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EBAs adds surcharge to orders
By Jess Jacobs | June 27, 1997Hanover Green Card patrons must pay 25-cent fee for usage
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Nation elects to stay with status quo
By Jess Jacobs | November 7, 1996Americans showed yet again Tuesday they want to steer clear of extremism and keep parties in check when they re-elected Bill Clinton and strengthened an already Republican Senate. The results of the election hint at the passing of moderate legislation on both the national and state levels during the next two years. The status quo Government Professor James Schoch said voters had few reasons not to vote for Clinton. "The economy is strong and the country is at peace, so it is almost impossible to dislodge an incumbent," he explained. During his first two years as president, Clinton showed his liberal side, introducing his fiscal stimulus package and national healthcare plan, which eventually contributed to the Republican revolution in Congress. In the last two years, Clinton adopted more moderate views to appease Congress and appeal to a wider range of voters. "Clinton has repositioned himself as a new Democrat as opposed to the big spending, big government liberal," Shoch said. The typical issues which usually divide the vote were not in effect in this election, Schoch noted. "No issues like abortion, immigration or taxation were important," he said. Shoch said issues of performance like economic management and healthcare played a factor in the election. Dole was not the right candidate Clinton also had an advantage because the Republican party appeared divided as to who should lead the party during the primaries. While Clinton was uncontested during the primaries and was able to maintain his image, the Republicans battled over who should receive the nomination, Linda Fowler, government professor and director of Rockefeller Center said. Bob Dole also presented an image that the nation did not find generally appealing, though polls found voters felt the Republican candidate was more honest. Rockefeller Center Council Student Intern Jake Shields '97 said, "Clinton is a person you know is very dishonest, but you don't care." Government Professor Constantine Spiliotes said age was an issue that separated the two candidates.
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Elusive tenure gives professors intellectual freedom
By Jess Jacobs | April 30, 1996By June, 10 to 20 members of the faculty will have a greater sense of job security when they are notified that the College's Board of Trustees has granted them tenure. The process by which professors receive tenure is "fairly complicated," according to Assistant Dean of the Faculty Sheila Culbert. The process Culbert said between 10 and 20 members of the faculty receive tenure each year. "It varies from year to year, depending on how large a class of faculty is coming through," she said.