Broward Community College - Silver Sands Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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ny groups, such as the Young iat is aware of what is happening ound them in their community and ie 'world at large. lt is time to iandon the academic secularism and impus cliches that have dominated stitutions of higher learning. Colleges id universities can no longer afford 1 be solely an intellectual recluse ir those that are content to banish iemselves from their fellow man. ho few have taken seriously the lvent of the eighteen year old ght-to-vote. Not only is this true for any of the powers-that-be, but with e newly enfranchised voters emselves. It is appalling to find that is is the case. There has been no 'ger increase of the voting ranks ice the female populace gained the iht with the passage of the 19th wendment. it simply, this single conglomerate of ople has the potential capability of ianging the entire political make-up this country on all fronts. Yet this, not ignored, is played down by any political experts throughout the tion. ver since the youth were given the 'ting privilege a few months ago, ere has been an active campaign roughout the United States to have is group register. mocrats, Young Republicans, League of Woman Voters, and other civic organizations have attempted to organize and lead the youthful voters. On campuses, student government associations often planned a voter registration drive to kick-off their years activities. ln Broward County there are a possible 23,000 eligible voters in the 18-21 year range. Of these, there are about 6,000- 7,000 actually registered. Of the rest, many haven't the time, others don't care, still others are unsure of themselves, and then there are those who believe that 18 is just too young an age to take on the responsibility of electing public officials and those responsibilities that are commiserate with adulthood. Many in this group believe that they can only vote in a presidential or national election. But it clearly states that they can vote in all elections and referendums, as long as the requirements are met. This lack of information is slowly being eradicated. The registration drive at BCC netted an additional 769 voters to the county books, the bulk of which fell in the 18-21 range. These young adults, along with those polled afterwards, remained basically within the two party system. Only a small precentage have gone with the splinter groupsg such as the New Party, Wallace's American Independent, and Independent. BCC students have on the most part gone Democrat. The aura of the Kennedy's, the McCarthy movement have given an impetus to the Democrats that will be difficult to overcome. The major problem for them will be in finding a person that can capture the imagination of the youth. It will be left up, not to the radical activists, who have also been in the minority, but to that student who epitomizes the American youth of today. The youth want change, they want improvement of life and life's standards. To realize their potential will mean more involvement than has been shown. Whether responsive officials are elected depends on the concern shown. Returns are only proportional to the effort supplied. But most important, it is up to youth to see that their vote is counted. They cannot be content to sit back and let the other guy make their decisions. If so, then this generation will slowly sink into the morass that engulfed past generations. The fruits of many peoples efforts have blossomed, it will be up to the newly enfranchised youth to see what benefits are reaped. Assitant Ed itor's Note: During the time of on-campus voter registration, 769 names were added to the rolls, the great bulk of these falling into the 18-20 year age bracket. The Democratic party gained 389 membersp Republicans, 244. Third and fourth party registrants, along with those claiming no party affiliation accounted for the remaining 36 newly lregistered voters. lt is believed that more students would have registered NP lno partyl if not for the fact that primary elections are open to only members of that particular party. The Young Democrat Coalition, under the leadership of June Hartwick, num- ber 20, twice as many as Steve Cutler's Young Republicans. Both organiza- tions have been reactivated only since Term I began. Cutler commented that the purpose of the club was to stimulate political interest and activity among young voters, and to make the young voter a conscientious voter. l-le conceeded however that one or two members may be strict party-liners, adding that As far as conservativism is defined today yes, as a group we are conservative. As far as the traditional definition of conservativism, no. Miss Hartwick stated that her group considers themselves rugged individuals who recognize that the TWO-party system is the basis for American politics and chose to allign themselves with the Democratic party.

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194 L .Rh f, Y If s- kiwi il 3 J 1 X , fl? I X X lo r w. , J, - is is all ,p M' :PN 1 X i '- i il 133 .W I 5 2 Three party debate: painted, pensive, pendantir: . . . ' , f i .lflllif ff - lfyy . pl ' .ll fflll i-', ll . XXX li .l. .and political. Where ore fl t Thou, A better man than l once said that politics was a strife of interests masquerading as as contest of principles. And it is true, it seems, that politics is playing an increasingly important role in our lives these days. To some in our society, there appears to be a constant struggle for political power among those that be. To others the same tired faces keep cropping up mouthing the same inuendoesg content to rest on past laurels and having a propensity of saying nothing a great deal of the time. It used to be thought that students I 8 Year-old voters were content just going to school, studying for some suitable career, and perhaps swallowing an occasional goldfish or two. Nowadays it is nearly impossible to visit any campus that doesn't have its own group of political activists. Broward Community College is no exception. ln recent months various groups have sprung up and have matured into youth-oriented parties. The once defunct Young Republican Party and Young Democrat Party have once again appeared on campus, the form remaining essentially likes its pare organization and the latter evolvi into the Young Democrat Coalition third party has also made i appearance--the New Party. The N Party is composed of a small, b dedicated group of young people th desire more radical, faster chang than either of the established part: l l l are willing to accommodate. Each these parties have some of t idealistic radicalism that earmar youth. What is needed today is a mon concerned and involved student bod s t o By Steve Humphri . -,, l ll 'i Ql l

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ff Q' 1 f f f 1 'Nl l3i..n.ti4rla.i. titties llciii sgutrii' ri slim .air , Mg' N T' If .4 J ttf! 1 , V . :leaf . 'Nl lf 1 There was a time when Economics was thought simply to be a course that accountants had to take and that it had something to do with graphs. And when one talked of The Economy, it was usually suffixed by size and referred to laundry detergent. The economy is big today, though lor least the subject of the economyl and students find themselves not only concerned with economics in general but their own specific situations. On a campus the type of BCC a myriad of financial problems plague students. One of the aforementioned graphs which is always very popular is the carving up of the consumer dollar, or in this case, the matriculation fee dollar. However, according to Hall Whaley, BCC comptroller lpronounced controllerl, it is a bit difficult to see exactly where the student's money goes. To begin with, the additional 34.50 that students paid with their fees this term goes to the state for scholarship distribution, rather than remaining within the school. Whaley believes that this is unfair to those who are paying out-of-state fees, since they are ineligible for these grants. He is also opposed to the fact that this additional fund has taken the place of a legislative appropriation. Certain auxilliaries of the college, for example, the bookstore, are self-sustaining and receive no appropriation. But how do students come up with money to pay the fees in the first T place? Out-of-state tuition has been mentioned and that provides as good a starting place as any. Mary Couture moved to Hollywood before her senior year in high school in order to care for her sick grandmother. Her parents, however, remained in Michigan. Term I marked Mary's fifth and final term at BCC, for all five terms she has paid out-of-state tuition because she is dependent on her parents who hold residence in Michigan. Miss Couture's parents do not contribute to her educatiion however. If she were to become an independent minor, she would be dropped from her parents insurance. Insurance for and independent minor is more costly than out-of-state tuition. Along with increased tuition, Mary, a music education major who has been a member of Chamber Choir since her first term here, has the additional expenses of applied music fees. Mary added that she and a brother who has recently graduated from college and pointed out that the cost of living is much higher in Michigan, where it snows much of the year. She feels that out-of-state tuition is necessary but that waivers should be permitted. It shouldn't matter that much where you're from. A psychology major who prefers to remain anonymous took night courses in addition to coming to school during the day because he registered too late. He registered late because he did not '1 ' ' bT!l-'3!R'L0l'Q'5'9!W4'T2-5 ' have the money to pay his fe including out-of-state tuition Anonymous was able to talk to I George Young, Dean of Stude Affairs who offered him a short te loan in order to pay the fees. T student however would not need t loan if his schedule could be put hold until he was able to reach t bank rather than voided. Dr. You arranged this. This student is also financing education with the GI Bill. Working I hours a week as a parking attenda and carrying 13 credit hours, he fin he has enough time to do as well he can in both Phoenix News Editor Patty Loft though statistically rich, finds hers practically poor. She describes h stepfather as quite wealthy owns several houses and land in bo Florida and Chicago. However, he refused to financially assist in t college education of Pat or her sist l Barbara, since he is not bound by I to do so. J Miss Lotus is working 20-25 hours week as a cashier with a take ho I pay of about S30-35. On a Fede l workship, another S99 per month added income, and this is usual deposited in the bank y Term l of 1971 was the first term th 1 she had paid resident fees, now sophomore, she had paid out-of-st tuition through term Ill-A. Residen W is determined by physical presence a 1 although her family had been payi taxes and bills on their Florida ho lp a year prior to moving from Chicag l .43 1.51, i ' ll' x. , 5, .. 5 r P Y r ' , . h if A 3' - ilu- 1 .Q bb nn. all ' ,V Q' I' if H' Nj ff' I Km.. I I,- f , i .--as - N '- 1' l mf Wu. afjg, M W -i li' F ? . . i , I A I 'QUE 'NI-' ' L 1s 1 altar.,-za Q., 2 Xe., ' j f I M ' .ff I . .,,. 1 Y , l i a , 1 I I I 'l 'l ' l l . R ll ll ' l l'