Friday, March 25, 2011 _ VOLUME 96 | ISSUE 19
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SGA candidates share visions and goals with student body
SGA candidates presented their speeches on March 23 in Brock Forum.
Logan Heim
News Editor
The candidates for the 201 1-
2012 SGA Executive Board
presented campaign speeches
on Wednesday, March 23 in
Brock Forum.
The five offices up for elec¬
tion are President, Vice Presi¬
dent for Development, Vice
President of Senate, Vice
President for Programming
and Vice President of Public
Relations.
Elections for the five posi¬
tions will take place Monday,
March 29 and Tuesday, March
30' via the Samford Pbrtal.
“All of you just by being
Samford students are mem¬
bers of the SGA which means
that you have the responsibil¬
ity to participate in the elec¬
tion process,” SGA advisor
Janna Pennington said.
Two candidates are vying
for the office of Vice President
of Senate, sophomore Span¬
ish and international relations
major Gabreilla Cappo and
sophomore business major
David Reece.
Cappo emphasized the im¬
portance of student awareness
of Senate actions and deci¬
sion-making in her speech.
“Too few students are aware
of the power that SGA has, es¬
pecially in the Senate,” Cappo
said. “You as the student body
have the power to change and
improve upon so much. This
potential must be realized and
I intend to do just that.”
Cappo said that she hopes
that there will be a greater in
student involvement as SGA
and Senate awareness increas¬
es.
Reece followed Cappo and
outlined what Senate does,
emphasizing their constant
mission to better the univer¬
sity as a whole.
“I intend to do just that as
Samford University’s VP of
Senate,” Reece said. “I think I
can provide organization and
I can provide definitely some
great feedback and leadership
for Samford.”
The two candidates hoping
to obtain the office of Vice
President of Development are
sophomore education major
Chelsea Dutton and freshman
marketing major Drew Hall.
If elected, Dutton hopes to
increase SGA involvement,
particularly in the freshman
class.
See Elections, Page 2
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Central Campus experiencing water pressure problems
Bo Morris
News Reporter
Central Campus residents recently experienced issues with
water pressure in their dorms.
The issues began occurring on March 8 and were a result of a
main water line rupture in Homewood.
Samford buildings in the highest elevations were affected
most by the problems, principally the freshmen male and fe¬
male dorms.
“There was a significant decrease in the amount of water
pressure in Smith and Vail halls due to problems with the Bir¬
mingham Water Works,” Rich Havard, senior resident assistant
in Smith Hall, said. “This issue was primarily affecting Smith
and Vail halls due to their high elevation.”
Caroline Dill, a freshman business major, said she was af¬
fected by the water problems.
“A lot of times late at nigjht and in the mornings the water
wouldn’t work as well," Dill said. “The higher the floor, the
worse the water pressure was.”
Havard said the issues also affected him and other residents
of Smith Hall.
“My shower was operating with extremely low water pres¬
sure,” Havard said. “Some residents were having to use showers
and toilets in other areas because their water pressure was too
low to be of any use.”
As senior resident assistant, Havard received a number of
questions regarding the issue.
“Many of the freshmen were asking questions throughout
this whole ordeal, which is completely understandable,” Havard
See Water, Page 2
Samford Gives Back happening next Saturday
Katie Stewart
News Reporter
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Samford Gives Back is a
unique event organized by two
partnering organizations, the
Community Service Council,
and Omicron Delta Kappa, a
national leadership fraternity.
The event is designed to give
Samford students, faculty, and
staff a chance to give back to
the Birmingham community
through community service.
The two organizations have
hosted separate service days
previously, but this will be the
first year the CSC and ODK
have joined forces to host the
event.
“As either permanent or
temporary citizens of Bir¬
mingham, we have a respon¬
sibility to engage ourselves in
service to the community,”
Stephanie Campbell, Com¬
munity Service Coordinator,
said.
“This requires sacrifice of
time and resources, but ulti¬
mately this sacrifice serves to
advance Our community and
the lives of the people within
our community."
Samford Gives Back will
take place on Saturday, April
It kicks off
with a compli¬
mentary break¬
fast at 8:00 a.m.
in Siebert Hall,
followed by a
short devotion¬
al service per¬
formed by Tra¬
cy Hipps, the
director of the
Christian Ser¬
vice Mission.
The students
will then de¬
ploy to the sites
around 8:40
Samford Gives Back will be held Saturday,
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Numerous campus organizations
participating in Relay for Life
Megan Thompson
News Reporter
Cancer is a devastatingly
prevalent problem in not only
our society, but the world.
Nearly everyone has been
affected by this disease or is
close to someone who has.
That’s why this year Sam¬
ford is teaming up with the
City of Homewood to host a
Relay for Life.
The Relay will begin on
April 1 at 6:00 p.m. and end
on April 2 at 6:00 a.m.
Relay for Life, a fundraiser
for the American Cancer So¬
ciety, offers everyone the op¬
portunity to participate in the
fight against cancer.
Freshman pre-pharmacy
major Jenna Foyt serves as
the Relay for Life Committee
Survivorship Chair.
“Teams of people will raise
money for the fight against
cancer, and then on the day of
the event camp out at Home-
wood Park and take turns
walking or running around a
path,” Foyt said.
A Survivor Banquet will be
held to honor cancer survi¬
vors, who are invited to par-
See Relay, Page 2
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