Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN DECISION ' 88 Mud-slinging between presidential can- didates George Bush and Michael Dukakis caught Texas Tech students in a heated bat- tle in party politics. Students were bombarded by people shoving party paraphernalia in their faces as they walked through the University Cen- ter. While the Young Democrats and the Col- lege Republicans were frantically register- ing eligible voters on campus, the organiza- tions also knocked on doors and telephoned voters, encouraging participation in the 1988 election on Nov. 8. This is my si.xth year as a College Re- publican. I went to rallies and helped with committees and campaigns, said Michael Verdone, a political science graduate from Lubbock. Angela Ledford, a freshman from San Angelo, said, Since I am a political science major, I decided to get involved in the elec- tion by supporting the Lubbock County Young Democrats. Specials were shown on television to en- courage voter participation. Newspapers flashed candidates ' faces on front pages around the country. Many Tech students were voting in their first presidential election and weren ' t sure who was right for the job. Some students made a voting decision on who they thought looked the best on televi- sion. The two Bush versus Dukakis debates raised many of the issues that had not been resolved during the ' 88 election. The trillion dollar deficit and the defense budget were leading the headlines. Abor- tion, taxes and child care were other issues that confronted the candidates. I didn ' t feel that any one of the candi- dates had a good standing on the issues, so I chose not to vote for either one, said fresh- man Liz Pyle. Between both precincts on campus, 36 percent of the 2,284 registered voters did not vote. Of all the students who were regis- tered to vote, 51 percent voted for Bush- Quayle and 12 percent voted for Dukakis- Bentsen. Two other relatively unheard of parties showing a return were the Libertar- ian Party with .9 percent of all registered voters and the New Alliance Party with .1 percent. Bush took the majority of the Tech vote as well as Texas and the nation. He won a landslide on the Tech campus with 1,170 votes, or 80 percent of the ballots, to 265, or 18 percent, for Dukakis. The Libertarian candidate received 16 Tech votes, or 1 per- cent, and the New Alliance nominee re- ceived 2 votes for less than 1 percent. — Rebecca Hawkins Representing the College Republicans. Kevin Treible answers questions about issues at a campus debate Nov. 3 in the UC. (Photo by Greg Humphries}

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, TECH EXES COME HOME FOR i HOMECOMING rech exes took advantage of the many activities )rdinated by the Ex-Students Association during necoming weekend. fech alumni enjoyed breakfast, buffets, an alumni ;eball game, receptions, a homecoming parade and Seventh Annual Red Raider Road Race, rhe Ex-Students Association kicked off homecom- weekend with the Past Presidents breakfast on day morning. rhe annual council and awards luncheon took place day, and the six Top Techsan awards were presented iniversity staff members Peggy Flores, Aha Burse. irie Taylor, Jessie Rangel, Michael Gower and Bill ynes. fhe recipients received plaques from the Ex-Stu- its Association and checks from the university, fhree distinguished service awards were given to n Maddox, Idris Traylor and Winifred Vigness. rhe highlight Friday was a send-off rally for former :h President Lauro Cavazos. ' avazos left Lubbock to serve as U.S. secretary of ication. Dn Saturday morning, the Red Raider Road Race, a running event, took place for the seventh time. Contes- tants ran 5K or lOK, and the events were open to anyone. T-shirts and trophies were donated by the West Texas Running Club, First National Bank. Lubbock Bever- age. Cardinal ' s Sports Center and Care Link. Entry fees went toward student scholarships, and an endowment fund was established by the West Texas Running Club for future scholarships. Jim Douglass, assistant director of the Ex-Students Association, said homecoming at Tech has changed over the years. Douglass said the Ex-Students Association coordi- nated activities to celebrate coming home for Tech alumni. This also will get current students involved with alumni and the homecoming celebration, he said. We try to involve both alumni and current students in homecoming activities. Douglass said involving current students is a way of encouraging them to come back for homecoming once they have graduated. — Jamie Stewart Homecoming — 1 5

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Decked out in Republican paraphernalia, Andrew Garza awaits the results of the 1988 election at the College Republican victory party. (Pholo by Robert Williams} In the Tech precincts, a total of 1 ,458 students voted in the 1988 presidential election. After a long, hard cam- paign by both Republican and Democratic student organizations, most Tech students in these precincts chose to vote for the Republican, Biish-Quayle ticket. (Artwork by Gerald fielleyl 1% Fulani Mendez 9% Paul Marrou Members of the Young Democrats organization, in- cluding Robert Lowery, gather at the Democratic headquarters to watch Michael Dukakis and George Bush debate. (Pholo by Robert Williams} Decision 17