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...offensive juggling act that Big Red first-year coach Jim Knowles has undertaken might be just what the doctor ordered. For that reason, I’m going to go with Cornell in an upset on a late field goal over the reeling Tigers...
Corker, who proposed the creation of his position last spring before he graduated, said he has been spending a lot of time acting as a liaison between the Office of Student Activities and students groups like the Undergraduate Council, the Campus Life Committee (CLC), the First-Year Social Committee, H-Club and the Prefect Program...
...them into the democratic system. Unfortunately, this national problem is replicated here at Harvard—just replace “youth” with “freshman.” But unlike at the national level where there is no quick fix, the current system for electing first-year Undergraduate Council representatives can—and must—be drastically improved...
...they go around introducing themselves, putting up posters and handing out candy. Candidates also make far-fetched promises about what they’ll do if they win. For example, I was told that with my vote, Annenberg would stay open later, as if the whim of a first-year representative could get dining services to renegotiate its employee contracts...
Second, the council should move first-year elections back a few weeks. While the council does have important business to address right from the beginning, it should put a priority on drawing in first-years. Just a few weeks into the year, first-years are still meeting each other and getting to know each other. With the elections held just a few weeks later, the campaign would be much more personal as freshman would have more time to get to know the candidates. Upperclassmen representatives could get by without first-years for this brief period and fewer first-years would...