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Stannard-Friel announced the commencement of the special elections for new representatives in a message to the council??€™s e-mail list Wednesday evening, 18 minutes after balloting had officially begun...
...significant portion of its funds to tiny groups that have a negligible impact on improving student life, but it does so with little follow-up or long-term planning. While subsidizing the Tetris Society may bring joy to a handful of students, it does little to advance the council??€™s goal of serving the interests of the campus at large...
While the council??€™s recent grants guidelines have tried to take a student group’s size and impact into consideration, the resulting grant awards have not reflected that priority. Instead, the council has routinely allocated money ineffectively. Groups with few projects, events or even members have used the council as an endless source of money...
Currently, the council??€™s semester-based operational grants program awards money at the start of the term, but this model can be updated by looking to other campus groups for potential models. The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations provides reimbursements only after the activities have been completed. The Phillips Brooks House Association conducts extensive meetings with recipients after their grants have been distributed. And while the council needs to substantially restructure its grant guidelines, the changes should not limit its ability to give specialized considerations to each proposal’s financial needs...
...successful overhaul of the council??€™s current grants process can serve the dual role of changing the attitude of many student groups who view council??€™s resources as an endless money tree, as well as providing better advertising and organization for student group activities. Chopra and Stannard-Friel have their work cut out for them in this effort, but by building on the work that was started by last year’s finance committee, they can restore the council??€™s financial footing. If they act quickly and comprehensively, they can ensure that finances...