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Vote Cowley/Black
The ballot for senior class president and
vice president is crammed full of names. But
one pair has set themselves apart with inno
vative ideas and advanced preparation. For
this reason, Jason Cowley and Sherilynn
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Black deserve your vote
to lead the class of 2001.
Cowley and Black
have concrete plans and
ideas for their adminis
tration.
The duo plans to form
a Senior Advisory
Council, which will pro
vide a forum for senior
class officers and the
class of 2001 to discuss
Jason Cowley
issues and relevant concerns. This is a posi
tive step toward opening and maintaining a
dialogue between student government and
the seniors they represent, something sorely
lacking in current Senior Class President
Danya Ledford’s administration.
Another crucial component of a successful
administration is the selection of senior mar
shals. Cowley and Black assert that they will
choose marshals who represent the widely
diverse makeup of the senior class.
Cowley and Black have stated that they
want openness regarding all aspects of the
decision-making process when choosing a
senior gift. They must follow through on this
promise and keep the lines of communica
tion open so the public can stay well
informed of their progress.
One of the duo’s most innovative ideas
involves an issue paramount to the senior
Crosswalk 5-0, 24-7
University Police are proving to be the
masters of the quick fix.
Following the death of dental fellow
Fusayoshi Matsukawa in a pedestrian acci
dent last November, police announced they
would step up safety measures. Last month,
two officers were devoted to monitoring
pedestrian safety at busy crosswalks.
They issued 40 citations in their first two
days on the job. In the three weeks since,
however, only 60 additional citations have
been issued.
Poarch claimed that the lowered number
reflected the efficiency of the pedestrian safe
ty officers in preventing accidents.
Last week’s hit-and-run accident on the
same street where Matsukawa was killed
would suggest otherwise.
By this point, a pattern is beginning to
emerge.
A safety awareness campaign launched by
the Department of Public Safety last spring
consisted of temporary “Stop for Pedestrian”
signs and increased enforcement of traffic
laws. But by November, when Matsukawa
was hit, the signs had come down and speed
ers were no longer being aggressively target
ed by police.
This latest accident illustrates that repeat
ed efforts by University Police to ensure
pedestrian safety have been half-hearted and
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class: the senior class gift. They have pro
posed an annual scholarship that would
sponsor one disadvantaged student from
both a rural area and an urban area. The
winners would live together to promote
Sherilynn Black
cussed the feasibility of their ideas with other
administrators and campus groups.
They have already taken the initiative to
approach, the Office of Development and lay
down their ideas for a senior class gift, show
ing they do not intend to cede the decision
making process to any group other than the
senior class.
Cowley and Black have worked together
since high school and have an open rapport
with each other. They are very approachable,
which will help them keep in touch with the
senior class.
While not entrenched in campus politics,
they have enough experience to navigate its
ins and outs. No other ticket matches their
commitment and planning.
Their experience, ideas and preparation
make them the best candidates for senior
class president and vice president.
inconsistent. That must change.
If the University is truly serious about pre
venting further pedestrian accidents, it must
be willing to commit the necessary time and
resources rather than settling for piecemeal
measures.
If UNC decides it is willing to make such
a commitment, there are several options offi
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First, the Department of Public Safety
should make a concerted effort to watch out
for dangerous drivers. That means having a
constant police presence at crosswalks where
pedestrians are particularly at risk.
Otherwise, drivers will slow down for a
few days after every accident and then go
back to tearing down the road.
Secondly, the University should look at
making the crosswalks and the streets them
selves safer. Additional speed bumps, longer
red lights and added crosswalks would help
reduce the danger.
Interim Chancellor Bill McCoy has
already taken a step in the right direction by
appointing anew pedestrian safety commit
tee. They will meet for the second time next
week and will hopefully consider these sug
gestions and others.
But if the committee is truly serious about
pedestrian safety, it must look at the big pic
ture - not just the short term.
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But innovative ideas
such as that scholarship
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CAA Candidate Platforms
Corey Bell
Ticket Distribution
■ Increase publicity
for wristband and ticket
distribution through larg
er ads in The Daily Tar
Heel, Student Television,
etc.
■ Alternate the loca
tion of wristband hand
out between the Smith
Center and the Pit
■ Take advantage of
Corey Bell
athletic status to motivate other athletic
endowment recipients to pursue a compro
mise with alumni to swap seats with students
for a given percentage of games
■ Change Saturday distribution time from
6 a.m. to 8 p.m. as well as adding the optional
distribution time of 7 p.m. Friday
■ Provide entertainment for individuals in
distribution lines, such as music, food, games
and/or raffles
Homecoming
■ Start an annual parade with Greek and
organizational competitions such as float and
team spirit contests
■ Pursue reduced or free entry for students
at local bars/clubs on a specific night during
Homecoming week
Support
■ Increase the support of CAA functions
by the Residence Hall Association and stu
dent government
■ Increase fan support of club, Olympic
and nonrevenue sports with incentives such as
quality souvenirs and revenue sports tickets
Tee Pruitt
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As Carolina Athletic
Association president
this year, I was fortunate
enough - through unwa
vering dedication - to
accomplish many lasting
goals. And I’ve got seri
ous goals for the future
of the CAA.
I know this job inside
out, and I want to
streamline current CAA
Tee Pruitt
functions as well as fight for new initiatives -
like getting you the students better seating for
RHA Candidate Platforms
Gaffney Gunter
My agenda for next
year:
Recruitment - Keep
the volunteers
■ Clear purpose
■ Campaign even
after election
■ Involve my group
members and celebrate
their success j
New Programming
- Athletic, educational,
cultural, service and social
Gaffney Gunter
■ Ability to have an association with all
residential students
■ Have good turnouts to all events in the
categories above
■ A year’s worth of programming done by
early planning
■ Good balance between education, com
munity service and social programs
Strong Network and Communication -
Build the bridge between area governments
and residence hall association executives
■ Give the area the information/network
ing needed/ready for relationships with other
organizations
■ In the meantime, build the relationship
between the resident assistants and the other
campus organizations
■ Close the gap between RHA and other
organizations
■ Getting involved
Fund raising - Innovative ideas for RHA
to raise the money for its programs
■ Set a higher goal to raise money (as N.C.
State University)
■ Continue Microfridge and diploma
plaque fund raising but add on a second fund
Readers' Forum
Sign Petition to Put
USSA Referendum
Up for Student Vote
TO THE EDITOR:
It is with great disappointment that
I learned of the Student Supreme
Court’s unfavorable decision in the
recent case involving Student
Congress Speaker Mark
Kleinschmidt and his decision to
remove the referendum regarding
membership in the United States
Vicky Eckenrode St Cate Doty
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Thomas Ausman
DESIGN EDITOR
Megan Sharkey
GRAPHICS EDITOR
William Hill
ONLINE EDITOR
men’s basketball games. Students have to
push for better seating while realizing that
compromise with the athletics department is
essential if we’re going to get what we want -
a crazy courtside atmosphere for home bas
ketball games. I want to be your leader, and
I’m willing to do whatever it takes to get the
job done; after all, problems are meant to be
solved.
Where We’ve Been
■ Convinced the Department of Athletics
to have a preseason men’s basketball game in
Carmichael Auditorium
■ Distributed the most men’s basketball
tickets to students in the past five years
■ Increased membership in Carolina Fever
by 62 percent, from 400 to 650
■ Created an annual 5K and raised $5,000
in memory of Chancellor Michael Hooker
■ Made the Duke basketball game the
senior distribution
■ Started the push to get more student
seating in the lower level of the Smith Center
Where We’re Going
■ Continue fighting for student seating on
the floor of the Smith Center
■ Improve basketball distribution by: 1.
swiping UNC ONE Cards when we pass out
bracelets to ensure fairness, 2. moving the dis
tribution from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3. chang
ing the maximum number of tickets groups
can get together from six to 12
■ Update CAA Constitution to make Duke
the senior distribution annually
■ Continue with the success of the first
annual Michael Hooker Memorial 5K
■ Involve the graduate students in sports
administration on CAA Cabinet
■ Work with the Residence Hall
Association to develop a strategic sports mar
keting plan for residence halls
Michael Songer and Adam Walters
Better Recognition and Promotion for
Carolina’s Olympic Sports
■ Several UNC athletic teams, including
crew, tennis and softball, are forced to play
their matches off campus
■ Organize car pools to these games
■ Support Carolina Fever
■ Install a sports ticker to run in the Pit or
Student Union. The ticker would announce
upcoming events and raise awareness of
Olympic sports.
raiser (need innovative ideas)
Build Enthusiasm
■ Build enthusiasm within the ranks of
RHA
■ Build enthusiasm within the residents of
RHA organizations
■ Build an overall enthusiasm for RHA in
public’s eye
Odum Village
■ Acquire Odum Village with direct repre
sentation with RHA
■ Secure a relationship with the residents
of Odum Village for future involvement in
RHA
Master Plan
■ Create an agenda for all residents to
know exactly what is the Master Plan
■ Relay the knowledge of on-campus con
struction in the residence halls to the people
living on and off campus in order for them to
be aware of their future surroundings
Robin Yamakawa
“We commit to enrich
ing and maintaining a
comfortable and support
ive living and learning
community by represent
ing residents’ concerns,
offering diverse program
ming and providing
desirable residence hall
enhancements.”
This is the mission
statement of the
Residence Hall Association, and I believe that
RHA should use these ideals to steer its
actions.
Resident Advocacy
RHA can better serve the residents of
Carolina by increasing visibility, becoming
Students Association from the Feb. 15
ballot. Overlooking the text of our
Constitution in favor of an ambigu
ous article in the Student Code is in
and of itself reason to wonder at the
logic used in the decision.
Deeper than these obvious facts of
the case, though, is a frightening
example of “our” student govern
ment in all three branches vastly
inflating its power and allowing their
view of that power as deserved and
necessary to override what should be
the principle upon which they work:
Whitney Moore
WRITING COACH
Terry Wimmer
OMBUDSMAN
■ Celebrate national
championships. Several
Olympic sports teams
have recently won
national championships.
They deserve recogni
tion!
Make the CAA
More Accessible to
Students
■ We will conduct
CAA meetings in the
lounge of a different resi
dence hall each week. All
students are invited.
Allow Students to
Use UNC ONE Cards
at Concession Stands
in Kenan Stadium and
the Smith Center
■ We guarantee that
students will be able to
use their ONE Cards at
the first football game.
The ONE Card office has already guaranteed
to cover at least 60 percent of the cost.
Move Line Check from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
for Basketball Distribution
■ Continue the current policy of bracelet
distribution for men’s basketball tickets
■ Because there is no campout, students
should not have to wait in line at 6 a.m.
Students line up at 8 a.m. and still finish ticket
distribution in Lime for work or other week
end aefivities. If ticket distribution started any
later than 8 a.m., some students would be
unable to get to work on time.
Bigger, Better Homecoming!
■ Homecoming should be a big event.
■ Extravagant Friday concert/pep rally
■ Saturday parade with floats from student
organizations. These floats can emphasize the
themes of their organization and thus promote
UNC’s diversity.
■ Promote the MASALA multicultural fair.
Place Students Behind Both Baskets in
the Smith Center
■ We will fight to get students more lower
level seats.
■ If we cannot get more seats for students,
we will attempt to relocate current season tick
etholders to different lower level seats so stu
dents can sit behind both baskets, giving us a
greater home court advantage.
more accessible to students and better voicing
their concerns.
RHA currently has a Web site; unfortunate
ly, it is not easy for students to access. 1 would
work to create a link on the UNC homepage
that would directly take the student to the
RHA homepage.
I would also create an online forum for the
RHA Web site. This would be used for resi
dents to voice their concerns and to receive
answers about questions concerning residence
hall life.
I would also like to see a guide on the page
to aid area government officers in creating
programs and running their areas.
Area Programming
Currently RHA offers social and educa
tional programming on the individual resi
dence hall, area and campus levels. 1 believe
the key to having an effective and strong
RHA is having strength on the local level.
RHA needs to develop stronger area gov
ernments to promote resident involvement
and to ensure that residents’ needs are met.
Who better knows the needs of a resident
than the area government representatives that
live and work in that resident's area? I will
work to recruit strong area government repre
sentatives that care about their fellow resi
dents and community.
Enhancements
RHA receives funding directly from stu
dent fees. 1 want to ensure that the student
resident’s money is being put to the best use.
In addition to providing more program
ming on a collaborative basis with other orga
nizations, I would like to review the enhance
ment allocation system. Currently, I feel that
the system might not be allocating money in
the most appropriate manner or spending the
money in the most cost-effective ways.
W
Robin Yamakawa
to most effectively and thoroughly
represent the voice of all students.
Instead, this decision essentially has
told students that it is in the hands of
Student Congress to interpret the con
stitution as they please. Please let
your student government representa
tives know that you deserve the right
to speak your mind regarding this
issue, and sign the petition in the Pit.
Christine Williams
Senior
International Studies
(Tlip lailg (Tar Hurl
Michael Songer
In
Adam Walters
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