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8 Tuesday, February 6, 2001 Concerns or comments about our coverage? Contact the ombudsman at ombudsman@unc.edu or call 933-46 H. Jonathan Chaney EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Kim Minugh UNIVERSITY EDITOR Ginny Sciabbarrasi CITY EDITOR Board Editorials Poor Sportsmanship The problems on Franklin Street after the basketball victory against Duke University can be prevented in the future. Thursday night was exciting for two rea sons: UNC beat Duke University for the first time in five consecutive games. And Franklin Street was an explosion of school spirit. UNC has reason to be proud of its bas ketball team and the majority of our fans. Unfortunately, the actions of a few indi viduals damaged our reputation. Mindy Guadagnino, a 26-year-old Florida native, found her 1997 Honda Accord badly damaged early Friday morning after fans flipped it over in the postgame madness. Fans also damaged another car and start ed several bonfires. The acts of vandalism have led Chapel Hill police officials to reconsider their plan of action for future situations such as this, per haps even dispersing any mass gatherings. This is the wrong direction to take. Instead of eliminating future celebrations, police should consider blocking off Franklin Street and towing any cars still parked there during the game to avoid possible damage. They do it on Halloween - so why not dur ing the Duke game? Fans are just as likely to be inebriated and more likely to be rowdy. And stationing more officers in and around the crowd could keep a stronger sem blance of order. Ashley Holmes Editorial Notebook When Will It Stop? It's Election 2001 at UNC. And it looks more like a circus than a legitimate, serious student body election. Campus election season is in full swing yet again and for the third year in a row, I, like most people on campus, don’t give two shits. There is something about student body president elections that put me in a foul mood. Maybe it’s the way the candidates assume that people actually care about the results of the election. Every year the same thing happens. A ver itable cornucopia of candidates springs up to run for an office that arguably has little value. Each of the candidates somehow find other people on campus who also care about this seemingly unimportant job to shove tiny squares of colored paper into closed hands. If I enter a building, I am involuntarily greeted by the visages of these wannabe politicos, grinning down at me from cam paign posters. If I sit anywhere on campus, swarms of campaign volunteers surround me like a pack of rabid dogs, hungry for my vote. If I enter the Pit, I encounter Eric Johnson Sole RHA President Candidate David Cooper’s Platform David Cooper for RHA President Programming In the past, the Residence Hall Association has always offered many programs. Asa general rule, these programs have not had high attendance records. I believe the lack of student participation comes from insuf ficient publicity, programming that does not fulfill res idents’ needs, and 1 David Cooper the lack of support from area govern ments for campuswide events. Event Turnout: My goal is to have better turnout at events that we orga nize. RHA needs to organize events earlier and publicize them early enough to give students time to find out about diem. Events: A larger variety of programs become available for residents when RHA has a more balanced state of edu cational, social and community service programming. Every student should be able to find a program that interests him or her. Event Planning: I will endeavor to increase the amount of work done with other student organizations, as well as with other residence halls, to put on Matt Dees EDITOR Office Hours Friday 2 p.m. -3 p.m. Alex Kaplun STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR Rachel Carter SPORTS EDITOR Jermaine Caldwell FEATURES EDITOR Police officials have asked student govern ment leaders to come up with an alternative venue for future revelry. It’s an idea that Student Body President Brad Matthews should look into. Perhaps by showing big away games in the Smith Center, fans could have an outlet for their enthusiasm, but in a more controlled environment. It could help students avoid getting caught up in the mob mentality that easily leads to destructive behavior. Most residents and students know better than to park on Franklin Street on nights such as last Thursday. But no type of destruction can be con doned however negligent it might seem to place your property' in a veritable “hot zone.” UNC is known for its sportsmanship. And though the win over Duke was a time to cel ebrate, the damage done on Franklin Street was unnecessary and malicious. It’s impossible to blame any one person or side for the chaos. Hindsight is always 20/20. The key now is learning from the mistakes. When UNC faces Duke again at the Smith Center, student leaders, police officials and residents should anticipate that the same problems can arise again. They should plan accordingly.. playing basketball and football, trying to make like he’s all Sporty Spice. Every year, the student population is forced to endure a month of campaigns they hold in low esteem just so they can write in a basketball player on Student Election Day. One can’t really blame the candidates for running for office. Instead, we should blame a system that allows this to occur. Take for instance the race for Residence Hall Association president. David Cooper is running against... wait, nofrickinbody. There is only one person running for the love of God! Shouldn’t we just give it to him? Do we have to make this guy campaign for RHA president? That’s like making your Nana campaign to be “World’s Greatest Grandma.” And again no one is up for Graduate and Professional Student Federation president. But there are still 10 people more than willing to run for SBP and waste my flavor. Ours is a sick, sad world. better-attended late-night events. Tutoring: Dey Hall offers tutoring in many different subjects, but the majori ty of students who would benefit from this extra help live on South Campus. Through RHA, I propose to make this tutoring program available in South Campus residence halls. Enhancements The process of obtaining enhance ments has been difficult and time con suming. When an enhancement breaks, it is imperative that RHA is able to replace or fix it quickly. Under the current process, it takes at least a month for the problem to be remedied. RHA needs to streamline this process so area governments can use it in a more timely fashion, and make it easier for them to access the money they have been given. Process: RHA needs the enhance ment budget process to become more regulated, therefore fairer to the resi dents. I will make sure that all of the area governments report the exact enhancements they have, including the condition of that equipment, on a stan dard form three scheduled times per semester. This information will then be compared with other residence halls in order to distribute money specified for enhancements more equally. Fund raising: RHA will continue the current fund-raising events of selling Microfridges, residence hall room car peting and diploma plaque fund rais- Opinion oV Satkj &r Itel Established 1893 • 107 Years of Editorial Freedom wwW.dailytarheSi.eom Ashley Atkinson ARTS* ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Carolyn Haynes COHf DESK EDITOR Sefton Ipock PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR CAA President Candidate Platforms Reid Chaney for CAA President ■ The basketball ticket distribution will be changed and students will be offered a greater opportunity to receive bracelets by a distribu tion from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the Pit. Students will receive one bracelet with a current UNC ONE Card. Cheating will be elimi nated by using a master list of students from the University Registrar’s Office and checking names. The magic number will be announced in the Pit on Friday instead of Saturday morning. There will be a different riser number announced for each individual game of the three- or two-game distributions, allowing more students to experience the risers. Lobbying for student risers at the other bas ketball goal will also be a high priority. Students with distribution numbers closest to the magic number will receive the best tickets. ■ Carolina Fever tickets currently distrib uted for basketball games will remain the same. The decrease from last year’s number has created competition in Fever and more interest in Olympic sports. ■ More publicity will be given to Olympic sports. The new rollover points system creat ed by Fever will cause more interest in spring sports. The sports ticker, as well as the CAA listserv, will be updated with announcements about games and upcoming events. Improved locations will be explored for the sports ticker. The CAA Web site will also have information dealing with all UNC sports. ■ Homecoming improvements will allow more students to be involved by creating activities that cover a broader range of student interests. Anew committee will be formed for Homecoming consisting of one representative from several University groups; i.e. football coach, NPHC representative, GAA represen tative, etc. This will allow more organizing for the fall and Homecoming events. ■ Coordinate new events for student involvement with the football team. Pep ral lies in Carmichael with new head coach John Bunting will be held so students can meet the players and generate more school spirit for the team. ■ Build on the success of Midnight with Matt on the first night of basketball practice. Have former UNC basketball players come back to lead the festivities. ■ Continue giving out ceiling fan tickets to graduate students for basketball games. Stanley Olshefski: The 6th Man-ifesto The 6th Man-ifesto was written with a sim ple premise in mind: UNC’s opponents should fear playing in Chapel Hill. To achieve this goal, I propose the following actions: First, UNC basketball seating will improve ing. I would also like to hear other ideas for fund raising, and consider their applicability to RHA. Strength From Within Currendy RHA offers social, com munity service and educational pro gramming on the individual residence hall, area and campus level. As the pre sent area governor of Hinton James Residence Hall, I know the heart of RHA comes from the area level. Area Strength: RHA needs to devel op and maintain strong area govern ments to encourage resident involve ment and to guarantee that residents’ needs are met. Who better knows the needs of a resident than the area gov ernment representatives who live and work in that resident’s area? I will work to recruit qualified and deserving area government representatives who care about their fellow residents and community. Accountability: Area governors have a lot of freedom when it comes to spending the area’s money. With this freedom comes the power to use it effectively or to misuse it. Just as the RHA president must be accountable to the campus as a whole, the area gover nors must be accountable to their resi dents. I would like to see all area gov ernors submit a fall budget proposal before the closure of spring semester. If their programming has deviated extra ordinarily, then that governor will have to meet with RHA executives in order through persistent efforts. ■ Install risers or move students under the west basket. ■ Hold both exhibition basketball games in the Carmichael Auditorium. Second, Carolina Fever will continue to receive support as a spirit organization that supports all UNC athletes. The Carolina Fever ticket block will be maintained for bas ketball and football games. Third, the Blue Blitz program will be rein carnated to highlight the games (in each sport) where student support is most critical. Fourth, pep rallies will be instituted prior to the Duke football and basketball games, and the Homecoming football game. Fifth, ticket distributions will improve with out costing students more money. ■ Registrations will be online and based on PID numbers. ■ Students with the best numbers will get the best tickets (i.e. risers will distributed first.) ■ Distribution lines will start at 9 a.m. Sixth, all athletes, not just varsity athletes, will receive support. Club sports will have the opportunity to participate in the Blue Blitz program. ■ Club and intramural sports facility improvements will receive our support. ■ The South Campus Student Recreation Center will receive our support. Seventh, a successful Homecoming will be a top priority. ■ Polk Place concerts, pep rallies and much more will be on the way. Finally, an audit will be conducted to elimi nate all wasteful spending and positions in CAA. There is no reason for students to have their fees wasted or precious basketball tickets given away for unneeded administrative posi tions. Michael Songer for CAA President Reid Chaney Basketball Seating - More Risers! ■ Install risers on both baselines in the Smith Center. ■ Install risers on the visiting baseline in the Smith Center. ■ The risers will give students 800 seats on the floor in the Smith Center, create an intimidating atmosphere around the court and help recruiting. ■ Hold two preseason basketball games in Carmichael Auditorium. ■ Generate more excitement than games in the half-empty Smith Center. Ticket Distribution - More Tickets, No Lines! ■ Institute staggered ticket distribution for all games - never wait in line more than one hour. ■ The first 800 numbers after the “lucky number” will line up at 6 a.m. The next 800 will line up at 7 a.m. Everyone gets their tick ets in one hour or less. No more endless line checks. Very short line checks on the hour. For Example: 6 a.m. numbers 1 - 800 7 a.m. numbers 801 - 1600 8 a.m. numbers 1601 - 2400 9 a.m. numbers 2401 - 3200 ■ Students can check the CAA Web site to \ ***-Jmik Stanley Olshefski to find out what happened. Communication Communication is the key to any successful organization. RHA is a large association and in order for it to reach its maximum potential, communication must be improved! As construction throughout our campus continues, area governments will need to be well informed about the construction devel opments affecting their residents. Information: RHA needs to give the area governments, and through them the residence halls, the information necessary to develop and execute the best possible events in their area. RHA and Residents: RHA must increase communication with the resi dents. The average student should know what RHA is, what it does and why it’s important. RHA can do this through RHA awareness events and increased publicity about the newly constructed RHA Web site. Publicity: RHA has always struggled to inform students about events occur ring in their area. In order to better publicize the events occurring in the South Campus residence halls, I propose that RHA erect cubes, similar to the ones near the Student Union, near Chase Dining Hall. When South Campus RHA is not using the cubes, other student organi zations may use them to publicize their Lauren Beal fit Kathleen Hunter MANAGING EDITORS Beth Buchholz DESIGN EDITOR Jason Cooper GRAPHICS EDITOR Josh Williams ONLINE EDITOR Michael Songer events. Web Site: RHA needs to increase the amount of useful information on the RHA Web site. It also must update the site regularly so residents can check it to find out about events occurring in their area. Internal Communication: RHA executives have too many ways to send e-mail to one person, so many times one member will receive the same e mail multiple times because he or she is on multiple listservs. This communi cation process needs to be streamlined. Relationships Every student that lives on campus is a member of RHA; however, most students either do not take advantage of their membership or do not know how. In order to emphasize RHA and its benefits to the students, it is impor tant for it to build relationships with students, organizations and the Department of University Housing res ident assistants. RHA must foster a strong relation ship between RHA and the resident assistants. Working together, I believe that RAs and RHA maximize the effec tiveness of both institutions, resulting in a better living environment for resi dents. I will also strongly encourage area governors to attend the resident assistant meetings in order to become more aware of the events affecting their area. Handling Construction: In order to QJhr iatly (Ear Iftrri Brian Frederick READERS' ADVOCATE Laura Stoehr SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR see if tickets are still available before coming to the Smith Center. ■ Duke will continue to be senior distribu tion. ■ More than 300 additional lower level tickets available at every distribution. ■ Eliminating tickets for Carolina Fever makes 170 more lower-level seats available for every game. ■ Eliminating unnecessary positions in the CAA and ticket distribution committee. ■ New seats in risers. ■ Draw the winning number for basketball ticket distribution live at noon Thursday in the Pit. Olympic Sports - The Best Anywhere, The Best Ever ■ Better Promotion of UNC’s Olympic Sports. ■ Sponsor attendance competitions among student organizations. ■ Increase outreach to area businesses to set up exciting promotions at important events. ■ Continue “Lunch with UNC Athletics” during Homecoming Week. ■ Create a board in the Union that allows students to organize carpools to off-campus sporting events. ■ Carolina Fever will be a true spirit/sup port club and will not receive men’s basket ball tickets. ■ All students pay the same athletic fee and should not be denied an equal opportuni ty to get prime basketball seats. ■ UNC’s amazing Olympic sports pro grams deserve support that is not contingent on tickets for another event. ■ Market Fever as an athletic support club, not a means to get basketball tickets. ■ Eliminating the Fever block will free up more than 2,500 lower level tickets for the stu dent body over the course of next season. ■ Install a sports ticker on South Campus to promote athletics. ■ Install scanners allowing students to pur chase concessions with their UNC ONE Cards at Fetzer Field, Carmichael Auditorium and Boshamer Stadium. Bigger, Better Homecoming ■ A major concert in Kenan Stadium on homecoming weekend. ■ A block party on Franklin Street follow ing the step show. ■ Provide support for Mr. and Ms. UNC to carry out their service projects. Previous Accomplishments 1. Proposed the new basketball seating plan that added 200 lower level seats in the Dean Dome and put students behind both baskets and the visitors bench. 2. Installed ONE Card scanners in Kenan Stadium and the Smith Center at absolutely no cost to students. 3. Organized the Michael K. Hooker Memorial sk, which raised more than $3,000 for the Hooker Memorial Scholarship Fund. 4. Installed a sports ticker in the Pit at no cost to students. 5. Organized first ever “Lunch With UNC Athletics” recognizing all of UNC’s athletic programs and allowing students to interact with our players and coaches. 6. Collected more than 100 tickets for underprivileged children through Helping Heels program. increase the organization’s efficiency, RHA needs to form a close relation ship between RHA executives and housing officials, RHA executives and area governments, and hopefully hous ing officials and area governments. Student Organizations: In order to expand our program ideas and possi bilities, RHA should build upon the existing relationships with student organizations, and develop new rela tionships with other campus groups. Housekeeping: Residents need to live in a clean environment. However, if the housekeepers are not earning a wage that reflects the hard work they are doing, then sanitation in residence halls will suffer. In order to maintain a necessary standard of living, RHA needs to address this housekeeping issue. Endorsement Letters The Daily Tar Heel accepts endorse ment letters for student elections. Letters should be no longer than 350 words and signed by no more than two people. Students should include their year, major and phone number. Faculty and staff should include their title, department and phone number. The DTH reserves the right to edit letters for space, clarity and vulgarity. Publication is not guaranteed. E-mail forum to: editdesk@unc.edu. For any questions, contact Editorial Page Editor Jonathan Chaney jhchaney@email.unc.edu.
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