By Michelle Jamrisko Cavalier Daily Associate Editor
After the initial sulking or celebration that followed Wednesday's election results, University students voiced their concerns, hopes and predictions for the next four years of a Bush White House.
Several students noted the great influence President Bush will have over the future of the Supreme Court.
"Bush is probably going to get to nominate three or four [more justices]," second-year College student Ben Gibson said. "That will probably divide people -- even more so than now," Gibson noted, foreseeing these appointments to be predominantly conservative.
First-year College student Jamie Burkes said she has had frustrated discussions with friends about the future of the Supreme Court.
"We wouldn't be surprised if [Bush] made Ashcroft and Rumsfeld the next justices," she said. "He doesn't seem to be forward-thinking."
Second-year College student Daniel Dehrey contended that he sees Bush becoming more cooperative in his second term.
"I feel that it'll be a pretty big learning process for Bush," Dehrey said. "I sort of think, optimistically, that he'll drop a lot of his conservative agenda, domestically."
Dehrey added that he believes Bush will find a way to unite people across the lines of partisanship.
Third-year College student Shujun Tian strongly disagreed.
"Instead of trying to unify the country, Bush is going to try to cater to the right wing," Tian said.
Tian explained that while she is a classical conservative who believes that the government should not control social issues, she does not support Bush because of his desire to enact social change, especially through the judicial branch.
"I read a New York Times article that said Bush's ultra right-wing supporters were talking about a 'social revolution' [in the next four years]," Tian said.
A frustrated Tian noted in response, "You're conservative! You don't like revolution!"
Besides social issues, Dehrey expressed hopes that Bush will take more action in the Middle East peace process. He said Bush has "been on the sidelines for a while" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and hopes that the recent health problems of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat might prompt the President to take action.
Gibson had one last concern about the Bush administration.
"Obviously the war," he said. "But I try not to think about that too much"
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