Word: chopra
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...students begin logging on this morning to cast their votes for the next president and vice-president of the Undergraduate Council, they face an unenviable choice. Rohit Chopra ’04, the council president who has worked tirelessly and effectively to improve student life in the last year, will be gone in January; of the four candidates seeking to take his place, it has become increasingly clear that none can fill his shoes. While each ticket has its appeal, no current candidate has the full combination of traits that makes a great council president. Those with the most passion...
...Faculty William C. Kirby’s destructive preregistration plan last spring, securing universal keycard access for first-years and establishing the council’s popular “Dollar Movie Nights,” to name a few—might more accurately be credited to Chopra and other council members. But working on these projects has given them valuable experience on which we hope they will capitalize. Mahan and Blickstead have a familiarity with the workings of the council that cannot be learned...
...flaws that have marred past council presidencies. Like Mahan and Blickstead, former Council President Sujean S. Lee ’03 followed a popular predecessor—Paul A. Gusmorino III ’02 had redefined the council’s relevance to student services, much as Chopra has used his term to successfully advocate for student interests. During her campaign, Lee touted many of Gusmorino’s accomplishments in a broad but directionless platform. And once she took office, Lee proved an ineffective leader, and few of her projects came to fruition. Lee failed...
After a year in which Chopra has defined the council as a powerhouse with tangible positive effects on student life, it would be easy for students to think that improvements will continue to accumulate forever. But no matter how entrenched programs that met with success this year may seem, they and any future initiatives ultimately depend on forceful and goal-oriented leadership to stay reality. Of all this year’s candidates, Mahan and Blickstead offer the best prospect for that leadership. We hope that they will rise to the occasion and not let this opportunity pass...
Lurie, who compares his campaign style to that of dark-horse U.S. presidential candidate Al Sharpton, drew snickers during the debate for his proposal to retain current council President Rohit Chopra ’04 as a paid adviser next year...