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\ Ro/ai Gault says key to her By Catherine Parham Staff Writer Vice presidential candidate (iiory t Gault said the second-in comman I c Student Government should oe able I motivate people. Gault can do the job. sh said. "The president of the senate has to pus people," she said. "I can motivate peop and I'm self-motivated." A 21-year-old finance and real estal junior, Gault said she has been interested i politics since high school. "It gets in m blood. I get hyper when I think about it," si said. Ah South Tower senator this year, Gau said she has seen a need she can fulfill i president of the senate. "I feel I've had tl experience of leadership. I know how motivate people and encourage them to s and work toward goals," she said. Gault is also a member of the Rules ar the Residential Life committees. She serv< as chairman of the Communicatioi Committee and has participated in tl Carolina Leadership Program. Gault is a member of Alpha Delta ] sorority, the Sky Diving Club, and the re estate fraternity. (iAl l/r SAID this year's election involvi : ?iv "Vi rr:rc~ '^A-} ?>~iv~%'~\ V1 ffn * ^8 4 m , pap r %l^ l ' ' :_ ..- '. '. . - -::.' : . : / "-, _ ' mKr* . ^'ftffifflMf Hr - * JHnHHn Jin ^^jPSg| jnBnaHHn id Fulcher \ 1 ; motivation capabilities no outstanding issues. However, she said she is concerned about student apathy in i Student Government. 't in :*?_ 1 11? 1- e ? i -i i mum 11 s> s>au me way peupie ieei auoui Student Government. I can't say I can ie change things, because I haven't been in . office to see what the problems are, she ;h said. If elected, Gault's first act as vice president would be to train the senators in senate procedures and to inform them of in their duties, she said. "I would also have everyone set goals ? ie not just one-year goals, but five- and ten.. year goals for the senate and individual committees," she said. Student Government can gain continuity in planning and in Je leadership by setting these goals, Gault , said. et Gault said she would also have each id senate committee compile a notebook on all es committee actions. The notebook would be is passed down to each succeeding committee ie chairman. Student Senate has been more effective Pi this year than it has been in past years, al according to Gault. "I want it to continue to be effective. Everyone is trying hard now," es she said. &' : Jllf'flK ;:W^vS?!Wfe::S: ppap i-msm, i?*"* - mi wss mm . m ki ' * " : ^1 i Kemp Fulcher say 'change for By Catherine Parham oiott wnier "A Change for the Better" is the cam>aign slogan of Roland Fulcher, Student Government vice presidential candidate. Fulcher, a 20-year-old chemistry ;ophomore, said he offers USC students a 'new choice" in student leadership. He said 00 many Student Government candidates >ecome professional politicians. "They mow how to get votes, but once they are in >ffice, you don't hear much from them," he laid. Fulcher said he wants to take an active >art in government. "I've got the time to 0ve and I'm willing to give it. I feel I can be 1 0ood vnirp for thp stndpnts " hp said According to Fulcher, this year's election nvolves no big issues. He said, "As students, we agree on the things that need to >e done. I'm willing to fight hard for those hings that should be done." Fulcher said if he is elected, he will fight for all students having equal opportunities :o get tickets to USC football games when the upper deck of Williams-Brice Stadium is complete. He said student support at football games will be especially important next fall when Carolina plays Clemson University at home. ;* *""'' IP MM Glory Kemp says with (JSC By Catherine Parham Staff Writer Working for and with the students should t>e the primary goal of a Student Government officer, according to vice presidential candidate Jim Kemp, a 20-year-old business administration junior. Kemp, who holds the Preston-Woodrow senate seat, said he has the qualifications to reach that goal. He said he is the only candidate for vice president who has served during Student Senate Finance Committee budget hearings. Because the budget hearings determine how much money licensed campus organizations receive, the hearings have a great impact on students, Kemp "In order to help make fair decisions, you need someone who's been involved in the process," he said. Kemp said he served in the senate longer than any other candidate for vice president. He is also a member of the Athletic and Residential Life committees. Kemp includes in his list of qualifications ? that he is the only independent candidate running for vice president. STUDENT APATHY and a lack of com I s he'll be j thp hpftpr' Fulcher said if he is elected, his first priority would be to "unalienate the students from the administration." As Student Senate president Fulcher would work to make the senate run efficiently, he said. "Time has been wasted in the past, j. and I want to avoid that," he said. The student book exchange was a good idea but the project needs work, according to Fulcher. He said he would also work on extending the amount of time students can drop classes without receiving a grade of "W." Fulcher is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and served as president of his pledge class. He is in the Karate Club and has been accepted for membership in Gamma Beta Phi. For the past two summers, Fulcher worked as a senior counselor at Bovs' State. an A mnripan T iiflinn.cnnncnreH nrncirnm tr> teach S.C. high school boys about state and local government. He has also served on the state Board of Lutheran Youth and has been district president of the Lutheran Church Youth. Fulcher said he is running a person-1operson campaign. "I'm open to what people have to say to me," he said. 5^ ^ 'v" "x i ^MlyJ^H ^ jMj^..-, 'ilSIS ? |g| I mm. v s^1ww!u)^" ^,?<.v -s'^" ^ y ^ . /^HEs Gault he'll work ef i innnlc munication between students and Student Government are important problems, Kemp said. He said the 17 senate seats that have not been filed for are examples of student apathy, and an active and productive senate would alleviate this apathy. "I want the senate to work for everyone and for every student to know who his senator is," Kemp said. Kemp said he would solve the communication problem by being available to students. "If I am elected, my door would always be open," he said. Kemp said he is confident that he can Kon/41n Ur* tiA/v J 1 ' 11 uauuic nil' vn:c pres awn s responsiDiiiues which include presiding over the Student Senate. He said he can lead the senate "with an unbiased opinion." "I am sympathetic to the needs of all K?uup mi campus, i won i discriminate," he said. The vice president, as president of the senate, makes all senate committee appointments. Kemp said he would appoint the "most qualified people to the committees to work for the entire student body ." Kemp said, "I want to make Student Government an active and fair organization." ^