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Green is elected SA president, Dorkey becomes VP: Lack of competition, shortened election period lead to lack of student interest

By Sarah Gerry | April 17, 1998

This year's election, which featured just two vice presidential and three presidential candidates, all of whom campaigned on similar issues, failed to capture the interest of the student body -- only 1,259 students cast votes for candidates. "I didn't think [the election] was something important, and I didn't know anything about the candidates," said Kevin Colan '98, who did not cast a ballot. Karen Walp '01 said she chose not to vote because she did not think the choice of candidates would have an impact on her time at Dartmouth. "I didn't know anything about them, and I don't think it affects me much," she said. Many students who did vote cited character, rather than campus issues, as the reasons why they selected their candidate. "[Josh Green] was the only candidate I had met," Lubna Ammar '01, who cast her vote for Green, said.

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Mary Liscinsky eases into ORL's top spot

By Hank Leukart | April 16, 1998

Recently appointed Associate Dean of Residential Life Mary Liscinsky said that, despite students' imperfections, she hopes her three-year-old daughter will one day be as inquisitive as the Dartmouth undergraduates she has met. "I love the fact that [the students] question so much," she said.

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