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Briefly... UNCW hosts county candidate forum
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other.
Davis said he is opposed to the “spitting”
idea and instead proposed that graduation be
held in a location big enough to accommo
date the entire graduating class. He also sug
gested that if students are veiling to pay for
graduation, cap and gowns could be school
colors, graduates could get more than three
tickets, and a well-known speaker could be
acquired. Davis said he wasn’t impressed
wiA the speaker at last year’s graduation.
“I want someone to talk to the students,”
he said.
Bill Cosby and John Grisham were
among names discussed as possible speak
ers.
The group agreed that a Web site geared
towards UNCW seniors and issues that af
fect them is needed and they wiU attempt to
create one. They discussed having surveys
on the site as a way for seniors to give input
regarding these and other issues.
At press-time a web site had not been
implemented.
Meetings discussing these and similar is
sues will be held throughout the semester in
the University Union Living Room, Mon
days and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Sdmer Stahl.
Staff Writer
As students voters are making plans for
the presidential election, the university is at
tempting to familiarize students and the com
munity with local representative and candi
dates for office.
UNCW and the Council of Neighbor
hood Associations (CONA) sponsored a fo
rum last Wednesday night featuring candi
dates for the New Hanover County Board of
Commissioners. Don AnseU of WAAV-A.M.
980 served as moderator of the event, which
took place in King Hall Auditorium.
“We have an excellent opportunity here
to see grassroots American politics in action,’ ’
Johnny Hannigan, president of CONA, said.
“A forum designed to explicit views and
plans of action from candidates aspiring to
represent us in the governing of our county.”
Before the forum began, Eric McKeithan,
president of Cape Fear Community College,
spoke on the issue of the $3.1 bUlion state
wide bond referendum. McKeithan re
minded the audience that the bond will be
included on the back of the ballots at the polls
on November 7.
McKeithan explained that the need for
the bond is a result of the “echo-boomers,”
children of the baby-boomer generation, put
ting pressure on institutions for education
twenty years ago, and continuing this pres
sure for additional training opportunities in
the present.
“It’s important for everyone to realize that
these bonds wiU not cause a state tax in
crease,” McKeithan said.
New Hanover County Board of Commis
sioner candidates are; Democrat Patricia
Snyder, Libertarian Robert J. Smith, Repub
lican Nancy Pritchett, Democrat Harper
Peterson, Republican Incumbent Ted Davis
Jr., DenMcrat Julia Boseman and Republi
can Incumbent Buzz Birzenieks.
The forum began with a panel of
Wilmington media and political science rep
resentatives directing questions toward the
candidates. The candidates then addressed
any audience questions before retumed to
another round of questions from panel mem
bers.
During the forum, Snyder said that she
supports wise use of taxpayer doUars, planned
growth and protection of the environment.
In response to questions from the panel and
audience, she said that she does not think that
tax dollars were used properly in the past four
years, citing the fact that property tax has in
creased fifty-nine percent.
In his opening statement. Smith encour
aged people to look at the web site www.lwv-
nhcinttek.net, where he has provided a place
for people to see what he believes and things
he has done in the past.
Pritchett has been a resident of New
Hanover County for 31 years and promised
“to listen to the people of the community and
make decisions based on their opinion,” not
just her own, and to focus on what is good
for the community.
Kathryn Schlay/The Seahawk
At New Hanover County election forum last Wednesday night candidates (left to
right) Patricia Snyder, RobertJ. Smith, Nancy Prichet, Harper Peterson, incumbant
Ted Davis, Jr., Julia Boseman, and Buzz Birzenieks to presented tfieir platforms.
in Wilmington as well as a county wide trash
Peterson said that the key to any success
ful government is total public involvement
and that it is important to protect hard earned
tax dollars.
When questioned by the panel, Davis said
he is in favor of a strengthened drainage plan
pick-up.
“I have no hidden agenda, I just want to
serve you,” he said.
See Forum, Page 5
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