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...campaigned for cable television in House common rooms. While she was president, the council instituted the Fly-By lunch convenience in Loker and made progress with universal keycard access. Another major effort instituted by the College during Stewart's reign was the establishment of a $25,000 fund for student organizations, giving the 250-plus groups at Harvard a much-needed financial boost. Being president of course, wasn't all fun and games...
...Being the undergraduate student body president of Harvard vaulted Stewart into the national spotlight numerous times. She was quoted in The New York Times more than once and also wrote a short piece for Rolling Stone about the impeachment of President Clinton. In addition, after contacting the people at "Politically Incorrect," she appeared (after her term as president was over) on Bill Maher's show. Stewart plans to attend law school and then serve in a public service or an administrative capacity...
...Talk about finding your best friends in the council--the two graduates currently live together, self-proclaimingly "deeply in love," in Cambridge. While Hyman counts Rawlins as the "number one benefit of being president," the two also worked closely together during their terms to revitalize the workings of the student government and, student life at Harvard. Hyman served three terms as president; in 1995 he was the first president elected by popular election of the entire undergraduate student body. Before then, the election of president was, as Hyman puts it, "an incestuous smoke-filled process" where the council members elected...
...Rawlins, vice-president in 1996-97 and president in 1997-98, furthered Hyman's work to make the council more activist. During her time in student government, the council spoke out on same-sex commitment ceremonies in Memorial Church and lack of women and minorities in the faculty. One major thing she did gain from her experiences was a sense of connections: "That sense of direct accountability and the excitement that came with moving toward our common goals continues to inspire me." Rawlins currently works for a new family foundation in Boston...
...search in the archives even further back finds Guhan Subramanian '92, who was chair of the Student Assembly in 1989-90. The strongest skill he says he gained was "being able to manage and coordinate the efforts of, what was back then, 85 people, and to motivate and excite a large group of people like that to do things." He still keeps in touch with the then-treasurer and secretary, and also keeps contact with other council people on a "professional basis--a lot of them are all over the place doing all sorts of different things." Some...