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...Addressing the UC??€™s prolonged period of inactivity, however, will not in itself ensure effective student representation on campus. Too often, UC members seem hesitant to address controversial issues facing their constituents. Specifically, the Student Affairs Committee (SAC), created to advocate for student interests, remained largely inactive in years past, and in so doing, lost many opportunities to bring campus-wide concerns to the attention of the administration. For instance, when party grants were discontinued in March 2008, students screamed their disapproval over open lists and in dorm rooms, from Mather to the Quad. However, SAC?...
...proof of Neustadt’s thesis.Persuasiveness was a trait clearly prized by last year’s UC leader Matthew L. Sundquist ’09, a habitual social networker among undergraduates, faculty, and administrators.But for Andrea R. Flores ’10, who succeeded Sundquist as the UC??€™s executive last semester, that power appears to have come far less easily—both in University Hall and on the Council.It’s partly personality.Sundquist was a social butterfly (Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin once quipped that walking the Yard with...
...none at all. This was a sensible move for the UC and should help revitalize the Harvard party scene.Unfortunately, good intentions got the better of the UC with regard to increasing campus social space. Lack of social space is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed, but the UC??€™s planned purchase of the 45 Mt. Auburn Street property is an unfeasible and ultimately counterproductive goal. Raising the approximately $6 million needed for the initial purchase over the course of a 16 month capital campaign to solicit alumni donations is highly unrealistic, especially in this difficult financial...
...hard to deny that most students view the UC with suspicion and doubt, for the council has often appeared more self-important than productive. But as the elected student government, the UC has always held a great deal of potential. Created by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the UC??€™s responsibility is to advocate for students in a complex and decentralized Harvard administration. Even though the mission of the council is straightforward, it has never been easily accomplished. The UC has become a whipping post for students frustrated by the lack of student input in college...
...allowed the UC to gain a better grasp on student opinion. However, students must not lose interest in the budget process—for as Harvard reshapes and restructures, student opinion must be heard. We must build on the energy from the rally, and while it is the UC??€™s job to provide students the forums and opportunities to get involved, these efforts will not succeed unless we have students willing to participate. The UC cannot respond to the budget crisis alone, and I hope that in the next semester students will continue to join forces with...