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TheCcmpASS Friday, April26, 1996 7 New SGA president seeks to empower ECSU student body by Sonya Holley ECSU's new SGA President sunns up his plans for the 1996-1997 year with one word—unity. During his campaign, Anthony Sessoms-who ran opposed-used the slogan "Project P.U.S.H." (Promoting Unity Starting Here) to describe his emphasis on imity. "I want to find ways that will bring the student body together," said Sessoms. "We want to leam how to support each other and that brings about unity." Sessoms also wants to "bring the students to a high level of respect and pride" for the school. ^ssoms feels that students lack power because they are not unified. "It is almost crucial because we as students don't come together," said Sessoms. "We want to reactivate the student voice because students don't realize how much power we have as a whole. "I want to see the student body come together and stand to make a change." Sessoms is not pleased with the way the administration "ignores" the stu dent body. "I feel a deaf ear has been turned to us by the administration," he said. He is especially critical of the newly passed attendance policy, which he be lieves was enacted without enough stu dent participation. Sessoms wants to see more coopera tion between students and administra tion. He stressed that it takes a "part nership" between the students and administrators to make the school suc cessful. "The University can't even recruit effectively if the student body isn't be hind them," said Sessoms. 'Totential students will not call the Marion D. Thorpe building to see how the school Anthony Sessoms, ECSU's new SGA president, ran unopposed In the election. A junior geology major from Ahoskle, Sessoms hopes to "unify” the students and seek more attention from administration regarding student Issues. is, but they are going to call students Day and fanvily meetings, should be see what is happening." spontaneous rather than planned. He has a number of plans for ECSU's "Nothing is impossible," said student body. He plans to recruit "suc cessful blacic Americans" to enlighten ECSU's students through motivating speeches. Sessoms also plans to have more parental involvement because Sessoms. "The sky is the limit to what the students can do on this campus and for this campus." Sessoms is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, National Association of "they play an important role in the sue- Black Geologists (NABG), the Geo- cess of the school." Sessoms also be- science Club, NAACP, and 4-H. lieves some activities, like Chill Out Heisa nativeof Ahoskie,NC. Getting to class can be a liassle for ECSU's disabled students Poetry I Hate You I hate you I really mean it the way you draw out a perfectfy fine subject and twist it to suit your warped cause I hate you because you make everything hsiti you could make the number one hard to undrstand to a physicist if you tried but you like confusing me more I can't understand why you act this way you know I want you I want to smell you and hold you and be your girl if you’d just wait a minute instead of arguing over the sun but you Insist on denying us both what we want why fight so hard when you don’t really want to win I could love you like nothing you've ever known but it's Impossible If you make me despise and hate you and that's the very last thing I have In store for you by Tushawnda Thomas by Tim Smith Many ECSU students have trouble getting to class on time, but for ECSU’s approximately 11 disabled students getting to class can be a major hassle. Especially if someone is parking in the handicapped parking space. It's hard enough to overcome disabilities, but inconsiderate people make it worse, disabled students say. Try pushing yourself an extra 100 yards in a wheelchair because someone parked illegally in a handicapped space or blocked a curb cut that allows a wheelchair- bound person to get off the road onto the sidewalk. "Just getting around from building to building and people parking illegally and blocking the curb cuts are my biggest problems, ” said junior, Gary Kehner, who is confined to a wheelchair. The University has adequate parking space, according to George Mountain, chief of campus police, but the space is not used. "Everybody wants to park close to the (classroom) buildings." The area in front of the library is a real problem, the curb in front is clearly marked 'no parking,' but it's always full of cars." To combat the problem of illegal parking, two officers patrol campus and issue 20 to 50 tictets a day, said Mountain. Not all of the individuals parking in handicapped spaces are students. A facilities maintenance van (license plate PR 4436) has been repeatedly parking in a handicapped space - in front of the telecommunications building on March 25, at 1:30 PM, on March 28, at 9:00 AM and 1:15 PM; on April 2. at 9:00 AM and on April 3, at 9:45 AM and 1:00 PM and 1:45 PM. According to Mountain, campus police will tow cars that are illegally parked in handicapped spaces. "Whenever we get a call about illegal parking, we respond inunediately," said Mountain. "Any vehicle illegally parked in a handicap space will be ticked and towed. We also tow vehicles that aren't registered on campus, students parked in faculty parking areas and any vehicle parked in a fire lane." Campus police offers enforce parking regulations 24- hours a day, said Mountain. Students who haven’t paid their fines can’t get an exam permit, he added. The American Disabilities Act of 1990 required all state and federal buildings to provide access for disabled individuals. In order to comply with the new law, an ECSU committee began working to make the campus accessible for the disabled, according to Michael Godfrey, campus safety officer. Using $407,000 in state funds, the University lowered water fountains, improved building accessibility, added elevators, a lift in the swimming pool, renovated one of the six bowling alley lanes available to the disabled. The University also purchased a special lift to give students access to stages, according Godfrey. Curb and ramp renovations were paid out of the Capitol Improvements funds, he added. Despite these and other improvements disabled students say they still have difficulties getting arovmd on campus. "The ease of access isn’t what it should be on campus," says senior William ("J.J.") Mosley, who lost his right leg thirty years ago. 'The doors should open in both directions and some of the ramps could be a little wider."
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