Meeting #6 — Sept. 29, 2004

Public Input

John Muir College Senior Senator Jeremy Cogan resigned from his position on the A.S. Council. He was appointed to the position after no candidate ran in last spring’s elections. Cogan thanked the council and cited personal reasons for his resignation.

Dylan Snowden, a Thurgood Marshall College senior and president of College Democrats at UCSD announced that the organization will be developing a newspaper to respond to the California Review. He also announced that Al Franken will broadcast his radio show from Mandeville Auditorium on Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Eleanor Roosevelt College Sophomore Senator Arielle Maccio announced her resignation from the council, citing personal reasons.

Items of Immediate Consideration

Item A

The council approved the appointment of Pallavi Yetur as the director of Triton Tide.

Item D

Senators approved the appointment of Frances Galvon to assistant commissioner of programming.

Items E-I

The council appointed Eric Morris, Brandon Takata, Craig Schreiber, Spencer Pforsich and Scott Hardy to various positions in the A.S. Programming office.

Reports

President Jenn Pae

Pae reported that voter registration efforts are continuing across campus. She also announced that Price Center Expansion Building Advisory Committee is working on the layout for the facilities being built.

Commissioner of Athletics Bryce Warwick

Warwick thanked Greek organizations, Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, and members of the council who attended the women’s volleyball game on Sept. 24.

Commissioner of Enterprise Angela Fornero

Fornero reported that the Grove Caffe is currently not accepting meal points, but that negotiations are under way in order to reinstitute the program.

Commissioner of Student Services Kian Maleki

Maleki informed the council that the Triton Taxi service has been replaced by the A.S. Safe Rides service. Students will have to renew their registration for the program, which is still contracted with Cloud 9 Shuttles.

Council Caucus

President Jenn Pae said that negotiations are currently underway to renew the Master Space Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding, which allow the campus cooperatives to use university facilities. She reported that the negotiations are becoming hostile. Several members of the council suggested that the body should retain a lawyer to aid in the discussions.

Pae also spoke on the status of the instant runoff voting system, which is undergoing testing. Most of the council opposed appropriating $15,000 that would be needed to institute the system by the end of the school year. Without the funding, the system could be ready as late as 2008. Revelle College Senior Senator Ted McCombs expressed a dislike for the system while other members opposed spending the money. They suggested that more research should be done before deciding whether to implement the system.

— Compiled by Patrick Allen

Contributing Writer