Following a week-long campaign, Saint Mary's Anna Bauer and Liz Goers were named the 2002-2003 freshman class president and vice-president, winning 53.5 percent of votes in Thursday's run-off election.

The ticket defeated Becky Winston and Kathleen McMorrow with 45.7 percent of the vote in an election that drew a 31.5 percent class turnout.

Both tickets entered the run-off election on Tuesday after winning the highest percentage votes out of six total tickets.

Tuesday's primary election also filled eight positions on the Freshman Class Board, leaving five more available. Filling the remaining positions on the board is one of many things Bauer and Goers plan to do now that they are in office.

However, as promised in their platform, the first thing they will do is send out a survey.

"We want to know what the class is thinking, what they're wanting, and what they're needing from us," said Bauer. "It'll be the gauge and we'll go from there planning activities and events."

Bauer and Goers also want to work toward integrating the freshman class into Saint Mary's community. They are looking to establish a "big sister" mentor program, which would pair freshmen with upperclassmen.

Although elections are over, the ticket assures that their motto "We'll Bend Over Backwards For You" will continue to be their drive throughout the year.

"We look forward to working with our class, because we're all freshmen together. We're definitely going to be their voice," said Bauer.

Bauer and Goers will preside over the first board meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in Haggar College Center.

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