After receiving another round of complaints yesterday, the commission met last night and decided that Averell would be penalized to the greatest degree possible without disqualifying him. All candidates agree that party hours should be extended and that House Committees should be better funded. Mention the living wage, however, and the campaigns diverge. 02 earning the support of many current council members. Almost every night since the campaign began last week, the candidates have been making the rounds of group meetings, vying for endorsements and explaining their platforms to students.
Violations cost the candidates points.
Each candidate received 50 such points at the beginning of the race and if a candidate loses more than these 50, he or she is disqualified. The points also affect the candidates' spending limit. The race is on. Precisely at midnight, supporters of all five teams of candidates grabbed posters and began a mad dash through the Houses and Yard dorms, racing to cover bulletin boards first. As I emerge from underneath an avalanche of work this week like Rip Van Winkle awakening to find his world spun topsy-turvy, I stand marveling at at the headlines.