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Last December, when the campus witnessed the shameful spectacle of several Undergraduate Council representatives opposing a referendum on downsizing, The Crimson solidly endorsed the position that the council is responsible to the students' will. In my opinion, not enough has happened since to justify a reversal. I am saddened that a student newspaper would endorse the profoundly antidemocratic view that Harvard students are incapable of evaluating the good that student groups do--and that our council representatives, having won their titles with dubious support from an apathetic electorate, should make a decision to raise the termbill unilaterally...
Instituted in Cambridge in 1969, rent control was a polarizing issue in local politics before it was narrowly defeated in a statewide referendum...
...last year, students passed a referendum that slice the council's size by about half, making for a good deal more campaigning this year by both aspiring and incumbent representatives...
This year, two Houses--Dudley and Cabot--fielded no candidates. All other Houses fielded more than three candidates for their available seats on the council. All first-year races were also contested. The council has fewer seats available than in past years due to a student referendum...
Council members say the $20 term bill fee--used to fund student groups since 1983--is no longer sufficient meet demands on the council's budget. A referendum to raise the term bill fee to $50 failed by 80 votes last year in the same election that cut the council in half...