Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 25, 1985

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS Agenda Senate Meeting 15-22 MSU Lounge 201 April 25, 1985 4:00 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes 15-21 IV. Announcements V. Executive Board Nomination Bill Haldeman to Publications Board Chairman VI. Old Business VII. New Business A. Approval of Executive Board Nominations B. Nominations for Vacant Senate Seat: Health Sciences C. Nominations for Vacant Senate Seat: Business & Economics 1. Sam Lieberman 2. Robert Cherhonik 3. August Corrales 4. Ron Zayas D. Approval of contract between Hair Zoo and KUNV, Ken Jordan. E. Approval of co-sponsorship with Big-O-Fan Club and E&P for Rocky Horror Picture Show. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 - 2 - Senate Agenda 15-22 April 25, 1985 F. Approval of contract with Romney Smith DJ on April 26, 1985 in an amount not to exceed $300.00 - E&P. G. Approval of transfers: Transfer of $19,004.39 of budget authority from 905 account to 906 account. Decrease the 905 account line 2100 of $2004.39 for budget authority. Increase the 906 line item 2100 of $2004.39 for budget authority. Decrease the 905 account line 3000 of $17,000.00 for budget authority. Increase the 906 account line 3000 of $17,000.00 for budget authority. Transfer of $9000 of budget authority from 90 4 to 90 6 account. Decrease the 90 4 account line 3000 of $7000 for budget authority. Decrease the 904 account, line 1500 of $2000, for budget authority. Increase the 906 account line 3000 of $9000 of budget authority. VIII. Open Discussion IX. Adjournment March 22, 1985 TO: Ms. Nancy Russell C S U N Business Manager FROM: John A . Purvis ; W * Assistant to the vice President for Business Affairs RE: 1984-85 C S U N Student Fees Based on information supplied by the Controller's Office after the' first fee distribution for Spring 1985, it appears that for 1984-85 student fees for CSUN will he approximate!'/ $17,375 short of the original amount budgeted. S know you are presently reviewing the status of departmental revenue and expenditure budgets. This information on student fees shouid be taken into consideration in order to make accurate projections for CSUN as a whole for the duration of the fiscal year. If the CSUN contingency account (906) cannot support an actual loss in cash of the student fee shortage then appropriate reductions in the individual department allocation will need to be decided by the Executive Board and yourself, if you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact rne. JAP/mm attachment cc: Kent Anderson, CSUN President Dean Daniels, Student Services Gary Torkeison, Assistant Controller for Accounting Herman W, Westfall, Vice President for Business Affairs CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS MINUTES Senate Meeting 15-22 MSU Lounge 201 April 25, 1985 4:00 p.m. I. Call to Order The meeting was called to Order at 4:10 p.m. II. Roll Call Present Absent Senator Adams Senator DiBenedetto (unexcused) Senator Chadwell Senator Holm (excused) Senator Champagne Senator Kim (excused) Senator Clay Senator Larson (unexcused) Senator Davis Senator Smith (unexcused) 3rd unexcused. Senator Harrington *The 3rd unexcused was overridden Senator Hendrick Senator Kelleher Senator Kowalczyk Senaotr Maestas Senator Nichols Senator Varona Senator Wong Senate President Haldeman removed Tyrone Smith from the Senate this being his third unexcused absence. III. Approval of Minutes 15-21 The minutes were approved with no corrections. Senator Smith arrived at the meeting at 4:12 p.m. Vice President Fischer moved to override his third unexcused absence. Senator Kelleher seconded. The motion passed with 13 in favor, 0 opposed and 0 abstaining. Senator Smith then took his seat. IV. Announcement s Vice President Fischer discussed the Retreat Awards Banquet. The awards will take place May 14, 1985 at 6:30 p.m. He also announced that he will have to resign from the Intercollegiate Athletic Council to prepare for Graduation. CSUN President Anderson took this time to thank the Senate for all their support during his term in office. Senate President Pro Tempore Varona announced that at next week's meeting he will be presiding as the new Senate President and that the Senate should consider his suggestions for Protocall. A list will be distributed later next week. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 Senate Meeting 15-f2 Aprx25, 1985 V. Executive Board Nomination Bill Haldeman to Publications Board Chairman VI. Old Business There was no old business. VII. New Business A. Approval of Executive Board Nomination Senator Harrington moved to approve Bill Haldeman to Publications Board Chairman. Senator Nichols seconded. Ron Zayas who was appointed in meeting 15-21 had to resign from Chairman due to the fact that he would not resign from the Yell. The motion passed with 13 in favor, 0 opposed, and 1 abstaining (Champagne). B. Nominations for Vacant Senate Seat: Health Sciences Senator Varona nominated Jay Rillycia C. Nominations for Vacant Senate Seat: Business and Economics 1. Sam Lieberman 2. Robert Cherhonik 3. August Corrales 4. Ron Zayas 5. John Fazi Senator Nichols moved to close nominations. Senator Maestas seconded. The motion passed with 13 in favor, 1 opposed (Harring-ton) and 0 abstaining. Vice President Fischer moved to open nominations for Arts and Letters Seat, as it will be vacant when Sean Kelleher becomes CSUN President. Nominations were: 1. Janu Tornell 3. James Ohriner 2. William Haldeman 4. Robert Cherhonik THE MEETING WAS INTERUPTED BY A STRIP-O-GRAM DANCER WITH A TELEGRAM FOR SENATE PRESIDENT HALDEMAN AND SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE VARONA. The male stripper then proceeded to Dance (behind the table,inbfitween the tables and on the table) removing articles of clothing one at a time. Senate President Haldeman called this man out of order, he then called to recess the meeting. The meeting was recessed at 4:20 p.m. by the call of the Chair. The meeting was called back to order by the call of the chair at 4:25 p.m. Senator Varena moved to nominate all the Business and Economic Applicants to the Business and Economics Seat that will be open when Gus Varona is the new Senate President. There were multiple seconds. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. - 2 - Senate Meeting 15-22 April 25', 1985 -3- D. Approval of contract between Hair Zoo and KUNV, Ken Jordan. Senate President Haldeman discussed the various problems with the contract. James Ohriner left the meeting to call the Legal Council to find out the legalities of the contract. This item was postponed until later in the meeting. Senate President Haldeman asked the Senate if there were any objections to suspend with the rules and move back into Announcements as there was jio item placed on the Agenda for Board, Committee and Director Reports. There were no objections. IV. Ron Zayas addressed the Senate for the Yell. He announced that plans are being started to make the Yellin' Rebel an independant run newspaper. Zayas also thanked the Senate for their support. Kirk Hendrick, gave a report on the Parking and Traffic Committee. He announced that the parking fees were dropped as President Maxson was strongly opposed to the fees. The committee is discussing the possiblity of having a hanging permit for a charge of $1.00. Vide President Fischer discussed the problems in the Admissions Committee. The Committee is discussing the proposal to be able to tell incoming students with a GPA below 2.0 and 2.3 for out-of-state students what classes they will have to take, and that the only classes permitted will be core classes. Fischer is very opposed to this proposal and urges the Senate to take action! Fischer also announced that the Faculty Senate Committees are changing membership which would remove much of the students voting. CSUN President Anderson also announced that Academic Standards was reducing the number of student votes and that the Senate's image has improved over the last year. Anderson stressed the importance and urged that the Senate voice their opinions! Vice President Fischer is very opposed to the discriminating factor that out-of-state students have a higher GPA requirement. He stated that with enrollment decreasing this is not the right way to get more students to UNLV. Kirk Hendriak, NSA Director took this time to thank the Senate for their support. He also thanked the Yellin' Rebel for the article that was printed in the paper. Hendrick also announced that he will be seeking re-appointment as NSA Director. Bill Haldeman, newly appointed Publications Board Chairman announced that he will schedule a meeting on the last day of office for his term as Senate President. E. Approval of. co-sponsorship with Big-O-Fan Club and E&P for Rocky Horror Picture Show. As there was no Contract presented, or anyone from the Entertainment and Programming Board/no action was taken. Senator Kowalczyk announced that there was a contract, but the Chairman from E&P had not yet signed it. Senate Meeting 15-22 April 25, 1985 -4- F. Approval of contract with Romney Smith DJ on April 26, 1985 in an amount not to exceed $300.00 —E&P. Vice President Fischer moved to approve $300.00. Senator Hendrick seconded. The motion passed with 13 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstaining (Wong). G. Approval of trasfers: Transfer of $19,0004.39 of budget authority from 905 account to 906 account. Decrease the 905 account line 2100 of $2004.39 for budget authority. Increase the 906 line item 2100 of $2004.39 for budget authority. Decrease the 905 account line 3000 of $17,000.00 for budget authority . Increase the 906 account line 3000 of $17,000.00 for budget authority. Transfer of $9000 of budget authority from 904 to 906 account. Decrease the 904 account line 3000 of $7000 for budget authority. Decrease the 904 account, line 1500 of $2000, for budget authority. Increase the 906 account line 3000 of $9000 of budget authority. Senator Clay moved to approve the transfers. Senator Nichols seconded. Nancy Russell addressed the Senate and discussed the cash flow problems. Vice President Fischer addressed the Senate, and with his former expertise as he put it explained the need for the transfers. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. Senate President Haldeman added the resolution 15-6 to the agenda. H. Approval of Resolution 15-6 Senate President Haldeman read the entire bill. Senator Hendrick moved to approve. Senator Harrington seconded. Vice President Fischer asked that his name be removed as a sponsor. Senator Champagne left the meeting at 4:45pm. The motion passed with 12 in favor, 0 opposed, and 1 abstaining (Nichols) Senator Harrington requested that a copy of the resolution be sent to UNR's Student Government. Senate President Haldeman added two more items to the agenda, approval for Senate President Pro Tempore and Vice President Pro Tempore. I. Nominations for Senate President Pro Tempore. Senator Varona nominated Senator Nichols, and then spoke in his favor, stating that a new age is dawning. J. Nominations for Vice President Pro Tempore Vice Preisdent Fischer nominated Sam Lieberman. This item was ruled out of order according to the Constitution. Senator Champagne returned to the meeting at 4:48 p.m. Senate Meeting 15-22 April 25, 1985 -5- THE MEETING WAS INTERUPTED AGAIN BY A FEMALE STRIP-O-GRAM DANCER WITH A TELEGRAM FOR VICE PRESIDENT FISCHER AND CSUN PRESIDENT ANDERSON. The stripper then proceeded to do things, that will not be entered into the minutes. The meeting was called to recess at 4:52p.m. by the Call of the Chair. The meeting was called back to order at 5:00 p.m. by the Call of the Chair. James Ohriner addressed the Senate on the contract with Hair Zoo. He stated that he had great difficulty reaching anyone to check the contract. Shelley Berkley was reached and she told James that she did not see anything really illegal, but it was not a standard contract and that it would need more research. Ken Jordan addressed the Senate. Vice President Fischer and Senator Nichols questioned the legality of the contract. Senator Kelleher left the meeting at 5:10 p.m. D. Approval of contract between Hair Zoo and KUNV, Ken Jordan. Senator Clay moved to approve. Vice President Fischer seconded. Senate President Haldeman passed the gavel to Senate President Pro Tempore Varona. Haldeman spoke against approving the contract. Senate President Pro Tempore passed the gavel to Senator Nichols. Vice President Fischer addressed the issue and recommended that the Senate refer the item to the Radio Board and establish the proper procedures. Fischer then withdrew his second on the motion. The motion therefor died. Vice President Fischer moved to refer the item to the Radio Board to come up with a solution and report back to the Senate. Senator Champagne seconded. The motion passed with 13 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. Senator Nichols passed the gavel back to Senate President Haldeman at 5:20 p.m. Senate President Pro Tempore Varona relinquished the floor to Jennifer Reed the Student Council for Exceptional Children representative. Jennifer thanked the Senate for all their help and funding. Two other members of the council addressed the Senate, and expressed the tremendous help the money provided for them. Senator Kelleher returned to the meeting at 5:20 p.m. VIII. Open Discussion Senator Varona said his farewells and that next year will be bigger and better. Senator Nichols congradulated the outgoing and incoming Executive Board. Senator Harrington stated that the outgoing Executive Board did an excellent job and said thanks for the experience. Senate President Haldeman expressed his thanks in the style of Cali:in Coolidge, "Thank you". IX. Adjournment CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS SENATE RESOLUTION #15-6 Submitted by: President Anderson, , Senate President Haldeman, Senator Varona, and Senator Kelleher. Whereas, The Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) invests its monies in various stocks and commodities for the benefit of its recipients; and Whereas, PERS, as an entity representing the futures of citizens of the State of Nevada, should maintain their funds in invest-ments that are not only profitable, but also promote the ideals of freedom, equality, and human justice; and Whereas, PERS currently, and from time to time, holds stock in several firms that presently do business in the country of South Africa; and Whereas, the South African government practices deplorable acts of apartheid, a repressive philosophy discriminatory toward blacks, Asians, and other non-white races; and Whereas, it is against the best interest of the future of all Americans, including those represented by the PERS; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED BY THE CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS, REPRESENTED IN THE CSUN SENATE, That the Public Employees Retire-ment System liquidate its holdings in all companies, corporations, and other entities that do business in South Africa including, but not limi-ted to American Hospital Supply, Black and Decker, American Express, Boeing, Bristol-Meyer, Eastman Kodak, General Motors, IBM, HP, Johnson & Johnson, Mariott, McGraw/Hill, Merck, 3M, Motorola, NCR, Pepsico, Psicer, Phibro-So-lomon, Racion, and R. J. Reynolds; and be it further RESOLVED, That CSUN urges the PERS to continue a moratorium on invest-ments into firms that do business in South Africa until such time as the government of South Africa makes substantial social reforms promoting racial equality, where the majority of its citizens, some 85% of the popu-lation of South Africa, are not treated as "second class" citizens; and be it further RESOLVED, That CSUN takes strong offense to promoting a government eco-nomically that practices such deplorable racial discrimination, and urges the aforementioned companies, and all others that do business in South Africa, to divest all holdings in South Africa until reforms are made; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the PERS in-vestment analyst, PERS stock managers within Criterion of Houston, Texas, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 Loomis Sales of Pasadena, California, and Invesco of Atlanta, Georgia, as well as the Governor of the State of Nevada; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be distributed to the appro-priate media sources on the university campus, as well as other sources within the State of Nevada. The Resolution was / adopted by a vote of 12 in favor, p opposed, on 4 / 25 /85, at Senate Meeting #15 - 22 •