Student leaders promote
smart choices
By Kurt Esposito
Assistant
Campus Editor
Student leaders want to get the message out that
students need to make wise choices.
On Monday, a group of student leaders from various
student organizations initiated the "champions make choices" campaign.
The slogan for it is "Champions make choices, choices
make champions."
"(It's) mostly in response to the mayhem that transpired
after the women's championship game," said Brenda Shea, student body
president-elect.
She said the slogan is designed to encourage students
to make positive choices in all aspects of life, including celebrations.
Tiara Nibbs, member of the Athletic Affairs Committee,
said, "I think it just reminds them that the things we do and the choices
we make will affect us later."
Shea said it is no coincidence that the message
was introduced the week prior to the Grand Prix race.
"We wanted to get the message out for students
to take a stand, assert pride in their school and make responsible choices
while they're having fun," she said.
Nibbs said the campaign is important because it
shows that Purdue students, and not just the administration, condemn
the revelries that occurred April 1.
The student leaders plan to expand on the campaign
and continue it into the next school year during the football and basketball
season.
Buttons and posters featuring the slogan will be
distributed at various sites throughout campus during the week.
The buttons and posters will be handed out from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday on the Memorial Mall next to a live broadcast
by WAZY radio, which is also helping promote the campaign.
Students seen walking through campus wearing the
buttons will receive prizes that include T-shirts and football tickets.
Women's basketball player Kelly Komara is featured
in a set of TV and radio ads promoting the message. Katie Pardo, president
of the Panhellenic Council, said the student leaders would like to see
more athletes take part in the ads in the future.
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