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Dates: during 2000-2009
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The commission also charged Driskell and Burton only $1 for 100 servings of lemonade, provided by Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS), which they handed out to people in front of the Science Center Dec. 15. The campaign claims it was given the lemonade for free by someone in the Mather...

Author: By Kyle D. Hawkins and John P. Marshall, S | Title: Driskell and Burton Must Step Down | 1/7/2000 | See Source »

These violations, however, all pale in comparison to the most egregious offense committed by Driskell and Burton: mail-dropping campaign fliers to all first-years. These fliers put the candidates' names in the hands of every single first-year, and undoubtedly gave Driskell and Burton a very large advantage. This...

Author: By Kyle D. Hawkins and John P. Marshall, S | Title: Driskell and Burton Must Step Down | 1/7/2000 | See Source »

Perhaps the greatest travesty is the commission's complete failure to keep track of spending and enforce the campaign rules. It is understandable that the commissioners do not want to do anything so drastic as disqualify candidates, but given the overwhelming evidence it is clear that they have to do...

Author: By Kyle D. Hawkins and John P. Marshall, S | Title: Driskell and Burton Must Step Down | 1/7/2000 | See Source »

The commissioners, as quoted in previous issues of The Crimson, have repeatedly contradicted one another and changed their own stories. It is unclear, for instance, whether or not the commission even voted on how to charge the campaign for the buttons as Levy claims. At first, the commission even stated...

Author: By Kyle D. Hawkins and John P. Marshall, S | Title: Driskell and Burton Must Step Down | 1/7/2000 | See Source »

Even more troubling is the commission's assertion that Driskell and Burton should not be disqualified because of their overwhelming victory. The rules must be enforced regardless of a candidate's popularity.

Author: By Kyle D. Hawkins and John P. Marshall, S | Title: Driskell and Burton Must Step Down | 1/7/2000 | See Source »