University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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A. President Reagan visited Little Rock late during the campaign of ' 84 to promote his own candidacy as well as those of other Arkansas republicans. B. and C. Photos from the Democratic National Con- vention in San Francisco at which UA student Dina Wood was a Mondale delegate. Why I Voted for Mondale Students had just as many reasons for supporting Mondale as Reagan support- ers did for endorsing their candidate. Here are a few of them. Senior Andrew Tedder of Searcy said, I follow exactly the ideologies es- poused on the Mondale Ferraro ticket . . . Reagan ' s deceit and secrecy is seri- ously harming America. Michael Norcross, a junior from Tyr- onza, took a different view. Everyone else is for Reagan, and I love under- dogs. J. E. Wadkins of Marshall said, Reagan should be playing shuffleboard instead of playing space wars. Reagan has no consistency in sanctity of life; he ' s against abortion, but gives all kinds of money so men can be killed in war. And Jasper senior Sheila Pruitt used past record to make her point. The turnaround experienced recently in the economy is the result of the policy of the Federal Government which originated with Paul Volcker, an appointee of the Carter administration. I think Reagan ' s foreign policy and deficit spending is out- rageous and will catch up with him. America needs more than a professional politician at the helm! 1984 was a national election year, and University of Arkansas students were among many who were forced to form their own opinions about whom to sup- port for president and how to react to a woman vice presidential candidate. It would be no secret in years to come that the Democrats made history with the nomination of Ceraldine Ferraro as the running made of candidate Walter Mondale. Women everywhere took note that (whether they supported a woman or not) a woman was finally in the forefront as a major political party candidate. Reagan was faced with the dilemma of trying to garner the women ' s vote and still maintain his predominately con- servative stand on women ' s issues. Abortion became a fierce issue be- tween the two platforms, and young voters had the difficult decisions of re- maining liberal or conservative and choosing a candidate. Religion was also thrust into the ring with student prayer and Ferraro denouncing her Roman Ca- tholicism in favor of an individual ' s right of choice in abortion. Needless to say, the fall semester at the University was cracking with election controversy. Who will forget the monumental de- bates between Reagan and Mondale, and Bush and Ferraro? Many students put off doing an evening ' s homework to tune in to his or her favorite candidate doing verbal battle. The UA ' s own Col- lege Republicans and Young Democrats staged debates. Bumper stickers were everywhere on student and faculty cars. Pre-election rhetoric seemed to bring a renewed interest in the welfare of our nation. No matter which side you were on, you couldn ' t argue with the refresh- ing enthusiasm that the campaigns left in their path. Of course, when the smoke cleared, Ronald Reagan was still president win- ning with a landslide of electoral votes. Nonetheless, the election had a nota- ble impact on the campus, with many students registering to vote in Washing- ton County as student organizations worked together to involve more stu- dents in the democratic process by es- tablishing the Union as a voter registra- tion site. Charlotte Howard Bection 27

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1984 Characterized by Controversy Why I Voted for Reagan Students had widely varying reasons about why they supported Reagan. Here are a few that were expressed in the Razorback poll. Fayetteville sophomore Julie Muncy said, I believe that Reagan has done a good job of leading the country in his first four years of office. I am not in favor of a female vice-president. Policies were important to Shawn Ab- ney of Tulsa. I firmly believe Reagan ' s a good man and has promising policies, although all his policies have not yet been implemented. He deserves a chance to finish his promises to the citi- zens of the U.S. Donna Isaacs, a freshman from Maga- zine cited leadership as a concern. I don ' t see any evidence of leadership in Mondale, and I believe Reagan has im- proved the nation ' s economy and will continue to do so if he is re-elected. Tim Carter ' s response was directly re- lated to his own best interests. Reagan is good for business and I ' m a business major! Carter was a senior from North Little Rock. 91 a Hi 1 P o, or Et i V V 26 Electkxi

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