f riday, nov. 4, 1988
cabrini college, radnot, pa 19087
vol. XXXV, no.7
Cabrinistudentslean towardBush Cabrinistudent poll 3%
43% George Bush
Michael Dukakis
Debate brings electionissues to campus
debates," he said. In a 2-minute answer by the Republicans about the role minorities will have in their party, they said that minorities are not discriminated a~ainst. In a I-minute rebuttal, the Democrats accused the Republicans of white supremacy. Even though Hedtke believed that the
by LaTonya Lucas
Although Gov. Dukakis and Vice President Bush did not make a personal appearance, the presidential debate held on Thursday, Oct. 27, sponsored by the Resident Student Association, presented the issues
election '88
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Democrats repn:sentedDukakis' platfonn Three perssnt of 100 students in a poll declared themselves to be voting for
other candidates. the economy were some of the issues that led the two debating teams to persuade the audience that their candidate is the better choice. Not only did the teams answer the questions directed to them but they didn't hesitate to bring out the contradictions of the opposing team. Yet, sometimes the teams didn't answer the question directed to them. James Hedtke,
assistant professor, history, political science said that this was a result of the candidate's position not being clear. Pesotski thought that the debate could have been better. "I thought it was too much mudslinging and not enough issues discussed," he said. Hedtke thought that the debate went well. •'On a whole, the questions were just as good, if not better than actual presidential
that concern American voters. The Widener Center Lecture Hall was set up similar to the debates shown on television but instead of the candidates being there, students answered questions based on the standings of their candidates. On the Democratic platform, John Callinan, senior; Chris Pesotski, freshman; Tracy Sandoe, freshman and Joan Ann. Brown, freshman, presented the issues that Dukalcis and his administration has been discussing during the campaign. It was Jeff Sanders, senior; Frank Emmerich, freshman; Clyde Laforest, freshman; Jonathan Vargyas, senior and Laura Colamosca, freshman that reiterated and summed up the issues that the Republican party is stressing. The questions asked ranged from those that appealed particularly to college students to questions that concerned all Americans. Student loans, the budget deficit, Soviet Union relations, civil rights, gun control and Jeff Sander, Laura Colamosca,Frank Emmerich, Clyde LaForest, Jonathan Vargas(photo by Keith Pyle)
well, he thought that the Bush panel was sharper in articulating the candidate's position. "I would give the margin of victory to the Bush side," he said. Emmerich, who plans to run for the senate some day, said that his group prepared for two weeks. They each had a broad knowledge of Bush's platfonn and then picked one area to concentrate on. Emmerich concentrated on the issue of foreign policy. According to Emmerich, Bush and Quayle are the only people that have experience in foreign policy. "Bush has been vice president for eight years and has visited 74 countries on diplomat_i~ relations. Quayle has actively participated in Congress on the arms service committee,•' he said. Pesotski also concen~rated on foreign policy. "I amconcemed thatforeignpolicy is taking a back seat to domestic issues,'' he said. Pesotski said that he doesn't think either candidate has enough experience. "Bush has a little more experience, but he has never been there as the number one man,'' he said. Hedtke said that the most impressive thing about the debate was that the students thought of and conceived the whole idea. •'They wanted to inform the community about the candidates," he said.
inside perspectives ...... 2, 3
Is it Christmas
Senior athletes
news................ 4, 6, 7
time?
finish their sports'
features .... 5, 8, 9, 1O
(See page 8)
careers
sports ................ 11,12
{See page 11)