THE MAJORITY opinion is correct in realizing that the agreement reached between the Undergraduate Council and the Corporation is not ideal. The Corporation must be opened to student input on a regular basis. To demand unconditional surrender on the part of the Corporation, however, is wholly unrealistic.

In the past the Corporation has shown itself capable of completely ignoring student agitation. Now that it appears to be wavering, the council has acted correctly in taking advantage of a possible opening.

The council's decision regarding the proposed meeting is laudable for two reasons. First, it registers a protest against the Corporation's offer by refusing to discuss any topic except that of future open meetings. Second, it keeps open by this means the possibility for future dialogue. Worries that the council's decision plays into the hands of the Corporation by "co-opting" the student position are ludicrous. If an acceptable arrangement should come out of this first meeting, so much the better. If the talks are unsuccessful, both students and Corporation will be back at square one.

The council is the representative body of the student community. In condemning the council's action, the majority opinion summarily dismisses what is, in fact, a fairly (if not always prudently) elected student government. For better or worse, we have chosen council members for the kind of role the Corporation is now calling on them to perform.