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COVER STORIES April 12,2000 • the Seahawk 5 said. Curran refused to comment on the call. Curran commented on the elections in general, saying that the controversy was a reflection of the candidates, not the SGA. “The question is, does the SGA deserve can didates that can follow the rules?" he said. The third presidential candidate, Laura Southerland, has not been involved in the controversy. At press time, she was unaware of the status of the election. “They (the EBC) won’t tell me anything,” she said. “They don't know themselves what’s going on.” Southerland was critical of her opponents, calhng the various allegations “technicali ties.” She said, “One (candidate) will get the other (in trouble), and the other will turn around and get (the first one) back.” Before the announcement of the winners for all other SGA positions last Friday, Gulley told students at the Hawk’s Nest, Due to discrepancies in the campaign pro cess, the presidential elections have been postponed. They will resume some time next week.” Gulley was to meet with the EBC on Monday morning to review the appeals and determine a date for new presidential elections. None of the representative positions within the SGA were affected by the presi dential controversy. A total of 417 votes were cast in the election, less than half the num ber that voted in last spring’s elections. “I don’t know (why the turnout was so low),” Gulley said, “there was a great amount of publicity, we invited the student body to come out and vote, and only 417 SGA Election winners, votes recleved SGA President ELECTION SUSPENDED SGA Vice-President Erica Pittelkow, 390 Senior Class President Aaron Davis*, 10 Senior Class Representatives Chris Register*, 6 Junior Class President Skipper Mervin, 119 Junior Class Representatives Jeanette DeRenne, 86 Krista Powell, 110 Sophomore Class President Crisp McDonald, 156 Sophomore Class Representatives Scott Burrell, 107 Kristin Packard, 71 Qn-Campus Representatives Alissa Rednnond, 85 Beth Soltowski, 75 Off-Campus Representatives Crystal Faggart, 216 Christine Harris, 208 Naomi Knowles, 209 Jeanne Maggio, 205 Jessica Maher, 229 Arts and Sciences Representatives Nicolette Fulton, 211 Kathleen Marrow, 199 Total voters - 417 * write-in candidates Read the Seahawk DN April 26 for THE LATEST NEWS ON THE SGA Presidential ELECTIONS Don’t Haul It Home... Store it with us! Ask about our student specials. 5811 Market Street Across from Pottery Plus 799-2727 morningsl www.morningstarstorage.com III 1111 “5CwI O morningstor mini-storoge Aramark. “The choice was Aramark, and 1 accepted that,” he said. SGA Secretary of Services Travis Tice publicly challenged Leutze regard ing the decision, charging that the student body was not represented fairly in the se lection process. Tice was one of three stu dents on the board, although the other two did not fully participate in the process. “My issue is, how can you as sume fair representation of a student body of 10,000 with one student?” she said af ter the forum. Later that evening. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Patricia Leonard and As sistant Vice Chancellor for Business Af fairs Dick Scott answered questions from the SGA House. The SGA recently passed a resolution recommending that Marriott be chosen to provide food service, and many SGA members were upset to learn of the choice. Leonard and Scott were presented a number of concerns and complaints. Chief among them were Aramark’s ability to cater to students with special dietary needs, such as diabetics and vegans, clean liness of food preparation, and customer service. Tice presented a new resolution detail ing student expectations for the food ser vice provider and reaffirming SGA’s en dorsement of Marriott. The resolution is expected to pass the House this week and the Senate next week. One of the primary expectations of the SGA is an improvement in customer ser vice. “The biggest problem for students has been with the management,” she said. “This clearly defines what students expect from their food service provider.” Tice made it clear she does not have any personal problem with Aramark. “I’m not anti-anybody. I’m simply pro-student. I want the best contract for the best people,” she said. Leonard said, “1 was pleased with the way they (the SGA) handled it.” She also said that the university recently hired a nu tritionist to work with Aramark in accom modating the needs of students with spe cial diets. Student body President Patrick Gunn said he was frustrated by the decision to choose Aramark after the SGA passed the initial resolution favoring Marriott. “It seems to me that student voices are not even considered...I’m very upset about it.” he said. Gunn plans to lead a protest outside Al derman Hall tomorrow at I p.m. to show student frustration at the decision. Students protest local circus N6 UNCW students warn potential circus goers of animal-abuse cases against tfie Clyde Beatty-Cole Brottiers circus last weekend. by MELISSA FARQUHAR Staff Writer The circus came to town last week and S.E.T.A (Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) was there to meet it. As part of the Azalea festival, the Clyde Beatty-Cole circus ran from Friday through Sunday and was the source of controversy among ani mal activists. “We don’t believe in the exploitation of animals for the purposes of entertainment,” explained Francis Boyes, of S.E.T.A, who led the protests on Friday. Representatives from S.E.T.A as well as P.E.T.A. (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and other concerned members of the community participated in the protest. Protesters assembled outside the New Hanover County Fairgrounds and handed out literature. Circus patrons were handed a checklist that asked them to evaluate the con dition of the animals inside of the circus for obvious signs of mistreatment, in hopes of raising awareness of the issue. According to Boyes, the Clyde Beatty- Cole Bros, circus has been charged numer ous times with misu-eatment of their animals. See CIRCUS, paqe6
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