Posted on 03/03/2005 5:53:50 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
ITHACA NY--Tim Lim '06, the vice president of the Student Assembly, stepped down from his post as president of the Cornell Democrats last night amid allegations of voting improprieties in last year's student government elections and other alleged breaches of ethical conduct.
Two other executive members also resigned last night. They were Nina Fixell '07, the group's director of public relations, and Heather Grantham '06, director of community relations. Grantham is a Sun columnist.
[Victoria Lauterbach], the group's executive of fundraising, said Lim forced his fraternity's pledges to go around collecting netIDs and PINs, which were then allegedly used to boost the number of votes for Lim's entire ticket.
Lim told The Sun that this accusation was untrue.
"What I did say is, go to your friends' door and make sure they voted," he said. He also questioned why Lauterbach has "been sitting on this until the elections."
Lim said that he had no idea that the other executive board members were about to accuse him of breaches of ethical conduct.
"I really hope this doesn't adversely affect the chapter [of Cornell Democrats]," he said.
In an e-mail written last night to the Cornell Democrats mailing list, Lim wrote that "it has become apparent that the personal differences among e-board members have become too large to be resolved in a private manner."
He said that the current executive board would be dissolved, with new elections to be held on March 16.
(Excerpt) Read more at cornellsun.com ...
Sounds like Mr. Lim has a real future ahead of him with Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Two other executive members also resigned last night. They were Nina Fixell '07, the group's director of public relations, and Heather Grantham '06, director of community relations. Grantham is a Sun columnist.
Even student journalists are registered democrats...but there's no "liberal media." Riiigghtt...
He just needs a little work on his stealth and cover-up tactics.
Well the professor that teaches Vote Fraud at Cornell needs to be fired, because lesson number one is, "Don't Get Caught".
How many credits do students get for their "Voter Fraud Simulation" field work?
What an idiot! He obviously forgot the free cigarettes and crack cocaine.
where I went to college there would be an Honor Trial with summary expulsion if found guilty......
The acorn does not fall far from the tree.........
Not really, while he denied wrong doing he resigned. Deny, dissemble and counterattack is the Clintoon MO.
Considering the organization he seems like the just right mand for the job.
My question is, why do you need a "director of public relations" and a "director of community relations" in student govern.?
Is this normal? Is this Faber College?
I say "Vote for Pedro"
Were you ever on double secret probation?
With these credentials as stauch RATs, these student can get jobs in Milwakee. no problem. Of course, they might have to add tire slashing to their resume.
With these credentials as stauch RATs, these student can get jobs in Milwakee. no problem. Of course, they might have to add tire slashing to their resume.
The 'people of the lie' are just that. . .
Isn't it heartwarming, not even out of college yet and already they've learned how to fix an election. Who says they don't learn anything in school anymore, they learn how to be good little Democrats.
True, but he got the second lesson right--"If caught, lie, deny, and smear your accuser".
"where I went to college there would be an Honor Trial with summary expulsion if found guilty......"
Where I went to college they would have been taken to the football stadium, beaten senseless and left at midfield.
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