It's budgeting season....

Student Org. leaders: sign up for a slot to meet with the Finance Committee on the sheets in CCAL

On Tap for the Spring

Social Programming

We hear it all the time: "I hate MCAB, I hate the Commons, Social Life at Middlebury is terrible." Taking nothing away from the under-appreciated students and administrators who work long hours and do great work as part of the Commons and MCAB, there is certainly work left to be done. Everyone can agree that there's no reason we shouldn't do everything we can to make social life better.

Last weekend MCAB, ICC, the SGA and Doug Adams participated in a Programming Summit to discuss the future of social life at Middlebury. The meeting resulted in many good ideas and a general consensus that a reorganization of the programming structure and mission would go a long way towards improving social life. This week, Doug, Colleen Sullivan from MCAB and Kylie Taylor from ICC will be meeting with the SGA Senate and subcommittees focusing on different areas of the reorganization will convene.

What do you think? What should we be talking about? What elements of social life need fixing?

Smoking Ban

Last year Community Council recommended changing College Handbook language after students, faculty and staff reported that smokers gathering around the entrances of buildings created an unsafe and disruptive environment for work. The enactment of a "soft radius" designed to encourage respect without forcing anyone to change their habits will be under review this spring.

What do you think? Is the "soft radius" working? Is it fair to smokers? Should we try something else?

Agenda

Middlebury College Student Government Association
Senate Meeting
Sunday March 11, 2007
6:15pm
Robert A. Jones Conference Room

Agenda

I. Call to Order 6:15p
II. Approval of Previous Meeting’s Minutes* 6:17p
III. Cabinet and Community Council Report 6:20p
IV. Ratification of New Cabinet Member- Nick Monier* 6:25p
V. Social Programming Discussion (Doug Adams) 6:30p
VI. New Business? 7:05p
VI. Adjourn 7:15p

*Denotes action item

Agenda

Middlebury College Student Government Association
Senate Meeting
Sunday March 4, 2007
6:15pm
Robert A. Jones Conference Room
Agenda

I. Call to Order 6:15p
II. Approval of Previous Meeting’s Minutes* 6:17p
III. Cabinet and Community Council Report 6:20p
IV. Public Speaking Bill (Katie Hylas)* 6:30p
V. Senior Yard Sale Bill (John Reed)* 6:55p
VI. Atwater Path Bill (John Reed)* 7:10p
VII. Adjourn 7:20p

*Denotes action item

Midyear Election Results

Junior Half-Year Senator:
Ashwin Gargeya: 128
Austen Levihn-Coon: 91
Abstain: 15

Feb Senator:
Laura Kasprzyk: 26
Emily Stephens: 27
Abstain: 1

Wonnacott Senator:
Sarah Elkhayat: 41
Keith Grogg: 7
Max Nardini: 107
Julisa Salas: 20
Bobby Joe Smith: 27
Abstain: 8