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...come to a consensus on the best physical gift would be a difficult task, and most likely, more expensive than Senior Gift can afford,” Tsurudome wrote in an e-mail. But seniors are able to vote for their class Marshals and a College-wide undergraduate council referendum is starting today, neither at that high a cost...
Members also voted that if the referendum fails, the council can retroactively request an increase in inflation since 2001—the last time the fee was raised...
...proposed increase to the Student Activities Fee (SAF) made three assertions (“A Vote of No Confidence”). While I appreciate the seriousness of the concerns raised, I feel that each assertion was inaccurate and has the potential to cloud debate on the upcoming referendum. First, the editorial questioned the council’s capacity to maturely deliberate issues of great importance to students because of “hostility and childish antics” at council meetings. In fact (as the editorial later concedes), decorum at council meetings has improved dramatically over the last several weeks...
Secondly, the editorial asserted that the council has shown “blatant disregard” for the will of the student body by defeating an amendment to the referendum. This claim is simply mistaken. In fact, the referendum represents the council’s full faith in the student body to decide whether or not to raise the Student Activities Fee. The amendment was voted down for a specific reason: because it would have disallowed increases according to inflation. Many council members initially favored the amendment, but when the sponsor adamantly refused to change its wording to except inflation...
Finally, the editorial suggested that even if the referendum fails, the council still plans to “ram through” an increase in the SAF. This is false. Every member of the Undergraduate Council with whom I have spoken is committed to following the will of the students. I am convinced, however, that as students carefully review the arguments in favor of raising the SAF, they will see that all students—not just those on the council—stand to benefit from an augmented fund for student activities...