Word: eisert
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RICHARD S. EISERT '88 faced no challengers last night in his bid to remain Undergraduate Council chairman. The council that gave him a second term evidently hopes its coming semester will resemble its recently completed...
...council failure to represent the interest of its constituents may cost students accused of wrong-doing a fair shake if a plan to revamp the College disciplinary system gains approval. Eisert and former council Chairman Brian C. Offutt '87 helped draft the proposal, which would establish a student-faculty committee to hear cases that, in effect, would write a code of common laws with each verdict...
Also, Smith says, the divestment issued did not play as key a role this year as it did last year. "Nothing's really come up" for Eisert to face, he says. "That's probably as attributable to the fact that no divestment activist has forced the issue as to Eisert's handling of the issue," he says. Smith says this council has made a conscious effort to focus attention on the student body and cited the alcohol policy and extension of the dining hall hours by 15 minutes as a "big plus for the campus...
Others say that last year was the exception rather than the rule for the council. Brian R. Melendez '86, former chair and a current employee of the council, says that many of the council's problems were related to Offutt's chairmanship. Eisert has a "much more accomodating personality," he says...
Both Zegart and Eisert agree that the final decision on whether the council should become politically active should be conducted on a case by case basis. "Flexibility is the rule," Eisert says, citing the council's letter endorsing a meeting with the Corporation. He adds, "We are no longer polarized because the council has taken the pragmatic view...