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6 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008 Campus Y names two leaders BY LAURA MARCINEK STAff WRITER Casey Beckner and Jeff Chen were elected c>-presidents of the Campus Y for the 2008-09 school war. “I think they'll work very well together." said Sarah Schuyler, this year's Campus Y co-president. "I have no doubt that they'll be fan tastic for the Y." Beckner. who garnered 36 per cent of the vote, ran against three others Lindsay Gugc. Jasmin Jones and Sophie Solomon for the female co-president position. Chen ran unopposed for the male co-president position and received about 95 percent of the votes. The Campus Y constitution requires the election of one male and one female president. This tra dition began when the YMCA and the YWCA joined in 1963. Leaders wanted to ensure that women still had leadership opportunities. Chen and Beckner both served as co-chairs on committees this war. They will begin their terms as co-presidents after Spring Break. "1 feel like we both bring really different things but really great things, so I think we'll be a really good team." Beckner said. “Historically we have been a forum through which students can find their voice for social change, and that will continue to be our main goal.” CONTROL YOUR WEIGHT IN 2008 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is conducting a 4 month research study in men and tc women to examine methods to prevent weight JBP gain common in young adults. You may be eligible to participate if you are: -19-35 years of age - normal weight or slightly overweight and interested in controlling your weight and preventing weight gain * Women who are pregnant are not eligible to participate. THE UNIVERSITY of NORTH CAROLINA at CHAPEL HILL cdla.unc.edu cdla@unc.edu 919-962-9590 Carolina Digital Library and Archives OPEN HOUSE AND PROGRAM The Carolina Digital Library and Archives (CDLA) brings the power of digital technologies to library / • jp and archival collections and to the work of schol ars. researchers, and students at Carolina and beyond. Join us to learn about the CDLA. meet the 1 staff, discuss project ideas, and view our work. 1- 5 p.m. Information and tours, ***^ with brief programs **{”** ‘ ' i 1 p.m. Overview of CDLA publishing projects tf**- l * m *^ 7 , 2 p.m. The William Slake Archive HtJ f****,i & 3 p.m. Russia Beyond Russia Digital Library 4 p.m. Mass Digitization Projects at UNC: 5 p.m. Reception, remarks, and tours 11 UNC UNIVERSITY LIBRARY A Jeff Chen ran uncontested for the male co-president position and was elected Tuesday night. Casey Beckner was elected to the female co-president position with 36 percent of the vote. Chen and Beckner said they hope to focus on recruitment and targeting students who are not yet involved with the Campus Y. UNC's largest student group. “I think that social justice issues just keep coming up," Chen said. “I think there will definitely be a future for the Y on campus." Beckner said she wants to main tain a high member-retention rate. "My main, overarching goal is to help publicize the Campus Y in a way that its never been publicized before." she said. Schuyler said that Beckner and Chen are both personable and will be able to get people involved. Virginia Carson, director of the Campus Y. said it is the responsibil For more information please call 919-966-5852 or email weightresearch@unc.edu IRB# 07-1783 ity of the co-presidents to organize the executive committee and the program committees. This can be difficult because the Campus Y has 18 committees, nine special projects and at least 1,800 members. “One thing we struggle with is fostering a sense that they are all part of an organization. Having strong communicating skills is very handy," Carson said. Although Chen and Beckner were elected under the current constitutional provision, Schuyler said she wants to look into chang ing the one male, one female presi dential position. “That law inherently excludes anyone who does not identify as a man or a woman. I think most people don't think about that," she said. “The Y is for everyone." But Carson said that the tradi tion has provided strong, balanced leadership. “If the students want to take a j fresh look at it, I would be willing j to do that," Carson said. Campus Y members also elect ed Jimmy Waters as the minister of information. Nora Llabona and Vikram Dashputre will reassume their positions of internal and external treasurers, respectively. Contact the University Editor at udesk(a>unc.edu. News National and World News FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Some in GOP ask Huckabee to quit WASHINGTON. D.C. (AP) Against overwhelming odds, Mike Huckabee keeps brushing off calls to drop his presidential bid for the good of the Republican Partv - . Some GOP sages suggest it’s hard to quit while you’re still win ning races, despite the mathemat ical reality of the delegate count This time there is no incum bent, but John McCain has a com manding lead. Some Republicans suggest Huckabee's insistence on staying in the race could hinder the party’s ability to unify- behind the front-runner. Obama, McCain win in Potomac WASHINGTON. D.C. (AP) Barack Obama powered past Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for Democratic convention delegates Tuesday night with primary victories in Maryland. Virginia and the District of Columbia. Republican front-runner John McCain won all three GOP primaries, adding to his insurmountable lead in delegates for the Republican nomination. He congratulated Mike Huckabee, his remaining major rival and a potential vice presidential running mate. Participate in These Free Comedy Festival Events! SIRENS Improv Workshop Friday, Feb 15,2-4 pm, Union Cabaret Glass with Black: ' Friday, February 15, spm, Union Auditorium Stephan Pastls Comic Strip Seminar - Pearls Before Swine Saturday, February 16, 3:30-4:3opm, Union Class of 2000 Lounge §The Ins and Outs of Comedy Writing Saturday, February 16,3:30-4:30, Union 3102 She A Daily Show Panel Hfl Saturday, February 16, 4:30-5:45, Union Class of 2000 Lounge I chrisettjMTiiehele pjpjjgj 8:00 pm Memorial Hall {reserved seating tickets] ■ l NC Student rickets SS with IJNC Student One Card: One ticket per One L ard, 1 wo One C artls per person. I ' ■ ()IFhi .M F lUun -6pm, u 1 11 ■8 • ■ 1 u ket'- pmvlusal tor I eh. 1 ' will lx- Imn.mi! I eh l‘L Refunds will be available until Feb. I'A for complete ■SB*i intumr.Unni. \ I>l l wavw.Uiu .edu , u.ib Pakistani opposition leaders make plans to form coalition government ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) Leaders of Pakistan’s two main opposition parties said Tuesday they would form a coalition government if their groups win the biggest share of votes in next week’s parliamen tary elections. The hour-long meeting came one day after a survey by a U.S. organization predicted the oppo sition would score a landslide vic tory in the Feb. 18 ballot. Zardari said his Pakistan People’s Party would invite Sharifs Pakistan Muslim League- N as well as “other democratic forces" to join a governing coali Guantanamo may see executions SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) lf six suspected terror ists are sentenced to death at Guantanamo Bay for the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. Army regula tions that were amended two years ago open the possibility of execution by lethal injection at the military base in Cuba. Any executions would prob ably add to international out rage over Guantanamo, since capital punishment is banned in 130 countries, includ ing the 27-nation European Union. The updated regula tions make it possible for the executions to be carried out at Guantanamo. Shr Daily aar Brrl tion even if Bhutto's group won enough legislative seats to rule on its own. Sharif said the political, social and economic crisis facing Pakistan had reached the point that “we all have to join hands and save the country from any further deterioration.” Violence by Islamic extremists linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida has been rising, particularly in the northwestern regions along die border with Afghanistan, and politics has been snarled in bit ter wTangling over the long mili tary rule led by President Pervez Musharraf. Aborigines receive formal apology CANBERRA, Australia (AP) As Parliament convened Wednesday, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Prime put forth a motion asking lawmak ers to formally apologize for past policies that “inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss" on Australia's indigenous | people. Aborigines remain the coun try’s poorest and most disad vantaged group. The apology is directed at tens of thousands of Aborigines who were forcibly taken from their families as children under now abandoned assimilation policies.
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