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4 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008 Candidates plan for dining, performance spaces Seek to accommodate campus growth BY MATTHEW PRICE STAFF WRITER With UNC's growing student population, accommodating the space needs of all students is an ever-present challenge. T hat is why Kristin Hill. Logan Liles and J.J. Raynor, this year's student body president hopefuls, have articulated plans for new din ing and performance areas in their platforms "Right now there's a critical lack of performance space on campus," Raynor said. "You look, and every where students can perform is booked all the way out." Short-term plans for all three candidates involve publicizing existing resources and educating student groups to help streamline the room reservation process. Long-term plans include decid ing how to use space on the bottom floor of the Student Union. “Renovating the bottom of the Union is a long-term issue," Liles [academy award! NOMINATION inFStANIMATtbreATOncJ 7:00. 9:00, SAT SUN 2 00. 4:30 5 mi m: 0000 mow of iw mason ' E", JUNO 7:10.9,10, SAT SUN 1:45,4:00 THERE WILL BE BLOOD 7:30, SAT SUN 1 40. 4:40 7:10. 9:20. SAT SUN 2:10. 4:20 ATONEMENT 7:00. 9 30. SAT SUN 2:00, 4.30 INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS ALL INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS ARE: Dublin Internship Program • Guaranteed for each student London Internship Program • Personalized for each student Los Angeles Internship Program • Project-based/academically directed Madrid Internship Program Paris Internship Program COMMON PROGRAM FEATURES Sydney Internship Program • Open to all majors Washington, D.C. Internship Program • Housing provided • Organized excursions and activities Application Deadline: March 1, 2008 • Financial aid available SUP intern explore www.bu.edu/abroad said. ‘Construction takes years, and you have to have time to get student input." Carolina Union Director Don Luse said next year's student body president could definitely play a role in determining uses for the bottom floor. “The decision maker for the Union is its board of directors," Luse said. “The president gets a seat on the board, in addition to two appointments." Candidates also suggested Carolina North as another place for new performance areas in the future. “Performance space is some thing 1 want to see on Carolina North because I feel like it has the brains of the University, but not the soul," Raynor said. Christopher Payne, associate vice chancellor for student affairs, said he has talked with previous student government officers to address stu dent needs at Carolina North. “Conversations about dining can't occur in a vacuum," Payne said. “Adjacencies must be consid ered. such as Student Stores and Alpine in the Union." Some of the candidates' other platform points address increas ing or diversifying dining options for students. At the Jan. 28 Young Democrats forum. Hill said that advocating 1^ STUDENT ELECTIONS 2008 Kristin Hill Logan Liles JJ. Raynor Arts Space * Create a how-to guide ► Make a list of rehearsal ► Create a how-to guide r for resenring rooms space for reserving rooms ► Open more rehearsal ► find medium-sized ► Open more rehearsal space rehearsal space space ► Put more student art in dorms Graduate *" Create a graduate ► Support the search for a Student student lounge on campus graduate student space Space > Plan * or lon 9 term options Greek Space > Put benches on campus ► Offer on-campus storage ► Greek cubes for Greek organizations for Greeks without houses > physical representation without houses to serve as for Greek organ j zat j o ns advertising without houses Student Smoothie bar at the SRC ► Multi-purpose field ► Late-night coffee option Areas ► Late-night coffee option s P ace 00 Solrt *' cam P us ► More late-night dining ► Study lounge on second options floor of Ram’s Head the addition of a smoothie bar in the Student Recreation Center is one of her campaign’s most ambi tious ideas. “People like having a healthy option when they finish their work out," Hill said. “The SRC is going to be renovated, and you want to attract people to that renovated space." Raynor and Hill both included plans for late-night coffee in the Union in their platform. Liles said he would wait for a student mandate before advocat ing any specific dining locations on campus. Past candidates have included platform planks about trying to diversify- dining spaces with ven ues such as Bojangles’ and Yogurt Pump, which received strong stu- dent backing. Other student needs that the candidates said they hope to address include more campus pub licity space, along with space for Greek organizations and graduate students. But Luse had an important cave at for hopefuls with big ideas for how to use campus space. “In everything we do, the deci- (Ehr Saily (Ear Hrri Forum endorsements Kristin Hill -3 ► Di-Phi ► Young Democrats ► College Republicans Logan Ules - 2 ► Out-of-State Student Assoc ► Chispa JJ. Raynor - 0 Attend the forums today; ► Graduate and Professional Student Federation: 6:30 p.m., location TBD ► Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender-Straight Alliance: 7:30 p.m.. Student Union, Room 3209 ► Environmental affairs com mittee: 8:30 p.m., Murpbey 116 sion we make is based on the need,’ he said. “Anybody's opinion should be backed up by data that shows there is a student need." Contact the l University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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