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UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL Chairman Richard S. Eisert '88 showed poor judgment by joining the Owl Club, one of the all-male final clubs that were forced to sever ties with the University last year. First, Eisert's move reveals a narrow vision of the function of the Undergraduate Council and the role of its chairman. His decision is a symptom of all that is wrong with the council and with the way the community views it. Second, for the leader of the student government to identify himself with a sexist and elitist organization is an affirmation of values that we believe...
Actions like Eisert's are a comment on how the council misperceives its responsibilities and role in the community. The revelation of Eisert's new affiliation at the council meeting last Sunday was met with a complete lack of concern. As the sole elected, representative body of Harvard undergraduates, the council, and especially its leader, have an obligation to take an unambiguous stance against both the substance and symbols of anachronistic and offensive attitudes like sexism and elitism. At stake is the character of the Harvard community...
...clubs off campus? The clubs are now private organizations, but they still engage in the the same offensive practices that led the council to urge the Committee on College Life to sever ties. For a student or a council representative, membership in a club is a private matter. But Eisert's identifying himself with sexist and elitist organizations contradicts his role as chairman, who must be able to speak for all undergraduates...
Articles in recent issues of The Crimson have implicitly denounced Richard Eisert's membership in the Owl Club as conflicting with his duties as chair of the Undergraduate Council. This charge has all the earmarks of a fine witch hunt, but in no way can be considered responsible journalism...
...imply approval of the final clubs. They were rightly dissociated from Harvard because of sexist and discriminatory policies. The undergraduate community would be a better place without the clubs. Their very existence is a sad commentary upon Harvard-Radcliffe student life. I deplore the decision by Richard Eisert (or anyone else, for that matter) to join a final club. But that does not provide a basis to judge his ability as chair of the council. Gina Cattalini '87 President, Radcliffe Union of Students