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Graduate College House Committee
2010 Elections
Candidacy update 2010 February 19
Election Committee (David Liao, Abhi Nellore, and Wenzhe Cao)
Chair (1 position, no candidates)
Assistant Chair (1 resident position, 1 candidate)
DJ Sethi (EE) I am Divjyot Sethi (DJ). I announce my candidacy for the Assistant Chair of the
Graduate College House Committee.
I served as the Assistant Chair of GCHC from April 2009 ‐ current. My main focus has
been on improving food at Procter hall; some changes include more themed food
nights and using student recipes. I have also helped organize various social events at
GC.
Latest plans include:
• Facilitating better assessment of Procter hall food through a committee of
residents – rather than solely depending on annually done surveys.
• Lobbying for re‐introduction of Saturday dinner (or brunch) at the Procter
hall.
• Improvements to the housing application process (Making summer housing
applications online).
• Aiding house committee in pushing for:
o Quarter‐free laundry facilities.
o Air conditioned coffee house.
I hope to serve the GC residents to the best of my abilities and look forward to your
support.
DJ
Treasurer (1 position, 1 candidate)
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Lorne Applebaum (EE) Hi,
I'm the incumbent and have been GCHC treasurer for the past year. I
lived in the GC for two years and currently live in the Annexes.
As treasurer, one of my accomplishments is having completely
rebalanced our accounting records so that we no longer lose money to
bounced checks and know exactly how our money is being spent.
Previously, over $15000 in transactions were left unaccounted.
Beyond my role as treasurer, I try to work on things that get people
out of their rooms. I introduced funding to improve the common spaces
of the often neglected Annexes with things like lawn chairs,
barbecues, magazines and kitchen radios. In the coming year, I'm
hoping to create online sport ladders for our tennis courts, chess,
and squash.
I think the GC/Annexes are a great place to live and I'd like to
continue working at making them better.
Cheers,
Lorne
Secretary (1 resident position, no candidates)
Regular Facilities Officers (2 resident positions, 2 candidate)
Noah Jafferis (EE) I‘m currently one of the Regular Facilities Officers, and look forward to the
opportunity of continuing to help keep the GC facilities (OGC washers/dryers, change
machine, etc.) running smoothly for the coming year. I believe I will continue to be a
great RFO – I am responsible, reliable, and know how to get things done. I have a
willingness, and ability, to fix things, as well as the self‐awareness to know when to
call in the experts. I love the Graduate College, and will do my best to keep everything
in order and running well. This past year we have been investigating ways to improve
the laundry rooms – for example, moving to coin‐less prepaid laundry (separate vote
on this), and a service to allow online viewing of real‐time washer/dryer usage. If
elected, I will continue work on these proposals, and hopefully see them through to
actual implementation.
Yi Wang (MAT) My name is Yi Wang. I am a fourth year PhD candidate from mathematics
department, and the current Regular Facility Officer. I would like to run for this
position again. I am thankful to people who gave me this opportunity last year to
work with a group of enthusiastic and lovely people, to share the wonderful ideas and
moments. I did enjoy what I was doing and hope to continue doing it.
I am always responsible and energetic. If I am given the opportunity again, I would
make good maintenance of equipments and let more residents get to enjoy the
convenience of our cleaners, tools, and laundry facilities. I would also continue
working on the current project of laundry renovation. I am looking forward to
working in the GC house committee next year. Thank you for your consideration.
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Special Events Officers (2 resident positions, no candidates)
Social Hour (2 resident positions, no candidates)
Debasement Bar Czars (2 positions, 2 candidates)
Amber Hibberd (CHM) I have worked at the bar for two years and been a czar for one. I understand what
is necessary to keep the bar a fun and safe place for our patrons, and would be
delighted to continue on as czar.
Cheerio, Amber Hibberd
Kate Keets (CHM) For the past two years I have been working hard behind the scenes in the
Debasement bar. From bringing you parties, to live music, to beer tastings of local
micro breweries, to new beers on tap and in bottle to tantalize your palate. In
order to keep you the patron, interested, along with my fellow czars, I have
overseen some changes to the aesthetics of the bar, such as a marker board to
keep you updated on events and drink specials, as well as designing menus with all
of our cocktails and shots that will be available for your perusal. In the future, I
plan to bring you More Events, New Parties and More changes to keep YOU happy
and distracted from your thesis work.
If you’ve been to the bar in the past two years, and liked what you saw, vote Kate
Keets for Bar Czar.
Athletics Officer (1 resident position, 1 candidate)
Qiang Liu (EE) I am a senior resident here and I really enjoy being part of this community. My
own experience tells me this is an extraordinarily energetic and lively community,
and certainly not lack of athletic talents at all. I myself am a big sports fan, and find
that participating sport activities such as being on a GC team in the intramural
tournaments, jumping in a pick‐up Frisbee game, or having a snow fight after
sledding around this time of the year is the best way to make new friends,
strengthen bonds with old friends while having lots of fun. This is an important
part of my life here, and I really want to extend such experience to more
community members by running the GC Athletic Chair position. Please support
me! I will do my best to improve your experiences in sport activities! Hope
everyone becomes stronger, healthier in this Tiger Year!
Coffee House Manager (1 resident position, no candidates)