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 minimum GPA requirement for student leaders. Prince expressed that students with below a 2.5 GPA should not be able to run because they could not serve effectively under academic pressure to bring up their GPA, and had to keep an outside job because they could not be compensated for their position. On the same page. Tim Devctski wrote a mildly opposing viewpoint. While the editorial provoked a wealth of opposing and supporting responses, students began to demand that the candidates address more immediate issues, such as parking and budget cuts. March Verbal Volleyball seemed to be the editorial game as each party scored with rhetorical hits. The controversial former SA President Ali Annan made biting accusations against both Belicove Continued on page 22. At the final debate. SOS Presidential candidate Tim Devetskl grills EXCEL S Paul Prince on the question of whether he would leave the position as he had done with another. Photo by Allen Manning. Taking his turn at the podium, PROUD presidential candidate Mikal Belicove tries to dispel myths about his candidacy: GPA is not his Issue. Photo by Allen Manning. As multiple complaints started coming in from all three tickets, the election commi-sloner Farooq Jawald tried to keep up with their assessment and posting. Photo by Robert Denton. SA Elections ■ 19

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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

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Aloha?... yes! The Aloha Bowl trip was a key way to be seen in the eyes of the world. Though It was a struggle, the excitement of going to Hawaii and being on national television was irrestible. When UH accepted the offer to play football in the Aloha Bowl, the question of the band attending came up. Administration decided that the band would not attend at the expense of the university or from the Aloha Bowl Committee’s leftovers. Following the bad news, some band members went to the media for help. The coverage led many Houston-based companies to offer discounts for their services. The most important company. Continental Airlines, lifted band members’ hopes even higher by offering a large discount for airfare. Soon afterwards the John Moores Company granted the band a very large financial contribution. With this money and each member's own contribution, everything was set to go. I thought that the band was going to get to go to Hawaii, even before we officially knew it,’’ said Juan Navejar. Practice for the Aloha Bowl was with high spirits: the situation was drastically reversed. Once arriving in Hawaii, members already had plans for their 3-day stay. These included a pep rally on the beach the night before the game, a Paradise Cove luau, and most Importantly — the show and support at the game. They played the fight song several times and supported the team throughout, so even when the team lost, the band felt they had given it their best. Right after the game. I was very disappointed. I thought the team gave it the best they could, but there were Just too many bad calls, said Terry Curci. The rest of the the trip was free to do whatever one wanted, but most did one of three things. They either went to Waikiki beach, took a tour of the U.S.S. Arizona memorial, or went on a action-tour of the island. At night, many went to Hard Rock Cafe-Hawaii to check out the menu or rented mopeds to travel around Waikiki. A few members even rented Mustang convertibles for a larger view of the island. What better way for the band to spend Christmas together. ► Troy Yates Still In the mood for music even after the pep rally, tuba players David Stone. Joseph Thompson. Michael Allen. Michael Edwards. Joey Pothering ham. and Greg Wiese entertain tourists on the Waikiki beach. Photo by Tony Bullard. Rob Camper, Rob Ripley, and Dana Keller try to hide their tickling sensation while handling tropical birds. Photo by Craig Checscman. While enjoying the delicious food st the luau, band members viewed the gorgeous Hawaiian sunset. Photo by Craig Cheeseman. The snare drum line, with Joey Lenzo Rob Camper. Darren Elswlrth, Ramor Rincon. Mike Ramirez, and Dave Corbett rehearses some of their ca dences. Photo by Craig Chrcsrman. 20 ■ Campus Life