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...There was definitely a strong increase in the levels of activity on campus this spring as a result of the grants process." Pratap says, pointing to the government's distribution of more than $30,000 to dozens of groups. He adds that the council's mediocre ratings among students might stem from the lack of "direct impact" made by even the government's most outstanding accomplishments...
...important thing to remember is that even though we're the Undergraduate Council, in many ways we're still a student organization competing for time and resources with other student groups," says Pratap...
...treatment ideally accorded to the more standard council business of grants and a range of issues related to the residential, educational, and extracurricular lives of Harvard students. Those guidelines--while not binding on this year's representatives--will join an extensive set of internal memoranda and recommendations designed. Pratap says, to give the council an "institutional memory" that insures against the potential discontinuity that has hindered previous student governments...
...Pratap and others realize that internal memos and precedents can only go so far. They say that this year's council may have to sacrifice some of its own ambitious goals just to guarantee that tangible benefits are garnered and visible to undergraduates. With greater satisfaction outside the chambers of a student government perceived as a way toward a happier--and more efficient group of council members, many will also be looking in next year's council for leaders who can provide the kind of decisive direction that, at times, was noticeably lacking this spring. Without it, the council...
...fragility. Says Epps: "My theory is that new arrangements of this sort last about a decade. We always have to be flexible and willing to look at it again." Saying "there's really no reason for the council to exist if it doesn't have the support of students." Pratap suggests that a yearly referendum asking students if they approve of the council's performance might be useful...