[74] in UA Senate
Re: Meeting this evening - discuss!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ted Hilk)
Tue Oct 13 19:49:21 2009
In-Reply-To: <4AD4FA49.1080108@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:41:21 -0400
From: Ted Hilk <thilk@MIT.EDU>
To: Adam Bockelie <bockelie@mit.edu>, Paul Baranay <pbaranay@mit.edu>,
Catherine A Olsson <catherio@mit.edu>,
Rachel E Meyer <remeyer@mit.edu>, ua-senate@mit.edu
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> 1. The UA planning task force report looks great and we should approve
> it without much fuss. (go ahead and disagree with me, it's more
> efficient to do so here and now than in person!)
>
Without being able to view the raw feedback, I find it difficult to
determine how thoroughly the position pieces reflect the proportional
sentiments of those who commented on the issues on the UA site. That said,
it would be a lot of data to churn through, and the position pieces as they
stand reflect most if not all of the arguments that I have developed or
heard from my constituents so far.
I am slightly concerned about some grammatical and phrasing issues in a few
places, though -- we want our input to be presented in as professional and
well-phrased a form as possible, and such errors should thus be avoided. A
few (not an exhaustive list) are listed below, and I believe that if we
approve this report, it should be contingent on thorough copy-editing (with
no change to its messages) before its presentation to its intended audience.
p. 16 (does not appear to make sense -- presumably an editing issue):
"To address the financial benefits of such a move, we would like to mention
the administrative that the marginal cost of a student is minimal."
p. 16 (pluralization issue):
"These border cases are important, but it seems that student registration
have enough data points that trends can be modeled and predicted"
p. 16 ("he or she" or "(s)he" are more grammatically acceptable than the
false plural "they"):
"It may be that a student finds that they have very little interest or
aptitude in a subject, or that they perform better in their own major by
seeing a concept from a different viewpoint."
p. 16 (minor phrasing issue):
"While we all wish that students *w*ould be prevented from taking classes
casually, most measures disproportionately damage MIT's reputation and
ability to advance knowledge by hindering intellectual stimulation and
diversity of ideas."
p. 21 (minor phrasing issue):
"A public relations campaign similar to the Dorm Electricity Competition,
where printing statistics are posted near printers and publicized, might
help to reduce printing waste and convince people *to print* less."
p. 22 (tense issue):
"Note: Summary was change on the website due to an email from $admin
informing us that our summary online was incorrect. As such, we are not
evaluating the votes on this issue"
I also noticed what I believe to be a matter of factual accuracy that I feel
should be examined more closely:
p. 17:
"Additionally, MIT could increase the number of transfer students, who we
admit at a far lower rate than either regular admission or peer
institutions."
While this statement is correct relative to regular admissions, I disagree
about our peers -- Harvard and Princeton do not take transfer students at
all, and as I recall Yale's transfer admissions process is roughly as
selective as ours (though further research may be useful regarding it and
Stanford).
5. The UA operating budget should be approved as it stands. Yes, I am
> concerned that we are spending so much money on PLUS and Athletics
> Weekend, but think that should be a target for future budgets, not the
> current budget. I am glad that there are concrete plans to hand off PLUS
> next year, and would like to see this promise held to. Thus I am
> considering authoring a bill requiring the management of PLUS to be
> handed over by next year as promised - is there support among other
> senators?
>
Why delay fixing these issues, and for how long? T-shirts for Athletics in
particular struck me as quite expensive relative to their potential benefit
to the student body, and I would like to hear more about this. A number of
my constituents have already approached me about fiscal responsibility, and
I feel that more attention should be given to the issue.
6. The election transparency act is a great bill. I would have written
> it myself if it hadn't been done already.
>
Enthusiastically seconded.
> 7. Suspending the minimum meeting interval is a necessary action for
> this meeting, and this bill should be passed with no fuss. Perhaps we
> should amend the Senate bylaws to allow for six days, not seven, between
> meetings - is there support?
>
Most definitely.
Thank you,
Ted Hilk
EC Senator
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Adam Bockelie <bockelie@mit.edu> wrote:
> That report is posted on the senate Legislation page, as Supplement - UA
> CAR proposal
>
> Sammi Wyman wrote:
>
>> About the Alumni Relations Bill:
>>
>> I thought Adnan's Report on his vision for the committee was great,
>> although that much info obviously can't really be worked into the bill.
>> Would anyone object to that going out to senate? I wasn't really sure why
>> that was just sent to exec-members.
>>
>>
>> On Oct 13, 2009, at 4:53 PM, Paul Baranay wrote:
>>
>> The Finboard Chair and Vice-Chair just sent me the allocations. They are
>>> located at
>>>
>>> 41 UAS 1 - Summer Fall 2009 Finboard Appeals <
>>> http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/UAS41/pending/41%20UAS%201%20-%20Summer%20Fall%202009%20Finboard%20Appeals.xls
>>> >
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Catherine A Olsson <catherio@mit.edu<mailto:
>>> catherio@mit.edu>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Unfortuantely, I haven't seen any posted proposal yet.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Rachel E Meyer wrote:
>>>
>>> One thing really quickly... for #4, is there a posted
>>> proposal yet? Or even just a total amount being additionally
>>> allocated during appeals, or a list a groups receiving money?
>>> Something? I don't think Senate needs to go through this
>>> very carefully, but individuals should have the opportunity to
>>> do so and I think those 2 things (total $ amount and list of
>>> groups) are important top-level issues for Senate to
>>> know/consider.
>>> -Rachel
>>>
>>> On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Catherine A Olsson wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> There's a very long meeting coming up this evening, and I
>>> haven't seen
>>> any email on the discussion list yet hashing out our
>>> opinions on any of
>>> the legislation. This definitely isn't optimal, given how
>>> inefficient it
>>> is to try to work out all our opinions in-person at a
>>> meeting without
>>> having talked about them at all beforehand, and how easy
>>> it is to talk
>>> about things on the mailing list. Personally I don't have
>>> anything
>>> particularly controversial to say about this week's
>>> agenda, which is why
>>> I haven't spoken up yet, but that is probably no excuse
>>> for me to not
>>> have done so.
>>>
>>> With quite a few hours left before the meeting, I'm sure
>>> we can have at
>>> least a little productive discussion before then, and make
>>> sure the
>>> meeting isn't horrendously long. (also pardon my
>>> unprofessional
>>> kibitzing in the parenthetical comments, it's mostly
>>> directed at new
>>> senators)
>>>
>>> Here's where I stand on a few important points. Let's discuss!
>>> 1. The UA planning task force report looks great and we
>>> should approve
>>> it without much fuss. (go ahead and disagree with me, it's
>>> more
>>> efficient to do so here and now than in person!)
>>>
>>> 2. I intend to vote to approve Adam Bockelie as dining
>>> chair, SheeShee
>>> Jin as Space Planning chair, and Alexandra Jordan as
>>> Sustainability
>>> chair, and don't feel I need more information on them
>>> before voting. (if
>>> you want more information, ask someone now!)
>>> 2a. I'd like to know a bit more about Aaron Liu's plans as
>>> Communications Chair. I think communications is one area
>>> that the UA
>>> could do *much* better at, and in the question phase of
>>> his confirmation
>>> hearing I hope to convey that to the nominee. Can anyone
>>> provide
>>> information about Aaron Liu's history in the UA, or his
>>> plans as
>>> communication chair?
>>>
>>> 3. To the authors of 41 U.A.S. 1.2, I'd like to see the
>>> bill altered to
>>> clarify who MIT's alumni base is a strong asset to -
>>> students, the
>>> institute, the UA, etc? I'd also like to see some
>>> clarification as to
>>> whether the committee will focus on relationships between
>>> individual
>>> students and individual alumni, or students as a whole and
>>> alumni, or
>>> something else. In short, I support the bill but think its
>>> current
>>> phrasing is unclear.
>>>
>>> 4. I sat on Finboard during the appeals meeting as Senate's
>>> representative, and will glady defend the allocations if
>>> people have any
>>> questions.
>>>
>>> 5. The UA operating budget should be approved as it
>>> stands. Yes, I am
>>> concerned that we are spending so much money on PLUS and
>>> Athletics
>>> Weekend, but think that should be a target for future
>>> budgets, not the
>>> current budget. I am glad that there are concrete plans to
>>> hand off PLUS
>>> next year, and would like to see this promise held to.
>>> Thus I am
>>> considering authoring a bill requiring the management of
>>> PLUS to be
>>> handed over by next year as promised - is there support
>>> among other
>>> senators?
>>>
>>> 6. The election transparency act is a great bill. I would
>>> have written
>>> it myself if it hadn't been done already.
>>>
>>> 7. Suspending the minimum meeting interval is a necessary
>>> action for
>>> this meeting, and this bill should be passed with no fuss.
>>> Perhaps we
>>> should amend the Senate bylaws to allow for six days, not
>>> seven, between
>>> meetings - is there support?
>>>
>>> Also, please look over the minutes if you haven't already
>>> to make sure
>>> we can vote on them quickly! We shouldn't need to spend
>>> time in meetings
>>> reading over past minutes since they're available beforehand.
>>>
>>> That's all I can think of for now. Here's hoping for only
>>> a three-hour
>>> meeting tonight (/wishful thinking)...
>>>
>>> Respectfully,
>>> Catherine Olsson, Random Hall Senator
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
> --
> Adam Bockelie
> 801.209.7233
> <bockelie@mit.edu>
>
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
> Class of 2011
>
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<blockquote style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt=
0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class=3D"gmail_quote">1. The UA plannin=
g task force report looks great and we should approve<br>
it without much fuss. (go ahead and disagree with me, it's more<br>
efficient to do so here and now than in person!)<br></blockquote><div>=A0<b=
r>Without being able to view the raw feedback, I find it difficult to deter=
mine how thoroughly the position pieces reflect the proportional sentiments=
of those who commented on the issues on the UA site.=A0 That said, it woul=
d be a lot of data to churn through, and the position pieces as they stand =
reflect most if not all of the arguments that I have developed or heard fro=
m my constituents so far.<br>
<br>I am slightly concerned about some grammatical and phrasing issues in a=
few places, though -- we want our input to be presented in as professional=
and well-phrased a form as possible, and such errors should thus be avoide=
d.=A0 A few (not an exhaustive list) are listed below, and I believe that i=
f we approve this report, it should be contingent on thorough copy-editing =
(with no change to its messages) before its presentation to its intended au=
dience.<br>
<br>p. 16 (does not appear to make sense -- presumably an editing issue):<b=
r>"To address the financial benefits of such a move, we would like to=
mention the administrative that the marginal cost of a student is minimal.=
"<br>
<br>p. 16 (pluralization issue):<br>
"These border cases are important, but it seems that student registrat=
ion have enough data points that trends can be modeled and predicted"<=
br><br>p. 16 ("he or she" or "(s)he" are more grammatic=
ally acceptable than the false plural "they"):<br>
"It may be that a student finds that they have very little interest o=
r aptitude in a subject, or that they perform better in their own major by =
seeing a concept from a different viewpoint."<br><br>p. 16 (minor phra=
sing issue):<br>
"While we all wish that students <b>w</b>ould be prevented from taking=
classes casually, most measures disproportionately damage MIT's reputa=
tion and ability to advance knowledge by hindering intellectual stimulation=
and diversity of ideas."<br>
<br>p. 21 (minor phrasing issue):<br>"A public relations campaign simi=
lar to the Dorm Electricity Competition, where printing statistics are post=
ed near printers and publicized, might help to reduce printing waste and co=
nvince people <b>to print</b> less."<br>
<br>p. 22 (tense issue):<br>"Note: Summary was change on the website d=
ue to an email from $admin informing us that our summary online was incorre=
ct. As such, we are not evaluating the votes on this issue"<br><br>
I also noticed what I believe to be a matter of factual accuracy that I fee=
l should be examined more closely:<br><br>p. 17:<br>"Additionally, MIT=
could increase the number of transfer students, who we admit at a far lowe=
r rate than either regular admission or peer institutions."<br>
While this statement is correct relative to regular admissions, I disagree =
about our peers -- Harvard and Princeton do not take transfer students at a=
ll, and as I recall Yale's transfer admissions process is roughly as se=
lective as ours (though further research may be useful regarding it and Sta=
nford).<br>
</div><br><blockquote style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); m=
argin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class=3D"gmail_quote">
5. The UA operating budget should be approved as it stands. Yes, I am<br>
concerned that we are spending so much money on PLUS and Athletics<br>
Weekend, but think that should be a target for future budgets, not the<br>
current budget. I am glad that there are concrete plans to hand off PLUS<br=
>
next year, and would like to see this promise held to. Thus I am<br>
considering authoring a bill requiring the management of PLUS to be<br>
handed over by next year as promised - is there support among other<br>
senators?<br></blockquote><div>=A0<br>Why delay fixing these issues, and fo=
r how long?=A0 T-shirts for Athletics in particular struck me as quite expe=
nsive relative to their potential benefit to the student body, and I would =
like to hear more about this.=A0 A number of my constituents have already a=
pproached me about fiscal responsibility, and I feel that more attention sh=
ould be given to the issue.<br>
<br></div><blockquote style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); m=
argin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class=3D"gmail_quote">
6. The election transparency act is a great bill. I would have written<br>
it myself if it hadn't been done already.<br></blockquote><div><br>Enth=
usiastically seconded. <br></div><div>=A0</div><blockquote style=3D"border-=
left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left=
: 1ex;" class=3D"gmail_quote">
7. Suspending the minimum meeting interval is a necessary action for<br>
this meeting, and this bill should be passed with no fuss. Perhaps we<br>
should amend the Senate bylaws to allow for six days, not seven, between<br=
>
meetings - is there support?<br></blockquote>
<br>Most definitely.<br><br>Thank you,<br>Ted Hilk<br>EC Senator<br><br><br=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Adam Bocke=
lie <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bockelie@mit.edu" target=3D"_bl=
ank">bockelie@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">That report is po=
sted on the senate Legislation page, as Supplement - UA CAR proposal<br>
<br>
Sammi Wyman wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div>
About the Alumni Relations Bill:<br>
<br>
I thought Adnan's Report on his vision for the committee was great, alt=
hough that much info obviously can't really be worked into the bill. =
=A0Would anyone object to that going out to senate? I wasn't really sur=
e why that was just sent to exec-members.<br>
<br>
<br>
On Oct 13, 2009, at 4:53 PM, Paul Baranay wrote:<br>
<br>
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb=
(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div>
The Finboard Chair and Vice-Chair just sent me the allocations. =A0They are=
located at<br>
<br></div>
41 UAS 1 - Summer Fall 2009 Finboard Appeals <<a href=3D"http://web.mit.=
edu/ua/senate/UAS41/pending/41%20UAS%201%20-%20Summer%20Fall%202009%20Finbo=
ard%20Appeals.xls" target=3D"_blank">http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/UAS41/pen=
ding/41%20UAS%201%20-%20Summer%20Fall%202009%20Finboard%20Appeals.xls</a>&g=
t;<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Paul<div><div></div><div><br>
<br>
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Catherine A Olsson <<a href=3D"mailto:c=
atherio@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">catherio@mit.edu</a> <mailto:<a href=
=3D"mailto:catherio@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">catherio@mit.edu</a>>>=
wrote:<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0Unfortuantely, I haven't seen any posted proposal yet.<br>
<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Rachel E Meyer wrote:<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0One thing really quickly... =A0for #4, is there a posted<br=
>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0proposal yet? =A0Or even just a total amount being addition=
ally<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0allocated during appeals, or a list a groups receiving mone=
y?<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Something? =A0I don't think Senate needs to go through=
this<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0very carefully, but individuals should have the opportunity=
to<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0do so and I think those 2 things (total $ amount and list o=
f<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0groups) are important top-level issues for Senate to<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0know/consider.<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0-Rachel<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Catherine A Olsson wrote:<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Hi all,<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0There's a very long meeting coming up this even=
ing, and I<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0haven't seen<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0any email on the discussion list yet hashing out ou=
r<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0opinions on any of<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0the legislation. This definitely isn't optimal,=
given how<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0inefficient it<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0is to try to work out all our opinions in-person at=
a<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0meeting without<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0having talked about them at all beforehand, and how=
easy<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0it is to talk<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0about things on the mailing list. Personally I don&=
#39;t have<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0anything<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0particularly controversial to say about this week&#=
39;s<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0agenda, which is why<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0I haven't spoken up yet, but that is probably n=
o excuse<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0for me to not<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0have done so.<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0With quite a few hours left before the meeting, I&#=
39;m sure<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0we can have at<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0least a little productive discussion before then, a=
nd make<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0sure the<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0meeting isn't horrendously long. (also pardon m=
y<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0unprofessional<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0kibitzing in the parenthetical comments, it's m=
ostly<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0directed at new<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0senators)<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Here's where I stand on a few important points.=
Let's discuss!<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A01. The UA planning task force report looks great an=
d we<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0should approve<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0it without much fuss. (go ahead and disagree with m=
e, it's<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0more<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0efficient to do so here and now than in person!)<br=
>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A02. I intend to vote to approve Adam Bockelie as din=
ing<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0chair, SheeShee<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Jin as Space Planning chair, and Alexandra Jordan a=
s<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Sustainability<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0chair, and don't feel I need more information o=
n them<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0before voting. (if<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0you want more information, ask someone now!)<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A02a. I'd like to know a bit more about Aaron Liu=
's plans as<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Communications Chair. I think communications is one=
area<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0that the UA<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0could do *much* better at, and in the question phas=
e of<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0his confirmation<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0hearing I hope to convey that to the nominee. Can a=
nyone<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0provide<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0information about Aaron Liu's history in the UA=
, or his<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0plans as<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0communication chair?<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A03. To the authors of 41 U.A.S. 1.2, I'd like to=
see the<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0bill altered to<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0clarify who MIT's alumni base is a strong asset=
to -<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0students, the<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0institute, the UA, etc? I'd also like to see so=
me<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0clarification as to<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0whether the committee will focus on relationships b=
etween<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0individual<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0students and individual alumni, or students as a wh=
ole and<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0alumni, or<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0something else. In short, I support the bill but th=
ink its<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0current<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0phrasing is unclear.<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A04. I sat on Finboard during the appeals meeting as =
Senate's<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0representative, and will glady defend the allocatio=
ns if<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0people have any<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0questions.<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A05. The UA operating budget should be approved as it=
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0stands. Yes, I am<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0concerned that we are spending so much money on PLU=
S and<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Athletics<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Weekend, but think that should be a target for futu=
re<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0budgets, not the<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0current budget. I am glad that there are concrete p=
lans to<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0hand off PLUS<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0next year, and would like to see this promise held =
to.<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Thus I am<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0considering authoring a bill requiring the manageme=
nt of<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0PLUS to be<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0handed over by next year as promised - is there sup=
port<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0among other<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0senators?<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A06. The election transparency act is a great bill. I=
would<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0have written<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0it myself if it hadn't been done already.<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A07. Suspending the minimum meeting interval is a nec=
essary<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0action for<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0this meeting, and this bill should be passed with n=
o fuss.<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Perhaps we<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0should amend the Senate bylaws to allow for six day=
s, not<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0seven, between<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0meetings - is there support?<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Also, please look over the minutes if you haven'=
;t already<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0to make sure<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0we can vote on them quickly! We shouldn't need =
to spend<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0time in meetings<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0reading over past minutes since they're availab=
le beforehand.<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0That's all I can think of for now. Here's h=
oping for only<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0a three-hour<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0meeting tonight (/wishful thinking)...<br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Respectfully,<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Catherine Olsson, Random Hall Senator<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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Adam Bockelie<br>
801.209.7233<br>
<<a href=3D"mailto:bockelie@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">bockelie@mit.edu<=
/a>><br>
<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br>
Class of 2011<br>
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