The Senate of the Student Government Association

Colgate University, Tuesday, February 5, 2013

107 Lawrence Ho Lecture Room

7PM

Call to Order: “The regular weekly meeting of the Senate of the Student Government Association is now in session.”
Roll Call: Recording Secretary Sydney Pollock
Approval of Minutes
The minutes were approved
Dean Taylor and Dean Brown on Revised Medical Amnesty
Proposal of changing the one-time amnesty into an unlimited amnesty
Discussion
Good to hear
We could spread this campus by telling RAs and having them speak to their residents
This would be good to include in orientation
This is a good implementation because students are often afraid
It has already been decided, it will be incorporated into the previous point system.
It almost seems as if we are encouraging risky behavior.
Previously after medical amnesty there is a process that would only result in points if the student was not taking it seriously.
Now the good Samaritan policy matches the medical amnesty policy
How do we include a social life that is not characterized by education?
How can you amplify the best part of being a Colgate student?
Between last fall and this fall after the implications of NCHIP there has been a dramatic reduction in problems with hospitalizations, medical transports, and problems downtown.
It has been important to look at students and their social goals.
Motion to move SPW before executive reports
New Business: SPW Palooza
CAB is going to host SPW rather than all of the Fraternity parties
It has been thought that Whitnall is not the best location for the concert, the new location would be the hill in front of Persson with the stage in the library parking lot.
The stage would be facing away from town
It’s a natural amphitheatre
Discussion
Has it already been decided that the Fraternities are not having any of their own parties?
Yes, since November
The thought process is to cut stage caught and make SPW more accessible to everyone
The Fraternities are going to be sponsoring a beer tent
Is there any danger of being on a hill?
The hill is really not the steep and it’s only slippery when it’s wet. If it rains we’ll have to move to the rain location, which is Starr Rink (which is also kind of cool).
Why wouldn’t it just be in Starr Rink?
There is no alcohol in the rink, so the beer tent would have to be outside.
The Fraternities would like to keep it closer to Broad Street.
It is more SPW-like to have an outdoor festival.
The stage will be on pavement, which is easier than on the field.
Are you going to close of the field?
There has to be fencing. In regards to the beer tent you’ll probably have to stay in the tent while drinking but there will be wristbands so you can go in and out.
The next step would go to Dean Brown and Dean Nelson, so this is a key resolution on SGA’s part.
All of the shows that have been on Whitnall in the past 4 years have not been as successful as they could be.
Do we know who the artists will be yet?
Only Giants of Science is currently confirmed; there are contracts out.
Voicing any concerns now will help its success in the future.
Is this going to be free?
Yes.
What is the admission policy for those who are non Colgate students?
There will be wristbands that you can get for you and your friends but that way it is more controlled.
Will there be funding besides the Students Activity Fee?
The Fraternities are funding the beer tent and we’re approaching the Broad Street Association
Contact Alex Fisch with any other ideas/concerns/questions
Motion to Vote
Resolution passed unanimously
Executive Reports
President
Ali Berkman ran a brainstorming session on E-Board; minutes are posted on the SGA website
Tomorrow Joe will be going to a communications meeting
There was a Maroon News article about transparency with the BAC—you should read it if you have not read it yet
There are a couple of ideas for SGA promotion material
Speaker of the Senate
Everyone was split up into committees
Treasurer’s Report
$1,391 to University Church
$140,000 for second installment of SPW
$460 for M&T Fringe Festival
$1,150 to Konosioni
$2,144 to Poetically Minded for Open Mic Night
$4,635 to Colgate Ethics Team for Ethics Bowl
$9,409 to SoRT for Africana Womens week
$987 to Student Wind Ensemble
$272 to Sorella for condoms and candy
$449 to Colgate Christan Fellowship for hot chocolate
$300 to Student Lecture Forum
$375 to SLF to gun control
$2,073 for Model UN to go to Worlds in Australa
$450 for Black History Month
$65 to Photography club for Flicker
$650 to BDS for hookah and hummus
$418 to BDS for March Madness
Questions?
Why did the Black Student Union only get $450?
It was a very tough decision. This semester there is a lot less money because of SPW. We were afraid of overprogramming for that week. Neil DeGrasse and a SoRT speaker are coming.
This should be taken up with the Treasurer.
Liaison
Happy to hear about discussion with Dean Brown & Dean Taylor
After the discussion on the BAC, maybe we should look again at the Activities Fee and where the money goes
Parliamentarian
Attended NCHIP meeting
Meeting with Elections Commissioners about making a presidential elections booklet
Committee Reports
Skipped for this week because they haven’t met yet
Class Councils
Senior Class ball was a success; working on Senior Class Brunch
Junior Class is working on organizing a few Class Day trips
Sophomore Class is in the thought process
Freshman Class is meeting within the next couple of days
New Business
Idea Forms/Organizing Committees
Meet, decide a chair and secretary
AAC and SAC chairs have to go to AAB and SAB meetings
AAC
Co chairs: Amy and Emily
Secretary: Nathalie
Meetings: 6:15 in Lawrence
Ideas: Online syllabi, graduation outside, two day reading period before exams
SAC
Chair: Hillary
Secretary: Heather
Meetings: at 6:15 before Senate in Lawrence
Ideas: Changing faculty hours at the gym, parking up the hill, reforming gate card access in freshman doors, adding a cruiser stop by the freshman parking lot and health center, library printers, music playing at the coop
GAC
Chair:Olivia Boggis
Secretary: Phil Steinberg
Meetings: Mondays at 4:15 in Café
Ideas: Working on a bill with SOC and accountability with the committee members
SOC
Chair: Albert
Secretary: Lorelai
Ideas: Having large BAC proposals in the thousands coming in earlier than the rest are required; a lot of people want to increasethe student activity fee; bill coming up about changing the times and deadlines for new groups to be formed (they will have a whole semester to be a new group)
Meetings: Sundays at 1:45 in the Library Café
EAC
Chair: Jenna
Secretary: Cameron
Meetings: Tuesdays at 6:15 in Lawrence
Ideas: Discount card, know your rights campaign
A note on committees:
The Tuesday 6:15 slot is difficult
Schedule things early (a semester can go by very quickly), look to others to help you out
We are going to enforce an attendance rule
Old Business
Bill to Remove Senate Elect BAC Position
This was discussed last year, we just couldn’t vote on it.
How else will the opinions be voiced out at the BAC?
There can be some monitoring from GAC
The treasurer comes every week anyway and is very responsive to questions
The SOC has a large part in looking at the applications; they’re the very beginning of the process and having ¼of the senate looking at the applications means that we’re involved.
They also have to be passed as a slate
We hope that they will want to come to Senate and be elected
There are currently 2 members on reserve and there is always one.
If you apply through the BAC you’re actuallynot allowedto be on the Senate elect
The concern is how this position was establish in the first place.
Motion to vote
The bill passed with 2/3 of the Senate.
Good of the Order
We got a lot done today
Please don’t leave meetings early
No laptops
Please sit in the first 4 rows
Announcements
Formal Adjournment: “The Chair would be in favor of a Motion to Adjourn.”