7:01 p.m. | Attendance
7:02 | Operations announces that filing for VSA spring elections will begin on April 14.
7:04 | Operations moves to amend Section 5 of the VSA Bylaws, which outlines the rules for student campaigning. “We’re simplifying it a lot,” says Operations, “and we’re making it a lot shorter than it used to be. Basically, we reorganized the passages, and various things that are repetitive have been taken out. The major differences are that we’re allowing the use of the internet—we thought it was realistically ridiculous that we didn’t allow the use of the internet. And because we’re giving candidates the power of the Web, we’re taking away fliering—we felt that it was a waste of paper, and it’s not worth doing. Instead, we are just going to give people posters that they can put up in main spaces on campus.”
7:11 | Council members discuss making alterations to the wording of the Bylaw amendments.
7:15 | Finance asks if its really necessary that campaigning be banned during the actual voting period. 2011 responds saying that “there’s something to be said for” having the voting period be a time when students aren’t being “bombarded” by campaigning methods and messages.
7:20 | 2010 asks about what “the limits are” for things you buy—like printed t-shirts or baked goods—that would aid a candidate in his or her campaign. Operations responds by saying that anything can be purchased as long as its within the spending limits set forth by the Bylaws.
7:32 | After discussion, Council votes unanimously in favor of the Bylaw amendments.
7:34 | Activities moves to decertify Better Body Image Project (BBIP). Activities explains that the VSA Activities Committee met recently with two leaders from BBIP. “Basically this is a decertification of an organization that’s no longer as active as it used to be,” says Activities. “It’s more paperwork than its worth for them, and the two representatives were both totally fine with this,” he says. “The membership of the group is four people, and the use of their budget is very limited.” Council votes unanimously in favor of the decertification.
7:37 | Finance moves to allocate $800 from the Conference Fund to Act Out. Leslie Hamilton ’10, Co-President of Act Out, explains that the organization hopes to bring approximately 24 students to Washington D.C. on April 9 in order to lobby for the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell; the Safe Schools Act; and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Finance’s motion passes unanimously.
7:42 | Finance moves to allocate $2000 from the Speakers & Lecturers Fund to Forum Political Thought for their event, Bao Phi: Asian American Spoken Word and Politics. Motion passes unanimously.
7:44 | Finance moves to allocate $4000 from the Speakers & Lecturers Fund to the Asian Students Alliance for their conference, The “Me” in Media. Motion passes unanimously.
7:47 | Finance moves to allocate $4000 from the Hosting Fund to Squirm for their celebration of their 10th anniversary. Motion passes unanimously.
7:49 | Council adjourned.
