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Kentucky Kernel

Vol. XCI. No. 125

Established 1894

University of Kentucky. Lexington. Kentucky

Independent since 1 97 1

Wednesday. April I. 1987

 

Vice presidential candidates to debate tonight

It} (A. DUANE BONIFER
Staff Writer

Students will get a chance to see
how the SGA vice presidential candi-
dates stand on the issues tonight
when the four candidates square off
in two debates.

Sponsored by Omicron Delta
Kappa and the Kentucky Kernel, the
debates will take place in 230 Stu-
dent Center.

Student Government Association
executive vice presidential candi<
dates Karl Crase and Brad Dixon
will begin at 7, followed by senior
vice presidential candidates Susan
Bridges and Keith Clary at about
8 1:3

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Dixon, a member of Kenny Aring-
ton‘s ticket, said he feels he is at a
sort of “disadvantage“ going into to-
night‘s debate because he is not that
familiar with his opponent. Crase.

Since Crase has never been in stu-
dent government. “I don‘t know
much about him.“ Dixon said. “and
that puts me at sort of a disadvan-
tage."

However.

Crase. a member of

Vice presidential candidates
looking to dodge split ticket

By BRAD (‘OOPER
Assistant News Editor

For the next two weeks. vice pres-
idential candidate Keith Clary says
that he and his running mates.
Kenny Arington and Brad Dixon.
will have to work as one to be elect-
ed as one.

But with Clary facing opposition
from SGA Senator at Large Susan
Bridges for the senior vice presi-
dential slot. some supporters of
presidential hopeful Kenny Arington
are concerned about a split ticket
being elected.

“In the next two weeks we will all
have to be one said Clary. the
candidate for senior vice president
in next week‘s Student Government
Association elections. "The election
won‘t be the same if one of us
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As a freshman. Bridges collected
661 votes in her first SGA campaign
while trying out for the Lady Kat
cheerleaders the same week. Clary
finished ninthwithStHvotes.

"I'm in the toughest race between
the three of us. but that's where the
fun is and that‘s what makes me
work harder." Clary said.

Despite wanting to withdraw from
the race about two weeks before the
Arington ticket announced its candi<
dacy. Clary said he is ready to meet
the challenge

”Withdrawing; had nothing to do
with losing to Susan Bridges.“ said
the 20-yearold political science and
fina nce sophomore from Lexington.

”It's a challenge I knew I was
going to have to face anyway I was

concerned before «about losing). but
not now." he said.

Clary said his hesitation to enter
the race resulted from “internal
conflict" in the Arington camp that
the presidential candidate extin-
guished “in a matter of minutes."
Both Clary and Arington declined to
say what the conflict was.

With Arington‘s ticket slowly gain-
ing momentum. Dixon. the candi-
date for executive vice president,
said that the campaign‘s coordina-
tors are growing less worried about
a split ticket.

“Before spring break we weren‘t
starting at the same momentum
that Cyndi was, but Kenny was sick
then. We‘re not worried rabout a
split ticket I now." Dixon said.

Clary said his experience working
on two SGA committees » campus
relations and committe. on commit-
tees — combined with his one