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Leith Sharp, who directs the Harvard Green Campus Initiative, an administrative organization responsible for environmental issues across the University, said the renewable energy referendum??supported by 82 percent of voting undergraduates—was key in convincing Summers to go ahead with the plan...
While Gross has balked at implementing the $10 opt-out fee, citing a hesitation to adding more optional charges to the termbill, the referendum??s supporters are asking the Dean to set aside money for the College’s own purchase of renewable energy...
Stressing that the new funds will be dispersed across the entire University—not just the College, as the termbill fee would have done—one of the referendum??s key supporters said that Summers’ announcement should not sway Gross’ decision...
...childish bickering and ineffective leadership, the council’s Student Affairs Committee convened and endorsed a bill to increase the fee from its current optional $35 to a compulsory $100. Proponents clearly thought it better not to consult constituents—at least not formally through a student referendum??as they undoubtedly feared an unreceptive student body. If not for the actions of some outspoken and appalled representatives, the move would have tripled the budget of an organization that has yet to prove itself as entirely efficient or in tune with students’ wishes. Luckily...
Unfortunately, the result of the student referendum??a “yes” to the fee hike, a “no” to make it mandatory—leaves the council vulnerable to that which it feared most from an optional fee. It runs the risk of more students opting-out; a disproportionate number of students may well become free-riders, refusing to pay the fee but still using council services. Though we are skeptical that the council will have the manpower and the know-how to manage its new budget effectively, we still hope...