[784] in UA Senate
Re: game room bill
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alexandra Jordan)
Thu Sep 30 01:00:47 2010
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From: Alexandra Jordan <amjordan@MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:00:25 -0400
To: Betsy Riley <rileyb@mit.edu>
Cc: "ua-senate@mit.edu" <ua-senate@mit.edu>
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Some thoughts on the list:
--local business over corporate business is always better IMO (i.e. Maripos=
a
Cafe instead of Starbucks)
--air hockey and foosball would be really loud and annoying to everyone els=
e
on the first floor. i dont think it's realistic to put those types of games
in that space
--if a non-coffee vendor goes in, i'm all for fro-yo over some fast food
chain
--if no food vendor goes in, i think an array of vending machines is a must
alex
___________________________________
Alexandra Jordan
MIT 2011
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science
Political Science
amjordan@mit.edu
916.813.7740
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Betsy Riley <rileyb@mit.edu> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I thought I'd get the ball rolling on the game room bill. I don't have
> anything super formal yet, but I've written something, below, that we cou=
ld
> maybe use at a starting point. I based it on the top-three-suggestions id=
ea
> (Vrajesh's?), and I based the suggestions roughly on what was said during
> the Senate meeting. This can certainly be improved, however, so let's
> discuss.
>
>
> The following represent the senators' top three suggestions for the renew=
al
> of the game room space in the Student Center. Although these suggestions =
are
> in order of preference, to ultimately determine the most popular suggesti=
on,
> the senators recommend conducting a widespread survey of the MIT student
> body. Additionally, students=92 desires must be balanced with the needs o=
f the
> Campus Activities Complex and the MITIMCo portfolio, so the senators
> recommend a more thorough investigation of the feasibility of these
> suggestions.
>
> 1. Food establishment with Starbucks-esque lounge
>
> a. Food establishment suggestions: Jamba Juice, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A,
> Taco Bell, ice cream, frozen yogurt
>
> b. Lounge: better lighting, comfortable chairs and couches, variety of
> tables, rugs, etc.
>
> c. Should investigate student preferences for particular food establishme=
nt
> 2. Full-room lounge with vending machines
>
> a. Study and hang-out area
> b. Better lighting, comfortable chairs and couches
>
> c. Large tables for group work
>
> d. Vending machines
>
> i. Snack food, coffee, sandwiches, cheaper drinks than in LaVerde=92s
>
> e. Should investigate student preferences for vending
>
> 3. Game room (w/ vending machines?)
> a. DDR
>
> b. Old-school arcade games
>
> c. Air hockey, foosball, ping pong, pool
>
> d. Computer games
>
> e. Probably room for vending machines as well (see 2d above)
>
> f. Should investigate student preferences for games
>
> g. Should investigate student preferences for vending
>
>
> So, thoughts? Do these accurately represent your constituents' opinions?
> How can we make them better? Any completely different ideas?
>
> Betsy (EC Senator)
>
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Some thoughts on the list:<br><br>--local business over corporate business =
is always better IMO (i.e. Mariposa Cafe instead of Starbucks)<br><br>--air=
hockey and foosball would be really loud and annoying to everyone else on =
the first floor. i dont think it's realistic to put those types of game=
s in that space<br>
<br>--if a non-coffee vendor goes in, i'm all for fro-yo over some fast=
food chain<br><br>--if no food vendor goes in, i think an array of vending=
machines is a must<br><br>alex<br clear=3D"all">__________________________=
_________<br>
Alexandra Jordan<br><br>MIT 2011<br>Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Scien=
ce<br>Political Science<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:amjordan@mit.edu" target=
=3D"_blank">amjordan@mit.edu</a><br>916.813.7740<br><br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Betsy R=
iley <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:rileyb@mit.edu">rileyb@mit.edu=
</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-lef=
t: 1ex;">
<div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word;">Hi everyone,=A0<div><br><div>I though=
t I'd get the ball rolling on the game room bill. I don't have anyt=
hing super formal yet, but I've written something, below, that we could=
maybe use at a starting point. I based it on the top-three-suggestions ide=
a (Vrajesh's?), and I based the suggestions roughly on what was said du=
ring the Senate meeting. This can certainly be improved, however, so let=
9;s discuss.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The following represent the senators'=
; top three suggestions for the renewal of the game room space in the Stude=
nt Center. Although these suggestions are in order of preference, to ultima=
tely determine the most popular suggestion, the senators recommend conducti=
ng a widespread survey of the MIT student body. Additionally, students=92 d=
esires must be balanced with the needs of the Campus Activities Complex and=
the MITIMCo portfolio, so the senators recommend a more thorough investiga=
tion of the feasibility of these suggestions.</div>
<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>1. Food =
establishment with Starbucks-esque lounge</div><div><br></div><div><span st=
yle=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>a.=A0Food establishment suggestions=
: Jamba Juice, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, ice cream, frozen yogurt<=
/div>
<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>b.=A0Lo=
unge: better lighting, comfortable chairs and couches, variety of tables, r=
ugs, etc.</div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> =
</span>c.=A0Should investigate student preferences for particular food est=
ablishment</div>
<div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div><span style=
=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> =
</span>2. Full-room lounge with vending machines</div><div><br></div><div><=
span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>a.=A0Study and hang-out area=
</div>
<div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div><span style=
=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> =
</span>b.<span><font face=3D"'Lucida Grande'" size=3D"3"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size: 11px;">=A0Better lighting, c</span></font></span>omfortabl=
e chairs and couches</div>
<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>c. Larg=
e tables for group work</div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"white-space=
: pre-wrap;"> </span>d.=A0Vending machines</div><div><br></div><div><span =
style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>i.=A0Snack food, coffee, sandwic=
hes, cheaper drinks than in LaVerde=92s</div>
<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>e.=A0Sh=
ould investigate student preferences for vending</div><div><br></div><div><=
span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>3.=A0Game room (w/ vending ma=
chines?)</div>
<div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div><span style=
=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> =
</span>a.=A0DDR</div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-w=
rap;"> </span>b.=A0Old-school arcade games</div>
<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>c.=A0Ai=
r hockey, foosball, ping pong, pool</div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D=
"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>d.=A0Computer games</div><div><br></div><=
div>
<span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>e.=A0Probably room for vend=
ing machines as well (see 2d above)</div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D=
"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>f.=A0Should investigate student preferenc=
es for games</div>
<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>g.=A0Sh=
ould investigate student preferences for vending</div><div><div><br></div><=
div><br></div><div>So, thoughts? Do these accurately represent your constit=
uents' opinions? How can we make them better? Any completely different =
ideas?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Betsy (EC Senator)</div></div></div></div></blockquote>=
</div><br>
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