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John Gregg, the democratic candidate, Eric Holcomb, Indiana Lt. Gov. and republican cadidate, and Rex Bell, Libertarian candidate for Indiana Governor, speak at the postdebate conference.
UP FOR DEBATE Gubernatorial candidates face off
VP candidates on the issues
By Melanie Metzman | mmetzman@indiana.edu | @melanie_metzman
By Lydia Gerike | lgerike@umail.iu.edu | @lydi_yeah
INDIANAPOLIS — The three candidates for governor kept it cordial at the second gubernatorial debate Monday night until they left the stage. The candidates threw quickwitted jabs at each other’s policies on the economy, education, gun control and Syrian refugees at the media conference at the University of Indianapolis. Democratic candidate John Gregg said he hoped Republican candidate and Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb would change his mind on some of his policies, or just vote for Gregg instead. Libertarian candidate Rex Bell addressed the media last, saying “basically the strongest point of tonight was our whole platform.” Holcomb entered the gubernatorial race after Gov. Mike Pence announced his vice presidential candidacy with Republican nominee Donald Trump. Holcomb also served as an adviser to Gov. Mitch Daniels, R-Ind. and Sen. Dan Coates, R-Ind. He said he believes the state is on the right track for economic growth because the unemployment rate is at 4.5 percent. Holcomb will continue the momentum from Pence’s governorship, he said. “We need to continue what we’ve been doing on steroids,” Holcomb said. The state not only needs to retain talent from the universities, but attract new talent to the state, he said. The question is how to get Indiana’s
ingenuity and international flair known across the country, Holcomb said. Bell, a small business owner, said he wants to jumpstart Indiana’s economy by keeping government’s hands out of business. Government does not create jobs, Bell said. However, the government can establish an atmosphere where jobs can be created by citizens and businesses by eliminating property taxes and reformatting the tax code overall, Bell said. Gregg, former Indiana house speaker, said the state needs a governor that respects all Hoosiers, focuses “like a laser on the economy.” High growth, high-wage job potential are the kind of jobs Indiana should emphasize creating, he said. These jobs are primarily in the biolife, agriculture science and information science. In reference to Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Holcomb said there are good people on both sides of the issue. However, he did not take a clear stand on the issue. In contrast, RFRA does not illustrate respect for all Hoosiers and the act has hurt the Indiana economy, Gregg said. Bell said he would like to see a state where every one has the same rights, so he does not support RFRA. Groups of people should not be deprived of their rights because of their sexuality, he said. “Libertarians look at all peoSEE DEBATE, PAGE 6
“We need to continue what we’ve been doing on steroids.” Lt. Gov Eric Holcomb, Republican gubernatorial candidate
With the election about a month away, the nation has turned its attention to the final two presidential candidates. But their running mates’ views often go overlooked. The nation’s first head-to-head encounter between VP candidates Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine will take place tonight. Some, however, may not know where the two stand on topics across the board.
TIM KAINE
MIKE PENCE
WOMEN’S RIGHTS He’s pro-choice, although he opposes the act on a personal basis. He supports equal pay. He supports public funding of abortion. He supports services and funding for domestic violence.
He’s pro-life. He voted against paid parental leave for federal employees while in the U.S. Congress. He sponsored a bill to prohibit federal funding of Planned Parenthood. He supports laws protecting women from violence.
LGBT RIGHTS He’s against the 2012 GOP Defense of Marriage Act. He’s against creating a definition of traditional marriage. He supports legislation banning discrimination against LGBT individuals.
He believes marriage should be defined as between one man and one woman. He voted against creating special legal classification for hate crimes against LGBT individuals.
TAXES He supports higher taxes for the wealthy.
He’s strongly in favor of tax cuts.
GUN CONTROL He supports background checks for gun purchases. He supports the Second Amendment with restrictions.
He’s against allowing makers and sellers of guns to be sued for damage caused by their models. He favors loosening interstate gun-purchasing regulations.
IMMIGRATION He supports path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. He’s in favor of the DREAM act. He favors making path to green cards easier for foreign students.
He opposes opportunity for undocumented immigrants to earn citizenship, as well as birthright citizenship. He favors building a border between the U.S. and Mexico.
SOURCES ONTHEISSUES.ORG, IN.GOV, KAINE.SENATE.GOV
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Gov. Mike Pence cannot block federal funding that will help Syrian refugees resettle in Indiana. In Nov. 2015, Exodus Refugee Immigration brought a suit against Indiana governor and now vice presidential nominee Mike Pence after he sought to bar Syrian refugees from resettling in the state. The state lost the suit after the court decided the ban was discrimination based on national origin, which it found to be unconstitutional. The decision was appealed. “The governor of Indiana believes, though without evidence, that some of these persons were sent to Syria by ISIS to engage in terrorism and now wish to infiltrate the United States in order to commit terrorist acts here,” wrote Judge Richard Posner in Monday’s ruling. “No evidence of this belief has been presented, however; it is nightmare speculation.” The ruling ensures Exodus Refugee Immigration will be able to continue using federal grant funding to help Syrian refugees begin new lives in Indiana. Ken Falk, leSEE PENCE, PAGE 6
Rappers to perform conscious hip-hop tonight By Mallory Haag mjhaag@indiana.edu | @MalloryHaag
Midwest natives will perform music dedicated to progressive messages and lyrics at 10 p.m. today at the Root Cellar Lounge for Just Due Records’ Rap for the Right Reasons. The event features Midwest rappers, each with 20-minute sets, and a comedian with a 25-minute set. A DJ will play between sets and again at the end of the night. Performers are Indianapolis hip-hop artist Sonny Paradise, Bloomington hip-hop artists Stakzilla and P Rimitive, and Bloomington comedian Joshua Sullivan. “Rap for the Right Reasons is trying to highlight emcees and artists who aren’t just promoting negativity in any form, whether it’s misogyny or racism and stuff like that,” said Terrance Amos, who works at Just Due Records and organized the event. “Most of the acts we have are pretty progressive thinking in the hip-hop world as far as trying to not fit the norm and SEE RAP, PAGE 6
MEN’S SOCCER
IU travels to take on Notre Dame in top-10 matchup By Zain Pyarali zpyarali@iu.edu | @ZainPyarali
The regular season schedule so far has prepared the IU men’s soccer team for anything it can anticipate this year, and it’s no different this week. IU Coach Todd Yeagley and his team will travel north to South Bend, Indiana, on Tuesday to battle No. 2 Notre Dame in a nonconference game. IU is coming off a statement overtime win against No. 7 Butler on Sept. 28 and has faced four ranked teams already this season. Tuesday’s game begins a three-game stretch against two top-10 teams and a conference opponent for IU during the next week. “We’ve seen every style, and so
I think it’s prepared us for these big games,” Yeagley said. “We just have to go out and execute. The guys will be prepared, we’ll have the tendencies down and have a little plan, but the game will be won on the field with the players.” One player that will be circled in IU’s game plan will be Notre Dame forward Jon Gallagher. The junior Irishman has netted eight goals in nine games for Notre Dame and is top 10 in the nation in goals scored. Although Gallagher is a prolific goal scorer, IU will be prepared for the tough task given the high quality of attackers they’ve already faced this season. The Hoosiers went up against Butler’s David Goldsmith last week, who is third in the nation with 10 goals, and Maryland’s Gordon Wild early in the conference
NO. 6 IU (6-0-4) at No. 2 Notre Dame (8-1-0) 7 p.m., tonight, South Bend, Indiana season, who has nine goals this year. IU’s defense enters the match ranked seventh in the country in team goals against average per game. Yeagley said his team won’t necessarily stop Gallagher from being a factor on the field, but they will try to eliminate his spacing on the field knowing that it’s no different than the opposition preparing for IU senior midfielder Tanner Thompson. “We’ll try to eliminate his touches, space and tendencies, but he’s multifaceted,” Yeagley said. “You VICTOR GROSSLING | IDS
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Sophomore forward Austin Panchot celebrates his game-winning goal against Butler in overtime last Wednesday. The Hoosiers won 3-2.