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The Radcliffe College Council voted yesterday not to approve the RUS Constitution in its present form, because it is "internally inconsistent and contrary to Radcliffe Statutes."
Cliffies chose the Radcliffe Union of Students, an autonomous student government with four members on the College Council, to replace RGA. But under the RGA Constitution any changes have to be approved by the College Council.
Mrs. Bunting said there were at least 15 places in the present RUS Constitution which the Council found so unclear that they "couldn't tell what it was about." They also objected to the provision that RUS have four members on the College Council, since the Radcliffe Statutes say the...
Many Council members also objected to two other provisions of the proposed constitution. They do not want RUS to be autonomous, nor do they want students on all the committees of the college. They found another drawback to RUS in that only 47 per cent of Radcliffe had voted on...
There are imperfections in the RUS constitution, but they are minor, and they can be cleared up later. As Mrs. Bunting points out the Council cannot deal with the most controversial issue raised by RUS--student representation on the Council. That matter must be taken up by the elected officers...