Campus Echo: Crisis, Feds Get Bold

BY GEOFFREY COOPER
ECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Financial woes arent just
on Wall Street these days.
N.C. Central University is
joining the club, along with
the 15 other North Carolina
public universities.
About $4.4 million from
NCCUs 2008-2009 certified
budget of approximately
$109,803,916 has been cut.
Alan Robertson, vice
chancellor for administra-
tion and finance, said that on
Oct. 9, an e-mail was sent
from Gov. Mike Easley and
the Office of State Budget
and Management to the UNC
General Administration
authorizing budgets from
N.C. agencies be downsized
by 4 percent to maintain
financial stability in an
already shaky state and
national economy.
Ive been in this field for
more than 30 years, and I
have never seen anything
like this before, Robertson
said in regard to the current
economy.
The first mandate came
on Sept. 18 from state budget
director Charles Perruse,
stating that due to the slow-
down of the national econo-
my, Easley recommended
lowered revenue expecta-
tions for all state-wide agen-
cies.
In order to reach this goal,
Easley first proposed a 2 per-
cent cut in authorized budg-
ets for state agencies.
We are not immune from
the nations economic slow-
down, Perruse said in the
letter.
(We) are implementing
measures now to give as
much as possible to manage
revenue shortfall should it
arise.
Perruse also stated that
Easley is attempting to
ensure that N.C.s budget is
stable by June 30, 2009.
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OCTOBER 15, 2008
Opinions
Want to understand the
financial crisis? Its the
Federal Reserve,
argues Roundtree.
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ECHOSTAFF REPORTER
Since 2001, Jorim Reid,
director of bands, has led
N.C. Central Universitys
Sound Machine in a tri-
umphant rendition.
Yet when funds show no
sign of increasing, the
music doesnt always make
it to the stadium. And the
instruments dont always
get purchased.
The Sound Machine is
funded by Student Affairs.
The number of students
in the marching band has
quadrupled, said Reid.
The budget has not.
The band did make it to
the Oct. 11 game against the
Presbyterian Blue Hose.
Its disappointing when
we put in 20 hours of hard
work during the week and
cant play at the game, said
Beyond NCCU
How we got into this
mess the financial
crisis explained.
Page 6
Photo Feature
Echo photographer
Sebastian Frances
turns his camera on
the Big Apple.
Pages 8-9
Sports
Eagles are stopped
at the 1-yard line;
now theyre 1-5.
Page 13
On the road, less and less
Tight budget, farther-away games means fewer road trips for Sound Machine
Former Sound Machine assistant drum major Austin Chambers shows the crowd how to get low at the 2004 Aggie-Eagle Classic
Echo File Photo
Budget
cuts hit
home
BY KEVIN G. HALL
MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS (MCT)
WASHINGTON The
Treasury Department con-
firmed Friday evening that it
will buy stakes in major U.S.
banks and financial institu-
tions, announcing the bold
move as leaders of the
world's leading industrial-
ized democracies agreed to
guidelines for joint action
but stopped short of taking
coordinated steps sought by
investors worldwide.
The revelation that
Treasury will take nonvoting
stakes in U.S. banks adds to a
growing list of unprecedent-
ed government interventions
into private financial institu-
tions not seen since the Great
Depression.
The list includes the
seizure of mortgage-finance
companies Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, the rescue of
global insurer American
International Group with an
$85 billion loan, emergency
lending to several financial
firms, and the direct pur-
chase of short-term promis-
sory notes from U.S. corpora-
tions to bypass clogged credit
markets.
The announcements came
after another turbulent day in
world financial markets, and
after Treasury Secretary
Henry Paulson held an emer-
gency meeting in Washington
with the finance ministers
and central bank presidents
from the Group of Seven,
which includes the U.S.,
Canada, the United Kingdom,
Crisis,
Feds
get bold
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Economic slowdown hits
state $4.3 million cut
from NCCU budget
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Or will Barack Obama make history and become the first African-American
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008 Campus
N O R T H C A R O L I N A C E N T R A L U N I V E R S I T Y
The NCCU Sound Machine at this years Aggie-Eagle Classic in Charlottes Memorial Stadium.
BRYSON POPE /Echo Staff Photographer
BAND
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
So how does this affect
NCCU?
The mandate from Easley
affects public schools, com-
munity colleges and the uni-
versities in the UNC System.
On Sept. 24, Chancellor
Charlie Nelms issued a
University-wide e-mail
explaining the contents of
the mandate from Easley
and outlining the NCCU
administrations plan to
carry out Easleys initia-
tives.
Nelms said the slow-down
in N.C.s economy could be
credited to scenarios
Americans are facing, such
as the credit crunch, bank
failures, high unemploy-
ment and businesses going
under.
This thing has a ripple
effect, said Nelms.
If anyone ever wondered
about the global nature of
the economy, if they need
proof, this is certainly it.
Nelms said that although
the University was not
entirely prepared, he was
not surprised at the cuts.
He said he believes they
are reasonable and that the
University system is general-
ly well supported by the
state.
Any cut is too much, but
its understandable because
this is a situation that is
affecting all of us, he said.
We are going to continue
to do our share.
Nelms approved NCCUs
budget committee recom-
mendations:
All state-funded vacan-
cies were to be stopped as of
Sept. 24.
In order for any vital
University position to be
filled, it must go through the
approval of department
chairs, deans, the provost or
vice chancellor and the
chancellor.
Hiring decisions will be
based on the urgency of the
position and availability of
funds.
As of Sept. 30, the funds
for positions that have not
yet been filled will be seized
by NCCU administration.
Travel and purchasing
decisions should be weighed
heavily.
Purchases should only be
made that are vital to
University priorities.
The Office of State
Budget and Management
will monitor the revenue
position monthly.
The budget cuts may be
lifted when the economy
improves.
BUDGET
Reubin Ahukanna, a trom-
bone player in the Sound
Machine.
Reid said he has pur-
chased meals and paid for
transportation for the
marching band out of his
own pocket.
He also has purchased
items such as drumsticks,
reeds and sheet music,
often because they were
needed immediately.
Due to scheduled per-
formances, the band cant
spare the time to wait two
or three months for monies
to be approved by the
school.
Price increases espe-
cially gas prices have
also hit the Sound Machine
hard and cut into their abil-
ity to travel to away games.
There was a time where
diesel used to be cheaper
than regular gas, but now it
costs more, said Reid.
According to Reid, it now
costs about $1,800 dollars
per bus per trip, compared
to $600 dollars per bus
three to four years ago.
People have to get out
of the CIAA culture and
mentality, Reid said.
New stipulations come
with transferring to the
Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference, and the march-
ing band will not be at
every game.
Schools that NCCU used
to play regularly including
Shaw University and
Johnson C. Smith
University, are located clos-
er to NCCU.
But MEAC games, at
schools like Howard
University in Washington,
D.C., and Florida A&M
University in Tallahassee
are farther way.
Reid said that even when
the band is not present,
fans should be excited to
see the Eagles play.
Students should be stu-
dents and pep up the
game, he said.
Reid said he reaches out
to outside corporations,
like Yamaha, for support.
The corporation gave the
Sound Machine equipment
valued at half a million dol-
lars for $100,000.
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Book fair fares well
Scholastic Book Fair provides resources for
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N.C. Central Universitys
Curriculum Materials
Center hosted its fourth
consecutive Scholastic
Book Fair Oct. 6-9 to publi-
cize the center and to add
more childrens books to its
collection.
The fair was held at the
Curriculum Materials
Center in the H.M. Michaux
Education Building.
The CMC was originally
located in Shepard Library;
in 2004, it moved to the new
Education Building.
Yash Garg, CMC director,
said the book fair was good
publicity, helping bring peo-
ple to the center and pro-
viding an introduction to its
services.
The Curriculum
Materials Centers primary
purpose is to provide
resources to tomorrows
teachers, said Garg.
The center provides edu-
cational materials for the
teachers training program
in the education depart-
ment.
Angela Terry, CMC assis-
tant, said that the
Scholastic Book Fair went
very well, and is good for
the center. The fair
lets people know that
were here and that we
exist, said Terry.
Besides publicity, CMC
needed more childrens lit-
erature for its collection.
The center now has more
than childrens 1,000 books.
Scholastic will donate
books to CMC based on how
many are sold.
We get to keep a certain
percentage of sales for our-
selves, said Garg.
The Scholastic Book Fair
was not held to raise funds
for CMC, but rather to
receive in-kind donations
from Scholastic.
I dont want to make it a
business venture, said
Garg. I want to make it an
academic venture.
Last year, CMC sold
$1,200 worth of books at the
fair, which resulted in book
donations valued at $550.
According to Garg 30
titles were selected this
year, with a value of $350.
Most of them are educa-
tional titles like Freedom
on the Menu, Birmingham
- 1963 and Hooray for
Reading Day.
Other are storybooks like
The Rabbit and the
Turtle, By the Light of the
Silvery Moon and Old
Bear.
Others acquired include
pre-school titles, such as
Alphabet and Come
Rhyme with Me.
Garg said she strives to
offer a variety of literary
genres, including adven-
ture, science, fantasy,
graphic novels, reference,
history, and picture books.
She said she tries to
choose books for the CMC
collection that will cater to
a variety of interests and
levels of reading.
Garg said, we want good
literature, and describes
herself as being very selec-
tive in choosing not only
what will be available at the
Scholastic Book Fair, but
what titles will be donated
to CMC.
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Yash Garg, director of the Curriculum Materials Center, at the
annual Scholastic Book Fair, Oct 6-9.
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ATTENTION STUDENTS
NOTICE OF HISTORICAL ELECTION EVENT
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The Durham County Board of Elections will conduct a General Election on Tuesday, November
4, 2008. All of our 57 polling places will be open from 6:30am until 7:30pm.
Races on the ballot will be: US President and Vice President, US Senate, US House of
Representatives, Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Commissioner of
Agriculture, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Labor, Secretary of State,
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Treasurer, NC Senate 18,20, NC House 29,30,31,55,
District Attorney, County Commissioner (5), Register of Deeds, NC Supreme Court Associate
Justice, NC Court of Appeals Judge (6), District Court Judge, Soil and Water Conservation
District Supervisor, and Tax Referendum.
All registered voters residing in Durham County are eligible and encouraged to vote in this
election. Voters who are currently registered need not re-register. Citizens who have not regis-
tered or voters who have moved or changed other information since they last voted must notify
the Board of Elections by 5pm, Friday, October 10, 2008.
NOTICE OF ONE STOP NO EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING
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you would at your precinct on Election day. If you have moved, it is easy to update your
address at any one stop site.
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NC TEACH an alternative route
BY CARA OXENDINE
ECHOSTAFF REPORTER
Undecided about what you
want to do with your life or
your degree?
NC TEACH, or North
Carolina Teachers of
Education for All Children,
offers students an opportuni-
ty to enter the teaching pro-
fession without a teaching
degree or prior teaching
experience.
N.C. Central University is
one of 12 colleges in the state
that offer the program.
NC TEACH was developed
nine years ago by the State
Board of Education and the
N.C. Department of Public
Instruction and has provided
licenses to more than 1,500
students in 85 North Carolina
counties.
Graduates are hired as lat-
eral-entry teachers, which
means that prior teaching
experience or a teaching
degree is not required, just 24
credits in a specialized area.
Students are allowed to
begin teaching right away,
while taking coursework to
complete their teaching certi-
fication.
Its like a temporary
license or a provisional per-
mit for teachers, said
Katrina Billingsley, NCCUs
site coordinator for NC
TEACH.
The program provides
new, alternative routes to
teacher certification and
enables school districts to
respond quickly and more
efficiently to high-need
schools.
The drawbacks to being
lateral-entry is that you are
learning as you are doing,
says Ragan Spain, a high
school science consultant for
the N.C. Department of
Public Instruction,
Curriculum Instruction and
Technology Division.
They dont have the luxu-
ry of a student teaching expe-
rience, he said.
Often your beginning
teachers are saddled with
more problem kids, lower lev-
els, and lower couses.
Some advantages of enter-
ing lateral entry are that stu-
dents can avoid taking Praxis
I by maintaining a 2.5 GPA
and can start with higher
salaries because of previous
work experience.
Even better, the program
allows out-of-state students to
be eligible for in-state tuition.
Its the local systems that
give supplements that differ-
entiate the pay, he said.
This means that students
must find schools that offer
loan forgiveness programs
and pay incentives.
Teaching is a rewarding
profession, said Spain. One
where your hands actually
shape the future every day.
I doubt it will ever get the
money it deserves, but retire-
ment salaries in N.C. are
among the highest national-
ly.
NCCU offers certification
programs for grades K-12 in
special education, and for
grades six through nine in
math, science, language arts
and social studies.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008 Beyond NCCU
BY EDWIN GARCIA
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS (MCT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Get
ready to remove your fin-
gers from that tiny key-
board while driving.
Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger on
Wednesday signed into law
a measure banning
motorists from text mes-
saging and e-mailing while
operating a vehicle.
The law, written by state
Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo
Alto, takes effect Jan. 1.
Building on legislation
already helping save lives
in California, I am happy
to sign this bill because it
further encourages safe
and responsible driving,
Schwarzenegger said in a
statement.
Banning electronic
text messaging while driv-
ing will keep drivers
hands on the wheel and
their eyes on the road,
making our roadways a
safer place for all
Californians.
Drivers caught using
their phones to write, read
or send messages will be
hit with a $20 ticket the
first time and $50 on each
subsequent offenses.
CRISIS
For more information or
to get involved in Campus Ministries
contact Rev. Michael Page at 530-6380 or by e-mail at
mpage@nccu.edu
United Christian
Campus Ministry
525 Nelson Street, NCCU Campus
Michael D. Page
Campus Minister
MID WEEK MANNA
Lunch and Learn Bible Study
Every Wednesday 12:00 Noon to
12:50 P.M.
Old Holy Cross Catholic Church
Guest Lecturers:
Wed., Oct 15 ~, Dr. Herbert R. Davis,
Pastor, Nehemiah Christian Center
Wed., Oct. 22 ~ Minister Tammy
Rodman, Abundant Hope Christian
Church
Wed., Oct.. 29 ~ Wilbur Fletcher,
Evangelical Lutheran Fellowship
Calif. restricts texting, driving
Students, Sign up to join Christian Student Fellowship,
FITT MEN's Ministry or the new Women's Ministry.
Housing values never go down. That simple premise enticed American consumers and Wall Street
to load up on mortgage debt. Plunging home values now threaten to drag down the global economy.
THE BOOM 2000-2006
Clinton and Bush administrations and Congress,
as part of their domestic agenda, push to
increase homeownership from about 63 percent
of U.S. households to 68 percent. Underwriting
regulations are eased to allow more low-income
borrowers to obtain a mortgage.
2000: The dot-com bubble
bursts in March, followed by
the 9/11 terrorist attacks in
2001.
Stock markets tumble.
The Federal Reserve, under
Alan Greenspan, cuts interest
rates 12 times beginning in
January 2001. By June 2003,
interest rates are at a 40-year
low.
New home construc-
tion, existing home sales and
median home values surge.
Lenders use the cheap
money to create ever-more
exotic mortgages, including
adjustable-rate loans with
teaser or introductory rates
as low as 1 percent.
Subprime loans, those
made to borrowers with poor or
risky credit histories, soar from
7 percent of all home loans in
2001 to 20 percent in 2006.
Lenders pool the mort-
gages to sell on Wall Street,
which embraces the real estate
sector and its promise of high
returns.
Credit ratings agencies
bless these mortgage packages
with their safest rating, AAA.
A key assumption: home val-
ues will continue to rise.
Banks, insurance com-
panies, hedge funds, pension
funds and foreign governments
gobble up these supposedly safe
mortgage-backed securities.
Some firms buy insur-
ance policies fromAmerican
International Group and simi-
lar firms to protect them in the
event of defaults.
THE SUBPRIME CRISIS
LATE 2006 TO EARLY 2008
The Federal Reserve raises interest rates in
June 2004, the first of 16 increases. The bub-
ble begins to deflate a year later with the first
wave of foreclosures, a slowdown in new-
home construction and a slide in home values.
January 2006:
Ameriquest Mortgage Co. set-
tles 49-state probe into decep-
tive subprime practices for
$325 million.
April 2006: Fed Chairman
Ben Bernanke acknowledges
signs of softening in housing
market.
Median home sale
prices stall, then fall.
Housing starts to fall.
February 2007: New-
home sales drop 20.1 percent
from same month in 2006.
Sales of existing
homes fall.
The consumer econo-
my stalls as home sales a
key indicator of future con-
sumer spending fall.
Teaser rates give way to
higher monthly payments.
Owners, unable to refi-
nance or sell, start missing
payments.
Foreclosures mount.
The value of those
mortgage-backed securities
sinks.
THE MELTDOWN 2008
Accounting rules require owners of the mort-
gage-backed securities to write down their
value. As the housing market worsens, confi-
dence in the value of any mortgage-backed
security evaporates. Investors are forced to
write off hundreds of billions of dollars.
February: AIG and other
agencies that sold insurance
against defaults have to pay up
and take similar writedowns.
March: Bear Stearns, a
major investment bank and
underwriter of mortgage-backed
securities, runs out of capital and
is sold to J.P. Morgan Chase.
April: New Century
Financial, the second largest
subprime lender, files for
bankruptcy.
Sept. 7: Mortgage giants
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae,
with more than $5 trillion in
mortgage-back securities, are
taken over by the federal gov-
ernment to avert a bankruptcy
after their market values fell
by more than half.
Sept. 15: Lehman Brothers
investment bank goes bankrupt.
Sept. 15: Merrill Lynch
hastily accepts a purchase offer
from Bank of America to avoid
Lehmans fate.
Sept. 16: AIG is rescued
by the Federal Reserve with an
$85 billion secured loan in
exchange for a 79.9 percent
government stake.
September: Bankers,
unsure of their total exposure
to bad mortgages, raise interest
rates for their best customers
and shy from lending money
to others.
September: Fear of a
deep global recession grows.
September: Saying piece-
meal interventions are not
enough, Treasury Secretary
Henry Paulson and Bernanke
propose a $700 billion bailout
under which the government
would buy and then attempt to
resell mortgage-backed securities.
FROM WASHINGTON . . .
Politicians of all stripes, long preaching the virtues of home-
ownership, resist efforts to tighten lending standards. The American
economy depends heavily on free-spending consumers, and interest
rate cuts beginning in 2001 were tinder for the housing boom.
. . . TOWALL STREET
Banks and mortgage lenders opened the vault to anyone who
had a pulse. Platoons of mortgage brokers canvassed the country,
offering deals that seemed too good to pass up. Wall Street bun-
dled packages of good, bad and ugly loans for eager investors.
. . . TO MAIN STREET
American consumers go on a borrowing binge. They buy
homes they cant afford, use their homes as an ATM and specu-
late in real estate. Some are victimized by largely unregulated
mortgage brokers. When the bills come due, theyre tapped out.
BY KEVIN G. HALL
McClatchy Newspapers
any Americans are nervously watching the
wild swings on the NewYork Stock
Exchange for signs of a Wall Street col-
lapse, but its the opaque credit markets
that matter most right now to consumers
and businesses alike.
These markets can be mind-numbing in their complexity, but
they are vital to corporate Americas ability to fund its daily cash
flow, and to Main Street itself. And theyre the reason why
President Bush proposed the controversial $700 billion rescue plan.
Here are some answers to questions about the credit markets.
Q: Whats the credit market?
A: Its not one but several interconnected markets. Some of
these markets involve banks lending to each other at overnight
rates, while others involve issuance of a variety of debt instru-
ments such as bonds that carry a short lifespan.
Q: Why do banks need to provide each other
overnight credit?
A: The Federal Reserve requires banks to keep a certain
amount of cash in reserve on the premises or in one of the Feds
district banks. The amount is actually a ratio to the level of
deposits the banks have. The required ratio of reserves-to-deposits
goes up and down, so banks lend to each other to cover this ever-
shifting target.
The Federal Reserve establishes a target for the rate that banks
charge in overnight lending called the Fed funds rate. This tar-
get is set through the Feds rate-setting Federal Open Market
Committee, which normally meets eight times a year. But the
actual overnight lending rate is set by the banks themselves.
The Feds target interest rate for overnight lending has been at
2 percent since April, but the market-set rate actually shot up to 7
percent Tuesday morning before tapering off to 3 percent. Thats
still a full point above the Feds target, and it means banks are
hoarding cash and only willing to part with it for a high price. The
result: They borrow less, and thus lend less.
Q: How does this translate to problems on Main Street?
A: Commercial banks take a cue from the Fed funds rate when
they set the prime rate, which is the interest they charge on loans
to customers with the best credit. The prime rate is usually 3 per-
centage points higher than the Fed funds rate, but banks do set this
rate based on conditions on the ground. Changes in the Fed funds
rate affect short-term interest rates, foreign exchange rates and
indirectly the price of goods and services and even employment.
So overnight rates are a vivid, immediate expression of the con-
fidence or lack thereof in credit markets. When nervous banks
charge each other higher overnight rates, it ripples across all kinds
of lending in the economy.
Q: How is this credit crunch affecting corporate
America?
A: Corporations dont have piles of cash sitting in bank accounts
to pay their bills. They issue IOU-like short-term notes, sometimes
called commercial paper, that often mature in 30 days. In some
cases, the collateral on these notes is a companys inventory or other
assets, so these bonds are also called asset-backed commercial paper.
When these largely unregulated short-termnotes mature, investors
can cash in or roll themover for another 30 days. If there is the percep-
tion of more risk, the yield or the interest paid to investors rises.
When theres confidence in the markets, the yields are low, which
means that borrowing costs for corporations are low. When fear is ram-
pant, as it is now, investors are reluctant to hold these bonds, fearing a
default. They demand a higher interest rate, or yield. As the yield rises,
it becomes more costly to borrow to fund day-to-day operations.
Q: So what? These Wall Street fat cats deserve
whats coming to them.
A: Maybe so, but remember that although the investors who
buy these short-term debt instruments may be on Wall Street, the
companies issuing this debt are corporations that employ millions
of people in the U.S. and around the world. When their costs of
borrowing go up substantially, they have to cut costs elsewhere,
and that often translates into layoffs. Thats how Wall Street prob-
lems quickly become Main Street problems.
Q: Any other examples?
A: Automobile dealerships. Carmakers dont just give them
cars. Dealerships borrow money to purchase the cars they will
then sell to customers. When the cost of borrowing goes up for
dealerships, theyre forced to raise the price of the vehicles they
sell at a time when there are already few buyers and when loan
terms have tightened sharply for consumers.
The credit crunch also hits developers and civil-engineering
firms that build shopping malls, office buildings and public works
projects. When funding for their projects dries up, construction
workers are laid off.
Q: How are local communities hit by the credit crunch?
A: Many local governments rely on issuing debt, often in the
form of municipal bonds, to fund road projects or other develop-
ment in their region. They too are being squeezed as the cost of
credit goes up. Local quality of life will suffer.
I think its going to limit (bond issuance) because it is going
to be expensive to borrow. Its going to be tough on small commu-
nities, said Michael Long, the treasurer for Klamath County in
Oregon, on Californias northern border.
MORE Q&A: McClatchy correspondents Kevin G. Hall and
Tony Pugh are available to answer your questions about the eco-
nomic meltdown at http://www.mcclatchydc.com/turmoil/.
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Germany, France, Italy and
Japan.
In a news conference,
Paulson said he told the
visiting financial leaders
how hell carry out the
recently enacted $700 bil-
lion U.S. financial rescue
package.
He revealed that he
plans to go beyond pur-
chasing distressed bank
assets to take nonvoting
stakes in U.S. financial
institutions to help recapi-
talize them.
We are developing
strategies to use the
authority to purchase and
insure mortgage assets and
to purchase equity in finan-
cial institutions, as deemed
necessary to promote
financial market stability,
Paulson said.
He added that Treasury
is working to develop a
standardized approach for
a wide array of companies
to help them attract private
capital as well.
In a joint communique,
G-7 finance ministers and
central bankers said that
the current situation calls
for urgent and exceptional
action.
We commit to continue
working together to stabi-
lize financial markets and
restore the flow of credit,
to support global economic
growth.
Their five-point guide-
line plan includes prevent-
ing bank failures; ensuring
that credit and money mar-
kets return to normal func-
tioning; enabling banks to
raise capital from public
and private sources; ensur-
ing sufficient insurance of
bank deposits; and restart-
ing the secondary markets
where mortgages and other
loans are pooled into bond-
like instruments.
This is a period like
none of us have seen
before. ... There were not
(questions) on what we
needed to do, Paulson
insisted, dismissing con-
cerns that global investors
wanted to see more imme-
diate G-7 steps taken in
unison.
Action would be coordi-
nated where possible, he
said, but individual coun-
tries are going to have dif-
ferent needs and are going
to approach the problems
differently.
Perhaps the statements
most important point, how-
ever, was its message to the
world that the G-7 powers
are committed to coordi-
nated and united action.
Market analysts
had stressed that such a
stand was necessary to
improve global confidence.
Thats the point Paulson
emphasized in a statement
he issued following the
meeting:
The G-7 is compelled to
robust international part-
nership and cooperation.
Never has it been more
essential to find collective
solutions to ensure stable
and efficient financial mar-
kets and restore the health
of the world economy,
Paulsons statement said.
Over the weekend,
Paulson will continue meet-
ing with leaders of the
worlds 20 most important
economies including big
emerging markets such as
Brazil, Russia, India and
China to seek additional
ways of restoring confidence
in the financial markets.
Theyre in Washington
for meetings of the
International Monetary
Fund.
The G-7 meeting came at
the end of a turbulent week
in global financial markets.
In the U.S. on Friday, the
Dow Jones Industrial
Average swung more than
1,000 points in a wild day of
trading, the biggest point
swing in the blue-chip
stock indexs 112-year his-
tory.
The Dow closed down
128 points to 8,451.19, the
best daily finish in a dismal
week that had the index
down more than 18 percent,
the worst week of its sto-
ried history.
Before getting to that
final number, however, the
Dow fell almost 700 points
after the opening bell
Friday and briefly crossed
below 8,000 for the first
time in five years.
In a rare bit of good
news, some battered bank
stocks including Citigroup
and J.P. Morgan Chase
rebounded, preventing
even steeper losses in the
Dow.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq
actually closed up 4.39
points, or 0.27 percent, to
1,649.51. The S&P 500 post-
ed modest losses of 10.70
points, or 1.18 percent, to
899.22.
And the Russell 2000, an
index of smaller compa-
nies, rose 4.6 percent.
The U.S. numbers were
tame compared to the tur-
moil abroad Friday, as
investors projected into the
future and fretted about a
sinking global economy.
Japans Nikkei exchange
fell 9.6 percent, losing a
quarter of its value this
week. Exchanges in Hong
Kong and Australia fell 7.2
percent and 8.3, respective-
ly, on Friday.
Asias turmoil spread to
Europe, where Londons
FTSE exchange was down
8.8 percent and exchanges
in Germany and France
closed down 7 percent and
7.7 percent, respectively.
There is no safe haven,
said Evariste Lefeuvre, an
economist with the French
investment bank Netixis,
told the BBC.
Most economists now
project a U.S. recession
and the possibility of a
global one.
Another bright spot: Oil
prices tumbled 10 percent,
settling at $77.70 a barrel
on the New York Mercantile
Exchange, almost half of
Julys record of $147.
For U.S. motorists, that
translates to lower pump
prices.
The nationwide average
price for a gallon of unlead-
ed gas fell to $3.35 on
Friday, according to AAA.
Thats down 76 cents
from the July 17 high of
$4.11 a gallon and down 31
cents from a month ago.
Meanwhile the credit
market at the heart of the
global financial turmoil
sent conflicting signals.
The most closely
watched credit measure is
the London interbank offer
rate, or Libor, a rate banks
charge each other for
short-term loans.
The British Bankers
Association said Friday
that the overnight Libor
rate improved markedly, to
2.46875 percent on Friday
from 5.09375 percent a day
earlier.
But the Libor rate for
three-month loans, a sign of
future confidence, actually
rose from 4.75 percent to
4.81875 percent.
Libor rates affect the
cost of borrowing for U.S.
businesses, as well as some
rates on car loans, student
loans and adjustable-rate
mortgages.
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Recent warming not cyclic
Global warming unprecedented in 1,300 years study
BY RENEE SCHOOF
MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS (MCT)
WASHINGTON A new scien-
tific study adds evidence
that temperatures in the
Northern Hemisphere fluc-
tuated a bit over time, but
that the sharp increase
during the past few
decades is bigger than any-
thing in at least 1,300 years.
The report was pub-
lished Tuesday in the
Proceedings of the
National Academy of
Sciences.
Its conclusion is that
temperature increased and
decreased a little over the
centuries, but the fluctua-
tions were small enough
that the line was roughly
flat, like the shaft of a hori-
zontal hockey stick.
Then, from about 1980 to
now, temperature
increased sharply, more
than any increase before
like the blade of the hockey
stick.
For the past 10 years, cli-
mate-change skeptics have
been calling the hockey
stick bogus.
Now the scientists who
studied the climate record
and produced the original
hockey-stick graph have
done a new study using
more data from more
sources and they got the
same pattern.
The new study estab-
lishes further evidence that
the recent warming isnt
just part of a typical cycle,
said climatologist Michael
Mann, director of the Earth
System Science Center at
Pennsylvania State
University.
Of course, this alone
doesnt establish the cause
of that warming that it
must be due to human
influences, Mann said.
Thats left to other scientif-
ic studies of the climate.
Forces of nature
changes in the output of the
suns energy and volcanic
eruptions and random
variation explain the
changes in climate before
industrial times, Mann
said. But only if human fac-
tors are taken into account
particularly the produc-
tion of long-lasting, heat-
trapping gases from burn-
ing fossil fuels can scien-
tists explain the unusually
high recent temperature
increase, he said.
Manns groups study col-
lected additional data for
the centuries before the
mid-19th century, when sci-
entists began recording
temperatures.
Their previous study
depended on tree rings,
and some critics said it was
not a reliable way to recon-
struct past climate over a
long period.
Mann said that while its
not always true that tree
rings arent reliable, his
team decided to conduct a
new study that didnt
depend on them.
They took data from
other natural sources of
clues about past climate _
corals, ice cores and lake
and cave sediments.
We found we got more
or less the same answer,
Mann said.
The recent temperature
increase is an anomaly
over 1,300 years without
using tree rings, and for
1,700 years if the tree-ring
data are used, the study
found.
Scientists have observed
a warming of about 0.8
degrees Celsius during the
past century.
Mann said there was a
burst of about 0.3 degrees
from about 1900 to 1950.
Then, in the 1950s to
1970s, temperatures were
flat or showed a slight cool-
ing, because heavy particle
pollution, which has a cool-
ing effect, masked the heat-
ing effect of greenhouse
gases, Mann said.
Another, larger increase
of temperature has been
recorded in the past 30
years, he said, due largely
to the increase of green-
house gases. Particle pollu-
tion was reduced as a
result of clean-air laws in
the U.S. and other coun-
tries.
On the Web:
An abstract of the National
Academy of Sciences report:
http://www.pnas.org/con-
tent/early/2008/09/02/080572
1105.abstract
Earth System Science
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White working
class revealed
BY CARA OXENDINE
ECHO STAFF REPORTER
Ever wonder why the
white working class so often
vote Republican even
though the vote they cast
often works against their
economic interests?
Joe Bageant, author of
Deer Hunting with Jesus:
Dispatches from Americas
Class War, provides insight
into that quandry.
Provocative and convinc-
ing journalist Joe Bageant
will discuss and sign copies
of his book, Deer Hunting
with Jesus: Dispatches from
Americas Class War, this
evening at 7 p.m.
The event will be held at
the Regulator Bookshop at
720 Ninth St. in Durham.
The book signing is open to
the public.
In a close inspection into
his own native Scottish-
Irish mutt people of the
working class in Virginia,
Bageant shows how workers
throughout America have
continually voted for a
Republican party that does
not appear to support them.
He evokes working class
America like no one else,
said Howard Zinn, author of
A Peoples History of the
United States.
The author of
Reservation Blues, Sher-
man Alexie, warns that we
ignore its message at our
peril.
Bageant says the problem
for the white working class is
that they vote Republican
because no liberal voice
that speaks the rock-bottom,
undeniable truth, ever
enters their lives.
This is a truly useful
warning to heed at the edge
of an important election.
If you registered using NCCU as your addres vote at
Old Holy Cross Church (next to the temporary cafe)
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Photographic Essay by Sebastian Frances
W
ho would have thought a quiet little
island inhabited by the Lenape
Native American tribe would
become what we now know as
New York today?
Every time I visit New York, I amamazed by
the sheer scale of the buildings, the number of
people cramped in tiny spaces and the energy
that characterizes the city.
It is fascinating to know that fromits humble
beginnings, the island of Manhattan has become
a major cultural, commercial and financial center
of our country.
It has also become a staple in world travel,
along with Paris, London, Moscow, and other
major cultural hubs.
The city is home to 38 museums, several
renowned universities and an array of well-known
landmarks and tourist attractions all packed in
22.96 square miles.
The presence of The United Nations and the
New York Stock Exchange add to the diversity of
institutions that make up this tiny island.
Manhattan is also important to our nations
history because, for several years, it was the gate
to the United States for millions of immigrants.
Some stayed in the city; others spread out
across the country all brought the dreamof a
new life of opportunities.
In search of the same dream, hundreds of
African Americans migrated to New York during
the Great Migration fromthe South, to escape
racismand make a better life. As a result, the
HarlemRenaissance was born.
Art movements, like abstract expressionism
and pop art, were also born in New York and
helped the city carve out its place in global cul-
ture.
For these reasons, as well as others, I love and
admire this city.
I cant wait to go back!
Clockwise from top left: The new landmark on 5th avenue; the apple store is open 24 hours year
round; a musician plays his instrument to make some extra money at Grand Central Station at the exit
to 42nd street. A plaque on top of the doors reads: To all who with head, heart and hand in the con-
struction of this monument to the public service this is inscribed. A young couple stops to admire the
beauty of the main concourse of the Grand Central Station; three artists sketch works of art at the
Carroll and Milton Petrie European Sculpture Court at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; a view of the
sculpture, Yellow Dog by Jeff Koons on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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The Durham County Board of Elections will conduct a General Election on Tuesday, November
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Prof honors Mandela
BY LARISHA J. STONE
ECHOSTAFF WRITER
My commitment is to improving
the quality of life for us, Joseph told
a crowd of students Tuesday in the
B.N. Duke Auditorium.
Joseph spoke as part of N.C.
Central Universitys Nelson Mandela
Celebration.
As U. S. Ambassador to South
Africa from January 1996 to
November 1999, he was the first
ambassador to present credentials to
President Nelson Mandela.
James A. Joseph was born in
Louisianas third oldest city,
Opelousas.
He did not venture too far from
home for undergrad, attending
Southern University in Baton Rouge,
La.
After Yale Divinity School, Joseph
moved to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to teach at
Stillman College, where he helped
organize the local civil rights move-
ment in 1963.
Before serving as an ambassador
in South Africa, he was the first
chairman of the board of directors of
President Clintons Corporation for
National Service.
Joseph served under three other
U.S. presidents. He was Interior
undersecretary and chairman of the
presidentially appointed Commission
on the Northern Mariann in the
Carter administration.
Under President Reagan, he was a
member of the Advisory Committee
to the Agency for International
Development; and incorporating
director of the Points of Light
Foundation.
Under President George H.W.
Bush, he served as a member of the
Presidential Commission on
Historically Black Colleges.
At NCCU, Joseph reminded stu-
dents to always maintain a commit-
ment to the community that gave you
birth. Dont forget where you come
from no matter how high you rise,
he said.
Solomon Burnette, history senior,
asked Joseph, How does one go
about affecting transfer of economic
wealth in South Africa and
America?
Joseph informed students that in
order for reconciliation to occur
there would have to be economic ref-
ormation, which dont always occur
as fast as political reformation.
He is the author of two books, The
Charitable Impulse (1989) and
Remaking America (1995), and is now
at work on a book that focuses on
ethics in public life.
He has taught at Yale Divinity
School and the Claremont Colleges.
Joseph is professor of the practice
of public policy studies at the Terry
Sanford Institute of Public Policy and
leader-in-residence at the Hart
Leadership Program at Duke
University.
I have a responsibility to return
something to our community, he
said.
Gary Brown, dean of Greek Affairs,
has been on the planning committee
for the lecture since the beginning.
Weve been planning this for a
while, he said.Were happy that its
been a success.
Ambassador James Joseph speaks with students in
B.N. Duke Auditorium Tuesday.
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A soul-searching journey begins when a
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of his ancestors, their stories and songs help him
reconnect with his cultural heritage. Tony Award-
winning Trezana Beverley, director of
Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye, returns to
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Vagina, anyone?
Vagina Monologues back once again to open eyes and ears.
BY COURTNEY MORGAN
ECHO STAFF WRITER
Say The Vagina Monologues out
loud. What is the first thing that
comes across your mind?
Is it feminism, abuse, pain or
neglect?
Or is it rape, strength, courage
and breakthrough?
The Vagina Monologues is a
production put on by college cam-
puses across the nation as a part of
the V-Day celebration.
According to the V-Day Web site,
V-Day is a global movement to stop
violence against women and girls.
V-Day generates broader atten-
tion for the fight to stop violence
against women and girls, including,
rape, battery, incest, female genital
mutilation and sexual slavery.
The play, which has been going
strong since 1998, celebrates
womens strength and courage.
Written by Eve Ensler, The
Vagina Monologues tells the stories
of women who have faced sexual
abuse and assault.
In 2006, Dr. Francis Graham
assisted in bringing the monologues
to NCCU, making it the first histori-
cially black co-educational school to
perform The Vagina Monologues.
I attended the first production
of the monologues at Central, I
enjoyed it then, and I am so looking
forward to it now, said Tiffany
Whitehead, history senior.
The words spoken throughout
this production inspire me as a
woman.
The monologues make me proud
to have a vagina, said Whitehead.
This February, VOX: Voices of
NCCU, will put on its production of
The Vagina Monologues.
Auditions, which are being spon-
sored by Sigma Phi Beta Inc, VOX,
and the NCCU Womens Center, are
open to women on every campus,
and will be held today at 5:30 p.m.
in Ruffin Hall.
Senior hospitality and tourism
major Theresa Garrett, lead organ-
izer for V-Day 2009 and co-founder
of VOX, encourages women to come
out and be a part of this uplifting
event.
Just think of The Vagina
Monologues as females sitting down
and talking about their own person-
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their lives.
This play gives women the
courage to never forget but at the
same time the strength to get over
their issues that may be holding
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Janelle
Mone
Metropolis: The
Chase Suite
Atlantic Records
4
out of
5
on the
black hand side
Dont think that an album
already in circulation does-
nt deserve its props.
Yes world, I give you
Janelle Monae.
This
young,
inventive
artist is tak-
ing the
music scene
by storm.
Metro-polis
Suite 1 of
IV : The
Chase takes
everyone on
a futuristic
journey with
Ms. Monaes
alter ego,
android Cindi Mayweather,
a heroine in 2719 facing
challenges to not feel
human emotions.
The album is a take on
the space-age 1927 German
film Metropolis by Fritz
Lang.
Monaes Metropolis is a
melting pot of rock, soul,
funk and a hint of jazz.
Although when first lis-
tening to the music, I got
the feeling that I was listen-
ing to Prince, I also get me
the vibe of a New Age
Lauren Hill.
Its been a while since
someone has come along
with such creativity and
diversity and is not just set-
ting the tone with the every-
day bitter black woman
approach.
Although thats needed
temporarily, it gets old.
Favorite tracks on the
album include Many
Moons, a funky cyber sonic
tune that reminds me of the
movie Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory.
Violet Stars Happy Hunt-
ing
is an
upbeat,
high-
energy
piece,
with a
guitar
break
that
sends
chills
and last
but not
least,
the
lyrics.
Sincere lyrics.
Jane takes me back to
the 1963 orchestra set of the
classic Pink Panther, with
the orchestration in the
back mist of this track is
very enticing.
Monae is full of funk,
high energy, and a breath of
fresh air that we all need.
Welcome to Metropolis.
World, I give you Cindi
Mayweather.
Chasity Nicole
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Mi c he l l e Oba ma
J o e B i d e n
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J MAC
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N.C. Central Univesity athletes benefit from mandated academic program
Blue Hose slip one by Eagles
NCCU FUMBLES ONE-YARD SNAP FOR THE WIN AGAINST PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
BY ASHLEY GRIFFIN
ECHO SPORTS REPORTER
When the Alexander
Dunn Building comes to
mind, many N.C. Central
University students auto-
matically worry about how
theyll meet their communi-
ty service requirements.
But, to NCCUs athletes,
the building is a place they
get help with their studies.
The Comprehensive
Academic Support Center,
better known as study
hall for athletes, is
designed to help students
succeed in the classroom.
The center opened in
1993 under the guidance of
former chancellor Julius L.
Chambers. He noticed that
athletes were blooming in
their particular sport but
struggled in their classes.
Chambers worked with
Ann Edmonds, director of
the Comprehensive
Academic Support Center,
to open the help center for
the athletes.
When making the transi-
tion from high school to col-
lege, most students have not
learned proper study habits
and have poor time man-
agement skills, Edmonds
said
The program was funded
through the chancellors
trust fund until 2006, when
the state started picking up
the tab.
Womens volleyball
coach Georgette Crawford-
Crooks said she has seen
her players grades improve
each year after attending
study hall.
Last semester, only three
out of 15 volleyball players
had a GPA under 3.0.
It helps (athletes) with
time management and
teaches discipline, she
said. You have to figure
out how you will map out
your entire week with
games, practice and school
work.
One of the more popular
services offered by the cen-
ter is individual peer tutor-
ing.
We pick our student
tutors on how well they
excel in their classes and
what subject is needed at
the time, Edmonds said.
Athletes can be tutored
in math, science, English
and foreign languages,
among other subjects. The
free program is open to all
undergraduates.
Being a student tutor
has enabled me to give back
to my fellow students, said
biology junior Naima
Stennett, who has tutored
students in math, French,
biology and chemistry for a
year.
When I am able to help
others, it makes me feel
good.
Getting the grades may
be one thing, but making
sure athletes continue to
push for higher academic
achievement involves a lit-
tle extra supervision.
The center also provides
class attendance monitor-
ing, where counselors will
e-mail professors about an
athletes class attendance,
participation and progres-
sion.
The How to Study
workshops are popular by
the center. These work-
shops show students how to
take notes, make the most
out of their study time and
how to manage their
responsibilities.
Athletes are mandated to
attend study hall, and while
some oppose the mandate,
others like the extra help.
I find study hall very
useful, said mens basket-
ball forward Dami Sapara.
They have everything I
need in there to make sure
all my work gets done on
time, he said.
I know in the long run
this program will help me
become a better student.
The center is open
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9
p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m.-5
p.m.
Junior track long jumper Michael Edwards works on a paper
in the Alexander Dunn building before hitting the track.
BY AARON SAUNDERS
ECHO SPORTS REPORTER
With 39 seconds left, the
N.C. Central University
football team was within
inches of scoring the game-
winning touchdown.
But a bobbled snap on
the 1-yard line derailed
that chance and gave
Presbyterian College the
28-24 victory on Saturday.
Shock and awe set in on
the Eagle players and their
fans.
They were in disbelief
that they could not punch it
in from inches away.
The fumble was indica-
tive of how the Eagles sea-
son has gone so far.
The Eagles came out a
little sluggish in the first
drive, going three and out
and being forced to punt.
The Blue Hose also
struggled to find their
rhythm early.
The Blue Hose struck
first with a 1-yard touch-
down run by quarterback
Brandon Miley.
The Eagles answered
back with a 52-yard, 12-
play drive that lasted
almost 7 minutes. It was
capped by a 1-yard touch-
down run by fullback
George Mobley.
In the third quarter, the
Eagles found themselves
down 28-10 when third
string quarterback Michael
Johnson, a transfer from
University of Tulsa,
entered the game.
It didnt take long for
Johnson to find his rhythm
as he hit wide receiver Will
Scott for a 52-yard touch-
down pass on his second
pass of the season.
On the next drive
Johnson continued his
onslaught on the Blue Hose
defense with another long
touchdown pass a 24-
yarder to wide receiver
Wayne Blackwell.
With 3:54 left in the
game, the Eagles defense
stepped up big time, forc-
ing the Blue Hose to punt
after three plays.
The Eagles took over at
their own 40-yard line and
the stage was set for the
ultimate comeback.
After being sacked on
the second play, Johnson
completed a screen pass to
wide receiver Deshawn
Spears, for 37-yards.
With the ball on the 19-
yard line and 47 seconds to
go, the Eagles handed the
ball to running back Tony
McCord for an 18-yard run,
which put the Eagles on
the 1-yard line and on the
verge of their second con-
secutive win.
But it just wasnt the
Eagles day. After battling
back from an 18-point
deficit, NCCU could not
complete the comeback.
However, there were
plenty of bright spots for
the Eagles in the heart-
breaking loss.
The defense once again
stepped up big by forcing
two turnovers. Quarter-
back Johnson completed 8
of 9 passes for 159 yards
and two touchdowns.
Neither Coach Mose
Rison nor any of his play-
ers were available for com-
ment.
The Eagles look to
bounce back next week as
they travel to Conway, S.C.
to face Coastal Carolina
University, led by talented
rushing trio Eric ONeal,
Arthur Sitton, and Jamie
Fordham.
NCCU sophomore safety Jeffery Henderson (#8) and sophomore defenisive lineman Teryl White (#50)
share a tackle on Presbyterian running back S.J. Worrell at Presbyterian.
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I
t saddens me that in
the midst of econom-
ic turmoil, the truth
has yet to be revealed.
The search for the
culprits of the housing
crisis has recovered the
finger
prints of
the preda-
tory
lenders
and their
ties to Wall
Street, the
govern-
ment offi-
cials who
failed to
regulate,
and even the rarely
blamed homebuyers who
made the biggest invest-
ment of their lives with-
out doing a little home-
work.
Yet, there is a master-
mind behind this crisis
that has gone un-criti-
cized and completely
forgotten in this investi-
gation, the Federal
Reserve.
Since everyone (i.e.,
both presidential candi-
dates) is not an econom-
ic stud, its appropriate
to keep things simple.
The Federal Reserve
(aka the Fed) operates as
the central bank for
commercial banks and
the US Treasury.
When the Fed cuts
interest rates to stimu-
late the economy, it
increases the supply on
money, which increases
spending, which increas-
es the price of goods
(inflation), which
increases the risk of cre-
ating a financial boom
destined to bust.
The housing crisis is
in line to be another text
book example of this
phenomenon. Back in
2000, Wall Street was hit
hard by the dotcom bust
and in the following
year, 9/11 worsened the
situation.
So in order to stimu-
late the economy, the
Fed began to cut interest
rates. The lowering in
interest rates jump start-
ed the housing industry
and the lower they got
the more inflated the
price of houses became.
According to the
Washington Post, Alan
Greenspan, the Fed
chairman in 2002,
noticed the housing
boom 6 years ago and
even stated that, our
extraordinary housing
boom financed by
very large increases in
mortgage debt, cannot
continue indefinitely
into the future.
Nonetheless, interest
rates continued to
decline and in 2003, they
were cut to the lowest
level in history, just 1
percent. Perhaps the
Fed got caught up in the
success of Wall Street,
record homeowners, and
Government appraisal.
Regardless of the rea-
son, the Fed continued
to encourage lending
and the Bush
Administration promot-
ed Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac to expand
homeownership.
As a result, banks had
more and more money to
lend and began giving
loans to unqualified cus-
tomers at unprecedented
rates.
By the end of 2005,
subprime loans had
nearly tripled since 2000
and the Fed had already
begun increasing inter-
est rates in response to,
guess what, inflation.
The recipe for disas-
ter was complete, which
brings us to the present
day.
While Wall Street will
get most of the blame as
it did 79 years ago, the
biggest untold truth
about our countrys
economy will go unno-
ticed once more.
It would be comfort-
ing to know that we have
learned from our mis-
takes, but history has
shown that we will even-
tually repeat them. And
by the way, did I mention
the $700 billion in credit
that will be used to fix
our current credit cri-
sis?
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drawing by Rashaun Rucker
Youre missing out
on a good opportu-
nity. Voting is very
important especial-
ly during a historic
election like this one.
Leonard Rowe
Thats ignorant.
People from our past
died for us to have
that right. This is a
very important elec-
tion. Whether youre
into politics or not
its the least you can
do.
Latashia Ford
You need your ass
whooped. We have
struggled for years
for this opportuni-
ty. Dont blow it
thinking ignorant-
ly.
Sylvester Johnson
Question:
What would you say to
someone who says they
arent going to vote?
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Private in the 10/01/08
issue of the Campus
Echo and I would like
to say I agree with Ms.
Thorntons comments
in reference to HIPPA
Laws and the release of
medical information to
the campus.
I am handicapped
and currently posses a
valid handicap placard
issued by the DMV of
North Carolina that
expires in December
2008. I am required to
resubmit a disability
form in order to main-
tain my status.
As I left work yester-
day I noticed that I was
issued a citation for
$50.00 for being parked
in a handicap zone.
I did have displayed
on my mirror my state
issued handicap plac-
ard, my university park-
ing permit placard and
my university issued
handicap placard that
expired 08/31/08.
I was given the hand-
icap placard when I
started working here in
April 2006.
I went to the Police
department the first
week in September to
be reissued my handi-
cap placard. I was
given the additional
university form to be
completed by my physi-
cian to get a new handi-
cap placard.
My physician has not
yet returned the form
and I really felt reluc-
tant to have it filled out
for anyone to know the
details of my disability.
I was legally issued a
N.C. placard with an
identification number
that can be verified by
calling the DMV or ver-
ified by the use of the
system currently
installed in each police
vehicle.
The placard is linked
to your drivers license
and/or vehicle license
plate. Does the
Campus Police
Department have
the ability to verify
these placards that
are issued by N.C.?
If so why isnt
this being
done and
if not
what
is
going
to be
done?
Or is
it easier
to just issue tickets and
have employees with
valid stickers waste
valuable time in the
Police Department and
not within the assigned
duties that they are
being paid?
I do understand that
there are employees
who use handicap plac-
ards that are not issued
to them. They should be
issued citations, not
those of us who pay
additional costs to the
state for these placards.
There are also employ-
ees who are issued
reserved parking
places but use their
handicap placards to
tie up two parking
spaces.
There are temporary
employees who are
using reserved parking
spaces in which perma-
nent employees could
be using.
In addition to the
mismanagement of uni-
versity parking there
are not enough handi-
cap parking spaces for
the Hoey Building
parking lot and the
Building is not handi-
cap accessible due to
not having a ramp to
the front door and the
construction being
done in the rear of the
building.
I would also like to
appeal my ticket/cost
and have attached the
form to my complaint,
but the form does not
allow enough room for
detailed comments and
request that this mes-
sage be used in my
appeal process.
I would also like to
suggest that the police
department verify the
state issued placards
and use them for cam-
pus parking.
I believe it would
reduce the cost of cre-
ating university plac-
ards and the time spent
appealing valid plac-
ards.
David Whitfield
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A CAMPUS ECHO PUBLI CATI ON
OCTOBER 15, 2008 ELECTION SPECIAL
BY CHI BROWN
ECHO STAFF WRITER
This years election has
many people looking at the
factors that shape whether
people go to the polls.
Key factors include:
education, income, age,
race and gender.
Additionally, Southerners
vote less than other
Americans.
Education also plays a
significant role in who
makes it to the polls.
According to the 2004
voting and registration sta-
tistics reported by the U.S.
Census Bureau, 84.2 per-
cent of persons who held
advanced degrees voted,
while persons with any-
thing less than a high
school education only had
a 39.5 percent voter
turnout.
Those with more edu-
cation have more income
and therefore may have
more of a stake in what
happens in terms of poli-
tics and public policy, said
Jarvis Hall, associate pro-
fessor of political science.
Income also helps deter-
mine who votes.
Families who made
$100,000 or more in 2004
had an 81.3 percent voter
turnout, while families
who made under $20,000
only had 48.3 percent voter
turnout.
Certainly, poor people
would have a stake in
terms of health care issues,
Greetings Eagle Family,
First let me say thank you to
the hundreds of students
who have registered to vote.
The ability to vote is one
the greatest Constitutional
rights we have as Ameri-
cans.
Our ancestors fought,
ma r c he d
and died
so we
could have
the right to
vote.
S o
v o t e
what bet-
ter way to
say thank
you to the
p e o p l e
who made
voting pos-
sible at
all?
Your vote will help deter-
mine the next four years of
our lives.
I am sure most of you are
not pleased with the current
state we are living in, so I
have come up with Kents
Top Five Reasons to Vote.
I hope they will give you
more reasons to vote.
1. To bust the stereotype:
Young people are lazy, they
don't care, they won't vote.
Let's prove them wrong.
2. To honor our history: As
long as this country has
existed, there have been
Kent
Williams
wants you
to vote
Who votes,
who doesnt
n See VOTERS Page 3
n See WILLIAMS Page 2
Historic shift may be in cards
Taking a road
less traveled
This NCCU black Republican looks right,
as most others on campus look left
BY MATTHEW BEATTY
ECHO STAFF WRITER
Most N.C. Central
University students are
sporting Barack Obama T-
shirts and buttons this fall,
but one students loyalty is
for John McCain and the
Republican Party.
Political science sopho-
more Courtney Jordan grew
up in a home where he was
free to make his own deci-
sions.
But Jordan admits hes
torn between who he will
vote for for president of the
United States.
I would like to vote for
[Obama], but just because
he looks like me doesnt
make him the best candi-
date, he said.
He can also hurt future
African-Americans who
decide to run if he doesnt
do the best job in office. I
have to look at the candi-
date who will benefit me.
Jordan rejects the stereo-
type that Republicans are
self-centered, rich and
racist.
Hes working on a benefit
concert that will help a
number of causes, including
relief efforts in Haiti and
scholarship money for a
NCCU student, and is help-
ing to get young people to
vote.
Most people think a bad
Republican is a Bush
Republican, he said.
Everyone isnt like that.
The facts are there as to
what he did no denying
that but everyone isnt
like that. There are some
Democrats who fit the
KENT
WILLIAMS
REASONS
TO VOTE
2008
elections
60%
40%
20%
0%
White African-
American
Latino
African-American Youth Ages 15-25
Least Likely to View Voting as Important
Consider voting important Dont consider voting important
Source: Council for Excellence in Government
Courtrney Jordan says the Republicans have a stronger
record of promoting individual responsibility.
MITCHELL WEBSON/Echo Staff Photographer
n See REPUBLICAN Page 3
2008 Election
WILLIAMS
Presidential Contest
Barack Obama
Joe Biden - Democrat
John McCain
Sarah Palin - Republican
Bob Barr
Wayne A. Root - Libertarian
Write-In________________
Straight Party Voting
Democratic
Republican
Libertarian
Important: A Straight Party
vote does not cast a vote
for U.S. President and Vice
President.
Partisan Offices
U.S. Senate
Kay Hagan - Democrat
Elizabeth Dole - Republican
Christopher Cole -
Libertarian
U.S. House of Reps
David Price - Democrat
William Lawson- Republican
N.C. Govenor
Bev Perdue - Democrat
Pat McCrory - Republican
Michael Munger -
Libertarian
WHERE AND HOW TO VOTE
N.C. Central University is located in Precinct
55-49, which votes for N.C. Senate District 20
and N.C. House District 29.
Students who have registered to vote using
their NCCU address will vote at the Old Holy
Cross Church at 1400 S. Alston Avenue, next
to the temporary cafeteria. Voting hours on
Nov. 4 are 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
First-time voters may be asked for an ID. Bring
your NCCU student ID.
One-Stop Early Voting runs weekdays from Oct.
16 through Nov. 1. You can even register to
vote at One-Stop Early Voting.
You are allowed to bring any voting guide you
choose into the polling booth with you.
See our Web Voting Guides section on page 3
for links to the recommendations of the N.C.
Democratic, Republican and Libertarian par-
ties. Durhams Independent Weekly also
makes election recommendations with in-
depth candidate discussions.
THE BALLOT
Below is a list of candidates in the order they
will appear on your ballot if you are voting in
NCCUs precinct at Old Holy Cross Church.
There are five sections to the ballot:
Presidential, Straight Party Voting, Partisan
Offices, Nonpartisan Offices and Referendum.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING
Do not get confused: A straight party vote does
count as a vote for the presidential race, the
nonpartisan offices or the referendum. A
straight party vote only counts for state and
local partisan races.
WHERE AND HOW TO VOTE, THE BALLOT
CAMPUS ECHO PAGE 2 10.15.2008
The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain reacts to his supporters before the start of his
Road to Victory Rally on Oct. 10 in LaCrosse, Wi.
JOE KOSHOLLEK/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)
N.C. Lieutenant Govenor
Walter Dalton - Democrat
Robert Pittenger -
Republican
Phillip Rhodes - Libertarian
N.C. Attorney General
Roy Cooper - Democrat
Bob Crumley - Republican
N.C. Auditor
Beth Wood - Democrat
Leslie Merritt - Republican
N.C. Agriculture
Commissioner
Ronnie Ansley - Democrat
Steve Trozler - Republican
N.C. Insurance
Commissioner
Wayne Goodwin - Democrat
John Odom - Republican
Mark McMains - Libertarian
Labor Commissioner
Mary Fant - Democrat
Cherie Berry - Republican
N.C. Secretary of State
Elaine Marshall - Democrat
Jack Sawyer - Republican
N.C. Superintendent of
Public Instruction
June St. Clair Atchison -
Democrat
Richard Morgan -
Republican
N.C. Treasurer
Janet Cowell - Democrat
Bill Daughtridge -
Republican
District 20 - N.C. Senate.
Floyd McKissick - Democrat
Kenneth R. Chandler -
Republican
David C. Rollins - Libertarian
District 29 - N.C. House
of Representaives
Larry D. Hall - Democrat
Justin Lallinger -
Republican
County Commissioner
Select Five:
Joe W. Bowser - Democrat
Becky Heron - Democrat
Brenda Howerton -
Democrat
Michael D. Page - Democrat
Ellen Reckhow - Democrat
N.C. Register of Deeds
Willie L. Covington -
Democrat
Non-partisan Offices
Supreme Assoc. Justice
Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds,
Jr.
Suzanne Reynolds
Court of Appeals Judge
John C. Martin
Jewel Ann Farlow
James A. (Jim) Wynn
Sam J. Ervin IV
Kristin Ruth
Cheri Beasley
Doug McCullough
Dan Barrett
Linda Stephens
John S. Arrowood
Robert N. (Bob) Hunter, Jr.
District Court Judge District
14
William A. (Drew) Marsh
Soil & Water
Conservation
District Supervisor
Danielle Adams
Ryan ONeal Echoles
Kathryn Spann
Referendum
Levy of a Prepared Food
Tax Referendum
One percent local prepared
food tax, in addition to the
current local sales
and use taxed.
WHO IS ON THE BALLOT IN PRECINCT 55-49?
people who didnt want us
to vote. Well, guess what?
Today, there are still peo-
ple who dont want you to
vote.
Now is the time to stand
up and vote to preserve
and honor those who
fought for the right to vote.
3. Every vote counts: The
2000 presidential election
proved how close things
can get, so every vote
counts ... enough said.
4. For our children: As
college students, we will
soon begin to settle down
and eventually start our
own families.
Honestly, would you
want your kids living in
the current state we are
living in (i.e., economic
instability, lack of educa-
tional resources, and the
threat of war abroad)?
5. Stop complaining: If
you are eligible to vote,
but choose not to, then do
not complain about the
decisions your elected
officials make.
As I close, I would like
to quote a good friend of
mine.
There are three types of
people in this world; those
who make things happen,
those who watch things
happen, and those who sit
and wonder what hap-
pened.
What type of person are
you?
Remember, a voteless
people is a hopeless peo-
ple!
So make a difference
and vote.
Kent Williams Jr
Student Body President
BY TORI PITTMAN
ECHO STAFF WRITER
Last week it got ugly on
the campaign trail as the
McCain campaign released
a host of negative campaign
ads on Senator Barack
Obamas association with
William Ayers.
William Ayers was the
director of the Weather
Underground and an anti-
war activist in the 1960s.
The Weather Under-
ground was known for its
stridently militant opposi-
tion to the Vietnam War.
Obama served on an edu-
cational charity in Chicago
with Ayers. Ironically, the
charity was funded by the
conservative Annenberg
Foundation.
The McCain campaign
has repeatedly tied Obama
to Ayers. However, Obama
was 8 years old when Ayers
was active in the Weather
Under-ground.
I felt that the McCain
campaign wants to put these
lies out here in order to
win, said criminal justice
senior Joseph Perkins.
The ad attack reveals to
me that the McCain cam-
paign is in desperate need
of voter support.
In a rally on Oct. 6 in
Clearwater, Fla., vice presi-
dential candidate Sarah
Palin tried to capitalize on
the Ayers-Obama tie, using a
New York Times story on
Obamas association with
Ayers.
Palin claimed that
Obama palled around with
terrorists.
Soon some people at
McCain and Palin campaign
rallies were heard shouting
terrorist and kill him.
Many attribute the attack
ads as a response to
McCains slipping poll num-
bers.
According to Slate.com ,
Obama leads McCain in
national polls by up to nine
points.
Ads
turn
ugly
n See ADS Page 3
2008 Election
welfare issues and trans-
portation issues too, said
Hall.
But the way its usually
translated in the real world,
its those people who have
property and more income
who feel as if what happens
in terms of politics has a
direct impact on their lives.
Age also shapes voting
behavior.
According to the Center
for Information and
Research on Civic Learning
and Engagement, voting by
18-24-year-olds dropped
about 13 percent between
1972 and 2004.
Maybe they think that if
they vote and make a wrong
decision and things dont get
any better they probably will
feel bad about it, said
Shable Gaddy, NCCU
accounting major.
The 2004 U.S. Census
states that 73.3 percent of 65-
to-74-year-olds made it to the
polls, while only 46.7 percent
of 18-to-24-year-olds made it.
There are also regional
variations in voting behavior.
The Census report shows
that 61 percent of Southern
voters voted, while 67.8 per-
cent of midwesterners voted.
There also are significant
ethnic variations in voting
behavior.
White voters had a 67.2
percent turnout in 2004,
while blacks had a 60 per-
cent turnout.
Just 47.2 percent of eligi-
ble Hispanics voted that
year.
Lastly, women are more
likely to vote than men: 65
percent versus 62 percent.
An important finding of
the reports is that simply
registering to vote signifi-
cantly increases ones likeli-
hood of voting
The majority of people
who were registered to vote
actually voted, Hall said.
In 2004, 72.1 percent of
registered voters made it to
the polls. In all, 63.8 of eligi-
ble voters actually voted.
According to Hall, things
might be different this year.
The popularity of the Obama
campaign has mobilized
both young voters and
African Americans, two
groups with historically
lower voting rates.
NCCU student Jamal
Abdur-Razzaq, 30, said he
has never voted in his life,
but this time he registered
and says he will vote.
I didnt feel like it would
make any change, Abdur-
Razzaq said. He said he no
longer feels that way with
Obama in the race.
60%
40%
20%
0%
18- TO-24-YEAR-OLDS WHO VOTED
18- TO 24-year olds who voted All other citizens who voted
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
60%
40%
20%
0%
White African-
American
Latino
A Majority of Youth Ages 15-24 Feel They Can
Make Little Difference in Solving the
Problems of Their Community
Great Deal/Some Influence A Little/Almost No/No Influence
Source: Council for Excellence in Government
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004
47%
64%
ELECTION
POP QUIZ
1: Who uses the expression
My Friends most often?
2: How many colleges did
Sarah Palin attend as an
undergraduate?
3: Which candidate propos-
es tax credits in his health-
care plan?
4: Which candidate was
greeted by a crowd of
200,000 enthusiastic
Europeans?
5: Which VP candidate was
recently rebuked for ethical
violations in his or her
home state?
6: Which candidate refused
to have a series of town hall
meetings during the elec-
tion?
7: Who is William Ayers?
8: About how long has
Barack Obama served in
the U.S. Senate?
9: About how long has
Sarah Palin been the
Governor of Alaska?
10: Who did Governor
Easley first endorse during
the Democratic primary?
11: Republican gubenatori-
al candidate Pat McCrory is
the mayor of what N.C. city?
12: Which candidate has
been nicknamed by his or
her supporters as The
Barracuda?
13: The N.C. Democratic
gubernatorial candidate
currently holds what posi-
tion?
14: Where was Barack
Obama born?
15: Where was John
McCain born?
16: What was the name of
the event at which Sarah
Palin hosted international
diplomats?
ANSWERS
1 . J o h n M c C a i n
2 : 5 c o l l e g e s
3 : J o h n M c C a i n
4 : B a r a c k O b a m a
5 : S a r a h P a i l n
6 : B a r a c k O b a m a
7 : F o r m e r m e m b e r o f t h e
W e a t h e r U n d e r g r o u n d
8 : 4 Y e a r s
9 : 2 Y e a r s
1 0 : H i l l a r y C l i n t o n
1 1 . C h a r l o t t e
1 2 . S a r a h P a l i n
1 3 . L i e u t e n a n t G o v e r n o r
1 4 . H a w a i i
1 5 . P a n a m a C i t y
1 6 . F u r a n d I c e r e c e p t i o n
VOTERS
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama greets supporter on the street in Glenside, Pennsylvania, Friday, October 3, 2008.
Supporters lined Keswick Ave. in Glenside to get a glimpse or a handshake from the candidate.
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This would translate into
an election landslide of 364
to 174 electoral votes.
I dislike the ad
attacks, said mass commu-
nication professor Lolethia
Underdue.
I think they keep voters
focused on inconsequential
things that are not germane
to the issues.
Long-time Democratic
consultant Bob Shrum of
the Huffington Post said
McCains campaign had
crossed the line with the
terrorist line of attack.
It incites the most dan-
gerous reaction, he said.
In a statement, U.S.
Congressman (D-Ga.) John
Lewis compared the tone at
Palin and McCain rallies to
that of George Wallaces seg-
regationist rallies in the
1960s.
All attack campaigns, in
my opinion, distract the
real issues instead of focus-
ing on what their opponent
did or did not do, said
biology senior Breanna
Fonville.
According to Thomas
Evans, professor English
and mass Communication
professor, there are useful
resources for getting to the
bottom of campaign ads.
He said FactCheck.org
analyzes the advertising
claims from both candi-
dates.
The final debate
between Obama and
McCain is tonight at
Hofstra University in
Hempstead, N.Y.
ADS
REPUBLICAN
stereotypes of
Republicans.
Black Republicans are
not nearly as prevalent as
Democrats, especially at
HBCUs, but Jordan is not
alone.
The Republican party
was started in 1854 by anti-
slavery activists.
Members include activist
Booker T. Washington, for-
mer NFL player Lynn
Swann, U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas
and former Secretary of
State Colin Powell.
Jordan, like most
Republicans, believes that
individuals should be held
responsible for their actions
versus being bailed out by
the government.
People are staying in
the projects on welfare, but
their cars are on 20-inch
rims, said Jordan.
Thats a problem, but
you want the government to
take care of you? Welfare
should be limited until you
get on your feet.
Psychology senior
Landrick Alston says other-
wise. He believes the gov-
ernment should help him,
especially when gas and
milk are so expensive.
In this time of need its
the least that the govern-
ment can do is help
Americans, said Alston.
Jordan knows hes a
minority on campus. Even
one of his close friends,
political science junior
Jabari Blackmon, supports
Obama.
I respect everyones
views, Blackmon. I just
seem to have a different
opinion when it comes to
Republican values. But the
choice is for him to make.
People are staying in the projects on welfare, but their cars are on 20-inch
rims. Thats a problem, but you want the government to take care of you?
COURTNEY JORDAN
POLITICAL SCIENCE SOPHOMORE
If you registerd using NCCU as your
addres vote at Old Holy Cross Church
(next to the temporary cafe)
Early voting hours:
Oct 16 to Nov 1, Oct 16-29, Mon-Fri,
9am-5:30
Oct 30-31, Thu-Fri, 9am-7pm
Sat, Oct 18, 9am-3pm
Sun, Oct 19, 12pm-3pm
Sat, Oct 25, 9am-5:30pm
Sun, Oct 26, 12pm-5:30pm
Sat, Nov 1, 9am-1pm
2008
elections
EARLY VOTING
SCHEDULE
2008 Election
KEY PHILOSOPHICAL POSITIONS OF LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES
Conservative
Abortion
Human life begins at conception. Abortion is the mur-
der of a human being. Support legislation to prohibit
partial birth abortions.
Affirmative action
People should be admitted to schools and hired for
jobs based on their ability. It is unfair to use race as a
factor in the selection process. Reverse-discrimination
is not a solution for racism.
Death penalty
The death penalty is a punishment that fits the crime;
it is neither cruel' nor unusual'. Executing a murderer
is the appropriate punishment for taking an innocent
life
Economy
The free market system, competitive capitalism, and
private enterprise afford the best opportunity and the
highest standard of living for all. Free markets produce
more economic growth, more jobs and higher stan-
dards of living than those systems burdened by exces-
sive government regulation.
Education - school vouchers
School vouchers will give all parents the right to choose
good schools for their children, not just those who can
afford private schools. Parents should decide how and
where to educate their child.
The Environment
Desire clean water, clean air and a clean planet, just
like everyone else. However, extreme environmental
policies destroy jobs and damage the economy.
Changes in global temperatures are natural over long
periods of time.
Gun control
The Second Amendment gives the individual the right
to keep and bear arms. Gun control laws do not thwart
criminals. You have a right to defend yourself against
criminals.
Health care
Free healthcare provided by the government (social-
ized medicine) means that everyone will get the same
poor-quality healthcare. The rich will continue to pay
for superior healthcare, while all others will receive
poor-quality free healthcare from the government.
Health care should remain privatized. Support
Healthcare Spending Accounts.
Homeland security
Wary of parts of the Patriot Act.
Immigration
Support legal immigration but do not support illegal
immigration. Government should enforce immigra-
tion laws. Oppose President Bush's amnesty plan for
illegal immigrants.
Religion
The phrase "separation of church and state" is not in
the Constitution. The First Amendment to the
Constitution states "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof..." This prevents the govern-
ment from establishing a national church. However, it
does not prevent God from being acknowledged in
schools and government buildings. Oppose the
removal of symbols of Christian heritage from public
and government spaces. Government should not
interfere with religion and religious freedom.
Same-sex marriage
Marriage is between one man and one woman.
Opinions differ on support for the creation of a consti-
tutional amendment establishing marriage as the
union of one man and one woman.
Social Security
The current Social Security system is in serious finan-
cial trouble. Changes are necessary because the U.S.
will be unable to maintain the current system in the
future. Support proposal to allow a portion of Social
Security dollars withheld to be put into an account cho-
sen by the individual, not the government.
Taxes
Support lower taxes for higher income groups and a
smaller government. Lower taxes create more incen-
tive for people to work, save, invest, and engage in
entrepreneurial endeavors.
United Nations (UN)
The UN has repeatedly failed in its essential mission: to
preserve world peace. History shows that the United
States, not the UN, is the global force for spreading
freedom, prosperity, tolerance and peace. The U.S.
should never subvert its national interests to those of
the UN.
War in Iraq
This was a preemptive strike to protect the U.S. All intel-
ligence indicated that Saddam Hussein possessed and
used weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in the past
and was prepared to use them again. He would not
allow United Nations weapons inspectors to confirm
his claim that he had destroyed his WMDs. A democra-
cy can succeed in Iraq if the people are given the
opportunity to create one. All people want to live in free-
dom
War on terror/terrorism
The world toward which the Militant Islamists strive
cannot co-exist with the Western world. Militant
Islamists have repeatedly attacked Americans and
American interests here and abroad.
Welfare
Oppose long-term welfare. We need to provide opportu-
nities to make it possible for poor and low-income
workers to become self-reliant.
Liberals
Abortion
The decision to have an abortion is a personal
choice; the government should stay out of it,
including partial birth abortion.
Affirmative Action
Support affirmative action based on the belief
that America is still a racist society. Due to
prevalent racism in the past, minorities were
deprived of the same education and employ-
ment opportunities as whites. We need to make
up for that.
Death penalty
We should abolish the death penalty. The death
penalty is inhumane and is cruel and unusual
punishment. Every execution risks killing an
innocent person.
Economy
Favor a market system in which government
regulates the economy. We need government
regulation to level the playing field. Unlike the
private sector, the government is motivated by
public interest.
Education - school vouchers
School vouchers are untested experiments. We
need to focus on more funding for existing pub-
lic schools in order to raise teacher salaries and
reduce class size.
The Environment
Industrial growth harms the environment. Global
warming is caused by an increased production of
carbon dioxide. The U.S. is a major contributor to
global warming because it produces 25% of the
world's carbon dioxide. The U.S. should enact laws
to significantly reduce that amount.
Gun control
The Second Amendment gives no individual the
right to own a gun, but allows the state to keep a
militia (National Guard).
Health care
Support universal government-supervised health
care. There are millions of Americans who can't
afford health insurance. They are being deprived
of a basic right to healthcare.
Homeland security
Oppose the Patriot Act.
Immigration
Support legal immigration and increasing the
number of legal immigrants permitted to enter the
U.S. each year. Support blanket amnesty for cur-
rent illegal immigrants.
Families shouldn't be separated.
Religion
Support the separation of church and state.
Religious expression has no place in government.
Support the removal of all references to God in
public and government spaces. Religion should
not interfere with government.
Same-sex marriage
Marriage should be legal for gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender couples to ensure equal rights
for all. Believe that prohibiting same-sex citizens
from marrying denies them of their civil rights.
Opinions differ on whether this issue is equal to
civil rights for African Americans.
Social Security
Generally oppose change to the current Social
Security system. Changing the current system will
cause people to lose their Social Security benefits.
Support a cap on Social Security payments to the
wealthy.
Taxes
Support higher taxes and a larger government if
needed to solve social problems. High taxes
enable the government to do good and create
jobs.
United Nations (UN)
The United States has a moral and a legal obliga-
tion to support the United Nations (UN). The UN
can be effective in promoting peace and human
rights. The U.S. should submit its national inter-
ests to the greater good (as defined by the UN).
War in Iraq
This is Bush's war for oil. Saddam Hussein was no
real threat. We have not found weapons of mass
destruction (WMDs), so Saddam did not have any.
President Bush lied about WMDs and the dangers
posed by Saddam. We should have given the UN
more time. We have alienated the rest of the world
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wants to live in a democracy.
War on terror/terrorism
Sees failed U.S. foreign policy as one souce for the
rise of global terrorism. Places the threat posed by
terrorism has been exaggerated by President Bush
for his own political advantage.
Welfare
Support welfare. We need welfare to provide for
the poor. We have welfare to bring fairness to
American economic life. Without welfare, life
below the poverty line would be intolerable.
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