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UA President/Vice President

Kartik Mani (President) and Rita Lin (Vice President)

My name is Kartik Mani and I am running for the position of UA President along with Rita Lin as my Vice President. Just to give you an idea of who we are, here's some quick info.

I'm a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity but since this past fall am a resident of Baker. I rowed Varsity Crew last year, and this year got involved with campus wide programming. I was the designer and co-chair of the first annual Fall Festival and Vice-President of the Class of 2000 last year. I have also been an active member of South Asian American Students. Currently, my most time-consuming position is one of the co-chairs of Spring Weekend 1999, which is looking to be one of the largest campus events in MIT's history.

Rita is a resident of McCormick. She played on the varsity volleyball team. She served as UA Social Chair two years ago as well as one of the co-chairs of Spring Weekend 1997. For the past three year, she has been the Vice-Chair of the CAC Program Board, one of the most active campus programming groups. She was instrumental in bringing such events as Charm School and the Beaver Birthday Celebration.

Though it may sound obvious, we feel that student government should be about the students. There are a lot of ways in which it is not. Many students don't really know what's going on in terms of policy changes and don't know the resources they have in the UA. In fact, many don't even know what the UA does. What we want the UA to be is an organization that still handles policy and much of the red tape that accompanies student government, but also has a more "people oriented" atmosphere. If elected, our office will be open to students to just come in, get information, express their views and talk to their student leaders. We would want students to know that we are here to represent their ideas.

One of the methods we would use to enforce this idea is ensuring that institute committees that deal with issues like housing reform and educational policy have student representatives and that students know when there are opportunities to be on these committees.

Our biggest goal if elected is to change the social atmosphere at MIT and foster a sense of community. Community is one of those buzzwords you hear everyone talk about, but there really are ways to build it. Both Rita and I have been heavily involved with planning large events on campus. We feel that these events along with student activities are a great starting point for improving the social atmosphere. We will make sure that student activities and large events are funded to the best of our ability, and try to distribute resources such that student groups don't spend all their time looking for funding, rather they spend it on planning new events and developing new ideas.

One of the goals we have is to combine the UA Social Committee and members from the class councils, the CAC Program Board, DormCon and the GSC Activities Committee and create one campus wide programming group. This group would also be open to any interested students who wanted to get involved. They would have their own budget and would have the freedom to either plan their own events or help fund events hosted by student activities.

If elected to the UA, we will do our best to work for the students and make sure that students' opinions are well represented, especially at this time, when the insititue is making decisions about student housing, student activities and student life. We hope that you decide that we are qualified to serve you, the student.

Sincerely,

Kartik & Rita

Matt McGann (President) and Lex Nemzer (Vice President)

Hi! We're Matt McGann and Lex Nemzer, running for UA President and Vice President. Feel free to check out our Web page http://student-voice.mit.edu for more inforation about us, or to read the endorsements we received from The Tech, Counterpoint, VooDoo or ILTFP. Continue reading below for our statement of philosophy.

MIT students are adults, and should not be denied the freedom to take on the responsibilities of being adults. The recent trend of the administration and the Corporation of reducing the emphasis on issues regarding student life is disturbing. It is the responsibility of the Undergraduate Association to represent student interests; students should be kept informed of and involved in the decisions that affect their lives.

Resources for student activities and events should be allocated with the interests of all students in mind. Representative organizations should be streamlined to minimize extraneous bureaucracy, conflicting interests, and excessive politicking. Students in leadership positions occasionally need to be slapped upside the head, and should be receptive to it.

Finally, the UA doesn't take itself seriously enough. It needs to tackle the big issues of the day, like the Tinky-Winky controversy, the implications of Xander sleeping with Faith on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and bringing George Clinton to campus.

We are two concerned students with the experience to serve you well. While we will not promise to dig a tunnel under Mass. Ave, we will do our absolute best to make sure students are both represented and entertained.



UA Finance Board

Jennifer Chung

Hi. I'm Jennifer. I want to be on Finboard.

Being a member of various student groups, I have, myself, dealt with Finboard; I am not unacquainted with its policies and procedures, at least, the ones involving groups asking or appealing for money. So, I'm almost certain I can confidently claim to be nearly capable of representing the average constituent-in-a-student-group.

If elected, I'd like to lend more support to smaller student groups seeking money, and be more discretionary with groups which have traditionally been able to receive large amounts of money without too much apparent protest. I think I tend to be fair and justice-seeking and equable and all that (I'm libran if it makes a difference), and I very rarely prejudge people (or student groups).

So, um, please vote for me?

Jennifer Li

The allocation of the financial resources of the UA requires fair, beneficial and responsible decisions. If elected I hope to continue the FinBoard's just allocation of funds. I am willing and excited about devoting time to the duties of the FinBoard and the discussion of issues. In particular, I support the funding of food at student events, because of its highly effective ability to attract students to a group's event which ultimately leads to an event's success. I am also in favor of a more autonomous system of student organization expenditures where they would be able to spend the money they were allocated without fear of being denied a reimbursement. I hope to be able to work with this year's FinBoard towards these goals.



Class of 2000 President

Loreto Ansaldo

Hello fellow juniors,

My name is Loreto Ansaldo and I am running for Class of 2000 President. My general approach as a leader is to take input from you and plan specific events based on these suggestions. I rely on the other officers and my experience to achieve meaningful work.

Through my past involvement at MIT, I have carried out successful activities and I have demonstrated my ability to both accentuate positive qualities and find ways to solve problems.

As President, I want to promote:
1. Fruitful communication between students and officers
2. Traditional Senior events
3. Varied activities that as a whole attract and enrich the life of all Seniors
4. Improved communication with MIT support staff

My background is:
1. President of the International Student Association, 2/98-2/99 My greatest accomplishment thus far: I increased the rate of events from 1 per month to 1-2 per week and created the first set of detailed activity records.
2. Social Chair of American Nuclear Society, 98-99
3. Participant in Alternative Spring Break 98 (teaching)
4. Head of Women's Orientation Committee (R/O) 97 (implemented two new events)
5. Head Organizer of International Fair 97 (as a freshman)

I am here to represent us!

Thank you for your support, Loreto

Hugo Barra

This is Hugo Barra. I am running for President of the MIT Class of 2000 with Sean Fabre, who is running for Vice-President. This is our joint candidacy statement.

We would like to propose a change to the class office positions. While we recognize that we have had great leaders in the past, we feel that class officers need to work better as a team. It is for this reason that we are running together! Though this may seem unusual, we feel that we have the complementary skills needed to bring the other officers together as well as the entire rising Senior Class. Together, we plan to implement projects that will truly make a difference for all of us. Here are some of the areas in which we are going to act:

PROFESSIONAL: Project the image of the Class of 2000 by working closely with student/academic organizations; actively introduce professionally-oriented events, going beyond and above the traditional "Career Fair / Company Presentation" model. Our plan is to actually work with the companies, rather than just invite them to come to campus. Helpful workshops, discussion panels, seminars and company-sponsored networking socials (like the incredible jazz night promoted by SUMA and sponsored by a certain company at the University Park Hotel last term) are among the events we want to implement into the calendar of career-related activities. Our experience with SUMA (Sloan Undergraduate Management Association), Sean as Co-President and Hugo as Career Development Chair, has given us a number of opportunities to develop skills dealing with companies and projecting our student group's image. We would like to turn the job search from a nightmare into a more enjoyable experience.

SOCIAL: Shift away from the "movie night + pool night" model that we have had for almost three years and expand to a selection of other activities, including theatre, musical events, social hours on and off-campus. Only a fraction of our class actually attends current social events. It's our Senior year and we consider it our job to make sure everyone is having a good time!

CULTURE: Promote culture by inviting distinguished personalities from all areas of academia, politics and arts to our campus. We want them to deliver insightful views on topics relevant to the graduating Class. We plan to do this by making use of our international reputation as one of the best educational institutions in the world.

We are proposing a professional, team-oriented representation of our classmates and we are accessible to any new ideas, insights and opinions.

For more information, please check out our website at: http://web.mit.edu/hbarra/www/

Thank you for your consideration.

Elsie Huang

For those of you who do not know me, my name is Elsie Huang, and I'm running for Class President. Previously, I served as co-social chair during our freshman year, and I have been our class president for the past two years. I am majoring in Architecture and minoring in Civil Engineering. I love the color orange, and I love to smile, laugh and eat ice cream. Those are just some of the basics.

Experience. Creativity. Enthusiasm. FUN.

I believe that serving as president for the past two years has given me the experience and knowledge to lead our class into our senior year. I have enormous amounts of energy and enthusiasm that I believe are essential in leading our class.

Sponsoring more social events (weekly socials, dinners at fun restaurants, boat cruises, group outings to shows and pro-sporting events, Jillian's nights, and lots of other trips) is the only way to unite our class. The focus of the Class Council should be to provide as many opportunities as possible to bring students together and promote class pride.

So when you vote today, remember, Experience, Creativity, Enthusiasm, FUN, and Elsie Huang.


Class of 2000 Vice President

Sean Fabre

This is Sean Fabre. I am running for Vice-President of the MIT Class of 2000 with Hugo Barra, who is running for President. This is our joint candidacy statement.

We would like to propose a change to the class office positions. While we recognize that we have had great leaders in the past, we feel that class officers need to work better as a team. It is for this reason that we are running together! Though this may seem unusual, we feel that we have the complementary skills needed to bring the other officers together as well as the entire rising Senior Class. Together, we plan to implement projects that will truly make a difference for all of us. Here are some of the areas in which we are going to act:

PROFESSIONAL: Project the image of the Class of 2000 by working closely with student/academic organizations; actively introduce professionally-oriented events, going beyond and above the traditional "Career Fair / Company Presentation" model. Our plan is to actually work with the companies, rather than just invite them to come to campus. Helpful workshops, discussion panels, seminars and company-sponsored networking socials (like the incredible jazz night promoted by SUMA and sponsored by a certain company at the University Park Hotel last term) are among the events we want to implement into the calendar of career-related activities. Our experience with SUMA (Sloan Undergraduate Management Association), Sean as Co-President and Hugo as Career Development Chair, has given us a number of opportunities to develop skills dealing with companies and projecting our student group's image. We would like to turn the job search from a nightmare into a more enjoyable experience.

SOCIAL: Shift away from the "movie night + pool night" model that we have had for almost three years and expand to a selection of other activities, including theatre, musical events, social hours on and off-campus. Only a fraction of our class actually attends current social events. It's our Senior year and we consider it our job to make sure everyone is having a good time!

CULTURE: Promote culture by inviting distinguished personalities from all areas of academia, politics and arts to our campus. We want them to deliver insightful views on topics relevant to the graduating Class. We plan to do this by making use of our international reputation as one of the best educational institutions in the world.

We are proposing a professional, team-oriented representation of our classmates and we are accessible to any new ideas, insights and opinions.

Thank you for your consideration.

Natasha Illouchina

Having been a member of several clubs and organizations and having been intensely involved in organizing several large events, I am convinced that I can be a competent and successful Vice President of the class of 2000. My motivation is the desire to actively contribute to making our senior year remarkable and memorable. I intend to organize a number of events that will strengthen the class spirit, and will be interesting and fun. Knowing people from different departments, groups and backgrounds, I understand what our class expects from its officers. I am determined to fulfill these expectations and take the challenges that the position involves.

Social: I am confident that most of us will want their memories from senior year at MIT to extend beyond classes. I intend to organize events ranging from socials, visits to concerts and shows to skating nights, trips and more.

Cultural: MIT enjoys rich cultural diversity. I would like to offer you a chance to further explore this diversity by organizing events such as international movie projections, music events, and study breaks featuring ethnic food.

Professional: For many of us the year 2000 will be our last year at MIT. I want to create more opportunities for the members of our class to make professional connections and choose a rewarding career path. I intend to organize career fairs, a startup career fair, and to make a Class of 2000 resume book. A definite plan is to organize a series of small dinners with entrepreneurs, professors, scientists from MIT and elsewhere that will provide a chance to make personal contacts.

These are only some of the ideas that I have in mind. I am open to your suggestions and I will try to accomodate as many of them as possible.

Shobha Williamson

Senior year! We're finally getting there and with graduation in sight and a very fat class bank account, I would love to continue to be on our Class Council as your Vice President.

I have been a Class of 2000 officer since freshman year and am very excited about the opportunity to continue this role into our senior year. I understand and have the experience necessary to fulfill the many obligations of this office. Over the past three years, I have helped bring you monthly study breaks, nights at Jillians, a class social with Chuck Vest, a class outing to the premier of "Enemy of the State", and much more on a very tight budget!

With our class career fair ahead, we are going to have an account with 20 times the money that we've had, which means the next Class of 2000 Council will bring you that much more! I am someone who has the experience of organizing class events and gets the job done. As Junior Class treasurer, I have helped out at the Senior Class Career Fair in preparation for next year and set up new bank accounts to accommodate our future wealth.

For this coming year, I want to see that your opinions are represented for our class graduation gift, we have an organized and diverse Senior Class Career Fair, we throw an awesome Senior Ball, and anything else you think our senior year should have (boat cruise anyone?).

So please cast your vote for Shobha Williamson for Class of 2000 Vice President and have a great year!


Class of 2000 Treasurer

Melissa Barbagelata

SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!
And I'll show you the class trips, the class parties, the senior class t-shirts!

Dear Class of 2000 we are SENIORS!!!! This is the year we have been waiting for since that sunny day in August 96 when we first met while running around campus following 'Tech Trek'. Now we are almost ready to graduate and surviving MIT must be a time of celebration. Our senior year we will have the chance to plan many activities that will bring the class together and what's even more exciting we will have the funds to see them take place. I am running for office of treasurer of the Class of 2000 becuase I love being part of the class of the new milenium, and I want you guys to love being part of it too.

It makes me upset to think that there are people that I have been going to school for three years whom I still don't know. I want to see more class events and to see more people taking part of them. Our senior year will bring many challenges but even more satisfactions and I'd like to be part of the team that will bring them to you.


Class of 2000 Secretary

Ricci Rivera

Hello! My name is Ricci Rivera. I have served as your Class Secretary this past year and helped bring about the fun events you might have attended such as Jillian's Nite, Friday socials, and the "Enemy of the State" movie premiere.

With crazy lots of money in the bank, senior year will be our greatest year yet! However, we must first put on the Class of 2000 Career Fair. As your Class Secretary, I will work hard to bring more diversity to the type of majors being recruited as well as helping to organize the career fair booklet so that finding the companies you want will be easier than ever before. And when all that is done, I will still be there, working hard and organizing even *more* social events to bring us all together.

With last year's experience behind me and so much to look forward to next year, I hope to continue doing the best job for our class.

Please remember to vote RICCI! Thanks lots!


Class of 2000 Social Chair

Sabrina Chang and Stephanie Soohoo

Hi, we're Sabrina and Steph, your incumbent class of 2000 social chairs, and we'd like your support in re-election. What have we done for you? we've brought you jillian's night, class of 2000 night at the movies, some awesome study breaks (free tosci's!!!etc) What are we going to do for you? We've got a lot of great events planned for next year including: celtic's night, blue man group and other art/sports events, senior boat cruise, more jillian's, more movies more more more!! for FREE!!! We're a great team and we're totally psyched to serve our class for another year, so vote for Sabrina and Steph for class of 2000 social chairs!!!


Class of 2000 Publicity Chair/s

Nann Kronschnabel and Ali Pearlman

As publicity coordinators of the class of 2000, we'll work with our class council to plan and carry out lots of cool activities and events. We'll do our best to make sure that you know about everything that's going on, because the more people that come, the more fun we're all going to have!

Lewis Leiboh and Mimi Yang

Mimi Yang and Lewis Leiboh want to be your Class of 2000 Publicity Chairs. With recent involvement as a dormitory social chair, a fraternity president, and other extensive involvement on campus, we have the varied experience to give us a wide reach on campus. Whether our e-mail, postering, web, and other publicity campaigns reach you on every corner of campus, or we're forced to break into your room and drag you out kicking and screaming*, we want to get you involved with the Class of 2000. And we have stapling skills like you wouldn't believe.

Mimi and Me. Yang/Leiboh for Class of 2000 Publicity Chairs. (* No violence actually guaranteed, unless you like it that way)


Class of 2001 President


Amy Wilson

Having served as our Class Secretary last year, I have become committed to Class Council, with my goal being to raise our class spirit & involvement. In this coming year, I plan on holding even more class events that are fun and unite our class. I aspire to raise the enthusiasm of all Class of 2001 members, making our MIT experience the best it can be. in order to accomplish these goals, I feel my best path is to take on the responsibility of becoming our Junior year Class President.


Class of 2001 Vice President

Cynthia Johanson

I hope to be elected Vice-President for the Class of 2001 because I feel that the office would provide for me a means to improve the MIT experience for all members in the community, and especially for our class. I feel that we are in the awkward position of being the first to encounter the Insitute's desire for change. In other words, the factors that had made the MIT experience enjoyable for alumni are now absent for us, and a satisfactory replacement has yet to mature.

Specifically, I have in mind the wide amount of diversity on the campus, and how many of its advantages are currently lost to many of us. Integration would utilize this diversity so that education can occur outside of the classroom. However, what is key about this integration is that it must be accessible and voluntary; those interested would be able to access it, whereas those not interested would not feel alienated.

Thus, my goal for the office is to make this transition as painless as possible for all of us, while utilizing the opportunities the Institute has available to their fullest potential.

Thank you.


Class of 2001 Treasurer

Jorge Panduro

I am treasurer this year. I would like to be treasurer again next year. Vote for me.

Thank you.

Jorge Panduro


Class of 2001 Secretary

Christina Chow

You may not know it... but there is indeed a candidate running for Class of 2001 Secretary!

I have always been involved in clubs and activities throughout campus, but I now present myself as a candidate for 2001 Class Council because I have seen the difference as well as realized the potential this organization has. I realize that some of you may be apathetic or disbelieving of the changes the UA as a whole is capable of achieving; as your representative, I will always be open and available to new ideas and suggestions. Help me be an effective voice for our class.


Class of 2001 Social Chair/s

Seth Bisen-Hersh and Yamini Jagannath

Title: Vote for Seth and Yamini. For social chairs of class of 2001 Abstract: Vote for Seth and Yamini. We'll have fun. We'll eat yummy food. Vote for us.

Seth Bisen-Hersh & Yamini Jagannath for SOCIAL CHAIRS of the CLASS OF 2001!!!

MIT is not always fun, but it should be. Think of all those extra free hours per week we have! What else better to do than schmooze with your classmates and create class unity? Ok, plenty of things, but we'll plan fun activities that'll make it worth your while. Through NON-LAME events, we hope to make as much FREE FOOD (delicious, not just snack) available for our class.

Seth, probably one of the most SOCIAL members of our class, has been on the class of 2001 social committee for 2 years and on the CAC Advisory Board for a year and knows all about running events on campus.

Yamini has been hall chair on 2nd East (in East Campus) and has brought our hall joy and happiness. So in short, we promise to innovatively create a plethora of fun activities! !!!!!!FUN AND YUMMY FOOD!!!!!!

Caroline Hon and Katie Jeffreys

We, Caroline Hon and Katie Jeffreys, are running for the office of Co-Social Chairs. We plan to provide many different social events for the Class of 2001. We will continue the programs begun in previous years, including the Thanks-Giving Event, Random Act of Kindness Week, and Finals Breakfasts. We will also plan additional study breaks throughout the year. We hope to create new activities for our class' enjoyment. One of our favorite ideas is the Food Fair, where restaurants and food manufacturers would set up booths and provide samples of their products to students. Other plans include trips to see a Red Sox game or Blue Man Group, to go hiking in the surrounding area or to go shopping at the Maine factory outlet malls. We would like to plan athletic events such as a beach volleyball tournament on a local beach and a Class of 2001 Relay Team for the Boston Marathon. Depending on resources available, our other ideas include a whitewater rafting trip, a group rate spring break trip, and the creation of a Class of 2001 lounge on campus. We are excited to undertake this role. As your Social Chairs we will be committed to you and the position and will always be open to your ideas.

Raul Poblano and Ritu Sharma

As Social Chairs of the Class of 2001, we intend on representing our class and organizing activities and events for the entire class. We intend on organizing traditional events like Jillians, ski trips, study breaks, baseball games, picnics and barbecues. We also plan on having other events such as a big class paintball game, tickets for concerts, plays, and sporting events. Moreover we want to have trips to Amusement Parks such as Water Country, Six Flags, and other such places. We will organize fun social events with prizes and come up with new and better ideas for the entire class.

Thanks for your support

Retro & Ritu


Class of 2001 Publicity Chair/s

Ying Cao

Through enthusiasm, commitment, and help from my fellow MIT peers, I hope to better inform our class members on the various academic and social events that are put forth to enrich our MIT experience.

I plan to further develop the existing homepage and to put together a class bulletin board.

By my work, I hope to contribute toward a more united, spirited and involved Class of 2001.

LeeAnn Henn and Rashmi Khare

Do you know what your class council is planning? Do you even know who is on your class council? Do you care? Well...

Why should you vote for us? Because we give a crap. We want to work with the council to organize fun events and, as publicity chairs, make sure you know about them. How, so you ask, do we plan on doing this?


1. Improve the webpage and increase awareness of its existence
2. Funkify the newsletter. We want it to be a viable source of information- not more junk mail
3. Redesign the class rep program

YOU should know about the cool events the council puts on. We'd be PSYCHED to make sure you do.

Bryan Ly and Erica Selin

We are running for the Class of 2001 Publicity Chair because we would like to increase awareness and participation in future class events. We feel that we can offer new and exciting ways of keeping the class informed and up to date. Some ideas we have in mind are:

1. A monthly calendar - These would be posted in dorms, ILGs, and MIT campus and would outline both Class of 2001 and MIT activities for the upcoming month.
2. New Webpage - We would like to revamp the Class of 2001 homepage to include more useful and up to date information.
3. Increased postering and more announcements of future events.

These are just a few of our many new ideas, and just a small preview of what we would like to do if elected as Publicity Chair.



Class of 2002 President

Jimmy Chang

BANG INTO THE MILLENIUM
CHANG FOR PRESIDENT

As the current Vice President for the Class of 2002, I have the experience and knowledge necessary to be President. Participating in this years council and watching the other members in action, I know how we can improve on our next two terms as our class become sophomores.

I want to have fun. Enjoying our years at MIT is very important for all of us. I want to organize many study breaks and more large events in which our class can participate as a whole. And I will always be open to suggestions or creative ideas that others may have.

I am active. Besides acting as the current Vice President, I am the treasurer of Amnesty International, member of various committees, and volunteer of the local Chinese Progressive Association in Chinatown. I participated in a variety of campus events ranging from the Residence Design Contest held during IAP to the Freshmen Service Program held prior to Orientation.

I am dedicated. I have been a member of my school's student council since junior high school. Though I will be on grades I will put in the time and effort necessary to complete any task presented to me.

I have the qualifications necessary to lead our class into the turn of the millenium. I know what it's like to be President. I want to be President. Vote for Chang.

Sanjay Rao

Hey Class of 2002, whats uP? My name is Sanjay Rao and I am running to be your Class of 2002 President for next year. I believe that I have the experience, energy, and enthusiasm necessary to lead and serve our class.

I am currently serving as your freshman class president. In this first semester, we have had a number of study breaks, printed a class of 2002 t-shirt, created the first class of 2002 newsletter, started a petition drive regarding the freshman housing choice (which over 500 hundred of you signed), held the first ever freshman class semi-formal, raised over $3,000 dollars, and organized several other events. That isn't a bad start for our first term. However, I believe we can still do a lot more.

I want to be your class president next year because I would like to continue to organize more and better activities for our class. I hope to have a class forum in which students can express their views, organize class trips such as a rafting or skiing trip, have nights out at local clubs, and other social events. Through these class activities, we can help unify our class and bring us together.

However, other than just organizing class activities, I believe that there is a much more serious side to student government. I want to make sure to accurately represent your views, your interests, and your ideas. Further, I want to express our class' views to the entire student body government and the administration, and help legislate change.

If elected Class of 2002 President, I will be extremely dedicated, hard-working, and passionate about my role. Working together, the class council and I will also make the year incredibly fun and exhilarating for all of you.

So when you go to the polls today, vote.......... Sanjay Rao for Class of 2002 President!!!!!!!!

Melanie Wong

Hello!! I'm Melanie Wong and i'm running for your next class president!! If elected president I will host many more class events, such as mixers with other colleges, class pride days, and fun community service projects. I believe that I am a very qualified candidate because of my gregarious personality and desire to improve MIT. In high school, I held many leadership positions such as Student Council President, National Honor Society Vice President, and Interact Vice President, which will give me the experience needed to be a fine leader in our class. Thanks and I hope to see you logged on athena and voting!!


Class of 2002 Vice President

Catherine Chen

Hey Class of 2002! I'm Catherine Chen, your candidate for Vice-President. As your publicity co-chair, I have kept you informed about all the events this year. I have also helped plan and run all those fun study breaks, organize and sell our class shirts, and put in countless hours to bring you the spring semi, **Moonlight Serenade**. This year as publicity chair was really fun and I hope to continue serving your interests. There will be interclass competitions, dances, class trips, and much more!…So vote for me! Thanks =)

Brian Pasquinelli

It's that voting time of year again and I'm gonna drop a few lines on why I, Brian Pasquinelli, am a worthy candidate for vice president. I guarantee that I will be dedicated, hard working, and committed to our class. I will do everything in my power to make our class stronger and to ensure that we are able to enjoy our college years (we can't let things like Alan Guth and 6.001 hold us down). I will push for class activities and student involvement. It is critical that our class gets involved in activities and I want to make sure that it is easy for students to get involved in the things that interest them. Finally, if elected, I'll try with all my will to get pass-fail extended to sophomore year (if only life could be that good). Vote Brian Pasquinelli for vice president, for I'm eager to serve our great class of 2002.


Class of 2002 Treasurer

Denise Chernq

Hi! My name is Denise Cherng and I am running for Class Treasurer. Being Deputy Finance of Kappa Alpha Theta, I have the experience and discipline to manage our class's moeny with efficiency. I have a lot of new ideas for fundraising in our second year so that we can do more class activities. =) I am a responsible worker who will try to work with the new class council and make our sophomore year better than our freshman one. So please vote for me. =)

Sudeb Dalai

Class of 2002,

Hey, there! This is Sudeb Dalai, a candidate for Treasurer of the Class of 2002. As a candidate, I intend to bring the values of honesty, responsibility, creativity, and commitment to work for our class. In the past, I have held various leadership positions in which I have learned to pay attention to detail, take initiative towards reaching goals, and motivate others around me. Relying on these experiences, I plan to be an efficient, dedicated treasurer and member of our class council. I also enjoy helping others and am willing to work hard to make our class council as productive as possible. Finally, I like money. It's nice stuff to have. If you put me in charge of yours, you can rest assured that it'll be put to good use. Combining my ability, responsibility, and leadership, I'm psyched about representing the Class of 2002!


Class of 2002 Secretary

Teresa Ko

I'm running for Class Secretary because I want to make a difference. I feel that being on the 2002 Class Council, I will have the oppurtunity to help unite our class and make life at MIT a little bit easier for my fellow classmates. I chose to run for Class Secretary because organization and motivation are two of my strong characteristics.

From my experience as the 2002 Class Secretary this year, I know what the responsibilities of the Secretary is more than anyone else. I kept records of our meetings, booked rooms, enforced deadlines, and helped keep the meetings short and efficient. And, after a successful freshman year, I would love it if I could continue to serve as 2002 Class Secretary.

Linda Yu

Hi, my name is Linda Yu, and I'm running for Secretary for the Class of 2002. I suppose I could tell you all the activities I've been in during high school, from founding an Asian Awareness Club at my high school or being captain of the volleyball team. Or I could tell you what sort of skills that might be applicable to the position, such as being able to type 70 words per minutes (seriously!). But I think the most important thing is what responsibilities I will fill if I am elected to office. I will work with the class officers to make sure that the all members of the Class of 2002 know what is going on, and I will keep diligent minutes.

It's also important to know that officers are supposed to represent the entire class, and I have friends in all different groups, and I want to make sure that the students in the Class of 2002 are happy with the decisions that their officers make.


Class of 2002 Social Chair/s

Paige Hopewell and Geeta Nagpal

Hi! Our names are Geeta Nagpal and Paige Hopewell, and we are running for social chairs of the class 2002. We love laughing, eating Larry's Chinese at midnight, making snow angels, and partying like rock stars!!! We have experience of working together because we are currently co-athletic chairs, helping get people involved in sports on campus. We both have a tons of energy and enthusiasm and want to make the social life at MIT go out of control.

We know that next year will be stressful because it'll be our first year on grades, so we plan on organizing more activities and parties to get your minds off work. Through social events such as dinners, group outings, and dances, (and lot of other cool, fun stuff) we not only hope to reduce stress, but also unite our class and spark class pride.

So, when you vote, remember the two cRaZY girls who's energy and spunk will bring you a year full of fun times.

Vanessa Li and Allison Neizmik

What makes a good social chair? IDEAS.

Here is a sampling of our ideas for the class of 2002:

Tailgate Parties at athletic events
Freshman Dinners in Boston
Class ski and hiking trips
Progressive Party (1 giant party along dorm row)
Jillian's Nite
"Dateless" Dances
Schoolwide Carnival
Class Spirit Days (wear your t-shirt and all your NEW 2002 gear we get you)
*and* we'll keep you up to date of all the fun activities to do with your class, at MIT, and in Boston

But what makes a great social chair? COMMITMENT.

Allison and Vanessa are ready to commit to serving our class. Let us lead the class of 2002 towards greater unity, greater pride, and a whole lot of fun!


Class of 2002 Publicity Chair/s

Yolanda Fan and Phebe Wang

If you vote for us to be Publicity Coordinators of the Class of 2002, we promise to always keep you up-to-date on the latest class events. We feel that last term, these events were not publicized well enough. For example, there were few posters and even those did not appear early enough to inform everyone. If elected, we would publicize activities more thoroughly, and well in advance. We have many ideas to make it easy for everyone to be more aware of upcoming events, such as sending out emails, having a class website, and having a class bulletin board in the infinite corridor. As officers, people could approach us at anytime with suggestions or comments. So vote for Yolanda & Phebe because we'd do the best job!

Hiu-fai Fong and Sarah Huber

Hey hey, class of 2002! We, Hiu-fai Fong and Sarah Huber, would like to represent YOU on the Class Council as the rockin' new Publicity Coordinators! We're creative, enthusiastic, and ready ready ready to poster like mad for any and all class events! We are hardworking and truly dedicated to making our next year at this crazy place one to remember. That's why you can count on us to make sure that everyone on campus will be talking about the next semi, study break, or date auction?!(hmmm...) If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to email us at amshine@mit.edu or sbh@mit.edu. Otherwise, thanks so much for taking the time to read this, and we hope to be working for you next year!

Bhumika Patel and Annie Wang

We have the experience and knowledge as to how to improve the class council because we both served on the council this year. As 2002 publicity co-chairs, we will ensure that all members will be aware of 2002 class events. Newsletters will be distributed to increase better communication between the class and the council. Flyers will be posted to publicize events.


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