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HYPE '96 aims to channel election year political euphoria to "get students more psyched about Election '96," IOP Student Advisory Committee Projects Chair Eric P. Christofferson '98 said...
...Christofferson noted that although 99 percent of the IOP-sponsored events are academic in nature, this year the IOP is trying a different tack with HYPE, hoping the carnival-like atmosphere of the event will appeal to all students on campus and perhaps draw their attention to the importance of politics...
...There is a large population that is apathetic not only in the greater community but in Harvard as well," Christofferson said. "HYPE is a way to target them. In order to do this, we've decided to take a more non-traditional approach...
...Christofferson said, however, that actual candidates in the 1996 elections (excluding the presidential candidates) would be at the event as well as an undisclosed list of big-name speakers...
Simply, the IOP hopes to bring its message to a different audience, Christofferson said...