Minutes for: 7 February 2007

Date                        7 February 2007
Time                        5.00 pm
NCSA Members    Anthony Circharo: Co-President
Isaac Duerr: Co-President
Carly Grimm: Executive Vice-President
Kerem Ozkan: Vice President of Student Affairs
Melissa Yael Jacobowitz: Vice President of Academic Affairs
David Banks: Vice President of Public Affairs
Alex English: Representative to the Foundation and Alumnae/ Foundation
Boelang Moleah: Archivist

Riding dirty vs. Franklin’s tower by Matt Felsen opens meeting

David Banks_____
We’ve only got one speaker right now, we’re just gonna start this meeting by telling u things we’ve been doing

(student: Kerem, we cant hear you)

(Volume adjusted)

Anthony Cicharo_____
We’ve been meeting with the administrators, and other boring things like tat. We went to an FSA meeting, to see how the rest of the world does these things. We’ve been working wit Dean Wendy on… We’ve been working with our Cabinet. We’ve got to get them all ratified, so I’ll call them up. We have a quick vote, yay or nay, starting with David Banks.

Comments: Yay (cheering).

Motion to confirm, majority agreed, none apposed. “David you’re in”

Executive vice President Carly Grm (Cheering)

Comments: Ya!

Majority in favor, Paolo Angeles-Roy Apposed.

Vice president of student affairs (cheering)

Comments: Uh, can you keep a neat room (Poalo Angeles-Roy)

Reply from Isaac: It’s cleaner than mine

All in favor, none apposed

Melissa, vice president of academic affairs, motion, all in favor.

I guess we’ll all do Alex when he gets there.

Questions: Where is he? I motion Paolo takes his place. (motioned, and seconded)….? (I guess he got in)

David_____

I’m glad that worked, cause I didn’t have any other plans. First up, changes to the towne meeting. “How to change the towne meeting, and making it more affective” First change, a white board, Agenda will be up (apologized for dancing in Ham) [Irate person screams about couplets and limericks]. Something about the scheduling of the Towne meeting, so that it doesn’t conflict.

Calder_____
Yes, PCP is still happening [booing and cheering]. PCP is not Feb 17th, it’s March 2nd. Apparently it wasn’t circulated It’s happening March Second.

(Question 1: What’s the theme? )

Flooding.

(Q2: Is it still a Valentines day theme?)

No

(Q3: Can it be spring equinox PCP)

[Kali Rainwater: you can have it be that if you like]

No

Connie_____
Hey you guys, I have some quick announcements. As your student activities person, I’m telling you there’s a lot of activity [cheering]. Alums at the four wind (band), Mommy Dearest Friday night (inflatable giant screen from the Sarasota film Society)- movie theater popcorn machine. Next week big event coming up; booked a national Shakespeare company (wild screams) we just happened to be able to book them, this is huge, Wednesday, and Thursday night in Sudakoff. Wednesday is valentines (clapping). If you need help putting together a date, come see me, I’ll help you. The girl scouts will be here selling cookies Tuesday night at dinner, for the next three Tuesdays (clapping). I am having a baby (cheering), in 5 weeks, after that I wont be here [congratulations shouted from the crowd].

Donita_____
Friday is the deadline for de-tripling. After that time we will let you know if we are offering any Pei singles. Tomorrow is the deadline
Next Friday, the 16th, deadline for changing meal plan.
Construction is on going, I have a report that shows some really cool aerials.
Thanks David.

David_____
OK…
I guess we’ll go into this now. Quick background: Last year we passed a resolution to give a status update on RDs…. The whole crew [cheering].

Paolo M_____
I think a bunch of you are first years so you don’t remember last spring. Last year three new positions were created in student life. As students we wanted to ensure that we could give a constructive [Speak Louder, irate person]. Ben, Marrissa, Isaac, Anthony, and me were the committee. We conducted interviews and surveys to demystify RDs.

Isaac_____
A lot of the things we found weren’t any RDs’s faults. We tried to make them reach out more. Things like surveys and attending student events, so you could utilize them as a resource

Anthony_____
Biggest finding: thinks program does have a place at NC. Recommendations: use the RDs as the bridge to cross that metaphorical bridge: to cross 41. We want to make this program work.

Marissa Krumm_____
Important thing you should take from this, the RD program has a place at New College. It is considered valuable, could be considered more valuable. 150 responses to the survey, mostly first years, which shows who uses them. Got job descriptions to see if people knew what was expected of them.

Ben Brown_____
Biggest recommendation, job descriptions of the RDs need to be better defined by student affairs. Help us keep a stable program that works through the different years, rather than a new thing every year. They need to reach out, and involve students more. We think it’s important that the academics and the student side of campus are bridged. Finally we had  a technical, recommendation according to RA Selection Committee.

Marissa____
[description of RA Selection Committee] So important that we end up culling each year. There is a rumor that Donita doesn’t sit on the committee this year, but we want her to be on it this year. We recommend, however that in future a senior RD that knows the ropes takes her place. Has implications for the structure of res life….. Anyway if you wanna meet to talk to about this afterward, one of us will hang aroud. We will also send out an email of recommendations by the end of this week. [cheering]

David_______
Thanks guys. I make motion to limit discussion to keep things moving (all for, Paol AR apposed).

Chelsea_____
Yoyoyo (cheering). Sorry about the static (something about a speaker in the shop). You saw the email about the 2 weeks notice thing.  You can do it by emailing us, we’ll be setting up an email account. It’s so we don’t get over stressed. We used to get people coming to us the night before for a concert… we’d have to stay up till 1 am and not get any papers written. Wall signups are this Saturday, starting at 7. This Saturday.

Motion for Kerem to throw wall .. Paolo AR apposed [irate person: abuse of power]
Paolo AR: Power corrupts.

QuestionAmber: Is this for all funding or just equipment TAs?

Answer: More involved things. We’ll be doing training on people setting up wall equipment themselves. We have the log available (explanation of the log and things to be checked out, like cameras). We’ll be sending out an email about this.

[applause]

David_________
Awsome. This is not taking so long.
The EPC is taking on an academic master plan, essentially what that mean is…. NC is coming up for SACS accreditation. We were originally accredited in 2002, so now we’re coming up with a master plan, also called a strategic plan. So we can plan things like more professors, in advance. The provost as charged the EPC with….
The topic of that meeting was what should first years know after their first years. We got a bunch of stuff like: civic engagement, understanding of ownership of the campus and better writing skills. We didn’t get enough faculty involvement, so it’s on hold. The EPC isn’t sure what a master plan is supposed to look like. The 2002 version  was done in true new college style. Michelson went home, wrote it in three days, ignoring phone calls and other interruptions, and brought it in. [Laughter]

Kerem_______
Hey guys. So as you noticed the trees were removed from Pei and B Dorm. I talked to Donita and Chuck, they were removed because they were invasive or messy with plumbing, or were gonna fall. That’s understandable? [Ya!] Students weren’t told, they thought we’d get upset. Let’s make a deal: We will promise to be understanding and patient about things, as long as they tell us. [We already are understanding and patient – Bill]. I know, it’s hard when student are pissed at you constantly [students chuckle], so try. [Paolo AR – I don’t want them to try, I want them to really get our input] [Then we should have recieed an email] Just try to be patient and understanding.

[Alex Kline- will they be replacing the trees?]

Yes, when there’s Pei renovation. You want potted plants?

[general Ya]

Donita – Trevor tree planter is involved in the plants. Recommendations from the landscaping comittee. Should be consulted for anything outdoors like art, bike racks, and colors. (Landscaping and grund committee) Problem about Potted plants is people leave them out, and come hurricane season,a nd u leave those pots out. We don’t have time for that, so try to make a real plane. This is a long term plan

Kerem____
Anything else

[What happened to the owl that lived in 1st courts?]
[It lives in palms trees in palm court – Alex Kline]

Apply to be on the RA committee. The council will be meeting Thursday in the GDC. Update.

[Ummm? Will there be info on what is involved in planning in orientation?]

If you want more info email me or Wendy- ya.

[Applications?]

Ya. I sent out emails already. Their due the tenth, I already sent them out. ….

[Applause]

David_______

Anyone hear about this balot initiative in Sarasota. Something about over the poverty wage. Vote on it!
WSLR?

Catherine McCarthy____
You can get involved. Michael Pirrenti is coming later this month. It’s a benefit for WSLR, so students don’t pay, but community members do.
We’re trying to organize two tutorials. Let me know.

Sam Greenspan____
This is exciting, cause now we’re on the Internet. I think we can logically say it’s getting stronger everyday. It’s under a hundred watts, but we’re moving up. I want to develop a radio show about open letter. So send some to be read on the air.

Catherine McCarthy______
We don’t have a lot of student programmers. We need more.

Sam_______
We used to have a pirate radio station, it was one watt. So if those people back then would break the law for one watt, I think you should get a show.

David_______
Is Phil here to talk about graduation speaker? No? Calder? No? PCP update.

Calder___________
Marathon is Feb 17th, it’s awesome, it’s fucking awesome! We have a budget of about $95,000 that we give out to students to plan events. We meet Sundays on Ham center couches. Sunday, Feb17th we’ll hand out tons of money for big events. (Names some)

Kateland_____
Chrissie Martin can’t be here, she wants more acting on campus, we wanna have a meeting in the fish bowl at 7 on Sunday). Chrissie got a lot of disheartening replies from older students.

Randi R.______
We are looking a plan that can rotate with acting 2. We want acting 3
Come to the meeting [polite applause].

David______

Robin Bier______
Last semester students asked for students to go to local farm stands and farms. Get in touch with me, fill out the survey about where and when.

?????_____
Habitat for humanity this sat and next sat, HCL 1 10-7
Alternative spring break, Myaka. Splitting time btw Myaka state park and lemur conservation.

Caroline Barker______
So we’re celebrating Valentines Day a bit late. We Have V-day, a celebration of vaginas.(cheering) We’ll be having Vagina Monologues.(explains it)…  February 24th. One time only.

Sarah Cassidy_____
Blue Ball at college hall, 24th Feb.

Sam Greenspan_____
Proposes east campus initiative. Motion to do it…. East campus entrance via University Parkway.

[How does this effect existing master plan? - Anthony]

I dunno.

David Banks – …. Explanation.

[Do we need a committee or could we just ask the vice president to look into it? – Calder Yates]

David Banks______
… no….
Motion for Sam to be the comity

(Paolo AR, Spencer etc… opposed. All others for.)

(John Witte: Motion to move campus closer to sam’s house)

Austin McCann_____
Charles Gayle. We’re gonna start at 7.30. At some point he’ll dress up like Streets the Clown, an evangelical clown who plays gospel music.

David Kling_______
First thesis club will start tonight. Jesus club will be planning Jesus week, the same week as PCP.

April_______
A couple months ago, I promised a Jesus box….
I’m considering a gospel night for jJesus week. They are willing to do this. Any student interested in doing a gospel night? I know we have singers on this campus. I’ll send out an email.

Solomon_____
Disney Heroine and villain drag show. I already called Ursula,.. etc. I still need some heroines. February 12th, my bedroom.

Evan Axelrad____
Valentine card making, 8pm February 13th, Ham center

Spencer LaFandre____
This is February, then March is happening. In March, I’m having the Pop culture Bee. Teams of three. Limited to who ever signs up first.

[How do u prepare?]

By watching TV, listening to pop music, theatre, popular, fashion, 7th heaven.

Dorothy Dubrule___
Spring Dance tutorial.

Sarah Cassidy____
Announces Dyking for Dollars.

David Banks____
I talked to the IT department. Something about WIFI being across campus. Is moving forward. We’re going to be able to have blogs; Rec center’s getting a new site; NCF site is being redesigned. They are showing it off this month. Student work archive will be made.
Any other business at all?
6.15, you did a town meeting in an hour and 15 mins, which is awesome [cheering]. Hubris, is that the pizza isn’t supposed to be here. Pizza will be here shortly.

Motion to adjourn

(second, all in favor. Cheering)