
hesitate to attack at schools if they were
aware that return fire from their prey
would be a most certain probability. What
is more threatening to a man who preys on
campus women: “security” cameras in and
around the campus or guns in the hands of
their would-be victims?
Due to recent events, the reality of
knowing you must disarm before entering
a college campus is discouraging to say
the least. A good friend of mine, Zach-
ary Biel, grasped this actuality when he
attended Montana State University. Years
Student Carries Empty Holster in Protest
ago, while off campus in his car, he was
randomly cornered by 3 individuals in an-
other car. When 2 of them approached his
vehicle and threatened to kill him, he dis-
played his handgun (which he was legally
permitted to carry). This action startled his
would-be attackers, giving Zack enough
time to flee the area and get to campus to
4
call the police.
Unfortunately for my friend, once in-
side a Montana State University cafeteria,
where he intended to notify the authori-
ties, the individuals who threatened his life
caught up with him and proceeded to beat
him to the point of hospitalization. Zack
left his gun in his car because it was illegal
to carry a gun on Montana State Univer-
sity’s campus. Situations like Zack’s hap-
pen more frequently than generally known
in the United States institutions of higher
learning. Stories such as his reinforce the
notion that our Second Amendment rights
should not stop at the gates of our univer-
sities.
As you walk through our campus day
after day, I challenge you to question your
safety. Remember that a classroom was the
last thing many students saw right before
they met a premature death by the gun of a
psychotic killer last April. Text messages,
sirens, and strategically placed cameras do
not stop killers from shedding blood. I do
not know how many people must die vio-
lent deaths in schools and campuses before
administrations like Purdue’s uphold the
Second Amendment rights of law-abiding
student and faculty citizens. So, if and
when your phone beeps and buzzes with
an emergency text message in the middle
of class will you be content to sit and wait
for the police or will you want an armed
student/faculty citizen sitting next to you
to be the first responder? Think about it.
Contact Asher at adimitro@purdue.edu
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Moving Into the Future or Going Back to the Past?

by Josh Teasdale
On Oct 21st, candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for President of the
United States gathered together in Flori-
da for a debate hosted by Fox News. The
debate revolved around the candidates
trying to claim that they were the real
consistent conservative. Also central to
the debate was the persistent bashing of
the frontrunner for the Democratic nom-
ination, Hillary Clinton.
It is rare in Republican Politics for
the party to be so fractured going into a
Presidential Election year. No one can-
didate has a solid lead in the polls.
Rudy Giuliani continues to lead in
national polls but is showing weakness
in the influential early states. He is be-
hind Mitt Romney in Iowa and in a close
race in New Hampshire. John McCain’s
campaign has shown a small increase
in life after a hard summer that saw his
campaign hurt by his stand on immigra-
tion. Fred Thompson continues to come
in second nationally, but hasn’t moved
much since his official entrance into the
campaign, after a few lackluster weeks.
There have been a number of debates
and forums so far in the contests for the
nominations of the Democratic and Re-
publican parties.
At times, the debates can seem some-
what pointless as a crowded field of can-
didates try to capture attention by con-
densing complicated issues and stands
into 60 second sound bites and 30 sec-
ond responses. Every once in a while,
however, the candidates strike a small
Governor Hucka- weaknesses in the past and given reason
bee presented the for the republican base to take pause in
position that the picking a frontrunner.
United States had All of the Republican candidates have
a responsibility to been able to agree on one thing howev-
the Iraqi people er, they don’t want Hillary Clinton to be
to fix what was President. This has lead to a remarkable
broken and bring phenomenon in the 2008 Presidential
about a peacefully race: instead of a contest revolving en-
conclusion. Al- tirely around the current and unpopular
though somewhat two-term incumbent, the race is focused
esoteric, the con- more on the Clinton administration and
sequences of such the Clinton’s. The Republicans, unable
a debate have vast to coagulate around a frontrunner of
repercussions as their own, must appear frontrunner-ish
to how a President by blasting Senator Clinton.
will conduct him- The effect this movement of attention
self in office. to the Clinton era will have on the 2008
The October Election is hard to judge. Hillary Clin-
21st debate was ton has some of the highest disapproval
rather superficial. ratings of any previous Presidential can-
Conservatism it- didate. But, at the same time, a kind of
self is difficult to nostalgia has begun to creep up about the
objectively de- 90’s. The American people seem to pre-
fine, and debates fer sex and other scandals to the threat of
over other’s fidel- terrorism and wars abroad.
ity to such a phi- Whether a Republican will emerge
Republican Presidential Debate losophy are bound who can challenge the Democrats by ap-
to be shallow. Mitt pearing to be able to move the country
nugget of meaning in an otherwise bland Romney dodged continued questions into the future remains to be seen. Dem-
contest of posturing. over his convenient changes of heart on ocrats have an advantage in brand name,
In the September 5th Republican abortion, and gay rights. but a Hillary nomination brings up a lot
debate, candidates Ron Paul and Mike Rudy Giuliani maintained his posi- of old issues.
Huckabee debated heatedly over the col- tions on similar social issues which have
lective responsibility the United States unnerved social and religious conserva-
had in Iraq. Congressman Paul argued tives, while claiming to be consistent
that there was no collective responsibil- in his positions, honest, and strong on Contact Josh at jteasdal@purdue.edu
ity and that the United States had no re- nation defense. The debate was large-
sponsibility to fix problems in Iraq, while ly a draw as each candidate has shown

Night Train: Purdue Swing Club

At least for the first four years....
by Adam Doerr
On a warm Wednesday night at the
beginning of the semester, I walked over
to the third floor of the Stewart Center. I
walked into the dimly lit room and saw a
big crowd of students. Some were danc-
ing; others were standing by the walls
hanging out with their friends.
It had been almost four months since
I last danced and I was somewhat intim-
idated by the skill that some of the danc-
ers displayed. However, I overcame my
nervousness and was soon dancing with
them. This was not any ordinary dance,
this was swing dancing. The Purdue
Swing dance club, officially known as
Purdue Night Train provides a friendly
atmosphere where students with a va-
riety of dancing ability can meet new
friends in a fun and social environment.
If it were not for the encour-
agement of a couple of friends, I may
not have ever joined the Purdue Swing
Dance club. With little previous danc-
ing experience, I was unsure how well
I would fit into the club. However, I
was reassured by the fact that they had
a semester long course for beginning
students that only cost twenty-five dol-
lars. Meeting every Tuesday night, the
instructors started with the most ba-
sic moves and gradually progressed to
complex moves.
During my first lesson, I was pleas-
Purdue Swing Club at the Lafayette Lindy Exchange
antly surprised by the close attention
to detail, and the time spent in review.
They broke down the most complicated
moves into the different steps enabling
the students to follow each movement.
By the end of the semester, the instruc-
tors had taught us a wide array of dance
moves.
Additionally, the club provides a mul-
titude of opportunities for practice. One
of those opportunities is at the Wednes-
day Night jams. The many advanced
dancers in the club perform a wide vari-
ety of moves that will dazzle just about
any beginner. However, as I have found
out, nothing should discourage the new
swing dancer from jumping right in. All
the club members are eager to help be-
ginning dancers become better at swing
whether they do Lindy, East Coast, or
Charleston. As the dancing instructors
will tell you, the only way to improve is
by constant practice.
The club also has Level 2 lessons for
members who want to continue to hone
their skills. The dues for people who
just want to dance without taking les-
sons are five dollars.
In addition to lessons and a
weekly dance club, members participate
in dances in the Lafayette Community
as well as Indianapolis and Chicago.
In the spring their signature event is
the Lafayette Lindy Exchange where
dancers come from across Indiana and
Illinois to dance for a weekend. Their
Friday night dance is on the stage of the
Elliot Hall of Music with a live swing
band. It is an atmosphere that cannot be
beat.
If you are looking for a good organi-
zation where you can forget about your
studies and get an opportunity to meet
a wide variety of people, then come on
out to the Purdue Night Train.
Their website is http://www.swing-
purdue.org.
Contact Adam at adoerr@purdue.edu
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West Lafayette
Mayor

Jan Mills (D), Incumbent

• Promote job growth through continued work with Purdue University and the
Purdue Research Foundation.
• Make the city safer for cyclists and pedestrians
• Work for a “Green West Lafayette”
• Use local, state, and federal dollars to improve the infrastructure of the city

Jan Mills was born in Hoxie, Kansas in 1952. She received a bachelor’s degree from
Iowa State University. She worked for over 20 years at Purdue as a research technician
in the department of life sciences, leaving this post when she won the mayoral election
in 2003. She has been married to her husband, Scott, for 35 years. They have one son
together, Christopher, and a grandson, Henry. Mills is finishing her first term as mayor of
West Lafayette. She also holds the position of chair for the Indiana Association of Cities
and Towns, Environmental Committee.

City Council - District 1

Paul Roales (D)

City Council - District 2

Peter Bunder (D)

City Council - District 3
Ann Hunt (D), Incumbent
City Council - District 4

William McInerney (D)

City Council - District 5

Patsy Hoyer (D)

City Council - At Large

Diane Damico (D)

City Council - At Large

Gerald Thomas (D)

City Clerk
Cyndi Kuyper (D)
City Judge

Lori Stein Sabol (D), Incumbent

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ELECTIONS - 2007
Mayor

John Dennis (R)

• Focus on fiscal responsibility, and work to reduce the city’s spending
• Work to do a better job of enforcing laws already in place
• Improve communication between the city and local businesses and organizations.
• Use planning and appropriate marketing in order to develop the newly annexed
portion of West Lafayette, and bring more resources to the area.

John Dennis is the Republican candidate running for mayor of West Lafayette, Indiana. He
grew up here and even is a graduate of West Lafayette High School. He went on to Indiana
State University to complete his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He is also a graduate of the
Northwestern University Public Safety School and the FBI National Academy. Currently,
John Dennis is the Deputy Chief of the Lafayette Police Department (a 22-year veteran).
He has served on the Lafayette Finance Committee for the last six years. He is also a board
member for the Tippecanoe Country Red Cross, Sycamore Girl Scouts, and Crisis Center.

City Council - District 1

Ross McMullin (R), Incumbent

City Council - District 2

John Blignaut (R)

City Council - District 3

Tom Lidester (R)

City Council - District 4

Vicki Burch (R)

City Council - District 5

Gerry Keen (R), Incumbent

City Council - At Large

Randy Truitt (R), Incumbent

City Council - At Large

Michelle White (R)

City Clerk

Judy Rhodes (R), Incumbent

City Judge

Linda Naimi (R)

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The Cocktail Vote
by Amanda Thayer
With 15 major candidates running for
president, many people are finding it hard
to decide whom to support in next year’s
election. There are many factors to con-
sider for each candidate such as his or her
policies, experience level, beliefs, etc…
but what about TASTE?
In Washington D.C., the people of The
Lotus Lounge have implemented a differ-
ent way for you to exercise your right to
vote, all while enjoying a nice cold bever-
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tus!” All the presidential hopefuls have
a unique cocktail named in their honor.
Each drink was created to reflect some-
thing about the candidate.
For instance, Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s
drink is named the “New Yorker”. It is an
apple martini so named because Giuliani
was the mayor of New York City (a.k.a.
Property Tax...
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respective county and work to trim their
budget. Also, he suggested that any ma-
jor building projects be approved by com-
munities through a voter referendum. This
will give people more say in local deci-
sions as well.
The Governor also has a way to end
unfair assessments. He would like to see
elected assessors in all counties be re-
placed by a professional assessor appoint-
ed by the local governments.
This is definitely the hottest topic in
Indiana politics and probably will be for
months to come. Much of Governor Dan-
iels’ proposal must pass through the Gen-
eral Assembly to become law. It will be
one of the top priorities in the next session
of the legislature, which convenes in early
January. Legislators will need to pass leg-
islation in response to people’s outrage
about rising property taxes just to be able
to retain their offices in the next election.
This public pressure is a critical compo-
nent to ensure that Democrats and Repub-
licans work together to make something
happen.
The Governor’s plan will probably nev-
er get adopted in its entirety, but large por-
tions of it are likely to be enacted. During
his time as governor, Mitch Daniels has
October, 2007
The Big Apple). Governor Bill Rich-
ardson’s drink, the “Bill-rita” is, as the
name implies, a margarita. This drink fits
Richardson because he is the governor of
New Mexico, and margaritas are a south-
west tradition. Also, for a non-alcoholic
option, choose the “Mitt Romney.” This
mixture of fruit juices and soda is named
for Governor Romney because he does not
consume alcohol.
To participate in this poll, all you have
to do is grab a ballot/menu. When you or-
der a drink, your vote is cast. So far, lead-
ing the polls on the Democratic side are
Barack Obama’s “The Obama-rama” and
Hillary Clinton’s “The Hillartini”. On the
Republican side, Ron Paul’s “Texas Tea”
and Fred Thompson’s “Law & Order”
have taken the lead.
The Lotus Lounge will announce their
official winner next November. It is not
exactly the most scientific way to conduct
a poll, but it is certainly a more creative
way to support your favorite presidential
candidate. So, raise your glass and toast
to the Race to 2008! Go to http://www.lo-
tusloungedc.com
Democrats
Senator Joe Biden
Drink Name: The Joe Biden
Drink: Hendricks Martini
Why: A traditional drink for a traditional,
lifetime politician.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Drink Name: The Hillartini
Drink: Cosmopolitan
Why: The drink is pink and feminine, yet
strong and bold.
Senator Chris Dodd
Drink Name: Milk Dodd
implemented many changes for the
betterment of our state, so there is no
reason to believe that he will lead us
astray with this plan.
The proposal is receiving welcome
and even enthusiastic reactions from
both parties. However, some say that
there are still some kinks that still
need to be worked out. The day after
the Governor’s speech, Republican
leaders said they would put Daniels’
plan on the fast track. Senate Presi-
dent Pro Tem David Long said that
his caucus would introduce at least
10 bills implementing different parts
of Daniels’ plan during the General
Assembly’s Organization Day on No-
vember 20. House Republicans will
take similar action.
“We were hoping for an initiative
that was bold, immediate, transparent
and permanent,” said House Minority
Leader Brian Bosma. “The governor’s
plan meets all those criteria.”
Democratic House Speaker Patrick
Bauer referred to the plan as “a good
starting point.” He said, “I’m happy
he’s on record for property tax relief,
and I’m happy he’s at the table nego-
tiating.”
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Drink: Brandy, Dark crème de caoco, Half
& Half, and fresh nutmeg
Why: This drink will appear white to rep-
resent Dodd’s white hair.
Senator John Edwards
Drink Name: Johnny Rocket
Drink: Southern Comfort, Grand Marnier,
and cranberry juice
Why: The Southern Comfort represents
Edwards’ southern roots.
Senator Mike Gravel
Drink Name: The Gravel
Drink: Hennessey and Coke
Why: Gravel is the dark horse candidate,
so this drink appears very dark in color.
Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Drink Name: The Impeachment
Drink: Stoli Peach, Stoli O, and a splash
of orange juice
Why: Kucinich wants to impeach Cheney,
so this drink has a peach taste.
Senator Barack Obama
Drink Name: The Obama-rama
Drink: Goose O, Malibu, orange juice,
cranberry, pineapple
Why: Obama lived in Hawaii, so this
drink is very tropical.
Governor Bill Richardson
Drink Name: The Bill-rita
Drink: Cucumber Margarita
Why: Tequila and margaritas are thought
of as Mexican cocktails, Richardson is
governor of New Mexico.
Republicans
Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Drink Name: New Yorker
Drink: Apple Martini
Ronald Reagan on Taxes
“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few
short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And
if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
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Why: Giuliani was the mayor of New
York City (The Big Apple).
Governor Mike Huckabee
Drink Name: I ♥ Huckabee
Drink: Bloody Mary
Why: Huckabee speaks about eating
healthy, so this drink contains a nutritious
mixer – tomato juice.
Congressman Duncan Hunter
Drink Name: The Hunter
Drink: Vodka on the rocks with tonic
Why: A traditional drink for a traditional,
conservative candidate.
Senator John McCain
Drink Name: Raising Arizona
Drink: A straight martini for a straight
shooter
Why: McCain is looking to raise funds.
Congressman Ron Paul
Drink Name: The Ron Paul
Drink: Texas Tea
Why: Paul is from Texas.
Governor Mitt Romney
Drink Name: The Romney
Drink: Pineapple juice, cranberry juice,
soda
Why: This is a non-alcoholic drink be-
cause Romney does not consume alcohol.
Congressman Tom Tancredo
Drink Name: Tanq-redo
Drink: Tanqueray and tonic
Why: His last name sounds like this brand
of alcohol.
Senator Fred Thompson
Drink Name: Law & Order
Drink: Jack Daniels and Coke
Why: Jack Daniels is a whiskey distilled
in Thompson’s home state of Tennessee.
 THE PURDUE REVIEW
Interview with Ross McMullin (R), Incumbent - City Council, District 1
Purdue Review: Tell our readers a bit
about yourself:
Ross McMullin: Well, I’m a fourth
year, secondary education and politi-
cal science major at Purdue University,
I coach basketball at Frontier Middle
School, and I’m involved with Big Broth-
ers Big Sisters. I’m from a lot of places;
my dad was a pastor as I was growing up.
I went to high school in Griffith, Indiana.
Other than that, I don’t like to talk about
myself a whole lot.
PR: How long have you been on the
City Council?
RM: I replaced Matt Plomin in July of
this year. I was appointed by the Tippeca-
noe County Republicans, because it was a
Republican seat.
PR: What are your key campaign is-
sues?
RM: Well, that’s more what I like to
talk about. I think the main campaign is-
sue right now is the Good Neighbor Or-
dinance. It’s a pretty broad expansion of
government powers, locally.
One of the things in this legislation
states that if a police officer thinks you’re
making too much noise after 11pm, any
day of the week, they can come by and
give you up to $1000 in fines.
It’s pretty outrageous and it’s pretty
anti-student. Our mayor is championing
it and my opponent, Paul Roales, is run-
ning with the mayor. But, somehow he
says he won’t vote for it even though it’s
Mayor Mills’ main issue, which seems
like a conflict of interest to me.
PR: What are some of the other issues
you’re running on?
RM: I think the parking situation, es-
pecially down at the levy is a big issue.
As John Dennis put it, it’s been a black
eye on the city for years now. It resulted
from poor planning and my solution to
that is to create a more business friendly
environment in the city, and to cooper-
ate with local businesses instead of suing
them. The thing to keep in mind in this
situation is that Wabash Landing is pri-
vate property.
I think there are some things we do
around campus as far as parking goes. We
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can change some times, especially in the
South Chauncey neighborhood. I think
it’s all about fostering a spirit of coopera-
tion.
My opponent is running on the plat-
form of towing, and if you don’t have
towing, the spot every student pays for
with their rent is not guaranteed. This
“Well, first of all, in order to be an
effective leader you need to listen first.”
“If we can cut taxes, then why not do it?
What are we doing as local government
if we’re just taking tax payers’ money?”
makes the current parking situation even
more of a problem.
My goal throughout this whole cam-
paign is to, number one: listen; number
two: learn from what I hear; and num-
ber three: provide realistic solutions that
don’t prove to be detrimental to students.
I’m not trying to get media coverage; I’m
just trying to be honest and representative
of what the students want.
PR: What are your views on the tempo-
rary fire station?
RM: Well, first of all, in order to be an
effective leader you need to listen first.
That’s what I’ve tried to do on the City
Council and I wish our mayor would have
done the same in this situation. I don’t
think the city government gave enough
effort in acquiring input from the entire
city.
I think that the station was an enormous
waste of money that could have been put
in other places. We spent a half million
dollars on what is now a Parks barn. This
Parks barn now has fully functional kitch-
enettes and stuff like that.
I also think that the poor planning of
the annexation contributed to this. We
want to build a new fire station for an area
that hasn’t met growth projections and is
mostly corn. If we want a new fire station
with more firefighters to protect some
corn, and that’s what the city wants then
let’s build a new fire station. But, I don’t
think that’s what they want. I think it was
a huge waste of money and I think we can
do better.
The common theme we see at the city
level is a lack of fiscal responsibility, a
lack for responsibility in general to co-
operate with the different entities in the
city.
PR: Jan Mills claims that for a city our
size, we are frugal and our taxes are
low. What is your response?
RM: I choose to view West Lafayette
as an individual city. This is somewhere
where I would like to call home. If we
can cut taxes, then why not do it? What
are we doing as local government if we’re
just taking tax payers’ money? While we
may be cheaper than other cities, that’s
not how I think of fiscal responsibility
and I think our mayor may have a little
misunderstanding of what fiscal responsi-
bility is, if her version is comparing cities
in different situations than our own.
PR: What do you think about John
Dennis?
RM: I think John is a great guy, the kind
of person you could sit down and have a
cup of coffee or a beer with. I think, pro-
fessionally, he will bring a tremendous
amount of leadership and experience to
the mayoralty in West Lafayette. I think
he’s going to bring a whole new attitude:
a sense of cooperation.
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FROM PAGE 3
gardless, the Catholic Church really just
needed a way to raise revenues and did so
through indulgences. Martin Luther saw
through the scam and wanted change in
the Catholic Church. This led to the Prot-
estant reformation.
Today, companies are selling indul-
gences for the carbon you’ve been breath-
ing into the air as a sin against the envi-
ronment. You can take dozens of plane
trips and win the Nobel Peace Prize, but
it’s all okay just as long as you pay for
these offsets. These carbon offsets are a
scam to raise revenue for someone else.
The key is to find out who will benefit
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Purdue Swing Club at the Lafayette Lindy Exchange
PR: What do you plan to do for District
1?
RM: First and foremost, stop the Good
Neighbor Ordinance or at least change it
so that it’s not anti-student. That’s why
I’ve started a petition from residents to
stop this thing.
My second priority is to strengthen
our relationship with Purdue. I’ve talked
with Police Chief Gary Evans about cam-
pus safety. It may be a campus issue, but
there are some things that the city can do
to make it safer for students to walk home
at night.
My third priority is to get the city to
stop suing students without giving them
a “knock on the door” first. What I’m
getting at when I talk about the Good
Neighbor Ordinance is, to me, the same
issue. We’re trying to define what a “good
neighbor” is. As a city, I don’t think we’re
being very good neighbors if we’re suing
students and potentially ruining their lives
without first telling them that they’re out
of line with code.
Those will be my top three priorities
when I am re-elected.
PR: Thank you for allowing us to in-
terview you.
RM: No problem, thank you!
from this. The United Nations would try
to set a global warming tax against all na-
tions. This will assuredly lead to the Unit-
ed Nations having more influence than
the United States in global affairs. I love
the United States of America and don’t
want to see its destruction because of 4%
surtax or the loss of our sovereignty. My
solution is simple: elect conservatives.
Contact Dave at dsiukola@purdue.edu
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Major Headlines: September 1st, 2007 - October 31st, 2007
September 1 - Senator Larry Craig
(R-ID) resigns from the United States
Senate effective September 30th.
September 3 - The Financial Times re-
ports that China’s military successfully
hacked into The Pentagon’s computer
network.
September 4 - A Eurostar train sets a
new record of 2 hours, 3 minutes and
39 seconds for rail travel between Paris
and London.
September 5 - Fred Thompson, a for-
mer U.S. Senator and actor, announces
that he is a candidate for the Republi-
can nomination in the 2008 presiden-
tial election.
September 6 - Democratic Party fund-
raiser Norman Hsu is arrested in Grand
Junction, Colorado and charged with
unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
September 10 - General David Petra-
eus gives evidence to the United States
Congress about the effectiveness of the
Iraq War troop surge of 2007.
September 13 - President George W.
Bush orders gradual troop reductions
in Iraq but stands firm against dramatic
troop reductions.
September 16 - O.J. Simpson is
charged with six felonies in relation
to an alleged armed robbery of sports
memorabilia from a Las Vegas hotel
October, 2007
room.
September 17 - President George W.
Bush nominates Michael Mukasey to
replace Alberto Gonzales as the next
Attorney General of the United States.
September 20 - The New York Police
Department denies a request by the
President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadine-
jad to visit Ground Zero of the Septem-
ber 11, 2001 attacks in New York City.
September 24 - The President of Iran,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at Co-
lumbia University.s.
September 26 - The United States re-
calls more than half a million Chinese-
manufactured toys due to excess levels
of lead paint.
September 27 - NASA launches the
spacecraft Dawn on a mission to ex-
plore mainbelt asteroids Vesta and
Ceres.
September 29 - Robert Levy, mayor of
Atlantic City, New Jersey, disappears
on after being found to have embel-
lished his Vietnam War record.
September 30 - Former World Chess
Champion Garry Kasparov is selected
Presidential Candidate for Other Rus-
sia in the 2008 presidentials.
October 1 - President of Russia, Vladi-
mir Putin, announces he will not ex-
clude the option of becoming Prime
Minister of Russia after the election in
December.
October 3 - President George W. Bush
vetoes an expansion of the State Chil-
dren’s Health Insurance Program.
October 4 - Senator Larry Craig
(R-ID) vows to serve out his term in
the United States Senate despite losing
a court bid to rescind a guilty plea for
an indecent act in a Minneapolis Air-
port men’s room.
October 5 - Marion Jones admits using
banned substances during her athletic
career and risks being stripped of her
five Olympic medals.
October 8 - The Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom Gordon Brown an-
nounces that Britain will cut its troop
commitment in Iraq by half to 2,500
troops.
October 10 - A 14-year-old high school
student goes on a shooting rampage in
Cleveland, Ohio, wounding two teach-
ers and two students before his death.
October 12 - Former Vice President
Al Gore and the UN Intergovernmen-
tal Panel on Climate Change share the
2007 Nobel Peace Prize..
October 16 - Stephen Colbert announc-
es his run for the 2008 Democratic and
Republican presidential nomination in
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South Carolina.
October 17 - The Dalai Lama is award-
ed the Congressional Gold Medal by
the United States Congress; the deci-
sion is defended by George W. Bush.
October 18 - At least 138 people are
killed and 600 injured as two bombs
explode near a truck carrying former
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Ka-
rachi, Pakistan.
October 19 - Sam Brownback, Sena-
tor for Kansas, pulls out of the United
States presidential election, 2008 due
to a lack of support and funds.
October 21 - The Boston Red Sox de-
feat the Cleveland Indians 11-2 winning
the 2007 American League Champion-
ship Series and going on to meet the
Colorado Rockies, the 2007 National
League champions, in the 2007 World
Series.
October 22 - At least a dozen wildfires
burning throughout Southern Califor-
nia force the evacuations of more than
250,000 residents.
October 25 - Democrats propose a
4% surtax on single incomes over
$150,000, the largest tax increase on
individuals in American history, to col-
lect $3.5 trillion in ten years.
October 27 - Purdue dedicates the Neil
Armstrong hall of Engineering.
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