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...fund was a good example of the UC doing something that mattered to students on a daily basis,” said former UC Finance Committee Chair Alexander N. “Zander” Li ’08, who noted that while the UC maintains the meaningful function of funding student groups, even that service is occasionally compromised by political considerations...
...student life could be dated to 1996, when the council opened up what were then internal presidential elections, more than 15 years after the UC’s founding. Around this time, presidential candidates began touting student-focused platforms, marking a shift from the council’s earlier function...
...alone are inadequate. These piecemeal measures are simply not enough to reverse the damage that has been done since Nov. 3. Under the emergency, the fundamental rights of all citizens have been held in abeyance, giving the government license to arrest anyone without due process. For civil society to function again, the emergency must be lifted immediately, and these extraordinary powers must be relinquished. The deposed judges must be reinstated, and the censorship and harassment of the media must end. Draconian ordinances, passed by Musharraf during the emergency, curbing the freedom of the press have to be repealed. The recent...
...deal with the idea that some people might not vote for you because of your race? Racism is a function of our society. There are some people who aren't going to vote for me because I've got big ears. Part of my optimism about Americans is that I don't think they expect me to be deracialized in order to represent them...
...were Stalinist we would have imposed it by now. Instead we're subjecting these reforms to an election - totalitarian states don't do that." Bernardo Alvarez, Venezuela's ambassador to the U.S., concurs: "We're trying to create institutionality in Latin America precisely because its present institutions don't function." As for unlimited presidential re-election, Alvarez notes that Chvez will still be subject to elections to remain in power - and he adds wryly that the U.S., "where the Bush and Clintons families have been alternating power since 1989," is in no position to lecture...