University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

Page 20 text:

MEETING THE GOVERNOR. Members of the NCAA Division II Championship football team vi Governor Fob James in Febniary to receive accol for their three-year reign as Division II champs. P by Shannon Wells. By Jay Skipworth Students take part in the election and find the MEET THE PRESS. The Flor-Ala ' s editors Tyler Greer and Jennifer Wright traveled to Birmingham- I f the 1992 election was about change then Campaign ' 96 could best be described as the election without a lot of change. Democratic President Bill Clinton won re- election by defeating Republican candidate Bob Dole. On the other side of the coin, Republicans maintained control in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Ross Perot also found his way back into the political arena. After forming his own third party Southern College to cover President Clinton ' s ap ance in October. Photo by Christopher Rohling. (called the Reform Party), Perot once a sought the presidency. Perot once again so to be a part of the presidential debates, but excluded from them after a ruling by Commission on Presidential debates. The ( mission ruled that Perot did not stand a n tic chance of winning-all of this in spite o fact that Perot had qualified for federal camf funds and in 1992, Perot received a whop 19% of the popular vote (compared to most ' parties who do not even get 1%). At the er Spirit of ' 96 16 Elections

Page 19 text:

Dragon Days With sword fights, men in tights, magic potions, and a very scary dragon, the spring production of The Thwarting of Baron BoUigrew by Robert Bolt was not only fun for the audiences to experience, but also a blast for the cast and crew to put on. In the play, a knight named Oblong, played by B.D. Peace, is sent to Bolligrew Island in order to save it from an evil dragon who already controls half of the island. When he arrives. Oblong is put under a spell and tricked into drinking dragon poison. According to the plan of Dr. Beelzebub Moloch, Oblong will go to the dragon ' s lair and will be eaten. In turn, the dragon will be poisoned and Dr. Moloch can take credit for saving the island after she dies. Instead, Oblong ' s knightly brothers and the duke who sent him arrive and deal with Dr. Moloch and Baron Bolligrew, his boss. They save the island from the hungry drag- on and the self-involved Baron. The entertainment of the audience was heightened not only by the superb cast, but also by the technical aspects of the production. The Thwarting of Baron BoUigrew contained spectacular lighting and sound effects that added to the humor and amazement of the show. Technically this show was riddled with effects, said Steifon J. Passmore. Never before have 1 had to time my performance with technical aspects of a show, such as explosions. In Bolligrew there were so many other things to consider besides just my performance. The production included surprise entries complete with smoke, a flying cast member, and a dragon with big red eyes who blew smoke and had a spine-tingling voice that shook the audience. The show required a lot of precision, Passmore added. The whole cast was wonderful and everyone worked really hard to make it great. The show ran from March 11 through March 16. The cast performed for area schools and local patrons with reservations at 9:30 a.m. on March 11-15. Nightly performances were also took place on March 14, 15, 16 at 8 p.m. at Norton Auditorium. KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. The knightly brothers of Oblong plan his rescue from Dr. Beelzebub Moloch ' s evil spell. Photo by Clancy Ratliff DANCING A JIG. B.D. Peace and Matthew Henry entertain the audience with their humorous waltz. Photo by Clancy Ratliff. PLOTTING FOR EVIL. Steifon Passmore, as Baron Bolligrew, and Matthew Henry, portraying the duke, discuss the spell they want to put on Oblong. Photo by Clancy Ratliff Spring Play 15

Page 21 text:

iliILDING AMERICA ' S BRIDGE. President Bill iiiilon caine through Alabama and visited iriuinghani-Soulhern College where 5(),()0() people alhered to hear the President ' s ideas for America. Although Clinton was reelected, the m.-yority of votes in the Stale of Alabama went to Republican candidate Bob Dole. Photo by Christopher Rohling. ANSWERING TOUGH QUESTIONS. Governor Fob .lames held a town hall meeting with students and the public on September 20 in the Performance Center in the University Center. The meeting gave people the opportunity to que.stion .lames on many Lssues. Photo by Shaimon Wells. his election, Perot received only 6% of the pop- ilar vote. The major issiie,s of this election were taxes, (lucatioii. crime, health care, and in a bit of a urprise, the toliacco indiistr ' . After supporting the tobacco industry in his 9!)2 campaign. President Clinton spent the last wo years attacking the tobacco industry, calling or tougher regulation on cigarette sales to ninors. (Clinton also agreed with the Food and )rug administration that nicotine was an addic- ive dnig and should he regulated in some fash- on, [{epublican Bob Dole, on the other hand, tipporled the tobacco industry of America, cit- ng the crop ' s economic importance to those tales which grow it. Dole also encouraged ■oung people to just say no to tobacco in an itlempt to keep criticism about his support of ti( tobacco industry to a miitimum. Alabamians also had a special inten st in the ;ongressioi al elections this time. Democrat lowell Heflin. .Alabama ' s senior Congressman, ( ' tired leaving his sijot in the Senate open. In vhat was described as one of the most bitter aces in the nation by CNN ' s Wolf Blitzer, Uabama Attorney (Icneral and Republican .Jeff sessions defeated Democrat Roger Bedford. Sessions made a stop in F ' lorence on a cam- )aign bus tour and was interviewed by TIte Flor- la. the intervi( w, Sessions spoke out on the issues of higher education, jobs for Alabamians, the fight to keep N.ASA and TVA in the Northwest Alabama area and most of all, crime. S( ssions concluded that tougher penalties for criminals was the best deterrent for crime that he had seen in all his yeai s of practicing law. The House of Representative 5th Congressional District election brought about a rematch of sorts between incumbent Democrat Bud Cramer and Republican challenger Wayne Pai ' ker. In 1992, Parker lost to Cramer by only a few hundred votes. The rematch however saw Cramer soundly defeat Parker and the victory made Cramer Alabama ' s most senior (!;ongressit an. Cramer said in answering a questionnaire from The Fiur-Ala, that he wanted to insure young people that they would have the same opportunity for a job when they graduated from cfjllege as he had when he graduated. The Flor-Ala also sent (]opy Editor .Jennifer Wright and Sports Editor Tyler Greer to Bii-mingham-South( rn College to hear President Clinton speak at a rally on his campaign tour. M the rall.y, (Hinton told students that he wants to make college tuition tax deductible for up to $10,0()() a year. Around .50,000 people were on hand for the rally. On a campus level, the Yoiuig Democrats organization participated in the election by set- ON THE ROAD AGAIN. Flor-Ala associate editor Jay Skipworth got the chance to interview Republican senatorial candidate Jeff Sessions in October. Skipworth conducted the interview on Sessions ' cam- paign bus. Photo by Christopher Rohling. ting up a booth in the University Center where students were able to register to vote. The Young Republicans got involved in the election by passing out information about their candi- dates to students. Overall. Cam|)aign ' 9f) produced little change as far as the political make-up of this countr ' is concerned. After the election both parties came out and said that their main concern for the next four years would be finding ways to work togeth- er to make .America an even better place than it alread. ' is. Elections 17