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John Wilson, Rachel Coan,

and Carol Rollings pick up trash

for two hours along the Courtney

Campbell Causeway. The science

club sponsored this highway

cleanup while Mr. Ken Hess coor­

.v:*S dinated the supplies and transpor­

tation. About twenty people picked

up sixty bags of trash.

On November 2,

2002, President

George W. Bush

visited Tampa

and spoke at the

Sundome at the

University of

South Florida.

There were

other numerous

Republican politicians present.

President Bush was there primarily

to support the re-election of his

brother Jeb for governor. He was

also there to energize the Republi­

cans in this area and to clarify some

issues, like the war on terrorism. The

political club was able to get tick­

ets, and many students from the

college went. John Gelsthorpe, presi­

dent of the political club, along with

some others were able to get a seat

in front. "It was one of the most im­

pressive political rallies I have ever

been to. The whole atmosphere was

exciting," John said. John was also

able to shake the President's hand,

which was his second time in two

years. Last time it was when Bush

was on his campaign trail in Septem­

ber, 2000. The political club was

very involved with Jeb's and some

other candidates' campaigns. They

did things like sign waving to can­

vassing neighborhoods to encourag­

ing the student body to register to

vote. The political club also spent

election night at the victory party for

Mike and Gus Bilirakus, who were

both incumbents running for the U.S.

House of Representatives and the

Florida State House of Representa­

♦ tive, respectively.

J* A group from the college

went to a rally for Jeb Bush

where they met many politi­

cians, including Charlie Crist.

Julie Lynn, secretary of the po­

litical club, said, “I think it’s good

to be involved with the club. It

helps me to be aware of what is

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going on in politics and to be in­

formed on issues.”