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...election day. In the absence of any credible alternative, Washington will use Karzai's dependence on the West for funding and security to pressure him to deliver the sort of governance that can win popular support. But Karzai's government is widely seen as corrupt, ineffective and a tool in the hands of a foreign invader, and Afghans are mostly gloomy about the prospects for reforming it. While Karzai could be forced to respond to some egregious cases of corruption, his instinct will be to continue to use the power of patronage to broker local support. Corruption and nepotism...
Student groups no longer have to stress as much over reserving rooms for their meetings and events thanks to a new online reservation tool unveiled by the UC this week. The tool is a good first step in centralizing room reservation and making space on campus more accessible to students. Moreover, it is nice to see the UC follow through on one of its promises...
...project, however, is far from complete. Currently, the website only displays room information. Ideally, the site would also serve as an actual reservation tool where students can reserve rooms electronically. UC members agree with this assessment and seem to be working toward this goal, which is a good sign. They have announced plans to hire a student programmer in order to upgrade their system in the next year...
...undoubtedly impressive. Nevertheless, the process of preparing this spreadsheet took an astonishing amount of time. The plan has been a year and a half in the making already. We urge the UC to speed up its efforts: Preferably students would not have to wait another 14 months for this tool to be fully functional—the time frame certain committee members have given...
Student event organizers grappling with Harvard’s convoluted room reservation process may find their task a bit easier with the debut of the Undergraduate Council’s online room reservation tool...