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2 Teie Compass Wednesday, October 21. 1992 Photos by James Sims •» Eric Wiitiams. Senior Naw Haven, Conn. "Yes, Ithink Magic shoutd come back and play if he ts able, but no, I don’tftink he is worth $14 million a year when he gets to choose what games he wants to play in. Don't get me wrong; he is a great player, but realisti(^^, he is not worth $14 million a yeatt'.* Kelscha Fioliey, Junior Ahosi(ie, N.C. "Yes. I believe Magk;*tohnson is well worth $14 mtflbn because of his tal ent If it were anyone other than MJ. there’d be no question or conflict over his contract. Besides, he might be dead next year. So pay the manf TalkofECSU: Do you think Magic Johnson should have returned to play basketball for a $14 million-one-year contract? Tammy Jones, Junior Columbia, N.C. "Yes. he should because he is a great player. And he will probably donate some of the money for further research to AIDS.” Amy Anderson, Freshman Murfreesboro, N.C. “No. He’s doing the same thing he was doing beforehe wasdiagnosed HlVposi- tive. which is playing basketball. His game hasn’t improved, so why should his pay?" ': f Guest Column Dreaming the impossible dream Nov. 3rd! By Marie Morris Tarheel Democrats are dreaming of a winning democratic ticket starring Bill Clinton as President, Jim Hun t as Nor th Carolina's Governor, Eva Clayton as the Congresswoman for the 1st U.S. Congressional District and Terry Sanford as the U.S. Senate. On election day, you know how im portant it is to check your ballot care fully when making the selection for the 1 St Congressional District. Eva Clayton is running for that office twice on Nov. 3. First, she's running to fill the unexpired term left by the late Walter B. Jones Sr. who died in September. What this means is that everyone who lives in what was the "old" 1st U.S. Congres sional District (which includes the new 1 St District plus Camden, Currituck and Dare Counties) would find it in their best interest to vote for Clayton. Secondly, she is running for the seat in Congress to represent the newly de signed 28-county 1st District, which means everyone residing in that locale would find it in their best interest to vote for Clayton. (Sorry Camden, Currituck and Dare—all you can offer is moral support for that race.) Clayton's winning both s‘ats means that she would report to Washington earlier than the other freshmen in Con gress, thus giving our representative voice valuable seniority. Clayton is also the first black candi date to attempt to represent the new remap|3ed district, which favors minori ties. A Clayton victory would be comple mented by the re-election of 75-year old Terry Sanford to the United States Sen ate. A bit feeble after a heart valve op eration? Perhaps, but I'd even take a quadriplegic over a potential Jesse Helms protege in Lauch Faircloth. Who would be more tickled to have a Democratic representative in the U.S. Senate and one in the House than a Democratic North Carolina governor? Coming from Wilson, NC Jim Hunt is a natural representative of people in our rural society, which has some of the poorest schools and the worst high ways in the state. Hunt says he plans to change that. He spoke on this subject during his rally on Oct. 31 in our Jimmy R. Jenkins Science Complex. Hunt related how, after having gone to school in Wilson] N.C., he had to work hard in college to "catch up" in academic aptitude with the students in his class from the west ern part of the state. Hunt also spoke about the impor tance of improving our region's economy. "I want to bring more jobs to North eastern North Carolina," Hunt said. "I want to convince corporations to con tinue building those factories in Mexico where the work does not require think ing, and to build factories in the United States where they can hire intelligent Americans." On the subject of education. Hunt said, "1 want to treat teachers like pro fessionals, doubling their salaries, and giving them offices with telephones." Hunt's grandiose intentions may be get the question, "Where is the money coming from?" But his words offer evi dence that his heart is in the right place. Hunt's record isn't perfect; but it's a lot better than his opponent, Jim Gardner, whose political career has been checkered by chronic absenteeism, not to menhon questionable business prac tices. In order to complete the final link in our dreamed scenario, we need Bill Clinton for President. His election will cut off the head of the Republican snake that has insulted the American work force by providing incentives to corporations to keep their factories here instead of building them in Mexico and I Canada. ! Clinton's election will put out of of- ] fice the George Bush who called the i concept of national health care "uncompassionate" at the Republican national convention in Dallas last sum mer—a comment that demonstrates where his heart is when i t comes to poof and middle-class folk. Clinton's election will put an end to the regime which began with Reagan, and which presided over the triplingo( the national debt and savings and loan industry debacle. Taxpayers will be feel ing the bite of these rip>-offs for a geH' eration. Our best interests lie with Clinton, Hunt, Sanford and Clayton. Bu t when the smoke clears on Nov. 3, I have a feeling that the little utopia've are dreaming of wall be grist for the mill of someone who thought he just saw a "puddy tat!" Still, there's nothing wrong dreaming. Let'sdream theimpossibledreamtha' all North Carolinians who demand a more compassionate government to ward lower-to-middle classed citize’’^ will take the time to vote on Nov. 3.
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