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...modest termbill increase would not be a hardship to students. If they strenuously object to the hike, students can simply opt out of the fee by checking off a box. And it is not as if the council has proposed recklessly raising the fee--the termbill remains unchanged since 1981. It has not even been adjusted for inflation. This means that every year students have been paying less money in terms of real purchasing power. Subsequently, the budget of the council has been shrinking for almost 20 years. This year, there is the possibility that the council will be unable...
Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 should support the council if it decides to raise the termbill, and should urge the Faculty to pass the hike as well...
...constituency in order to raise revenue. If the students feel that raise is unfair they can choose not to pay, or they can oust their council representatives who supported the increase. In any case, the council urgently needs funds. It should do everything in its power to pass a hike immediately and seek the support and approval of Dean Lewis and the Faculty...
...grossly irresponsible in suggesting that students opposed to the termbill should simply refuse to participate. By that argument, there is no need for a termbill increase, as those who support it could instead write $30 checks to the council treasury. Similarly, if no students would be harmed by a hike in a voluntary termbill, the council should maximize its revenue by raising the fee until it could no longer convince students to pay. By portraying the termbill as a purely individual affair, the staff forgets that it represents a common obligation that we as students and beneficiaries are honor-bound...
...must not be taken out of the hands of the community of students to determine. The council cannot pretend to exercise this kind of representative power; the students have not endowed it so and did not vote for their representatives with such issues in mind. I believe a termbill hike would be a good thing, and I believe that the council deserves the ability to raise the fee along with inflation--but I do not believe that to assume such powers without student input through a referendum would be a responsible...