News
September 22,1994
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Freshmen SGA candidates explain their goals, intent
Bryan Bowen
Andrea Schmidt
Staff Reporter
Rackground;
Bryan
Bowen is from
Columbus,
Ohio and will
be majoring in
International
Management.
Bowen is 18.
Expericnre:
Bowen was superintendent of
Youth in Government at his high
school, which was involved in
workmg with the city of Upper
Arlington. As a part of the Senior
Committee at his high school,
Bowen said he helped change the
school's class scheduling to more
of a university style.
Goals;
Bowen said he likes learning
from experience. If electcd he
would like to send a committee to
other campuses to critique their
dining services and to get ideas on
how to make Elon’s better.
"I enjoy getting involved with
people and making a change when
I can," Bowen said.
Background:
Jason
Dennis is from
Hendersonville. I
N.C. and willj
be majoring inf
communica-L
tions with em- '^^son Dennis
phasis in broadcast. Dennis is 18.
Experience:
Dennis held offices in six clubs
at his high school. Some of them
include president of Key Club,
Drama Club and his church youth
group.
Goals:
Dennis said he wants to make a
difference on Elon’s campus and
would like to hear any suggestions
from the Freshman class.
"Whatever the students want.
I’ll try to get done." Dennis said.
Background:
T r i c i a
DiMariaisfrom
Saddle Brook,
N.J. and will be
majoring in sec
ondary educa
tion. DiMaria Tncia DiMaria
is 18.
Experience:
DiMaria was president of her
high school’s Interact Club which
helped to raise $2,500 in seven
months to bring a child to the United
States from Poland who needed heart
surgery. She also served on student
council for four years.
(loals:
If elected DiMaria wants to
work toward changing visitation
hours for the campus dorms. She
says the off^ce of the president needs
an energetic person an3 that she is
just the person for the job.
“1 think I'm more open-minded
and with my background I could do
a good job," she said.
Background:
Karen Kennerly is from Alex
andria, Va. and will be majoring in
English. Kennerly is 18.
Experience:
Karen Kennerly
None.
Goals:
If elected.
Kennerly
would like to
work with the
Dining Com
mittee and help
make some changes in the food
service. She would also like to set
up a forum once a week for the
freshmen class so they could speak
with the class officers, voice their
opinions and give them sugges
tions.
“It's important that the fresh
men get a voice and are heard on
campus," she said. \
Background:
Jason
Nollen is from
Springfield,
Va. and will be
majoring in
sports medi
cine. Nollen is
22.
Experience:
None.
Goals:
“I know what it takes to be a
leader," Nollen said.
Nollen worked for four years
after graduating from high school
to save money for his college edu
cation and believes that his matu
rity and experience in life will ben
efit the freshmen class.
If elected Nollen wants fresh
men students to feel comfortable
with coming to him with problems
or concerns.
“I want to hear their ideas, be
cause it's their class.” he said.
Jason Nollen
Background:
Jason Peel
is from Eliza
beth City, N.C.
and will be ma
joring in Span
ish and sec-
ondary educa- Jason Peel
tion. Peel is 18.
Experience:
Peel was student body presi
dent of his high school and was
responsible for organizing a half
day forum for each grade level of
the school. These forums helped
the student government hear what
changes the student body wanted to
see in their school. Peel said.
Goals:
Peel would like to see the grad
ing scale changed and wants to
work to get 24 hour visitation for
campus dorms.
“I think I am a hard worker and
that I could represent the students
well," he said.
Background:
Michae
Stamps is from
Blairs, Va. and
will be major
ing in commu
nications with
an emphasis in
broadcast.
Stamps is 18.
Experience:
Stamps was vice president of
his senior class and helped plan his
senior prom and senior class trip.
Stamps also helped bring in a
speaker for his high school bacca
laureate.
Goals:
Michael Stamps
Stamps would like to take on a
leadership role within the fresh
men class and says that he has a lot
to offer. Stamps said he believes
freshmen aren ’t taken seriously and
he wants to change that.
“I want something fresh for
the class of ‘98," Stamps said.
Background:
Cory
Yeager is from
Lexington
Park, Md. and
will be major
ing in political
science.
Yeager is 18
Experience:
Yeager
served with the model general as
sembly at his high school and
worked as committee chairman in
areas such as human resources and
crime.
Goals:
Yeager thinks that too many
politicians let their power go to
their heads and don’t truly repre
sent the people.
“I want to represent people
rather than make their decisions for
them," Yeager said.
Yeager is currently working
on aspects of student housing and
says he said he will continue to do
so if elected.
Cory Yeager
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On Sept. 14, Joseph Caprio
of Falmouth, Maine, was cited
on West Haggard Avenue and
charged with failure to wear a
safety belt.
On Sept 15, George Trantas
of Smith dormitory was cited on
South Williamson Avenue and
charged with exceeding the
posted speed limit.
On Sept. 16, Thomas
Worrell of Hillsboro Beach, Fla.,
was cited on Oak Avenue and
charged with failure to wear a
safety belt.
On Sept. 17, Bryan Partyka
ofTrenton.N.J .and Keith Lively
of Bowie, Md., reported that
someone took their Chesapeake
Bay Retriever puppy, Roy. Val
ued at $250.
Jonathan Stup of Sigma Phi
House was cited on West Hag
gard Avenue and charged with
littering.
On Sept. 18, Edward Neff
of Elon College reported that
someone damaged the cover of
his Jeep while trying to break into
his vehicle. Estimated damage
was $180.
All information
gathered from the Town of
Elon College Police Reports.