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TONIGHT, Oct. 19, 9-10:30 pm – DEBATEWATCH on the big screen in the Toyota! Join us! Thursday, October 20, 12:30-1:30 – BAKER Café: "Presidential Economics: Rhetoric and Reality" Join the BC's very own economist, Dr. Matt Murray and let's talk money! Matt is also with UTK Economics and the Boyd Center for Business & Economic Research Thursday, October 20, 1-2:30 pm – E&E FORUM: An Ethical, Sustainable Energy Industry, Interdisciplinary panel moderated by Becky Jacobs (UT Law), with John Nolt, Dean Rivkin, Mary English and Charles Sims (UT) and Patrick McGinley and Jamie Van Nostrand, WVU Law. Monday, Oct. 24, 1-2:30 pm - E&E FORUM: "Republicans, Democrats and Sustainability: Recovering Bipartisan Environmental Politics," Eban Goodstein, PhD, Bard Center for Environmental Policy, Bard College, New York Monday, Oct. 24, 3:30 pm – "How to Get a Job Saving the Planet: Sustainability Leadership Careers in NGO’s, Business and Policy" – Eban Goodstein, PhD, Bard College for Environmental Policy Tuesday, Oct. 25, 7-9 pm – "Best of Enemies" In partnership with E.TN Public Television, a screening and discussion of this PBS Documentary on the relationship between legendary journalists, conservative, William Buckley and liberal, Gore Vidal. This 1968 pairing was the first show featuring pundits on opposite sides of an issue and resulted in vastly improved ratings for CBS. Introduction and commentary by Dr. Mike Fitzgerald, UTK Political Science and Dr. Mark Harmon, UTK Journalism and Electronic Media Thursday, October 27, 1-2:30 pm – E&E FORUM: "US Energy Policy and this Year’s Election: Why we Are Likely to Continue to Pursue Failure," Peter Z. Grossman, Clarence Efroymson Professor of Economics, Butler University, Indianapolis Thursday, October 27, 3-5 pm – "Analyzing the Process of Energy Policy: Why policy responses to the same problems differ among countries," Peter Z. Grossman, Clarence Efroymson Professor of Economics, Butler University & Lorna A. Greening, Baker Center Energy and Environment Fellow EARLY VOTING at the Baker Center is Oct. 31 - Nov. 3, 8 am - 8 pm -- Knox County registered voters - don't miss it!