Juniors Kathleen Nickson and Katrina Weibel were elected president and vice president of the Resident Hall Association for the 2001-2002 school year by the Saint Mary's Student Body.

The ticket was uncontested, and only 100 students voted Thursday in elections held on campus.

"It was disappointing that no one else was interested in running," said Nickson, "but we were relieved, because we think we'll do a good job."

Nickson and Weibel have many ideas for new activities. Plans include a dance marathon to raise money for charities, a ride board to assist students who need help with transportation and a campus wide service project each semester.

"We want to make changes," said Nickson, "like more participation in hall councils, which we think can be achieved."

Both women will enter office with much experience and background knowledge in RHA.

Nickson has been on RHA in the past when she served as vice president of McCandless Hall last year and vice president of LeMans Hall this year.

Weibel joined RHA this year as secretary, which involved taking minutes at the meetings and overseeing RHA committees.

Current RHA president, senior Mindy Rennaker, has a lot of confidence in the women who will take over in April.

"They are a very qualified ticket," said Rennaker. "They both have a lot of good experience and they've seen how it works."

RHA members plan Little Sibs weekend and the All School Formal each year. The goal of the Board is to make living on campus more fun and more of a community environment for students.

"RHA is important because we provide a lot of activities for students on campus," said Nickson. "We unite the residence halls and bring people together."

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