Word: closers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...agreement sets forth a new, closer relationship between Harvard and PBHA. First and foremost, the University has agreed to accept our Board of Trustees on a provisional basis. This is monumental because, for the first time, we will have a a formal forum in which students, faculty, university administrators, alumni and community representatives can come together to determine the future of PBHA. Along with this recognition, however, comes certain provisions that seem to emasculate the power of this new board. For example, Harvard's assistant dean for public service "maintains oversight and authority over PBHA programs for risk management, fiscal...
Some people are turned off to PBHA, I think, because it seems to be a political bureaucracy more than an embodiment of the "warm and fuzzy" empathic ideals normally associated with volunteerism. Upon closer examination, however, I think people will see that the politicizing is part of an open discussion characteristic of any collaborative organization. We just had an officers' meeting where three very controversial votes were taken; in all three cases, people made a concerted effort to inform themselves of the issue and open a dialogue around the table about the pros and cons of each perspective. Although...
...hope this does not get lost as we move closer to Harvard and let it tighten the reins of control. The spirit of cooperation can be a double-edged sword if the energy and vitality of PBHA is lost. This agreement is signed for one year; in September 1997, both Harvard and PBHA will review it. I urge next year's leaders to take this evaluation seriously, consider the history behind the agreement, and do a thorough review of the organization to see whether or not the agreement was the best thing. Perhaps we will find that...
...Yearbook officials embezzled Yearbook funds, leading to closer scrutiny of student organizations' budgets...
...make my way slowly through the crowd, past the High Times booth, past the marijuana paraphernalia stand. Eventually, I find myself in front of a T-shirt concession stand which, curiously, seems to be selling shirts with the logo of the Republican presidential tickets. As I wade in closer, though, it becomes clear that the shirt in fact reads "DOPE/HEMP '96". I'm relieved, and with my world view intact, I ride the crowd out toward the bandstand...