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Four Committees

These four proposed committees would
function semi-independently, almost making
four student councils within the larger body.
The change constitutes a shift from ten
committees to four distinct areas, hopefully,
according to Mr. Collier, cutting down on some
of the less active groups.

Another reason for attempting to reorganize
the Council is to incorporate the activities of

other organizations, such as the Union of
University Students and the University Union,
and consolidate their projects to cut down on
duplications. For example, the Housing
Committee, a body separate from the four main
committees, would be composed of a member
each from Student Council, First-Year Council,
Upperclass Council, First Year counselors,
Upperclass counselors, Graduate Dormitories,
and Married Student Housing. In this way, Mr.
Collier states, "communication and hopefully
cooperation& these areas between these
equally interested groups would be greatly
enhanced."

Mr. Collier feels that the most significant
accomplishment of last year's Council was to
examine and voice opposition to the proposed
enrollment increase from 10,000 to 18,000
students. The Council members conducted
extensive research on the growth question,
asking top administrators to a special Council
meeting so that the administrators could
explain their actions and opinions to the
students.

The outcome of the Council's actions was
the formation of the "Future of the
University" committee, a group made up of
students, administrators and faculty members
under the leadership of Provost David Shannon.