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2 Monday, February 5,1996 I Htudfm Mabfctl There are two candidates running for the two seats available in Dist. 1. Incumbent Jamie Kilboume is a second year law student from Marion. Although Stu dent Congress did well this past year, there is “still a lot that needs to be done,” he said. “Weneed to con tinue theprocess be gun a year ago, which is to make Student Congress more responsive to and more representa tive of the student body,” he said. “There still is room for improvement.” He served as speaker pro tempore and sat on the finance committee in die 1995- 1996 congress. Elizabeth Erhardt was unavailable for comment Sunday. District 2 There are no students running for the one available seat in Dist. 2. Districts There are no students running for the one available seat in Dist. 3. District! There is one candidate running for the one available seat in Dist. 4. Brian Kennedy is a first year graduate student in Portuguese from Hagerstown, Md. A lack of repre sentation in con gress from the de partment of ro mance languages led Kennedy to file his petition for Con gress, he said. Sincehemajored in political science as well as Portuguese as an undergraduate, BRIAN KENNEDY Kennedy said he was not a stranger to politics. Kennedy said he wanted to end the apathy towards congress from his district by running for office. “I’m innovative and open to new ideas,” he said. “I’m actually willing to do the work. And I’ll be offering representation for my department.” Districts lisThefg h&'rtbSattdidates running for the MiroiaiiinmoCi 'iu wu.ua . jlu,w Districts There are no candidates running for the one available seat in Dist. 6. District? There are no candidates running for the one available seat in Dist. 7. District! There are no candidates running for the two available seats in Dist. 8. Districts There are no candidates running for the two available seats in Dist. 9. District 10 There is one candidate running for the one available seat in Dist. 10. Kristen Sasser is a sophomore biology major from Fredericksburg, Va. Cutting down on misinformation and bureaucracy students face from the advising depart ment is a goal she hopes to achieve, Sasser said. “Every time I’ve gone to the Steele Building, I’ve been told different things," she said. The advising de partment needed to be more centralized KRISTIN SASSER and consistent in its advice, she said. Sasser said she was a “good listener and outspoken,” and would make students’ concerns known and responsibilities ac complished. District 11 Two candidates are running for the one available seat in Dist. 11. Shelly Bao is a freshman history major SHELLY RAO from Raleigh. Serv ing on the academic affairs committee is what encouraged her to run for con gress, Bao said. Bao said she thought she would contribute new ideas and “energy” to Congress. “Since I’m new, I could bring some fresh in- sight to the meetings.” Melissa Helms is a freshman biology major from Indian Trail. Motivation and sincerity is what she will bring to congress if elected, Helms said. “I’m very motivated ... when I say I’m going to do something it gets done,” she said. “I won't do anything forpersonal interest; 1 am sincere.” She was compelled to run for congress because “I just wanted to get involved and get a feel for what Student Congress does, ” Helms said. District 12 Three candidates are running for the one available seat in Dist. 12. Student Congress Candidate Profiles Student voters will choose representatives from their districts on Feb. 13. Paul Brezina is a freshman biology major from Greenville. Rising tuition costs should not be the sole burden of the student body, Brezina said. “I felt that the tuition hikes were something the students needed to speak out on,” he said. “The state should be subsidiz ing the University, JOE KWHS rather than ask the individual.” Brezina hopes to “curb the number of increases” intuition and student fees if elected, he said. Current issues must be addressed in a manner that “will positively af fect the University for years to come,” he said. “I try to be open to what every one has to say,” he said. “I believe ev- ARUN KRISHNARG eryone can contribute something.” Joe Kledis and Arun Krishnarg were unavailable for comment Sunday. District 13 Four candidates are running for the one available seat in Dist. 13. Stacy Hermelin is a junior religion stud- STACY HERMELIN ies major from Greensboro. Experience in leading and partici pating in groups de fined a model repre sentative, Hermelin said. “I’m good work ing with people, be ing skilled in how to communicate and compromise,” she said. “I also can be the inventor of new ideas and can formulate plans for imple menting those ideas.” Winston McMillan is a sophomore po litical science major from Laurinburg. Describing him self as a “reform candidate, ” McMillan said the current relationship between constitu ents and their repre sentative had be come strained. McMillan said, minimizing the use ofstudentfeesanda campus beautifica tion program were MCMILLAN two of his goals for the University. “A s3l educational technology fee doesn’t sound like much, but the solution ofraisingfeesformoremoneyisaddingup for the student,” he said. MARK SWEET Mark Sweet is a sophomore political science and eco nomics major from Charlotte. Making Student Congress the “voice ofthe students” was important to him, Sweet said. One problem that existed within Congress was the failure of members to attend every meet ing, he said. “The message being sent out is that the students’ voice is not being heard because their representatives aren’t there.” Ryan Walsh is a freshman business major from Char lotte. “Iwanttoget stu dents more involved in the congressional process,” he said. RYAN WALSH His personality as an extremely outgo ing person would enable Walsh to act on students’ concerns, he said. Walsh said he hoped to get students more involved by pursuing student opin ion through surveys and personal contact. District 14 There are six candidates running for the two available seats in Dist. 14. Michael Davis is a junior physics major from Fayetteville. Equitabflity in student fee allocation was necessary to avoid discriminating against any one group, Davis said. “I think student fees can be distributed more equally,” he said. “Big groups get a clean slate when it comes to funding while small groups face more scrutiny.” Congress had difficulty passing finan cial issues because of low attendance at meetings, Davis said. “They can’t vote because there are not enough members present.” Davis said he wanted to publish a World Wide Web page so people could have greater access to JEFf DONALD congress. Jeff Donald is a sophomore political science and com munications studies major from Win ston-Salem. Funding for stu dent groups needed tobe reevaluated by congress, Donald said. “The system UNIVERSITY UNC Student Congress Districts ii ~~J! I ■>■■■>,■■Mil!,, Ml W***-—^! , Jj ' ” J | Ii I <B r % -J 1 Cameron, Avenge | :J i * I. 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W V \ Toxicology, Physiology, Physical Education, ' Psychology V 8 Public Health, Nursing it J 9 Dental, Medicine, Pharmacy (sth year only), j* , / Neurobiology it t / Off-Campus Districts , 'g‘3 ' / 18 Area West of Columbia Street, South of Jones f i Ferry Road, and South of Highway 64 / Road 19 Area North of East Franklin Street, East of I Columbia/Airport Roads, and South of Estes * * 1 Drive 1 1 \ r „ 20 Area East of Columbia Street and South of East j J \ , , Franklin Street [ 1 , , 21 Area bounded by Columbia Street, West Franklin - ; -J * ... t , ,■ ; Street. Jones Ferry Road, and Highway 54 OiDllfet 16 ' Bypass r i //'"-"nx. J 22 Area North of West Franklin Street and Jones * i f, Distnts4s Fory Road and West of Columbia Street and * ' / / t Airport Road 1 j ft t 23 Area East of Columbia Street/Airport Road and -—~ f L __ 1 North of East Franklin Street with the exception of District 19 , , . 5i- . s- x.-r*-* r rv SOUSCB3TUDENT GOVERNMENT ' ' ’• f- % ~ J ■- DTHICISRSOTWMAN today for distribution is riot fair to all groups,” he said. To improve fund distribution, Donald said congress should allow students to de cide what their fees would pay for. “I attend many Congress meetings, and the members don’t show up or leave early often,” he said. For this reason, Donald said he had a strong desire to run and said he was “totally committed” to the tasks involved. Ed Page is a junior business major from Raleigh. The relationship between students and congress was practically nonex istent, Page said. “There is no sub stantial communi cation between the congressperson and the constituent,” he said. Page said he was EDFTLGE not satisfied with the way the constituents of his district were being treated. Page said he thought being a junior was a benefit for his district. “I’m familiar with the University through being a (resident assistant),” he said. “I have seen the workings of Univer sity Housing and dorm government. That extra year makes a lot of difference.” Incumbent Vince Rozier is a sophomore political science and psy chology major from Tar Heel. Rozier said the main problem with congress was atten dance. “There were often times when one person would leave and we’d lose quorum.” Cl VINCE ROZIER 4 WR& "Z<M DAWNIELLE GLADDEN He said serving on congress helped him better serve the needs of the stu dents. “I thought I made a difference,” he said. “Next year there are a lot of things I would like to see happen. I’d like to be the cata lyst for those things.” Paul Delemar and Dawnielle Gladden were unavailable for comment Sunday. District 15 Five candidates are running for the three available seats in Dist. 15. Kendle Bryan is a freshman economics and political science major from Cincin nati, Ohio. Campus safety should be emphasized at UNC, he said. “While Chapel Hill is safe in general, here on South Campus, the lighting is inadequate, especially the strip orttt KENDLE BRYAN betweert-Morrison and Kenan (Sta dium),” he said. Bryan said he was concerned about students lack ing access to tech nology. “They need to be more than just computer literate,” he said. Harper Gordek is a freshman biol- ogy major from WallkiU, N.Y. Gordek said he was “running for fun.” “I just want to see if I can get in,” hesaid. “Othercan didates put up their posters saying ‘Vote for me,’but I’m not really taking this se riously.” An abundance of “free time on my hands” led Gordek HARPER GORDEK to run for office. “I thought it would be a really interesting thing to do.” Gordek said people would vote for him because he’s a “damn cool guy.” James Hoffman is a freshman business major from Jack sonville. His philosophy that an individual could make a posi tive impact was the driving force behind his campaign, Hoffman said. “I went to a couple Student Congress meetings and I wasn’t im- JAMES HOFFMAN pressed at a11... at a college like UNC was very chaotic,” he said. “It felt like the last thing on their list was helping the student body.” Partisanship in Congress was the underlying cause for recurring problems in Congress to work together, Hoffman said. TerrenceMcGill TERRENCE MCGILL and lan Rose were unavailable for com ment Sunday. District 16 IAN ROSE Four candidates are running for the two available seats in Dist. 16. Josh Cohen- Peyrot is a freshman undeclared major from Asheville. A member ofthe Young Democrats and a representative at the Democratic 4^#de'fr%hi’p' l Council’s national convention, Cohen- Peyrotsaidhewasa “very enthusiastic person who likes to be with people and find what they are thinking about.” Cohen-Peyrot said transportation to and from South Campus was one issue of concern. . ■ y-r-ir.T-nr J JOSH COHEN-PEYROT “The P-2-P and the U-bus are vital to South Campus,"hesaid. “They need to be funded by (congress) and free to students.” Minority recruitment and retention also should be focused on by the University, Cohen-Peyrot said. Malting recycling and trash cans more visible on the way to South Campus, communication between con gress and the student body, and student fee distribution were other problems congress needs to address, he said. Incumbent Jason Jolley is a sopho more economics major from Shelby. Recent decisions regarding funding forreligious campus groups needed tobe resolved, Jolley said. By being both a representative in congress and chair man for Students for JASON JOLLEY America, Jolley said he knew what it was like to “have been on both sides of the funding debate in congress.” Jolley said he would like to see legisla tion compelling congress to abide by laws outside the student code, including state and federal statutes and laws. Cable instil lation and food services improvement also needed to be addressed by congress, he said. Jeremy Piercy is a sophomore from Shelby who said he was majoring in his tory, philosophy and peace, war and de fense. Through serving as the Residence Hall Association governor for Morrison Resi dence Hall and sitting on the RHA advi sory boards for telecommunication and food services task forces, Piercy said he thought he had the experience to serve in congress. Nathan Powell is a freshman business major from Win ston-Salem. Tuition and stu dent fee increases were important is sues to students, Powell said. “It’s been a big thing on my mind as well,” hesaid. “It needs to be more controlled, NATHAN POWELL by putting the money in the right places.” For example, the s3l fee increase for technology improvement is not necessar- Saily Ear Dbrl I StuJ/mt fly bad, but Powell said he feared the in creases could spiral out of control. District 17 Three candidates are running for the two available seats in Dist. 17. Scott Efird is a freshman undeclared SCOTT EFIRD major from Char lotte. An emphasis on diversity and com munication be tween congressmen and the student body should be the focus of congress, Efird said. “We need to take pride in our diver sity by including all people through student groups,” he said. “The more knowledgeable the student body is about what Student Congress is doing, the better off the University will be.” Trey Lindley is a freshman political science and english major from Char lotte. Lindley said he saw congress as a chance to “further my involvement in the school.” Government ex perience was not un familiar to Lindley, who served in his high school’s stu- TREYUNOLEY dent government, he said. An important personal quality of any candidate was to be approachable, he said. “Because of my personal level, I can truly speak to people.” Scott Schaaf is a freshman political sci- ence major from Greensboro. “We need better leadership (for the University) and stop some of the fee in creases,” Schaaf said. He said he planned to improve technology on cam pus because “the oneissuelhearfrom SCOn SCHAAF all students is that the e-mail service is bad.” “I was also disappointed with the fund ing for religious groups this semester," Schaafsaid. District It There ate no candidates running for the two available seats in Dist. 18. District 19 One candidate is running for the three available seats in Dist. 19. Daniel Siceloff is a sophomore unde- clared major from Lexington, Va. Providing cable connections to cam pus residents should be a key issue for congress to address, Siceloff said. “For example, the Duke-Carolina game was televised, but students with out cable could not DANIEL SICELOFF watch the Tar Heels play,” he said. “I’d like to push for cable on campus.” Siceloff said he wanted to fully repre sent his district’s concerns. District 29 There are no candidates running for the one available seat in Dist. 20. District 21 Four candidates are running for the three available seats in Dist. 21. Kameron White is a freshman business administration major from High Point. Fraternities and sororities should be able to receive stu dent fees like any other organization on campus, White said. “About twenty percent of all stu dents are in the Greek system,” he said. “Fraternities are KAMERON WETE student organizations, but we don’t get any student fees.” White said he disagreed with aspects of the fee allocation process. Amar Athwal, Michael Simmons and Andrew Fernandez were unavailable for comment Sunday. District 22 There is one can didate running for the two available seats in Dist. 22. Charlie Roederer was un available for com ment Sunday. District 23 There are no can didates running for the one available seat in Dist. 23. PROFILES COMPIUD BY DAVE SNELL CHARLES ROEDERER
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