Senior class elects officers with highest turnout in a decade

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

With 70% of the class voting in the election, easily the highest participation rate in the past ten years, seniors elected the duo of “Jorge and Eugene” to the positions of President and Vice President of the senior class. The complete slate for the class of 2005 is:

Jorge Aguilar, President
Eugene Palatulan, Vice President
Jessica Zagory, Class Secretary
Eric Golynsky, Class Agent

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