Word: presidental
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While Driskell scored more than twice as many votes as the second-place candidate, the referendum to raise the council's term bill--which outgoing council president Noah Z. Seton '00 had trumpeted as the cure to the council's financial woes--was ultimately rejected by a majority of voters...
"The rules are pretty clear that two of the expellable offenses are overspending the campaign limit and any ad-boardable offense," said current council president Noah Z. Seton '00.
Former council president Beth A. Stewart '00 accused the EC of having a Machiavellian instinct--deciding on a desired outcome, then fitting an explanation to it.
"It doesn't bother me if they say 'go for it, you have two weeks, it's a free for all, do whatever you can get away with,'" said Stewart, who endorsed Darling for president this year.
"He called me and we talked about it and I said I would pleased to help in any way possible," Gates said. "I have an enormous amount of respect for the vice president and for his political principles--particularly, his demonstrated commitment to ending racism."