VOLUME 114, ISSUE 25
2006 STUDENT GOVERNMENT INAUGURATION
CHANGE OF THE GUARD
New student leaders sworn in as Dearmin ends term in office
BY KATIE HOFFMANN
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR
The baton of UNO’s student
leadership was passed into new
hands Tuesday as more than
50 students were inducted
into next year’s student gov
ernment.
“This is an amazing oppor
tunity each year to stand at
the brink of anew year of
student leadership,” said Jon
Curtis, assistant director for
student activities and organi
zations.
In his first address as student
body president, James Allred
emphasized his
desire to help
students and
motivate the
community.
“We often
implore each
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Quotes from
new leaders
at Tuesday's
inauguration
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other to hark the sound of Tar
Heel voices,” he said. “Can you
hear it?”
Receiving a standing ovation,
former Student Body President
Seth Dearmin handed over
his reins and became what he
labeled a “has-been.”
Dearmin said he has faith
in his successor, describing
Allred as humble and hard
working.
“He ran for student body
president for all the right rea
sons, and I think each of you
will see that in the coming year,”
he said.
After listening to each incom
ing student leader, Allred said
he looked forward to helping
them reach their visions.
“I think everyone has a really
broad and exciting outline for
this year,” he said.
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Senior class nets
Guy for address
BY BRIAN HUDSON
NEWS EDITOR
With about a month left on their
time at UNC, the seniors finally
have their promised speaker.
Class officers announced ear
lier this week that Jasmine Guy, a
cast member of “The Cosby Show”
spin-off “A Different World,” was
secured to speak in the Senior
Class Address.
The May 12 event is scheduled for
the Friday before Commencement
The address was introduced as an
alternative to the Commencement
speaker, which students have less
input in picking.
Guy’s speaking fee is SIO,OOO,
including travel and hotel accom
modation, said Bobby Whisnant,
senior class president.
The Office of the Provost will
provide $5,000 the same
amount given to bring comedian
Mo Rocca to campus for last year’s
address.
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James Allred is sworn in as student body president by Fred McPhail, chief justice of the Student Supreme Court, in the Great Hall on
Tuesday. Allred and a barrage of other leaders took the oath of office at the inauguration ceremony, which lasted about an hour.
ALLRED PLANS TO
FIRE OUT OF GATE
New president stresses summer work
BY WHITNEY KISLING
STAFF WRITER
Whether it be with internships, classes
or vacations, most students load their cal
endars to the brim with activities when
summer rolls around.
Student Body President James Allred
is no different.
His inaugural speech Tuesday night
wasn’t his first encounter with the duties
of the position.
Allred has spent the weeks since his
Feb. 14 victory implementing his plat
form and establishing his cabinet.
Working with Chief of Staff, Christie
Cunningham, Allred is drafting a docu
ment with a timeline of all the projects
Jasmine Guy
will give the
second Senior
Class Address
and follow in
Mo Rocca's
footsteps.
But that does not mean admin
istrators will provide that much
every year, said Steve Allred,
executive associate provost.
Whisnant said he has conferred
with student government about
providing some funds, but the
senior class is capable of covering
the rest of the cost.
The Class’s bankroll comes
from fundraising efforts, such as
T-shirt sales and senior bar nights,
he said.
Whisnant listed dozens of
speakers who senior officials had
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he wants to address during his year in
office.
Brian Phelps, student body vice presi
dent, said that the schedule consists
mostly of platform planks but that issues
will be added as they arise.
Laying the groundwork
Allred said it is critical for a successful
start to the term to set up his adminis
tration and to establish meetings with
some of the 30 committees on which he
serves.
“It’s important for me to have an idea
SEE ALLRED, PAGE 6
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Suttenfield accepts WFU post
Leader oversaw
UNC cash flow
BY BRIAN HUDSON
NEWS EDITOR
The exodus of campus admin
istrators continued Wednesday
when Wake Forest University
announced that it courted away
Nancy Suttenfield, UNC’s vice
chancellor for finance and admin
istration.
As of Aug. 1 Suttenfield will be
senior vice president and chief
financial officer for Wake Forest,
making her the third top admin
istrator to announce plans to
leave UNC in recent months.
She said she heard news of her
hire last week and informed col
leagues Monday afternoon of her
intent to leave. Before that, she
had kept discussions with Wake
Forest confidential, she said.
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Seth Dearmin addressed the audience Tuesday
before Allred was sworn in as his successor.
Wednesday night that he was sur
prised by her decision to leqve,
though transition is a common
trend in higher education.
“I don’t attribute any signifi
cance to it,” he said, referring to
recent trend of UNC adminis
trators leaving. “This is the way
institutions refresh themselves
by ordinary transition.”
Suttenfield said she was
recruited by what is known in the
academic field as a “headhunter,”
a firm that seeks applicants for
open positions.
While she had been contacted
by headhunters before, it was
the blank slate of the position at
Wake Forest that attracted her.
“There was the opportunity
to shape the position around
my professional interests and
strengths," she said.
At Wake Forest, Suttenfield
will be involved in implementing
President Nathan Hatch’s vision.
She said she will develop a
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Suttenfield
has served as
a UNC finance
administrator
since she was
hired in 2000.
strategic financial plan for the
private Winston-Salem school,
much like she did at UNC.
“I have moved us from a situa
tion where we developed budgets
year by year without ever looking
out,” Suttenfield said.
Suttenfield was the first major
hire Moeser made after he became
chancellor in 2000.
Soon afterward, N.C. voters
passed a Higher Education Bond
Referendum that brought more
than SSOO million in capital
funding to UNC.
Suttenfield was charged with
overseeing the progress of the
money, which has funded a third
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Bidding
adieu to
campus
politics
It is now official. James Allred is
your new student body president
after taking the oath of office about
8 p.m. TUesday.
James is extremely passionate
about this University and well
versed in its inner workings as he
has called Chapel Hill home for the
better part of his 21 years of life. He
will serve the University well, and
I look forward to seeing his goals
come to fruition.
That said, it is time for me to
pack up my office and leave the
‘veto stamp’ behind. I’ve never been
good at goodbyes, but here goes
nothing.
The last year of
my life has been
the most reward
ing to date. In
serving as your
president, I have
undoubtedly
been the ben
eficiary of untold
personal growth
and the holder of
an office through
which I have
had the privilege
of represent
ing more than
26,000 amazing
students.
For being given
this opportunity, I
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Seth Dearmin
is a former
student body
president.
Next week:
Judith Wegner
am deeply thankful.
When your 2005-06 executive
branch officers stepped into our roles
one year ago, we laid out three goals
by which we would define success:
better facilitating of student orga
nizations, streamlining of resources
and being approachable and acces
sible. One year later we have made
tremendous progress in each of these
areas.
Among the highlights of our work,
number the creation of the Student
Life Integrated Calendar of Events
(SLICE); greater tuition predictabil
ity for students and families; and the
establishment of a number of forums
to aid student organizations in fur
thering collaboration.
The detailed successes of the exec-
SEE FAREWELL, PAGE 4
of the campus’s massive ongoing
construction program. About
90 percent of the projects have
been completed or are under
contract.
“That was my primary chal
lenge, and I have now completed
most of that,” she said. “I was
ready for anew opportunity. This
is anew opportunity to join anew
president and anew administra
tion.”
Suttenfield’s announcement
further adds to the transition
of Moeser’s cabinet, which was
jarred in January when Provost
Robert Shelton, the campus’s
chief academic officer, was
selected to be president of
the University of Arizona at
Tucson.
“I’m saddened by this,” Moeser
said. “But I’m happy for them!”
Jerry Lucido, vice provost for
enrollment policy and manage-
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