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Purdue student government leaders elected WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue Student Government has two new students at the helm -- juniors David Varca as president and Griffin Dunham as vice president. They took office Wednesday (4/15). Varca is an economics and communications major from Woodbridge, Va. , and Dunham is from Lafayette and is majoring in history and political science. They defeated three other slates of candidates during a campuswide student election April 6-7. Varca and Dunham campaigned on promises that they would lobby for discounts on new and used textbooks at West Lafayette bookstores. They also suggested that classes should be canceled on the Thursday and Friday of dead week to allow students to prepare for finals. And they promised to start a campus outreach program to educate female students about protecting themselves against sexual assault. During future Grand Prix weekends, Varca and Dunham said, they plan to expand the student government-sponsored concert to a "Battle of the Bands" involving well-known Lafayette-area bands. Varca is a Garfield High School graduate. Dunham is a Lafayette Jefferson High School graduate. CONTACTS: Varca, (765) 743-4691 ext. 3163 (home); Dunham, (765) 743-4671 ext. 138 (home); Purdue Student Government office, (765) 494-7201. Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page