Following a year of scandal and setbacks for the Undergraduate Council, the student government could face its first comprehensive review since it was created in 1982.

A College report officially released yesterday recommends that a student-faculty committee revamp the council.

The report proposes that house committees get more involved in the council. It also suggests that students other than council members be allowed to participate in faculty-stu- dent committees.

The changes could dramatically reduce the scope of the student government's power, since such committees oversee aspects of the College ranging from the core curriculum to house life.

The suggestions are part of a re-examination of the entire administrative structure of the College by a group of faculty and administrators. Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles will decide whether to act on its recommendations.

Some council members are concerned about the larger role of faculty and administrators in overseeing Harvard's only student self-government.

Faculty and Administrators

"One concern we might have is if there's not enough student interest on that student-faculty committee," said former press secretary John Feeney '97.

"It might just become a faculty overhaul committee, and that defeats the purpose of student government," he said.

Others said the council needs no reform or outside interference. If adopted, the report could dilute council members' power by increasing the role of the house committees in student government.

"I don't think there's a need for major structural change within the U.C., and frankly I think in the last year the U.C. has proven itself quite capable of handling its own affairs," said former council member John J. Applebaum '97, a member of the council's reevaluation committee.

Some faculty say they have little interest in overseeing undergraduate life, though they would serve on the committees if asked.

"I have a very foggy idea of what it all was about," said committee member Theda Skocpol of last semester's series of council scandals. "I'm not sure I want to know much more of what it's all about."

Heavy Loads

Many professors face heavy administrative loads already, leaving less time for teaching and research.

"In principle, I'm sure [the faculty] would care, being deeply caring people," said Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures William Mills Todd III.