>>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," MONROE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE WORKING THROUGH A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR A NEW JAIL SITE ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON.

AND -- >> I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT PATHS THAT STUDENTS TAKE THESE DAYS THAT THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS IN FRONT OF THEM.

BUT I THINK HOMESCHOOLERS ARE WELL PREPARED FOR COLLEGE.

>> HOMESCHOOLING IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR IN INDIANA.

BUT HOW DO THOSE STUDENTS DO IN COLLEGE?

>> AND WE CONTINUE OUR SERIES OF INTERVIEWS IN CANDIDATES IN NEXT MONTH'S GENERAL ELECTION WITH THE TWO MEN WHO ARE RUNING FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

WE WILL HAVE THESE STORIES AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

♪ >>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

I'M JOE HREN.

INDIANA'S THREE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR MET ON A DEBATE STAGE THURSDAY FOR THE FINAL TIME THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

HIGHLIGHTING THEIR DIFFERENT VISIONS FOR THE STATE.

GEORGE HALE REPORTS.

>> REPUBLICAN MIKE BRAUN, DEMOCRAT JENNIFER McCORMICK AND LIBERTARIAN DONALD RAINWATER ADDRESSED MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES THEY DISCUSSED BEFORE, THAT INCLUDES PROPERTY TAXES, CANNABIS AND ABORTION.

BUT THEY TREND NEW GROUND ON ISSUES SUCH AS LABOR UNIONS, CUTTING GOVERNMENT JOBS AND GUN REGULATIONS.

McCORMICK HIGHLIGHTED A FREQUENT TARGET, MICAH BECKWITH WHO McCORMICK SAYS IS TOO EXTREME FOR INDIANA.

>> HE ALSO SAID HE WANTS HIS GUNS UNTRACEABLE AND UNREGISTERED AND THAT IS JUST SCARY.

>> BRAUN PUSHED BACK, ARGUING HE HAS CALLED FOR STRENGTHENING INDIANA'S RED FLAG LAW.

THAT LAW ALLOWS LAW ENFORCEMENT TO TEMPORARILY TAKE AWAY SOMEONE'S FIREARMS IF THEY'RE A DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.

>> SHE CONSTANTLY DEFAULTS TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, WHO WILL BE LEADING THE STATE.

AND MY RECORD ON ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE CLEAR.

>> RAINWATER SOUGHT TO STAND APART FROM BOTH OF HIS OPPONENTS.

ON THE GUN QUESTION THAT MEANT OPPOSING RED FLAG LAWS.

>> BECAUSE WE'RE THAT CLOSE TO OUR GOVERNMENT TELLING US THAT BECAUSE WE GO TO THIS CHURCH OR WE'RE A MEMBER OF THAT ORGANIZATION, THAT WE HAVE A MENTAL DEFECT AND THEREFORE THEY NEED TO TAKE OUR GUNS.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M GEORGE HALE.

>>> EARLY VOTING FOR THE ELECTION ENDS NOVEMBER 4th.

WE HAVE COMPLETE ELECTION COVERAGE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WTIUNEWS.ORG/ELECTIONS.

MORE FAMILIES ARE DECIDING TO HOMESCHOOL THEIR KIDS, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE KIDS GO TO COLLEGE?

HIGHER EDUCATION REPORTER AUBREY WRIGHT JOINS US FROM THE NEWSROOM FOR MORE.

>> THANKS, JOE.

I SPOKE WITH HOMESCHOOLING EXPERTS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS.

THEY SAY HOMESCHOOLED KIDS DO ABOUT AS WELL AS KIDS FROM TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS.

DURING HER SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, ELISE JEDLICKA TOOK A COURSE.

HER PROFESSOR GAVE HER A LIST OF WAYS COLLEGE IS DIFFERENT.

SHE NEEDED TO TAKE CHARGE OF HER OWN LEARNING AND SHE THOUGHT, I GET IT ALREADY.

SHE WAS HOMESCHOOLED FROM KINDERGARTEN TO SENIOR YEAR.

>> THAT WHOLE LIST, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT GAVE ME SOME PERSPECTIVE INTO LIKE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE IN A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL.

>> NOW JEDICA IS A SOPHOMORE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY.

SHE SAYS HOMESCHOOLING HELPED HER FOCUS ON LEARNING AND MOTIVATED HER TO ENJOY THE MATERIAL.

>> I LOVED IT.

AND I WILL HOPEFULLY HOMESCHOOL MY KIDS.

>> HOMESCHOOLING LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR EVERY FAMILY.

MOM OF SIX, AMY LUIDHARDT TEACHES A CLASS FOR HOMESCHOOLED KIDS AT A LOCAL CHURCH.

SO FAR THREE OF HER HOMESCHOOLED CHILDREN HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE.

>> I THINK THAT KIND OF LENDS ITSELF TO A COLLEGE ATMOSPHERE BECAUSE A LOT OF COLLEGE CLASSES OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE A PROFESSOR TEACHING BUT LIKE A LOT OF IT IS YOU HAVE TO READ THE MATERIAL AND DO THE WORK AT HOME ON YOUR OWN AND THERE'S A LOT OF SELF-MANAGEMENT THAT HAS TO GO ON THERE.

>> BETWEEN TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOK LEARNING AT HOME, TUTORING AND S.A.T.

PREP CLASSES THEY STUDY SCIENCE, HISTORY AND NOW FINANCE.

>> THIS PARTICULAR CLASS NEEDS EVERY OTHER FRIDAY.

BUT SOME OF OUR CO-OPS MEET EVERY FRIDAY AND SOME MEET EVERY OTHER FRIDAY.

IT JUST DEPENDS WHAT THE NEED OF THAT CLASS IS.

>> IT'S HARD TO SAY HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE HOMESCHOOLED.

ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ABOUT 5% OF K-12 STUDENTS ARE HOMESCHOOLED.

NATIONAL SURVEYS ARE BEST RESOURCE, BUT EXPERTS SAY IT'S NOT A COMPLETE PICTURE.

HERE'S ROBERT KUNZMAN, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR HOME EDUCATION RESEARCH.

>> INDIANA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A STATE THAT DOES NOT COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT HOMESCHOOLERS.

SO WE ONLY KNOW IN AN ANECDOTAL SENSE, PERHAPS, THAT HOMESCHOOLING HAS INCREASED.

>> INDIANA DOESN'T REQUIRE HOMESCHOOLERS TO REGISTER OR REPORT DATA.

INSTRUCTORS MUST TAKE ATTENDANCE AND CLASSES SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL.

FAMILIES AND STUDENTS HAVE A LOT OF FREEDOM TO HOMESCHOOL IN INDIANA.

>> THEY FIND THAT BENEFICIAL WHEN THEY GET INTO COLLEGE, BECAUSE IN COLLEGE, STUDENTS MAKE A LOT OF THEIR OWN CHOICES ABOUT CLASSES AND HOW THEY WILL SPEND THEIR TIME.

HOMESCHOOLING ALLOWS CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THAT FREEDOM MORE BEFORE THEY GET TO COLLEGE.

>> KUNZMAN SAYS HOMESCHOOLERS DO ABOUT AS WELL AS PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THERE AREN'T MANY DRAMATIC DIFFERENCES.

HE SAYS THERE ARE OTHER, MORE PIVOTAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT HOW HOMESCHOOLERS DO IN COLLEGE AND LIFE.

>> AS FAR AS PARENTAL EDUCATIONAL LEVELS AND INCOME LEVELS, THOSE TEND TO BE MORE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A STUDENT IS HOMESCHOOLED OR CONVENTIONALLY SCHOOLED.

>> JEDLICKA SAID AT FIRST HER BIGGEST STRUGGLE WAS NOTE TAKING BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T HAVE LECTURES IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SOME LIMITED DATA SHOW HOMESCHOOLERS STRUGGLE MORE WITH MATH OR LONG RESEARCH PAPER BUT THEY MAY HANDLE READING AND SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING BETTER.

AS WITH TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS, KUNZMAN SAYS SOME HOMESCHOOLING STUDENT SITUATIONS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE.

AND STUDENTS WILL EXCEL.

OTHERS MIGHT BE UNIMPRESSIVE AND NEGLECTFUL.

>> I THINK IT'S NOT ALL THAT DISSIMILAR FROM WHAT WE FIND IN CONVENTIONAL SCHOOLING BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN'T SAY WITH ANY CONFIDENCE THAT HOMESCHOOLERS PERFORM BETTER OR WORSE.

>> THOUGH HOMESCHOOLING IS GROWING, SAGER CAN'T PREDICT IF COLLEGES WILL SEE MORE HOMESCHOOLERS IN THE FUTURE.

>> I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT PATHS THAT STUDENTS TAKE THESE DAYS THAT THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS IN FRONT OF THEM.

BUT I THINK HOMESCHOOLERS ARE WELL PREPARED FOR COLLEGE.

>> COLLEGE ADMISSIONS OFFICES ARE USUALLY VERY WELCOMING TOWARD HOMESCHOOLERS.

STUDENTS RECORDS MIGHT BE UNCONVENTIONAL.

COLLEGES SUCH AS I.U.

BLOOMINGTON EVALUATE THEIR CURRICULUM, TRANSCRIPTS, APPLICATION ESSAYS AND SOMETIMES TEST SCORES.

GROUPS LIKE THE INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF HOME EDUCATORS HELP PARENTS ADOPT TRANSCRIPTS AND TRACK CREDIT HOURS.

>> YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE TO CREATE SOMETHING DIFFERENT BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT THE COLLEGE YOUR CHILD IS INTERESTED IN REQUIRES.

>> JEDLICKA CHOSE TO TAKE THE S.A.T.

FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND TO GIVE AN OFFICIAL NUMBER TO THE SCHOOL.

SHE SAYS HER HOMESCHOOLING SET HER APART BECAUSE SHE COULD TALK IT UP, POSITIVELY.

>> APPLYING, IT WAS PRETTY EASY.

I FEEL LIKE I HAD THREE OLDER BROTHERS THAT ALL WENT THROUGH IT BEFORE TOO.

>> HOMESCHOOLING WON'T BE FOR EVERYBODY, BUT IT WAS GREAT FOR HER.

GOING FORWARD, IT'S DIFFERENT, BUT SHE SAYS THERE'S MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN COLLEGE.

>> I KNOW THAT I'LL LEARN MORE TOO.

LIKE, THERE'S STUFF THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW.

SO I'M EXCITED TO FIGURE THAT OUT STILL.

>> TODAY, HOMESCHOOLERS HAVE MORE OPTIONS AND SUPPORT TO GET THEM THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," WITH VIDEOGRAPHER LAUREN TUCKER, I'M AUBREY WRIGHT.

>>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, AUBREY.

WE ARE JOINED NOW BY SHELBY BROWN FOR MORE HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE.

HI, SHELBY.

>> HI, JOE.

THANKS SO MUCH.

THE MONROE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY WEDNESDAY TO APPROVE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE NEW COUNTY JAIL SITE.

IT'S THE NORTH PARK LOCATION OFF STATE ROAD 46 JUST WEST OF I-69 ON THE WAY TO ELLETTSVILLE.

>> THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT.

I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THAT FOR SURE, AND IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET HERE, A LOT OF INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC, AND A LOT OF STAFF TIME.

>> SEVERAL SITES WERE CONSIDERED, INCLUDING A PLOT ON FULLERTON PIKE AND AREAS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF BLOOMINGTON, BUT COMMISSIONERS SAY THE NORTH PARK SITE OFFERS ROOM FOR EXPANSION.

CRITICS OF NORTH PARK LOCATION SAY BUILDING A JAIL WILL DETER OTHERS FROM BUILDING NEARBY AND STIFLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

>>> THE BLOOMINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT IS READY TO SET UP SHOP IN FIRE STATION ONE, MORE THAN THREE YEARS AFTER IT SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE 2021 FLOOD DOWNTOWN.

>> IT'S AN INTERESTING FEELING BECAUSE WHEN WE LEFT HERE THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, THE IDEA WAS NOT TO EVER COME BACK HERE.

>> BUT THE CITY OPTED TO RENOVATE THE STATION AND HOSTED A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY THERE'S INDIVIDUAL SLEEPING QUARTERS AND LOCKERS, A BIG KITCHEN, A NEW REC ROOM AND NO BASEMENT TO FLOOD.

FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEGUN TRANSITIONING TO THE REOPENED STATION TODAY.

>>> INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL TODD ROKITA IS THREATENING TWO MORE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITH POTENTIAL LEGAL ACTION OVER THE STATE'S BAN ON SANCTUARY CITIES.

ROKITA SENT DEMANDS TO THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES.

THEY CALLED THE INVESTIGATION MISGUIDED, AND SEYMOUR CITY ATTORNEY SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT ACCUSATIONS HAVE NO LEGAL OR FACTUAL BASIS.

ROKITA HAS PREVIOUSLY SUED OR THREATENED TO SUE THE THREE CITIES, INCLUDING BLOOMINGTON, AND THREE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OVER THE SANCTUARY CITY LAW.

>>> A HAMILTON LUGAR SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER WAS TOLD IN A LETTER FROM HIS DEAN THAT HE WOULD BE FIRED IF HE CONTINUED TO ATTEND CANDLE LIGHT VIGILS FOR FREE SPEECH.

THE PROTESTS ARE INTENTIONALLY DEFYING INDIANA UNIVERSITY'S EXPRESSIVE ACTIVITY POLICY'S CURFEW WHICH BANS PROTESTS BETWEEN 11 P.M. AND 6 A.M. MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SANCTIONED FOR ATTENDING THEM.

>> FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR CORE PRINCIPLES OF IDEA OF UNIVERSITY AND OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION.

I.U.

HAS REJECTED THESE PRINCIPLES IN AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE SPEECH, PARTICULARLY SPEECH WHICH HUMANIZES THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.

>>> AFTER ATTENDING MULTIPLE PROTESTS WITHOUT ISSUE, PEARSON SELF-REPORTED TO I.U.

UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL ENFORCE THE POLICY BUT PRESIDENT PAMELA WHITTEN WILL REVIEW IT NEXT SEMESTER.

>>> AND COLLEGE GAMEDAY IS ESPN'S POPULAR HIGH-ENERGY SHOW THAT AIRS ON SATURDAY MORNINGS BEFORE THE FOOTBALL GAMES START.

IT MOVES FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS.

USUALLY BASED ON A TEAM'S SUCCESS.

THIS SATURDAY, IT WILL BE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY!

ELYSE PERRY REPORTS.

♪ >> FOR THREE HOURS BEFORE I.U.

'S UNDEFEATED FOOTBALL TEAM TAKES ON WASHINGTON AT NOON ON SATURDAY, THE SOUTH LAWN OF MEMORIAL STADIUM WILL BE WITH FANS.

IT'S THE BACKGROUND INCLUDING SEVEN TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION COACH, NICK SABAN AND DESMOND HOWARD.

FORMER I.U.

COACH LEE CORSO WHO IS 89 YEARS OLD HAS BEEN ON GAMEDAY SINCE IT STARTED IN 1987.

ANOTHER REGULAR IS FORMER COLTS PUNTER AND CURRENT ESPN TALK SHOW HOST PAT McAFEE.

ADMISSION FOR FANS IS FREE.

I.U.

SOPHOMORE PARKER McFADDEN PLANS TO GET IN LINE AROUND MIDNIGHT.

McFADDEN SAYS THEY WILL SLEEP ON THE GROUND IF NECESSARY.

>> FOR GAMEDAY YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING ANYTHING INTO THE PIT OTHER THAN YOURSELF, A SIGN, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO WE'RE PLANNING ON JUST BRINGING OURSELVES AND THEN IF WE FALL ASLEEP ON THE GROUND, WE DO, AND IF NOT, WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG DAY.

>> COLLEGE GAMEDAY AVERAGES 2.2 MILLION VIEWERS WEEKLY.

McFADDEN EXPECTS THAT HIS GROUP WON'T BE FIRST TO ARRIVE IN PERSON.

>> I THINK THAT I.U.

STUDENTS WILL DEFINITELY SHOW OUT.

I THINK BEING THERE EARLY, IS GOING TO BE VERY POPULAR.

I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START CAMPING OUT EVEN EARLIER THAN I AM.

>> HOOSIER FANS SPECULATED FOR DAYS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT ONE OF THE SHOW'S FEATURES, A CELEBRITY CONNECTED WITH THE HOST SCHOOL WHO TRIES TO PICK WINNERS OF VARIOUS GAMES.

ON THURSDAY, ESPN ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE PHILLIES STAR AND I.U.

ALUM, KYLE SCHWARBER.

FOR I. U.

COACH CURT CIGNETTI.

IT'S A THREE-HOUR COMMERCIAL FOR ATTRACTING RECRUITS.

>> WELL, I THINK IT'S GREAT EXPOSURE FOR THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM AND THE UNIVERSITY.

AND NOW WE'VE GOT TO DO OUR PART.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ELYSE PERRY.

>>> AND JOE, I.U.

QUARTERBACK KURTIS ROURKE WILL MISS THE GAME AFTER INJURING THE THUMB ON HIS THROWING HAND LAST WEEK.

>> THEY SAY TO GET THERE EARLY BECAUSE IT WILL BE A WILD DAY.

THANKS.

>> OF COURSE.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," WE SIT DOWN WITH REPUBLICAN MICAH BECKWITH AND TERRY GOODEN.

THE CANDIDATES FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN INDIANA.

>>> AND I.U.

STUDENTS ARE TAKING PART IN A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO FIND DONOR MATCHES FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM FORMS OF BLOOD CANCER.

>>> THESE STORIES AND MORE, RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

REPUBLICAN MICAH BECKWITH AND DEMOCRAT TERRY GOODIN ARE RUNNING TO BE THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF INDIANA.

OUR ETHAN SANDWEISS SET DOWN WITH BOTH.

FIRST UP, MICAH BECKWITH, A PASTOR FROM NOBLESVILLE.

>> YOU MENTIONED YOU WOULD BE A CHECK AND BALANCE ON THE GOVERNOR WHEN YOU ARE ELECTED.

SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE CEREMONIAL.

HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR INFLUENCE PLAYING OUT IN THE STATE HOUSE?

>> I JUST SAW A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY OVER THE LAST PROBABLY SIX TO EIGHT YEARS IN INDIANA GOVERNANCE AND I THOUGHT THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR COULD BE ONE MORE VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THAT STATEHOUSE FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE.

>> YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST BEFORE, PUT OUT A VIDEO THAT'S ON FACEBOOK THAT WAS THREE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE A CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST.

COULD YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST.

>> IT'S PROBABLY NOT WHAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA OR DEMOCRATS THINK.

I WOULD NEVER ADVOCATE FOR TOCACY.

IT'S A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC AND WE'RE FOUNDED AS THAT.

WE ARE ROOTED IN JUDEA CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.

IT'S A CHRISTIAN, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CHRISTIANS TO GET INVOLVED IN ANY NATION THAT THEY ARE IN.

>> SO WHAT IS THE ROLE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE RELIGION MINORITIES IN A CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST AMERICA.

>> ANYONE IS WELCOME TO BE PART OF THIS AMAZING NATION.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN ATHEIST, YOU KNOW, MUSLIM, HINDU, WHATEVER IT IS BUT OUR FOUNDATIONS ARE OUR FOUNDATIONS FOR A REASON AND CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIONS HAVE BIRTHED WESTERN CIVILIZATION.

AMERICAN HISTORY, WORLD HISTORY PROVES THAT.

DON'T STRIP THOSE FOUNDATIONS BECAUSE MOMENT YOU DO, YOU ARE STRIPPING THE VERY THING THAT'S PROTECTED YOU OF -- OF GOVERNMENT INTRUSION AND TYRANNY IN YOUR LIFE.

REALLY GOD IS THE GOD OF LIBERTY.

>> INDIANA ITSELF IS ABOUT TO CARRY OUT ITS FIRST STATE EXECUTION SINCE 2009.

I WANTED TO ASK, WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THE DEATH PENALTY?

>> THAT'S ONE THE FIRST LAWS GOD EVER GAVE MAN, HE TOLD NOAH, IF YOU SHED INNOCENT BLOOD, THEN BY MAN'S HAND WILL YOUR BLOOD BE SHED.

AND IT WAS GOD SAYING GOVERNMENT HAS A JOB TO PROTECT LIFE.

AND SO THAT IS -- AND SO I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

>> WHAT DO YOU SEE THE STATE'S ROLE AS IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION?

>> I THINK HIGHER ACADEMIA HAS BECOME A PLACE WHERE INDOCTRINATION REIGNS SUPREME.

I KNOW CONSERVATIVE STUDENTS DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE, FROM SAYING THEY ARE A CONSERVATIVE AND GETTING DOCKED ON A GRADE OR LOSING FRIENDSHIPS.

I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME ABOUT I.U.

I HEAR THAT -- YOU CAN'T BE A CONSERVATIVE AND GO TO I. U., AT LEAST OPENLY.

THAT'S NOT FREEDOM.

THAT'S NOT TOLERANCE.

THAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF THAT.

AND YET, WE HAVE PROFESSORS AND ADMINISTRATIONS IN PLACES LIKE I.U.

THAT ARE SAYING IF YOU ARE CONSERVATIVE, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, BUT IF YOU ARE ON THE LEFT, THEN, I MEAN, THE SKY IS YOURS.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

AND SO THAT HAS TO STOP.

>> NEXT UP IS TERRY GOODIN FROM AUSTIN.

HE SERVED 20 YEARS AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE.

>> SO YOU GREW UP ON A FARM, RIGHT?

>> YEAH.

>> AND WORKED FOR THE USDA.

SO I'M CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, INDIANA IS A PRETTY RURAL STATE, OF COURSE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT EXPERIENCE IS GOING TO HELP YOU AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

>> I TELL YOU WHAT, AS WE TRAVEL AROUND THE STATE OF INDIANA, WE REALIZE HOW RURAL IT IS AND HOW BIG IT IS.

ONE OF THE SITUATIONS WITH THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ONE THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES IS YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND YOU ARE ALSO IN CHARGE OF -- YOU ARE THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

SO IT'S GOING TO WORK VERY WELL IN THE McCORMICK-GOODIN FAVOR WHENEVER WE ARE ELECTED BECAUSE THAT'S MY BACKGROUND.

THAT'S WHO I AM.

I GREW UP ON A SMALL FARM IN SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA.

WE RAISED BEEF CATTLE AND JUST I BRING THAT FARM WORK ETHIC WITH ME EVERYWHERE I GO, AND YOU DON'T FINISH THE DAY UNTIL THE JOB IS DONE.

AND THAT'S THE WORK ETHIC THAT I WILL BRING TO THE TABLE.

>> WHAT IS THE STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IF IT HAS A ROLE IN REGULATING SPEECH, RESEARCH, THESE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES.

>> WE DON'T NEED A LEGISLATOR OR THE -- WE DON'T NEED A STATE REPRESENTATIVE OR A STATE SENATOR OR SOMEONE TELLING THESE FOLKS WHAT TO TEACH IN THESE CLASSROOMS.

WHAT WE GOT -- WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE WORKING ON IS THEY SHOULD BE WORKING ON THE SIMPLE FACT THAT LET'S STOP THE NUMBER ONE EXPORT IN INDIANA AND THAT'S THE EXPORT OF OUR YOUNG ADULTS LEAVING OUR STATE AND GOING OTHER PLACES BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND BETTER OPPORTUNITIES IN OTHER STATES AS COMPARED TO INDIANA.

>> I WANTED ASK WHERE YOU STAND ON THE STATE DEATH PENALTY.

>> SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE NOW WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THIS, THAT WE ARE CONVICTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN IT GETS TO THAT POINT IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM, THAT WE HAVE RESOLVED ALL QUESTIONS.

THERE SHOULD BE NO QUESTION ABOUT THE GUILT OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND THERE SHOULD BE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OR OPTIONS OR THOUGHTS THAT MAY COME UP TO EXHAUST, PREVENTING THIS PERSON TO DEATH.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DO SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY.

>> TALKING ABOUT BRAUN AND BECKWITH.

HOW DO YOU THINK THAT YOU AND JENNIFER McCORMICK WOULD WORK TOGETHER COMPARED TO HOW THOSE TWO WOULD WORK TOGETHER?

>> JENNIFER McCORMICK CHOSE ME TO BE HER RUNNING MATE.

I OPENLY ACCEPTED THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO WORK WITH HER TO MOVE THE STATE OF INDIANA FORWARD.

AS WE KNOW, MIKE BRAUN CHOSE SOMEONE ELSE TO BE HIS RUNNING MATE.

MICAH BECKWITH GOT MAD BECAUSE HE WASN'T ASKED TO THE PROM.

HE RUNS AGAINST THAT PERSON AND WINS AND NOW YOU HAVE THAT DISCONNECT.

>> I THINK SOME -- YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN BLOOMINGTON, WHO, YOU KNOW, MIGHT SAY THAT YOU ARE NOT PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH.

>> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT THE PROGRESSIVES UNDERSTAND IS THE FACT THAT WE WILL SET DOWN AND WE WILL LISTEN TO THEM AND IF THE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS THAT THEY ARE BRINGING TO THE TABLE ARE LEGITIMATE, AND WE CAN IMPLEMENT THOSE, THEN WE WILL LISTEN AND BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THEM THOSE.

THE OTHER FOLKS WON'T LISTEN TO THEM.

THEY CONSIDER THEM OUT IN, WELL, LITERALLY LEFT FIELD.

>> YOU CAN FIND THE FULL INTERVIEWS WITH BECKWITH AND GOODIN, COMPLETE ELECTION COVERAGE ON OUR WEBSITE.

WTIUNEWS.ORG/ELECTION.

>>> AND I.U.

GIFT ORGANIZATION.

THOSE PATIENTS NEED STEM CELL OR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS AND AS CLAIRE TIPS REPORTS, THAT'S WHERE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS COME?

>> WHAT'S UP, MAN?

DO YOU HAVE 20 SECONDS.

>> YES.

>> HELP US CURE BLOOD CANCER.

>> THE CURE STARTS WITH SOMEONE WHO DID THREE QUICK SWABS ON THE INSIDE OF THEIR CHEEK.

THE SWAB KIT IS SENT BACK TO A LAB.

>> YOU IF I WILL THAT OUT AND YOU GET A GREEN CHECK MARK AND YOU CAN TALK TO NATALIE AND SHE GETS YOU SWABBED.

>> THERE MAY BE A MATCH IN THE NATIONAL MARROW REGISTRY?

>> THAT TO ME IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

HOW CAN I AS A LEADER HELP GET US OUT THERE AND REALLY EDUCATE EVERYONE ON CAMPUS ABOUT WHAT GIFT OF LIFE IS.

>> THE PREFERRED AGE OF DONORS IS 18 TO 35.

THAT'S WHY VOLUNTEERS ON I.U.

'S CAMPUS WERE TRYING TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO DO THE SWABS THERE'S NO COMMITMENT TO FURTHER INVOLVEMENT BUT THE PEOPLE COULD SAVE A LIFE.

A LIFE LIKE THAT OF I.U.

SOPHOMORE CAROLINE PRICE, A BLOOD CANCER SURVIVOR AND NOW A GIFT OF LIFE VOLUNTEER.

>> I HAD A RARE BLOOD DISEASE, AND THE BEST AND REALLY THE ONLY WAY THEY WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TREAT ME AND, LIKE, HEAL ME COMPLETELY WAS THROUGH A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT.

>> AFTER BEING MATCHED WITH AN ANONYMOUS DONOR, PRICE IS NOW CURED AND SHE GIVES BACK AS A GIFT OF LIFE VOLUNTEER.

>> HAVING GOTTEN BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT FROM AN UNRELATED DONOR AND HEARING ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY HELP ANOTHER PERSON IN THE SAME SHOES THAT I WAS IN, JUST REALLY GRABBED MY ATTENTION AND I KNEW THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY WANTED TO DO AND BECOME A PART OF.

>> YOU CAN FIND PRICE AT TABLING EVENTS LIKE THIS ONE.

SHE'S SEARCHING TORE DONORS LIKE JOCELYN WHO MATCHED WITH AN 11-MONTH-OLD BABY BOY.

>> OUT OF THE 1 IN 1200 CHANCE, THE FACT THAT I GOT MATCHED AND MATCHED WITH SUCH A YOUNG PATIENT REALLY MAKES IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL TO ME TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT GIFT TO HIM.

>> A GIFT THAT COMES WITH A SEEMINGLY SCARY PROCEDURE.

SOON SHE WILL HAVE BONE MARROW PULLED FROM HER HIP WITH A LARGE HOLLOW NEEDLE.

>> IF I HAVE A FEW DAYS OF BACK PAIN FOR THIS BOY TO HAVE MORE TO HIS LIFE, LIKE, THAT'S TOTALLY FINE WITH ME.

>> IF YOU'RE ON THE FENCE, DO SOME MORE RESEARCH.

MAYBE YOU COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE ONE DAY AND IT'S NOT THAT SCARY.

>> NOT SCARY, BUT LIFE CHANGING.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M CLAIRE TIPS.

>>> AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR LAST-MINUTE HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS CREATING A LOOK WITH A SPECIAL EFFECT MAKEUP IS A SIMPLE AND COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION.

KATY SZPAK VISITED TRICOCI BEAUTY SCHOOL TO GET HALLOWEEN MAKEUP TIPS FROM THE PROFESSIONALS.

>> WHETHER YOU ARE GOING SCARY OR CUTE, THERE'S A SIMPLE MAKEUP EFFECT TO ADD THAT WOW FACTOR TO YOUR COSTUME.

>> PEOPLE LIKE TO ADD THE FAKE SKIN AND LOOK LIKE YOU ARE BLEEDING OR THEY ARE TAKING MORE CLOWN LOOKS AND MAKING THEM CUTE AND FUN.

>> ANESTHESIA ESTHETICIANS CREATED THIS SPIDER LOOK WITH MATERIALS YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE AT HOME.

>> YOU DO A COUPLE LAYERS OF TOILET PAPER TO GET A FLESHY LOOK.

>> 90% OF THIS IS AT-HOME PRODUCTS THAT YOU CAN GOOD ET CETERA AT THE DRUGSTORE, EVEN THE BOLD MAKEUP IS REALLY POPULAR RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW YOU CAN GET THAT AT CVS AND WHATNOT.

>> AND DON'T STRESS ABOUT MAKING IT PERFECT.

>> ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT MAKEUP IS IT GIVES YOU A LOT OF CREATIVE FREEDOM.

YOU CAN'T REALLY MAKE A MISTAKE.

>> WITH VIDEOGRAPHER, LAUREN TUCKER FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M KATY SZPAK.

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