Class of '95 to elect officers today

Elections for the Class of 1995 Senior Class Board will take place today and tomorrow in front of Steinberg-Deitrich Hall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., College senior and current Senior Class President Matthew Canner said last night. Four candidates are running for Senior Class Board President. College junior and Junior Class Board member Leonard Cooperman, Wharton junior and Junior Class Board President Jason Diaz, College junior Loren Mendell and College junior Rick Thompson are all on the ballot for the top position. The other offices all have either two or three candidates running for them, Canner said. These numbers, he added, are lower than last year. "The numbers were a lot higher last year because there weren't any other class boards," he added. "The lower number of candidates might be due to the fact that there are now four class boards, whereas when the Class of '94 ran, many of us had to wait three years to finally run for class boards." A candidate, who asked to remain anonymous due to the Class Boards' rule which states that candidates may not speak to the press before or during an election, said the problem might be due to incumbents who try to intimidate other people from running. Last year the Senior Class Board elections had a 60 percent turnout, Canner said. "I think it was great because it was a true representation of the class," he added. "I hope to see the same thing this year." Every full-time student who is currently a junior can vote in the elections, Canner said.