Millikan High School - Aries Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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16 100 7 Q I uc uldp rt' 'pt ' y . 10007 'hc d'd d ' 'lhcea'- t' thebe 'I 0 Q' -ke? .3 SLD be Would you feel confident to have a woman for President? The above graphs represent the results ofa poll of 150 ran- domlv chosen senior students i W' W t RIGHT: IT S LIKE THIS - George Bush explains himself to the audience ofthe debate be- tween him and the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate in mid-October. MIDDLE RIGHT: S CAGED HEAT- Like a tigress Geraldine Ferraro shows her displeasure with the press reaction over the disclosure of her husband s finances. This de- velopment caused much trouble for the Democrat s campaign. X, .atism 0056! 0.5 SQQUYP SW Sep At no other time than the 1984 Presiden- tial Election between the Republican in- cumbent Ronald Reagan, and the Democratic challenger Walter Mondale, could the contrasting opinions of Millikan students be demonstrated so clearly. A spectrum of conservatives liberals, radi- cals hard-liners and peace advocates showed their colors through the prism of free choice. The almost circus-like campaign shrouded many of the issues, but the ques- tions of foreign and domestic policy, nuclear armament the fitness of a woman for the Presidency, and abortion, eventually emerged. Although there were many variations, a conservative mood swept the school as well as the entire country. Four years of low- ering inflation, interest, and unemploy- ment rates and rising international prestige under his administration gained Ronald Reagan a loyal following, even though some of Walter Mondale's policies and plans were more economically sound. Paul Evans characterized the hopeful at- titude of many when he said, Reagan stands for progress, a country becomes weak and stagnant when it stops trying to be better than it was. The spectre of a nuclear holocaust caused unrest among some concerned citizens. While public opinion polls reflected confi- dence in Reagan's handling of relations with the Russians and nuclear prolifera- cc , 0 1 J' I 7 f ai: Q15 r Q if 0 A e P l of 59 3? zoq' koi' buf' Q' 'v ,bo fyo o a 1CI89lI'!ihE election today, for whom would ou vote L 5092 1 s OW 0 Xa 'o 61? 29 S QF' Q00 gf' 1 Q 6 1 9 Whic an 1 ate oyou think will hand e t e nu l r situa ion st 1F I Activities Election tion, a large number of people agreed with Mika Arai when she said, I just don't feel X r . - I All-1 ',.., 'I comfortable with Reagan's finger on the button. If for no other reason, the 1984 Presiden- tial Election was historic in that it yielded the first female Vice Presidential nominee, Geraldine Ferraro. Women's groups heralded the selection as a giant step for their movement, while the New York Congresswoman's opponents claimed that she was only chosen for shock value to save Mondale's campaign. The question was almost evenly divided between conflicting groups of students. Teri Schlieder wisely asked, What makes a woman any less capable to run the country? It doesn't take physical strength, only men- tal - and both males and females may pos- sess it. Michelle McCoy, however, thought that Ferraro might break down in a crisis, and Steven Sewell thought that she wasjust Mondale's cheerleader. Abortion was a very explosive issue in the campaign because it involved the religious beliefs of individuals. In a time when the separation between church and state was being sorely tested in countries such as Po- land and India, America reacted admirably to the challenge. On campus, students also responded in a fair and rational manner. Monique Bessem represented the Pro Choice point of view when she said, The Federal and State Governments have no business in a matter as personal as abor- tion. Conversely, Jim Greci stated, Mur- der should be illegal under any circumstances. As election day approached, more stu- dents became active in the two campaigns. Noelle Nishikawa made calls to enlist support for the Democrats while Dave Odell and Mark Wigod knocked on the doors of Re- publicans on election night to remind them to vote. Whatever their political affiliations, moral attitudes, or economic status, it was spiriting to see so many Millikan students concerned with the future of their country. .,, . I' 'I l nf y 91 ll l l l 1 ll 11 1 l rl i P I J. l 4 I

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