Date: 9 May 2007
Time: 5.51-7.12pm
NCSA Cabinet Present:
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
5.34 Dirty Tower played (briefly)
5.35 man eater by Nelly Furtado is played
5.39 come out swinging by the offspring is played
5.43pm David Banks asks people to yell/scream “Towne Meeting”
Shenanigans involving motion to move the sun
Background for Dirty Tower given
5.48pm Dirty Tower played (in full)
Applause
Towne Meeting called to order at 5.51
Motion 12: Motion to approve David Brooke Anderson as Representative to the Foundation and Alumnae/ Foundation
Genevieve Vaida motions to approve, Rebecca Marshall seconds
Discussion, Motion caries
Matt Felsen asks David Banks if this is the first meeting where he has worn contacts
Members of the cabinets introduced by David Banks
Cabinet members line up in a row at the front of the meeting one by one, bow and then return to their seats in the crowd
Jason Lemons introduces himself as new volunteer coordinator
- Announces New College coastal clean up at Pritzker at 10am this weekend
Holly Lewis
- New addition to New College Alum and Foundation
- New alumni coordinator
- Announces a mentoring program, successful alum and women from the power of women series
- Talks about grant meeting held earlier today, refers people to website for information if they missed it
- Announces phone-a-thon positions
- The power of women series going on
- Women from the area come and talk, and the next one is women in medicine and science with reception
(Applause)
David introduces Konnie Kruczek, Wendy Bashant and Donita Pace
Donita Pace
- Reminder that the office is in Pei 141
- Office will at some point be moved to Ham
- Ham roofing project will begin during fall break, will be a 2-3 month process, announces possible discomfort such as smells and noises
- A new construction crew will be coming onto campus
- Z is close to completion, new elevator and third floor open, exterior work being done, trash cans delivered and ash trays today
- small trash cans to encourage people to take out their trash
- Friday the kitchen should be on-line
- X Y will be opening probably at the end of the month
- Updates will continue tobe sent by e-mail
- Reminds people to get ID cards encoded and doors to be untapped/propped/etc, but not tomorrow because Chuck will be in training
- Evaluation of building process will be coming up, traumas should be kept for that
- Discussion of the future of room draw to come up
Scarlett Taylor: “What is wrong with the current roof?”
Donita: Lists plethora of issues, and suggests she comes to talk to her afterward.
Scarlet Taylor: “So I am endangering my life by going in there?”
Donita: Not really, it’s just not as comfortable as I would liked to be.
Donita talks about damage from body paint wall to Z dorm
Sarah Brown: “What do we do about problems with construction?”
Donita: They have a 30 day window to complete/fix those things, e-mail me problems, lists are being compiled, what they’re responsible for vs. what we’re responsible
- One suite is still not open
David Banks introduces new Compost TA, Nathan Kruer
Nathan Kruer makes statement about his new position as compost TA
Alex Kline: “What about recycling bins in palm court?”
Nathan Kruer: I talked to some people and they say that it is an aesthetic thing, and also supposedly [not having bins] keeps glass out of palm court.
First year: I hear that works with condoms and sex.
PCP Time-line (David Banks)
- Going to have elections like for graduation PCP last year
- Possible sponsors must send the name, the theme, and possible execution to David by midnight on Sunday
- “Then we’ll have an info session for possible sponsors where they will canvas their ideas”
- Friday 21st paper ballot election from 9 to 5.
Boelang Moleah: “I suggest sponsors create a facebook group to inform people about their proposed PCPs.”
David Banks: Do all kinds of crazy advertising for yourself, think of different ways to get people to vote for you.
Student: “When is the new wall training?”
David: I don’t know, someone dropped the ball on that, till then EQ Tas will be coming out to set up and break down walls
CAA by-laws (Melissa J)
- Introduces what the Council of Academic Affairs is about
- explains the history of wanting to change the by-laws
- announces and explains changes to the by-laws (see CAA minutes)
Alexandria Brown: “Is your budget smaller than the SAC budget, why?”
Melissa: This came up at a Towne Meeting, but one argument is that money from the SAC benefits a larger portion of the community; we have added a question to our application in response to this; the presidents are in charge of budgeting and they have thought about it and feel it appropriate
Melissa continues to explain changes to the by-laws
Annemarie Roberts: “Are you eligible to apply for money you want to use after graduation?”
Melissa: Yes, but the money must be accessed while you are still a student, and applied for while you are a student.
Christian Pillsbury: “What dates are the CAA allocations in relation to when one should apply.”
Melissa: We have two allocations per semester… (Melissa answers the question)
- Application due for allocation 5pm Wednesday September 26, 2007
- New by-laws are not up on the website yet, but they are up on the Ansible group,
- Melissa explains process
Jordan Clarke: “Next Monday there will be a CAA application info session.”
Introduction the SAC (Matt Felsen)
- Explains the role of the SAC and what they do
- Explains meeting times and place
- SATAN forms can be accessed on ansible, in the NCSA nook, outside the NCSA office
- Things they can’t fund: travel, fire arms, tobacco…
- Gives examples of things that have been funded
- Announces all allocations made in the past two weeks (See SAC minutes September 1st & 8th 2007)
- Committee Members are introduced
- Announces and introduces Marathon, next Saturday 22nd 2007
SAC and ARC (Isaac Duerr)
- Gives history of the ARC
- Announces that it will be absorbed by the SAC
Academic Calendar (Barry Kaminsky)
- Reminds student body of move-in date debacle
- Proposes an all year round discussion
- Discussion
- Emily Rose of the EPC talks about how the EPC is working on it
Matt: “Are there meetings where people can come and whine or voice their valid concerns?”
Emro: Not yet, but there will be
Campbell B: “What position are you advocating in ‘working on it’?”
Emily Rose: Everyone wants to move in earlier, but we don’t know how much earlier we will be collecting that information
Further Discussion
Matt: Can you explain what the previous set-up was, so that those who are new can know how it has been in the past
Discussion
David Banks opens discussion for Academic Mater Plan update
Josh Rosen: Complains of wasted time on how-to-use the website
Jessica Certain: Not as many students, and if that can be improved
David Banks: Time and place kept changing, location was changed because of a double booking in Sudakoff
Emily Rose: Talks about how the “survey” they have sent out to the students is unwieldy, encourages people to “fill it out, it’s really long and boring”
Anthony Circharo: Fill out the sections that are the most important to you, there will be actual surveys sent out later, this is just the initial status
David Banks
- encourages people to talk to CAA reps
- find different things
David announces pizzas will be here soon (screaming)
Sign in Palm Court (Matt Broerman)
- Talks about possible sign in palm court against glass
- Reads a motion
- Sign committed to the CSA
Kerem
- Thanks Matt Broerman
- Explains CSA role
- Announces the explantion of their role
- Meeting at 5pm on Thursday (tomorrow)
- Residency requirements, and room draw will be up for discussion
Do you want RA wall cups? Everyone says ya
- Matt Broerman makes motion again
- Sarah Brown seconds it
- Passes
RA Update (Evan)
- expired banana condoms
- duty cell phone is back, it’s not on before 5pm during the week
- swipe cards and encoding
- construction and new dorms
- toilet paper policy change
- new dorms and vandalism
David: Evan loves all of us, and that’s nice
Announcements
Jordan Clark: Next Wednesday night Rotten Gnome Faces will be performing
Campbell: First Thursday night dinner in the Four Winds at 6pm tomorrow night, theme this week is international night
Aaron Boggs: Announces story telling at the four Winds Friday night, 8pm
Scott Ross: Talks about the camera we have in the EQ room, wants to invest in more equipment to try and get a video/film making community/opportunity. For more info e-mail Scott
- Jyoti Das suggests an HD camera
Evan: 5.30pm on Monday him an Danielle Smith are putting together a garden at the daycare center, look out for an email
David Kling: Announces first Jesus Club meeting tonight at 6 (he laughs as requested)
Alexis (dreadies): AIDS Walk, 8am the day before PCP, equilibriulize your Karma
Barry: Bike Shop Open, shifts Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Sunday, don’t leave your bike at the bike shoppe
Annie-Marie: Plugs Hagus Magagus concert, Saturday 15th after New Music New College in front of Z dorm, 9.30pm
Scarlett Taylor: It’s Jody’s birthday and he turned 21.
Entire Towne Meeting sings him Happy Birthday.
Alexandria Brown: Announces African Philosophy Talk upcoming, Dr. Ouradio….
7.12 Karen Clemons motions to adjourn
