"[The new plan] explicitly excludes members of the Class of 2000 and the Class of 2001," said Hannah Choi '01, who was chair of SAC at the time it was dissolved. "I think that the institutional memory contained in those two classes could contribute in a valuable way to continuing forward, and I don't know why our two classes were excluded from the process."

Choi and many other SAC members had protested Pryor's decision to dissolve their committee, saying it would reduce student input into the IOP.

Pryor said he believes the temporary structure will help to diversify the IOP in the long run.

"We hope there'll be a large group of students interested in running for the offices," Pryor said. "People must remember that it's only for one semester. There will be a task force, partially elected, partially appointed, to come forward with a more permanent system of student governance."

Former SAC member Heather A. Woodruff '03 said she was disappointed and hurt by Pryor's decision.

"Senator Pryor took that proposal and decided that he knew what was best for students instead of letting them decide their own fate," she said.

Woodruff, who is against eliminating a formal body of student representatives, said she does not necessarily support SAC in its current state, but said that without a representative body, student input will not be as meaningful.