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 The Purdue Review
BOILERmakers, All
By The Editors
With the current state of our
economy, budget cuts, layoffs, and
money issues in general have been
a hot topic on Purdue’s campus
among students and faculty alike.
In the midst of all of this, all of a
sudden, we see new posters, ban-
ners, statues, and promotional
material announcing the arrival
of Purdue’s new identity. As
more students are seeing the new
branding information and people
are learning about the cost, opin-
ions on the new campaign have
started to surface. It doesn’t
seem like the right time to be
spending $250,000 to create and
market a new brand for the uni-
versity. Especially when nearly ev-
eryone agrees that it is ineffective.
Students are giving feedback to the
new campaign in a variety of ways.
As is typical of our generation,
Facebook was one of the first
outlets where students started
expressing their thoughts on the
“Makers, All” campaign. A fanpage
titled “I’m a Boilermaker, Not a
Maker” popped up overnight and
the number of fans is quickly ap-
proaching 5,000. Many students
and alumni are commenting on
the wall with their opinions. Some
share their fond memories of Pur-
due, some share what made them
decide to attend Purdue, and some
share what they love about Pur-
due. But the one thing that every-
one in the group shares is their
common distaste of and indigna-
tion with the new brand. The fans
are angry for a variety of reasons
which include Purdue spending
$250,000 to rebrand the univer-
sity, not seeing the need for the
new brand, disliking the “Makers,
All” concept, and not wanting to
be referred to as “Makers” rather
than “Boilermakers”. Whatever
the reason may be, anyone viewing
the page can gather a clear idea of
the consensus for the new brand:
it sucks. Fans of the anti-“Makers,
All” Facebook page are proving
that you can’t change something
It doesn’t seem like the right time to be
spending $250,000 to create and market a
new brand for the university.
that is such an important part of
our identity as a university.
Purdue should have consid-
ered running a contest or offer-
ing a scholarship for students to
develop ideas for the new brand.
It would have been a novel idea
to entrust students with such a
task. It would likely have gained
profound media attention for the
university, creating a connection
with students making them feel
as if their opinions matter. Aside
from those benefits, there is the
fact that, as students, we know
the university better than the vice
president for marketing and me-
dia, Teri Lucie Thompson could
ever hope to. And we say that with
all due respect. For whatever the
reasons may have been, we Boiler-
makers chose to come to Purdue
out of all the other fine universi-
ties out there. Common sense
should suggest that any marketing
campaign should figure out what is
the driving force behind most stu-
dents’ decision to attend Purdue
and market that. We (sometimes)
attend the classes, we walk to cam-
pus in the subzero temperatures,
we Boiler Up at the football games,
we cheer our hearts out the Paint
Crew section, and we cry when
Robbie Hummel tears his ACL. We
are Purdue.
According to Purdue, the saying
was intended to seem more per-
sonable and to connect with more
students, alumni, supporters, and
potential students. The whole
premise of the new branding cam-
paign is to make Purdue seem
more inclusive and welcoming to
everyone. “Anyone can be a mak-
er,” is the message they are trying
to send out. And in a sense, this
is correct: anyone can be a maker.
But not everyone can be a Boiler-
maker. Boilermakers are a special
breed of people, whether they are
alumni, faculty, or students. The
concept of Boilermaker has been
around since 1891. So you don’t
have to do the math, that’s 119
years. It was born when a newspa-
per from a rival town insulted the
football team by calling them “coal
heavers and boiler makers”. The
name stuck. The students from
way back then took the idea and
ran with it and, ever since, we have
been proud Boilermakers. We are
a unique set of people brought to-
gether by the common ground that
is Purdue University, and there is a
certain appeal in that exclusivity.
October, 2010 3
Everywhere Boilermakers go -
whether still in Indiana, in Chica-
go, in California, or even on Spring
Break - when we are wearing Pur-
due apparel, we can expect to hear
a fellow Boiler saying “Boiler Up”
after recognizing the commonality.
It’s a great feeling to think that, as
Boilermakers, we have something
in common with so many differ-
ent and diverse types of people all
around the world. We are united
by the fact that we attend or have
attended Purdue and the simple
words “Boiler Up” can instantly
establish that connection. There
are likely other schools that have
phrases or images that all of their
students and alumni identify with
in this way, but we are the only
Boilermakers and the only Boiler
Up. It is unique to our university,
and special for that reason.
Thompson was quoted as say-
ing that “…as we worked with this,
we wanted to make something
that was uniquely Purdue and paid
homage to our land grant mis-
sion, athletics, and the academy…”.
What they failed to recognize was
that Purdue already has a ‘unique-
ness’; it didn’t need to be created.
We have been unique since our
founding in 1869 and we are the
only university in the world whose
students are called Boilermakers.
Our teams are the only ones that
are cheered on by the words “Boil-
er Up.” So the question is: why
spend $250,000 to try to rebrand
something that is already unique
into something as generalized as
“Makers, All”? As the old saying
goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Just Boiler Up. No “Makers, All,”
no “Hammer Down,” just Boiler Up.
 4 October, 2010
Injuries in Purdue Athletics
By Chris Ellison
With the basketball season ap-
proaching fast, Purdue fans are
geared up and ready for a big year.
November for Purdue basketball
was (and still is) definitely going
to be an interesting month. Pur-
due had an outstanding season
last year, but this season was to be
even better. However, on October
16th, bad news filled campus when
it was heard that Robbie Hummel
tore his anterior cruciate liga-
ment (ACL) in practice while going
up for a block during a drill. As a
leading scorer and mental leader,
Hummel’s loss is expected to cause
major challenges for Boilermaker
basketball. Unfortunately, Hummel
experienced the same injury last
year in a Big Ten game versus Min-
nesota. Ironically, he tore the exact able to provide for this upcoming
same ligament in his right knee on
a day when Purdue football was
playing Minnesota over homecom-
ing weekend.
Prior to Hummel’s injury, many
college hoops experts ranked
The victim of Purdue Athletics’ recent injuries
The Purdue Review
Purdue as either #2 or #3 in the terback Robert Marve tore his ACL tice last semester. As the team’s
preseason rankings. Many others in a 31-20 loss to Toledo. The for- running back and leading rusher,
predicted the team to be a number mer Miami quarterback’s injury a loss of Bolden initiated the tough
one seed in the NCAA tournament
and become a final four contender.
The same was true for last season
shortly before the team headed
into the playoffs. However, now
that Hummel is sitting out for the
entire season, the Boilermakers
will have to confront the physical
and mental struggles that come
with the star player’s injury. Last
year, Hummel had an average of
15.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per
game. Seniors JaJuan Johnson and
E’Twaun Moore along with Junior
point guard Lewis Jackson will
need to work hard to cover for the
points that Hummel will be un-
season. Despite his injury, Hummel
still plans on supporting the team likely discouraged the team during challenges for Purdue football at
and remaining positive throughout the game as Toledo overpowered the beginning of the year. The ad-
the entire year. If he chooses to, Purdue on offense. In addition, ditional injuries to Smith and Mar-
he can apply for a redshirt season wide receiver Keith Smith tore ve only complicates the process as
this year and return as a starter his ACL in a win over Western Il- the Boilers move into mid-season.
in the 2011-2012 linois on September 11th. This oc- Purdue recovered from the ear-
season. With a few curred once he was tackled after ly season injuries slightly by win-
weeks remaining in catching a pass near the opposing ning their first two Big Ten games
the preseason,
the Boil-
ers still have
some time to As a leading scorer and mental leader, Hum-
prepare any
new changes
mel’s loss is expected to cause major challeng-
to their game es for Boilermaker basketball. Ironically, he
strategy. Pur-
due’s first of- tore the exact same ligament during a Febru-
ficial basket- ary game against Minnesota.
ball game will
be played at
home against
Howard on No-
vember 14th. team’s sideline. Smith immediately against Northwestern and Minne-
Hummel is not grabbed his right knee, which was sota. Unfortunately, they recently
the only Purdue ath- a cause for major concern by all suffered a tough loss to Ohio State
lete suffering with fans in attendance. All of this oc- on the road. The Boilers next game
an injury. On Sep- curred in addition to Ralph Bold- will be played at the University of
tember 25th, quar- en’s ACL tear during a spring prac- Illinois.
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Den of Defensive Ends
By Jay Wood
This season, the Purdue football
program is honoring members of
the esteemed “Cradle of Quarter-
backs”. Many great quarterbacks
have come through Purdue, includ-
ing three Super Bowl winners –
Len Dawson, Bob Griese, and Drew
Brees. While we honor their great
success, let us not forget that Pur-
due is famous for producing sev-
eral great athletes from another
position as well. Along with being
named the “Cradle of Quarter-
backs,” Purdue is also known as the
“Den of Defensive Ends.”
To my knowledge, no official
“Den” exists, so I have decided to
create my own. I am only making
three requirements for Den mem-
bership. The first is simply that the
man played as a defensive end at
Purdue. Defensive tackles and out-
side linebackers are excluded. The
second requirement is that they
finished their career at Purdue.
Men who started their careers at
Purdue and then transferred to an-
other school are disqualified. The
third requirement is that the player
went on to play professional foot-
ball (drafted or undrafted).
Once in the pros, it is not manda-
tory that they continue to play end.
Some of these men wound up play-
ing outside linebacker (generally
in a 3-4 scheme), while others kept
their fingers in the dirt and played
end. Some even moved inside to
play defensive tackle. Their pro
position is of no concern; only that
they made it to the pro after play-
ing end at Purdue. All of that said,
here is my official Purdue Den of
Defensive Ends listing (in chrono-
logical order):
Jack Morton – Drafted in the 9th
round by the Chicago Bears, 1944
Bob Heck – Drafted in the 13th
round by the Los Angeles Rams,
1948
Leo Surgar – Drafted in the 11th
round by the Chicago Cardinals,
1952
Lamar Lundy – Drafted in the 4th
round by the Los Angeles Rams,
1957
Harold Wells – Undrafted Free
Agent to the Philadelphia Eagles,
1965
Bill McKoy – Drafted in the 5th
round by the Denver Broncos, 1970
Dennis Wirgowski – Drafted in
the 9th round by the Boston Patri-
ots, 1970
Gary Hrivnak – Drafted in the 2nd
round by the Chicago Bears, 1973
Steve Baumgartner – Drafted in
the 2nd round by the New Orleans
Saints, 1973
Blane Smith – Drafted in the 7th
round by the Cleveland Browns,
1977
Keena Turner – Drafted in the 2nd
round by the San Francisco 49ers,
1980
Cleveland Crosby – Drafted in
the 2nd round by the Cleveland
Browns, 1980
Scott Virkus – Undrafted Free
Agent to the Buffalo Bills, 1983
Chris Scott – Drafted in the 3rd
round by the Indianapolis Colts,
1984
Don Baldwin – Undrafted Free
Agent to the New York Jets, 1987
Derek Wimberly – Undrafted Free
Agent to the Miami Dolphins, 1987
Chike Okeafor – Drafted in the 3rd
round by the San Francisco 49ers,
1999
Rosevelt Colvin – Drafted in the
4th round by the Chicago Bears,
1999
Chukie Nwokorie – Undrafted
Free Agent to the Indianapolis
Colts, 1999
David Nugent – Drafted in the 6th
round by the New England Patriots,
2000
Akin Ayodele – Drafted in the 3rd
round by the Jacksonville Jaguars,
2002
Shaun Phillips – Drafted in the 4th
round by the San Diego Chargers,
2004
Ray Edwards – Drafted in the 4th
round by the Minnesota Vikings,
2006
#94, Ryan Kerrigan (center). Photo submitted by Laura Kusek.
October, 2010 5
Rob Ninkovich – Drafted in the 5th
round by the New Orleans Saints,
2006
Anthony Spencer – Drafted in the
1st round by the Dallas Cowboys,
2007
Cliff Avril – Drafted in the 3rd
round by the Detroit Lions, 2008
Alex Magee – Drafted in the 3rd
round by the Kansas City Chiefs,
2009
As you can see, our school has
a long and proud history of great
defensive ends who have gone on
to the next level. Since 1999, the
rosters have featured at least one
great end, sometimes more than
one. This year is no exception. The
current star defensive end is senior
Ryan Kerrigan, who as of October
22nd has 181 career tackles, 26
sacks, 4 forced fumbles, and one
interception. Ryan’s success is sure
to land him in the NFL, thus making
him the newest member of the leg-
endary Den of Defensive Ends.
 6 October, 2010
Textbook Policy
By Schuyler D e Armond
The two main things we love
about college are having fun at col-
lege, and taking a break from col-
lege. Why do we like taking breaks?
Because college is hard. We spend
time in class, we spend time study-
ing, and we spend time taking tests.
Frankly, we spend a lot of time. As
the old saying goes, “Time is Mon-
ey”.
Another fact: college is expen-
sive. Barring some huge student-
led protest at Purdue, I don’t see
tuition costs going down. Even
without a protest, we can still find
ways to lower costs. One way is to
revolutionize the textbook system.
Many people are trying to change
this system in the United States,
including: the federal government,
the Purdue Student Government,
individual businesses, and con-
cerned students.
Federal Government
On July 31, 2008, Congress
passed a major bill in the fight
against textbook prices that took
effect July 1, 2010. The bill re-
quires publishers to include price
and revision information when
marketing textbooks to professors.
Publishers are no longer allowed to
sell only bundled material (i.e. the
book and the homework access),
they must now make each one
available separately. The bill also
asks that colleges inform its stu-
dents at least one semester ahead
of time as to which books will be
used for the upcoming semester.
Purdue textbook info can be found
at (http://www.purdue.edu/regis-
trar/Textbooks/Textbooks.html)
Chegg, Amazon & Craigslist
The internet is an international
market place. And in international
markets, consumers are free to
search for the lowest price. When
searching for cheaper textbooks,
some may choose to stay local and
explore Craigslist. For those avid
“Listers”, this is a great site that
lets you meet people in your com-
munity to buy and trade goods.
One problem with Craigslist is that
since it is still local, “Listers” are in
competition with the bookstores.
Amazon avoids this problem by
letting you buy and sell nationally.
From a seller’s perspective, you
usually sell lower than craigslist
or the bookstore. Entrepreneur-
ially, you could buy low and sell it
back on Amazon (or Craigslist, or
trade it in at the book store) for a
profit. Another option is the rental
service, Chegg. It does not allow
you to sell the book back, but it is
usually still cheaper than Amazon.
The only thing to watch for with
Chegg, is the difference at the end
of the semester from buy backs. I
say that we should invite Chegg to
come sell their books on campus
for a few weeks each semester. I
have seen many representatives of
the company around campus, but I
don’t think many students are rent-
ing from them, because they would
rather have the personal service.
We want to know how good the
quality of the book is, and the in-
ternet can’t show us that.
Purdue Student Government
PSG ran on a campaign platform
that sought to make two changes in
the textbook system:
1. Have an earlier date for an-
nouncing continuation of use on
textbooks. This is due to the fact
that bookstores can project their
earnings further into the future,
and reduce prices for each year, or
buy them back at higher prices.
2. Have professors provide what
previous editions are suitable for
the class. Previous editions are
cheaper than newer ones, and not
a lot of information changes from
each edition.
Other Ideas & Movements
1. We could form a day of protest
to high textbook prices that could
cause the university to look into a
new binding of the textbook sys-
tem, resulting in “Books, All.” How-
ever, I don’t think anyone needs to
do any of that. So my real solutions
are:
A. Have each department sign a
contract to the students that they
will use each book for at least three
years, starting with the next book
adoptions. New additions are put
out because the information is old.
Three years is not that old. Even
with a national or world crisis,
there will be a delay with rewrit-
ing, re-editing, and re-publishing
into a new edition. With a crisis,
or change in laws, the media will
communicate them enough; we
don’t have to have the new text
right way. As a second part to this
proposal, let’s announce a whole
academic year ahead of time if we
are changing texts. We should be-
gin in Fall 2011, keeping the books
through summer 2013. If we want
new books for Fall 2013, we would
have to announce by Fall 2012.
If we want new books for Spring
2014, we would have to announce
by Spring 2013. That gives a very
large window for the bookstores to
figure out prices. As the third part
to this proposal, we should have
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the bookstores attach fliers above
each class’ books saying when the
last semester for the book is going
to be. This provides students with
oversight and transparency, assur-
ing they can weigh all their options
knowingly.
B. We challenge every profes-
sor to try to find free textbooks, or
textbooks that allow unlimited dis-
tribution with the purchase of one
teacher’s edition, and one student
edition. I have had both of these op-
tions in classes, and there is noth-
ing like the feeling of a free text-
book. Plus, it makes me feel like my
teacher is truly looking after me.
C. This challenge is to have
each teacher write their own text-
book and distribute it free to our
students. Almost every professor
wants to be published. Before that
can happen, you have to have an
audience and you have to know if
your audience can understand the
material. Plus, how great would
Purdue look if all its tenured teach-
ers were the ones authoring the
textbooks used at other schools?
Purdue will being setting itself a
mile ahead of everyone else if we
can achieve half of this goal.
The final thought
This is not an issue that is going
to be resolved overnight. Every-
one in the Purdue community has
to talk about it openly. We have to
encourage and inform each other
of the opportunities and possibili-
ties that are ahead of us in a new
textbook system. If we believe the
prices are too high, then we have
to take the initiative to change the
system. That is where your ideas
matter.
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DREAM Act Forum
By Jay Wood
rs above Earlier this month, the Indiana
when theDREAM Act Alliance (Lafayette Re-
is goinggion) held a forum at Purdue. The
ents withaudience was predominantly His-
cy, assur-panic. The event was a chance for
r optionsundocumented students to speak
out in support of the DREAM Act.
DREAM is an acronym for “Devel-
y profes-opment, Relief, and Education for
books, orAlien Minors”. The students were
mited dis-looking to spread awareness about
se of onethe proposed legislation.
student In short, the DREAM Act would
these op-allow undocumented students to
is noth-receive in-state tuition at colleges
ree text-and universities in their respective
el like mystate. In order to be eligible, the
er me. student must have arrived in the
United States before they turned
to have16, they must not have committed
own text-any felonies, and they must have
e to oura high school diploma or GED. If
professorthese students serve at least two
fore thatyears in the armed forces (bar-
have anring a dishonorable discharge), or
know ifobtain a higher education degree
tand thein six years, they are eligible to re-
at wouldceive temporary residency status
ed teach-for six years. After that six year
ring theperiod, they are eligible to become
schools?permanent legal residents. The stu-
g itself adents cannot, however, use their
lse if wenew legal status as a means to ob-
al. tain legal status for other undocu-
mented friends or relatives.
Many of the students who spoke
t is goingat this event stressed that it was
t. Every-not their choice to come to the
unity hasUnited States illegally; they were
e have tobrought by their parents at a young
ch otherage. They feel like they should not
possibili-be punished because of their par-
in a newents’ decision. They also made the
lieve thepoint that they were trying to get
we havean education to contribute to the
ange theAmerican society. To that extent,
ur ideasthese students have absolutely no
fault. Education is an important
investment and I cannot blame
these students for wanting to bet-
ter themselves.
What is the flipside, though?
These undocumented students
would be competing against le-
gal Americans for spots in higher
education. While it may not be fair
to punish one set of students for
their parents’ illegal activity, is it
any more fair to punish students
whose parents are living in this
country legally? Also, in the eli-
gibility requirements, it says that
the students must not commit any
felonies. I understand what that
language is getting at, but it seems
to ignore the fact these students
(whether they intentionally chose
to or not) are already breaking the
law simply by illegally residing in
our country.
A number of times through-
out the presentation, the students
would talk about not having “a
little nine digit number”. They
were referring, of course, to a So-
cial Security number. Frankly, that
“little nine digit number” is very
significant. It identifies citizens of
the United States, and from an ille-
gal immigration standpoint, it is a
symbol of sovereignty. The United
States is a sovereign nation, by that
I mean it is a nation of enforced
laws and enforced borders. If our
nation (or any other nation for that
matter) fails to meet either of both
of those criteria, they forfeit their
sovereignty and they lose their
purpose.
I have a Social Security number
that was assigned to me at my birth.
That means that I am a legal citizen
of this country. If you do not have a
Social Security number (excepting
Visas and Green Cards) and are liv-
ing this country, you are breaking
our laws. If we, as a nation, do not
enforce our laws (including our im-
migration laws), we lose our sover-
eignty. The law says that if you are
residing in America illegally, you
are to be deported to your home
country. I did not write this law, but
I do believe in its enforcement.
As was aforementioned, educa-
tion is a truly wonderful invest-
ment. I completely credit these un-
documented students for wanting
to better themselves and give back,
but I ask them to keep a few things
October, 2010 7
in mind. First, a Social Security
number is more than just “a little
nine digit number”. Just because
you do not have one, does not mean
that it is insignificant and does not
give you the right to discredit or be-
little it.
Second, when you point out that
Republicans are the ones who op-
pose the DREAM Act, keep in mind
that your guest speaker at the
event, James Hass, ran as a Repub-
lican for Congress in the spring.
Granted, the website he used
while running for that seat does
say, “James Hass believes that the
means for legal immigration must
be made more streamlined, allow-
ing those immigrants who are pro-
ductive and responsible to earn the
basic autonomy and dignity every
American is due.”
However, the previous two sen-
tences say, “To have so many un-
documented aliens in our nation is
a security risk. Illegal immigration
should be stopped.” If you are an il-
legal alien, James Hass might have
been a slight ally to you, but not a
complete one. You would not have
been eligible to vote for him any-
way, so who cares?
Lastly, some of the testimony
that undocumented students
shared during the forum men-
tioned that some parents had been
deported. The United States is not
in the business of breaking up
families. We are, however, in the
business of enforcing our laws. If
you, or your friends/relatives get
deported, we have no hard feelings,
we are just trying to enforce our
laws and our borders to maintain
sovereignty. I am sure that your
home country where you should
now be residing is trying to do the
same.
 8 October, 2010 The Purdue Review

Drafting Daniels: A Chat with Mike Cross

By Jay Wood

It is hard to believe, but with the folks from trying to persuade

2010 midterm election concluding
in less than a week, it will not be
long before the Republican presi-
dential primary starts filling up
with candidates. Speculation about
potential candidates will continue
to occur as the weeks go by. Al-
though nobody has officially en-
tered the race, that has not stopped
their candidate of choice
to run. One particular per- “I had known that Governor Daniels was a popu-
son who is facing increased
persuasion to run is Indi- lar governor in the state and that many Hoosiers
ana Governor Mitch Daniels. admire him, but it was very inspiring to see
Since his re-election in 2008,
a number of Mitch fans have that his name recognition and popularity spread
been urging him to run for
national office.
throughout the country.”
Mike Cross

Fairly recently, a student “Starting with the basics, we just

movement to “Draft Daniels” has
emerged. Interestingly, this move-
ment was not started in Indiana.
It was started by Yale senior Max
Eden. Eden and a number of other
Yale students created a website and
PAC (political action committee),
both dedicated to urging Governor
Daniels to run for president. Their
movement has spread to other col-
lege campuses across the country,
including Purdue.
Mike Cross, an Executive Board
member of the Purdue College
Republicans, is forming a “Draft
Daniels” chapter here at Purdue.
Cross is the president of the new
organization, as well as the Indiana
Chairman of the “Draft Daniels”
movement. “Right now it’s a stu-
dent initiative to draft him to run,
to gather support around the cam-
pus, and to show Governor Daniels
that he has a considerable amount
of support within the student pop-
ulation,” Cross says. Cross plans to
work the group in union with the
College Republicans as a means of
gathering likely supporters.
need people to visit the website
(www.studentsfordaniels.com),
start to research him as a possible
candidate, to “like” the Facebook
page (Student Initiative to Draft
Daniels), and sign the student peti-
tion (on the official website),” Cross
indicates.
For those who want Mitch Dan-
iels to run for president, it is en-
couraging that the Governor has
support beyond just Indiana Re-
publicans. Cross commented on
this, saying, “I had known that Gov-
ernor Daniels was a popular gov-
ernor in the state, and that many
Hoosiers admire him, but it was
very inspiring to see that his name
recognition and popularity spread
throughout the country. He has
done so many great things for the
state of Indiana and we are lucky
to have him represent us. I love to
see how students in different states
recognize his work and are rally-
ing to have him represent them as
well.”
See “Daniels...” on Pg. 9
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ss Daniels...
From Page 8

How did this nationwide rec- sibility and

ognition occur? Although he is not a determi-
anywhere near as regular a guest nation to At this stage, there is no way to know exactly who will enter the
on Fox News as fellow Indiana reduce the
Republican, U.S. Representative size of gov- GOP race. Early speculations include the likes of Mitt Romney,
Mike Pence, Governor Daniels has ernment,
made a few appearances. Cross as these are
Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, and Tim Pawlenty, but those are just
said, “I think that a great deal of goals that predictions.
his name recognition and support Governor
has come from the media spotlight Daniels has
on national television outlets, as set for our
well as articles online.” Mitch has state and
been mentioned in The Weekly achieved.” show in 2012.” it is clear that the people are upset
Standard, The New York Times What happens, then, if Mitch At this stage, there is no way by the Obama agenda. Many people
(where columnist Ross Douthat Daniels does enter the race? How to know exactly who will enter are looking for something differ-
called Daniels “America’s Best Gov- will the Drafting Daniels move- the GOP race. Early speculations ent. They are looking for something
ernor”), Newsweek, and others. ment, both here and across the include the likes of Mitt Romney, that will work. They will see that
Governing Magazine named Mitch country, evolve? Cross believes Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, and Tim what Governor Daniels has done
America’s “Public Official of the that “if the Governor does decide Pawlenty, but those are just pre- has worked for Indiana. Should
Year.” to enter the race, this will likely be dictions. If he does choose to run, he win the nomination, Mitch
Cross went on to say, “Any edu- one of the strongest nationwide how would Mitch stack up against Daniels would be able to convey a
cated student who is politically student support organizations for his competition, whoever it may message to the average American
active and interested in current his campaign. As we are starting be? “I think that in the beginning, that real change does not come
events will begin to see Governor to gain support for him as a can- he wouldn’t have as much support from mass amounts of spending,
Daniels’ name mentioned fre- didate throughout campuses in or media attention that many can- but from handling the budget cor-
quently. He is a very popular gover- the state and across the country, didates that have been on national rectly, as well as making sure that
nor within the state. Once you be- it will establish a strong support tickets before would have, but he the government does not become
gin to gain that much popularity in network for his future campaign. would be able to quickly increase intrusive, as these are the ideals on
his name which our nation was founded.”
recogni- Cross closed by saying that,
tion and “Students for Daniels has great
shift the potential to expand across the na-
The Draft Daniels movement seeks to highlight the “importance spotlight to tion, gathering support for Gov-
of fiscal responsibility and a determination to reduce the size of himself as a ernor Daniels, and showing that
very viable many students nationwide support
government, as these are the goals that Governor Daniels has candidate.” him and the work he has done for
If he Hoosiers, and they hope to see him
set for our state and acheived.” were to doing that work for America. If the
rise to the Governor does decide to throw his
top in the name into the race, we will stand
p r i m a r i e s strong to continue to spread na-
a state, it has to cross borders.” Ac- It is always important in elections and secure the GOP nomination, tionally to get students out to elect
cording to Cross, the Drafting Dan- to have strong student support, as how would Mitch stack up against him.”
iels movement seeks to highlight President Obama showed in 2008, Obama? Cross believes that “given
“the importance of fiscal respon- and I think Governor Daniels could the current political environment,
 10 October, 2010 The Purdue Review

The Year of the Conservative Woman

By Kristin Patras

With the future of our country Michele Bachmann are just a few of crack plenty of jokes. The panel- If these smart girls weren’t fired Lately
hanging in the balance, American the women who spoke throughout ists focused mainly on how liberals up before the summit, they suretalk abo
women are putting their heels on the summit. In addition, ACORN have mastered comedy and how are now! The exceptional trainingRepublic
the ground to see to it that and expert panels at Smart“Republi
their voices are heard on Girl Summit only furtherthe old R
November 2nd. In particular, empowered these womencriminate
smart girls from around the to make their mark on theprogress
country came together on With the future of our country hanging in the balance, upcoming election. With theabortion
September 30th and October National Organization foramnesty
American women are putting their heels on the ground
1st in Washington, D.C. for Women endorsing a malewhat? T
the annual Smart Girl Sum- to see to it that their voices are heard on November 2nd. candidate whose staff re-descripti
mit. Hosted by Smart Girl ferred to his female oppo-a liberal.
Politics, a conservative grass nent as a “whore,” New Yorkthis new
roots organization, the sum- Times Columnist Maureenright is
mit served to engage, edu- Dowd coming out with fistsconserva
cate, and empower conservative whistleblower Anita MonCrief, conservatives need to embrace flying at “Republican Mean Girls,”told that
women. Washington Times writer Kerry their funny side. The two pointed and Joy Behar labeling supermomthis is wh
The smart girls (and smart guys) Picket, and Susan B. Anthony List to the embarrassing incident in Congresswoman Michele Bach-I need to
who attended the event had the ex- founder Marjorie Dannenfelser which Vice President Joe Biden told mann as “anti-children,” the stakesspeak fo
traordinary opportunity to mingle shared their experiences along wheelchair bound Senator Chuck are extremely high. However, it istive peer
with top leaders in the conserva- with a plethora of other exception- Graham to stand up in front of a clear that conservative smart girlsinstance,
tive movement. Liz Cheney, politi- al conservatives. American Major- crowd of people. Oops! They en- like the ones at Smart Girl Sum-“party of
cal pundit S.E. Cupp, ity, Faulkner Strategies, and Right couraged those in attendance not mit are rising to the occasion and The R
and Congress- Network also presented to attend- to be swayed from using predica- will be quite a forceform inc
woman ees. ments such as the one Biden to be reckonedity, prote
Throughout the two-day found himself in for jokes. with on No-maintain
event there were numerous Those in attendance vember 2. and pro
panels that discussed top- also had the opportu- citizens
ics ranging from grassroots nity to view the pow- laws. Tha
activism to pro-life women erful film “Fire from eryone w
even to feminism. The panel the Heartland.” The film publican
“Using Political Humor to tells the story of conser- choose w
Maximize Effect” was a vative women from the should n
wildly popular panel– perspectives of fifteen of
possibly due to the today’s most prominent con-
fact that the ever so servative women including
hunky and hilarious the legendary Phyllis
Fox News contribu- Schlafly. What made
tor Steven Crowder the screening even
was a panelist. more exciting was
Blogger and host of that many of the
From the Right Ra- fifteen women fea-
dio, Fingers Malloy, tured in the film
joined Crowder and were at Smart Girl
the crowded room Summit the night of
of women to discuss the screening.
the use of humor
in the political
sphere and
of course
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The GOP is Not Shifting to the Left
By Jordan Hebbe
Lately, there has been a lot of
talk about a new generation of
Republicans. This generation of
“Republicans” is tolerant (because
the old Republicans just love to dis-
criminate and hate), moderate, and
progressive. They are in favor of
abortion, same-sex marriage, and
amnesty for illegal aliens. Wait…
what? To this conservative, that
description sounds a whole lot like
a liberal. The only platform where
this new generation leans to the
right is fiscal policy. Frankly, this
conservative is getting sick of being
told that, as a young Republican,
this is where the party is going and
I need to go along with it. I think I
speak for plenty of my conserva-
tive peers when I say that, in this
instance, we are happy to be the
“party of no.”
The Republican Party’s plat-
form includes fiscal responsibil-
ity, protecting the sanctity of life,
maintaining traditional marriage,
and protecting our borders and
citizens by enforcing immigration
laws. That is just the way it is. Ev-
eryone who calls themselves a Re-
publican has the right to pick and
choose what they agree with. They
should not, however, have the right
RINO
October, 2010 11
to change the entire party to match can make an educated decision at lumped in with Meghan McCain
their way of thinking. the polls. There has been a definite and other RINOs like her who are
Liberals like to pin Republicans shift towards traditional GOP val- trying to label themselves as the
as intolerant and
as bigots, and I
may seem intol-
erant by making
this argument in Everyone who calls themselves a Republican has the
the first place, but
it is not like that. right to pick and choose what they agree with. They
I am more than should not, however, have the right to change the entire
happy to tolerate
diverse opinions. party to match their way of thinking.
The problem aris-
es with this new
brand of RINOs
(Republicans in
Name Only) trying
to infiltrate the Grand Old Party and ues in the recent political climate. new face of the party. I am here to
change it to fit their ideology. Giv- We have seen candidates like Chris- argue that the Republican party is
en that their ideology more closely tine O’Donnell, Carly Fiorina, Shar- indeed going in a different direc-
matches that of the Democratic ron Angle, Joe Miller, and Marco tion. It is moving away from the
Party, why don’t the RINOs try to Rubio beating out more moderate attempts to soften and liberalize.
make the Democrats more fiscally Republicans in the GOP primaries. Instead, conservatives are taking
conservative instead? Either that, This election season, it seems that back the Grand Old Party. With a
or just come out and admit it: You whenever voters have the oppor- return to the traditional values,
are a Democrat. tunity to choose a candidate that young conservatives are poised to
With the election right around represents traditional conservative show America what tradition and
the corner, I feel particularly strong- Republican ideals, that candidate values can do for her. So to Meghan
ly about this issue. Americans need comes out on top. McCain and all those like her, I am
to be shown that there is a clear Just because there are young, here to say that y’all need to go find
difference between the Democratic hip, college-aged Republicans, it your own party… ‘cause the GOP’s
and Republican parties so that they does not mean they want to be taken.
GOP
 12 October, 2010
The Politics of Pot
By Morgan Ikerd
Weed, grass, Mary Jane, bud…
whatever the label, there’s no de-
nying its prevalence in our culture.
It has been everywhere for years,
aside from election ballots, that
is, until now. Proposition 19, also
known as the Regulate, Control and
Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, seeks to
legalize various “marijuana-related
activities” and will allow local gov-
ernments to collect taxes on the
substance and authorize various
penalties. It will be on California’s
November ballot, and if passed
by the simple majority required,
it will take effect the day after the
election. “Yes 19” is the official ad-
vocacy group for the initiative, and
the supporters argue that it would
greatly aid California during the
state’s economic decline, cut off
funding to violent drug cartels and
redirect law enforcement to more
treacherous crimes. If the ballot
measure passes, adults are allowed
to possess up to one ounce (28
grams) of the drug and grow small
gardens on private property.
What is the motivator behind
this proposal? It would be hard to
ignore the economic benefits asso-
ciated with this legalization. Cali-
fornia is drowning in a debt of 20
billion dollars, and many citizens
and even large unions, such as the
Service Employees and Interna-
tional Union and the United Food
and Commercial Workers Union,
state that legalization of marijuana
would be beneficial to California’s
economy on many different fronts.
The California Board of Equaliza-
tion calculated that admitting mar-
ijuana into the legal economy and
collecting revenue could result in
an excess of 1.4 billion. They also
argue that tens of thousands of new
jobs could be created; but at what
expense? Are we throwing away
our nation’s ethics for quick cash?
In that case, legalizing and taxing
prostitution would be a great so-
lution to our country’s economic
downturn as well. Marijuana is in
fact labeled the “gateway drug;”
once the economy reaps the bene-
fits, what will stop the government
from justifying the legalization and
taxation of more expensive drugs?
Not everyone agrees that incor-
porating marijuana into the market
would have a positive effect on the
economy; some predict it would ac-
tually have the adverse effect. The
illegality of the drug may actually
play a vital role in keeping com-
petition high and prices low. The
high cost and risk of the growing,
distributing and selling serve as
deterrents for entering this market
and keep many potential competi-
tors out of the business. Many think
that as the legal consequences are
taken away and more people enter
the marijuana business, prices will
plummet and California will actu-
ally end up losing money, which is
something they can’t afford. In con-
trast to the supporters of legaliza-
tion believing that this proposition
will create thousands of jobs, oth-
ers predict that up to 30,000 jobs
could potentially be lost.
Despite the economic concerns,
what California should consider
first and foremost is the effect that
this legalization will have on the
safety and health of their citizens.
While some insist that the illegality
of marijuana is an unwarranted in-
trusion of the government on their
personal freedom, many, especially
nonsmokers, feel that this is a pro-
tection of their right to safety. It is
hard to say what the United States
would be like if weed was legalized
everywhere. Would there be more
car accidents? Would more people
smoke that originally wouldn’t if
it remained illegal? Would people
feel that their rights were violated
if they were surrounded by second-
hand marijuana smoke? There are
many social factors that go into this
decision that must also play a vital
role in the passing of this proposal.
Advocates feel that marijuana
is no more harmful, or even less
harmful, than tobacco or alcohol in
moderate quantities and feel that
it should be in the same category,
rather than categorized among
the other, more harmful illegal
substances. Many believe that ar-
resting people in accordance with
marijuana
is petty and
useless and
that police,
after le-
galization,
would be
able to de-
vote more
of their
time to
punishing
those that
commit
more seri-
ous crimes.
Others feel
that the
government is infringing on their
freedoms; why is alcohol, a seem-
ingly more damaging and fatal
substance, legal while marijuana,
the safer of the two, is banned?
However, there are many different
opinions on the issue of safety. U.S.
Attorney General Eric Holder said
that the ballot’s measure would
“significantly” undermine efforts
to keep California cities and towns
safe and legalization of marijuana
would be a “significant impedi-
ment” to the government’s joint
efforts with state and local law en-
forcement to target drug traffick-
ers, who often distribute marijuana
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alongside cocaine and other drugs.
Governor Schwarzenegger does
not support Proposition 19, but
he did just sign a bill that reduces
the penalty for possession of mari-
juana from a misdemeanor to an
infraction, basically the equivalent
of a traffic infraction. Is it consti-
tutional? It is generally the state’s
right to legislate morality and eth-
ics; therefore, it is the state’s duty
to interpret what role the constitu-
tion plays in this issue. Aside from
the questions of constitutionality,
we have to examine what this could
mean for America. Will it now be
acceptable for people to go to work,
drive, and go about their daily lives
while being high? Will there be a
dramatic shift in America’s ethical
standards and values? It is hard to
say what short term and long term
effects this revolutionary mea-
sure will have on the future of our
country, but such a radical change
deserves serious thought and con-
sideration on behalf of all citizens.
If economics is the main driving
force behind this proposition, do
the benefits really outweigh the
costs?
 The Purdue Review October, 2010 13

Socialism, Slavery, and Tyranny

By Aaron Anspaugh

While listening to Aaron Cope- lation and taxation of those who is taxed, the natural outcome is less to the common good.
land’s “Lincoln Portrait,” I was re- produce in order to redistribute of that activity. Consequently, when The sad thing about our cur-
minded of the words of our 16th to those who do not produce. This an activity is subsidized, the natural rent system is that it is driven by
President. Within the song, the concept, Socialism, is as pure of anoutcome is more of that activity. In the “will of the people.” Under the
narrator quotes Lincoln, saying: evil as ruthless monarchy or brutal the case of the tax system in Amer- pretense of democracy, a growing
“It is the eternal struggle between slavery. They are all branches of the
ica, specifically the income, corpo- percentage of Americans have dis-
two principles, right and wrong, same tyranny. rate, and estate taxes, what is taxed covered that it is much easier to
throughout the world… It is the Under Socialism, productivity is actually the fruit of one’s labor, become a leech upon the wealth of
same spirit that says ‘you toil and is taxed, and it is taxed more as itor productivity. On the other end of the builders and innovators than it
work and earn bread, and I’ll eat it.’ rises via a progressive income tax. the spectrum, social programs such is to produce anything substantial
No matter in what shape it comes, The most productive entities, cor- as unemployment, Social Secu- themselves. Even while realizing
whether from the mouth of a king porations, have their own special rity, and welfare all subsidize (re- that the black hole of government
who seeks to bestride the people of tax that is passed on to the custom-ward) the opposite of productivity, destroys most of the wealth be-
his own nation and live by the fruit ers and those who made the cor- which is not working. To sum this fore it is redistributed, people are
of their labor, or from one race of poration produce in the first place.up, we have a system that discour- still satisfied with the punishment
ages work of great productivity. The “wealth
while en- gap” between the rich and the poor
courag- has only one solution in the eyes
ing de- of the statists and their followers:
pendence enslave the rich, confiscate their
Under the pretense of democracy, a growing percentage of upon the wealth, abuse their productivity,
work of and eventually make them as mis-
Americans have discovered that it is much easier to be- others. erable as everyone else.
come a leech upon the wealth of the builders and innova- W h e r e Our nation was founded to have
else have an antidote to tyranny through
tors than it is to produce anything substantial themselves. we seen democratic elections, which ironi-
this in our cally have at times led to the fur-
nation’s therance of tyrannical Socialism.
history? But we as Americans have a history
When of standing up to tyranny, even if
someone it takes some time, even if it is dif-
men as an apology for enslaving And since the government has de- is consuming the fruits of another ficult, and even if it hurts. In 1776,
another race, it is the same tyranni- cided that people are not intelligent person’s labor through the use of we stood up to the tyranny of the
cal principle.” enough to save for their own retire- force, the proper name can only British monarch, declaring our
Abraham Lincoln spoke these ment, funds are taken out of income be slavery. As it currently is, the right to self-government. This war
words during a debate with Ste- that go directly to people who are productive in this country are not nearly destroyed our infant nation,
phen Douglas in 1858. When I lis- currently retired and not working. allowed to receive the full fruits of but we prevailed. In the 1860’s,
tened to the portion of the song Those in this country who work their labor. The portion they now we stood up to the tyranny of slav-
that contained this quote, my mind and receive compensation will be receive will be reduced further and ery, declaring every man’s right to
automatically added a third “shape” taxed at multiple levels before they further as the number of leeches life, liberty, and property. This war
to this definition of tyranny: Social- get to touch their own earnings. If increases. Some might say that nearly destroyed our growing na-
ism. Lincoln said that it was tyran- someone happens to collect great this is not done through force but tion, but we prevailed. And at some
nical for one to consume the fruit of wealth and hopes to pass that on to through a civil tax system, but just point in the near future, we will be
another’s labor. His examples were his or her descendants, the govern- remember this: behind every gov- forced to tackle the tyranny of So-
that of a King thriving by the pro- ment wants a share of that as well. ernment action, there is the threat cialism. While this battle has the
ductivity of the people, and that of While the estate tax (death tax) has of a gun. To get to the core of the potential to destroy our great na-
one race of people oppressing an- been repealed for this year alone, it matter, even if everyone pretends tion, we must prevail.
other race via slavery and therefore will be back in full force beginning otherwise, the productive are be-
stealing their productivity. To this next year. ing held at gunpoint and are forced
list, I would add the heavy regu- It is a fact that when an activity to turn over the fruits of their labor
 14 October, 2010
Hitler Finds Out About Robbie Hummel’s 2nd ACL Injury
Background: Purdue played
Minnesota for Homecoming ear-
lier this month. Midway through
the first quarter, several students
received texts from their friends
that Robbie Hummel had injured
his leg in practice that morning.
Panic ensued. The football game
was going well, but nobody cared
about that anymore. At first, we
thought it was just a hoax. But be-
fore long, we learned it was true.
Robbie Hummel had torn his ACL
and would miss the entire 2010-
2011 men’s basketball season.
Nazi General: My Fuhrer…
Hummel… Hummel has re-torn
his ACL and will be out for the
season.
Hitler: Wait… WHAT?!?!? OUT
FOR THE SEASON? HUMMEL IS
OUT FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON?!
This is literally the worst thing
imaginable. How could this hap-
pen… AGAIN? It is not freaking
fair! Here we are, sitting right at
Family Guy Values
By Tom Chew
As someone who mentions
the show Family Guy at least two
times a week, I think it’s safe to
say I am a huge fan. I’ve been
following the program for some
time now, and I am rather fa-
miliar with its style and humor.
However, that also means I am
familiar with the constant liber-
al joking that goes on as well. It
is no secret that Seth McFarlane
is a huge leftist with a knack for
bashing the right. That is why
the Rush Limbaugh episode was
so funny, because McFarlane al-
lowed the top radio host to play
himself in the episode.
The episode is about how Bri-
an is rescued from a group of gang
members by Rush and is exposed
the top of the preseason polls and
now this! The basketball team
should not even be practicing on
Saturdays when there are home
football games. Don’t they know
there’s a football game to go to?
Why on earth would you practice
the day of a
home foot-
ball game…
especially
when we
are playing
a team that
we are going
to beat? Our
Final Four
chances are
ruined! Ab-
solutely ruined. End of story.
Nazi General: Mein Fuhrer, we
can still win the conference and
the Big Ten Tournament.
Hitler: So what? Those titles
won’t matter during March Mad-
ness, you idiot! We aren’t going to
to the stark conservative’s ideas
in his book. Brian takes to them
with a full embrace overnight,
and he befriends Rush and goes
to various places with him. Lois
confronts Brian about his instant
ideological switch and informs
him he is simply a contrarian to
whoever is in charge. Rush helps
Brian realize this as well when he
gets Brian to admit he really is
not a conservative. There was, of
course, the usual amount of slap
stick and cutaways as always.
This episode was one of the
funniest ones I have seen in a
while. Granted, there was a lot of
conservative bashing, but Lim-
baugh’s presence allotted some
room for the liberal perspective
win the national championship!
We are completely screwed!!!
Without Hummel, our inside
presence is so limited. Who is
next on the depth chart? Pat-
rick Bade? Don’t get me wrong, I
loved his block on that pale white
vampire-
looking kid
from Duke…
uhhh what
was his
name… Kyle
Singler, but
can Bade do
that every
game? Who
k n o w s ?
And who on
earth is going to rebound? Lew
Jack? Plus, Chris Kramer is gone,
so who is going to pick up the
slack defensively?
I swear, Tom Izzo and Thad
Matta were just waiting for this
to happen. Well gee, they are cer-
of McFarlane to be toned down
and even knocked down at times.
The sketch with Limbaugh and
McCain taunting Representative
Barney Frank with a pig because
the state Democrats love pork
was great. There were, of course,
the usual shots at Fox News as
seen in the liberal media when
Lois states that everything said
on Fox News is a lie- even true
things once said on Fox become
lies.
Regular fans might be turned
off by the vast amount of political
humor, as did happen with some
friends of mine because they sim-
ply did not know who they were
talking about half of the time.
However, if you are someone who
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tainly licking their lips now! All
they needed was some kind of
break (no pun intended) and now
they’ve got one! Gosh darnit!!!
This season was, by far, the best
shot we have ever had at making
the Final Four and winning a na-
tional championship since Glenn
“Big Dog” Robinson played here
back in the early 90’s. And now
it’s over. This is the WORST thing
to happen to Purdue sports since
our last superstar got an ACL in-
jury. Who was it? Ralph Bolden?
Oh wait… Ralph Bolden, Robert
Marve, AND Keith Smith!
And you know what this
means? This means that when
Robbie comes back next season, it
will be without the JJ and Smoo-
ge! They will both be in the NBA.
Then what the heck are we sup-
posed to do? We had ALL of the
pieces in place. We had a shot to
practically run the table in the Big
Ten. And now that’s all gone.
follows politics in some fashion,
then you will enjoy this episode.
I was raised listening to Rush
Limbaugh, and I enjoyed that he
had enough of a sense of humor
to appear as himself in the show
and poke fun at the ideas people
have of him, while allowing him-
self to defend his position on how
he makes a living. In short, this
episode was well worth the sit
through, and I recommend it to
anyone who has the slightest in-
terest in Family Guy. If the politi-
cal humor is not your cup of tea,
then there is still plenty of banter
and slap stick comedy to keep you
laughing.
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