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“On Jan. 16 we will have a defi
nite policy,” Mosley said.
Two potential candidates for
student body president, juniors
Bernard Holloway and James
Allred, attended the meeting.
Two students expressing interest
in CAA president showed up, as did
one candidate seeking senior class
officer status.
No potential candidates for presi
dents of RHA and GPSF attended.
Allred and Holloway both had
been preparing previously for their
presidential bids, both already hav
ing laid out much of their core plat
form and having gathered support
ers and staff.
Holloway, who served as stu
dent body secretary last year before
resigning in September 2004, said
he has a core staff of about two
dozen and an even larger network
of volunteers.
He said in preparation for the
upcoming campaign he plans to try
to gauge as accurately as possible
the opinions of the student body.
“I’m trying to use their ideas
to really formulate my platform,”
Holloway said, adding that most of
his core platform points have been
established.
Allred, who lives in Chapel Hill,
said he plans to turn his home into
REFLECTIONS
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ing wit and wisdom of professor
Christopher Armitage. Everyone
who attended the event left with a
renewed sense of school spirit and
appreciation for the opportunity to
be a part of this institution.
The events of this year’s
Homecoming went very well, and
I would like again to congratulate
Matt Mullane and Lauren Rennick
on winning Homecoming king and
queen. The election this year was
very close, and the candidates put
forth good campaigns. Matt and
Lauren are hard at work on their
service projects, and I wish them
continued success.
Student government also have
been hard at work this semester.
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by Hurricane Katrina, the public
service and advocacy committee
kicked into high gear and helped
raise well more than $60,000
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“If were going to do
one thing right this
year, you’re going
to know everyone of
us personally.”
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somewhat of a “bed and breakfast”
by inviting a number of staff mem
bers to finish his platform and pre
pare campaign strategies.
“I’d say we have pretty much all
the platform,” said Allred, who was
tapped to replace Holloway as sec
retary in October 2004.
He added that a major part of
platform preparation is researching
the feasibility of different points.
Aside from outlining campaign
regulations, board members also
highlighted the importance they
will place this year on communi
cation with candidates.
The elections board said it will
work with candidates to keep a run
ning list of their campaign staffs.
“If we’re going to do one thing
right this year, you’re going to
know every one of us personally,”
said elections board vice chairman
Jim Brewer.
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also sponsored the STRETCH
Conference for students to come
together and discuss ways to enact
change on campus.
The environmental affairs com
mittee helped host a Campus
Sustainability Day to inform stu
dents about sustainable energy
efforts and present the University
with a sustainable energy award.
The University services commit
tee worked with Carolina Dining
Services to hold a produce market
at Rams Head for students to pur
chase fresh produce, participate in
games and sample local treats.
The women’s affairs committee
has been hard at work hosting the
women’s forum, putting on safe skills
classes and educating the student
body about domestic violence.
The academic affairs committee
has dedicated a lot of time working
on improving the registration sys
tem. They would love to hear your
opinion about prospective improve
ments. Please take a moment to
visit www.unc.edu/studgov to take
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MANAGERS
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“It’s more than basketball... so
many people put so much time and
effort into it.”
Senior Julie Aridas of Virginia
Beach, Va., is working with the
varsity team for the first time after
three years as a JV manager.
“I wanted to find some way I
could be involved (with the men’s
games),” Aridas says.
“Because I’m a girl, I couldn’t
play, so manager was the only
way in.”
The managers each have dif
ferent responsibilities on practice
days and gamedays.
They arrive at the Smith Center
at least an hour before practice
and leave 30 to 45 minutes after
practice ends.
“They do all the little things
that have to be done, and really,
nobody notices. But if they’re
not done, then it’s a huge deal,”
Holladay says.
“So if they’re really doing their
job, nobody will notice during a
ballgame or practice.”
The managers say the commit
ment is a serious one.
“You don’t have time for any
thing else, not even school some
times,” says head manager and
senior David Hoots of Newton.
Howlett agrees.
a poll on the options available so
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The student life and technol
ogy and web services committees,
in collaboration with the Division
of Student Affairs, have done an
incredible amount of work creat
ing SLICE, a gateway to student
organization activities and news
across campus. This site is pow
ered by Mambo Technology, which
makes creating and maintaining a
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Many organizations already have
converted their Web sites, and the
SLICE site, http://slice.unc.edu, is
receiving more than 3,000 hits a
day. This site will serve to help stu
dents learn about student organiza
tions, foster collaboration between
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“I have anew respect for stu
dent athletes since I got involved
with this," he says.
The managers have to balance
their roles as both fans and work
ers.
“Some games are hectic,”
Puckett says. “You get caught up
in the excitement of the game
and have to remember to do your
thing, also.”
Though the work is demanding,
the managers say the perks make it
well worth the effort.
The managers receive a small
monthly salary in addition to
traveling with the team, receiving
equipment and as Holladay says,
“They got the best seats in the
house.”
Among all these perks, some
managers say the highlight of
the job is spending time with the
team.
“They’re fun to joke around
with. They're great guys," Aridas
says.
Howlett says the team is like
a group of big brothers to her.
“They’re really, really awesome. I
love them to death,” she says.
The players all don’t leave their
competitive spirits on the court.
The team and managers play video
games in the locker room and turn
up the heat in pingpong.
“Me and Dave Noel have been
going at it lately. I whoop him
organizations with similar goals,
ease scheduling and publicity for
organizations and provide a quick
and easy way for students to find
out about events on campus.
Furthermore, students have
been able to enjoy the benefits of
a student government they can
relate to and are comfoftable call
ing on —as has been evidenced
by your feedback to our attending
student organization meetings and
holding office hours in the Pit.
With all these accomplishments,
this semester flew by.
I wish everyone good luck on
their final exams, congratulations
and good luck to the seniors who
will be graduating in December,
and safe and happy holidays to all.
Contact Seth Dearmin, a
senior geography major, at
dearmin@email.unc.edu.
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every time,” Hoots boasts jokingly.
“Nah, we’re about even. It kills
him every time I win. He takes it
to heart.”
Pingpong wins or losses aside,
the managers are an important
part of the team.
“There’s a lot of responsibility
FINANCING
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Scholarships and Financial Aid at
N.C. State University, said there is
a legal strategy to maximize college
savings.
Money set aside to finance col
lege should be saved under the
parent’s name, not the student’s,
because of the way need is calcu
lated, they said.
“You still have to report it as an
asset, but it won’t hurt the family
as badly if it’s in the parent’s name
versus the child’s name,” Rice
Mallette said.
This strategy also is endorsed
by Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of
FinAid.org.
The federal formula for need
based aid expects that students will
spend 35 percent of their assets on
educational expenses, Kantrowitz
said. But less than 6 percent of
parents’ assets are expected to go
toward education.
That means any tax savings that
result from saving money under a
student’s name will be cancelled
out by the loss in federal aid eligi
bility, Kantrowitz added.
North Carolina avoids this issue
by adding parent and student
assets together and considering
family assets as one amount when
calculating eligibility for state
sponsored financial aid, Brooks
said.
Also, North Carolina does not
consider a student's income when
calculating financial aid, he said.
Instead the state expects stu
dents to contribute $4,500 toward
educational expenses through work
or loans.
“A student ought to help her
self before the state does,” Brooks
said.
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account holdings to pay off credit
card debt, Kantrowitz said.
Bank account holdings reduce
eligibility for need-based aid, so it
is better to pay off debt than keep a
cushion in the bank, he said.
Also, it makes good financial
sense to pay off high-interest credit
loans with money that is only col
lecting low-interest, he added.
The eligibility calculations for
need-based aid do not consider a
family’s level of debt, Rice Mallette
said.
Some families might be living
paycheck to paycheck because of
high mortgage bills or other debt
and yet do not qualify for need
based aid due to their relatively
high income, she said.
“It’s what you have available, not
what you choose to do with it,” she
said.
Brooks said the financial aid
system is designed to deliver a fair
assessment of a family’s need.
It is difficult to increase financial
aid eligibility by moving income
around, he added.
While there are strategies that
can work for parents who plan
ahead, Brook said that searching
for loopholes at the last minute is
not effective.
“Strategies that take place in the
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