Word: haddock
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...According to UC President-elect John S. Haddock ’07, the incoming and outgoing council leadership felt it was too soon to vote on the proposed amendment...
...tenor of this year’s campaign was overwhelmingly negative. Allegations that the John F. Voith ’07-Tara Gadgil ’07campaign registered HaddockRiley.com—the surnames of their biggest rivals, John S. Haddock ’07 and Annie R. Riley ’07—attempted to bribe the Magnus Grimeland ’07-Tom D. Hadfield ’08 campaign to drop out of the race, and made misleading and conflicting statements to the Harvard Republican Club and the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transsexual Student Alliance...
...combined with two new web blogs to color this year’s campaign. Every comment was subject to overwhelming public scrutiny from multiple sources, often tinged with disapproval. As a result, this year’s campaign put an even higher premium on positive publicity. In this effort, Haddock-Riley succeeded above the other two campaigns—though we are still unclear as to the specifics of their platform or future proposals for the council—and their emphasis on the strengths of their ticket instead of the faults of others likely contributed to their...
...instance, supported Voith-Gadgil, who they wrote promised “a sincere effort to eliminate the Red-Sox-normative ethos of the campus, and improve the overall quality of life for Bronx Bomber fans.” (Facebook group “Red Sox Nation” endorsed Haddock-Riley.) Meanwhile, the “Students for the California Relocation of Harvard University” analyzed the candidates concluding, “John Haddock has more boldly defended our common goal, Magnus has received support from most of our execs, but John Voith is the candidate most familiar...
...vote-selling service, facebook group endorsements, and many allegations that accompanied this year’s UC presidential campaign underscore the spectacle of the elections and the jaded attitude with which students view the UC. With their victory out of the mire, it is Haddock-Riley’s prerogative to overcome the negative tenor of the campus and reengage the student body with the UC. Otherwise, the tone of the election will continue to resonate for a long time...