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...apathy reigned, the council struggled to attain a quorum at each of its last four meetings, and debate arose over procedural questions as Subramanian used some little known tactics to keep council business moving...
...Quorum Blues...
Much of the council's spring session was spent battling absenteeism--often unsuccessfully. The body failed to muster enough members to gain a quorum in any of the final four weeks of the year--although some council officers continue to maintain that by ejecting eight representatives who had not been showing up for meetings they had obtained the necessary quorums...
Only 41 of the body's 88 members were present at the start of the session. Half of the body's membership is needed to achieve a quorum...
Council Chair Guhan Subramanian '92 said during the meeting that the executive board had expelled enough members to achieve the required attendance level, and he reiterated again yesterday that the necessary quorum was present Sunday...