Thursday, November 29, 2007

Why We're Running

Dear Friend,

Welcome to our website - we're glad that you took the time to visit!

You'll notice that our website is not the conventional political website. The reason for this is quite simple: it reflects the way we will represent you, the student body, when we win this election.

We are not coming to you as out-of-touch insiders of the Undergraduate Council, but instead as average students who have lived the Harvard experience from your perspective and recognize the what needs to be protected and what improvements need to be made.

Why a blog? For us this campaign is about giving ALL students a voice in the decision making process that shapes their Harvard experience. We want YOU to have a voice on the UC because no one knows better than YOU what would make your Harvard experience more enjoyable.

You'll also notice that there is not a 30 or 40 point platform on our website like many in the past. The reason for that is simple. We are dedicated to finding practical solutions to the concerns that face the student body and we are more interested in listening and working through them than making 56 campaign promises that we fail to follow through on once elected.

Now, we do have some ideas about what we would like to do including: restoring the real party grants, bringing cable television to dorm rooms, having more frequent shuttle service during peak hours, holding the Dean accountable by publicly posting approval ratings, and providing more resources to student groups so that they can do more to enhance everyone's Harvard experience. You can ask us more about these things on the site or via email. Our email is jointheparty07@gmail.com

We hope you'll join our Facebook group, grab a poster to put up in your dorm room and tell all of your friends about how important this election is. Your Harvard experience depends on it.

All the best,

Roy & Nick