Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!unisoft!mtxinu!scherrer
From: scherrer@mtxinu.UUCP (Deborah Scherrer)
Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix
Subject: elections and academics
Message-ID: <564@mtxinu.UUCP>
Date: 3 Mar 88 16:36:40 GMT
Reply-To: scherrer@mtxinu.UUCP (Deborah Scherrer)
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Regarding Rich Salz's comments on academics:

If the goal is to elect academics to the Board, it might be
wiser to run fewer, rather than more, academics on the slate -- hence avoid
splitting the vote.  (After all, if I remember correctly that's how
Meecham got elected to the Arizona governorship -- the other more
credible candidates split the vote, and Meecham was elected by 12%
of the populace).

Of the 6 candidates which the Nominating Committee put up
for the open board positions, 2 were academics.  Perhaps suggesting
there should be more would be defeating the very goal you are
striving for.