"It doesn't make any sense to take money from one pot and then, when it comes back, to put in a totally different pot," Plants said.
In other debate, the council unanimously passed a bill to try to make campus events more accessible to people with disabilities. The bill, proposed by Stephen N. Smith '02, recommended that student groups indicate on their posters whether events are wheelchair accessible.
The point of the bill, Smith explained, had less to do with disabled students--who are often aware of the University's resources--than with other members of the Harvard community.
"There are faculty members, staff, parents and community members for whom this information will be really helpful," Smith said.
Dorothy Weiss '01, a member of EMPOWER, a student group that works with disabled students, called Smith's bill "an important first step" in increasing student awareness about disabled people.
EMPOWER is working on a room-by-room accessibility study of Harvard's facilities.
In general council business, vice president John A. Burton '01 announced the first round of council attendance warnings.
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