New welcome sign GSUUpdate by MADELINE BERMAN At this week's Geoduck Student Union (GSU) meeting, the be rebuilt GSU were able to approve several proposals that have been to on their agenda for weeks, including creating a statement against Evergreen Police Services receiving AR-15 rifles, as well as try utilizing an internet chat room for a more efficient discussion. Since late fall quarter, the GSU representatives have been trying to reach consensus about creating a statement about their stance on the rifles. This topic has created divisions between representatives, not only about how the statement should read but also whether or not to make a statement at all. After several hours of compromises and continued discus­ sion on this topic, the representatives reached agreement and the proposal passed. Though this week's meeting followed spring quarter's trend of focusing mainly on the anti-rifle statement, the GSU was also able to approve a bylaw concerning the process of how to fill empty representative seats, as well at appoint their election's commissioners. With the appointment of Marie Scarey & Evan Williamson, the GSU will be able to begin organizing the election for next year's representatives, which is slated to occur in five weeks. Randal Hunt, GSU representative and facilitator for this week's meeting, introduced use of an internet chat room in order to allow reps to make comments throughout the meet­ ing without needing to wait for others to speak before them. All ofthe comments were typed from individual's laptops and projected onto a screen at the front of the room for everyone to see. While this allowed representatives to express themselves at their discretion, it was commented that it was difficult to AFTER ITS RECENT COMPLETION, WORKERS AT THE COLLEGE HAD TO DISMANTLE A NEWLY follow both the spoken discussion and the one on screen, BUILT WELCOME SIGN NEAR THE ROUNDABOUT. PAUL SMITH, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT partially because comments about the spoken conversation OVERSEEING THE PROJECT, SENT AN EMAIL TO THE TESCRIER MAILING LIST. IN IT HE WROTE were typed about and vise versa. THAT THE SIGN WAS BEING DEMOLISHED BECAUSE OF "BAD CONCRETE." FOR MORE INFORMA­ TION ABOUT THIS STORY CHECK WWW.COOPERPOINTJOURNAIL.COM. Madeline Berman is a sophomore enrolled in Image & Sequence. Bud! 1et update S&Aboarcl A forum was held on April 9 to update the the next biennium. This budget takes into by JUSTIN PRAZAK academic activities, speakers, campus about the latest information regard­ account the assumed tuition increase of ing the budget. A panel of administration seven percent. musical acts, and various events working with the budget was present to Spending has already been scaled back On March 7 we, the members are brought to the campus. It is also answer questions and take comments from since last summer, but the college is of the Services & Activities Fee with such fees that organizations the audience. The panel included Steve continuously looking to decrease expenses Board gathered to work through are funded which enrich the student Trotter, Executive Director of Operational and increase revenue. Those working with the Tier I biennium budget alloca­ life of students and knowledge and Planning and Budget, Sara Pederson, the budget are open to suggestions and tions. Once approved by the Board resources are provided on campus. faculty librarian, Art Constantine, Vice welcome new ideas to help cut costs at of Trustees these allocations would On that Saturday we evaluated an President ofStudentAffairs and Don Bantz, Evergreen. fund various operations on campus increase in the amount of money Academic Provost. The meeting was facili­ providing benefits and resources to requested by groups, an increase in tated Ben Anderson, a student member of More information about the budget can the students. the number of organizations asking the budgetary planning committee. be found at www.evergreen.edu/budget/ Services & Activities (S&A) fees for funding, and a decrease in the According to the panel, The Evergreen budgetupdate.htm State College is now estimating a ten­ are gathered from tuition paying expected funds available. Through­ percent net budget cut. This means a reduc­ -MADELINE BERMAN students each quarter as an item on out our evaluation our task was to tion of around ten million dollars during your college bill. Those fees then make choices about what would get go on to fund in part or in whole, funded based on perceived value to student organizations and resources. the student body and feedback from Students fund the Office of Sexual students, including the S&A survey Assault Prevention, KAOS Radio, results. We made choices which we INSIDE THIS ISSUE: the College Recreation Center, hope and believe will prove to be Athletic Programs, the Childcare beneficial to our campus. We have Features: Cute-as-a-kitten comment cards ArtiM!itiitiliiiMftt'The tutbUientreacm Center, the Cooper Point Journal, created this letter to share with all and signs: what you didn't know. 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