Alliant International University - Tracks Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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NATIONAL POLITICS ON CAMPUS At Cal Western, as at schools across the country students became activeK involved in the presi- dential election. carr ing on actual campaigning regardless of ages, and staging fierce discussion (and argument! I on favorite candidates All stu- dents kept well-read on all developments in the political race, and up to the last miiuite ot the actual election stayed up late into the night and earl morning watching the returns Man of this generation identified Mth Demo- cratic candidate Bobb Kennedv and supported his campaign and ounger philosophv whole- heartedlv But it sas in 196S that trauedv was to hit the Kenneds family again — Bobb wasassasi- nated in LA before a politic-al ralK U ishing for better choices, the students turned to Hubert Humphrey as a less cf»nser ati e c-andidate than Richard i on. his Republican opponent It was with sfime surprise that Humphrev s runninu mate. Kdmund luskie. came to Cal Western He spoke for less than an hour in front of a big audience that he had no trouble getting It is not often that a national candidate comes to little ole (lal Wee- Wee ' An able speaker. Muskie appealed to the students not as oters. but as perpetual t-ampaign workers for the Democratic ticket skie m-m-m Hut he h Humphre : Wtll. I uiu . Can ' t olf an wa s runninu .s I II cop 45

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EDMUND MUSKIE V Muskies campaign speech attracted a large audience of students anxious to actually see a national VP candidate.

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Drs. Bronowski and Smith TWO-DAY SCIENCE. THINK-IN HELD Above. Dr. Jacob Bronowski who spoke (rather charmingK ) on the impact of the new science on society. Right. Dr. Huston Smith, a phih sopher who expounded on modern-day science and its effectiveness in saving us. ElHe Pyeatt, Betty Chandlei and Erik Widmark pay dost attention in order to be ablt to write papers for classes The two-day convocatior attracted full audiences ol interested students, man; out of curiosity and somt out of necessity for clas: papers. Two distinguishec leaders in their fields, Dr Huston Smith and Dr. Jacof Bronowski, were on campui to give two lectures, whici were followed by discussior groups led by students.