Anxious freshmen gathered in front of the Faunce House steps at midnight Tuesday night to find out who would gain one of the five open spots to represent the class of 2011 on the Undergraduate Council of Students. The Elections Board and UCS President Michael Glassman '09 stood atop the steps and announced whom among the 17 candidates were elected, which began on MyCourses on Sunday night and ended Tuesday at 5 p.m.
The new UCS members for 2011 are, in the order they were announced, Alex Morse '11, Ryan Lester '11, Stacey Park '11, Harris Li '11 and Arthur Matuszweski '11.
Glassman, before announcing the winners, encouraged the 12 other UCS hopefuls to nevertheless serve on UCS as associate members. To become an associate member a student must collect 50 signatures and attend two UCS meetings. Associate members can attend all meetings and sit on committees, but cannot vote.
While the official numbers and results will not be announced until UCS certifies the results, UCS Student Activities Chair and Elections board co-chair Drew Madden '10 said over 400 freshmen voted in the election.
UCS's first general body meeting of the year will be held tonight.
