AAS Minutes
10/24/2005
I. Attendance
II. Call to Order at 9:08 p.m.
III. Approval of the minutes: Minutes approved.
IV. Officer Reports:
o Ryan Smith
o Club stuff is finishing out
o Hopefully the amendment will pass
Committee Reports
o Scrutiny will be brought before the College Council tomorrow.
o Elections Committee is holding an election tomorrow.
o Five College Coordinating Board needs people to start a Five College Community Service program.
o Faculty Committee is making an external report on various issues, including a search for the athletic director.
III. Announcements
o None.
IV. Special Orders
Constitutional Amendment
· In the Constitution, only senators could join the Disciplinary Committee.
· Rothschild looked at Constitution and made the necessary changes so that all students would be eligible for Disciplinary Committee elections.
· Das motions to approve amendment.
· Debate:
o Cons:
§ A school-wide election for seats in the DC may encourage platforms that are too radical, but these platforms may easily win in these elections
§ People’s platforms will influence their decisions in the DC
§ Senators may be know who will be better qualified
§ A campus wide election would publicize the names of those elected to the DC, and people could take heat for their decisions
o Pros:
§ This promotes direct democracy
§ There is nothing about being a Senator that makes people better qualified to serve on the DC
· Das moves to question. Stein seconds.
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SENIOR SENATORS |
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Rania Arja |
Y |
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Rob Cobbs |
N |
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Andrew Gehring |
Y |
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David Gottlieb |
N |
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Caitlyn Phan |
N |
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Jessica Rothschild |
Y |
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Mira Serrill-Robins |
- |
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Emily Silberstein |
N |
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JUNIOR SENATORS |
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Avi Das |
N |
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Janice Djabatey |
- |
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Andrea Gyorody |
N |
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Charmel Maynard |
N |
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Jordan McKay |
Y |
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Gloria Monfrini |
Y |
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Ashley Rose |
N |
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Tim Zeiser |
N |
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SOPHOMORE SENATORS |
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Patrick Benson |
N |
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Adam Bookman |
N |
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Raj Borsellino |
Y |
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Daniel De Zeeuw |
Y |
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Julie Kim |
N |
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Jason Kung |
Y |
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Samantha Siegal |
N |
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Josh Stein |
N |
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FRESHMEN SENATORS |
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Jacqueline De La Fuente |
N |
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Anneliese Koehler |
Y |
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Paul Nielsen |
N |
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Nicholas Pastan |
N |
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Jelani Lundy-Harris |
N |
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Michele Tran |
N |
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Ayyappan Venkatraman |
N |
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Shantel Watters |
N |
Amendment fails.
BC recommendations
· Pre-Business event
o Motion to fund what the BC has recommended.
o Debate
o Pros
§ Excellent event
§ If event is not charged, Amherst students do not have as much of an incentive to show up.
§ There is full financial aid available for the event.
o Cons
§ Constitution does not allow discretionary fund events to charging events.
§ Has not followed fair hiring practices.
§ Event happens during interterm.
o Silberstein motions to amend that the $85 charge be refunded when the participant has attended. Senators second.
o Silberstein motions to amend the amount of the salaries for student workers to zero.
o Cobbs motions to divide the two amendments. Motion taken as friendly.
o Gyorody moves to question about Silberstein’s first amendment.
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SENIOR SENATORS |
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Rania Arja |
Y |
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Rob Cobbs |
Y |
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Andrew Gehring |
Y |
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David Gottlieb |
Y |
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Caitlyn Phan |
Y |
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Jessica Rothschild |
Y |
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Mira Serrill-Robins |
- |
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Emily Silberstein |
Y |
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JUNIOR SENATORS |
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Avi Das |
N |
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Janice Djabatey |
- |
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Andrea Gyorody |
Y |
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Charmel Maynard |
Y |
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Jordan McKay |
Y |
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Gloria Monfrini |
N |
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Ashley Rose |
Y |
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Tim Zeiser |
Y |
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SOPHOMORE SENATORS |
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Patrick Benson |
N |
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Adam Bookman |
Y |
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Raj Borsellino |
Y |
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Daniel De Zeeuw |
Y |
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Julie Kim |
Y |
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Jason Kung |
Y |
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Samantha Siegal |
Y |
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Josh Stein |
Y |
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FRESHMEN SENATORS |
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Jacqueline De La Fuente |
Y |
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Anneliese Koehler |
N |
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Paul Nielsen |
Y |
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Nicholas Pastan |
Y |
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Jelani Lundy-Harris |
Y |
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Michele Tran |
Y |
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Ayyappan Venkatraman |
Y |
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Shantel Watters |
Y |
o Gyorody motions to cut funding C, F, and K
§ Should not cut too much so that they cannot hold the same caliber event as the past.
§ Silberstein calls to question.
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Rania Arja |
Y |
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Rob Cobbs |
Y |
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Andrew Gehring |
Y |
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David Gottlieb |
Y |
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Caitlyn Phan |
Y |
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Jessica Rothschild |
Y |
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Mira Serrill-Robins |
- |
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Emily Silberstein |
Y |
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JUNIOR SENATORS |
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Avi Das |
N |
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Janice Djabatey |
- |
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Andrea Gyorody |
Y |
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Charmel Maynard |
Y |
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Jordan McKay |
Y |
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Gloria Monfrini |
N |
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Ashley Rose |
N |
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Tim Zeiser |
Y |
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SOPHOMORE SENATORS |
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Patrick Benson |
N |
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Adam Bookman |
N |
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Raj Borsellino |
N |
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Daniel De Zeeuw |
N |
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Julie Kim |
N |
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Jason Kung |
Y |
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Samantha Siegal |
N |
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Josh Stein |
N |
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FRESHMEN SENATORS |
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Jacqueline De La Fuente |
N |
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Anneliese Koehler |
N |
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Paul Nielsen |
N |
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Nicholas Pastan |
N |
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Jelani Lundy-Harris |
N |
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Michele Tran |
N |
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Ayyappan Venkatraman |
N |
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Shantel Watters |
N |
§ Motion fails.
o Some students are paid salaries by the AAS.
o PBG says they did the best job they could have done in terms of fair hiring practices.
o McKay moves to question. Cobbs seconds.
o Question is moved.
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Rania Arja |
N |
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Rob Cobbs |
Y |
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Andrew Gehring |
Y |
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David Gottlieb |
Y |
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Caitlyn Phan |
Y |
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Jessica Rothschild |
Y |
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Mira Serrill-Robins |
- |
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Emily Silberstein |
Y |
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JUNIOR SENATORS |
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Avi Das |
N |
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Janice Djabatey |
- |
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Andrea Gyorody |
Y |
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Charmel Maynard |
N |
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Jordan McKay |
N |
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Gloria Monfrini |
N |
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Ashley Rose |
N |
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Tim Zeiser |
N |
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SOPHOMORE SENATORS |
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Patrick Benson |
N |
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Adam Bookman |
N |
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Raj Borsellino |
N |
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Daniel De Zeeuw |
N |
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Julie Kim |
N |
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Jason Kung |
N |
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Samantha Siegal |
Y |
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Josh Stein |
N |
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FRESHMEN SENATORS |
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Jacqueline De La Fuente |
Y |
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Anneliese Koehler |
N |
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Paul Nielsen |
N |
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Nicholas Pastan |
N |
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Jelani Lundy-Harris |
Y |
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Michele Tran |
N |
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Ayyappan Venkatraman |
N |
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Shantel Watters |
N |
· Motion fails.
· Rothschild motions for a division of this issue from the rest of the B.C. recs.
· Motion passes.
· Borsellino moves to question. Cobbs seconds.
· Motion to move fails.
· Gottlieb motions to make the records for the event available for the AAS after the event. Also, the revenue has to be remitted to the AAS.
o The problem is that pre-business group wants the best of both worlds doesn’t want to be a club and wants money.
· Motion to commit to Avi, Jason, and Andrea to review their case.
· Maynard moves to question.
· Question is moved.
· Motion to commit passes.
· Motion to approve the BC recommendations.
· Rothschild calls.
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SENIOR SENATORS |
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Rania Arja |
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Rob Cobbs |
Y |
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Andrew Gehring |
Y |
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David Gottlieb |
Y |
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Caitlyn Phan |
Y |
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Jessica Rothschild |
Y |
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Mira Serrill-Robins |
- |
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Emily Silberstein |
Y |
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JUNIOR SENATORS |
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Avi Das |
Y |
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Janice Djabatey |
- |
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Andrea Gyorody |
Y |
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Charmel Maynard |
Y |
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Jordan McKay |
Y |
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Gloria Monfrini |
Y |
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Ashley Rose |
Y |
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Tim Zeiser |
Y |
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SOPHOMORE SENATORS |
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Patrick Benson |
Y |
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Adam Bookman |
Y |
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Raj Borsellino |
Y |
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Daniel De Zeeuw |
Y |
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Julie Kim |
Y |
|
Jason Kung |
Y |
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Samantha Siegal |
Y |
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Josh Stein |
Y |
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FRESHMEN SENATORS |
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Jacqueline De La Fuente |
Y |
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Anneliese Koehler |
Y |
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Paul Nielsen |
Y |
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Nicholas Pastan |
Y |
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Jelani Lundy-Harris |
Y |
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Michele Tran |
Y |
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Ayyappan Venkatraman |
- |
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Shantel Watters |
Y |
o Motion fails.
o Senator calls to question.
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SENIOR SENATORS |
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Rania Arja |
Y |
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Rob Cobbs |
|
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Andrew Gehring |
Y |
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David Gottlieb |
|
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Caitlyn Phan |
Y |
|
Jessica Rothschild |
Y |
|
Mira Serrill-Robins |
|
|
Emily Silberstein |
|
|
|
|
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JUNIOR SENATORS |
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Avi Das |
Y |
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Janice Djabatey |
Y |
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Andrea Gyorody |
Y |
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Charmel Maynard |
Y |
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Jordan McKay |
Y |
|
Gloria Monfrini |
|
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Ashley Rose |
Y |
|
Tim Zeiser |
|
|
|
|
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SOPHOMORE SENATORS |
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Patrick Benson |
Y |
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Adam Bookman |
Y |
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Raj Borsellino |
Y |
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Daniel De Zeeuw |
Y |
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Julie Kim |
Y |
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Jason Kung |
Y |
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Samantha Siegal |
|
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Josh Stein |
Y |
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FRESHMEN SENATORS |
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Jacqueline De La Fuente |
Y |
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Anneliese Koehler |
Y |
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Paul Nielsen |
Y |
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Nicholas Pastan |
Y |
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Jelani Lundy-Harris |
Y |
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Michele Tran |
Y |
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Ayyappan Venkatraman |
Y |
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Shantel Watters |
Y |
o Motion passes unanimously.
V. New Business
· Bookman: Bus to Williams football game.
· Possibility of switching date of next AAS meeting.
· Richa is in favor of paying student salaries.
VI. Adjournment (11:40 p.m.)