"Some of us on the council think it's a cop-out," Hanselman said.

Hanselman added that in his personal opinion, the University should support the ROTC program more actively.

But council member N. Van Taylor '96-'95 said he feels taking a position on ROTC will lead to conflict.

"If the U.C. takes a position on ROTC, half the campus will hate us and half the campus will love us," he said.

Also at the meeting, Campus Life Committee Chair Rudd W. Coffey '97 defended himself against charges raised by fellow council members that the falsely took credit for arranging the last-minute sale of Harvard-Yale football tickets.

"I have a right to voice the needs of my constituents to the administration. They told me they would meet and continue to discuss [extending the ticket deadline]," Coffey said. "None of us want a council plagued by divisions and infighting. Let's not second-guess each other."

In other business, Gregoire expelled five members--including former council Vice President Joshua D. Liston '95--for excessive absences.

He announced the reinstatement of two previously expelled council members, Victor M. Thorne '96 and Paul K. Kim '96