Several other concerns were raised last year, most prominently about an exclusive nature and lack of diversity on SAC.

McLain, who expressed initial concerns about maintaining diversity in a smaller committee , said he has been reassured by SAC's commitment to the goal of diversity.

"I was happy to hear SAC as a body commit to diversity," McLain said, "That's something that I'm really committed to."

SAC members who voted for the proposition say that reducing the number of SAC members will in no way promote exclusive privileges for SAC members or discourage diversity on the committee.

"Membership in SAC does not provide a person with any exclusive benefits. In the year that I've been involved with the IOP, I have not been to any event that an associate could not attend," Robert F. McCarthy '02, SAC internships chair said.

McCarthy agreed that there will not be a negative effect on either diversity or representation.

" SAC will continue to represent a wide cross-section of the student body, including members from various backgrounds, ethnicities, ideologies and genders," McCarthy said.