Election 2000 still unresolved
Katy Wurster
Amanda Wheeler
STAIT WRITERS
"We have just reached the
Twilight Zone of American poli
tics," said a campaign official for
Vice President A 1 Gore last
Wednesday.
This year's election is un
doubtedly history in the mak
ing. It is the first time that,
over a week past Election Day,
the American people still do not
know who the next president
will be.
Gore, the Democratic can
didate, received approximately
49,260,111 votes. Texas Gover
nor George W. Bush, the Repub
lican candidate, received ap
proximately 49,043,820 votes.
This is the closest popular vote
since 1960, when John F.
Kennedy won his race against
Richard Nixon by less than
100,000 votes.
Many complications have
plagued this election. Despite
his lead in the popular vote, it is
Bill Bradley speaks about election and leadership
Smiles Smith
Donion Moore
STAIT WRITERS
Guilford College welcomed
Bill Bradley to campus on Thurs
day, November 9th, to conclude the
guest speaker series on the Ameri-
can Presidency.
The expres
sion "being left in
the dark" was given
new meaning during
Bradley's speech on
leadership.
The lights in
Dana Auditorium
went out during the
question-and-answer
session. Everyone
waited in the dark for
Bradley's solution to
Florida's election con
flict.
Bradley's
speech also pro-
vided a solution for living in dark
ness. During the crux of his speech
Bradley described a small plane fly
ing at night over the vast Montana
countryside. The lights failed and
the passengers, a Montana candi
date for governor and her pilot, had
no sense of direction. Lit by the
GUILFORDIAN
Greensboro, NC
Supporters for presidential candidates, Al Gore and George W. Bush, clash during
a rally outside the election office in Palm Beach County, Flordia Nov. 13,2000.
far from certain that the Vice
President will become the next
president. The final Electoral Col
lege vote has yet to be determined.
Recounts are underway in Florida,
and may soon be required in sev
eral other states as well. The en
tire Electoral College system has
come into question. The closeness
of the race has also brought to the
moon, they noticed the Yellowstone
River. They followed the moonlit
river not knowing if they were going
to make it home.
In life we don't know what will
happen. We must see the light and
follow the right path. Bradley empha
sized that we must see the possibili
ties, not the drawbacks, in life. He
Bradley spoke at Guilford on Nov. 9
derstand change, you know the world
is unpredictable, Bradley explained.
"Be ready for whatever is on the hori
zon," he said.
Bradley sees a multi-ethnic and
racial horizon for America. "We must
be our brothers' keepers," Bradley
said. "Either we stand together or we
used a quote from
W. Mitchell to illus
trate his point.
"When I wake
up in the morning I
can either think of
the 1,000 things I
can't do or the 10,000
things I can do."
Bradley's
speech focused on
three main topics:
understanding
change, pluralism
in America, and
finding meaning in
your life.
When you un-
W
CJ
H
fcu
En
O
CO
H
2
W
Q
M
C/)
M
uc
ex
m
H
[n
O
>•
CO
w
EH
Pi
D
O
O
November 17, 2000
surface the issues of third party
candidates as well as accuracy
and fairness within the vote.
The Problem with Florida
Both candidates knew that
Florida would be important.
Both campaigned heavily
Please see Election, page 13
diminish as a nation."
Responsive listeners who
shared Bradley's democratic ideol
ogy enthusiastically applauded his
speech. "Idealism can change the
world. There is no power like the
power of idealism," he said. "Young
people can make a difference by be
ing mentors and doing volunteer
work."
Bradley addressed the audi
ence comfortably. Two NBA cham
pionships, an Olympic gold medal,
two terms in the United States Sen
ate, and campaigning for President
backed his confident words.
"Anybody that would give up
their first two years of NBA eligibil
ity to be a Rhodes scholar is some
one to be admired for the pursuit of
intellectual interest," said alum
Sherrill Word.
The Guilfordian
c/o Student Activities
5800 W. Friendly Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27419
mW
Jack Miles
explains the
ups and
downs of
politics
WWW. DAILYNEWS . YAHOO . COM
Katy Wurster
STAFT WRITER
"We live in a flawed nation,"
said Pulitzer Prize-winning au
thor Jack Miles to the audience
gathered in Dana Auditorium.
"What we have to hope for is lead
ers who do not flatter us but sum
mon up the courage to improve
and even rebuke us upon occa
sion."
In spite of the controversy
surrounding the most recent
presidential election, Jack Miles
reminded Guilford students and
the Greensboro community last
Thursday, November 2, that the
ups and downs of politics are
nothing new. His lecture, en-
Please see Miles, page 2
Bradley shared one humorous
experience he had while playing for
the Knicks. A concerned Knicks fan
sent Bradley a dog in the mail. How
ever, the fan advised not to get too
attached. "If you lose again, I'll kill
your dog." The eager crowd ate it
up.
Bradley's speech pleased the
majority of the crowd. Many others,
however, felt it fell short of expecta
tions.
"It was interesting that he men
tioned supporting the less fortunate
but didn't address specific ideas that
affected them," senior Alicia Grogan-
Brown said.
Bradley's latest book, The Jour
ney from Here, depicts his run for the
presidency. Bradley said he intends
to run for president again. Addi
tional information can be found at
(www.billbradley.com).