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SAC came under criticism from students last year when it voted down a petition to extend voting privileges to associates.
Kathryn R. Markham '99-'00 was one of 23 associates to sign the petition. She told The Crimson in December 1998 that the request to enfranchise the associates was "not unreasonable, particularly in an organization designed to foster participation in a democratic political system."
According to City Councillor Sheila T. Russell, though, many of the CURE petition signatures were illegible or otherwise invalid.
The reactions of the House and school communities have varied. Some reacted with indignation; most notably, the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters' Alliance (BGLTSA) organized a well-attended rally this past Tuesday on the steps of Memorial Church. Mather House students created a creed of tolerance, circulating a petition...
Muhammad, a tutor in religion and a Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters (BGLTS) advisor, said he was pleased with the students' petition. "I think it's great that students took it into their own hands," he said.