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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2004
SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT
AND VICE PRESIDENT
VICTORIA FRANGOUUS
Web site: www.unc.edu/o-five
Hometown: Charlotte
Endorsements: none
Distinctive Platform Item: The Carolina Senior Service
Initiative, which will allow seniors to offer their help
to various student organizations without an obliga
tion to join. Registered seniors would aid organiza
tions in small tasks such as registration or ushering.
Key concerns platform expected to address: Lack of
communication among the senior class; senior apa
thy; lack of cohesion among the senior class
Quote: “We are the most attractive candidates for sen
ior officers because we have the energy, drive and
enthusiasm needed to improve senior life at Carolina.
We dream big and live even bigger”
JOVIAN IRVIN
Web site: www.unc.edu/jb2OQ4 ,
Hometowns: Winston-Salem; Charlotte
Endorsements: Black Student Movement, Sangam,
DTH Editorial Board.
Distinctive Platform Item: An emphasis on consistent
communication strategies (off-campus publicity,
newsletters, forums, on-line procedures, etc.) to
ensure the success of the senior class gift,
Commencement speaker, senior social activities and
service projects.
Key concerns platform expected to address:
Communication between seniors and officials; senior
apathy to campus life; unity within diversity
Quote: “We are the serious candidates for a fun senior
year. With our leadership experience and passion for
Carolina, we are more than qualified to take on the
role of senior class officers.”
REFERENDUM
EXPAND THE STUDENT
UNDERGRADUATE
TEACHING AWARD
The student body will have the choice to expand the
Student Undergraduate Teaching Awards to include
University employees along with professors and
teaching assistants.
The referendum was placed on the ballot after
receiving overwhelming approval from Student
Congress at the body’s last meeting.
In the past, the award has been presented to three
professors for $5,000 and six TAs for SI,OOO. The
referendum, if approved, will add an additional award
for an employee.
Officials central to the awards proposed the addi
tion Jan. 23. The SI,OOO award will be called the
Student Undergraduate Staff Award and will be pre
sented at the Chancellor’s Awards Ceremony in
April.
The proposed changes to the award were suggested
by Student Body President Matt Tepper and the
Chancellor’s Task Force for a Better Workplace.
The SUTA committee, comprising 10 to 15 under
graduate students, will select an employee for distinc
tion after a nomination process is completed.
The resolution states that nominees for the award
should be employees who directly enhance under
graduates’ experience, demonstrate excellence in
service and dedication to undergraduates and posi
tively affect a broad spectrum of students.
The staff award will come from the same student
fee money that funds the teaching awards.
A wide range of employees could receive the award,
including housekeepers, librarians, groundskeepers
and academic advisers.
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BLAIRE HUNTLEY
BECCA FRUCHT
Student Elections
STUDENT ELEC
r STUDENT BO If
Web site:
www.unc.edu/calabria
Hometown: Cornelius
Endorsements: Young
Democrats, Sports
Club Council, The Blue
& White, SEAC
Experience: Chairman
of the Academic Affairs
Committee of student
government; co-chair
man of Information
Technology Committee of student government;
founder and editor of “The Hill”; Student
Academic Advising Board chairman.
Distinctive Platform Item: Creating the UNC Lobby
Corps to maintain positive relationships with legis
lators and support candidates who support UNC
through candidate report cards and the use of stu
dent government’s human resources. This would
combat tuition increases by ensuring more financial
support from the N.C. General Assembly.
Key concerns platform expected to address:
Improving students’ quality of life on campus;
bringing student organizations together; making
student government more receptive to students’
ideas and needs.
Quote: “With extensive experience both in and out
side student government, I hope to work hard to
serve students by providing innovative, well
thought out solutions to our biggest problems.”
Web site:
www.unc.edu/pierreo4
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Endorsements: none
Experience: Member of
Victory Campus
Ministries, Campus
Crusade, Inter Varsity
Christian Fellowship,
Baptist Student Union
and the Carolina
Sports Business
Association.
Distinctive Platform Item: Establishing the United
Executive Body Meeting —a yearly gathering of
student government leaders from both public and
private N.C. Universities to supplement the
Association of Student Governments. The body
will discuss initiatives that have and haven't
worked on different campuses and large issues that
face all students.
Key concerns platform expected to address:
Combatting tuition increases; campus safety; uni
fying the student body.
Quote: “I am the best qualified for this position,
because my efforts are concentrated on curing key
issues that effect all of the student body, thus
impacting the future as well as the present and
promising a better university experience for every
one, not just a selectfew.”
TUITION INCREASES
CALABRIA: Wants to make increases more predictable by encouraging the
administration to outline its five-year financial needs. Also plans to revive
the Carolina Lobby Corps to advocate more financial support for students.
CASTEVENS: Will advocate for reasonable and responsible increases
through the creation of a political action committee and a one-hour credit
lobbying seminar.
COMPTON: Wants to create a long-term plan of action to make tuition
increases predictable. Also plans to create the Carolina Parents Network and
re-establish the lobbying seminar to assist in protecting funding.
LILES: Plans to create an intense lobbying campaign that will prevent fur
ther out-of-state tuition increases unless they are needed and are fairly
distributed.
PIERRE: Wants to form a Student Task Force against tuition increases as well
as a gathering of student government leaders from private and public uni
versities in North Carolina, such as Duke, N.C. State, Wake Forest and UNC.
THOMAS: Will require a financial report from the administration that the
executive branch will post on its Web site. Also plans to lobby the
University administration for better use of funds.
WALKER: Wants the administration to be held more accountable for its
spending. Also plans to lobby the UNC Board of Governors for smaller
tuition increases and create the Office for Out-of-State Student Help Center.
WEST: Wants to bring members of the UNC Board ofThistees to campus so
they will understand better the repercussions of tuition increases, strength
en the Association of Student Governments and revive Lobby Corps.
MATT CALABRIA
FAUDLIN PIERRE
Web site:
www.unc.edu/ashley
Hometown: Charlotte
Endorsements: none
Experience: Executive
assistant to former stu
dent body vice presi
dent Aaron Hiller;
executive student
board member for the
Honors Program;
General Alumni
Association programs intern
Distinctive Platform Item: Creation of a non-parti
san campus political action committee to expand
on the Carolina Lobby Corps. The committee will
be student-run and seek to raise funds for cam
paign contributions, stimulate student awareness
and involvement and develop a relationship with
the members of the N.C. General Assembly. It will
focus on state-level governance and will operate in
collaboration with yet remain independent of the
executive branch of student government
Key concerns platform expected to address:
Promoting honor and integrity; making the cam
pus arts community a priority; improving safety
and security
Quote: “My ability to inspire and achieve honest
success is unrivaled. lam assertive, extraordinari
ly involved and personally accountable; I never
forget that lam a student first... SHAKE IT UP!”
Web site:
www.unc.edu/laura
Hometown: Pine Level
Endorsements: none
Experience: Student
Congress representa
tive; vice chairwoman
of Congress’ Fall Forum
Committee; C-TOPS
orientation leader.
Distinctive Platform
Item: Holding the UNC
administration accountable by researching the way
the University spends money and by creating a
Student Budget Committee that is a
watchdog for inappropriate spending practices
of the University.
Key concerns platform expected to address: Tuition
increases; campus security, including lighting and
transportation; academic freedom and diversity of
intellectual thought.
Quote: “I stick to my principles, even when under
fire, showing that I have the ability to stand up for
all students. I’m honest, and I don't pander to any
special interest group. Those that have an ear, let
them hear that empty words lead to empty pockets.”
CANDIDATE OPINIO
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ASHLEY CASTEVENS
LAURA THOMAS
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
CALABRIA: Will publicize town govenmu
with those selected. Also will create a ]
downtown development and Carolina N
CASTEVENS: Plans to get students invol
and increase bus service during games,
tration drive and push students to vote
COMPTON: Wants to use the
Council and provide its members with u
on issues that affect the student body: W
LILES: Plans to form an agenda that fig!
duplex ban and the expansion ofthe.U
to get sprinklers put in all Chapel Hill I
PIERRE: Wants to better communioi
University by inviting Town Council me
a student government reception or ope
THOMAS: Believes student government'
hying the University administration an
General Assembly regarding UNC’s fin
WALKER: Wants to continue efforts alrea
Council as well as promote voting in am
tions.
WEST: Plans to create a Government R<
utive branch, have a representative of s
Council meetings and create the “Raise