Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 31, 1998

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President RICHARD D. KIMBROUGH II STUDENT SENATE MEETING 28-28 Monday, August 31,1998 MSU 201 6:00 PM Joaquin F. TrujiUo SemtePtesidsntPtoTenpcre Business David Shapiro Sciences Randy Milmeister Liberal Arts Marty Weinberg Business David Fisk Education Michael "Zo" Kawazoe Hotel Administration AmyK. Canepa Hotel Administration LeiaM. Cartwright Student Development Jamie T. Heniington Education Jerry K. Jory Student Development Karon M. Clemens •tudent Development RylandG. Whitaker Engineering Tony Zaranti Hotel A dministration Anne-Marie Lazaroff Fine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences Josephine Binetti Liberal Arts Katie Auer Health Sciences Jennifer Peck Business Stephanie Davy Education Dalicia Rantey Urban Affairs Teddi Raff ad Urban Affairs Joe Cordone Business L CALL TO ORDER IL ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Director Reports 1. Student Services, DIRECTOR FLEISCHMAN; 2. Nevada Student Affairs, DIRECTOR DALEY; 3. Elections Board, DIRECTOR RAMIREZ; 4. Organizations Board, DIRECTOR AY ALA; 5. Entertainment & Programming, DIRECTOR JOHNS; 6. Office of Student Information, DIRECTOR DELAFONTAINE; D. Residence Hall Liaison Report E. Student Athlete Advisoiy Board Liaison Report F. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report G. Business Manager Report VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 28-08, as submitted by SENATORS FISK, DAVY, AND HEMINGTON; see attachment 1 B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 28-09, as submitted by SENATOR BINETTI; see attachment 2 C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of the following candidates for the OSI Board: Juliet Kho, Lisa Shapiro, and Maria Sofia Deano; D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of co-sponsoring the 8th annual Oozeball event with the Student Alumni Association and UNLV Intramurals on September 19th for $2500, to be encumbered out of the FY 98-99 CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account, as submitted by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT; xc=r - O". c CHoO vr.S?* C O Lron —o fc " at r r~X> _ V' =>c— » r;' m rn CO CO m 0 0 p oirn t<*_-.m<- •> o o VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTfin accordance with N.RS. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)J IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 X. GOOD OF THE SENATE XL 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. Supplemental Agenda 28-28 E. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of 250 boxes of scantrons from Precision Data Products. Purchase cost of $3330.00 ($3138.75 for scantrons and $191.25 for shipping) to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 (Gen) account, Student Services Budget; F. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of increasing the Entertainment and Programing Movie Nights Budget by $5000.00, to increase it from $3000.00 to $8000.00, costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 (Gen) account; G. Action Item: Nomination/Election of Angel Rivas Jr. to die CSUN Judicial Council; e«= r<-_on ro Ln CD CO c~ io (— c o £ rn <r> m< 2- irO ,- rn rn m C - 4 0 m — ~r> Ott \( Si wfatam i Senate Bill No. 8 Of the 28th Session SENATE BYLAW 47 CSUN STUDENT TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP INTRODUCED BY: Senators David Fisk, Stephanie Davy, and Jamie Hemington Summary: This bill is intended to make the scholarship selection process more efficient. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows (Additions are underlined, deletions are placed in brackets): SENATE BYLAW 47 CSUN STUDENT TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP I. At the time of formulating each CSUN fiscal budget, $7,500.00 from the total CSUN budget received from student fees shall be transferred to the UNLV Student Financial Services Department under the name of the CSUN Student Teaching Scholarships. II. The [monies] funds therein shall be awarded to students who will be enrolled in student teaching during the semester/session that they are on scholarship, as determined by a committee of: A. Three (3) CSUN Officials (one of which must be a senator from the College of Education) [nominated by the Executive Board] nominated and approved by the Senate; B. Three (3) members who are either faculty or professional staff nominated and approved by the Senate; C. The Vice-President of Student Services or his/her designee; 1. The committee shall be formed during the spring and fall semesters, with the fall meetings determining spring awards, and the spring meetings determining summer and fall awards. The first meeting of the committee in the spring shall be in March, and the first committee meeting in the fall shall be in October; 2. The CSUN Vice-President will serve as the committee chair 3. The committee's final decisions must be reached by [May 1] May 15 for fall and summer awards, and [December 1 ] December 15 for spring awards; 4. The committee, through the assistance of the UNLV Financial Services Department, shall request, receive and renew all applications for scholarship; 5. The committee shall determine scholarship winners; 6. Thirty (30) scholarships of $250.00 each will be distributed in three (3) parts, twelve (12) will be awarded for the fall semester, twelve (12) will be awarded for the spring semester, and six (6) will be awarded for the summer session; 7. Any unawarded funds will be distributed evenly among approved award recipients; [7] 8. All scholarship recipients must complete student teaching while on scholarship; [8] 9. The UNLV Student Financial Services Department will distribute all CSUN Scholarships in accordance with the University of Nevada System and UNLV guidelines. The student teaching scholarship will be awarded on the following basis: A. All thirty scholarships shall be awarded to continuing UNLV students who will be student teaching in Nevada. B. These awards shall be granted strictly on the following basis (most important to least important); 1. enrollment in student teaching for the semester while on scholarship; 2. cumulative G.P.A. OF [3.3] M i 3. campus activity and involvement at UNLV. C. CSUN Officials currently receiving a stipend and/or fee waiver are eligible to compete for these scholarships, provided that they do not apply for a stipend position for the following year. D. If after receiving a scholarship a recipient receives a fee waiver and/or stipend from CSUN prior to the beginning of an academic semester, he/she forfeits the remainder of the scholarship. E. Any forfeited [monies] awards shall be returned to Student Financial Services for distribution in the following academic semester or session. To override or repeal this bylaw, the following votes are required: A. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the CSUN Executive Board; B. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the CSUN Senate. ftrtMOtmtitt t Senate Bill No. 9 Of the 28th Session SENATE BYLAW 52 CSUN SCHOLARSHIP INTRODUCED BY: Senator Josephine Binetti Summary: This bill is intended to provide monetary assistance for students pursuing academic advancement. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows (Additions are underlined, deletions are placed in brackets): SENATE BYLAW 52 CSUN SCHOLARSHIP I. At the time of formulating each CSUN fiscal budget, $40,000.00 from the total CSUN budget received from student fees shall be transferred to each college in an amount corresponding to the previous fall's undergraduate enrollment in proportion to the previous fall's total UNLV undergraduate enrollment. H. The funds therein shall be awarded by a committee, formed within each college, composed of: A. Two (2) CSUN senators who are not members of the college of the committee they comprise, nominated and approved by the Senate; B. CSUN senators may not serve on more than two (2) committees; C. Five (5) members who are either faculty or professional staff within their respective college; D. The Vice-President of Student Services or his/her designee; 1. The committee shall be formed during the fall semester. The first meeting of the committees will be held in March and will determine the awards; 2. The committee shall elect its own chair; 3. The committee's final decisions must be reached by May 1 for the fall awards; 4. The committee, through the assistance of the UNLV Financial Services Department, shall request, receive and renew all applications for scholarship; 5. The committee shall determine the scholarship winners; 6. Each committee shall evenly divide its allocated funds evenly among its respective undergraduate majors/programs; 7. Each scholarship will be distributed in one part for the fall semester; 8. Any unawarded funds will be distributed evenly among approved award recipients; 8. The UNLV Student Financial Services Department will distribute all CSUN Scholarships in accordance with the University of Nevada System and UNLV guidelines. HI. The CSUN Scholarship will be awarded on the following basis: A. All scholarships shall be awarded to undergraduate UNLV students. B. These awards shall be granted strictly on the following basis (most important to least important); 1. 2.75 semester G.P.A. and 3.0 cumulative G.P.A. 2. Completion of twelve credits for the fall semester while on scholarship. C. CSUN Officials currently receiving a stipend and/or fee waiver are eligible to compete for these scholarships, provided that they do not apply for a stipend position for the following year. D. If after receiving a scholarship a recipient receives a fee waiver and/or stipend from CSUN prior to the beginning of an academic semester, he/she forfeits the remainder of the scholarship. E. Any forfeited awards shall be returned to Student Financial Services for distribution in the following academic semester or session. IV. To override or repeal this bylaw, the following votes are required: A. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the CSUN Executive Board; A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the CSUN Senate. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President RICHARD D. KIMBROUGH II Joaquin F. Trujillo SenaePtesHrtPro-Tenpoe Business David Shapiro Sciences Randy Milmeister Liberal Arts Marty Weinberg Business David Fisk Education Michael "Zo" Kawazoe Hotel Administration Amy K. Canepa Hotel Administration Leia M. Cartwright Student Development Jamie T. Hemington Education Jerry K. Jory Student Development ' aron M. Clemens tudent Development RylandG. Whitaker Engineering Tony Zaranti Hotel Administration Anne-Marie Lazaroff Fine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences Josephine Binetti Liberal Arts Katie Auer Health Sciences Jennifer Peck Business Stephanie Davy Education Dalicia Ramey Urban Affairs Teddi Raff ail Urban Affairs Joe Cordone Business MINUTES SENA TE MEETING 28-28 Monday, August 31,1998 MSU 201, 6:00 PM r-o C D ro JC3O3 - u> r- _ I. > t n -J o './ -—s • c—?>; "< o- ' .g ^ om m m— 2 <5o o o j »•-O** -4 if I. I I . CALL TO ORDER: SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH called Senate Meeting 28-28 to order at 6:03 p.m. ROLL CALL: PRESENT ABSENT Katie Auer Christian Augustin Josephine Binetti Amy Canepa Leia Cartwright Aaron Clemens Joe Cordone Stephanie Davy David Fisk John P. A. Garcia Jamie T. Hemington Jerry K. Jory Michael "Zo" Kawazoe Anne-Marie Lazaroff Randy Milmeister Jennifer Peck Teddi Raffail Dalicia Ramey David Shapiro Joaquin Trujillo Marty Weinberg Ryland Whitaker Tony Zaranti * denotes tardiness III APPROVAL OF MINUTES: CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 SENATE MINUTES 28-28/ August 31, 1998 SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that there are no minutes because we are still working on the meeting with the discussion of collusion. We are now working on the 55th page because they are verbatim for reasons of clarity in the future. As soon as those are finished the other meetings won't take very long. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS: SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH introduced Regent Shelley Berkley. Shelley Berkley welcomed everyone back. She stated that she has alot of experience on this campus and she started at UNLV in 1968. She was the Student Body President from 1971 to 1972. She was also a Senator, the school mascot, and a Delta Zeta. This institution and Student Government mean a great deal to her. Everyone is in for a great year and the best advise she can give is to enjoy every minute of it. Everything she has done since she was in Student Government many years ago is just an extension of what she learned here. She stated that it is a great experience and to enjoy it and do the best you can with it, but don't make it your entire life. This is just the beginning of a great life and what you are doing here is absolutely terrific. She stated that she is here today to ask anybody who would like to participate and have a really good time, to get involved in a campaign that it meaningful and important and is concerned about the issues that are important to everybody on this campus and in this room. She would like everyone to participate and she is excited to do this. She stated that we are going to do alot of good and we are going to be concerned about things that are important to this community, to UNLV, to the Community College, to our families and our parents and things that we care about. So if you want to get involved in something that is bigger than yourself, she would like you to participate with her. (She passed out some volunteer forms). She told everybody to get involved and have a good time with it but know that you are doing something really important. She also said thank you for giving her the opportunity to serve as a Regent for the last 8 years and it has been an incredibly rewarding experience. She has tried to make education a little bit better and she hopes she succeeded in that. She also stated that they have tickets for the Stars game on Thursday night and Rich Daley has them. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that pictures are in. Picture retakes have to be scheduled before Friday. He asked VICE PRESIDENT CECI to blow up the address and put it on his door. 3 individuals were missed so they are going to get a 4 X 5 free. The caucus went very well today. There will be another caucus on the 14th at 5 p.m. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH encouraged everyone to join DIRECTOR AY ALA in enjoying the refreshments. V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Senate Committee Reports: C 2 SENATE MINUTES 28-28/ August 31, 1998 1. SENATOR WHITAKER stated that Bylaws is meeting next Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. There were several questions for SENATOR WHITAKER. B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports: SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that there have already been some Faculty Senate meetings and the attendance has been poor on the part of several Senators. If you miss 3 meetings you will be removed from that seat. He had a discussion with the chair of the Faculty Senate and they are not happy with our lack of attendance, especially since they request that there be a student voice. There were several questions for SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH. C. Director Reports: 1. STUDENT SERVICES DIRECTOR FLEISHMAN was not present. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that she is running late and she got off work at 6:00. 2. NEVADA STUDENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR DALEY was not present. VICE PRESIDENT CECI stated that he was called into work. On September 22nd there will be a debate between Regent Berkley and Ben Chairez. Rock the Vote was today and they got about 30 registrations. He is hoping to have some of the Senators help him canvas the audience. Harry Reid decided to remove himself from the debate with John Ensign because he already has 4 debates scheduled. He is still waiting to hear from Kenny Guinn about when he can have a debate. 3. ELECTIONS BOARD DIRECTOR RAMIREZ stated that filing for the Senate Elections is from the 1st to 15th. The Senate election is October 7th and 8th. The Homecoming election filing is September 14th to the 21st. The election date is October 14th and 15th. Campaigning for the Senate election starts September 15th. There is a meeting on Tuesday, October 8th at 4 p.m. There were several questions for the Director. 4. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD DIRECTOR AYALA stated that the packets are being handed out. The first meeting is tomorrow at 2:30 in this room. The following meeting is on the 8th in BEH 241. He also stated that he put copies of the packets in the Senate mailboxes. There were numerous questions for the Director. 5. ENTERTAINMENT & PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR JOHNS stated that the websight is done. It should be actually available this Wednesday. There SENATE MINUTES 28-28/ August 31, 1998 is a Rock the Vote event from 11:00 to 1:00 on September 3rd. The 2nd annual Rebel Reggae is on September 26th in the North Field. He is requesting $500 to be donated to the International Club for their welcome week. For the 1 st football game on September 14th Louie Louie is going to be performing free. His office hours are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. (He passed around a list of the Noon Scene events and Rush Hour bands as well as information about an event on November 4th called Gear-up.) He also stated that for Premier week they need money to fund both the fireworks and the hypnotist. SENATOR AUER asked what time is Rebel Reggae. DIRECTOR JOHNS stated that it is at 4:00. DIRECTOR FLEISHMAN arrived. She apologized for her tardiness. She stated that the CSUN office is still under construction and alot of things have to be moved. She is waiting for the desks to arrive for the CBC and BHS annexes. She also stated that the CBC still needs white paint wash. There were several questions for the Director. 6. OFFICE OF STUDENT INFORMATION DIRECTOR DE LA FONTAINE thanked the Executive Board, Directors, and Senators for their help with the orientations. She stated that there is a banner and felt display available for use. The OSI page submission forms are now available. The 1st OSI page came out today. She is also taking suggestions for titles for the OSI page. She doesn't have set office hours but she is in the office every single day. SENATOR AUGUSTIN stated that the OSI page is really good and he suggested that she put Student Government after CSUN. D. Residence Hall Liaison Report: Trung Fung stated that opening weekend went really great. All of the programs were really well attended. On Friday night they had comedy night, on Saturday they had a shuttle going from the Residence Halls to Target and the mall, and on Sunday they had a Luau. E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report: The liaison stated that their first meeting is Tuesday the 8th at 6:30 p.m. There were several questions from the Senators. F. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report: ( 4 SENATE MINUTES 28-28/ August 31, 1998 Ann Yu stated that their 1st meeting is September 14th at 6 p.m. on the 3rd floor in the Student Services building. G. Business Manager Report: BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE read the expenditures for the last 3 weeks: $141.90 for the refreshments for tonight's meeting. He also stated that the E-docs need to be signed by Wednesday. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that it is hard to see their hands and he apologizes if he doesn't see somebody. A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 28-08, as submitted by SENATORS FISK, DAVY AND HEMINGTON; Motion to commit to Bylaws made by SENATOR CLEMENS, seconded by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT. Move into a vote. Motion passes 23-0-0. ( B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 28-09, as submitted by SENATOR BINETTI; Motion to commit to Bylaws made by SENATOR JORY, seconded by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT. Move into a vote. Motion passes 23-0-0. C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of the following candidates for the OSI Board: Juliet Kho, Lisa Shapiro, and Maria Sofia Deano; Motion to approve made by SENATOR AUGUSTIN, seconded by SENATOR TRUJILLO. SENATOR LAZAROFF asked if nominations needed to be opened. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that they do not. SENATOR TRUJILLO asked if these candidates are in the audience. 5 SENATE MINUTES 28-28/ August 31, 1998 DIRECTOR DELAFONTAINE stated that they are not here because she didn't know they were supposed to be. Move into a vote. Motion passes 22-0-1. (SENATOR SHAPIRO abstained.) D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of co-sponsoring the 8th annual Oozeball event with the Student Alumni Association and UNLV Intramurals on September 19th for $2500, to be encumbered out of the FY 98-99 CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account, as submitted by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT; Motion to approve made by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT, seconded by SENATOR LAZAROFF. There was discussion about the Item. Move into a vote. Motion passes 23-0-0. E. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of 250 boxes of scantrons from Precision Data products. Purchase cost of $3330.00 ($3138.75 for scantrons and $191.25 for shipping) to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 (Gen) account, Student Services Budget; Motion to approve made by SENATOR TRUJILLO, seconded by SENATOR PECK. SENATOR PECK asked how long it will take to get these. BUSINESS MANAGER MOORE stated that it will take approximately 3 to 6 weeks. Move into a vote. Motion passes 22-0-1. (SENATOR ZARANTI abstained.) F. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of increasing the Entertainment and Programming Movie Nights Budget by $5000.00, to increase it from $3000.00 to $8000.00, costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 (Gen) account; Motion to approve made by SENATOR CLEMENS, seconded by SENATOR AUGUSTIN. SENATOR CLEMENS yielded the floor to PRESIDENT PRICE. PRESIDENT PRICE stated that they amended this Item in Executive Board SENATOR CARTWRIGHT made a motion to amend to insert after $8,000 "and decrease office discretionary by $5,000", seconded by SENATOR RAFFAIL. SENATE MINUTES 28-28/ August 31, 1998 Move into a vote. Motion passes 23-0-0. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that this takes a 2/3 vote. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-2. (SENATORS ZARANTI and FISK abstained.) G. Action Item: Nomination/Election of Angel Rivas Jr. to the CSUN Judicial Council; Motion to table made by SENATOR PECK, seconded by SENATOR DAVY. Move into a vote. Motion passes 22-1-0. (SENATOR FISK opposed.) VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT Sunny Martin thanked the volunteers on the Welcome Crew and stated that the first day went well. (She passed out welcome buttons.) She reminded everyone about Primer UNLV on Wednesday night and asked the Senate to tell people about it and encourage them to go. They are having letter monitor practice tomorrow at 4:00 on the field. The first 800 students get a fight song T-shirt. It will be over about 8:30. It is also a good opportunity for everyone to wear their CSUN shirts. ( SENATOR WEINBERG leaves at 6:45. IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT PRICE stated that he has a copy of a questionnaire about where to put another ATM on campus. He asked for input from the Senators. He spoke to SENATOR SHAPIRO about being on the committee. At the Ethnic Student Council Leadership Retreat they put together goals and strategies for CSUN. (He then gave the State of the Campus Address. "Good evening and as the Student Body President I would like to welcome you back for the 1998-1999 Academic year. It is truly a pleasure to address this body with the understanding that we are all here with the same thing in mind - to hold ourselves accountable to the students. It has been an extremely productive summer. Senators, Directors, Judicial council members, and Executive Board members have all worked extremely hard to assess the needs of students and plan the upcoming year accordingly. It is not unreasonable to ask that this year be better that the last and with proper structure and guidance, each year here in after an example of learning from our past mistakes, building from our past successes. And being bold and spontaneous enough to try new things without the fear of failure. This year promises to be filled with excitement. There will be a change, there will be disappointments. I believe that without struggle there can be no success. Today the first day of school begins our journey. We as an Executive 7 SENATE MINUTES 28-28/ August 31, 1998 Board are committed to dedicate ourselves to the struggle. We look forward to working with the other branches of CSUN for guidance and stability. We all look forward to working with the students to provide access and increase participation. From programming to the services we provide, to a comforting smile when a student is trying to find where a class may be. This is a year where we must work together to accomplish our goals. Our motto is students serving students. We are here because we care and we take pride in this diverse University. Now is the time for our actions to be congruent with our philosophies. We must recognize that the students have a voice. We are that voice. And along with that comes the responsibility of consistently addressing the needs of the students. We cannot be afraid to challenge ourselves, to dare be different and try something new. We recognize that the University is responsive to the needs of the students because we make it so. Programs and services could not function without the support of the students. KUNV, the Rebel Yell, the football tailgates. They happen to address the needs of the students - let's not forget that. We are all part of the same family. We're Rebels. Let us challenge ourselves as leaders to invest our time. We're looking for more diverse programming. We want our office to be more inclusive. And we want everyone else to have as much pride and love for UNLV as we do. Let's be bold. Let's be daring. Most importantly - Let's be students. Let's get out there. Let's have a good time. We're all Rebels and it's gonna be a good year. Thank You very much." VICE PRESIDENT CECI stated that last Thursday the Executive Board attended the planning retreat put on by President Harter and her assistant, Rebecca Mills, and it was an enlightening experience. They were only students there and they got the student's voices heard very well. Rock the Vote today went well. He stated that for SENATOR LAZAROFF, he is working with a woman from Olympic Sports to get posters delivered to the office so they can pass them out to all the students so they can know when the athletic events are. He thanked the Directors and stated that they are doing a fine job. The rojos may show up to the first game in red limos with Louie Louie. Friday night is the men's soccer game. Next Sunday the 13th is the women's soccer inaugural game. SENATOR AUER asked when it is. PRESIDENT PRICE stated that it is the 13th and there is a schedule in the office. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that he enjoyed the retreat. Dr. piper was in charge of their group and he did a fine job. As a result of the conversations he had there, he would like to create a classified staff award. They would be people that aren't faculty members, and they would treat them to dinner every semester. Students would get to submit their names. It is a way to say Thank You to a group that is rarely thanked. They are overlooked because they do the grunt work of the University. He would like suggestions about this. The article in the Rebel Yell today was funny but disappointing. It is unfortunate that there is still a perception that members of CSUN can't or won't do their jobs. It is unfortunate that the comments were made on the 1st day of classes. He thanked DIRECTOR JOHNS for an fine afternoon of fun. The 7th floor loved it and they 8 SENATE MINUTES 28-28/ August 31, 1998 called about 3 or 4 times. He also thanked DIRECTOR DALEY for being out there and DIRECTOR DELAFONTAINE for working very hard. GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR AUGUSTIN stated that this is the first time he has ever been cold in this room. The Directors are doing an unbelievable job. He commended Angela as well. About the Rebel Yell article, he said during the caucus he was hired as an opinion writer but he cannot write about Student Government. He thinks that the article was absurd. The Executive Board has worked really hard to fight the reputation that occurred from last year and they deserve alot of credit. They did not deserve that on the first day of school. He wants to write opinions about things at school that people don't see and he wants avoid a conflict of interest. SENATOR ZARANTI stated that he is glad to be back. He congratulated the Directors on doing a really good job. Rock the Vote was good and the band was awesome. There was a Hotel College new student mixer and they got to meet the new dean. He is going to be speaking to his 101 classes to let them be positive about what Student Government is all about. SENATOR LAZAROFF stated that she is glad to be here on the first day of her last year of school. Her father got a job on campus. She has an idea of us doing some ballroom lessons for students and she and wants suggestions or ideas. SENATOR CLEMENS stated that he enjoyed his first day of classes. He is looking forward to this year, and he apologizes because he has to leave in a few minutes. SENATOR RAMEY had no comment. SENATOR CARTWRIGHT welcomed everyone back. She read the Rebel Yell article and stated that if you see something you don't like, let them know. She is also excited for oozeball. SENATOR CORDONE had no comment. SENATOR WHITAKER stated that there is an organization in his college called the Human Powered Vehicle Association and they are having a bike competition with other colleges. It costs $12-15,000 to make a bike. It would be a shame if they were turned down for money because they are a CSUN recognized organization. He just realized he has to cancel the Bylaws meeting for Wednesday because he is taking a Nuclear Engineering class. SENATOR JORY welcomed everyone back. SENATE MINUTES 28-28/ August 31, 1998 SENATOR HEMINGTON stated that she is sorry she missed the caucus but she has a class until 5:55. The Directors are doing a really good job. She had fun doing the Welcome Crew today. She also wished everyone a great year. SENATOR FISK stated that regarding the Rebel Yell article, we need to prove we are better. He needs schedules from members of Campus Safety. He looks forward to hearing Judge Chairez. He would like to see some other candidates. He would like the ATM by the Sidewalk Cafe. He is happy about the Bylaws meeting being rescheduled. Their bulletin board will be up in the CEB in the next few weeks. They have gotten a lot of changes in the advising center and the bulletin board is just another step. SENATOR BINETTI stated that she needs schedules from members of the Constitutional Revision Committee. SENATOR SHAPIRO had no comment. SENATOR PECK stated that she has been at the opening of the Residence Halls and it was successful. She doesn't have a Senator shirt and was wondering how she could get one. She has a new E-mail address. They are getting a bulletin board. They are having technical difficulties with their newsletter. She also wished everyone a great week. SENATOR DAVY thanked SENATORS FISK and HEMINGTON for all of their hard work , and also SENATOR PECK for being so perky all of the time. SENATOR RAFFAIL stated that this is her favorite week of the whole year. She liked PRESIDENT PRICE'S speech. She also asked what time the Bylaws meeting is on Wednesday. SENATOR GARCIA welcomed everyone back. Today there was a SHAC meeting. They are meeting with their Dean on September 16th at 2 p.m. He got his picture taken today for the College of Health Sciences broc