Ettman ’13 wins race for USG vice-president

earlier attempt by Hollimon to withdraw his candidacy

Ettman, currently a senator for the Class of 2013, said she was honored to be elected and expressed excitement to serve as vice president. “I look forward to working with all of the new and old USG members and to hearing students’ ideas about ways to improve Princeton. As VP, you have the responsibility of making Senate meetings run smoothly and be fun,” she said in an e-mail after learning the election results.

Ettman and USG president Michael Yaroshefsky ’12, who was re-elected to a second term in the first round of voting, have both said that they are looking to the future.

Yaroshefsky said in an e-mail that he and Ettman have already begun formulating plans for 2011, and Ettman explained that they will work to strengthen the great working relationship already established through collaboration on previous USG projects.

“Yaro and I have different strengths that complement each other well,” Ettman said. “I think that our different experiences and interests make us a great team.”

“Catherine is clever, committed, charismatic,” Yaroshefsky said.

Hollimon said he did not believe his initial withdrawal affected the outcome of the election. Instead, he attributed the results to Ettman’s “tremendous capacity to mobilize the student body.”

“Catherine had a stellar run, and I don’t think anyone can be too disappointed to lose to a candidate as talented as she. I have already spoken with her and she and the entire USG team have all my blessings moving forward,” Hollimon said, adding that his biggest commitment is once again his track team.

Over the campaign, Ettman emphasized improving academic advising, broadening Career Services internship options and improving student life as issues that needed attention. She also said she would like to further Hollimon’s challenge to undergraduates to perform to 100,000 total hours of community service.

Yaroshefsky noted that he was relieved by the conclusion of relatively scandal-free elections. “We certainly had little fires we needed to extinguish in every election, but we stayed alert, kept our cool and didn’t let anything get out of hand,” he said.