Their vision has earned King and Driskell kudosfrom campus leaders.

Former presidential candidate Jobe G. Danganan'99, whose progressive platform earned him secondplace in last year's presidential elections,endorsed the ticket because of its communityfocus.

"Their platform is totally innovative and new,"says Danganan, who is also the former president ofthe Minority Students Association. "What sets themapart is that they have a wider vision for theHarvard campus [and] they are not afraid to tacklesocial issues."

Danganan says he was unable to support the vicepresidential bid of his former running mate, KamilE. Redmond '00, because her agenda has shiftedtoward student services.

King emphasizes that his bid for the presidencyis just one part of his longstanding campaign tocreate a healthier Harvard community.

"We were working on these issues long before wedecided to put this together as a platform," Kingsays. "For a long time, we didn't think thecouncil was the right atmosphere to address theseissues in."

But King and Driskell say they have becomeconvinced that the council does have the potentialto address big issues.

"The council is like the little engine thatcould. Someone told it that it couldn't, so wejust stopped trying," Driskell says.

Even if their bids for the top councilpositions do not succeed, King and Driskell saytheir campaign will have made a positive impact.

"Win or lose, just talking about these issuesis beneficial to the Harvard community," Kingsays