Thanks to a constitutional amendment past last week, dining hall tabling will now be mandatory for all council members, rather than the domain of a zealous few.

Under the new constitution, all council representatives will be required to table for one hour before the council meeting on Sundays.

But for the diligent dining-hall tabling council representative, it's a lonely life.

An average of five members of the six-person Lowell House delegation have tabled every Sunday during dinner this semester, equipped with a sign announcing their presence.

But on a typical Sunday, only two or three people talk to them about council business.

"They're always there, but I've just never spoken to them about [council] stuff," says Alexis M. Craig '02, a Lowell resident dining in his House last night.

And while the council members say they sometimes get feedback on issues like Springfest bands during the dinner hours, they say they are most satisfied with the constituent feedback they get through e-mail.

Still, James R. Griffin '02 says that tabling has another advantage--it allows team members to talk amongst themselves.