University of Tampa - Moroccan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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tr- id td :h D( 2- id ?s d ie jr Vice-President George Bush and Senator Dan Quayte were the RepuW - can victors (or the positions ol Presi- dent and Vce-President o( the United States. Democratic nominees Governor Mike Djkakis and Senator Lloyd Bontsen (ought a hard battle in the race lor the presidency, but were de- feated by Republican party nominees. Seventeen ♦

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Bush Quayle Ticket Sweeps Electoral College By Kristy L. Strickland The presidential race of 1988 had been called the dir- tiest campaign of the modern time. The candidates, as well as the media, avoided any real issues and debated topics such as the pledge of alle- giance and conservatism. Nevertheless, the long battle ended on November 8, 1988, and Vice-President George Bush became President-elect George Bush. Final figures showed Bush as winning the popular vote by a small, but solid margin of just over 4%. While this was not a landslide, the votes in the electoral college calculat- ed very differently. Bush won three times the number of states that Dukakis did. As a result, the number of electoral votes for Bush far outnum- bered those which Dukakis re- ceived. This was what counted in the long run. Voter turnout was at an all- time low across the nation. In fact, this election reported the lowest turnout since 1924. The election turn-out in Hillsbor- ough County was not as low as it had been across the country. In fact, many pre- cincts exceeded their project- ed turnout as determined by Robin Krivanek, Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elec- tions. Although the voters chose a Republican candidate to fill the vacancy in the white house, both the Senate and House of Representatives gained Democratic members. On the local scene, there was quite a controversy re- garding the Senate race. After two days and 70,000 absen- tee ballots. Connie Mack (R) was declared the winner by a slight margin over opposition Buddy McKay (D). The controversy resulted due to the fact that hundreds of thousands of voters over- looked the race on their bal- lots due to its placement on the page at the bottom of presidential race. In fact. McKay claimed that he would protest the decision and would not concede to defeat until something had been done about it. This resulted in a large amount of turmoil in the local area such as a sign in front of the Hooters on West Hillsborough which read. Will the real senator from Florida please stand up. During the campaign, sever- al politicians visited the Uni- versity of Tampa community. Two weeks before the elec- tion. the College Republicans invited Senate hopeful Connie Mack to speak to students in Plant Hall. The main topics during this discussion with stu- dents and the press were abortion, Contra aid, national defense, and taxation. On the eve of the election. UT was host to several politi- cal activities. In the afternoon. UT alumni Governor Bob Mar- tinez spoke to students and faculty members on the steps in front of Plant Hall about the upcoming election. On the evening of Monday. November 7, the Student Po- litical Organization hosted a debate between prominent members of the College Re- publicans and the UT Demo- crats organizations. The de- bate was organized rather professionally and was moder- ated by SPO president Craig Huffman. During the weeks preceed- ing the election, there had been much tension throughout the university community. The Minaret was filled weekly with editorials, commentaries, and letters to the editor which dealt v ith the national cam- paign as well as the ones that were going on right on cam- pus. The College Republicans and UT Democrats were fight- ing long and hard for the can- didates from their party affili- ation. As a result, there was a tough battle fought by each group. The mediums used were the Minaret. The Conse vative Voice, the Minarag, ar the halls which could be filU with posters. The members of bot groups, as well as the rest the UT community, was n lieved when November 8 hs come and gone. Many rac were won by each side, ar they had been fought well. Tf groups could rest-for foi years. ❖ Sixteen

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ROTO the military way of life By Kristy L. Strickland The Army and Air Force ROTC programs were as popular as ever. The grow- ing number of cadets here on campus could be ex- plained by the numerous amount of benefits re- cieved from the program. The program provided a great amount of leadership skils that were considered important in the future whether one joined the miS- tary or went out into the professional job market. It also provided its members with a sense of commar- adre, somewhat like a fra- ternal brotherhood. This was very important to these young men and women. They were bound together by a firm sesne of loyolty to each other. Many of the ROTC cadets were recipients of either two or four year scholar- ships. Under these scholar- ships, the students' tuition, room, board, fees, and book were paid in full. In ad- dition, they would recieve a monthly allowance from the military. In return for their education, the young men and women would then give their services to the United States government for an alotted period of time in either active duty or reserve duty military. Those who did go active duty were considered regular army. In addition, they spent their summers at various summer training sessions around the country. They were rigorous training rituals in which they practiced such things as survival tech- niques. As one cadet. Dave Hanson, put it, No matter how tough it is. you can't put four hundred college students together and not have a little fun.'' The Army ROTC cadets participated in the program right here on campus in the ROTC building next to the pool while the Air Force ca- dets had to travel to the USF campus for their labs and classrooms. This was due to the fact that the size of the members in the program and the proximity of the USF program. Nonetheless, those who were involved in the Air Force ROTC recieved the same benefits as the other cadets and were ever loyal to their branch of the military. Overall, both programs continued to grow and gain more interest on the cam- pus. It was possibly the most visible organization on cam- pus.® Tne ROTC buiking houses the classrooms and the officos of the offices in charge. ARMY ROTC SPARTAN BATTALION