Word: referendum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...surprisingly harmonious Student Council last night voted, with only one dissent, to urge the student body to rejoin the National Student Association. The recommendation will be submitted to a College-wide referendum, which will determine the fate of this much discussed issue...
...plan has been unofficially endorsed by several deans, Miss DeNood noted Before the coffee house could be instituted, however, it would have to receive approval first from SGA representatives and members of the administration, and then from the studentbody through a college-wide referendum...
...report frankly admits the lack of concern for student problems at many colleges, and the lack of awareness on the part of many students of NSA issues. Apathy at Harvard was manifested last year by the referendum which permitted the Council to withdraw from NSA. This year it can be said at best that most undergraduates are uninformed about the structure and philosophy of NSA. The Council's report seeks to bridge this gap, in anticipation of another decision by the student body...
...Council approves these recommendations--as it is expected to do--the motion to rejoin will be submitted to a student referendum. Such action is not normally required, but it is understood that the committee wants to return to NSA only with the support of the student body...
...side, F.L.N. leader Ferhat Abbas has accepted the principle of "self-determination" but not de Gaulle's insistence on retention of the Sahara resources. Debre has indicated that France will negotiate with Abbas only on military terms of the cease-fire and not on the political terms of the referendum. The two sides remain far apart, but their differences are not unnegotiable, if talks can be carried on without pressure and with the aid of intelligent mediation...