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...administrative decisions have sent shockwaves through the undergraduate community like Interim Dean of the College David Pilbeam’s announcement on Tuesday that he was terminating the system of party grants run by the Undergraduate Council (UC). Much of the outcry regarding Pilbeam’s decision had to do not with the substance of the decision but the unilateral, sudden, and boorish manner in which it was made. Pilbeam’s refusal to communicate openly with students and UC representatives is not only alarming but also paradigmatic of a caustic and imperious attitude towards students that...
...warplanes, Serbia's then President Slobodan Milosevic agreed to withdraw troops from Kosovo and cede control to the U.N., provided the province legally remained part of Serbia. But that condition has proved unacceptable to ethnic Albanians, who make up 90% of Kosovo's population. A subsequent U.N. plan to grant Kosovo full but "supervised" independence foundered on Russian threats of a veto in the U.N. Security Council. So last summer, the U.S., Russia and the European Union decided to give the two sides until December to make their own deal on Kosovo's status. But after a late September parley...
...were heartened to read of an apparent commitment to supporting such families. Recently released figures reported in The Crimson show that out of the 3,357 Harvard undergraduates who received aid grants last year from the College, 1,362, or over 40 percent, came from families who made over $100,000. Additionally, the average grant package to families earning between $100,000 and $140,000 rose to $21,692 last year—a $4,000 increase from...
...impassioned rebuke to College leaders, undergraduates voted last night to continue using Harvard funds for student parties, despite orders from administrators to terminate the party grant program immediately...
...duck position until the College is able to find a suitable replacement for this important role. While I have your attention, I would also like to bring up some points of contention regarding your recent letter to the Undergraduate Council, which announced your tyrannical decision to abolish our party grants. First off, you forgot about your noble position as Interim Dean of the College! Why sell yourself short? Most temporary administrators would not be so bold as to terminate a longstanding facet of undergraduate life. Derek Bok was far too sheepish to get up in students’ proverbial grills...