Word: races
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...former Undergraduate Council presidential candidate surprised her running mate two weeks ago when she decided to drop out of the race, but she says she wanted to protect herself from the campus plague. Burnout...
...upperclass formal. Weekend hours for OCS. Office space for student groups. More funding for House Committees. Buses to Boston. This is how the Undergraduate Council race begins--not with a bang, but a whimper...
Those considered serious contenders in the race come almost exclusively from within the council. Given the irrelevancy of that body, this makes them particularly ill-suited to win the authentic loyalty of students. Many of the candidates have learned to effectively navigate bureaucracy and lobby the administration. They should all immediately take the state civil service examine. But, they cannot boast any great success with student groups that are well-respected and have no legitimate claim to represent the mass of undergraduates. Even their posters are poorly designed...
...council is a somewhat pathetic organization that may not inspire the interest of the best people on this campus. Or, there may no longer be any people deserving of campus-wide leadership. Perhaps all that remain are local deities. Either way, this year's race for council president is shaping up to be yet another embarrassment to the notion of student government at Harvard, and more sadly, a sign that the purported greatness of Harvard undergraduates may be on the wane...
Junior sprinter Chuck Nwokocha was hit by hard luck at the indoor Heps last year. Coming in with high hopes after finishing second in the 55 as a freshman, Nwokocha pulled his hamstring while crossing the finish line as he won his qualifying heat. He was unable to race in the final...