Barber gives tips for Presidential election
by Kritta HollQman
"Picking A President: Predicting
Performance in the White House”
was the speech given by James
David Barber, Ph.D., at the September
Convocation at Meredith College.
Barber, a professor from Dule Uni>
versity, gave heipful information on
what to consider before voting in the
national election in November.
"Barber advised his audience to
watch the debate between Michael
Dukal(is and George Bush on Sep
tember 25. This debate willlast ninety,
minutes and has no stated subject
matter. Three journalists will ask the
candidates questions. "We just have
to hope they will ask the right ques
tions." Barber said.
Among the tips Barber gave, he
cauthioned that viewers of the debate
may be fooled by appearance. The
candidates may by acting and trying
to create a special Image for the
American public. That Image may
be used in concealing what the
audience needs to look for.
Ethics and morals are also some
things to look for. What is his vision
of what Is going on In the world?
While watching the debate, consider
how the candidate will handle the
responsibility of running a nation.
"Your life is in the hands of that per
son. He could kill ail of us,” Barber
warned.
Remember that campaigning and
being President are two very differ
ent jobs. While one candidate is a
good campaigner, that does not ensure
he will have a successful presid
ency. Bart>er believes the public should
be aware that candidates often use
hypotheticals. "Ifelected, I woulddo
this, would do that. Do not trust the
subjunctive.”
Barber also feels that character is
very important. The President must
have strength of character and like
what he is doing. He has to be able to
handle a crisis.
During his speech, Barber offered
us his views on the two Presidential
by Kay Jernlgan
Welcome Melissa Bentley, the new
Associate Campus Minister. Besides
working part-time here on campus,
she is also working on her Masters
of Divinity at Southeastern Theolog
ical Seminary.
Bentley applied for the Associate
Campus Minister’s position because
she enjoys working with college
candidates. “George Bush is an
energetic person who enjoys what
he is doing — he has some integ
rity,” Barber believes. He does not
think Bush is a wimp. Barber feels
Bush would be a good manager
because people like to work with
him. The problem Barber sees in
Bush is that he has a lot of restraint
and does not give himself credit for
his accomplishments.
About Dukakis, Barber thinks he
is “energetic, but not uptight." Even
though Dukakis showed a lot of
initiative In Massachusetts, can he
carry that over to Washington?
Barber advises to watch the debates
and to be realistic. “It is very impor
tant what kind of President we have."
students and also to explore an area
of ministry. Even though she has
been here only a short time, Bentley
says the best thing about her posi
tion is that everyone has already
made her feel at home.
Bentley hopes to make a differ
ence In the lives of individual stu
dents on campus. She wants to be a
support for students as well as a
resource person. Accordingly, she
sees the most challenging part of
her position as reaching out to all
the students In the limited amount of
time she has.
Bentley decided to enter the min
istry because of her interest in peo
ple and her commitment to Chris
tianity’s stand on the human condition,
especially concerning justice and
peace. After graduating from the
seminary, she wants to go Into pas
toral counselling. After being certi
fied by the American Association of
Pastoral Counselling, she hopes to
work in a church or a professional
counselling center.
What advice would Bentley give
college students? "Get involved,"
she says. "Find an outlet where your
talents fit and you can use them.”
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