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Although
the
Grand
MarshalFinalElection
was
heldlastThursday,
severalevents
have
occurredleadingto
the
invalidation
of
therace
by
the
Rules
and
Electionscommittee.
At
the
time
of
publication,
the
election
resu
ts,
originally
set
to
be
announced
last
Fridaynight
at
Relay
forLife,
havebeen
impoundedpending
a
Judicial
Board
appeal
regarding
RNE’sDecision
12,
which
cited
several
reasons
for
nuffifying
the
election.
Decision
12
lists
several
violations
that
occurred
or
werediscovered
ontheday
of
elections,
April
22.
Specifically,
they
detailviolations
made
by
Ben
Hunt‘10
with
regards
to
incorrectly
reporting
finances,overspending
his
budget,
and
campaigning.Hunt
hasappealedthe
decisionto
the
Judicial
Board,
andmore
information
regarding
the
violations
canbe
found
on
pagethree
of
this
issue.
Judicial
Boarddecisions
canb
appealed
to
the
Review
Board,
whose
membershipincludes
students,
faculty,
and
staff.The
Judicial
Board
will
be
hearing
theappeal
on
Thursdaymorning,
and
JudicialBoard
ChairMichael
Lind
‘10anticipates
theresults
will
bemade
available
by
theend
of
Thursdayor
on
Friday.
In
response
to
a
request
from
Hunt,
Lind
directed
RNE
to
impound
theApril
22
GM
electionballots
and
to
deliver
a
sealed
copy
of
the
unofficial
votecountto
the
JudicialBoard
Chairmanto
be
ke
in
confidence.Pending
the
outcome
of
theappeal,
RNEChair
Hans
Khan
‘11
plans
on
sending
information
regarding
theelections
to
thestudent
community
as
soon
as
possible.
If
the
decision
is
not
overturned,Khan
states
that
GMFinalElection
will
thenbe
held
as
planned
onThesday
and
that
the
results
would
be
announcedon
Wednesday.
Additionally,
the
candidates
would
have
a
budget
o
$150
for
this
extendedcampaigningperiod,but
Hunt’s
postering
privilegeswould
be
removed
basedonthe
violationslisted
in
Decision
12.
GM
Candidates
MichaelZwack
‘11
and
Ben
Huntrevailedin
the
GMPrimary
Election,
which
was
held
on
April
15
following
the
Judicial
Board’sdecision
to
nullify
the
first
GMprimary
that
was
held
on
Monday,
April
12.
The
Judicial
Board
had
declaredthat
Hunt
was
not
in
violationof
the
Honor
Code,
as
reported
in
RNE’s
Violation
II,
and
that
integrity
of
the
April
12
Primary
hadbeen
compromised.
Lease
revisions
progress
Sara
MeIiIdarVThe
Polytechnic
BROTHERS
OF
THE
OMICRON
UPSILON
CHAPTER
OF
THEALPHA
Pill
ALPHA
FRATERN1TY,
INC.SLEPT
outside
of
the
Rensselaer
Union
for
77
hours,
starting
Sunday,
April25
at
8
am
and
continuingthrough
Wednesday,
April
28
at
1
pm.This
isthe
20th
anniversary
of
the
Annual
Sleep
Out
for
the
Homeless,
which
seeks
to
raise
awareness
for
homelessness,
The
brothersparticipating,RickyPbilatre
‘10,
Matt
Dixon
‘12,
and
Ike
Rodriguez
‘11,
cannot
go
to
their
roomsto
cleanup
or
din
ing
hailsto
eat,
andaredependenton
donations
of
food
from
the
RPI
and
Troy
community.They
are
collectingdonationsand
supplies
for
Joseph’sHouse
andShelter
in
downtown
Troy.
Commenting
on
theexperience,
Dixon
stated,
“We
get
similar
responses
tothe
homeless
...
most
of
the
time
we
get
ignored,
but
somethnes
weget
help:’
Donations
can
be
made
online
at
@unlo
Ledu.
JUUA
VAN
CLEVE
Staff
Reporter
Over
thepast
few
months,
Campus
Habitat
has
worked
with
theRensselaer
Union
to
address
alleged
New
York
State
law
violations
found
in
the
student
housingcompany’s
lease
by
Student
Legal
Services.
They
have
recently
mademore
revisionsto
theleaseandare
awaiting
feedback.
A
fax
from
Student
Legal
Services
(Martin,
Shudt,Wallace,
DiLorenzo,
&
Johnson)
whichoutlined
the
violations
was
receivedonJanuary
21
by
Director
of
Community
Relations
Erin
Crony.
Student
Legal
Services
explained
thatthey
reviewed
thelease
with
variousmembers
of
the
RPI
community
and
felt
thelease
didnot
sufficiently
protect
the
tenant
and
sug
gested
that
students
notsign“unlessdrastic
changes
[had]
beenmade?’
Sincethen,
there
has
beenatleastone
more
revi
sion;
after
changes
were
made,the
lease
was
muchimproved,
butproblemswere
reported
as
still
present.
Campus
Habitat
and
Student
Legal
Services
are
stillin
theprocess
of
revising
the
lease.
ExecutiveVice
President
of
Operations
for
Campus
Habitat
Rob
Martin
stated
thatmany
of
the
comments
referred
to
vague
terminolQgy,
which
was
used
be-
cause
the
lease
was
a
national
lease
that
wassupposed
tosatisfy
the
laws
of
multiple
states.
One
of
the
main
concerns
mentioned
in
the
fax
had
to
do
with
Paragraph20,
“DefaultlLandlord’s
Rem
edies?’
The
lease
had
originally
stated
that
the
tenant
bysigning
the
lease,
waived
ins
right
of
dueprocess
to
trespass,
remove
the
tenant,
and
remove
the
ten
ant’s
personal
property
from
the
premises.
R.
Martin
clarified
that
the
original
intent
of
thatparagraph
was
to
ensure
thatCampus
Habitatcould
reclaim
proper
ties
and
find
a
new
lessee
if
a
tenant,
with
or
without
notice,
leftfor
a
prolongedperiod
of
time,
and
make
surethe
original
tenant
isn’t
heldresponsible
for
r~ntpayments
due
during
thatperiod.Campus
Habitat
has
cooperated
with
Student
Legal
Servicesto
address
their
concerns
with
Paragraph
20.
Other
violations
that
were
addressed
included
charging
the
students
for
utility
fees
accrued
from
common
areas
(PublicService
Law
section52)
and
asking
tenants
to
waive
theirright
to
be
notified
of
a
default
in
rent
payments(three
days
notice
is
requiredby
law
before
the
eviction
processcan
begin).“Wewant
toshow
the
university
thatwe
are
veryseriousabout
havingthistype
of
relationship
with
residents
in
Troy.Onethatgives
the
residents
tools
and
us
tools
tohave
a
great
relationshipthroughout
the
term
of
thelease,”
explained
R.
Martin.
It
wasalso
mentioned
that
AssistantVice
PrtsidentforAdministration
Paul
Martin
requested
that
Campus
Habitat
have
all
current
tenants
re-sign
the
new
leaseonce
it
has
been
finalized.
He
agreed
to
help
Campus
Habitatcontact
all
residents
regardingre-signing.
R.
Martin
and
Crony
havebeen
having
monthly
meetings
regarding
this
leaseand
will
be
having
their
next
meeting
on
May
1.
Editor’s
Note:
Be
sure
to
check
back
next
week
for
more
detailed
information
regarding
thelease
Volume
CXXX,
Number28
Rensselaer
Polytechnic
Institute,
Troy,
NY
Wednesday,
April
28,
2010
Serving
The
Members
Of
The
RPI
Community
Since
1885
Elections
continue
amidst
controversy
aprilmarch
Ryan
Baltazar/The
Polytechnic
BROTHERS
OF
FLU
WALK
around
the‘86
Field
in
the
2010
Relay
forLife
on
Friday
night
Ninety-four
teams
participated
in
the
12
hour
event,
involving
over
1,200
members
of
the
RPIcommunity
who
raisedmore
than
$81,500
for
the
American
Cancer
Society.
TheRelay
schedule
kept
participants
busy
allnight
and
included
an
OpeningCelebration
Ceremony
&
SurvivorLap,
a
performancebytheRusty
Pipes,
and
a
Rock-Paper-Scissors
Tournament
FIJI
is
listed
as
thetop
fundraising
team,
with
$4,937.30
collected.
Alpha
GammaDeltaraisedthe
second
highest
amount
with
$4,190.00.
Relay
for
Life
began
in
1985
when
Dr.
Gordy
Klatt,
a
colorectal
suiteon
in
Washington,
ran
andwalked
around
a
track
for
24
hoursto
raise
money
for
the
American
Cancer
Society.
This
is
the
fifth
year
that
RPIhas
hosted
Relay
for
Life.
nickels
‘n’
dimes
£
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—LI--—
—
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Wednesday,
April
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2b1b’
ti©n
~nd1
tth©
the
pory
Democratsbelievethat
publi
pressure
and
thescent
of
a
Wall
Streetscandalhave
giventhem
theupperhanRepublicansthemselveshavetakenupthe
Democrats’
Wall
Street-bashing
rhetoric
and
havevoiced
hopethat
a
bill
will
ultimately
pass.
In
thatlight,
thepath
to
final
approval
seems
clearer
than
it
ever
didduring
the
contentious
debate
overhealth
care.
The
financial
overhaul
bill
is
a
priority
of
President
Barack
Obama
and,
afterhealth
care,
its
passage
would
build
on
his
legislative
successes—an
important
political
consideration
in
an
election
year.
TheHouse
has
already
passed
itsversion
of
new
bankregulations.Lessthan
an
hourbefore
thescheduledvote,
the
White
House
issued
its
official
endorsement
of
the
bill,
sayingObama
would
oppose
adding
any
loopholes.
Both
the
House
andSenate
bills,
aimed
at
heading
off
any
recurrence
of
the
nearcollapse
of
the
financial
-system
in
2008,
would
create
a
mechanism
for
liquidating
large
finns
that
get
into
trouble,
set
up
Daniel
Acker/Mcclatchy
Tribune
PRESIDENT
OBAMA
SPEAKS
about
financial
reform
at
Cooper
Union
in
New
York
Cit~
Obama
calledon
the
financial
industry
to
drop-its
effortsto
fight
his
regulation
plan,
saying
a
failure
to
impose
tougherrides
onthe
market
willput
the
US.
economicsystem
at
risk.
Severe
storms
inflict
damage
in
Mississippi
YAZOOCIT’~
7vliss.
(AP)—SomeMississippi
residentscracked
jokesMonday
to
keep
fromcryingwhile
they
looked
for
salvageableitemsamong
the
rubble
left
by
severe
stormsthat
killed
12
people
over
theweekend.State
officials
were
tallying
the
cost
of
thedamage
so
they
could
ask
for
an
emergency
declaration
from
President
Barack
Obama,along
with
federalfundstohelpclean
upthe
mess.
Thelatest
figuresMonday
were
grim:
In
Missississippi
alone,
nearly700
homesweredamaged,49
people
injured,
and
10
killed.
Two
others
died
in
storms
in
Alabama.NancyLuke
stepped
carefully
throughfallencinderblocks,
cracked
mirrors
and
a
brokendisco
ball
in
what
used
to
be
theYazoo
City
bar
she
managed,
Wendy’sOn
the
Hill.
The
bar
was
in
thecenter
of
the
mile-wide
swath
of
destnrction.
Luke
said
she
andthe
owner,
Wendy
Douglas,
have
been
joking
with
each
otherto
fend
off
tears.
“She’s
a
neat
freak.
This
is
usually
the
cleanest
bar
in
town,
I
tell
you;’
Luke
said.
Most
of
the
bar
was
obliterated,but
the
office
andthe
restrooms
still
stood.
Luke
said
she
foun
three
rolls
of
toilet
paper
still
stackedin
a
pyramid
on
a
tray
in
the
women’sroom.
Thetornado
flung
a
bluemetaltrash
container
from
outside
thebar
three-miles
away
while
dumpingmost
of
its
contents
next
to
theslab
of
the
building:
Dozens
of
bmwn
Bud
Light
and
Miller
Lite
beerbottles,most
of
which
wereunbroken.
Miss.
Gov.
Haley
Barbour
was
spending
part
of
the
day
in
neighborhoods
of
his
nath’eYazoo
Citytalkingprivately
with
residents.
“When
you
know
everybody,
it’s
harder,”
said
Barbour,
whosehome
was
undamaged
in
Saturday’s
tornado.
Thestorm
system
began
inLouisiana
before
cuffing
a
path
some150
mileslongthrough
Mississippi
and
continuing
to
Alabama.Storm
surveyorswere
wotking
Monday
to
determinewhether
thedamage
was
caused
by
a
single
tonia
o
or
multiple
twisters.
National
Weather
Servicemeteorologist
Ed
Agre
sai
tornado
winds
have
been
measured
at
160
miles
an
hour
alongmudh
of
the
path,
with
some
areas
hit
with
even
stronger
winds.
By
comparison,
thescale
used
to
measure
hurricaneintensity
tops
oftatj5
h.and
above.
d
Dems
push
financial
overhaul
WASHINGTON
(AP)—Seizing
on
Americans’
anger
at
Wall
Street,
Democrats
are
growing
increasingly
confident
they’ll
be
able
to
break
through
Republican
opposition
and
approve
the
most
swee
ing
new
controls
on
financialinstitutions
sincetheGreat
Depression.
The
Democrats
needed60
votes
Monday
to
proceed
on
the
regulatory
overhaul,
and
GOP
leaders
predicted
Republicans
would
succeed
in
a
blocking
effort.
But
that
was
just
part
of
a
legislativeballet
keeping
bipartisan
talksalive.
Wal-Mart
faces
massive
dassaction
suit
SANFRANCISCO
(AP)—A
sharply
divided
federal
appeals
court
on
Monday
exposed
Wal-Mart
Stores
Inc.to
billions
of
dollarsinlegal
damages
when
it
ruled
a
massiveclass
action
lawsuitalleging
gender
discrimination
overpay
for
femaleworkers
cango
to
trial.In
its
6-5
rifling,
the
NinthCircuit
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
said
the
world’s
largest
privateemployer
will
have
tofacecharges
that
it
pays
women
less
than
men
for
the
same
jobs
and
thatfemale
employeesreceive
fewer
promotions
andhave
to
wait
longer
for
those
promotions
than
malecounterparts.Theretailer,
based
in
Bentonville,
Ark.,
has
fiercelyfought
the
lawsuit
since
it
was
firstflied
by
sixwomen
in
federal
court
in
San
Franciscoin
2001,
losing
two
previous
rulings
in
the
trial
court
andagain
in
theappeals
court
in
2007.
Wal-Mart
successfully
convinced
theappeals
courtto
revisit
its2007
ruling
madeby
a
three-judgepanel
with
a
larger11-judgepanel,arguingthat
womenwho
allege
discrimination
should
file
individual
lawsuits.
Israel
halts
east
Jerusalem
building
JERUSALEM
(AP)__Israeltsprimeminister
has
effectivelyfrozen
new
Jewish
construction
in
east
Jerusalem,
municipal
officials
said
Monday,
reflecting
theneedtomend
a
serious
rift
with
theU.S.andget
Mideast
peace
talksback
ontrack.
The
movecomesdespite
Benjamin
Netanyahu’s
repeatedassertion
he
would
never
haltconstruction
in
east
Jerusalemand
risksangeringhard-linersin
hisgovernment.
OnelawmakerfromNetanyahu’sLi)cud
Party
warned
the
governingcoalitioncould
collapse
over
the
issue.
Still,
the
defacto
fleeze
appeared
to
offer
the
promise
of
reviving
peace
effortsderailed
after
Israel
announced
plans
for
a
major
Jewish
housingdevelopment
during
a
visit
by
Vice
President
Joe
Biden
last
month.
That
set
off
the
worst
diplomatic
disputebetween
the
U.S.andIsrael
in
decades—and
prompted
thePalestinians
to
call
off
a
new
round
of
U.S.-brokered
peace
talks.
Court
considers
ban
on
violent
video
games
WASHINGTON
(AP)—The
Supreme
Court
will
decide
whether
flee
speech
rights
are
more
important
than
helping
parentskeep
violent
material
away
from
children.
The
justices
agreed
Monday
to
consider
reinstating
California’s
banonthe
sale
or
rental
of
violentvideo
games
to
minors,
a
law
the
Ninth
U.S.
Circuit
Court
of
Appealsin
San
Franciscothrewoutlastyear
on
groundsthat
it
violatedminors’constitutional
rights.
California
Gov.
Arnold
Schwarzenegger,
who
signedthe
law
in
2005,said
he
wpspleasedthe
highcourtwouldreview
theappeals
court
decision.He
said,
‘We
have
a
responsibility
toour
kids
and
ourcommunities
to
protect
againstthe
effects
of
games
that
depictultra-violent
actions,
just
as
we
alreadydo
with
movies:’
However,
thejudge
whowrote
the
decision
overturning
the
law
said
at
the
time
thatthere
was
noresearch
showing
a
connectionbetween
violentvideo
gamesand
psychological
harmtoyoung
people.
I
raduatlin.
--
a
council
to
detectsystemwide
financial
threats
and
establish
a
consumer
protection
agencyto
police
lending.
The
legislation
also
would
requireinvestment
derivatives,blamed
for
helping
precipitate
the
near-meltdown,
to
be
traded
in
open
exchanges.Senate
Republicans
havebeen
solidly
opposed
to
the
legislation
so
far,
butDemocrats
are
determinedtoforcethem
to
block
the
bill
until
their
unity
cracks.
“I
don’t
think
it’s
a
tenable
politicalposition
for
the
Republicans
to
be
in:’
White
Housespokesman
Robert
Gibbs
said.
Senate
Majority
Leader
HarryReidmocked
the
Republicans’
cohesion
in
theSenate.
‘Asfaraslcantell,theonlytbing
Republicans
stand
for
is
standing
together:’
he
said.Richard
Shelby,the
topRepublican
on
the
Banking
Committee,
said
Mondaybefore
the
vote,
“Most
Republicanswant
a
bill,
butthey
want
a
substantive
biW’
TheAlabama
senator
has
beennegotiating
with
committeechairman
ChrisDodd,D-Conn.
Shelby
aidessaid
he
wants
totighten
languagethat
he
believes
would
give
the
FederalReserve
andthe
Federal
DepositInsurance
Corp.too
much
flexibility
to
assist
large
banksand
their
creditors.
Polls
showthepublicis
increasingly
eager
to
slap
restrictions
on
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April
28,
2010
news
•
3’
GM
Month
2010
April
9
The
PolyEndorsement
issue
is
published.
In
response
to
the
question,
“What
do
you
think
werethis
pastyear’s
Grand
Marshal’s
strengthsand
weaknesses?
Whatwould
you
improve
if
youwereelected?”Ben
Hunt‘10
includes,
“Furthermore,
I
believe
Zwack
often
takes
credit
for
projects
he
didnot
devise
or
lead.”
The
Poly
does
npt
endorse
a
GM
candidate.
April12
RNE
issues
violation
11,
finding
Hunt
in
violation
of
the
Honor
Code
for
making
false
claims
against
a
singular
opponent,
citing
the
quote
in
the
April
9
PolyEndorsementissue.
Hunt
is
prohibitedfrom
campaigning.
Primarie~
are
held
for
all
posi
•tions
requiring
wprimary..
,,Judicial.Board
announces.
Decision
2,.
issuing
a
temporary
injunction
against
the
sanctions
issuedrn
Violitionin.
RNE
mustnot
releasethe
results
of
the
GMprimary
until
furtherinstruction
from
the
J-Board.
April
13
J-Boardannounces’Decision
3,
nil
‘ing
that
Hunt
was
notin
violation
of
the
Honor
Code
and
that
the
April
12
GMprimary
is
invalid.
April
14
RNEpublishesDecision
8,
statingthat
the
April
15
elections
will
be
a
primary
for
the
position
of
GM
and
a
final
for
all
other
positions.
April
15
GMprimary
is
held
again.
Final
elections
for
all
otherpositions
carry
on
asplanned.
April
18
After
a
triple
handrecount,
RNE
declares
Zwack
and
Hunt
the
win
ners
of
the
GM’Primary
Election.
April
22
April
23
RNE
releases
Decision
12,
nul
lifying
the
April
22
election.
The
explanation
is
that
Hunt’s
viola
tions
onthe
day
of
elections
made
themunfair.
April
26
J:Board
releases
Decisions
4and
5,
instructingRNE
to
deliver
the
April
22
results
to
the
3-Boardchairman,
and
deciding
that
Zwack
shouldremain
GM
until
the
conclusion
of
elections,respectively.
April
29
Hunt’s
CandidateExpense
Sheets
didnot
ac
curately
reflect
hisexpenditures.Section
IVof
the
GM
Week
2010ElectionsHandbook
states
that,
“During
theprocess
of
campaigning,
a
record
of
all
expenditures
(including
items
received
for
free)
must
be
kept
along
with
receipts
for
all
items?’
On
theexpensesheet
submitted
on
April
10,
Hunt
expensed
15
plots
at$5.25per
plot
for
a
total
cost$78.75.The
DotCIOprinter
report
shows30
plotsprinted
between
the
beginning
of
elections
and
April
9
for
a
total
cost
of
$210.00.
Hunt
was
found
tohave
spent
moremoney
onhis
campaignthan
hewas
allotted.
Section
IVof
the
GM
Week
2010ElectionsHandbook
states
that
“No
candidatemay
exceedthe
followinglimits:
For
the
offices
of
Grand
Marshal
and
President
of
the
Union:
$300
isthe
maximum.”
Grand
Marshal
Candidatesweregranted
an
ex
tra
25
percenttoward
their
spending
limits
per
Decision
10.
Hunt
was
sanctioned
5
percent
of
his
expenditure
limit
per
Violation
13,
10
percent
of
his
expenditure
limit
per
Violation
17,
and
5
percent
of
his
expenditure
limit
per
Violation
20.
His
total
expenditure
limit
as
ofApril
22
was
$304.59.
An
audit
of
Hunt’s
financesperformedby
the
Rules
and
ElectionsCommitteediscoveredexpenditures
in
excess
of
$426.98.
It
is
known
that
Hunt
has
incurredadditional
expenses
fromplotting
beyond
this,
but
due
to
limits
of
the
DotCIO
printing
system,
this
information
was
unable
to
be
obtained
in
a
timely
fashion.
Several
students
campaigning
with
Hunt
were
found
to
have
not
completed
a
Candidate
AssistantForm.
Section
Vof
the
GM
Week
2010ElectionsHandbook
states
that
“Candidates
may
only
be
as
sisted
in
campaign
activitiesby
activity
fee-paying
RPI
students.Thesestudents
mustcomplete
a
CandidateAssistance
Form
that
is
signed
byboth
the
candidate
andtheassistant?’
On
April22,
thesestudents
wereobserved
eitherhelping
prepare
and
give
outfood,
soliciting
people
for
Hunt
votes,
or
yeffing
out
“VoteBen
Hunt
for
GM?’This
viola
tion
was
reported
to
Hunt
around
1
pm
and
eight
candidate
assistant
forms
were
submittedlater
in
the
afternoon.
1.
Hunt
argues
thatKhan
approved
theexpensing
of
only
15
plots
due
toposters
al
legedlyrippeddownbyEnvironmental
and
SiteServices
or“begrudging
students?’
2.
Hunt
states
that
he
charged
each
plot
cor
redly
based
on
information
onthe
Voorhees
Computing
Center
HelpDesk
website.
3.
Hunt
asserts
that
it
is
unreasonable
for
RNE
to
assume
all
plotsprinted
were
for
campaigning.
(“111
printed
150
plots,
and
only
used10,
putting
the
other
140
under
my
bed,
should
J
be
expectedto
expense
these?”)
1.
Hunt
argues
thathisbudget
cuts
were
calculated
incorrectly
byRNE.
2.
Additionally,
hestates
thathis
expenses
were
under
budget
for
both
the
budget
cal
culated
byRNE
andtheone
he
calculatedhimself.
3.
Furthermore,
Hunt
believes
that
the
party
financesavailabletocandidate
Michael
Zwack
made
RNE’s
decision
to
“pick
apart”hisbudget
“tedious
and
unfair?’
(Zwack’s
availablepartyfundstotaled
$700,
and
his
personalfundswere$210.)
1.
Huntcites
a
clause
in
the
TheRensselaer
Handbook
of
StudentRights
andResponsibilities
guaranteeingfree
speech,
andstates
that
this
defendsmany
of
thestudents
supportinghim.
2.
Hunt
believes
thisviolated
a
precedent
set
byRNE
by
notpunishing
Zwack
for
having
a
campaign
e-mailforwarded
byunaffiliated
students.
Khan
states
Violations
1
and
2
arethe
pri
mary
reasons
for
invalidating
the
election.
1.
Khan
says
thathe
only
approved
replacing
one
poster
without
expensingthe
reprint,
not
15.
2.
According
toKhan,
Hunt
incorrectly
expensedthe
plots
as
“draft”
qualit~
while
the
plots
were
actually
“normal”
quality.
3.
Khan
additionally
states
that
Hunt
said
only
one
plot
was
not
used
for
campaigning.
1,
2.
KLan
stands
by
the
claims
made
in
the
originalviolation,
and
believesthat
the
calculations
made
byRNE
werecorrect.
3.
KLan
says,
“The
role
of
the
Rules
and
Elections
Committee[is]
to
pick
apart
all
actions
deemed
illegal
by
the
GM
Week
2010ElectionsHandbook.
The
handbook
deems
goingover
an
expense
limit
as
ifiegal,
whereas
it
does
not
deem
pooling
party
resources
to
getherto
be
illegal.
It
is
as
simple
as
that?’
1.
Khan
states
thatcandidate
assistant
forms
allow
RNE
to
protect
the
integrity
of
the
elec
tion
process
by
holding
activecampaignersto
thestandards
of
the
Honor
Code.
2.
In
Decision
11,
RNEruled
that
nocandidate
has
been
foundin
violation
of
e-mail
list
abuse
and
that
no
candidatemaycampaign
on
thebasis
thate-maillists
havebeenabused.
Any
further
reports
ofcan
didates
campaigning
on
thatbasis
would
result
inHonor
Code
violations.
~‘an
Baltazar/The
P~ttechnic
GM
CANDIDATES
BEN
HUNT
‘10
AND
MICHAEL
ZWACK
‘11
STRIVE
for
the
covetedTop
Hat,
whichRNE
Chair
HansKhan
‘11
holds
tantalizingly
out
oftheir
reach.
Hunt
responds
to
final
election
violations
Grand
Marshal
Candidate
Hunt
disputes
violations
with
RNE
Chair
Than
RNE
violation
Ben
Hunt’s
argument
Hans
Khan’s
response
GM’Final
Elections
are
held.
Hunt
was
seen
campalgning
with
a
grill
owned
by
theRensselaer
Union
and
consuming
propane
1.
While
acknowledging
that
he
allowed
the
purchased
by
theRensselaer
Union.Section
IV
1.
Hunt
argues
that,
as
stated
in
the
violation,
use
of
the
grill,
Khan
argues
that
the
grill’s
ex
of
the
GM
Week
2010ElectionsHandbook
states
Khan
gave
him
permission
to
use
the
grill.
pensewas
grossly
underestimated
on
Hunt’s.
that
“No
candidate
or
partymay
be
supported
by
2.
After
beingwarned
about
the
propane,
expense
sheet.
Union
funds
or
supplies?’
Hunt
laterreplenished
Hunt
says
he
turned
off
the
grill
until
he
was2.
Khan
states
that
the
propane
was
replen
the
propaneusinghis
own
finances.
The
use
of
the
abletoreplace
the
propane.ishedtoolate.
grill
was
laterpermittedby
RNE
and
its
usage
was
expensed
byHunt.
Several
Hunt
plots
were
found
in
theRensselaer
Union
ontheday
of
elections.Section
XI
of
the
GM
Week
2010ElectionsHandbook
states
that
“No
campaigning
or
campaign
material
is
allowed
Hunt
admitsthat
he
accidentally
left
three
in
or
on
polling
site
buildingsafter
10
pm
onthe
plots
tapedup
sideways
in
the
Union.
days
beforevoting
and
voting
itself?’
The
plots
were
found
at
approximately
4
pm
and
were
found
in
the
East
Lobby
of
theRensselaer
Union.
Scheduled3-Board
hearing
to
de
cide
Hunt’s
appeal
of
Decision
12.
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