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EVENTS EXPRESS
A quick look at this week's
news and upcoming events
on campus.
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FREEDOM, PEACE,
AND TERRORISM
Opinions Editor Luke
Mclntyre asks five ques-tions
non-Muslims would
like answered.
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BACKYARD BASH
OFFICIALLY OPENS
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Your guide to navigating
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and treasured aisles.
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ISSUE 24
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SGA Meeting Erupts with
Racial Tensions
After voting glitches, SGA votes to hold re-elections.
Elliot Laffey
Staff Writer
Though the Student Government
Association met Tuesday night with
preparations for a lengthy debate on
holding another election, a deeper
and more embarrassing division of
black and white arose in dispute
amongst the elected officials.
SGA members, sworn in to uphold
the student body voice, seemed more
concerned with their own voice. The
near three hour meeting lacked con-centration
on any campus matters.
The debate for holding new elec-tions,
due to a technical error which
left thousands of students unable to
vote, was a tango of emotions.
Multiple senators left the room in a
fluster, slamming the door behind
them. A few minutes later, they qui-etly
reentered.
Some senators argued, in loud and
passionate voices, for the democracy
in America. If students could not
vote, then SGA has its duty to uphold
the student voice - there should be a
re-election, no question.
Others felt that if students truly
cared, they would have attended the
SGA meeting. But another senator
responded:
"If that's what the U.S. legislature
did, we'd have a major problem."
Donald Hughes, elected vice pres-ident
was against re-elections. He
pointed to the student constitution, to
a technicality that he claimed made
his position more than justified.
Hughes claimed that because no stu-dents
complained in writing within
48 hours of the closing of the ballot,
there could be no re-election. But his
interpretation was for the most part
dismissed during the debate.
Hughes did not take his lack of
persuasion lightly.
Flustered, he said,
'This body is going to do what it
wants to do, so proceed." He, fell
back in his chair, arms folded.
Matt Hill Comer, a withdrawn can-didate
for vice president, said,
"Is it not true that, no matter what
we think...no matter whether they
care or not... we should give all stu-dents
an equal opportunity to have a
voicer
Comer's stance was of the majori-ty,
and the motion to hold re-elections
passed.
Though the debate for re-elections
was heated, it was not as frenzied as
the debate which quickly ensued - a
debate wrapped around the blog of
Samuel Bickett, senior and SGA
speaker of the house.
There grew a clear and shocking
dividing line between two colors of
skin. Hughes made a statement
against Bickett's blog, though Bickett
was not alone in his opinion. The
blog, containing expletives, accused
Hughes of creating a racial line in the
senate.
Bickett (who is white) said,
"When Donald Hughes became
vice president, it was felt that a lot of
people lost their voice...and when
that happens, you do go public."
Hughes, an African American,
called it Internet harassment.
Larry Watson, senator at large,
stood up and said that he had been
born a criminal.
"There is no democracy in
America," Watson said, retorting
against the earlier arguments for
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Devoted UNCG Employee
Loses Fight Against Cancer
Memorial Service to be held in remembrance ofMel
Schumaker who worked at UNCGfor over 30 years
Allison Carroll
Staff Writer
Patient, kind, and devoted to her
work - all of which could be said
about Mel Schumaker, who died on
March 7 at Moses Cone Hospital
after a battle with cancer.
Schumaker was with UNCG for 30
years as a staff member at the UNCG
Teaching and Learning Center.
"We are all very saddened by the
death of Mel Schumaker, a gifted
teacher, administrator and supporter
of UNCG," said Chancellor Patricia
Sullivan.
"She led the Teaching and
Learning Center during a time of
great change in technology and the
demands of students for more effec-tive
use of technology in courses.
She stayed on top of all the changes
and was very helpful to faculty as
they added web based materials to
their courses, implemented
Blackboard and a variety of course-ware."
Schumaker left behind a husband
of 35 years, Thomas Schumaker, a
brother, a sister, a niece, and two
nephews. Instead of flowers, the
family have requested donations to
the University Advancement
Services in order to establish a schol-arship
in her name or to a Hospice in
Greensboro.
"She was unfailingly kind, patient,
and devoted to her work," said
Chancellor Sullivan. "You could
UNCG UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
The late Mel Shumaker - a staff member at UNCG's Teaching and
Learning Center
always count on Mel to help you in the Maple Room of the Elliot
normal and unusual circumstances.
She was always there with a helping
hand, a ready smile and eagerness to
solve problems. She left an indelible
positive imprint on UNCG."
A memorial service will be held
for Mel Schumaker on March 23, in
University Center from noon to 1
p.m. Members of the UNCG com-munity
and the Greensboro commu-nity
as a whole are invited to attend.
New
Business
Affairs
Vice
Chancellor
Stephen Coleman
Staff Writer
There is a new "big" man on campus,
who is already well known at UNCG.
D. Reade Taylor, the former Director
of Financial Planning and Budgets
was recently hired as the new Vice
Chancellor for Business Affairs.
Taylor, who became the Director
-of Financial Planning and Budgets
for UNCG in 19% was selected by
Chancellor Patricia Sullivan out of 77
applicants in a national search. He
will begin his new position starting
April 1 pending the approval of the
NC Board of Trustees. Taylor will be
taking over from Philip Richman,
who retired September 30.
Chancellor Sullivan seemed quite
pleased that Taylor accepted the posi-tion.
"I am very pleased that Reade has
accepted my invitation to join the
executive staff," Sullivan said. "He
has almost two decades of experience
at UNCG and is a strategic thinker
who has the big picture in mind as he
pursues the work of his division."
Taylor received his undergraduate
degree and MBA from UNC Chapel
Hill. He began working for UNCG in
1987 as an Assistant Controller and
General Accounting Manager and
was promoted to Controller in 1993,
where he maintained financial
records and prepared financial
reports. He was finally promoted to
Financial Planning and Budgets in
1996.
Many new responsibilities are
attached to this position. Taylor will
now be in charge of the Business
Affairs Division which has around
450 employees in many different
areas, including student services,
finance and business services. He
will also be the representative for
UNCG and its financial interest to
different foundations such as the
Board of Trustees and the UNC
Board of Governors as well as many
others. Some of the other areas cov-ered
in the new position also include
human resources, campus police and
public safety as well as construction,
maintenance and environmental safe-ty
"It's a pretty significant change
from my old position," Taylor said.
Currently Taylor is in charge of
UNCG financial planning and budg-et,
which was $266 million for 2005-
2006. He also is in charge of the
annual operating budget request
which is sent to the UNC General
Administration. He is also the
UNCG representative to the UNC
system on budget matters as well as
the main contact for bank loans for
different projects.
Taylor also said it was quite inter-esting
how he came to work for
UNCG.
"While I was getting my under-graduate
and MBA, I never even con-sidered
being part of higher educa-tion,"
Taylor said. "Someone men-tioned
the idea to me so I applied for
an open position and just stayed and
got to where I am today."