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...letter which appeared in the Crimson on March 16, Timothy Rea '90 writes that he was "disgusted and outraged" at the conduct of Undergraduate Council Chairperson Evan Mandery at last Sunday's UC meeting. Implying that Mandery attempted to influence the outcome of a routine question of procedure by intentionally miscounting votes, Rea argues that Mandery's "personal animosity" also led him to engage in an unprofessional and disruptive shouting match later in the meeting...
...must seriously question both the accuracy of both Mr. Rea's observations and the conclusions he draws from them. It seems clear to me that Mandery and Beroutsos engaged in a shouting match about as much as John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald engaged in a gunfight. Being the one who is shouted at is not the same as being the one who is shouting. Being attacked is not the same as being an attacker. And stepping down off the chair and leaving the meeting room in order to resolve a personal dispute is also quite different from standing...
...would imagine that as the President of the Republican Club, Mr. Rea certainly has a fairly good understanding of politics and could find many contemporary examples of "running roughshod," "personal animosity," and "shouting matches" in politics. While he is also correct in suggesting that such actions, when they actually do occur, are matters for serious concern, I must maintain that such terms simply do not come to mind as I look back upon the calm and dignified actions of Chairperson Mandery last Sunday...
...picture, you have to wonder whether "accidental miscounting" is why the UC claims it doesn't have enough money and wants to double the Undergraduate Council fee on our term bills next year. Or maybe Mandery just needs a lesson in mathematics...and effective leadership. Timothy A. Rea...
Mather House resident Kris W. Kobach '88 won a second term as president of the Republican Club in elections held last week. Other new officers include Vice President L. Ellen Cox '89, Secretary Timothy A. Rea '90, and Treasurer Amy C. Smith...