Photo by Hong Chung A group of students stand in line to vote in the run-off elections yesterday. Students also casted their ballots on Tuesday, electing some of the officers.

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The elections for officers for the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) took place on Tuesday with run-off elections occurring yesterday. The positions up for vote on the ballot were President, Vice President, Commissioner of Academic Affairs, Commissioner of Residence Halls and Food, Sports Commissioner, Campus Events Commissioner, Communications Commissioner, Environmental Affairs Commissioner, and Senior Class President. Results were announced Tuesday evening with run-offs being announced late last night.

Only the Commissioners of Communications, Environmental Affairs, Residence Halls and Foods, Community Affairs, and Campus Events were decided by Tuesday’s general election, with the other races proceeding to a run-off Thursday

Richard Park ’00 won the Presidential race in a run-off against Ben Hoyt ’00. Park admits that both he and his opponent, Ben Hoyt ’00 could bring considerable experience to the helm of the ASPC. "If you look at the way Ben is approaching the job, I think you’ll see we’re coming from the same place. We both have a great enthusiasm for this school, but my experience is in the ASPC while his is more with the dorms."

Putnam Shin ’00 won the vice presidential race in a run-off between himself and Jon Vanasco ’00. Shin chose to emphasize issues in his campaign. "My goal was to run a clean and positive campaign with real issues. I wanted to stay away from a non-substantative campaign. My strategy was to put in what I have done in the past and what I want to do in the future," explained Shin.

Next year’s Commissioner of Communications will be Emeka Okereke ’00, who defeated Conor Freidersdorf ’02.

Aaron Ginoza ’02 will be the commissioner Environmental Affairs. "I really want to see what other colleges are doing," answered Ginoza when asked what his first order of business would be. "I just want to get informed and get in communication with other schools. I want to tap the resources of the five colleges."

Ginoza says he has heard of various ecology groups on the campuses of Claremont McKenna and Pitzer, and feels it is time to bring a similar organization to Pomona. "I’ve heard of them getting involved in compost programs, and working with the Bernard Field Station. I need to find out what they’re doing," he said.

Samantha Brenner ’02 will be fielding complaints about the food service, as she is Commissioner of Residence Halls and Food. She said, "I am really psyched to work with all the people on Senate next year. [Wednesday night’s] dinner was one more reminder that I’ve got my work cut out for me."

Commissioner of Community Affairs for 1999-2000 will be Janelle Lin ’00, who ran uncontested. "I plan to continue many of the successful programs in progress this year," said Lin after her victory. "I also want to bring together several of the groups on campus to bring speakers which will appeal to a larger number of students on campus."

Tamara Chellam ’00 ran uncontested for Commissioner of Campus Events. "I’m really looking forward to working with next year’s Senate and being able to utilize our funds to benifit the entire student body," said Chellam.

The positions of ASPC president, vice president, and Sports Commissioner were decided Thursday in the run-offs.

Gabe London ’00 defeated Kelly Luegenbiehl ’00 in a run-off for Senior Class President.

Students also chose Dan Silberstein ’00 in a run-off over Sarah Minton ’00 for Sports Commissioner last night.

Campaigning by all candidates was diligent and persistent. Fliers covered the campus, as did posters. One vice presidential candidate went as far as to send a mass e-mail to every Pomona student to explain his platform. Common themes among candidates were the use of space in the new Smith Center and future dedication of funds.

Experience, as may be expected, was highlighted frequently in posters and fliers. Park believes that it was experience that helped him triumph in the general election. "I think a lot of people recognized the hard work I’ve done the past two years as Sophomore Senator and Vice President."

During the election process there were several instances of violations of the elections code. Election Commissioner Sophia Lee ’02 has said that all of the infractions were minor ones, and that none affected the election process adversely.

Several candidates reported that their opponents, or friends of their opponents, had torn down election fliers. Silberstein, who is the current Junior Class Representative, reported in a Senate meeting Tuesday that Sophomore Class Representative Andy Moon ‘01 had torn down some of his fliers, and asked that Moon not be allowed to run an election booth in Frank that evening. The allegations could not be substantiated.

"The truth is, most of that stuff happens every year," explained current ASPC President Andrew Sheppard ‘99. "Actually, earlier this year, we rewrote the election guidelines in order to clean it up. After only one year it’s too early to say whether the new rules will be effective."