Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 11, 1978

AGENDA SENATE MEETING #35 April 11, 1978 Moyer Student Union Bldg. Room 203 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes #34 IV. Executive Board Announcements V. Committee Reports a. Union Board b. Activities Board c. Radio Board VI. Old Business a. Matching Funds Requests 1. UNLV Art Club - $167.00 Annual Student Art Show Awards 2. UNLV Art Club - $167.00 3 Day Video Workshop b. Presidential Screening Committee c. Organization Committee 1. Rebel Athletic Association d. Activities Board (Vote) a. Jane Fonda b. Royal Inn Dixieland Jazz Band $1,640.00 c. USUN Constitution (Vote) VII. New Business a. Election Booths 1. Kelly Girls VIII. Open Discussion IX. Ad journment MINUTES SENATE MEETING #35 April 11, 1978 Moyer Student Union Bldg. Room 203 I. Call to Order The thirty-fifth meeting of the Consolidated Student Senate was called to order by Chairman Ken Holt at 4:10 p.m. in Lounge 203 of the Moyer Student Union Building. II. Roll Call Members in Attendance: Dawn DuCharme Lise Wyman John Dunkin Ingrid Ilegedus Scott Hoover Lorraine Alderman Gretchen Smith Dave Bergen Jerry Gatch Chuck White Cindy Riser Bruce Bayne Richard Simms Bill Botos Peggy Burnham Gene Russo Greg McKinley Rob Nielsen Susana Reyes Jeanne Harkenrider Don Soderberg Andre' Bell Joe Matvay Excused Absences Unexcused Absences Bob Biale DeAnn Turpen Leon Levitt III. Approval of Minutes A motion to approve the minutes was made and seconded. Motion passed with one (1) abstention. IV. Executive Board Announcements Ken Holt announced that there would be no Senate meeting Tuesday, April 18, due to his inability to have someone Chair the meeting, plus it is the last day before the general election, and there will be no room available due to the Mardi Gras starting the next day. V. Committee Reports a. Union Board Due to the absence of Gene Russo, there was no Union Board report. b. Activities Board Steve Francis told about the upcoming Amazing Kreskin appearance and about the various things they have received for the Mardi Gras such as: hats, glasses, arm bands, etc. He announced there would be a Mardi Gras meeting that night at 8:00 o'clock. c. Radio Board Tim McRoberts was absent so Scott Lorenz announced that Tim was attending the NAB Convention at the Convention Center all week long and they just g9t thru meeting with Victor Ferrell and Harry Anderson to which none of the Senators came. This would have given the Senators a good opportunity to ask Mr. Ferrell and Mr. Anderson questions about the radio station. He reported they are now trying to get their antenna and building now somewhere on campus. According to Mr. Ferrell there will be a lot of trouble if we go on the KMBI tower. They will be meeting with President Dixon to try and get this on. Scott further reported he will be meeting with Senator Howard Cannon this weekend in Washington and he is going to try and help them out a bit. Minutes - Senate Meeting #35 April 11, 1978 Page 2 VI. Old Business a. Matching Funds Requests 1. UNLV Art Club - $267.00 - Annual Student Art Show Awards The Chair entertained a motion to approve this matching funds request. Chuck White motioned for approval, it was seconded and passed unanimously. 2. UNLV Art Club - $167.00 - 3 day Video Workshop Motion made and seconded to approve. Motion passed unanimously. b. Presidential Screening Committee Scott Lorenz reported he called up Dr. Baepler after the Senate meeting last week as he felt the way they handled the Presidential screening matter was not proper, and Dr. Baepler advised him that this committee should be selected just the way you would select the University senators by Presidential appointment. He further reported that any appointments that this body made today would go out with the old administration so the appointments would be good only until May 1st. He stated until that May 1, there would actually be very little work so he asked to allow him and ;Ken to' sit orl that committee. If there are any meetings that come up, they will attend them. When the new administration takes over, they can decide what procedure they want to follow. He reported that as far as he knew, there would be no meetings to attend between now and May 1st. Ken also agreed that it is unlikely meetings would be before May 1st. Chuck White asked, ifrin the future, would this be handled in a similar manner. Scott replied that he thought this is something the Senate should discuss as it is not spelled out in the University Senate By-Laws, it is not spelled out in the University code, it is not spelled out in the Board of Regent's Handbook. Scott said he searched and could find only that the decision is left up to the Senate. There are no other details as to how they are elected or anything. Ken reported that this committee will meet for about six months of the year. After further questions from the floor, Jerry Catch motioned that Scott and Ken be on the committee until May 1st, which was seconded and passed with one (1) opposed and three (3) abstentions. c. Organization Committee 1. Rebel Athletic Association to be voted upon as a Recognized Organization. Ken entertained a motion to approve. Motion made, seconded and passed. d. Activities Board (Vote) a. Jane Fonda contract. The Chair entertained a motion for approval. Motion made and seconded and opened for discussion. Chuck White questioned the "plus expenses" and Steve replied that there would be no plus expenses since she would be flying in and flying right out again after her engagement. Joe Matvay stated he felt $3,000 was too much to pay her. After further discussion pro and con, there was a call to the question. Motion passed with three (3) opposed and two (2) abstentions. Minutes - Senate Meeting #35 April 11, 1978 Page 3 b. Royal Inn Dixieland Jazz Band - $1,640.00 Motion to approve made,seconded and passed. c. USUN Constitution (Vote) Motion made for approval, seconded and passed with three (3) abstentions. VII. New Business a. Election Booths Scott announced they are going to hire Kelly Girls next week to help at the election booths and security guards also. Chuck White made a motion to hire at least four (4) Kelly Girls, seconded and passed with one "Nay". The Chair opened the floor for Senate Seat nominations with Pam Ross being nominated by Lise Wyman. Submitted at this meeting and will be voted on at the next Senate meeting. The Chair opened the floor for Presidential nominations. Scott Lorenz nominated Mike Chase and Peggy Rochele for the University Senate seat and it will be voted on at the next meeting. He asked that everyone look at their Resolution that was addressed to Athletic Director, Bill Ireland, regarding the Athletic Fee. He reported on a meeting he had with Dr. Baepler, Dr. Dixon, Sherman Bennett, ticket Manager of the Athletic Department, Roger Bronson, Budget Director and Bill Ireland, and the discussion regarding placing the.student Athletic Fee on the ballot. He reported this resolution is not necessarily a resolution that this body adopts or that he approves of, but it is what he could get out of the Athletic [Department and the administration. Much of it is based on the committee meetings they had this fall.and in the spring. He asked that this item be placed on the CSUN ballot for vote by the general student population on the 19th and 20th. He said all he needs from this body is a motion to place this item on the ballot. A discussion followed and Chuck said this letter does not state how many seats will be available, Richard Simms asked if this was going to be a lottery again and Ken and Scott replied that would be up to the new administration. Gretchen Smith stated she wanted to know how many seats were going to be available. Chuck White stated he felt the senate couldn't represent the student body by putting this up to a vote now and they should have more time. Don Soderberg wants the Yell to say that the Senate does not approve of it. A motion was made in favor of puttinq this on the ballot of the general election, seconded and passed after further discussion. Chuck White requested that the Senate receive a copy of the finalized resolution. VIII. Open Discussion Don Soderberg motioned that Dr. Cassese be given a "Done Good" award which was seconded and passed. Scott Hoover addressed the Senate floor and stated how much he had enjoyed this year as a Senator since this was his last Senate meeting. Ken corrected him to say he still would attend one more meeting. Minutes - Senate Meeting #35 April 11, 1978 Page 4 Joe Matvay asked if anything could be done with regard to the Saturday examinations and Scott replied that it couldn't be done during this spring according to Dr. Baepler but in the fall, they would have enough time to get it changed. He further stated that the surveys will be coming back soon and he feels certain the students will say they don't want exams on Saturdays. After a short argument that it could have been done this semester, Ken informed the Senate that there v/as no way they could have done it this spring as they tried. He stated he didn't like Saturday exams any more than they did and had two scheduled last Saturday. The question was asked if a letter could be written to the Senators and Congressman to vote "Yes" on the Middle Income Student Tuition Fee. Scott reported he will be in Washington, D. C. this next weekend and will find out more about it as it will be a topic of discussion at the Student Lobby. He stated that from what he understands, the National Student Lobby is opposed to that legislation because of some other underlying issues that have really not surfaced yet. When he finds out more about it, he will pass that information on to Laxalt, Cannon and Santini as he will be having meetings with them. Scott reported that the Desert Cleanup had been cancelled this past weekend due to a report from the Weather Bureau that there were going to be 50-ijiile an hour winds. As it turned out, they could have held it since the weather was beautiful. He said it will be rescheduled sometime in May or early fall. IX. Adjournment The motion was made and seconded to adjourn. Motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m. until Tuesday, April 25, 1978. Respectfully submitted by: Florida Edwards CSUN Secretary CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Telephone (702) 739-3477 April 7, 1978 To: Bill Ireland, Director of Athletics From: R. Scott Lorenz, CSUN President Re: Resolution - Athletic Fee - Student Seating Do you favor instituting an athletic fee at $2.00 per credit with, the understanding that students carrying six C6). credits or more will be. able to purchase football and basketball tickets for $1.00 per game? It is also understood that student sections will be established in both football and basketball. The seats in football will be between the 35 and 50 yard line and sold as season tickets. The basketball seats will be between section 4 and 11 from the floor to the top of the arena, excluding the loge, and will be distributed on a per game basis-. It is also understood that when a new basketball arena is constructed, a substantial increase in student seating will become available. RSL:fe