Present: Cortez, Duffy, Akinjisola, Kidd, Jones, Rossi, Glass

Absent: Walker (late), Bromell (late)

Time started: 3:07pm

Finance

Discussion:

• CVSA
• November 15th going to Cape Verdean Museum in East Providence. To inform our members about the CV culture. Asking for transportation money $415 from First Student. We will be paying for half the cost which would be $208 in Line 700 for travel.
• Recommendation: 7-0-0

•  Club Tennis

○     Asking for funds to be put in their account for 10 jump ropes, 3 medicine balls, ball carts, ball hoppers, and other things to use while other people practice. Asking for $343.54 in total for capital improvement

○     Has a lot of members so scheduling people to use the court at different times and then other people can do drills at the meantime.

○     Recommendation: 7-0-0

• SAAHP

○     November is the 30th anniversary of a carnival. We wanted to have a mini carnival here at URI. First there would be a pool party which is $250 to rent Tootell and a DJ is $100. The total is $350. It is Wednesday November 19th. We expect 75-100 URI students

○     Recommendation: 6-0-0

○     Second event will be part two. It will be a Union party the following Saturday on November 22nd. We are getting Haitian dancers to come perform.

○     Has two DJs for $300 for two hours each.

○     Want students to celebrate the music of the Caribbean culture.

○     This will be a free events to URI students

○     Recommendation: 6-0-0

• Uhuru SASA

○     Special Events team has come up with this draft of the event. Asking money for Kwanza Ball. Based on last year’s budget there are a couple of things I want to change.

○     Wanted to know recommendation to see what to change on their grant request

• NASO

○     Trying to set in stone two events, Night of Traditions for this semester and the Pow Wow for next semester

○     Bringing tribal leaders from the East coast and different dancers and performers. Trying to throw the event on December 2nd in the MCC

○     Expecting around 75 students

○     Most of the money we are asking for is for traditional and tribal blankets that are essential to the event

○     The total is $1494

• Committee Discussion

○     In the future, EMA will be coming back since they don’t have enough money for the new computer so they will be coming back

○     Also, IFC and Panhell will be coming to review their money for stipends for this upcoming semester

○     Research how much music arrangements cost

○     A Capella

• EMA

○     Decided to void the past bill and put a new bill to the floor to cover the computer since EMA doesn’t have enough funds