Live by the sword, die by the sword.

Warm weather blessed the Undergraduate Council's Springfest last Sunday, but last night it cursed the council's weekly meeting, as balmy temperatures and a lack of air conditioning in Sever 113 contributed to poor attendance at the council's next-to-last scheduled meeting.

The council started its meeting 45 minutes late because it did not have a quorum--half of the council's members--present.

And the meeting ended early for the same reason. Too few members had stayed to vote on seven proposed bylaw amendments.

When a handful of members left the meeting in the middle of a debate, it became obvious that there were not enough people to continue.

According to council President Fentrice D. Driskell '01, the council currently has 56 members--making 28 the minimum number with which the council can conduct official business.

The failure to maintain quorum was a major disappointment for council leaders, particularly because expulsions and resignations have cut the council's size from 72 to 56 in the past two weeks alone.

The council's April 24 meeting--when the amendments dealt with today were originally slated to be discussed--also ended with a quorum call, when attendance dipped below 36.