Harry R. Lewis '68 thought he had weathered the storm.
More than seven months after a College decision to halve the size of House blocking groups drew outrage from first-year students, Lewis, who is dean of Harvard College, said the Class of 2003's anger had finally subsided.
He even received complimentary letters from members of that class, thanking him for making the change, he told The Crimson last month.
But first-year Undergraduate Council member Eliah Z. Seton '04 says the issue isn't quite as dead as Lewis might believe.
Acknowledging that the council's combative strategy last year may have been counterproductive, Seton says he hopes to work within the system to persuade administrators to consider a compromise on the blocking issue.
He'll have an upward fight.
Lewis--who says he hasn't been contacted by any members of the Class of 2004 regarding the issue--says reconsidering the Committee of House Life's change in blocking size is "not on the agenda."
But Seton says his door-to-door campaigning for a spot on the council convinced him this was the right thing to do.
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