University of Louisiana Monroe - Chacahoula Yearbook (Monroe, LA)

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Homecoming festivities drew a crowd of 17,950 to Malone Stadium. The Indians delivered a 42-0 defeat to i the Southeastern Lions. Clancy David MA, Paul Stillings Number 21, Dewayne Robinson, senior running back from Mangham, La., runs through Southeastern defenders on the In- dians way to a 42-0 rout on Homecoming day. David Clancy Vorking on the side of Hanna Hall, nembers of the Computer Science lub give their float the “E.T.” touch 'y telling the Lions to “go home”. Homecoming 23

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Homecoming (cont.) The entire week of Home- coming was full of many ac- tivities including a golf tour- nament, tennis tournament, administration parties, alum- ni reunions, and of course, student parties. The excitement of Home- coming did not end with the usual dance sponsored by the Union Board, due to the una- valibility of the facility, where it is traditionally held. As for the ballgame, excite- ment all but vanished in the third quarter when the Indi- ans made their final touch- down, blasting the Southeast- ern Lions 42-0. In the end, Northeast found victory more than in just what the score board said. They found that they had taken over first place in the nation, Division I-AA, in total offense. They also made their mark in five other categories in the Southland Conference: total offense, to- tal defense, passing, scoring, and turnovers. -by Billy B. Boughton After the Indians scored their final touchdown, making the score 42-0 in the third quarter, the fans’ excite- ment vanished. Some faithful fans remained until the final seconds al- though many left for early dinners or patties. Gary Patton 22 Student Life |

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Apathy Low turnout : for elections ee 4 qt process of voting, one of America’s most important freedoms, is sadly neglected on most college campuses and Northeast is no exception. If you’re an out-of-town student, which most of us are, voting must be done by ab- sentee. Although the process is not difficult it is time-con- suming and most students would rather not bother. Student elections are an- other matter. It doesn’t seem too difficult to walk to Sandel Library, turn over your I.D. to the card reader, and pull down a few levers, but an average of fewer than 10 per- cent of Northeast students do sO. No one seems to know what’s going on. Voter tur- nouts are consistently low be- cause issues are usually vague. It’s rare to find a stu- dent who knows all the issues and or all the candidates. Voting turnout percentages are low because voting days are not adequately publicized. There are also students who take classes on only Tuesday- Thursdays or Monday- Wednesday-Friday who may unintentionally miss voting days. Some SGA members tried to eliminate this by pro- posing two-day elections but the motion did not pass. Student apathy regarding voting may, unfortunately, always be a problem unless students realize the impor- tance of this privelege. -by Sharon Harper. Another slow day at the polls beside Sandel Library. Voter turnouts at SGA elections have been consistently low for a number of years. 24 Student Life