Drake University - Quax Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Compus SIT Could We Compleiely The Drake Mound adorns the front campus lawn in front of the Olmsted parking lot. It was added to campus as part of a project to make the campus more identifiable and accessable for visitors of Drake. The Olmsted parking lot was converted this year into a paid parking lot. This created controversy among the student body, especially those women living in the Moorehouse resident hall. Only time will determine the effectiveness of the lot and whether or not it is cost effective. The Elmwood elementary school was demolished after serving Drake as storage space for the last several years. The space will now be used for extra parking. The lot where the school building stood will be sold to a business. hioh I ' e Do Without? S+:

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. , X 1 ' Q. ssixsgtsmikfsa --rx saw sa X a X t tm Me ss Q Q, vs Pot Robertson CRD Pete du Pont QRJ George Bush CRQ FIFTEEN MINUTES OF F ME: ICWA T 88 ta dairy farm, the Reverend Jesse Jackson CDD milked a cow, but met with little success. Across the state, Alexander Haig KRD chated with farmers while holding tightly to a squirming piglet. Jackson and Haig were just two of the 11 candidates campaign- ing in the cornfields of Iowa. Why the interest in Iowa? The Iowa Caucuses, held February 8, 1988, provided the candidates with a vital first source of information on how the heartland really felt about various issues. The fact that so many politicians de- scended upon Iowa raised questions. Be- sides the presidential hopefuls, who else profited? And, what kind of impact did the caucuses have on Drake students? The Iowa Caucuses first gained notori- ety in 1972, but didn't really take off until 1976, when Jimmy Carter heavily campaign here. Carter stayed in people's houses, making Iowa his home away from home. His strategy worked. He won the Democratic nomination and the presidency. By 1980, canidates from both parties were emulated Carter's campaign methods. The caucus process is at best, difficult to understand. The caucuses are made up of precincts, 154 of which are in Polk County, said Michael Mauro, Polk County Commissioner of Elections. Cur- rently, there are 2,495 precincts in all of Iowa's 99 counties. The parties expect that 200,000 people turned out to vote in February. The precincts were open to all eligible voters who have lived in Iowa for at least 14 days. Delegates were choosen to represent the county convention first, said Mauro. Then two delegates represented each county, where they were committed to a caucus. Each caucus selectes repre- sentatives to the county convention. At the convention, representatives were se- lected for each party's national conven- tion. Mauro said, Iowa's economy bene- fits from the caucuses. So does Des Moines, the state, and the media. Estimates predicted, approximately S525 million were pumped into Iowa. Albert Gore CD5 Richard Gepnordt CD5 Poul Simon QDJ 1