Volume 8, Issue 4 | December, 2010

THE PURDUE Transportation Security

Administration Fiasco
REVIEW
A JOURNAL OF CONSERVATIVE THOUGHT & OPINION
“Don’t touch my junk!”
Do the enhanced pat-downs and

tually make us safer?10

full-body scanners ac-

Campus

STIMULUS
Professors urge students
to fill out end-of-term
evaluations. Comments
are most useful to profes-

AT PURDUE pg 6
sors pg 17
Local
US Representative Mike
Pence keynotes at the an-
A breakdown of federal nual Tippecanoe County
stimulus funds being spent Right to Life dinner pg 9
at Purdue University and
the jobs created from them

Local
With the recent opening
of Von’s Dough Shack,
the local retailer of ev-
erything under the sun
is poised to take over
Chauncey Hill pg 18

Culture
Students have no entitle-
ment to participate in
high school sports pg 8

Politics
The Politics of Pot: The Aftermath | pg 5 Achieving Energy Inde-
California rejects referendum to legalize pot pendence, Part 1: Estab-
lishing a Smart Grid pg 3
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Energy Independence... and How to Achieve It

Part 1: Smart Grid
By ERIC NOWICKI

Never in the history of humankind has
the world been as connected as it is right
now. Everything is moving smarter and
faster around the world. Countries that
were previously considered minor econo-
mies are now emerging as economic world
leaders. Countries such as China, Japan,
Germany, and South Korea are quickly in-
vesting in new high-tech industries of the
future. These countries have many things
in common, most notably their invest-
ment in their own energy future, an area
that the United States has neglected for
decades. Since the 1970s, the U.S. has seen operational. If there is a change to even one
what an overreliance on foreign countries
for energy, most notably countries in the
U.S. Energy Consumption
problem is that no country, especially the
United States, will ever be 100% energy
independent. There are too many variables
involved and energy materials are scat-
tered across the globe. Despite this, it is
still better to produce more home grown
energy than to rely on foreign countries
for energy. This is where the “Smart Grid”
comes into the equation.
The best way to view the U.S. is as one
very large system. In this system that we
call a country, there is a network of many
different parts working together to keep it
part, there is a change to the entire system.
Within the U.S. energy system there are
four basic sectors: industrial,
residential, commercial, and
transportation. These four sec-
tween different systems and prevent ener-
gy loss. The problem is that, while the U.S.
has been busy talking about a new smart
grid, other countries have been acting. Chi-
na is ahead of the U.S. in money spent on
a new smart grid system, and Japan, Spain,
South Korea, and Germany are catching up
quickly.
The best way to maintain any economic
advantage is to have a smart, stable, reli-
able, and efficient energy transportation
system. Once fully implemented, the U.S.
“Smart Grid” will be the new backbone for
the energy economy of the United States.
The smart grid will allow all energy related
systems from power plants to homes and
cars to communicate with each other and
efficiently distribute energy. When one
section of the country is at its peak energy
With new energy meters, homes will be
able to sell back to the grid and power
companies. This will help lower the home
energy costs and will also help motivate
home owners to install new energy pro-
ducing technologies, such as solar panels
and solar shingles. This will help to lower
the costs of new green technologies as
well, which will stimulate development of
new energy technologies. The hope is that
companies developing these new energy
technologies will be formed in the United
States and will create new jobs and new
manufacturing industries.
The smart grid is not a silver bullet for
energy independence for the United States,
but it is a great place to start to build the
infrastructure needed to transport ener-
gies created from both renewable and non-

by Source, 2007 tors represent the amount of

energy used in their respected
areas. The energy breakdown
for each sector is as follows:
industrial: 30%, residential:
22%, commercial: 19%, trans-
portation 29%. If one were to
add up all of the energy used
in the industrial, residential,
and commercial sectors the
total would be 71%. This is a
very large percentage of the
total energy used in the U.S.
and would be a great place to
start cutting waste within the
system. Transportation is a
large sector as well, and I will
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration cover transportation in a later
article.
Middle East and those associated with The first place to look for energy waste
OPEC, can do when those countries tighten is the backbone of the energy transporta-
their belts and raise prices. In the past 40 tion system. The current power grid in the
years, there have been numerous oil short- United States is old and outdated. Recently,
ages and price hikes that have crippled the there have been problems with reliability
economy of the United States. When this and energy loss as well. For years, scien-
has happened in the past, politicians from tists, politicians, and other experts in the
both parties have said that they will end U.S. have been talking about installing a
U.S. dependence on foreign oil and move new “Smart Grid” to improve efficiency and
the U.S. towards energy independence. The reliability, allow for communication be-
consumption time, the system will work
with other parts of the system to provide
energy reliably to that section. The smart
grid will connect the country, but it will
come with some disadvantages. The first
drawback is cost: anything new is expen-
sive and the smart grid will cost billions of
dollars to build alone. In addition, homes
will have to be outfitted with new energy
meters and other items for its use. The next
drawback is that the smart grid will not be
built overnight. Construction and full scale
development will take years to complete
and should be viewed as a long term invest-
ment into the energy future of the United
States. There are also system security is-
sues which are common for any high tech
system that uses computers. The issue will
be protection of the smart grid from hack-
ers or terrorists that may want to cripple
the country. The good news is that the U.S.
has become very good at protecting its
computer systems and because the smart
grid will be viewed as a critical system for
the operation of the country, it will also be
one of the most protected systems in the
country.
There are many advantages with this
new technology, most notably the savings.
renewable energy sources. The smart grid
will improve the efficiency of energy trans-
portation in the United States, which will
cut costs and lower energy waste. The cost
of the smart grid is a major drawback, but
it is a small price to pay when compared
to the jobs and money lost if other coun-
tries pass the United States economically.
The big mistake would be not investing
now and allowing other countries to pass
the United States. If the U.S. cannot create
and transport energy efficiently, reliably,
and economically, how can we expect to
solve the other major problems facing the
country?
This is only the beginning of the larger
topic of energy independence that I will be
writing about throughout the year. I en-
courage you to go to this newspapers web-
site purduereview.com and comment on
this article so that we, as future leaders of
this nation, can share ideas that may lead
to the improvement of this country for our
generation and future generations. With-
out input and conversation, we cannot
learn and develop the best ideas to solve
the major problems that face this great na-
tion that we call home.
 4 December, 2010
Federal Reserve Buys Bonds
By SCHUYLER D E ARMOND
At the beginning of November, the
Federal Reserve (FED) announced that it
would spend $75 billion per month for 8
months ($600 billion total) buying bonds
to “accelerate economic growth.” Here are
some of my thoughts:
1. Obviously, if the FED is going to make
money off the bonds, they either have to
short sell them, which means their inter-
est rate now will be higher than interest
rates in the future. Or, they will hold them
to maturity, which will mean even lower
interest in the long run.
2. Low interest rates aren’t necessar-
ily a bad thing given that we can lend as
much as we want, with little cost to bor-
rowers, and potentially dig our way out of
the recession, then the trade imbalance. If
we are to send a large amount of money
overseas now, in exchange for profit later,
we will have to see a very large amount of
money being sent away. That means U.S.
producers will not be getting loans, mean-
ing our economy will not be growing in
the short term. Lending it to U.S. produc-
ers is a great idea, but that doesn’t trans-
late into growth. Monetary policy cannot
stimulate supply, and supply is no good
without demand.
3. Consumer demand is apparently the
FED’s goal. It has been what all of these
stimuli have been intended for. We have
heard it from the FED chairman and two
Presidents: “Spend More. That is the only
way we can fix the economy.” I don’t have
the power that the FED chairman does, or
even what little power the President has,
but I do know that you can’t sustain real
economic growth in the long run by in-
creasing consumption. That is especially
true for the U.S. which has the highest con-
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sumption percentage of GDP in the world. trade imbalance, and most have vowed to
A whopping 74%. How do you increase a cut the FED.
number that is already 74% of your GDP?
You don’t. Even if you did, savings would 5. If you understand real outcomes of
be sacrificed. Investment would be sacri- monetary policy (vs. nominal outcomes)
ficed. In theory, government expenditure the only thing that the FED does in the
would be “sacrificed,” while in practice, long run is increase prices, increase infla-
we know it won’t. So, the plan is to “mon- tion, and depreciate the dollar. Albeit, they
etarily ease” the U.S. into growth. This is are artificially devaluing the dollar, which
coming from a guy who wouldn’t be FED has upset almost the rest of the entire
chairman if it were not for the two most world. It is especially upsetting when the
unpopular Presidents in history. U.S. charges China with devaluing their
currency. U.S. politicians campaign on the
4. Maybe, I am out of platform of not letting China devalue their
date. Maybe, when a ty- money. Yet, the U.S. goes out, jumps in the
rant stole the money cash cab, and slams on the accelerator. It
from my forefathers’ doesn’t take a rocket scientist to under-
hands, it became just stand that when your trade imbalance is 6
another story in a dusty percent of GDP, unemployment is ten per-
textbook. Maybe when a cent, China is seeing record growth, and
group of people left their your politicians have to resort to blasting
home land for religious developing countries for “stealing jobs,
and economic freedom, and devaluing money, you are in some
then sought justice, it trouble.
was just another case of
hypocrisy. Maybe when 6. Apparently, President Obama thinks
people believed the In- this is a good policy that will create jobs.
dustrial Revolution was But when you don’t have a fiscal strategy
a good thing, sacrific- (except spending more), when you don’t
ing their lives for future have a job creation strategy (except sign-
gains was a laughable ing a bill that was voted on by the very
concept. Maybe, when people which said it might not work),
people elected politi- when you don’t have a trade strategy (ex-
cians to break up the cept taxing imports more), when it is suf-
trusts and provide more ficient to say you don’t have an economic
competition, it was gov- strategy at all, it is safe to say you are just
ernment interference. a hot air balloon- a balloon that had a fire
Maybe in 1913, when under it in 2008, but has now gone cold.
people spoke out against the creation As the rest of the world watches, your bal-
of the world’s largest cartel, greed was loon looses gas, soaring wildly across the
unheard of, politicians were noble, and sky (from India to Indonesia; South Ko-
prices were unreasonable. On November rea back to D.C.). You may want to take a
2nd, we saw a dramatic change in D.C.’s lesson from your environmental strategy
scenery. The Republicans, poised to take Mr. President. “Air up those tires.” But re-
back the White House have taken over the member, they can’t be Chinese tires, cause
House of Representatives, cut their losses those babies are tariffed.
in the Senate, promised to cut spending,
cut taxes, cut the budget deficit, cut the
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Politics of Pot: The Aftermath
By MORGAN IKERD
Since the Proposition 19 measure was
rejected by 54% of California voters in
the 2010 midterm elections last month,
there has been a broad array of reactions
among the Golden State residents. Sup-
porters of the bill blamed both the con-
servative leanings of the older voters and
the failure of many young pro-legalization
voters to express their opinions at the
polls. Opponents to the bill, of course, are
relieved. Yet, it is very unlikely that mari-
juana has retired from politics for good.
California’s Proposition 19 measure
was rejected by 54% of Californians
in the midterm elections last month.
Supporters are extremely confident that
the bill will be up for votes again in 2012.
Proposition 19, if passed, would have
allowed adults, age 21 and over, to pos-
sess up to an ounce of marijuana, con-
sume the drug in nonpublic places, grow
it in small, private plots, and allow the
sale and use at licensed establishments.
Supporters argue that this would gen-
erate tremendous tax revenue, make
it more difficult for children to buy the
drug, and cut law enforcement costs. On
the other hand, opponents say that this
measure would pose a serious threat to
public safety, violate drug-free workplace
rules, and wouldn’t generate any tax rev-
enue, potentially making the financial
situation worse.
Before the election, there were mil-
lions of dollars poured into this campaign
from both sides. Propaganda from the
opponent side showed marijuana leaves
and smashed up cars and school buses
to illustrate the disastrous effect on the
safety of citizens. Supporters launched
many advertisements showing the prof-
December, 2010 5
its to be made from taxing and regulat- on the Democratic side, but yet in the Although Proposition 19 failed to be
ing the drug. The social war in California same vote, opposed Proposition 19. I passed in November, we have not seen
raged on until Proposition 19 was shot think that says volumes as far as where the end of this measure. The battle will
down. The status quo on marijuana re-
mains… Or does it?
Richard Lee, an Oakland Medical Mari-
juana entrepreneur, states that this was a
“tremendous moral victory” for advocates
The argument now is far less about wheth-
of legalization. They have finally broken
the glass and forever changed the terms
er to legalize, but about how to legalize.
of the debate on this issue. The argument
is now far less about whether to legalize,
California voters are on this issue.” May- rage on in California between supporters
be Mr. Rosales is right; out of 58 counties and opponents; possibly spreading ideas
in California, only 11 of them had more
“yes” votes than “no’s.” The White House
to other states. No one seems to agree
on what exactly is in store for the future
Drug Policy Director, Gil Kerlikowske ac-
knowledges on Election Day that “Califor-
of marijuana legalization in the United
States, but it is certain that there WILL be
nians recognized that legalizing marijua-
na will not make our citizens healthier,
a future.
solve California’s budget crisis, or reduce
drug-related violence in Mexico.”
but about how to legalize. However, other
supporters were not quite as optimistic
about the impact of the proposal on any
legislation in the near future. William
Panzer, a lawyer who helped write the
state’s medical marijuana bill is skepti-
cal of the timing of the measure and says
that it is happening far too fast. He says,
“Imagine you’re driving and you’re going
56 on the highway and you haven’t got a
ticket so you say, maybe I can go 57,” Pan-
zer said. “Well, they said I’m going 58 and
I’m not getting a ticket so maybe I’ll go 95
— you tell me what’s going to happen.”
Despite the defeat and split views of
what action to take next, many support-
ers vowed to keep pushing the bill and
are confident that it will stand a better
chance in 2012. However, this is a matter
of debate. Tim Rosales, who managed the
“No on 19” campaign scoffed at the reac-
tion from advocates and stated, “If they
think they are going to be back in two
years, they must be smoking something.”
He adds, “This is a state that just bucked
the national trend and went pretty hard
 6 December, 2010
Stimulus Package Not Funding Job Creation
By JORDAN HEBBE
Many of you may have seen the eleva-
tor restoration project going on in Stew-
art center, which proudly proclaims that
it was funded by the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act, passed by the
House and Senate in February of 2009.
For those of you who are less than im-
pressed with this demonstration, I would
like to provide an in-depth look at where
else the stimulus funds are being used
here at Purdue. After all, they are your tax
dollars and they are being used at your
university.
After the Indiana State Govern-
ment, Purdue was the sec-
ond largest recipient of
stimulus dollars in the
state. That trans-
lates into the uni-
versity being giv-
en a grand total
of $154,020,972.
What I wanted to
know was where
all of this money
was going. With
over $150 million
dollars being pumped
into Purdue, one would
think there would be more
visible examples of its being put
to use. But what I found was that the large
majority of the funds from the Recovery
Act have been used to fund research proj-
ects of varying sizes and importance.
As you can see, the money from the
stimulus is being used for a wide variety
of different purposes here at Purdue, the
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majority of which are research-oriented.
Although some of the projects contain too
much technical, scientific, engineering, or
whatever else kind of jargon to be deci-
pherable to the average person, it is with-
out question that much of the research
will be of use to future generations. But
the stimulus was not named the Ameri-
can Research and Development Act and
the funds were not intended to be used
for research.
According to the Recovery.gov web-
site, the American Recovery and Rein-
vestment Act (ARRA) was intended
to do three things: 1) Create
new jobs and save existing
ones. 2) Spur economic
activity and invest in
long-term growth.
3) Foster unprec-
edented levels of
accountability
and transparency
in government
spending. While
it is irrefutable that here for? Aside from a few added profes- and production shot through the roof.
many of the research sors, most of the 227.54 new jobs are held Today, we are seeing more of the
projects funded by the by research assistants, or students per- same- continued economic woes and ris-
stimulus will probably forming “student service or student cleri- ing unemployment. The stimulus is, not
benefit our quality of liv- cal work.” And although the second goal surprisingly, failing. Yet to be determined
ing in many ways, the funds have of the ARRA claims to invest in long-term amounts of the money have been used
not fulfilled their primary purposes. The growth, it is undetermined how many of fraudulently and in ways that do not align
Recovery website states that, with the these positions will be permanent or how with the goals of the act. Vast amounts of
funds Purdue received, 227.54 jobs have big of an impact they will have on improv- the spending have gone to foreign com-
been created. After doing the math, that ing the economy in the long run. panies and there have even been reports
translates into $676,804 per job. Call me Therein lies the fundamental problem: of stimulus cash being paid out to dead
crazy, but I think we probably could have trying to stimulate the economy with tax- people. The third goal of the Recovery
gotten more bang for our buck in the jobs ation and spending. It doesn’t work. Lib- Act was to increase transparency and that
department. With many students erals’ attempts at using Keynesian eco- has clearly not been achieved either. Ad-
having trouble registering for the nomic principles continue to fail as they mittedly, there have been some beneficial
classes that they want due to a lack always have. In the 1930’s, FDR’s New projects carried out by the ARRA. Some
of space or lack of interest in the Deal was implemented with the same of the stimulus money has been used
given classes, it seems like Purdue basic goals as the Recovery Act. Federal for new construction, education, infra-
could have used the funds to hire money was pumped into the system in structure, and energy development, all of
a few more instructors and expand hopes of recovering the economy from which looks fantastic at first glace. We’re
course offerings. Being able to take the Great Depression. The New Deal put improving our country, right? But at what
the right classes is an important men back to work temporarily, but the cost, and to whom?
part of getting an education, and economy saw no real sustained improve-
isn’t that what all (or most of us) are ment until America entered World War II See “Stimulus...” on Pg. 7
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n Stimulus...
From Page 6

Award Name Award Description Award # of Jobs Comple-

Amount Created tion Status
Molecular biomarkers of exposure to an endocrine To gauge the effects of prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and to develop $441,124 1.99 Less than 50%
disrupting herbicide biomarkers of exposure and biological response to EDC’s

Membrane Rearrangements in Flavivirus Infected Investigate molecular mechanisms that drive intracellular membrane rearrangements during $419,375 0.97 More than 50%
Cells flavivirus (West Nile virus, Yellow Fever) infection.

Use of External Cueing to Treat Hypophonia in Assess the efficacy of a new treatment for hypophonia (decreased vocal loudness) associated $225,405 1.00 Less than 50%
Parkinson’s Disease with Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Enduring Effects of Early Adversity on Adult Health Build upon epidemiologic models of the life course to analyze the ways in which multiple $525,829 0.73 More than 50%
types of early childhood adversity affect adult health.

Rescuing the anti-HIV activity of APOBEC3G with Advance a prototype of a new class of anti-HIV drugs that can address the three existing $365,884 2.36 Less than 50%
small-molecule chaperons problems associated with the current strategies: toxicity, resistance and latency.

Interdisciplinary Research on Aging and the Life Build upon recent institutional developments at Purdue University by strengthening interdis- $353,102 4.19 More than 50%
Course ciplinary graduate education and training on aging and the life course.

TC-Labeled Cyclic RGDfK Tetramers for Breast
Cancer Imaging
Development of an integrin avb3-targeted 99mTc radiotracer, which is not only able to detect
breast cancer at early stage but also able to monitor tumor growth and metastasis, will help
physicians (1) to determine therapeutic options; (2) to select right patients for a specific thera- $126,860 0 Completed
peutic regiment; and (3) to optimize the dose and schedule for the antiangiogenic treatment in
an individual patient.

Diet by Gene Interactions Affecting Calcium and Identify the genetic variants that influence an individual’s response to low dietary calcium
Bone Metabolism intake and then use this information as a foundation for making personalized diet recommen- $752,271 2.70 Less than 50%
dations to optimize bone health.

Hire Dr. Natalya Kaganovich as a tenure-track assistant professor. Foster interdisciplinary

Electrophysiological Indices of Attention in Lan- collaboration between the faculty of SLHS and PSYC aimed at understanding the role of $884,854 1.50 Less than 50%
guage Processing attention and working memory in developmental communication disorders, such as SLI and
stuttering.

Purdue University Establishment of the Indiana Advance the adoption and Meaningful Use of electronic health records among Indiana pri-
Health Information Technology Extension Center mary care providers, with an emphasis upon serving small-group practices or practices that $12,396,000 15.68 Less than 50%
treat rural, uninsured, underinsured, underserved or other at-risk populations.

Institute for Accessible Science (IAS): Advancing Creating a highly visible entity, the Institute for Accessible Science (lAS) to pilot a holistic $1,984,388 0 Not Started
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 8 December, 2010
Are High School Athletes “Entitled to Play?”
By SCHUYLER D E ARMOND
Recently, Needham High School, a pub-
lic institution in the Boston, Massachu-
setts metro-area, suspended five senior
female soccer players for hazing. The is-
sue was that, following their conference
Justice Dortch-Okara said that, “As stu-
dents have no entitlement to partici-
pate in high school sports, there is no
due process violation in any exclusion
from participating in such activities.”
championship victory, the senior girls de-
cided to “pie” the girls’ soccer freshman
members. Apparently, all of the seniors
and freshmen involved found it laugh-
able. Needham Principal Jonathon Pizzi
was not involved, nor did he find it funny.
Pizzi called the incident hazing and sus-
pended the five seniors before their first
playoff game.
Outraged that the seniors could not
play in their next game, Todd White, the
father of one of the freshmen involved,
sought out a court injunction. Mr. White
found the game suspension a little too
excessive. It was his opinion that the girls
should have to do 50 hours community
service and take a class on hazing.
50 hours is worth it right? After all,
one of the freshmen got pie on her
boots, so the seniors bought her a
new pair of boots. It reminds me
of the scene in the classic movie
“Dazed and Confused” where super
senior Ben Affleck hurts the fresh-
men’s feelings by paddling them,
then goes down to the local K-mart
and buys them all a fresh set of self-
esteem.
The case was heard by Justice Bar-
bara A. Dortch-Okara. Apparently, Justice
Dortch-Okara did not pity the seniors.
Saying, “As students have no entitlement
to participate in high school sports, there
is no due process violation in any exclu-
sion from participation in such activities.”
The Constitution says, “All persons
born or naturalized in the United States,
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
are citizens of the United States and of
the State wherein they reside. No State
shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of
citizens of the United States; nor shall any
State deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor
deny to any person within its juris-
diction the equal protection of the laws.”
That is the First Section of the Four-
teenth Amendment. It is made up of three
clauses: the citizenship clause, the due
process clause, and the equal protection
clause. Judge Dortch-Okara is correct in
saying that people do not have a guar-
anteed right to play sports. However, it
is a privilege, and privileges are guaran-
teed due process under the Fourteenth
Amendment. They would have to be
charged with a crime, heard at trial, and
convicted before they were suspended.
So, not only were these girls denied due
process, they were denied equal protec-
tion of the law.
The girls were not allowed to play in
the first playoff game; unfortunately, it
was the only playoff game. Needham lost
Participating in sports is a privilege, and
privileges are guaranteed due pro-
cess under the Fourteenth Amend-
ment. The players would have to be
charged with a crime, heard at trial, and
convicted before they were suspended.
7-1. Suffice it to say, these girls’ soccer
career is over. They can’t play in high
school anymore and their college ca-
reers are in jeopardy because of the
incident. The only thing the players
have going for them is that the po-
lice have stopped their investiga-
tion. Hopefully, someone is look-
ing into the reasons why Principal
Pizzi took the action that he did. He
suspended the girls and the coach
from the first game. It is not clear if
the girls were suspended from school
or just the game. However, the girls’ soc-
cer team was not allowed to practice the
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week after the accident. Suspend your
five most experienced players, suspend
the coach, and don’t allow the team to
practice: seems like a losing formula to
me. After all, the non-senior girls have
no right to play either, according to Judge
Dortch-Okara, the girls aren’t even given
the right to practice. Under the Needham
Student Policy Handbook, the incident of
hazing calls for the principal to first give a
warning to stop before taking further ac-
tion.
The definition of hazing is: to subject
to ridicule or harassment (to disturb per-
sistently; torment, as with troubles or
cares; bother continually; pester; perse-
cute). Nowhere in that definition does it
say hazing is the act of a crude practical
joke. Nowhere in the Needham Student
Policy Handbook does it say that a Princi-
pal may ignore the issuance of a warning
and cut straight to suspension. Nowhere
in the Constitution does it say that anyone
may disobey the law of the land and take
rights and privileges away from citizens,
or humans nonetheless. Playing high
school soccer is a privilege. Taking away
that privilege because of a childish joke is
a joke itself. The only hazing that occurred
was the torment that these senior girls
received during their suspension. Not to
mention the fact that their persecution
may keep them off of college soccer fields
permanently.
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y?” Mike Pence Headlines Right to Life Banquet
By JAY WOOD
The Tippecanoe Right to Life held their
annual Celebration of Life banquet Tues-
day November 23rd in the Union’s North
Ballroom. For me personally, the event
was awesome well before Mike Pence
even took the stage. As with
“Life is winning in America...
any event put on in the Union
Ballroom, the menu was phe-
and life is winning in Indiana.”
nomenal. Most of it was con-
ventional – salad, beef tender-
loin, mashed potatoes, carrots,
beans, and a dessert sampler.
The meal was taken to the next
level, however, by ‘Prosciutto-
wrapped Prawns’, which is a fancy way
of saying fried ham (which tasted similar
to bacon) wrapped over shrimp. I would
never think to wrap any type of pork over
shrimp, but I tell you what – it was fan-
tastic.
Along with being a sucker for a plate
full of meat, I am also a sucker for men’s
gospel a cappella quartets. The enter-
tainment for the evening was just that
– The Overtones, a men’s gospel a cap-
pella quartet comprised of four current/
former Purdue students. After the music
portion was finished, Sue Swayze, a lob-
byist for Indiana Right to Life spoke to the
audience about their agenda for the com-
ing legislative session.
Sue began by pointing out that 95%
of the incoming freshmen state legisla-
tors are pro life, which drew a large ap-
plause. She then highlighted a number of
agenda points, some of which included
opting out of the abortion-related clauses
in Obamacare, ending taxpayer funding
of Planned Parenthood, and pushing for
a ban on abortions occurring beyond 20
weeks of the pregnancy. After Sue was
done, Tippecanoe County Right to Life
Secretary Connie Basham introduced
the keynote speaker, Congressman Mike
Pence (R-IN).
Connie gave some general information
about Congressman Pence, including the
fact that he has dropped out of his posi-
tion as the House Republican Conference
Chair to consider his options for the fu-
ture (i.e. the 2012 election). There is a
great deal of speculation that Pence might
run for president, although there is per-
Mike Pence
haps greater speculation that he will run
for governor. Then, it was time for the big
show.
After flying all night from Dubai to
Washington D.C. and then from Wash-
ington D.C. to Indianapolis, Congressman
Pence finally made it to Purdue. Although
he was undoubtedly experiencing sig-
nificant jet lag, you
would never have
known by the way
he carried himself Pence listed three tasks that pro-life
throughout the eve-
ning, particularly advocates need to work for: repeal
during his keynote
address. Obamacare, reverse the Mexico City
Pence began by
saying, “Life is win- (Gag Rule) Policy, and deny all fund-
ning in America…
and life is winning in ing to Planned Parenthood of America.
Indiana”. He briefly
touched on his trip
to Afghanistan, and he energized the con-
servative crowd by referring to our troops
as “the finest military in the history of the
world”. Moving on to the abortion topic,
which the banquet is largely centered
around, Pence talked about how abor-
tion has two victims, one which “goes on
to eternity by the grace of God” and one
which goes on living.
The Congressman said there is some-
thing he can offer that the other side (pro
choice advocates) cannot. He explained
the statement, saying that in the first mo-
ments when a baby is born and they look
up at you with blinking eyes, you know
you have made the right choice. The oth-
er side, Pence argued, cannot offer you
that. He went on by not-
ing that over 3500 abor-
tions take place each day
in the country, but that
those are not just statis-
tics, those are lives being
tragically lost.
In an emotional reflec-
tion, Pence shared the
initial struggle that he and his wife, Kar-
en, experienced in conceiving a child. He
talked about how they had tried for three
to four years to conceive, but were expe-
riencing unexplained infertility. Then one
February day, Mike called Karen and she
said, “Happy Fathers Day”. She was preg-
nant with their son, Michael, who now
attends Purdue. Through their struggle
with infertility, the Pence family gained an
added appreciation for how precious life
truly is.
Mike described President Obama as
‘the most pro-abortion president’ since
the enactment of Roe v. Wade. He quickly
said that the description was not an at-
tack, it was just a fact. The Congressman
listed the pro-abortion things Obama has
done since taking office, most of which in-
volved various channels of taxpayer-fund-
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ed abortion, both here in the United States
and around the world.
Pence listed three jobs that pro-life
politicians and advocates need to work
for: job one, he said, is that, “We must re-
peal Obamacare lock, stock, and barrel,”
job two is reversing the Mexico City (Gag
Rule) Policy which sends taxpayer funds
to fund abortion-related services over-
seas, and job three is denying all funding
to Planned Parenthood of America. Con-
gressman Pence closed by sharing how he
and other conservatives gathered to pray
before the passage of Obamacare. Pence
prayed for God to “heal this land”. He said
that this is not the “universal prayer of all
people, but the earnest prayer of [God’s]
people” to heal the moral conscience of
America. Pence received a standing ova-
tion, his third of the evening.
Following the keynote address, there
was another speech by a local teenage boy,
Collin Knollhoff.
Collin quoted sev-
eral
that
scriptures
reference
God’s support for
human life. He
explained that
abortion is both
a “heart” and
“law” issue, and
that we need to
change people’s
hearts and also
change the laws.
Collin showed a deep understanding of
faith, as well as an impressive knowledge
of constitutional history. His address also
received a standing ovation. Following
Collin’s words was an emotional rendi-
tion of Prayer of the Children, sung by the
Overtones, and then a closing benediction.
All in all, the event was a fantastic gather-
ing of like-minded pro-life conservatives
whose lives were equally touched by all of
the words and music that was shared.
 10 December, 2010
TSA Manhandles Fliers
By KRISTIN PATRAS
Let’s face it: going through airport se-
curity is a pain in the ass. I mean, what’s
better than walking barefoot across tile
that thousands of other people have al-
ready walked barefoot on? Don’t you just
love taking off your coat, emptying your
pockets, and placing all of your valuables
in those disgusting plastic bins? Oh, and
all the while the person behind you huffs
and puffs as if you are the slowest person
they have ever met.
Well, you’re in luck! Airport security
has just gotten better – or at least that
is what the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration wants you to think. Actually,
you still have to do all of that pain in the
ass stuff I mentioned. However, you also
get the fabulous opportunity to be “ran-
domly” selected to go through advanced
An example of what TSA agents see with their “naked scanner.”
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imaging technology or what I like to call your arms out to the side while a stranger for parents to tell their children, “It’s nev-
the “naked scanner.” Believe it or not, if in another room gets a pornographic pic- er okay for anyone to touch you like that
your TSA agent
chooses you as the
lucky winner you
get to stand in a
spaceship-like ma-
An enhanced pat-down is when a TSA agent
chine that takes a
picture of you in
pats down your entire body. Yes, that means
your birthday suit.
That’s right folks,
they will touch you in places that would land
butt naked.
As someone
any other person in jail for sexual assault.
who has been “ran-
domly” selected to
get in the naked scanner, I would have to ture of you? Safety first, right? – unless of course it’s a government em-
say it was most certainly the highlight of For those of you who don’t particularly ployee. Then it is acceptable.”
my trip. I mean what is better than stand- feel like being virtually strip searched, Naturally, the TSA has come to the res-
ing in a little tube with your legs apart and I don’t blame you. If you are “randomly” cue by saying you do have “rights” during
chosen to get in a na- the procedure. Thank God! The TSA says
ked scanner and do not you have the right to request that the en-
wish to, you can tell hanced pat-down be conducted in a pri-
the TSA agent that you vate room by a same-gender officer. Oh,
are choosing to opt out. and in case you are still worried you can
What happens next is have a witness. Phew! That makes being
truly fantastic. The TSA groped so much better!
agent will yell just loud Okay, let’s get real. That basically rules
enough for everyone out the “option” to get an enhanced pat-
else to hear “we have an down, but what about the alternative?
opt out!” Then, you will Did I mention that the “confidential”
be subjected to an “en- pornographic images taken by the naked
hanced pat-down.” scanner are popping up on the internet?
An enhanced pat- Oh, and a picture with your face is right
down is when a TSA next to your naked picture. Better yet, a
agent pats down your Johns Hopkins biochemist is speaking out
entire body. Yes, that against the naked scanners because of
means they will touch the radiation. According to him, statistics
you in places that would show that someone will be getting cancer
land any other person from them. Ironically, the risk of dying
in jail for sexual assault. from radiation via a naked scanner is equal
Although this would to the risk of dying in a terrorist attack.
obviously be degrading And finally – drum roll please! – a former
and traumatic for any head of Israeli airport security says that
customer, it must be ex- he can get enough explosives through the
tremely unbearable for naked scanners in order to bring down a
sexual assault victims.
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“It’s nev- 747. Now that dians are taking advan- website as a place for customers to send
like that is just fantas- tage of the outrageous in their outrageous stories. They received
tic! I feel safer situation. Jay Leno said 900 complaints in November alone. Ron
already. the new TSA slogan is, Paul even endorsed the national Opt Out
Just a warn- “We handle more junk Day right on the floor of Congress. Fur-
ing, if you opt than eBay.” Even SNL thermore, on December 2 two Harvard
out of both created a skit in which law students went as far as suing the Unit-
security pro- TSA workers say, “The ed States government in federal court.
cedures the TSA, it’s our business They say that their constitutional rights
TSA says you to touch yours.” So, of are violated by the new TSA security pro-
cannot simply course, TSA workers cedures. The students, who are regular
decide to leave should totally unionize fliers, say that the mandatory screenings
the airport. Actually, the TSA says they Progress. Now good old George has even now. Surprise, again! are performed “without reasonable suspi-
will fine you up to $11,000 and possibly more money to donate
arrest you. FYI, they don’t actually have to his left-wing organi-
ment em- the authority to do either one.
Not only are these naked scanners a
zations. Surprise!
As you can imag- Not only are these naked scanners a com-
o the res- complete scam, it has also been revealed
s” during that they were paid for with funds from
ine, customers are not
too thrilled about all plete scam, it has also been revealed that
TSA says the American Recovery and Reinvestment
t the en- Act. As if that wasn’t outrageous enough,
of these new security
procedures. As a result, they were paid for with funds from the
in a pri- the company that supplies the naked
ficer. Oh, scanners is owned by a company in which
TSA agents are receiv-
ing a large portion of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
you can George Soros owns 11,300 shares. In case the backlash. For in-
kes being you aren’t familiar with him, Georgie is stance, a man was ar-
a billionaire liberal who likes to fund rested for punching his TSA agent at the The entire ordeal escalated into a na- cion or probable cause.”
ally rules groups such as the Center for American Indianapolis Airport. In addition, come- tional Opt Out Day on November 24. The I for one am willing to put up with all of
nced pat- goal was to send a mes- that pain in the ass stuff I mentioned, like
ernative? sage that customers were taking off my shoes and putting my bags in
idential” not willing to give up the disgusting gray bins. However, that’s
he naked their rights (laid out in where I draw my line. If I wasn’t stuck in
internet? the Constitution, not by Washington, D.C. by myself the day I was
e is right the TSA). Since the TSA is “randomly” selected to go in the naked
ter yet, a so savvy these days, they scanner, I wouldn’t have flown. For now,
aking out conveniently shut down I join the customers who are refusing to
cause of a great deal of the naked fly at all. After all, Benjamin Franklin once
statistics scanners and just put said, “They who can give up essential lib-
ng cancer customers through the erty to obtain a little temporary safety de-
of dying metal detectors. Wait, serve neither liberty nor safety.”
r is equal was there a terrorist at-
st attack. tack on November 24?
a former The American Civil
says that Liberties Union, Con-
ough the gressman Ron Paul, and
g down a fliers have come out
slamming the TSA. The
ACLU has been using its
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Democrats’ Last Second Trick Play:
Libertarian on 2
By JAY WOOD
The Democrats pulled out a trick play
from the back of the book this year – cam-
paigning for candidates besides them-
In a number of congressional rac-
es across the country, Democrats sent
out direct mail pieces in favor of Liber-
tarian candidates. This deceptive tac-
tic is known as “supporting a spoiler.”
selves. In a number of congressional races
across the country, the Democrats sent
out direct mail pieces in favor of Liber-
tarian candidates. This deceptive tactic,
known as supporting a spoiler, is noth-
ing new. The idea is to convince voters to
support a third party candidate (who has
zero chance of winning) because that can-
didate represents a certain set of appeal-
ing values. Support for third party candi-
dates siphons votes away from the major
party opponent.
This is often a desperation move, and
there is high risk-reward because while
you might take votes away from your
primary opponent you are not spending
money promoting your own message to
other voters. The Democrats used this
tactic extensively in 2010, but they al-
tered the strategy in different states.
Indiana Route: Run Right
The Indiana Route was to paint the
Libertarian candidate as the “true/real
conservative” in the race, unlike the Re-
publican candidate. This occurred in Con-
gressional Districts 2 and 9. In District 2,
Incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly was
running against Republican State Rep-
resentative Jackie Walorski, who was
backed by the Tea Party. The Indiana
Democratic Party sent out a direct mail
piece supporting third party Libertarian
candidate Mark Vogel, touting him as “the
true conservative” in the race, because of
his support for lower taxes and spending,
as well as the second amendment.
Upon seeing the flyer, Mark Vogel said,
“It is great to see that the Democratic
Party of Indiana is finally for real change
and sound candidates that support Con-
stitutional government, lower spending
and free markets, something the Demo-
cratic Party has not believed in for many
The Democrats’ strategy in Indiana
worked to perfection. They divided the
center-right vote and propelled their
comparatively liberal candidate to victory.
decades.” Mark Vogel had no idea that the
Democrats were actually fighting against
those values by dividing the center-right
vote. In this case, the Democrats emerged
victorious. Joe Donnelly won 48.25% of
the vote, while Jackie Walorski was 1.5%
behind with 46.75%. Mark Vogel took 5%.
The Democrats’ strategy worked to per-
fection. They knew Vogel stood no chance
of winning, but by dividing the center-
right vote, they propelled their compara-
tively liberal candidate to victory.
Reaction to the mailer was under-
standably negative. Walorski campaign
spokesman Matt Kirby said, “It is an in-
tentional deception to send something
like this out to folks in the closing hours
of the campaign.” Chris Spangle, Indiana
Libertarian Party Executive Director, was
also unhappy, saying, “The Libertarian
Party of Indiana condemns the use of its
candidate’s images and branding in this
manner without our candidate’s express
written permission.” Indiana Democrat-
ic Party Chairman Dan Parker admitted
sending out as many as 20,000 Vogel fly-
ers, costing $15,000.
Dan Parker was able to score in Dis-
trict 2, but he did not have the same luck
in District 9. The race in District 9 pitted
Incumbent Democrat Baron Hill against
Republican challenger Todd Young. In
a similar move, the Indiana Democratic
Party sent out a direct mail piece saying
that Libertarian candidate Greg Knott
was the “real conservative” in the race.
Knott, realizing what was going on, re-
sponded, “Yes, Hill and the Democrats are
deviously using me in their self-interest to
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hurt Young.” In an email, Knott expressed
hope that the GOP would send out a mail
piece describing him as the most progres-
sive candidate in the race. Chris Spangle
from the Indiana Libertarian Party was
equally unhappy about the Democrats
actions in District 9 as he was in District
2 saying, “Neither Greg Knott nor Mark
Vogel were consulted before their images
were used in these mailers. The Libertar-
ian Party of Indiana denounces the tactics
used by State Democrats. Voters should
not trust politicians that will use any
means to win a race.”
Indiana Democratic Party Chairman
Dan Parker shared that the Knott fliers
cost $15,000 (same as the Vogel fliers).
Murray Clark, Chairman of the Indiana Re-
publican Party, said that the fliers are “one
of the most underhanded political stunts I
have ever seen. … It represents the worst
sort of political cynicism and makes it
clear that [State Democrats] have no faith
in Baron Hill to win this race on his own
merits.” Todd Young’s campaign called it
“the last gasp of a flailing campaign.”
Young was right that it was a last gasp;
move, although, to be clear, the mailer in
District 9 (same as in District 2) was sent
out by State Party, not by the individual
campaign(s). The Indiana Democrats’
stunt did not work in this case. In the end,
Todd Young blew out Baron Hill 52.2% to
42.2%. Knott, the Libertarian, won 5.4%
of the vote. Overall, Dan Parker’s $30,000
Libertarian direct mail arsenal finished
1-1.
Illinois Route: Read Option
The Illinois Route was similar to Indi-
ana’s in that it painted the Libertarian as
the more conservative candidate, but the
difference is that it simultaneously pro-
moted the Democrat. Alexi Giannoulias,
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the Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate
in Illinois, admitted involvement in a di-
rect mail piece that described the Liber-
tarian candidate, Mike Labno, as pro-life
Arizona Democrats opted to run a route
different from Indiana’s: they attacked the
moral compass of the Republican candi-
dateandpromotedtheLibertarianinstead.
and pro-gun, in contrast to the Republi-
can candidate, Mark Kirk, and his less
conservative values. This mailer was dif-
ferent than the ones in Indiana in that it
mentioned both the Libertarian and Re-
publican candidates, but it also promoted
Giannoulias as someone who would fight
for Illinois jobs.
A dual-message piece like this could
affect voters differently. Seemingly, the
hope was that conservative recipients
would turn towards Labno instead of
Kirk, while liberal recipients would still
come out for Giannoulias. At the end of
the day, the mailer was futile, because
Mark Kirk beat Giannoulias 47.6% to
46%. Mike Labno won only 2.7% of the
vote.
Maryland Route: Outside Hook
The Maryland Route was to demonize
the Libertarian’s conservative values, in
hopes that conservatives would rally in
even greater support for that candidate.
This tactic was used in Maryland’s first
congressional district. District 1 featured
a complete re-match of the 2008 contest
between Democrat Frank Kratovil, Re-
publican Andy Harris, and Libertarian
Richard Davis. In 2008, Frank Kratovil
won by less than 1% over Andy Harris,
and it can be argued that the 2.5% Lib-
ertarian vote tipped the scale in favor of
the Democrat.
Hoping for the same outcome, the
Democrat Congressional Campaign Com-
mittee sent out a mailer that labeled the
Libertarian as an “outsider” and a “Tea
Party type.” The piece said that Davis
“plans to cut government spending, will
drastically reduce the size of government
across the board, is a complete outsider .
. . Davis and the Tea Party think govern-
ment is part of the problem, and want to
make it as small as possible.” It also asks
if Davis is “too conservative.”
The idea is that conservative recipi-
ents will think, “What is so bad about this
Libertarian guy? He sounds pretty awe-
some to me!” This effort ultimately failed,
because Republican Andy Harris beat
Democrat Frank Kratovil 55% to 42%,
with Libertarian Richard Davis winning
4%. The margin was too wide for Davis
to tip the scale for the Democrats again.
Arizona Route: Chop Block
In one race, the Arizona Democrats
ran the Indiana Route: show the elector-
ate that the Libertarian candidate rep-
resents conservative values. This was
executed in Arizona’s fifth congressional
district, in favor of Libertarian candidate
Nick Coons. Like Indiana 9 though, this
strategy was unsuccessful, because (in
a 2008 rematch) Republican David Sch-
weikert beat Incumbent Democrat Harry
Mitchell 52.9% to 42.4%. Libertarian
Nick Coons took 4.6%.
Perhaps realizing early that the In-
diana Route would not work for them,
Arizona Democrats ran the Arizona
Route: attack the moral compass of the
Republican and promote the Libertar-
ian. In Arizona’s fifth congressional dis-
trict, the Arizona Democrats sent out a
mailer with a quote from Republican Ben
Quayle saying, “My moral compass is so
broken, I can barely find the parking lot.”
Below that, a message reads, “For Con-
servatives, there is a better choice: Lib-
ertarian Michael Shoen.” This strategy
did not work either, because Republican
Ben Quayle beat Democrat Jon Hulburd
52.2% to 41.1%. Libertarian Michael
Shoen won 5%.
The Democrats’ third party direct mail
arsenal finished 1-6. In 5/6 cases, a
vote for the Democrat-promoted third
party candidate was inconsequential.
Colorado Route: Go Long
The Colorado Route is to link can-
didates in different races together. In
the Colorado Gubernatorial race, Tom
Tancredo (running as a member of the
American Constitution Party) was far
more popular among conservatives than
the Republican candidate, Dan Maes. The
Democrats tried to bank on Tom Tancre-
do’s popularity by backing Doug Aden,
the long shot American Constitution can-
didate in Colorado’s fourth congressional
December, 2010 13
district.
The Colorado Democrats sent out a
mailer with a picture of Tancredo and a
picture of Aden. There is a U.S. Constitu-
tion above them, and below the pictures,
it says, “Doug Aden and Tom Tancredo
are having a tea party.” This strategy did
not pay off, because Republican Cory
Gardner beat Incumbent Democrat Betsy
Markey 53% to 41%. Doug Aden won 5%.
Wrap-up:
Overall, the Democrats’ third party
direct mail arsenal finished 1-6. In 5/6
cases, a vote for the Democrat-promoted
third party candidate was inconsequen-
tial. However, Indiana’s second congres-
sional district was a very different story.
In a race that close, a vote for the Liber-
tarian candidate was an indirect vote for
the Democrat. Over 53% of the voters in
that district wanted their next Represen-
tative to be someone committed to the
principles of limited government and the
free market. However, because that 53%
was split two ways, less than 47% of the
voters re-elected a man who supported
Obamacare and the stimulus package.
The way that Jackie Walorski was nar-
rowly defeated in 2010 should serve as a
warning and a lesson to all conservative
voters as they head to the polls in 2012.
 14 December, 2010
Family Promise Spreads Grace, Not Wealth Fo
By JAY WOOD
In 1986, a non-profit organization
called Interfaith Hospitality Network
was formed in New Jersey. The organiza-
tion, now called Family Promise, has 155
national affiliates, including one here
in Lafayette. They address the issue of
homelessness by providing “shelter, case
management, mentoring, and transpor-
tation.” Homelessness is a big problem
in the Greater Lafayette area. According
to the Indiana Housing and Community
Development Authority, there were 276
documented cases of homelessness in
Tippecanoe County alone between Sep-
tember 2009 and September 2010. That
does not include undocumented cases
that we will never be able to count.
To help combat this problem, Fam-
ily Promise of Greater Lafayette (FPGL)
opened in February 2009 and is current-
ly run by Laurie Mann. Laurie works pri-
marily out of the ‘Day Center’ located at
2203 N 19th Street in Lafayette. The Day
Center is open from 7 AM to 5 PM. This is
a place where the homeless can stay dur-
Not Such a Happy Meal
By TOM CHEW
Children in San Francisco may be
very disappointed next year when visit-
ing McDonald’s. The city council passed
an ordinance banning the use of free
toys with the sale of kid’s meals that do
not meet nutritional guidelines with an
8-3 vote. San Francisco is the first ma-
jor city to ban the inclusion of toys with
fast food meals. Those in support of
the bill want to curb the rising issue of
childhood obesity by taking away an in-
centive for children to crave unhealthy
meals. The law will take place in De-
cember 2011.
According to the law, kid’s meals are
officially considered unhealthy if they
contain more than 640 milligrams of
sodium, 600 calories, or 35 percent cal-
ories from fat. The law would also limit
ing the daytime. Those with jobs will go to
their place of work and the children will
go to school. Adults without work will try
to find employment. The Day Center is
equipped with a kitchen, a laundry room,
shower facilities, and a computer with
internet access. There is a fifteen pas-
senger van that can transport the home-
less to their jobs, interview sites, housing
searches, and appointments, for example.
In the evening, the homeless ride in
the fifteen passenger van to a designated
church in the local area. Right now, there
are eleven host churches (including St.
Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church located
near the Union). The host churches will
provide shelter for up to fourteen home-
less people (the maximum capacity FLPG
can serve). These churches, with the help
of four other “support churches,” will pro-
vide dinner and fellowship opportunities
for the homeless for a one week period
(Sunday to Sunday).
After that week is done, the homeless
will stay at a different host church, so that
the amount of saturated fats and trans
fats that can be sold in a meal. Another
requirement is that meals including a
toy must also contain fruits or vege-
tables.
Supervisor Eric Mar states that they
want to work with restaurants to in-
clude healthier choices for children.
He says that a lot of what children are
eating is making them sick, and a large
amount of that is fast food. Several of
the advocates behind the legislation
hope to see similar types of proposals
become law in other areas throughout
the country. Santa Clara County in Cali-
fornia has already approved a similar
ordinance that affects about a dozen
restaurants.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
in a given year, each church is only re-
sponsible for a few weeks of hosting. The
churches are instructed not proselytize
and push their beliefs on the homeless.
The point of the program is not to convert
the homeless to Christianity, but rather
to help them get back on their feet. Vol-
unteers at these churches show the love
and grace of God to the homeless by their
actions, not by preaching a sermon. Argu-
ably, those actions can speak louder than
any words.
FPGL provides a great deal of case
management. Case management can in-
volve any number of things. Primarily, it
involves helping the homeless adults find
work and housing. Everyone is given a
goal sheet with items to be accomplished.
If employment is the problem, FPGL can
help with job training and searching, in-
terview skill development, further educa-
tion, and more. If housing is the problem,
FLPG can help locate places to live and/
or the financial means to stay in a home.
Each homeless family is given 30 days
has threatened to veto the ordinance;
however, the number of members on
the city council currently have the votes
to override any veto. Newsom says that
childhood obesity is certainly some-
thing that needs to be addressed, but
he believes this new ordinance is the
wrong approach. He went so far as to
say, “Parents, not politicians, should de-
cide what their children eat, especially
when it comes to spending their own
money.”
The restaurant chains argue that this
new rule will not have any effect on the
childhood obesity rates including the
medical issues that arise with it such as
hypertension, diabetes, and heart dis-
ease. McDonald’s, Burger King Corp.,
and fifteen other chains have signed
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to accomplish their goal sheet, although
Laurie shared that many families end up
staying for 40-50 days.
One of the greatest appeals of Family
Promise is that is not a big welfare hand-
out or entitlement program. The goal is
for these people to better their lives and
become self-sufficient. Hence its name,
Family Promise is also about strengthen-
ing the bonds of family. On average, over
70% of the families find permanent hous-
ing. Many of the homeless people who are
without jobs find employment or go to
school. Since they opened, the FPGL has
helped 27 families, including 32 adults,
53 children, and 4 expectant mothers.
FPGL is supported entirely by material
and monetary donations, grants, fund-
raisers, and volunteer efforts. If you are
interested in helping FPGL (or you think
your church might be), visit the FPGL
website at www.fpglinc.org. You can also
become a fan of ‘Family Promise of Great-
er Lafayette’ on Facebook. You can also
follow them on Twitter.
onto the Children’s Food and Advertis-
ing Initiative by the Council of Better
Business Bureau as a means of self-reg-
ulation.
McDonald’s claims that its adver-
tised kid’s meals do not contain more
than 600 calories and have a cap on
sugars and fats meeting government
nutritional standards. The company has
also agreed to cut back on advertising
in schools to help promote healthy life-
styles.
Recently, Mayor Newsom attempted
to veto the bill, but it was overturned by
the council because they had the mini-
mum 8 votes needed to do so. This was
one of the few times Mayor Newsom’s
veto has been overturned during his 7
years in office.
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Four Loko: Same Old Idea, New Name
By GRAHAM MORROW
In any social situation, at some point
we’ll find ourselves dealing with “That
Guy.” Whether it’s “That Guy” who thinks
he’s uniquely qualified to lead no matter
the situation, or “That Guy” who insists
his taste in music overrules everyone
else’s, or “That Guy” whose drinking ru-
ins everyone’s enjoyment of a party, he
will crop up at some point. “That Guy” al-
ways justifies some big change in the way
we do things. But is it right? Does this one
individual breaking the rules justify an
overhaul of everything we’ve spent years
learning?
Phusion Products’ recent introduc-
December, 2010 15
Can anyone of legal age say that they’ve never had a caf-
feinated cocktail? No whiskey and cola? No Irish cof-
fee? All Four Loko amounts to is commercializing
an idea people have had since the dawn of drinking.
tion of Four Loko arguably poses a simi- other way: people who are viewed by the ready violating the law. Their illegal hab-
lar problem. Certainly, it has upset what law as not possessing the judgment to its are inadmissible in any discussion of
shouldn’t be accepted norms of regular drink safely are drinking unsafely. Now legal drinking, and their misadventures
drinking. Its additives, coupled with its ponder the fact that years of legislation, in defiance of the law certainly don’t con-
considerable alcohol content, have cre- arrests, court proceedings and propagan- stitute any reason to limit the freedoms
ated an entirely new beast of an underage da have done nothing to change this. Out- of citizens who exercise them in compli-
drinking problem. Four Loko has already lawing one particular drink, regardless of ance. If the state wishes to curb underage
been blamed for several deaths in the its effect, certainly can’t be expected to ac- drinking, there are right ways and wrong
course of illegal drinking. Senator Chuck complish more. ways to do that. Spastic overreaction
Schumer has even (outside his authority The drinking age is already twenty- should be properly regarded as a wrong
though it might be) ordered his state’s al- one. Drinkers under twenty-one are al- one.
cohol regulator to ban such caffeinated
alcoholic beverages altogether. The FDA
has followed suit, with news appear-
ing in recent days that they might alter
their own regulations to make the sale of
such drinks illegal throughout the coun-
try. But is this the right course of action?
Quite simply, no. There might be a legiti-
mate objection to the drink, but it hardly
amounts to anything justifying a ban, for
several reasons.
First, one of the primary objections
to Four Loko is its deliberate mixing of
alcohol and caffeine. This combination
prevents the drinker from fully compre-
hending the extent of their intoxication.
This is at best a non-sequitur. Caffeinated
cocktails are already a common practice
from coast to coast. Can anyone of legal
age reading this say that they’ve never
had a caffeinated cocktail? No whiskey
and cola? No Red Bull and vodka? No
Irish coffee? All Four Loko amounts to is
commercializing an idea people have had
since the dawn of drinking.
Second, let’s stop to consider the root
of these objections: Four Loko is, from
published figures, popular among drink-
ers under the age of twenty-one. Put an-
 16 December, 2010
Purdue Football Wrap-Up
By JAY WOOD
In our Boiler Gold Rush Issue, I predict-
ed that the Purdue Football team would
go 7-5. I anticipated us winning three out
of the four non-conference games, and
then four Big Ten games (probably North-
western, Minnesota, Illinois, and Indiana).
What I did not anticipate, however, was
that Purdue football would suffer injury
after heart-wrenching injury. We knew
that Ralph Bolden was out for the season
with an ACL injury, but we had no idea
that he would soon be joined by numer-
ous teammates.
Week 1 against Notre Dame was a real
bummer. Winning up at South Bend is AL-
WAYS an enormous challenge, but if there
was a year to do it, I really thought this
was our year. QB Robert Marve was 31-
42 with two interceptions. He was sacked
four times, but showed some promise on
a long touchdown run. Although he strug-
gled early, I assumed that, over the course
of the season, Marve would develop in
to a top notch quarterback. Purdue fans
got their first taste of QB Rob Henry run-
ning the ball. At that point, we thought he
would be strictly a ‘Wildcat’ quarterback,
only utilized in very specific running pack-
ages. WRONG! Purdue wound up losing
the game
23-12, but
Ryan Ker-
rigan (one
We had no idea that Bold-
of my top
two favor-
en would be joined by nu-
ite players)
and the de-
merous injured teammates.
fense made
Boiler Nation proud by forcing a safety
against the Irish. Losing against Notre
Dame always stinks, but I felt like the sea-
son could still be a success.
Then came Week 2. Typically, play-
ing a school like Western Illinois means
a 60-10 blowout; not the case this year.
Dan Dierking (the other of my top two fa-
vorite players) ran for 102 yards and two
touchdowns. That was the good news.
The bad news, though, was that number
one wide receiver Keith Smith suffered a
season-ending knee injury. Purdue… knee
injury… no way! Robert Marve was 23-
34 passing with one touchdown and one
interception. That seemed to be an im-
provement from the week before, which
gave me some hope. Purdue
won the game 31-21, which
was good in terms of record, It was like watching the movie “Any
but embarrassing in terms of
the expectations of destroying Given Sunday,” except our third-
small schools.
Week 3 against Ball State, in stringquarterbackdidnotmagical-
terms of fan expectation, was
similar to Week 2. Everyone ly rise up and win a championship.
anticipated a blowout against
our mid-major conference opponent.
What we did not anticipate was an injury
to our starting quarterback. Robert Marve
suffered a knee injury, but would return
the following week. Purdue went on to
win the game 24-13. Getting a W in the
win column is great, but beating a mid-
major conference team by only 11 points
was a cause for concern.
The following week against Toledo
was an absolute disaster. Again, there are
blowout expectations when playing a mid-
major conference team. If you are not go-
ing to blowout the mid-majors, the expec-
tation is
at least
a victory
(even by
a slim
margin).
H o wev-
er, when
we were
down 17-0 at halftime, there was a sharp
realization that this season was going to
be a tremendous struggle. Worst of all, on
the third drive of the game, Robert Marve
re-injured his knee, this time a season-
ending ACL tear. Versatile WR Justin Siller
also suffered a bad foot sprain that would
leave him out essentially the rest of the
season. Purdue lost the game 20-31.
Week 5 against Northwestern was our
first Big Ten Conference action of the sea-
son. Northwestern is a game that I invari-
ably predict Purdue to win every year.
This season, however, the Wildcats came
in to the game ranked in the top 25 (and
they were playing at home). In an intense
nail-biter, the Boilers squeaked out a 20-
17 victory. We learned a few things from
this game. The bad news we learned was
that our new quarterback, Rob Henry, is
an unpolished passer. The good news,
however, was that despite his struggles in
the passing game, Henry is a dangerous
threat as a runner.
Homecoming this year came on Week
6 against Minnesota. For Homecoming’s
sake, it was a blessing that we were play-
ing the Gophers, because they had lost all
of their games to that point. Purdue de-
cided to wear throwback uniforms from
the 2001 Rose Bowl. The throwbacks fea-
tured gold pants and the white jersey tops
that Purdue wore during that era. There
was a 2001 Rose Bowl patch on the jersey
tops, as well as a rose through the block P
on our gold helmets. A very confident Pur-
due team came away with a great 28-17
victory, but it was far from a happy day.
During the game, Purdue fans received
word that basketball superstar Robbie
Hummel had re-torn his ACL during prac-
tice that morning. ALL of the air was com-
pletely sucked out of Ross-Ade Stadium.
The football game was great, but nobody
could fully focus on it. Little did we know,
Homecoming would be our last win of the
season.
The next four games were a blur. In
chronological order, we lost to Ohio State
49-0, Illinois 44-10, Wisconsin 34-13, and
Michigan 27-17. During that stretch, Rob
Henry suffered a finger injury against
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Ohio State, forcing us to play with anoth-
er new quarterback, Sean Robinson, who
(understandably) struggled tremendous-
ly. Henry would continue to play sparing-
ly. In our opening drive of the Michigan
game, we attempted to
have Justin Siller return
and play quarterback.
In 2010 Purdue fashion,
he re-injured his leg on
the very first play. Sean
Robinson took some
snaps at quarterback,
as did Henry (who
switched back and forth
between quarterback and running back).
It was like watching the movie Any Given
Sunday, except our third string quarter-
back did not magically rise up and win a
championship.
The final two weeks were the most
heart-breaking of all. Sitting at 4-6, we
had to win both of our last two games in
order to be bowl eligible. Nobody antici-
pated us to beat Michigan State in Week
11. However, there was tremendous hope
for victory when we were leading 28-13
to start the fourth quarter. Unfortunately,
Michigan State scored 22 points in the fi-
nal period and beat us 35-31. Unable to
participate in post-season play, our best
consolation was to beat fierce in-state ri-
val Indiana. It was a close game through-
out. IU hit a field goal at the end of regu-
lation to send the game in to overtime.
Purdue had the first possession in over-
time, but Henry threw an awful intercep-
tion. IU then ran a few plays, hit a field
goal, and came away with the victory.
Our 4-6 finish was nowhere near my
7-5 prediction. In August, I had absolutely
no idea that we would have to deal with
so many injuries. Had we gone through
the season relatively healthy, I have no
doubt that we could have achieved my
prediction. If we can stay healthy next
season, I predict that Purdue will go 6-6
and, God-willing, return to a bowl game.
Until then, we can enjoy a wonderful bas-
ketball season. BOILER UP!
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The Importance of Teacher Evaluations
By CHRIS ELLISON
h anoth- Every semester, thousands of students
son, who take courses at Purdue University. Each
mendous- student is evaluated by their teachers
sparing- through grades, but only a fraction of stu-
Michigan dents actually take the time to evaluate
mpted to their teachers. As someone who has filled
er return out evaluations for virtually every teacher
rterback. since high school, I started to wonder ex-
fashion, actly why so many students seem unin-
is leg on terested in completing them.
lay. Sean Based on some of my casual inter-
k some actions with friends and classmates, it
rterback, seems that some students don’t feel the
y (who evaluations will actually affect the future
and forth teaching styles of professors. Others don’t
ng back). think it will impact how the course is
ny Given structured. And some students see online
quarter- evaluations as spam mail rather than any-
nd win a thing useful. Therefore, many students
will only fill out an evaluation if it is given
he most to them by an instructor in class. In ad-
4-6, we dition, many students are very busy and
games in pre-occupied at the end of the year. This
dy antici- can definitely lead to forgetting or becom-
in Week ing uninterested in evaluations in general.
ous hope In fact, the other day I happened to
ng 28-13 observe a student run through evalua-
tunately, tions very quickly without really reading
in the fi- each question. This student pretty much
nable to clicked “Undecided” on all questions and
our best did not provide any comments. This ap-
-state ri- proach completes the process of filling
through- out evaluations, but it is not effective in
of regu-
overtime.
Somestudentsdon’tfeeltheevaluationswillactually
in over-
ntercep-
affectthefutureteachingstylesofprofessors.Others
it a field
tory.
don’tthinkitwillimpacthowthecourseisstructured.
near my
bsolutely
deal with
through
have no terms of improving the course. I highly
eved my encourage more students to fill evalu-
thy next ations out with a sense of appreciation
ll go 6-6 rather than urgency.
wl game. There are also some complications to
rful bas- filling out teacher evaluations. “I think
some students evaluate the course more
December, 2010 17
from strongly agree
In courses where students are mostly uninter- to strongly disagree.
When it comes to fill-
ested, the instructor is likely to receive a large ing in the proper an-
swer, students should
amount of poor evaluations. On the contrary, if take the time to care-
fully read each ques-
many students like the course, the professor has tion and then click the
first answer choice
a better chance of receiving positive evaluations. that comes to mind.
This is an effective way
to show your experi-
ence with the course.
than the actual teacher,” states Kather- been given the same incentive. A few se- In addition, it is unbiased and does not
ine Pack, a sophomore in the College of mesters back, a teacher of mine offered require a lot of excess thought.
Liberal Arts. I certainly agree with Pack’s one point of extra credit added to the fi- After understanding how to properly
statement to some extent. In courses nal exam if 90% or more of the class filled fill out an evaluation, each student should
where students are mostly
uninterested, the instruc-
While one small form does not seem like much,
tor is likely to receive a
large amount of poor eval-
it can have great impact on the teaching prin-
uations. On the contrary,
if many students like the
ciples of our school when combined with
course, the professor has a
better chance of receiving
the opinions of thousands of other students.
positive evaluations. How-
ever, many online evalu-
ations these days include
sections for evaluating
both the course and the
teacher. It is important to keep in mind out the course’s evaluation. Needless to consider what his or her response means
that no matter how you rate the course, say, we fell significantly short of the mark to the University. As Professor Holland
there are simply some general teaching and did not receive the one point benefit. proclaims, “Here’s your (the student’s)
Many professors tend chance to make Purdue a better place.”
to have a much different Holland certainly has a very valid and
view regarding the eval- important point. While one small form
uations. Bob Holland, a does not seem like much, it can have great
professor of Economics impact on the teaching principles of our
in the Krannert School school when combined with the opinions
of Management, believes of thousands of other students. After all,
that current students are the students and/or their families are
doing future students a the ones paying for the education. This is
big favor by filling out the students’ opportunity to have a say in
principles that cannot be changed. online evaluations. He feels that students how the school operates and it is one that
Some students may fill out applica- should always include comments because should be taken advantage of.
tions because they have an incentive to do it legitimately affects the instructor’s
so. “Sometimes I fill them out if the teach- style of teaching.
er offers extra credit,” says Charles Lei, a Online evaluations tend to ask ques-
senior in the College of Engineering. I can tions or provide statements with five
recall just one case where I’ve personally answer choices. These choices range
 18 December, 2010
Voncey Hill
By JAY WOOD
There is a perception that the Von’s
Bookstore is a secret Communist estab-
lishment. Their exact threat level is un-
known, but they have given good reason
for us to be on high alert. As many of you
If left unchecked, their unbridled de-
sire for expansion could lead to a seri-
ous Domino Effect. Once one business
falls in to Von’s hands, the rest will sure-
ly fall as well. Before long, all of the lo-
cal businesses will be under Communist
influence, so we must be on high alert.
are aware, Von’s has taken over what used
to be LovShack. It is now “Von’s Dough
Shack.” If left unchecked, their unbridled
desire for expansion could lead to a seri-
ous domino effect. Once one business falls
in to Von’s hands, the rest will surely fall
as well. Before long, all of the local busi-
nesses will be under Communist influ-
ence, so we must be on high alert.
Intelligence tells us that Von will first
go after the adjacent businesses, those
immediately neighboring his bookstore.
Harry’s Chocolate Shop, one of our closest
allies, is in the most danger because it is
currently flanked and unsupported. With-
out reinforcements, it will soon be Von’s
Chocolate Shop, and they will sell actual
chocolate instead of liquor (and delicious
free popcorn). That would be an outrage!
After claiming an early victory, Von
would start heading east. He would begin
conquering one business after another.
In just a few weeks, we would be looking
at Von’s Indigo, Von’s Roadhouse (which
would continue selling liquor), Von’s Cuts,
and Von’s Box Pizza (the cool collectible
cups would then all be red with a yellow
hammer and sickle image). He would also
take over PEFCU ATM outside of Jake’s,
turning it in to a Von’s Employees Federal
Credit Union ATM. It would accept all deb-
it cards, but it would impose a tiered ser-
vice fee based on how much was in your
account (larger accounts pay a larger fee).
With revenue streaming in, Von would
then be ready to push south. In three
months time, we would have to look at
Von’s Jewelers, Von’s Guys, Von’s Electron-
ics (formerly RadioShack), Von’s Nails,
and Von’s Beef and Cheddar (formerly
Arby’s). To spread his expansive ideology,
Von would need students to start wear-
ing Von’s brand clothing, so he would take
over University Spirit, making it Von’s
Spirit, which would strictly sell Von’s
clothing and paraphernalia items.
Following a draining southward cam-
paign, Von would need to regain strength.
That being the case, he would look to
suspend temporarily his conventional
Control of the dough shack has to be
the point beyond which Von most
not advance. Von might be able to
take our sexually-named calzones,
but he will never take our freedom!
conquering of every business in a spe-
cific direction. Instead, he would begin
focused guerrilla tactics, picking off pre-
determined strategic locations, many of
which are located on the north side of 26.
First, to increase in manpower, Von would
strike across 26 and form the Von’s Forc-
es Recruiting Center. With new recruits,
Von would snatch his biggest desire. You
guessed it. The sub-bearing bicyclists
would be representing “Jimmy Von’s.”
Von would then continue his guerrilla
attacks on other locations. Before long,
there would be Vonda Express, Von’s
Sprouts, and a fully operating Von’s Em-
ployees Federal Credit Union Branch
(where the Chase Bank is now). Von
would also take over the Lutheran church
next to Chauncey, making it Von’s Lu-
theran. With that gain, he would be able
to penetrate the Lutheran ministry head-
quarters on the corner of Northwestern
and Fowler (deep in the heart of free Pur-
Von’s Maza, Von’s Fu Lam Chinese Buf-
fet, Von’s Basil Thai and Bubble Tea,
Von’s Sub Shop, Von-Z Japanese Fusion,
and, most devastating of all, Vono Bell.
due territory).
Von’s enormous empire would then
be ready to begin its final Chauncey cam-
paign. His last advance would again push
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east towards the Wabash. In a short pe-
riod of time, we would see Von’s Hookah,
Von’s Maza, Von’s Fu Lam Chinese Buffet,
Von’s Basil Thai and Bubble Tea, Von’s
Copies, Von’s Sub Shop (which could be
converted into God knows what, since
there would already be Jimmy Von’s next
to the recruiting center), Von-Z Japanese
Fusion, and, most devastating of all, Vono
Bell.
With the conquering of every business
surrounding the Chauncey parking lot,
Von would change the name of Chauncey
Hill to Voncey Hill. In time, there would
certainly be a push north. The local com-
munity would have to check books out of
Von’s Public Library. There would be an
intrusion in to the apartment industry,
perhaps the Weida chain, making Voneida
apartments. Folks, you and I both see the
writing on the wall. After the fall of the
“Voncey Hill” businesses will be the fall
of our academic buildings. Our children
will be fans of our alma mater, the Vondue
Necklacemakers (or maybe just the Von-
due Makers, given the course of our cur-
rent brand).
This is all, of course, if Von’s expansion
goes unchecked. To this point, we have
been able to contain Von just to his variety
store and his dough shack. That has to be
it, though. Control of the dough shack has
to be the point beyond which Von must
not advance. Von might be able to take
our sexually-named calzones, but he will
never take our freedom!
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Campus Diversions
Curtis by Ray Billingsley

Mallard Fillmore by Bruce Tinsley

Beginner
Sudoku

Sudoku provided by http://www.sudokuoftheday.com

Kakuro instructions: The object is to fill all empty squares

using numbers 1 to 9 so the sum of each horizontal block
equals the clue on its left, and the sum of each vertical block
equals the clue on its top. In addition, no number may be used
in the same block more than once.

Sudoku instructions: The object is to fill all empty squares

so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear exactly once in each row,
column and 3x3 box.
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