Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 14, 1991

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT AGENDA SENATE MEETING 21-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1991 4:00 P.M. MSU 201 I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF SENATE MINUTES 21-08 IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS VI. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VIII. NEW BUSINESS IX. OPEN DISCUSSION X. ADJOURNEMENT Posted in: MSU 120, MSU case, FDH first floor, WRI first floor, BEH first floor. :bjb 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 21-09 FEBRUARY 14,1991 4:00 p.m. MSU 201 VI. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS A. Approval of William Romero as a member of the By Laws Committee. B. Approval of Kyle Karmenburg as a member of the By Laws Committee. C. Approval of Scott Fisher as a member of the By Laws Committee. D. Approval of Mike Young as a member of the Appropriations Board. E. Approval of David Gillespie as a member of the Appropriations Board F. Approval of Scott Fisher as a member of the Publicatons Board. G. Approval of Maxie Maultsby as a member of the Publications Board. H. Approval of Dawn Smith as a member of Entertainment and Programming I. Approval of Brian Cox as a member of Elections Board. J. Approval of Bonar Tucker as the Interim Editor-in-Chief of the VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Executive Board Nominations. B. Approval of encumbering $1020.00 out of the 909 account for an electronic transmitter for KUNV. C. Approval of $612.50 out of the 903 account for an Engineering Week picnic on February 22, 1991. D. Approval of waiving By Law 25. E. Introduction of Senate Bill #$5. IX. OPEN DISCUSSION X. ADJOURNMENT Yellin' Rebel :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 21-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1991 4:00 P.M. MSU 2 01 I. CALL TO ORDER Senate President Polovina called the meeting to order at 4:10 pm. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT Senator Adair Senator Barkhuff Senator Benneman Senator Bunin Senator Cudlip Senator Field Senator Fimrtark Senator Jensen Senator Kannenburg Senator Kostman Senator Lee Senator Love Senator Maultsby [late] Senator Ortega Senator Ricci Senator Roth Senator Young Senator Romero , ABSENT Senator Bernardi [excused] Senator Tomory [excused] Director Rosenberg Chair Benneman Asst. Director Fitzpatrick Director Reed Chair Engel Vice Chair Fountain Director Kennedy Chair Bunin Director Ynigues [excused] Director Menez [excused] Acting Director Kershaw Asst. Director deHondol [unexcused] Chair Tomory [excused] Chair Gonzalez [unexcused] III. APPROVAL OF SENATE MINUTES 21-08 Motion to approve by Sen. Ortega. Corrections: pg. 3, Roll Call vote, the second 'Sen. Tomory' should be Sen. Kannenburg. Motion carried by voice vote. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS VICE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE FOUNTAIN had no annoucements. VICE PRESIDENT ENGEL had no announcements. PRESIDENT BUNIN stated that he hopes everyone goes to the Valen-tine Dance, as it will be a lot of fun. He stated that there is UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 SENATE MEETING 21-09 2 IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS, CONTINUED one thing that he would like to address briefly, that of the newspaper headlines, and that he hopes that the Senate does not discuss it too much. He stated that the general method is that somebody fights, he wins. He stated that if anyone needs a basketball ticket to the game tonight to take one, but if anyone has a ticket from an organiza-tion, then please don't take another ticket as they can be used by other people. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE BENNEMAN stated that the retreat went well, and brought the Senate closer together. He stated that during lunch at the retreat, he mentioned in an informal conversation that he is concerned about the Greek system, because the Greeks are on a decline at UNLV. He stated that he had said that IFC had fumbled the ball during Rush, and the Monday im-mediately following the retreat, Dr. Ackerman was misinformed about what he had said. He stated that he talked with Dr. Acker-man for about an hour, and that they are now on good terms. He stated that he is planning a similar event for the end of the semester. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA stated that everyone received tickets to the Valentine Dance , and that she would like to see a lot of Senators and Directors at the dance. She commended Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman for a fine job on the retreat, and stated that it turned out even better than expected. She wished all the candidates who filed for Executive Board election luck, and stated may the most gualified candidate win. She introduced Jan Laverty Jones and Jerry Belt who spoke on water conservation. JAN LAVERTY JONES AND JERRY BELT GAVE A WATER CONSERVATION PRESENTATION FROM THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT. THEY SPOKE, AND SHOWED A VIDEO. THEY ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM THE SENATE AND THE GALLERY, AND PASSED OUT INFORMATION. PRES. BUNIN stated that as he has to leave early, he is not going to be at the open discussion, so he wanted to explain that he was not trying to be rude about recognizing the gallery, but that there is a difference from a press conference and a public forum, and that everyone must be recognized by the Chair. He stated that he had a meeting with John Ynigues, and that he is going to resign as Publications Board Director, and that the Vice-Chair, Monica Ricci, will assume the duties. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA stated that she wanted to show her gratitude for Alex deHondol and the Student Services staff for their work on Career Day, which was extremely successful. V. BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS ORGANIZATIONS—Vice Presdident Engel had no report. RULES— Chair Bunin spoke. BYLAWS— Chair Benneman spoke and answered guestions. APPROPRIATIONS—Director Rosenberg spoke, and gave a statement for Business Manager Sue Hobbs. OSI—Director Reed had no report. SENATE MEETING 21-09 3 V. BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS E&P—Assistant Director Fitzpatrick spoke and answered questions. YELLIN1 REBEL—Eileen Brady gave a report. NSA—Director Kennedy spoke. KUNV—There was no report. JUDICIAL COUNCIL—Chief Justice Barclay spoke and answered ques-tions . VI. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS A. Approval of William Romero as a member of the ByLaws Commitee. B. Approval of Kyle Kannenburg as a member of the ByLaws Committee. C. Approval of Scott Fisher as a member of the ByLaws Com-mittee. D. Approval of Mike Young as a member of the Appropriations Board. E. Approval of David Gillespie as a member of the Ap-propriations Baord. F. Approval of Scott Fisher as a member of the Publications Board. G. Approval of Maxie Maultsby as a member of the Publica-tions Board. H. Approval of Dawn Smith as a member of the Entertainment and Programming Board. I. Approval of Brian Cox as a member of the Elections Board. J. Approval of Bonar Tucker as the Interim Editor-in-Chief of the Yellin1 Rebel. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Executive Board Nominations. Motion to approve items A through I as a whole by Senator Fin-mark. There was discussion. Motion passed by voice vote. Motion to approve item J by Senator Ricci. There was discussion. Motion carried by voice vote. B. Approval of encumbering $102 0 out of the 909 account for an electronic transmitter for KUNV. Motion to approve by Senator Maultsby. There was discussion. Motion carried by voice vote. C. Approval of $612.50 out of the 903 account for an En-gineering Week picnic on February 22, 1991. Motion to approve by Sen. Roth. Motion carried by voice vote. D. Approval of waiving By Law 25. Motion to approve by Senator Finmark. Motion carried 14-0-5. E. Introduction of Senate Bill #5. Senate Bill #5 was discussed. SENATOR ADAIR LEFT THE MEETING. IX. OPEN DISCUSSION SENATOR BARKHUFF thanked Sen. Pres. Pro Tem Benneman for a great retreat. She congratulated Asst. Dir. deHondol on the cocktail SENATE MEETING 21-09 4 IX. OPEN DISCUSSION, CONTINUED party for Career Day, and stated that she was impressed with the OSI page. SENATOR FISHER stated that the retreat was not what he expected, and that he was glad that he went. SENATOR KANNENBURG apologized for missing the retreat, explaining that he had an emergency and could not reach anyone prior. SENATOR JENSEN thanked Sen. Pres. Pro Tern Benneman, stating that he did a good job. SENATOR YOUNG had no comments. SENATOR LOVE wished everyone a Happy Valentine's Day. SENATOR MAULTSBY encouraged everyone to go to the dance. SENATOR FINMARK thanked Sen. Pres. Pro Tem. Benneman for the retreat. She thanked Asst. Dir. deHondol for Career Day, stating that she wished he was here for a round of applause. She wished everyone a Happy Valentine's Day, and stated that the OSI page was good this time. SENATOR CUDLIP thanked the Senate for the memories. SENATOR ROTH wished everyone a Happy Valentine's Day. SENATOR ROMERO thanked Sen. Pres. Pro Tem Benneman for the retreat, thanked Jan Jones and Jerry Belt for their presentation, and stated that he can't wait for the dance. He stated that Asst. Dir. deHondol did a good job on Career Day. SENATOR ORTEGA stated that the Snow Spectacular will be at Lee Canyon on Saturday, February 23, 1991. She stated that there will be a mandatory volunteers meeting at the Palace Station on February 21, at 7:00 p.m. upstairs in the showroom. She thanked Sen. Pres. Pro Tem. Benneman for the retreat, and stated that it was fun. SENATOR RICCI stated that the OSI page was good, and stated that Sen. Pres. Pro Tem Benneman did a great job . She stated that she hopes everyone is patient with her as Acting Publications Board Director, and that she would appreciate positive input. SENATOR FIELD stated that the retreat was great. SENATOR BUNIN had no comments. SENATOR KOSTMAN stated that it is nice to see Sen. Bunin here. He stated that it was fun watching the Stealth fall, but that he'll never trust him again. He yielded the floor to Christian Hardigree. CHRISTIAN HARDIGREE stated that three weeks ago she asked about grades, and that many in CSUN have talked to her about her gues-tions. While some were nice, there were some who demanded to know why she did what she did. She stated that she simply asked guestions concerning proceedures, and that if sounded accusatory, she apologized. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE BENNEMAN asked, as a point of in-guiry why incompletes came up so repeatedly, and stated that he has been investigating the situation. He knows for a fact that the Executive Board grades have been accessed illegally, and that there has been a student fired for it. He stated that noone is above the law. CHRISTIAN HARDIGREE stated that she knew that there had been a problem with Martin DuPaulo, and was informed that it has been SENATE MEETING 21-09 5 IX. OPEN DISCUSSION, CONTINUED. a more recent problem. She stated that if anyone has an accusa-tion then they should go through the University, and that she has been accused in private conversation of being the one to access grades. She stated that from now on, any CSUN member wishing to have a conversation with her will be tape recorded to protect herself. SENATOR LEE had no comments. FROM THE EXECUTIVES: VICE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE FOUNTAIN stated that she needs the nominations for Teacher of the Year awards. She stated that she wants a brief, consise, statement of personal information on the nominees, which is a reason why that teacher should get the award. She stated that each nominee gets a plague. The nominees are: B&E-Hans Herman Hoppe; Education--Robert Smith; Engineering—Dr. Venkat; Health Sciences—Mary Koithan,RN,MSN; Hotel—Simon Crawford Welch,Ph.D.; Liberal Arts—Dr. Simich [Pol. Sci.]; Fine and Performing Arts—Victoria Dale; Health, Physical Education and Recreat' " husen. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE BENNEMAN stated that he was not ac-cusing anyone, and that there is an investigation going on, but that the student fired was male. He thanked all who went to the retreat, and that the success was due to all the participation. He stated that Asst. Dir. deHondol did an excellent job on Career Day, and stated that he hopes to see everyone at the dance. He stated that there is something that Irag and the Senate have in common, and that is neither one can handle the Stealth. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA wished Sen. Ortega luck in Carson City, and stated that Stealth is the man. She stated that the OSI page is really good, and that she is impressed. She wished Sen. Ricci good luck with the Publications Board, and stated that the Executive Board is there to help. She stated that she feels personally offended that the grades were accessed, and that she does not like the fact that her privacy was violated. She stated that, while she is not pointing fingers, that it was an atrocity to do such a thing in the first place, and that it is really pathetic. She stated that those at fault will be put to justice. SENATOR FIELD asked for a list of the candidates for Executive Board. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA stated that there is a candidates1 meeting immediately following this meeting, and that it is man-datory for all candidates to attend, so a list will be published then. VICE PRESIDENT ENGEL X. ADJOURNMENT Senate President Polovina adjourned the meeting at 5:50