START TIME: 2:12 pm

ATTENDANCE: Sit (taking minutes), Walker, Buyesse, Cortez

ABSENCES: Excused: | Unexcused:

 

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

• Finance Committee is meeting in the cubicle offices in Union 128 because the usual room 314 is being used by the Latino Students Conference
• Student Action for Sustainability
• Movie for the week of Earth Day on the Quad
• SEC already rented a screen for a movie on Tuesday
• SAS + SEC = Double Feature
• Lorax because it has environmental message

o   $24 for shipping

o   $350 for licensing the movie

• SEC is going to handle advertising

Approved $374 to line 130: 2-0-0

 

Fencing

• Capital Improvements
• New Gloves
• Most of the members use Gloves
• Every single practice and meet
• 24 gloves
  • 10 are filled with holes and broken
• Last for 3+ years
• Weapons Foil
• Currently we have 6 foil wielders but only 2 club owned foils
• Provides students the opportunity to experience fencing
• Lasts 6+ years because they have modular components that can be individually fixed
• Body cords
• Electric conductors for the electronic fencing system
• Can be used for Back up and tournament gear
• Currently only have 2 cords
• 3+ Years
• The tin contacts are the points of failure otherwise, can last a while
• Anticipated Increased in participation

Approved $427 to line 400: 2-0-0

 

ASA

• The people originally hosting could not host because of exam scheduling
• Looking for Jen Kwok
• Ukelele Player
• Featured in “Eat Pray Love”
• NBC – Stand Up for Diversity
• Found her at ECAASU
• Fung Brothers

 

 

• $4500
• Gi Yamakawaza
• $2500
• Won the National Poetry Slam
• MCC Funding is very difficult to obtain
• MCC kept pushing everything
• Culture show will cost overall $4000 + $300 = $4300.00
• Hard time to find someone able to be a good speaker on short notice
• This is the cheapest host
• Will come back next week with other options under $1000
• That way it can be passed through committee
• Next Friday Meeting (unless committee meets earlier)

 

Quidditch

The current hoops

• Prone to breakage
• Handmade
• The PVC attachments get stuck and break frequently
• Repairs with PVC glue only last for one practice
• Current bases are made with PVC but take longer to put together

New Hoops

• IQA uses Peterson’s Brooms’ Hoops
• Bases are wooden platforms
• These new hoops are only missing PVC pipes to connect to the hoops
• 6 base + Hoop Together costs $250
• Allows URI to host tournaments in the future
• How Long do the new ones last?
• Pretty sturdy
• Built so that if a player runs into the hoops, the shaft will come out of the base instead of breaking
• Expected to last 3-4 years

Alternatives

• Aside from Peterson’s
• DIY hoop kits
• Like current hoops

The Sport is run in big tournaments rather than individual games

Approved – $250 for line 400

 

CVSA

CV Night went very well

Encouraging students to do the CV study Abroad

Party

• 2 DJs – $700 each
• DJ Easy
• Has done multiple sets on campus before
• Coming with RoundTable
• DJ International
• Rapper and CVSA Alumnus Cameron Benton is willing to come for free if DJ Nasty gets paid

 

 

• Wanted to make it a free event
• Wanted to accept donations and give them to the Cape Verde Study Abroad program
• No other DJ options that can provide:
• Roundtable
• Cameron Benton

Planned for Thursday April 24th

• 9pm-1am Party

Usually

• DJs get up to $350 for a 4 hour set if they are bringing their own equipment

RoundTable

• RoundTable – Flier printing ($150)

Potential conflicts of interest:

• President of CVSA is in Round Table
• Cameron Benton is a CVSA alumnus getting paid through DJ International Nasty

Tabled until next week with revised quotes

 

Folder

• 3 papers in the folder
• One for every incoming student
• Have the advisors give it to the students

Handbook

• Draft Finance Handbook on the floor at the last meeting
• Full Finalized one due before the ReRec

Divvy up the groups at the beginning of the year

• Provide a financial counselor
• SOARC should also do the same

 

Meeting Minutes

• Zulmy is nominated as Finance Secretary

5K – Rhody Run

• Paying $350 for the person that set up the Rhody Run 5K
• Already done, just waiting for payment
• Amanda Rode could not be here to represent because she is sick

We’ve already talked about this

Approved $350 to Line 400: 2-0-0

 

Party at the Beginning of the Year

• Adrenaline Rush Obstacle Course – $850
• Laser Domination – $1950 (16 players)
• laser tag but less cool
• Wrecking Ball – $700
• Total: $3500
• Tabled until next week
• Amanda will return to talk about it to Finance on Monday at 2pm

 

Senate Cosponsoring Richard Wolff

• $500 to Honors Program
• Approved $500 from Senate Cosponsorship to Economics Department 2-0-0

 

Senate Cosponsoring Block Party

 

• $2800 to Memorial Union Board of Directors to cover some expenses