UW Gazette, January 23, 1997

                              

     Mario Bellabarba, president of the Federation of
Students for the past year, is taking the job for a second
term.
     The Federation office announced Monday that Bellabarba
has been acclaimed to the post - he was the only candidate
nominated for the presidency when the deadline was reached
Friday.
     Bellabarba was a fourth-year civil engineering student
when he was elected in a five-way race last spring.
     Two of the three vice-presidents who will work with
him in the coming year have also been acclaimed. They are
Raju Patel of mathematics, as VP (administration and
finance), and Kurt Schreiter of science, as VP (internal).
     There will be an election, though, for the final
executive position, VP (education). Two candidates were nomi
nated for that post: Chris Buchanan of science and Jeff
Gardner of arts.
     Balloting in the Federation race is set for February
11 and 12.
     At the same time, undergraduate students will elect
representatives to students' council (the Federation's gov
erning body) and to the UW senate.
     And there will be a referendum on a proposed $5-a-term
fee to pay for renovations at Federation Hall and keeping
the flagship student pub in operation.