Lee and Fernandez’s campaign posters also promoted the idea of outfitting all Houses and dorms for cable television—an innovation Fernandez calls difficult but possible.

“The administration has proven pretty receptive to the idea,” she says.

But Illingworth notes that installing cable television may be problematic.

“Cable television is expensive and most likely cumbersome in the administrative sense,” he says. “This is one of those issues which would take many discussions before resolution.”

Impartial Advocate

One policy change Lee and Fernandez say they plan to suggest to the College’s administration is the creation of an “impartial advocate” for victims of sexual violence, an idea that has been discussed previously by the council.

According to Gusmorino, this individual would be responsible for campus policies and services pertaining to sexual assault and violence.

The council leadership claims that the creation of such a post would help students to deal with instances of sexual assault.

“It’s really daunting to approach a senior tutor with a problem like this,” Fernandez says.

Lee notes, however, that the procedure by which students report crimes of sexual violence will be hard to modify because “it deals with the [Administrative] Board.”

“They’re not as open to student input,” she says.

But according to Illingworth, the college already employs advisors who are “informed supporters of students who have experienced rape, sexual assault, or other forms of sexual misconduct.”

He says he is not sure what role an impartial advocate would play.

A Political Council

But Lee’s agenda moves beyond student services.