Word: burtons
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Undergraduate Council members say this Sunday's vote over the impeachment of council Vice President John A. Burton '01 will be decided by a razor thin margin...
...last weekend's Undergraduate Council meeting, 34 members of the council--slightly under two-thirds--voted to overrule council President Fentrice D. Driskell '01 and proceed with the impeachment of Burton. This Sunday, a two-thirds vote will be necessary to remove Burton from office...
...ignored. Admittedly, the council has not always seemed a friendly space to minorities. I have often said that women and minorities are not fairly represented in the council. Yet this is not clearly a racial issue. I am sympathetic to council members who state that the question is not Burton's race but his competence...
...American society in general. Thus, it is problematic that amidst discussions of affirmative action, the lack of minority tenured Faculty and race baiting, we as Harvard students toss around issues of race so lightly. Whether or not race is at the heart of the impeachment process of John Burton is a trivial question. Race is not ridiculous, but "race games" on the council...
...Burton has said that this debate is all about "lemonade and buttons." To a large extent, he is correct. Questions of campaign spending and student group relations have been framed in such mundane terms. Perhaps Burton has a simplistic view of his "offenses," perhaps not. But this discussion should not involve race. It has been said that the council plays too many political games. My hope is that they refuse to deal the race card...