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Every semester, Harvard’s Undergraduate Council politicos vie for the chairmanship of the Student Activities Committee, a lesser known, but influential position within the council that has proven to be a stepping stone to greater ambitions. Since 2001, five out of nine of UC presidents served as SAC chair before they ascended to the UC’s top spot, two served as UC vice-president, and one was a SAC vice-chair. Andrea R. Flores ’10 is the only UC President since 2001 who was not previously a member of SAC or vice president...
...would prevent them from installing an ATM, at least one bank—Harvard University Credit Union—has said it would provide the ATM at its own expense. Tamar Holoshitz ’10, chair of the Undergraduate Council’s Student Affairs Committee, said Quad UC representatives have received more than 200 responses about the ATM issue. She added that she didn’t anticipate river Houses requesting ATMs as well. —Staff writer Bita M. Assad can be reached at bassad@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Ahmed N. Mabruk can be reached...
...advice of personal doctors, “ultimately, we can’t be authoritative.” To ensure that content is accurate, Medpedia requires writers and editors to verify their medical credentials before participating. Professors from the Medical School, Stanford’s School of Medicine, UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, and the University of Michigan Medical School have all contributed to the Web site. Medical professionals who have signed up to edit the site have praised Medpedia for its potential to bridge the gap between doctors and patients. Michael N. Strong, a post...
...very transparent process if students found themselves pregnant,” Yao said. Eric N. Hysen ’11, the council’s parliamentarian, proposed an amendment to strike funding the brochure. Hysen said that funding the brochure would set a precedent that the UC was willing to fund projects when The College should be paying for them. Doug R. Lloyd ’09, the UC’s secretary and the sole dissenting vote on the bill, voiced his belief that the expenditure had not been thoroughly thought...
...created to finance student group travel and House formals—in order to allow more grants to be distributed in the upcoming semester. The fund, established in Sept. 2008, draws from Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds’s discretionary budget. Prior to its creation, the UC only funded travel within the Boston area. But with just $2563.08 distributed to student groups for transportation costs last semester, the caps placed on the fund—$30 per student for travel by bus or train, $80 per student for travel by plane, and a $1000 maximum per student...