Palin, Biden clash on energy, Iraq in debate
Despite countless media jabs predicting the worst, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s preparation seemed to pay off as she and Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) went head-to-head in the most anticipated debate of this election cycle.
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Wrighton: ‘This will be the most heavily watched political event in history’
As the vice presidential candidates sparred and debated political policy, much cacophony occurred outside the debate hall in “Spin Alley,” one half of the recreational gym where hundreds of reporters scurried to spin their stories on the event.
Biden and Palin make themselves clear in the debate.
A look at some memorable quotes from the vice presidential debate.
Candidates highlight differences in debate
Thursday night’s debate featured much of what both presidential campaigns had promised, as Senator Joe Biden touted his experience tied with Obama’s vision, and Sarah Palin attempted to appeal to mainstream America.
A total of 432 students received tickets to the vice presidential debate—close to three times the number of students who had received tickets at previous debates.
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The Washington University Intramural Field, its views blocked off from everywhere else on campus, served as a space for protesters that was distant from the goings-on in the Athletic Complex.
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St. Louis resident Andrew Elliot stood near the corners of Forsyth and Big Bend Boulevards, holding an anti-war poster and waving a large rainbow-striped flag.
Drawing attention, confrontation between two students turns hostile
Two students, one a McCain supporter and Iraq veteran, the other a Obama supporter, had a heated argument about the Iraq war yesterday drawing a large crowd. The argument continued for 20 minutes.
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Adult members of the Republican Party who gathered behind MSNBC’s live broadcast from Graham Chapel with large McCain-Palin signs touched off controversy among students on Thursday.
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The excitement surrounding the vice presidential debate this past week climaxed as many students chose to attend viewing parties of the vice presidential debates. Across campus, students felt that Sen. Biden had won the debate.
The Athletic Complex was abuzz with excited students Thursday night, as the lucky few granted access to enter the Debate Hall enjoyed an environment of famous faces coupled with an enormous media presence and a sense of political import.
Washington University’s first-time voters turned out for CNN’s “Election Express Yourself” tour bus, set up outside the Danforth University Center on Thursday.
Democratic Committee Chair addresses students
Though Joe Biden’s name has been uttered countless times among campus Democrats, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean briefly stole the spotlight on Thursday afternoon, when he addressed a packed house of College Democrats and Students for Barack Obama in the Edison Theatre at 1 p.m.
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A national student movement and a local campus group combined on Thursday to call for voters to make the environment their top priority.
Host of CBS’s ‘Trail Mix’ sits down with Student Life
Student Life reporter Scott Fabricant talked to Laura Schwartz, who hosts CBS’s “Trail Mix,” a segment of The Early Show covering what most of the media doesn’t cover for this election cycle.
Student Life interviews political polling guru
On Thursday, Student Life’s Puneet Kollipara talked to political blogger and polling expert Sean Quinn, a Clayton, Mo. resident, about the presidential race in Missouri, the vice presidential debate and recent political polls.
When Washington University received the offer to host the vice presidential debate in November 2007, it was the second choice for an event that pundits never predicted would amass the media attention it did.
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Many members of the national media and campaign teams waited for hours at the media welcome center in the Laboratory Sciences building on Thursday in order to receive their credentials to enter the Debate Hall and Spin Alley, an unexpected delay.
Obama supporter and McCain war vet debate for 20 minutes
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Student Life reporter Scott Fabricant talked to Laura Schwartz, who hosts CBS’s Trail Mix, a show about what’s going on out of the spotlight on the political trail. So what do you think about Washington University so far? It’s great.
Planned Parenthood, and its political arm of the St. Louis Region, ADVOCATES, are taking issue with Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin’s records on women’s reproductive rights on campus during the vice presidential debates.
When Washington University in St. Louis received the offer to host the vice presidential debate in November 2007, it was the second choice for an event that pundits never predicted would become big.
A national student movement and a local campus group combined Thursday to call for the voters to make the environment their top priority.
Adult members of the GOP muscled their way with big McCain-Palin signs through a large student crowd gathered behind MSNBC's live broadcast from Graham Chapel.
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Washington University students woke before 5:30 a.m. to arrive on scene of The Early Show, as the CBS morning show broadcasted from Holmes Lounge to cover the vice presidential debates.
Donuts, gummy bears subject of rehearsal debate
Standing before podiums in the Athletic Complex yesterday, students tackled key issues such as the state of Krispy Kreme donuts and the best childhood snacks in order to test the conditions of the debate hall.
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Access to campus restricted, lots and streets closed
Though Washington University administrators have experience in planning security measures for past presidential debates, securing the campus for tonight’s vice presidential debate tonight was no easy task.
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“Global warming is God hugging us closer,” Tina Fey said while playing vice presidential candidate Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska on Saturday Night Live.
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With all of the excitement around the vice presidential debates this October, it is easy to forget the effect this event has on Washington University’s neighbor, Fontbonne University.
University hosted debates three times between 1992 and 2004
Though heightened security and bustling activity surrounds the run-up to the vice presidential debate, the national spotlight is nothing new for administrators at Washington University.
Fought out between Democrat Walter Mondale and Republican Bob Dole, the first vice presidential debate in 1976 was held much in the same format as a presidential debate, covering the same issues the presidential candidates had discussed in three previous debates.
Doug Robison, who has worked as a Washington University mechanic for seven years, will take on one of the most crucial roles in the vice presidential debate: providing power for both the Debate Hall and the Media Center within the Athletic Complex.
Debate restrictions and student requirements Be prepared to show your University ID all time. Building access after 3:30 p.m. will be by card access only. Only annual permit holders will be allowed to park on campus Oct. 2. The intramural field is open from 4 p.
Craigslist teems with desperate debate ticket bids, and a Wash. U. student wins a golden ticket to the debate.
Vice presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill broke her ankle Monday while carrying debate-related material up her staircase, TVNewser reported.
Throughout the week of September 29, construction workers are working to prepare the Athletic Complex for the vice presidential debate. Student Life was on the scene to see how a gym was transformed into a debate hall.
CPD addresses media at press conference
Throughout the week of September 29, construction workers are working to prepare the Athletic Complex for the vice presidential debate. Student Life was on the scene to see how a gym was transformed into a debate hall.
Major news channels will send key pundits to Washington University
In past presidential debates at Washington University, students have watched members of the media crowd campus, but for the vice presidential debate on Oct. 2, that crowd will double in size.
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Debate cycle to go on as scheduled
Republican presidential nominee John McCain has agreed to participate in tonight's presidential debate in Oxford, Miss., according to his campaign.
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McCain threatens to pull out of tonight’s debate, wants to debate at WU
Republican presidential nominee John McCain upended the presidential campaign this week, threatening not to attend the first presidential debate—set to take place tonight—should Congress not reach a deal by that time on the proposed federal bailout plan meant to alleviate the current economic crisis.
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Student Union Treasury denied funding on Tuesday for the College Republicans to bring political activist and entertainment personality Ben Stein to campus next week.
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McCain proposes postponing first debate, holding it at WU; Obama against proposal
Republican presidential nominee John McCain proposed holding the first presidential debate at Washington University on Oct. 2 and postponing the presidential debate scheduled for Friday in Oxford, Miss. if Congress did not reach a deal on a plan to alleviate the current economic crisis.
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Cites need for leadership in financial crisis; Obama continues campaign
Saying that, "it is time for both parties to come together to solve this [financial] problem," Republican Presidential John McCain called for the postponement of the first presidential debate, scheduled to be held on Friday at the University of Mississippi, Oxford.
While the three presidential debates featuring Senators Barack Obama and John McCain will allow for longer exchanges between the candidates, the vice presidential debate to be held at Washington University will follow a different structure, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates.
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Brothers respectful, but some find searches unnecessary
In anticipation of the vice presidential debate at Washington University, residents of Upper Fraternity Row will welcome some special guests to their houses—the U.S. Secret Service. But the agents will not be making any social visits.
Athletic Complex scheduled for 11-day closing for debate preparations
With the vice presidential debate set to consume campus on October 2, the Washington University Athletic Center will be closing on September 25 to set up for the debate.
News Analysis
She stood in front of a roaring crowd holding signs saying “Palin Power” and “We love hockey moms.” Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin delivered her first speech on Wednesday night to a nation not yet familiar with her background.
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The CNN election trailer just outside the Danforth University Center has been producing buttons for polemic and political opinion.
Getting out the vote is top priority for groups
With the vice presidential debate less than a month away and little more than two months remaining until the polls open, student political groups are ramping up their activities in efforts to generate interest in the upcoming election.
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Senator John McCain has picked Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) to be his running mate. She will debate Sen. Joe Biden on October 2 at Washington University.
Senator Joe Biden will be the Democratic representative to the vice presidential debate which will be held on Washington University’s campus in October.
Gwen Ifill, a journalist with PBS, will moderate the vice presidential debate at Washington University.
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As the nation waits for Senators John McCain and Barack Obama to choose their respective running mates, no one has a better reason to be curious about the choice than the students, faculty and staff of Washington University, which will be hosting the vice presidential debate on October 2 in anticipation of the 2008 election cycle.
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