After much deliberation, the Bullblog has decided to formally endorse Danny Avraham for President, Kyle Tramonte for Vice President, and Eli Rivkin for Events Director.
It was a tough choice. While we endorse these candidates wholeheartedly, we thought it was only fair to explain ourselves. You will have ample time to learn about Danny, Kyle and Eli during the election, so here is some information about the people who were ultimately unable to run against them.
Adrian D’Angelo, ES ‘85
After having what he decided was a full and successful career as a bookbinder, Adrian petitioned to run for YCC President as an alumnus.
Adrian decided to run after he saw Danny’s platform. Specifically, he disagreed with Danny when he said, “It’s critical that the student body feels YCC can be a helpful organization.”
“It’s not critical,” Adrian said when announcing his candidacy, “that the student body feels YCC can be a helpful organization.”
He also took issue with Avraham’s push to change Yale’s alcohol policy from discipline to safety, noting, “Teen drinking is very bad. I got a fake ID tho.”
Personally, I found his arguments compelling, his interest sincere and his chances of winning high. But, he’s old and doesn’t go here anymore and wasn’t allowed to run. It was because of this, along with Danny’s competence, intelligence and affinity for Hawaiian shirts, that we decided to back Avraham over D’Angelo.
Michelle Scoober, DC ‘14
Motivated by a deep-seeded hatred for Tramonte and his rugged good looks, Michelle was intent on seizing the VP spot.
Scoober came into the race hot. She established herself as an outsider and a maverick. Reportedly, Tramonte was nervous.
“Tramonte wants to fix problems,” Scoober told her adoring fans, “that means he thinks we’re stupid.” He crowd gave her a standing ovation.
Michelle’s campaign got derailed when she realized she had to stop fighting the feeling and told Kyle how she really felt.
The new couple couldn’t be happier, although she resents that he doesn’t let her pay for dinner.
Scoober is acting as Kyle’s campaign manager and was happy to learn of our endorsement.
Eli Rivkin, TC ‘15
Eli is Eli’s own worst enemy and the only person who decided to run against him.
A master of self-sabotage, Eli set out to destroy his own candidacy. He fed himself food from the dumpster. He told himself he was stupid, inadequate and unfit to be the events director.
In an interview, Eli told me he was “the single worst person” that he’d ever met. I told him that he shouldn’t be so hard on himself. He told me the interview was over.
Eli almost succeeded in destroying Eli, but Eli’s courage and conviction would ultimately prevail. Eli decided to drop out of the race after Eli looked himself in the mirror and said, “enough of this. It’s show time.”
Eli is the right man for the job, and if defeating himself is any indication, he will be a fantastic YCC Events Director.