"The UC is a body with a lot of potential but it needs to move in new directions," he said.
Rachel L. Brown '01 and David Orr '01, both active council members, had submitted petitions to run as a team for the presidency and vice presidency, but dropped out of the race before the names of candidates were announced.
"I was seriously considering making a run for the UC because of the encouragement of a number of people" Brown said. " However, after a lot of thought, I realized that I'd rather prioritize other activities in my life... I feel that I can still work on the initiatives I would have pursued as council president simply as an active council member."
Orr decided that he did not want to run after Brown withdrew her name from the ticket.