Students split on YAT campaigning
After an hour of impassioned debate Monday night on the issue of campaigns by young alumni trustee candidates, audience members left Whig Hall split on whether the University should lift its ban on campaigning by candidates.In a post-debate vote, 12 audience members supported campaigning, eight came down against it and three abstained.Aaron Spolin '08, co-president of Whig-Clio, which sponsored the debate, said that they had initially planned to have young alumni trustee (YAT) candidates debate each side, "but realized that probably wouldn't be allowed." He said before the debate that "if it does turn out strongly one way or the other" it might "affect future administration decisions." He was later surprised that the vote turned out so balanced.After years of leaving candidates with the impression that they would vote on whether to campaign or not, this year the administration disallowed campaigning without the usual vote.