CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, a previous version of this article incorrectly characterized Winston Howes’s position on gender-neutral housing. Howes is not in favor of the housing option. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
For the third straight night, the four UNC student body president candidates faced off in a debate.
And for the second straight night Andrew Powell received endorsements.
The Wednesday debate was hosted by the Residence Hall Association, Campus Y and Black Student Movement, and all four candidates — juniors Powell, Emilio Vicente, Winston Howes, and Nikita Shamdasani — attended.
Powell received the endorsement from the RHA, said president Kendall Nicosia-Rusin. He also received an endorsement from the College Republicans this week.
Members from each of the sponsoring organizations asked questions centering around topics that focused on increasing the visibility of student organizations to freshmen and gender-neutral housing.
Throughout the debate, Howes mentioned his idea for a smartphone application which would create a personalized page for each student containing information about organizations and service opportunities they might be interested in.
He said his idea of hosting monthly Dinner for 8 events would create stronger bonds between students and administrators.
Similarly, Powell said he wants to create a common application containing the largest student organizations at UNC which freshmen could use to sign up in the beginning of the semester.
They also discussed ways to reach out to the UNC Board of Governors on unpopular stances, such as the board’s decision to not allow gender-neutral housing at UNC.