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...houses have six or more candidates running this year. Last year Adams House, Dudley House and Kirkland House had only five candidates and so had "no race," said Vice Chairman Brian Melendez...
...resolutions on "political" issues--such as urging that Harvard divest from South Africa--often on no more information than a few hours of discussion. Conversely, this year's body tends to proceed with more caution and to toe the line on political issues. Says Council Vice Chair Brian R. Melendez '86, "Last year, we passed a resolution on it, this year we did a report...
...negative repercussion of the council's new thoroughness is that the time commitment involved precludes council members from participating equally, Melendez says, "Twenty people are doing about 90 percent of the work...
...touch with the rest of the body, inactive members neglect meetings, and the whole body loses touch with constituents in the Houses. "A lot of people on the council get into the thinking they are doing the things they are doing for the council, [not for the students]," Melendez acknowledges...
...find a volunteer to take the position," says Melendez. "This job is a job." How about splitting the post up into several bite-size chunks? "If there were four of me coming in and out of the office," Melendez explains, "three-quarters of the time they wouldn't be able to answer questions. It's necessary to have continuity through the week." Assuming this is true, we are back to the original proposition: pay the Executive Secretary, but pay him or her a reasonable amount...