Minutes

Last week’s minutes were unanimously approved.

New Meeting Time

Starting after fall break, Senate will convene from 9:00 to 10:30 pm on Sundays. The first meeting after fall break will be October 28.

Phone Service

ASPC president Jake Oken-Berg ’02 reported that the phone service has installed additional patches to alleviate the outgoing call problems. This work, they said, can only be done on weekends, and they are in the process of fixing it.

Bylaws Change

Residence Halls and Food Commissioner Mike Rush ’04 proposed to change the bylaws so that the Residence Halls Committee will have at least one student member from the residence halls staff instead of only one student member. It should also have one nonvoting, professional staff member from the Office of Campus Life.

The committee oversees room draw, quiet hall and other residential policies and procedures. Rush also proposed that the committee provide access to funding for the programming of dorm events and activities.

The Senate did not vote on the issue.

Dryers

The Web company is coming to look at the dryers and possibly clean them out so they run better. A trial run with new card readers on the dryers (and new dryers) will start over winter break, Rush said. The full program with the new card readers should be implemented starting next year, allowing students to buy from vending machines, do laundry and shop in the Village with their cards.

Senate Retreat

The Senate agreed upon three main issues at its retreat last weekend. It plans to foster a better reputation through communication with the student body. It will also address the issue of whether or not it will take an official stance and offer support of campus affairs. The third issue is to bring more and better speakers to campus. Senate members signed up for groups that would work toward each of these goals. Campus Events Commissioner Liz Fasse ’02 will act as coordinator of the program to promote the Senate’s reputation. Academic Affairs Commissioner Scott LaBoda ’03 will lead the program on an official stance. Communications Commissioner Dru Hilty ’02 will head the speakers’ program.

Recycling

Students have expressed a desire for more recycling receptacles on north campus. The issue will be addressed more thoroughly next week.

How-to Book

To assist students in getting budgeting clearance from the ASPC office, the Senate proposed to create a budget how-to book, detailing the necessary channels to gain funds for programming. If successful, the book may include other channels of administrative procedures in the future.

Student Parking

The Senate wishes to allot more spaces for students in the parking lot on the corner of College Way and 6th Street. Neil Gerard explained that they would need to monitor the parking situation first, and establish that there would still be enough space for faculty if more spaces were marked for students. Off-Campus Representative Mikey Gaertner ’02 explained that his car was once moved from a regular space into a handicapped space because of the parking crunch. He got a ticket for the infraction, he said, although it wasn’t his fault. Campus Events Commissioner Liz Fasse ’02 agreed to begin the monitoring.

DDP

The Senate will put table tents in the dining halls soon to inform students about the proposal for the Dynamics of Difference and Power requirement. It also discussed polling students before taking an official stance.

Pomona College Motto

Dismayed by the Founder’s seal motto of "Our tribute to Christian civilization," North Campus Representative Sam Brenner ’02 suggested appointing a committee to review the motto and propose a new one. Senate members pointed out that some schools have mottos in Latin and Hebrew. If a new motto were adopted, it would first have to be accepted by the administration and by the trustees.

Dorm Floats

Sports Commissioner Evan Sirc ’03 suggested changing dorm floats to class floats for this year’s homecoming, hoping to get stronger support from classes than from dorms. He also suggested that the Senate build a float as part of its campaign to promote its reputation. Float building may be opened to all groups on campus.