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Minutes
Check-ins
7:06 – Senate convenes. Senators check in.
Outside Business
Change in Decafe hours
7:10-Michele Gross joined Senate to address rumors that the DeCafe would be reducing
its hours for the upcoming school year. She explained that due to the economic situation
dining services was asked to reduce costs, specifically the operation budget and the cost
of food. CDS wanted to retain staff and quality. Oberlin has more evening program then
most schools its size and so the decision was made to reduce the hours of Decafe which
will not close at 8pm on weekdays and 10pm on weekends as opposed to 1am. Michele
Gross pointed out that the reduced hours might be a short term solution.
7:28-Luke Squire suggested that instead of having Pastry and Coffee in the Ratskellar
from 8-11 to instead continue to have the grocery portion of the Decafe available.
7:35-Senators suggested closing the Decafe at some other period of time such as in the
morning. Michele Gross felt that this will be awkward to negotiate due to the schedule of
the full-time staff.
7:45-Senators and students proposed a number of alternatives to closing the DeCafe,
including closing other dining halls, adjusting the hours of workers and reducing the
amount of food.
Composting
8:27-Melissa Streng and Sam Lee joined Senate to discuss the establishment of a
compositing working group.
8:30-Proposal (1) by Melissa Streng to establish a Composting working Group.
8:32-Proposal (1) passes 14-0-0
Parking Issue
10:06-Peter Sabo updated senate on the issue of a Parking Variance for the new college
housing. He expressed his optmism about the prospects of a parking variance passing and
asked that senate write a formal letter to the city’s Parking Committee.
10:10-Senators expressed their satisfaction about the progress being made.
10:13-Proposal (10) by Leah Pine that the Liaison and other senators draft a letter to send
to the Parking Committee and other college administration.
10:18-Proposal (10) passes 12-0-0
Announcements
10:20-Matt Presto announced that Carl Deal, Producer of the Documentary Trouble in the
Water would be holding a screening and Q&A session.
10:22-Alix Simonson reminded Senate that they would be meeting with Robert Lemle,
Chair of the Board of Trustees and asked for agenda items:
Agenda Items
SRIC-Socially Responsible Investment Committee
Trustee’s role in City Council Relations
Financial Aid/Pell Grants
Graffiti and Vandalism
10:25-Grafitti and Vandalism cloth banner
Decisions
Edge Fund Statement
10:43-Luke Squire proposed (proposal 12) that Senate draft a statement that would set the
Edge Fund that sets the Edge Fund at $20 a semester, which was the original intent but
had been implemented at $10 a semester due to confusion.
10:47-Dean Gates expressed her concern about having a waivable fee that wasn’t
presented in a transparent way.
10:50-Senators discussed a way to make the ability to waive the Edge Fund more
transparent.
10:53-Proposal (12) amended to include working group to address the transparency issue.
10:55-A roll call vote was requested for Proposal (12)
Luke Squire-Yes
Brandon Gaoiran-Yes
Alix Simonson-Yes
Jules Brouillet-Yes
Reshard El-Shair-Yes
Cristina Rodriguez-Abstain
Jon Harmatz-Yes
Justin Brogden-Yes
Kyla Moore-Abstain
Matthew Presto-Yes
Shannon Ikebe-Yes
Brett Foreman-Yes
Proposal (12) passes 10-0-2
Committee Appointments
11:02-Tabled for until next week
STV
11:03-Shannon Ikebe proposed (proposal 13) that Katie Kuksenok be paid $500 for
creating an STV system for Senate. He explained the further research into Open STV
software has shown that the program would not sufficiently meet the needs of Senate.
11:10-A roll call voted was requested:
Luke Squire-Yes
Brandon Gaoiran-Abstain
Alix Simonson-Yes
Jules Brouillet-Yes
Reshard El-Shair-Yes
Cristina Rodriguez-Yes
Jon Harmatz-Yes
Justin Brogden-Yes
Kyla Moore-Yes
Matthew Presto-Yes
Shannon Ikebe-Yes
Brett Foreman-Yes
Proposal (13) passes 11-0-1
Check-outs
11:13 – Senators check out. Senate adjourns.