RESIDENCE HALL STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Associate Council Meeting
October 22nd 2012
Crispell Hall
Call to Order 9:05 PM
Mystery Activity 9:06 PM
Roll Call/ Hall Reports
Start 9:07 PM End 9:10 PM
Hall
Name
Bevier
Number RHSA Report
Present Shirt
0
0
None
Bliss
2
2
Had elections for PR and AC rep. Have 3 programs
this month
Murder mystery dinner and Nov program for
hurricane relief
No meeting because we went to the Hot Seat we
have 3 programs this month
Programs, Thanksgiving dinner amended Constitution
for historian position
Happy Thanksgiving program, watch Magic Mike with
all the girls with popcorn
Programs, Weds 8:30 Alex's lemonade stand-donate
to get lemonade for Cancer. COOKIES
Went to wing night
Bouton
2
0
Capen
3
2
Collango
4
3
Crispell
1
0
Deyo
2
1
DuBois
4
0
Esopus
4
4
Gage
2
1
Halloween in the Halls a success, Thanksgiving
program
Kindergarten day and Hunger Games
LeFevre
0
0
None
Lenape
2
1
Thanksgiving, program with Capen
Scudder
3
2
No meeting
NRHH 9:13 PM
Brendan: We wanted to let you all know, our GI is this Thursday night at 7 so come to
learn more about Tunnel of Oppression. Also, if you are applying, going to this will
count. Applications are due by November 15 th along with letters of support.
Newpaltz.edu/nrhh. Of the Months are due tonight by MIDNIGHT!
SENATE 9:15 PM
Rose: I have a special guest tonight, Pres Josh.
Josh: I'm the President of SA, through my position I'm also the Vice Chair for CAS, you
can complain to me about things. We just created a new committee, with a 40 thousand
dollar budget. There are two RHSA seats available in hopes on doing researching
getting rid of selling water bottles on campus. It's called the Pepsi Marketing
Committee. Our main task is to get rid of water bottles on campus. I'm here to see if
anyone is interested in joining.
Crispell: Is that the only task?
Rose: I'm on it, with two reps from SA
Josh: Once there are reps from RHSA we can work further on goals. As long as it's
going to benefit the campus.
Esopus: When are the meetings?
Rose: We don't know yet. It depends on people's schedules.
Capen: Is it only open for RHSA members?
Rose: It depends on what hall you are from, but I would say no.
Josh: Would anyone like to nominate someone? There's 40 thousand dollars that needs
to be spent due to contract reasons towards something that is going to benefit the
campus committee. There's talks about hydration stations instead of water bottles, but
it's really up to the committee itself once it \s created. It's a ton of money. It can be
anything. Anything else?
Heather: Can e-board members be on it?
Rose: I guess you can be on it. We don't want to rush it, but we have to get people on it
so we can get things started.
Heather: Can I nominate myself?
Esopus: Second.
Capen: Can I nominate myself?
Deyo: Second
Rose: So you two have to come up and say why they want to be on the committee.
Esopus: Can I try?
Crispell: Second
Kelvin: You have one minute to tell us why you should be on this committee.
Heather: Hey everyone, my name is Heather Rae and I'm involved with SA, and I've
worked hand and hand with the eboard. I'm very involved. I work on print quotas and
stuff like that. I am perfectly qualified. I have been on other regional committees. I also
really enjoy the hydration station in Crispell. It's filtered and delicious. That's it.
Q &A: Crispell: Move to close q and a
Esopus: second
Rachel: Hi, my name's Rachel I'm from Capen. University of Vermont was a very
environmentally friendly, and since I have come here I noticed it lacks here and if I’m
elected it really can make a positive influence on the campus.
Capen- motion to close q and a
Crispell- second
John: My name is John from Esopus Hall. I would like to be more generally involved
with RHSA. I like the idea of a more sustainable campus. I like the thought that people
can refill water bottles very easily. I like the idea of being on a committee with a creative
mindset
Lenape: Move to close q and a
Bliss: Second
Kelvin: Right now, we're going to have three minutes discussing the candidates.
Crispell: I think Rachel's a good candidate for the position. It sounds like she has
experience.
Scudder: It's two positions, right?
K: Yes
Scudder: I just wanted to make sure. I think that the thing that needs to be decided to
have someone with experience to enrich or someone with less experience to gain a
greater depth on the campus experience.
Esopus: I think Heather would be a good candidate for the committee. She's on the eboard and has more connections.
Esopus: Motion to close
Deyo: Second
Crispell: Move to vote
Deyo: second
Kelvin: Ballot vote your choices are:
Heather
Rachel
John
No one
Abstain
Kelvin: The only people who can vote are the AC reps
Kelvin: The AC decided but thank you Heather and Rachel for being elected on the
committee!
OLD BUSINESS 9:38 PM
Motion to Open- Lenape
Second- Gage
NCC- Get Nasty
Brendan: Mooselonian regionals are in 11 days! We've worked so hard on it. We've also
been preparing our bid for program of the year. Continue donating to help us place and
help leaders around our country!
CCC- Konbanwa
Tara: Thank you all for turning in your contact sheets! I'm looking for one more hall, but
yay! Who wants a GFP update??There's still lots of time though, so don't get
discouraged.
Bevier
Bliss
Bouton
Capen
Collango
Crispell
Deyo
Dubois
Esopus
Gage
LeFevre
Lenape
Scudder
69
115
133
221
114
229
191
72
281
419
53
105
162
Tara: If you want more, there's a list in your folder on how to get GFP's so keep your
eyes peeled!
Historian
Heather: I emailed all the Historians for the position meeting. Make sure all of your hall's
historians know. Please come and see me!
Committees
Suzy: Whoever signed up for a committee, please check up your email. Now it's time to
coordinate. We'll give you updates on it.
Heather: Dubstep- Sun 9 pm. This Sunday will be the first meeting.
Esopus: Where?
H: Crispell lounge? Maybe my suite.
Tara: Culture Festival Committee! I sent you all an email, please respond it'll be
awesome. If you're still interested you can still join!
Suzy: Winter Formal Committee, we met in the beginning of the school year so rather
than have a lot of dates in our heads, we're going to see if our old meeting time tues at
7:30 works for everyone. If you or someone you know signed up, let me know if a time
works for everyone.
Brendan: If you're interested in the National Res Hall Committee, stop by my office
hours.
Rose: Myself and Kelvin are in charge of Community Service Committee, you'll get an
email next week, if anyone wants to join let me know.
AC Retreat
Rose: I asked everyone to send to me by Weds because of the weather. If you are still
interested then let me know. If I don't hear from you tonight then this is the last time you
can tell us.
Halloween in the Halls
Andy: It was a success, thank you guys for doing it!
Hot Seat
Tara: It happened, thank you to everyone who came!
Constituitional Review
Suzy: Thank you for coming and giving your input!
Condom Casino
Brendan: Hi everyone! I'm sure why you're wondering why I'm wearing this condom
costume! If you're interested, make sure you come out to that! If you don't want
condoms, we still have candy! It's next Thursday.
Collango: Shifts?
Brendan: We'll send an email
Motion to Close- Lenape
Second- Collango
NEW BUSINESS 9:50 PM
Motion to Close- Deyo
Second- Esopus
Buzz Karaoke
Heather: Come bring your 90's clothing! We will also be teaching you cheers! Make sure
you come 8-100 SU 100S in the commuter lounge! It's pretty fancy.
Impeachment
R: (Letter)
K: Are there any questions?
Crispell: What happens from here?
R: You have a week and at the next meeting Andy will give his speech and the AC will
vote on whether to remove him as an officer or not.
Constitutional Amendments
T: I drew up an amendment about grammar.
Crispell: Move to wave the reading
Capen: Second
T: Great! But you still have to read it. You have to look at it and bring it back to your hall
gov.
Palisades Mall
Kelvin: We rent buses for all of you, it's totally free!
Motion to Close- Crispell
Second- Esopus
Upcoming Events 9:56 PM
AC Retreat Sat Nov 10 (THIS WEEKEND!)
Condom Casino Nov. 15, 7-11p.m. @MPR
Buzz Karaoke Fri, Nov 16 @8 p.m.
Palisades Mall Trip Dec 8th
Cas Board/ PresCab 9:57 PM
Passing of Molly the Moose 9:57 PM
Bevier: Who hasn't gotten Molly? I would like to give them to Deyo because they're very
supportive.
Open Floor 9:58 PM
Scudder: I'm here to talk about voting. I hope you all come out to vote. If you're
registered, you can vote in the MPR from 6-8 tomorrow. There are these little cards in
your folders, if you can post them tonight, which would be fantastic, maybe put them on
the window or RA boards. We're going to be shouting everywhere tomorrow. There's
also a flier in your folders cosponsored by a long list. It's really important about the
Chicago Teacher's Strike to understand how our area is affected and about setting
trends about denying rights as part of education.
H: Hello everyone! Going off of Jamie said, SA will be having an election night at 10:30
pm, MPR also bring some things for Hurricane Sandy! You can ask Rose, there's a
face-book event. Also, SHALOM! This week marks the unofficial start of the Holocaust.
In SU 407 Thus 8:30pm.
B: As I hope everyone already knows...HAPPY HALL GOV APPRECIATION WEEK! We
hope your RA staffs have been promoting it. We want to recognize you and tell you how
much we appreciate you!
S: The Oracle will also be live blogging the coverage to see social media
J: 88.7 for all your election coverage!
Rob: Make a Difference Day! We had 176 students volunteer and we went to 23 cites.
It's a great contribution. The race was very tight. The hall that has the most participants.
Congrats Esopus for winning! Thank you!!!
H: Hey everyone, tomorrow is election day! Gov Cuomo has had an emergency order, if
you or your family members have been affected by the disaster area you can go to any
polling location. There's no one who cannot vote. Please make sure that everyone
knows about this.
Adjournment 10:07 PM
Next meeting is in Esopus Hall