Tuesday, February 13, 2007

GA Minutes 13 Feb 07

Proposal to Create the Dartmouth Student Government Review Task Force
Sponsored By: Jacqueline Loeb ’08, Jaromy Siporen ’08, Neil Kandler ’09, Shaun Stewart ‘10, Peter Matthews ‘10, Nathan L. Bruschi ‘10, David Imamura ‘10 and the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee (MIAC)

WHEREAS the structure, efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of Dartmouth’s student governance system to the student body has been and continues to be a prevalent issue on campus;

WHEREAS constant critical evaluation is beneficial to any system of organizations;

LET IT BE PROPOSED THAT the Student Assembly create a Task Force with the purpose of critically examining the current structure, efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of Dartmouth’s general system of student governance;

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee (MIAC) of Student Assembly, which has the responsibility to constantly review and change Student Assembly’s constitution as the Assembly evolves and adapts to fit campus needs, undertake the task of publicizing, recruiting and selecting members for this task force;

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT MIAC solicit applications from the student body as a whole and give students one week to apply for the task force;

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT MIAC select eight members for said committee with the intention of assembling a diverse group of students with a broad spectrum of interests and campus involvements within one week of the application deadline;

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT a non-voting chair be elected from within the committee by its second meeting;

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT this task force solicit the participation of pertinent administrators when necessary;

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT this task force compare Dartmouth’s governance structure to that of other comparable academic institutions;

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT this task force analyze the history of Dartmouth’s governance structure (how it came to be in is current form, changes it has undergone etc.);

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT this task force assess student opinion on the current governance structure through personal and electronic interactions;

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT this task force aim to develop actionable recommendations for the improvement of Dartmouth’s student governance structure;

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT this task force develop and maintain consistent communication with MIAC, which will act as its sponsoring committee if it be necessary;

LET IT BE FURTHER PROPOSED THAT this task force compile and present its preliminary findings to the Student Assembly before the third GA meeting of Spring quarter;

LET IT BE FINALLY PROPOSED THAT this task force continue as long as it is deemed necessary by the task force itself.


Proposal to Fund the Mascot Costume
Sponsored by Kenny Brown Klinger ’07, Nathan Bruschi ’10, Margaret Chen ’10, Adam Halpern-Leistner’10, and the Student Life Committee

WHEREAS Dartmouth College is long overdue for an official Mascot behind which our fans can rally;

WHEREAS the prevalence of the Indian Mascot image on campus still to this day calls for a necessary replacement;

WHEREAS Dartmouth is the only school in the Ivy League that is without a tangible mascot;

WHEREAS the Student Assembly is investigating the possibility of a Moose mascot;

WHEREAS the Student Assembly is soliciting donations for a Moose costume from alumni clubs;

WHEREAS the Student Assembly would like to present an actual Moose mascot to the campus as soon as possible;

WHEREAS the Student Assembly believes it is important for the student body to support any potential official mascot and will assess student opinion before recommending the Moose as the official mascot.

LET IT BE PROPOSED THAT the Student Assembly will fund the final $900 of the down payment for the costume;

LET IT FURTHER BE PROPOSED THAT the Student Assembly will continue to solicit donations and will use the funds to repay the debt.

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