Word: lakhdhir
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This year Lakhdhir watched the council becomepolarized as the liberal activists and the moreconservative report-writers came into conflict."In past years, we all had a common vision. Thisyear that vision has splintered," she says...
...Lakhdhir says she does not believe theseproblems will bring the council down. "I don'tbelieve in three years then death," she says,referring to a pattern that has plagued Harvard'sother student governments...
...Lakhdhir says she sees inherent problemsinterfering with the council's goals. "Every yeartwo-thirds of the council is new," she says."These people don't know anything. Theirperceptions and knowledge are very small. It'svery difficult to get things moving...
...council's not going to die so long as ithas money. When you have money, things continue,"Lakhdhir says. Control of the purse strings, shesays, is exciting and makes the council membersfeel important. "Previous to that, so many thingsjust didn't get funded...
Cohen, another four-year council veteran, doesnot have as optimistic a view of the council'sfuture as Lakhdhir. "I at least see it continuingto exist for the next couple of years," he says."As for the next 10 years, I don't know...