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Student Senate

Minutes 02.07.12

Agenda

Tuesday February 07, 2012

6:30 p.m. Campbell Dinning Room

Student Life and Technology Center

I. Call to Order

II. Special Business

III. Announcements and Constituent Concerns

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDoug Blackmon’s documentary,ÌýSlavery by Another NameÌýwill be live screened at 8:00pm in Mills A MONDAY FEB 13THÌý(this is a Senate sponsored event, encourage everyone to go!)

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oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýArchivist

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýThe school’s archivist, Christina Thompson, is looking for student/student groups to submit anything that they think should be preserved in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Archives.

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIf you need access to the archives (for research, or if you are interested in seeing the firstÌýTroubadorÌýfrom 1907/other ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ-related artifacts) contactto make an appointment!

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýHunter—Some bikes are being stored for extended periods of time, are taking all of the prime spots…can we do anything about this???

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDean will talk to Rick Sublett.

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLaRonda—People are having trouble streaming the KHDX website…

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCJ will talk to Knox.

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýHunter—Can we get easier access to educator on the website (like…the first thing we see)

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCJ—send comments/concerns (current students—resources)

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGraham—Does ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ have a compost?

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýEmily: Students can bring scraps to the community garden where there is compost. We are not allowed to do compost collections in the dorms.

IV. Departmental Liaison Reports

V. Committee Reports

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCampus KittyÌýwith Malena Outhay

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCharities will be announced next week.

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSocial CommitteeÌýwith Will Phillips

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSoCo Presents WINTER FORMAL!

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFeburary 25th 9pm-1am

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAt The Ford Theater(1020 Front St, across from Fabys)

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFrom ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ just walk Straight Down and you'll find it

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFeaturing: Five and a Dime & DJ King

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý$4 Well and $3 Beer (for those of age)

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGuests are $10

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPRIVATE SECURITY, DON’T BRING ALCOHOL. BRING YOUR ID!

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNo transportation this year, a block and a half from the Front Street Apartments

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPaintball info

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý2 games/200 balls/ $5/transportation will be provided

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWeekend after Formal (“dead weekend, nothing else is going on)

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýThe amount of people that sign up will determine the start times (won’t necessarily start at 9am)

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSign ups ahead of time to save a spot

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDrive in Movie March 10th

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAcademic PolicyÌýwithÌýLaRonda Mitchell

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNo report

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMeeting this week, send any Academic Concerns LaRonda’s way

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFinancial CommitteeÌýwith Clay Christian

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSoCo

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýRequested: $3,000

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýRecommended: $0 – FinCom would like more information regarding expected turnout

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMotion to fund in full

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNo objections, Lauren abstains, motion passes

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Ultimate (2 requests)

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýRequested: $2,676.30ÌýÌý (loan)

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýRecommended: $2,676.30 (loan in full)

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMotion to accept (Anvesh)

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNo objections or abstentions, motion passes.

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýRequested: $392.84

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýRecommended: $294.63 (fund at 75%)

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCommittee tshirt rule

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMotion to accept Jerseys for new players (as per Fincom’s recommendation)

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNo objections, Abstentions from Anvesh, Mike, Cara, motion passes

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Spirit Award

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMotion to

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMotion passes

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCommittee on Everything AwesomeÌýwith Dean Jim Wiltgen

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýResidence LifeÌýCommittee

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAll Residence Reps and Hall Presidents

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPhones

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSwitch to opt in (no charge)

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMotion to switch to opt in passes, no objections or abstentions.

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMedia CommitteeÌýwith Courtney Johnson

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMet this weekend to discuss theÌýProfileÌýswitching publishers. Most were too expensive but we did fine one possible alternative, At Home Arkansas. They publish the Dem Gaz and were the closest match to our current budget. Just waiting for solid numbers to make a decision on.

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýStill don’t have new computersÌýLÌýordered two months ago… cannot start work on theÌýProfileÌýuntil we have them…

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDean is on it

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMotion to accept Mike and Graham as the new student at large members on the Media Committee (to replace a student at large member who is not here this semester)

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýEnvironmental Concerns CommitteeÌýwith Emily Canon

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDifferent free store: Teamed up with Heifer and the Chicken Club who will be having a bake sale to buy chickens for a family in need

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýTuesday 3:30-5:30pm in Worsham

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMulticultural Development CommitteeÌýwith Anna Roane (interim)

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFebruary 27th-March 3rdÌýDAO Week

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIn talks with Ms. Kesha to restructure MDC

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCommunications CommitteeÌýwith Adelia Shiffraw

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýShirts in 2 weeks

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSenators, clear your calendars for two upcoming Senate events:

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMeet the Candidates/Senate Debates, Monday February 27thÌýin Worsham (time/FREE FOOD info TBA)

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMeet and Greet with the New/Old Senate Tuesday March 6th(time/FREE FOOD info TBA)

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýVolunteer Action CommitteeÌýwith Rachel Robbins

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIndependent living services valentines Dances Friday 5:45pm (6-9)

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFirst React to Film event of the semester is next week:

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSing Your Song will be screened Wednesday February 15thÌýfrom 7-9pm in Mills B

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýfor more info visit the FB event webpage,Ìý, and

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNext week’s Project Pericles will be linked to the movie and be moderated by Dean!

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýStudent and Academic Concerns CommitteeÌýwith Daniel Williams and LaRonda Mitchell

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNo report

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCommittee on CommitteesÌýwith Gabe Breshears

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSOMEC

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLacey Laborde

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýEugene Rut…

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýInterim Chair accepted

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMike

§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMotion (anvesh)

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNo opposition or abstention

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýExecutive CommitteeÌýwith Desh Deepak

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFiling opens next week for Senators and Exec

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCampaigning will begin on the February 21st

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFebruary 27thÌý=Meet the candidates/Debates

oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFebruary28th=Elections

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VII. New Business

VIII. Adjournment