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...called the purists, for they are faithful to the assembly's designers, who saw the chief problem of student government as a lack of adequate representation. The purists could well hold the key to the assembly's success. Many of the purists are former convention delegates, including Carl Rosen '80, chairman of the assembly's committee on intra-and extra-University affairs, and Michael A. Calabrese '79, chairman of the committee on college life. The purists want the assembly to conduct referenda, hold "town meetings" in the Houses, and become clear about student sentiment before acting on the more controversial...
...Rosen is a good example of the members in this loose faction. An active member of the South Africa Solidarity Committee (SASC), Rosen has insisted that the assembly should not take a stand on the issue of Harvard's ties to South Africa until the representatives are sure of undergraduate opinion. Rosen says the only way the assembly will gain legitimacy is through precise representation. He believes the assembly will soon be ignored if it loses touch with its constituents...
...assembly should talk to the SASC and other groups and see where they're at," Rosen said. "I don't think it will help anything to pass a resolution on our position on South Africa right...
...Rosen added, however that he thought the assembly should perhaps pass a resolution criticizing the University for the way it has handled South African issues...
...Rosen, an active member of the Constitutional Convention last year and of the Southern African Solidarity Committee (SASC), said yesterday the assembly should probably hold a referendum or hold "town meetings" in the Houses before taking a stand on South African issues...