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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Entertainment editor Megan Hinman
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Allison Kohn
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
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Few showers and windy. 30 percent chance of rain. WNW at 21 mph.
Partly cloudy and windy. 10 percent chance of rain/Wind WNW at 24 mph.
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82 degrees?! Is this October?
Wednesday
It's chilly again. Wear a jacket.
Monday, October 15
Jay's gonna make it rain on ya.
WHAT: Flu Clinic
WHERE: Eaton Hall
WHEN: Noon to 2 p.m.
ABOUT: Fend off the flu in advance by get-
ting vaccinated.
CALENDAR
WHAT: Karaoke Costume Night
WHERE: Jazzhaus
WHEN: 10 p.m.
ABOUT: If you're in the mood for karaoke,
why not make the experience more embar-
rassing by dressing up?
Tuesday, October 16
WHAT: Murder Mystery Dinner
WHERE: Kansas Union Ballroom
WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m.
ABOUT: Make your Tuesday more mysterious with dinner theater.
WHAT: Switch
WHERE: Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditio-
WHEN: 7 to 8:45 p.m.
ABOUT: The Geology department is hosting a screening of the film, which discusses the future of energy.
WHAT: Flu Clinic
WHERE: Kansas Union, Traditions area
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ABOUT: Another option to get a flu shot
means another chance to avoid getting
sick.
Wednesday, October 17
**WHAT:** Fall Grad Fair
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, KU Bookstore
**WHEN:** 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
**ABOUT:** December graduates can order caps and gowns, graduation announcements and class rings.
WHAT: The Amazing Spider-Man
WHERE: Hashinger Theatre
WHEN: 7 p.m.
ABOUT: Nothing cures the midterm blues like Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and spandex.
Thursday, October 18
**WHAT:** Drop-In Draw: Mammal skulls
**WHERE:** Natural History Museum
**WHEN:** 5 to 7:30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Get ready for Halloween with morose sketching. The museum will have mammal skulls available to draw along with coffee and cookies.
WHAT: Campus Movie Series: Ted
WHAT: Campus Movie Series: Ted
WHERE: Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium
WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m.
ABOUT: Check out Seth MacFarlane's story of a grown man trying to coexist with his talking teddy bear.
ELECTION
WHAT: So Percussion
WHAT: 50 Percussion
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
ABOUT: The Brooklyn-based musicians play everything from drums to beer cans.
Race tightens in final few weeks
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla — It's either candidate's race to win as President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepare for their second debate Tuesday night, with just three weeks to go until the election and voting well under way in many states.
The Republican challenger had trailed the Democratic incumbent in national polls for weeks, but now has drawn even, benefiting from a boost of enthusiasm following a strong first debate performance 10 days ago. While Romney's standing has improved in some states, Obama retains an edge in the hunt for the 270 electoral votes needed to take the White House. The president also has far more ways than Romney to reach that magic number.
"The race is tightening," said Mo Elleithee, a Democratic campaign strategist and former aide
to Hillary Rodham Clinton during her primary campaign against Obama in 2008. "It will be very, very close." But, he added, "The president will win re-election."
Steve Schmidt, the chief Republican strategist four years ago for GOP nominee John McCain, acknowledged Obama's edge but said it could be erased if the president comes off as defensive or dismissive in the second debate as he did in the first. "If he has another debate performance anywhere near that vicinity, it's going to go south for him," Schmidt said.
As the debate looms large as one of the final opportunities to affect the trajectory of the race, both campaigns are working feverishly in the nine most competitive states — Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin — to get their core supporters to vote early and persuade undecided voters to back their candidate.
HELP FIND A CURE
In the aftermath of Romney's debate performance, Republicans have grown more enthusiastic, which is a critical development in the homestretch. A Pew Research Center poll last week found energy levels even for the first time, with 68 percent of registered voters who say they back Obama strongly supporting him and 67 percent of Romney voters strongly behind him.
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POLICE REPORTS
KEEPING THE HAWKS ROLLING SINCE 1974
Don's Auto Center Inc.
Auto Repair and Machine Shop
785.841.4833 11th & Haskell
A 20-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 4:45 a.m. on the 1600 block of Wedgewood Lane on suspicion of operating under the influence, second offense, tampering with an ignition interlock and not having insurance. Bond was set at $1,200.
A 47-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 1:49 a.m. near mile marker 10 on Kansas 10 Highway on suspicion of operating under the influence, second offense, tampering with an ignition interlock and not having insurance. Bond was set at $1,200. He was released.
Information from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking recap and KU Office of Public Safety crime reports.
A * 43-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Saturday at 9:00 p.m. on the 500 block of Frontier Drive on suspicion of child endangerment and domestic battery. Bond was not set.
- A 23-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 12:15 p.m. on the 600 block of Iowa on suspicion of tampering with an ignition interlock and driving with a suspended, revoked or cancelled license. Bond was set at $200. He was released.
A 23-year-old Cincinnati man was arrested Sunday at 1:26 a.m. on the intersection of 14th and Ohio streets on suspicion of battery. Bond was set at $100. He was released.