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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Hall, even if they are incomplete. No serious discussion can occur without information, and no discussion can be serious if all the decisions are made ahead of time. We also call on the Undergraduate Council to foster public discussion of the Student Center through a public forum, an ad hoc committee, or another appropriate means...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Why We Need a Student Center | 4/6/1989 | See Source »

Council members Lee, Vice Chair Noam Bramson '91, Lucy H. Koh '90, chair of the ad-hoc committee on minority and women faculty hiring, and former-Chair Evan J. Mandery '89 will attend the meeting. The non-council representatives will be David A. Battat '91, and ex-council member and chair of the ad-hoc committee on security, Anthony Romano '90, president of Phillips Brooks House (PBH), and Carlos R. Watson, the Harvard-Radcliffe Black Student Association's representative to the Harvard Foundation, Lee said...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Students to Meet With Corporation | 4/5/1989 | See Source »

...image of a President personally in command." Among the disadvantages: it "frequently results in jurisdictional battles," and since "ad-hocracy does not differentiate between major and minor issues," the President's agenda can easily get muddled. In an interview, Porter emphasized that "most new Presidents engage in ad hoc decision making." He sees Bush's curiosity and openness as strengths. Another Administration official adds that the easy access the President grants is "one of the reasons people love to work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rude Awakening | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

Still, ad hoc decisions can lead to posthaste confusion, as quickly became apparent on Capitol Hill. When the Tower nomination appeared to be doomed, White House counsel Boyden Gray, a longtime Bush favorite who often acts independently of others on the staff, pressed for postponement of a vote in the Senate Armed Services Committee. But at the same time, White House lobbyists were pressing for an early vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rude Awakening | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

...This incident illustrates the need to beef up security," said David A. Battat '91. Battat, who chairs the ad hoc committee on security for the Undergraduate Council, said the committee is exploring ways of improvingsecurity on and near campus. "We are askingquestions such as, 'Is more lighting needed?' and,'Is the Harvard Police Department understaffed?'"he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police Arrest Suspects In Harvard Assault Case | 3/8/1989 | See Source »

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