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Fortunately, the student body will have a real say—outspoken critics on SAC convinced their fellow members to put the dramatic hike up for a vote later this semester. We are disappointed that an issue of such sweeping importance got its first hearing behind closed doors—without even a hint to the student body—and we have deep hesitations regarding many of the ill-conceived details present or absent in the proposal itself. But we are not willing to dismiss it out of hand. We support this referendum in principle because a vote...
...council must also consider broader structural changes before it expects the student body to rubber stamp this fee hike. SAC members who favor the increase point out that Harvard lags far behind peer institutions when it comes to termbill fees—the average fee elsewhere is $201, they claim. But critics rightly recognize that many of these schools are far better equipped to handle the larger budgets, with far more students working actively to organize campuswide events. And while we are confident that more money would heighten the profile of council events, which in turn would attract more committed...
...also concerned that a mandatory increase will ultimately harm lower income students, despite assurances from the proposal’s backers that the hike will likely be covered by Harvard’s Financial Aid Office. The fee hike would not be a negligible burden for the office—more like on the order of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Before the referendum goes up for a vote, the council must do the necessary leg-work to get a guarantee that students who cannot afford this increase will not be forced...
...fact, I can’t imagine how we would reasonably spend so much money. I expect that students will soundly reject the proposed increase, because they will recognize what it is—a huge and unnecessary tax hike...