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Both the council and RUS have been accused of not representing the interests of the whole student body. At the heart of many of these questions have been debates about ways in which women are able to lead and be represented in the Harvard-Radcliffe community. In order to solve these dilemmas, both groups agreed to come together to find ways in which they may better serve the interests of campus women together...
...problem of the lack of overreaching support for projects benefiting women can be illustrated by "Take Back the Night" week, which occurred this year in mid-April. One of the central events planned by RUS, the project intended to raise awareness about domestic violence ultimately had a weak impact on campus. Workshops and speakers had sparse attendance; the rally, supposedly the cornerstone of the week, was merely a candlelight vigil which quietly went unnoticed to many...
Assorted other conferences, events, and committees have been spearheaded by active Radcliffe students throughout the year. However, in spite of the many important ideas, then, that come out of the work of RUS, painfully little support or regard is given to the organization on campus, even though it stands as one of the traditional beacons for discussing and promoting women's interests...
...women and serve the needs of both genders. Fortunately, the crucial need for women to act as leaders throughout campus is beginning to be addressed in a number of different forums, including Saturday's Leadership Conference, hosted by the Institute of Politics. The preliminary meeting between council and RUS leaders to discuss gender issues is not the only such forum from which new ideas are emerging...
...fact remains, though, that the organization which is most symbolic of leadership on campus, the Undergraduate Council, continues to have far greater representation by men, leaving groups such as RUS to fill in the gap by promoting the interests of programs and events targeted at women. As the feeble outcome of "Take Back the Night" has shown, though, an event which impacts the whole campus can not be planned simply by a small group of women active at Radcliffe...