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The Panther
September 19,1980
Clark for Carter
BY DEBORAH FRANKLIN
AND LISA JOINER
Panther Staff Reporters
The upcoming Presidential
election has the United States in
turmoil. The question on
whether to vote for Carter,
Reagan, or Anderson is on most
of America’s mind, with the
exception of Clark College, that
is. Clark College is definitely
Carter Country. A survey from a
cross - section of people around
the campus shows that Carter is
the leading contender.
A total of 25 people were
interviewed. Of the 25, 68
percent said that they would
vote for Carter, 28 percent were
undecided and 4 percent were
for Reagan.
The consensus among the
Carter supporters was that he
was the best choice because a)
he has more experience already
beingthe presidentand b) he has
done more for blacks such as ap
pointing blacks to high positions,
for example Patricia Harris,
director of HEW.
There were other reasons
people had decided that Carter
was their man.
Kevin Sommerville, a
Democrate and senior at Clark,
says the reason he’s voting for
Carter is because “Reagan is a
racist.” Ed Martin states,
“Anytime the Ku Klux Klan en
dorses a candidate that can
didate is not for me.
Keith Stamps a senior, states,
“Yes, I’m voting for Carter but I
would like to see the day when
there’s a ticket with Andrew
Young for President and Julian
Bond for vice president.”
( Bryant Ivey, junior, replies, “If
I vote it’ll probably be for Carter
just for the mere fact Carter has
already been in office for four
years. I don’t think that we
should keep changing every four
years. It’s not fair to the people to
keep changing presidents with
new ideas and philosophies.”
Jason Lary commented,
“Carter stands for helping blacks
and he’s not a hothead about
war. He has a strong military
hand.”
From the faculty’s point of
view, Dr. Florence Robinson,
director of music, said, “Even
though Carter has problems I’d
like to give him another chance.
Anderson is not a strong enough
candidate to win. I’ve been dis
turbed by some of the
statements Reagan has made.”
Larry Hardy, math teacher,
states, “I have no other
alternative. Reagan’s ideas are
not together. His views on
foreign policy are not together.
His views on foreign policy are
not in tune with our policy of
peace.”
When Dr. Herb Eichelberger,
mass communications instruc
tor, was asked, "Who do you
plan to vote for in the 1980
Presidential election?” he
replied, “That’s a good ques
tion! I voted for John Kennedy
in the primary. I signed a
petition to get John Anderson
on the ballot but I might vote
for Jimmy Carter. I really
haven’t decided.”
Clyde Robertson probably
summed up the Carter’s sup
porters’ views when he
explained “Choosing between
Carter and Reagan is like picking
the better of two evils.”
Carrying 28 percent.of the poll
the undecided pollsters had a
variety of reasons for their
uncertainty.
Regina Jones explains, “Well,
I’m just not sure who I want to
vote for.”
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Lori Ford interned with the Peace Corps in Washington.
Internship Enriches
BY SHERRY JONES
Panther Entertainment Editor
"I would not trade the
experience and the intellectual
growth I attained this summer
for anything,’’ said Lori Ford.
What did the Clark College
journalism major do during the
summer that was so enriching?
She participated in the first Peace
Corps Summer Intern Program
in Washington, D.C.
Designed for students atten
ding historically black, Hispanic
or Native American colleges and
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work experience during the
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The main objective of the
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During the eight-week
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World development. Ford
worked with a newspaper for
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The Peace Corps is an
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(the federal volunteer service
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6,000 Peace Corps volunteers
from across the world work in 59
developing nations.
VETERANS
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If you got out as an E4 with 3 years, you can
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