Senate Briefs

KSPC WEBCASTING
The first item of discussion was the cost of webcasting KSPC, which was explained in a presentation by the Director of College Radio and Television. Costs for webcasting totaled $1,050, including four years of retroactive fees. ASPC President Ari Greenberg made a motion to cover the fees through unallocated ASPC funds, and the motion was unanimously passed.

COMMITTEES
Greenberg announced that the search for various committee members was over and that the CDO Committee no longer exists. The Student Health Committee has changed its focus to planning for the new Wellness Center, and nominees for the Harassment and Discrimination Committee and the Harassment and Discrimination Education Advisory Sub-Committee, were announced. Sports Commissioner Ashley Hovey questioned whether it was safe to have only pre-med students on the Student Health Committee, and Academic Affairs Commissioner Kyle Warneck quickly retorted that they’d been searching high and low for applicants and were now finished. Movement to approve the nominees was passed, with Hovey and Greenberg abstaining.

DORM COUNCIL
In a confusing jumble of announcements and questions, Residence Halls and Food Commisioner Karanda Bowman attempted to explain the new structure of what was once Dorm Council. Instead of the disorganized and ineffective Dorm Council of years past, new plans included having one representative from each dorm to meet with other representatives in order to more successfully utilize dorm funds, and Associate Dean of Campus Life Frank Bedoya would select representatives through an application process. Confusion regarding past procedures, Senate involvement, funding, and other issues prompted Greenberg to create a sub-committee to research the entire issue and report back next week.

BUDGET ITEMS
Requests for kegs and wine at the Hispanic Heritage Festival and Junior-Senior social were enthusiastically approved, but a request for help in covering the cost of Edward James Olmos was looked upon less favorably. Senators were unhappy with the idea of giving funding retroactively and paying for a speaker that they didn’t request. They eventually decided to give half of the requested amount and invite another request at the end of the year.

THE ENVIRONMENT
Bowen Patterson, Environmental Affairs Commissioner, presented a plethora of plans for making Pomona more environmentally friendly, including (but not limited to): bringing organic food to the dining halls, serving fair-trade coffee, using recycled paper and double-sided printers, planting native plants on the campus, and building a dome. The most highly anticipated proposal was a “Decrease Water Usage in Your Dorm Contest,” although Hovey worried that some people, such as athletes, might need to use more water than other people, and that this might be unfair. As the discussion began to toe the line of ridiculousness, Greenberg said, “We are not talking about this right now,” and ended the discussion.

Sports announcements, Speaker Series, and 5C Issues were tabled til the next meeting, and the meeting was adjourned.