Word: rus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...flurry of phone calls last week brought about thirty alumnae together to endorse the Radcliffe Union of Students--one of the two alternatives before Radcliffe undergraduates in their election for a new form of student government. RUS seeks to place students on the Radcliffe Council -- the College's ultimate decision-making body...
...RUS constitution provides for four student representatives at the Council's monthly meetings, two elected at large by the student body and two appointed by the RUS Undergraduate Council...
...true that the present draft of the RUS Constitution fudges over one vital question--to what extent will students participate in Council meetings. As now drafted students would vote "only on matters directly concerning students." It does not specify whether students or administration are to define these matters. This question must be met with constructive thought by both administration and students, but it is a question which can be resolved...
...strongest argument against RUS is that it sets the stage for a full-dress battle, with wild-eyed students lined up against their more level-headed elders. An approach of this nature, opponents of RUS reason, is hardly likely to win over the Council. But this analysis has already proven itself wrong. RUS has the support of a number of very level-headed alumnae...
...four students on the Council will never be able to outvote their elders. So a vote for RUS is not necessarily a vote for confrontation politics, as was suggested by one student at last week's RGA meeting. It is a responsible expression of the need for more communication at all levels of the College. Both the students and the Council should take advantage of this opportunity...