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Glazer was finally forced to adjourn the meeting before finishing consideration of a non-reform-related bill to create a committee on Native American Studies at Harvard...
Although the Undergraduate Council’s (UC) contentious meeting was adjourned before finishing the agenda last night for lack of quorum, members nearly finished passing a reform package which will significantly alter the UC’s structure and procedure...
Eighteen votes. Those were all it took to kill the most important proposal of the Undergraduate Council Reform Commission (UCRC), which would have mandated direct election of reps to each of the UC’s three committees. The UCRC’s proposal is an excellent solution to the UC’s long-standing problem of filling less desirable committees with uninspired, unwilling reps. Its failure ensures that students interested in participating primarily in one committee of the UC will continue to engage in a crapshoot every fall. Supporters of the reform within the council must continue...
...benefits of the reform are obvious. Many candidates run for the UC seeking an appointment to a particular committee; only after elections do they find themselves planning Springfest or interviewing grants applicants. The UCRC’s solution is clear and effective: make sure that the only individuals who serve on each committee are committed, by forcing candidates to run for one specific committee rather than a general UC seat...
Nichols’ more fiscally conservative perspective could have been a valuable, balancing addition to the leadership of the UC. Indeed, when we endorsed him last December for Vice President, we believed that the unique skill set he brought to the table might help reform the FiCom grants process and empower UC representatives to be more responsible with students’ money. Nichols’ conflict with the rest of the Executive Board was to be expected to some extent. But Nichols widened this conflict through his own actions. He failed to communicate effectively or forge common ground with...