CAMPUS BRIEFS: Wednesday, March 4, 1998

Princeton fan throws firecracker, injures 11 Police would not release the man's name because he had not yet been charged with a crime. The District Attorney's Office, which is responsible for deciding whether to press charges, will make a decision this morning, Director of Police Operations Maureen Rush said. The firecracker, thrown from high in the Palestra's southeast corner during a break in the action at about 9 p.m., resulted in large blue and red sparks and a puff of smoke. The object initially struck one man, a University employee, burning through his clothing to his neck, Rush said. But she added that the man did not require medical attention. Ten other people also suffered minor burns from the sparks. Although the crowd of 8,700 focused its attention on that part of the stands, the incident did not delay the game, which Princeton won 78-72 in overtime. -- Scott Lanman SAC elects next year's executive board There was a changing of the guard Monday night as the executive board of the Student Activities Council elected members to its top offices of chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary and Undergraduate Assembly liaison. The board elected former Vice Chairperson and Wharton junior Sang Cha to the position of chairperson. Cha beat out Wharton junior Erick Wollschlager for the post, according to Wharton senior and outgoing Chairperson Steve Schorr. Cha said he looked forward to his new position, adding that "we have a lot of work to do." Former Secretary Olivia Troye, a College junior, was elected vice chairperson, beating out College sophomore Jason Ackerman. College junior Katie Cooper was elected secretary, while College junior Amy Raphael will serve as SAC's UA liaison. Both ran unopposed. Last Tuesday, Troye, Cooper and Raphael, College sophomore Chaz Howard and College junior Cathy Hwang were elected to SAC's nine-members executive board. -- Ginny Dorsey