THE NORTHERNER Volume 17, Number II Northern Ke ntucky Unlvcraity Wednnday, November 9, 1988 lV BUSH WINS BY LANDSLIDE 9 Mudslinging has finally ended BY SUE WRIGHT AN D DEBBI E SCliWIERJOIIANN 60 percent , Dukakis only drew 40 I)C rccnt. ' ' I want a kinder and genller CO-E DITORS Besides these three states. Bush won notion and I mean it ." Bus h New Jersey, Mic higa n and Texas-territory said."( wnnt to be everyone 's B8 After a long. and what most call the Dukakis hoped to capture in the last minutes president. My hand is out." ''nastiest" campaign in history, George Bush of his campaign. Bush said he was glad will be the 41st J)residcnt of the United Both Bush and Dukakis won support A me rica put their hope and States. from certain economic and social groups. confidence in him. By becom­ '"Now to speak the most majestic words ABC discovered Bush led in the men's ~oting ing prcsidl•nt. Bus h aid he the Democracy has to offer, the people ha\C 56 percent to 43 percent. Dukakis drew th<" plans to increase America's spoken. ·· said Bush in his victory speech at highest number of votes among women 51 strength and position in the the GOP celebration last night. percent to 43 percent. Bush also led among world. He added if America Just before I I p.m., Bush led in the independent voters by 54 jX!tCcntto 44 per­ plans to succeed at anything popular vote with 65 percent of the precincts cent. l-Ie also won among Catholics who were they s hould work together and reporting. Bush received 54 percent ....· h il~ once recogn ized as a strong Democratic set goals. Oukakis receive d onl y 46 pe rcent. group. To his adopted hometown Bus h won early in Kentucky with 55 pe r· Oukakis found votes in nine out of every Houston. Texas. he said he ce nt of the popular vote. Dukakis received 10 black votes. fu Wall Street }oumal and would " now take the love and 45 percent. In Ohio, Bush took 56 percent, NBC news discovered he won votes from I 8- frie nds hip with me to Oukakis received 44 percent. In Indiana, to 24-year olds. He also received two-thirds Washington. There is a lot of Senator Dan Quayle's home stale, Bush drew from Hispanic voters. work to do." Pre&ident-eleet George Bush Borland receives award Mock debate prepared campus for voting for providing 'exceptional BY SUSAN J EFFRIES The debate covered such topics as: America." Supreme Court Justices, unemployment, the • On the subject of the defense budget service to NKU' defense budget. the federa1 budget deficit, going toward the making of weapons. Student Government sponsored a mock nuclear waste and pollution. environmental '"Dukakis" said he feels the weapons the debate on Thursday, October 27. in the UC problems, the death penalty and crime. budget goes towards are inefficient. He said BY ROBERT TOWE between Scott Kappas. as George minimum wage. vice presidential choices. by applying more jobs and money into other STA FF WRITER Bush and Dane Houston. as Michael the Pledge of Allegiance. and the public programs. they will be able to ban economic Dukukis. schools. warfare. The president of the Newport Steel Cor­ The debate was followed by a mock elec· "Bush" pushed fo r the Strategic Defense poratio n. Clifford R. Borland. was the tion the next day, with results showing favor Initiative (S DI). which is slated for early honored recipient of the 1988 Northern for the Hepublican ticket. Bush and Quayle research and development by the late Ke ntucky University Foundatio n 's won the straw poll with 70 percent of the 1990's. He said that SOl is one of the most Distinguis hed Public Service Award vote , wit h Duka!W. and Bentsen only getting efficient weapons systems developed by the presented on Thursday. October 20. at the 30 percent. There were a total of 150 stu­ u.s. Highland Country Club in Ft. Thomas. Ky. dent voters. • The reduction of the federal budget The award is presented annually by the Mike Moore, vice president of tudent t.lcfM!it was another issue touched upon in th~ KU Foundation Committee to the in· Government. said the results of this election debate. "Dukakis" said, " I will take severa1 dividual who has provided exceptional ser­ could have a profound effect on voting pat­ te rms to make a stable reduction of the vice to NKU and clearly has the interests of terns in the Tri-State community . .. Students deficit. It cannot all be wiped out in one." the institution at the top of their O"''n agen­ have a1ways served as accurate indicators of l-I e added that through development of da. It honors the individua1 whose personal. current tre nds; perhaps this is a harbinger education and child care systems the amount financial or cultural contributions to the of November 8," said Moore . of s1rain on families will be reduced. university have developed a margin of Kappas and Houston, as Bus h and "Bush" said he believes in a flexible excellence. Dukakis, debated on the following issues: freeze and a possible balanced budget am­ Clifford ll. Borland is a resident of Cres­ • On the issue of appointing new mendment on The Constitution, which will cent prings. Ky. As a graduate of Lehigh Supreme Court Justices. "Bush" said, " I will make sure the Congress does not have to University (Pa.). Borland earned a degree ap1>0i nt judges that I feel represent the deal with the budget being overdrafted with in metallurgical engineering (the study of the American tradition and if these judges hap­ social and domestic programs. internal structu re of metals and allovs). pen to conservative, they will be appointed." • The issues deaJjns with nuclear power Borland wa& a driving force in o;ganlz­ "Dukakis" opposed by saying, " I willa!'" and pollution got much comment from the ing the ewport Steel Corporation in 1980. point those judges who make judicial deci­ candidate . The Newport Steel Corporation is now ions based upon where we need to go in tee DEBATE page II tee AWARD page 10 ·-.. .. , .. 0149.tif ~e~· s~-----------------~."c,-nbcr!I -. 1 9R8 - Boothe discusses 'special history' November activities, programs are abundant: Don't m~s out on the inf~! DY KELLY ROLFES ~EW' EDITOH Northorn Kontueky Univeulty Law. ll will he held 011 Friday, Dee. 2, 'Women'• AsaoeiatJoo invites aU in· fmnr 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. al NKU 's .. Thii-. j.., a ~">pet·ial yt•a r in ortlwrn ·~ tere5ted persons to attend a luncheon Uni•e,..ity College on tlt<! Covington Cam­ hi..,tory a~ it mnrh tht• lwt' ntit·th yt·Eu of honoring NKU't women athletes on pus. Admiosion is S90 for pre-repstrant£ ''(hu·ational st•rvit.•t• to our n·gion. Northern Wedne.d•Y· Nov. 23. 1988, al noon in and $!10 forwalk·in . Student£ may abo eont inurs to evolve into a dynamic institu­ the Univenhy C.,nter llallroom. Chann<l reeeive &eve n~and·one-half hours oi con· tion of higlwr t•ducution ·• physically. 12 Sporu Repo11er Cammy Dierking i$ rinuing kgal education credit and the acudt•rnicall y, and administratively ... ," pro· the guest spellirer. Ohlo Colleg<! ofContinuin& Education fot daimt•d Dr. l..<•on Booth e in his annual The cost o{ the luncltoon i> $4. Space six~and·o ne·ha lf credit. for more infor· report at tlw rt·ct•nt Hoard of Regents· i> lioniled. R ..e rvations are reqttit-<d by mation call Elana Herold at 572-5380. rnrt.•ti11g. Nov. !8. for further details, contact Ont· main topic covered at th e meeting 572-6400. "'lnereaeed Sexual Aelhity Amon! was the University I 0 I freshmen orie ntation NKU Stude.,ta" will be the topic t·oursc whic h was fi rst instituted in the fall •vn.e Atomic Era .. The Fi.r•l Yean'' di>cussod by Anj!ie Lipsit<, ..,.i>tant pro­ of 1986. Univen;ity of lllinoio Phy•ia.t Albe11 Wat· f....,r of psycholoi!Y, and Paul Bi•hop, This course. stated Bootht·, is geared to tenbe'l will speak on Wednt&day, Nov. u.ssociate professor of psychology. Jt wi.ll take new student:, and help tht"rn adapt to 9 at 8 p.m. at Ute NKU Natural S.ienee be W•dnesday, Nov. 9 from 12:05 p.m. university lif<·. lcnrn ahout the univt·rsit y, and Center. room 500. Admission is free. lo J p.m. in the F'acultyiStatT Dining lt·u rn career options. NKU is the first col­ Room. Admission is free. lqt;t' in Kcntu(·ky to 1ulopt this typt• of pro­ John Fields lnlemational Marketing prest'nts Lou grurn and now oth(•r Kentucky coll t·gc!:> art• load. In the fall of 1987. reported Boothe. Pritcbeu. Proctor & Gamble Vice Pre_s_iv An IRS Workshop will be held on corning to us to find out about the program. University I 0 I students were cnroUed in dent of Sales - Western Hemisphere & Wednr-.sdo.v. Nov. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to adtled Boothe. 13.0 hours us opposed to 11.4 hours fo r Asia an,<J Customer Development ·~ 4:30p.m. in BEP 461. Reser.-ations re· In the fall of 1986. Boothe J:oo aid, NK U those stude nts who did not take the course. Unit"<! Sta .... He will speak Thursday, quested.