黑料不打烊

Student Senate

Minutes 03.29.11

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Agenda听

Monday March 29, 2011听

6:30 p.m. Campbell Dining Room听

Student Life and Technology Center听

I. Call to Order听

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II. Special Business听

  • Desh-Motion passed to elect Rachel Robbins new elections commissioner, no objections/abstentions.听
    • Rachel- motion passed for Katherine Hunter to serve on elections commission, no abstentions/objections.听
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III. Announcements and Constituent Concerns听

  • Weston- Would hanging tags in cars instead of using parking stickers be an option? (this would make lives easier for those that switch cars during the school year) 听
    • Audrey will talk to Public Safety鈥 听
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  • Kate- Huntington constituents would like laundry facilities...听
    • Wiltgen- Because this would be considered a 鈥榗ommercial business鈥 the city of Conway has opposed several designs and even a laundry house (due to fiscal and fire code issues). The college is trying to figure out another option, but in the mean time we have added laundry to other housing areas. 听
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IV. Departmental Liaison Reports听

None听

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V. Committee Reports听

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  • Financial Committee with Alexander Jones 听
    • Ultimate Frisbee听
      • Tabled (need more info regarding dates/locations/gas/more realistic hotel) BUT听
        • Motion to amend to fund for $600 for the Tournament this weekend in St. Louis (even though the request was officially tabled, we brought it up because exec was not against funding for this weekend鈥檚 tournament, AND because we need to set a precedent against retroactive funding) 听
          • Motion passed no objections or abstentions听

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  • 听Committee on Everything Awesome: 听
    • Dean Jim Wiltgen 听
      • Important dates:听
      • Housing Schedule听
        • Monday April 4th (Rising Seniors)听
        • Monday April 11th (Rising Juniors)听
        • Monday April 25th (Lowly Freshman)听
      • Spring Registration听
        • Pre registration OPEN until April 13th!听

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    • Karla Carney-Hall听
      • Gender Neutral Housing (GNH)听
        • Unity approached student life regarding GNH this year, and the college responded positively and decided to try a 6-apt. pilot program! THANKS UNITY/HDX!听
        • Application didn鈥檛 require you to disclose your sexual preferences, instead to discuss your interest in participating听
        • Only 6 students ended up applying (one brother-sister team)听
        • Student frustrations听
          • how the media has portrayed GNH 听
            • College is excited about this option/doesn鈥檛 agree with the media portrayal as 鈥済ay housing鈥澨
          • Main student frustration seemed to be short notice regarding the option听
          • BUT generally the student body seems proud that 黑料不打烊 has decided to offer it!听
      • Profane听
        • Independent, non-college funded publication, SEPARATE FROM THE COLLEGE听
        • College supports peer satire, but does not support slander/attacks/hate/etc, this will not be acceptable, 听
          • Cannot have articles without an attributed author, if the college finds un-authored articles, they will pick up the paper听
          • If editors are named and known, then articles CAN be anonymous,听
            • BOTTOM LINE, the college wants to create a 鈥榩ositive 黑料不打烊 experience鈥 and needs someone to be held accountable in case people have a 鈥榥egative鈥 experience听
          • Good traditions/bad traditions听
            • College would like profane to evolve into something more satirical then slanderous听

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  • Environmental Concerns Committee with Emily and Katherine听
    • Thursday Shale Gas meeting at 7pm in SLTC 105, and ECC General meeting at 9:00pm听
      • Daniel Williams will be leading a workshop on how to talk to effectively talk to the press (so that the media doesn鈥檛 portray 黑料不打烊 in a bad light鈥)听
      • Sign making听
    • Demonstration Friday 4-6pm along Harkrider across from 黑料不打烊听
      • students, community and Nuns (YEA BABY) will present Southwestern with the following 5 demands听
        • 1. Disclose Chemical Properties of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid
          2. Respect the Constitutionally Protected Private Property Rights of Landowners
          3. Operate Shale Gas Equipment so that Quality of Life and Property Values are Maintained
          4. Comply with Federal Environmental Laws
          5. Cease Operation of Injection Wells 听
      • Earthday! Friday April 22nd听
        • Live band The Root, and the Green Cart Deli will be selling hot dogs (HOT DOG!)听

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  • Media Committee with Hannah Sintek听
    • Nothing to report, all is well听

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  • Multicultural Development Committee with Molly Miller听
    • DAO WEEK听
  • Monday: Cookies and Conversation in SLTC 105 at 7:00 PM (Topic: Political Diversity on the 黑料不打烊 Campus)鈥擟ontact Molly if you are interested in baking for the event (MDC will help pay for costs)听
  • Tuesday: Divided We Fall Movie Screening and Discussion in the Campbell Dining Room at 7:00 PM (Molly is still trying to get someone from the Conway Islamic Center to come and speak, and will also talk to students that are of Middle Eastern descent鈥)听
  • Wednesday: Sassy Gay Friend LIVE in Staples at 8:00 PM听
  • Thursday: NO EVENT听
  • Friday: SBC presents Gospel Explosion featuring FOREVER JONES at 6:30 PM in Worsham听

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  • Campus Kitty with Sabrina听
    • Next Tuesday will be the wrap up meeting to talk about criticisms/improvements, and things that went well听
      • PLEASE EMAIL ANY COMMENDATION/ IDEAS/CONCERNS!听
        • 2 shows? Probably not鈥bvious reasons.听
        • A more efficient Martin/Veasey Auction with less Activia, on a different night (midterms)听
        • Outdoors club and homelessness?... Maybe involve a different club?听
        • Separate 鈥榁IP鈥 line for people that paid for the VIP pass?听

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  • Social Committee with Will Phillips听 听
    • Drive in Movie Night April 16th听
      • True Grit (THE NEW ONE) and The Kings Speech听

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  • Volunteer Action Committee with Michaela Fraser听
    • Interfaith clinic this weekend (time TBA), email Michaela with questions听

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  • Academic Policy with LaRonda Mitchell听
    • Pre-registration until the 13th of April听
    • No meeting this week, any concerns email LaRonda or Desh听

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  • Student and Academic Concerns Committee with Emily and LaRonda 听
    • No report

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  • Communications Committee with Adelia Shiffraw听
    • GET YOUR NOTES IN ON TIME FOOLS. Kthanks.听

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  • Committee on Committees with Gabe Breshears听

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    • Senior Senator campaigning is this week (Lauren Whitmore, Jennifer Smith, Bruce Layman)听
    • Treasurer will be announced next week听
      • EMAIL DESH OR EMILY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FINCOM BY TONIGHT!听
    • Open Filing for Committee chairs starts TODAY听
      • Lookout for an email from Gabe听
    • Congrats to the new Committee on Committees听
      • Anvesh Kompelli听
      • Audrey Morrow听
      • Megan Childress听
      • Ross Crocker (at large)听
      • Trey Kalbaugh听
      • Annie Slattery听

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  • Executive Committee with Desh Deepak听
    • FinCom, SAC, Communications Committee will be formed as soon as Treasurer is decided听
    • WE STILL NEED IDEAS ON WHAT TO SPEND THE ROLLOVER CA$H on听
      • Quidditch suggests $40k (or 5k..or more鈥 or less鈥) to send the team and some lucky spectatos to the International Qudditch Association WORLD CUP in London! (TOTZ!)听
      • BETTER IDEAS?!?!?!?!?-email Emily, LaRonda, Desh听
        • Pirate Bikes听

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VII. New Business听

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VIII. Adjournment听

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