If Garza wins the election she will be thecouncil's first female leader.

But Garza, who in the past has openly opposedthe council's "old boy network," said that hermotivations remain apart from her gender.

"I think it would be important to the studentbody to see a woman in charge of such a importantand male-dominated student organization," Garzasaid.

Garza said she offers a "new style ofleadership," which will foster open discourse andcontributions from every member in an open forum."Dissent is not divisive," she said.

McKay too emphasized the deviations between hisyears on the council and those of his opponents.As a former social committee chair, McKay said hisperspective entering this election "could not befarther from Melissa Garza and Carey Gabay's."

The experiences of both Garza and Gabay arelimited to the finance committee, a distinctionwhich McKay said implies "that they haven't hadanything to do with 80 percent of what the councildeals with."

"They've been buried in the finance committeeand don't know what's going on out there," hesaid.

McKay elaborated on his plans to publish ahouse evaluation guide similar to the CUE(Committee on Undergraduate Education) Guidepublished by the University.

"I am the only candidate who is not heldhostage by a certain faction of the council,"McKay said in reference to disputes last yearwhich surfaced between Beys and member Hillary K.Anger '93-94, which involved many of theirrespective friends on the council.

"I don't think there's anyone on the councilwho would be unhappy if I were president," McKaymaintained.

"And I wouldn't say that about either Melissaor Carey," he said