Feeney was not alone in attribut- ing the unforseen elections of two relative newcomers to the influence of PUCC. Indeed, Coffey said he saw something of an anti-council establishment pattern in the voting.

"I think Rob and Brain will do a great job, and it's going to be a great semester, Coffey said. "But it's interesting to see both Jon and I lost and so did [Haynes] and [Label]. We're all more part of the establishment and it's kind of obvious PUCC and the new members might want to vote against the establishment."

Blais, too, thanked PUCC to some extent for his success.

"I knew it would be a battle. Rudd is an institution on the U.C. I think PUCC really swung my way," Blais said.

Both Hyman and Blais took steps in their position papers to show a willingness to work with PUCC affiliated council members.

In another PUCC victory, Lamelle D. Rawlins '99, a PUCC candidate, was elected secretary over secondterm council member Christopher R. M. Fadden '97, a Crimson editor.

While these elections represent a significant change in council leadership, one thing did not change; the length of council meetings.

Elections started at 7 p.m. and continued in the council's traditional Harvard Hall venue until 11:30 p.m., when Harvard security guards forced members to leave so that they could lock the building.

As elections for treasurer had yet to take place, the meeting was moved to the Straus common room.

There, Edward B. Smith '97 was elected council treasurer. Smith also ran this semester as a PUCC candidate.

In other council news, a bill passed late last night will allow the council to organize voter registration drives for the upcoming Cambridge City Council elections