Meeting #8
October 15, 2003
Items of Immediate Consideration
Items E and F
The A.S. Council appointed new Earl Warren College Freshman Senator Erik Ward to the Finance Committee and new John Muir College Freshman Senator Billy Lieberknecht to the Internal Committee.
Reports
Commissioner of Communications Frances Galvon
Galvon encouraged council members to attend the UCSD chapter of the Society of Professional Journalist¹s first discussion panel on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in Center Hall 105. The discussion is titled ³Can Free Speech Go Too Far?² and will feature both student and professional journalists.
Commissioner of Diversity Affairs Stephanie Aguon
Aguon announced the continuation of Islam Awareness Week through Oct. 17. See page 1 for more details.
Vice President Internal Jennifer Pae
Pae reported that the A.S. Council will sponsor a free barbeque, blue book and Scantron giveaway on Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Library Walk. The council will hand out free blue books and Scantrons again on Oct. 20 at 11:30 a.m. on Library Walk.
Student Affirmative Action Committee Representative Daniel Gonzales
Gonzales reported that a memorial for recently deceased Marshall student Elaine Joy de la Cruz will be held on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Cross Cultural Center.
Senate Chair and Thurgood Marshall College Senior Senator Sierra Catcott
Catcott reported that the Senate has selected three action agenda items for the academic year. These include improving the campus shuttle system; facilitating faculty luncheons, forums and continued student-faculty interaction; and organizing a boycott of the Mobil gas station on the corner of Villa La Jolla Drive and La Jolla Village Drive.
Old Business
Item A
The council approved Student Initiated Outreach and Recruitment Commission stipends for fall 2003 by consensus. Stipends range from $20-$50 per week and total $4,650 for fall quarter.
Item B
After pulling the item from committee, the council discussed and approved a reallocation of $96 from Lambda Phi Epsilon¹s information night audiovisual/technical line item to printing for fliers.
Discussion focused on whether the council should allow the fraternity to use the money to print ³rave cards,² which the Student Organization Funding Allocations Board routinely refuses to fund.
Warren Junior Senator Kirsten Bowen argued that student organizations should be allowed to spend the money they are allocated however they see fit.
However, Eleanor Roosevelt College Sophomore Senator Max Harrington expressed that overruling SOFAB¹s decisions sets a bad precedent.
Pae abstained on a tie vote to table the item indefinitely so that a representative of then approved the reallocation 13-7-2.
Item C
After a vote to pull the item from committee failed, the council took the Finance Committee¹s recommendation to approve an allocation of $3,800 to the Marshallpalooza Planning Commission for Marshallpalooza, which will take place on Nov. 21.
Item P
The council approved Shahdeh Ammadi¹s appointment as A.S. director of public Relations through April 30, 2004.
‹Compiled by Neil Spears
Senior Staff Writer
