Word: vote
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After numerous debates, forums and a delayed vote, students finally voted on the referendum, deciding whether to vote "yes, I believe Dining Services should serve grapes of any kind" or "no, I believe Dining Services should not serve grapes unless and until grapes become available with a United Farm Workers (UFW) union label...
Essentially, the department chair initiates the process, and after approval by the Dean of the Faculty, sends a letter to leading scholars asking for their evaluation of the candidate. After reviewing these letters, senior Faculty in the department vote on whether to support the nomination and write letters explaining their views in full...
...members do not always reach a consensus, for Knowles says the committee is almost always made up of some supporters and some detractors of the candidate. Since the committee does not vote, there is often no clear indication as to how the president should decide...
However, Barber claims the council vote failed to accurately represent student opinion...
According to Barber, a small but vocal minority turned the council vote into a fight for the very existence of Radcliffe through the use of urgent e-mail messages and petitions sent to the council e-mail list...