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Heated Debate Delves into Candidates College Democrats and College Republicans go head-to-head Amy Bernstein
Associate Reporter College Democrat and College Republican groups on campus went head to head last Tuesday night as they debated domestic, international and social issues that each presidential candidate supports. Two college Republicans and two Democrats each took turns arguing why their candidates should be the next president. After five minutes of presentation, the other side was allowed three minutes of questions. The event was sponsored by the debate team and monitored by Melan Jaich, internship coordinator and director of forensics. He organized a similar debate last election season. “It worked well four years ago,” Jaich said. “It is great to see people active.” Sophomore Eleanor Porges and first-year law student, James Giacchetti, argued on the Democrat side. Sophomore Meeks Vaughan and senior Trevor Williams argued for the Republican side. The Democrats kicked off the debate with Giacchetti, who started off by stating why he thought President Barack Obama should be re-elected. He elaborated on how he thought
Obama rescued the auto industry, helped with job growth, ended the war in Iraq, and killed Osama bin Laden. Next, Vaughan, a sophomore political science major, argued why he though Mitt Romney should be president. Vaughan talked about how Obama was not justified for another term and argued against the Democrats’ point that Obama ended the war. Next, the other debaters on both sides were given a chance to argue their points. Porges talked about women’s rights and Obama’s plans to provide equal pay for both genders. Williams mostly talked about all the promises that he believed Obama broke during his turn. Once every debater had an opportunity to speak, each team was given a three minute rebuttal to add any more points that were not previously covered or to elaborate on something that was already said. The debaters also used this time to clarify any points that the other team or the audience members misunderstood. Once all the arguments were all made, the floor opened up for questions from the audience. After a few minutes of a questioning and answer session, the audience voted on which team they thought won the debate. The majority of the audience picked the Republican side as the clear winner. Contact Amy Bernstein at abernstein@scu. edu or call (408) 554-4948.
MALU VELTZE — THE SANTA CLARA
Publicity Films on Campus Theft Increases Coverage hopes to bring increased attention to school Angeles Oviedo
The Santa Clara On Monday afternoon, students and other members of the Santa Clara community gathered at the Mission Church to volunteer as extras in a television commercial shoot for the university. Last week, the Office of Marketing and Communications sent an email to students notifying them of a commercial being filmed for Santa Clara and an opportunity to be involved. Santa Clara’s Facebook page also advertised the event. Assistant Vice President of the Office of Marketing and Communi-
cations Rich Giacchetti stated that the commercial will be used for a brand image spot for the university. He explained that television networks provide a 30-second or 60-second spot to universities during broadcasts of their NCAA athletic performances, typically during the halftime of a game. Giacchetti explained that the commercial will play during this time allotment for Santa Clara basketball games and other Santa Clara games that will be aired on television. “There are people who are watching the broadcasts who may not be familiar with Santa Clara, so this gives us a chance to just explain what it is that makes us special and different,” said Giacchetti. “What we’re focusing on here are our Jesuit values and the Mission of the university,” referring to the shots being filmed in the Mission Church. Giacchetti described the com-
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mercial as a “here’s who we are” opportunity. In addition to the scenes filmed at the Mission Church, shots were filmed in various other locations including the St. Ignatius Lawn and in Lucas Hall. “The Lucas setup was of a person drawing parametric equations on a see-through white board,” said junior Robert Boscacci, an intern for the Office of Marketing and Communications. Boscacci explained that shooting for the commercial took place throughout the weekend, all day on Saturday and Sunday. According to Boscacci, the most intense shot to film was an underwater one of a student swimming. The waterproof bag in which the camera was placed began to leak shortly after entering the water. See NEW COMMERCIAL, Page 4
Campus Safety takes active approach to problems Robert Wear
Associate Reporter Bike theft is on the rise at Santa Clara, with 17 bikes stolen since August, and Campus Safety is taking action. Campus Safety officers want students to learn how to properly protect their bikes. Therefore, Campus Safety, in conjunction with the Cycling Club, is hosting a Bike Safety and Security Fair & Lock Swap on Nov. 9 at the Benson Memorial Center in front of the bookstore. They will be selling u-locks made by On Guard, which have been found to be the strongest
and most secure. If you bring in any other lock, especially cable locks, they will take $10 off the already discounted $20 locks, which are sold every day at the Campus Safety office. In addition to discounted ulocks, a brand new, fixed speed bicycle and raffle tickets will be given away. The Cycling Club will be offering to do free minor repairs for any bike, including topping off tires, resetting handlebars, and any other small repair you need. Cable locks accounted for 15 of the 17 bikes stolen, while the other two had u-locks. One of these U-Locks was found open on the ground with no signs of force and the victim didn’t remember locking it. The other was taken with the bike because it was not secured to a rack. But getting a new lock isn’t the See OFFICERS, Page 3
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