Eighteenth Senate Session

February,27th 2018

Stern Center Ballroom

Call to Order

The Eighteenth Session of Senate was called to order at 6:00pm

Roll Call

  • Absences
  • Senator Caleca
  • Senator Meis

Minutes

Motion to waive the reading of the minutes.

  • Passed

Executive Council Reports

  • President Alexandra Helfgott
  • Thank you for participating in the listening session just now
  • Excess food distribution initiative
  • Working with Dr. Caudil and food instability task force to distribute food from on campus events
  • Going to start a pilot program after spring break
  • Still working on details
  • Super excited about it
  • Secretary Emily Ramsayer
  • No clubs from us today
  • Miscommunication about clubs having to meet with the Treasurer Graham so you will see a lot of clubs from us next week
  • Treasurer Sara Graham
  • One student outreach request coming from Tanner
  • Only limitations with student outreach is that it is not for class credit or student organization
  • Ask good questions
  • Chief of Staff Runzo
  • I wanted to gage interested in starting a SGA intermural dodge ball team
  • More info next week
  • Deputy Chief of Staff Eney
  • No report
  • Pro Tempore Palacios
  • Thank you for the emails that you have been sending me with club representatives
  • I apologize if it was rude how I asked people not to cc club representatives, that was not my intention
  • I know the bill that we had last week was under a lot of opposition but it still had people in favor of it
  • We are here to represent all students so moving forward, we all must speak up when things are intense, even if it goes against the majority
  • Today we are going to be face timing this student so please bear with me
  • Vice President Tripp Keefe
  • Diversity forum tomorrow!

Unfinished Business

none

New Business

1.)SB-76-2018— A bill to allow the Comedy Club at the College of Charleston to become a budgeted organization.

Motion to table this bill

Passed

2.) SB-77-2018— A bill to allow the Blockchain Club at the College of Charleston to become a budgeted organization.

Motion to table

Passed

3.) SB-78-2018— A bill to allow Pretty Active at the College of Charleston to become a budgeted organization.

Motion to table

Passed

4.) SO-3-2018— A bill to allocate up to the amount of $493 to the student, Tanner Crunelle for the purpose of Real Fictions: Resistance to and Reception of Contemporary Narratives Conference.

  • First Rights
  • Senator Hicks:
  • I yield my time to him
  • Tanner Crunelle:
  • Thank you for dealing with my request
  • I am glad to be in front of Senate
  • I am requesting funds for attending a conference in Finland
  • It’s title is “Reception to and Resistance to Contemporary Narratives”
  • It is looking at how we use stories to relate to one another and how that all is somehow related to the condition of being human in its variety of context
  • I think it will be an interesting connection with my major; I am an English major and want to be a teacher
  • It is all about connecting stories to real people
  • Period of Discussion
  • Deputy Chief of Staff Eney: How do you plan on bringing back your experience to CofC?
  • I plan on bringing back the theoretical frame works in my classes
  • I am a part of a lot of organizations on campus
  • I am on the Honor Board so I will be able to bring a critical eye
  • I am a South Carolina teaching fellow and serve on a professional development committee
  • The human condition is bound to stories and if we can pass on the skills to know stories to educators, that can have wide reaching impact on schools
  • Director Lifchez: Is the conference an affiliate program and if not how did you hear about it?
  • No it is not
  • I heard about it because I looked it up
  • Director Lifchez: How much research about thelegitimacy of conference have you found?
  • I am looking about going here for grad school
  • It has a great media education
  • Whole center for interdisciplinary narrative research on their campus
  • It is a center for narrative research so they have international legitimacy
  • Director Lifchez: If you were not to receive the funding, how else would you fund this trip?
  • I could dip into my savings
  • I hope that won’t have to happen
  • Applied for scholarship from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Treasurer Graham: When did you learn about this conference?
  • I’m not sure
  • Sometime last semester when I was planning my aboard experience
  • Treasurer Graham: Is there a reason why you wanted to submit after you went abroad?
  • I was busy; I know that is a poor excuse
  • I found that when I was able to settle here, I had a lot more thinking space and ability to intentionally look at what I would be doing
  • Motion to pass by unanimous consent

Passed

Committee Reports

  • Allocations- Treasurer Sara Graham
  • No report
  • Student Organization Review Board- Secretary Emily Ramsayer
  • No report
  • Director Brown
  • Umbrellas on their way
  • Tables will be ordered in the next week
  • Bike share program
  • Printing posters to publicize
  • Director Conti
  • Going to start looking at getting reusable water jugs to be stored in Stern for student events
  • Working with Erin Day on accessibility initiatives, such as optimizing SNAP and disability orientation sessions
  • Senator Bridges:
  • You should have gotten an email about the upcoming games
  • Sign up on the google sheet if you want a free ticket to first round of the CAA tournament
  • Say if you can drive people
  • Get that in there by tomorrow
  • The game is this Sunday at noon
  • Deputy Chief of Staff Eney: Just SGA gets free tickets?
  • Yes, just through SGA
  • Senator Johnson: Is this for future games too?
  • TBA
  • Director Lifchez
  • Getting markers into Addlestone; not a 100% sure thing yet
  • ContactingAddlestone this week
  • Roller is working on his Enough is Enough campaign
  • He came up with a couple of main initiatives
  • Senator Roller:
  • Establish an anti rape culture and make CofC a safe community
  • On April 9th -13th sex assault awareness week
  • SGA will be tabling during which we will have signs and teal ribbons to give out.
  • These will be given out for students to wear
  • We will give these poster boards to the Office of Victim Services who will give them to the victims
  • Let me know if you have any questions or concerns
  • Ribbons in dining hall entrances too
  • Director Pullin
  • Getting library chargers
  • Mr. Staples is going to order sample charger from Umph to test
  • A lot of deliberation because expensive
  • Maybe charger towers as an alternative
  • Purchasing dog waste stations right now
  • Should be completed for this semester
  • Asked Barnes and Noble to replace plastic bags with grocery SGA bags
  • You should have all received the clocks spread sheet so please fill out for Maybank

Announcements

  • SGA Related
  • Vice President Keeffe:
  • Diversity Forum tomorrow
  • I was in meeting about Umph stuff
  • Staples is committed to getting supplemental charging by finals time; this is a great thing so shout out to Olivia
  • Director Brown:
  • Is there interest in having a SGA vine party? Yes, ok
  • Non-SGA Related
  • Senator Bridges: Sign up for the basketball game this Sunday please!
  • Director Conti:
  • You have probably gotten a lot of email about doing the ICAT program
  • I am the marketing intern and have been through the ICAT program
  • I think it is great for all majors that are looking at create a business
  • Senator Rothstein:
  • CofC Democrats is having a meeting at 7pm Thursday in Maybank
  • We are doing T-shirt designs
  • Senator King:
  • Dean Student Forum
  • Accepting applications until Thursday
  • Senator Odac:
  • United African Students is having an African night
  • Dress to impress
  • March 10th Stern ballroom from 7:30-9:30pm
  • Chief of Staff Runzo:
  • SGA t-shirts are in the office if you haven’t picked your up yet

Adjournment

The Eighteenth Session of the Student Senate adjourned at 6:30pm