NEWSBRIEFS: Thursday, March 21, 1996

69-year-old man69-year-old mandrowns in Schuylkill Philadelphia police and firefighters pulled the man from the river at approximately 2:20 p.m. Monday afternoon. He died of drowning and hypothermia at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania eight hours later. According to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, detectives are investigating the incident as a possible suicide, theorizing that the man may have jumped into the river. -- Yochi Dreazen Class of '97 to hold elections April 1-2 Elections for next year's senior class board are just around the corner. The new class of 1997 board will be chosen on April 1 and 2. If a run-off is necessary, it will be held on the 3rd. Any student who is interested in running for an office must attend a mandatory meeting on Monday, March 25 in the Benjamin Franklin room of Houston Hall at 9 p.m., according to current Senior Class Board President Lenny Chang, a College student. Prior to the meeting, prospective board members need to obtain an information packet and application from room 110 of Houston Hall, the Office of Student Life, he added. Available class board positions include president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, historian and representatives from each of the schools. -- Jaclyn LaPlaca