"One of the big problems with this 'community building' idea is that it's so vague," says council representative Todd E. Plants '01. "It has to be more than just talk. I haven't seen that yet."
Smith, however, says he has a proven track record of getting the job done.
Athletic, engaging and energetic, he has amassed an impressive resume of activism and student group involvement in addition to his work on council.
As a first-year, he founded Boston Area Student Volunteers in the Community (BASIC), a group which sponsors a variety of social programs dealing with housing, the environment, hunger and homelessness.
Smith also founded the Har'd CORPS program, which brings students from Ivy League schools together for community service.
He is a member of the Progressive Student Labor Movement and the Coalition Against Sexual Violence, but says he would not pursue social activism to the exclusion of student services.
"A lot of people associate social activism with not getting much done," Smith says. "That's a mistake."
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