Buchanan Towers Hall Council

February 19, 2014 Minutes

Guest Speakers

·  Update on Tunnel

o  Starting research about other murals and maintenance

o  $1500 budget

o  Are looking into a grant and if it goes through and is accepted they will not ask BT, BW or Fairhaven for money

o  If grant falls through then will look towards South Campus Hall Council

o  Taking submissions due Friday – will push it back to March 4

o  Theme is Transitions

o  Petition was passed around for the grant

o  Possible to repaint the tunnel every few years

Budget Requests

·  CPR Class

o  AHA (American Heart Association) Certified

o  February 27th – 6-9pm

o  Contract with BTC

o  Already 6 people have signed up

o  Only adult CPR certified – no first aid

RHA

·  South Asian Student Association

o  March 1st in the MPR 5:30pm

o  Asking for $800 from RHA

§  Performers from UW

o  Estimated 250 students went last year ~180 from residence

o  Passed for $400

·  End Fair

o  May 17th noon-midnight

o  Already given them $750 from our Hall Council

o  It is more expensive this year because they are will a different company

o  Asking for a cover in case of rain

o  ~ 2,240 with cover from RHA

o  ~1,465 without cover from RHA – we voted for this

Craft Night

·  February 22, 2014 (This Saturday) at 8pm

·  3rd floor lounge

·  Hot chocolate will be provided. Someone please bring a water heater

·  Ciara and Kristine will be running it

Danny’s announcement

·  Rental information – ways to know if you are being scammed or not

·  3rd floor lounge Thursday, February 27, tentative 6pm – date might change

Recognition Coordinator

·  Them for Hall of the Year – Renewal

o  Start thinking about helping Ciara and how we can go about this theme

·  There will be a recognition poster in the 3rd floor lounge up soon

T-Shirts

·  The winning design is “South Side Pride” with the trees in the background

·  BT color is blue

·  Price would be $6 per shirt

o  Hall Council can pay for a certain number of shirts – be free to students

o  Hall Council pays half

o  Think of how you want to do the T-Shirt orders.