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...position paper of Steven F. Gregurek '92 and James E. Rhoads '92 in their campaign for the Undergraduate Council. Their position seems uncontroversial for the council, which had trouble maintaining a quorum all of last spring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 10/6/1990 | See Source »

...those who dawdled while the economy went up in flames. "We're in a very dangerous situation," he said. "Let's not kid ourselves . . . I ask you for the authority to act." He finished to whoops of applause punctuated with shouts of "Let's do it!" There was no quorum in the hall, so no vote could be taken. But given the enthusiastic response to Gorbachev's oration, the proposition seemed almost certain to pass when the Supreme Soviet resumes its debate this week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union All Power to the President | 10/1/1990 | See Source »

Several veteran representatives attributed the lack of student interest to the council's ineffectiveness toward the end of last year, when it was unable even to maintain a quorum for its meetings...

Author: By Angelina M. Snodgrass, | Title: Filing Deadline Delayed For Council Candidates | 9/29/1990 | See Source »

Rauch speculated that the increase in feewaivers might be due to disappointment in thecouncil's actions last year, in part because ofthe body's inability to maintain a quorum at thefinal four meetings of the year...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, | Title: More Opt To Waive $16 Council Term Fee | 9/28/1990 | See Source »

...umbrella organization for a host of proindependence groups, won a landslide victory in the western section. The radicals did not win a majority of seats in the republic's parliament, but their bloc of more than 100 is sizable enough to prevent the government in Kiev from getting a quorum on key votes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Breakaway Breadbasket | 7/30/1990 | See Source »

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