The more established women's organizations seemed to have settled into a post-conflict lull.

Last spring, students questioned RUS's future impact after its decision to stop taking active political stands.

But co-President Megan Lewis '95 said RUS has an active agenda set for this year, in addition to its regular grants process.

Lewis said members will work with three outside organizations: a Violence Against Women task force which will observe court trials on domestic violence, an alumnae committee working to get more tenured women faculty and a conference with the Kennedy and Law Schools on child care for poor women.

"It's big," Lewis said of RUS. "It's very active."

Fifty members turned out at RUS's introductory meetings this fall--about the same as last year, said Lewis.

Lighthouse Magazine, a quarterly women's issues publication, has even been attracting new members, coor- dinator Jennifer Soriano '95 said. "Things are going strong this year," she said. "We've had a lot of response to our publications."

In addition to leading discussion groups for high school girls, Lighthouse is planning to sponsor a new series of weekly dinner-discussions.

Women in Science also holds panel discussions, study breaks, and runs a big sister program for first-year girls. They hope to put together a resume and jobs presentation, and hold a conference for high school students, said co-chair Sandrita Bendeck '96.

"There's just a need for women in science to get to know each other and network," she said.

Bendeck said the club will benefits from more active leadership this year. Forty students came to the introductory meeting.

And a revitalized Latinas Unidas, a Latino women's group, is training its members to volunteer at a battered women's shelter in Boston. Study breaks and discussions are also on the agenda, said co-chair Elvira M. Villasuerte '96