A general assembly of Dartmouth Outing Club members last night elected Eli Diament '02 and Flora Krivak-Tetley '02 president and vice president of the DOC, respectively.
Before the vote, short speeches were presented by candidates Diament, Krivak-Tetley, Kenny Gillingham '02, Rachel Goldwasser '01 and Al Lee '01, which addressed current problems within the DOC and offered solutions and ideas to combat those issues.
All of the candidates discussed the DOC's lack of diversity and its image as an exclusive organization, while several people also mentioned the important role the DOC will play on campus after the Student Life Initiative goes into effect. The candidates then left the room, so that the audience could discuss each one and vote for the two offices.
"The elections were really tough this year," current DOC President Pat Leslie '01 said. "There were a lot more people running than in the past couple years." Leslie added that he's very confident that Diament and Krivak-Tetley will be successful and thinks they bring "a lot of energy and enthusiasm" to the organization.
Diament and Krivak-Tetley will take office in the spring and said they are "psyched" to be working together. Diament is particularly excited about recruiting new and different members to the DOC and hopes to "get rid of the idea that the DOC is a clique."
Krivak-Tetley also hopes to encourage more interaction between the different clubs inside the DOC and wants "everyone to feel represented." Both said that they wish to get everyone on campus involved in the outdoors, at whatever level they feel comfortable.
The new leaders have been very involved in the DOC since arriving on campus freshman year. Diament served as treasurer for the ski patrol last year and has worked as secretary of the DOC for the last two terms, while Kivak-Tetley has co-chaired the Dartmouth Mountaineering Club.
