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...only do John and Annie have the vision to fix the UC, but they have also demonstrated that they have the ability to enact changes that dramatically affect student life. John was the driving force behind many of the UC??s biggest accomplishments in the past year, from a 24-hour Lamont to expanding the party fund to creating blocking neighborhoods for freshmen. In the case of getting a 24-hour Lamont, we watched him dedicate days on end to polling students, researching other schools’ policies, and winning over skeptical administrators...
...solve the problems that students have identified as particularly in need of attention. They will work to allow Felipe’s to stay open later, to increase funding for club sports and to smooth the rocky transition into house life for freshmen. They especially want to focus the UC??s energy on lobbying for groups of students like physically disabled students, low-income students, and students studying abroad, for whom UC support can make an immediate and positive impact on quality of life...
Ironically, there’s not much of a difference between the two other candidates—John S. Haddock ’07 and John F. Voith III ’07. They talk about “fixing the UC?? and “listening to students,” but they haven’t managed to do either in the time they have been on the UC, and so it is hard to imagine that either of them will do so as president...
Students have a real choice in this election. We can opt for more of the same, or elect leaders of a student government of which we can all be proud. Unlike the other candidates, Magnus and Tom have five specific pledges to change fundamentally the UC??s role on campus...
Their fourth pledge is to increase party and House Committee (HoCo) funding. This is Magnus and Tom’s answer to the question of how to approach social planning. The UC??s party fund is a popular initiative, but demand far outstrips supply. Since the introduction of the super parties, many Houses no longer have a weekly UC party. The first-come-first-serve funding model for parties is ludicrous, and UC-funded parties are generally very poorly advertised. Magnus and Tom think the UC should decentralize social planning and support House life by providing more funding...