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...demand—that Harvard get involved in negotiations with the guards’ contractor—the preparation almost seemed worth it. Despite the health problems and the absence of a full victory, the strike became a defining action in a year that Undergraduate Council President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 says was characterized by “a greater air of student activism on campus in general...
...Undergraduate Council President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 is continuing to insist that the College create a student center close to the Yard. The College, for its part, says such a plan is unrealistic, and that the new social spaces opened this year should suffice...
...According to Petersen, the slew of new social spaces demonstrates the great need on campus for “universally accessible spaces”—perhaps indicating a desire for a shift away from the final clubs that have long been a hallmark of the Harvard social scene...
...Petersen sees a similar problem, attributing the initial success or failure of social space to “location, location, location.” But while the College administration hopes to boost the use of SOCH through a well-organized publicity campaign, Petersen insists that a student center a 15-minute walk from the Yard is destined to fail...
...President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 swiftly followed the referendum results with a letter to Bok demanding an audience with the Corporation at which council representatives planned to present their proposal. While Petersen’s demand was denied, Bok soon threw his hat into the ring. Citing Verba’s committee and the UC report, he wrote in a message to the Harvard community that “it seems only appropriate and fair to offer all interested parties an opportunity to be heard so that we may have a full range of arguments and views...