"It's not an easy thing to support." Many times we do not go on record about unpopular things but sometimes we have to take a stand on what is right," he said.
All of the candidates for council president and vice president supported the resolution, except for Barkley and his running-mate Adam M. Johnson '02.
For his part, Lewis expressed optimism about the term bill increase at Thursday's meeting.
"I'm looking forward to the discussion in Committee on College Life, and learning the views of everyone who will be there," he wrote an in e-mail message.
* The first Undergraduate Council presidential debate will be held tonight at a location and time to be announced.
--Staff writer Garrett M. Graff '03 can be reached at ggraff@fas.harvard.edu.