[2617] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
[Mit-talk] Upcoming UA Issue - Student Group Property Ownership
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alexander J Werbos)
Tue Oct 17 08:58:52 2006
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:58:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: Alexander J Werbos <awerbos@mit.edu>
To: senior-house@mit.edu, mit-talk@mit.edu, ua-senate@mit.edu
Errors-To: mit-talk-bounces@mit.edu
Hello Everyone,
Last night, in the course of the UA Senate meeting, the issue was raised
of who exactly owns certain student group property. While the UA is
forming a group to address the specific situation, I believe it is
necessary to take the time to form a general, formal policy about such
ownership. To that end, the senate will be discussing the issue in a
special session next week (along with a few other things).
To prepare for the meeting, I want to understand the community's view on
this issue.
Who exactly owns student group property?
If it is determined (through extensive deliberation, this is not a
deicision to make lightly) that a student group is using space or property
inefficiently, can the UA (or agencies it has representation through,
like the ASA) reallocate it?
What if the student group has its own sources of income? On the one hand,
they are making the money themselves. But on the other, would they have
been able to earn that money without the association with MIT provided by
the ASA?
We're not proposing to set up the UA/ASA in a tyranically micromanaging
position, snatching red swingline staplers from groups that are being
irksome. But, rather, trying to create a process or policy whereby student groups that
are unfairly or inefficiently using resources might have those resources
reallocated in a way that better serves the common good. Or perhaps a
policy that specifically says that this should not permissable, if that is
what people want.
I would greatly appreciate student feedback on this issue, particularly
before the UA discussion session on Monday the 23rd. For those of you that
are representatives, I would ask that you consult your constituencies
individually.
-Alex Werbos
UA Senator from Senior House
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