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Yesterday's Crimson editorial argued that former Sen. David Pryor, director of the Institute of Politics (IOP), "could have been more adroit in his intervention" to disband the institute's Student Advisory Committee (SAC). This is a remarkable understatement. Pryor's decision, reached without any consultation of SAC, was insultingly dismissive of student input. As a student newspaper, The Crimson should have taken a stronger stand in favor of student control and against Pryor's unfortunate fait accompli...
...members emphasized the need to maintain a central student organization within IOP even after the dissolution of SAC...
...Before, [the selection of SAC members] was not a very fair process," Flores said. "There were many people very involved in IOP who weren't on SAC, and conversely there were many people who were on SAC who weren't very involved...
...SAC leaders are currently chosen by the out-going SAC leaders from the preceding year...
Last week, in an open letter to the Harvard community, Pryor said he would disband the current SAC and personally appoint new student committee chairs for the IOP's five committees. Pryor also invited all interested undergraduates to participate in defining the new role of students in the IOP after the dissolution of the SAC...