High 5 party drops out of IUSA race

Only one party remains in the running for the IU Student Association elections.\nThe High 5 party officially withdrew from the race Thursday after the all-candidates meeting, said IUSA Election Commissioner Brad Allen. \nNow, only the Hoosier party remains in the running.\nShane Whittington, who was High 5's presidential candidate, said two of the ticket's candidates decided to drop out "due to timing issues and future preoccupations for next year."\nWhittington said this was why the party did not attend the mandatory all-candidates meeting Thursday.\n"We were all very enthusiastic and ready for positive change on campus through IUSA, but things did not pan out the way we would have wanted," Whittington said in an e-mail.\nHe said the former party members plan to be active on campus.\nAllen said the election commission does not know how this will change the election process, but the commission will meet with its advisers to decide what will be done next.\nHoosier party presidential candidate W.T. Wright said that even without competition, his party still plans to campaign and raise student awareness about IUSA.\n"It's obviously up to the election commission how the elections will proceed," he said. "We still plan to campaign and promote the platform we support."\nOnline voting for IUSA is scheduled to begin Feb. 27.