In the Undergraduate Council's Halloween meeting, council representatives in costume enacted a bill amending an anti-homophobia grant and another calling for increased accessibility for disabled students.

The meeting, which began with a humorous imitation of President Clinton by council treasurer Justin A. Barkley '02--who wore a blazer, dyed gray hair and heart-covered boxers--turned into a wide-ranging and sometimes acrimonious debate over how to combat hate on campus.

The council passed a bill to amend an anti-homophobia grant authorized this spring. After a gay tutor in Mather House was the target of repeated homophobic graffiti last year, the council voted to allocate $1,000 from its special fund to challenge a student group to host an anti-homophobia event.

Now, almost half a year later, no student group has applied for the money. Some council members said last night that it was time to set a final deadline for the challenge grant to expire.

"We made a six-month effort for this, so I hope you understand why we should let this go," Robert M. Gee '02 said.

The bill, sponsored by Blake J. Boulerice '04, said that all applications were due at the end of November and that if no group applied, the money would go into the council's grants fund.

Boulerice argued that the deadline would encourage groups to apply for the money. He told the council that several groups had approached him with an interest in the funds.

But some wondered if the time limit would make the anti-homophobia bill any more successful than before.