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...UC President Andrea R. Flores ’10 recalled a male member of the UC telling her, “You only won secretary because you’re a cute girl,” after she won an internal UC election...
Although the IOP and the Dems have roughly equal membership between the sexes, only one-third of UC representatives are female...
...UC’s decision to fund this promising business has been met with considerable controversy. Some UC members have voiced opposition to the idea of the council funding for-profit businesses; others have objected that the recent grant is not part of the council’s mandate to improve student life at Harvard. These objections, while well intentioned, are undermined by the simple fact that Get Out of Cambridge provides a much-needed service that has heretofore not existed on campus and therefore deserves support from the larger undergraduate community. Additionally, since the UC was given a stake...
...general, we encourage the UC to explore nontraditional methods of helping students achieve their goals, no matter the situation. In particular, funding student businesses may help to fill the gaps left by College administrators and other student organizations, which may not be able to account for all the needs of the student body...
...course, there are always risks involved in funding for-profit firms. The UC should be cautious when funding a student business and ensure that these enterprises will provide a clear benefit to all Harvard students. We urge the council to carefully scrutinize any and all applications from student-run businesses and make sure that the grants provided by the UC will benefit all students equally. Nevertheless, we are confident that, in the case of Get Out of Cambridge, the UC has made the right decision...