September 19,
2006
Tenth Senate
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Allen |
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Arnzen |
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Estes |
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Fragnella |
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Frei |
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Johnson |
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Ojeda |
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Call to order
The meeting was called to
order at 4:30 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Senators Allen,
Arnzen, Estes, Fragnella, Frei, Johnson, Ojeda. President Bloomsburg, Vice
President Smith, Media Relations Director Sherpa, Chief Justice Vaughan, Associate
Justice Wittman, Associate Justice Zipse, Associate Justice Ramirez.
Audience: Tony Fernandez, Jimmie
O’Harra, Allen Hanson, Harrison McFarland, Maria Lacy, Dani Diaz, Marty
Watkins, Senate Secretary Myndie VanHorn.
Approval of Minutes:
Approval of the minutes for September
12, 2006. Motion Senator Fragnella, second Senator Johnson. 7 Yes, 0 no, 0 Abstentions.
Student Government Advisor
■ Ernie
Williams- Absent.
Student Activities Coordinator
■ Brandon Lytle- Absent.
LCSC Administration Communications
■ Tony
Fernandez- The Governor has convened his task force on Nursing. Will be giving
recommendations on increasing the number of Nursing students at the
institutions that have nursing programs.
Executive Communications
■ President
Bloomsburg- Just came from a meeting with Tate Smith and a Radio Engineer, the engineer
said it was feasible to be on the air by November 9. Even if the equipment does
not get here before Nov 9 they should still be able to function. There are
three different ways this can be done.
■ Vice-President
Smith- Nothing.
■ Media
Relations Director Sherpa- Reminder to put agendas in her box, as well as
announcements you would like put in the Pathfinder.
Judicial Communications
■ Chief Justice Vaughan- Had meeting
last night for the election code committee. Will be having another meeting next
week to iron some things out. If you have any questions go see her.
Committee Reports
Legacy Committee: VP Smith reported that he and Senator Estes will gather more
information. Advised he would like the resolution regarding the Doc Sears
Legacy project to remain tabled.
Diversity Committee: VP Smith advised that they met and nominated chairs
and vice-chairs.
Jimmie O’Harra: Here to talk about Clubs and Orgs and websites. LCSC website will not
be hosting clubs websites anymore and they will need their own hosting. The Web
Development club hosts websites for $20-$30 a year. Many of the clubs don’t
want to do that as it takes a lot of work to put the WebPages up. Advised the
Senate that they can put the clubs under “one roof” at lcscclubs.com. This would
cost about $800-900 a year. Advised that this is “dirt cheap” in the large
scope of things. Would help a lot of clubs pull everything together. It’s
easier for them to be more organized. Will be presenting this idea at the Clubs
and Orgs meeting. Could send something around in the meeting to get a consensus
of what the clubs think. Jason Blazzard has assured him that he will keep the
site going even after Jimmie is gone.
Old Business
Legacy Project Resolution
remained tabled.
New Business
■ Senate Bill 06-F011: Guidelines of
Co-Curricular and Non-Curricular Competition Funds. Motion to vote Senator Estes, second
Senator Johnson. Roll call vote: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstentions. Bill passed.
■ Senate Resolution 06-F002: Radio Station.
à President
Bloomsburg passed out an email from Adam Anderson. Advised that he will start
with finding an advisor, have Pasang paper the campus, wants to buy t-shirts
and get donations from the campus. If this Resolution is passed he will not let
it fade away. Senator Allen asked if LCSC has a Broadcast Journalism degree.
President Bloomsburg answered that there is not, but he wants to shop for the
advisor on the Vo-Tech side.
à Senator
Estes stated that a lot of people have put a lot of time into this
project. This email carries a lot of
weight and he wants to do everything he can in the best interests of the
students and radio club. Concerned that
he doesn’t want to see what has happened to the Debate team happen to this
club. Questioned if there really is a chance of an extension.
à Tate Smith
answered that there is a possibility that they will not give an extension in
this particular case. Can look into the extension. Stated that the reason this
process has taken so long is that the club couldn’t afford to put in the new
equipment. They have the old equipment that is about 35 years old; they “shifted
gears to do this right.” The attorney stated that there may be a filing window
open in mid to late 2007. Asked the
Senate to look at the long-term and decide if this is something they want to do
right now.
à Senator
Estes asked what other support besides the $5000 to start up from the ASLCSC the
radio has received. Tate responded that there
was a line item instituted a few years ago. Also has received Institutional
Development which provided some of the soundproofing etc. for the room.
à Isaac Eaton asked how the money would be divided
up. “Would the students have any
control?” Provost Fernandez stated that the President has stated the money
would stay with the students. She would work with the students on it.
à Maria Lacy advised that she would really encourage
the Senate not to sell the license. Stated she would like to volunteer for the
station. The station can be used in many different departments. It would serve
both student populations (academic and technical). Students want to see it done
right. Selling the license is not just free money. The students have put a lot
of “sweat equity” into this. Asked if this is legal? Will the FCC let us do
that? Encouraged the Senate to keep the radio.
à Harrison McFarland, Chairman of the WEB, agreed with
a lot of what Maria said. The radio would be a great advertising tool for the
WEB. The WEB would piggy back with the radio to get their events out there.
Would like to finally see the radio come to fruition.
à Senator Estes- weighed the facts…costs vs. risks.
Potential for fines imposed on the radio station. Said that he found on the FCC
website that all extension requests must be completed and submitted 90 days
before the date. Would have had to have been in by Aug 9. Said he was concerned
with the lack of concrete business plan. Asked Dr. Hanson to share some of his
experiences while working on the radio station at U of I.
à Dr. Hanson: “What I have heard everyone say is
absolutely right.” The radio station will be a great recruitment and retention
tool. Will you get the money / will you meet the deadline? You’re gambling
either way. “From my point of view I win whatever you decide.” Stated that if
the Senate approves the station he has a great recruitment tool, if the Senate
doesn’t and takes the money then he will get to work with the Senate on how to
spend that money. A radio station is a
lot of work. When he was part of the U of I station they had one full time
staff to manage the station and 2 part time people to support the station.
à Senator Estes: Alternative plan that was found on the
FCC website “Carrier Current Station” AM Radio frequency. Does not require a
license to set it up. Would cover the college and the dorms on campus. Guidelines
for AM are a lot less restrictive. Could be free from the unreasonable time
table.
à Allen Hanson: Stated that there are more
alternatives. Could just stream on the internet without having to deal with the
FCC. Could do all of these things a lot cheaper and use current technology. “If
we’re going to make this investment into a college radio station, let’s put the
thing on the internet. Use the tools and the personnel that we have now and
take this money and divvy it up. Maybe turn it into an investment so the ASLCSC
can gather continuing funds from it.”
à President Bloomsburg: Stated that the radio station
has student support and he doesn’t want a radio station with “training wheels
on it.”
à Senator Johnson: As far as web streaming, the FCC is
not involved now…but may be in the future. “The timeline is doable.” Stated
that LHS ran very haphazardly for years. “I don’t trust the Administration to
give us anything…It will benefit the college in the long run.”
à Tate Smith stated that he would support the Student
Government in whatever they choose, but they need to step up. There are a lot
of people on the campus that want to see this happen. Student fees, warrior
directory, underwriting, memberships with the radio club, all possibilities
that could fund the station. “Either way you’re gonna win.”
Motion
to vote, Senator Johnson, second Senator Frei. Roll call vote: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstentions.
Resolution passed.
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Bill 05-F011 Roll Call Vote |
Resolution 06-F002 Roll Call Vote |
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Allen |
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Allen |
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Arnzen |
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Arnzen |
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Estes |
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Estes |
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Fragnella |
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Fragnella |
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Frei |
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Frei |
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Johnson |
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Johnson |
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Ojeda |
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Ojeda |
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Senate Information Reports
■ Senator
Estes: Passed out the safety suggestions for Clearwater Hall. Any suggestions
get them to him ASAP. Will put them in the dorms etc. Student Services is
paying for the flyer.
■ Senator
Johnson: If there is going to be a Bylaw amendment to have the Pres / VP
separated in elections it needs to come to the table soon before the election
code can be passed.
■ Media Relations
Director Sherpa advised that Diversity is meeting after Roundtable.
Audience Time
■ CJ
■ Jimmie
stated he can be reached at info@lcwebmonks.com
for those who would like information on the lcscclubs.com idea. He will come
back with more information.
■ Allen
Hanson: reported that there is an alternate news source for the campus. “The
media monopoly on campus is broken.”
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn Senator
Johnson, second Senator Fragnella. Unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 5:40 pm.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Myndie VanHorn