(May 4, 2004) — “Vote for me!” was the repeated phrase floating about campus for the past two weeks, as ASB elections were initiated. ASB elections have been an annual event comprised of passing out colorful nametags or buttons and plastering walls with campaign posters. This year’s elections were no different, except for the fact that there was an abundance of nametags, buttons and posters. “This year we had a lot of applicants,” said ASB advisor Kristina Provost. She wasn’t kidding––with 53 candidates running and only four people running unopposed compared to the 13 last year who ran unopposed, this year’s elections were a flurry of competition. Candidates presented speeches to their respective classes April 23. Students then returned to class to view the speeches that aspiring ASB officers filmed April 20. This was just another standard process for elections. However, ASB nominees were more creative in their speeches than in previous years. Some chose to sing or dance to make their speeches more interesting. Creativity in speeches was not limited to only ASB candidates. One candidate running for senior class president broke out into a song to the tune of Popeye the Sailorman. Others crossed their fingers to fight bouts of nervousness and apprehension. Starting last year, Clark changed its constitution to get rid of run-offs. In previous years, for candidates to win, they had to attain at least 51% of the votes, but now a person who receives the most votes wins. Provost said that they made this change because in the past, when six students ran for the same position, it was almost a given that one of those students wouldn’t be able to get at least 51% of the vote. She said that whenever a run-off election was held, the person who received the most votes the first time always won, so this change simply saved time.