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No species is as violent nor barbaric towards Its own kind as is the Political Animal during election year. Our own campus was witness to many political atrocities during the past two semesters. Rumbling and grumbling as they came twelve strong, they raced across the campus Commons searching for NewBlood among the flocks of apathetic students. Converting some, rolling over others, all the while spouting their rhetorical defamation of any opposing view point and or its propagator. Yet. not all that occurred during the election should be viewed as barbaric carnage. As the chief organizer of the Election 88 Showcase. Mary Monasterio felt that regardless of who was elected, the campus became regarded very highly by Its peers. Not only did these people get seen on campus, but the campus was seen throughout the media, locally and even nationally. This could only help us in the community. What Monasterio as Speaker Forum Chair managed to do was help organize and moderate two debates between College Republicans and Democrats. She also arranged for candidates of several races to espouse their ideology before both large and small crowds of students and faculty. Mike Olsen and Mike Driscoll, fighting for County Attorney, stumped In. Sheriff candidiatc J.C. Mosier sans Incumbent Johnny Klevenhagen ventured wearily on to campus along with numreous other winners and losers. But no one’s arrival was as noteworthy as that of Vice-president Dan Quayle. Quayle was greeted by the Satellite’s largest crowd, also the most vocal and visual. Both supporters and opponents were voicing opinions throughout his ten-minute speech. None of the political animals featured could truthfully say that their appearance on campus actually had an affect on the outcome of any particular race. But then again, none could say that it didn’t. ► Allen Manning Searches Student Prey Election ’88 ■ .17

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Republicans and Democrats alike wait for the arrival of then Vice-presidential candidate Dan guayle. Photo by Chari McAllister. The Political Animal 16 ■ Campus Life

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Muddy Issues January; 12:03am In small rooms everywhere, scattered about, and secretly concealed in UH’s Macrochasm, political hopefuls and governmental would-be's quietly planned political strategem. These zealous politicians in all their planning, had no foreknowledge of the impending events that would form the intrigue of the 1989 SA elections. P'or there was little to speculate on in these early days of the race: there was only eyes on the prize — getting elected. February 1; 12:00pm Junior Drama major Paul Prince was the first to throw his hat into the SA presidential ring. Long famous for his Student Service Fee Planning and Allocations Committee activities. Prince held a noon-time rally at the UC Satelite calling for strong student activism. The party he was to run on was known as ’EXCEL’, for Exciting Creative Experienced Leadership. February 8; 8:00am The second to join was Mikal Evan Belicove. a junior Hotel Res taurant and Management Politicial Science major. As the current SA Director of Personnel. Belicove stressed his long career in SA and other roles of student government. Bclicove’s ticket became known as PROUD, for People Representing Our Universi- ty’s Diversity. February 13, 1989; 8:00am The third to stand up and be counted was Tim Devetski. a junior Honors student and President of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Honing in on what he believed to be gross financial waste and overpayment of SA officers. Devetski pledged to give half of his salary back to the SA in order to be used in other ways. He was viewed as the new kid on the block’, and his ticket’s name was SOS. for Students Offering Services. February An early ’’issue brought out by Prince in a Daily Cougar editorial was that concerning the 18 ■ Campus Life