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2 Woes over parking spots may worsen i I The PATRICK purpose of ? ? Student BrtX&MMuiyH Government is to be a tool through which students can voice their needs and concerns. When used property, Student Government can be a powerful tool for positive change in the Carolina Community. Student Government should be an organization that is very vocal about every issue touching the lives of students. It should not be an organization that backs down when the administration barks. The safety issue is can never be taken too lightly. There needs to be more police patrols of campus so students can: feel safe at their home away from home. A lot of safety problems can be solved by increasing lighting and call boxes in areas such as the Horseshoe, around the Coliseum and in parking garages. Students also need to be more educated about existing safety avenues. With the implementation of the university's "Master Plan," the parking problem will actually get worse for the next couple semesters. What we need as students is a clear and responseoriented channel through which to voice our parking concerns. Students should play an intricate role in the decisions made by Bill Baker and the Parking Committee. Gene Luna, director of Housing, and the Housing department have done great jobs in creating committees and getting student input about housing. It is imperative this clear channel remains intact. I also believe the Greek Village is something students want, and it will enhance the image of the university. What we need to remember is we have to get as many groups involved with this project as possible and include both NIC and NPHC groups so the Greek Village will not seem exclusive. Another issue is dining services. The contract we have with Marriott Dining Services is almost up. What Student Government needs to do is make sure the new contract takes into consideration the desires students have for quality, vqjigty $nd reasonableness in price, whether the contract be with Marriott or Jdother corporation. We as students should have a great input in these negotiations since we are the ones using dining services every day. Student Government should also fight to assure that we as a university remain on the cutting edge of technology 90. we c^p pompete with other universities and so we, as students, can be wellprepared for our futures in the work force and in society in general. One thing we can do is incorporate the use of technology into the way professors teach, such as having professors and students contact each other and send and correct homework over the Internet. -The administration also needs to be reminded that academics and students should be the primary focus of the university and that they should be more avid fighters for Higher Education Funding and Student Financial Aid. If elected president, I would also esiabliahaStudent Government newsletter and have forums to address concerns. My experience: *Student Government- Director of Graduate Affairs *Honor Council: Law School *President- Association of AfricanAmerican Students *President- NAACP -*SLC. Health Decisions(DHECGovernoFs Task Force on Health Care Reform *Search Committee- Dean of Humanities (Liberal Arts) *Director of Educational Activities and Judicial Board Chief Justice - Alpha Phi Alpha *Student Christian FellowshipParliamentarian *Student Government Judicial Board Alternate *MAF *SEED *CPU *Host Committee- 5th Annual Leadership Conference *President's Office- Intern My experience has given me the skills I need to be an effective leader of Student Government and to be the voice students need. V] QUOTE. UNQUOTE "South Carolina put its good amount of civilil Afro-Amei USC should My name is Daniel D'Alberto and bud I am running for the office of SG As s President. I am a political science t h i junior and have been involved with uni\ Student Government since my arrival des on campus. I was a member of The Freshman Council two years ago, and of th last year I served as the Executive a coi Assistant to the SG President. This stab year I am serving as the current SG 1 President's Executive Director. addi Being so closely involved with the now day-to-day activities of the president, befc I know what needs to be done to be an ours effective president, especially when adir dealing with the administration. Iam wer also in charge of overseeing and The implementing the president's platform, the I also serve the student body on corn many University Committees, and last a vo year I was involved in the University us e 101 Peer Leader Program. In addition to this, I hold a part-time job here on wou campus. shoi There are many reasons why I'm pas running for SG President. The most accc important of these is to increase higher coin education funding. Last year I worked thei extensively with President Bigham to stu< fight against the proposed higher atte education budget cuts. This year, we the] will again need to stand up to any USQ^D concern MORE THAN BIG IDEAS-A i s c PLAN TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN, tuit This isn't just my slogan; it's what not sets me apart from all of my opponents hig this year and most of the candidates capj in the past From my first days serving bep: on freshman council to the present f u n serving as one of your student senators adrr and chairing the Powers and thei] Responsibility Committee, I've had as ^ my focus accomplishment. By this, I is sa mean not just sitting around thinking; care ahrnif nnrt rohnshincr flip ssmp fttrt hi(7- C3T 1 ideas, but deciding which ones are and plausible, putting a plan together to safe' make them happen and discarding the the 1 rest. That's why my campaign for If ifi Student Body President offers a plan, wall This plan has five points which deal pari with tuition, safety, parking, a voting injvu student member on the Board of the Trustees and dining services. him In the past Student Government chat and other organizations on campus 1 have lobbied the legislature to increase the funding for higher education. In the plan past, we have continuously lost that gan battle. I support a bill in the state buy legislature to cap tuition and fees. This us t< cap will act as a safeguard for the to tl students in that whenever our funding prog Students need Too often, candidates run for one o n of two reasons: to fulfill a personal whe agenda or to stuff their resume as they cri leave USC. I am running because I b e i love the University of South Carolina, prol and I think I can have a positive a li influence on the way this campus will bap be shaped in the coming years. I won't 1 waste your time by filling this column legi with empty promises and tireless sl;re babble. To be honest, I'm not a politician, tbe nor do I ever have any aspirations of av01 becoming one. The only reason I'm bies running is to try to make a difference. se^e My main focus is to re-establish wou the crumbling Carolina community. s1:re Too many students are moving off campus, participating less in campus activities and not living college life to its fullest extent. Recently, I asked myself why this trend was continuing, jj ^ and there were several answers that , . , solu came to mind. g^ Whether we choose to admit it or not, safety on campus is definitely a gy j problem. Things Fd like to do, if elected; tge increase funding for the APO Escort g^ Service, improve campus lighting, form us v a volunteer patrol to man key areas [EWI faith in the university, ty with an orderly des< rican Studies Professor Cleveland Sell offer onl get CUtS. DANIEL tudents of D'ALBERTO s fine I rersity, we ;rve an overall quality education, only way we can ensure ourselves is is if the Statehouse finally makes mmitment to the students of our e. ^ second main issue I'd like tc ess is the Board of Trustees. Right , no student votes on issues put ire the Board. In order to give elves a strong, pertinent voice the unistration will have to listen to, oust work with the state legislature legislature decides who votes or Board of Trustees, so we must ince them we as students deserve te in the major decisions affecting veryday. rhere are also four other issues 1 Id like to address that could and uld have been addressed in the t and that are very simple tc >mplish. The first is an Internet se guide. Having professors adc r syllabi to the Internet will allov ients to look up assignments ndance policies, etc., even before j sign up for the class, the second issue is to improve the e el with tick ut, our ion will ROBINSON go sky BESSIEEEnSH :h. By )ing tuition, we the students will rotected because the next time oui ding is cut, it will be the linistration who has to tighten r belt for a change. Another issue included in my plan fety. It is sad when the university s more about where we park our :han how safe we are walking tc from it. This is backward. The tyof students must once again be *>. 1 concern of the campus police. 3 too dark for someone to feel safe ring, then its too dark to be writing ring tickets. Now, to add insult tc y, the university decided to release certified policeman and replace with a private citizen to be ir ?e of housing security. 'arking, an issue which is always focus of big ideas, is one that mj l also addresses. Pendleton Streel ige has a program where we car a meter permit for $2 that allows ) park in the USC metered spaces le garage. We must expand this pram to all metered USC spaces healthy n campus I pjm ;re violent SNAVELY me has n a )lem, and have campus police b< ttle more in tune with th< penings of a busy campus. Eatinjx nn camDus is definitely i timate reason to move. We ofter ss the importance of not gaining "Freshman 15," but how are we t< d it when we're eating burgers ant i hum August to May? A healthiei ction and a higher quality of foot Id be two important points I woult ss. [ don't think I could consider mysel ue candidate if I didn't mentior parking problem. I hope with th< lit of the new parking garage, som< his stress might be alleviated vever, there are other promisinj [tions, such as increased Carolin; ittle service and possibly a park ride service to on-campus locations improving these key areas, I fee Carolina community will grov nger and be strong enough to las veil into the 21st century. PINTS Pi ami . There was a tremendous sgregation." it would cl ers Joint L ru VAumiiibttx: # 111* a report ca ine syllabi program b ^ performs secondar advisement process. Last semester, rathef many students in the College of Liberal enrollmen Arts did not receive advisement Accor notification. We need to know, NikkiSetz especially freshman, when advisement system "h 1 is coming in order to ensure we do not for quali J end up taking classes we don't need breeding r or want. Under Another issue is the expanded usage Carolina c of our new ID cards. I would like to would be < place a device in each of the drink requirem , machines around campus that would funding. T > allow us to use our cash cards in them. be deterr , The technology is available, and we classificatic would have very little trouble raising 4-year ins i the money to do so. technical s > A fourth project I would like to Post-ta ! tackle is an off-campus meal card. resident pr > Many schools around the Southeast pro essors have a wallet size card that allows ^ exam]: ^ students to receive discounts at eating 8 establishments around campus. There : , , Education ( is no reason why other SEC schools Achieven should have this card and we do not. . , _ u ? t f* * i t ,, ,i restructur [ Before I finish, I would like to add Higher E< r that even if you do not vote for me for commj ( SG President on Feb.15,1 ask you to action t( > nlp?QP orpf nnt. anrl vnt.p Thp mnrp -ii. , o wiuL..ueiiii students vote, the greater voice we ^ perfoj. i will have to the administration. make in ;ets, not safety ? . ; Presi This is a convenience because we, the 1 students, don't have to be running pv-j py-\ r back and forth to the meter with LyJLL 1 Iv quarters every two or four hours. 1 The fourth issue my plan deals Cain is a ] ' with is having a voting student member candidate fc i on the Board of Trustees. In the past, the Student Student Government has gone to the Th^ past sun administration to ask that our SG Chief Le President be able to be a voting member States Arm* on the Board. We can't achieve a voting Washington student member by begging the Intern for Fe > administration. We can only achieve David C.Noi i this by changing state law. A voting Cain is a i student member on the Board placed negotiated le there by state law will have the respect f?r Charl s of their fellow Board members and will an(^ the ; not be seen as a token. Common Plee The final issue my plan deals with States Armj ! is dining services. The contract that between hig s Marriott has had for 15 years expires earned a Na i this fall We must make student needs the primaiy focus in this new contract attended the i by representing ourselves, the students, ^1^.ma ' in the actual contract process and Omicron Del t making our needs the primary focus Cam will; i of the new contract. 1) Security: ? If you support my platform and are campus secu ' ready to affect real change, vote Jon ^ Pa n& m ' Robinson for president on Thursday, ft/fJUQft Q Feb. 15. i|j|i|i|i!j!i!i'i" 1 11 1 11 ienu choices *JSK? 2, Have the of senate, e* When I asked my campaign stall' d- ,VWRC 1 cti why people should vote for me, they came upwith this Judicfite Top 10 reasons to vote for P.J.: J 10. Has never worn the colors 5 W mn m J orange and purple together (or separately). 1 9. Last seen running the blue line "?ny 1 toward Five Points. ATj ? 8. Promises not to write on the } sidewalks with chalk. Student M 7. Has gotten sick offManchu Wok, Wendy H r ^ Editor in ( 6. Thinks his social life will pick up if people start calling him "Mr. Tina Mo President." Brents? 5. Only candidate spotted working Martha I 1 out with Semper Fi at 6 a.m. Cece von 1 4. Hasn't sustained any recent head News 6(1 injuries. csh D r 3. Got TJSC' tattooed somewhere Sonnen 3 on his bodv. Features E 2. Has never exposed himself in Xhe Gamecoc |" the Thomas Cooper Library. 1 1. Promises to live in his office to ,lK exception of 1 , , iii i x Opinions expres help ease the housing shortage. editors or auth. t Don't forget to stop by my web page for election updates! You can find it ? p^liJsher r Student Media i at http://www.ece.sc.edu/~snavely. Wednesday, February 7* 1996 "XBaflcock Serving USC Since 1908 /endy Hudson, Editor in Chief Ryan Wilson, Managing Editor, Tina Morgan, Brent Seeliger, Viewpoints Editors Editorial Board 1, Martha Hotop, Karen Layne, Robbie Meek, Tyson Pettigrew, Matt Pruitt Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton, Allison Williams ii for higher education litious but unclear japer had arms for their actions, Setzler ap. IHUdUaai3H said, gher Education New funding Bravoe g i s 1 a t i v e formula With noble aims i recently issued for S.C. like affordable and tiling for a new higher education accessible education, icationfunding institutions improved teacher lased uDon the education and cooDeratian ince of post- Kini?LlljLlI*lLfl with other state schools,' y institutions Great P*an deserves <>ur thantheir . , support. It will surely t numbers. , .!?' shift the emphasis from ding to Sen. ^work ^ roll books to grade reporta ler, the existing ? This only means as no rewards in Practlce good things for us: a focus ty, therefore on academics and nediocrity." students rather than faculty interests, the new system, South Or does it? :olleges and universities The Triple A plan is missing expected to meet certain something. Couldn't this be just ents in order to receive another brilliantly disguised education hese requirements would cut? ained by each school's How is the commission going to n as a research institution, go about measuring the amount of titution, 2-year college or time professors spend aiding their school. students? Have students sign their lure review, South Carolina time cards? iority and number of hours Also, can we really trust the spend assisting students commission to do the right thing? ties of standards used in What noticeable results can we credit ag performance. it with? Does it really deserve more w plan, "Triple A Higher power? : Accountable, Affordable Skepticism aside, it is a very lent," also calls for the ambitious proposal, but it is imperative ing of the Commission on we work out the kinks and find a way lucation. The plan gives to make it happen. ission power to "take real Until then, we'll hold our applause. ) enforce compliance All quoted material from a statement ed missions, quality criteria of Sen. Nikki Setzler, mance indicators" in order Higher Education Joint Legislative stitutions more accountable Study Committee Chairman ident should hold )nthly "Town Meetings" law student and I I adequate and affordable ir President of | CAIW | parking by Fall 1996.3) Food: Government. To provide more food choices nmpr, Cain was in the upcoming food service gal Counsel of the United contract as well as "Express Cafes" for ;d Services Committee in areas not close to the Russell House. , DC. He was also a Legal In addition to these three main goals, deral District Cpurt Judge Cain will expedite off-campus housing rton in Charleston, SC. for Greeks. He will also hold campuscertified mediator and has wide events on the Horseshoe to provide ;gal disputes to resolution opportunities for people from all parts ekon County Family Court of the campus community to meet each aufort County Court of other. is. Cain served in the United Cain will hold bimonthly "Town r on a two-year enlistment Meetings" in the ballroom of the Russell ;h school and college and House to listen to you and report to you. tional Defense Medal and Cain has real world experience. Cain chievement Medals. Cain has negotiated to settlement (in less than College of Charleston, is a three hours) live legal controversies which and is a member of the have been in litigation for more than 10 ta Kappa honor fraternity, years. arYYtmplish three main goals: If we have as much faith as the size To immediately increase of a mustard seed, we can move a rity and lighting, especially mountain. Cain gets things done. v\nn 0\ Dnrlrlw/T* Tn nwYin^n ccu. id) j. curving, IU puvmt ums AMD POWERS OF TM PRESiBBHT 5 Constitution and Codes of 5. Remove any cabinet member from a jovernment, appointed executive position, power to veto or sign acts 6. Act as the official representative of Mng finance bills. the Student Government, arid as an offfQmniendations for legisla- ciai representative of the University mate. upon request of the President of US . cabinet members and 7. With tbe assistanee of the Treasurer, rd members, with concur- provide for the preparation and presenalority of the Senate. tation of the $6-budget. akd? fliml'-4" -1 ledia Russell House-USC* Columbia, SC 29208 creative Director Jeff A. 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