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6 TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2005 Coalition can do more BY KELLI BORBET STAFF WRITER Several student leaders, both the old guard and new blood, high lighted the importance of reaching beyond campus boundaries at last week’s student government inau guration. Yet some of those same leaders are questioning recent student efforts to form relationships with members of the state legislature. Former Student Body President Matt Calabria created an advo cacy group last year to engage stu dents beyond student government in lobbying efforts. The Student University Advocacy Coalition, orig inally and informally still referred to the Carolina Lobby Corps, emerged from student government to become a separate entity. Students in SUAC took to Raleigh to lobby last summer. But as the year progressed, student gov ernment found itself responsible for more and more of the group’s advocacy duties. “It definitely took a different course than we expected, but ulti mately SUAC s role went back to the student government,” Calabria said. 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Why did the "ADHD/Ratalin" phenomenon take off in the early 1990's with millions of chil dren newly diagnosed with the disorder and using psychostimulant drugs for the first time? 2. Second, why didn't it occur before then? 3. How did it occur at all? The presentation concludes by examining the character istics of both the childhood population in the U.S. diag nosed with AD/HD and the significant variability in psy chostimulant consumption across the country. The first 40 people to RSVP via email (mckethan@unc.edu) will receive a free boxed lunch from Foster's Market. The Calabria administration chose to make SUAC an independent entity in order to separate student government from particular stances on political or educational issues. This separation allowed stu dent government the appearance of objectivity, but it also left the coalition with less guidance from the start, causing some student officials to become dissatisfied with the groups efforts. While the group did not accom plish all of its tasks, including scheduling a seminar on lobbying this semester, it effectively com plemented the UNC Association of Student Governments’ efforts to increase student presence in Raleigh, said Charlie Anderson, for mer speaker of Student Congress. Ashley Castevens, chairwoman of the coalition, said the organiza tion had some successes during its first year. “With anything, it’s hard to start something new and ambitious like this because its hard to accomplish everything,” she said in response to criticism of the group. “It has defi nitely been a learning process.” Castevens noted that students 22 Dustin in "Midnight Cowboy" 26 Gary of golf 27 Fencing foils 29 Cheap books 30 Aoki of golf 31 Huey Lewis and the 32 Hebrew month 33 Service station job? 34 Drain slowly 36 Morales of "La Bamba" 39 Kindergarten period 40 Musical show 41 Howard or Isaac ? 3 4 5 7 8 9 118 113 Mr [Hr HH~? Mft — +— 20 M " 29 30 31 |3T" " ■r 46 49 53 54 —— —— —— —— 62 65 68 made a point to first work with UNC’s allies in the legislature when lobbying issues and that they went to bat on important University issues including tuition increases, the enrollment cap and budget cuts. “Our lobbying has definitely been beneficial in trying to keep tuition low,” she said. Castevens noted that the coali tion can tackle more issues next year through improved communi cation, especially with other execu tive branch officials. Student Body President Seth Dearmin said the organization needs passionate students to serve as liai sons. Applications to lead SUAC, along with those to sit on Dearmin’s Cabinet, are due April 15. The student leaders questioning efforts the coalition made this year still agree on the group’s importance and the possibilities it could access. “It’s important to have a group of students to make sure people in Raleigh are focused and know about issues that students at UNC feel are important,” Dearmin said. Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. (C)2005 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All rights reserved 46 Escape hatch 48 Unoccupied 49 One-sharp key 51 Of vision 53 Malicious ill will 54 Someone (not ours) 55 Burpee purchase 56 Chick's chirp 57 Makes mistakes 58 Gossipy Barrett 59 Not left out of 60 Org. of Couples and Toms A free lunch discussion sponsored by the UNC-Duke Health Policy Forum News ASG sees tweaks to budget BY VICTORIA WILSON STAFF WRITER The 2005-06 budget for the UNC-system Association of Student Governments represents the new administration’s goal for stronger leadership and more influence in national higher edu cation issues. President-elect Zach Wynne proposed a working budget Saturday during the last full ASG meeting of the year with sev eral distinct changes from last year’s budget. The association’s $170,000 budget comes from a $1 student fee imposed at all 16 system schools. The changes include increased money for executive cell phones, vice president stipends and federal campaigning. Wynne, who will attend gradu ate school at Appalachian State University next year, is the first ASG president in seven years to come from a school outside of the Triangle. For this reason, his budget sets aside $1,200 for cell phone use. This past year, the two leading ASG officers from N.C. State and Fayetteville State universi ties spent about SI,OOO on cell phone plans. “Being so far away, I’m going to be on the phone more than other presidents,” Wynne said. “I can’t afford a large cell phone bill.” The new budget also will increase monthly stipends for student offi cers from SIOO to $l5O, though the increase does not apply to the presi dent and senior vice president. Congress unites sides of the aisle BY ERIN ZUREICK STAFF WRITER When Student Congress repre sentatives emerged from their first meeting Wednesday, they left with new leadership in place —and a more politically divided body. Congress members elected Luke Farley, an outspoken Republican, to speaker and appointed Kris Gould, co-president of the Young Democrats, to speaker pro tem pore. The two will work closely to determine Congress’ agenda dur ing the upcoming term. Although Farley and Gould might represent two extremes of the political spectrum, both said their personal beliefs will not affect their objectivity. “No matter who you voted for in November, we want a better, stronger, more active Congress,” Farley said. Gould also said political differ ences won’t create a divide between him and Farley. “It’ll be a lot of fun this way,” he Diamond Shopping? Free lOx loupe I BAUM Do it Right!! (whilesuppliesiasr) DIAMONDS 400-B S. I lliotc Rcl., c:hapcl 1 lilt, (919) 929'2286 The award-winning DWH sports staff will commemorate the road to the final 4 in a special magazine style format. ASG President Zach Wynne stressed that he wants student feedback on the group's budget for 2005-06. Wynne said the motive for the increase is to attract a wider range of students to the position and to make compensation proportional to the work involved. “I have seen the amount of work they’ve done,” he said. “The ASG can he a very rigorous job and demanding. I believe $l5O is fair compensation.” Jud Watkins, vice president of academic and student affairs said he thinks increasing stipends is fair because of the cost of attending meetings and the workload. “I lost a whole lot of money this year because the stipend is so small, and I attended all the meetings,” he said. “If people come in and see the work the officers do, people would understand the increase.” In addition to raising sti pends, Wynne originally set aside SIO,OOO for federal advocacy and SB,OOO to be used for state-level advocacy. But the Council of Student Body Presidents switched the amounts. Wynne said that while he under stands the change, he thinks the association’s trip to Washington, D.C., ensures system students a voice at the federal level. “The Congress does take up issues that affect our students,” he said. “If anything, it will help us look at things from different angles.” Jennifer Orr, this year’s speaker pro tempore, said Farley and Gould won’t run into too many obstacles as long as they communicate well. Farley said the majority of Congress’ dealings are devoid of politics and that he does not antic ipate any kind of rift developing between himself and Gould. “Ninety-five percent of what we do is apolitical,” Farley said. “That stuff doesn’t factor in to what we do.” Orr said partisan topics do arise on occasion. During debates last session, Congress sometimes revealed a con servative-liberal split. Two resolu tions —one condemning the selec tion of a speaker with ties to Planned Parenthood and another resolution denouncing flag burning on campus ignited heated debate. Yet, politics in Congress are lim ited to specific instances and should not harm daily operations, Orr said. Ulfye Satty alar Uppl said. “We needed to make sure our voice is heard so that (the repre sentatives) can support minimal cuts.” Jamen Miller, ASG senior vice president-elect, said money for sending delegates to the nation’s capitol, communication with other states’ student organiza tions and contact with the U.S. Students Association were taken into consideration when creating the budget. If the trip to Capitol Hill does not happen, Wynne said the money will fund state-level activities. Because the N.C. General Assembly will not be in session for most of the next academic year, Wynne plans to spend money on improving student voter guides and establishing a task force of students who will review the ASG’s budget. Victor Landry, senior vice presi dent of the association, said that even though there will be a short session, efforts should be made to influence the system’s Board of Governors because they determine tuition along with the General Assembly. The budget will not be finalized until the association’s first meeting of the 2005-06 academic year. Wynne stressed that even after the budget is finalized, he still wants student opinion. “(Miller and I) want people’s input,” he said. “I would welcome any kind of comments.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. “Politics are usually confined to a single issue, and there is no long term harm,” she said. While Congress officially is a nonpartisan organization, College Republicans and Young Democrats both endorsed candidates during February’s student election, fiight endorsees from each group now are congressional representatives about 40 percent of the body. Megan Paul, a representative endorsed by College Republicans, said some members of Congress were concerned about the possible effects of a divided leadership. Ultimately, Congress members were swayed by the commitment of Farley and Gould, she said. “They are the two people who love Congress the most,” she said. “There’s always a chance that something could come up, but they are working for the same things.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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