Averell and Gerety portray themselves as outsider candidates who would bring a new approach to a council they regard as too political.
Averell is in his first term on council and has not sponsored any legislation. Gerety is not a council member.
Gerety says one of the fundamental problems with the current council is that "great ideas get bogged down in the political atmosphere of the council."
They hope to make the council more accountable to students--perhaps by assigning representatives to specific constituents and moving away from direct House-based representation.
"It appears many of the council members are representing their own interests and not those of their constituents," Averell says.
They also hope to convince House masters to extend universal keycard access until 5 a.m. and to keep all dining halls open until 2:15 p.m. for lunch. He also hopes to work to have a greater cereal selection in dining halls and to add Crimson Cash machines to House laundry rooms.
"The Council is good at doing small, specific things," Averell said. "And that's what we want to focus our campaign on."
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