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Volume 94, Issue XV
“Serving the SU community since 1907”
February 10,2000
Austin Symphony Orchestra entrances
Future campus
residences
surrounded in
controversy
Patti Hidalgo
Megaphone Reporter
So we’re not really surprised about the name
Still, the new McCombs Residential Center is
already a causing a stir and not a brick of its
foundation has been laid. Coupled with the
construction and parking rackets.it caused such
an e-mail debacle on the su-students listserv that
Dr. Leese deckled to step in with some facts to
squelch “Mouthwestem’s” rampant rumor mill
In his e-mail. Dr. Leese explained that the
buildings under construction will provide
ninety-six new living spaces for students. Hop-
ing to alleviate the recent years' overcrowding,
which left many students feeling like a crayon
in a 96-count box, these new dorms will boost
the total on-campus housing spaces by seventy-
four.
Theoretically, this means that eighty-seven
percent of the student body will be living on
campus next year, up from the current eighty
three percent. However, there are other con-
siderations that might affect these figures.
For instance, although the new rooms will
be laid out like apartments—two rooms and two
bathrooms for two people—they are not meant
McCombs/Page3
of the vote in last week's New Hampshire pri-
mary was quite a comedown.
Let the truth be told, however, that (as AC/
DC put it) "money talks," so George W Bush is a
good bet to be the Republican nominee come
summertime.
Running an interesting campaign is Senator
John McCain (R-Arizona). McCain has only been
able to raise around $15 million, but his double-
digit win in the New Hampshire Republican pri-
mary (49% to Bush's 30%) was stunning.
Yet, McCain campaigned tirelessly in the
state, ignoring others like Iowa (in whose cau-
Matt Beck
Special to the Megaphone
It's that time again in the tradition of such
hallowed events drat occur only every four years
• like the Summer Olympics, the World Cup and
a decent meal in the Commons. The Presiden-
tial Primary Season is upon us.
For political junkies like myself, this means
that we get to watch the insanity of political
campaigns. This year promises to be an inter-
esting one.
On the Republican side, the "front-runner”
is none other than our own Governor, George cuses he only garnered a measly 5%), and was
WBush. -----------T-.....—. able to tap into the large numbers of New Hamp-
Of course, the reason he is the front-runner shire Independents, who ascribe to neither the
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him, aiding Bush in amassing almost $69 mS" enough, New Hampshire is the only state with
lion in campaign funds up to this point, an un- an independent in the U S. House of Represen-
paralleled feat. tadves.
A lot of people also agree with thrflrw things McCain's big issue is campaign finance,
he has said, but he never would have been able which he believes needs to be reformed so that
to get his message so widely spread without the the big money interests, like those supporting
cash. George W. Bush (and himself), cannot continue
In fact, he has so much money that he is not to dominate the political spectrum,
accepting federal matching funds, which would On other issues, however, he is generally con-
subject him to spending limits during the pri- servative
maries Should McCain be able to continue his
Bush is attempting to court both the right tonl success in South Carolina's primary
and moderate wings of the Republican Party, February 19th, he will have a legitimate
but leans more moderate. upsetting Bush.
There has been much criticism of Bush since Third on the Republican scene is Steve
he has been perceived as much too confident Forbes, the heir to the Forbes magazine fortune,
about his prospects of picking up the Republi- Forbes rose to national prominence during
can nomination .Thus his gamering of only 30% the 1996 presidential election by promoting a
flat tax, whereby everyone pays the same per-
centage of their income in taxes.
This time, he's courting the right wing of
the Republican party by espousing extreme
anti-abortion rhetoric.
Although he managed to win 30% of the
vote in the Iowa Caucuses, Forbes only received
13% of the Republican votein New Hampshire.
Like Bush, Forbes has a huge pile of cash,
mostly from his own fortune, so he is also not
curtailed by federal spending limits.
Two other Republicans remain in the race,
but probably not for long.
The first is Gary Bauer, head of the Family
Research Council and an extreme right-winger.
Constantly comparing himself to Ronald
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petes with Forbes for the party's 'right wing
vote.
Abo remaining in the race is Alan Keyes, a
former State Department official and talk ra-
dio show host whose campaign has gained little
notice from the mainstream media
Both Bauer and Keyes have done poorly in
the Iowa and New Hampshire elections and
probgbly won't be around much longer.
On the Democrats side are only two con-
JsMec- tcndemVice-PresideduU Gore and former Sena-
orBhe tor Bid Bradley (D-New Jersey). I re*By don't
shm at have too much to say about these twoftccause
there are not many clear-cut differences be-
tween them.
The party establishment is firmly on the side
of Gore, but I think that that is common prac-
tice when it's the Vice-President running.
Despite Bradley's qualifications, the main-
stream media did not begin to take him seri-
ously until his fundraising level matched Gore's
(the two are now pretty much even on that
front).
Bradley and Gore are fairly close on most
issues and it is sometimes difficult to determine
the difference between the two.
So for. Gore has bested Bradley in both Iowa
and New Hampshire, but it is still a fairly open
contest, although I'd bet on Gore to win the
nomination.
On the Reform Party front, perennial Presi-
dential contender Pat Buchanan, riding the con-
troversy from his book blaming Jews for draw-
ing America into World War II, is contending for
Tump.
I can't take Trump seriously at all, but it
would be a very interesting development if
Buchanan could get onto the ballot as the Re-
form Party candidate. After all, he would siphon
off substantial votes from the Republican nomi-
nee.
Jesse Ventura, in probably the best move of
his political career, opted not to run.
The Texas primary is on Tuesday, March 14th.
Contrary to popular assumption, getting a mail-
in ballot is easier than you think.
Here are some unofficial websites to check
out: www.gwbush.com,www.algore-2000.org/
www.flrecongress.com.
For some of the most in-depth coverage of
the campaigns, visit the New York Times:
www.nytimes.com
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