A.S. Meeting #18 — Jan. 26, 2005
Items of Immediate Consideration
Item B
The council approved a line-item budget for the Winterfest 2005 concert, totaling almost $60,000. Included in the budget is more than $30,000 to hire performers Social Distortion, KRS-One and others.
Reports
Presidential Chief of Staff Jared Feldman
Feldman reported that the Price Center Building Advisory Committee is grossly over budget. Therefore, the committee will discuss the development plans that will be phased out or cut completely from the expansion. According to Feldman, current suggestions include eliminating a stage and dressing room planned for the performance area, among others.
Council Caucus
The council discussed the current negotiations between the university and the student co-ops. According to President Jenn Pae, she and Thurgood Marshall Junior Senator Kate Pillon met with a lawyer to discuss representing Associated Students in the discussions. Pae and Pillon both said that it was not necessary for a lawyer to represent the council. In an unofficial vote, only four of the 14 senators present supported allocating money to pay for legal representation.
Additionally, Pillon said she was frustrated with the administration’s attempt to relegate the role of the council to a mere advisory position. According to Pillon, she and Pae have instead lobbied for the A.S. Council to receive the ability to rule on whether the co-ops are representing the students’ best interests.
Old Business
Item B
The council approved the reallocation of $7,000 from the general unallocated fund into A.S. Programming to help pay for the Sun God festival.
New Business
Item D
Revelle College Senior Senator Ted McCombs proposed a resolution opposing a bill introduced in the state Senate that requests the UC Board of Regents to implement a set of academic freedom guidelines to ensure a lack of bias in the classroom. According to McCombs, the bill would undermine the learning environment.
Announcements
John Muir College Junior Senator Neil Spears announced that the John Muir College Semiformal dance will be held on Feb. 5.
