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Adding Chinese restaurants Blonde Almost everybody Never sonny Dearth's Flavor create trend, p. 9 Terror loves Calvin, p. 20 Satisfied work ethic, p. 30 MONDAY, APRIL 25,1988 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY VOL. 65 NO. 53 Bush smokes opponents in survey By Chris Cohlck staff writer Election Survey Results Vice President George Bush would win 47 percent of the vote among JMU Bush students in the next presidential Dukakis election, according to a Breeze survey. Jackson Bush won 23 student endorsements Gore out of 49 students who responded to the survey mailed April 13. Students Simon returned about 16 percent of the 300 Iacocca surveys sent out Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, a Democrat, received 18.4 percent of the vote. Jessee Jackson received 8.2 percent Tennessee Sen. Albert Gore, who dropped out of the presidential race Thursday, got 6.1 percent of the vote. Illinois Sen. Paul Simon, who dropped out of the nomination race last month, received 4.1 percent Gov. Mario Cuomo, Sen. Robert Dole, Lee Iacocca and Lyndon LaRouche each received 2 percent of the vote with write-ins. Eight percent of the students surveyed were undecided about who they would elect in the Nov. 8 election. The students who received the surveys were asked if they consider themselves to be a Republican, a Democrat or an independent. The students also were asked which of the Democratic See CANDIDATES page 2 > Staff graphic by KRISTIN FAY AND STEPHEN ROUNTREE Eight try to step into Duke Dog's size 15 1/2 shoe unaware of the hours he spends practicing, appearing By Jack! Hampton They are the chosen ones. They have come to assistant news edilor choose the next JMU Duke Dog. at special events and running to keep in shape for Eight men have come out to the Convocation the exhausting performances. "This is serious business here now, folks," the Center this Wednesday evening to try out for the Senior David Saacke has played the Duke Dog for man says solemnly, hushing the whispers and mascot position. Some have tricks up their furry two years. The time commitment makes him unable giggles of eight others. Silently, they take their sleeves, while others are relying solely on to continue next year, although he will remain an places at the two long tables, armed with pencils spontaneity. adviser to the character he has come to love. and evaluation sheets. Whoever is selected to fill the coveted size 15 1/2 Saacke is looking for certain qualities in his heir "We're on a mission," the man in the tweed shoes faces a year of contrasts. to the purple and gold cape and crown. sportscoat says. "A mission from God," another His picture will win a spot in many people's "He's got to be athletic," he says. "I try to run a adds. photo albums, although they will never be able to couple miles a day. It takes a lot to get through the The nine-person panel includes football coach Joe identify him. Crowds will cheer for him, dance with half." Saacke once lost eight pounds in a single Pur/ycki, Board of Visitors Chairman Charles him and hug him in a scries of one-night stands, halftime show. although they will not know his name. Wamplcr and Kristin Summers, who just turned See DUKE DOG page 2> three on Saturday. Young and old will envy his playful freedom, Candidates > (Continued from page 1) whether or not they will vote, and 4 "not representative of JMU students' confronted Dan Rather [during the CBS candidates they preferred: Dukakis, percent said they will not vote. political preferences." Evening News interview Jan. 25] and Gore, Jackson or Simon. On the Culver said 86 percent of JMU She cited an inconspicuous polling that added a lot of momentum to his Republican side, they were asked to students might vote as shown in the location and a lack of publicity as key campaign." choose between Bush and Robertson. survey, but only if voting sites were on reasons for the poor voter turnout. Hurt said The Breeze survey results Twenty-one students (42.9 percent) campus or if the locations, of voting Results of a USA Today and Cable "seem fairly accurate." Another student who returned the surveys considered booths in Harrisonburg were publicized News Network poll published in the survey held earlier this year "found themselves Republican. Eleven students widely. April 22 issue of USA Today revealed student political philosophy just to the (22.4 percent) considered themselves Of those who said they were that Dukakis would get 45 percent of right of moderate," he added. Democrats, and 17 (34.7 percent) Democratic, 56.1 percent preferred the vote over Bush's 43 percent "if independent Dukakis. Gore received 22 percent of voting was today." "Also, the presidency that students Eric Hurt, chairman of the JMU the vote, and Jackson, who won the But the newspaper reported Bush have known for the majority of their College Republicans, said, "I think March 8 Virginia primary, got 14.6 would win 49 percent to 42 percent if adult life is that of Republican Ronald these results show that Bush is getting percent Dukakis chose Jackson as his running Reagan," Hurt said. "So, it follows that the backing of the entire Republican Simon, who has said he will hold mate. the majority would be Republican." party." onto his delegates until the Democratic JMU student Karen Mitchell, who But two Republican students surveyed Bush's experience as vice president National Convention in July, placed considers herself an independent, plans by The Breeze said they will vote for a under Ronald Reagan makes him "the last with 7.3 percent of the vole. to vote for Michael Dukakis in the Democrat Nov. 8. most qualified of the candidates in The results of The Breeze survey upcoming election. "It's time for a Dean Marxman, a JMU student who foreign and domestic relations as well contradicted those of a mock election Democrat in the White House, and I was not involved in the recent survey, as economic affairs," Hurt said. held Feb. 25. Jesse Jackson got 21.9 think Dukakis is the most qualified of was one of about five randomly selected Carrie Culver, a member of the JMU percent of the vote in the mock election the Democratic candidates." students who were asked about their Young Democrats, said the results of sponsored by the Student Government In the JMU survey. Bush won a political views. The Breeze survey did not surprise her. Association. Robert Dole placed second landslide victory among the Republican "It is a relatively conservative campus." Marxman said he has been a with 17.2 percent. Michael Dukakis candidates, with 40 votes (93 percent). The College Republicans and Young Republican supporter in past elections. came in third with 13.3 percent. Dole, who ended his candidacy March Democrats don't officially endorse "I was going to vote for Robert Dole or Hurt said those results occurred candidates until the national 25, won two write-in votes (4.7 Jack Kemp, but since they've dropped because the mock election was "not percent). conventions in July. out of the race, I'm going to take a publicized very well and only certain Of the students who responded to the "I think George Bush will carry on more serious look at the Democratic voter groups participated." the good Reagan policies," said senior survey, 42, or 86 percent, said they will candidates. Vanessa Jimenez, an SG A senator and Dean Gossett, who considers himself a vote in the Nov. 8 election. Ten percent "I'd like to find out more about a a member of the SGA legislative action "weak" Republican. "Bush cleared of the respondents were undecided about possible Dukakis/Jackson ticket," he committee, said the mock election was himself of the 'wimp' image when he said. Duke Dog > (Continued from page 1) "I don't want everybody to identify Duke Dog, "her eyes would light up "There are certain golden rules, too," me as Duke," says sophomore Brian when she saw [Duke] more than anyone he continues. "Duke can never talk Miller. "It's like putting up a picture of else I ever saw," Saacke says. "And He's got to play with the kids, and Superman and then saying, 'Here's then she would cry when I left" motion big. And who doesn't know the Superman,' and then putting in The little girl in the pink saddle shoes Duke walk? parentheses, 'Clark Kent,' We want the soon will become an indispensable part "The whole thing about Duke is character to live, not the person inside." of the audition process as each potential there's a certain character about him. No The judges are waiting eagerly for the mascot is asked to mime cutting her matter who gets in the suit, they have first candidate to bring the 25-pound brown curly hair. In addition, she will to keep up that character," the veteran pile of fur to life. The one on the end is be twirled, dipped, hugged, kissed and explains. / particularly restless, her long-lashed, slapped "high-five." Now, three students alternate wearing green eyes wide and expectant as she Finally, greeted with excited cries of the $3,000 suit One, who will help strains her miniature body to peer down "Duke Dog, Duke Dog!" from his loyal carry on the 6-3 ear-old tradition next the corridor where Duke will appear. supporter, the first suitor appears to try year, believes fir nly in the character of Kristin Summers, daughter of JMU to win her tiny hand and favor.