"We took it to the student body and they voted it down; now we're trying to go behind their backs," argued member Luke R. Long '02.
"We should support what the student body has told us," said council treasurer and presidential candidate Justin A. Barkley '02.
A series of amendments, including an attempt to suggest that the term bill be raised to $40, tied up the bill for almost an hour.
As the council descended into procedural wrangling, member Todd E. Plants '01 pleaded for the bill.
"This is the most important vote you'll ever cast," he said. "Do not let this die. If it dies, the term bill increase is dead."
Council members defeated all the amendments except for one that asked the University to contribute more money to student groups. A motion to refer the bill to the Student Affairs Committee--thus delaying the bill until after Lewis brought the increase up with the Committee on College Life--also failed.
In his closing statement, Letalien emotionally pleaded for the resolution.
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