Undergraduate Council
UC Reps To Pen Memo on Student Email Privacy
Undergraduate Council representatives discussed plans for a UC-sanctioned memorandum on student email privacy at Harvard during the UC general meeting Sunday night.
Easter Eggs or Grant Money?
The U.C. continued its now-annual tradition of hiding Easter eggs around the Yard today, but this time, chocolates weren't the ...
UC Votes to Change Referenda Procedure
In an attempt to improve the referenda process ahead of a planned spring ballot, Undergraduate Council representatives voted on Sunday night in favor of legislation that would raise the voting turnout needed to make a referendum binding.
UC Holds Mental Health Town Hall Meeting
Suzanna E. H. Bobadilla leads discussion on mental health questions submitted by students at the UC Mental Health Town Hall Discussion. Harvard students and administration representatives gathered for the meeting Thursday evening.
Report: Gender Skew Persists in Student Organizations
More than half of student organizations on campus are skewed towards single-gender leadership, according to a recent report on gender in leadership at the College. The report defines skewed leadership boards as those which are at least two-thirds male or two-thirds female.
Sexual Assault at Harvard
Harvard is currently conducting an ongoing review of its sexual assault policies across its various schools and has recently hired its first ever University-wide Title IX coordinator, who begins work this month. Still, some students feel that these efforts are not enough. They say that changes in the way administrators handle cases of sexual assault at the College level are progressing too slowly, and are not sufficiently responsive to student concerns.
Flyby Preview: Questions for Tomorrow's Mental Health Town Hall
With one day to go until administrators and representatives of University Health Services sit down at Thursday's much-anticipated "Mental Health Town Hall," students are refining, submitting, and voting on questions that aim to demystify Harvard's mental health resources and procedures.
The Fall of Academics at Harvard
Government 1310 scandal has been treated by some administrators as the unfortunate exception, an isolated incident whose case has now been closed. But as academic integrity dances uncertainly through a campus whose gates and walls are engraved with a motto of truth, Veritas is at stake.
UC Discusses Improvements to Mental Health on Campus
Following a recent anonymous Crimson op-ed that sparked a campus-wide conversation and a Friday rally on the subject of mental health, Undergraduate Council representatives used their general meeting Sunday to discuss steps that the organization could take in the coming weeks to address the issue.
UC Backs Mental Health Rally
Undergraduate Council President Tara Raghuveer ‘14 urged UC representatives to attend a student-organized rally demanding that the administration take action on mental health in an email sent over the Council’s mailing list early Friday morning.
More Than 150 Students Rally for Mental Health Reform
Chanting the words “Reform mental health” and “Our Harvard can do better,” a group of more than 150 students gathered in front of Massachusetts Hall Friday afternoon to urge administrators to take action on mental health.
Petitions Address Nap Space, Brain Break
Petitions for a nap space in Harvard Yard, extended dining hall hours, and weekend brain break are all slated to receive official responses from Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds, likely by the end of the semester.
UC Discusses New Junior Week Programs
During their general meeting on Sunday, representatives of the Undergraduate Council discussed programming ideas for a small-scale “Junior Week” which is slated to take place Thursday through Saturday on Junior parents weekend.
Preserving Humanity and Saving Harvard
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
UC Special Election Results
Undergraduate Council (UC) voting ended at noon on Friday, just as Harvard suspended school operations in preparation for the snow. The UC Election Commission counted the votes and tallied the results later that day and the results are in. 13 UC seats were to be filled, representing more than a fourth of the total number of seats in the organization. Two write in-candidates made otherwise uncontested races in Adams and Cabot Houses competitive. Here are the results:
Proposal Could Eliminate Assignments Due During Reading Period
Final papers and projects will no longer be due during reading period if a proposal discussed at Wednesday’s Committee on Undergraduate Education meeting comes to fruition.
Undergraduate Council To Hold Special Elections for Open Seats
Residents of eight of Harvard’s undergraduate Houses can start voting at noon Wednesday to fill 13 open seats on the Harvard Undergraduate Council.
Voting Has Opened for the UC Special Election!
You’ve probably heard of the upcoming special election to fill Massachusetts’ vacant Senate seat (previously occupied by John Kerry). But did you know about our very own UC special election? For students living in Adams, Cabot, Currier, Dunster, Eliot, Kirkland, Mather, Quincy, or Winthrop, there will be a special election this week to fill a total of 13 UC seats.