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Lopez wins SGA presidential election
JVter^in tcikes Vice F^residency in runoff
Thomas M. Ruyle
This year’s total of 1,086 votes cast (in the
main election) exceeds the total cast in spring
elections of the past two years combined. Elec
tions Board Chairwoman Jeanette DeRenne
attributed the rise to better publicity and the
w on-line system.
“As far as I know, it’s the best voter tumout
we’ve ever had,” she said.
Lopez, who will be sworn in next Tuesday,
will represent the student body with ‘
In the quietest spring election in years,
Adrien Lopez won last week’s SGA presiden- ease of the
tial election by a nearly two-to-one margin over
challenger Dan Faill. Of 1,066 votes cast for
president, Lopez gained 690, Faill received
366. Write-in candidates received 10 votes.
A runoff election was needed to choose the UNCW Board of Trustees, and will have
resentation of next year’s senior class. DeRenne
said that those seats can be filled by appoint
ment or petition. Executive board positions are
open for a£glicaUon_atflie^GA_office^_^_
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Skipper Mervin for the vice-presidential seat, final responsibility for budget of nearly
Neither Mervin nor his opponent, Stephen $400,000. She served as Freshman class presi-
Hemandez, gained a plurality in the main elec- dent during the 1998-99 academic year, Md
1 Mervin defeated Hernandez, 338 votes has served in leadership roles with the UNCW
NAACP chapter as weU as RE. A.C.E (People
Educating with an Active Commit
ment to Quality).
During her tem as freshman class
president, she was censured for her in
volvement in an unauthorized journey
to represent UNCW in the N.C. ASG
(Association of Student Govern
ments), but retained her seat. She did
not serve in SGA during her sopho
more year, rejoining the SGA after a
semester in Spain last semester.
Eight legislators were also elected
last week, although as many as 32
remain open - including all rep-
the runoft
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Adrien Lopez
Skipper Mervin
New SGA Legislators
Junior Class Preside^it
Kristen L. Packard
Junior Representatives;
Mary C. van Bergen
Erica N. Smith
Sophomore Representative:
Gina M. Pugh
Off-campus Representatives:
James G. Harrington
Joseph A. Allsbrook
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Safe-Ride hits the streets; vouchers on sale in Union
whirh at one time included the but is worth $5 in cab fare. Students i
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program, which at one time included the
use of a student-run shuttle service, the
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Safe-Ride, the program designed to tijat utilizes vouchers for cab fare,
ensure UNCW students have a safe and Students with a valid UNCW identi-
reliable transportation alternative fjcation card can purchase the vouchers
around Wilmington, has finally begun. at the information desk in the Univer-
“It’s kind of only a little bit a lot late jjiy Union. Each voucher costs $1.50
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worth $5 in cab fare. Students are
limited to buying five vouchers a month.
Dorre said the idea behind Safe-Ride
came from a similar program at Texas
A&M University. He learned about that
program, which involves students
carpooling with other students, while
attending a student leaders conference
last year.
Implementation of the UNCW pro
gram, however, has not been a smooth
ride. Dogged with money issues, logis
tics, and the attitude of some that Safe-
Ride encourages underage drinking did
not deter the SGA from pushing forward
with the idea.
Dorre said people sometimes get the
wrong idea about Safe-Ride. “It’s not
just for people who are out drinking,”
he said.
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