At the beginning of the meeting, each newly elected council member outlined personal goals for the year.
Most spoke of the need for better advising, better dining services and UKA, about which the council has been battling a reluctant administration for nearly a decade.
Stephen N. Smith ’02, a candidate for UC president in last fall’s campus election, said he was disappointed with the strict focus on student services that he said colored much of the evening’s discussion.
Smith has long pushed the council toward speaking out on political issues and larger social concerns.
“I think we sell ourselves short when we don’t pursue the chance to make a decision that has an impact on more than just the student body,” Smith said. “But mostly I’m just excited about [Barkley],” he said, referring to the proposal.
—Staff writer William M. Rasmussen can be reached at wrasmuss@fas.harvard.edu.