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During his watch, a campus-wide debate raged over a referendum to increase the activities fee on students’ termbills from...
...closed March meeting marked by childish bickering and ineffective leadership, the council’s Student Affairs Committee convened and endorsed a bill to increase the fee from its current optional $35 to a compulsory $100. Proponents clearly thought it better not to consult constituents—at least not formally through a student referendum—as they undoubtedly feared an unreceptive student body. If not for the actions of some outspoken and appalled representatives, the move would have tripled the budget of an organization that has yet to prove itself as entirely efficient or in tune with students?...
Unfortunately, the result of the student referendum—a “yes” to the fee hike, a “no” to make it mandatory—leaves the council vulnerable to that which it feared most from an optional fee. It runs the risk of more students opting-out; a disproportionate number of students may well become free-riders, refusing to pay the fee but still using council services. Though we are skeptical that the council will have the manpower and the know-how to manage its new budget effectively, we still hope...
...only ones with grave concerns about the termbill increase. In the Faculty Council’s final meeting of this academic year, it accepted Mahan’s fee hike—but only after he offered it as a two-part increase to take place over the next couple of years, an option not mentioned on the referendum. Granted, Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 vouched for Mahan’s move, saying that it was unlikely that the Faculty Council would have agreed to such an excessive increase. It would seem, however, that...
Virtually all students “Believe in a Better Harvard,” as the fee-hike proponents’ campy campaign urged. From more student group funding to more elaborate social events, undergraduates all believe in a fun, dynamic and eventful Harvard experience. However, a sudden and excessive increase in the council’s budget is not the way to achieve this, and we are worried that the council may have done more to hurt its financial situation than it has helped...