Word: presidental
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With the exception of the President and Vice President, most students on campus remain largely oblivious of their individual elected representatives' politics and proposals.
For the council, this is one of the few opportunities to put a face to its proceedings. Students will meet progressive council members, long-time council insiders and freshly minted council representatives, all vying to become the next council president.
"People get excited about the UC [during the campaign]," says current council President Noah Z. Seton '00. "People take interest in it, and the voter turnout is high."
In addition, because the next president will answer to an electorate largely disenchanted with council politics, council experience may prove to be a double-edged sword in the upcoming election.
According to Republican Club president Anne L Berry '01, the dinner was held "to celebrate being a conservative and to let other conservatives meet each other."