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Basketball ends season, p. 6 The Davidsonian Volume LXXIX,Number 1 DavidsonCollege,Davidson,NorthCarolina 28036 Friday,March 11.1988 Predicting Super Tuesday results Professors Haskell, Kazee miss Bush landslide, correctly judgeDemocratic race By TOBY TRUOG percentof thetotalnumber. Dolereceived SuperTuesdayprimaryprojections were approximatelyeightpercentandRobertson discussed by Davidson political science and Kemp each received less than one professorsJohnHaskellandTomKazcein percent apaneldiscussionMondaynightinthe900 DiscussingtheRepublican frontrunners, Room. Kazee noted that "Dole is the candidate Kazee and Haskell correctly predicted without the organization and Bush is the that no Democratic candidate would re- organization without thecandidate." ceive a greatmajority of delegates,citing The candidates' positions on domestic that Massachusetts governor Michael and foreign policy are indiscernible, he Dukakis, Tennessee senator Albert Gore continued. Personality, leadership, and and Missouri representative Richard other "indefinable" terms willbethechar- i, Gephardt are very close in the polls and acteristics considered by the American w£l1 El S have suchavaried appeal. public. "JesseJacksonwilldowellinmanystates Dole's monetary instability, his organ- as a result of the white vote being split izational problems and his "mean streak" between Dukakis, Gephardt and Gore," are seen ashismajorproblemsby Kazceas speculatedHaskell.Outofthesefourcandi- well as many others. Bush, on the other dates, Haskell and Kazee predicted that hand,is very well-financed andorganized Dukakis wouldlead. and possessesvitalpolitical experience. As it turned out, Gore, Dukakis and Robertsonand Kemp were dismissedby Jacksonreceived 340,337 and 322 dele- Kazee as interestingbut without much fu- gates,respectively. Gephardt fared disas- ture in the race. trously with only 120. Primaries were held in 20 states— 14 of Gephardtdidnotcampaignheavilyinthe themintheSouth.Democrats gained1,307 southernstates,andhasbeen concentrating delegates while Republican gained 803 with success in the mid-western states. delegates. Gore,accordingtoHaskellandKazee,took a risky stepbyconcentrating on theSouth Kazee, associate professor of political exclusively,but his victory proved its ef- science,ispresently on year-longsabbati- fectiveness. calin theU.S.Congressasapolicyanalyst Althoughaself-described conservative,junior AndyNilssonmanagedtosport thebandanna Bush's landslide victory was not pre- for theHouse Sub-committee onTelecom- of theSandinistaYouthgroupatitsheadquartersin Leon,Nicaragua.Nilsson and tenother students traveled throughout theregionwithReligionProfessorDavidKaylor andAssistant dicted.TheVicePresidentledtheRepubli- municationandFinance.Haskcllisavisit- Professorof PoliticalScienceBrian Shaw. See story,page 3. cans with 571 delegates, more than 50 inglecturer. Photo courtesyofKathy Womble Back from the USSR: Davidsonians findfunintheRussian sun forbreak Students takepride in evadingSoviet customs authorities ByMARGARET CARROLL Isaac'sCathedral,Pushkin(Cath- freely voiced opposition to the enoughmoney,onehas verylittle werefamiliar withWesternbrand During Spring Break nine erinetheGreat'ssummer palace), Soviet government.Estonia was choice in what he can buy. nameslike Land'sEnd, Reebok, Davidson students joined a tour and aschool in Tallinn. onceanindependentcountry,and Soviet youth asked freshman andLevi's. Although Knightmet groupfrom Charlotteonatenday Thegroup spent three days in its people are proud of their na- Kim Short whatshe described as blackmarket traders whoworried trip to the Soviet Union. They Moscow,threedaysinTallinnand tionalheritage. "typical"questionsabout theU.S. abouttheKGB,somemembers of visited Moscow,Leningrad, and three days in Leningrad. They Some of their questions con- the group ended up passing Tallin, the capital of Estonia. took twoovernight traintripsand SeniorBrookeKnight talked to cernedthehighcostofeducation, through customs with "illegal" Associate Professor of French flew through Helsinki on their one youth who wants tocome to thedrugproblem, the scarcity of souvenirsobtained through these Lauren Yoder accompanied the wayin to andoutof theUSSR. theUnitedStates. The first ques- jobsandthedistractionthatdorm sources such as Russian flags, studentson thetrip. tion thatheaskedKnightwas,"In lifepresentstostudentsintheU.S. military uniforms, a glasnost While in the USSR, the group Yoderdescribed thepeople as theU.S.canyoubuyanythingthat sweatshirt,andSovietposters,but visitedRedSquare,theHermitage "very open and friendly." He youwant?"HetoldKnight thatin Thegroupencountered athriv- nonereported serious troubles in Museum (The Winter Palace),St. talkedtoEstoniansinTallin who the USSR, even if someone has ing black market whose traders crossingthe border. , -^-^ News: Features: Sports: I V^/ Davidson students travel to ActionJackson: Columnists have gone batty for SouthernConference withdrawal "TTT Appalachia to repair houses of asnooze-packeddisappointment. baseball. isdeemed abigmistake. **2 needy folks. Page 4 Pages 6-9 Page 11 L- Page 3 1 Friday,March11,1988 THE DAVIDSONIAN News Shorts SpringAwareness Weekend Appalachia SummerInternshipProgram internship TheChaplain'sOfficeissponsoringaweekendworkretreattoinner-cityCharlotteon The Overseas Development Network is sponsoring an program with March 25, 26, and 27. Former Chaplain Charlie Summers began the Awareness service organizations in the Appalachian region. Interns work in health care shelters, WeekendProgram tomake studentawareoftheneedthatexistspoorurbanareasand programs, food, clothing and furniture distribution and environmental thedifferentserviceorganizations thatare meeting theseneeds.Students willwork organizations. Theapplication deadlineisMarch15, 1988. For moreinformation withtheUptownDay Shelter for thehomeless,Seigle AvenuePresbyterianChurch, and application material, send a self-addressed stamped (39 cents) envelope to: Habitat for Humanity, and other inner city ministries. Studentsmay sign up inthe ODN,P.O.Box 1430,Cambridge,MA,02238. Chaplain'soffice.For more information,contact acting Chaplain Brenda Tapia or TrippHelms. Davidson AwardedGrant for LaserLab DavidsonCollegehasreceiveda$50,000grant fortheW.M.KeckFoundationinLos " to equip research andteachinglaboratory forphysics T t A/f f Angeles help amodernlaser lniSteeS JYLCCt andchemistrystudents,PresidentsJohnW.KuykendallannouncedTuesday,March TheBoardof Trusteesmet on campusFebruary 25 and 26 for their annual winter 8. meeting. The grant will be applied toward the purchase of a $112,000 laser system, the They discussed: Davidson's investment policy regarding corporations which do centerpiece ofa$175,000laserlaboratory mat willopenupnew opportunities for businessinSouthAfrica;possible facultyreview of tenurecandidates;alliancewith researchby studentsand faculty. Additional funding has com from theNational an athletic conference;plansfor anupcoming fundraisingcampaign;andinstitution ScienceFoundation. ofanAIDSpolicy. in any policies issues,according Thediscussions did not result new on these to Job SearchPrOfiXaiTl' ' nOW inCareers Offi.CC Assistant tothePresidentNelleMcCorkle.TheTrusteesdoplan to"consider further ,-..-* -. discussion in the larger community" regarding South African investments, says The1987-88 editionof JOBSOURCE,acomputerized jobsearchprogram is now program paidinternships McCorkle availableforstudents in theCareersOffice.The lists and ThreenewtrusteesbegantheirbrmsofofHceatthismeeting:Francis(Buddy)Kemp professional employment opportunities available nationwide andinternationally. '63,FrankMurphy '69,andElizabethRandolph. Thejobsarelistedby fieldandbygeographic location.Studentsare encouragedto visit theCareersOffice andfry theprogram. v — :— ) Students repair homes inAppalachia over spring break ByLUCIA KENDALL Thegoaloftheprogramistomakeshelter think this anger will drive me change butsenior citizensas wellas middle-aged SevenDavidson studentsparticipatedin "Warmer, Safer,andDryer"for thepeople something." business peopleandcollege studentshave the Appalachia Service Project in of Appalachia,an area plagued withpov- Davis said,"ASPreally contributes toa volunteered. Jonesville,Virginia during springbreak. ertyand illiteracy. sense of socialresponsibility and aware- Theproject operates twelve centers in Volunteers in the United Methodist Participants weredisturbedby theliving ness. It shakes you out of your compla- four states and a total of almost 5,000 Churchsponsoredprogrambuildandrepair conditions in theregion. Freshman Ellen cency. Youhave toreevaluate yourpriori- volunteers from across the country have homes in the rural Appalachian region. Ou says the experience made her more ties. It'sencouraging to do something--to repaired 360homes. Participantsaredividedinto workcrews of aware and made her feel "concern,hope, buildawall--andseethatthere'ssomething Theparticipantsviewed theprogramas a fourtosixpeopleandworkwithasupervis- and sorrow." Ican do that willmakeadifference." worthwhile alternative to normal spring ingcarpenteronvarious projects. Thegroup became friends with Gary, a ASPhasbeen trying to "dosomething" break activities.SophomoreWard Bradley Onework crew toredown andrebuilta localresident. Molly Graver,a freshman, for the people of Appalachia since its summeduphisexperience: "IfeellikeI've porch. Anothercrew rebuilt two wallsina said about Gary, "He shared his back- foundingin1969.Theprogramisprimarily grownalot more thanIwouldhave ifI'd home by putting