Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 26, 1989

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT I. CALL TO ORDER AGENDA SENATE MEETING 19-35 OCTOBER 26, 1989 5:30 PM MSU 201 II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF SENATE MINUTES 19-34 IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. NOMINATION/APPROVAL OF SENATOR OF THE YEAR FOR SENATE B. JOKE/MAGIC TRICK VIII. OPEN DISCUSSION IX. ADJOURNMENT OF SESSION 19: SINE DIE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS. NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 SESSION 19. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT SENATE MINUTES SENATE MEETING 19-35 OCTOBER 26, 1989 MSU 201 5:30 PM I. CALL TO ORDER SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:50 PM. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT CHAD WILCOX KIM ELLIOTT JEFF BAUHS RODERICK COLEBROOK KURT DEMARS PAIGE ZIELINSKI KIM KERSHAW RICK GILLETT KARI COZINE KEN TOMORY MELANIE ROSENBERG JAMES SWANK BRANDIHOFFMAN JAYSON LANDERS NATALIE MILORO SCOTT BENNETT JORGE GONZALEZ BUD BENNEMAN DIRECTORS PAT TOUHY (STUDENT SERVICES) RAY FRANKULIN (APPROPR) KAREN SPLAWN (YELLIN' REB) MIKE KENNEDY (NSA) JAMAL ALLEN (OSI) ALLEN CHASTAIN (PUB & ELECT) LISA GRIPENTROG (E&P) ABSENT JEFF GEIHS (EXCUSED) NATALIE MILORO (EXCUSED) ROSS KURZER (RESIGNED) UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 SENATE MINUTES 19-35 10-26-89 PAGE 2 III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 19-34 MOTION TO APPROVE BY SENATOR DEMARS. SECONDED BY SENATOR COLEBROOK. CORRECTIONS: PAGE 1-BUD BENNEMAN (EXCUSED) PAGE 6-LANDERS SPELLED INCORRECTLY PAGE 1-INCLUDE OSI CO-DIRECTOR TYRONE SMITH MOTION PASSES 17-0-0 IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS PRESIDENT BUNIN SORRY TO SEE OLD SENATORS GOING. SINBAD WAS A BIG HIT. VICE PRESIDENT WILLARD ORGANIZATIONS BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, NOV. 7 AT 2:30 IN THE FIRESIDE LOUNGE. TICKET DISTRIBUTION WILL BE COMPLETED FOR THE FIRST LOTTERY. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE COZINE DITTO WHAT JOE SAID. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA THANKED ROSENBERG FOR THE LOLLIPOPS ON HER DESK. NEXT WEEK WILL BE INTERESTING WITH THE NEW FACES, WE WILL PERSEVERE. THOSE WHO ARE LEAVING PLEASE COME VISIT US, WE ENCOURAGE YOUR INPUT. V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS JAMAL ALLEN HAS RETURNED AFTER TAKING LSAT. THANKED TYRONE SMITH FOR TAKING CARE OF THINGS. PAT TOUHY STUDENT SERVICES TOOK IN $100 THIS WEEK. IN THE PROCESS OF LOCATING NEW LEGAL COUNCIL. KAREN SPLAWN THERE WILL BE NO PAPER ON TUESDAY, OCT 31, 1989. RAY FRANKULIN APPROPRIATIONS BOARD MEETING TOMORROW AT 3:30 PM IN BEH 211. CHECKS FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE HANDED OUT AT THE ORGANIZA-TIONS MEETING. SENATE MINUTES 19-35 10-26-89 PAGE 3 MIKE KENNEDY IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE GRADUATE DESIGNATION ISSUE. CSUN IS PUSHING FOR A DESIGNATION BY GPA ONLY. IS DEVELOPING A PROPOSAL TO UNRUE. BRANDIHOFFMAN THERE WAS A GOOD TURNOUT AT HEALTH AWARENESS DAY. THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERS. OCTOBER 30TH WILL BE A BLOOD DRIVE; GO BLEED! PRESIDENT BUNIN (E&P) LILLIAN AND LISA ARE AT WORK OR CLASS, SO COULDN'T BE HERE. SIN-BAD WAS A BIG HIT. TOMORROW TOMMYROCKER WILL PERFORM. ALLEN CHASTAIN REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE ELECTIONS WILL BE IN BY FRIDAY, HOPE-FULLY. NO QUORUM AT LAST MEETING, NEXT MEETING WILL BE NEXT THURSDAY. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NONE VII. NEW BUSINESS A. NOMINATION/APPROVAL OF SENATOR OF THE YEAR FOR SENATE SESSION 19. SENATOR COZINE NOMINATED SENATOR ZIELINSKI. SENATOR WILCOX NOMINATED SENATOR ROSENBERG. MOTION BY PRESIDENT BUNIN TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. SECONDED BY SENATOR BAUHS MOTION PASSES 17-0-0. MOTION BY SENATOR BENNEMAN TO HOLD AND ELECTION WITH THE HIGHEST VOTE GETTER RECEIVING THE AWARD. SECONDED BY SENATOR COZINE. MOTION PASSES 17-0-0. THERE WAS A CALL FOR ROLL CALL VOTE. SENATE MINUTES 19-35 10-26-89 PAGE 4 ZIELINSKI BENNEMAN ELLIOTT BAUHS COLEBROOK DEMARS KERSHAW GILLETT COZINE SWANK ABSTENTIONS ZIELINSKI ROSENBERG LANDERS SENATOR ZIELINSKI WINS WITH 9 VOTES. SENATOR ROSENBERG RECEIVED 5 VOTES. THERE WERE 3 ABSTENTIONS. B. JOKE/MAGIC TRICK ALL OF THE SENATORS TOLD A JOKE, SO DID THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA HANDED OUT CERTIFICATES AND PLAQUES TO THE SENATORS. VIII.OPEN DISCUSSION COLEBROOK MENTIONED THAT HE APPRECIATES SUPPORTING THE EXECUTIVE BOARD DURING THE YEAR. LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH AS MANY PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AS POSSIBLE. OZKAN AS 'GUEST' SENATOR, HE MENTIONED THAT THINGS HAVE REALLY CHANGES IN CSUN. THERE ARE LESS ARGUMENTS AT EACH MEETING. SAID ITS IMPORTANT TO ARGUE TO THE BITTER END, YET REMAIN FRIENDS OUTSIDE THE ROOM. WISHED THOSE RETURNING A GOOD SESSION. WILCOX IT IS OVER FOR SOME OF 'US'. LEAVING FOR THE SEMESTER ON A CRUISE. WILL RETURN NEXT SEMESTER AND RUN FOR SENATOR POSITION. HE MENTIONED THAT HE HAD A FUN TIME WORKING WITH EVERYONE. GOOD LUCK TO THOSE RETURNING. ROSENBERG GONZALEZ BENNETT WILCOX TOMORY HOFFMAN SENATE MINUTES 19-35 10-26-89 PAGE 5 ZIELINSKI THANKED EVERYONE FOR 'SENATOR OF THE YEAR'. DIDN'T RUN FOR OFFICE AGAIN BECAUSE SHE IS VERY BUSY. THANKED EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT. WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO INVOLVED IF HADN'T COME INTO THE SENATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TERM. ROSENBERG CONGRATULATED PAIGE. IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL WITH EVERYONE. WILL MISS ALL THOSE LEAVING. GONZALEZ THANKED THE SENATORS FOR HIS APPOINTMENT. WILL BE DOING SOMEHTHING. LOOKING FORWARD TO GOOD TIMES AND FUN. LANDERS MENTIONED THAT HE ADMIRES CSUN FOR BEING SO WELL ESTABLISHED AND ORGANIZED ON CAMPUS. CSUN HAS SOME GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENTS. MENTIONED THAT CSUN IS A TEAM EVEN THOUGHT WE ARE ALL FROM DIF-FERENT COLLEGES. THANKED THOSE WHO HAVE SHOWN HIM THE RIGHT WAY. ADMIRES SENATOR ZIELINSKI, WHO HAS SORT OF BEEN HIS 'MOTHER OF THE SENATE' AND TAUGHT HIM THE ROPES. THANKED GINA FOR LISTENING AND THOSE WHO ANSWERED HIS QUESTIONS. HOFFMAN GOODBYE TO ALL WHO ARE LEAVING. CONGRATULATED SENATOR ZIELINKSI. GILLETT IS VERY SAD. CONGRATULATED SENATOR ZIELINSKI. THANKED ALL AND MENTIONED THAT IT WAS GREAT WORKING TOGETHER. CONGRATULA-TIONS TO THOSE WHO ARE RETURNING. TOMORY THANKED MELANIE ROSENBERG FOR GETTING HIM INVOLVED. CON-GRATULATED SENATOR ZIELINSKI. THANKED EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR THEIR OPEN DOOR AND THE SENATORS WHO GAVE HIM THE SEAT. MENTIONED THAT HE WILL STILL BE AROUND. WISHED LUCK TO THE NEW SENATORS AND THOSE WHO ARE STAYING. ELLIOTT CONGRATULATED SENATOR ZIELINSKI. GOODBYE TO THOSE LEAVING. BAUHS IT HAS BEEN QUITE A YEAR. CSUN HAS COME A LONG WAY IN ONE YEAR. PAIGE RESISTED GETTING INVOLVED AT FIRST BUT SHE CAME THRU. RECOM-MENDED ROB FITZPATRICK FOR THE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT SEAT. SENATE MINUTES 19-35 10-26-89 PAGE 6 BENNETT CONGRATULATED SENATOR ZIELINSKI. THANKED EVERYONE. MEN-TIONED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF SENATORS WOULD NOT BE RETURNING. THINGS ARE GROWING. MENTIONED THAT HE ENJOYS DEBATING. AN-NOUNCED THAT HE AND MELANIE ARE STILL WAITING FOR WORK FROM CAESARS. INVITED ALL TO THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, FRIDAY NIGHT. DEMARS CONGRATULATED SENATOR ZIELINSKI. A YEAR AGO DECIDED TO RUN FOR SENATE AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. GOOD LUCK TO ALL ESPE-CIALLY RODERICK. SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. SWANK MENTIONED THAT HE IS GLAD TO BE A PART OF CSUN. HE IS HAPPY TO BE COMING BACK FOR ANOTHER ACTIVE YEAR. BENNEMAN MENTIONED THAT HE BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH THE SENATE TWO WEEKDS FROM A YEAR AGO TODAY WHILE DEFENDING HIS FRATERNITY. SOON AFTER HE WAS APPOINTED. IT HAS BEEN A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. CONGRATULATED SENATOR ZIELINSKI. HATE TO SEE SOME OF THE SENATORS LEAVING. POINTED OUT THAT ALL ISSUES STAY IN THE SENATE ROOM. WE LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY WHERE WE MUST RESPECT OTHERS' OPINIONS. HE LOVES AND RESPECTS ALL OF HIS FELLOW SENATORS. KERSHAW CONGRATULATED SENATOR ZIELINSKI. SENATE HAS GROWN IN LAST YEAR. WILL MISS ALL WHO ARE LEAVING. LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER INTERESTING YEAR. THOSE THAT ARE LEAVING SHOULD COME AROUND. MISS YOU ALL. VICE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE FOUNTAIN LIKE JEFF SHE IS PROUD OF THE ENGINEERING COLLEGE. SHE MEN-TIONED THAT SHE WILL BE AROUND MORE NEXT SEMESTER FOR CSUN. CON-GRATULATED THOSE WHO WON AND SERVED. VICE PRESIDENT ENGEL MENTIONED THAT HER FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE SENATE WAS HOMECOMING OF LAST YEAR. SHE WILL MISS THOSE THAT ARE LEAVING. PRESIDENT BUNIN CONRATULATED SENATOR ZIELINSKI, SHE DESERVED IT. SORRY TO SEE THOSE LEAVING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF THE NEW SENATE. REMINDED THE SENATE THAT DEBATES ARE FOR A GOOD CAUSE. CSUN IS DOING WELL THIS YEAR. MENTIONED THAT NEXT YEAR IAC WILL BE CATEGORIZING SEATING INSTEAD OF RANDOMLY PICKING STUDENT SEATING. SENATE MINUTES 19-35 10-26-89 PAGE 7 SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE COZINE MENTIONED THAT THE SENATE HAS GROWN SINCE SHE WAS APPOINTED IN 1987 UNDER STEVE EVINSON. THE SENATE KNOWS PARLIAMENTARY PROCUDRE MUCH BETTER AND OPERATES LIKE A SENATE SHOULD. DISAP-POINTED TO SEE THOSE GOING. ASKED THOSE WHO WERE LEAVING TO STICK AROUND AND INFORM US OF ANY PROBLEMS. MENTIONED THAT GINA IS DOING A GREAT JOB AND IS GLAD TO BE HERE. SENATE PRESIDENT POLO VINA CONGRATULATED SENATOR ZIELINSKI AS SENATOR OF THE YEAR. SORRY TO SEE SOME SHARP PEOPLE LEAVING THE SENATE; ALMOST 1/3 OF THE SENATE IS LEAVING. THOSE THAT ARE STAYING ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HELP MOLD THE NEW MINDS AND AS THE NEW LEADERS OF THE SENATE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND TAKE THINGS SERIOUSLY TO GUIDE THE SENATE TO BE EFFECTIVE. THOSE THAT ARE LEAVING STAY AROUND TO SUPPORT AND TALK UP CSUN AROUND CAMPUS. HOPES SENATORS LIKE THEIR PLAQUES. APPRECIATE EVERYONE HELP. MISS YOU GUYS. OSI CO-DIRECTOR TYRONE SMITH WHEN FIRST RETURNED TO SCHOOL CAME IN AND DISRUPTED CSUN BUT SINCE BEING APPOINTED HAS GOTTEN TO KNOW MANY OF SENATORS. ASKED THOSE LEAVING TO STAY IN TOUCH SINCE THEY WILL BE MORE IN TOUCH WITH THE CAMPUS. GOOD LUCK TO THOSE WHO ARE GRADUATING AND TO THE NEW SENATE. MENTIONED THAT HE WAS REALLY TOUCHED WHEN GINA AND JOE STOOD BY HIS SIDE AT THE JC MEETING. HE WAS INCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL DURING THE MEETING AND THEIR FRIENDSHIP MEANT A LOT TO HIM. IF THERE IS ANYTHING HE CAN, DO TELL HIM. IX. ADJOURMENT THE MEETING WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADJOURNED SINE DIE. OZKAN RESPECTFULLY PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY, SENATE PRESIDENT SENATE SECRETARY