GEORGEW BUSH '64 DEFEATED IN LANDSLIDE SHARES eevs ...

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PHILLiPIAN NEWS FEBRUARY 4,2000
NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY: MCCAIN, GORE TRIUMPH, BUSH SINKS
$69 Million Bush Juggernaut Stymied By McCain's Personal Campaign;
After Bradley Rebound, Embattled, Gore Wins Closely-Contested Race
By PERLTIN ROSS
"I think the real story is McCain,"
said Victor Henningsen '69, chair of
McCain's town-meeting appearances
and the "Straight Talk Express,"
ment, "Maybe New Hampshire is
going to be an inciting event for
ningsen. 4"I think McCain is a phenome-
"My ideal would be McCain- ,non," Mr. Crawford said, McCain has
The overwhelming victory of Sen- the history and social science depart- his campaign bus turned media salon Bradley. Apparently he's picked up a Bradley," Mr. Crawford said. "The pointed toward the possibility of a new
ator John McCain in Tuesday's New ment, the day after the primary, and debate forum, have added to the lot of supporters that haven't been seen two of them together," he explained, wave." Pointing to the force of person-
Hampshire primary undermines a Although he conceded that New senatoi's image as an honest and out- in the Democratic party for decades." "provide a kind of synergy that nobody ality behind Mr. McCain's progressive
number of basic assumptions that Hampshire's voters are not necessarily spoken reformer. "It's those ki nds of His two principal strengths, according else seems to convey." initiatives, Mr. Lyons said of New
Americans have adopted towards poli- representative of national opinion, Mr. little things that are adding up," comn- to Crawford, are "a substantive mes- Mr. Henningsen agreed, although Hampshire Republicans and Indepentics
and elections. Henningsen called Tuesday's mandate mented Robert Crawford, instructor in sage that's different" and. the percep- he foresaw the synergy wvithin the con- dents, "It turns out they were voting for
News Governor George W. "worth paying attention to, particularly hisory and social science. tion among many "that he can create a text of a presidential race between the him because he's a good guy."
Analysis Bush '64 has approxi- if the issue is personality," which many "The Republicans have been mori- new kind of vision." two reformers. "The notion of a Bush- Echoing the Arizona senator's own
mately five times the M~Cain supporters cite as their candi- bund and corrupt," Mr. Crawford con- The New Hampshire primary dif- Gore electoral campaign in the fall reformist rhetoric, Mr. Henningsen
funding of his contender, a more exten- date's crucial strength. tinued, "and the Democrats have been fers from many in that it allows inde- would put the nation to sleep," he remarked,"There's a moment of possisive
and organized campaign, and the
endorsements of most major Republi-
The primary itself, which Mr. Bush
afterward called a "bump in the road
moribund and corrupt and very fanciful."
As disillusioned as the rest of the
pendents - most of whom threw their
support to Mr. Bradley and especially
remarked.
For now, all four candidates - as
bility in which a McCain crusade could
really take off."
can leaders.- but he could not compete for front-runners," is not only a first nation with what Mr. Crawford called Mr. McCain - to- vote. "The indepen- well as those dark horses such as for- "I think it'll be- very interesting to
with the magnetism of the former pris- official temperature taker - excepting "smoke in mirrors and very little sub- dents carry a lot of w~eight," Mr. Hen- mer State Department Official Alan see what PA students do," Mr. Crawoner
of war and conservative Republi- the smaller scale Iowa Caucus - but a stance," voters in New Hampshire ningsen said, "Most people in the Unit- Keyes - are looking ahead both to the ford said. Indeed, nine long months
can senator from Arizona. chance for what Mr. Henningsen seemed to reject Mr. Bush's "tradition- ed States today would identify upcoming primary in South Carolina still lie ahead, and it remains tobe seen
The results of the Democratic pri- called "direct democracy." al fashion" of campaigning in favor of themselves as independents." and the string of face-offs set for early whether Americans will continue the
mary, while less emphatic, show that Mr. McCain, who has criscrossed Mr. McCain's personal appeal. Nevertheless, Mr. McCain's sup- March. pattern of the last few decades, nomi-
Vice President Gore cannot expect to the small state in an attempt to speak Mr. Heniningsen pointed to the lack port was broadly based on Tuesday, Mr. Bradley needs effective orga- nating the well-connected and wellsteamroll
over his opponent, former with as many individuals as possible, of local news and the long run-up time even among Republican party faithful nization in his campaign; Mr. Bush fuinded, or whether it is time for change
New Jiersey Senator Bill Bradley. spent 65 days campaigning in New to explain why New Hampshire voters who seemed wed to Mr. Bush. "[Bush] needs to recapture the wind his sails and, as Mr. Crawford said, we have
Although some commentators held Hampshire. He reaped the rewards had "a much better chance," as he said, is going to have to smarten up and he's have lost; Mr. Gore needs to generate indeed reached "a unique situation in
that a poor showing could remove Tuesday night. Mr. Bush, by contrast, "to see the candidate as he or she real- going to have to loosen up if he's excitement and momentum; and Mr. American history."
Bradley from contention, it seems committed 36 days to the state; Mr. ly is." Refering to the Bush campaign going to go anywhere," said Mr. Hen- McCain needs money.
more likely that he will make another Bradley and Mr. Gore dedicated 49 as predictable, textbook politics, he
push for some of next month's crucial and 44 days respectively to campaign- contintued, "I think that worked against
East coast primaries. ing there. Bush." Ro s- arrng
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Bradley hearken back to a more grass- Although the-Puritans were conser- Ross-Harrington, because they "were
.;jroots era of politics. Mr. Henningsen By TYLER NMTER vative in some of their other social against theater because they believed it
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Last Tuesday, Jonathan Ross-Har-
'00 gave this year's penultimate
Brace Center student presentaviews,
they helped bring about a limited
but noteworthy degree of gender
equality with their -"amazingly liberal
was an extravagant indulgence."
In the words of Stevenson, one
Elizabethan writer Ross-Harrington
leadership at the top." tion, in which he focused on William ideas for marriage," according to Ross-' quoted, "Women are entirely in the
Rough rider Teddy Roosevelt rode Shakespeare and his role in reshaping Harrington. hands of their husbands." According to
into this void and "really began to gender stereotypes in Elizabethan Eng- As an "emerging feminist," Shake- Ross-Harrington, though, women at
change that, more by force of personal- land. speare reflected some of the ideas of that time were supposed -to be "ami-
ity than by anything else." Mr. Henninsnconined:"Jut
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the impact he has, [McCain]
rminds
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Fellows program, students'are awarded
grants to research topics that interest
depicting women as intelligent and
capable. Stil Puritans had little respect
more. The worst stereotype stamped
women as "vain, passive, and unopin-
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me of Roosevelt," one of "the guys
are not just empty suits."
For hispart, ormer enator
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Bradley has reached something
them pertaining to gender relations. for Shakespeare and'his plays, said
Inspired by his father, who is a Shakespearean
actor, Ross-Harrington beganrigocitizdhsvewabin
reercigfi sbecat h bgnnn
ionated. .. .merely pieces of artwork to
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beint ritied othis vew assbeing
appallingly conservative."
crux in the course of his campaign.
Said Thomas Lyons, retired instructor
in history and social science: "I
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putting forth the ascetic belief that
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Stevenson's perspective, in the charac-
ter of Hero, for the sole purpose of
bashing it..
In his idyllic, countryside setting,
left over from Medieval times, neo- -Shakespeare creates two conflicting
Puritans believed that women should male-female relationships - one
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in context, Ross-Harrington informed Claudio was the one in which the
that they believed that treating -. "archetypal role" of the woman is
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Ross-Harrington 09 reading from Shakespeare heavily scrutinizes
McAdab tNohgatis this male-dominated relationship,
"balance the evils of the man." Tuesday Brace Center lecture.
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which split apart on the breakers of
Claudio's jealousy. Ross-Harrington
D~rjoiumiv fc ale T wHa d highlighted te imbalance and went on
Town of Andover Adopts Had to point out that "Hero's Shakespeare,
Opom trst . FRoss-Harrington explained, crafted the
Todd R. Berberian, RD St n eU e character of Beatrice as "shrewd,,
Stance Against Substance Use, ~~~sharp-witted, and stem," and showed
1Keith S. W illis, RDO A a n t S b a cethat "the core of her character isini
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From Page 1, Column 2 confront more and be more actively vidualism"' and part of her charm her
If you have insurance,
Upper Representative Joe Maliekel
~~~provided another public address on the
topic in his Commentary article "Dry
aggressive ... The process is discouraging
for the faculty and not a good lesson
for the students."
"sardonic wit.",
Shakespeare is not only discredit-
mng the conventional standard of mar-
we probably accepmt it. Weekends? The Oasis in the Desert of "At the moment," said Mr. Carter. riage and perception of women, but he
Student Activities" published in last 'We expect the student to tell the truth went so far as to "criticize males in
week's edition of The Phillipian. if they have been drinking." general." By depicting the more fulfill-
- ~~E~ye Exo mrs - Cortct Ltis In the article, Maliekal asserted He continued, if the students would ing love between Benedict and Beatthat,
"Through it's lack of action, the take responsibility for their drinking rice, he showed how a marriage in
G105es! 5urig1,as5e, school was directly responsible for the and have the faculty not use a breatha- which the woman is treated equally
~~~high level of drunkenness on Saturday
night."
lyzer, then "we would have a much
elhe omnt..edntncs
can result in a healthier relationship
than its old-fashioned predecessor
Dean's Council last week, clus- sarily want to go down that road, but "Beatrice had the upper hand during
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~~~ ~~~~~~EL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ter deans and cluster presidents dis- that's something we have to consider." their relationship and Benedict was on
cussed the issue of alcohol on campus. According to a statistic given in the his knees groveling," Ross-Harrington
Among the more controversial issues Dean's Council meeting last Thursday, joked, pointing out more seriously the
discussed, was the possibility of using 9 out of 1 1 boarding schools on the use of the word "friends" in their
a breathalyzer on campus. East Coast already use the breathalyzer romantic discourse;-
Mr. Carter expressed a concern to check students at school events and Along with a group of other writthat
there is a sentiment among stu- sign in. Phillips Exeter Academy, is es hkser bobdadsp
dents that they think they can get away also among the few schools which do prted hespbre openness tadp
with drinking and that there was "no not use the breathalyzer. womten duerigte Elzehnes toae.
objective and fair"way of establishing Student council bought up the Then rogo that quiartrn c enr
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if a student isclrunk. issue of drinking and the breathalyzer
to Mr. Carter, as of and overwhelmingly stood firmly
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~now,
if a faculty member accuses a stu- against breathalyzers as an unwelcome
mayhe proressive ina qrtetrpetrss
Harrington concluded, but it was shortlived
subsuImed byl the civil wartha
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