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LD OLD AND LACK Volume 72 No. 5 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem North Carolina Friday, September 30, _ 1988 Undergraduates Manage to Attend Debate Despite Original Ticket Scarcity By J.D. Fugate get in before the debate began, said SG staff and three went to the student organizers additional tickets. Ninety were committed tickets for students," said Sandra Connor, Associate Editor President Mike Smith. of the debate. to sponsors as part of the commission's director of public information. "Many of The Commission on Presidential Debates Four tickets were distributed to Winston• fund-raising program according to a press the faculty and trustees turned their tickets ' Tickets to see the presidential debate in• allotted 50 tickets to Wake Forest Saturday Salem residents in a public lottery, three release from the office of public informa• back in when they heard how few students side Wait Chapel were scarce for students morning. In addition to the 13 earmarked were given to Winston-Salem/Forsyth tion. The remaining 60 tickets were given were getting in." last weekend. Undergraduates originally for undergraduate students, nine went to County public officials and four went to the to university trustees, students and faculty More tickets were returned by the time were allocated 13 tickets in the lottery. graduate and professional school students, city/county schools. members. There are 52 trustees. the alternates lined up Sunday, bringing the However, 150 to 200 students managed to 10 went to university faculty. four went to Later that day, the university received 150 "By 5 p.m. Saturday, we had 15 more See Tickets, Page 5 Both Campaigns Claim Bush, Dukakis Victory in Wait Chapel Fire One-Liners, By Bob Esther situation, but it was a real oppor• Assistant Sports Editor tunity for Dukakis." and Clint Pinyan Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy of Assistant Sports Editor Massachusetts said, "He showed himself to be exactly what the Outline Positions Following Sunday night's American people want. He By Chad Killebrew presidential debate, campaign staf• demonstrated himself to be country, and Dukakis emphasized Editor in Chief fers and visiting dignitaries from presidential, convincing and com• the need for strong presidential each party tentatively claimed pelling." leadership. Presidential candidates George victorv Other Democrats proclaimed a The candidates presented their Bush and Michael Dukakis each The-Democrats pointed to the ap• more limited victory for Dukakis. · own positions on most questions, outlined his positions and attack• peal that Michael Dukakis made to Sen. Alan Cranston of California but each of them also fired some ed those of his opponent in the first the average working man and the said the debate was "touch-and-go pointed remarks at his opponent. presidential debate of held smoothness with which he covered with a slight edge to Dukakis." 1988, Bush called Dukakis an .. Ice Man," Sunday night in Wait Chapel. the issues as the deciding factor for Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas a reference to charges that Dukakis Dukakis gave his plans for help• the governor's superiority. saw the debate as a Dukakis vic• is passionless. ing the country's underprivileged The Republicans stressed the fact tory, but admitted a couple of short• When Bush asked where he stop• and aggressively criticized Bush that George Bush was able to rein• comings. "He didn't really get to ped speaking after being inter• and the Reagan administration on force his solid values and show answer the ACLU question, and he rupted, Dukakis replied, "The 25th several points, especially its deal• himself to be highly personable. couldn't fully sketch out his plans of December, Mr. Vice President," ings with Panamanian dictator Democratic staffers were certain for national defense, but this was a reference to a Bush mistake con• of Dukakis's win over Bush. "The just a question of a lack of time, and Manuel Noriega. cerning the date of Pearl Harbor Bush praised the administration's Day. ~ governor turned in a very strong I'm sure he will, over the next few accomplishments for world peace debate." campaign manager Susan weeks, make his positions clear and Although moderator Jim Lehrer Estrich said. "He had a great emo• convince Americans that he is of and tried to portray Dukakis as .a of the Ma'CNeil-Lehrer News Hour liberal and too far to the left for tional appeal with the things that he the same mind as they are;' he said. cautioned the audience not to cheer, most Americans. said about the family and about Republicans were pleased with Stew Killian the crowd applauded several times patriotism, and he was very strong the way in which Bush was able to Although the pre-debate atmoshere was friendly, the candidates had Bush continually returned to a when their candidate made a good on specifics. It was not a do-or-die See Reaction, Page 4 some pointed remarks for each other during the debate. theme of restoring values in the See Debate, Page 5 Campus Restored to Normal After Moment in National Spotlight By Brian Dean Carl Thompson, manager of engineering ed some equipment, but also left some for The trailers used by the networks remain• taken out." Assistant News Editor services, said many of the repairs to the the university to convert copper wire signals ed, but most were removed soon afterward. Frank L. Bloom Construction Co., hired campus would be completed this week. but to fiber optic signals. "We started cutting the trailers loose elec• to make modifications to the balcony of Now that the national spotlight has swit• some of the more extensive work would be All the televisions and telephones were tricall y Monday afternoon." Thompson Wait Chapel. arrived Tuesday. They took ched from Wake Forest back to the cam• done by Duke Power in weeks to come. removed from the filing center in the said. "(The networks) took out the cabling down the wooden platforms constructed for paign trails, an endless trail has been left Early Monday morning telephone crews cafeteria. they had done, and we took out what we the television news anchor booths. After• on campus - 35 miles of wire. endless disconnected the telephone lines to the The television crews removed their equip• had done. Some of the crews just cut their ward housekeeping waxed and polished the power cables and 89 television stands. media center, Thompson said. They rernov- ment from Wingate Hall Monday morning. video cables and left, and that had to be See Normal, Page 4 Supporters Attend Rally Excited Crowd Welcomes For Bush at Fairgrounds Dukakis to Winston-Salem By Julie Boutwell debate. the Democratic nominee for By Jeff Hagen speech of his own. Martin com• Old G(1ld and Black Reporter North Carolina governor. Bob Jor• Old Gold and Black Reporter mented on Bush's success in the dan, introduced Dukakis as the debate and noted his own success Approximately 1.000 supporters "declared winner of the debate." Some Wake Forest students join• as governor since his election in of Gov. Michael Dukakis gathered while the crowd shouted in unison. ed supporters of Vice President 1984. in Benton Convention Center Sun• "Duke. Duke. Duke." George Bush at a Bush Victory Martin said that in the past year day night to watch the first 1988 Dukakis seemed to be pleased Rally and party Sunday night at the 113 new factories have located presidential debate on large-screen with the outcome of the debate. Dixie Classic Fairgrounds. here, while Michael Dukakis' televisions and to greet Dukakis "We were able to convey to good About 2,000 Republicans from "Massachusetts Miracle" has at• afterward. Americans that the Democrat par• across the state crowded into the tracted only four. North Carolina Eight conference rooms were ty and ticket is prepared to provide cow barn to watch the C-SPAN leads the nation in new factory opened to create one hall, which leadership for the real concerns of coverage of the debate on big• construction. accommodated a stage, a jazz band the country," he said. "We can pro• screen televisions and small Bush redressed the points he and four large-screen televisions. vide jobs for people - no matter monitors. stressed in the debate. Picking up Young buses provided transpor• who they are. where they come The crowd cheered and com• on Martin's introduction, he said, tation at 6:30 p.m. in front of the from or what the color of their mented frequently on points made "I'm glad that I'm running against gym. The bus company also skin. in Wait Chapel. the Governor of Massachusetts and brought in full busloads from "We must be strong at home aron tchworth After the debate Gov. Michael Dukakis spoke to enthusiastic supporters After the debate, Gov. Jim Mar• not the Governor of North Greensboro and Charlotte. before we can be strong militarily. tin introduced Bush, giving a short See Bush, Page 4 Following the viewing of the at the Benton Convention Center. He seemed pleased with the out• See Dukakis, Page 4 come of the debate. Students Watch Candidates Debate from Brendle By Anita Killebrew ministration and other interested parties each candidate delivered. "Oohs" and Old Gold and Black Reporter watched the much publicized event in "aahs" accompanied Dukakis' derision of Brendle. Several television and newspaper Bush as the "Joe Isuzu of American Students trickled in to see the two can• reporters filmed the students as they politics." Bush's retort, "That was as clear didates for the presidency of the United prepared to watch the debate. as Boston Harbor." received laughter and States go head to head, and it was happen• The debate was shown on the NBC net• applause from the audience.

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