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Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, September 7, 2005

Agenda

  1. Call to Order

 

  1. Roll Call
    1. Absences:  Brent Ryan, Jon Weinstein
  1. Accepting or Amending of the Agenda
    1. Mr. McLaughlin motions to amend agenda to add report on wireless internet issues presented by Chris Chan. 
      1. Agenda accepted as amended.

 

  1. Accepting or Amending of the Minutes
    1. Motion to accept the minutes
      1. passed
  1. Officers Reports
    1. President’s Report
      1. Make the meeting fast.  Lots of stuff on agenda.  Mr. Mortenson asks to save lengthy discussions for next meeting.
      2. Thanks to:
        1. VP Choy
          1. parking for students, Fall Ball, website.  She’s dedicated and great.
        2. website: Ms. Ball and Ms. Choy
        3. Laura Falcone for Fall Ball
          1. Fall Ball at The Club at Key Center, Oct. 8, 2005
        4. Lisa Levy for community service and budget committee
      3. Summer Update
        1. Financial Aid Committee is looking into the delay in receiving financial aid. 
        2. Worked on getting parking and developing a website.  Ms. Choy and Ms. Ball will report further on these.
      4. Fall Ball
        1. It’s gonna be great.  The venue is amazing, the food is delicious and we’re getting a great deal.
      5. Hurricane Relief Efforts.  Will announce amount raised so far later.  Deans and administration will match student contribution.
        1. 3  Tulane students in the Barrister section.
      6. ATM issue: dealt with Treasurer, Art Roos—an extremely difficult and unprofessional individual.  Mr. McLaughlin interrupts to remind everyone it’s not him, but the Case Treasurer.
        1. Volume concerns
          1. Other machines low volume
          2. Unwilling to move the significantly underperforming machine
        2. Contacted National City – George was excited about the idea of establishing a co-marketing agreement between us and Nat City.   But Mr. Mortenson still hasn’t heard back from Art Roos.
        3. will apologize to the student body about not having successfully obtained an ATM
      7. Mr. McLaughlin and Ms. Levy will discuss the new budget plans at next meeting
      8. We had a successful student orgs fair.  250 slices of pizza gone in 5 minutes.  Dean A and Dean Korngold thought his first
      9. Sept. 22 will be first forum with Dean Chodosh.  Forums will be held on a monthly basis.
      10. The SBA office was cleaned up and the old furniture replaced.  Looks more professional.
    2. Vice-President’s Report
      1. If anyone needs parking, they have to park in the Case North Village parking lot. 
        1. Lisa Levy interrupts to say there is a large lot open on Ford and Euclid.  The owner of the property has a no-compete contract with Case.  SBA can’t endorse that students use this lot. 
      2. SBA has organized 6 student-faculty breakfasts, sponsored by Lexis-Nexis. 
        1. First breakfast will be third week of September from 830-930am with the 1L professors. 
        2. Asks SBA members to sign up to approach a professor they are familiar with and formally invite them to the event. 
      3. PMBR is sponsoring Case Law facebook for all 3 classes.  Patty Kim has said that Case limits theirs to 1Ls.
        1.  Ms. Choy asks about whether we need a committee on this.  Kevin replies that he thinks we should form a task force.  The vote on this will be on a later date. 
    3. Secretary’s Report
      1. Case One card
        1. Ms. Holmes has been made contact with the manager of the Case One Card accounts. She is arranging for an afternoon for a representative to bring their equipment and initialize students ID cards.  Thereafter students can apply money to their account through the internet.
      2. SBA Meeting Schedule
        1. The meeting schedule was adjusted to accommodate religious holidays and senator’s schedules.  Final schedule to be voted on during the next meeting.
      3. Absences
        1. Senator’s need to notify Ms. Holmes if they won’t be present at a meeting.
    4. Treasurer’s Report
      1. Budget Requests:  every student org has to apply for funding at this time.  REQUESTS FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR ARE DUE NEXT TUESDAY, SEPT. 13. 
      2. Budget committee:  meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 6pm.  Thus far only 3 people have applied.  Budget committee is in charge of allocating SBA funds.  Spread the word that we need more applicants.  Applications can be found in the SBA office. 
    5. Senate Counsel’s Report
      1. Excited about Robert’s Rules once again.  Wants to make a skit about the rules as a learning tool for incoming senators. 
        1. Topic: Boards vs. Committees:
          1. Boards are elected quasi-judicial committees.  Board has powers as provided by the relevant documents.  Creates quick solutions for issues. 
          2. Committees:  “the work horses of an organization”.  Their authority is delegated to them by the Senate.  Standing committees are permanent and outlined in the by-laws.  Make recommendations for relevant SBA business. 

 

  1. Committee Reports
    1. Mr. Mortenson reports that Jennifer Alcorn is the liaison between students and faculty.
    2. Mr. McLaughlin makes motion to table committee reports for next meeting.  Vote approves tabling.
    3. Ms. Choy explains that committee members should take the initiative on their committee and not wait for the Exec Board or rest of the Senate to delegate tasks to them. 
    4. Mr. Mortenson reports that in past, Case Law Sports Committee has organized events…such as a decathlon.  Everyone laughs.  This is serious.
  1. Old Business

 

  1. New Business
    1. Approval of election procedures
      1. Info session for elections at lunchtime on Thurs, Sept. 8.
      2. Candidacy forms due Wed., Sept. 21st by 5pm.
      3. New procedures reflect what honor court dealt with last year. 
      4. Guidelines can be found in the elections packet, on posters and campaign flyers. 
      5. Mr. Neely interject that everyone is voting, so if there is a need for a constitutional amendment, this is the time.
      6. Ms. Levy brings up that the size of the campaign flyers was an issue.  Covered in the new procedures.
      7. Motion to vote on election procedures.
        1. Motion carries unanimously.
    2. Vote on creating a financial aid committee
      1. Looks into the financial aid process.  Mr. Tsai motions to vote.  Accepted.
    3. September 11 Memorial Project:  Lisa Levy
      1. Last year, Greg McNeil spearheaded the project.  Planted flags in front of KSL, one representing each victim of the attacks.  Ms. Levy asking SBA to support Project by setting up flags on Friday, Sept. 9 at 7am.
      2. Chris Chan wants clarification on support of Project. 
      3. Mr. Arnold motions to officially endorse the Project (although he’s lazy and late). 
        1. Passed.
    4. Race for the Cure and budget request: Lisa Levy
      1. Can run or walk the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure for breast cancer.  Ms. Levy asks SBA to help man tables in the rotunda. 
      2. Requests $100 for the Community Service committee. 
      3. Motion to approve $100.
        1. Motion carries unanimously. 
    5. Chris Chan reports on the wireless problems at the law school:  report attached
      1. There is “accumulated displeasure” with internet access among students.  Sources of displeasure:  dead spots around school.
        1. This will be resolved by more routers placed around building, named Phase 1; should be completed by January. 
        2. In the meantime, students can go to the circulation desk at the library to get a wired Ethernet cable to plug in.
      2. Avoid bridge and Blackacre, bc they’re horrible. 
    6. Mr. Neely—on Ms. Choy’s instigation—moves to add yearbook committee
  1. Announcements
    1. Mr. Arnold announces next bar review will be at the Velvet dog.  It’ll be tight.  Everyone should come.  Downtown is really not that far.  Turnout at shooters was mediocre.  Very few 1Ls showed.
      1. Next week at Panini’s.  $1 miller light drafts. 
    2. Ms. Falcone requests additional help for the Fall Ball committee. 
    3. Mr. Tsai requests that shorter student meetings in classrooms only be scheduled in half hour blocks.

 

  1. Cheers & Jeers
    1. Cheers
      1. Chris Chan on the wireless report
      2. David Greenspan and Greg McNeil on articles in docket on financial aid
      3. All the students that attended the community service event
      4. James Zink on Velvet Dog hook up
      5. The whole exec board and election commission
    2. Jeers
      1. Brent Ryan being absent
  1. Adjournment