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Having been an associate of the IOP, however, the statement makes perfect sense in the context of how many SAC members viewed the IOP and their place in it. When I was an associate in 1997 and 1998, the only members expected to make a contribution were the members of SAC. In fact, SAC discouraged more than casual involvement from any undergraduate. SAC discussions were secret, as were the conclusions reached at the meetings. The most desirable lunches and other meetings were reserved almost exclusively for SAC members. It is no wonder that most students drift away from...
...elected by all students who have contributed, not chosen behind closed doors. Students should be able to assume responsibility and participate in desirable activities without having to hold an elected position, and these contributions should be both encouraged and recognized. Under such a system, even the former members of SAC could certainly make a meaningful contribution...
...founded to nurture greater political involvement in the Harvard student body. Instead, it has become a large institution that caters to a small number of aspiring politicians while ignoring the approximately 6,500 undergraduates not on SAC. I am glad that former senator Pryor recognized this problem and is working to make the IOP accessible to all students...
...student meeting was in response to IOP Director Sen. David Pryor's decision to disband the Student Advisory Committee (SAC), the IOP's student governing body. At the meeting, students wrote a proposal to "enhance student voice in the Institute's programming and produce a more democratic selection of leaders...
Meeting in a glass-paneled room overlooking JFK Street last night, senior associates Travis F. Batty '02 and Francisco J. Flores '02 wrote the proposal "to form a more perfect IOP" with the input of approximately 50 IOP associates, senior associates, and current SAC members...