HOMECOMING 2003
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tion is key
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She said she chose this particu
lar beneficiary because it mirrors
the maximum involvement theory
of her service platform: The chil
dren assisted by the March of
Dimes are a diverse group with
whom everyone can identify.
Green said caring about the
entire University and playing an
active role are important responsi
bilities for a Homecoming queen.
“I think it’s important to unify and
work toward a common goal. I
think it’s an important skill to have
as Homecoming queen of UNC.”
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Miller promises
to improve CHHS
BY KRISTIN BECKER
ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
TYacy Miller, a senior from
Greensboro running for
Homecoming queen, said she is
counting on word of mouth during
her campaign.
Miller is sponsored by the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Throughout Miller’s time at
UNC, she has been a tour guide, a
moraler for UNC Dance Marathon,
a member of Campus Crusade for
Christ and a member of the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
But it is her involvement with
Young Life at Chapel Hill High
School that gave her the idea for
her service project. Through the
program, Miller said, she spends
about 20 hours a week with about
20 senior girls and has been a part
of their lives since freshman year as
a mentor and friend.
“1 just spend so much time with
these girls l’ve just been trying
to be their biggest fan, through the
good times and the bad,” she said.
The service project Miller
designed would encompass three
parts: a small tutoring program,
beautification day and something
called, “Tar Heels Talk to Tigers”.
The small tutoring program
would involve helping all students,
but place an emphasis on Hispanic
students who feel overwhelmed.
The beautification day would
involve working on the CHHS
grounds and making internal
changes such as decorating bul
letin boards. The last part, “Tar
Heels Talk to Tigers,” would involve
UNC students going to classes for
a question-and -answer session to
share their college experiences.
Miller said she thinks the win
ners should exemplify distinct qual
ities. “I feel like the king and queen
represent a well-rounded student
who has had a memorable three
years that have changed them.”
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Taylor to educuate
campus about rape
BY MICHELLE JARBOE
FEATURES EDITOR
Ronda Taylor, an English and
African-American studies double
major from Goldston, is running
for Homecoming queen with
sponsorship from the Black
Student Movement.
Voted the 2003-04 Ms. BSM,
Taylor is the co-chairwoman for
the BSM s Education Committee,
a member of the Minority Student
Recruitment Committee and a
writer for Black Ink. Her interests
include club basketball. She wants
to be a teacher eventually.
Her service platform is an out
reach program spinoff of her Ms.
BSM project, “Know Means No:
There’s More Than One Way to
Say No.” For the BSM, Taylor
intends to raise awareness of sexu
al violence against women.
With the co-sponsorship of the
Orange County Rape Crisis Center
and the White Ribbon Campaign,
Taylor will organize a week of
events in the spring. Self-defense
courses and forums with rape sur
vivors will be focal points, and a
volunteer drive in the Pit will ben
efit the rape crisis center.
If Taylor wins, she intends to
take the major elements of this
plan and extend them to other area
campuses, including N.C. Central
University and Duke University.
Taylor’s project originated when
a close friend was kidnapped, raped
and released this summer. After
realizing that it could have been her
or anyone she knows in the situa
tion, Taylor decided to work to edu
cate males, in particular, about rape
on and around campuses.
Taylor said she intends to work
as a role model if chosen. “(Ms.
UNC) should be competent and
intelligent. She should exemplify
leadership qualities and have a
positive character ... She should
exemplify a woman of standards.”
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