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THE RED AND BLA
Athens, Ga. Vol. 92, No. 23
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia commurity
Wednesday, October 31,1984
News 543-1809 Advertising 543-1791
Students ‘re-elect’ Reagan
in university mock election
Students voted for Iteagan two-to-one over Mondale
Bv CAMILLE STURDIVANT
Krd and Black Senior Reporter
Strong Republican campus campaign
efforts paid off in the Demosthenian
Literary Society's mock election
Tuesday as student voters "re-elected"
Pres Reagan two-to-one
Out of 1.336 total votes cast, the
Reagan Bush ticket received 853 and
the Mondale/Ferraro ticket received
429 The Libertarian Party candidates.
David Bergland and Jim Lewis,
received 33 votes and the student voters
cast 21 write-ins The most popular
write-in was Bill the Cat, a cartoon
character from the syndicated comic
strip “Bloom County," who is running
for office in the strip
Curtis Paul, chairman of the mock
election committee, said Tuesday that
the Demosthenian Literary Society
tries to involve students in campus
affairs
The society originally scheduled a
stump debate for Monday. Oct 29, but
because of a Democratic rally down
town the Democrats cancelled Linda
Smit, president of Demosthenians. said
that the debate's purpose would have
been "to get the issues out and to get the
votes in."
Polling booths for the mock election
were located at the main library, the
University Bookstore, the Graduate
Studies building and Bolton Hall The
largest voter turnout was at the
bookstore and the next largest at the
main library
Mark Collins, statistics professor,
said, "You can't put the same degree of
precision into a survey like this where
people are choosing, themselves,
whether to participate as you can in a
scientific, door-to-door survey
‘I believe they
(Republicans) see it
as a publicity vehicle
to use. ’
— Linda Smit
"Take it with a grain of salt," he said
One factor which several
Demosthenians said may have affected
the outcome of the election was the
amount of active campaigning by
campus Republican organizations
“I believe that they (campus
Republican groups i see it (the election)
as a publicity vehicle to use," Smit
said
"It has a psychological effect for the
College Republicans," added Lynne
Tracey. Demosthenian vice president.
Joe Muck, chairman of Students for
Reagan, an umbrella organization that
coordinates the efforts of Republican
and other conservative campus groups,
said that he put up 30 posters on North
Campus the morning of the election. He
said the posters were Reagan/Busb
advertisements with an additional
poster advertising the mock election,
with it.
The Demosthenians put up signs a
week ago and advertised the stump
debate and mock election. Smit said.
"All we're doing is getting posters out
to get Reagan suporters to vote in the
mock election." Muck said
Collins said, "When one sector of the
population is enticed into action, you
can't expect an accurate represen
tation of the people "
Sam Harben. state chairman for
College Republicans, said that the only
way to give every student a chance to
vote is to have an election and check-off
when students register for classes.
"We were concerned about the
election and we participated in it,” he
said. "If the Demosthenians didn't hold
one, we would "
Monica Lurk, Demosthenian Judicial
Council member, said, "We did this to
generate campus interest in us and in
politics. It's a publicity thing for the
Demosthenians. We re not interested in
promoting any political candidate ”
Smit said that the Demosthenian
constitution does not allow the society
"to make any endorsements for a
candidate for a political office."
Frances Kane, president of Young
Democrats said, “I think the election
was held pretty fairly and pretty
openly.” However, she added, “I don’t
think a lot of people had a chance to
visit the polls "
At Emory University in Atlanta, the
student government association.
College Republicans, Young
Democrats and Georgia students
Association sponsored a mock election
in which Mondale won.
Jimmy Chen, news editor for the
Emory Wheel, said that Mondale
received 1.184 votes to Reagan'sH64 He
also said that the business and dental
schools voted 80 percent in favor of
Reagan, while the undergraduates,
theology and law schools voted 60
percent in favor of Mondale.
At Georgia State, in a College
Republicans-sponsored election, with
assistance from the student govern
ment association, Reagan recieved
1.401 votes and Mondale 1,011 with 46
decided or third-party votes, according
to Dexter Warrior, president of the
Georgia State Student Government
Association.
Halloween: season of witch, Nixon
By TOMMY TOMLINSON
KH and Hlark Sfalor Reporter
Halloween, that strangest and most
exciting of all holidays, hits a ready
and more than willing Athens today
Although local merchants have
been gearing up for the onslaught of
otherwise normal people wanting to
indulge in their fantasies, costume
shopkeepers expect to be swamped
today
“I fully expect the store to be
packed by 3 p.m.," John Widmer, co
owner of Much Ado, said Tuesday
"People in this country are notorious
last-minute shoppers "
One last-minute Much Ado shopper.
4-vear-old Alexandra Bell of Athens,
seemed to have all the time in the
world
She tried on mask after mask,
rejecting Lucy Van Pelt of Peanuts
fame. Superman and Pac-Man before
sneaking away to play with some
wind-up toys
At last report Alexandra had still
not found the costume of her dreams
Not that Athens merchants didn't
have a large enough selection
Foreign Affairs, just across College
Square from Much Ado. had costumes
ranging from clowns and witches to
Richard Nixon
Rehana Kheshgi, an employee, said
"horrible masks” are among her
most asked-for items.
"These masks, they're just terrible,
but they are really selling well." she
said
The masks, constructed of heavy-
duty latex, featured such gruesome
visages as a brain-damaged doctor
and a poor soul with a dagger im
planted in his skull
Paul Wilson, an Atlanta resident,
was in town to attend "more than
several" Halloween parties He and a
mask of the Creature from the Black
Lagoon met, and it was love at first
sight
"Oh, man!" he said “I'm going to
wear this tonight, too.”
Such is the fervor Halloween brings
While most stores selling Halloween
wares displayed many finished
costumes, merchants said students
usually prefer to make their own.
"Most people want to design their
own costumes this year, and they
sometimes buy just parts of costumes
to create a mixture,'' Kheshgi said.
Widmer suspected a more practical
reason
"I think people are just being more
careful with their money than ever
before," he said. "They feel they can
create a cheaper and more interesting
costume themselves "
Much Ado posted a list of 60 or so
costume ideas to help the prospective
fashion designer decide on a costume
The ideas ranged from the aesthetic
extremes of Marilyn Monroe to the
Grim Reaper, with most anything in
between
"Punks are in, they’re really big
this year,” Widmer said
Two bright green spiked wigs, the
only remnant of a revolution, lay
scattered on a table
Although Halloween has long been
identified as a children's holiday, and
children still trick-or-treat in large
numbers, maniacs with poison candy
and increasingly scared parents have
turned the holiday into an adult fete
As Paul Wilson said, "Halloween is
the party holiday, bar none. Almost
puts New Year's to shame, especially
since you get to wear these funky
costumes."
Wilson then eyed a corset-like
plastic body wrap, complete with the
feminist's nightmare of decollete
gone wild and bulging from the top
This and the Creature of the Black
Lagoon mask "I
But I bet someone will wear
something even wilder than that,
won't they’" Wilson said, as a nearby
customer already wearing a leopard-
skin tunic tried on a Ronald Reagan
mask.
They probaby will, Paul. And on
Halloween, it’s the norm rather than
O-House residents request refund
By JENNIFER QUAY
R<4 a Ml Hlark fteaUr Reporter
Oglethorpe House residents are requesting a 850
refund from the housing department for the in
convenience of not having air-conditioning, hot water
and carpet during the first two weeks of school, ac
cording to Karen Ridlen. Oglethorpe House hall
council president
"While we recognize the fact that projects
sometimes take longer than anticipated, four months
would seem to be more than enough time to complete
all necessary repairs," Ridlen stated in a letter given
Tuesday to three officials in the housing department
Some residents had planned on writing a petition
for other residents to sign, but decided a short letter
would be received better. Ridlen gave the letter to
Housing Director Dan Hallenbeck, Ken Cooke,
residence life coordintor for Hill Community, and
Bob Harris, Georgian Residence Hall director
Cooke said the problems with removing asbestos
delayed subsequent repairs for the building
Cooke said the delays were not the housing
department's fault, since removing all the asbestos
and conducting the clean air tests took time
"Do you satisfy the students by doing other things
or do you make sure the building is safe?" he said
Cooke said he was glad that the students went
through the right channels and that their complaints
were justified.
"It was no fault of ours." Cooke said, adding he
doesn't see much of a possibility of a refund "The
decision is above me ”
The three Oglethorpe House residents who wrote
the letter decided on a figure based on two weeks of
rent, or 881, said Ernest Morgan, a co-author of the
letter
Said Ridlen, “We figured having a place to stay
was worth a little, so we just asked for 850."
"We'll take anything,” she added
Bob Harris, Georgian Residence Hall director, said
the complaints were justified and that he has made
an appointment with Ridlen to further discuss the
letter and a possible refund
“I think it (a refund request) is a fairly typical
response." Harris said.
Harm said Hallenbeck is considering alternatives
to a refund He also said he will meet with Ridlen to
negotiate possible alternatives
He said he wants to find out what the value of the
unfinished work is.
"It's all up to negotiations,' ’ Harris said
Davison and Propst:
only chancellor choices
By JOHN ALDEN
Red and HUrlt Mentor Reporter
University President Fred Davison
and University System Vice Chancellor
Dean Propst are the only remaining
candidates for the position of
University System chancellor. Regents
Search Committee Chairman Sidney
Smith said Tuesday
After a lengthy search process
plagued by press leaks and damaging
publicity, the poll of seven candidates
for the successor of Vernon Crawford,
who will retire next June, has been
pared down to two: Davison and
Propst
Smith said that the choice of the two
remaining candidates is the com
bination of the results of a regents
meeting last Friday and the withdrawal
of at least three of the candidates, in
cluding the presidents of the univer
sities of Alabama and Missouri
Smith said he could not confirm a
report in the Atlanta Constitution that
Gov Joe Frank Harris informally had
endorsed Propst In a phone con
versation with Regent Edgar Rhodes
According to the report, Rhodes said
Harris told him he would rather Propst
get the job, although he would work
with either Propst or Davison.
Officials in the governor's office in
Atlanta declined to comment on the
conversation
“As far as I know, any conversations
the governor has with members of the
Board of Regents are private con
versations,” said David Brown, an
assistant to the governor's press
secretary.
Smith said the governor's alleged
endorsement would have no direct
effect on the outcome of the board's
vote on Nov. 14.
"He does not have any official role in
the search," Smith said. "But whether
he does or not, I don't think it would
stop us from going ahead and taking a
vote."
Kay Miller, the regents vice chan
cellor for public relations, said that the
announcement, because it was not
public, should not be taken as a direct
endorsement of Propst She said that
the governor has pledged non
involvement in the politics of the
search.
"He's been accused of meddling in
the past, so I'd think he'd want to stay
out of the process," Miller said
Even if an endorsement of Propst
would have no official, binding effect on
the choice, Regent Julius Bishop said it
would not mean the governor's opinion
would not have influence
"Well, six members of the board are
appointed by Gov. Harris,” Bishop
said, "So I guess you can draw your
own implications from that."
Dear Dogs
"The Queenv-Manhatlan subway Is now
ready to leave. All aboard, and no
writing on tbe walls. Hey!" Actually
Chris Cole Is signing a giant card that
will be presented along with a red
carnation wreath to the Bulldog football
team far Homecoming. The All-
Campua Homecoming Committee is
charging 25 cents for students who wail
to sign the card and provide a earnstieo
for the wreath. The money gets the
students a button plus the honor ef
trying to be a port of "the world's moat
espeasive wreath.” The goal for the
wreath is 1.508. which would break the
record of 1.200 for o wreath presented
at the funeral of John F. Kennedy.