"In the eyes of the average Harvard student, this is petty and disgusting.

Such ugliness over lemonade and buttons is embarrassing." Burton wrote in an e-mail message.

Driskell said she hoped the council would not re-elect the ten members to their executive board posts. Hawkins currently serves as the chair of the Finance Committee and Darling is the council's treasurer.

"I hope that the council has the sense to see through this charade and chooses not to re-elect these members to their Executive Board positions," Driskell wrote in an e-mail message.

Driskell also said she was upset that the ten representatives did not contact her and Burton before they officially issued the petition.

"The 10 members bringing this article did not have the decency to contact John and me before they brought the article," Driskell wrote in an e-mail message.

Plants said his support of the petition did not necessarily indicate support for Burton's removal. Instead, Plants said he felt a thorough investigation by the full council was the only way to move beyond the controversy.