Undergraduate Association elections for the 2009 Class Council and UA Senate concluded last week with voter turnout that, while low, was higher than last year’s. This year, 29.9 percent voted, an increase from 20.2 percent in 2004 and 24.2 percent in 2003.

As of last Friday, Sept. 30, students taking SafeRide after 10 p.m. will need to bring their MIT IDs. Additionally, the Boston East and West routes now stop near further north on Massachusetts Avenue than previously.

If members of the Cambridge City Council have their say, major Cambridge universities such as MIT and Harvard will be required to pay a tax on their endowment earnings.

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Want to use the software on Athena? Wondered what sorts of cool things you can do? In this column, part 3 of 4 of our introductory columns, we discuss lockers on Athena, and the things you can find in them.

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