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Volume LX X, Number 18 ldl 7 $7-24lt Advertising 737-2029 NC SU studenstshow spirit, supportfor Sen. Quayle Banner sparks Quayle says North Carolinians fight in crowd should vote Republican ticket Tor Blizard By Madelyn Rosenberg teachers to lcad their students in the and Executive News Editor pledge of .illcgiancc should not be David House cttfort cd \‘laybc Si-n licntscn Staff Writers \"icc Presidential candidate Sen. mil makc thc point of dctcndmg Dan Quayle raised spirits and thc Dukakis furlough polity for A long banner made by some knockcd (iov. \lichacl Dukakis l‘l’l muidcicis who aren't up for patolc School of Design students prompts day in a tally outside the Student "But then let's comc bat k to icali ed a fight in the crowd awaiting (‘cntcix ty." hc said. "It is (io\ l)ukakis Sen. Dan Quayle‘s arrival on the About l.5(Nl pcoplc. mostly stu- who is running toi prc sliiL’lli and hi- NC. State Friday afternoon. dcnts from N.('. State and othci‘ will not change his liberal stripes " The banner. supported by about area collcgcs, waited ll'ltiL’l gray Quaylc said llukakis not only \sill forty protesters. read “Bush: ’No skies for thc candidatc to com: by iniposc more t.i\cs m \mcrica. "but Abortions for Rape Victims'" and motorcade to thi- Studcnt ('cntcr Ill tact. hc has .i iccoid of raisini' “Quayle stands firm on the envi- ('ouny'ard. them in .\l.iss.ichusctts. ronment" (depicting a foot crushing Quayle arm ed at (i p.m.. an hour "'l‘hcrc aw .i lot of things \sc a flower). behind schedule. and thc crovs d had could call the Hot of Mas The banner. which stretched about trickled down by the tune he began sachUsctts." Quayli- said. "We can 40 feet, also criticized the Republi- his spccch but not by much. call him Mr. lax lncrcasc. We can can Party’s policy on AIDS. Star “I can say one thing. and that is call him. bccausc of Boston Harbor. Wars and education. that North ('arolina is voting for Mr. l’ollutci \M- can call him. “Why not invest in the future?” it George Bush." Quayle said. bccaUsc of his furlough policy. Mr. read. And. like other speakcrs at the Weak on ('iimv At one point during the rally for unixersity. the senator couldn‘t “But thcic is one thing thc people the vice presidential candidate, the resist talking a little basketball dur will ncsci call the goicrnor from sign made its way into Quayle terri— ing his ltlvmmute speech. Massachusetts. and that is Mr. l’rcs tory and trouble began. “(‘oming from Indiana. let me tell idcnt." After one angry Republican you that Jim Valvano is a household Quayle said lhikakis suppoitcis ripped the banner in half. a name." he said. “When a lloosicr sitccrcd at Quaylc during the dcbatc bystander verbally confronted the like me comcs doun to N.(‘. State. when hc said thc l'mtcd Statcs “its wale supporter. A fight resulted the first thing I think of is basket the cioy of thc uorld and the bystander was physically ball,“ “They don‘t lit-licw ll. but l'll tell assaulted and pushed into the press Quaylc compared l)ukakis' cam you what. .-\niciic.iiis believe it platfomi. paign position on a strong military Mainstream .‘\lllt'flt .i knows we'rc When a Secret Service agent to thc tour corncrs stratcgy in has thc gicatcst nation in this world. no arrived at the scene. he stopped the kctball “Just kccp on dribbling mattci \shat l)iikakis supporters fight and the two men were carried until you lllll out tlic clock." hc think. away. said. ”l‘lltw .tlt' tlit' Ullt‘s who sit up Cherie Granger, one of the Design 1 lic Indiana scitatoi said hc wasn't lhctc til \litssathnsctts and look students who helped carry the sign, going to spcak liaishly about dotsii on thc lt“.l ot this ionntty Dukakis. bccausc “after all. iust Wcll thcy mas look down on thc later said she was shocked that they yestcrday hc and IScn. l.loy-.ll test. but l‘ll tcll you that \UTHC Nos were verbally and physically Bciitscii \scic campaigning togcthci 3'. this country's :‘oiiiia look tip to harassed for protesting Quayle’s ltkc t\\o ptcccs of \cli to." (icoigc Hush, lictansc \sc .iic thc speech. But hc tollinscd up with .i sciics party of thc tutuic “We don‘t want Quayle to think of digs .it thv: l)cmocratit. prcsidcn Scycial lhik‘akislicntscii support that everyone supports his view," tial candidatc and his running matc. cis hctklcd Quinlc diiiing his she said. “We want to show people Bk‘lllSL'll. spcci‘h it’s alright not to be on the band— llc said the diflctcncc of opinion "‘i'ou hilt)“. it l had to support wagon.” on the l)ukakis/liciitscn tickct left l)iikakis. l'd yi'll, too." Quayle Alice Oglesby. another protesting behind several questions He asked responded. student, also was amazed at the if Bcritscn would changc Dttkakis's lhc crowd bcgan iliantmg. ”Libs violence. mind on the rcsistancc movcmcnt in go home. l ibs yo homr " “Someone in the crowd told us Nicaragua. thc balanccd budget ()nly onc light biokc out dining ‘you have no right to be here.m she amendment to thc ('onstitulion oi thc t‘\L‘lll \\ilL'll .i liusli/(‘luaylc sup said. l’residcnt Rcagan‘s icscuc mission poitci rippcd a sign hclil by a Other signs protesting Quayle‘s and libcratioii ot (iicnada. ptolcstct nomination read: “Dan Quayle is: “()r maybc Scn. licntscn noxs Public Safety l't'tllUVL'tl the two A) Robert Redford, B) JFK. C) bclicics in thc following Hukakis mcn tiom thc aica Moth Wt'lt‘ Does anyone really know?" MARC KAWANISHl/SIAH positions." Quaylc said. “l’crhaps N( Sl' sludctlts. Another sign labeled “report hc hchcvcs ”la! the law oi Mas Senator Dan Quayle addressed a crowd of 1500 people in the Student Center Plaza last Xi'i' S'I‘l DI'ZNIS [ii/cc _‘ See FACTIONS. page 3 Friday evening. The event was sponsored by College Republicans. Silt'lillSt‘llS Illill lcqtlll'cs school University enrollment peaks over 25,000 this semester By Douglas Grant whose office deals primarily with freshmen est percentage cnrollmcnt mcrctisc. Dixon l‘lv' liispanics. and (its Amciican llltllilllS. llc said thc I‘M” ion-t .ist calls lot an i-xcii Staff Writer and transfer students. said this rise was due primarily to the trans :\slltlt .r\mciicans had the highcst onc yciii highcr [X‘rccntagc ot r=‘ltlllllllt' studcnts. The sophomore class was second only to fer of the computcr scicncc dcpartmcnt mun unit a l’/'.5'i cni'ollincnt incrcasc (lit-rail. hit 1'; ol \(Sl‘ studcnts arc NC. State's fall 1988 enrollment was 6% the freshman class in numbers. but it had from the ('ollcgc of Physical and Mathc “llic niuwi‘sity‘ is attractnc to iniiioiitics from North (\iiolina. and SN; of .ill under higher than that of the fall 1987 semester. the highest percentage increase at 9.6%. matical Sciences to linginccring about bctausc \si' arc icccptivc to them." Dixon graduatcs .it’i' \lillt‘ lt'Sltit'lliS. According to the Office of Institutional This semester there are 4.235 seniors. 3.833 XIZ students. said. “Wc will do anything in our PUWCI to 'l'hcrc the if”)! studi-nts ('liillllt‘tl in (iiad Research, this brings to 25.537 the total juniors. 4.555 sophomores and 4,657 fresh— The College of Textiles was the only col cnsiiic that they have a succcsstul cxpcii uatc. Hotlitt’ait'. l’h I). and \'ctciinaiy pro number of students attending the university. men. lcgc recording an enrollment dcclmc. But it cucc and pi‘o\idc suppoit through action grams. While total enrollment is up. the number “In WW) we expect the enrollment of the had only in students bclow its anticipatcd and not hp sci’x‘icc." Al “N0 ('ltiipcl llill. out of thc .‘ K5 M of full time students declined by 29% this freshmen class to show traditional growth enrollment. Dixon said. l-icshmcn cni‘ollmcnt and lltt‘ subscqucnt studcnts ciiiollcd. tlicii‘ .uc lit-dbl iiildcl fall. This decrease was due in part to a large of ahout lsftll) ncw students.“ Dixon said. The number of lntcrnational Studcnts ltilltslllt' shoitag'c this scitlcstci “as not a graduatcs l Ni has 1.875 scmois. {£45 number of students. 4,105 or 24.6%, “in I‘Nll the numbers will drop off through- stay'cd constant. Dixon said, but all iacial significant problcin. Dixon said. “Wc had a tumors. KIIK sophoinoics and i. i_‘(i “(‘Sh enrolling in life long education. said George out thc North (‘arolina University systcm groups at N('Sll slioiscd cmollincnt ltl'} highci than cxpcctcd ictcntion iatc lli|‘- mcn Dixon. dean of undergraduate admissions. for five to six years. showing an increase increases this scmcstcr. tall. but I iccl that ('.iiiipus Housing should Duke l'iiiictsity has txtll.‘ llllilt'L‘liliilliill' “The University was within l.5‘.'/ii of their aftct‘ that." NCSU has gill“ Whites clll‘ollcil. 333i) bc gziycn cicdit Ioi' handling thc situation Silitlt'lllS. L70“ st‘lllitls, lgilh IlllllHls_ |_S.lll forecast for new admissions." said Dixon. The (‘ollcgc of Engineering had the high- blacks. Lil-1‘) internationals. 023 Asians. thc nay thcy' did." sophttlltott‘s and l.i5(i freshmen. yet? Precision lab scientists Aw. Mom. 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