The Reform Commission is set to make its proposal sometime around Spring Break.
Also at last night’s meeting, the UC voted to allocate $30,000 for a spring concert, to be given in April. Although the bill passed, some representatives raised questions about the fiscal responsibility of UC-funded concerts.
Chapa proposed an amendment stipulating that the concert, if all tickets were sold, would break even. The amendment failed to pass.
“It is obviously in our interest to be as financially responsible as possible to break even,” said Lauren Epstein ’07, who is chair of the Campus Life Committee (CLC). But Epstein added that subsidizing student ticket costs to fund the event was worth the UC funds.
The Harvard Concert Commission is currently courting a list of 26 groups including Franz Ferdinand, Wyclef Jean, and George Clinton. The list is subject to change during the bidding period.
In other council business, the UC voted last night to support a mental health fair put on by Community Health Initiative in partnership with University Health Services. The UC voted not only to help promote the event, but also to contribute volunteer hours at the fair, which is set for April 9.
—Staff writer Liz C. Goodwin can be reached at goodwin@fas.harvard.edu.