The following are meeting minutes from the Senate meeting. The Senate meets every Monday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the Senate, Steve Gilmore, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.
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5:33
no one absent
minutes fine from last week
week in review:
homecoming awesome. Bonfire, clutch. Talent show, ballroom was packed. Thanks to everyone who volunteered.
Special thanks to Brittany for her work on Communiversity.
Free give a-ways really successful.
Adrienne – new article in Retriever, protecting bashing of study space.
Thaddeus – couldn’t get to his meeting for athletics.
Elani – talked to athletics about: protecting practice fields, would like to post a student conduct around practice fields
Avi – last Tuesday went to classroom committee. Faculty running meeting questioned free hour, wanted to have a review session during free hour but is not allowed. Also, there will be reconstruction to LH 4. Avi asked if there would be power outlets under chairs – said no, that would be an extra $50 grand, but there would be power outlets on walls. Professors upset about that, said people would trip over the cords.
Danielle – library committee. Budget cut this year, trying to get more budget to keep up scientific journals. Will have to cut !% journals otherwise. Want to move LRC from basement to first floor, and the gov’t documents downstairs.
Mike – RSA meeting about block party. Students couldn’t use meal plans in Commons, and had to use meal to eat at block party because DH was closed.
New business:
SL05-0607 Religiosity Ribbons
Nov 13- nov 17. Events open to all students on campus. Asking for $140 for ribbons and safety pins. Black, yellow and white colors. Enough for 500 ribbons.
For: 8
Opposed: 1
Abstain: 1
Danielle – was everything closed? A: you could use flex.
Carrie – wasn’t advertised as event you had to pay for. Students didn’t know couldn’t use meals in commons. Don’t think fair thing to do to students.
Mike – I think rsa put stuff up in the dh about it.
Adrienne – did a lot of students have a problem with that?
Carrie – not a lot of students were upset, but a few were. I feel we have obligation to be forthcoming to students about student events.
Thaddeus - lots of advertisements in Commons. Heard a lot of people didn’t want to have to go over to the Block Party to use their meal.
Carrie – what policies are there around how meals are used and who has controlled there. If students had to use meal at such and such event, how would that work.
Mike – only one meal was restricted.
Thaddeus – it’s tough to get food in-between classes when there’s only a few minutes available. When you mess with that, people will be upset.
Adrienne – let’s look into who makes the decision about meals and try to do something about it.
Senate underwent a problem-solving exercise.
Announcements:
Student advisory committee – next Monday 9:30-11.
Mamas Boys concert this Saturday
Nov 1st – study space opening
Danielle got email at 4pm last Friday saying trash monster cancelled. Went through run around, and doesn’t know who cancelled it.
Nov 18 – College bowl (It’s academic for college). If interested, talk to Mike P.
SGA could perhaps do thing for freshman to help with class selection.
Everyone here except for Elani
Adjourned at 7:37