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...nullification of the Undergraduate Council's proposed term-bill hike has placed the struggling student organization at yet another crucial juncture. with fewer than 100 students voting on the bill-far short of the minimum number required for a referendum to be binding-the council must now decide how and if to re-address the issue. Some have proposed waiting until next year's general elections. However, we urge council members to make the term-bill crease a top priority, preferably bringing a well-publicized referendum to a student vote before the end of this academic term...
...council is to propose the referendum again, it will need to do a much better job in the publicity department. Although it is difficult to pinpoint a singular explanation for last week's abysmal voter turnout, voter apathy, as some council members have pointed out, cannot be used as a primary excuse. Although council affairs are not always the most thrilling events on campus, it is hard to imagine that over 90 percent of the students don't care about their money or the student groups to which they belong...
Through posters, word-of-mouth and newsletters, it is the council's responsibility to make sure its constituents are fully aware of its affairs, especially if it is holding a campus-wide referendum. Furthermore, on-line voting, though a convenient way to tally results, is not the optional way to ensure voter participation. Instead, council representatives should conduct the vote in a more direct manner-for example, by using the Harvard Dining Services keypads as was done during the Great Grape Debate...
SPOA is a 3,000-member statewide organization which was first formed in Cambridge to oppose rent control, ended by a statewide referendum in 1994. It now represents the interests of property owners who own to 20 rental units...
Finally, we have just concluded a referendum in which the student body will hopefully decided to raise the student government voluntary term bill fee to $40 from $20, so that our grants fund can increase by $100,000 while we can also have at least $20,000 more for our campus life events. As you may know, the Undergraduate Council provides the largest amount of support to the majority of student organizations on campus, but in order to do that effectively, we must raise our budge, while maintaining our autonomy. If the University just gives us more money, then...