tommie smith was in your classes here at san jose state...so how much of an influence were you on himjohn carlos? lets talk about the boycott...the boycott at new york athletic club was successful. but how did you feel when you realized the boycott at the olympics wasn't going to be a reality? thank you so much dr. edwards for being with us today. coming up next, well introduce you to a man who sculpted the carlos and smith statues. and legacy week was upon us with students given a chance to commemorate a powerful movement that sparked the nation. but first we ask students who they think is ahead in the presidential race after the first two debates. ">>>"i personally liked obama a bit more because he wasn't as - he was aggressive in protecting himself and not so much, you know, out right saying someone else was doing - like saying mitt romney was being a liar the whole entire time." the csu system is being sued for campaigning for proposition 30, the tax increase measure, that will benefit schools. the howard jarvis taxpayers association filed a lawsuit thursday. the group claims an e

. >> reporter: standing in the shadow depicting his olympic protest with tommy smith 44 years ago. >> i lost my life based on my beliefs, so be it i lose my life. >> reporter: the former san jose state student athlete and social activist john carlos urged today's students to take a stand. >> once you make a statement they can't take it back. >> reporter: it's a message that resonates on this campus where student activism is reaching the ballot box this november in the form of measure d. >> we just feel like this is a moral issue. >> reporter: it's a minimum wage ordinance that began in the classroom. they organized raised money and collected 35,000 signatures more than enough needed to place it on the ballot. >> people should be able to make a decent wage. >> reporter: it would raise the rate from $8 to $10age hour. business owners said they would have to raise their prices or cut hours to make up the difference. >> if i'm hiring a new person in a lower rate that person will make $10 an hour so the person who used to make $10 has to go $12 and to $1. to$14. >> reporter: servers can do

it will be between tommy thompson and congresswoman tammy baldwin. coverage a live of the house smith dinner. it has provided comic relief. in 2008, then-candidate barack obama was the butt of his jokes, saying that his first name was swahili for that one. he noted that he got his name from someone who never thought he would run for president. now live to the senate debate in virginia between george allen and tim kaine. >> welcome, everyone, to the last debate of this virginia campaign. i am coming to you live from the beautiful campus in virginia. ♪ [applause] >> again, good evening. i am jay warren, your monitor for tonight's debate. joining me also has to be the chairman of virginia tech, and a professor here. behind us is a very lively and enthusiastic southwest virginia crowd filling the theater. we welcome them and we welcome all of you. not only across all of southwest virginia and the commonwealth, but coming to you nationwide on c-span. tonight is your opportunity to hear directly from the candidates, unfiltered and unedited. it is our hope that this will be a lively hour. on