The introduction of the Carolina Athletics Project into Student Body President Christy Lambden’s cabinet could give Tar Heel fans a louder voice.
While organizations like Carolina Fever and the Carolina Athletics Association work to publicize and improve athletic events for students, CAP is intended to provide the cause a place within the executive branch of UNC student government.
“I think it’s an absolute key part of any student’s experience at Carolina, and I think it needed some form of representation through student government,” Lambden said of the spirited athletic tradition at UNC.
CAP aims to provide fans an outlet through political clout in student government, whereas Carolina Fever and the CAA are run independently.
Senior Michael Hardison, the co-chairman of CAP with senior Rob Jones, said though the committee’s goals are still being worked on, he wants to organize a blackout for the defending-champion women’s soccer team’s game against Syracuse on Oct. 17, before students don all black for the football game against Miami.
Hardison said he hopes that many students will be interested in joining CAP, especially those that are already involved and active with groups such as Carolina Fever and the CAA.
“I think at the end of the day, competition helps create a better committee,” he said.
The often-debated student section in the Smith Center is on Hardison’s mind as well, but he acknowledged that the success of an effort to expand or alter the current arrangements are hard to predict.
Applications for CAP and 13 other committees and special projects within Lambden’s cabinet are due Friday at 5 p.m. Th is does not include the Greek Affairs Council, for which an application and deadline will be provided at a later date.
