Issue date: 4/7/08 Section: Campus

But his outsider status has already given him problems. The Weinberg junior's entry into the race was filed 10 minutes past deadline on Friday.

"I didn't even know that the petition deadline was due on Friday," Vijay said. "I realized it was due at noon on Friday, researched the position I wanted to run for by 2 p.m. , collected the signatures between 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. and turned it in immediately."

The decision to include Vijay on the ballot was made because it did not interfere in running the election, Pendse said.

"He was only 10 minutes late, he did not miss the (ASG candidates') forum, he did not miss finalizing the ballot," Pendse said. "If he had been even an hour late, he wouldn't have been able to run."

If Vijay had not been able to run, the race for vice president of student services would have gone uncontested, Pendse said.

"Having two candidates is much better than having one candidate," he said. "It makes both candidates better and gives the students a better opportunity."

Vijay will face McCormick junior Nate Perkins for SSVP. For academic vice president, Weinberg junior Usman Mian will compete against Communication sophomore Michael McGee.

m-gsovski@northwestern.edu

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