Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 11, 1980

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Telephone (702) 739-3477 AGENDA SENATE MEETING #15 March 11, 1980 Moyer Student Union Building Room 203 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes #14 IV. Executive Board Announcements A. Radio Station Manager Job Description (vote) V. Executive Board Nominations VI. Committee Reports A. Appropriations Board B. Elections Board C. Entertainment and Programming Board A. Approveal of $3325.00 for Cure Carnival Budget D. Organizations Board E. Energy Committee F. Ad Hoc Committee Reports VII. Old Business VIII. New Business A. Request for Funds, $220.00 Art Club Lecture, Shirley Willstead B. Allocation of Funds, Dorm Inspection, Senator Oshinski C. Draft Referendum, (requires 2/3 vote) D. Earth Day Presentation, A1 Syslo IX. Open Discussion X. Adjournment MINUTES SENATE MEETING #15 March 11, 1980 4:00 p.m. Moyer Student Union Building Room 203 I. Call to Order The fifthteen meeting of the Consolidated Student Senate was called to order by the Senate President at 4:00 p.m. in Room 203 of the Moyer Student Union Building. II. Roll Call Members in Attendance Kelly Campbell Dorothy Halpin Rick Oshinski Susana Reyes Bill I-Ialdeman Dale Hulen David Martinez Dave Levins Scott Karosa Ray Corbett Sandy Williams III. Approval of Minutes #14 After no further additions or corrections the Minutes of Senate Meeting #14 stood approved. IV. Executive Board Announcements A. Emergency Agenda Item Senate President Alderman informed the Senate that a new itou has been placed on the agenda under New Business Item E. Request for Cheerleaders $1000 loan and $1000 in fellowship provided the basketball team goes to New York City. B. Radio Station President Campbell informed the Senate that last Thursday having been making bids on radio station equipment. A check was also sent to John Winstrom for the rest of his moving expenses. C. USUN'S Vice-President Wyman informed the Senate that the USUN'S meeting took place at 9:00 a.m. on March 10 at UNLV. She reported that USUN'S would take a stand on the plus/minus grading system. March 27, 1980 will be the next USUN'S meeting at UNR in the ASUN offices. Marty Burzinksi Claire Dowell "Skip" Kelley Derrek Yelton Denise Rajnovich Pam Roberts Gabi Ziros Mike Taylor Senate Meeting #14 eiarch 11, 1980 Page 2 D. Basketball Tickets President Campbell announced that tickets for the game will go on sell Thursday at $10. He also informed the Senate that at the last game the student tickets were not all sold. V. Executive Board Nominations A. Radio Station Manager Job Description Senate President Pro Tempore Burzinski moved to approve the motion was seconded and passed with eighteen in favor and one abstention. Senate Martinez enter at 4:10 VI. Committee Reports Appropriations Board A. Vice-President Wyman read the minutes of the March 7, 1980 meeting. Accounts were reviewed during this meeting. Vice-President Wyman moved to approve the motion Was seconded. There being no further additions or corrections the minutes stood approved as read. B. Elections Board Chairman, Lisa Miller, read the minutes of the March 11, 1980 meeting. She announced that Belinda Malone had been dismissed from the board because of unexcuse absences. A debate will be held on April 15 at 11:30 and a Canidates rally will be held on March 25, at 12:30. The spending limit for the candidates meeting will be $300. Senator Hulen moved to approve the motion was seconded. There being no further additions or corrections the minutes stood approved as read. C. Entertainment and Programming Board There was no report. 1. Approval of Cure Carnival $3,650 Chairman Dave Gist, read the motions that had been approved at the Entertainment and Progranming Meeting concerning the Cure Carnival. Senator Roberts moved to approve the $3,650 the notion was seconded and passed unanimously. D. Organizations Board There was no report. The next meeting will be on Thursday at 2:00. E. Energy Committee There was no report. They are still working on get a card placed in the registration packets concerning carpooling. F. Publications Board There will be a meeting held on Wednesday at 2:30 next week. Senator Oshinski to have the Publications Board placed on the agenda. G. Commencement Speaker Senate President Alderman announced that at the next Senate meeting she vrould be able to announce the quest speaker for the commencement ceremonies. Senate Meeting #14 eiarch 11, 1980 Page 3 VII. Old Business VIII. New Business A. Referendum on the draft. Senator I-Ialdeman moved to approve the referendum to the draft the motion was seconded. Discussion took place question 2, 3, &4 were deleted and the answer to question #5 should be yes or no. There was a call for the question which passed unanimously. The vote was taken on the motion which passed unanimously. B. Earth Day Presentation A1 Syslo informed the Senate that the 10th Anniversary would be taken place concerning Earth Day. There will be presentations going on concerning MX Missile, Nucleur and Solar Energy. The presentation will take place on April 22 and also on that day a a black out is planned in areas around the campus. C. Request for funds Cheerleaders At this time the chair entertained a motion to reces§ for 5 minutes. Senator I-Ialdeman moved to dismiss for 5 minutes the motion was seconded and passed unanimously. The Senate was called back to order at 4:40 by the Senate President. Senator Yelton moved to approve $2000 to the cheerleaders the motion was seconded. Discussion took place. Senator I-Ialdeman moved for a 5 minute recess the motion was seconded and passed with nine in favor, nine opposed and one abstention the chair cast her vote in favor a 5 minutes recess. At 5:05 the Senate President called the meeting back to order. It was approved that CSUN give the Cheerleaders $500 in matching funds and $500 out of general and a $1000 loan from CSUN that will be paid back at the end of the semester which will be paid back from the money the cheerleaders receive from the Pizza Hunt Classic. The motion passed unanimously. D. Done Good Awards International Week Senator Roberts moved to give Susana Reyes, Lise Wyman, Dorothy I-Ialpin, and Dave Gist a Done Good award for International Week. The motion was seconded but passed unanimously. E. CSUN Appreciation International Week Senator Reyes moved to give the speakers who participated in International Week a Appreciation Award to Dr. John Ferlay, Claude Rand, Martha Matner, and Doug Fob the motion was seconded and passed unanimously. F. CSUN Appreciation Award Organization in International Week Senator Reyes moved to give all the organizations that participated in International Week a CSUN Appreciation Award the motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The organizations are as follows: Irish American Club, Daugthers of Aaron, Vasoc, Hotel Association, Japenese American Club, Unha, Phillipian American Club, Palestine Club, International Cultural Soceity,Jack Morza, Raul Bonneratt, Marlissa Magic Carpet Belly Dancers, Phillija Dimantis,Alexia, Charmains HawaiianDancers, Tomiyasu ' Elementary. IX. Open Discussion Vice-President Wyman reported that the Law School was talked about at the Board of Regents Meeting. Vice-President Wyman reported to the Senate that a Fine Arts Building was also brought up at the Board of Regents meeting. There is a few problems concerning the architecture. Senate Meeting #14 eiarch 11, 1980 Page 4 Senator Yelton informed the Senate that CPR clinic would be held a Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11:00-2:00 on March 19, 20, and 21. There will be a limit of 10 people per session. Sentor Hulen reported to the Senate that the Rebel Mascot Corrmittee did meet. A contest will take place take place to look for a mascot. They plan to have a referendum in April for the students to vote on a mascot. The condition of the dorm was discussed. Dr. Cassesse was present to speak to the Senate on the dorm and the feeling and ideas of his own and of the students. It was suggested that Senators go talk to people in the dorm and get some input. Senator Oshinski informed the Senate that after a Resolution had been passed in the Senate opposing the plus/minus grading system at the Board of Regents meeting President Campbell said that CSUN was not opposed to the system. It was expressed that a letter should be written to the Board of Regents stating that CSUN was opposed to the plus/minus grading systan and President Campbell expressed the wrong opinion of the students. Vice-President Wyman moved to adjourn the motion was seconded and passed unanimously. Adjournment The fourteentli meeting of the Consolidated Student ^Senate was adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Lorraine Alderman Senate President Rabin Starlin Senate Secretary Respectiftilly Submitted by, Respeatifully Prepared by,