Update appended at 4:35 a.m. With voting for the Undergraduate Council Presidential Elections opening at noon today, internal UC opinion remains divided.

As of tonight, The Crimson officially endorses Hayward-Zhang for the ’09-’10 UC President and Vice-President. Although the policy platforms of the Bowman-Hysen and Hayward-Zhang tickets are very similar, we believe George J.J. Hayward ’11, a Crimson editorial writer, and Felix M. Zhang ’11 have a track record that proves they will implement their proposals. Hayward’s accomplishments include obtaining cell phone service for AT&T users in the Quad, erecting ATMs in the Quad and the MAC, and persuading administrators not to reduce the shuttle schedule. When he ran for UC Representative, Hayward promised such results—and he delivered. As UC President, he ostensibly will do for the entire student body what he has done for his current constituents. More after the jump.

Robert G.B. Long ’11 and David R. Johnson ’11 have been dreaming of taking the helm of the Undergraduate Council ...

Supporters call UC presidential candidate John F. Bowman ’11 and his running mate, Eric N. Hysen ’11, "more relatable."

As Brian T. Ru ’11—campaign manager of the Hayward-Zhang bid for leadership of the Undergraduate Council—strolled around the Quad Sunday ...

The sea of neon green Bowman-Hysen posters hanging all over the Yard on standard posts and countless freshman dorm windows shows that this pair of candidates have mastered the art of being seen and being heard.

With suggestive campaign slogans such as, “Long-Johnson: Touching students everywhere” and “Long-Johnson: Erecting a better Harvard,” the Long-Johnson ticket raises ...

By now, you probably know that George J. J. Hayward ’11 and his running mate Felix M. Zhang ’11 are contending in the Undergraduate Council’s presidential elections this year, with a platform built on hot breakfast, campus safety, and budget cuts.

The same people that brought you shuttle boy—before the weird call in thing—rolled out a new website HarvardMaps in conjunction with the Undergraduate Council today. The site, part of the CS 50 network and created by CS 50 Professor David Malan, is an attempt by the UC to begin streamlining room reservation systems in all the Undergraduate Houses and other locations across campus. “Until today, there’s been no centralized place to find room reservation information for different buildings.” wrote Eric Hysen ’11, a UC rep and one of the compliers of the program. “We hope this will begin making it easier for students and student groups to reserve rooms for their events.” He added, “We’ll be working to expand on this with a searchable database of rooms on campus…our long term goal is a fully online, centralized reservation system for all buildings.” Follow the jump for more on how the site works.

Johnny F. Bowman ’11 and his running mate for UC President and Vice President, Eric N. Hysen ’11, have secured the first two endorsements of the 2009 election season, kicking off a scramble for the seal of approval from the College’s largest student organizations.