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MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
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Tuesday
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A perfect day for outdoor studying.
HI: 82
L0: 52
Wednesday
Sunny, wind south at 13 mph
Hang in there; fall break is near.
Partly Cloudy, 10% chance of rain, wind north at 14 mph
ursday
HI: 68
LO: 39
Thursday
Cloudy and cool, let's go to school!
Monday, October 1
WHAT: Credit/No Credit deadlines
WHERE: Strong Hall
WHEN: All day
ABOUT: Confident you'll pass a class but
don't know what your grade will be? This is
your last chance to take it for credit.
ALENDAR
**WHAT:** Square Dance Lessons
**WHERE:** Centenary United Methodist Church
**WHEN:** 7 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Harboring a secret desire to learn square dancing? Don't miss your chance.
Tuesday, October 2
WHAT: Tunes at Night
WHERE: Hashinger Hall
WHEN: 9 to 10 p.m.
ABOUT: Head to Hash for free dance les-
sons and food.
WHAT: KU School of Music Wind Ensemble
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
ABOUT: Support students while broadening your musical horizons.
Wednesday, October 3
**WHAT:** Environmental Film Festival
**WHERE:** Spencer Museum of Art
**WHEN:** 5 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Watch "The Island President," a film about how the Maldives could become uninhabitable.
**WHAT:** Ingrid Michaelson
**WHEN:** The Granada
**WHEN:** 8 p.m.
**ABOUT:** The indie singer-songwriter provides the perfect soundtrack.
**WHAT:** Campaign 2012: Debate Watch
**WHERE:** Dole Institute of Politics
**WHEN:** 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Participate in a focus group about how undecided voters feel about the first presidential debate.
Thursday, October 4
**WHAT:** A Conversation with Eula Biss
**WHERE:** Kansas Union Ballroom
**WHEN:** 7 to 5 p.m.
**ABOUT:** The author of the University's first common book comes to campus.
POLITICS
WHAT: Tea at Three
WHERE: Kansas Union, Level 4 lobby
WHEN: 3 to 4 p.m.
ABOUT: Celebrate the end of the week with tea and cookies.
Presidential debates last chance to win over voters
ASSOCIATED PRESS
petitors in the tight race have a specific mission for the three debates, the first of which is Wednesday night in Denver.
President Barack Obama arrives to speak at a campaign event in Washington on Friday.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama is cruising into the presidential debates with momentum on his side, yet he's still struggling to revive the passion and excitement that propelled him to the White House. Mitt Romney is grasping for his last, best chance to reboot his campaign after a disastrous September.
The fierce and determined com-
Obama, no longer the fresh face of 2008, must convince skeptical Americans that he can accomplish in a second term what he couldn't in his first, restoring the economy.
Romney, anxious to keep the race from slipping away, needs to instill confidence that he is a credible and trusted alternative to the president, with a better plan for
strengthening the economy.
"The burden in many ways is heavier on Romney," says Wayne Fields, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis who specializes in political rhetoric. "What we see right now is an uncertainty about whether he's ready for the job."
For the hundreds of campaign appearances, thousands of political ads and billions of dollars invested in the race, this is a singular moment in the contest. Upward of 50 million people are expected to watch the debates, drawing the largest political audience of the year.
Forty-one percent of Americans reported watching all of the 2008 debates, and 80 percent said they saw at least a bit, according to a Pew Research Center poll.
The Denver debate, 90 minutes devoted to domestic policy, airs live at 9 p.m. EDT, with the two men seated side by side in elevated director's chairs. Romney and Obama debate again Oct. 16 in
That intense interest tends to crowd out everything else for a time, adding to the debates' importance. With polls indicating that Obama has been gaining ground steadily in the most competitive states, the pressure is on Romney to turn in a breakout performance.
Hempstead, N.Y., and Oct. 22 in Boca Raton, Fla. Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan have their lone debate Oct. 11 in Danville, Ky.
With early or absentee voting already under way in more than half the states, any first impressions created in the debates could well be last impressions. What the candidates say is sure to matter immensely, but how they say it may count for even more.
"We remember visual impressions from debates more than we remember specific words," says Alan Schroeder, a Northeastern University professor who's written a history of presidential debates.
Whether the candidates smile or grimace, strike a confident or defensive pose, speak with a resonant or strained tone of voice, it all matters. That may be particularly true for the all-important undecided voters and those still open to changing their minds.
Staunch Democrats and Republicans may well be firm in their choices, says Patti Wood, an Atlanta-based expert on body language, but if less partisan voters are "frightened in general about their lives, if they're insecure, they're going to pick the most charismatic person."
Both candidates have challenges
POLICE REPORTS
Information based off the Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking recap.
- A 21-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Saturday at 5:41 p.m. on the 1200 block of north 1300 Road on suspicion of theft of property or services less than $1,000, burglary to a dwelling, burglary to a vehicle and criminal damage to property less than $1,000. Bond was set at $5,750
- A 20-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 2:04 a.m. on the 3900 block of Stetson Drive on suspicion of operating under the influence and careless driving. Bond was set at $600. He was released.
- A 26-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Saturday at 5:41 p.m. on the 1200 block of north 1300 Road on suspicion of theft of property or services less than $1,000, burglary to a dwelling, burglary to a vehicle and criminal damage to property less than $1,000. Bond was set at $5,750. He was released.
- A 28-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Sunday at 5:28 a.m. on the 2600 block of Harper Street on suspicion of leaving the scene of an injury accident, possession of a controlled substance, driving while suspended, no proof of liability insurance, failure to report an accident and being a habitual violator. Bond was not set.
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to overcome on that score, according to Wood.
Obama, 51, has been sounding "very tired and very strained" laterly, she says, and Romney, 65, "has a problem with appearing superior and cold."
Overall, she says, "Romney is looking a little bit younger than Obama right now," in terms of energy, if not wrinkles.
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