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...started off with the E4D controversy, "Smith says. The Endowment for Divestiture (E4D) wanted to send seniors letters soliciting money on council stationary. The E4D is an alternative gift fund designed in protest of Harvard's South Africa-related investments. The money is held in escrow until Harvard divests completely, but if that hasn't happened by 2003, the money will go to local charities. Similar letters had been sent in preceding years, according to Melendez...
After the E4D letter dispute, council representatives began to vocalize their opinions about the council being a potentially influential Political body, as well as over the relationship of council chairman to the members. The so-called "Political" faction called for more aggressive council support of issues, such as divestment. But the "apolitical" side felt that these issues fell outside the council's realm of influence...
Council members are now more politically conservative, Zegart says. Also, the issues that have been debated this fall such as overcrowding, discipline and tenure "lend themselves to unified student sentiment," she says. Last year's hot topics, divestment and council support of E4D, were divisive and precipitated problems, she says...
...more liberal," Lakhdhir says ofthe council in its first year. "There was more ofan activist sense on council." One of thehighlights of Lakhdhir's sophomore spring, shesays, was the establishment of the Endowment forDivestiture (E4D), an alternative to the SeniorClass Gift that holds contributions in escrowuntil Harvard divests of its $416 million in SouthAfrica-related investments. Lakhdhir acted asco-president of E4D this spring...
Nussbaum, a biology concentrator who willattend Albert Einstein Medical School next year,says that the council in its first yearaccomplished "substantiative things," includingestablishing E4D and endorsing a Harvard clericalworkers union. But this year it wasted timearguing about what issues it could discuss...