The council presidential candidate says he thinks it might be the flu. He resolves to wait until all his campaign volunteers have assembled, go off to put up posters, and then to go back home to rest.

A few minutes later, Tenney, Leonard's running mate, puts herself on poster-patrol, stopping to strengthen tape on wayward signs. Because publicity-hungry student groups jostle for prime kiosk real estate, she says she and Leonard will walk around later practicing "poster defense."

Across the Yard, the Driskell campaign moves into action. She and her running mate, John A. Burton '01, join a group of two publicity managers and about a half-dozen supporters at Thayer Gate. The group strategically chose 7:45 a.m. as a start-off time to ensure they, too, snag bulletin board space after the 7:30 and 8 a.m. Monday morning clean-ups.

At a chance meeting with opponent Darling near Wigglesworth Hall, the two candidates are so anxious to move on that Darling helps Driskell place her posters so he can expedite his access to the board.

Driskell's campaign has a roadblock more difficult to overcome than limited poster space, though. The night before, Burton was expelled from the council for missing too many meetings.

He spends the morning advertising his vice presidential candidacy, but plans his offensive this week--getting reinstated onto the council.

By the afternoon, Burton has crafted a response.

"Absences don't represent some kind of woeful negligence or disregard for the council," Burton tells The Crimson.