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jfetiruarp 18,1994 Senate ticket platforms announced The Ewell Platform Terrence Laster (secretary), Rich Ewell (president), Chris Behm (vice president), Brian Burton (treasurer). As we are running for executive of fice, we are very reluctant to spout off a list ofpromises in order to get elected. This election is not a game. As ex ecutive officers, we realize that it would not always be within our power to just change things. The executive officers are the leaders of the Community Senate and may set agen das, guide the Senate and act as representa tives of Senate, but they do not rule the Sen ate. That being said, here is what we would hope to accomplish as the Senate executives: •ENCOURAGE MORE INTERACTION BETWEEN EXISTING GROUPS ON CAMPUS This process has begun in the past but could be improved upon in the future. We would like to see continued cosponsorship through the Student Union and to begin using Project Community as an important cosponsor. We would encourage giving both of these groups money for this cosponsorship in order to speed up the budget request process and to create events that are well-planned, well-publicized (respecting both group's organization of events), and well-attended. •WORK WITH ADMINISTRATION AS TRUE REP RESENTATIVES TO GET RESULTS Issues such as problems with the door lock ing policy have been brought to the adminis tration in the past. We can't honesUy promise a specific solution, but we would like to ad dress that issue. Additionally, as our college continues to reexamine its curriculum to meet the changing needs of the applicant pool (CCE students and others), we will be there to en sure that the academic needs of the main cam pus students are still met. We also look for ward to working closely with the admissions department to make sure that our student body continues to consist of students that are ac tive on campus and able to perform academi cally. We have all proven that we can work with the administration and we promise to be very active and effective representatives of the student body. •INCREASE STUDENT ACCESS TO THE COMMU NITY SENATE We want to make information on the Senate more available to anyone who wants it. It's not a really complex idea, but it is an important one. These are the things that we can promise: We will issue a Senate report (bi-semester or possibly more often). We will organize the Sen ate records to make sure that they are there for future reference and so that they are easy to ELECTION DETAILS Beth Stringfield Staff Writer The student elections for Senate and Union will be held Tuesday, Feb 22, 1994. Tables will be set up in the lobby of Founders Hall from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm. All students except for Interlink and CCE students will be able to vote. This includes Seniors and international stu dents. The two items being voted on are the officers for next year's Senate and Union. The Senate race contains two tick- interpret so that anyone can simply go upstairs in Founders (or possibly even the library) and find any information that they want about Sen ate activities. Another small-scale approach is to have a Senate table in Founders lobby peri odically (especially for controversial issues) to give students immediate access to Senate and information about the issues. These are not gim micks and they are not the full solution. But they are an example of the approach we will use to try to increase the quality participation of the student body in its own affairs. Heto£ The Tomlinson -w,. BP Mr. mKr W ■ R *•- * JSH H ~ J ET . Photo by Daphne Lewis Wade Tomlinson (president), Gail Kasun (vice president), Shingai Jaravaza (secretary), Nick Renimes (treasurer). COMMUNICATIONS Students deserve to get the most out of their college experience. With the aid of our extensive campus and Senate experience, we want to facilitate this by involving students through the following methods. ets running. One ticket is composed of Wade Tomlinson, Gail Kasun, Nick Remmes, and Shingai Jaravaza. The other ticket contains candidates Rich ard Ewell, Chris Behm, Brian Burton, and Terrance Laster. Running for Union, is only one ticket, made up of Megan McSheffery, Andy Swanson, Lehia Sobsey, and a yet unnamed treasurer. On Sunday, Feb 20 at 6:30 pm, there will be a forum held with all of the can didates. This will be in Founders first floor, specific location to be deter mined. Write-in ballots are alio allowed in the campaign. •Advertisement • Newsletter distributed to all campus or ganizations in conjunction with Project Community • Weekly full-page ad in The Guilford ian—this will advertise events for each club on campus • Senate board of ads concerning com munity issues—to make the community aware of Senate activities • Upper-class volunteer advisors for in coming First-year students—help new stu dents get involved {Efre BUDGET REFORM Students also deserve to get the most out of their $2lO yearly activity fee. We want to take the money out of the hands of a select group in Senate and put it back into the hands of those who pay it. • Lessen Budget Committee's power and authority • Group organizations together in five blocks • Each block discusses how their semesterly allocation will be spent • Treasurer and Budget Committee act only as clerks • Advantages—communication is estab lished between student groups. Leadership among organizations becomes stronger. Treasurer helps groups get their money faster. Checks and balances system insures a no-mismanagement policy. RECRUITMENT OF NEW TALENT IN SENATE In order to make our new system work for you, and because we are losing many graduating Senators, we will tap into the energy already existing at Guilford as well as incoming talent. • Through a new orientation process and early forums to steer new talent • Encourage involvement from interna tional community • Direct student abilities into proper chan nels in Senate • Invest in students personally and en courage leadership Senate is supposed to represent the stu dent community. If elected, instead of per petuating the status quo, we will more ef fectively represent the community by draw ing on our vast experience in other organi zations through communicating, reforming, and bringing Senate and your money back to you. 3 j ■■ 111 111 —mill IIimiWMWHMJIM . , ■ i I Photo by Eric Forman
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