Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 7, 1992

I . I I . I I I . I V . V . V I . V I I . . V I I I , IX. X, CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT A G E N D A S E N A T E M E E T I N G NO. 22-24 W E D N E S D A Y , OCTOBER 7, 1992 M O Y E R S T U D E N T UNION ROOM 201 5 : 0 0 p.m. C A L L TO ORDER R O L L CALL A P P R O V A L OF S E N A T E M I N U T E S NO. A N N O U N C E M E N T S B O A R D AND C O M M I T T E E REPORTS U N F I N I S H E D BUSINESS 22-20 and 22-23 S E N A T E C O M M I T T E E & E X E C U T I V E BOARD N O M I N A T I O NS A . Approval of K i m b e r l y Lang to E n t e r t a i n m e n t & P r o g r a m m i n g Board; B . Approval of Tim Driver to E n t e r t a i n m e n t & P r o g r a m m i n g Board ; C . Approval of Brad Jackson to E n t e r t a i n m e n t & P r o g r a m m i n g Board; D . Approval of Scott Haverlock to E n t e r t a i n m e n t & P r o g r a m m i n g B o a r d. NEW BUSINESS A . Approval of Senate Bill 22-11. B . Approval of revised Bylaws C o m m i t t e e Operating P o l i c y . OPEN DISCUSSION A D J O U R N M E N T P O S T E D IN A C C O R D A N C E WITH THE NEVADA OPEN MEETING LAW: M O Y E R STUDENT U N I 0 N - 1 S T FLOOR H U M A N I T I E S B U I L D I N G - 1 S T FLOOR W R I G H T H A L L - 1 S T FLOOR B E A M HALL-1ST FLOOR E N G I N E E R I N G B U I L D I N G - 1 S T FLOOR UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. IAS VEGAS/4505 VtARYlANO PARKWAY/IAS VEGAS. NEVADA 3915^/(702) 739-3477 M I N U T E S S E N A T E M E E T I N G NO. 22-24 W e d n e s d a y , October 7, 1992 M o y e r S t u d e n t Union Room 201 5 : 0 0 p.m. I . CALL TO ORDER S E N A T E P R E S I D E N T BUD B E N N E M A N called the meeting to order at 5:06 p.m. I I . ROLL CALL P R E S E N T S e n a t o r Amend S e n a t o r Brown S e n a t o r Devine S e n a t o r H. Fischer S e n a t o r Hall S e n a t o r Jackson S e n a t o r Nalder S e n a t o r Romero S e n a t o r Sabatini S e n a t o r Yohe (late) S e n a t o r Young I I I . Approval of SENATE M I N U T E S NO. 22-20 and 22-23 M o t i o n to a p p r o v e m i n u t e s N o . 22-23 by Senator N a l d e r . Seconded by Senator J a c k s o n . Motion passes 9 - 0 - 2 . Senators Yohe and H . F i s c h e r a b s t a i n i n g. I V . ANNOUNCEMENTS V I C E P R E S I D E N T JAY JAY HELD no a n n o u n c e m e n t s at this time. S E N A T E P R E S I D E N T PRO T E M P O R E WILLI E ROMERO no a n n o u n c e m e n t s at this time. S E N A T E P R E S I D E N T BUD BENNEMAN P r e s i d e n t K o s t m a n , Mike Kennedy and I w i l l be leaving for Elko after Red Crow W e s t e r m a n s p e a k s. I hope e v e r y o n e attends this l e c t u r e . We will be accepting a p p l i c a t i o n s for vacant Senate seats up through October 16, 1992 at 5:00 p.m. then the grade v e r i f i c a t i o n s will be done. S p e c i a l m e e t i n g in this room on N o v e m b e r 2, 1992 to swear in a l l the elected Senators and then we will a p p o i n t new S e n a t o r s. T h e r e will be a formal m e e t i n g on N o v e m b e r 4, 1992 which means e v e r y o n e will need to dress up because there will be a dinner a f t e r w a r d . V . BOARD & C O M M I T T E E REPORTS O R G A N I Z A T I O N S BOARD D I R E C T O R NICK W H I T S T O N E the d e a d l i n e for o r g a n i z a t i o n s packets has passed and 96 o r g a n i z a t i o n s will be r e c o g n i z e d . Meeting went well last night and at the next meeting we will be revising the o p e r a t i n g policy. S e n a t o r H. Fischer asked about the lost p a p e r w o r k. E L E C T I O N S BOARD DIRECTOR NEVADA FINE is e x c u s e d . E N T E R T A I N M E N T & P R O G R A M M I N G A S S I S T A N T D I R E C T O R MARK THOMPSON Red Crow W e s t e r m a n is s p e a k i n g t o n i g h t . Homecoming is coming up T-ueaday-comedy show, F r i d a y - M a i n A t t r a c t i o n and Saturday- A B S E N T S e n a t o r Davis ( u n e x c u s e d) S e n a t o r S. Fisher ( * » e x c u s e d) S e n a t o r H o u s t o n ( u n e x c u s e d) S e n a t o r Kiecker (excused) S E N A T E M I N U T E S NO. 22-24 page three V . BOARD & C O M M I T T E E R E P O R T S CONT. t a i l g a t e with Shakin D o m i n o e s. N E V A D A STUDENT A F F A I R S D I R E C T O R MIKE K E N N E D Y Senator Yohe and K a t h y are on the NSA B o a r d . Voter r e g i s t r a t i o n went well we had 500 s t u d e n t s sign up. Concerning the Student Bill of Rights I have been looking for s o m e o n e to advise us and I have found a man in Buffalo named Dennis B l a c k . S e n a t o r Brown asks how is this person going to help if he is in Buffalo? KUNV no one is here to give their r e p o r t. S T U D E N T SERVICES BOARD M E M B E R SENATOR DEVINE the D i r e c t o r y is done 1460 people signed up. We are ready to start working on o t h e r things so if you have any ideas then let us k n o w . S e n a t o r Romero asked what hours the shuttle is r u n n i n g . O F F I C E OF S T U D E N T I N F O R M A T I O N DIRECTOR MIKE BUNIN the Regent R e v i e w meeting had a few d i s a p p o i n t m e n t s but o v e r a l l it was very s u c c e s s f u l. S e n a t o r Romero asked if there was going to be any i n f o r m a t i on from the Regents meeting as to why people voted the way they did? S e n a t o r Amend asks have you released names? S e n a t o r Yohe asks if there were any m i n u t e s or was the meeting taped ? S e n a t o r Nalder states that Mike did a great job with the OSI page . C S U N B U S I N E S S M A N A G E R LORI SNYDER no r e p o r t . A P P R O P R I A T I O N S DIRECTOR WENDY FINMARK passed out a copy of r e m a i n i n g budgets to e v e r y o n e . S T U D E N T CAMPUS SAFETY A W A R E N E S S C O M M I T T E E H O B R E I G H FISCHER needs to meet with S e n a t o r s Nalder and Young after the m e e t i n g . B Y L A W S CHAIR W I L L I E ROMERO m e e t i n g tomorrow to cover Senate B i l l 22-13. R U L E S CHAIR SCOTT FISHER is not here so there is no r e p o r t . V I I . UNFINISHED BUSINESS T h e r e is n o n e . V I I . SENATE C O M M I T T E E & E X E C U T I V E BOARD N O M I N A T I O NS A . Approval of K i m b e r l y Lang to E n t e r t a i n m e n t & P r o g r a m m i n g Board . M o t i o n by Senator R o m e r o . Seconded by Senator N a l d e r . S e n a t o r Nalder yeilds the floor to D i r e c t o r Zentner to tell us about her. S e n a t o r Yohe asks what kinds of lectures does this person want to see come to this campus? S e n a t o r H. Fischer asks if any of the other c a n d i d a t e s are here? S e n a t o r Yohe asks if the people that are not here to be asked to write a letter to the Senate and or come in the o f f i c e . M o v e into a v o t e . Motion passes 1 0 - 1 - 0 . Senator Yohe o p p o s i n g . B . Approval of Tim Driver to E n t e r t a i n m e n t & P r o g r a m m i ng S E N A T E M I N U T E S NO. 22-24 page three V I I . SENATE C O M M I T T E E & E X E C U T I V E BOARD N O M I N A T I O N S CONT. B o a r d . M o t i o n by Senator H. F i s c h e r . Seconded by Senator H a l l . The floor is yeilded to D i r e c t o r Zentner to s p e a k . S e n a t o r H. Fischer asks to hear about the c a n d i d a t e . S e n a t o r Yohe Why does he want to be on the B o a r d . S e n a t o r Romero will he make the next m e e t i n g . S e n a t o r Jackson asks why you would a p p r o v e Kimberly Lang and not this p e r s o n. S e n a t o r Yohe I feel that we are blindly approving people without g e t t i n g a chance to at least see and hear the person speak. It isn't fair to the people that do show up. S e n a t o r Amend states that the only person that grills people is Senator Y o h e . Also that in the past we did not have to meet the people in order to a p p r o v e them if the D i r e c t o r wants them on the board that is all that m a t t e r s . S e n a t o r Hall makes a m o t i o n to call the q u e s t i o n . Seconded by Senator D e v i n e . Motion passes 8 - 3 - 0 . Senators S a b a t i n i, N a l d e r and Yohe o p p o s e d. M o v e into a vote on the m o t i o n . M o t i o n carries 1 0 - 1 - 0 . Senator Yohe o p p o s e d. C . Approval of Brad Jackson to E n t e r t a i n m e n t & P r o g r a m m i n g Board . M o t i o n by Senator N a l d e r . Seconded by Senator H a l l . C a l l the q u e s t i o n by Senator Y o h e . Seconded by Senator Hall. M o t i o n fails 5 - 6 - 0 . Senators Y o u n g , B r o w n , R o m e r o , A m e n d , Nalder and S a b a t i n i o p p o s e d . Brad Jackson S p e a k s. T h e r e is no d i s c u s s i o n . M o v e into a v o t e . Motion c a r r i e s 1 0 - 0 - 1 . Senator Jackson a b s t a i n i n g . D . Approval of Scott H a v e r l o c k to E n t e r t a i n m e n t & P r o g r a m m i n g Board. M o t i o n by Senator R o m e r o . Seconded by Senator H. F i s c h e r . S e n a t o r Nalder yeilds the floor to Scott H a v e r l o c k to be properly g r i l l e d . S e n a t o r Romero asks how he heard about E&P. S e n a t o r Yohe asks what types of events he would be interested in b r i n g i n g to c a m p u s . M o v e into a v o t e . Motion passes 11-0-0. S e n a t o r Devine moves for a 5 m i n u t e r e c e s s. S e n a t e P r e s i d e n t calls for a 5 m i n u t e recess to call back to o r d e r at 5:45 p.m. V I I I . NEW BUSINESS A . Approval of Senate Bill 22-11. M o t i o n by Senator D e v i n e . S e c o n d e d by Senator H. F i s c h e r . C a l l for the q u e s t i o n by Senator Y o u n g . Move into a vote. S E N A T E M I N U T E S N O . 22-24 page three V I I I . NEW B U S I N E S S CONT. M o t i o n fails 6 - 5 - 0 . Senators S a b a t i n i , N a l d e r , Y o h e , Brown and H . Fischer o p p o s e d. S e n a t o r Hall asks if the Bill should read "calendar days" or " w o r k i n g days"? M o t i o n to amend the motion to read "working days" in place of " c a l e n d a r days" by Senator A m e n d . Seconded by Senator R o m e r o. M o t i o n passes 11-0-0. M o v e into a v o t e . Motion passes 11-0-0. B . Approval of revised Bylaws C o m m i t t e e O p e r a t i n g P o l i c y. M o t i o n by Senator R o m e r o . Seconded by Senator S a b a t i n i. T h e r e was no d i s c u s s i o n . M o v e into a v o t e . Motion passes 11-0-0. M o t i o n by Senator Young to make an e m e r g e n c y m o t i o n . Seconded by Senator D e v i n e . Motion passes 1 0 - 1 - 0 . Senator Yohe o p p o s e d. M o t i o n to a p p r o v e Mike B u n i n , Brad J a c k s o n , Mike Kennedy and Kara Shippee to the E l e c t i o n s Board by Senator Y o u n g . Seconded by Senator N a l d e r. S e n a t o r Nalder yeilds the floor to Kara Shippee to speak for no more than three m i n u t e s and to answer u n l i m i t e d question and answer s e s s i o n. Kara Shippee s p e a k s. S e n a t o r Nalder asks if she has read the E l e c t i o n s r u l e s. S e n a t o r Young states the reason for the e m e r g e n c y motion is b e c a u s e of the E l e c t i o n s Board meeting t o m o r r o w. S e n a t o r Romero asks what her major is and what sorority she b e l o n g s ? She is an I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a r k e t i n g major and in Sigma K a p p a s o r o r i t y. S e n a t o r Yohe asks Senator Young what are some of the c o m p l a i n ts c o n c e r n i n g Elections? S e n a t o r Young yeilds the floor to Mike B u n i n . M i k e Bunin s p e a k s. S e n a t o r S a b a t i n i asks if the m o t i o n was to a p p r o v e as a whole? S e n a t o r Nalder asks to hear all the names a g a i n . M o v e into a v o t e . Motion passes 10-0-1. Senator Jackson a b s t a i n i n g . M o t i o n by Senator Romero to make an e m e r g e n c y m o t i o n . Seconded by Senator A m e n d. M o t i o n passes 9 - 2 - 0 . Senators Nalder and Yohe o p p o s e d. M o t i o n to a p p r o v e $532.23 from the 2702 ( g e n e r a l ) a c c o u n t to pay hotel room and food for the trip to Elko for the Board of R e g e n t s m e e t i n g by Senator R o m e r o . Seconded by Senator N a l d e r . S e n a t o r S a b a t i n i asks whatis the exact price? S e n a t o r Yohe asks for a break down for the whole thing? S e n a t o r Nalder asks what hotel they are staying at. M o v e into a v o t e . Motion passes 11-0-0. S E N A T E M I N U T E S N O . 22-24 page three M o t i o n to make an e m e r g e n c y motion by Senator R o m e r o . Seconded by Senator D e v i n e . Motion passes 9 - 2 - 0 . Senators Yohe and N a l d e r o p p o s e d. M o t i o n to i n t r o d u c e Bill 22-13 to the Senate by Senator R o m e r o. S e c o n d e d by Senator D e v i n e. M o t i o n passes 9 - 2 - 0 . S e n a t o r s Yohe and NalderGv^Ot^A-I X . OPEN D I S C U S S I ON S E N A T O R BROWN we need to e n c o u r a g e each o t h e r . It is really n i c e to see Jay Jay in the office all the time that she is. It was really nice to see Mike Bunin at the m e e t i n g t o n i g h t. S E N A T O R H. F I S C H E R needs to see S e n a t o r s Nalder and Young after the m e e t i n g . S E N A T O R YOUNG this was a fun m e e t i n g . If you have any q u e s t i o ns a b o u t e l e c t i o n c o m p l a i n t s go to the m e e t i n g t o m o r r o w. S E N A T O R HALL thanks to the p r o s p e c t i v e E n g i n e e r i n g S e n a t o r s. S E N A T O R S A B A T I N I thank you to the people in the g a l l e r y . S E N A T O R JACKSON nothing at this time. S E N A T O R NALDER c o n c e r n i n g grilling people I think we need to be c o n s i s t e n t in our a c t i o n s . S E N A T O R YOHE I am e m b a r r a s s e d to be a part of this S e n a t e. It b o t h e r s me when I think of what we put the people for Student S e r v i c e s Board through and now we are blindly a p p r o v i n g people that we haven't even s e e n . I don't u n d e r s t a n d how you feel that you can make an informed decision c o n c e r n i n g these p e o p l e. S E N A T O R AMEND if the D i r e c t o r and E x e c u t i v e Board a p p r o v e then we don't need to meet these p e o p l e . These are not paid positions and they are mainly support people then I don't u n d e r s t a n d why we need to grill the n o m i n a t i o n s that come before us. S E N A T O R DEVINE I agree with Jamie that we need to pick one way and stick to it. I went and talked to Teresa Chang about the fact that it is a l w a y s so cold in this room and she fixed the air c o n d i t i o n e r . V I C E P R E S I D E N T JAY JAY HELD good luck to L i s a . Good luck to J o e l , Mike and Bud in E l k o . S E N A T E P R E S I D E N T PRO T E M P O R E WILLIE ROMERO thank you to the p e o p l e in the g a l l e r y . I a p o l o g i z e for all the e m e r g e n c y motions t o n i g h t . There is a B y l a w s meeting t o m o r r o w. S E N A T E P R E S I D E N T BUD B E N N E M A N there is no way that you can be c o n s i s t e n t in how you grill people it d e p e n d s on how well you know t h e m . Some of the g r i l l i n g goes over board and is very p e t t y . Thank you to all the people in the gallery When I have been talking to a p p l i c a n t s that I tell them what is expected and I have scared some people a w a y . I am driving to Elko tonight a f t e r Red Crow and I am sorry it was i n t r o d u c e d as an e m e r g e n cy item . X . ADJOURNMENT S E N A T E P R E S I D E N T BUD B E N N E M A N a d j o u r n e d the m e e t i n g at 6:15 p . m . S E N A T E M I N U T E S N O . 22-24 p a g e six Tuition and Fees University of Nevada-Las Vegas 1989-1995 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994* 1994-1995* Undergraduate Tuition and Fees Non-Resident $3,000 3,300 3,600 4,050 4,300 4750 Resident $40/cr 46 49 55.50 55.50 58.00 information provided by University and Community College System Office