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Show October 19, 1984 Forum Page 2 news campus shorts Homecoming Plans Announced by Angie Babcock Homecoming, an event that is designed to reunite alumni with the school and students, will be held on Nov. 10. According to Sheri Hearing, student chairperson on the homecoming committee, it will be "a classy event well worth the money. The homecoming date is determined by a vote of the alumni council and the student homecoming representatives. According to Maggie Aloia, director of alumni relations, Westminsters homecoming is held later in the year than at other colleges because Westminster has no form of athletics they can base homecoming on. Therefore it can be scheduled anytime. Nominations for homecoming King and Queen candidates will be taken the week of Oct. 22 and the preliminary election will be held the week of Oct. 29. The winners are determined by a student vote and the final elections will be held the week of Nov. 5. The winners will be announced at the dance. The dinner and dance will take place in the LaFayette Ballroom at the Westin Hotel Utah. Tickets are $25 including dinner, $15 for the dance only. The theme this year is Yesterday Once More. London Bridge will be the band performing that evening. Homecoming week will start on Nov. 5 with a noon speaker sponsored by Alpha Chi and Phi Eta Sigma. A light reception will follow. A talent show will be held the evening of Nov. 6, at noon and on Nov. 7 there will be a CanSixteen movie ASWC. The by sponsored dles will be shown in the Opus game room on Nov. 9; admission is free. Homecoming day activities will begin with the powder puff football game at 10 a.m., and at 1 p.m. there will be a soccer game between the varsity and club teams, both held in Hansen Stadium. There will be a reunion social hour held at 6:30 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. dinner will be served. The dinner will include Chicken Teri-yaand beverages. At 9:30 p.m. the dance will tug-of-w- ar ki begin. National and Local Campaigns Reviewed for removal of all foreign forces from the region.' Mondale is concerned about the rising national deficit and he called on Reagan to list specifics on how to cut the federal deficit in his next term by saying, You can run but you cant hide. Were going to have this out before this election. Mondale is proposing a plan to reduce the deficit by $177 billion that would include among other things, raising the taxes of singles earning more than $25,000 and couples who make over $40,000. Reagan reacted to this proposal by saying, I sometimes think that the main difference between ourselves and the other side is we see an America where every day is the fourth of July, and they see an America where every day is April 15th. Utah Republican Gubernatorial Candidate, Norman H. Bangerter held a news conference to tell reporters that a Bangerter administration would work vigorously throughout (its four year term) to see that taxes wont be raised at all. if thats possible. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, DemoGubernatorial Candidate Wayne Owens reiterated his promise of submitting a 1985-8budget proposal free of tax hikes to the Utah Legislature in Janaury. Owens also believes that teachers salaries should be raised and he supports the Equal Rights Amendment. According to Owens, One of the most serious problems is the feminization of poverty and chidren who arent in daycare. The Democratic contender added, "Because 54 percent of Utahs women work, 106,000 children need cratic 6 day-care- ." While both candidates were speaking at the Issues 85 Conference they generally agreed that the poor need help but, according to the Tribune Bangerter was slower to promise programs to alleviate poverty than was Owens. Public records show that Frances Farley and Dave Monson. the two candidates running for Senator in the second district, feel quite differently on most issues. Monson, a republican, supports the Balanced Budget Amendment, personal income tax cuts and budget cuts in social programs. Democrat Farley is against all of these and has said, Its very hard to find any place to cut domestic programs any further. (March, 1984 Deseret News) misFarley also believes that siles are a thing of the past. (Nov. 23, 1982 Salt Lake Tribune), and she also opposes production of the l Bomber and the M-- l Tank. The production of all of these weapons is supported by Monson according to the Utah Republican Party. land-base- d B-- The Utah Republican party has also make it clear that Monson is against the public funding of abortions and Farley has voted against legislation in the Utah senate which would prohibit using state monies to fund abortions. According to the July 30 issue of U.S. News and World Report the Democrats had only faint hopes of upsetting Ronald Reagan." Negative talk from blacks is a bad sign for Mondale because without a heavy turnout of blacks some 19 million of whom are eligible to vote Mondale cannot hope to carry several southern states that are essential to his t strategy. One black delegate at the Democratic convention said, Mondale has nothing to offer me. long-sho- Hispanics are another crucial group with a potential voting strength of 9 million. The chief complaint of Hispanics is that Mondale hasnt pressured democrats in Congress who bill that Hissupport an immigration-reforis feel discriminatory. panics Democratic The party now feels more optimistic since the success of the first Reagan Mondale debate. The Democrats are also planning to make full use of what they call the Ferraro factor to appeal to women who make up more than half of the electorate. m Jack Sanford recently won the election for freshman representative to the legislative assembly and Floyd George was elected ASWC treasurer. Sanfords election leaves only two seats still open on the assembly. George had been serving as treasurer pro tempore and ran unopposed. The constitution of the soccer club was approved by the legislative assembly and the club was allocated $235, according to the Sept. 24 assembly minutes. However, the judiciary ruled on Oct. 12 that the club could not receive funding until its constitution had been approved by the student life committee and the judiciary. According to Mike Moser, associate justice, the club has already received part of their funds and the judiciary will not request that they return them, On Oct. 27 the student life committee is sponsoring Westminster day at the 49th Street Galleria. Tickets cost $6, $1 of which will go to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, and are available at the information booth and the 49th Street Galleria. Shaw Center Board i3 sponsoring a Spankey and the Wankers. Tickets are available at the information booth. Presidential Candidates on Foreign Affairs This is the second in a three part series on the Presidential Candidates positions on key issues. Hal- loween dance on Oct. 31. The dance will be at the Organ Loft, 3331 Edison, and tickets will cost $5 per person. The band will be |