A dispute over the definition of the term "student body" at the University has arisen in meetings of the Honor Committee and University Board of Elections in advance of spring elections where the issue dictates the prospective application of a referendum known as the "consensus clause" Josh Hess, a member of Students for the Preservation Honor, whih supports the consensus clause, said he recognized an incongruity between his percentages concerning student approval of the consensus clause and those previously given by the University Board of Elections.
Specifically, Hess said he believes that 42 percent of the student body turned out in last spring's elections, not 32 percent as maintained by the UBE. If this is true, he said, detractors from his referenda, who claim that the consensus clause presents a nearly insurmountable obstacle to change, offer a much less compelling argument because they overestimate the size of the student body.
"I believe that our interpretation of the number of students is accurate because [those opposed to the consensus clause] include thousands of students
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