Class boards elect new leaders

Runoffs to be heldRunoffs to be heldtoday will decideRunoffs to be heldtoday will decidethree soph. races Fifteen percent of the sophomore class and 22 percent of freshmen turned out Monday and Tuesday to vote for their class boards. Andy Kline, a Wharton sophomore, defeated Engineering sophomore John Seitz to become next year's junior class president. "I'm really excited to work with everyone who won," Kline said. "I think that the current class board has done a great job and I'd like to continue what they've started." Kline added that he would like to work more with the Undergraduate Assembly and other branches of student government. Engineering sophomore Dustin Hausladen beat College sophomore Mark Lubow for junior class vice president. Hausladen said last night that he is excited to begin his term. He added that he hopes to bring a greater sense of closeness to his class. "I'd like to bring more unity to the class," Hausladen said. "I have heard who else won and I'm happy to work with those guys." There will be a runoff today for sophomore class president between College freshman Vijay Chattha and Wharton freshman Clive Correia. College freshman Jonathan Bluth, the third candidate for president, was eliminated in Monday and Tuesday's voting. The runoff will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Locust Walk. Both Correia and Chattha have considerable experience in student government. Correia is the current freshman class president, and Chattha served as a member of the 1995-96 Undergraduate Assembly. College freshman Sarah Gleit defeated College freshman Nora Campbell for the position of vice president of the sophomore class. The position of junior class secretary will be filled by Engineering sophomore Ted Coons, while Wharton sophomore Chuck Myers will assume the position of treasurer. Other spots on the Junior Class Board include College representatives Elie Haller and Adam Eisner, Wharton representative Brian Stafford and Vice President for Corporate Sponsorship Ryan Anderson, a Wharton sophomore. The Sophomore Class Board runoff tomorrow will also end the race for treasurer between College freshman Ariella Poncz and Wharton freshman Thomas Shelton. Tomorrow's runoff for College Representative will break a three-way tie between College freshmen Leslie Adelson, Jared Belsky and Marisa Toccin. College freshman Sarah Wright was elected sophomore class secretary. Jesse Janosov will serve as Engineering representative, Valerie Fields will serve as Nursing representative and Jon Weinbach will tackle the job of Wharton representative.

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