Word: abstentionism
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The School Committee voted to fire Frisoli by a 4-2 vote with one abstention after going over a list of 29 grievances against him and conducting an open meeting at which both supporters and challengers of Frisoli were present.
The decision of the Conduct Board came in an open hearing on December 6 attended by over 200 students. The Conduct Board, which consists of three faculty members, three undergraduates, and one graduate student, voted 3-2 in favor of the students with one abstention and one member absent.
Overruling changes toward more balanced musical format proposed by station manager Charles Perkins '73 and programming director Michael Gruber '72, the board voted 2-1 (with one abstention) to revert to last spring's predominately classical schedule. The move was without precedent.
Harvard voted against the first two and abstained on the third. In a proxy battle, abstention is tantamount to a vote for management.
Commenting on the abstention, Michael A. Levett, Loeb Fellow in Advanced Environmental Studies and a coordinator of Campaign GM at Harvard, said, "They're supporting us in principle and Campaign GM in fact. Some day someone is going to convince Harvard that if they believe in something in principle they...