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St. Andrews* S t N ewspaper ance Vol. 31, St. Andrews Presbyterian College Laurinburg, N.C. November 1992 S.A. Students Vote for Change by Johnathon Khazi Election ’92 is finally over, and the results are now well known. Students who have been curious about which presidential candidate St. Andrews as a whole favored need look no further than the poll shown here. One hundred students (all eli- giblevoters) were randomly selected from the telephone directory and asked which candidate they voted for, if any. To prevent any bias, fifty of those polled were women and fifty were men. Almost half of the students did not vote at all, but there were more than twice as many non-voting males as there were females. Gover nor Bill Clinton seemed to be the top 100 Eligible voters polled Men Women ’ Total""' Clinton ■iiiiiiliii 29 , ' 41 , Bush IlillllHi ■lllite 12 Perot iiiiiiiliii Socialist Mill* Non-voters iigipiiiiia ■■■■•I 43 , jority of thes6.-yotes from women, men still gave Mr. Clinton two votes for every one given to Mr. Bush. On election day, St. Andrews students made it clear that their votes were a mandate for change. For better or for worse; that change was brought about. S'. choice of St. Andrews with forty- one votes, but once again there was a large discrepancy between the vot ing patterns of men and women. President Bush came in a far second with only twelve votes and Ross Perot gained a total of three votes. Last, but not least, was one person who voted for the Socialist Workers Party. At least this goes to show that St. Rabbi to teach this spring Cincinati, Ohio. He also holds a master,s Andrews is truly a school of diver sity. It can be seen from the results that S t. Andrews is significantly more liberal that is the rest of the natron. With Mr. Clinton receiving more than three times as many votes as Mr. Bush, this greatly outpaced the mar gin by which Mr. Clinton won the election. While he received the ma Election & A ' V " yi ^ '4'A Rabbi Lawrence N. Mahrer will teach an introduction to the Hebrew Bible at St. Andrews Presbyterian Col lege this sring, under the sponsership of the Jewish Chautauqua Society. The literature of the Hebrew Bible will be surveyed from the per spective of liberal Judaism. Selections will be studied from the question of authorship, historical background, theo logical significance and importance for developing Judaism. Students are re quired to bring a Bible to class and to make at least one Friday evening visit to Rabbi Mahrer's synagogue in Florence, S.C. Classes will meet each Tuesday atSt Andrews from 12:30 to 2:05 p.m beginning February 9. For regularly en rolled students, the course will carry academic credits and may be taken at the 290 or 390 level. For further information or to enroll, talk with Dr. Carl Walters, chair of the department of religous studies, at 276-5326 or the registrar’s office at 277-5221. Mahrer, rabbi of Temple Beth Israel Synagogue in Florence,S.C., was ordained at the Hebrew Union College the Jewish Instituteof Religion in degree in education from the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Next snrine's course will be St. Andrews as the Jewish Chatauqua Society adjunct professor of Judaic studies. The Jewish Chatauqua Society is the educational arm of the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods, whichis comprised of400Temple Broth erhoods with more than 60,000 mem- 'bers in the United States and abroad. In addition to endowing courses, the Soci ety donates books of Judaica to librar ies, distibutes alarge film collection and sponsers Interfaith Instutues for Chris tian clergy in its goal of improved inter- faith relations. According to Dr. Walters, WamerHallProfessorofReligous Stud ies at St. Andrews, Rabbi Mahrer is making a significant intellectual contri bution both to the curriculum and the campus community. " The students respect Rabbi Mahrer and enjoy hie teaching. He pre sents topics in a lively, direct, respectful and receptive fashion," Walters said. Smiles and concerns could be seen as people gathered for the election night festivities. The of each party's top dogs sit together and watch axiouslyfor their party's results. From left to right Ralph Powell. College Republican Chairman, Matt Peck, College Democrat Chair man, Jason Haluska, Perot Party Chairman, and an undecided on looker, Tyler Corning (foreground).
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