Word: chairmen
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Armed with a hefty public opinion poll, the Democratic wisemen--chairmen of their state parties--mapped-out a strategy for the '86 elections. They decided Democrats would do best to avoid the words "Ronald Reagan"--an incantation for Republican victory--and urged their party not to target the President's policies...
MOST HOUSE COMMITTEE chairmen and College officials recognize that there are vast inequities at Harvard and that the discrepancies affect house life. But few call for standardization of house budgets. And College administrators do not want to step in. Last year, at a meeting between house committee chairmen and Epps, several chairmen suggested term billing house dues, but the suggestion was rejected as impractical by other chairmen...
...some chairmen think there is room for improvement without the College stepping in. "I'm not sure if it's an issue yet, because I'm not sure if every house committee has made the greatest efforts in fundraising efforts," says Currier's Ramirez...
...opposed to stepping in and standardizing house budgets because of Harvard's emphasis on student initiative. "Students learn from the experience. House committees should have their own character and keep their own variety," Epps says. "When you take responsibility for something yourself it's more likely that the house chairmen are responsible to what their constituents want." House Budgets At-a-Glance House Budget Dues Charges Adams $6000 No Dues Charge for Balls Cabot $5000 $4 for House $6 for dorm Charge for Balls Currier $12,000 No Dues No Charge Dudley $1800 No Dues Charge for Balls Eliot...
Figures for house budgets are approximations made by the house committee chairmen based upon last year's budgets. The actual budgets can change appreciably during the year...