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This semester, the UC considered 69 pieces of legislation, a new record for the council. In just four months, the council has reformed the blocking process, given over $100,000 to student groups and House Committees in hundreds of grants, produced a Springfest that drew 9,000 people, even in the rain, and significantly reformed itself so that it may function more efficiently and effectively. After decades of prior efforts, this UC has secured 24-hour library access, and it is well on its way to extending dining hall hours...
...benefits of the reform are obvious. Many candidates run for the UC seeking an appointment to a particular committee; only after elections do they find themselves planning Springfest or interviewing grants applicants. The UCRC’s solution is clear and effective: make sure that the only individuals who serve on each committee are committed, by forcing candidates to run for one specific committee rather than a general UC seat...
...that the College spent on the Springfest after party roused contentious discussion about the SAF’s role in the event. The SAF shelled out $10,000 for the afterparty, in addition to the $16,000 from the Undergraduate Council (UC) and the $5,000 that the President’s Office contributed...
...money. Nichols’ conflict with the rest of the Executive Board was to be expected to some extent. But Nichols widened this conflict through his own actions. He failed to communicate effectively or forge common ground with his peer officers on the UC, and he missed Springfest, an event organized in the past by the Vice President and an event for which Nichols himself voted to allocate funds...
...President at its next meeting, UC representatives should remember that the student body voted a split ticket into power for a reason. Though the UC has won deserved acclamation from many sides this past semester, nagging questions about fiscal responsibility remain in light of unwise expenditures related to the Springfest Afterparty and FiCom’s compulsory 35 percent cut in awards for its last grants package...