The meeting also saw the surprisingly narrow passage of a bill allocating money to fund a St. Patrick's Day dance that would cap off Spirit Week on March 18, despite the protests of Samuel C. Cohen '00.
Cohen said no one would trek to the Quad to attend a dry dance on St. Patrick's weekend.
Many council members seemed to agree with Cohen's assessment until Katie E. Tenney '01 made a somewhat unconventional point.
"You get drunk before you go," Tenney said, to considerable applause. The bill passed 34-23, with five abstentions.
The council also passed a bill allocating money to pay for the First-Year Formal, which will be held on Friday.
Bradley L. Davis '00 took issue with the First-Year Caucus fixing the ticket price at $20--as opposed to the usual $15--without consulting the council first. The council decided not to consider his motion to cut the price in light of the fact that tickets have already been printed and sold.
In a lighter moment, the First-Year Caucus presented Driskell, who turned 21 on Friday, with a birthday card.
After the card, the entire council sang "Happy Birthday" to a pleased-looking president.