HRC Weekly - Volume XI Issue II

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The HRC Weekly
Harvard Republican Club Bulletin
Volume XI, Issue II -- Week of September 25th, 2005

This week’s contents:

I. UC Endorsements - VOTE NOW!

II. Help Elect Our UC Endorsees!

III. Katrina Study Break - Wednesday!

IV. Join the Mass. State Policy Group

V. Discuss Politics on GOP-Open

VI. Gaylord Study Group - Wednesdays

VII. Intern for Gov. Romney

VIII. Intern for State Sen. Scott Brown

IX. Buy a T-Shirt

X. Pay Dues

Weekly Action Item

Quote of the week...

"Proponents of a women’s center need a collective reality check. There is limited space available on campus, and undergraduates have limited political capital in claiming portions of it. Building a women’s center means displacing worthier endeavors. And acquiescing to a separate women’s center will, sadly, be treated by the administration as an amelioration of the demand for a larger student center."

- The Harvard Crimson, in its editorial published Monday opposing the proposal to create a "Women's Center" on campus. You can read the entire editorial here: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=508593

TOP PHOTO: President Bush waves after arriving at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005. Bush is spending the night in San Antonio, where many federal supplies and personnel were being staged. President Bush declared satisfaction Saturday with the government's storm preparations as he hopskotched the country from one high-tech disaster command center to another. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

BOTTOM PHOTO: Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Forrester gestures Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005., at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., to a Bergen Record article detailing a vote by Sen. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., that resulted in Corzine and other investors realizing a tax break when purchasing a Japanese bank. (AP Photo/Jose F. Moreno)

I. UC Endorsements - VOTE NOW! - HRC is proud to announce our endorsements for Undergraduate Council in this week's elections. Voting begins today (Tuesday) at noon and continues through Friday at noon, and can be done at www.uc.fas.harvard.edu. Vote now, before you forget!

Freshmen North Yard - Christopher Lacaria, Nicholas Noyer and Frances Martel

Freshmen East Yard - Emil Pitkin and Nicholas Wells

Freshmen South Yard - Matthew Sundquist and Ryan Newbrough

Freshmen West Yard - Jeffrey Kwong

Adams - Connor Wilson (WRITE IN)

Currier - Carmelo Tringali

Eliot - Sopen Shah
Leverett - Alex Radu

Lowell - Ali Zaidi

Mather - Magnus Grimeland

Pfoho - Elizabeth Renieris

Quincy - Paul Soper and Tim McGinn (BOTH WRITE-INS)
Winthrop - John Voith

II. Help Elect Our UC Endorsees! - We believe our endorsees are the best candidates for the job of UC representative, and so we'll do what it takes to help them win election. We'd love it if you would help us in this effort. To volunteer for our campaign push this week, email Stephen Dewey (sdewey@fas).

III. Katrina Study Break - Wednesday! - This Wednesday from 9 to 10 PM in the Winthrop Tonkens Room, HRC and Republicans for Sound Economic Policy will host a study break to discuss economic issues related to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Snacks and Finale's will be served. The Tonkins Room is in Standish Hall, which can be found on map.harvard.edu. Contact Mark Shepard (mshepard@fas) for more details.

IV. Join the Mass. State Policy Group - HRC has a new committee dedicated to taking an active role in shaping Massachusetts politics along more conservative lines. The Massachusetts State Policy Group's goal is to testify in the State House about pending legislation with research, reports and presentations. To join this new and exciting effort, contact Joshua Reilly at jmreilly@fas.

V. Discuss Politics on GOP-Open - Do you want to talk about politics and policy with other HRC members? Then you should join our discussion email list, GOP-Open. To subscribe, just email Stephen (sdewey@fas).

VI. Gaylord Study Group - Wednesdays - Joe Gaylord, the author of the Contract with America and the 1994 campaign manager of the year, will be leading a study group at the IOP every Wednesday at 4:00pm. He will be discussing how to win campaigns in the 21st century from both a candidate and a strategist perspective. We encourage you all to participate.

VII. Intern for Gov. Romney - Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's office is currently accepting internship applications for the fall semester. Internships can be in many parts of the office, including the Press Office, Constituent Services and Appointments. Some internships may also be in the Lt. Gov.'s office. Email a resume to Christina Bain at masstomaine2004@hotmail.com along with the hours you can work.

VIII. Intern for State Sen. Scott Brown - HRC helped Sen. Brown win a special election by only 291 votes, and now he's invited us to apply for internships! Internships can be for between 6 and 30 hours per week. General intern duties include drafting constituent correspondence, researching legislation, and compiling news clips and interns will be given flexibility to focus on a subject of interest. Internships are unpaid. Please fill out the form available at http://hcs.harvard.edu/~gop//Documents/Scott_Brown_Internship_App.doc and email it along with your resume to emily.abell@state.ma.us.

IX. Buy a T-Shirt - You can buy an HRC T-shirt for $10 by emailing John Souther at souther@fas.harvard.edu to arrange for payment and shipping/pickup.

X. Pay Dues - If you haven't paid your $5 dues for the year yet, you can do so by mailing it with your name and email address to Meghan Grizzle, 195 Leverett Mail Center, Cambridge, MA 02138. Paying dues gets you a membership card, priority in our events and other benefits.

Weekly Action Item

Last week was relatively uneventful in Washington, but that doesn't mean that there aren't things you can do as an activist right now. While you have the luxury of time, we'd encourage you to personally register to vote in your state, and to convince your parents and siblings to do the same. You can complete this process at http://www.gop.com/RegisterToVote/default.aspx . It's better to do so now, so that you can spend the 2006 election cycle working on campaigns!

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