Council members say they hope to see changes starting next year.

The council unanimously adopted graduating council member Sterling P.A. Darling’s ’01 proposition to send Rudenstine a letter “expressing the official congratulations and appreciation of the council for the service of the 26th president of Harvard University.”

Darling said that students do not have to agree with everything Rudenstine has done to recognize his impact upon the lives of Harvard’s undergraduates.

The council’s final noteworthy bill, James R. Griffin’s ’02 “Resolution to Encourage the Improvement of Cambridge Commons Softball Field” passed 29-1. The bill instructs the council to contact the City parks service to request that grass be replanted and that the field’s pitching rubber and home plate be replaced.

Denying that his bill symbolically blamed poor field conditions for the Crimson’s 23-2 rout of the council in softball two weeks ago, Griffin said all student groups who use the field could benefit from its restoration.

Council President Paul A. Gusmorino `02 closed the meeting by giving a speech to highlight the council’s accomplishments over the course of the term, praising the council for its efforts to extend party hours, its work on Springfest and HCC.

He also bestowed upon two long-time, outgoing council members achievement awards.