“If we were to move to a different plan, we’d be able to take care of the things we do have more safely,” he said.

Any proposal for changing the current policy will have to be reviewed by Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 as well as various committees, including the Committee on House Life.

Rohit Chopra ’04, chair of the Undergraduate Council’s Student Affairs Committee, said the council is aware of the problem and expects to address the issue soon. He said the council will elect student members of the Committee on House Life next Tuesday.

Council President Sujean S. Lee ’03 said the council wants to avoid drastic changes to the current storage policy.

“We are looking for a compromise that would enable students to store their things conveniently, safely and cheaply,” Lee said.

Other students said they would be upset if they were forced to pay for storage or move their belongings out of the Houses.

“It would probably cause more problems for students to find alternative place to store, on top of exams in the spring,” said Sarah K. Holbrook ’05, who is from North Dakota and left items in Leverett House storage last summer. “And then there are financial considerations.”