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Last night's forum, the first at Harvard concentrating on the Wen Ho Lee case, comes after a failed attempt last year to organize a forum at the Institute of Politics (IOP) about the case...
...Black Shampoo's most memorable moment was when it carried Sen. Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.) and his wife Ann from the IOP to Harvard Yard when they were running late for an event last year," Weiner writes in an e-mail message. "Since the emergency car ride was not expected, the inside of the car was very messy...
...Within SAC, we frequently debated the competing advantages of elections and applications. SAC consistently voted against elections because it feared they would create an atmosphere in which students became more interested in promoting themselves than the mission of the IOP. We also feared that elections would not ensure fair representation. The leadership of Harvard student organizations has long failed to reflect the diversity of the student body. At a bi-partisan institute dedicated to involving all undergraduates in politics and public service, we felt strongly that SAC should remain mindful of its composition...
...With SAC now a part of the IOP's long and distinguished history, the current restructuring of student involvement at the institute provides all Harvard students with an opportunity to evaluate these issues as part of a discussion of how best to distribute the IOPs resources. Given this exciting opportunity, more than 50 students met two weeks ago in an open forum to discuss their ideal IOP. A proposal for a new structure emerged from this meeting. This proposal advocates democratic elections and the maintenance of a form of student leadership. Although the group is excited that elections may produce...
...this final day of SAC, I wish to say that the body, despite its flaws, made valuable contributions to the institute. In the years I served, every student worked tirelessly to fulfill the IOP's mission of inspiring more undergraduates into careers in politics and public service. Although SAC may no longer exist, its contributions to the IOP certainly will...