Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 28, 1998

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President RICHARD D. KIMBROUGH II STUDENT SENA TE MEETING 28-31 Monday, September 28,1998 MSU201 6:00 PM Joaquin F. Trujillo SentePmsidatPro-Tempae Business David Shapiro Sciences Ratidy Mihneister Liberal Arts Marty Weinberg Business David Fisk Education Michael "Zo" Katvazoe Hotel Administration Amy K. Canepa Hotel Administration LeiaM. Cartwright Student Development Jainie T. Heniington Education Jerry K. Jory Student Development \aron M. Clemens ,tudent Development RylandG. Whitaker Engineering Tony Zaranti Hotel Administration Anne-Marie Lazarojf Fine Arts Christian Aug us tin Liberal Arts John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences Josephine Binetti Liberal Arts Katie Auer Health Sciences Jennifer Peck Business Stephanie Davy Education Dalicia Ramey Urban Affairs Teddi Raff ail Urban Affairs Joe Cordone Business I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Director Reports 1. Nevada Student Affairs, DIRECTOR DALEY; 2. Elections Board, DIRECTOR RAMIREZ; 3. Organizations Board, DIRECTOR AYALA; 4. Entertainment & Programming, DIRECTOR JOHNS; 5. Office of Student Information, DIRECTOR DELAFONTAINE; 6. Student Services, DIRECTOR FLEISCHMAN; D. Residence Hall Liaison Report E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report F. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report G. Business Manager Report VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of stipend of $100.00 a month and a 12 credit tuition waiver for the position of Entertainment and Programming Assistant Director, as submitted by SENATOR AUER; B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of rescinding Senate Bylaw 20 CSUN/KUNV Liaison Seat; C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bylaw 53, as submitted by SENATOR AUER; see attachment 1 D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Matthew Tuttle for the Nevada Student Affairs Board; E. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of CSUN co-sponsorship with United Blood Services for blood drives taking place on campus for the dates of October 12-15, 1998. The blood drive, taking place during Homecoming week, will signal student support of participation in the annual Silver State Challenge blood drive competition with the University of Nevada, Reno; rono -o rrs->o o oo «* C O CC C*'l o e3r- cO: oic m a — —: '-! f'2l 3 t -—I O o•' •-*mJm o m . i £ mZ! r'i rJ -i O-'l a -:t Cju, 4505 SOUTH CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 F. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of funds to be used for the "Grand Re-Opening" celebration of the CSUN BHS Annex to be held on Thursday, October 1, 1998 from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The funds are to be used for the purchase of pizzas of pizzas, sodas, paper supplies (napkins, paper plates, cups) and flyers. Total cost not to exceed $500.00. Funds to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 (General) Account, as submitted by SENATOR AUER AND SENATOR GARCIA; G. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of co-sponsoring the 2nd annual Major Exploration Fair to be held October 28, 1998 with the Student Development Center in the amount of $4275.00 to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 (General) Account, as submitted by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT; H. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of UNLV SWING to be held on Thursday, October 30, 1998. Additional costs not to exceed $5000.00 for the following expenditures: DJ, security, building costs, refreshments, advertising, prizes, lighting, P.A. system, and decorations. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 (General) Account, as submitted by SENATOR LAZAROFF; I. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of performance contract with Sin City Daddies in conjunction with UNLV SWING on October 30, 1998. Contract in the amount of $800 to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 (General) Account, as submitted by SENATOR LAZAROFF; J. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of $9,000 to co-sponsor the faculty dance concert on October 23rd and 24th, student choreography concert on November 20th and 21st, company dance concert on March 19th and 20th, and student choreography concert on April 23rd and 24th. Amount to be encumbered out of the FY 98-99 CSUN 2702 (General) Account, as submitted by SENATOR LAZAROFF; VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT[in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS X. GOOD OF THE SENATE XI. ADJOURNMENT Posted in accordance with Nevada Open Meeting Law(N.R.S. 241.000) at the following locations: Moyer Student Union, Frank & Estella Beam Hall, Flora Dungan Humanities, Classroom Building Complex and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. Senate Bill No. 10 Of the 28th Session SENATE BYLAW 53 CSUN NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP INTRODUCED BY: Senator Kathern "Katie" Auer Summary: This bill is intended to provide monetary assistance for non-traditional, full-time, working students pursuing academic advancement. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows (Additions are underlined, deletions are placed in brackets): SENATE BYLAW 53 CSUN NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP L At the time of formulating each C SUN fiscal budget, $20,000.00 from the total C SUN budget received from student fees shall be transferred to each college ($2,000.00 to each of the ten colleges). H. The fluids therein shall be awarded by the scholarship committee already in place within each college. A. The committee, through the assistance of the UNLV Financial Services Department, shall request, receive and renew all applications for scholarship; B. The committee shall determine the scholarship winners; C. Each scholarship shall be distributed in one part for the fall semester; D. Two (2) scholarships of $1,000.00 each shall be distributed. E. Any funds not awarded shall be distributed evenly among approved award recipients; F. The UNLV Student Financial Services Department shall distribute all CSUN Non- Traditional Student Scholarships in accordance with the University of Nevada System and UNLV guidelines. HL The CSUN Non-Traditional Student Scholarship will be awarded on the following basis: A. All scholarships shall be awarded to undergraduate UNLV students. B. These awards shall be granted strictly on the following basis. 1. 3.0 semester GPA and 3.5 cumulative GPA 2. The recipient must be employed and work a minimum of thirty (30) hours per seven (7) day work week. This requirement shall be verified via a notarized letter from the recipient's human resources department. These minimum work hours must be maintained throughout the fall and spring semesters while on scholarship. 3. Completion of twelve credits for the fall and spring semester while on scholarship. 4. The recipient must be a minimum of twenty-four (24) years old at the time he/she enrolled at the University as a freshman. CSUN Officials currently receiving a stipend and/or fee waiver are eligible to compete for these scholarships, provided that they do not apply for a stipend position for the following year. If after receiving a scholarship a recipient receives a fee waiver and/or stipend from CSUN prior to the beginning of an academic semester, he/she forfeits the remainder of the scholarship. Any forfeited awards shall be returned to Student Financial Services for distribution in the following academic semester or session. over-ride or repeal this bylaw, the following votes are required; A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the CSUN Executive Board; A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the CSUN Senate. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President RICHARD D. KIMBROUGH II Joaquin F. Trujillo Sena^PiesHntPm-Tenpae Business David Shapiro Sciences Randy Milmeister Liberal Arts Marty Weinberg Business David Fisk Education Michael "Zo" Kawazoe Hotel Administration Amy K. Canepa Hotel Administration Leia M. Cartwright Student Development Jamie T. Hemington Education Jerry K. Jory Student Development 'aron M. Clemens Indent Development RylandG. Whitaker Engineering Tony Zaranti Hotel Administration Anne-Marie Lazaroff Fine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences Josephine Binetti Liberal Arts Katie Auer Health Sciences Jennifer Peck Business Stephanie Davy Education Dalicia Ramey Urban Affairs Teddi Raff ail Urban Affairs Joe Cordone Business MINUTES SENA TE MEETING 28-31 Monday, September 28,1998 MSU 201, 6:00 PM I. C A L L T O O R D E R : SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH called Senate Meeting 28-31 to order in room 201 at 6:00 and called a recess at 6:01. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH called the meeting back to order at 6:05 p.m. in the MSU Ballroom. II. R O L L C A L L : PRESENT ABSENT Katie Auer Christian Augustin Josephine Binetti Amy Canepa Leia Cartwright Joe Cordone Stephanie Davy David Fisk John P. A. Garcia Jamie T. Hemington Jerry K. Jory Anne-Marie Lazaroff Randy Milmeister Jennifer Peck Teddi Raffail Dalicia Ramey David Shapiro Joaquin Trujillo Marty Weinberg Ryland Whitaker Tony Zaranti Michael "Zo" Kawazoe (unexcused) * denotes tardiness CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 SENATOR AUGUSTIN made a motion to amend the agenda to strike "MSU 201" and insert "MSU Ballroom", seconded by SENATOR ZARANTI. Move into a vote. Motion passes 21-0-0. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion to approve minutes 28-26 made by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT, seconded by SENATOR AUER. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-1. (SENATOR HEMINGTON abstained.) IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS: SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that we have a guest speaker from United Blood Services and introduced Angie Sullivan. Angie Sullivan stated that UNR is challenging UNLV to a blood drive. Last year UNR drew 400 units throughout the week of the challenge. It will be taking place from October 12th to the 15th. They would like CSUN to help recruit people. They need over 200 units per day from the community. UNR has been very successful. They will give a gift certificate to whoever recruits the most. They will have a mobile unit outside of Student Health Services. They will be sending out press releases to local TV and radio stations and newspapers. SENATOR MILMEISTER leaves at 6:10. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that they haven't has a caucus in two weeks. He asked the Senators to let him know if they want to have one or not in their open discussion. He has an Elections Board meeting right before the Senate meeting and he will have to find some other time to schedule it. Over half of the Senate is occupied with elections right now and it is hard to schedule a meeting. But if there is strong interest he will be more then happy to hold one. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH apologized for having the meeting in this room. He stated that former Senate President Moore and former Vice President Valera lied to him when they said that they made arrangements for us to be in 201 all year. He stated that 201 was taken and we will be in there later on in the spring. V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Senate Committee Reports: B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports: 2 SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 1. SENATOR PECK stated that the General Education Committee met on Friday but she wasn't able to attend. C. Director Reports: 1. NEVADA STUDENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR DALEY stated that all 6 regent candidates are confirmed for the debate on October 7th at 11:00. He asked the Senate to produce some questions representing student interest. The new date for the Berkley debate is Tuesday the 13th at 4:00 p.m. The voter registration numbers have dropped off. He needs people with Nevada drivers licenses to volunteer some time to drive a shuttle to take students to voting locations. There is a KUNV meeting on Wednesday at 9:30 in the alumni center. He is going to be working on an operating policy. There is going to be a meet the candidates event on Tuesday at 1:30 in the amphitheater. 2. ELECTIONS BOARD DIRECTOR RAMIREZ stated that the deadline for Homecoming is October 2nd. There is a meeting on Friday for all Homecoming candidates. The Senate elections are going well. They are giving away pizza and having a DJ all 4 election days. 3. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD DIRECTOR AY ALA was not present. (• 4. ENTERTAINMENT & PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR JOHNS stated that Rebel Reggae went very well. SENATOR AUER and DIRECTOR DALEY did a great job in helping set up. They are also planning a Swing night for October 30th. 5. OFFICE OF STUDENT INFORMATION DIRECTOR DE LA FONTAINE stated that Ice-T publicity is going to start tomorrow. 6. STUDENT SERVICES DIRECTOR FLEISHMAN stated that she is working on changing the bluebooks to red books. Outdoor storage is clean and that is where the Rebel balloon is. Former President Mills lied when he said that the company would come out and train us on how to use the balloon every year. They won't so we need to either get in touch with people who have been trained in the past or pay the company to come out and train us again. She didn't hear anything back from the Senators about the operating policy so she is just going to do it. She wants to make changes at the BHS annex to make it more accessible to the students as well as having a study room. There were several questions for the Director. D. Residence Hall Liaison Report: 3 SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 Trung Fung stated that last week they handed out tickets to the movie "A night at the Roxburry" and about 125 students went. They are also working to improve their parking situation. E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report: The liaison stated that the Hall of Fame is this Thursday at 6:00. Saturday at the football game their officers are sitting with the President. F. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report: Ann Yu stated that they had their Executive Board meeting today. They are planning a party for early November in the MSU Ballroom. Friendship games are this weekend. They are planning a cultural retreat for February 6th and 7th from 2-5 p.m. and they are looking for facilitators. G. Business Manager Report: BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE read the expenditures for the last week: $22.50 to repographics for Ice-T fliers, $72.50 to repographics for business cards for the Executive Board and Directors, $106.75 to repographics to print some new CSUN Constitutions, $12.84 for postage for July, $454.55 to school events for miscellaneous Homecoming items, and 68.00 to Vegas Pizza for pizzas for the September 21st movie. SENATOR LAZAROFF made a motion to move out of the order of the day to Public Comment, seconded by SENATOR TRUJILLO. SENATOR LAZAROFF stated that she has a constituent here who would like to speak in regards to an article in the Rebel Yell but she has a 7:00 class. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-0. VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT Dyna Leavitt stated that she is the President of a new architecture organization and somebody from the Rebel Yell came to do an article about them. The article was absolutely appalling and was the most unprofessional thing she has ever seen in any kind of paper. The article was promoting negative relationships among the students saying that there is a problem, which there isn't. She would like to see something done and she would appreciate some support or direction from Student Government. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH suggested that she speak to SENATOR ZARANTI who is on the Rebel Yell Advisory Board. ( 4 SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 DIRECTOR DALEY stated that on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. is the Committee on Campus Environment. Regents Berkley and Rosenberg are running it and it focuses on the campus environment, specifically on diversity. TRACY WALKER stated that as the news editor she is proud of what they print. This is the first time she has heard of any problem. She will look at it but doesn't think there will be any retractions. SENATOR TRLIJILLO made a motion to move back into the order of the day, seconded by SENATOR LAZAROFF. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-0. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of stipend of $ 100.00 a month and a 12 credit tuition waiver for the position of Entertainment and Programming Assistant Director, as submitted by SENATOR AUER; Motion to approve made by SENATOR AUGUSTIN, seconded by SENATOR AUER. There was some discussion. SENATOR LAZAROFF made a motion to strike "12" and insert "6", seconded by SENATOR AUGUSTIN. There was some discussion. Move into a vote. Motion fails 2-18-0. (SENATORS LAZAROFF and FISK voted in favor.) There was additional discussion. Move into a vote on the Item. Motion passes 15-4-1. (SENATORS GARCIA, FISK, LAZAROFF, and ZARANTI opposed, SENATOR CORDONE abstained.) B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of rescinding Senate Bylaw 20 CSUN/KUNV Liaison seat; SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to commit to Bylaws, seconded by SENATOR LAZAROFF. 5 SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-1-0. (SENATOR WHITAKER opposed.) C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bylaw 53, as submitted by SENATOR AUER; SENATOR LAZAROFF made a motion to commit to Bylaws, seconded by SENATOR FISK. Move into a vote. Motion passes 17-2-1. (SENATORS JORY and WHITAKER opposed, SENATOR ZARANTI abstained.) D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Matthew Tuttle for the Nevada Student Affairs Board; Motion to approve made by SENATOR AUGUSTIN, seconded by SENATOR GARCIA. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-0. E. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of CSUN co-sponsorship with United blood Services for blood drives taking place on campus for the dates of October 12- 15, 1998. The blood drive, taking place during Homecoming week, will signal student support of participation in the annual Silver State Challenge blood drive competition with the University of Nevada, Reno; Motion to approve made by SENATOR RAFF AIL, seconded by SENATOR DAVY. There was some discussion. SENATOR CARTWRIGHT made a motion to amend the Item to insert after Services "and Beta Theta Gamma", seconded by SENATOR AUER. There was discussion about the amendment. Move into a vote. Motion passes 18-1-1. (SENATOR LAZAROFF opposed, SENATOR FISK abstained.) Move into a vote on the Item. Motion passes 20-0-0. F. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of funds to be used for the "Grand Re- Opening" celebration of the CSUN BHS Annex to be held on Thursday, October 1, 1998 from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The funds are to be used for the purchase of pizzas, sodas, paper supplies (napkins, paper plates, cups) and flyers. Total cost not to 6 SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 exceed $500.00. Funds to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 (general) Account, as submitted by SENATOR AUER AND SENATOR GARCIA; Motion to approve made by SENATOR PECK, seconded by SENATOR CORDONE. SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to amend to strike the 2nd "of pizzas", seconded by SENATOR PECK. Move into a vote. Motion passes 18-2-0. (SENATORS JORY and WHITAKER opposed.) There was some discussion. SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to amend to strike "October 1" and insert "October 15", seconded by SENATOR RAFFAIL. Move into a vote. Motion passes 18-2-0. (SENATORS CARTWRIGHT and AUER opposed.) There was extensive discussion about the Item. SENATOR MILMEISTER returns at 6:56. SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to amend to strike "October 15" and insert "October 22", seconded by SENATOR JORY. There was some discussion. SENATOR CARTWRIGHT leaves at 7:01. SENATOR ZARANTI leaves at 7:03. Move into a vote. Motion fails 9-10-2. (SENATORS WEINBERG, AUER, AUGUSTIN, SHAPIRO, PECK, LAZAROFF, RAFFAIL, RAMEY, and CANEPA opposed, SENATORS HEMINGTON and GARCIA abstained. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH opposed the amendment to break the tie.) SENATOR ZARANTI returns at 7:05. There was some discussion. SENATOR HEMINGTON leaves at 7:08. SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 Motion to approve made by SENATOR PECK, seconded by SENATOR JORY. There was some discussion. SENATOR MILMEISTER made a motion to amend to strike "30" and insert "29", seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. Move into a vote. Motion passes 21-0-0. There was some discussion. SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to amend to strike "additional", seconded by SENATOR AUER. There was some discussion. Move into a vote. Motion passes 21-0-0. There was additional discussion. SENATOR PECK made a motion to table the Item, seconded by SENATOR CORDONE. Move into a vote. Motion passes 13-7-1. (SENATORS MILMEISTER, JORY, WHITAKER, AUER, DAVY, LAZAROFF, and FISK opposed, SENATOR RAMEY abstained.) I. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of performance contract with Sin City Daddies in conjunction with UNLV SWING on October 30, 1998. Contract in the amount of $800.00 to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 (general) Account, as submitted by SENATOR LAZAROFF; SENATOR CANEPA made a motion to table the Item, seconded by SENATOR AUGUSTIN. Move into a vote. Motion passes 16-5-0. (SENATORS LAZAROFF, DAVY, SHAPIRO, WHITAKER, and AUER opposed.) J. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of $9,000 to co-sponsor the faculty dance concert on October 23rd and 24th, student choreography concert on November 20th and 21 st, company dance concert on March 19th and 20th, and student choreography concert on April 23rd and 24th. Amount to be encumbered out of the FY 98-99 CSUN 2702 (general) Account, as submitted by SENATOR LAZAROFF; Motion to approve made by SENATOR LAZAROFF, seconded by SENATOR FISK. SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 There was some discussion. SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to amend to strike " to co-sponsor" and insert "for" and after 24th insert "to pay for student tickets to the events", seconded by SENATOR JORY. There was some discussion. Move into a vote. Motion passes 21-0-0. There was extensive discussion about the Item. SENATOR WEINBERG made a motion to call the question, seconded by SENATOR CARTWRIGHT. Move into a vote. Motion fails 12-8-1. (SENATORS BINETTI, FISK, LAZAROFF, SHAPIRO, MILMEISTER, HEMINGTON, GARCIA, and AUGUSTIN opposed, SENATOR TRUJILLO abstained.) There was additional discussion. Move into a vote on the Item. Motion passes 12-8-1. (SENATORS WHITAKER, CORDONE, WEINBERG, ZARANTI, AUGUSTIN, TRUJILLO, CANEPA, and PECK opposed, SENATOR CARTWRIGHT abstained.) SENATOR RAFF AIL made a motion to reconsider Items H and I. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that they were tabled and cannot be reconsidered. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT PRICE stated that the Board of Regents are meeting on Thursday and Friday. He hopes to see lots of CSUN members in attendance. The Nevada Student Alliance is meeting on Wednesday, September 30 at 11:30 p.m. in MSU 203. Urban Jam is on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in the amphitheater. The American Hot Walk is on Saturday September 30th here on campus. The Alumni Association has requested the use of the CSUN cart and he wants to know if that is O.K. with the Senate. He is excited about the blood drive and he is looking forward to support from the Senators. Judicial Council applications were due by Friday. They will start the interview process probably next week. He has planners for the Senators. He has Reno tickets and Senators are allowed 2 tickets each for the games. The Family Weekend barbeque is on Friday. He has a copy of the feasibility study for the UCCSN Athletics proposal. The friendship games 10 SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 are on Saturday and he would like to put together a CSUN team if anyone is interested. He yielded the floor to DIRECTOR DALEY. DIRECTOR DALEY stated that the student body is invited to volunteer to help the "Street of Dreams", which is a fundraising event for cystic fibrosis and United Way. it runs Tuesdays through Sundays through October 25th. The concession stand is open from 11:00 to 6:30 and there are two shifts available. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH asked that there be a Bylaws meeting . He stated that SENATOR MILMEISTER will most likely get paid for this meeting but he did not tell him that he was taking a personal privilege as well as other Senators during this meeting. He asked that in the future Senators write him a note and he will say yes and look at the time. There are several Senators that are really not doing anything for their colleges and it is frustrating. There are senators who are not running for reelection and he understands if you have been a Senator for a very long time and you are very burnt out. But please continue to represent your students with the utmost respect. He thinks that Monday night Senators should consider not running for reelection. Some Senators do alot for their college, and SENATOR LAZAROFF just did today. He stated that it has been his experience that the longer the explanation someone gives, the less likely somebody is to understand them. In tonight's meeting when people would ask questions, Senators would spend a long time answering them and that is how they got confused. He asked that somebody tell SENATOR WHITAKER that he we need to have a Bylaws meeting as soon as possible. He yielded the floor to SENATOR TRUJILLO. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that you cannot reconsider the motion but you can remove from the table. SENATOR LAZAROFF made a motion to remove from the table Item H, seconded by SENATOR FISK. Move into a vote. Motion fails 2-19-0. (SENATORS LAZAROFF and FISK voted in favor.) GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR AUGUSTIN stated that right now he doesn't think it would be a good idea to have a caucus. He doesn't give blood because he faints, but he will help other people. He apologizes for his lack of understanding on Item J and he is sorry if he looked stupid. He just simply didn't understand it. He doesn't care if they take the cart. He loves PRESIDENT PRICE'S reports because last year they never got one. SENATOR SHAPIRO leaves at 8:32. SENATOR ZARANTI stated that he is going to donate blood and he thinks we should beat Reno in something. He likes this room better. He attended the community job fair 11 SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 this weekend. He is sorry he can't attend the Swing event. He thinks $9,000 for the Fine Arts concerts is out of control. He won't be at the next meeting and stated to let them have the cart. SENATOR AUER congratulated DIRECTOR JOHNS and stated that Rebel reggae was a fun event. She thanked DIRECTOR DALEY for helping out. She thanked the Senate for their consideration of the Items she submitted to the agenda. She understands their concerns, however she feels that people will use the annex if they know it's there. She won't give blood. She doesn't care if they use the cart. She also thinks they should put the caucus on hold but she will come to the next one. SENATOR CARTWRIGHT stated that she will attend the caucus if it happens. She stated that SENATOR PECK was not being cynical, she was being realistic. She passionate about her dates. She is interested in the friendship games. She asked who is Paula Jones. She also stated to let them use the cart. SENATOR WEINBERG stated that his feelings are in agreement with SENATOR CARTWRIGHT about the cart. He is a little burnt out and this meeting seemed really long. He is an advocate of useful debate but sometimes they need to look at the bigger picture. SENATOR HEMINGTON stated that she can't go to the caucus because she has class until 5:55. October 27th is Take Back the Night and she encouraged the Senators to tell their organizations about it. It is a good event and it starts at 3:00 and the walk is at 6:00. The Swing event is a good idea. The cart is O.K. with her as long as she doesn't drive it. SENATOR CORDONE stated that if there is a caucus he will attend. He will be on the Senate team on Saturday. He is also in favor of letting them use the cart. SENATOR WHITAKER stated no on the cart because the alumni center charges us to use their rooms. So we should charge them to use the cart. He believes that the science and engineering students don't use the annex because they don't use bluebooks or scantrons. SENATOR JORY stated to the Senators who are running for re-election to be careful and always remember to distinguish yourself whether you are a candidate or a Senator. If they are over 25 and have a major credit card they can use the cart. If they pay for it they can use it. SENATOR MILMEISTER stated that he gave SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH a note at the beginning of the meeting. He is indifferent about the cart. He also said no on the caucus. SENATOR PECK stated that she is looking forward to working on the blood drive. She stated that she would prefer if everyone made an effort to say Residence Halls and not 12 SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 dorms. She thinks that they should share. She is working on tying up some lose ends from this session regarding the business college, and is looking forward to meeting the new Senators once they are elected. SENATOR GARCIA stated no on the cart. The UNLV and Las Vegas community attended the Black and White party at the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday and it was excellent. He is glad they approved the annex. He has seen Biology majors use the annex. SENATOR BINETTI stated that they should charge for the cart. She will help with the blood drive. She can't attend the debates. She is disappointed that the bills that Senators have been working on did not make it on the agenda. As far as too long of explanations, she thinks that things are getting dumped out too much. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH asked that she give the Bylaws to the Senate Secretary. SENATOR FISK stated that he abstains on the cart. He wasn't ridiculing SENATOR AUGUSTIN for being stupid. He stated that those bills have been sitting around for 2 weeks now and he realizes that mistakes happen but we need to get cracking on those bills because time is running out. He fears these bills coming up after election time. He looks forward to addressing his Senate Bill for the Student Teaching Scholarships. He doesn't like the idea of giving pizza during elections. A more informed electorate is what he is looking at, not a higher turnout. He and SENATOR DAVY will be decorating their new study room this weekend. They are still waiting for the bulletin board to be put up. He looks forward to Family Weekend and the Reno game. SENATOR LAZAROFF thanked those Senators who voted for the Item. She has already spent 15 hours on the Swing event. She did not come up with exact figures but she has estimates. She doesn't have time to spend 30 or 40 hours more to get all of these details when she does not know how this body will vote. The amount will be around $4200. She would appreciate if the Senate would vote to remove it from the table tonight. She will put in alot of hours to put the event together, but not of she doesn't know whether or not it is going to be approved next week. The person who is going to do the advertising needs two weeks to even print the fliers because DIRECTOR DELAFONTAINE doesn't want to do them. She also doesn't know whether or not she can hold the band for that long. She really wants to do it because there is so much interest in Swing in this community and campus, especially in her College. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that she can no longer reconsider to remove from the table Item H because it failed. But she could still reconsider to remove from the table Item I. SENATOR LAZAROFF stated that we can give them the cart if this year we don't have to pay for the rooms. She stated that she Senate could pass Item I and guarantee the band. This is going to put the event in jeopardy. She doesn't know the consistency of voting in this body. She doesn't have the time and energy to put that much time into something not 13 SENATE MINUTES 28-31/ September 28, 1998 knowing how this body will vote. She reiterated what SENATE