The Carolinian [November 8, 1984]

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Peace Vigil
Protests
Arms Race
BY LORRIE J. CAREY
Staff Wriur
"Some day people are going to
want peace so badly that the
government is going to have to give
it to them," says Doug McGaughey
of the Greenaboro Peace Vigil. Peo-ple
have said that protests, vigils,
and peace marches are things we
acquaint with the sixties, not the
faat paced, conservative eighties.
However, in Greensboro this is not
the case. Every Wednesday from
4:15—6:16 p.m. on the corner of
Eugene and Market streets at the
Old Post Office, a peace vigil is held
in silent protest of the nuclear arms
race. No matter what the weather
is like, the group meets, holding
their white banner for the public to
see during one of the heaviest hours
of commuter traffic, to peacefully
demonstrate their concern about
the buildup of nuclear weapons.
Doug McGaughey, a spokesper-son
for the group, says, "the vigil
is a continuation of a vigil held dur-ing
the Vietnam war years." The
vigil began again in September of
1983 because the core group of
about 16 felt a need to demonstrate
their concern about the arms race.
Originally, the group was started by
the New Gardens Friends.
However, the peace group is non-religious
and non-denominational.
As McGaughey puts it, "it is a
public witness of concern about the
nuclear arms race."
The peace vigil began with about
16 members and now has a group
that averages about 26 or more.
McGaughey says, "every denomina-tion
is represented. Retired people,
college students, professors, a
publisher, lawyers, teachers,
housewives, and a houaehusband, as
well as others are members of our
group." Among the college
students, UNC-G, Guilford, and
Greensboro College are
represented. Most of the UNC-G
students who attend the vigil are
from the UNC-G Peace Fellowship.
McGaughey says, "we chose the
hour that we did primarily to catch
commuter traffic." The public
seems to respond positively to the
vigil. According to McGaughey,
"nuclear arms concerns transcends
any political persuation." The peo-ple
involved in the vigil don't expect
to change the world with their silent
vigil. Ideally, though, they would
like to eventually see the elimina-tion
of nuclear weapons from the
earth. They know that this will not
happen anytime soon.
Doug McGaughey, who is a
Religion and Philosophy professor
at Greensboro College, says, "I
have a responsibility to pass on a
safe world to my children." Each
person involved in the vigil has his
or her own reason for being there.
For some it is the frustration they
feel for what is happening with the
weapons race which brings them to
the vigil to stand silently, peaceful-ly
on the corner by the Old Post Of-fice.
There are others who want to
attend but cannot because the hour
the vigil is held is bad for them.
"The students involved in the vigil
have an opportunity to talk about
nuclear weapons issues with people
who are adequately informed," says
McGaughey. He adds, "we give
each other support."
McGaughey claims that even
after the elections are over, the vigil
will continue until nuclear weapons
are eliminated.
Republicans
Upset
Democrats
BY ERIC HAUSE
NewtBsiUr
Incumbent Republican President
Ronald Reagan steamrolled Walter
Mondale in an unprecedented elec-toral
victory Tuesday but failed to
translate his victory into a working
majority in Congress. In North
Carolina, the hotly debated Hunt-
Helms contest ended with a narrow
victory by the Republican Senator,
while Jim Martin and Howard Co-ble
took the gubernatorial and
House seats respectively.
Reagan ran away with 626 elec-toral
votes, more than any presiden-tial
candidate in history. He won 49
states, leaving only the District of
Columbia and Minnesota to
Mondale.
"What we've done only prepares
us for what we're going to do,"
Reagan told cheering supporters in
LOB Angeles. "1 hate to say it, but
'You ain't seen nothing yet!' "
As early as 7:30 p.m., Reagan was
being called the winner by network
news. Reagan swept nearly every
state as the night went on, shatter-ing
Mondale's dream of a
Democratic victory. At 11:20 pm,
MittHr*1* appeared with his family in
St. Paul and conceded victory to
Reagan.
"We didn't win," he told a still-cheering
crowd, "but we made
history and that fight has just
begun."
The Republican victory never
made it to Congressional elections,
however. The battle for control saw
the Democrats pick up two seats in
the Senate. And it appeared as if
the GOP would only win 14 House
seats, short of the 26 they lost in the
1982 congressional elections.
In one of the hottest battles of
this campaign, incumbent Senator
Jesse Helms edged past challenger
James B. Hunt to retain his seat.
Helms spoke confidently to a cheer-ing
crowd of supporters in Raleigh,
praising the President. "It all began
in North Carolina in 1976," he said,
referring to his first term election.
"Where would we be without our
great President?"
In an interesting campaign twist.
Senator Charles Percy of Illinois
lost by a narrow margin to the
Democratic challenger in that state.
Percy served prior to his defeat as
Chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, a position
that may be offered to Helms now
that Percy has lost his seat.
Governor Hunt struck a con-ciliatory
note as he conceded to
Helms. "The people of North
Carolina have made their choice.
While we may disagree, we must ac-cept
it."
The campaign, characterized by
hot debates and nearly 21 million
dollars in advertising revenue, end-ed
in a narrow win for Helms that
wasn't decided until late in the
evening. Helms edged past Hunt
with a mere 62 percent of the
popular vote.
In the Sixth Congressional
District Rare, Demwrmwc incum-bent
Robin Britt lost his seat to
Republican challenger Howard Co-ble.
Coble, helped by Reagan's coat-tail,
swept past Britt by 3,727 votes,
or a 60.9 percent of the vote.
Britt won Guilford County, but it
wasn't enough to overcome Coble's
lead in Alamance and Davidson
Counties.
Britt told supporters, "We ran a
good race. I feel real good about
what we did and I fee) real good
about the two years."
Across the state, Republicans
took the lead from the outset, upset-ting
Democratic incumbents and
challengers. In the race for gover-nor,
former Lieutenant Governor
Rufus Edmisten lost to Republican
challenger Jim Martin by nearly
96,000 votes. However, Democratic
candidate Bob Jordan managed to
squeeze by Republican Bob Carr-ington
to take the Lt. Governor
position. In addition, the democrats
retained a large lead in the state
legislature, creating potential
headaches for Martin.
Said Martin, "I intend...to work
with the leadership of the General
Assembly, to show them that I
respect their prerogatives. I expect
to be tested a few times, and maybe
I'll win a few and lose a few."
Game Room
Tournaments
The Elliott Center Gameroom will
be sponsoring the local Association
of College Unions International
tournament* this weekend. On
Saturday, November 10, and 8 ball
tournament will begin at 10 a.m.
There is a men's and a women's
division, and if enough interest is
shown, there will be a doubles divi
sion. Ping-pong and backgammon
competitions will begin at I p.m. on
Sunday. Second place winners will
receive trophies, and first place win-ners
will receive trophies, and
another prize depending on the divi-sion
they win (8 ball: pool cue with
case; ping-pong: raquet with case;
backgammon: backgammon set).
The first place winners will go to
Tennessee in February to compete
in the regional games. Expenses
iwill be paid by the EUC gameroom.
To sign up, go by the EUC
gameroom. Good luck and have fun.
What Is
Your Opinion?
Survey Conducted by
DAWN ELLEN NUBEL
QUESTION: ARE YOU PLEAS-ED
WITH THE RESULTS OF
ELECTION '84?
Melinda Earnheart, Fashion Mer-chandising,
junior: Yes. I didn't
think Jesse Helms should have won,
but he will be better than Jim Hunt.
Tony Morris, Chemistry, senior:
More or less, especially with Gover-nor
and President. I think it is un-fortunate
that Helms won though.
Ben Ulrich, Business, freshman:
I'm pleased with the President, but
not Helms. I think the Southern
Baptists put him in office.
Cheryl Crite, Undecided,
sophomore: Not really. I was kind
of hoping for a switch.
Lisa Polk, Business, sophomore: I
haven't given it any thought I'll
wait four years and make up my
mind. I was kind of hoping the
Democrats would take over this
time.
Deborah Frye, Business Ad-ministration,
senior: Yes. I was for
Reagan, but I wasn't pleased with
the Hunt/Helms results. I'm glad
it's over.
Marilyn Nance, Accounting,
sophomore: Even though I was in
favor of Mondale, I was surprised
at the landslide victory Reagan won
by. I expected him to win but not by
so much.
Heidi Fleihmsn. undecided,
freshman: I was pleased with the
presidential, but I was not very
pleased with the Senate race.
Mark Snider. Pre-Engineering,
sophomore: It turned out alright to
me, except maybe the HuntVHelms
thing.
Jeanne Linnaae, Accounting,
freshman: It turned out the way I
voted* I think Hunt and Helms
should have been disqualified for
too much mudslinging.
Julie Rigsbee, Public Relations,
junior: I think Reagan's landslide
was reassuring to know that the
American people are for better
understanding and future resolu
tions for foreign peace.
Hal Barrett, Accounting,
sophomore: I really don't know, but
I did vote.
Mary Wood, Business Administra
tion, senior: Presidential was okay,
but I hate that Helms won. I hate it
that so many people got in on
Reagan's coattails.
Mark Morrell, Business, junior; I
think it's great. I didn't vote, but
everyone I would have voted for,
with the exception of Helms, won.
Melissa Stephens. Fashion Mer-chandising,
junior: 1 thought they
were very pleasing.
Alecia Maaoa, Nursing, sophmore:
No. Everyone I wanted to win lost.
Election '84
Angela Elkiu, Russian, sophmore:
I think it's disgusting. Jeaae Helms
has to be the biggest joke ever come
up with.
Am Elkiaa, Psychology, junior:
I'm just sick. I expected Reagan
would win, but I didn't expect such
a landslide. I could have coped bet-ter
with a Republican president if
we'd had a Democratic senator.
Fraacea Baker, Accoun-ting/
Sociology, sophmore:
Disgusted. I was disappointed in
both the Senatorial race and the
Congressional race.
Kyle Wooley, Physics/Math, junior:
I think it was a disaster.
Jaw Deat, Physics/Math junior: It
was great. I never expected Reagan
to win like that-every state except
Minnesota. I think people don't see
Reagan as a politician. It's also good
for my country's (Costa Rica)
politics.
Sherri Kennedy. Art Education,
junior: I am very diaappointed. I'm
afraid the Reagan adminiatration's
policies towards nuclear arms will
have an opposite effect than the
people who have faith in him think.
Nancy Hoeraiag, Nursing
sophmore: I was disappointed.
Margaret Cleek, Nursing,
junior: I thought it was great
Who I voted for won!
Coaaie Carry, Religious Studies,
junior: I thought it was outstanding.
Most of the main candidates I voted
for got in office.
BUI Goarrille, Business, freshman:
I didn't think Reagan was going to
get as much as he did.
Davis Swaiai, Economics, senior:
I'm pleased. I was disappointed
when Edminsten lost, but Martin's
a fine man too.
Taaiara Vincent, Political
Science/French, senior: No I am not
pleased. I realised there would be a
coattail effect, but not a vacuun:
effect.
8am Anders, Accounting,
sophmore: I was pleased with
everything except the local race. 1
didn t like the district proposal for
the county.
Virginia Hoover. Social Work,
junior: Devastating. I'm in
mourning.
Cindy O'Daaiel, Art Education, Peggy Joyce, Sociology, senior: I
sophmore: All except for was surprised. I was really surpris
Hunt/Helms, I'm satisfied. ed. I thought Hunt would get it.
Cynthia Colo, Family Relations, Jowl Kale, Speech/Communica
graduate: It's a disaster. The tion, senior: I was very pleased. As
policies a Republican sweep in- far as Reagan goes, his image real
dicatea are not the ones I'd like to ly appealed to people. That's why he
see implemented. was re-elected.
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