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

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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

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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

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First Blast of MAKING US LAUGH. Barry Williams who is also known as Greg Brady of the Brady Bunch enter- tained a large audience in the Performance Center with his lecture Growing Up Brady Photo By Clancy Ratliff. LAUGHING OUT LOUD. Christa Higgins and friends enjoy Tom DeLuca ' s hypnotism presentation which was held in the Performance Center. Photo by Christopher Rohling. IT ' S NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS. The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi found that out while waiting for the human trolley race to begin on the Intramural Field during The Games. Photo by Clancy Ratliff 18 Spring Fling