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Student Government 8
Does the work that students put into Student
Goverment really pay off? After their student
involvement ends, do college campaigners continue
their political careers? We talked to past student
government officers to see if the skills and contacts
they acquired really helped them in the “real world. ”
The Student Vote 10
Do presidential candidates really care about students’
concerns, problems and votes? Most seem to bank a
lot on the energy and involvement of the younger
generation, so we looked at what these national
candidates thought about college students.
Presidential Profile 7
We talked to a student who has been more active
than most in Student Government. He talks about
want it takes to get student interests’ represented at
A&M.
Aggienizing Answers 7
At Ease asked students about their opinions on
Student Government. Do students think that they
have a say in Student Government? Look inside to
find out what they think.
Movie Review 4
Matt says that Harrison Ford is dazzling in his new
movie, “Frantic,” but that the movie itself is lacking
pizazz.
Live Music 4
The John Thomas Project played at Kay’s Cabaret
this weekend and Shane gave the band a listen. He
says even though it took a while to get going, they
put on a good show.
Album review 4
Shane listened to Public Enemy’s new album “Yo!
Bum Rush the Crowd. ” He says the album goes back
to the orignal raw sound of street rap.
Cover Photo by Frederick Joe
Thursday, March 3,1988/At Ease/Page 3
Dear Readers:
Leap years always feature unusual events,
such as 20-year-old people turning five on Feb.
29, the Olympics and, of course, the
presidential elections. And now that the winners
of the winter sporting events have been chosen.
Americans are beginning to look toward
choosing their next president.
As Super Tuesday nears, Texans are paying
closer attention to the qualifications and
campaign promises of each candidate. Instead
of concentrating on the political personalities of
these nationwide candidates. At Ease has
focused on some past and present presidents of
another body of people: the Texas A&M
student body. We did some digging into the
past and found out where some former A&M
student body presidents are today. These
former students talk about their feelings on
Student Government and tell what they learned
from their days as college-aged presidents.
Our second story returns to the 1988political
scene as we talk to the campaign headquarters
of several presidential hopefuls about their
feelings toward the American youth. Most
candidates say they want more than the
American youth s vote, as they also want their
help in their campaigns.
Our profile this week is about a student who
has had to find more than friends since he came
to A&M; he has had to find supporters. Our
subject discusses his role as a student leader, as
well as his plans for the future.
Finally, our Aggienizing Answers column
asks students what they think of Student
Government In particular, we asked them if
they thought they were being well represented
by Student Government As usual, the
responses were varied and interesting.
There's one last comment we'd like to make
about this issue. We realize that we have only
mentioned Student Government as a forum for
college leadership. We are well aware that the
MSC provides many leadership opportunities,
as do all organizations at A&M. We simply felt
the need to narrow what we saw as a very
broad topic. No hard feelings intended.
Have a great week!
At Ease Staff
Editor
Assistant editor
Senior staff writer
Staff writers
Movie Reviewer
Music Reviewer
Photographers
Lydia Berzsenyi
Lee Schexnaider
Staci Finch
Leslie Guy
Lawson Reilly
Matthew Stewart
Shane Hall
Fred Joe
Eric Roalson