[1107] in UA Senate
Re: Reminder: Senate Caucus at 12:00pm Tomorrow
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel Hawkins)
Sat Feb 19 17:54:04 2011
Reply-To: hwkns@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinqNR9unY2twJ21fA3d-o_wjjVB5yJuJXOBospC@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:54:01 -0500
From: Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@MIT.EDU>
To: "Benjamin I. Shaibu" <bshaibu@mit.edu>
Cc: ua-senate-officers@mit.edu,
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There is a vocal minority of students who really think sustainable food
should be a big part of the planning and creation of a new dining system.
We gave one of them a chance to write up something that we might include in
the report, and he did. We thought it was a nice idea, but probably a
little unrealistic and possibly financially infeasible. So we cut it up,
added in the phrase "equal or lesser costs", and kept it there as a way of
saying, "here's another preference, if it doesn't interfere with your main
priorities."
So yes, there was some strong student backing for the idea, but on the orde=
r
of ~7% of surveyed students. Most of the rest seemed to think that sort of
thing was not nearly as important as keeping costs down.
-hwkns
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Benjamin I. Shaibu <bshaibu@mit.edu> wrote=
:
> During the Caucus the question of whether to include Section 6.3
> Sustainable Food in some kind of report/affirmation came up. I was wonder=
ing
> what that section's logic/inclusion choice was. Was it more towards makin=
g
> the plan comprehensive or was there some strong student backing for the i=
dea
> of local/organic food when possible, or some other reason?
>
> Ben
>
> 2011/2/19 Daniel Hawkins <hwkns@mit.edu>
>
> Since I won't be able to make it today, I wanted to share some informatio=
n
>> about the DPC report. First of all, you'll find all the data and draft
>> reports and BRDC nonsense here:
>>
>> http://web.mit.edu/hwkns/Public/dpc/
>>
>> And if you have any questions about why something is in the report or wh=
y
>> something isn't, feel free to ask, because a lot of the authors are on t=
his
>> list (including myself). I'm pretty sure I still have all the e-mails f=
rom
>> the open discussion list we created, so I can tell you the reasoning beh=
ind
>> the choices that were made. Nothing went into the report without a reas=
on,
>> and that reason was almost always data.
>>
>> Have fun,
>>
>> -hwkns
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Jont=E9 Craighead (UA Speaker) <
>> ua-speaker@mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, everyone:
>>>
>>> This week we committed to reviewing the UA policy on dining, and in
>>> particular, reexamining the UA Dining Proposal Committee Report<http://=
web.mit.edu/ua/docs/dpc-reports/Final%20DPC%20Report.pdf>.
>>> At tomorrow's Senate Caucus, we will discuss the feedback gathered on t=
his
>>> issue and use this input to begin revising the UA's position and settin=
g the
>>> UA's agenda for the next semester and year to come. The caucus will tak=
e
>>> place at 12:00pm in the UA Office, and as before, lunch will be provide=
d for
>>> the Senators, Committee Chairs, and Officers who attend.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your time, and I look forward to the discussion,
>>> Jont=E9 Craighead
>>>
>>> Speaker of the Senate
>>> MIT Undergraduate Association
>>> Course 1C: Class of 2013
>>>
>>
>>
>
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There is a vocal minority of students who really think sustainable food sho=
uld be a big part of the planning and creation of a new dining system.=A0 W=
e gave one of them a chance to write up something that we might include in =
the report, and he did.=A0 We thought it was a nice idea, but probably a li=
ttle unrealistic and possibly financially infeasible.=A0 So we cut it up, a=
dded in the phrase "equal or lesser costs", and kept it there as =
a way of saying, "here's another preference, if it doesn't int=
erfere with your main priorities."<br>
<br>So yes, there was some strong student backing for the idea, but on the =
order of ~7% of surveyed students.=A0 Most of the rest seemed to think that=
sort of thing was not nearly as important as keeping costs down.<br><br>
-hwkns<br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 4:11 P=
M, Benjamin I. Shaibu <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bshaibu@mit.e=
du">bshaibu@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204=
, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
During the Caucus the question of whether to include Section 6.3 Sustainabl=
e Food in some kind of report/affirmation came up. I was wondering what tha=
t section's logic/inclusion choice was. Was it more towards making the =
plan comprehensive or was there some strong student backing for the idea of=
local/organic food when possible, or some other reason?<br>
<br>Ben<br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2011/2/19 Daniel Hawkins <span dir=3D"ltr">&=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:hwkns@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">hwkns@mit.edu</a>>=
</span><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204=
, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Since I won't be able to make it today, I wanted to share some informat=
ion about the DPC report.=A0 First of all, you'll find all the data and=
draft reports and BRDC nonsense here:<br><br><a href=3D"http://web.mit.edu=
/hwkns/Public/dpc/" target=3D"_blank">http://web.mit.edu/hwkns/Public/dpc/<=
/a><br>
<br>And if you have any questions about why something is in the report or w=
hy something isn't, feel free to ask, because a lot of the authors are =
on this list (including myself).=A0 I'm pretty sure I still have all th=
e e-mails from the open discussion list we created, so I can tell you the r=
easoning behind the choices that were made.=A0 Nothing went into the report=
without a reason, and that reason was almost always data.<br>
<br>Have fun,<br><br>-hwkns<div><div></div><div><br><br><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote">On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Jont=E9 Craighead (UA Speaker=
) <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:ua-speaker@mit.edu" target=3D"_bl=
ank">ua-speaker@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Hi, everyone:<br>=
<br>This week we committed to reviewing the UA policy on dining, and in par=
ticular, reexamining the <a href=3D"http://web.mit.edu/ua/docs/dpc-reports/=
Final%20DPC%20Report.pdf" target=3D"_blank">UA Dining Proposal Committee Re=
port</a>. At tomorrow's Senate Caucus, we will discuss the feedback gat=
hered on this issue and use this input to begin revising the UA's posit=
ion and setting the UA's agenda for the next semester and year to come.=
The caucus will take place at 12:00pm in the UA Office, and as before, lun=
ch will be provided for the Senators, Committee Chairs, and Officers who at=
tend.<br>
<br clear=3D"all">Thanks for your time, and I look forward to the discussio=
n,<br>Jont=E9 Craighead<br><br>Speaker of the Senate<br>MIT Undergraduate A=
ssociation<br>Course 1C: Class of 2013<br>
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