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Monday, October 16,1995
After Tough Selection Process, CAA Narrows Pool to
BY RUTH BORLAND
STAFF WRITER
The Carolina Athletic Asso
ciation has chosen seven women
for the Homecoming court from
a pool of 13 applicants based on
points earned from the interview
and the application. The women
were nominated by campus orga
nizations in which they partici
pate.
The court will appear in front
of the student body Tuesday in
the Pit, and students will vote for
Homecoming queen from 9:30
a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in
the Pit. The
queen will be
presented
Saturday at
halftime of
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the football game against Wake
Forest.
Two-thirds of the decision will
be based on student votes, and
the other third will be based on
the application and the interview.
The seven women nominated
for Homecoming queen are:
Pamela Alston
Alston is a biology major from
Rocky Mount. She was nomi
nated by the Black Student Move
ment.
She is president of Delta Sigma
Theta service sorority and a mem
ber ofthe chancellor’s committee
on Greek Affairs.
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in service projects dealing with
education, physical and mental
health and economic develop
ment, she said.
“All activities have helped me
to grow, especially the Fellows
Program, ” she said. “It has helped
me diversify myself and learn to
work with almost any type of
person. I’ve also had the oppor
tunity to help others through
Delta Sigma Theta and the Se
nior Marshal program.
Anna Coffin
Coffin is a business adminis
tration major from Charlotte. She
was nominated by Kappa Delta
sorority.
She has been an active volun
teer in student government cam
paigns, the Child Advocacy Pro
gram and the AmeriCorps literacy
program.
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She also runs for the varsity
cross country team and partici
pates in the Fellowship of Chris
tian Athletes.
“I love cross country, ” she said.
“It is also my last chance to play
in a competitive college team,
which I love to do.”
She said FCA had been special
to her because it had given her
support, encouragement and in
spiration.
“It helps me keep my faith
strong,’’shesaid. “In college, that
can be hard to do.”
Anne Hudson
Hudson is a psychology major
from Shelby. She was nominated
by Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
She is pursuing a career in pe
diatrics.
“I’ve always enjoyed working
with children,” she said. “I love
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building relationships with people
and trying to play a positive role
in their lives. Medicine is one
field that enables me to learn ev
ery day and presents constant
challenges.”
Hudson said she spent sum
mers in San Diego working with
gang members and at-risk chil
dren, in New York working for
Sports Illustrated and in Europe
studying Mozart.
She will be inducted into the
Phi Beta Kappa honor society in
November.
Lina Patel
Patel is a nutrition major from
Chicago. She was nominated by
Sangam.
She is the co-chairwoman of
Sangam’s service committee.
“We’re trying to emphasize the
idea that service isn’t just some
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thing we put on our resumes,”
she said. “It’s important. We are
trying to give back to the South
Asian community and the Chapel
Hill community through service. ”
She said her job as a resident
assistant also made her experi
ence at UNC valuable.
“Being an RA is possibly one
of the best things I’ve ever done, ”
she said. “I feel I have a lot more
say about safety and well being of
my residents.”
Patel is also involved in BSPH,
a nutrition club, and Zeta Tau
Alpha sorority.
Jessica Rios
Rios, a senior from Charlotte,
is majoring in psychology. She
was nominated by the Carolina
Hispanic Association.
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She said the organization had al-
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