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...They succeed in putting the issue to a vote in ballot referendum—which voters ultimately rejected in a close vote??that specifically called for the prohibition of various activities related to local production...
...final meeting of the semester, the Undergraduate Council voted last night to pass the UC Reform Act, which alters its constitution to increase the body’s size from 35 to 51 representatives. The vote??26-6-2—comes on the heels of a semester’s worth of discussion and debate sparked by a set of recommendations issued by the Dowling Committee, which was charged last spring with reviewing student governance and issued a report this March proposing reforms. This legislation, which adopts some of the Dowling Committee’s suggestions...
...millions of dollars into Lebanon in order to impact the elections. The Saudi Arabian government is involved, with an aim to buy votes in support of the election of Saad Hariri and his allies. For the average voter that could mean $800 or so in exchange for a vote??not to mention the dignity, free speech, and political rights that could also be taken. Other questionable practices include financing the trips of Lebanese immigrants to their homeland to vote for the current majority coalition. It pains us to see that Saudi Arabia is interfering in the election process...
...Fitzsimmons says. “As far as we can determine, there is no other college that spends as much time in committee as we do.”Once the full committee votes on each applicant, in a “one person one vote?? process, the decisions are made, and the applications return to Anderson in the file room. THE FATE OF THE PAPER Students who are accepted and decide to matriculate have their applications held at the Freshman Dean’s Office where they later form the “nucleus?...
...School and co-founder of the school’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society noted on his blog on Friday that the voting threshold is high, and the company has added barriers to participation—users must add a Facebook application in order to vote??that may also contribute to a low voter turnout. Zittrain also noted that the company did not specify what changes would be made to the terms of service even if the 30 percent threshold is reached. Facebook still retains the power to ultimately determine the details of user terms...