In the age of the political sound bite and the professional politician, Undergraduate Council presidential candidate Paul A. Gusmorino III '02 says he's different.

He's not a natural-born hand-shaker.

His personal website from his first year at Harvard, "Gusmorino World," features a picture of his own head--which is animated and spinning--and a section describing four different ways to calculate the mathematical constant pi.

If elected, Gusmorino would be the first computer science concentrator to serve as council president.

"Maybe he's not mister slick urbanite, but he is a really likeable guy, the cute cuddly CS concentrator that everyone loves," says Todd E. Plants '01, vice-chair of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC), the committee which Gusmorino chairs. "Whenever I'm walking in the yard with Paul, it seems he knows and says 'Hi' to everybody. He always has something nice to say."

Housemate James R. Griffin '02 confirms the description.

"He's not like a partying type of person, but he does get to know everyone's name in the House," says Griffin, who is working on Gusmorino's campaign.

Gusmorino says he is more substance than style--something that has cost him politically.