Vote Schork for president, Bhutani for EVP

Having met with all the candidates, the Interfraternity Council has voted to endorse Pete Schork for DSG president. We believe he has the experience and the understanding to best serve the greek community at Duke, as well as the campus as a whole. Schork demonstrates a clear vision of what he plans to accomplish as president and how to achieve this through the difficult processes of Duke Student Government and the administration. As president, Schork would ensure that IFC is involved in the establishment of the house model on campus and would continue to work with IFC and fight on its behalf, as he did while defending Tailgate last year as vice president for athletics and campus services. Isaac Mizrahi is likewise a strong candidate with a fresh vision for improving DSG. In other years, this body would certainly have endorsed Mizrahi for president, but IFC feels that Schork is a uniquely experienced candidate who will best be able to work on the student body’s behalf.

For DSG executive vice president, IFC found Gurdane Bhutani to be a worthy candidate, boasting a solid background both working with the Duke administration and as a member of DSG. We feel that his experience will allow him to accomplish the goals he has set forth—in particular, demanding a shuffling of sections that acknowledges the history and involvement of groups and pushing for a return of common spaces to fraternity sections. This board sees a bright future for Bhutani’s opponent, Patrick Oathout, but we feel that as a freshman, he does not yet possess the necessary understanding and experience to wield this demanding position as effectively as Bhutani will.

Zachary Prager

Trinity ’12

President, Interfraternity Council