European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 b the stars and stripes election �?T92 thursday november 5,1992 election disappoints some students teens cite fears of further cuts in military ranks by Jimi Jones education writer Ramstein a Germany a High school senior Brian Chapin Shook his head in disappointment wednesday. A to already in mourning a Chapin said. Chapins dressed in Black attitude came the Day after . Voters decided to end president Bush a term in january and to begin Bill Clinton a tenure As the 42nd president. Chapin was one of the students All military family members at Ramstein High school who spoke wednesday to the stars and stripes sharing their opinions on their new president and the effects that a decision to further reduce troops in Europe could have on their lives. Quot my father eventually is going to have to get out a said Chapin 17. Quot we were looking at hopefully one or two More assignments. My father is a very hard working Man and yet that does no to seem to matter anymore. That disappoints me. A my greatest fear is that the people in the military Are going to accelerate the draw Down at his Clinton a request and they re not going to look at the qualifications and the work of the people. My worry is that after this assignment with Clinton As president my father will lose his  sixteen year old Jeremy Lehman a Junior agreed with Chapin but he said he still saw some Good qualities in the president elect. A was far As the Job thing goes 1 know we re going to get Cut a Lehman said. A that will probably Send me off to Start my senior year at some other High school but on the whole i think Clinton is going to make up for that. He a providing a lot More jobs than people can see. 1 think the people in the military will find their place Back in society but its going to take a Good two years at least for people to kick Start  senior Carolyn Nance said Clinton selection will be a detrimental to my  Quot my dad works in military intelligence a she said. Quot that a the first thing that they Cut. 1 done to like to use the word but we Don t need spies  regardless of her fathers Fate Nance said she feels the military is a already dead because they be killed the spirit. They be Cut troop  and if a Clinton presidency does affect her fathers career that affects her. A a in a looking at four years of College and four years of medical school a Nance said. A with Clinton and this draw Down thing in a already looking at state univer from left students Brian Chapin Jeremy Lehman Dakar Al Miller and Carolyn Nance discuss results of the . Presidential election at Ramstein High school in Germany on wednesday. Sites and military programs so i can become a flight surgeon perhaps. In a really having to scrounge for Money possibilities that maybe i would t have Nad to do  Nance 17, also said the draw Down has made Home life a a lot More nervous. My dads under a lot of stress. We can to do things anymore because he has to be on 24-hour Call. They took away his staff. 1 just wonder if its Worth it. Yeah we Cut maybe 10 percent of the forces in Europe but is it Worth it on the remaining 90 percent that you re having to Deal with a Chapin has concerns about How Clinton will fare As president. A i just can to see Clinton dealing Well with foreign leaders and he does no to have the experience that Bush does in running National politics a Chapin said. A Clinton ran a Small mostly Rural state and was successful in creating jobs in the Chicken Industry. However his state ranked 49th in pollution with All of the Rivers polluted with Chicken waste. A i think Independent Ross Perot was Correct when he said comparing running Arkansas and the United states is like saying a Well i ran a grocery store on the Corner now 1 can run Wal Mart each of us has a gut feeling on who can do the Iob. My personal opinion is that Bush does a better Job of being president of the United states and All that  Nance also a Bush supporter said she thinks the nation May have made a mistake  Clinton particularly because of his tack of foreign policy experience. A when you look at foreign policy the world is so unstable right now with the Cis Commonwealth of Independent states and All these new leaders a she said. A when you throw Clinton in there wanting to Only Deal with the domestics its not going to  Clinton benefited from a widespread desire for change in the states. Chapin noted a everywhere there was reported a heavy turnout Clinton a theme of change was extremely popular with Young people who were voting for the first time who were sick of the status quo Ana sick of the same thing Over and Over again. They wanted change whether or not its a Good change or a bad change. They wanted change  Stephanie Sheridan a 16-year-old Junior said she thinks Clinton should be Given a Chance. A the does have leadership qualities and he a proven himself in Arkansas a Sheridan said. And Lehman said he was glad Clinton won. A we need changes in a lot of areas that Clinton will provide and 1 disagreed with some of Bush a foreign policy a Lehman said. Chapin thought the Media underestimated the ability of the american people to make a Good decision. A Many people were insulted by the Media a Chapin said. He cited a segment on this week with David Brinkley during which reporter Sam Donaldson asked a do you think people done to vote because the issues arc too Complex for them to understand a said Chapin a the Media portrays americans As  students up Early for unorthodox civics class a amps Jim Oerth amp in a group of German students were among hut Nereas who gathered at 3 . Wednesday at the amerika Haus in downtown Stuttgart to watch election returns and discuss . Politics. By Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau Stuttgart Germany Niko Hale does no to usually Convene her English classes at 3 . In a hot crowded Smoky room about 50 Miles from the Campus where she works. But on wednesday that was the Best Way to familiarize her Karlsruhe University students with terms like a exit polls a a electoral College Quot and  Hale and her 40 German students were among several Hundred people who sacked the amerika Haus in downtown Stuttgart to watch a or try to watch a the american election results broadcast on big screen television. A i think a lot of them make fun of american politics Quot Hale a Philadelphia native said of her charges. A i think they re fascinated by the Power of Media in american politics and in All the nitty Gritty details that americans seem to be interested  Hale makes a habit of attending amerika Haus election night vigils. Quot i come Here every four years and usually in a disappointed because the democrats always lost a she said. The losing skein ended at 5 . When Abc news on the second floor and can on the first floor told the predominantly German crowd that Bill Clinton had won a plurality of votes in enough states to claim the while House. A cheer arose a twice a and yet the crowd was so Large and noisy that several dozen people in the Back did no to get the word for a few minutes. Don Eymann 23, of Aurora colo., knew immediately. At 6 feet 8 inches he could gaze Over almost every head in the Toom. A in a Way contemplated not coming tonight because it was a pretty sure thing Clinton was going to win a Eymann said adding that friends talked him into it a i think 1 would have come anyway for the interaction with the people. Its better than sitting at Home falling  an Exchange student at Stuttgart University s Vaihinger Campus. Eymann sheepishly admitted he had not voted. He said he considers himself a Republican but favored Clinton because president Bush had done Little to help College students. The four hour election party at the amerika Haus a . Information Agency facility overflowed. No parking was available for blocks. The initial round of refreshments vanished within 15 minutes. People tripped Over one another occasionally. A when i came in the door at 3 of clock i could t get up the stairs. I  get past the Metal Detector Quot said Day o. Mount the . Consul general in Stuttgart. De Wilson a . Civilian living in Stuttgart showed up late and could barely get in. T a i really did no to think the election would be Over with i figured until 6 or 6 30,�?� he said explaining his tardiness. One of Hales students Bernd Wagner said germans Are fascinated with the voting results because both the United states and its relationship with Germany appear to be changing. In be followed the last three elections but this time More intensively than Ever before a he said. ,. Local . Voter interest also was High said Connie Markovic who works in the general services office at the . Consulate in Stuttgart. The amerika Haus distributed pamphlets in German explaining How the . Election system works As Well As free Bush and Clinton Campaign buttons and posters. However no material from Independent candidate Ross Perot was in sight