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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 14, 1978

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1978-11-14

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    AGENDA SENATE MEETING //23 November 14, 1978 Moyer Student Union Building Room 201 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes #22 TV. Executive Board Announcements V. Executive Board Nominations (vote) A. Judicial Council 1. Ann Sorensen 2. Karen Brady 3. Steve Compan 4. Dennis Cobb 5. Lonnie Barrett 6. Philip Barker 7. Joseph Ford B. Activities Board 1. Dave Gist (SAL) 2. Bill Botos (SAL) 3. Scjtt Gonzalez (Senator) C. Curriculum Committee 1. Elaine Mendonca VI. Committee Reports A. M.A.F. Committee B. Activities Board C. Radio Committee D. Organizations Board 1. Matching Funds Request for $500 from Ski Club (vote) 2. Additional CSUN recognized Organizations - Warball Club (vote) VII. Old Business A. Year-end Award to Outstanding Senator (Senator Wyman, SO) B. Radio Station Consultant Contract Renewal (vote) 1. Tommy Walker C. Music Department Request for Funds - Musicuin Collegium Tour (vote) VIII. New Business IX. Open Discussion X. Adjournment MINUTES SENATE MEETING //23 November 14, 1978 Moyer Student Union Building Room 201 I. Call to Order The twenty-third meeting of the Consolidated Student Senate was called to order by the Speaker at 4:01 p.m. in Lounge 201 of the Moyer Student Union Building. II. Roll Call Members In Attendance Shellee Willden Phillip Jackson Teggy Racel Lise Wyman Kirk Voelcker DeAnn Turpen (excused late) Lorraine Alderman Joyce Bridges Bill llaldeman Pamela Roberts Marie Ropell Byron Blasco Carol Tarpley (excused late) Nina Ross Lisa Wolfbrandt David Susana Reyes (excused late) Scott Jeff Wild Bruce Bayne Danny Campbell Dave Craddock Joe Matvay Martinez Absent Gonzalez Scott Greene (excused) Nick Santoro (unexcused) Carole Beck (unexcused) III. Approval of Minutes it22 Joyce Bridges noted that under Open Discussion she said that student fees pay for the people any way, and they should be admitted free. Danny Campbell moved to approve, was seconded by Kirk Voelcker, and passed with one abstention. IV. Executive Board Announcements Agenda Item The Speaker announced that an item was left off the Agenda, and that was under Old Business. Item D should be added which is the Il.S.M.A.'s request for $350 for a Conference in San Diego. Senate Preference Sheets The Speaker informed the Senate that each Senator will receive a Preference Sheet, and these should be turned in. All faculty committees and boards remain in effect until April 30. All Senate Committees will come back up at this time. These Committees are: By-Laws, Constitution Revision, S.E.F., M.A.F., Radio Committee, and if you are already on one of these Committees indicate this on the preference sheet. Maryland Parkway/University Road Protest President White announced that he and 10 or 12 other people would be meeting with Thalia Doridero in the near future to discuss the traffic problem on Maryland Parkway and University Road, lie informed the Senate that he would report the results of this meeting at the next Meeting. Minutes - Senate Meeting it23 November 14, 1978 rage 2 Assistant Bar Manager Stipend President White submitted a $25 a month stipend plus a $3.00 per hour wage for the assistant bar manager. This will come up for a vote at the next Meeting. ACUI It was announced that Gene Russo was appointed regional chairman of ACUI (Association of College Unions Internation) for California, Hawaii, and Nevada. P.E. Complex Funding Gene Russo informed the Senate that he spoke to Dr. Baepler about the budget for the P.E. Complex, and reported that there has been adequate funding set aside for this. Treasurer's Report John Hunt noted some corrections on the report: the first on the front page under filing fee should be changed to $320, the second on the last page it should be changed to $2,500. He also announced that there will be a meeting of the Appropriations Board to allocate money to different areas where money wasn't allocated for in the first place. He announced that the account that is having problems is the Activities account. This will also be evaluated at the Appropriations Board Meeting. Plaques for New Senators The Speaker announced that these are ordered and will be arriving shortly. Memo on Approval of Minutes The Speaker announced that he has completed this memo, but he is taking it to Reno with him to compare it with their system. V. Executive Board Nominations (vote) A. Judicial Council 1. Anne Sorensen 2. Karen Brady 3. Steve Compan 4. Dennis Cobb 5. Lonnie Barrett 6. Philip Barker 7. Joseph Ford John Hunt moved to approve as a whole, and was seconded by Danny Campbell. Byron Blasco asked for each candidate to stand up, and they did. Kirk Voelclcer moved to amend the motion to vote on each candidate separately, and was seconded by Joe Matvay, a division of the house took place and the motion passed. The first candidate up for a vote was Anne Sorensen. Sie was approved with 15 in favor, and six opposed. Bruce Bayne called for the question, was seconded, and passed with one opposed. Danny Campbell moved to vote on the remaining six candidates as a whole, and also vote by Roll Call vote, was seconded by Bruce Bayne, a division of the house took place and 10 were in favor, and 10 were opposed with one abstention. The Chair cast his vote in favor of the motion, therefore, the motion passed. The votes were cast as follows: Minutes - Senate Meeting //23 November 14, 1978 Shellee Willden Yes Phillip Jackson No Peggy Racel Yes Lise Wyman abs. Kirk Voelcker abs. DeAnn Turpen Lorraine Alderman Yes Dave Craddock Yes Joe Matvay pass David Martinez abs. Scott Gonzalez Yes Carole Beck Joe Matvay abs. The motion passed with 14 in favor, two opposed, and five abstentions. (Susana Reyes arrived at 4:33 p.m. - excused, and DeAnn Turpen arrived at 4:35 p.m. - excused.) B. Activities Board 1. Dave Gist (SAL) 2. Bill Botos (SAL) 3. Scott Gonzalez (Senator) Peggy Racel moved to approve as a whole, was seconded by Bruce Bayne, and passed with one opposed. C. Curriculum Committee 1. Elaine Mendonca Danny Campbell moved to approve, was seconded by Joe Matvay, and passed with one abstention. D. Nomination - Chief Justice Judicial Council Dennis Cobb was nominated as Chief Justice of the Judicial Council, and this will come up for a vote at the next meeting. VI. Committee Reports A. M.A.F. Committee There was no report for this week. B. Activities Board Tim Herlosky went over the events that would be taking place during Homecoming week. He also announced that on the November 28 Leonard Wolf will be lecturing in the Ballroom on "The Annotated Dracula." Lise Wyman informed the Senate that on December 1 UNLV will have its first Gong Show. There will be both serious and humorous acts. The organizations should be getting a letter shortly telling all about it, the regulations, and trying to get as much participation as possible from the organizations. November 13 to the 23 are the sign ups, and auditions are on the 25th. The judges are Tommy Walker, Gene Russo, Chuck White, and Marshal Willick. He also announced that the Alumni Banquet will be held Friday, November 17. Joyce Bridges Yes Bill Haldeman abs Pamela Roberts Yes Marie Ropell Yes Byron Blasco Yes Carol Tarpley Yes Nina Ross Yes Scott Greene Lisa Wo1fbrandt No Susana Reyes Jeff Wild Yes Nick Santoro Bruce Bayne Yes Danny Campbell Yes rage 3 Minutes - Senate Meeting it23 November 14, 1978 Page A C. Radio Committee Joyce Bridges moved to approve Minutes If7, was seconded, and passed with one abstention. Mr. Walker informed the Senate that he has met with Dr. Glennen, and he is checking on what machinery may be purchased until we get the construction permit. If anything can be purchased, it will be brought back to the Senate. D. Organizations Board 1. Matching Funds Request for $500 from Ski Club (vote) 2. Additional CSUN recognized Organizations - Warball Club (vote) John Hunt submitted for a vote the Ski Club's request for $500 and the Warball Club, and he submitted another organization to be recognized and that is the Young Entrepaneurs. Bruce Bayne moved to approve the Ski Club's requested, and was seconded. Scott Gonzalez called for the question, was seconded, and passed with one opposed. A vote was then taken on the main motion, a division of the house took place; the motion passed with 12 in favor, 5 opposed, and 6 abstentions. Bruce Bayne then moved to approve the Warball Club as a CSUN recognized organization, was seconded, and passed unanimously. VII. Old Business A. Year-end Award to Outstanding Senator(Senate Wyman, SO) Lise Wynian moved that the CSUN Senate establish an "outstanding Senator" award, to be granted each April and October consisting of a suitable plaque to be awarded for services rendered to CSUN and the student body as a whole, and was seconded by Bruce Bayne. Discussion took place, and Danny Campbell called for the question, was seconded, and passed with one opposition. A vote was then taken on the main motion; the motion passed with four opposed and four abstentions. B. Radio Station Consultant Contract Renewal (vote) 1. Tommy Walker Joe Matvay moved to approve the contract, and was seconded by Joyce Bridges. Discussion took place, and a call for the question took place, was seconded and passed unanimously. A vote was then taken on the main motion which passed unanimously. C. Music Department Request for Funds - Collegium Musicum Tour (vote) Lisa Wolfbrandt moved to approve the request for funds, and was seconded by Peggy Racel. John Hunt moved to amend the motion so that the funds are granted but the Collegium Musicum perform four mini-concerts in the Student Union, and was seconded by Joe Matvay. Bruce Bayne asked for the time of the mini-concerts, and was informed that they are 30 minutes long. He then called for the question, was seconded, and passed with three opposed. A vote was then taken on the amendment which failed with two in favor. The Senate then moved back into discussion on the main motion. Bruce Bayne called for the question, was seconded, and failed. Joe Matvay then moved to amend the motion so that funds are granted but they perform two mini-concerts at the discretion of the group and the Activities Board, and was seconded. Discussion took place, and Joe Matvay called for the question, was seconded, and passed with two opposed. A vote was then taken on the amendment; a division of the house took place, and the amendment passed with 16 in favor, 5 opposed, and one abstention. The Senate then moved back into discussion on the main Minutes - Senate Meeting It23 November 14, 1973 rage 5 motion as amended, and Byron Blasco called for the question, was seconded and passed with two opposed. A vote was then taken on the main motion as amended, a division of the house took place, and the motion passed with 16 in favor, 4 opposed, and one abstention. D. H.S.M.A. Request for $350 Danny Campbell withdrew the request because the Hotel Association felt that they should not use student money for this type of a conference. VIII. New Business A. Bill Ilaldeman asked the Senate's opinion on a special issue of the Yell containing general information about student government and other such information. (Bruce Bayne left at 5:43 p.m. - excused.) Joyce Bridges motioned to proceed with further business until more information could be obtained concerning this subject, was seconded by David Martinez, and passed with one opposition. This will come up again at the next meeting. B. Lise Wyman also asked for the Senate,'s opinion on starting some type of special column in the Yell, where the Senators could answer some of the student's questions. IX. Open Discussion Joe Matvay inquired whether or not those Senators who did not follow the election rules by not turning in their financial, statements on time received their filing fee back. Danny Campbell, acting chairman of the Election Board, informed the Senate that they did lose their filing fee. President White informed the Senate that they should look closely at the request for funds, and he felt Hotel showed wisdom by withdrawing their request. These people first should go to their own departments. X. Adjournment Peggy Racel moved to adjourn, was seconded by Danny Campbell, and the motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Rene Bernier Senate Secretary