Campus Political Preferences Vary
Fourth term of last year saw A-B
participate in the nationwide Choice ’68
sponsored by Time Magazine. Since that
time, many things have happened to
change the picture. With Kennedy's
death and McCarthy's and Rockefeller's
defeat, only Nixon, Wallace and Humphr^^
are lef’t. To find out where the senti
ment of A-B students currently lies,
a poll was conducted* in mid-September.
It involved 80 randomly selected pro
fessors and students.
In the spring poll A-B swung pretty
much with the national trend, although
she was a little more conservative than
some fellow institutions. The major
candidates receiving votes were Mc
Carthy, 59 or 23.5 per cent; Nixon, 56
or 22.3 per cent; Kennedy, 35 or 13.9
per cent; Wallace, 24 or 9.5 percent;
Rockefeller, 23 or 9.1 per cent; and
Johnson, 23 or 9.1 per cent.
Latest Results
Similarly, the results of the latest
poll might be surprising to some but
expected by many. For the top slot
Nixon gleaned more support than either
Wallace or Humphrey. Nixon got 43 or
55 per cent of the votes, while Wallace
racked up 19.5 per cent with 15 votes,
and Humphrey trailed with 13 or 16.5
per cent of 60 votes. Of the Dollees,
7 remained undecided.
vVith respect to party registration
the number of Independents turned out
to be 24, but the Republicans and
Democrats were not far ahead with 28
registrants apiece. Further, although
the Republicans hold a lead on the
national level of preference, the
Democrats remain stronger on the local
and state levels. With 33 or 47 per
cent of the votes, Republican Jim Gardna:
did well, but he still trailed Democrat
Bob Scott who polled 37 or 53 per cent
of the votes. In the Senate race
Sam Ervin pulled in 41 votes, while
Larry Somers gained only 25 yeas.
Priority of Issues
The last item asked on the poll
concerned the priority of election
issues. To no one's surprise, Viet
nam was far in the lead with 54 sup
porting votes. Law and order received
31; Civil Rights got 7; and other areas
of issue netted a total of 5 votes.
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Vol. 4 No. 2
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Ridgerunner
Asheville-Biltmore College
SEPTEMBER 30, 1968
This newly completed campus causeway has excellent potential as a winter
sled run. Here’s hoping the winter brings lots and lots of snow.
Enthusiasm Mounts
Homecoming
T aking Shape
At Asheville-Biltmore College, Home«
coming and the activities which accom
pany it are in one respect like those
of any other school; they involve ’’the
bringing home” of past students. In
other areas, A»B Homecoming is different
from mai;iy,
A-B is one of the few colleges that
has three days of continuous activity
involving concerts, games, displays,
parades, a Homecoming game and, of
course, a Homecoming Queen and dance.
Heads Named
This year’s Homecoming Committee is
headed by Bob Teague, Chairman and Bar
bara Brookshire, Secretary; sub-committee
chairmen are Wayne Bradbulrn and Eric
Bryan, Advertising; Roger Medford, Pa
rade; Vera Culbreth, Concert; Karen
McGraw, Alumni; Donna Goodwin, Queen and
Court; Lee Shuster, Co-Ed Capers; Bob
Kelso, Art; Jill Diamond, Displays; and
Susanne Woody. Tea,
Teague
Workers Needed
As Teague said, ”We are planning the
best Homecoming yet, but this will take
your help and your cooperation. We
still need workers.”
Anyone who is interested in helping
but who has not signed up can see
Teague or any of the Homecoming staff
for a job.
’’Remember, this is your Homecoming and
your money. Help us make it the b«st ”
Class Officers
Elected For ‘68
Presidential victors in this year’s
class elections are Bob Jones, Senior
Class President; Bob Teague, President
of the Junior Class; and Bill Mize,
Freshman Class President.
No stranger to the ranks of student
leaders, Jones, a psychology major, has
in the past two years served as a class
officer, been involved in SGA and worked
as the Business Manager for the Summit.
Teague, an economics major, will
have a busy year, for in addition to
being a class officer her is also the
Chairman of the Homecoming Committee
and a Dorm Proctor.
A newcomer from Knoxville, Mize is
on the Freshman basketball team,
Jones, Teague and Mize all stress the
fact that their effectiveness depends
on the cooperation of their respective
classes.
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