Word: fixes
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...impact projects are a limited way to affect the AIDS epidemic. He said students should focus on doing things like getting universities to allow developing countries to use their patented technologies. “There are tons of avenues to be explored that aren’t a quick fix,” he said. “Obviously, this is a direct service, but at the same time, it becomes apparent that if you’re not specifically trained, like being an M.D., there are barriers. If Harvard changed their policy on licensing their intellectual compounds, it would...
This year, however, the choice is not a daunting one at all. As longtime friends of John S. Haddock ’07 and Annie R. Riley ’07, we support their candidacy for UC president and vice president because we know they have a plan to fix the UC, the know-how to implement it, and the passion and dedication to see it through. But they also know that the UC needs more than platitudes about reform—it needs a culture change...
...only do John and Annie have the vision to fix the UC, but they have also demonstrated that they have the ability to enact changes that dramatically affect student life. John was the driving force behind many of the UC’s biggest accomplishments in the past year, from a 24-hour Lamont to expanding the party fund to creating blocking neighborhoods for freshmen. In the case of getting a 24-hour Lamont, we watched him dedicate days on end to polling students, researching other schools’ policies, and winning over skeptical administrators...
...successful leadership, but certainly steadfastness and a willingness to stick with the work through thick and thin means a great deal. We know John and Tara, and when faced with failings and shortcomings in the Council, they are not quitters—they learn from mistakes, work to fix problems, and move forward...
...recognize flaws with the way things are currently run. But the way to “fix the UC” is not to give up and hand over campus wide activities to University Hall, where there will be no student voice. Instead, we as a student body must work to reform the structure of our student government so that students have agency in the execution of our social events. The best way for us to do this is to vote for John Voith and Tara Gadgil in the UC elections next week...