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...measure to raise the optional fee, which is automatically attached to students' term bills, was widely expected to pass in one form or another before last night's meeting. Instead, the council will refer the matter, with Seton's blessing, to the student body in the second campus-wide referendum on the issue...
Last year's referendum was supported by a majority of voters, but too few students voted to make the measure binding...
...move that is sure to make the term bill increase a hot issue for this year's council presidential campaign, the referendum will be attached to the presidential ballot in December...
...after Davis' speech proposing to draft the legislation as a campus-wide referendum, Seton switched camps and voted against his own legislation...
Seton said he was convinced the referendum would pass because of the strong arguments in its favor, echoing one of Davis' earlier criticisms...