Reeves says the committee has implementedalgebra in the middle schools, raised the firstgrade admission age to six, and helped to reshapeinferior elementary schools.
"We are reworking schools toward overallexcellence," Reeves says.
In addition to working to improve the schools,Reeves says he is committed to preserving rentcontrol in Cambridge.
"As the council's only tenant, and the onlytenant in rent controlled housing, I've workedhard to preserve affordable housing," Reeves says.
As mayor, Reeves says he has been concernedwith relations between the city and the twouniversities which own 25 percent of its land.
Reeves says he believes that Harvard and MIThave "attempted to be better citizens" during thepast term.
Reeves says Harvard which is "not taxed on anyendeavors, must be involved in the needs of thecommunity."
The contribution of Harvard students to thecity, Reeves says, is just as important as that ofthe universities.
"Harvard," says Reeves, "is an extraordinaryplace if you can get out of it."
Reeves urges students to leave Harvard Squareand to see the rest of the city.
"Explore Cambridge and the city around it," headvises, "If for nothing else then for the foodand the music."
Sheila T. Russell first ran for city councileight years ago when then-Mayor Leonard J. Russelldied.
But the four-term councillor doesn't live inthe shadow of her husband. Instead, the WestCambridge resident devotes her time to helpingsenior citizens, beautifying neighborhoods andfighting crime.
"I'd like to continue my work with theelderly," Russell says. "I get a kick out of them.They're good people."
Russell, who is endorsed by the CambridgeAlliance for Change, says rent con-