In what was nearly a non-election, the Black Students' Association (BSA) announced its new 2001-'02 board yesterday, with only one of the 11 positions contested.

The new board is young, as it has been in recent years. All but two of the new officers are first-years.

Incoming President Brandon A. Gayle '03, who served as last year's treasurer, said the scarcity of candidates was one reason he decided to run for president.

"It was a little disheartening that more people didn't step up to take over what we as a board had started," Gayle said. "I wanted to make sure we continued that tradition."

Only the position of alumni representative was contested.

Gayle ran on a platform that emphasized his commitment both to increasing the participation of members and to increasing the group's political activity.

"This year we did a lot to rebuild the social aspect of the organization," Gayle said. "We've heard a lot of rhetoric about the BSA being too social and not political enough, so I definitely want to balance that."

Gayle said he wants the BSA to become more active on and off the campus with causes like the Living Wage campaign and the protests of black students at Northeastern University to retain their black students center.