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Cam N. Srivastava

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HUA Problem Solving Team Has Yet to Convene After 2 Weeks

Two weeks after the Harvard Undergraduate Association began the process of forming a problem solving team and indefinitely postponed all student referenda — including the College-wide referendum on divestment from Israel — the team still has not set a time for its first meeting.

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Cooke and Hirabayashi Failed To Meet Campaign Promises. To Students, It Reflects Broader Issues.

Former Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-Presidents John S. Cooke ’25 and Shikoh M. Hirabayashi ’24 ended their 14-month term last week. But many undergraduate students and some former HUA members said Cooke and Hirabayashi accomplished quite little.

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At Final Meeting, HUA Co-President Shikoh Hirabayashi Stays Silent About Cooke’s Recall

During the last meeting of his term on Monday, outgoing Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-President Shikoh M. Hirabayashi ’24 thanked everyone who had worked closely with him over the past year to lead the College’s student government.

HUA Divestment Protest
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Palestine Solidarity Committee Protests HUA Postponement of Divestment Referendum

Harvard affiliates protested the Harvard Undergraduate Association’s indefinite postponement of a student-wide referendum vote on whether the University should divest from “Israel’s occupation of Palestine” during a rally Friday afternoon.

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Harvard Undergraduate Association Indefinitely Postpones Student Referendum on Israel Divestment

A referendum on whether Harvard should divest from institutions supporting “Israel’s occupation of Palestine” was postponed indefinitely after two Harvard Undergraduate Association officers invoked an obscure procedural motion to delay the vote.

HUA Recall Election
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John Cooke ’25 Ousted in Harvard Undergraduate Association Recall Vote

College students voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to oust Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-President John S. Cooke ’25 as unspecified misconduct allegations swirled around him.

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On Eve of Recall Vote, Embattled HUA Co-President Breaks Silence

Hours before students will vote in an referendum to recall embattled Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-President John S. Cooke ’25, Cooke rejected the misconduct allegations against him in his first public statement in two weeks.

Pro-Palestine Protest at Mass. Hall
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Harvard Student Government Approves PSC Petition for Referendum on Israel Divestment

The Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee circulated and passed a petition on Tuesday initiating a referendum to obtain student opinions on Harvard’s financial ties to Israel.

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Voting on Effort To Recall John Cooke ’25 Will Begin Thursday

The HUA Election Commission announced Tuesday afternoon that a recall election to remove outgoing HUA Co-President John S. Cooke ’25 will begin at midnight on Thursday.

Tinashe Headlines Yardfest
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‘Not Being Nerds’: Harvard Students Dance to Tinashe at Yardfest

Hundreds of students flooded to Tercentenary Theatre Sunday afternoon for a performance by R&B singer-songwriter and dancer Tinashe at Yardfest, the College’s annual outdoor spring concert hosted by the Harvard College Events Board.

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Adirika, Haileselassie Elected Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-Presidents

Ashley C. Adirika ’26 and Jonathan Haileselassie ’26 will serve as the next co-presidents of the Harvard Undergraduate Association, the HUA Election Commission announced in a Sunday afternoon email obtained by The Crimson.

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HUA Co-President Ticket Suspended Following Campaign Violations

The HUA Election Commission suspended the campaign of Lucas Chu ’23-’25 and Trinity A. Dysis ’27 for co-presidents, citing violations of official campaign procedures.

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HUA Co-Presidency Candidates Rebuke Current Leaders, Pledge Campaign Promises at Debate

Seven pairs of candidates vying for the Harvard Undergraduate Association co-presidency answered questions and pledged campaign promises during a debate hosted by the Harvard Political Review on Tuesday evening.

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8 Candidate Pairs Campaign to Lead the Harvard Undergraduate Association Amid Controversy

Eight pairs of candidates are vying to become the Harvard Undergraduate Association’s next co-presidents, the HUA Election Commission announced Monday.

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Shikoh Hirabayashi Breaks Silence at HUA Meeting as Co-President John Cooke Remains Absent

Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-President John S. Cooke ’25 was conspicuously absent from the HUA’s general meeting on Monday, leaving Shikoh M. Hirabayashi ’24 — the other co-president — to break the group’s silence since Cooke’s expulsion from the Fox Club last week over misconduct allegations.

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