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...referendum bill, which allowed students to vote on whether they supported the hike and whether the fee should be made mandatory, underwent heavy amendment, including a measure that reduced the originally proposed...
Proponents of the hike argued that the money would facilitate improved services—such as more movie nights and larger, better-produced concerts—and more opportunities within student groups because of more funding for grant requests. These social opportunities would, they said, help improve student life at Harvard...
Joseph R. Oliveri ’05, who opposed the hike, contended that “a lot of the statistics [supporters of the hike] showed were very misleading,” saying that other schools include other services within their student activities fees...
Joshua A. Barro ’05, who led the opposition, compared the fee increase to a tax hike and took issue with the council’s ability to handle an expanded budget, as well as its ability to accurately assess student needs...
Baldwin and Barro both resigned from their posts as council members after the hike passed...