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...past year or so, Harvard and its student body have propelled such varied causes as the Sudanese divestment movement, the problem of gender inequality in the academy, admissions reform, and workers’ rights to higher profiles in global discourse—concretely advancing human flourishing and social justice at home and abroad. It is difficult to come to terms with this immense privilege that Harvard students possess in influencing change because it requires an honest confrontation with responsibility, collaboration, and sacrifice—three values that are decidedly incongruent with the mass-marketed “College...
...roommate, Brian S. Gillis ’07-’08, constantly talks about the Undergraduate Council (UC) and what needs to be done to fix it. His passion for this stuff is amazing—he is always telling us about his great idea, the Gillis UC Reform Act. Based on both the strengths and shortcomings of the UC that are cited by both UC outsiders and insiders, I strongly believe that the Gillis UC Reform Act that Brian is proposing is uniquely equipped to fix the UC’s problems while preserving its strengths. Brian?...
With the current inefficiencies in the Undergraduate Council, it is greatly unfortunate that we do not already have such a comprehensive and functioning student government as is outlined in the Brian’s proposal. The “Gillis UC Reform Act” uniquely addresses and solves the UC’s inherent structural problems...
...which consists of members are not part of the UC and who are elected specifically to plan events, is evident based on the success of events like the Harvard State Fairs, the Ben Folds concert, and the Harvard-Yale pep rally. As a result of structural reform, the UC is no longer responsible for $35,000 Wyclef Jean boondoggles, and students are now treated to successful events that were planned and organized by event planners, not advocates...
...could do one thing as UC president what would it be? Change teaching fellow training and reform the calendar...