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...Generally we pick students who can reach many of their peers about the importance of filling out the CUE,” said Undergraduate Council (UC) President-elect Ryan A. Petersen ’08. The UC appoints the four student members...
...student promoters, including star running back Clifton G. Dawson ’07, were not the first undergraduates to send Harvard-approved messages about the CUE’s merits to the entire student body during reading and exam periods. But they were not from the UC, as has usually been the case...
...article “Scrapped Holiday Shuttles Stir Talks” (Dec. 15, news) discusses the Undergraduate Council’s decision to cease operating airport shuttles, and suggestions by some students that the UC should reenter this business. The UC quit shuttles (and other services, such as UC Boxes) for a good reason: The Council is very bad at providing them. The Council would be unwise to return to a former arena of its failure...
Fortunately, through the miracle of money, our capitalist system can lead people to excel at things they don’t intrinsically enjoy. Organizing transportation so your peers can get to the airport is a service like any other in our economy, and it’s unclear why UC representatives should be expected to provide it on a volunteer basis. The recent rise of for-profit student businesses at Harvard—most notably Facebook, DormAid, and Unofficial Tours—demonstrates the ability of student entrepreneurs to meet service demands on campus. So, instead of asking the Council...
...Undergraduate Council (UC) voted Wednesday night to press Harvard administrators to help shoulder computer printing fees and set up a loan system for the electronic response devices used in science lectures.The move is the latest development in the UC’s Hidden Cost Campaign, an ongoing effort to reduce the numerous small charges that Harvard undergraduates face.The council called on faculty departments to loan the classroom devices—known as Personal Response Systems (PRS) clickers—to students enrolled in their courses. Undergraduates would only have to pay the $43 cost if they did not return...