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The following events took place at the Tuesday, Nov. 12 meeting of the General Student Senate:
The Dance Club received $1,860 for the American College Dance Festival. The festival will include classes and performances by dance instructors from around the world. The event will take place at Plymouth State College March 13-15, 2003.
The Dance Club received $200 for their office budget.
GSS allocated $192 to the South Asian Association of Maine for the rental of a special dress used in Culturefest and Diwali.
The Senate passed a resolution to reorganize the Student Entertainment Committee in order to increase its efficiency. The portion pertaining to membership changes is as follows: “Membership of the Student Entertainment Committee will be comprised of all members from Cabinet, [Vice President of Student Entertainment], [Assistant Vice President of Student Entertainment], three members of Campus Activities & Events, and three members from the general student body.”
GSS voted 16-0-3 to send four members of student government to the 2003 Conference on Student Government Associations at Texas A&M University. The conference takes place on Feb. 22-25, 2003. Details and funding will be worked out at future Senate meetings.
Kate Grenier and Dennis Boyd were sworn in as new senators for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Edward “Andy” Caron was sworn in as the new and only senator for the College of Education and Human Development.
The Cinefy Society was granted preliminary approval. The group plans to organize an independent and foreign film series, a film festival and to create and produce films. Cinefy will collaborate with other campus organizations and academic departments.
The Food Science Club was granted preliminary approval, although it has been active for some time. Members participate in conventions and service projects relating to food science and tours of food service companies.
Board of Trustees Representative Sarah Knight reported that there will be a BOT meeting Nov. 17-18 at the University of Maine Augusta.
Student Women’s Association Representative Breeana Blalock reported that the “Rock for Roe” raised $300 for the Laura Fund and SHARE. She reminded the Senate that auditions for “The Vagina Monologues” will take place Nov. 19-20 and to contact Jennie Leland on FirstClass if interested.
Fair Election Practices Commissioner Erik Black reminded the Senate that nomination forms for the vice president and president positions are due Nov. 18. Elections will be done on FirstClass Dec. 2.
The Nov. 12 GSS meeting took place in 126 Barrows Hall so the meeting could be recorded on videotape. Senators will review the tape at a later date. Sen. Cortlynn Hepler referred to the recording as “a stepping stone to a live broadcast.”
The General Student Senate meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the FFA Room of Memorial Union.
