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University Press • Wednesday, March 6,2002 • Page 2
Elections-
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to attract more non-minority
votes.”
Kirk said from black
churches to the Rio Grande
Valley, he’s following the
same colorblind strategy he
used as mayor.
“I’m asking people to
judge me on my background,
my skills, and my talent,” he
said.
Ethnicity has taken cen-
ter stage in the gubernatorial
race, with Dan Morales accus-
ing rival Sanchez of running a
campaign that divides voters
by ethnicity and language.
Dan Morales, a-former
attorney general, has criti-
cized Laredo millionaire
Sanchez for supporting “race-
based” admissions criteria,
and for trying to “elevate
Spanish” to an equal status
with English, by agreeing to
only one debate in each lan-
guage.
When Morales criticized
Sanchez during their debate
Friday night, Sanchez replied,
“I think he’s embarrassed and
ashamed to be Kispanic.”
Many Hispanics were
outraged by Morales’ com-
ments about language.
“Morales has sunk him-
self with the Hispanic com-
munity,” said Flores, the polit-
ical science professor.
“Morales is the one that’s
really playing the race card.
He’s playing to the white vot-
ers.”
Going for the jugular
may be effective' for Morales
and Sanchez, but analysts say
white candidates such as
Bentsen and Gov. Rick Perry
should be careful.
If Bentsen, the Texas
political blue blood, went
after Kirk with the same
gusto as the gubernatorial
candidates, he may offend
black voters, who might
decide not to back him later
in the general election,
Polinard said.
Bentsen said race isn’t a
factor in his campaign.
“I have always won my
elections on building a broad
based coalition,” said Bent-
sen, who says his Houston dis-
trict is 30 percent Hispanic, 24
percent black and 5 percent
Asian. “I’m running my cam-
paign based on the issues I
think are important.”
Bentsen appears to be
struggling against Kirk’s war
chest and Morales’ pickup
legend, Flores said.
“He’s even got name
recognition and a pedigree
and he’s having a hard time
right now,” Flores said.
“You would not have
seen that five years ago or 10
years ago.”
Dallas barber Hurley
Jackson said he plans on vot-
ing for Kirk, but not for racial
reasons.
Fans-
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the mob that did attend. From frat guys to
bleacher bums, from former students to
future students, everyone in red could be
seen rooting and hollering for the home
team.
The loyal Redbird fans’ chants of “LU,
LU, LU!!” could be heard throughout the
arena, making the few SFA fans and cheer-
leaders who made the trip seem nonexist-
ent. The spirited crowd was deafening to
many of the young SFA players, and it even
disrupted the play-calling of the Lumber-
jack coaching staff, who was forced to use
large flash cards to send offensive and
defensive plays into the game.
“The crowd was a major factor to-
night,” senior LU student Raul Hernandez
said after the contest. “Just think how loud
it would have been with more people here.”
Earning the right to host a postseason
tournament game is something the
Cardinals achieved through accurate peri-
meter shooting and good shot selection.
With the shots rolling off the rim early, the
Cardinals relied on their defense to bail
them out.
A swarm of red jerseys dominated the
tempo on this night, forcing 15 SFA turn-
overs and coaxing poor shots the entire
evening.
Aggressive defense by Austin and
Eddie Robinson set the tone for LU, forcing
the opposing backcourt out of the middle
and into trouble the entire night.
The Cardinals next travel to Lake
Charles, La., where they will meet regular
season champs McNeese State tonight in
the tournament semifinals. In order to com-
pete with the top-ranked Cowboys, the
Cardinals must carry their strong defensive
efforts over into Burton Coliseum, where
the Pokes have dominated this season.
“They’re the favorites coming in, so all
the pressure is on them,” Austin said, fol-
lowing the game.
The insanity that is March Madness is
underway and the Cards are only two
games away from returning to the national
spotlight.
The destination is in sight, but they will
need fan support to get there.
“We (the students) all need to go over
to Lake Charles,” Hernandez said, “and
make some noise in their house.”
Book-
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after Sept. 11, Utter said that it was
always meant to cover more than
just the United States.
Storey said that while religious
activists in the United States may
share similar views on some issues
with the extremist in Afghanistan, he
did not feel that there was much of a
comparison beyond that.
“The religious conservatives in
Afghanistan are much more regres-
sive on issues, such as their treatment
of women, than the ones in the
United States,” he said. “There’s
nothing like that (Afghan religious
extremists) in this country.”
Storey also explained that he
and Utter tried to put their personal
views aside while writing the book.
“We tried to be as objective as
possible with the book,” Storey said.
“We wanted all groups, on the right
and the left, to be able to come away
from it and say that they had been
treated fairly. That’s also what the
publisher wanted.”
Utter added that they tried to
include as many religious groups
that had a political influence as pos-
sible.
He said some religious groups,
such as the Amish, did not seek poli-
tics to create change — politics
sought them.
“Although the Amish are not
politically active in the sense that
they become actively involved in
politics, politics has come to them,”
he said. “There are cases that have
gone before the Supreme Court
because they (the Amish) have resis-
ted these attempts by government to
integrate into American society.”
Although neither Storey’s nor
Utter’s views are expressed in the
book, they did explain some of their
views on religion and politics in indi-
vidual interviews.
“I must confess, I think there
should be a separation of church and
state,” Storey said. “My personal
upbringing tells me that they (church
and state) should be kept fairly sep-
arate.”
“Religion is a mixed bag in
terms of its interaction with politics,”
Utter said. “You have both a tenden-
cy of religion to emphasize peace
and reconciliation among peoples,
but then there’s also that divisive
aspect of religion as well.”
Quote of the Day
“Our strength is often composed
of the weakness we’re damned if
we’re going to show.”
— Mignon McLaughlin
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