Driskell had tried to model the week after a series of debates four years ago when Harvard students packed Sanders Theatre to hear professors debate affirmative action.
"People tend to come out when the issues are more contentious," she said.
At last night's meeting, Driskell pleaded with members to join her in planning the events and to get other student organizations involved.
"I don't want this to be just my project, I want this to be our project," she said.
Although the events' date, format and speakers remain undetermined, the motion to sponsor the events--and allocate $100 for event publicity--passed with only two dissenting votes.
Kirkland representative Adam M. Johnson '02 and council treasurer Justin A. Barkley '02 voted against the bill.
"I don't think it's worth $100," Johnson said. "There's plenty of dialogue on campus already. There's other things we should be spending our time and money on."
--Staff writer Garrett M. Graff can be reached at ggraff@fas.harvard.edu.