Nine first-years ran for the two first-year position on the Task Force. Six sophomores ran for the two sophomore slots. Francisco J. Flores '02 and Eugene Krupitsky '02 were the only two juniors who ran for the junior positions on the task force, and will be automatically elected to the positions.

Staff member Benedict G. Dobbs, study groups and internship coordinator, helped organize yesterday's elections and said he was very pleased with the audience gathered to watch the speeches.

"I was very impressed with the number of people here," he said. "It shows a great level of dedication. This is what will take the IOP through the next year."

"The interest is a vital first step toward a new IOP," Dobbs added.

Though most candidates have prior experience with the IOP, several students had only limited previous involvement in the IOP.

Pryor has cited the "exclusivity" of the IOP as one of the reasons that he dissolved SAC and called for a new structure

Candidates hoping to serve on the director's task force spoke first last night, and were given the floor for two minutes each to deliver a speech or take questions about their candidacy. Of the six committees that will run the IOP's major projects next year, five committee directorships were unopposed. Shankar Duraiswamy '02 will be the director of the Harvard Political Union, and Beth Kytle '02 will become chair of the internships comittee. Joshua I. Weiner '03 will be chair of the Forum committee, and Heather A. Crossner '03 will be named chair of the community action committee.