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“My biggest concern was that I didn’t think it was fair to my committee to be running in a competitive campus-wide election when I should have been dedicating myself to this role, which is really challenging,” she said. ?...
Her first campaign for the seat in Jan. 2008 pitted her against incumbent Jon T. Staff ’10 who had served on the Council since his freshman year. A newcomer to the internal UC politics, Holoshitz lost that election, but not by much, according to Staff.
In her second committee election, Holoshitz seemed more willing to embrace the “political” UC environment that she had earlier scorned. She sent scores of e-mails to newly elected representatives and offered to meet with them to talk about SAC.
The article also incorrectly stated that Holoshitz was ineligible from seeking the UC presidency last year because she served on the UC's Rules Committee. In fact, Holoshitz was ineligible because of her service on the UC's Election Commission.
With this quick deflection of personal accolades towards team praise, Weintraub sends a reminder that his prowess in competition mirrors his skill as a team captain. Despite only two years on the court, the junior’s hard work and consistent play have validated his early election by teammates...