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Cavanaugh, Mean win URI Student Senate elections
Laurel Lederman
Issue date: 3/3/06 Section: News
03/03/06 - After two days of voting, University of Rhode Island students have elected current Student Senate Vice President Neil Cavanaugh as their next president. Rosie Mean was elected vice president.
Cavanaugh has already begun his plans for the improvement of the URI community, and he is excited about working with Mean.
"I've known Rosie since the Leadership Institute," Cavanaugh said. "She is excellent for the position. She has a good personality, and is authoritative."
Cavanaugh added, "She keeps me in check and vice versa."
Cavanaugh believes he is ready to handle the job. "I'm very excited. It's going to be challenging, and I'm looking forward to taking that on," Cavanaugh said.
Increasing school spirit by enhancing homecoming festivities is a key focus to Cavanaugh.
"I want to bring homecoming back to URI. I want to start tailgating at games to try to get some school spirit here," he said, adding that because the campus is a dry campus, tailgating would be alcohol free.
"A lot of schools focus their social lives around athletics. I've talked to students at schools like Texas A&M University and UConn, which are big athletic schools, and people get excited for the games. I want to bring that excitement to URI," Cavanaugh said. He added, "That's what keeps people around, and it's a huge way to build spirit. But we have to start small."
Cavanaugh said he wants to start his reforms in Narragansett.
"The town has passed some laws that conflict with state laws," he said. "I am really against the orange stickers because it's highly illegal. It goes along with the Scarlet Letter."
Cavanaugh also has plans to improve parking on campus.
"Pat [Mills] and I did a lot of work with parking last year," he said. "I would like to see come changes with the gates, including putting them on a time release."
As president of his fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, Cavanaugh feels strongly about his role in Greek life at URI.
"Greek life is changing for the better," Cavanaugh said. "People need to understand that. You always hear bad things, but they are just trying to cut down on substance abuse and hazing. Right now URI is moving in the right direction. The NIC [North-American Interfraternity Conference] might recognize us. If that's the case URI will be the first in the Northeast."
Cavanaugh has already begun his plans for the improvement of the URI community, and he is excited about working with Mean.
"I've known Rosie since the Leadership Institute," Cavanaugh said. "She is excellent for the position. She has a good personality, and is authoritative."
Cavanaugh added, "She keeps me in check and vice versa."
Cavanaugh believes he is ready to handle the job. "I'm very excited. It's going to be challenging, and I'm looking forward to taking that on," Cavanaugh said.
Increasing school spirit by enhancing homecoming festivities is a key focus to Cavanaugh.
"I want to bring homecoming back to URI. I want to start tailgating at games to try to get some school spirit here," he said, adding that because the campus is a dry campus, tailgating would be alcohol free.
"A lot of schools focus their social lives around athletics. I've talked to students at schools like Texas A&M University and UConn, which are big athletic schools, and people get excited for the games. I want to bring that excitement to URI," Cavanaugh said. He added, "That's what keeps people around, and it's a huge way to build spirit. But we have to start small."
Cavanaugh said he wants to start his reforms in Narragansett.
"The town has passed some laws that conflict with state laws," he said. "I am really against the orange stickers because it's highly illegal. It goes along with the Scarlet Letter."
Cavanaugh also has plans to improve parking on campus.
"Pat [Mills] and I did a lot of work with parking last year," he said. "I would like to see come changes with the gates, including putting them on a time release."
As president of his fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, Cavanaugh feels strongly about his role in Greek life at URI.
"Greek life is changing for the better," Cavanaugh said. "People need to understand that. You always hear bad things, but they are just trying to cut down on substance abuse and hazing. Right now URI is moving in the right direction. The NIC [North-American Interfraternity Conference] might recognize us. If that's the case URI will be the first in the Northeast."
