USG, U-Council clarify stance on WROC goals
As a means of clarification, we would like to state that our positions on WROC, its goals, initiatives and work up to this point have not changed since we first heard of the movement many months ago. We did then and have always supported a fair wage system that adjusts workers' salaries for inflation without a dependence on unfair performance reviews. We support a move to end outsourcing, especially as it functions as a means of intimidation in contract negotiation.
We support increased benefits for those who now struggle to stay afloat economically.
This week's announcement of a U-Council and USG initiative to better relations between students and staff members is in no way a substitute for these things but can instead serve as a supplement to WROC — as a method of improving the overall campus climate.
As we wait to hear from the Priorities Committee regarding WROC's proposals, we would just like to take this opportunity to express our hope that the issues of compensation mentioned above do not go unheard. Joe Kochan '02 USG president Adam Dressner '02 U-Council chair-elect Josh Anderson '04 U-Council executive committee-elect
Transregional Institute talks have been informative, fair
As a Jew who has long been concerned with Israeli-Palestinian relations, I have found the lecture series sponsored by the Transregional Institute an invaluable source for understanding the breakdown of the Oslo Accords and their aftermath. Its explanatory value lies in the ability of the speakers to move beyond charges and counter-charges of "terrorism" and "fundamentalism" and focus instead on the practical implications of the accords and their effects on daily life in the West Bank and Gaza.
Contrary to Seth Wikas '01's insinuation, such a perspective is not "anti-Israel," but is, I believe, essential to finding a viable way for two states to coexist. None of the speakers I have heard — Robert Fiske, Salim Tamiri and Amira Hass — have questioned Israel's right to exist. What they have done, on the other hand, is provide a discourse which humanizes Palestinians. It would be sad if this were the reason that their talks have been cast as "one-sided." Davida Wood GS '94
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