Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 24, 1991

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT AGENDA SENATE MEETING 21-06 THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1991 4:00 P.M. MSU 201 I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. STATE OF THE CAMPUS ADDRESS IV. APPROVAL OF SENATE MINUTES 21-05 V. BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS VI. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VIII. NEW BUSINESS IX. OPEN DISCUSSION X. ADJOURNMENT /tub UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA SENATE MEETING 21-06 THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1991 4:00 P.M. MSU 201 VI. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS A. Approval of Christopher Lee as a member of the Student Campus Safety Awareness Committee. B. Approval of Tracy Barkhuff as a member of the Student Campus Safety Awareness Committee. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of the Executive Board Nominations. B. Approval of $2100.00 out of the 901 account for a long-distance telephone service for KUNV. C. Nomination of the Vacant Business and Economics Senate Seat. D. Approval of an out-of-state Grant-in-Aid for Roderick Colebrook. E. Approval of $280.00 out of the 912 account for airfare to Carson City for Mike Kennedy to lobby. F. Approval of $458.00 out of the 900 account for airfare to Carson City for Gina Polovina and Joe Bunin to lobby. IX. ADJOURNMENT :bjb UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT MINUTES SENATE MEETING 21-06 JANUARY 24, 1991 4:00 P.M. MSU FIRESIDE LOUNGE I. CALL TO ORDER Senate President Polovina called the meeting to order at 4:04 pm. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Sen. Adair Sen. Barkhuff Sen. Benneman Sen. Bernardi Sen. Bunin Sen. Cudlip Sen. Field Sen. Finmark Sen. Jensen Sen. Kostman Sen. Lee Sen. Love Sen. Maultsby [late] Sen. Ortega Sen. Ricci Sen. Roth Sen. Young Sen. Tomory Sen. Romero S en. Kannenburg Chair Benneman Director Rosenberg [Tsftexcused] Director Gripentrog [late] Director Ynigues [^excused] Director Kennedy Director Reed Director Menez Chair Gonzalez [late] Chair Bunin Chair Tomory Asst. Dir. Fitzpatrick [late] Asst. Dir. deHondol [late] III. STATE OF THE CAMPUS ADDRESS Student Body President Bunin gave his State of the Campus Address. He stated that his speech is informal, but will be in-formative concerning the things which have been going on. He stated that many of the goals that CSUN planned have been achieved, such as Student Security, and that there are some goals UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 SENATE MEETING 21-06 2 III. STATE OF THE CAMPUS ADDRESS, CONT. being planned at this time which will facilitate and perpetuate the goals which have been achieved so that they will be continued past his term of Presidency. He stated that he wants to be able to submit to the legislation acts that will make these things permanent. He stated that he would like to have the last three months of office filled with a sincere, concerted effort to cooperate. He stated that there was a lot of controversy during the last semester, most of which was all irrelevent and bogus. He stated that if somebody has a problem, they should come to him. He stated that in the past, when a problem arose, no one would talk to him, and that the problems did not get solved. He stated that a lot of the problems were presented in an antagonis-tic manner. He stated that he would like to foster a change in attitude, bringing in a spirit of cooperation. He also stated that one thing that has been accomplished is a mandatory Directors meeting, one of which has already been held. He stated that at that Directors meeting, the Directors were told what was expected of them, and stated that he has made it a more accountable situation. He stated that he is willing to listen. He stated that there is one last pet project that he wants to accomplish, and that is the formation of a committee to handle excess money, and that he wants to set up a larger number of CSUN scholarships, stating that he would like to offer up to thirty more scholarships, and inplement a more efficient financial aid program. He stated that he would like to do one last good thing,to leave a legacy of a clean, smooth sailing semester. IV. APPROVAL OF SENATE MINUTES 21-05 Motion to approve by Sen. Finmark. Corrections: Sen. Ricci asked to have a description of Senate Resolution 21 added. Motion car-ried by voice vote. V. BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS RULES- Chair Bunin spoke and answered questions. BY LAWS- Chair Benneman spoke and answered questions. ORGANIZATIONS- Sen. Benneman spoke for Director Engel. SHAC- Chair Tomory spoke. NSA- Director Kennedy spoke and answered questions. YELLIN' REBEL- Co-Editor Crow spoke and answered questions. KUNV- Manager Rosenthal spoke. SCSAC [Student Campus Safety Awareness]- Chair Gonzalez spoke and answered questions. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA CALLED A RECESS AT 5:01 P.M. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:03 PM. CSUN BUSINESS MANAGER- Sue Hobbs spoke and answered questions. STUDENT SERVICES- Director Menez spoke and answered questions. OSI- Director Reed spoke. E&P- Director Gripentrog spoke. SHAC- Chair Tomory spoke. SENATE MEETING 21-06 3 VI. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS A. Approval of Christopher Lee as a member of the Student Campus Safety Awareness Committee. B. Approval of Tracy Barkhuff as a member of the Student Campus Safety Awareness Committee. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS THERE WAS NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of the Executive Board Nominations. Motion to approve as a whole by Sen. Tomory. Motion carried by voice vote. B. Approval of $2100.00 out of the 901 account for a long-distance telephone service for KUNV. Motion to approve by Sen. Tomory. There was discussion. Motion carried by voice vote. C. Nomination of the Vacant Business and Economics Senate Seat. Sen. Benneman nominated SCOTT FISHER Sen. Jensen nominated BRIAN COX Sen. Kannenburg nominated MICHAEL VOLKERT Sen. Roth nominated JERRY LOYD Those nominees present were introduced. No further action was taken. D. Approval of an out-of-state Grant-in-Aid for Roderick Colebrook. Motion to approve by Sen. Kostman. There was discussion. Motion carried by voice vote. E. Approval of $280.00 out of the 912 account for airfare to Carson City for Mike Kennedy to lobby. Motion to approve by Sen. Benneman. There was discussion. Motion carried by voice vote. F. Approval of $458.00 out of the 900 account for airfare to Carson City for Gina Polovina and Joe Bunin to lobby. Motion to approve by Sen. Tomory. Motion carried by voice vote. IX. OPEN DISCUSSION SEN. LEE had no comments. SEN. KOSTMAN stated that he needs about six more Blood Drive fly-ers to distribute for Sen. Tomory. He wished good luck to the "Stealth Lobbyist." SEN. BUNIN welcomed everyone back, wished Sen. Tomory good luck on the Blood Drive, and reminded all the Senators that they must give two speeches in the first two weeks of the semester. He stated that he would like to see all the Senators get together to discuss the proposal from the Yellin1 Rebel. SEN. CUDLIP welcomed everyone back, and asked if there is any-thing that can be done for the troops. SEN. ROTH welcomed everyone back, stating that he hopes everyone had a good break, and that he hopes that everyone gets along this semester. SEN. ROMERO thanked Sen. Tomory for his report on China, stated he likes the small room better. He hopes all had a good break. SENATE MEETING 21-06 4 IX. OPEN DISCUSSION, CONT. SEN. FIELD had no comments. SEN. RICCI stated that she doesn't feel that the Yellin1 Rebel represents CSUN fairly, and that while a lot of negative things have been written, not one thing was written concerning the passage of Senate Resolution 21. She stated that none of the positive things CSUN does is reported and that it bothers her that CSUN doesn't get respect. She stated that while she re-spects reporter Karen Splawn as a friend, she does not believe that her reports are done in an unbiased fashion, when she ob-serves Splawn's facial expressions during the meetings. She stated that this is her turn to get her opinion on record, and that this is how she feels. SEN. ORTEGA welcomed everyone back. She welcomed the new Business Manager, Sue Hobbs. She stated that she is having some problems getting the Snow Spectacular off the ground, and that she has been getting the run around in her attempts at a ser-vice project/fundraiser of selling T-Shirts, but that Christian from the MSU has offered to help. She stated that she needs volunteers to sell the T-Shirts at UNLV and local malls. SEN. FINMARK welcomed all the Senators back, thanks all the Directors for their reports, congratulated Vice President Engel on her new baby, and welcomed Business Manager Sue Hobbs. SEN. MAULTSBY welcomed everybody back and stated to KUNV's manager, Rob Rosenthal, that KUNV has done an excellent job on reporting the Middle East Crisis. SEN. TOMORY welcomed everybody back, welcomed Business Manager Sue Hobbs, and stated that the pendulum swings both ways in the matter with the Yellin' Rebel, and that good is written as well as the bad. He repeated the request to donate blood. SEN. YOUNG had no comments. SEN. ADAIR stated that it is good to be back and that he is glad that the Yellin1 Rebel is working out its proposal, and that he hopes independence happens for them. SEN. JENSEN stated that he is glad to be back and is happy that Sen. Cudlip reminded everyone about the troops. SEN. LOVE stated that Director Reed has some good ideas for the OSI page and welcomed Sue Hobbs as the Business Manager. SEN. KANNENBURG welcomed everyone back, and stated that he hopes everyone got the grades they wanted. He congratulated Vice Pres-ident Engel on her new baby and stated that he is looking forward to having a good semester. SEN. BERNARDI congratulated the new Business Manager, Sue Hobbs. She congratulated Vice President Engel on her new baby girl. She welcomed everybody back and stated that she has a lot of ques-tions. She stated that she is troubled by the problems with the MSU adn that she is very upset that the Yellin' Rebel and CSUN might have to pay rent, and that she is getting the impression that the MSU is not the "Moyer Student Union" but rather the MSU offices, and that it seems as if we should be grateful for the use of MSU property, which she feels is wrong. She wanted to know how the $.35 of tuition funds going to the Yellin' Rebel would affect the CSUN budget and stated that as long as CSUN is capable of censoring the press, the fact that the Yellin' Rebel is dependent on CSUN constitutes a serious conflict of interest. SENATE MEETING 21-06 5 IX. OPEN DISCUSSION, CONT. She asked how CSUN could own the Yellin1 Rebel equipment as the money used to purchase the equipment is actually student funds. She stated that she enjoyed the OSI article about the troops and suggested to Sen. Cudlip that he contact the Red Cross for troop addresses. SEN. BARKHUFF stated that she was upset that the Senate has never been informed of the twenty-five [25] tickets that are allocated to CSUN and that the Senate should have been notified in December as to the tickets, but that no one was ever told. She stated that Sen. Bunin's older brother is not a student and should not have been allowed in student seats allocated for the Senate, and stated that in earlier sessions, it was tradition to offer the tickets to the Senate. SEN. BUNIN responded by stating that the tickets are allocated to Pres. Bunin to pass out at his discretion. He stated that it is a shame that she did not call Pres. Bunin, as he could have in-formed her. He stated that the tickets are used as perks for visiting administration, and that there were a lot of extra tic-kets left over during the break. He stated that, yes, Dan Bunin did have a seat at the Rebel games. He stated that there was no need to taka an offensive, and that Sen. Barkhuff could have been more constructive, and rather than accuse, could have asked. He stated that he apologizes on behalf of CSUN. SEN. PRES. POLOVINA stated that if any Senator needs tickets, to contact Pres. Bunin. She stated that the label of "Student Ticket" should have been labelled "COMP" instead. FROM THE GALLERY: CHRISTIAN HARDIGREE stated that the Safety Committee is a wonder-ful thing, and that they should contact Liz Baldizan concerning the Committee on Sexual Exploitation. She stated that she wanted to know if there is an entertainment calendar for this semester, and asked how grade verifications are checked—does the Executive Board check the Senate, does the Senate check the Executives, and if incompletes count. She explained that MSU-CSUN problems stem from both sides, as she has met with a road blocks in dealing with CSUN similarly to the road blocks given to Sen. Ortega by the MSU. She stated that there has been some animosity from CSUN in the past, which is really childish. She asked how tradition in CSUN works. She answered questions from the Senate concerning the MSU. DAWN MELBY asked why CSUN is closing early, and was answered by Sen. Ricci. DIRECTOR REED stated that she is glad that the Senate likes the OSI page, and stated that CSUN needs a morale booster, and said that if anyone wants to help, to let her know. PHIL DAQUINO stated that he has resigned his Parking and Traffic seat, and that concerning the tickets, Steve Evenson used to of-fer the extra tickets to the Senators at the Senate meetings. FROM THE EXECUTIVES: SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE BENNEMAN asked why everyone can't work together, and stated that if we can't work together, then we might as well give up. He stated that there is a By Laws meeting SENATE MEETING 21-06 6 IX. OPEN DISCUSSION, CONT. at 12:30 on Wednesday. He stated that Liz Baldizan spoke to him concerning his Open Discussion comments of an earlier meeting, and that he wanted to explain that Open Discussion is an opinion expressed by a person, and does not mean that it is expressed as an official opinion, but that it is personal. He stated that he had talked about the reporting by Chris Kindred and that he said that his article said things that he felt were retarded and not legitimate. He stated that he meant that it was said in a retar-ded way, not that it was personally meant that he is retarded. He stated that he would talk to him, and that he doesn't believe that these things should be taken on a personal note, and he apologized for taking it to a personal level. He stated that he does stand concerning his Open Discussion of 21-05. He stated that the retreat went well last fall, and that the retreat this semester is mandatory for Senators and Directors. He stated that the date is February 9th, Saturday, and that it is going to be at the Sky Mountain Resort. It will be an all day affair, and that there will be food, and leadership workshops. He stated that everyone should meet at 9:00 a.m. in the MSU parking lot on Saturday. VICE PRESIDENT ENGEL stated that she will try to be nice, and that she thanks Pres. Bunin and Sen. Pres. Pro Tem Benneman for standing up for her at hte last meeting where Sen. Tomory tried to drag her through the mud. She stated to Sen. Tomory that if there is a problem with anyone, then it should be brought up in person, not in public. She stated that he needs to be classy, and to show respect, and that she doesn't know what the point is in not taking it behind closed doors. She stated that Sen. Tom-ory disappointed her. She told Sen. Tomory to go to the Organi-zations Board meeting on Friday where his suggestions will be addressed. She stated that in reference to her language, don't threaten to file a complaint over profanity, and that she will swear if she wants to swear, it is her right. She welcomed the new Business Manager, Sue Hobbs, and wished her good luck. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA stated that all Senators need to get GPA forms in to her or the Senate Secretary. She stated that for anyone's information, her cumulative grade point is 3.47, and a 3.7 for last semester. She reiterated that the retreat is MANDATORY. She told Sen. Barkhuff that her comments could have been done in a different way. She thanked the Senate for approving the money for airfare to Carson City for the lobbying. She stated that Director Reed's first OSI page went really well. She stated that the Directors are under Pres. Bunin's discretion, and that they should get in gear for a good three months. She stated that the State of the Campus Address was well done, and that all Senators should not forget their speeches. PRESIDENT BUNIN stated that even after he gave his speech on the spirit of cooperation, the ticket comments had to happen. He stated that he likes to give out the tickets to the Senators, and that some of the Senators, such as Chris Lee, had the class to call his house to find out about the tickets. He stated that all that was needed was to let him know, and that to falsely accuse him of doing something wrong, which is the norm of this year, is not right. He stated that if there is a problem, go see him in SENATE MEETING 21-06 7 IX. OPEN DISCUSSION, CONT. his office as he is there almost all of the time. SEN. BARKHUFF stated that some Senators are not in any other org-anization and that all she wants is the respect of being told the tickets are available. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA commended Director Gripentrog on a job well done. PRESIDENT BUNIN stated that he has been kept informed by Director Gripentrog on E&P progress, and that there will be a complete list of budgets from all Directors at the next Director meeting. X. ADJOURNMENT Senate President Polovina adjourned the meeting at 6:02 p.m. /bjb