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Although an election victory for B.U. president John Silber threatened to leave the university's highest post vacant, few students there noticeably gathered to watch incoming results. Many said exam pressures and apathy outweighed their political enthusiasm...
Indeed, as Silber awaited the voters' decision in downtown Boston, students speculated that most of their peers were quietly watching the election returns from their rooms...
...During the Weld-Silber debates, every time Silber scored point on the debate you heard fairly loud cheers," said James B. McManus, a first-year students. McManus, said students often filled the student union television room to capacity...
...October 4 Daily Free Press Poll showed substantial student support for Silber, according to assistant news editor Tammy H. Audell. "The ones that do know what's going on [in the elections] support Silber. The ones who don't, who far outnumber the ones who do, also support Silber," she said...
Some students said they supported Silber's candidacy as a way to oust him from his B.U. position...