Word: vision
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...Cohen has a strong record of service to the student body and an intelligent vision for the vice-presidency of the council. He deserves your support...
...office does not seem to have any clear definition that makes it relevant to the campus. Hopefully, next year will be different. Of the six candidates for the vice-presidency of the council, Samuel C. Cohen '00 emerges as the one with the background and vision necessary to transform the office into an effective tool for executing the will of the students...
Cohen has an intelligent vision for the council. Throughout his campaign he has steered clear of ideological grandstanding. He does not seek to depoliticize the council nor does he wish to be an incessant organ for social advocacy. He just wishes to serve students' interests, wherever those interests may lie. He has stated that the best way for the council to fulfill its obligation to the student body, specifically with regard to issues that involve the Administration, is to direct its focus toward matters about which the majority of the student body share a similar view...
Essentially, Cotton concludes that deliberative democratic theory conflicts in a strong sense with representative democracy. After summarizing Habermas's vision of society as "a debating society in which everyone talks incessantly about everything," Cotton informs us that asking everyone (including the most unvirtuous of souls) "to deliberate continually on the most fundamental issues is not just impractical and irrational--it is dangerous...
...staff's choice of Sam C. Cohen '00, mean-while, is inconsistent with its endorsement of presidential candidate Benjamin W. Hulse '99 and his broader vision for the council. Cohen, worthy of credit for his diligent work on shuttle buses and other student services, seems better suited to continue in his capacity as co-chair of the Campus Life Committee...