VoterGuide 6 tuesday, february 8, 2011 The Daily Tar Heel Voter Guide tuesday, february 8, 2011 7

Student body president

dth/Helen Woolard dth/Daniel Turner dth/Helen Woolard dth/Daniel Turner

Mary Cooper is an environmental health science major from Nashville, Tenn. Her Rick Ingram is an economics and political science double major from Asheville. His Ian Lee is a business administration and political science double major from Cary. His Brooklyn Stephens is a psychology and sociology double major from Wake Forest.
platform includes expanding CCI printing and incorporating first aid in LFIT classes. platform includes fixing ConnectCarolina and lowering fees to offset tuition costs. platform includes expanding parking and adding flexibility to student dining options. Her platform includes Carolina Calendar and increasing efficiency of campus offices.

Mary Cooper Rick Ingram Ian Lee Brooklyn Stephens

Name: Mary Cooper
Class: Junior
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Major: Environmental health science
in the School of Public Health, chemistry
minor
Favorite class taken at UNC: ENGL
347: The American Novel with Philip Gura
Favorite bagel at Alpine: Cinnamon
raisin with cinnamon honey butter
Davis or UL: Davis, first floor stacks!
Lenoir or Rams Head: Lenoir
Favorite UNC basketball player
(current): John Henson
Favorite restaurant on Franklin
Street: Artichoke Basil
Favorite movie: “Father of the Bride”
The points: Name: Rick Ingram 2. Restructure Student Government to pro- Name: Ian Lee The points: Name: Brooklyn ‘BK’ Stephens The points:
1. The “Tuition Dream Team” will conduct a Class: Junior vide more direct representation from student
organizations. Class: Junior 1. Make parking in Rams Deck after 5 p.m. Class: Junior 1. Create Carolina Calendar, a place where
fee audit. The team will be led by the student Hometown: Asheville free with One Card access. all of the events from different student orga-
body president and will consist of three parts: 3. Solve registration issues: Provide more Hometown: Cary Hometown: Wake Forest
nizations can be posted.
the Carolina Advocacy Committee, the tuition Major: Economics, political science pertinent information to students to make Major: Business administration, political 2. Institute a cost-based approach to tuition. Major: Psychology, sociology, African
2. Expand Hogan Medlin’s arts advocacy
and fee task force and an executive assistant. Favorite class taken at UNC: POLI 420 this process easier. science 3. Provide a Fix My Campus system to American studies minor
campaign to embrace all aspects of the arts
2. Expand CCI printing to more off-campus 4. Fix ConnectCarolina: Incorporate user- Favorite class taken at UNC: PLCY respond to problems raised by students. Favorite class taken at UNC: AFAM
Favorite bagel at Alpine: Good by encouraging student art displays around
and North Campus locations. Morning Camper friendly aspects from Student Central such 070: National Policy, with Hodding Carter III 4. Add flexibility to student dining options. 101 with Robert Porter campus in areas such as residence halls’
as the GPA calculator. public spaces.
3. The Triage will reach out to students and Davis or UL: Davis, 10th floor. Favorite bagel at Alpine: Tuscan 5. Advocate for medical alcohol amnesty. Favorite bagel at Alpine: Cinnamon
listen to their ideas. 5. Institute an open meeting policy within Turkey bagel with honey cinnamon spread 3. Improve and diversify dining options.
Lenoir or Rams Head: Lenoir Endorsements:
4. Incorporate first aid modules in LFIT classes. student government. Davis or UL: UL Have dining halls extend their hours on the
Davis or UL: Davis, it’s stacked. College Republicans
Favorite UNC basketball player Endorsements: weekends as well as help them add to the
5. Start a student enrichment fund, which (current): Kendall Marshall Lenoir or Rams Head: Late Night at Graduate/Professional Student Federation Lenoir or Rams Head: Rams Head variety of dining options at Late Night at
will allow students to go to conferences, Black Student Movement Rams Head
Favorite restaurant on Franklin The Daily Tar Heel Favorite UNC basketball player Rams Head Dining Hall.
seminars and lectures and bring that knowl- BoUNCe (current): John Henson
Street: Artichoke Basil Favorite UNC basketball player 4. Increase efficiency and awareness of dif-
edge back to UNC. Computer Science Club (tie with Cooper)
GLBTSA (current): Reggie Bullock Favorite restaurant on Franklin ferent offices on campus.
Endorsements: Favorite movie: “It’s a Wonderful Life” Residence Hall Association
HOSA Favorite restaurant on Franklin Street: [B]Ski’s 5. Increase inclusivity as a whole on campus.
Computer Science Club (tie with Lee) The points: Street: Artichoke Basil Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies
Young Democrats Favorite movie: ”The Parent Trap” Endorsements: None
Epsilon Eta environmental honors fraternity 1. Lower student fees to offset rising tuition Favorite movie: “The Last King of Sangam
costs. Website: unc.edu/boe/rick Website: brooklynforsbp.weebly.com
Website: unc.edu/boe/mary Scotland” Website: unc.edu/boe/ian

Student Union renovation Senior class presidents

What is it?
Referendum to increase student fees for a project that would make the
bottom floor of the Student Union a better utilized space.
Pros: BY THE NUMBERS
Increased meeting and rehearsal space

$8
Updated Union Cabaret
24/7 area for students to study and congregate
Cons:
Will cost each student an additional $16 every year for 30 years. Fee that would be implemented
per semester for students
Graduate students argue they rarely use the space.
Student Congress voted to keep the referendum off of today’s bal-

$11
lot. Representatives argued that the project was inappropriate consid-
ering the financial hardship the University is facing.
Fee: $8 per semester for 30 years
*Does not include Phase 1, which has already received approval. Phase
1 will bring a Wendy’s and meeting rooms to the Union’s east wing.
Million in construction costs
for the Union
What is needed?
Petitioners had to collect 2,939 signatures for the referendum

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dth/Melissa key dth/Melissa Key
At least 2.5 percent of students must vote Mohammad Saad (left), of Cary, and Dean Drescher, of Raleigh, are running for 2011- Susan Chen (left), of Knightdale, and Omar Currie, of Saint Pauls, are running for
Majority of the at least 2.5 percent must vote in favor 12 senior class presidents. They hope to make service opportunities more accessible. 2011-12 senior class presidents. The duo plans to organize a senior Spring Break trip.

Dean Drescher Susan Chen

Number of years students
Why now? would pay the renovation fee
Union officials said that if they do not act now, construction prices

and Mohammad Saad and Omar Currie

will climb, making the project more expensive.

Uncontested races Hometown: Raleigh (Drescher) and Cairo,

Egypt/Cary (Saad)
Major: Journalism and Religious Studies
Davis or UL: DAVIS. (The Unproductive
Library? Really? What are we, freshmen?)
Lenoir or Rams Head: Rams for lunch,
Hometown: Knightdale, (Chen); Saint
Pauls (Currie)
Major: Communication Studies and
Davis or UL: UL
Lenoir or Rams Head: Rams Head
(Chen); Lenoir (Currie)

Graduate and Professional Carolina Athletic Residence Hall (Drescher); Health Policy and Management
(Saad)
Lenoir for dinner
Favorite UNC basketball player
African American Studies (Chen); Elementary
Education (Currie)
Favorite UNC basketball player
(current): John Henson (Chen); Tyler Zeller
Favorite class taken at UNC: (current): Stewart Cooper (Drescher); Tyler Favorite class taken at UNC: AFAM (Currie)
Student Federation Association Association Media Law (Drescher); Equal Education
Opportunities (First-year seminar) (Saad)
Zeller (Saad) — 2012 represent!
Favorite restaurant on Franklin
280: Blacks in North Carolina with Robert
Porter (Chen); Drama 115: Perspectives in
Drama with Mark Perry (Currie)
Favorite restaurant on Franklin
Street: Lime and Basil (Chen); [B]skis
Favorite bagel at Alpine: Rise and Street: IP3 (both of us) (Currie)
The points: The points: The points: Shine on plain — this is not indicative of my Favorite bagel at Alpine: Rise and
personality (Drescher); Tuscan Turkey on sun- Favorite Movie: ”Matilda” (Drescher); Shine on everything bagel with Texas Pete Favorite movie: “Love Actually” (Chen);
1. Affordability 1. Ticketing 1. Visibility Anything Batman — especially “The Dark “Finding Nemo” (Currie)
dried tomato, toasted (Saad) (Chen); Salt bagel (Currie)
Work to make sure tuition increases are - A lottery for the two biggest football Use online and in-community resources Knight” (Saad)
equal and realistic. games of the year that will draw the larg- to bring students in touch with their
Advocate for modified fee structures to est crowds will be based on seniority. Those representatives.
diminish some of the burden on gradu- with senior standing will be given a single
ate and professional students. ticket to the game first, with any remaining
tickets to be distributed through the lottery 2. Advocacy

Student Congress
Continue to work with student govern-
How to vote
Serena Witzke system. Caitlin Goforth Streamline the process of sending con- Sophomore
ment to seek fee waivers for graduate hopes to hopes to bring
students who are not taking classes. - The lottery for the men’s home basketball cerns by providing a suggestions and Hans Peng
advocate for game against Duke University will continue more visibility issues box for each community. hopes to
Advocate for fair increases in TA fair increases in to be based on seniority. to non-revenue increase RHA’s Log on to my.unc.edu and click on the “Student
Focus on the RHA website as the
stipends as tuition and fees increase. TA stipends. sports.
- A student advisory committee will evalu- primary means for online advocacy. visibility. District 1 District 4 District 7 Voting” link, which is found in the “Student Life” por-
ate the new student ticket policy and dis- Kyle Hall Jacob Maready Chelsea Miller tion of the page.
2. Flexibility cuss changes if necessary. Evan Ross Kristen Johnson
3. Bike share Marc Seelinger District 6 Lex-Jordan Ibegbu Fill out your ballot.
Protect graduate students’ enrollment and status at UNC 2. Homecoming
Program would allow students to check out a bike from Anya McDermott Nathan Westmoreland Jaron Reynolds
when they are away for outside work. - Increase the number of events for students to participate in their communities and return it within one to two days.
OR
David Ribar Adam J. Horowitz
Advocate for more summer support and teaching positions throughout Homecoming Week.
for graduate students.
Provide a healthier, greener alternative for campus travel Austin Gilmore District 9 Vote by e-mail by sending an e-mail to boe@unc.
- The CAA will collaborate with other student organizations and to avoid crowding on buses. District 2 Leah Josephson Charles Hiser edu with your name, class, PID, place of residence and
to host events throughout the week that will raise money for Mary Nell Johnson Kristian Doty Jacqueline Chapman
philanthropy. candidate selection.
3. Accountability Jocelyn Burney Ryan Splain
- Continue to bring an artist that will draw a big student crowd 4. Technology Nishma Patel District 10 Submit a paper ballot by stopping by the Board
Advocate for a new sexual harassment policy with the GPSF
to the Homecoming concert. Strengthen ties with ResNET to collaborate on projects such District 3 Alexander T. Lopez Lisa Heimbach of Elections Office in room 2500 of the Student Union
special committee on sexual harassment.
as the installation of Netflix in residence halls. Shrija Ghosh Jared Simmons
Direct members of cabinet to compile a website with an 3. Visibility annex.
Includes partnerships from programming and community Paige Comparato Nicholas Sullivan
index of services, options and resources available to gradu- - Increase the presence of the CAA and of non-revenue sports
enhancements to marketing and networking. Greg Steele Zachary De La Rosa
ate students. on campus.
Sebastian Posada Brandon Hartness