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Petersen's election also marks a win for Haddock. Petersen's vision for the UC closely models Haddock...
Those who argue that UC elections without these bans would become total electronic free-for-alls are likely mistaken. We are convinced that as with other conduits for electronic advertising on this campus, e-mail flows regulate themselves. Members of a house open list, for example, would respond quickly and savagely should their list be overrun with irrelevant e-mails. Because tracking candidate e-mails and personnel lists is nearly impossible, we favor self-regulation through which those turned off by e-mails can voice their opposition through complaints to a campaign—or even through the ballot...
...don’t like spam any more than anyone else. Frankly, we wouldn’t like it any better coming from a UC campaign than we would from a V!agra salesperson. But, alas, we are resigned to the fact that dealing with a little more spam and fewer rules would be a boon to the health and fairness of UC elections...
...tedious regulations governing the Undergraduate Council (UC) presidential election, the restrictions on electronic communications stand out for their inanity. Under rules issued by the Election Commission (EC), campaign personnel are forbidden from sending out unsolicited e-mails, e-mails to open lists, or e-mails to anyone with whom they lack a “reasonable familiarity or connection.” The utter impracticality of enforcing these rules in a meaningful and equitable way creates perverse incentives that undermine the integrity of campaigns. UC elections would be better off without these bans...
Reacting to the fact that only one of the 14 Undergraduate Council (UC) presidential and vice presidential candidates is a woman, the Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS) hosted a discussion last night on why women are underrepresented and what can be done. “It was a discussion about women’s political involvement...and what are the obstacles or barriers to women participating in campus politics on the same level as men,” Dara F. Goodman ‘07, an RUS co-president, said. The issue of the dearth of female representation has been...