University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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required a quota of signatures to get Perot on the ballot for the November race. The three Arizona Universities played a big part in gathering a share of the 10,000 signatures required to submit the petition to the Arizona secretary of state ' s office by September 18. So Perbt . , supports roamed the campus to get their signatures. ' ft A UA student who signed the petition said voters in America should have another choic e ■ Another UA student, Brian Wilson said, I ' m not really interested in either of the curra i Ml candidates, but I think Perot has something to say. i, , ■ The election wasn ' t the only thing protested this semester. Eight protesters were arrestiid during a Columbus symposium. On October 3 about 43 protesters attempted to disrupt a symposium where UA president Manuel T. Pacheco was speaking. Eight protesters weie arrested on charges of disorderly conduct at the downtown Ramada Inn where they were trying to gain entrance to A Meeting of Two Worlds a Colimibus Qmcentenary symposium. H, The symposium was held to interpret the role and legacy of Spain and its interaction th land and native peoples in the Southwest. ' Protesters stood outside the meeting chanting and singing to protest UA ' s involve] telescope project on Moimt Graham. Aji |l j L ftory by Jennifer Stancill ■-l . - J ICjyhotos by David Maurice Gil I v

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■■ ' ■, Ui : .-- .■ ' . alii ■ ' W % t ' W. . -■ I I Exisi GOD Exists! , ABORTION is WRONG! , CLINTON for PRESI- DENT! , NO more TUITION IN- CREASES!] Thesearejustafewofthe shouts that can be heard on almost any college campus around the country. College campuses are a large forum for people to air their grievances and to discuss controversial issues. This semester with the Presidential Elec- tion in November plenty of issues were available to discuss. This year ' s race brought a different twist with a independent on the ballot. Ross Perot had brought his name into the race this past spring. The press took this and ran with it. Perot later on backed off on his election pursuit and the press went on to pay their atten- tion to George Bush and Bill Clinton. But Perot advocates were not going to give up. Here at the University supporters kept Perot support alive . Nationwide Perot supporters began circulating a petition. The petition ' i ' -i

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!•• Believe it- off campus living was the choice lifestyle for a large majority of students at the U of A. It was their first look at life on their own with phone and utility bills, rent to pay, and groceries to buy. These things used to be handled by mom and dad, but now, as an off campus student, these responsibili- ties lead them to a greater stage of maturity. Well, maybe a little. Let ' s face it, most students lived off campus for the freedom and privacy they might not have been able to find in a residence hall. A major bonuse to living away from school was that there were fewer ' W Lt