Ben Tran
Sophomore
Pre-Medicine, English
"Yes. I think Colin Powell should run for president to give us more
choices.
Since it's probably going to be the same guys running again--Bob Dole,
Clinton."
John Wood
Professor
Anatomy and Cell Biology
"No. He should run as a Republican if at all. Because if he wants to run
he
should run to be elected, and he's unlikely to be elected as a
Democrat."
Shirley Ho
Senior
Biology
"Yes. I think Colin Powell should run as an independent. I think although
his
views are mainly on the Republican side, they have many qualities of the
Democrats. So I think he should go partyless and run that way."
Annette Buk-Swienty
Visiting Scholar
Institute of Liberal Arts
"Yes. I think that would be interesting. For me [as a non-American], it'd
be
extremely interesting if he would run. I have been studying race and
affirmative action. In light of the current debate, it would symbolize
that
black skin is not seen as a threat to white Americans. It would say a lot
about
the state of racism in America."