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...Andrew B. Herrmann '82, chairman of the student committee that is drafting a constitution for the council, declined to give the report because the assembly meeting was open to members of the press...
Student leaders, however, are insisting upon a different implementation process. Andrew B. Herrmann '82, president of the Student Assembly--which is not formally recognized by the Faculty and has no source of funding--and chairman of the student-formed constitutional committee, says his committee plans to call a constitutional convention to put the draft in final form before it goes to the Faculty and the student body for approval. "As far as I'm concerned, the Epps committee has no business reviewing the constitution," Herrmann says, explaining that he believes that students alone, without the help of administrators, should...
...Students working to implement the plan also express hope that they will be able to get the vote out. "Given the current cynicism and lack of faith in student government, it may be hard to get a majority, but it's certainly possible, and we're going to try," Herrmann says...
...provoked by the inclusion of a provision for special minority seats in the Student Assembly's 1978 constitution, are reluctant to rekindle old hostilities. While minorities may fear underrepresentation, white students may not "readily accept the constitution if it looks like we're giving special favors to minority groups," Herrmann has said...
...gain little official "power," still believe that centralization and the independent budget of the new council will enable it to marshal and publicize students' opinions. "Harvard is a very decentralized place, and the funding of the council will allow us to buy the publicity necessary to make students aware," Herrmann says. And Dowling concurs, adding, "No one can steamroll by strong, unified student opinion. I think that's real power--it's the same type of power the Faculty Council...