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Last summer, during the council??s previous term, the same measure to give 17-year-olds the vote was rejected by a 5-4 split. But with the election last fall of councillors E. Denise Simmons and Brian P. Murphy ’86-’87—both councillors supported by members of the Campaign for a Democratic Future—the voting age initiative gained two of its staunchest advocates...
Last summer, during the council??s previous term, the same measure to give 17-year-olds the vote was rejected by a close 5-4 split. But with the election last fall of councillors E. Denise Simmons and Brian P. Murphy ’86-’87—both councillors supported by members of the Campaign for a Democratic Future—the measure gained two of its staunchest supporters...
...agree that there is no difference between 16 and 17,” Decker told students disappointed at the council??s passage of a less radical measure. “Part of the lesson you learn is that it’s politics...
...this year’s Springfest—instead of just being like my primary school spring fair—will likely also bear some uncanny resemblance to an office picnic (without the beer). The April 27 event is supposed to be the council??s banner event. But this year, new University President Lawrence H. Summers wants to co-sponsor the event and open it to the entire Harvard community—making it an event for Harvard students, but also for faculty, staff, and their families...
...says, the council would have been able to allocate only about $5,000 for student bands. Summers’ office has chipped in enough that the council can bid for a national band at about $15,000. But somehow, top choice Jurassic Five was still out of the council??s financial reach. This year, the council has allocated $20,000 for all of Springfest—and officials in the president’s office say they can’t yet specify their contribution. There’s no sign that the council is asking for specific...