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...know John and Annie as leaders, as students, and most importantly, as people. We are confident they will be uniquely able to harness what works well about the UC while fixing what is so obviously broken—and will do it with a sense of warmth and inclusiveness that will make us all proud...
It’s time for new leadership of the Undergraduate Council (UC). After the Wyclef fiasco, the failed Springfest Afterparty and the practically unattended Havana on the Habor cruise, it’s no surprise that the student body feels disconnected from its student government. Magnus Grimeland ’07 and Tom D. Hadfield ’08 have a clear vision to improve the life of Harvard students, a concrete set of proposals, and a history of getting things done. In fact, Magnus was trained in the Special Forces in Norway, while Tom sold his first Internet...
...John F. Voith III ’07. They talk about “fixing the UC” and “listening to students,” but they haven’t managed to do either in the time they have been on the UC, and so it is hard to imagine that either of them will do so as president...
First, they want to create an endowment to increase funding for student groups. Nearly all students agree that student groups are under-funded. They do some of the most admirable work on campus, but often on a shoe-string budget. The small grants from the UC Finance Committee don’t go far, meaning that there is little, if any, sizable funding available for student groups. Magnus and Tom’s goal is for the UC itself to raise one million dollars from alumni, which would be matched by the College. Such an endowment would generate approximately...
...funding. This is Magnus and Tom’s answer to the question of how to approach social planning. The UC’s party fund is a popular initiative, but demand far outstrips supply. Since the introduction of the super parties, many Houses no longer have a weekly UC party. The first-come-first-serve funding model for parties is ludicrous, and UC-funded parties are generally very poorly advertised. Magnus and Tom think the UC should decentralize social planning and support House life by providing more funding for smaller parties and encouraging cooperation between HoCos instead of wasting...