“It reflects a change in the programming and a conscious change to reflect tangible efforts of the QSA and what they’re undertaking on campus,” Thoreson says. “The statement represents concerns and debates that have been happening for years. It’s representative of what people need the QSA to be by reflecting the short-term priorities and longer term evolution of the QSA.”

Chan says he is excited about this increased activity as a sign of gathering momentum for QSA.

“There’s an energetic spirit of change on the board, and everyone’s really dedicated to an inclusive community and being political in all definitions of the word,” he says.

But he says that this is only a first step in QSA’s goals for future years.

“Ultimately, this is really just setting the stage for longer term discussion and deliberation on the strategy for expanding our scope, choosing what’s important to us, and deciding what we’re going to do next.”

—Staff writer Alice E.M. Underwood can be reached at aeunderw@fas.harvard.edu.