The "angry pilgrim" who led Harvard faithful at The Game against Yale last November now wants to lead the Undergraduate Council.

The man behind the broadcloth was current presidential hopeful Rudd W. Coffey '97.

In tomorrow night's election, Coffey is likely to emphasize the extremes of his past council service--service which ranged from administering council-run airport shuttles to "humiliating" himself in front of thousands at a pep rally he organized.

This active participation is standard for Coffey, according to fellow delegates who have worked with him in his three semesters on the council.

Sandip P. Madhavareddy '98 describes Coffey as a "passionate" member and leader.

"Moving chairs two-and-a-half hours before the Freshman Semi-Formal," Madhavareddy says, "That's Rudd Coffey."

"When it comes down to deciding who you want to run the council, you have to decide who cares the most," he adds. Madhavareddy says he'll vote for Coffey tomorrow night.

A common refrain of words like "energy," "integrity" and "dedication" emerges from both Coffey's supporters and opponents when they describe the candidate.

"He's known and respected by all of [the administration and council members]," says former council member David V. Bonfili '96. "I don't think any of them question his integrity."

Even council Vice President Brandon C. Gregoire '95, one of Coffey's original opponents, says, "Rudd's a very hard worker. I knew that from the first time he stepped onto the council."

As co-chair of the campus life committee this semester, Coffey has made much of his opportunities to organize those projects.

While Coffey's success as a committee chair has won him praise from most of his council colleagues, it could also be a detriment to his campaign if voters decide he's needed in his current post.

Council President David L. Hanselman '94-'95, who has endorsed Randall A. Fine '96 as his successor, says that if Coffey ascends to the presidency, the campus life committee will suffer.

In fact, if Coffey is not elected president, he says he plans to run for campus life committee chair again, not council vice president as some observers have predicted.

Coffey's other main contributions this semester were manifest in his proposals through the Movement to Reform the Undergraduate Council (MRUC), which he co-founded with Bonfili.