Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 12, 1975

CSUN SENATE MEETING #l6 AGENDA NOVEMBER 12, 1975 I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. ACTIVITIES BOARD B. ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE C. APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE D. UNION BOARD E. STUDENT EVALUATION OF THE FACULTY F. COMMITTEE ON MASS MEDIA G. BOOK CO-OP V. OLD BUSINESS A. APPROVAL OF STUDENT UNION OPERATING POLICY B. SENATE SEAT ELECTIONS VI. NEW BUSINESS A. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS VII. INFORMATION A. THE NEXT SENATE MEETING WILL BY ON THE 25th of NOVEMBER AT 5 O'CLOCK. * CSUN SENATE MEETING #16 November 12, 1975 I Meeting was called to order by Rafael Lara at 5:10 p.m. II Roll Call was taken. Ill Approval of Minutes Correction to the Minutes was made by Joe Warpinski to Section VII - New Business - Reorganization of Committees and Presidential Nominations, Page 3, to include Kevin Haggerty on the Committee on Mass Media. Motion by Joe Warpinski to approve the minutes as corrected Seconded by Dave Wodis Motion carries unanimously Motion by Rick Gutierrez to move up on Agenda, Section V - B — Senate Seat Elections. Seconded by Jeff Baird Motion carries unanimously Announcement by the Chair that Frewin Osteen has been screened for a senate seat. Motion by the Chair that Frewin Osteen fill a vacant University College Senate Seat. Seconded by Gerone Free Motion carries unanimously Frewin Osteen takes his seat as Senator. IV Committee Reports A. Activities Board Announcement by the Cahir that an Activities Board Senate Seat will be vacant; interested senators for this seat please contact Rosalynn Ramey before Wednesday, November 19 th. The Chair submitted a contract from Video Tape Network. (Gerone Free was excused) No discussion. IV Committee Reports (Continued) B. Organizations Committee Motion by Scott Blackmer to approve the following organizations as CSUN recognized organizations: , 1. American Civil Liberties Union 2. Alpha Kappa Psi 3. UNLV Cheerleaders 4. Folk Dancers Club 5. Boinga Doinga Art Organization 6. Campus Christian Fellowship 7. UNLV Handball and Racketball Club Seconded by Dave Wodis Motion carries unanimously Motion by Scott Blackmer to approve BBKJ Productions as a CSUN recognized organization. Seconded by Frewin Osteen Discussion Motion by Joe Karaffa to table the motion until a representative from BBKJ Productions could be present at a Senate meeting. Seconded by Rick Gutierrez Motion carries unanimously Motion by Scott Blackmer to approve the following for matching funds: 1. Hotel Association — $500.00 matching funds for 12 members of the Hotel Association to attend the AHMA Convention in Los Angeles December 9, 10, 11, 1975. 2. Alpha Mega Tau Fraternity — $500.00 matching funds to defray costs of printing and distributing UNLV calendars. Seconded by Frewin Osteen Discussion 1. Motion passes, 1 abstention 2. Motion passes, 1 abstention The Chair expressed appreciation to the members of the Activities Board for their efforts in making Homecoming '75 successful. Motion by Gerone Free to remove from table main motion to recognize BBKJ Productions as an organization, naming himself as a representative. Seconded by Scott Blackmer IV Committee Reports (Continued) B. Organizations Committee (Continued) Motion carries Discussion Motion by Joe Warpinski to table the motion until the next Senate meeting. Seconded by Dave Wodis Motion passes - 8 yes, 4 no, 1 abstention V C. Appropriations Committee ' t No report D. Union Board Chairman unable to attend. Report will be delayed until the next Senate meeting. (Gerone Free was excused) (Dave Wodis was excused) Point of Information by Frewin Osteen concerning operating policy of the Student Union Board. The Chair read from the Constitution, Article VII, #10 - A - #1. Discussion Point of Information by Joe Karaffa Opinion by Chair: An addition to the operating policy for the Student Union Board must be approved by the Senate. Discussion Motion by Joe Karaffa to recess 5 minutes Secopded By Gerone Free Motion carries Meeting called back to order at 5:55 p.m. Motion by Joe Karaffa to move to the next order of business Seconded by Reed Manning Motion passes - 4 yes, 3 no, 4 abstentions E. Student Evaluation of the Faculty Report given by Chairman, Pam Moore (Joe Karaffa was excused) IV Committee Reports (Continued) E. Student Evaluation of the Faculty (Continued) No discussion F. Committee on Mass Media Report given by Chairman, Joe Warpinski No discussion G. Book Co-op Chairman unable to attend. The Chair gave report. Motion by Pam Moore to accept the operation of the Book Co-op as outlined in a fact sheet which was distributed to the senate members prior to the meeting. Seconded by Gerone Free Discussion Motion by Joe Warpinski to amend main motion with the addition: The Book Co-op will be responsible for determining the texts to be used by professors for the upcoming semester. Seconded by Scott Blackmer Motion carries Motion by Rick Gutierrez to amend main motion under Contracts, Items #1 and #2; #1 to state: Books for sale to be displayed for 2Q days #2 to state: Books (or money) to be claimed by seller within school days. Seconded by Bill VanAnda Discussion Motion carries Discussion on main motion as amended Motion by Gerone Free for immediate vote Seconded by Joe Warpinski Motion carries Motion by Gerone Free that necessary office supplies be purchased by the Book Co-op. ^ Seconded by Joe Warpinski Discussion Motion carries V Old Business A. Approval of Student Union Operating Policy Motion by Bill VanAnda to accept Student Union Operating Policy. Seconded by Bill Thomason Discussion » Motion carries B. Senate Seat Elections The Chair announces an addition to the Agenda: Item C - Election of President Pro-Tem. { The Chair called for nominations Gerone Free nominated Rosalyn Ramey Seconded by Bill VanAnda Joe Warpinski nominated Scott Blackmer Scott Blackmer declined nomination due to his graduation in December. , Rick Gutierrez nominated Frewin Osteen Seconded by Reed Manning Motion by Gerone Free to close nominations Seconded by Bill VanAnda Motion carries Motion by Bill VanAnda to table the voting on the election of President Pro-Tem until the next Senate meeting. Seconded by Rick Gutierrez Motion carries. VI New Business A. Presidential Nominations The Chair read a memorandum submitted by Joe Karaffa for the following appointments and nominations: Appointments: Justice — Howard Needham University Parking and Traffic Committee — Bobby Lawson Jace Mills— Nominations: Eugene Belin — Activities Board Student at Large Ed Jordan >— Senate Ad Hoc, Marching Band Committee and Book Co-op Committee Bill VanAnda — Radio Feasibility Committee Voting will take place at the next Senate meeting. V Old Business B. Senate Seat Elections The Chair calls for nominations Paula Adamo nominated Ricky Pipkins for University College Ed Jordan nominated Evelyn Fishman and Andrew Sultan for University College Announcement by the Chair that Ricky Pipkins has been screened. Motion by Ed Jordan to vote on Rick Pipkins Seconded by Frewin Osteen Motion carries Ricky Pipkins takes his seat as Senator Motion by Gerone Free to rescind motion to table main motion to recognize BBKJ Productions as an organization. Seconded by Scott Blackmer No discussion Motion carries Discussion Motion by Joe Warpinski to vote to accept BBKJ Productions as a CSUN recognized organization with a roll call vote. Discussion The Chair called for vote by Senators for decision of voting method; by roll call or secret ballot. Motion passes - secret ballot vote - 9 yes, 3 no, 1 abstention The next Senate meeting will be Tuesday, November 25, at 5:00 p.m. Motion by Joe Warpinski to adjourn Seconded by Scott Blackmer Motion carries The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m. VII Information Respectfully submitted Pat Snider CSUN Secretary -6- STUDENT BOOK CO-OP Purpose To supply students with a means of selling and buying books at their own prices. Location Proposed location is the present C.S.U.N. Recreation Center next to the Activities Center. This would give students access to one door, thus enabling stricter control over books brought in and out. Supplies Shelves for displaying books: Three file boxes - (1) for storing records of sellers books, keeping track of how many books and price asked for each book; (2) for storing records of books sold but money not collected; (3) for record of books sold. Schedule of Operation Proposed time will be Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the first 15 days of each Fall and Spring semester. Contracts A student who has a book for sale must fill out a contract stating the terms he and the Co-op are obligated to follow. The contract will state: 1. There is a 25c charge for handling books valued over one dollar. Those books valued at one dollar or less are charged 10£. This charge is made to the buyer and the seller. 2. Books are displayed for sale for 15 days. 1 o 3. At the end of the fiftocm days, the seller must pick up his money (if the book is sold) within / Xd school days. If his book is not sold, the seller may have it back for 10c. 4. If the seller does not claim the money or the book within the W day limit, the Co-op claims the book or money.'' Staff Proposed staff from service organizations. There would be two workers at all times. Miscellaneous Things sold besides books would be lab notes, lab packets, etc November 12, 1975 Memorandum TO: THE SENATE FROM: Joe Karaffa, CSUN President SUBJECT: Committee appointments and nominations The following are appointments to serve within the CSUN governmental organization: Justice — Howard Needham University Parking and Traffic Committee — Bobby Lawson Jace Mills The following are nominations: Eugene Belin Activities Board Student at Large Ed Jordan Senate Ad Hoc, Marching Band Committee and Book Co-op Committee Bill VanAnda Radio Feasibility Committee Joe Karaffa