"There's a world of difference between me and Sterling," she said. "I'm hyper, outgoing, social, and he tends to be more serious, hardworking, and introverted."

Patel says that while Darling has worked primarily on council administration during his five semester tenure, she interacts more with the council's constituents as a member of the Campus Life Comittee (CLC).

CLC plans campus-wide events such as Springfest and shuttle buses to the airport over Thanksgiving break.

Darling and Patel's ideas about the council are very much in line politically, Patel says.

"We agree on all the major issues but have different approaches to them," she says.

Darling and his supporters are playing up his experience and hard work on the council as demonstrative of his abilities as an advocate for the student body.

Council President Noah Z. Seton '01, who endorsed Darling at last night's council meeting, sang Darling's praises two months ago, when Darling had yet to declare his intention to run in the nascent campaign.