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®br laiUj ©or lirrl CTIONS GUIDE DY PRESIDENT Web site: www.unc.edu/compton Hometown: Hillsborough Endorsements: Interfraternity Council, DTH Editorial Board. Experience: Student body secretary to Jen Daum; member of the Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor; co-coordinator of the Freshman Focus Council. Distinctive Platform Item: To create the N.C. Service Corps, an organization that will visit every county in the state during the next four years, working with community leaders to plan and assist with service projects throughout North Carolina. The organization will give back to N.C. communities, whose members subsidize student educations. Key concerns platform expected to address: Keeping UNC affordable; improving the intellectual cli mate of UNC; connecting students with the town of Chapel Hill and the state. Quote: “I have spent my entire life on this campus, studying the University, and I have the passion and the knowledge that it takes to he a great student body president” Web site: www.unc.edu/walker Hometown: Mebane Endorsements: none Experience: Executive representative for the 2002 Fall Forum; South Campus director for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s Senate cam paign; member of Campus Crusade for Christ; member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Distinctive Platform Item: Creating a free UNC Pick a Prof service, a Web site to provide grade distribu tion and teacher reviews. Some grade distribution is available to students, but the Web site will offer a more comprehensive overview of grade distribu tions and teacher reviews free of charge. Key concerns platform expected to address: Apathy; communication; unity. Quote: “Above and beyond everything else I am a leader, and I have the ability and drive to unite the student body to become the best public university in the country.” IONS ON KEY ISSUES eminent committees to students and work ate a list of student priorities concerning lina North among others. •involved with downtown development anies. Wants to continue the voter regis o vote in town elections. )lina>\Alumni Network to lobby the Town with information and research before votes idyiWill create Student’s Speaker Bureau. at fights for students’ rights such as the the. University. In addition, he will lobby I Hill businesses. lunioation between the town and the cil members and the Chapel Hill mayor to iropen house. iment* should focus more efforts on lob -01 rand less time lobbying the N.C. C’s finances. ; already made to get students on the Town in a nonpartisan fashion for the 20Q4 elec jnt Relations Committee within the exec /e of student government at all Town ‘Raise Up and Vote!” initiative. 1 MATT COMPTON o JOHN WALKER UNITING THE STUDENT BODY CALABRIA: Will handle student concerns through an Office of Constituent Services. Will also create a “cheat sheet” for student groups wanting to apply for, receive and use University funding and facilities. CASTEVENS: Will publicize student government Cabinet meetings and hold them around campus. Will encourage the creation of government liaisons from student organizations and set up community discussion groups. COMPTON: Hold a “Big Block of Cheese Day” in the pit where student organi zations can share concerns with student government. Also plans to create a student organization research center for groups that do not have work space. LILES: Plans to create a “Council of Organizations” that will include leaders of all recognized student groups, an online calendar of upcoming student events and an “Organizational Adviser” in the executive branch. PIERRE: Plans to create a Cultural Umbrella Body with the Office of Minority Affairs for group leaders to share their concerns and let the student body know of upcoming events. THOMAS: Wants to create a social forum held by the executive branch, increase diversity among Cabinet appointments and foster more Greek involvement in student government. WALKER: Plans to form The 4 Corners Committee that will consist of a mem ber from the executive, legislative and judicial branches as well as a mem ber of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation. WEST: Wants to make student government the “hub” of student organiza tion and activities by extending committee seats to student group leaders and will establish a Center for Creative Student Leadership. Student Elections Web site: www.unc.edu/lilessbp Hometown: Zebulon Endorsements: none Experience: Speaker pro tempore of Student Congress; member of Carolina Cancer Focus; participant in Carolina Rejuvenating Our Community Through Service. Distinctive Platform Item: Making classes more available through an availability committee and by revamping the registration process to ensure fair and efficient registration. Key concerns platform expected to address: Student government’s accessibility to students and its ability to serve all students better; student life issues such as the impact of construction on campus life, security cameras in the residence halls and transportation problems; academic issues such as class availability, registration and a class period of only review before exams. Quote: “My student government experience makes me the most qualified candidate, hut my passion that makes me give everything to achieve the goals of all students makes me the best president.” Web site: www.unc.edu/west Hometown: Washington, D.C. Endorsements: BSM, Sangam, Asian Students Association, GLBT-SA, UNC chap ter of the ACLU. Experience: Executive assistant to former stu dent body president Jen Daum; founder of Big Sibs; co-chairwoman of Campus Y’s Students for the Advancement of Race Relations. Distinctive Platform Item: Redesign the committee system of the executive branch to make student government the “hub” of student organizations and activities. This would include the establish ment of a Center for Creative Student Leadership to provide valuable resources to student organiza tions as well as current and future campus leaders Key concerns platform expected to address: Lack of student government support for or collaboration with organizations and activities; poor student rela tions with trustees, the UNC Board of Governors and the N.C. General Assembly; lack of attention to making UNC an accepting and diverse environment Quote: “Read my platform. It is proof that lam a passionate, positive and progressive leader who has devoted the past three years to serving the Carolina community.” ren * f&t MATT LILES if LILY WEST TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2004 CAROLINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Web site: none Hometown: Charlotte Endorsements: Carolina Fever, BSM Experience: Chairman of Carolina Fever. Distinctive Platform Item: Create a student basket ball ticket return policy to help ensure each student ticket to men’s basketball games is used and to help those who were unable to receive tickets at distribu tion to have another chance on basketball game days. Key concern platform expected to address: Lack of communication between the student body and CAA. Quote: “I feel my experience with Carolina Fever as chairman this past year as well as service on this year's CAA Cabinet have given me the experience nec essary to take on the task of CAA President.” GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT FEDERATION PRESIDENT Web site: www.unc.edu/jen4gpsf Hometown: Apex Experience: GPSF vice president for external affairs; member of the School of Medicine Accreditation Student Task Force; member of the John Graham Student Research Society Distinctive Platform Item: A Career Development Conference, hosted with the help of the Career Development office and The Graduate School, designed to give graduate and pro fessional students the experience needed to succeed and network at professional conferences Key concerns platform expected to address: Development of a sense of community between grad uate and professional students; open dialogue between the GPSF and the rest of student govern ment, the administration and the faculty; University level advocacy for the unique needs and concerns of graduate and professional students Quote: “I am a passionate and dedicated long-term Carolina student, with a deep level of experience and understanding of the current challenges facing the GPSF community.” RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Web site: www.unc.edu/scott Hometown: Wilmington Experience: RHA vice president; member of the Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor; member of Carolina Dining Services Student Dining Board Distinctive Platform Item: Work to have RHA repre- sented cn the student government Safety and Security Committee to avoid redundancy and pro mote a safer on-campus community as well as work with the Department of Public Safety to enhance community policing efforts. Key concerns platform expected to address: Construction/growth; security; on-campus amenities Quote: “I will have RHA work with student govern ment, Student Congress and campus departments and organizations to tackle important issues. We will address the issues by listening to what residents have to say so that we are working on the “right things.” Doing this will make RHA stronger which will, in turn, give students a larger voice in what happens here at UNC. Information compiled by University Editor Brook R. Corwin and Senior Writer Jennifer Immel. WILLIAM KEITH JENNIFER BUSHMAN COLIN scon 7
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