Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 12, 1998

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President TERRY A. MOORE Joaquin F. Trujillo Senate President Pro-Tempore Business Nicole Lehman Education David Shapiro Sciences Randy Milmeister Liberal Arts Jenny Marshall Health Sciences Marty Weinberg Business Scott Ceci Business Richard Kimbrough Urban Affairs David Fisk Education Michael "Zo" Kawazoe Hotel Administration Heather A. Hamilton Urban Affairs my K. Canepa . lotel Administration Leia M. Cartwright Student Development Jamie T. Hemington Education Jerry K. Jory Student Development Aaron M. Clemens Student Development Ryland G. Whitaker Engineering Tony Zaranti Hotel Administration Melissa Colen Business Anne-Marie Lazaroff Fine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. STUDENT SENA TE MEETING 28-07 Monday, January 12,1997 Classroom Building Complex Room CI48 7:00 P.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES ANNOUNCEMENTS BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS rc \> j C L>» CH^Oo r<n '.r f; f - I S f ; < •< ft rnr rn o o j— 0 <-> Ln '••n <s> > m af — aJ»o " n-j r. O [/, m A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Director Reports 1. Nevada Student Affairs; DIRECTOR CONTINE; 2. Elections Board, DIRECTOR FLEISCHMAN; 3. Organizations Board, DIRECTOR FINKELSTEIN; 4. Entertainment and Programming, DIRECTOR WIESSEN; 5. Office of Student Information, DIRECTOR A YON; D. Residence Hall Liaison Report E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report F. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report G. Business Manager Report UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of rules for the 28th senate session as submitted by SENATOR KIMBROUGH. (This item was tabled at Senate Meeting 28-06.) NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of ordering No. 77515, 8 1/2" x 11" blue student examination books for the amount of $5,000.00 to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen Acct). B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 28-02 concerning Career Services Fee Waivers; as submitted by SENATOR MARSHALL. (See Attachment #1.) VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT[in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS X. GOOD OF THE SENATE CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 XI ADJOURNMENT Posted in accordance with Nevada Open Meeting Law(N.R.S. 241.000) at the following locations: Moyer Student Union, Frank & Estella Beam Hall, Flora Dungan Humanities, Classroom Building Complex and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President TERRY A. M O O R E I. II. Joaquin F. Trujillo Senate President Pro-Tempore Business Nicole Lehman Education David Shapiro Sciences Randy Milmeister Liberal Arts Jenny Marshall Health Sciences Marty Weinberg Business Scott Ceci Business Richard Kimbrough Urban Affairs David Fisk Education Michael "Zo"Kawazoe Hotel Administration Heather A. Hamilton Urban Affairs ' myK. Canepa >tel Administration Leia M. Cartwright Student Development Jamie T. Hemington Education Jerry K. Jory Student Development Aaron M. Clemens Student Development Ryland G. Whitaker Engineering Tony Zaranti Hotel Administration Melissa Colen Business Anne-Marie Lazaroff Fine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences MINUTES SENA TE MEETING 28-07 Monday, January 12,1998 C-148, Classroom Building Complex c_n r o OJ Ln <m CCOO V' r -n r- i_? ></>" J o •*? < -Hm < rn rOn m< Sd m o o a ; fft CALL TO ORDER: SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE called Senate Meeting 28-07 to order at 7:00 p.m.. ROLL CALL: PRESENT ABSENT Christian Augustin Leia Cartwright Scott Ceci Melissa Colen David Fisk John P. A. Garcia Heather Hamilton Jamie T. Hemington Jerry J. Jory Michael "Zo" Kawazoe (entered at 7:07 p.m.) * Richard Kimbrough Anne-Marie Lazaroff Nicole Lehman Jenny Marshall Randy Milmeister David Shapiro Marty Weinberg (entered at 7:06 p.m.) * Ryland Whitaker Tony Zaranti Amy K. Canepa (excused) Aaron M. Clemens (excused) Joaquin Trujillo (excused) * denotes tardiness III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion to approve minutes 28-06 and 25-28 made by SENATOR ZARANTI, seconded by SENATOR AUGUSTIN. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4 5 0 5 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 SENATE MINUTES 28-07/ January 12, 1998 Move into a vote. Motion passes 15-0-2. (SENATORS KIMBROUGH and CECI abstained.) IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS: SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE apologized for not having tables for the meeting and announced that Lawrence T. will be speaking during public comment about sponsoring the Inkatha Youth Foundation for the Arts. He also asked if everyone got a copy of the agreement between CSUN and UNLV regarding KUNV and stated that it came into effect on January 5, 1998. He then read a statement from DR. TERRY PIPER which expressed his apology for not for being present this evening due to being ill and information about Phase II of the assessment of the undergraduate experience at UNLV will occur January 28-30. He went on to state that the campus study team will be returning to UNLV on these dates to conduct follow-up interviews as well as speak with additional students. He stated that in Phase I, which occurred in October, CSUN Officers and a number of Senators met with the Campus Study Team and the Campus Study Team would like to meet again with CSUN Officers and Senators. He then announced that a meeting has been scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 30, in MSU-202 for all Student Government members who wish to meet with members of the study team. He stated that if anyone plans on attending the study team has requested that the interim report be read in advance. SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE stated that he has two copies of the interim report and will place one copy up in the Senate Chambers. V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Senate Committee Reports: 1. SENATOR FISK stated that he needs everyones' schedules for Campus Safety and Awareness and would like to meet with the members next week. 2. SENATOR MARSHALL stated that she also needs everyones' schedules and would like to hold a meeting next week. B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports: There were no reports. C. Director Reports: 1. NS A DIRECTOR CONTINE stated that he is in the process of organizing a campaign finance reform discussion group. He stated that they have the panelists more or less in place right now and the event will take place on February 18, 1998, at 10:30 a.m.. He also mentioned that right now is when a lot of the campaigns across the state of Nevada are starting to get underway and are in dire need of 2 SENATE MINUTES 28-07/January 12, 1998 volunteers. He stated that it is a great way of getting involved and encouraged everyone to get involved in the community, the elections and the campaigns. 2. Elections Board DIRECTOR FLEISCHMAN announced that filing packets will be spellchecked tonight and will go to copy probably on Tuesday or Wednesday. She stated that she will be out of town this weekend. In response to questions, she suggested having a question on the ballot during the general elections which will occur approximately April 3-4. 3. On behalf of O-Board DIRECTOR FINKELSTEIN, VICE PRESIDENT VALERA stated that the folders that organizations use during meetings will be ready by January 27 which is the first O-Board meeting of the semester. He went on to state that the funding requests will be available by Friday, January 15. He stated that there will be a workshop explaining how to have an effective meeting as well as explaining the funding request process at the February 10th O-Board meeting. He also stated that DIRECTOR FINKELSTEIN spoke with Bill Reed of the Thomas and Mack who told him that PRESIDENT MILLS called him and asked to have a meeting to discuss tickets for next semester which should happen on the 15th. He went on to state that as far as DIRECTOR FINKELSTEIN is concerned he is ready to distribute and have the Thomas and Mack have the tickets ready. 4. OSI DIRECTOR A YON stated that he has the shirts here and asked that everyone sign for them after the meeting. He then stated that he'll have a presentation on the web page at the next Senate meeting. He stated that he had his first meeting today and thanked some of the Senators for being there. He also stated that there are still more shirts to pick up which should be ready by the end of the week. D. Residence Hall Liaison Report: JENNIFER PECK announced that yesterday and today their paraprofessional staff came back for their spring training and they are in the process of finalizing their opening weekend activities. She then announced that their halls open up on Saturday. E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report: DARON DORSEY stated that the NCAA certification process is about to be completed and stated that his committee's 90-page draft is finished which is one quarter of the certification draft. He stated that there might be some more general student information that could be needed for the document. F. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report: VICE PRESIDENT VALERA stated that International Human Rights Day was held on Wednesday, December 10, at 7:00 p.m. in the MSU ballroom. He stated that the Ethnic Student Council took part in the event and overall the event was a success. He SENATE MINUTES 28-07/ January 12, 1998 then stated that The Voice's newsletter will be distributed the first week of the spring semester which will contain a brief description of the Ethnic Student Council, etc.. Lastly, he announced that from January 13 to January 15, the Ethnic Student Council Executive Board members will participate in a retreat. E&P DIRECTOR WIESSEN just entered the meeting and gave a brief report. He then listed the events he has planned for next semester: the Rebel Rave, a group for Black History Month, and Carrot Top, Adam Sandler, and Rebelpalooza. He also read the dates which each event will take place and the potential bands set up for Rebel Paluzza. In response to a question, he stated that the first E&P Board meeting will be this following Monday at 2:30 p.m. and read off the tentative dates for Carrot Top. F. Business Manager Report: BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE read the expenditures for over the break: $156.05 - phone bill for November, $4.62 - postage for November, $0.96 - postage for December, $17.00 - business cards for a Senator which will be reimbursed to CSUN, $68.00 - Blvd. Trophy for nameplates, $39.50 - Sparkletts for December's water, and $446.67 - office supplies. He then asked that everyone get a copy of their schedules to him by Wednesday for their tuition fee waivers. In response to a question, he stated that he already has SENATOR WHITAKER's copy of his schedule. Then, SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE stated that he already turned those schedules that were turned into to him to BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE. In response to another question, BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE stated that he will be in the office tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.. VI UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of rules for the 28th senate session as submitted by SENATOR KIMBROUGH. (This item was tabled at Senate Meeting 28-06.) Motion to remove from the table made by SENATOR CECI, seconded by SENATOR KIMBROUGH. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE reminded everyone that this item was approved at the last meeting. Motion to amend "Monday, January 12, 1997" on top of the agenda to "Monday, January 12, 1998" made by SENATOR KIMBROUGH, seconded by SENATOR MILMEISTER. 4 SENATE MINUTES 28-07/ January 12, 1998 Move into a vote. Motion to amend "Monday, January 12,1997" on top of the agenda to "Monday, January 12,1998" passes 19-0-0. Move into a vote. Motion as amended passes 19-0-0. VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of ordering No. 77515, 8 1/2" x 11" blue student examination books for the amount of $5,000.00 to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen Acct). Motion to approve made by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT, seconded by SENATOR GARCIA. In response to a question, BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE stated that the blue books that they got the estimate for were approximately $4800.00, but he doesn't believe that they were the 77515 number and those blue books were borrowed. Motion to amend to strike "of' and insert "not to exceed $5,000.00" made by SENATOR MARSHALL, seconded by SENATOR ZARANTI. Move into a vote. Motion to amend to strike "of' and insert "not to exceed $5,000.00" passes 19-0-0. BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE also suggested removing the number 77515 8 1/2" x 11" and just convert it to say "to order blue books" which will give us the flexibility to order what we ordered last time. Motion to strike "77515" and " 8 1/2 " x 11" " made by SENATOR CECI, seconded by SENATOR FISK. Move into a vote. Motion to strike "77515" and " 8 1/2 " x 11" " passes 19-0-0. Move into a vote. Main motion as amended passes 19-0-0. B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 28-02 concerning Career Services Fee Waivers; as submitted by SENATOR MARSHALL. Motion to commit to Bylaws made by SENATOR ZARANTI, seconded by SENATOR CECI. Move into a vote. Motion to commit to Bylaws passes 19-0-0. VIII PUBLIC COMMENT 5 SENATE MINUTES 28-07/ January 12, 1998 LAWRENCE T. introduced himself as the founder of The Inkatha Youth Foundation for the Arts and announced that on February 14th they'll be hosting a dance for the community at Mahoney's Silver Nugget in their event center. He stated that the public is invited and the cost is a $10.00 donation for adults and a $5.00 donation for anyone 18 years and under. He urged the CSUN Student Government to become a sponsor and explained the organizational goals for the event as well as the activities which will take place during the event. In response to questions, LAWRENCE T. INKATHA stated which local TV station(s) and radio stations they've contacted and stated that we could work out a discount for students. SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE introduced CONGRESSMAN JOHN ENSIGN, Congressman for the First District of Nevada, to the Senate. CONGRESSMAN JOHN ENSIGN spoke for an hour before the Senate and answered students' questions. In summation, he stated that he was also a student Senator here at UNLV for the College of Science; he stated that 18-25-year-olds are ignored in the political process because they don't vote; he stated that he was a Democrat at UNLV but later became a Republican because he didn't believe in the policies the Democrats worked; he explained the meaning of the huge U.S. budget deficit and stated that it is there because we have immoral politicians throughout the history of Democrats holding office; and he stated that if we don't make the changes necessary for social security and Medicare that by 2010/2011, those two programs alone will destroy the country because of demographics. He further stated that we're spending too much money on beaurocracy. In response to questions, CONGRESSMAN JOHN ENSIGN stated that if given the opportunity to run for U.S. President, he would take it on as a privilege but it isn't something that he aspires to; he stated that he believes that the private sector has a role in applied research and that it is the federal government's role to conduct basic medical research; he explained how quickly amendments come to the floor and stated that if the publishing committee offering the amendments would do a better job at getting the word out to members of Congress what the amendments are ahead of time, there would be a better chance of those amendments passing; he stated that he doesn't believe that the federal government has a role in improving technology on campus and explained his stance on the Department of Education, however, he stated that he is a big believer in technology where it helps and is efficient; he stated that his office came up with 3-4 reforms regarding campaign finance reform and explained that writing a law straight across the board at the federal level is extremely complex, but stated that the most important thing that we could for campaign finance reform is term limits because open seats are the most competitive; he explained that our five trillion debt is owed to whoever has bought treasury bills and not paying would cause a world-wide economic collapse; he cited the 10th amendment when he explained that the federal government should stay out of the gambling industry because it is a state responsibility and it isn't a national security issue; he stated that everyone should pay more attention to NATO expansion because NATO was basically set up to have us work together outside of the United Nations for our interests for those countries that are NATO allies and the role of NATO needs to be reevaluated to what it means; he stated that Chile's economy is doing incredibly well 6 SENATE MINUTES 28-07/ January 12, 1998 just because of what their social security reform is doing right now and stated that privatizing social security provides capital and you need capital to have employers to have employees; and he stated that we need to crack down on illegal immigration, that he is not against immigration, and that we need to attract the "best and the brightest..." IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT VALERA stated that the CSUN cart was out for a few days and needed to be rekeyed. He announced a Directors' meeting set for January 22nd at 6:00 p.m. in MSU-210 North. He stated that he will meet with the Planning Construction people tomorrow regarding the new receptionist desk. He also stated that he worked with SENATOR MARSHALL last week on the Career Services bylaw. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT MILLS thanked CONGRESSMAN ENSIGN for coming to the Senate. He welcomed BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE and JOYCE GARCIA back to the office. He announced that there had been some vandalism that took place over the break and that he had received a death threat; furthermore, he stated that the proper authorities are looking into the matter. In regards to tickets, he stated that Bill Reed from the Thomas and Mack box office had contacted him over the break because he was concerned about ticket distribution. He stated that he was glad that the blue books will finally be ordered for the students. Lastly, on a sad note, he asked the Senate sit in silence for a minute because former PRESIDENT JOEL KOSTMAN's mother passed I away. SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE stated that he'll be sure to convey the Senate's warmest wishes in regards to MR. KOSTMAN. He thanked everyone for coming back early for tonight's meeting and stated that there will be a flyer announcing the opening for the Liberal Arts seat going up probably midweek. He asked everyone to encourage Liberal Arts majors to apply. He also stated that he's still accepting applications for the Senate Secretary position and asked everyone to encourage someone who can type and can work 20 hours a week to apply. He stated that this is Tricia's last meeting with us. He stated that he'll be doing the minutes for the next couple of meetings. In response to a question, he stated that he'll probably be taking applications for the Senate Secretary position for approximately the next two weeks. He also announced that his birthday is next Sunday. X. GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR GARCIA announced that the Medical School toured Reno last week. He also stated that he'll be collecting signatures from his constituents next week because they're trying to get a xerox machine installed in the Health annex. SENATOR LAZAROFF thanked everyone who showed up to the event they had over Christmas break and stated that SENATOR MARSHALL was on TV. She suggested that some of the Senators meet next Monday to brainstorm on some ideas for the semester. 7 SENATE MINUTES 28-07/ January 12, 1998 SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE stated that SENATOR TRUJILLO had asked him to state that if anybody isn't happy with their picture, we're going to wait until we fill the Liberal Arts seat (he'll be accepting applications until the February 2nd meeting) to take retakes. He announced that SENATOR TRUJILLO is out of town until Friday, but plans on having a caucus next week. SENATOR FISK stated that he's really happy that CONGRESSMAN ENSIGN came tonight; stated that he really wanted to stress what DIRECTOR CONTINE said about volunteerism; and stated that we really do need a JC. SENATOR COLEN stated that she'll be around more because she has one more week left at her job. SENATOR MARSHALL announced an opening on the Bylaws Committee. She also stated that she will be available to help with the minutes. SENATOR JORY stated that he's excited that CONGRESSMAN ENSIGN came to the Senate. SENATOR WHITAKER stated that December 37th was an interesting date for the agenda and encouraged everyone to go to Rebelpalooza. SENATOR MILMEISTER stated that he and DIRECTOR WIESSEN are putting together the final pieces for the Rebel Rave. He further encouraged ideas and stated that the event will take place March 6. SENATOR WEINBERG thanked SENATOR FISK for the card and stated that COGRESSMAN ENSIGN was a nice surprise. He also stated that he's looking forward to the caucus next week. SENATOR SHAPIRO stated, "Thank goodness for the apathy in the College of Sciences." in regards to SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE's statement, "You, too, can be a Congressman." SENATOR CARTWRIGHT thanked VICE PRESIDENT VALERA for bringing CONGRESSMAN ENSIGN to the Senate. She asked PRESIDENT MILLS to target his comments to the Senate more toward his job and to be more precise. SENATOR ZARANTI wished everybody good luck for the next semester and stated that he's really busy. SENATOR AUGUSTIN announced that the Senate Chambers are now clean. He also stated that he's planning on doing a lot of stuff with Rules and Ethics during the next ( 8 SENATE MINUTES 28-07/ January 12, 1998 ( ( semester. He stated that he met with Randy over the break and hope to get a third member soon. SENATOR KIMBROUGH encouraged everyone to submit their suggestions regarding Rules and Ethics. SENATOR CECI stated that DIRECTOR FINKELSTEIN stated that the tickets were not being released to him because PRESIDENT MILLS had asked the Thomas and Mack not to release them and that's what Bill Reed had told Jason. So, he was stressed because we were not going to get the tickets out on time. He further stated that he does not understand why the tickets have not been released and is still working on it as we speak. He thanked SENATOR AUGUSTIN and SENATOR TRUJILLO for cleaning the Senate Chambers. He also stated that SENATOR TRUJILLO had stated that he would like to have a caucus not on Monday, but on the Monday at 5:00 p.m. before the meeting of the 26th, so that we could all meet before the meeting and go over it. SENATOR HEMINGTON had no comment. SENATOR LEHMAN announced that she'll be student teaching this semester because she'll be out there with the curtain climbers making a difference out in the world. SENATOR HAMILTON stated that she's looking forward to the new semester and that it was nice that CONGRESSMAN ENSIGN came to the Senate. SENATOR KAWAZOE welcomed everyone back, stated that everyone cracks him up, and stated that he has too much fun with the Senate. XI. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn the meeting made by SENATOR SHAPIRO, seconded by SENATOR WHITAKER. Move into a vote. Vote to adjourn passes 19-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE adjourned the meeting at 8:26 p.m.. Submitted by: Prepared by: Tricia L. Nix SENATE PRESIDENT SENATE SECRETARY Note: All minutes are subject to summation. 9