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...heartbeat of campus,” he said. During the debate, the candidates were asked about their plans to bring student groups together. Riley responded that she and Haddock would meet with student groups and offer larger grants to encourage multiple groups to apply for them together.Presidential candidate Magnus Grimeland ’07 and his running-mate, Thomas D. Hadfield ’08, said their plan is to create a student endowment fund to subsidize student groups and to produce a UC newsletter that would list student group activities around campus. Tara Gadgil ’07, running...
It’s time for new leadership of the Undergraduate Council (UC). After the Wyclef fiasco, the failed Springfest Afterparty and the practically unattended Havana on the Habor cruise, it’s no surprise that the student body feels disconnected from its student government. Magnus Grimeland ’07 and Tom D. Hadfield ’08 have a clear vision to improve the life of Harvard students, a concrete set of proposals, and a history of getting things done. In fact, Magnus was trained in the Special Forces in Norway, while Tom sold his first Internet...
Students have a real choice in this election. We can opt for more of the same, or elect leaders of a student government of which we can all be proud. Unlike the other candidates, Magnus and Tom have five specific pledges to change fundamentally the UC’s role on campus...
...student groups are under-funded. They do some of the most admirable work on campus, but often on a shoe-string budget. The small grants from the UC Finance Committee don’t go far, meaning that there is little, if any, sizable funding available for student groups. Magnus and Tom’s goal is for the UC itself to raise one million dollars from alumni, which would be matched by the College. Such an endowment would generate approximately $150,000 per year to further support student groups on campus...
...make coursepacks available online for free, goes beyond recognizing that coursepacks are too expensive and actually suggests a solution. It’s not unusual for coursepacks to cost over $100 largely because the Coop, Gnomon Copy, and XanEdu have a monopoly on the printing and distribution of coursepacks. Magnus and Tom pledge to make coursepacks available for download as PDF files so that students can print relevant articles on their own printers...