Student Senate Minutes
April 13, 2008

- Minutes taken by Senator Kristel Givogue
I. Gallery Business:
	A. FAC Slate Part 1
		- Passed 8 - 0 - 0 
	B. FAC Ballot Initiative
		- Passed 8 - 0 - 0 
	C. Sean Cooksey - Money Motion from College Republicans
		- Moves that no more than 443.25 as advertisement reimbursement for the 			College Republicans as members of the SOC.
		- Wiley - What was the event?
		- Cooksey - Bringing Ward Connerly to campus
		- Wiley - Why did you not come to Senate before the event?
		- Cooksey - Unsure. Just inherited position.
		- Wiley - Why is this a deserving event?
		- Cooksey - 1) Advertised MO Ballot Initiative 2) Outside perspective
		- Hayes - Must vote no; Politically charged
		- Wisa - SOC Mission is hammered out; It was geared towards service 			now it is more about diversity; good event should support it; If not funding 		politically charged things then should not support FAC slate (gay speaker 			about military).
		- Hayes - Makes SOC like an alternate FAC
		- Phillips - Was $43 excess of FAC funds?
		- Cooksey - No. FAC did not fund advertising.
		- Approved.
	D. Ellen Brandt - SOC Jump-A-Thon Money Motion
		- Moves that no more than $200 be spent for advertisements regarding the 			SOC Jump-A-Thon.
		- Approved.
II. Money Motions
	A. Phillips - Earth Week Banner Extension
		- Phillips - Moves that no more than $75 be spent on top of the previous 			money motion to purchase the sustainable banner.
		- Approved.
	B. Risch - Bike Co-op transfer funds
		- Risch - Moves that no more than $2337.93 be spent on recycling bins for 			the 2008 Freshmen Recycling Initiative.
		- Approved.
	C. Flanagan - Diversity Banquet
		- Flanagan - Moves that no more than $650.00 be spent no later than April 			16, 2008 on the Diversity Banquet food catered by Sodexho.
		- Flanagan - This banquet is for diversity pilot program participants
		- Wiley - We already passed $400.
		- Gilmor - Yes, but not for this event.
		- Wiley - What is the difference?
		- Flanagan - 1st = evaluation of program; 2nd = Thank You/Celebration
		- Wiley - Does not make sense; could be only one event
		- Flanagan - Has a purpose; Big Event = Catalyst
		- Givogue - This is BAD
		- Wisa - Agrees; usually invites all organizations
		- Wiley - Co-funding with MAC?
		- Flanagan - Yes, MAC offered $200
		- Wiley - Definite attendance
		- Flanagan - Only 1 hour long
		- Approved
	D. Risch - Recycling Money Motion
		- Moves that no more than $2,337.93 be spent
		- Risch - Bins $3.00 (larger and cheaper than last year) 110 total bins
		- Hayes - Why were there extra bins last year?
		- Miller - How many left over? (57) Possibly cut back number?
		- Wiley - We are educating about recycling
		- Miller- Can these be limited to freshmen? (They already are)
		- Morrey - Ay way for freshman to be informed and then need to request a			bin; some don’t use them which is a waste
		- Wiley - Would not be as effective; recycling improved 50% last year
		- Miller - What evidence do you have of the 50% increase?
		- Wiley - Recycling center monitors
		- Miller - Careful citing statistic; agrees with Senator Morrey’s idea
		- Risch - Can see how it has been successful
		- Miller - Spend $ on more advertising instead
		- Wiley - If bin is in room, students are more likely to use it
		- Approved
	E. Wiley - Guide to living sustainably money motion
		- Moves that $825 be spent on the guide
		- Wiley - This is budgeted; guide is almost complete and going to printing; 		also has $75 in ad space
		- Givogue - Online? (yes); How many copies? ($3/copy)
		- Approved
	F. Wiley - Local Food Conference money motion
		- Moves that no more than $425 be spent
		- Wiley - Senate will not be spending the money; food service does not 			want to deal with the paperwork
		- Miller - Why not from his budget?
		- Wiley - Does not want to deal with paperwork
		- Gilmor - Wants Campus Environment to be the contact
		- Givogue - What is the conference?
		- Wiley - About how to get local food
		- Approved
	G. Wiley - Earth Week Tshirt money motion	
		- Moves that no more than $1220 be spent
		- Gilmor - From agency account; most has been reimbursed by pre-sales; 
		Rest will be reimbursed by sales during Earth Week
		- Wisa - How did 200 shirts cost that much?
		- Gilmor - 49.85/shirt
		- Wiley - Fair trade, sweat shop free, organic and created locally
		- Approved
III. First Readings
	A. Poindexter - Standing Rules Amendment
		- Poindexter - What do you think?
		- Risch - Clauses 6-9 change president to VP
		- Givogue- VP speaker when chair is relinquished
		- Wisa - Used to have VP as speaker
		- Hayes - If VP takes chair, what is role of senior senator?
		- Poindexter - Continuity
IV. Discussion Items
	A. Givouge - Bike Co-Op link on Senate website
	B. Wiley - Bold Items
		- Wiley - From UGC meeting (dean’s group)
		- Wisa - Excited about suggestions; voices being heard
		- Bates - Who authored this?
		- Wiley - Dean’s group (Gordon, Kelrick, Davenport, Miner) could not be 			here tonight but wanted opinion
		- Bates - Likes idea but is in an enrollment management group; where is 			flexibility?
		- Wiley - Cannot speak for group but want to have a meeting with senators
		- Hayes - Should write a resolution
	C. Flanagan - Big Event (Diversity Pilot Program)
		- Flanagan - Had fun could break down barriers
		- Miller - Is this the same program as $ passed for earlier? (yes)
		- Bates - Positive feedback	
		- Flanagan - Looking to expand program to 100 people
		- Wiley - Ideas for freshmen week? Do this earlier
		- Hayes - If people like service, united way does a day of caring
	D. Wisa - HIV Testing
		- Wisa - Make a standing budget item for HIV testing so it does not 			disappear
		- Wiley - Has health center ever done this?
		- Wisa - Offers test but they are $5 but it gets people to think about it
		- Wiley - Is NSA and Prism willing to continue funding too?
		- Wisa - Yes, but they have limited budgets
		- Givogue - Why not FAC?
		- Wisa - Not sure but will continue to apply
		- Hayes - Good idea for student initiative
		- Miller - Likes idea of making a sustainable program through student 			government
		- Straw pull = favorable
	E. Miller - Condoms on Campus
		- Wiley - Brought up before
		- Hayes - Forgot major objectives but good idea
		- Wisa - Condoms sold at Health Center, but limited hours goes against 			reslife policy of sleeping would have to fight
		- Wiley - Has this come up in RHA?
		- Flanagan - No there is no money and won’t want to spend it
		- Bates - Think about conservative students; PR ramifications
		- Hayes - Other universities do this
		- Givogue - Machines would be tasteful
		- Risch - Is there education during truman week?
		- wisa - Condom man!
		- Morrey - Conservative; encourages quick decision making
		- Hayes - Less encouraging;  more preventative
		- wisa - Research shows increased condoms does not equal increased sex
		- Morrey - Meant knowing you would need to think ahead
		- Wisa - Is indifferent because he is graduating
V. Reports
	- Gilmor - May 7th is last day for budgeting Stuff
	- Poindexter - Elections Tues and Wed, review sample ballot, app for speaker up 		soon
	- Bates - Work on end of the year report; go to LRP program; meeting with Dean 	Gilchrist about the SOC
	- Hayes - Thanks for working SRC; topical wact will start in fall 2008
	- Flanagan - Sign up for suggestion box; getting results of SAB survey; report 	from safety committee soon	
	- Miller - Textbook transparency out of committee and into senate
	- Wisa - EOY is happening; picking winner Tuesday, Banquet 4/28 6:00 PM
	- Risch - Thanks for support; working on Earth Week and guide to sustainable 	living