Kim '05, Lloyd '06 win presidencies in runoff

Several incumbent class government officers lost their posts in this spring's elections as the USG reported a strong voter turnout among sophomores and freshmen.

The outcomes of the runoff elections for USG social chair, junior class president, sophomore class president and vice-president were released by the USG yesterday.

In the races for president of the sophomore and junior classes, both incumbents lost. Azalea Kim '05 defeated Beau Harbour '05, and Christopher Lloyd '06 unseated Frances Schendle '06.

"I am really looking forward to next year," Kim said.

'New flavor'

Harbour's loss is also one of two major changes for junior class government. Incumbent vice president Federico Baradello '05 was also defeated by Antoinette Seaberry '05 in the first round of elections this weekend.

"I don't think that there was a problem with the previous administration. Maybe people are looking for a new flavor for their undergrad experiences," Kim said.

In the 2006 race, Chistopher Lloyd emerged victorious in the elections after losing to Schendle in the race for president last fall.

"I am very happy and excited," Lloyd said, "I got overwhelming support [for my campaign]."

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Lloyd targeted students who felt "disenfranchised," by the current class government, he said. He hopes to open class government to more students.

"I want to make class government more inclusive," he said. Christoph Geiseler '04 defeated Ariana Cooper '05 to become USG social chair and Maggie Flores '06 was elected sophomore class vice president.

Geiseler plans to broaden the horizons of students with a music colloquium featuring professors from across the country.

"I have had a lot of exposure to music," Geiseler said. He favors electronica and other less conventional genres of music.

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About the upcoming USG spring concert, he said, "I think it's a good event for a large University production, but I would not have gotten Third Eye Blind."

"This is my chance to do what has not been done in the past. It won't necessarily appeal to the masses, but I have faith in the student body," he said.

Overall, USG officials were pleased with voter turnout.

USG vice president and senior elections manager Jacqui Perlman '05 said, "We were pleased by the strong voter turnout."

Thirty-four percent of the student body voted for the USG social chair, 52 percent of the sophomore class voted and 56 percent of the freshman class participated in the elections.

"There does not seem to be a consistent trend when it comes to observing class elections," Perlman said in an email. "For example, while on the one hand in the class of 2003, every incumbent after freshman year was not reelected, on the other hand, in the class of 2004, all incumbents from freshman year were elected to the same position each subsequent year, including in this election cycle."