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Jamel Franklin and Susanne
Newman will take oaths of office for
Student Body President and Treasurer,
respectively, after winning Thursday's
elections.
Franklin, a liberal arts junior and
current student rsoay vice-rresiaent,
won with 1,390 votes. Newman, a
journalism sophomore, won with 1,403
votes.
Franklin credited the teamwork of
his campaign staff for his victory.
Before the election, Franklin said he
would "crusade and campaign for
important student concerns that affect
the lives and education of students at
this university."
Issues Franklin said he will lobby for
include more funding for the university,
more dining facilities and lower prices,
a repeat course policy, community service
projects, race relation forums and more
campus coin and ice machines.
I Franklin said he will tackle the issue
of higher education first.
"We will work on higher education
and accountability. [I'll go] straight to
the legislature," Franklin said.
Franklin said his term as vice
president will make him a more effective
president.
"I was allowed to work closely with
the president and find out what the job's
^ about and get orientated with the job.
Now I can go in and get started," Franklin
said.
Opposing presidential candidate Mike
Moore, a Criminal Justice graduate
student, received 883 votes.
Moore was not avaiianie lor comment
at press time.
Newman defeated Criminal Justice
junior Terrance Levine, who received
fc 776 votes.
Before the election, Newman said
she would "stop the administration from
snatching $400,000 of the money we pay
as students each semester," work with
area merchants to create a "Super Saver"
card and revamp the percentage system
of allocating student activity fees.
Newman said, "I will start
immediately on revising the student
activity allocation fee process"
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Student Bod1
CEPR1C SCOTT Staff Writer
The Student Government Elections
^ of 1997 came to a halt last night. All day
Thursday, candidates and their campaign
staffs offered everything from muffins
to candy to entice voters.
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Dy inursuay nigni oniy one person
could be declared the winner.
Unfortunately, we will have to wait at
least another week to find out the winners
of the vice presidential race.
The two candidates left standing in
the race for SG vice president are Liberal
Arts sophomore Kim Dickerson and
Liberal Arts junior Michael Phillips.
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SHAWN STARKEY Staff Writer
The decision on which food service i
be awarded USC's dining contract will b<
end of the semester, according to Dr. Ri
director of Business Affairs.
I The bids will be reviewed by three se]
who will vote on which company shoul*
the contract. One of the voting committee
of USC faculty and students.
"The students who will sit on the co
be selected by the student body president
The remaining two votes will be
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She said she is already familiar with voted Thursday, less 1
the percentages and "numbers" involved the student body,
in the allocations. Election Commis
Newman attributed her win to help Shroff said she expect
from her family, knowledge about the vote due to the nice v.
issues and strong feelings about the "[The low voter t
issues. surprise me. This e
According to the Elections candidates and was 1<
Commission's tally, about 2,300 students Shroff
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Gene Willis, an Applied Professional was 34 votes shy of b
Science junior, was eliminated from the SG Vice President. C
race. cast for vice president,
A candidate needs a majority, or 1,100. As of press tin;
higher than 50 percent, of the vote to be unavailable for comir
declared the winner. If no candidate As for Phillips, hi
receives a majority, then a run-off is the amount of work he
required. The vice presidential race is In a phone interview
the only race with a run-off scheduled "will continue to get o
this year. message out to the ca
Tiun-offs are very common, especially I will continue to c
for executive office races," said Elections to hit the areas I was
Commissioner Manisha Shroff. "I was Goals for Phillip
surprised we did not see more run-offs." president, include ii
This vice presidential run-offs were facilities, increasi:
very dose to being unnecessaiy. Dickerson university, and push
y to help select campus di
Purchasing Office, also known as the Materi
~~ Management Office,
company will According to Wertz, the menu and the price
e made by the menu items are examined closely. However, the 1!
chard Wertz, Request for Proposal (RFP) does not list this as a hi
for award.
parate parties Carl Chandler, district manager of Marriott si
i be awarded "It is impossible to evaluate a contract on the expec
s is comprised cost 0f a meal, so it is not included."
If the compensation restrictions do not changi
mmittee will the next RFP, companies will be restricted to a maxim
Wertz said. 0f 5 percent of the gross, which is expected to be ab
cast Dy tne $10 million. Marriotts current contract restricts th
nd the State to 4 percent of the gross.
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show of 1997. The five-man
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won the 1997-98 SG Presidency Thursday. Current Pr
lay.
than 10 percent of Shroff said the changes she and the
commission made to the campaign process
ssioner Manisha "work fairly well."
;ed more people to Shroff thanked Woody Carothers,
rather. SG advisor and the Elections commission
urn-out] doesn't members. She also thanked all candidates
dection has less for their participation.
jss controversial," "The initiative from ya'll shows that
you want to serve ~tudenf government,"
ion goes to run-off
ecoming the next forgiveness.
)f the 2,267 votes Dickerson's plans for this office include
Dickerson received developing better communications with
ie, Dickerson was the faculty senate, improving advisement
lent. and making sure student fees go directly
e said he realizes to students.
! has ahead of him. Shroff said she was hoping for a high
r, Phillips said he turnout at the polls, but as she stated,
ut his [campaign] "we experienced the usual low voter
impus." turnout" that is usually associated with
ampaign and begin SG elections. Estimates for the total
weak in," he said, number of voters were around 2,300.
is, if elected vice Shroff and the Elections commission
mproving dining get another chance next Thursday. Part
ng safety at the two of Election Day 1997 takes place
ling for academic February 20.
ning service provider
a 1 s According to Liz cohlke, general manager ol Marriott,
and Chandler, Marriott profits closer to 3 percent?
s of $.028 on the dollar, or about $300,000.
992 The new contract might pay the university 14
asis percent of the gross of the Carolina Mall and 10 percent
of the gross from the remaining food outlets if the new
aid, RFP carries the same charges. This equates to about
ted $1 million each year.
Food service is in the campaign platforms of both
e in presidential candidates so students may be able to
um affect the upcoming bids.
out Marriott would not comment on their bid for their
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MKK1 THORPE The Gamecock
esident Patrick Wright congratuShroff
said.
The election polls were open from 9
a.m. until 6 p.m. Thursday. The
commission counted the ballots and
announced the results in the Russell
House around 11 p.m. Thursday.
One representative from each
campaign was permitted to sit in during
the ballot counting.
1997 Senate El
District 1 - Science & Math
Jonathan Sharpe
Quincy Whittle
Curtis Brown
Summar Ford
Laura MacFarland
Sumeet Shah
District 2 - Applied Professional
Science & Continuing Education
Bo Moran
Kelly Rempfer
Open Seats (2)
District 3 - Social Work
Open Seat
District 4 - Liberal Arts
Ashley Jones
Elizabeth Fordham
Jennifer Parish
Douglas "Rocky" Barrett
Zerell Hall
Michele Marinkovic
Chris Dorset
Callee Kaiser
District 5 - Business Administratio
Timothy Clardy
Jason Gowdy
Jeffrey R. Hicks
Christy Lardner
Ruth Nettles
Kelley Vickery D/sfr/c
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SG finance
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RECINNA GREEN Asst. News Editor
The Senate Finance committee,
chaired by junior Kimberly Baxter,
president of the Association of AfricanAmerican
Students (AAAS), recently
announced its allocation of $1.25 million
dollars in student activity fees to student
organizations.
AAAS, one of the largest student
organizations on campus, requested the
largest share of the activity fee funds,
received the greatest amount and claimed
the highest ratio of money requested to
money received.
This occurrence, according to SG Vice
President Jamel Franklin, has the
Dossibilitv of aDDeariner to be a conflict
of interest between Baxter's involvement
in both the Senate Finance committee
and AAAS.
"There may be an appearance of
conflict," Franklin said. "And I think
thafs where she brought up the fact that
she was going to disqualify herself from
the discussions or volunteer to disqualify
herself from the discussions. She knew
there would be at least an appearance
of conflict, which, many times, is almost
as important."
During Senate finance committee
hearings, in which student organizations
requested allocations, Baxter left the
room when the budget discussion for
AAAS was brought to the floor.
"I discussed the [conflict of interestl
issue with my committee prior to me
taking the position of finance chair,"
Baxter said. "I knew that would become
an issue so I didn't discuss the Association
budget [at the budget hearing], I stepped
out [and] the rest of my committee came
up with that."
AAAS requested $23,455 for several
events, including AAAS Fall and Spring
Retreats, Black Histoiy Month Opening
Ceremonies, Kwanzaa Celebration and
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ection Results
District 6 - Education
Regina Fletcher
Open Seat
District 7 - Engineering
LaTasha Friday
Keith Richards
Steve Veldman
District 8 - Journalism &
Library & Information Sciences
Kathryn Henderson
Graham King
Kathy VanNostrand
District 9 - Criminal Justice
Twana N. Burns
Open Seat
District 10 - Law
Jared Mobley
Scott Hile
District 11 - Medical School
.Inslvn Annus
J C7
District 12 - -Nursing
n Cleteur Counard
Open Seat
District 13 - Pharmacy
Kimi Blew
LaShawn Johnson
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