To The Editor:

I would like to address two matters. The first issue, which I wish to bring to light, is that of the voting irregularities that occurred in the senior class race. I approached the polls to cast my ballot, but much to my dismay, I was told that I had already voted. To say the least, I was shocked and aghast. I told the attendant that it was not possible that I had already voted, and I could account for my whereabouts from the moment the polls opened until that very minute. I was told there was "nothing that could be done." At that point I was beside myself, and after much time arguing back and forth citing that this was an apparent act of election irregularity, I was allowed to vote. Mind you, this was only after the attendants became nervous at my response. I later found out that this same event happened to many people, but unfortunately those people were denied voting privileges and turned away. I would think that in such a high moral institution such as ours that this sort of asymmetry would not happen.

The second is the irony that I am observing in the university. Dr. Ross Zucker was just elected the "Professor of the Year" by the students of the senior class. Yet, at the same time the administration has elected not to grant him tenure. The election shows the obvious affection that the students have towards Dr. Zucker. Why this obvious discrepancy between students thoughts of a professor and the "powers that be?"

Scott Nadel YC '00
SBMP Vice President
SBMP President-Elect