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RHA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 man. But Sen. Destiny Walker said hall governments' policy should n't be changed because a few have problems. Also, matjy members were not comfortable with a clause in the resolution that labeled using mon ey without approval “embezzle ment and illegal, immoral and un fair to the residents of the halls." Sen. Stephen Byrd said there was a problem with wording. The sen ate decided to pass the resolution, but delete that clause. While happy the resolution passed, V^alsh is disappointed with the removal of that clause. “The line held weight. It had teeth in it," he said. RHA serves as an umbrella over hall governments, which pre side in each dormitory. Each hall government is given a certain amount of money to spend how ever the residents in the specific dormitory see fit. However, the problem arises when residents trust their repre sentatives to spend their money wisely, and they in turn spend their money for personal use, he said. “Spending (the residents') mon ey (for personal use) is no better than thievery—it violates the res idents' trust," Walsh said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu SG candidates plug platforms during RHA senate discussion BY NATALIE GROUT THE GAMECOCK As Student Government elec tions near, executive candidates are hard at work on the campaign trail. Tuesday night the Residence Hall Association invited each of the candidates to speak at its sen ate meeting. Having the chance to speak before the RHA Senate was valuable for both potential SG of ficers and voters because not all students on campus are aware of the candidate's platforms. First to speak at the senate meeting was vice presidential can didate Mark McLawhom, who em phasized his idea to extend the drop/add period, saying a week was an insufficient amount of time to make a good judgment on the quality of the class or professor. He talked about wanting to move the USC police station to a more centralized location on campus and increasing patrol of parking facilities. When she spoke, vice presiden tial candidate Yvonne Miller em phasized “The Three S's," her cam paign slogan. She said she wants to bring about change through a “Safety, Shuttle System and S.O.L.V.E," plan. She highlighted her ideas to revamp the shuttle system by getting new buses and making the routes more inclusive. r ■■ • ■. ~ Miller’s SOLVE plan is an acronym for Student Organization Leaders who Value Excellence and is a proposal to create better con nections between SG leaders. Brian Wayne was the final VP candidate to speak. Wayne's ma jor concern was to bring account ability back to SG. He said he wants to make sure that liaisons, senators and other SG officials are doing the jobs they are supposed to do. Wayne's is also proposing extending the number of hours the Thomas Cooper Library is open during the workweek and adding a student member to the Board of Trustees. Treasurer candidate Kenyatta Frazier explained his goals at the meeting as well. Frazier said he wanted to be available to organi zations to provide them with one on-one help. Though he has no pre vious experience with SG, he em phasized his work with the South Carolina NAACP. Frazier said he has worked with former SG trea surer Ben Edwards to learn more about the duties and requirements of the office. The second SG treasurer candi date, Cameron Burnette, was un able to attend the RHA senate meeting but sent a representative in his place. Burnette's represen tative placed focus on the candi date's involvement in SG and years spent in service to the coun try. Burnette is an advocate of the readership program and wants students to know he believes the position of treasurer is more ser vice-oriented than political. Zachery Scott commented on the positive changes that SG has made on campus and addressed the is sues of parking and the shuttle sys tem. Scott explained a plan to cre ate a 900-car parking garage and to renovate USC's shuttle system. Presidential candidates Justin Williams and Adam Schaffer were unable to attend the meeting. RHA Sen. Nicole Modeen of Preston College said she believed that all the candidates had good ideas but some just didn't seem fea sible. “I like the idea of having the li brary open for 24 hours a day dur ing the week. I don't think that bringing money back to student organizations is a practical idea though. I've seen the budget cuts in SG and it just isn't logical." Modeen said. All candidates encouraged stu dents to attend the debate to be held today at 12:30 p.m. in the Patio of Patterson Hall. Voting for SG of fices will be held from Feb. 23-25 and ballots will be cast on VIP. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu ■ ~-:-— —.. www. dailygamecock. com USC student selected as ALD renresentative BY CARRIE GOODEN THE GAMECOCK - Brittany Sheppe, a second year psychology student and president of Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, was selected to represent 250 ALD chapters from across the nation as the society's student member-at-large. Duties of the student member at-large include traveling the country to attend council meet ings and leadership workshops, deciding who receives national scholarships, installing new chapters and helping plan the an nual national convention in Kansas City in October. Glenda Earwood-Smith, exec utive director of ALD, encour aged Sheppe to apply for the po sition of student member-at-large after Sheppe wrote letters to over 250 schools asking for donations to the national scholarship fund. Sheppe also gave a speech at the scholarship banquet that was published in The Flame, ALD's annual magazine. The first USC student to be come a student member-at-large, Sheppe was selected after a na ’ ■ tional committee reviewed her resume and essays. When she found out she had received the position at the end of January, she said she was thrilled. Sheppe, who wants to be an early childhood teacher, is in volved in several activities in ad dition to ALD. She volunteers at Windsor Elementary and Joseph Keels Elementary, teaches Sunday school at Northeast Presbyterian Church, works as a medical assis tant for Joseph A. Sheppe, M.D., and I W V *. struct ing aerobics Sheppe at the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center four to eight times a week. Sheppe is also a member of Colleges Against Cancer, Kappa Delta Epsilon education service soror ity, Psi Chi honor society for psy chology, Gamma Beta Phi and the National Society for Collegiate Scholars. “Brittany has so impressed not only the people here that work with her but at the national office too," Harrison Greenlaw, the ALD administrative adviser at USC, said. Lucille Mould, professor of French in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures as well as ALD faculty advisor at USC, said Sheppe is very intelligent and very articu late. Alpha Lambda Delta is a pres- | tigious freshman honor society " for students who have received a 3.5 or higher GPA during their first semester of college. Once initiated, the student becomes a lifetime member.At USC, ALD sponsors the USC Challenge, the academic quiz bowl competition for South Carolina high school students; Organ Donor Awareness Days; Clean Carolina; Carolina Outreach and other service events. USC in ducts between 400 and 600 new members each year. Sheppe is a Columbia native and graduate of Spring Valley High School. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu Miller CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 merous organizations on campus. Miller has been an RA for two years, first in McClintock and now in Patterson Hall. She is the minority affairs director for SG, RHA community service chair woman, corresponding secretary for Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and is involved in public rela tions for Dance Marathon. Miller also mentors for Kyle Bohman, a freshman council member with whom she shares her experience. One of Miller's goals is to not only be a team leader but also an active team member. “One plan if I get elected is to network the student leaders. I feel like they need to connect more, so undergraduates in lead ership positions can feed off one another," she said. One way Miller wants to exe cute her vision is through a plan she calls the three “S's," or “Safety, shuttle system and SOLVE." Regarding safety and the shut tle system, she believes SG could effect more policies to greater em phasize the issues on campus. SOLVE is an acronym Miller de vised to illustrate her plan to con nect student leaders. Through SOLVE, Student Organization Leaders Value Excellence, offi cers new to SG and those with more experience would have ex tra opportunities to interact and share with one another. Miller would like to pursue renovating the Thomson Student -----:- I Health Center. She supports the readership program and wants to ensure that it continues. Another goal is to update the University 101 curriculum. Miller said she believes she is the most viable candidate for vice president because of her experi ence and training. By holding leadership roles on campus, she said she has learned procedure and order. She wants to continue the trend of excellence that she said SG has set so far by making the SG experience as great for newcomers as it has been for her. “I'd like to be a vice president that's very hands-on with what's happening in SG. I want to be in volved," Miller said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu -1 Student Government Executive Candidates Ask questions, hear the issues, find out who you want to represent you! View candidates' platforms at UffVifUff Qfl CP Pflll ...into Student Government Wlniini.Oll^^uPUII , Elections 2004