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Greensboro. N.C.
Community Senate update
A.Q. Abdul-Karim
Community Senate President
It is not only for
what we do that we
are held responsible, but also
for what we do not do."
- John Baptiste Moli6re
"Bad officials are elected by
good citizens who do not
vote."
- George Jean Nathan
This year's election
process is well underway.
With only four days left until
you can cast your votes, the
excitement is steadily build
ing towards Tuesday night's
climax, when both the new
Senate and new Union
Officers for 2005-2006 will be
announced.
As you may have noticed,
campaigning for the upcom
ing elections has already
begun. If you haven't, be on
the look out for fliers and
posters talking about each of
the tickets and the elections
process.
Currently there are three
official tickets in the running
for Community Senate or
Student Union office, two for
Union and one uncontested
ticket running for Senate.
At a forum this yesterday,
students and community
members had the opportunity
to hear from each of the
three tickets as well as pose
questions about their plans
for next year.
Mati Stern (VP), Grace
Johnson (Trs), and Tim
Proposals:
Advanced Anti Racism training Approved for $930
Biodiesel Approved S3OO
Coffee Co-op Funds Approved for min $3,600
Photo Exhibit Approved for SSOO
Alternative Healing (New Club) Approved for $250
Hip Hop Conference Update Pending
"Reach for the Rock" (Rock Wall) Update pending
Scheduled next week: Guilford Chapter of N.O.W. (New Club)
On Deck: (none)
Decision Pending: heard but decision not been made Scheduled: on agenda for current week's Senate meeting
Update Pending: heard but awaiting update On Deck: received by Steering but not scheduled for Senate
meeting
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McLaughlin (Sec) make up
Lauren Demarest's ticket for
Student Union, while Marcus
Rowe (VP), Jennifer King
(Trs) and Hawi Hall (Sec)
Make up Forest Tom's ticket.
Both groups have excellent
ideas for next year and seem
really enthusiastic about their
potential term in office.
Traditionally allocated a
budget upwards of SIOO,OOO
a year, the officers of Student
Union are responsible for
organizing events such as
Serendipity, the Formal, and
aspects of Homecoming and
Family weekends, as well as
regularly providing other fun
and exciting programs on
campus.
I encourage you to engage
each ticket on what their spe
cific goals are and what you
would like to see from them
next year in terms of campus
wide programming.
For Community Senate,
Leise Gurgly (VP), John Holt
(Trs), and Lily Sharpless
(Sec), make up AN Stewart's
ticket. As the only registered
ticket, Stewart et al. stand
uncontested entering next
week's elections.
If elected the group will be
responsible for managing the
daily operations of
Community Senate which
include but are not limited to
the overseeing and allocation
of all student club budgets,
staffing the judicial board,
Steering Committee, and stu
dent representation on cam
pus wide committees, as well
as acting as the voice and
NEWS
representatives of the
Traditional age student body
in various settings including
the Board of Trustees.
Again, please take out the
time to interact with the can
didates in this and all tickets
that are running. Be informed
community members and
voters.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SUBMIT WRITE-IN TICKETS
IS AVAILABLE ON ELEC
TION DAY ONLY.
For details, please contact
Laura Wigand, the chair of
the elections committee.
Elections will be held from
7:3oam until 7:3opm in Dana
Lounge (adjacent to
Founders lobby). Although
votes are being tallied online,
you will have to be in Dana
Lounge to access the voter
interface.
Polls are open to currently
enrolled Traditional aged stu
dents only and Guilford stu
dent IDs are required. Light
snacks will be provided for all
those voting.
I hope you have a great
weekend and I'll see you at
the poles.
"To make democracy work,
we must be a nation of par
ticipants, not simply
observers. One who does not
vote has no right to com
plain."
- Louis L'Amour
Wishing you good voting.
Abdul-Qawiy Abdul-Karim
Student, President
Community Senate
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