Tumultuous Week for Two Council Members

David V. Bonfili '96, a long-time advocate of Undergraduate Council reform, stepped down from the council Sunday night

Bonfili, co-chair of the Movement to Reform the Undergraduate Council (MRUC) gave his written resignation to Council President David L. Hanselman '94-'95 after Sunday's meeting. He offered no explanation for his action.

Bonfili's resignation coincides with the defeat of his latest reform resolution to establish a council review committee.

The resolution, which was cosponsored by Rudd W. Coffey '97, would have charged the committee to consider reform legislation, providing the council with more time to provide student services.

"I think that the defeat of the resolution may have been a precipitating factor," said David L. Hanselman '94-'95. "But I know that there were outside motives as well."

Hanselman refused to comment on the specific nature of Bonfili's possible motives for resigning.

But despite Bonfili's leading role, council members are confident that reform will continue without him.

"I don't think Dave Bonfili's resignation will be detrimental to the reform movement because a lot of the reforms he was proposing were not passed, which leads me to believe that the direction he wanted to take the council wasn't the direction that the council wanted to take," Hanselman said.

"I think that the MRUC has presented most of its reform proposals already," said council Vice President Brandon C. Gregoire '95. "And the MRUC still has Rudd Coffey."

Nonetheless, Bonfili will be missed by both supporters and opponents alike.

"As council president I hate to see hard working progressive minded people resign their seats," Hanselman said.

"I voted against every reform initiative he introduced," said N. Van Taylor '95-'96. "The purpose of the council is to provide services to students, not reform itself. But I appreciated his efforts, however misguided they might have been."

"Dave will be greatly missed," said Will E. Rehling '86-'95. "He's been the conscience of the Undergraduate Council. I'm sympathetic to his frustration."

Bonfili could not be reached for comment yesterday

"I don't think Dave Bonfili's resignation will be detrimental to the reform movement because a lot of the reforms he was proposing were not passed, which leads me to believe that the direction he wanted to take the council wasn't the direction that the council wanted to take," Hanselman said.

"I think that the MRUC has presented most of its reform proposals already," said council Vice President Brandon C. Gregoire '95. "And the MRUC still has Rudd Coffey."

Nonetheless, Bonfili will be missed by both supporters and opponents alike.

"As council president I hate to see hard working progressive minded people resign their seats," Hanselman said.

"I voted against every reform initiative he introduced," said N. Van Taylor '95-'96. "The purpose of the council is to provide services to students, not reform itself. But I appreciated his efforts, however misguided they might have been."

"Dave will be greatly missed," said Will E. Rehling '86-'95. "He's been the conscience of the Undergraduate Council. I'm sympathetic to his frustration."

Bonfili could not be reached for comment yesterday