September 4, 2007

Tom Pyle called the meeting to order at 9:39 P.M., and Josh Gmys opened the meeting with prayer.   Josh Lee was absent. 

I.  Dorm Updates

a. Pearce—John Bennett said that he is continuing to get the Freshman situated to college life. 

b. Memorial – Garrett Marevich said that everyone is moved in and there are a lot of freshman!  Travis York plans on opening a small store in Memorial; unclear what it is going to sell. 

c. Clarke – Meg Diemer reported that Clarke survived their 1^st fire drill.   

d. McKee – Ashley Luciano said that the ice cream social, put on by the functional team, had a great turn out and everything is going well in the dorm. 

e. Young North – Josh Gmys said that the 1^st building team meeting and introductory hall meetings have all gone well. 

f. Young East – Bonnie Rapp said everything is going well.  She had the 1^st building team meeting and floor hall meetings, in which she gave a preview for Capture the RC. 

g. Arms Men – Conlan Walsh said that he had attended all the floor meetings and gave an announcement about Capture the RC. 

h. Arms Women –Lindsey Moore said that she attended all the floor meetings and has been meeting a lot of the girls.   

i. Houses – There is no current house representative, but Tom Pyle offered the position to Nate Davies. 

j. Commuters – Katherine Bull has been fellowshipping with the commuters and has been generating excitement about possibility of lounge in the Commons Room.   

II. Proposals

a. Josh Gmys, Young North, moves to allocate $40 to Young North to buy 3-4 more floor lamps for the lounge.  John Bennett seconded the motion.  Vanessa Schmuck asked if the lounge is frequently used and Josh Gmys said that it is.  Motion passes 9-0-0

b. Tom Pyle—Homecoming murals – Tom Pyle moves to allocate $350 ($50/7 dorms) to make murals for Homecoming instead of floats for the weekend, because there is no parade.  Garrett Marevich seconded the motion.  Bonnie Rapp asked what the purposes of the murals are.  Tom said that there are prizes, tradition, and competition.  Josh Gmys asked about the size of the murals, and Tom Pyle said they will be about 8 x 10 feet.  John Bennett asked about fees given last year.  Tom Pyle said that Residence Life gave each dorm $50.  Vanessa Schmuck said that it would be wise that an amendment be added to say that unused money be given back to the dorms.  Katherine Bull asked if commuters could be involved.  Tom Pyle said that was a great idea, and to share that with those planning it.  Conlan Walsh moved to amend the motion that any unused money be returned to the Union.  John Bennett seconded the amendment.  Jeff Kirksey reminded the RC’s that they are responsible for spearheading the mural, and they should get people excited about it.  Ashley Luciano asked how soon they could get the supplies.  Tom Pyle said that they will get the supplies the week of homecoming.  Amendment passes 8-0-1.  Motion passes 9-0-0. 

c. Tom Pyle—Capture the RC—Proposal for $275 for shirts, trophies, and snacks.  The event is next Friday and the purpose of it is to set the RC’s up as the leader so people know who they are.  Three different options of playing the game were presented; RC’s chose the option that is most similar to Capture the Flag, although there will be two rounds, the first one longer than the second.  RC agreed to the idea that the first round is 40 minutes (Young vs. Arms; Pearce/Clarke vs. McKee/Memorial) and the second round is 20 minutes with shorter boundaries. Tom Pyle moves to allocate $275 to Capture the RC.  Ashley Luciano seconded the motion.  Motion passes 9-0-0. 

III. New Business

a. Tom Pyle reminded the RC’s that newsletters are due Friday.  They should be e-mailed to him. RC’s must post them ASAP and can print them through duplicating.   

b. Tom Pyle called an informal meeting next Tuesday to discuss the event, Capture the RC. 

IV. Senate Update

a. Given by Tom Pyle.  Freshman elections are Monday September 10, 2007 in L&T, there are 5-6 people running.  Homecoming elections are coming up as well.  Senators are also thinking of ideas for Our Town, which is October 27, 2007. 

V. Activities Update

a. Given by Brandon Baugman.  Friday September 7, 2007 is “Cokes and Clubs” at 10-12:30/1.  Friday night is the Pirates game and tickets are already sold out; Half.Past.Night is an open mike night on September 11, 2007.  The RC’s were asked to hang up fall semester calendars in their dorms; 4/building.   

Josh Gmys motions to end the meeting.  Garrett Marevich seconded the motion.  Meeting ends at 10:23 P.M..