Daily Schedule

Wednesday, October 15

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MEDIA

Satellite media filing center opens 4:30 a.m. in Student Center to serve non-credentialed media

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Media Filing Center opens at 6 a.m.

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Cafe '08 - Open 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.

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Anheuser-Busch Hospitality Tent

opens at 7 a.m.

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Continental Breakfast and Afternoon Coffee Break

Satellite Media Center, East Plaza Room, Student Center

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Hofstra Journalism NewsHub Coverage All Day

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Writer/Producer Paul Duddridge Filming Interviews for his Movie A Film About Races

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The C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Bus

The C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Bus will be open to public for brief tours and educational programs. Students are invited to board the bus for 15-minute tours and discussions about the 2008 election. For more information, go to www.campaign2008bus.org.

The 45-foot bus is equipped with mobile multi-media demonstration centers and TV production units that can be used as studios during live programs, such as C-SPAN's Washington Journal. This allows C-SPAN the opportunity to interview students, authors, journalists and politicians aboard the Buses from anywhere in the country.

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The Brian Lehrer Show: Forum on Youth Issues Live broadcast

10 a.m. - noon, Studio A, Dempster Hall, South Campus

• First hour: A preview of the evening’s presidential debate and the current news from the campaign trail, with leading journalists, academics, and representatives from both campaigns.
• Second hour: As part of the “Thirty Issues in Thirty Days” series, the Hofstra Presidential Debate - October 15, 2008 7 discussion will center on college affordability, student loans, and other issues important to today’s college students. For more information on WNYC and the Peabody Award-winning Brian Lehrer Show, visit www.wnyc.org.
• Open only to college students who are registered voters.

Sponsored by Hofstra’s Center for Civic Engagement

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Democracia USA

11 a.m, Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, South Campus

This event is open to the campus.

Democracia USA is a national nonpartisan voter registration and civic engagement program that operates in 5 states throughout the U.S. In 2006, Democracia USA was recognized by the Associated Press with registering 60 percent of the newly registered Hispanic voters in the country. Currently, the organization is actively involved in registering Hispanics for the November Election.

The event will present an unprecedented study entitled "The Most Influential Hispanic Americans," which surveyed 500 Hispanics throughout the country to determine who Hispanics were turning to for political news and information. From the results, Democracia was able to pinpoint 15 Influential Hispanic Leaders. The Influential leaders include: Henry Cisneros, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico to name a few.

These influential leaders will be attending the final Presidential Debate at Hofstra and will be presented with the results and a token of appreciation at an on-campus press conference on Oct.15th, 2008. Democracia will be co-sponsoring this event with the student club, Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (H.O.L.A.). H.O.L.A seeks to educate the Hofstra community about Latino culture, and educational, political, and social issues impacted the community.

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Debating Iraq: Domestic and Foreign-Policy Challenges for 2009

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center Rooms 142, 143 and 145, North Campus

Sponsored by the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency and The Foreign Policy Association

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Council on Foreign Relations Press Briefing and Webcast

“Bailed Out or Bogged Down: Economic Challenges Facing the Next President”

Noon - 2 p.m., Hofstra University Club, David S. Mack Hall, North Campus

A press briefing and webcast hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency at Hofstra University.

Panelists include:

• Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, CFR; former Washington bureau chief at Financial Times. Author of, The Closing of the American Border. Expertise: U.S. economic competitiveness, U.S. trade policy, visa and immigration policy.
• Brad W. Setser, Fellow for Geoeconomics, CFR; applied international economist with experience at the U.S. Treasury and the International Monetary Fund. Expertise: is central bank reserves and sovereign wealth funds, IMF policy, emerging market economies.
• Moderated by Meena Bose, Ph.D., Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies.

Admission: Doors open at 12:30 p.m.; 1 p.m. briefing: This event is NOT open to the public. A light lunch will be served.

**RSVP Required**
RSVP by: 9:00 a.m., October 14, 2008
RSVP to: nypressrsvp@cfr.org
Open to accredited journalists only. Space is limited and RSVPs will be accepted on a first come basis. Please cancel if you submit an RSVP and are unable to attend.
Press Contact: Leigh-Ann Krapf, 212-434-9679; lkrapf@cfr.org
If you are interested in bringing a camera, please contact us.

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Issue Alley

2–4 p.m., Main Dining Room, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus

• Learn about the issues that matter most to college students! Student clubs will educate fellow students through interactive and educational activities.
• The interactive displays of CNN’s “Election Express Yourself ” tour, C-SPAN’s election bus, and VoteSmart will also be on display outside the dining room.
• Healthy refreshments will be served through the generosity of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.

Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the Educate ’08 Student Programming Committee

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Public Area (free speech area)

3 – 11 p.m., Hagedorn Hall parking lot

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Sirius Radio Broadcast

3 – 5 p.m., Dempster Hall, South Campus

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Live Broadcasts from Hofstra including MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews

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NewsHub

Dempster Hall

Students will be blogging about the debate from Hofstra’s state-of-the-art newsroom

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Debate Watch for Students: Third Presidential Debate

7:30 p.m.

Hofstra University students are invited to celebrate the excitement of the presidential debate.

• Student Center Theater (Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus) for a pre-debate panel about how the candidates are preparing for the debate and what to watch for.
• Student Center Main Dining Room (Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus) to hear students talk about the issues and the debate.
• Netherlands cafeteria (North Campus) for a variety of trivia games, art projects, and other hands-on activities.
• Hofstra USA (North Campus) to enjoy student bands and other entertainment at this pre-debate party.

Large screen viewing of debate at 9 p.m. at each party. Refreshments will be provided.

Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the Educate ’08 Student Programming Committee

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Debate Watch for the Community: Third Presidential Debate 8 p.m.

Hofstra professors provide advice and guidance about how to watch and interpret a presidential debate.

Panel discussion followed at 9 p.m. by a large-screen viewing of the debate.

Two Locations:

• The debate will be simulcast in Monroe Lecture Center Theater and the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus, for the public.

Sponsored by Hofstra’s Office of the President, School of Communication, Department of Political Science, and Center for Civic Engagement

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Live News Stream by Hofstra Journalism Students at the NewsHub: NassauNews.org/news

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Community Reception

8 p.m., Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Hall, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library 10th floor, South Campus

For Hofstra alumni, advisory board volunteers and faculty

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Third Presidential Debate

8:30 p.m. briefing, 9 p.m. debate

Hofstra University is pleased to be the site of the third presidential debate of the 2008 campaign, produced by the Commission on Presidential Debates, a nonpartisan organization.

The presenting sponsors are The Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, The John D. Miller Fund at the Long Island Community Foundation, and Sondra and David S. Mack.

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“I’m Voting For” Post-Debate Discussion

10:30 p.m., Main Dining Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus

Join Hofstra students for a facilitated conversation about whether the candidates addressed the issues that are most important, and watch video clips of Hofstra students talking about the issues that are driving them to the polls. Dessert will be served.

I’m Voting For is a nonpartisan project sponsored by Campus Progress Action. For more information, visit imvotingfor.org.

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Sirius Radio – Rapid Response

10:30 p.m., Student Center Theater, Sondra and David S. Mack

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