UA prowls dorms for a few good frosh

10 turn out for session last night The Undergraduate Assembly's search for viable freshmen candidates intensified this week. Members of the UA are holding information sessions in freshman dorms in an attempt to recruit candidates for the eight open slots on the governing body. UA Chairperson Seth Hamalian, a College junior, outlined the UA's functions and duties at a session in English House last night. He urged the 10 freshmen in attendance to become part of the UA in order to "get something done" on campus and to "become part of the UA's turnaround." In the past, some freshmen candidates ran with little knowledge about the responsibilities of becoming part of the UA, UA member and College junior Dan Schorr said. As a result, the UA's Communications and Outreach departments are holding a series of meetings to better prepare potential candidates. The meetings are part of a year-long program to foster more University-wide participation in the UA. Present UA members Lance Rogers, a College sophomore, and Schorr discussed their own freshmen experiences as UA candidates. Both had run without realizing what they were getting into, they said, until after wining the election. They wanted to help the current candidates avoid the same problems they had encountered. Dain Landon, a College sophomore and a member of the Coalition for Responsive Student Government, said he was at the meeting "to get an idea about the freshmen candidates." He said the Coalition – a group which formed last year and has 10 members on the UA – might develop a freshman candidate slate to stand on the principles of "accessibility and accountability to the student body." Freshmen who are interested in becoming a candidate or learning about the UA should attend a meeting at 9 p.m. in the Rooftop Lounge of High Rise East tonight, or one in the Upper East Lounge at Hill House at 9 p.m. tomorrow.