Number of Candidates Is What Matters

The Crimson article on the UC elections (News. Sep. 29)brought out an interesting point. The number of minorities elected into office is often entirely dependent upon the number who decide to run in the first place.

Lamelle Rawlins is described as "disappointed" and she is quoted as saying, "It's not just that women aren't running. There needs to be a shift in attitudes among students for women to be equall represented." It appears that Ms. Rawlins is saying that although women only made up 36.1 percent of the candidates, they still deserve 50 percent of the seats. Truthfully, I believe that the 33.3 percent of the women actually won is close enough to 36.1 percent that no "shift in attitudes" is truly necessary. Michael V. Ziniti '99