Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 8, 1990

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT AGENDA SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 199 0 MSU 2 01 4:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER. II. ROLL CALL. III. APPROVAL OF SENATE MINUTES 20-08. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS. V. BOARD COMMITTEE AND DIRECTOR REPORTS. VI. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATION. A. APPROVAL OF MIKE KENNEDY AS A JUSTICE ON THE CSUN JUDICIAL COUNCIL. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. A. NOMINATION/APPROVAL OF THE VACANT HEALTH SCIENCES SEAT. VIII.NEW BUSINESS. A. APPROVAL OF THE 1990 CSUN BUDGET AMENDMENT. B. APPROVAL OF $547.00 OUT OF THE 905 ACCT. FOR AN OMNIPAGE 2.0 TO HELP PRODUCE THE NEWSPAPER. IX. OPEN DISCUSSION. X. ADJOURNMENT. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA CSUN SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1990 MSU 201 400 P.M. VIII. NEW BUSINESS: C. APPROVAL OF $4 00 OUT OF THE 9 02 ACCT. FOR THE FANTASTIC FICTION CLUB. D. APPROVAL OF $3 25 OUT OF THE 9 02 ACCT. FOR THE SOCIETY OF MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS. E. APPROVAL OF $400 OUT OF THE 902 ACCT. FOR THE R.O.T.C. ASSOCIATION CLUB. F. APPROVAL OF $4 00 OUT OF THE 9 02 ACCT. FOR DELTA SIGMA PHI. G. APPROVAL OF $100 OUT OF THE 902 ACCT. FOR THE SOCIETY OF PHYSICS STUDENTS. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CSUN ELECTIONS RULES PAGE 5 E. Each candidate will be required to submit to the Elections Board two (2) complete statements of all campaigning expenditures and contributions. These statements must be supported by receipts for all amounts; the first statement shall include expenditures/contributions incurred by 5:00 p.m. on the second day of the Primary Elections and due by 5:00 p.m. on the second day of the Primary Elections. The second statement shall include all of the campaign expenditures/contributions incurred from the close of the Primary Elections filing period to the close of the General Elections filing period and due by 5:00 p.m. of the second day of the General Elections. These statements must be submitted to the CSUN Secretary or Elections Board member. 1. If at any time during the tenure of elected officers it shall be proven that the officer submitted a false or misleading statement, it shall be deemed an impeachable offense. 2. If it is determined that a candidate submitted a false or misleading statement, that person shall be brought before the Elections Board for disciplinary action. 3. A candidate who submits his campaign spending and contribution statement after the deadline will be subject to forfeiture of any part of the entire filing fee. V. CONDUCT OF CANDIDATES A. All protests, challenges, and complaints must be submitted in written form to the CSUN Secretary or an Elections Board member within three (3) working days after the alleged infraction. B. All candidates are expected to conduct themselves in a manner which would best represent CSUN and UNLV during his/her campaign. 1. Questionable conduct by a candidate or his/her supporter will be brought before the Elections Board for further action. C. The Elections Board shall consider all complaints and take any appropriate action. D. Candidates will be held accountable for their own actions and those of their recognized supporters. CSUN ELECTIONS RULES PAGE 4 FINES 1. Failure for candidate or proxy to attend a scheduled candidate meeting will result in a ten dollar ($10.00) fine. 2. Campaigning prior to date set by Elections Board will result in disqualification. 3. Campaign material(s) placed by candidate or supporter(s) within twenty-five (25) feet of voting area(s) will result in a ten dollar ($10.00) fine. Second offense will result in disqualification. 4. Actual physical campaigning within twenty-five (25) feet of voting area(s) will be subject to fines as determined by the Elections Board. 5. Failure to submit samples of campaign materials to the Elections Board will result in a ten dollar ($10.00) fine. If samples are not submitted within three (3) days after usage, the candidate will be disqualified. 6. Campaign materials posted incorrectly, i.e., over someone else's, or in the wrong location will result in a one dollar ($1.00) fine for each violation incurred. 7. Caught tearing down posters by candidates, friends, campaign workers, supporters, or any other(s), as determined by the Elections Board will result in a minimum fine of ten dollars ($10.00) and a maximum penalty of disqualification. 8. Receipts not turned in by five o'clock p.m. (5:00 p.m.) on the second day of the primary election, and on the second day of the general election to an Elections Board member will result in forfeiture of filing fees of said election. 9. Any fines that total over the filing fee of said election will result in automatic disqualification. 10. Candidate expenditures over one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the Senate races will result in automatic disqualification. 11. Candidate expenditures over one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the Homecoming elections will result in automatic disqualification. 12. Candidate expenditures over five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the Executive elections will result in automatic disqualification. 13. Fines will be posted daily in CSUN offices and are subject to appeal as per election rules. 14. Banners that are affixed illegally on or in the Moyer Student Union or other campus structures will result in a ten dollar ($10.00) fine and enactment of Article III, Section G of the CSUN Election Rules. '«EBff«EB s„m C?mHS OLm!CmATEsDfi mSTmUD EwNTisS UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA US VEGAS FEB 13 2 50 FH 8S0 MINUTES SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1990 4:00 P.M. MSU 2 01 I. CALL TO ORDER: CSUN SENATE PRESIDENT GINA B. POLOVINA CALLED SENATE MEETING 20-09 TO ORDER IN MSU #201 AT 4:08 P.M. II. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: JORGE GONZALEZ TRACI SMITH BUD BENNEMAN JAMES SWANK ALBERT TABOLA KIM KERSHAW RODERICK COLEBROOK JULIA RAMSEY PAUL PRATT DAVE SPILLER SCOTT BENNETT ROB FITZPATRICK JOHN YNIGUES ADONNA MILLER MARTIN DUPALO DIRECTORS PRESENT: ABSENT: DAN BUNIN-PUB. BOARD PAT TUOHY-STUDENT SERVICES ROB ROSENTHAL-KUNV MIKE KENNEDY-NSA JAMAL ALLEN-OSI RICK GILLETT-APPROPRIATIONS BOARD KAREN SPLAWN-YELLIN1 REBEL CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT ABSENT: MELANIE ROSENBERG (EXCUSED) MIKE BUNIN (EXCUSED) KIM ELLIOTT (EXCUSED) KARI COZINE (EXCUSED) NATALIE MILORO UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 MINUTES - SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 199 0 PAGE SEVEN III. APPROVAL OF SENATE MINUTE 20-08: MOTION BY SENATOR BENNEMAN. SECONDED BY SENATOR KERSHAW. CORRECTIONS: SENATE MEETING 20-08 SENATOR PRATT GAVE THE ELECTIONS BOARD REPORT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSUN SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN OUT ILL AND APOLOGIZED FOR MISSING LAST WEEKS SENATE MEETING. SHE ALSO REMINDED THE SENATORS OF THE VALENTINE'S DANCE ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 199 0. CSUN SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA YIELD THE FLOOR TO J.D. LEONARD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES. J.D. ANNOUNCED THAT HE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH ORIENTATION. PRESIDENT BUNIN MENTIONED TO PLEASE COME TO THE VALENTINE'S DANCE AND THAT THE RIO CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PARKING AND TRAFFIC REPORT EXPERIMENT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. HE MENTIONED THAT HE SPOKE TO THERESA REGARDING THE BALLROOM FOR HANDICAP AWARENESS DAY AND EVERYTHING IS OK. DAN WALL STATED THAT THE HEARING OF SENATOR PAUL PRATT VS. I.F.C. WILL BE HEARD ON TUESDAY. V. BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS: KAREN SPLAWN, OF YELLIN1 REBEL, APOLOGIZED FOR MISSING THE LAST TWO MEETINGS. SHE MENTIONED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE APPROVAL FOR THE OMNIPAGE. JAMAL ALLEN, DIRECTOR OF OSI, STATED THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL. HE STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GET A CSUN SUGGESTION BOX JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT A INTERVIEW OF NICKIE GIOVANNI REGARDING BLACK HISTORY MONTH WOULD TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY AT 1:00 P.M.. MINUTES - SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 199 0 PAGE SEVEN DAN BUNIN, DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLICATIONS BOARD, MENTIONED THAT THERE IS ONE OPENING ON THE PUBLICATIONS BOARD. HE ALSO STATED THAT A MEETING IS BEING SET UP REGARDING PRINTING YEARBOOK. ROB ROSENTHAL, KUNV GENERAL MANAGER, MENTIONED THAT ON FEBRUARY 17, 1990 THERE WILL BE A WOMEN MUSIC PROGRAM. HE ALSO STATED THAT $14 6 6 WAS BROUGHT IN. BRANDI HOFFMAN, CHAIRMAN OF SHAC, MENTIONED THAT ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 199 0 SENATOR PRATT WOULD BE WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REGARDING S.A.D.D. RICK GILLETT, OF APPROPRIATIONS BOARD, STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE THEIR SECOND MEETING ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 199 0 AT 2:00 P.M. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BOARD NEEDS MORE MEMBERS. PAI&E ZIELINSKI, DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS BOARD, MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD A MEETING LAST FRIDAY AT 4:30 P.M. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE TWO OPENING ON THE BOARD. SHE STATED THAT AT THEIR LAST MEETING THEY MADE CHANGES. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT SHE HOPE TO HAVE SOME FIGURES BY THE NEXT SENATE MEETING. PAT TUOHY, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES, REMINDED THE SENATORS OF CAREER DAY. HE THANKED THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED HIM WITH THE MAILING FOR CAREER DAY. HE MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE STILL TICKETS LEFT FOR WEDNESDAY'S LUNCHEON. HE MENTIONED THAT THE NEW CART IS IN, BUT NEEDS A PLACE TO PUT IT. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD BE INTERVIEWING FOR CSUN LAWYOR ON FRIDAY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT $12 6 WAS BROUGHT IN FROM NOTES AND $2 6 FROM TYPEWRITERS, MARLO STATED THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO CLASSES WITH NOTETAKERS IN THEM AND WOULD LIKE HELP FROM THE SENATORS. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT 55% OF THE SEATS IN STUDENT SPORTS MARKET WERE SOLD OUT. MIKE KENNEDY, DIRECTOR OF NSA, MENTIONED THAT THE LIBRARY TRUST IS STILL NOT ENOUGH. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE WOULD LIKE HELP FROM CSUN TO EXTEND LIBRARY HOURS DURING FINALS WEEK. MINUTES - SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 199 0 PAGE SEVEN LARRY HOLMES, CSUN BUSINESS MANAGER, STATED THAT ALL ACCT. RECEIVED TO DATE IS $40,000. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE INTERNAL AREAS ARE IN CONTROL, BUT HE DOESN'T FEEL CONFORTABLE WITH THEM YET. CSUN VICE PRESIDENT ENGEL, STATED THAT THEY HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK AND THEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTING STUDENT TICKETS ON TUESDAY AT 4:00 P.M. SENATOR GONZALES STATED THAT THE POLICY IS ALMOST DONE AND THERE WILL BE A MEETING TUESDAY AT 2:30 P.M. CSUN PRESIDENT BUNIN, OF ENTERTAINMENT, MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE RIO HOTEL FOR THE VALENTINE'S DANCE. HE ALSO STATED THAT 500 TICKETS WERE PRINTED FOR THE DANCE AND TODAY AT 2:00 P.M. THEY WERE GONE, BUT EVERYONE IS STILL WELCOME. VI. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS: A. APPROVAL OF MIKE KENNEY AS A JUSTICE ON THE CSUN JUDICIAL COUNCIL. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. NOMINATION/APPROVAL OF THE VACANT HEALTH SCIENCES SENATE SEAT. 1. STACEY ALSBROOK. 2. MIKE LECAVE. 3. JASON LANDERS. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. VIII.NEW BUSINESS: EMERGENCY MOTION TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA BY VICE PRESIDENT ENGEL. SECONDED BY SENATOR KERSHAW. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MINUTES - SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 199 0 PAGE SEVEN AA. APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS. MOTION TO WAIVE BYLAW 4 BY VICE PRESIDENT ENGEL. SECONDED BY SENATOR KERSHAW. MOTION DID NOT CARRY. A. APPROVAL OF THE 1990 CSUN BUDGET AMENDMENT. MOTION BY SENATOR BENNETT. SECONDED BY SENATOR FITZPATRICK. THERE WAS DISCUSSION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. B. APPROVAL OF $547 OUT OF THE 9 05 ACCT. FOR AN OMNIPAGE 2.0 TO HELP PRODUCE THE NEWSPAPER. MOTION BY SENATOR PRATT. SECONDED BY SENATOR SWANK. CSUN SENATE PRESIDENT GINA B. POLOVINA YIELD THE FLOOR TO KAREN SPLAWN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SENATOR KERSHAW TO APPROVE ITEMS C THROUGH G AS A WHOLE. SECONDED BY SENATOR SWANK. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THOSE ITEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: C. APPROVAL OF $4 00 OUT OF THE 9 02 ACCT. FOR THE FANTASTIC FICTION CLUB. MINUTES - SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 199 0 PAGE SEVEN D. APPROVAL OF $3 2 5 OUT OF THE 902 ACCT. FOR THE SOCIETY OF MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS. E. APPROVAL OF $4 00 OUT OF THE 9 02 ACCT. FOR THE R.O.T.C. ASSOCIATION CLUB. F. APPROVAL OF $400 OUT OF THE 9 02 ACCT. FOR DELTA SIGMA PHI. G. APPROVAL OF $100 OUT OF THE 902 ACCT. FOR THE SOCIETY OF PHYSICS STUDENTS. EMERGENCY MOTION TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA BY PRESIDENT BUNIN. SECONDED BY SENATOR PRATT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. H. APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH THE RIO HOTEL FOR VALENTINE1 DANCE ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 199 0. SECONDED BY SENATOR GONZALES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. EMERGENCY MOTION TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA BY PRESIDENT BUNIN. SECONDED BY SENATOR COLEBROOK. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I. APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN THE ELECTION BOARD OPERATING POLICY. SECONDED BY SENATOR RAMSEY. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MINUTES - SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 199 0 PAGE SEVEN IX. OPEN DISCUSSION: SENATOR TABOLA STATED THAT AT THE ORIENTATION IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO LET STUDENTS KNOW ABOUT CSUN. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SENATORS SHOULD TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE CAMPUS AND GET INVOLVED. SENATOR BENNETT STATED THAT TOMORROW THERE WILL BE A TREE CEREMONY IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY. SENATOR FITZPATRICK STATED THAT IT'S TIME THAT WE GOT A LAWYER. SENATOR SPILLER STATED THAT HE WAS IMPRESSED WITH HOW THINGS ARE WORKING. SENATOR DUPALO STATED THAT HE WILL HOLD COMMENTS. SENATOR MILLER STATED THAT SHE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AT THE VALENTINE'S DANCE. SENATOR GONZALES STATED THAT R.O.T.C. IS A GOOD GROUP. SENATOR PRATT STATED THAT HE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AT THE VALENTINE'S DANCE. SENATOR COLEBROOK STATED THE HOTEL ASSOCIATION WAS DOING A GOOD JOB HELPING CSUN WITH EVENTS. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS HEARING ALOT OF NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT DAVID BOWIE. SENATOR SMITH MENTIONED THAT SENATOR MILLER CAN PLAY BASKETBALL. SHE ALSO STATED THAT RODERICK COLEBROOK, COREY SMITH AND HERSELF ARE NOT RUNNING IN THE ELECTIONS, BUT SHE HOPED THAT THEY WERE ASKED FOR A GOOD REASON. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE BACK-SLASHING IN THE ELECTIONS WILL ONLY HURT YOURSELF AND NOT THE OPPONENT. SENATOR RAMSEY STATED THAT SHE WILL HOLD COMMENTS. SENATOR YNIGUES CONGRATULATED JAMAL ON OSI. SENATOR BENNEMAN STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN GETTING COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ACCESS TO PARKING AT THE THOMAS AND MACK CENTER DO TO CONSTRUCTION. SENATOR KERSHAW STATED THAT THE PARKING ACCESS FOR THOMAS AND MACK CENTER WILL CHANGE. SHE ALSO THANKED THE SENATE FOR APPROVING THE ELECTIONS. MINUTES - SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 199 0 PAGE SEVEN LISA APOLOGIZED FOR BEING LATE TO THE SENATE MEETING. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WILL BE A MEETING ON WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 11:30 P.M. ALLEN STATED TO TAKE CARE OF THE TREES YOURSELF. VICE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE FOUNTAIN STATED THAT A TEACHERS EXCELLANT AWARD IS BEING FORMED AND WOULD LIKE EACH SENATOR TO WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH ABOUT A TEACKER. SHE STATED THAT ON MONDAY, THAT SHE WILL HAVE A QUESTIONAIRE IN THE SENATOR'S BOXES. VICE PRESIDENT ENGEL THANKED THE SENATORS FOR DOING A GOOD JOB. SHE ALSO THANKED SENATOR SMITH FOR HER COMMENT REGARDING THE ELECTIONS. PRESIDENT BUNIN STATED THANKS FOR APPROVAL OF THE RIO CONTRACT BUDGET AMENDMENT AND THAT HE RECEIVED THE CONTRACT FROM THE RIO YESTERDAY. HE MENTIONED THAT HE TALKED TO DENNIS AT THOMAS AND MACK CENTER REGARDING CSUN GETTING HALF OF THE PROFIT FROM THE CARNIVAL. HE THANKED THE SENATE FOR APPROVING DAVID BOWIE FOR EXPERMENT. HE MENTIONED THAT LETTERS OF APOLOGY HAVE BEEN SENT OUT REGARDING THE BASKETBALL FIGHT OF UNLV VS. UTAH. HE STATED THAT GINA, B.J. AND HIMSELF ARE RUNNING IN THE ELECTIONS. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA STATED THAT SENATOR SMITH HAD A POINT WELL TAKEN ABOUT THE ELECTIONS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT CSUN IF A BUSINESS AND WHEN SENATORS COME INTO THE OFFICE THAT IT SHOULD BE RUN AS A BUSINESS AND TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT. SHE MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS A GOOD MEETING IN A LONG TIME, SENATORS WERE ASKING ALOT OF QUESTIONS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AT THE VALENTINE'S DANCE. MINUTES - SENATE MEETING 2 0-09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 199 0 PAGE SEVEN X. ADJOURNMENT: CSUN SENATE PRESIDENT GINA B. POLOVINA ADJOURNED THE SENATE MEETING 20-09 IN MSU 201 AT 5:40 P.M. RESPECTFULLY PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY: Pel GINA B. POOLL'OOVI]N A CSUN SENATE PRESIDENT CSUN SENATE SECRETARY