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District 1
Jeffrey Beall
Gary Morris
B. Joseph Causey, Jr.
Gary Morris and B. Joseph Cau- did not attend the DTH interview
sey, the candidates for District One, session.
District 2
William John Brown
Michael Bujura
William John Brown and Michael Two, did not attend the DTH inter
Bujura, the candidates for District view session.
District 3 (2 seats)
Jurgen Buchenau
Jurgen Buche- v
nau, a third-year
graduate student ,
in history from
Cologne, West 4 j
Germany, is run- -
ning for re- !
election. He now 1
serves as speaker
pro tern of the i
congress.
His platform consists of three main
points, Buchenau said. He wants to
form a graduate student task force
that will communicate graduate
students needs and interests to
student government.
He also said he wants to continue
funding for the Carolina Gay and
Lesbian Association and other
minority organizations on campus.
Buchenau said he would like to
participate in forming a Teachers
Assistant association that will pro
pose pay raises and a day-care system
for TAs and faculty.
The TA task force would also work
against the proposed $2 night parking
fee.
Carlos Cerezo-Suarez
Carlos Cerezo-Suarez, the other
candidate for District Three, did not
District 4
attend the DTH interview session.
There are no candidates for the
District 4 congress seat.
District 5
Jim Taylor
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Jim Taylor, a
second-year med
ical student from
Chapel Hill, is
running for re
election. He said he
would work to
continue support
for the student
staffed free clinic
in Carrboro. The clinic needs new
District 6
equipment, he said.
Taylor said he would like to
increase AIDS education, both on
campus and in the community,
through student-sponsored
programs.-
He supports more student parking
and funding of the Black Cultural
Center and the Carolina Gay and
Lesbian Association.
"1 will represent my district in the
best possible way 1 can," Taylor said.
Tom Elliott
Tom Elliott, a
first-year gradu
ate student in
biostatistics from
Atlanta, is run
ning for re
election. Elliott said he
is concerned
about cutbacks in
the in-state
tuition waivers
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Ram Ramachandran
Gurumurthy
"Ram" Rama
chandran is a
graduate student
in public health
from Bangalore,
India.
"My campaign
will be focused on
educating the stu
dent body on
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District 7 (2 seats)
Sonia Ahecassis
Deanna Ramey
Jeffrey Beall is
a first-year grad
uate student in
library science
from Petaluma,
Calif.
Beall wants to
increase graduate
assistant stipends
because their pay
is below the
national average.
He also wants to halt all library
budget cuts.
Beall said he would like to have
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a section of the F lot adjacent to
Craige Residence Hall partitioned off
for Craige residents to use during
construction of the planned multis
tory parking deck on the present site
of the Craige parking lot. He would
also like to work toward the creation
of more student parking spaces
overall.
"I will seek to represent and
promote the interests of graduate
students in my and all other districts,
Beall said.
Beall is a member of the library
student association.
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District 8 (2 seats)
Ken Costner
granted to out-of-state graduate
students. He wants to make sure the
appropriate administrators are made
aware of actions such as the cutback.
Elliott said he would like to put
graduate and undergraduate students
higher up on the administration's
priority list.
"Student Congress can be an
effective voice to get the attention of
students and the administration,
Elliott said.
Ken Costner, a
sophomore polit
ical science and
geography major
from Graham, is
running for re
election.
"I would like
to continue to
represent Gran
ville in a positive,
environmental and public health
issues, he said.
Ramachandran said he wants to
increase funds for inviting well-
known experts on environmental
issues to campus.
He said he favors funding AIDS
awareness campaigns on campus and
in the community and congressional
funding of the Carolina Gay and
Lesbian Association.
Sonia Abecas
sis, a graduate
student from
Paris, France, is
running for re
election. Abecassis
wants to increase
graduate student
involvement in
University life,
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productive way," Costner said.
"Experience is the most valuable
quality in a representative, and I
would be able to provide this for
Granville.
In addition to serving on the
congress finance committee, Costner
is the vice chairman of the North
Carolina Student Legislature.
Deanna
Ramey is a junior mJ'
English major
from Raleigh.
Ramey said
recent incidents
in Olde Campus
have increased
her awareness
about securitv
problems on
campus, bhe said she would like to
increase lighting in the quads in Olde
Campus as well as look at lighting
on the whole campus. She said she
would also like to have the gates to
the Arboretum locked at night and
Shawn Gilbert
Alan Martin
Bill Rubin
Shawn Gilbert, Alan Martin and
Bill Rubin, the other candidates from
to increase patrols at night.
Ramey said she would like to
increase the visibility of the Olde
Campus congressional
representative. '
"I would like to represent the
students in Olde Campus and keep
the lines of communication open
between students and myself because
it will enable me to represent them
better, Ramey said.
Ramey has been involved in Cam
pus Y, Student Environmental
Action Coalition, Student Elderly
Exchange program, the Marching
Tar Heels band and the association
of English majors.
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District 10, did not attend the DTH '
interview session. I
Jonathan Martin
District 11 (2 seats)
Philip Baddour
Jonathan
Martin is a fresh
man chemistry
and economics
major from
Greensboro.
Martin said he
wanted to
emphasize the
University s
importance to the
Town of Chapel
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Scott Shelton
Scott Shelton
is a junior polit
ical science major
from Henderson-ville.
Shelton said he
thinks the inter
ests of students in
Granville Towers
are unique, and
he wants to make
sure the views
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l.
in his
district are
Student Congress referendums in his
platform.
"Without the University, this town
would crumble, Martin said. "It's
not outrageous for the University
students to have voting rights in the
town council.
He supports referendums asking
for a student recreation center, a TA
teaching award and the addition of
a vice president to the executive
branch of student government.
represented.
He said he is interested in making
the Honor Code more effective and
is against funding political groups.
"I also definitely think the regis
tration problem needs to be
addressed, Shelton said. "I want
Student Congress to be more
conservative.
Shelton is an assistant editor of The
Phoenix newsweekly.
Philip Bad-
dour is a fresh
man political
science and his
tory major from
Goldsboro.
Baddour said
he wants to
improve com
munication in
Henderson
Residence Col-
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lege by working with resident assist
ants, distributing monthly surveys
and holding monthly meetings. 1
He said he wants to know what
students think before he votes on key
decisions.
Baddour also wants to protect
student parking and make sure
Springfest is funded by congress.
Baddour is a member of the N.C.
Student Legislature.
Matthew Heyd
Mark Teague
Matthew Heyd
is a freshman his-
tory major from f
Charlotte. i
Heyd said he ;
wants to com- i
municate the
individual stu
dent's needs to !
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gress and would
establish a district newsletter for this
Shane Johnson
purpose. '.
Heyd said he is also interested.' in
the issue of parking for his district
and in keeping the Circus Room
open.
"1 want to make student govern
ment more responsive to student
needs," he said.
Heyd worked in student govern
ment this year on several executive
committees.
Mark Teague
is a junior polit
ical science major
from Faith.
He said he is
interested in stu
dent issues and
would like an
opportunity to
make a contribu
tion to campus.
"I don't think most students realize
the important role student govern
ment plays in representing their
District 9
views, he said.
Teague said he supports the ref
erendum creating undergraduate
teaching awards and would like to
increase faculty and salary benefits
without raising student fees.
He said he would lobby the admin
istration to approve the target grade
pass fail proposal and to establish an
academic minor.
Teague has worked as an orienta
tion counselor and is a member of
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Shane John
son is a freshman
business major
from New Bern.
Johnson said
he is interested in
making Student
Congress more
visible to stu
dents in his dis
trict and said he
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wants to work with the SAFE Escort
program and Carolina Fever.
Johnson said he is also concerned
with the parking issue and intends to
work with members of his district's
residence hall governments on this
and other important issues.
Johnson is a hall senator in Connor
Residence Hall.
Kerry Stitzinger
Danielle Adams
Danielle
Adams, a fresh
man psychology
major from
Greenville, is
running for re
election. Adams said
keeping her con
stituents informed is
important. "I think Student Congress
is meant for the student body," she
Shilpi Somaya
said. "A lot of people dont feel they
have a voice in Student Congress.1
Attending residence hall and area
meetings and talking to constituents
keeps both students and their repre
sentatives informed, Adams said.
' Congress should monitor the new
guaranteed sophomore housing pro
gram to see how residence hall
communities made up largely, of
younger students are affected, she
said.
Kerry Stitzin
ger is a freshman
pharmacy major
from Raleigh.
Stitzinger said
she wants to
combine the
Carolina Course
Review, . the
Carolina Course
Description and
the class schedule.
She also said she
wants to make it mandatory for
professors to write up course descrip
tions to make preregistration and
drop-add easier for students.
Stitzinger said she would also like
to add lights in dark areas on campus.
"My overall goal is to improve the
general quality of student life for all
residents of the district, she said.
Stitzinger has been involved in club
soccer and Students for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals.
District 12 (2 seats)
Shilpi Somaya
is a freshman pol
itical science and
economics major
from Toronto.
Somaya said
she would work
on the problem
of maintenance
in the residence
halls in her
district, espe-
r
ciallv that of the study rooms and
computer facilities. She said she
also concerned about parking and
food services.
Students should be able to get
their ideas taken to congress, she
said. "I would be accessible and ready
to speak to the students.
Somaya worked in student govern
ment in high school as class president
and student body treasurer.
District 1 0
Mark Bibbs
Mark Bibbs is
a freshman polit
ical science major
from Kings
Mountain.
Direct contact
with students in
his district is a
must to represent
their opinions
fairly in Student
Congress, he said.
Bibbs said he plans to have
monthly meetings and surveys pro
vided for Scott College residents
before making major decisions in
Mindy Dawn Friedman
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congress. He said asking students
their opinions on University issues
makes them more eager to
participate.
Bibbs said he will work to improve
lighting on the paths around Avery
and Parker residence halls, Kenan
Stadium and areas in Scott Residence
College. He will also fight to keep
parking spaces for students in Scptt
Residence College.
"As a representative of students
one must produce have no apol
ogy, no excuse. 1, if elected, intend
to produce, Bibbs said. '
Donnie Esposito
uui he said she realizes graduate
students are busy with their studies.
In her time in congress, she has
sponsored bills for concerts, lectures
and programs appealing to graduate
students.
Abecassis said graduate students
tend to have less conservative beliefs
than other University students. She
wants to bring a broader view to
Student Congress processes.
Donnie Espo
sito, a sopho
more history and
political science
major from
Clemmons, is
running for re
election. Esposito said
he wants to con- t
tinue to work for
the interests of his North Campus
district.
He said he is interested in contin
uing to work against the parking
proposal to remove 350 student
parking spaces.
Esposito said he is also interested
in his district's problems with hous
ing. "I want to make sure an appraisal
is made on housing's new changes
after a year."
Mindy Dawn
rriedmin is a r
sophomore edu- j
cation major
from Lone V
Island, N.Y. :
Friedman said
she will work to "
improve security
through better ;
lighting and
residence hall
escort services.
She said she will try to increase a
sense of community in Scott Resi
dence College through monthly
meetings and graffiti boards where
students may ask questions or express
concerns. 1
Because Scott Residence College is
so spread apart, she will work "to
create cohesion through activities
such as mixers, she said. She said she
wants residents in Scott Residence
College to know she is accessible and
open to their input.
"I feel I can best represent the
people in my district fairly, compe
tently and wisely, Friedman said.
Friedman has been a floor senator
in Carmichael Residence Hall, histo
rian in UN IT AS and active in the
Student . Part-Time Employment
Service.
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