Write-in candidates grab HUSC's top posts

Write-in candidates Michael Elliott and Ed Elfmann won the HUSC presidential campaigns March 7.

Political Affairs Committee Jeana Blomme said that the victory could in part be due to the publicity their campaign generated through being off the ballot. She cited such things as the Oracle’s coverage of the situation last week as well as the extra campaigning Elliott and Elfmann engaged in to make up for the disadvantages of their write-in status. Messages left for Elliott were not returned as of press time.

Rock, paper, scissors . . . shoot!

When playground democracy fails, there is always a rocksteady (excuse the pun) way to determine who gets the last swing. Whether a rock, paper, scissors (RPS) game is played to obtain a benefit or avoid the undesirable, it always produces results.

Halos and pitchforks, Hamline Style

NAY to doing away with FYSEM. If nothing else, FYSEM offers first-years the opportunity to shake things up a bit. The subjects explored by FYSEMs are often important ones that fit in to the great liberal arts education that Hamline offers, but they’re not often subjects that get much attention. The courses provide students with ways to apply their education in a way that relates more tangibly to the outside world than many theory or survey courses.
If you don’t buy that, at least FYSEM gives students someone to say hello to during their first weeks on campus.

Murder By Death kills and the Reverend ressurects