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...never visited, worked with, or shown interest in, and pay lip service to the importance of diversity. This does not cohere with the values of responsibility, collaboration, and sacrifice we search for. Do not mistake this for anything but what it is—a sign that if a particular path is not already well worn by the easy travel of others, it shall be a path untaken by these so-called leaders. They will always feel a disquieting comfort in the welcoming arms of privilege...
Above all, Tom and Adam believe that the UC needs real direction, and we couldn’t agree more. The Council has suffered from an identity crisis, an organizational schizophrenia, lacking a particular mission or vision to drive its existence. There is no coherent legislative agenda on the UC right now, but in the New UC, there will...
...clear, Tim and Alex steadfastly seek to dismantle the UC not out of spite for the idea of student representation but because of the fact that the UC doesn’t broadly represent anything at all. Currently, it is the preserve of a particular class of student: those who enjoy politics for the sake of practice, marathon meetings with small stakes, and the power to give or take away grant money. And the weak turnout seen in countless UC representative elections clearly demonstrates that this tiny community of people has seized the mantle of authority over the direction...
...leaves college with a killer résumé—nor am I looking for something to put on my own résumé. I haven’t endorsed this ticket because I hope to get an otherwise unlikely amount of money for a particular student group. I’m not trying to engage in some abstract sense of “networking” that will provide me with an advantage on the job market. I am campaigning because I am simply tired of the cynical state of affairs that has prevailed...
Unfortunately, this kind of abuse is not uncommon. This particular event has become infamous because it is on film and the student’s screams of pain are clearly audible. Seventy-four U.S. police departments now use "non-lethal" weapons (NLWs), which include such tools as pepper spray, beanbag bullets and tasers.Their introduction has been welcomed by many who see them as a safer way to diffuse potentially dangerous situations, particularly those that involve people on drugs and the mentally ill. But advocates of NLWs tend to ignore one resulting danger: their users are likely to become more trigger...