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...were thinking we got cut because we thought Derrida was the capital of Rhodesia. Of the 15 “supporters” listed on Hadfield-Goldenberg’s site (thenewuc.com), at least 7 are either in the Fox or closely affiliated (like by blood). Fox Club for UC President! As lame as the alcohol restrictions were, the majority of first-time boozehounds were footloose and ambulance-free at this year’s Harvard-Yale “tailgate.” Only one poor schmuck ended up in the hospital, multiplying his lameness factor by a factor...
Undergraduate Council (UC) presidential elections are funded by public UC money. With six tickets in the mix this year—twice last year’s three tickets—our electoral buffet comes with a hefty price tag: $2,400 to be exact. While it might be tempting to find ways to cut that number down—either by increasing the barriers to enter the race or reducing the amount given to each team—we are convinced that the money spent this time of year is well worth it. All it takes...
Given the $400 campaign budget and the ruckus that engulfs the campus every December, one might expect that becoming a candidate for the Undergraduate Council (UC) presidency is a difficult and painstaking process. But all it takes to get on the ballot is to find 150 people to sign their names and write down their e-mail addresses—it doesn’t even matter if the students have signed another candidate’s petition. Finding signatories is something most candidates do in an hour...
This year, seven tickets declared their intention to run for UC president and vice president, the most in recent memory. Although one ticket has dropped out of the race, the high number of tickets only hurts the quality of debate and confuses voters. The UC Election Commission (EC) needs to make it more difficult to get on the ballot...
...drunk with idealism” and that “with our lack of experience in student government, it would not be fair to ask the student body to put its trust in us in governing the College, when we ourselves are not even sure how the UC really works.” There are currently no real hurdles to force spur-of-the moment candidates to think their decision through before running...