The university hosted a watch party for the final Indiana Gubernatorial debate in Carter Hall Tuesday night.

Former house speaker John Gregg, R; Rex Bell, L; and Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb, R were asked questions from the public regarding health and social issues.

The debate covered a series of issues, including,the legalization of medical marijuana, how the candidate’s religion might play into their decision-making, the effectiveness of the needle exchange program and how the power of pardon should be used.

All three candidates identified as Christians, but said they will respect all religions.

All three candidates agreed it is not the government’s place to stand in between a mother and her doctor.

However, not all the candidates agreed on the issue of buying alcohol on Sunday.

Holcomb said people were capable of planning ahead to buy their alcohol before Sunday, while Bell said anything legal on Saturday should be legal on Sunday.

Alex Logan, a junior environmental sciences major, said she has been following all the presidential and gubernatorial debates thus far.

“I thought this debate was a good change in tone from the presidential debates,” Logan said. “All the candidates seemed to respect each other and they all did a nice job of answering the questions while staying on topic.”

Logan was one of the eleven students that made it out to Carter Hall for the watch party.

“Obviously, I would have liked to watch the actual debate in the performance center,” Logan said, “But the tickets were taken pretty quick. My environmental politics teacher told us we could still watch it in Carter Hall if we could not get a ticket.”

Logan said she will be voting for Democrat John Gregg because she tends to lean more toward the liberal side.

“I liked how much enthusiasm Gregg had about helping people,” Logan said, “I think that is really important as a leader in Indiana.”