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...seen as a better electoral prospect than Beazley, especially in closely contested seats. Beazley had lost general elections against Prime Minister John Howard in 1998 and 2001. After trying to wrest the leadership during his wilderness years, Beazley finally regained it in 2005. Despite a more vigorous and disciplined approach-he lost weight and spoke more directly-Beazley 2.0 was unable to inspire his own caucus or switch voters onto an emerging platform of traditional social-democratic policies...
...girls,” Anene adds jokingly.‘DEMAND A CHANGE’Anene and De Beausset have both worked to bring about reform while at Harvard.Though their campaign slogan reads “Demand a Change,” the two have often taken different approaches in instituting reform.Anene, an Eliot resident who says he was an “all-American kid” in high school, was elected to the UC his freshman year.Hoping to finally extend dining hall hours, he spearheaded a phone survey of “hundreds of freshmen...
...relies on too narrow a range of advocacy techniques. There is a place for meeting with deans and writing position papers, but petitions, rallies, letter writing campaigns, and op-eds should also be part of the UC’s advocacy toolkit. Hadfield and Goldenberg’s entrepreneurial approach will equip the UC with tools to match the demands of issues the UC has never before been able to successfully address.While many tickets identify pressing concerns facing the campus, Hadfield and Goldenberg offer uniquely detailed and practical strategic plans to address them. For each problem they identify, they have...
...need to be sure that the FAS dean and the president of the [University] all realize the discrimination that would be done to undergraduates in our diverse community by the tax’s existence.” When asked why the College’s approach to the tax had changed over the past several days, Petersen said that Gross “was getting pressured from a lot of us talking to him, and this way he can ostensibly say that the tax is still happening.” Haddock said that Gross was unclear...
...defining the UC’s relationship to University Hall and how best to advocate for students.Throughout the campaign, Petersen has stressed direct advocacy to the administration on behalf of students—highlighting his close relationships with administrators and faculty. In contrast, Hadfield has touted a less bureaucratic approach to UC decision-making, frequently criticizing the council’s current emphasis on position papers and an over-reliance on the administration. Petersen, who is running with Matthew D. Sundquist ’09, and Hadfield, who is running with Adam Goldenberg ’08, have spent...