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In today’s “things to do for the ten minutes before you start studying again, so you can feel marginally productive”: USG voting begins today. You can read the candidate statements here, and cast your ballots here. (Seniors should check their email for a separate ballot link.)

You’ll be voting for USG President, Vice-President, Treasurer; Academics, Undergraduate Life, and Campus and Community Chairs; and your class senators.

For some reason, the Helios interface is vaguely satisfying to click through.

Nov 22, 2010

USG voting opens today

By Will Saborio
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In his first major endorsement as USG President, Michael Yaroshefsky ‘12 emailed the student body today to express his strong support for the Princeton Charter Club.

The announcement appeared at the bottom of a seemingly unrelated communication announcing a new student life survey.  Somewhat curiously, Yaroshefsky’s endorsement was written in invisible ink, and only became visible after this reporter highlighted the entire field of text:

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What, you may ask, is this organization with which Yaroshefsky has so emphatically cast his lot?  According to its official website, Charter, one of Princeton University’s ten storied “Eating Clubs,” is “a place to relax and be among friends; it is clean and comfortable; it provides good food and a pleasant social atmosphere.”

In the past, USG executives have often shied away from such formal (and emphatic) endorsements.  Last year, a political scandal erupted after then-President Josh Weinstein ‘09 incorrectly implied in an email that President-elect Connor Diemand-Yauman ‘10 supported Vice Presidential candidate Mike Weinberg ‘11 in Weinberg’s race against Nick DiBerardino ‘11.

It’s currently unclear whether today’s endorsement will provoke a similar firestorm.

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Feb 16, 2010

Today in Politics: Yaroshefsky ‘12 endorses Princeton Charter Club

By David Walter
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Before today, the only time I’ve given much thought to the whole “boo-hoo Princeton toilet paper sucks” controversy was when I was deciding who not to vote for during USG elections.

But then I stumbled upon this 1930 ad for Scott Toilet Tissue (click the picture to enlarge):

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Feb 6, 2010

It’s a feminist tissue

By David Walter
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ALTMAN ‘11 MISTAKES CDY FOR ICE CREAM, YAROSHEFSKY ‘12 HATES SPONGEBOB, & LINDEMAN ‘11 REALLY LIKES CLOISTER INN

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Name: Jack Altman ‘11 / Michael Yaroshefsky ‘12 / Jack Lindeman ‘11
Age: 20 / 20 / 21
Major: Economics / ORFE / English
Hometown: St. Louis / Wayne, NJ / Cape May, NJ
Eating club/residential college/affiliation: Tower & Forbes / Wilson / Cloister & Whitman

Who’s your favorite Princetonian, living or dead, real or fictional?
Altman: John Nash for the win.
Yaroshefsky: Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah; Batman!  Bruce Wayne, that is, because he has a bat cave, drives a cool car, and beats up baddies.
Lindeman: Aaron Burr, for the way he drops Hamiltons.

What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in Princeton?
A: Forbes vegetarian night! Not.
Y: My first meal at the new WuCox this year and the realization that finally I don’t have to invade another dining hall for a good meal.  Now we have delicious pizza, pasta, and salads!
L: I have to add that the meals at Cloister are pretty much amazing, but I think my favorite there would have to be the Steak and Crab Legs we have on Member’s Nights.  The chef there is amazing.

In one sentence, what do you actually do all day?
A: I wish I knew, days just always seem to end.
Y: I zip around campus on my bike between classes, send emails constantly, rush to finish a problem set at the last minute, catch up on the latest Daily Show on Hulu, read a few technology blogs, work a little more on problem sets, then give in at about 3 a.m.
L: I just have a great time.

What is your greatest guilty pleasure?
A: Afrin. More like a 7 year addiction actually.
Y: I have an addiction to bottled water.  But I recycle!
L: Fallout 3 for XBox 360.  I can’t say how many hours I’ve wasted watching a character traverse the Wasteland on the projector we have in our dorm.

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Dec 3, 2009

21 Questions with… USG Presidential Candidates!

By Brian No
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We use laptops instead!

We use laptops instead!

The USG just released the list of candidates running in the winter 2009 elections (full list here). A couple quick things worth noting about this year’s candidate pool:

The majority of positions will not be contested!

Seven positions (ULC Chair, Academics Chair, Treasurer, and both Senate seats for the classes of 2011 and 2012) have only one candidate running. This is going to make it really tricky for the USG to mess up these specific elections. But if anyone can do it, the USG can!

A sophomore is running for USG President!

Michael Yaroshefsky ‘12 is one of four candidates running for USG President, but he’s the only one who isn’t a junior. Leslie-Bernard Joseph ‘06 was famously defeated when he ran his sophomore year and won his junior year.*

The entire freshman class is running for Senator!

Not really. But 19 candidates are running, more than all the candidates running for all the other positions combined! It seems like this happens every year – lots of kids run, lots of hopes and dreams get smashed, and the crushing inevitability of incumbency begins its slow and deliberate process.

The take-away? Unless you’re a freshman or passionate about the presidency and vice-presidency, your vote isn’t really going to matter. You will, however, get to use the super-sweet new voting system, which for us is incentive enough. Yay democracy!

*Correction: An earlier version of this blog post incorrectly stated that Leslie-Bernard Joseph ‘06 had won the presidency in his sophomore year.

(image source: http://artupton.com/newtom/newsflashes/images/voting_booth.gif)

Nov 23, 2009

Sophomore Runs for President; Princeton Forgets to Tell Freshmen No One Cares About USG

By Spencer Gaffney
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