Students to elect Boards today

Candidates for Class Boards for the classes of 1996 and 1997 will be out again with placards on Locust Walk asking for student support from current freshmen and sophomores. And all this revolves around the elections for next year's Sophomore and Junior Class Boards, which are being held today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of Steinberg-Dietrich Hall. The board elections began yesterday. The Class Boards' general goal is to promote class and school spirit and unity, Chair of Elections Leonard Cooperman said last night. "Election season is still in the air," Junior Class Board President Jason Diaz said. "I hope all freshmen and sophomores vote [today] since those elected officers are responsible for bringing the class together." The Sophomore Class Board will sponsor activities such as the Tiger Death Fest and a sophomore dance next year. Ski trips, class hats and community service events are other planned activities. Four candidates are running for Sophomore Class president: College freshmen Alan Waxman and Jill Alison Weiner, Engineering freshman Neil Sheth and Wharton freshman Clint Schmidt. Three freshmen are running for vice president, one for secretary, two for treasurer and two for Wharton representative. No candidates are running for the representative position from the other three schools. "Those empty positions may go unfilled and the board would remain as elected," said Cooperman, a College junior. "The Board might take people who want to help out and give them titles. "There could also be an election in the fall, perhaps held concurrently with freshman elections," he added, saying that all "creative ideas" on how to handle the vacant positions will be welcome. The Junior Class Board will co-sponsor Oktoberfest with the Social Planning and Events Committee. Oktoberfest is the same type of activity as Skimmer Day, and will occur over Homecoming Weekend next year. The board is also planning to sponsor a barbeque, sell hats and shirts, and hold community service activities. The Junior Class Board will also be responsible for Freshman thru Junior Class Board elections and general publicity for the Class Boards. Wharton sophomore Lenny Chang and College sophomore Jeff Hardy are running for president. There are three vice presidential candidates. The fourth candidate on the ballot, Andra Fogel, is not running because she is going abroad next spring. Two candidates are running for vice president of corporate sponsorship. Three students are running for secretary, two for treasurer, six for College representative, two for Engineering representative and one for each of the Wharton and Nursing schools. In case of rain, the voting area will be moved to Houston Hall. Any runoffs will be held Monday, April 11.