All the vice presidential candidates said theydecided not to run for president in part becauseof their respect for Gabay's accomplishments thisyear.

"Carey has done a good job," Reyes said in aninterview last week. "When you're at the end of asemester, you get the momentum going and it wouldbe hard cut it off."

Gabay recited a broad list of this council'sachievements last night, ranging from record highgrants disbursements to the extension of ScienceCenter stockroom hours.

"Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "I submit toyou, this is your legacy. We damn well have theright to pat ourselves on the back."

Gabay presented the President's Award to JohnMann '92-'94, a former critic of Gabay's who votedagainst him in the fall. The President's Award ispresented to "an extremely hard-working councilmember," Gabay said.

Gabay praised Mann for his work on the shuttlebuses, various concerts, the ski trip, andwillingness to help poster and table