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Friday, February 6,1998
Elections '9B
District 1
Mark Kleinschmidt, a first-year law
student from Carrboro, is the only stu
dent running for Student Congress in
the district. District 1 has two seats
which represent the School of Law and
the Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Kleinschmidt said he wanted to
improve communication between
Congress and professional students.
“The lack of communication keeps
professional students unknowledgeable
of campus issues,” he said.
Kleinschmidt also said he wanted
Congress to distribute funds to students
and organizations in the most responsi
ble and efficient manner.
District 2
David Ruddell and Punita Hanspal
are running for the one available seat in
District 2, which represents the gradu
ate schools of Education, Social Work
and Journalism and Mass
Communication.
Ruddell is a first-year graduate stu
dent from Ontario, Canada. His major
is material science. He said his service
in the University of Toronto’s student
government was good experience.
One of RuddeU’s goals is to improve
the voice of graduate students in
Congress. Ruddell said because many
issues considered in Congress affected
graduate students, he wanted to ensure
that graduate students were represented.
Hanspal is a first-year graduate stu
dent studying social work.
Hanspal said she wanted to decrease
factions within Congress to make it
more productive. She also said she
wanted graduate students to remain
involved in student government.
“It will be a major task to ensure
graduate students participate and
remain active within the University’s
student government,” Hanspal said.
District 10
Cianti Stewart-Reid is the lone stu
dent running for the one available seat
in District 10, which represents Spencer,
Alderman, Kenan, Mclver, Graham
and Stacy residence halls.
Stewart-Reid is a freshman from
Charlotte. She is majoring in political
science and international studies.
She said her leadership roles in her
high school’s National Honor Society
chapter and student government quali
fied her for the position.
Stewart-Reid said there was a lack of
communication between students and
Congress. She said she would like to
increase communication through
newsletters and forums, increase light
ing on campus and increase patrols
Point-2-Point shuttle stops.
Districtn
Morayo Orija, a junior political sci
ence major from Gastonia, is the only
student running for the one seat in
District 11. The district represents Cobb,
Everett and Lewis residence halls.
She said she had the ability to com
municate with all types of people and
could relate to others with different
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Congress hopefuls want to make changes
views and goals.
Orija said she wanted more students
to have a voice in student government.
She said she took pride in self-gover
nance and wanted to encourage other
students to take an initiative. One of her
goals is to make students aware of the
“pool of information and opportunities
they have in student government.”
District 12
Nathan Stowe is the only student
running for the one available seat in
District 12. The district includes
Alexander, Joyner, Winston, Aycock
and Connor residence halls. Stowe
could not be reached for comment.
District 13
Three students are running for the
one available seat in District 13 which
represents Grimes, Manly, Mangum,
Ruffin, Old East, Old West and
Whitehead residence halls.
John Henning Jr. is a sophomore
from Franklin. Henning said he is inter
ested in the Division of Student Affairs
and would like to make improvements.
Henning said he opposed a sugges
tion to convert Old East and Old West
residence halls into merit-based hous
ing. “Everybody deserves a shot to live
there, including women,” he said.
Henning also said he wanted to
reform the Caroline registration system.
“Caroline is an enemy and hindrance
to students,” he said. Henning said his
goal was to make registration easier for
students and would consider other
options, such as online registration.
Thomas Arnold is a junior from
Franklin. He is majoring in political sci
ence and history.
Arnold said his experience with the
Young Democrats, the Boys’ State
Council and the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes enabled him to be an effective
representative. He said one of his goals
was to improve student parking.
Arnold also said he wanted to
improve familiarity and accessibility of
Congress members. “The problem with
Congress and its image is that among
most of the student body, it doesn’t have
one (an image),” he said.
Rashad Hussain is a freshman phi
losophy major. Hussain said he had the
ability to recognize students’ needs.
He said his main goal was to estab
lish a more visible Congress. He also
wanted to ensure that the main con
cerns of the students were addressed.
One possible way of approaching
this issue is to publicize foe issues
Congress discusses, he said.
District 14
Seven students are running for the
two available seats in District 14. The
district represents Parker, Carmichael,
Teague and Avery residence halls.
Joy Ganes is a freshman from Bay
Shore, N.Y. She is a political science
and English double-major. “I’m new to
the system, but I’m willing to work hard
to make (Congress) better,” she said.
She said one of her goals was to
improve security on campus. She also
said she wanted to improve poorly light
ed areas and increase the number of
emergency call boxes.
Ganes said she wanted to amend
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some of the procedures for fund alloca
tion to organizations.
She said Congress should host an
open session each semester for students.
Luke Meisner is a junior from
Bangladesh. He is majoring in philoso
phy and religion.
He serves as secretary of the UNI
TAS living/learning program and said
the experience made him qualified for a
Congress seat. Meisner said he wanted
to improve the process of fund alloca
tion to organizations.
He said he would like to extend the
time Congress takes to make these deci
sions, publicize the time allotments to
organizations and improve communica
tion with the Finance Committee.
Mandy Greene is a sophomore phi
losophy and physics major from
Raleigh. She said she wanted to intro
duce resolutions that would make a dif
ference. One issue she said she would
like to address is student fee allocation.
Greene said she wanted the fee alloca
tion process to be fair and respectful.
“I will work long and hard in com
mittee to ensure that Congress passes
well-thought, well-researched and bene
ficial resolutions,” she said.
Casey Privette is a freshman from
Nashville majoring in political science.
Privette said his participation in
sports and student organizations has
prepared him for this position.
He said one problem in Congress is
voter bias. “People are not voting for the
good of the school, just their particular
group,” he said.
Privette said he wanted to improve
the dispersion of funds to student
groups. One goal is to help the Sonja H.
Stone Black Cultural Center raise funds.
Neil Vendrick is a sophomore from
New Bern majoring in political science.
Vendrick said good communication
between students and their representa
tives was crucial. He said his ideas to
included setting up an e-mail listserv
and suggestion boxes in the four District
14 residence halls.
“I believe increased accessibility to
the press and those Congress represents
are key in improving Congress’ image
and effectiveness,” Vendrick said.
He also wanted to improve the fee
allocation process by extending its dura
tion and increase the accountability of
oiganizations’ use of funds, he said.
Rebecca Gumbiner is a junior inter
national studies major from
Greensboro. She said her training in
counseling and mediation made her
qualified for the position.
Her main goal is to represent the con
cerns of students fairly and make the
campus a better place for everyone.
Some of her ideas for achieving this are
hosting open houses, Internet posting
and press releases.
“Students need to know what their
representatives are doing in their behalf.
By letting students know what is going
on, the students will be able to get
involved,” she said.
Candidate Shervin Shafa could not
be reached for comment.
District 15
One student is running for one of the
two available seats in District 15 which
represents Ehringhaus and Craig resi
dence halls.
Brad Morrison is a junior from
Vidalia, Ga. He has served in Congress
for two years. He said that as a South
Campus resident, he knew what was
needed. Morrison also said he wanted to
keep student fees increases minimal and
eliminate political bickering.
District 16
Seven students are running for three
available seats in District 16. This dis
trict includes Hinton James and
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Matt Martin is a freshman business
major from Raleigh. Martin said he
wanted to give students more power in
deciding where their student fees go.
“The current system needs to be
revised to keep up with changing times,"
Martin said.
The first step in reform was to make
students aware of important campus
issues, he said. One possible suggestion
was for members of Congress to go
door-to-door when important issues are
discussed in Congress, he said.
“I will work to increase awareness of
upcoming issues, so students will have
an opportunity to express themselves
before it is too late,” Martin said.
Evan Sloan is a freshman from
Reidsville. His major is undecided. He
said one of his goals was to make fund
allocation fair and unbiased.
“It is time for Congress to stop being
secretive and devious and start listening
to how the people want their money to
be spent,” Sloan said.
He also said he wanted to expand the
role of Congress and make the Student
Code more understandable and concise.
Sloan said he planned to make
Congress representative of all students
and hold forums to determine the inter
ests of students. “I hope that Student
Congress can once again participate in
the true form of democracy, which is
service to the people.”
Preston Smith is a freshman political
science major from Rialto, Calif. He
said he is running to put student gov
ernment in touch with the needs of
Hinton James and Morrison residents.
“My mission is to get what Hinton
James and Morrison want,” Smith said.
“If I can get people involved, then they
will be happy about what is going on in
their community.”
Smith said he was dedicated to his
constituents and would hold general
meetings in the first-floor lounge of
Hinton James if elected. He also said he
planned to distribute mail to students in
the district to keep them informed.
Hassan Kingsberry is a freshman
public policy major from Henderson.
He said he is running because he is con
cerned about what is going on in student
government and he wants to join.
“Student government is an important
part of our way of life, and I want to
make it highly visible,” Kingsberry said.
Frank Torri is a freshman from
Winston-Salem. His major is undecid
ed. Torti wants to improve student gov
ernment, particularly in the area of dis
tributing student fees. “We all pay stu
dent fees, and so I think they should be
distributed to more groups,” Torti said.
Torti said he would also like to
improve communication between
Congress members and constituents and
publicize Congress’ activities.
Patrick Frye, a freshman political sci
ence major from Charlotte, said he
became interested in running for
Student Congress by being treasurer for
the Catalyst literary magazine.
“I’ve been going through the process
of requesting money from Congress,
and it's very complicated,” Frye said. “I
think I could simplify it, even if it meant
re-writing the Student Code.”
Frye said it bothered him that there
was often a surplus of money.
“I really think I could help with
finances,” he said. “It’s what I know.”
Joanna Agosta, a junior journalism
and mass communication major from
Catawba, said she decided to run after
living on South Campus for three years
and concluding the area was neglected.
Agosta said the housekeeping situa
tion posed a real problem.
“From talking to the housekeepers, I
understand the University tries to limit
the number of housekeepers they hire,"
she said. “There’s also a high absentee
rate. Things just don’t get clean, and it
needs to be addressed.”
Agosta said she would also like to
institute a reverse U-Bus route.
“We even still have Hurricane Fran
problems that have not been cleared up,”
she said. “I think the administrators
have forgotten that we’re here.”
District 17
There are three students running for
the two seats in District 17, which
includes Granville Towers.
Martin Warf is a sophomore biology
and political science double-major from
Winston-Salem.
He said he became interested in
Congress after talking to the district’s
two representatives this year. “I’ve
always enjoyed government, and I
thought I’d give running a try,” he said.
Warf said he would like to see the
partisan politics in Congress resolved.
“They just don’t need to be a part of
student government,” he said. “It is best
to set political differences aside and get
to the issues. Congress needs to be less
coalitionist.”
Brad Worley, a junior political sci
ence and American studies major from
Henderson, said he was running
because he wanted to get involved and
hoped it would be a good experience
Worley said he would work to get
more left-handed desks in classrooms if
he was elected.
Rebecca Richardson, a freshman
biology major from Winston-Salem,
said she thought running for Congress
would be the best way to have an impact
on a big school.
“I’d like to make Granville more of a
part of Congress,” she said. “It’s a lot
more isolated than it really should be,
and Td like to see it get more involved.”
District II
There are five candidates running for
three seats in District 19. This includes
the area north of East Franklin Street,
east of Columbia Street/Airport Road
and south of Estes Drive.
A1 Adams is a sophomore communi
cation studies major from Fayetteville.
Adams said he was running because
he saw a need for off-campus leadership
in Congress.
“I just didn’t see any leadership com
ing forward from off-campus districts,”
he said. “Some districts didn’t even have
anyone running. I feel I could make a
contribution.”
Adams said that if elected, he would
dedicate himself to being accessible to
the people of his district. Adams said he
had no specific plans for Congress but
wanted to alleviate factional battles.
“Oft times Congress gets mired down
in factional battles,” he said. “This hap
pens in any type of leadership, but it
needs to be alleviated in order to be
more effective.”
David Fleming is a sophomore
English and communication studies
major from New Bern.
Fleming said he would like to
improve communication between stu
dents and the University administration.
“We don’t have much of a voice, which
is not as it should be, since we are the
ones paying the bills,” he said.
He said he thought publicizing stu
dent candidate forums was a step in the
right direction.
“A way Congress could improve
communication would be to create a bi
weekly newsletter about Student
Congress activities,” Fleming said.
Fleming also said there needed to be
some answers, rather than just ques
tions, about the intellectual climate. He
said he thought Congress could assist by
giving freshmen an orientation to all the
activities they could join.
Monica Lowe, a junior psychology
major from Asheville, said she would
like to experience political life on cam
pus. “I’m curious what goes on behind
the scenes in student government.”
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moil along party lines in Congress, espe
cially between graduate and undergrad
uate students.
“A lot of things going on within
Congress are self-defeating, and parti
sanship is one of them,” she said.
Lindsay Whitfield is a sophomore
political science major from Bat<%*
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Whitfield said one of her ideas was to
place a bulletin board at a strategic loca- 1
tion where members of the constituency
could voice concerns and stay informed
about Congressional activities.
Whitfield said she would also like to “
work on the appropriation process to “
ensure groups knew the process before
the budget hearings began.
Clayton Voignier, a political science
and economics major from Winstoti-
Salem, said he was running for
Congress because of his interest in gov
ernment. “I plan to go to law school
and become a state senator, or even a.'
federal one,” he said. "It’s an area 6f“
work I really feel called to.”
Voignier said one of his plans was to
institute a voucher system, which would
allow each student discretion about
where to spend $5 of his student funds
that go to student government.
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Two candidates are running for three
seats in District 21. This district includes
the area bound by Columbia Street,
West Franklin Street, Jones Ferry Road
and Highway 54 Bypass.
Jason Cowley is a freshman political
science major from Charlotte.
Cowley said he would like to work on
making the fund allocation process run
more fairly and smoothly.
“I would like to institute some sort of
budget reform,” he said. “Also, I would
like to see Congress as a whole break
out of its traditional role as keeper of
the purse strings and move to more pos
itive, activist ideas.”
Cowley said he would like to use the
Internet to enhance communication
between himself and constituents.
Ryan Schlitt is a sophomore political
science major from Memphis, Tenn. He
currently represents District 21.
Schlitt said his experience in!
Congress has been a good one and that
he would like to continue his role on the
Finance Committee next year. “I feel
that I have had one year to learn the
ropes, and I would like another one tp,
really make a difference and lead the
newly elected members," he said.
Schlitt said his experience on the
Finance Committee had given him
some ideas for next year
He said he would like to institute a
speaker fund for money to draw big
name speakers to campus. The fund
would be different from the normal stu
dent fund allocation.
“We also just need to find some other
sources of funding for student groups,"
Schlitt said. “This year we had 90
groups request $430,000 in funds and
only had $196,000 to allocate.”
District 23
Two candidates are running in
District 23, which includes the area east
of Columbia Street and Airport Road
and north of East Franklin Street, with ;
the exception of District 19.
Kory Flowers is a junior political sci
ence major from Madison. He said he
would like the experience of being
involved in Student Congress. “I’d like"
to say I know were my dad’s money is
spent,” he said. “I’m also just looking to
get involved as a resume builder.”
Flowers said he was looking forward
to working with the upcoming student
fee allocation.
Emily Waldon is a sophomore histo-' -
ry major. She could not be reached for
comment.
The following districts have no cad-'
didates running: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,18,20.
and 22.
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